Chapter 228: Ask the Beads
Her sadness was fully seen by Qi Lao, and the unbearable Qi Lao patted her thin shoulder and comforted her softly: "Okay, okay, didn't the teacher say, it's not your fault, Ruyi, in fact, you don't have to blame yourself." ”
During this time, Qi Lao's understanding of Wen Ruyi deepened, and he knew that she was a child who was easy to take things seriously and take the fault on himself.
To be honest, it's not a very good character, and it makes you tired of living.
After a few words to appease Wen Ruyi's emotions, Qi Lao continued to ask her about the news he wanted: "It doesn't matter if you can't remember clearly, I'll ask you again for the teacher, do you think Mu Zirong will hide the beads in the study?" ”
"Study?" Wen Ruyi frowned and recalled, in fact, she didn't know much about Mu Zirong's study.
"Well, the study." The study was the focus of Qi Lao's search after sneaking into the prince's mansion, so in the study, he was injured, and later almost died there, fortunately he escaped with his own skills at that time, otherwise he would not be able to stand here and talk to them now.
"This ...... I can't guarantee it, after all, it's been so long, and I'm not familiar with Mu Zirong's study. "The experience was as ethereal as a dream. Or perhaps, it was too urgent, Chu Hongze was in a hurry to take her out of the prince's mansion at that time, and he didn't have time to think about many things.
They fled in a hurry, and Wen Ruyi almost couldn't remember what happened next, "Whether he will put the beads in the study, I don't know very well." But with what I know about Mu Zirong, he should put the beads on his body instead of hiding them in the study. Yes, he should have carried it with him. ”
"Is that so?" After listening to Wen Ruyi's words, Qi Lao pondered.
Seeing that he seemed to be thinking about something, a curiosity rose in Wen Ruyi's heart: "Master, why are you asking this?" ”
It's strange, why did Qi Lao ask her about beads? I had never seen the master pay so much attention to the beads before, and the bead in her hand was given to her by Qi Lao himself.
The incomprehensible words she suddenly uttered made Qi Lao feel shocked.
Qi Lao took a few steps back, widened the distance between himself and Wen Ruyi, and turned his gaze to wander left and right, but he didn't dare to look at Wen Ruyi, "Hey, isn't the master worried about you?" For Ruyi, those two beads are very important, right? Oh, by the way, Ze'er has been gone for so long, why hasn't he come back yet? He's just getting better, so I'd better go see him first! ”
Qi Lao, who had a ghost in his heart, was afraid that his excessive questioning would cause Wen Ruyi's detection, and then expose his purpose, so he casually made a reason and changed the topic, this girl's observation ability is not ordinary keenness!
"Oh, is that so?" Wen Ruyi, who was keenly observant, really noticed that something was wrong with Qi Lao, and when talking to Qi Lao, she had been observing Qi Lao's reaction intentionally or unintentionally, so Qi Lao's discomfort couldn't escape her attention at all.
It's just that why did Qi Lao change the topic? Suddenly changed from the beads to talking about why Chu Hongze hasn't come back yet, is she nakedly diverting her attention, or is she diverting her own attention, she is not a fool, and she can't see such an obvious thing?
"Master......" Wen Ruyi, who was full of doubts in his heart, opened his mouth and wanted to say something.
At this time, Chu Hongze, who had gone out to look for food, walked in from outside the temple, still holding a bunch of things wrapped in oiled paper bags in his arms.
"Ruyi, what's wrong with the master?" His appearance became an unintentional opportunity, successfully interrupting Wen Ruyi's questioning, and also made Qi Lao secretly relieved, restrained all the emotions in his eyes, and walked towards his side with steps.
"Ah, nothing, nothing, we just made small talk." Wen Ruyi also lost his thoughts, smiled and shook his head.
"Tsk, master, don't you never disdain to make small talk with us? Saying that your time is precious, and small talk is a waste of time and a waste of life. Chu Hongze didn't doubt it, but just laughed and teased.
Seeing Qi Lao rushing towards him, Chu Hongze retreated, his body was short, he successfully avoided his embrace, turned around and came to Wen Ruyi's side, and handed over the oily paper bag in his hand, "I bought some buns, both meat and vegetarian, pick and choose." ”
The steaming aroma of steamed buns attracted Wen Ruyi's attention. No way, she was so hungry, she stretched out her hand carefully, she touched the bun with her fingertips, but unexpectedly she was burned "ouch", and quickly withdrew her hand, "It hurts!" ”
Can the freshly baked buns not be hot?
Seeing that she looked burned, Chu Hongze put the bun in his arms on the incense table in the temple, pulled her scalding fingers, and put it on his earlobe: "You slow down, blame me, I didn't tell you that the bun was just out of the pot, was it burned?" ”
"It's okay, it's okay." The concern on Chu Hongze's face and his conditioned reflex-like movements, Wen Ruyi's cheeks were slightly red, and the tips of his fingers, which were originally painful from burns, gradually returned to normal under the coldness of his cold earlobes.
The two inadvertently showed their affection again, and Qi Lao, who was standing against the door frame of the temple, couldn't help but show disgust, "Are you two concerned?" Is it okay to pay attention to other people? Please don't show affection at every turn, thank you! ”
The two who woke up like a dream maintained their movements, you look at me, I look at you, and then they all turned red, and people who didn't know thought they were a young couple who had just fallen in love.
"By the way, master, what were you talking to Ruyi about just now?" After calming down, Chu Hongze asked again, if Wen Ruyi can be easily diverted from the topic, Chu Hongze, no matter how he transfers, the things he recognizes seem to be carved into his bones, and he is worried about how long it has passed.
Now, this is not a question that he has not asked for results before.
Qi Lao, who knew this well, began to be stunned in his heart, and while playing haha, his footsteps moved towards the door little by little: "Hey, Weishi suddenly remembered, it's time to go to find food, let Weishi go today, you two take a rest and say goodbye!" ”
After saying this, he ran out of the temple and disappeared.
Wen Ruyi and Chu Hongze, who stayed behind, blinked their eyes and reacted for a few seconds, only to hear Wen Ruyi say blankly: "Eh, but, Lord Wang, didn't you just buy back the food?" ”
"Ah, yes."
"What kind of food did the old man go out to find?"
"Uh...... Who knows. ”
Qi Lao, who left them to hide in the broken temple on the grounds of looking for food, rushed to the capital non-stop, yes, he was ready to go alone again to explore the situation of the prince's mansion, after Wen Ruyi said those words to him, his heart was always worried about the matter of the beads, and he couldn't rest assured.
Finding the beads is not only to reassure Chu Hongze, the child, and Ruyi, but also for himself.
Returning to the Prince's Mansion easily, Qi Lao first found a suitable place to observe the situation and hid, and secretly wrote down the patrol situation here.
I saw a huge prince's mansion, there were guards coming and going inside and out, and the number of guards wearing soft armor and holding weapons was more than when he came before, it seems that Mu Zirong still did not give up arresting them, and the guards of the prince's mansion have become more strict.
"What a cunning fellow." Qi Lao, who had a little stronger disgust for Mu Zirong, found the right time to climb over the wall of the prince's mansion, and with light skills as the support, he stepped on the roof of the prince's mansion and ran through it one by one.
When he ran, he didn't dare to be too blatant, and he didn't dare to let go of running, any movement might cause the passing guards to notice, and then they reported it to Mu Zirong.
Once that's the case, things will get even more troublesome.
In this way, Qi Lao bowed and bent over and slowly advanced on the roof of the prince's mansion, noting down the route and rules of the guards' patrols while observing the situation in the mansion.
After looking around, Qi Lao decided to leave first, there was no way, there were too many guards in the mansion, and there were Mu Zirong's manpower before and after, and it seemed that he had made sufficient preparations.
Besides, this is only in the light, and who knows how many people have been deployed in the dark? No matter how high his martial arts are, it is impossible for him to win the crowd tactics, and he should not be exposed now.
Qi Lao, who had made up his mind to leave, returned the same way he came, and he flew down from one roof, bypassing the winding corridor, and was just about to fly up the eaves of another house.
At this moment, the accident happened again, and the prince and his party who came to discuss things with Mu Zirong actually pretended to be full of arms with the oncoming Qi Lao.
Yes, that's right, the two big men bumped into each other at the corner, but because Qi Lao was covering his face, the prince didn't recognize him for a while, and the two almost kissed mouth to mouth after hitting a piece, of course, even if they kissed through the masked cloth towel, it didn't matter.
In Qi Lao's opinion, it has no effect, but for the crown prince, he is unwilling.
If it's a beauty, kiss it, and the guy with the face in front of him is a big guy at first glance.
After three consecutive "bah, bah, bah", the prince reached out and dragged Qi Lao, who wanted to leave while the chaos, and was extremely angry in his heart, "You still want to leave after hitting this prince?" ”
"Neurotic, huh?" Secretly complained, Qi Lao waved his palm and hit the prince's chest, the prince who was in pain and let go raised his hand and rubbed his chest a few times, and Qi Lao just seized this opportunity, jumped on the roof, and disappeared under the prince's nose at a fast speed.
When the prince rubbed enough of the stinging chest, Qi Lao had already disappeared without a trace, and the prince, who finally reacted, hurriedly began to shout: "Assassin!" An assassin has broken into the Prince's Mansion, come on! Someone! ”
The word "assassin" has become a reflection for the guards in the palace, and the nearby guards rushed over, but before they arrived, the "assassin" Qi Lao had already fled from here.