Chapter 16: Separation
The sky was bright. The sun shines a few rays from the clouds, shining on the whole quiet and peaceful town.
Joellan lay on the bed in a daze, thinking about things. It's something she's going to be doing these mornings. Lu Jianian didn't ask much.
But half an hour later, the clouds continued.
It looks like it's going to rain. Qiao Erlan looked at the gray sky outside, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, she had made an appointment with Zhu Mei to go on an adventure.
The two of them found a seemingly reliable hotel in the town yesterday, found a double room and lay down to rest.
I woke up early this morning but encountered such weather that is not suitable for travel.
Lu Jianian knew what Qiao Erlan was thinking, he lowered his head and typed in the last item, then turned off the computer: "I have already contacted Miss Zhu and Mr. An to say that they will not go out in the morning and go out in the afternoon." ”
Qiao Erlan nodded, and that was all there was to it. "Won't it rain in the afternoon?"
"That's what the interstellar weather forecast says." Lu Jianian packed up the computer and opened the door: "Xiao Qiao, don't go out, I'll go down and buy breakfast." ”
Joellan readily agreed.
……
Not long after Lu Jianian came back, it rained heavily in the sky, and the ground was splashed with mud. It looked dirty everywhere, and even the leaves on the trees were covered with dust from the air.
But at about 12 o'clock in the afternoon, it was miraculously clear.
Joellan opened the window and breathed in a breath of fresh air: this is the weather that can change......
"Let's get out." Qiao Erlan brought a small waist bag and greeted Lu Jiannian.
“…… Well. The corners of his mouth curled with pleasure, and he liked the word 'we'.
When the two arrived at the agreed place, Anqi and Zhu Mei were already chatting there. Seeing Qiao Erlan from afar, Zhu Mei raised a bright smile, "Miss Qiao, good afternoon." Here, here. ”
Joellan nodded and walked quickly closer to the two.
"You've been waiting here for a long time?" Joellan whispered apologetically.
Zhu Mei shook her head, and Anqi also smiled silently.
"Not long, let's go! Depart for the ruins of Aomori Town. ”
The trio had no objections.
The four of them walked together in the direction of the town ruins, two girls in front and two men behind them, looking at each other with disgust.
Anqi put away the smile that had been hanging on his face all year round. Lu Jianian's face was expressionless, he didn't deserve to care much about himself.
The streets of the town are neat and clean. Walking on such a rainy afternoon, you can feel a kind of peace and tranquility outside the world.
While the four of them were walking slowly, when they were about to reach the ruins, they saw pedestrians hurrying, and Qiao Erlan's face flashed with confusion. And Lu Jianian directly grabbed a resident of a small town and asked, "This gentleman, is there something going on in front of you?" ”
"Ahead? There's an army coming in front of us, and we've all been kicked out of our homes, so let's go. With that, he pulled off his clothes and hurried away.
Qiao Erlan turned around and glanced at Lu Jiannian, and then looked at An Qi's expression quietly, before speaking: "Let's not go either, let's go another day." ”
Zhu Mei did not object, she knew that these troops were not easy to mess with. So the four of them did not go any further, but returned the way they came.
Of course, given the large number of people, Lu Jianian was worried that he and Qiao Erlan would be separated, so he pulled her into his arms and protected her from the beginning. Qiao Erlan was in a daze for a moment, until the strange but familiar masculine breath rushed into the tip of her nose, and then she came back to her senses and pulled Lu Jiannian's sleeve. Although such actions are somewhat intimate, now is not the time for hypocrisy.
Near the ruins.
Wen Xiu was still wearing his white robe, with his gold-rimmed glasses that looked like they had been around for a certain age.
Also with Wen Xiu were Gan Lei and the third captain. The two of them were sent by the commander of the imperial ** team to assist Wen Xiu. Of course, it's up to them whether they're willing to help or not.
The small streets were already crowded with soldiers. Heroic and sassy, the instrument is magnificent.
"Why are we here working for this treacherous villain?" The third captain stood not far from Gan Lei, looking at Wen Xiu, who was commanding his subordinates, with dissatisfaction.
Gan Lei didn't resist this order much: "Didn't you say that the people of the Imperial Academy were treacherous? Then let's see how treacherous he really is. ”
"That's the same, you know yourself." The third captain felt that it was true.
Only Gan Lei knew that this was not what she really wanted. Her gaze kept following the man with a slender figure and indifferent eyebrows.
In fact, this town is really not very big, and sending a whole army over is really a bit of a fuss. But...... Gan Lei would agree to Wen Xiu's unreasonable request, just to know how far he could get things done.
Wen Xiu's order was simple: comprehensively, carefully, and meticulously inspect every inch of the town until he found Qiao Erlan and Lu Jiannian. The reason why he knew that these two people were in this town was also thanks to themselves......
The four of them had been walking towards a crowded place, but then somehow, the four of them were rushed away at the turn. Qiao Erlan followed Lu Jiannian, while An Qi took Zhu Mei, and the group of four people was divided into two groups of two, and they walked in different directions.
When the four of them were swept away by the crowd, An Qi turned his head and saw Lu Jianian's expression that seemed to be smiling, and he hated him so much that his teeth itched, but unfortunately An Qi couldn't turn around and grab Qiao Erlan. Qiao Erlan was protected in Lu Jiannian's arms again, and she couldn't hear her own shouts.
So by the time Qiao Erlan and Lu Jianian found a safe place, they couldn't find any trace of Anqi at all. Qiao Erlan looked at Lu Jiannian.
“…… I didn't mean to. Lu Jianian explained.
Joellan certainly didn't believe it. Although there were a lot of people just now, he and Anqi were tall and could see each other. It must have been a party that deliberately went in the wrong direction to get separated. Based on his observations in the past three days, Lu Jianian is obviously hostile to Anqi.
However, now is not the time to talk about this. Qiao Erlan exhaled deeply: "Let's go find them." ”
"Why? I refuse. The tone is firm and the attitude is strong.
"I'm worried that the two of them are in danger, in case they ......"
"Are you worried about Miss Zhu or that Senior Brother An?" Lu Jianian didn't wait for her to finish and asked.
"What do you say?" Qiao Erlan was also a little angry, he was inexplicably hostile to his senior brother, and he asked himself such a question so reasonably. Is this what he should have asked.
Looking at Qiao Erlan's back as he ran away, Lu Jianian, who stayed in place, was a little annoyed by his "unintentionality".
If you get separated, you get separated, and that man doesn't need my protection.
Thinking so, Lu Jianian still reluctantly followed.
Who called him her knight.
The only knight.