Chapter 10: The Wilderness Inn
Nangong Qi held his chin and looked at the two, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "A little." ”
"Huh?" An Wanqing asked with a face.
"Where?" Ye Biyu turned her head and looked at him strangely.
"Eyes." Nangong Qi frowned, "Although they are all big eyes, they just don't feel like it." ”
"It doesn't matter." An Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just an eye, it shouldn't attract attention." ”
Ye Biyu nodded, and bowed to Nangong Qi and An Wanqing, thanking the two of them for saving each other again, "You go north, I go south, don't say goodbye." ”
"I'll give you a half-day walk south, and hire a carriage to the town ahead." Nangong Qi took out a few ingots of silver from the money bag and handed them to Ye Biyu.
"Thank you, Childe." Ye Biyu looked grateful.
"I'll help you dress up, I'm afraid you'll suffer on the road. Go south in peace, and I'll distract your pursuers. An Wan Qingdao.
Ye Biyu nodded gratefully again.
By the time the three of them had sorted out their outfits, one to the south and the other to the north, it was already noon.
After traveling a distance, Nangong Qi and An Wanqing met the strong man of Yefu who had transferred officers and soldiers from the post station on the avenue. Obviously, on the rainy night yesterday, they didn't bother to move, and today the rain stopped, and they started to hunt down.
"It's a good time." An Wan was relieved that they would come, originally to divert their attention so that the real Miss Ye Er could escape.
"Stop!" Several strong men had excellent eyesight and stopped the two on top of the horses.
Nangong Qi tightened the horse rope, only to hear An Wanqing behind him say seriously: "Although I can't guess who Gongzi is, Wanqing has no other way, and begs Gongzi to help me keep it secret." Wanqing was grateful. ”
Nangong Qi nodded solemnly, "I'm not a villain, I will never say anything about you to a third person." ”
"Thank you!" An Wanqing looked grateful, glanced at the people who blocked the way, and whispered to Nangong Qi: "I was originally going back to Ye Mansion, Gongzi let me dismount." ”
Nangong Qi nodded, and said to the strong man who blocked the way: "I brought your second young lady."
At this moment, An Wanqing had already changed clothes with Ye Biyu in the broken temple, and she had a face very similar to Miss Ye Er, so everyone naturally had no doubts.
"Second Miss, you finally stopped running, why bother us subordinates." The Zhuangyu Qi led by him has eased a lot.
An Wanqing jumped off the horse and explained to the strong man with a smile on her face: "I am alone, and there is no way to go. Thinking that I was too willful and shouldn't have escaped and trapped the Ye Mansion in a dangerous situation, I will go back with you immediately. ”
Everyone didn't doubt him, and without saying a word, they took An Wanqing to the north and continued their journey.
Glancing at An Wanqing, Nangong Qi shook his head helplessly, and drove his horse quickly north.
After driving for two days, passing through Huaxiang Town, and driving for another day, seeing the sunset fade and the sky gradually darkened, I saw an inn not far in front, and Nangong Qi rode over.
"Shopkeeper." Nangong Qi handed over the horse to the shopkeeper and strode into the inn.
"Here we are." The shopkeeper trotted to Nangong Qi's side, first startled, and then smiled: "Guest officer, eat or stay in the hotel?" ”
"There is only this inn within a hundred miles, and it is almost dark, so it is naturally a hotel. Well, let's have some food. Nangong Qi was indeed a little hungry, so he found a table and chair and sat down.
"The small shop is located in the suburbs, there are few residents, the food is a bit simple, and the guests are more than to take care of." The shopkeeper smiled.
"It doesn't matter." Nangong Qi looked casual, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "How far is this from the next city?" ”
The shopkeeper was thoughtful, only to hear someone shouting on the side: "There is still a day's trip to the front of Yongning City." ”
Nangong Qi looked back when he heard the sound, and saw four people wearing black darts and sleeved shirts sitting on the opposite table, each with a steel knife stuck in his waist, and the clothes on his chest were embroidered with golden characters, darts.
Nangong Qi already understood in his heart that looking at the outfits of those four people, they were probably the people of the dart game. But there are not many people, so it shouldn't look like they're escorting darts. But it is not excluded that the escort is light in weight and does not require too many people.
Nangong Qi looked at this inn boringly while waiting for the food and drinks, only to hear a familiar voice coming.
"Boss, do you still have a guest room?"
Hearing this, Nangong Qi raised his head in surprise and looked at An Wanqing who came alone, obviously very surprised.
Seeing Nangong Qi, An Wanqing was also surprised, "Seventh Prince? It's a coincidence that you're here, too. ”
Seeing someone coming in, the bodyguard on the opposite table habitually held the steel knife and glanced at An Wanqing vigilantly.
An Wanqing also noticed something unusual, glanced at the four people cautiously, walked in front of Nangong Qi and sat down, "It's a long story." ”
An Wanqing glanced at the inn, approached Nangong Qi, lowered her voice and continued: "Those strong men, they are all dead. ”
"What did you say?" Nangong Qi was obviously a little surprised, "What's the matter?" ”
"We stayed overnight in Huaxiang Township and then continued on our way, but we didn't expect to encounter two masked killers on the way. Fortunately, I knew martial arts, and I escaped quickly, and got rid of those two killers. An Wan Qingdao.
"You mean, someone doesn't want Miss Ye Er to go back?" Nangong Qi whispered.
An Wanqing nodded, lowered her voice and continued, "It should be." ”
"The officialdom has never been peaceful, Miss Ye Er is a weak woman, naturally she has no enemies, I am afraid that they are targeting Prime Minister Ye Cheng's mansion. Some people don't want Prime Minister Ye Cheng's Mansion to marry the Imperial Jin Army. Nangong Qi analyzed.
"No matter what, I have to go back to Prime Minister Ye's mansion." An Wan Qingdao.
"You're changing into women's clothes again?" Nangong Qi glanced at An Wanqing and sighed, "Fortunately, I have seen Miss Ye Er's appearance of a woman dressed as a man, and I remember your voice, otherwise I really wouldn't recognize it." ”
"Before rushing to the capital, just in case, it is safe for a woman to dress up as a man." An Wan Qingdao.
Nangong Qi ordered two more side dishes, looked at An Wanqing, and joked with a smile: "Anyway, if they are really beautiful women, this is not bad." ”
An Wan glanced at him innocently, "Miss Ye is beautiful and fragrant, and I am naturally not as beautiful as Miss Ye." ”
"It's all beauty." Nangong Qi said with a smile.
An Wan glanced at him.
After a while, the shopkeeper brought the meal to everyone.
The four dart masters sitting at the table opposite the two of them first took out a silver needle and examined the wine and food before relieving themselves.
"Be careful." Nangong Qi pouted.
"When you go out, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." An Wanqing also followed the example of a dart master and checked the food.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper on the side looked a little ugly, and smiled bitterly, "The shop is definitely not a hacker stack, you can rest assured." ”