"Didn't I have a good time?" "Just now at his house, I just said it casually." The corners of my mouth tugged slightly, and I looked at the tsundere boy in a somewhat casual tone and said, "Besides, you know it." ”

"There are so many people who come from Suzhou and pass through here every day," I paused, snapping my fingers, "plus it's coming from the North." "There are a lot of people coming and going on both sides, I don't think it matters!"

The young man blocked my way, stared at me and said, "The person from Suzhou is close to you and me, and the stay time is just now!" ”

"Do you think the people over there in Suzhou are chasing after them, won't they inquire?"

The boy frowned at me and asked.

I looked at him and answered, "Just ask!" “

I said indifferently, "We're sure we're going to the Northlands, they're going to inquire about them, but"

I stopped the topic, looked at the tsundere boy and said, "Don't tell me, are you worried that a bunch of people from the mansion will come and arrest you?" ”

I couldn't hold back, smiled at him and said, "Are you worried that we are halfway down, and you can't handle so many guards to track it down?" "Joke!"

The tsundere young man immediately straightened his face and said decisively: "Ye still needs to worry about this, Ye wants to dump them, can they catch up?" ”

That's what I'm waiting for!

"Very well, isn't this the end of it," I nodded subconsciously, looking at him and said calmly, "Since that's the case." What are you struggling with? ”

"You're so confident!"

"Xiaoling, I don't stare at you a little, I'm worried that you will get into trouble." The young man frowned and thought about it for a while, "Before I met him just now, what did I tell you and tell you?" Have you forgotten? ”

"What are you afraid of when you get into trouble, aren't there guards?"

I didn't answer him directly, but instead took him in a flat tone.

After all that is said. I gave him a smug look, took the lead, and walked away.

"I want to go to the top of the hill and see the path over there. Do you want to come along? ”

I glanced back at him and said, "Hey, young master, whatever you want!" ”

Looking at the figure in front of him that was gradually moving away, the boy stopped in place. I couldn't help but clench my fist.

After a while. He sighed deeply and settled down before chasing after him.

That guy!

That guy Xiaoling seems to be getting worse and worse recently, and I don't know who took it to break!

The young man was depressed, maybe when he lived in Qingyin Pavilion, he mixed with the people below, so that's right!

Blame myself for being too busy, barely having time to spend with him.

Those subordinates don't look at the people who are respectful to themselves on the surface, and secretly don't know what they are talking about!

Wait until the business is done. When you return to Suzhou, you must put the people in the house in order. The boy secretly made up his mind.

Last time, I didn't listen to the gossip of the subordinates in the courtyard, but I was talking about the one who lived in the Magnolia Hall for the time being, and I arranged it again, and I listened to them talk about it with relish.

At that time, he held back his anger for a long time and didn't do anything.

The boy breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he couldn't find a way to vent for a while.

After thinking about it, he felt very depressed no matter how he thought about it!

Suddenly there was a call ahead! "You'd better go faster, big brother."

I glanced back and saw the tsundere boy walking slowly up the mountain, and I couldn't help but urge him.

He's in a bad mood, I know.

When I looked up, I saw that his face didn't look very good, and he was probably angry with me.

I snickered in my heart, took two steps back, and said in a tactful tone: "Which do you think the braised hemp food you made this morning or the one you made at the inn that day tastes better?" “

The young man was stunned for a moment, then looked at me a few seconds late before saying, "It's all good." "There's always a difference, but unfortunately the ingredients here are limited," I said with a sad tone, "By the way, did you know that there are still larger market towns in the places we pass along the way before we reach the Northlands?" “

I asked, looking at the teenager.

I wanted to make sure I had the opportunity to buy ingredients and cook a laborious meal to thank him for escorting me to the Northlands.

Regardless of the original intention of the departure, it is indeed a fact that he contributed money and efforts!

I accepted his favor again.

The boy looked down and thought about it, and was about to answer, when footsteps suddenly sounded in his ears, and he suddenly turned to look at the top of the mountain.

At a glance, the trees on the top of the mountain were swaying in the wind, but there was no one in sight!

I shook off the boy and walked a few quick steps up, reaching the top of the hill and looking down below.

This time I was finally able to determine the direction where the footsteps were coming from!

I saw the path that the mountain man had told me earlier, the path to the other side, through the woods, and watched as it meandered and vanished.

The mountaineer told me that there was another road on the top of the mountain that connected to the official road, and that the man named Ah Gui was probably leading his temporary guests to the path.

I stared in the direction of the path for a moment, but I didn't see anyone appearing yet, probably blocked by the shadows of the trees. "Could it be that mountain man, what is Agui's name coming back?"

I immediately made a judgment and turned back to the young man who was approaching quickly, "What do you say?" “

Most of the people who came at this time were the same person, because when they were drinking tea, they heard that the village had walked many times on that trail. "Possibly." He was silent, lowered his eyelids and thoughtful. "Xiaoling, should we avoid him or meet him?"

It's rare for a tsundere boy to ask for my opinion. "No, just ask him." I spoke calmly.

So this time, I was calmer than when I met the mountain man before, and I stayed on the top of the mountain with the tsundere boy and simply didn't leave. Wait in place.

Look at the scenery here, it's quite pleasant, but there is one drawback. The mountain wind blew a little colder.

I stood for a moment, and couldn't help but shrink back.

In an instant, the man behind him quickly leaned over.

I quietly moved a small step to the side.

At this moment, the people were getting closer, and I saw the man approaching on the path, looking like a hunter dressed as a hunter.

Of course, he saw us too, and he must have noticed that someone was waiting at the top of the mountain when he was halfway up the mountain, because his expression when he came up was not at all surprised.

It must be him!

I had a gut feeling in my heart. This person is the mountain man Agui who has a more bitter life that the uncle and aunt talked about, but he doesn't seem to look more bitter. "This big brother, excuse me. Are you the one who came to Grandma's house last night? “

I stepped forward to stop him and asked generously.

The visitor was stunned, looked at me and said, "You are" "It's a coincidence, I stayed with my brother at my uncle's house last night." I said in a changed tone. So when it rained in the middle of the night, you arrived at the eldest lady's house, and the guests you brought had nowhere to stay. “

I don't want to go around the bush, just go straight and ask clearly. "It's you!"

He glanced at me, then looked away from me to the tsundere boy behind me.

Orion's eyes were sharper than the average person's, and he looked at them. The boy immediately approached me, and then stood in front of me. Block it for me.

The boy's behavior meant that he was a little nervous, and in my opinion, this nervousness was unnecessary.

When my aunt talked about this person last night, I knew about the previous relationship, so I didn't feel abrupt at all when we met.

It's just a hunter in the village, and I'm a passer-by who asks him for news.

I think everyone can see my appearance clearly, and there is no way to avoid it, but the boy insists, and I don't want to make trouble with him in front of strangers.

I was silent, and the person who was asking the question was finally him, as the tsundere boy had thought at the beginning. "Excuse me, are you taking the trail to the other side? Going down the mountain? "Yes, I also go to the official road over there, and you can also go."

The mountain man Agui looked at the young man and replied, and quickly looked away from him again, and fell on me stubbornly.

He had an inquiring intent in his eyes.

I don't know what he thinks is wrong with me, but he looks weird to me.

The boy frowned as he looked at me repeatedly, as if he wasn't very happy.

I took a step away from behind the boy and looked at him from a different angle than I had at the beginning.

If he wants to see it, let him see it, I think it's okay!

Coming out and walking around, I have changed into a man, what am I afraid of?! "My brother and I want to ask about the terrain near the official road." "We've already inquired with others in the village," I paused, and continued, "I heard from my aunt that you're familiar with the terrain of the neighborhood, and you've been as far as the Northlands. "Is there a shortcut in this area?"

When I was talking to him, I had already noticed.

The shoes he wore on his feet were very dirty, clearly from walking in the woods, stained with mud after the rain.

In the family where we stayed before, the eldest brother of the mountain people must have told us the truth, and the mountain people named Agui in front of us sent the guest who stayed at his house in the middle of the night down the mountain. "One more thing, we want to ask you, where is this place in Longyuan Lake?"

I looked at him with a calm attitude and smiled slightly.

Hearing this, he looked at me in astonishment, and his face suddenly changed in the next second

The wharf on the south river side of Zealand.

Early in the morning, there were not many boats on the riverside, and the warehouse set up in the south of Zealand was in this area.

The road by the pier is filled with guests heading to the city and those who are about to board and leave.

Outside the pier, there are also quite a few horse-drawn carriages waiting to solicit customers parked under the trees.

In the morning, a group of people came out of the warehouse by the dock and went to the city.

Many of them rushed to the alley where Tianfang was.

There were a lot of people who had been placed in the southern city of Zealand, and they had gone to the mansion before, and there were still a few people who had just set off from the warehouse near the dock.

"Where are you going?" The coachman who was squatting on the side of the dock stepped forward and asked.

The answer is naturally the same, the place where these people are going is the place where the sky is waiting.

The carriage was bumpy, and the people sitting in the carriage were in a state of apprehension.

According to the old practice, the Lord must have asked about the most important things on this trip, and they all knew the personality of the Lord.

Several people in the car glanced at each other, and they all saw uneasiness in each other's eyes.

Their people had already arrived at the mansion in advance, and they did not know the outcome of their conversation with the Lord at this time.

Because the scattered men of West Lannan are gathered in one place today, there must be a lot of things to report.

They also waited for the affairs of the dock warehouse to be arranged, and then they were one step behind to the destination

In the study room of the house, this moment is the moment when the atmosphere is the most glued.

A subordinate who was standing closest to Tianfang saw that something was wrong, and he was anxious.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for someone to knock on the door outside, which meant that the people from the dock had also arrived.

They joined their companions who had been waiting outside the house, and waited outside.

As soon as the group entered, their companions hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

I don't dare to make a mistake in front of Tianfang, and the atmosphere in this room can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

A subordinate said in a low voice: "Lord, we have discussed it, but we still decided to mention it to you." “

Tianfang put down the pen he was holding, dried the ink slightly, and then folded the letter that he had just written.

Someone picked it up right away, and the letter was soon sent to the Northlands.

The manpower sent is about to arrive in the Northland at this moment, which means that the manpower there has prepared in advance.

We must be in a hurry before the situation in the north changes, and take precautions and make proper arrangements according to the meaning of the heavens.

"Say," Tianfang said in a calm tone, his gaze wandering over the face of the uneasy man standing at the desk.

The latter stiffened his back slightly, took a deep breath and said, "Lord, we have joined forces with them in the capital of Sealand Kingdom, and the cooperation was smooth at that time. ”

"But this time, there was a fire in the riverside warehouse, and one of the clues we investigated pointed to something that had something to do with them."

The subordinates swallowed and vomited, but finally expressed their meaning.

The "they" mentioned in the words just now - God knows it with peace of mind, and they can understand it without breaking it. "Lord, what to do next, waiting for your instructions."

In the study, people one after another stated the clues they had investigated, and those who finished quietly retreated to the side to wait for the results.

This conversation did not shy away from suspicion, and for the first time, all the people present thoroughly contributed the information they had at hand, and everyone came to the scene to exchange.

After a moment of silence, Tianfang stood up from the desk, he reached out and pushed the corner of his forehead, and there was a faint hint of tiredness between his eyebrows.

"I didn't know that his hand was so long that he had to meddle in the affairs of Silanan."

Tianfang suddenly paused, shook his head and sighed: "Actually, it's not, he still thinks about the Northland, but it's just to attract attention." ”

"Lord, what are we going to do next?"

"I can only owe it first," Tianfang paused, and then said, "The little junior sister is still in the Northland, and it is imperative to complete the things I have been told." “

Tianfang turned around, his eyes swept over the room, and after a while, he stopped on one of them: "Send the letter out immediately, without delay!" (To be continued.) )