The two guards were in the room upstairs of the inn.

One of them sat on a chair at the table, the other with his elbows crossed by the window.

The two of them talked a few words from time to time, and lowered their voices.

It was late at night.

Outside, there were hardly any people passing by, and it was quiet.

When they left the inn lobby before, it was empty.

Even the young man went to the kitchen in the backyard of the inn.

However, before they finished their supper and were about to go upstairs, they stopped and heard the conversation between the young man and the cook in the big kitchen.

It was learned that the inn's cook, who had made them a delicious supper, was going to visit their relatives in town.

I heard that I was old and worried that something would happen to the other party

The reason why the guards didn't sleep after returning was because so far, the news of the waiting process had not arrived.

They hoped to know as soon as possible, that is, the two guards who had gone to the mountains northeast of Nanhua Town in advance to search for the traces of the little junior sister of the Lord, what kind of news would come from them ahead!

The little junior sister who is in the heart of the Lord is not in the mountains at this moment?

Keeping an eye on the progress of this matter, the guard continued to wait, feeling in his heart that the Lord in the next room must still be waiting at this moment.

"Count the hours, it's almost there." The guard glanced at his companion.

"Haven't you received any news from the Lord?"

He glanced out the window, then continued, "The signal for our location has already been sent!" ”

"It stands to reason that carrier pigeons come and go, and it is not difficult to find."

His companion glanced at him and said, "Wait, the Lord is not in a hurry, and we have nothing to worry about." ”

His companion's tone was much calmer than his.

It sounds unhurried, but there is a calmness contained in it.

The guard shook his head, and said in an extremely disapproving tone: "How can the Lord not be in a hurry, if he is not in a hurry, will he personally come to Nanhua Town to search?" ”

The guard deliberately emphasized: "It's just that for us people, the Lord is not so obvious, okay?!" ”

"No, the Lord only came to this area to search," his companion bowed his head and muttered before correcting his statement, "according to the Lord's plan, we are going to the Northlands. ”

He rolled his eyes and said, "If there is no trace of the little junior sister in the mountains, it is the right way to continue to go north." ”

Glancing at the guard, he paused and continued, "Wait. ”

"Listen to what the Lord says, if there is no news from the mountains tonight, our plans for tomorrow morning will not change."

"That is, the Lord has thought about it, but he just wants to know more about the situation in the mountains before leaving."

The two of them agree on this

After more than half an hour, there was a sudden noise outside the window.

The guard leaning against the window reacted instantly, opened the window and looked out.

The cold wind outside the window poured into the house, and it was the coldest time in the mountains as it approached the end of the year, and it almost made him sneeze.

Then, I heard a slight noise from the next room, which was naturally the place where the little guy with flapping wings had landed.

The guard closed the window, exchanged glances with his companion, and the two men walked to the door.

It's quiet next door again, maybe it's the day to see the news that comes in.

"After the Lord finishes reading it, he should be able to talk to us." The guard hesitated.

"That's right."

After waiting for about a few minutes, hearing the usual signal, the two people immediately opened the door and walked out, and when they arrived at the door of Tianfang, they stretched out their hands and gently knocked on the wooden door a few times with apprehension

"Lord," the guard shouted tentatively, looking at Tianfang standing by the window.

There was no joy or anger on Tianfang's face.

His gaze swept over the guards in front of him, and he whispered, "I can only confirm that people have indeed appeared in the mountains, but the terrain in that area is complicated, and I haven't been able to find their traces for the time being." ”

When the guard heard this, he was stunned and looked at his companion, and then turned his head and asked Tianfang: "Lord, didn't your little junior sister go alone?" ”

He sensitively caught the message in the words, they were not "she".

"Hmm" Tianfang replied, as if he was reluctant to expand on the topic, and with it, the expression on his face fluctuated slightly.

Being stared at by two pairs of eyes, Tianfang thought about it, avoided their gaze, lowered his eyes and said, "The plan for tomorrow morning remains the same, you guys should rest early." “

The guard was eager to ask more, but his companion reached out and tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to shut up.

The two quietly withdrew and left the room of Tianfang

As soon as he walked into the house where he lived, the guard immediately whispered, "Why did you stop me from talking to the Lord just now?" ”

The companion shook his head and said, "Don't you see? The Lord is in a bad mood, and it is right not to disturb him at this time. ”

"I'm afraid you'll ask something you shouldn't ask!"

The guard gave him a strange look, and then said helplessly: "I just want to ask, we have agreed, we will go to the town tomorrow morning to buy more clothes, what does the Lord need." ”

"It turned out to be this, but I misunderstood, so let's say hello tomorrow morning."

The companion answered: "Didn't the Lord already say that we should rest early." ”

"Starting tomorrow in the mountains, we will not be able to sleep well."

I received the news in the middle of the night, and Tianfang finally lost his sleep.

He thought about it under the lamp, tied the written message to the pigeon's lap, and then opened the window and let the little guy fly.

I saw it fly away happily all the way to the east, and Tianfang's eyes followed until the dot was out of sight.

The next room had fallen silent, and the accompanying guards had probably rested.

Tianfang pushed open the door and walked out of the room to the corridor on the second floor of the inn, and unexpectedly saw that the big kitchen in the backyard was actually lit.

He leaned against the railing and watched for a moment, then walked in the direction of the stairs.

There was no one in the hallway, and he dragged the shadow all the way downstairs to the backyard of the inn.

From a distance, he saw a familiar figure in the big kitchen, it was the young man of the inn, and he was the most familiar person in the town he knew temporarily.

The two of them had spoken more than they had with the guards.

Hearing the footsteps, the young man immediately looked back, and when he saw Tianfang, he was slightly stunned.

"You're not resting?" The young man put down the basket in his hand, looked at the sky and said, "It's late." ”

"Don't you have to hurry tomorrow morning?"

The young man asked, his gaze rolling on Tianfang's face.

Tianfang stood outside the big kitchen, took a deep breath of cold air, and said with a smile: "Maybe I changed the bed, I'm not used to it!" ”

"Oh, possibly," said the young man, who had stacked the basket neatly aside, and turned to the sky enthusiastically, "I'll help you make some tea." ”

Tianfang nodded, and saw the young man skillfully busy in the big kitchen.

He looked away to see that there was still a prepared breakfast on the stove, apparently reserved for the guests who would leave tomorrow morning.

The young man boiled tea on the small stove, and walked over to take a look at the sight of Tianfang.

After a while, he explained to Tianfang: "Master Ding went to see his relatives, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to catch up tomorrow morning, so he prepared snacks for the guests who needed them." “

Tianfang nodded again, smelled a burst of tea fragrance, and slowly floated over.

He frowned, turned his head to look at the young man and asked, "The tea produced in Nanhua Town?" ”

The young man suddenly laughed and said, "You smell good, don't you?" ”

"This is the tea sent by our shopkeeper's friend, he, there is a tea garden near Beilang Mountain."

The young man took a step closer to the sky, lowered his voice and said, "I won't tell you, that area is light and doesn't let people grow tea." ”

"Why?" Tianfang asked.

"Because there is a tea garden over there that belongs to a big family in Suzhou City," the young man paused, and his tone was quite mysterious, "The shopkeeper's friend reclaimed the barren mountains near there and made a tea garden." ”

"That friend of the shopkeeper is a little obsessed with tea," the young man smiled, and continued, "It is difficult to find a suitable place to grow tea in our area, and he has traveled a lot of places before finally choosing that place." ”

"It doesn't sound easy."

Tianfang smiled and agreed.

With the passage of time, the aroma of tea in the kitchen has become stronger, and the smell is indeed refreshing.

"The tea leaves in our inn are directly provided by him, and every year when new tea comes up, he will leave a batch for us."

"He has a good relationship with the shopkeeper and is willing to do this," the young man paused, looked at Tianfang and said seriously, "So I dare to pack the ticket, you are not in another inn in the town, even if it is a teahouse, it may not be able to drink the tea that can be compared with ours." ”

"The tea in our inn is the best in the whole town of Nanhua."

The young man's tone was full of confidence, and he pursed his lips and smiled at the sky: "You can taste it carefully in a while." ”

"Okay!" Tianfang replied mildly

From where we stayed, the fog was thicker than when we first entered the woods.

The boy held me hostage and stopped on the branch again.

He stood up and listened, then turned his head to look at me and said, "Xiaoling, there seems to be the sound of a waterfall ahead." ”

Are you about to get out of the woods?

I felt a rush of excitement in my heart.

"Young Master, is it?"

I opened my mouth and responded, "Looks like we can get out?" ”

"But the fog is so thick that I can hear the sound of the water and I can't see the waterfall!"

I asked him in a puzzled tone, "How do you judge, eldest young master?" ”

The young man smiled faintly and said, "It's obviously the sound of water falling from a high place!" ”

"Xiaoling, you were frightened by the trap," the young man complained to me, "it has affected your judgment." ”

The boy reached out and patted me on the shoulder.

I looked at him in amazement

When I saw the waterfall in front of me with a warm breath, I finally knew the origin of the fog in the forest.

The water in this area is obviously hot, which is why there is such a heavy humid fog in winter.

My eyes moved, I hadn't seen a hot spring in a long, long time.

It's a pity that the timing is not right, I can only stand aside and look at it and sigh silently in my heart.

The young man's eyes lit up, and he stood by the stream and beckoned: "Xiaoling, there is ready-made hot water here, it's better to "

Before he could finish his sentence, I felt like I had been stung by a bug, and I ran out for a long distance.

I'm afraid that the tsundere teenager's ability to act will exceed his ability to speak.

What should I do if that guy pulls me down by a trick?!

I blushed and shouted to him from afar: "I'll go over there and have a look, young master, you can do it yourself!" “

I simply used the running one and ran to the other side as fast as I could

The young man looked at the figure that left in a panic and frowned.

That guy Xiaoling often has some strange behaviors, and he can't figure out what he's thinking in his head?

Speaking of which, this kind of expression has been seen in others, but the problem is that almost all the people I see at home are girls.

Girl?! The young man sighed and shook his head and said, didn't that guy Xiaoling say that there are sisters in the family?

I guess it's a boy-girl relationship!

Speaking of which, the guy's face hasn't had a chance to see until now, and he should be able to see it when he gets to the Northland.

What a great opportunity, the boy sighed in his heart.

If you soak in the hot spring water, you may have a flaw on your face!

Just take a closer look at whether Xiaoling has a face as good-looking as a girl.

The problem is that as long as he closes his eyes, he can sketch an outline in his heart.

Slightly loose and ill-fitting men's clothing, why can't that guy always buy the right clothes?

That kind of robe was put on his body, and it always felt a little out of place.

The young man turned his head and thought about it, only to feel that the heat of the hot spring water came from the surface one after another, which made people feel a little lazy.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally reached the water's edge, and washed himself with the water

After running a long distance, I glanced with some trepidation at the spring at the edge of the forest.

Seeing that the shadow of the person at the bottom of the waterfall was almost invisible, he breathed a sigh of relief.

My instinctive reaction to a situation I couldn't control was to run away.

I don't know what that guy thinks, but I know he's always thought I was a boy to this day.

I don't want to make a difference at this juncture.

It's hard to say what he'd do if he knew, I'm not him.

I walked to the water's edge, rolled up my sleeves and washed my hands, carefully wiping my face along the way.

The water has a warm and suitable temperature, but unfortunately in such a remote place, the best resources are wasted.

If it's close to Nanhua Town, maybe the people in the town will use the resources!

My gaze was cast into the distance, looking at where the stream flowed.

From where I was, I could see an open space not far away.

I frowned and stared in that direction, and it seemed that the dense forest had reached that area, and there was a partition in the middle!

I can't tell the terrain until I get close! (To be continued.) )