Shen Xingchen didn't take Shen Tianbao's matter to heart, but as soon as her eyes were closed, all kinds of questions in her heart turned over the river and sea in her mind uninvited, after all, she couldn't survive the exhaustion of her body, she was confused in the first half of the night, her consciousness was ethereal in mid-air, and she returned to her body leisurely in the second half of the night.

Shen Xingchen was sleeping deeply, and the room suddenly popped with a loud noise, the sound was heavy, stupid and dull, like a pig falling from a height, the heavy impact made the ground shake slightly, and then there was a heavy muffled sound, the sound was very soft, but the alert Shen Xingchen still woke up from the dream in an instant. She didn't get up, her head turned silently towards the source of the sound for half a minute, and her eyes opened a thin slit to see who the man was.

The window was wide open, and the sky outside the window was already glowing with a faint light, and there was a long shadow with the thickness of two fingers hanging in the middle, swaying from side to side, looking like something like hemp rope.

"......"

Suddenly, there was an impatient curse.

Shen Xingchen's body shook. Here comes the spirit. In the haze, I saw the man standing up from the position directly below the window, the light was very dim, and his facial features could not be seen clearly, but he was slender and tall, dressed in simple and neat clothes, and it was obviously a man.

The window was closed well last night, and it was clear that this man had come in through the window. If someone comes with kung fu, if they want to turn over a second floor, they will definitely be unaware, but the loud noise just now has shown that this person doesn't know martial arts, and if he doesn't take a good road, he will definitely escape. Therefore, the first person she thought of now was Shen Tianbao, who lived directly above her, that cheap old brother.

As if to confirm Shen Xingchen's thoughts, the person over there quietly observed for a while, and when he found that there were people in the house but did not wake up, he gasped and scolded viciously while puffing at the invisible dust on his clothes: "Damn, it's really unlucky." It's all to blame for Shen Xingchen's dead girl, if it weren't for her, how would I be where I am today. ”

Shen Xingchen lay quietly on the bed, and protested in his heart: If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, you have fallen to this point all by yourself, I have not done anything, I am not wronged. I thought that you still knew how to escape, and I also felt that Shen Xingchen didn't want to deal with you. Most of the time it was because he boasted to the shopkeeper yesterday, and he didn't have a bottom in his heart, so he planned to run away before dawn.

Shen Tianbao was originally an idle homeless scoundrel, with a thick skin and a tongue that could produce flowers, but he was really a flower shelf. Yesterday, the shopkeeper should have been on guard, and he would definitely pay special attention to him, and the main entrance of the stairs would definitely not be able to go. Each room in this inn was almost the same, door to door, window to window, so I focused my attention on the window. Shen Tianbao didn't know where to find a long hemp rope, tied it at the top, and slid down the hemp rope, who knew that he was afraid that he would fall to the ground halfway because of his lack of physical strength, and this fall happened to fall in Shen Xingchen's house.

The facts are not much different from Shen Xingchen's speculation, she doesn't want to deal with Shen Tianbao head-on, seeing that the hazy light of the window is getting clearer and clearer, she can't help urging Shen Tianbao to climb down the window quickly, if she wakes up the bead curtain, her reaction will not be as calm as herself.

Shen Tianbao leaned against the window, stretched his neck to look down, in the hazy light, he could already see the black bluestone slab below, it was cold and hard, if he fell, it would definitely hurt.

"Shen Xingchen, that dead girl will definitely not care about me, just fall it, it's a big deal to break a leg, it's better than waiting to be sent to the living hell of the Luo family by that dead fat man. ”

Shen Tianbao said righteously, but his body still hesitated in the window for a while, Shen Xingchen couldn't help but want to wish him a kick on the ass of this greedy man who was afraid of death, and finally saw that he was prepared, he grabbed the hemp rope with his right palm and pulled it down several times, and after making sure that the hemp rope was firm, he raised his leg to the window and began to slide down the hemp rope little by little.

Shen Xingchen sighed: If you're not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry. With a sudden bang, Shen Tianbao seemed to have landed safely, listening to the footsteps gradually drifting away, until he was completely inaudible, Shen Xingchen got up from Anran and woke up the bead curtain together.

The bead curtain was in a daze, and he went downstairs after following Shen Xingchen to wash up.

The sky was slightly bright, several candles were lit on the wall on the first floor, the shopkeeper was not there, only the two little second brothers yawned and placed the upside-down benches on the table one by one, doing the premise work for this new day's business. Seeing Shen Xingchen and the bead curtain coming down, the little second brother hurriedly asked for morning, his voice was vague, his eyelids were heavy and drooping, and there were two heavy cyan under his eyes, and his tired expression looked like he hadn't slept all night. These two people shouldn't have been guarding Shen Tianbao all night yesterday.

Shen Xingchen didn't care about other things, so he found the little second brother yesterday and asked directly about the things he explained yesterday. Although the little second brother is not very good at braining, he is absolutely satisfied, the horse is a good horse, and although the car is a little smaller, it is enough for two people to ride. Shen Xingchen nodded with satisfaction, and also agreed to her promise yesterday and asked for some dry food. As soon as the little second brother got the silver taels, his eyes were bright, and he changed the sense of decadence just now, and Shen Xingchen felt that the amount of dry food he handed over was also very sufficient.

Because it was still too early, the little second brother couldn't find a groom, without a groom, it would not be a problem for Shen Xingchen, who was good at riding horses, the bead curtain originally disagreed, but in the end, he couldn't match Shen Xingchen's soft and hard work, so he had to obediently enter the carriage.

With a whip swing on the horse, the carriage crushed against the bluestone slab and made a clattering sound. Shen Xingchen had already known the route out of the city, and he also had the experience of going out of the city last time, so he didn't need to worry about anything in this regard. Take a walk and rest, drink some water and eat some dry food when you are thirsty and hungry, in the end you are not a professional catcher, after rushing for a long time, Shen Xingchen already felt that his arm was sore and a little unbearable. It will take half a month to travel from Tongcheng County to Hongfeng Villa at the earliest, and Shen Xingchen thought that it was the right thing to find a professional groom as soon as possible.

This should not be done sooner or later, and if it is too late, it will only make you suffer more. Seeing that the city gate was imminent, Shen Xingchen chose a winery in a hurry at this time, after all, the taste of dry food was really not good, and they would almost have to gnaw on those dry and hard things in the next half month.

Pick a good groom and add some other food to satisfy your hunger. The little second brother settled the horse, and immediately went to run errands with a smile after receiving Shen Xingchen's broken silver.

After preparing everything, Shen Xingchen was ready to leave after eating, and the two chose a place to eat in the lobby. Last night's gloomy and stormy formation, the rain still didn't fall, so today's weather is naturally not much better, it is still gloomy before the heavy rain. In this kind of weather, except for passers-by like Shen Xingchen and Zhu Lai, it is estimated that others are not willing to risk being drenched in the rain and wander the streets.

Both sides of the street are full of merchants, inns and taverns, but there are few customers. This place is close to the city gate, whether it is a business or a tourist from elsewhere, this road is the only way to enter and exit, it stands to reason that business in such a prime location will not be bad, the last time Shen Xingchen went out of the city and passed through here, there were quite a lot of people.

Shen Xingchen looked up at the sky and was still dark and gloomy, thinking that it must be affected by the weather.

The business of the restaurant is not very good, and there are only two groups of people eating in the entire lobby.

said that it was two groups of people, but in fact there were only four people, Shen Xingchen and Zhu Curtain. Outside the two tables sat a man in white, with handsome facial features, but his face was slightly pale, his eyes were heavy, he looked like he hadn't slept well, and he looked like a weak and sickly boy, and there was a man in black standing beside him, with strong facial features, and a scimitar pinned to his waist, quite imposing, similar to the age of the boy, but with tough facial features, completely different temperament.

Anyway, the aura emanating from the whole body is: Lao Tzu is very cold, stay away from me.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem. ”

There was a rapid cough, heavy and hoarse, as if it was about to pull the lungs out of the chest. The lobby was quiet, and the short breathing and suppressed voice were especially obvious.

The bead curtain turned his head to look over, because of the position, Shen Xingchen only raised his head slightly to save the young man's situation, his eyebrows were slightly raised, his pale face was crimson, and even the tips of his ears were red, his breath was short, and his chest was undulating. He took a crescent-white handkerchief in his hand, covered it to his mouth, and wiped it gently. Shen Xingchen thought to herself that this person was really sick, and the illness was not light, she really suspected that there was blood on the handkerchief. It's a pity that she didn't see it, the man in white kept clutching the brocade handkerchief.

"Recently, I have been working hard, and my son must have had an old disease again, so I went down to ask a doctor to take a look at my son. ”

The voice was blank, but the concern that could not be hidden in the words was completely different from the aura around him. He clenched his hands into fists and arched his back slightly, but his feet did not move, and a pair of eyes looked at the man in white, as if waiting for his orders.

The relationship between these two people looks like an ordinary master and servant, with a touch of alienation in their closeness, and the son's family background should be good, Shen Xingchen thought to himself.

The man in white shook his hand at him and whispered, "It's okay." After speaking, he coughed for a while, and his posture was more fierce than just now, and Shen Xingchen saw that the already cold and hard face of the black-clothed subordinate was already awe-inspiring.

"Since you have arrived in Tongcheng County, you are not in a hurry to meet at this time, you know your body best, if you delay any longer, you are the only one who suffers, who can know, who wants to know. Let the subordinates go down. ”

The black-clothed subordinate said a long story with a cold face, but he still didn't convince the white-clothed man, he glanced at him lightly and smiled: "It's okay." ”

His voice was as light as a mosquito, and he began to raise his spoon to eat. The man in black snorted, folded his arms around his chest, and tilted his head away, as if he was angry and speechless.