There were not many guests in the restaurant in the evening, except for him, only a table of business travelers sat in the corner - several people were slightly drunk, and they were drinking and chatting proudly, and the content of the speech naturally reached his ears word for word......

"Liangcheng is so good! I will make another profit in business next year, so I will buy a house here and marry a girl from Liangcheng! One of them loudly declared, raising his glass triumphantly, "When the time comes, you will all have to come, and no one will be missing!" ”

"Come on! It's okay to buy a house, but it's free to marry a girl from Liangcheng? The one next to him sighed and shook his head, "Who knows if this girl from Liangcheng has been abducted and trafficked?" Have you ever been bullied? Do you dare to ask for it? ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Don't you know, in the past two months, the night in Liangcheng has not been peaceful, it is said that there are two wicked people who stole a serious girl to sell, and there are already several of them, and some of them were redeemed afterwards, but that ...... Is it still called a girl? He shook his head disdainfully, and described Liang Cheng's situation at this time, "And he also steals other people's silver, so if this wealth is not exposed, we must also be careful!" ”

"That's that......"

Those people were giggling, and soon the topic diverged.

Nangong Jue's brows furrowed a little, thinking of the danger they had just mentioned, and then thinking of Tang Li, who didn't know martial arts...... The fist he placed on the side of the table couldn't help but clench, and it was no longer possible to suppress the worry in his heart!

It just so happened that Xiao Er came back at this time-

"I heard! Guest officer, there is a girl like you described, and she packed clothes and food to take away...... But she's long gone! Xiao Er replied truthfully, observing Nangong Jue's face, and shrunk his neck worriedly, "What...... Didn't go back? ”

Nangong Jue's face sank, and he asked in a cold voice: "In which direction?" ”

"Over there! There are fewer people there...... Guest officer, do you want to go to ...... first, "Report to the officer?"

Before Xiao Er's proposal was finished, Nangong Jue raised his feet and left the restaurant......

And Xiao Er looked at it for a long time, watching Nangong Jue's figure disappear, and then he came back with the ingot of gold in his hand, and muttered in his mouth: "That girl looks good, but her temper looks fierce...... What could happen? ”

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Walking all the way along the direction of Xiaoer Road, the two sides are obviously deserted-

The streets have narrowed noticeably, the stones on the roads have become craggy, and the alleys are dark and bottomless...... Nangong Jue sped up his pace to search, and when he passed through a dark alley, he overheard a strange sound coming from inside.

His eyebrows tightened, and he immediately raised his foot and strode closer.

The scene in front of him made Nangong stunned for a moment.

Two men with beards are bouncing around the alley like children, their bulky bodies looking hilarious and funny. It was only by the light of the moon that he saw that their faces were full of dejection and helplessness......

Two weird madmen!

Nangong Jue silently commented in his heart, turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the two men-

"Hero! This big brother! Are you from the yamen? ”

"Big brother! Will you arrest us to the Yamen? She ordered to come and not stop until the prison...... It's too evil! I really can't stop! In the end, his voice was scared and cried.

The two of them have been bouncing around here all night, and they have long since lost all their energy! The body just jumped up and down numbly, and the soles of their feet hit the pebbles on the ground from time to time, making them grin in pain......

If you can stop and take a look, your foot will be broken!

"She?" Nangong Jue stopped, raised his eyebrows, and simply asked a word.

"That woman is too evil!"

"No, no, no, it's our own fault! We shouldn't want to rob her of something, we want to ...... Not good for her! We know that we are wrong, please report to the police and arrest us! The other party almost cried and pleaded.

The one next to him immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, yes!" Jump any more and we'll be exhausted! ”

Nangong never answered, but from their descriptions, he vaguely felt that it should be Tang Li.

It's not that she's evil!

It's that a woman has to do something evil, he thinks...... Only Tang Li can do it in this world!

"Which direction did she go?" These two lively people seem to have this bit of value left.

The two people hurriedly pointed in the direction, originally expecting that Nangong would definitely "save them from fire and water", but unexpectedly, he simply raised his feet and crossed them, without even the slightest sympathetic gaze or "help" posture......

"How did you go?"

"You have taken us into the yamen!"

"We are wicked!! We're really ...... right now No more! ”

“……”

Seeing Nangong Jue walk away, the two people cried wolf and howled in despair. After all, in the dead of night, it is a narrow alley that is empty...... It's hard to meet a second person again!

And Nangong Jue's footsteps did not stop, and when he walked to the end of the alley, he coolly dropped a sentence: "...... Then jump to death here. ”

The long night left those two men with nothing but exhaustion and despair.

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Chase out of this alley and it will be completely empty.

By the light of the moon, he could only see the low houses on both sides, the courtyards of the peasant houses, and the people who lived in them had long since fallen asleep, and could not see any light. In the distance, he saw a stack of wheat from a house far away, and on the opposite side of the stack of wheat seemed to be faintly transmitting the light of fire......

Nangong absolutely stopped, and in the next second, he lifted his breath and flew over.

He thinks it should be here!

Really.

On the side of the wheat stack, he saw Tang Li, who was sleeping soundly, sleeping on all fours, which made people dare not compliment. She was covered with a navy blue robe, which looked shabby and familiar! And near the fire, a man was crouching, and when he heard his voice approaching, the man who had closed his eyes opened his eyes and turned to glare at him alertly.

But it's just a momentary sight of four eyes facing each other.

Amu quickly lowered his eyes, glanced at Tang Li lightly, and then turned his gaze back to Nangong Jue's face, and gestured in sign language: "She's asleep." ’

Nangong Jue looked at him for a long time before remembering his identity - they had seen it! At that time, he saw Tang Li for the first time and threw her into the pond, which made her angry, and at that time, it was this man who rode his horse......

He remembered that Tang Li still called this man at that time: "Amu! ”

With such a distinctive navy blue robe, he would not admit mistakes.

"Are you Amu?" Nangong Jue said lightly, and looked him up and down with a slight frown, "Her ...... Dark Guard? ”

Follow all the way from the border to here, you will appear in times of danger, but you will never be seen by him...... Then there is only one possible identity: the Dark Guard!

Amu nodded, his eyes kept down.

In front of Nangong Jue, Amu seemed to be deliberately dodging, and he didn't dare to raise his head, and the whole person looked very cramped, much more honest than before. He pointed in Tang Li's direction, walked a few steps to her, and explained, "The drunken chicken she ate has wine in it, and she may be a little drunk, and she can't wake up...... Do you want to take her back? ’

He finished the comparison quickly, but Nangong was absolutely ...... I don't understand it at all.

He didn't know sign language, but he was a little curious about Amu: "You can't speak?" ”

This "Amu" looks honest and honest, and under the metal mask, the terrifying lines of his skin can be faintly seen, which should be burned by fire...... This person should not be known in terms of appearance, personality, and characteristics, but inexplicably, looking at Amu, I always feel that he matches the image of someone in my memory.

He seems to have known him before!

Amu was stared at by Nangong Jue, he nodded indiscriminately, and before he could take any action, Nangong Jue directly asked the next sentence: "Your name has always been Amu?" ”

Amu's heart tightened, hesitated for a second, and nodded firmly.

In fact, at this time, he really wanted to escape, and escaped before Nangong Jue saw more clues, but he knew that Nangong Jue was thoughtful, and escaping was tantamount to admitting it in disguise! Besides, with Nangong Jue's skills, if he insists on stopping ...... He couldn't go at all!

In order to avoid Nangong Jue's suspicion, Amu could only turn his back and pretend to call Tang Li to leave Nangong Jue's pressure range.

"Shuoyang!"

Nangong Jue screamed from behind, Amu's back was cold, but he pretended not to hear it, walked to Tang Li's side, and bent down to pick her up.

"Wait!" Nangong Jue stopped him, and sighed helplessly, "It's better for this king to come......"

As for him, it may really be that he recognized the wrong person.

A person who should have died a year ago would not have changed his face and guarded Tang Li with such an image. No way.

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He crossed Amu, bent down to reach Tang Li's arm, and pulled it up a little harder, and Tang Li followed him up. He took advantage of the situation, easily took her in his arms, and placed her in a comfortable position......

Amu stood aside and watched quietly, and when he saw Nangong Jue picking up Tang Li, he seemed to be relieved, but a touch of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

He turned around and took a few steps forward, trying to sneak away.

After all, the duty of the secret guard is to protect in the dark.

It's just that he didn't expect Nangong Jue to suddenly stop him-

"Wait, Amu!" Nangong Jue opened his mouth, still holding Tang Li in his hand, his eyes locked on Amu's thin and pitiful back, and said lightly, "Since you have been with her for so long, stay by her side to protect!" No more hiding in the shadows! ”

Hearing this, Amu's expression was obviously happy, and he turned around in disbelief, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Stay." Nangong smiled and hooked the corners of his lips, "There is only one point, you are not allowed to bring her out in such a lonely man and widow in the future......"

Amu nodded again and again, as long as he was given the identity and let him follow Tang Li justifiably, he would be willing!

After all, he wears a mask, and his real appearance is so ugly...... He didn't dare to stand in the light before!

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Soon returned to the inn.

Ah Liu took a few people out to look for Tang Li and has not yet returned. Nangong Jue handed Amu over to Xiao Er and let him be responsible for staying and settling down, while he carried Tang Li upstairs...... Aliu is not there, she has no one to serve, he can only "do it for you" in person.

Her room was neatly tidy, with a few fresh orchids by the window, faintly scented in the night......

Nangong Jue put her on the bed, and before she could straighten up, she suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm hard.

"What?" Nangong Jue's expression couldn't help but tighten.

He didn't light the lamp, and the whole room was dim, except for the moonlight cast between the window lattices, which made the room quieter and quieter, so quiet that you could almost hear the sound of a heartbeat...... The atmosphere was suddenly different!

Tang Li did not answer.

Nangong was helpless, her big palm covered her little hand, and she wanted to pull her hand down, but she didn't know where she got the strength, so she suddenly used her strength again, stubbornly grabbed his sleeve, and muttered forcefully: "I don't want to marry Nangong Ze!" ”

Haven't they all decreed that they don't have to get married?

Nangong was speechless, wanting to leave her who was blindly worried, but looking at her helplessly locked brows, he couldn't be ruthless. After hesitating for a long time, he finally sighed softly and sat down on the edge of her bed......