Spread out on the table was a scroll of the map I had brought with me in the car.

I leaned down and took a pen to mark some of the places I found along the way.

This map will be handed over to the lord of the southwestern region in the near future.

I sat quietly at my desk and was busy for a full hour.

The little guy who was guarding the door was already half-leaning against the door and snoring.

Cui'er couldn't bear it, and quietly walked over and said, "Girl, there is no movement next door." ”

"Hmm." I answered, never stopping what I was doing.

"Do you want to sleep first, the slave will be careful."

I thought about it for a while, looked at Cui'er with a slight smile and said:

"Some of the markings on this picture haven't been finished yet, if you're sleepy, you can sleep for a while."

After saying that, I continued my work, and Cui'er watched by the side for a while, but she didn't understand it, so she retreated to the side of the bed and half-leaned on her head and took a nap.

I saw that they were both asleep, and walked to the other end of the bed, their ears slowly approaching the wall.

In fact, there was always a sound of talking next door, but one was because of the wall, and the other was because they also deliberately lowered their voices, so Cui'er couldn't hear it.

I can hear some of the snippets in their speech, and I'm doing it now to confirm it again.

From the previous staccato conversations, it was clear to me that their group was here to capture the escaped Wenzong.

It's not that topic they're talking about.

"Childe, I can't catch him. How do you explain to your wife when you go back? ”

There was a bit of apprehension in his tone, obviously the man's subordinates.

"Confess what? Don't forget who the future leader of the Jì Shao family is. ”

A cold snort came from his nostrils, and the man said, "A year or two at most." I'll take over the charge. ”

"City Lord, you still have to work hard, not to mention that you are not in charge now, even if it is to pave the way for the future......"

The other party laughed as if he had heard something funny, and only replied after a while: "That city lord of unknown origin, I don't know how long I can sit in the position." ”

I frowned, the laughter sounded harsh to me.

Notice that they mentioned Snow Eagle, and I listened a little more attentively.

I hope to find out more about the information I need.

Surprisingly, the conversation between the two did not last long.

The rain outside had become lighter, and the man's men stayed for a while before heading out.

The sound of the door closing was almost synchronous. I quickly blew out the lamp on the table.

In the dark. I silently put away the scroll. I was getting ready for bed.

With a blank look, I looked up at the window.

This time, it was the sound of footsteps in the garden first.

I walked briskly to the bed, lifted the curtain and looked outside.

When the gang came. There were several carriages.

After the people had rested in the various rooms, the carriage stopped in the courtyard of the inn.

The sound of footsteps coming from one of the carriages.

The man's men turned back to the wagon and brought a man from above.

Looking at my side and judging the height and size, the person was carrying a woman.

Because it was noticeably much thinner than his stature.

Her hands and feet were bound, and she walked crookedly.

The man who led her lost patience, lifted her on his shoulder, and walked briskly in this direction.

When they stayed overnight, they asked the lady and her wife at the inn to prepare food. I also paid attention to the noise in the lobby, and I didn't hear any girls in the group.

Looking at it this way, the girl who got out of the car didn't even eat and was trapped in the car all the time.

My eyes were stunned, and in the dark night, I watched thoughtfully.

There was no knock on the door this time, because the person next door had already walked over and opened the door for him.

After a short moment, only a figure came out of the room.

He walked around the garden and entered a room opposite.

Now, there were only the gloomy man and the girl who was being carried off the car.

What will happen next is a matter of words.

As the wheezing and struggling sounded, I stood by the window for a moment.

Not without hesitation, I clenched my fists and wandered by the window.

After a final sigh, I sat back down at the table.

…… At dawn, the group left the inn in a hurry.

Cui'er was woken up by the sound of the garden, rubbing her eyes sleepily like the little man guarding the door.

I sat at the table, already packing my bags.

When those people are gone, we can also go.

Cui'er muttered: "There is no sound in the night, I left early in the morning, girl, you said that they didn't find the two people in the backyard, will they send someone again when they go back." “

Who said there was no sound, it was because you two were asleep and didn't hear it, I said a few words in my heart.

Because of the incident that happened last night, my early morning love was not very good.

Raising my head, I looked at Cui'er with a faint look in my eyes, and said disapprerovingly: "It shouldn't be possible to send people again, I listened to their tone, and I was reluctant to come out this time, that is, to go through the motions." ”

"I can catch it, and I have an explanation."

"If you can't catch it, most of the time this matter will be closed in the end."

"That person went to Qibei for something else, and catching Wenzong was just a stopby."

"It's a pity that he didn't make it clear last night, I want to know who he met and what he did in Qibei."

I thought about it and said, "Cui'er, I'll have to write a letter later, and I'll send it back to the garden when I get to the town where I will stop next." “

"Find the steward under Senior Brother to check it for me."

"Girl, you played a trick so quietly, you said that there was no one in Longfu Temple?" Cui'er looked at me with a twinkle in her eyes and said.

"How is that possible," I exchanged glances with Cui'er. I patted Cui'er on the back and said, "I found out a long time ago." ”

"The delay is only a day or two."

"That's enough, though." I smiled and played, "At least until now, I haven't noticed any of the bugs behind me." ”

"When these guys came last night. I was worried about what was going on with me, but now I'm completely relieved. ”

"People aren't coming for me."

"Cui'er, you also tidy up, later, let's go have breakfast, and pay for accommodation and food."

…… A few scallion oil dough cakes and a few bowls of white porridge.

The three of us finished breakfast and said goodbye to the uncle and aunt of the inn.

The little guy brought the carriage tethered to the backyard.

As we went out, I frowned at the door that had been kicked out last night.

The eldest lady saw it along my line of sight and said with a smile: "It's okay, it will be fixed in a while." ”

I turned to my aunt and asked, "I forgot to mention it just now, when their group left." Is there any money? ”

"Given." The eldest lady replied to me. I nodded.

"Listen to what they said at dinner last night. You are in the same direction as the little boy, and you also go to the southwest. ”

I laughed, "That's why we came out later, just because we didn't want to run into them." ”

"Auntie. Did you see a woman in the middle of the line when you watched them eat last night? I asked.

The lady shook her head, confirming my suspicions.

I secretly said in my heart, so to speak, the girl who was hidden in the car, that is, the one who was resisted next door in the middle of the night, is likely to be taken captive.

He came from the southwest, so naturally he couldn't have brought it all the way from there, so the biggest possibility was that the girl was taken captive by him from Qibei.

When I got to town, I could mention this when I wrote to my brother's men.

…… The sound of horses' hooves on the mountain road is urgent. Go quickly in the direction of the town.

I sat in the car and yelled at the boy, "You slow down." ”

"Girl, don't you still want to deliver a letter? Not in a hurry to get to the next stop? Cui'er said.

"I'm in a hurry, but I don't want to meet the group of people in front of me."

"Cui'er, you also saw it last night, their virtue, let's pick a smaller inn to settle in."

…… In the afternoon, I arrived at the town, looking at a small town, but all the way are barren mountains, more than half of the trip, there is only an inn like yesterday.

The town in front of us is lively in our eyes.

After walking on a deserted road for a few days, I was really unaccustomed to being in the crowd all of a sudden.

The little boy drove us through the streets of the town, and with my command he could go around the big inns that looked like they were open until he reached the side street at the other end of the town.

He slowed down and stopped.

Cui'er and I got out of the carriage and got down from it, looking at the sign of the inn.

"Joy Inn." I read it again and smiled at Cui'er, "This name is all over the country." “

"I don't know if this is the first I've seen."

I asked, but there was no room at the Yuelai Inn.

At this time, the New Year is approaching, where are so many guests staying in the hotel?

I looked at the innkeeper with a confused expression and said, "You mean that last night's guests occupied your room here." “

"So, there are a lot of people here." A flash of confusion flashed in my eyes, and I whispered to myself.

My eyes wandered around the store, and suddenly a possibility came to mind.

Could it be the same group of people who stayed with us last night?

I still have something to do, and I listened to my aunt's advice to hide in the house last night and didn't come out, so naturally I don't want to make any extraneous branches today.

If you can dodge, get out of the way.

I grabbed Cui'er and hurried to leave, for fear that it was that group of people I would meet.

I don't want to meet them.

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him, mixed with some foreign accents.

When I looked over, the man was about twenty years old, dressed in coarse cloth, and his eyebrows and eyes had the kind of feeling that would drown people in the sea if they were placed on the street.

I suppressed the confusion in my heart and gave him a cold look.

He didn't look at me, avoided my eyes, lowered his head, but arched his hand at me politely: "This son, my master said that he was willing to give up two rooms to you." “

I looked at him with a frown, but didn't speak.

Is it left to accept the kindness of the other party?

Let the little guy drive us to the next inn again.

Several people were waiting for me to answer.