Chapter Eighty-Five: The Eve of the Expedition

Soon it was time to set out on the expedition. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info Duanyue tossed and turned in bed the night before, and couldn't sleep well, so she simply sat up from the bed suddenly. In the dark room, there was no light except for the silver moonlight that passed through the window paper. She put on a thin blouse, and opened the window lightly, and saw a faint crescent moon hanging in the ink-like sky, and no starlight was visible. On the street in the distance, there was a beating of the watchman knocking twice, and then the man's hoarse voice was heard, "When it is ugly, it is cold!" ā€

It's already so late, huh? Duanyue was lying on the window frame in a daze. Blown by the warm wind in the middle of the night, she was more awake, and she didn't feel the slightest sleepiness at all. So Duanyue lit the lantern, cautiously walked out of his small courtyard, and wandered aimlessly in the huge Ninghou Mansion.

In such a late night, no one walked outside for a long time, only the lantern of Duanyue emitted a faint warm light, which was extremely conspicuous. Fortunately, she was not dressed in white, otherwise she would have frightened the people who were confused at night.

Unconsciously, Duanyue walked all the way around the back door of Ninghou Mansion, she opened her shining eyes and looked back and forth, but she couldn't find a single guard, and when she got closer, she found that the door bolt had been pulled out. This meant that anyone could easily enter and exit the Ninghou Mansion with a light push of the door. Duanyue looked at the back door and muttered to herself: These individuals are too imprudent! The moment she touched the deadbolt of the door, she heard footsteps from behind the wooden door, and the pace was very uniform but not slow.

Listening to the voice gradually approaching herself, Duanyue immediately covered her mouth in a panic, her panicked eyes immediately looked left and right, but the more she was in crisis, the more her brain was blank. Listening to the footsteps outside the door, the sound of stepping on the waterlogged stone slab splashed crisply into Duanyue's nervous heart. Duanyue really couldn't think of any way, so she couldn't help but blow out the candle in the lantern while she still had some time, and immediately hid behind a large water tank in the corner ten feet away. The darkness of the night and the shadow of the water tank obscured her tightly.

I only hear "Smack!" With a bang, the door was slowly pushed open a small gap, but I didn't expect the people outside the door to be so cautious. He opened a small gap first, took advantage of the small gap to check the situation in the backyard, and when he found that there was no danger, he cautiously flashed sideways into the courtyard.

Duanyue squinted at the figure, almost six feet tall, and his body was very strong, and it looked very terrifying under the rendering of the night, like a giant. Duanyue swallowed a mouthful of saliva, trying to see his face clearly, but because the distance was too far away and the lights were dim, no matter how closely she looked at it, she could only recognize that it was a man. Duanyue leaned forward unconvinced, thinking that he would be able to see it clearly if he got closer, but as soon as he poked his head out, the figure moved in a row, and in the blink of an eye, he jumped from where he had just stood to stand in front of Duanyue, and unceremoniously grabbed Duanyue's back collar with one hand, and was lifted up like a little chicken.

"Let go of me!" Duanyue felt her weightlessness, she immediately howled loudly, and her limbs hanging in the air were not free, and she immediately waved them wildly. However, as soon as he shouted, he was covered by a pair of big hands. She thought she was going to die today.

However, to Duanyue's surprise, the figure no longer moved, so she had the courage to look up. It's you!

When Duanyue saw who was coming, she no longer struggled, but opened her mouth and bit the palm of the person covering her. This mouthful poured all of Duanyue's strength, and even the man couldn't help the sudden sneak attack, and immediately threw his hand away, frowning in pain.

"Put me down!" Duanyue clenched her fists in front of her chest, staring straight at the little wolf in front of her with an arrogant look, and she could see the frightened look just now.

The little wolf was just afraid that Duanyue would be frightened and made a sound, so he had no choice but to grab her and block her mouth weakly, but now that Duanyue has quieted down, then naturally there is no need to do more. He gently lowered Duanyue back into the ground from mid-air, put Duanyue's bitten left hand behind his back, and put on a respectful appearance.

Duanyue looked him up and down, tied up his hair, washed his face, and was wearing a dark dress, so it was no wonder that Duanyue couldn't see it clearly. She coughed lightly and asked the little wolf. "How did you know I was here?" I'm hiding it well, how can anyone find out? Duanyue frowned, her eyes dripping from side to side, she really couldn't figure out where she was showing her feet.

The little wolf, on the other hand, had a calm and unwavering face, just like that pool of stagnant water. Hearing Duanyue's question, he did not hide, but replied very seriously. "I smell candles in the air." Seeing Duanyue's puzzled face, he added another sentence to facilitate Duanyue's understanding. "It's still in the air, which means that someone has just come with a lantern. I followed the breath and searched for it, and I just happened to see the head of the county lord poking out of you, so I found you. ā€

I see! Duanyue patted her forehead in annoyance, blaming herself for not thinking of these details. Unexpectedly, this little wolf can't help but have a personality like that wolf dog, and even the sense of smell is exactly the same, and sure enough, it is the details that determine success or failure.

However, in the face of her subordinates, she couldn't express her inner thoughts. Duanyue secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, thinking that such a little beggar of unknown origin was more thoughtful than he thought, didn't he seem to be very brainless?

Duanyue coughed awkwardly and immediately diverted the topic to hide her stupidity. "It's all ugly, the sun is going up, why are you coming back? So sneaky, it's hard to do something bad outside! After that, he pretended to glare at him. In fact, Duanyue is just talking, she knows in her heart that the little wolf will not do anything hurtful, but she feels that it is very strange to go out in the middle of the night, and she must have something to hide from herself.

Seeing that the little wolf closed his lips tightly and said nothing, he seemed to be determined to fight Duanyue to the end, which unusually aroused Duanyue's competitiveness.

She accentuated her tone again, and asked the little wolf viciously. "Didn't you say to follow me to the death? Now that the master asks you that you don't want to tell me about this, aren't you deceiving me? Duanyue secretly gritted her teeth, she was sure that if she said this, the little wolf would definitely tell her, but it was really to her surprise, the little wolf still didn't say a word, just stood in place, if it weren't for the ups and downs of his chest, he would really be regarded as a stone statue.

In the end, Duanyue really had no choice, so she had to change her tone and ask him in a gentle tone. "Just tell me, I won't tell anyone!"

However, the last method did not work, the little wolf still looked cold, and Duanyue had to raise his hand and give up. "Alright! I don't ask, okay! With that, the little wolf's eyes turned slightly, and he finally regained his vitality.

He glanced at Duanyue, who was puffed out but very helpless, and knew that he had provoked her. There was a fierce struggle in my heart, whether to keep the secret or to be a loyal servant? The little wolf stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked his chapped lips, still breathing a sigh of relief. "I went to see someone."

"Went to see someone? Who? Aren't you helpless in Chang'an City? Duan Yue immediately jumped up as if she had been beaten with chicken blood, as if her sullen appearance just now was pretended. She gave full play to the essence of a woman's gossip, and immediately waited for the little wolf to continue with her eyes flashing and full of anticipation.

"He's helped me before, and I want to thank him." The little wolf lowered his head, inexplicably a little well-behaved.

Duanyue let out an "oh" and asked, "And then?" But now the little wolf really doesn't want to talk about it anymore, after all, everyone has their own secrets, let alone a person like him who is full of secrets?

"Forget it, I don't want to say that I won't force you." Duanyue bent down to pick up the lantern that had just fallen to the ground in a panic, and took out a fire fold from his waist to light it again. The orange-yellow light enveloped the two of them in an instant, illuminating their faces warmly. Duanyue waved her hand at the little wolf, smiling. "Let's go back and rest, it won't be dawn in a while!" The little wolf's two thin lips were tightly pursed together, and he nodded at Duanyue, watching her leave the back.

Duanyue carried the lantern, looked at the dancing flames in the white lantern paper, and sighed deeply. She suddenly realized that she didn't know anything about this man who suddenly appeared, and that taking him in the mansion that day was completely helpless in a moment's time. After a while, I thought about it, and then I realized that this Akhan was full of secrets. Who is he? Where did he come from? Who is this person he is talking about? I don't know anything about these ends. Moreover, he had a special identity - a Uighur. This is what makes Duanyue the most sensitive.

"What should I do, it seems that Xu Xiachu will check it one day." Duanyue said to herself absentmindedly.

She walked slowly, and when she looked up occasionally, she saw that the lights in the room were still bright, and she didn't know if it had not been extinguished or if it had just gotten up.

Duanyue thought that her brother would go out for the country tomorrow, and her heart tightened, as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest, so nervous and worried.

"It must be safe." Duanyue muttered to herself in that direction.