The void in the middle of the night was as black as an abyss that could devour people, and the rain was as thin as a cow's hair, weaving obliquely, like a silver filament cutting through the void.

The window was blown open by the wind at some point, and the floor under the window was wet by the rain.

Pei Yungui clenched the dagger and slowly approached the window from the side, wanting to close it, but in an instant, the silent darkness outside the window was suddenly cut by a sharp sword that came from the sky, and he didn't know where it was shooting.

Pei Yungui's eyelids jumped, he walked quickly to the window and closed the window door heavily.

Everything in the room fell silent again, but Pei Yungui's heart couldn't calm down.

The loud bang and the sudden sharp arrow were not from his own hallucinations.

The few nearby inns in town were all occupied by their own people, and on the first night of their stay, the surrounding unrest makers were often coming for them.

And what is the situation outside now, Pei Yungui is not clear.

It's just that the safest thing to do right now is to stay in the room, not go anywhere, and wait quietly for the calm of this turmoil.

If they really encountered an assassin, the crown prince and Gu Rin would definitely not sit still.

Pei Yungui pressed his ears to the wall, wanting to hear some useful information.

Sure enough, after the sharp arrows came out of the air, there was a sudden commotion outside, and there was the sound of weapons colliding.

The Nabo should have been in close contact with their men.

In this way, Pei Yungui breathed a sigh of relief.

With Gu Rin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in charge, it is obvious who wins and who loses.

Pei Yungui folded back and made sure the door was locked, before sitting back on the chair and stool, playing with the dagger while staring at Chen Ershang.

Chen Ershang was quite uncomfortable by her, smiled crampedly, and asked, "Aunt, girl, is it ...... outside now?" What is the situation? ”

Pei Yungui sighed lightly, shook his wrist, and aimed the tip of the dagger at Chen Ershang.

"If you ask me something, I'd like to ask you." Pei Yungui's face was cold, his delicate face was like a snow lotus blooming on the cold mountain, condensed and high, "Before we go to bed, it's okay here, as soon as you come, there are so many more people outside, let me ask you, do they have anything to do with you, you sneaked into this hostel late at night, really just to steal?" ”

Chen Ershang was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile on his face: "Girl, you misunderstood, I really don't know who that group of people outside is, my ancestors have been going up for three generations, they are all good people, and they definitely have nothing to do with those who fight and kill." ”

"Then why did you flee your homeland for no reason?" Pei Yungui said: "You said that you have a family that needs to be taken care of, and there is still farming at home that has not yet been completed, and at this time you are waiting for spring ploughing, and there are no soldiers in Daqi, for no reason, why did you flee from your home to the ❌❌ county for no reason?" ”

Chen Ershang sighed helplessly: "My family has encountered some difficulties, and I left my homeland to go to distant relatives. ”

"Nonsense!" Pei Yungui shouted angrily, and with a local sound, he inserted the dagger between Chen Ershang's legs, "You have been talking about him from beginning to end, and the answer to my question is not the right one, how can you let me believe you?" ”

Chen Ershang trembled, his eyes suddenly widened, and his gaze stared blankly at the dagger that was tightly on the ground between his legs.

Due to the strength of Pei Yun's envoy, the grip of the dagger was still trembling slightly.

Chen Ershang raised his head stiffly, pouting his ass and trying to move back, trying to stay away from the dagger.

But his upper body was tied up solidly, and he couldn't use any strength, so he could only sit on the spot next to the dagger, and his heart became more and more flustered.

He stumbled by mistake this time, and maybe he was really unlucky to encounter a hard stubble.

If I knew this, I wouldn't have come in and steal it!

Pei Yungui said lightly: "You think I'm a woman, I don't dare to do anything to you, since that's the case, we'll consume it, and wait until the mess outside is cleaned up, and then I'll hand you over to others." ”

She raised her eyes, cold as ice, and her voice became thinner and colder, "Those who travel with me, the methods of interrogating criminals have always been cruel, and their mouths are as hard as rocks. ”

After speaking, Pei Yungui lowered his eyes slightly, looked at Chen Ershang's expression, and did not hook his lips with satisfaction until he caught a trace of frightened crack on his face.

The method of intimidation was more or less useful, so he added a fire to it and completely cracked the mask on Chen Er's skin.

Pei Yungui carefully recalled the vicious look on Gu Rin's interrogation prisoner's face, and only then did he imitate it until he sketched out the expression on that face in great detail.

"What's more, now is the time when the assassins are coming to disturb people, and it is a time when people are panicking, do you think you can fool others with your rhetoric that even I can't fool and is full of loopholes?"

Chen Ershang's head hung down, his eyes showing a look of struggle.

The coercive rhetoric was almost over, Pei Yungui accepted it when he saw it, and just quietly waited for Chen Ershang, the fat fish, to bite the bait by himself.

Sure enough, I saw him gasping for breath dullly, then closed his eyes and sighed slowly, and when he opened his eyes again, the flattering look on his face no longer existed, only a thick tiredness and desolation remained.

"The girl is very smart." Chen Ershang looked at the flickering candle shadow in front of the window, but his gaze became more and more distant, "I am indeed not from Mosan County, my hometown is in You County, which is farther away." ”

You County?

Hearing these two familiar words, Pei Yungui's pupils shrank suddenly, and the hand on the armrest of the chair gradually tightened into a fist.

You County, You County, the recent incidents have not escaped the shackles of these two words.

What kind of existence is that place?

Besides, since the outbreak of the epidemic, it should have been the end of the crossbow, and what kind of setbacks did Chen Ershang go through before he fled from that place.

She asked in disbelief: "You said that you are from You County, but You County didn't ...... a long time ago"

Has it fallen a long time ago?

Chen Er felt something, looked at Pei Yungui, and a layer of sadness had already accumulated in his eyes.

He knew what the second half of her unfinished sentence was, so he continued: "It seems that the plague is rampant in You County is no secret. Speaking of this, he smiled bitterly, "It's not a place for people anymore, and it's not an exaggeration to say it's hell." ”

"There are so many people who have died, the townspeople are crazy, all of them are crazy, the town is full of complaints, the villagers are killing each other, and the government is turning a blind eye...... The villain's family, all of them died of illness, and in this world, there was no longer any concern, so the day after the little daughter closed her eyes, she packed her bags and left that place. ”

Pei Yungui was silent for a long time.

Although through Chen Ershang's relay, she only heard a few words, but the powerlessness and despair in reality, she understood that it was far from being comparable to a few words and a few sighs.

This was her first contact with someone from the epidemic center, and although she had not yet seen the tragic situation in Youxian with her own eyes, her heart was still dull.

She lowered her eyes and bent down, and whispered, "I'm sorry. ”

Chen Ershang only smiled faintly, but his eyes were blank, "It's okay, it's over." ”

He sighed again.

Is it really all in the past?

He did escape, but the plague in Youxian County was still raging, it was like an invisible blade, hanging over the heads of every citizen, no one knew when this knife would fall, no one knew how long he had time left with his relatives and friends.

People are so helpless in the face of illness.

Pei Yungui's heart was also sour, she opened her mouth, and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

Pei Yungui had to walk to the door first.

Between the conversation with Chen Ershang, the sound of fighting outside gradually dissipated, and she half-pushed and half-guessed that the person who knocked on the door should be the prince, who came to check on her situation.

After all, on this trip, Li Qingyuan and Gu Rin brought a lot of troops, both of them are famous combat forces in Daqi, so Pei Yungui is very confident in the confrontation outside.

But out of vigilance, she still asked the identity of the person who came in front of the door, and only after hearing Li Qingyuan's response did she open the door with confidence.

After the door opened, Li Qingyuan first explained the reason for the fight outside, and then carefully inquired about Pei Yungui's situation.

Thinking that Li Qingyuan not only had to worry about the assassin's affairs, but also had to take care of himself, Pei Yungui felt more or less guilty in his heart, so he asked the other party not to worry, and said that he would take care of himself.

She doesn't know martial arts, and she can't help everyone, the only thing she can do is to protect herself and not cause trouble to the army.

Pei Yungui has always taken this to heart.

Subsequently, she also conveyed Chen Ershang's origin to Li Qingyuan.

Just talked about him, Pei Yungui still followed the thoughts in his heart and said a little more.

"The uncle fled from the disaster zone, and his family forgot about the plague. Although the plague was a natural disaster and came suddenly, the scene in You County was also a dereliction of duty on the part of the county order, and Chen Er's family was really innocent. ”

"Whatever you want to say, right in front of you." Li Qingyuan saw and heard the emotions in Pei Yungui's heart, so he said softly.

Pei Yungui hesitated for a moment, and finally said what he thought in his heart, "He shouldn't have suffered this unwarranted disaster, but now he has become a homeless wanderer due to the epidemic......"

Speaking of this, Pei Yungui knelt down straight, "The little girl has the courage to beg the prince to give him a temporary place to settle down...... It won't be long, though. She was afraid that Li Qingyuan would refuse, and she was even more afraid of troublesome him, so she hurriedly said: "The little girl still has spare money there, but it is not on her body, and when the plague is almost dealt with, I will return the silver taels spent to the palace...... Childe, all the expenses caused by his food and clothing are borne by the little girl, and his future places are also arranged by the little girl...... I don't know if it's convenient for Childe. ”

Biting Pei Yungui's lower lip, she glanced at Li Qingyuan cautiously, and said softly: "The little girl knows that it is not easy for the son to run all the way, the management of the plague is not a trivial matter, if the son is really inconvenient, it doesn't matter, everything now is still important to the overall situation." ”

After listening to Pei Yungui's words, Li Qingyuan was silent for a moment, but his dark eyes softened.

"Today's words of the Yungui girl, I will focus on it."

Pei Yungui raised his eyes happily, almost unable to suppress the excitement on his face.

"Thank you, Childe!"

Li Qingyuan also smiled, his cold face was like a glacier.

"The girl has a heart, it should be the uncle, thank you."