Chapter 53: The Border City Changes
"You pack up your things, and I'll take you to the side yard to have a look in a while. Mo Xingchen looked at everything and made a new promise, and proposed with a smile.
Xu Nuo'er felt a little inexplicable, when did this guy start to care about her. Kindly want to take her around this courtyard?
"Well, well, thank you, Marshal. Xu Nuo'er stopped what she was doing and replied with a smile.
After dinner, night fell, Mo Xingchen really kept his promise and slipped away from the back door to the side courtyard with Xu Nuo'er.
Look at this posture, it doesn't look like taking her to see the scenery, but like taking her to elope.
"Marshal, are you sure this is to show me the scenery, not to find out about the enemy?" Xu Yu'er looked at Mo Xingchen, who was full of vigilance, and quipped with a puzzled expression.
"Shhhhh Mo Xingchen made a silent gesture and lowered his voice.
From the back around the back garden, the two came to the side courtyard from the side door, several houses here are low and dilapidated, look at this posture should not have been repaired for several years, it should have been a house where the next person lived before, and then it was abandoned.
The cobwebs under the eaves are large and small, dense, and the dust is also accumulated. Mo Xingchen took out a key from his arms and carefully unlocked the door.
After gently pushing it away, the two entered the house one after the other.
When he saw what was in the house, Xu Yu'er was stunned.
Don't look at the depressed appearance outside. The interior is clean and tidy, and although the furnishings are simple, the necessary supplies are also complete.
Xu Yu'er looked at Mo Xingchen suspiciously, seemed to smell a hint of clues, and couldn't help but speak: "Are you playing the three holes of the cunning rabbit again, or playing the golden cicada shell again?"
"That's the strategy, the two sides are not tired of cheating, and it's the manager's IQ that is contested. You'll be fine, and you'll understand my good intentions. Mo Xingchen pulled Xu Nuo'er into the room, and then closed the door.
"It's dark here, do we need to hold the lamp?" Xu Yue'er could only glance at the furnishings in the house by the faint moonlight, and she could see it clearly, but she was used to lighting oil lamps, and she always felt that she was not used to it.
"Tonight must be the last night, if you hold the lamp, it is easy to expose our target, then you are very likely to become my weakness, then you are very dangerous, I am also very troublesome. Mo Xingchen did not hide it.
"Okay, we're not going to just sit here all the time, are we?" Xu Yu'er looked at the sky, she really didn't want to waste time sitting like this.
"Well, if you can, you can sleep, and this king will be your guard to protect you. "Mo Xingchen is rarely very friendly and authentic.
"Forget it, I can't sleep, so let's sit in front of the bed and watch the moon together, it's better than doing nothing and sitting still. Xu Nuo'er thought about it for a long time before she thought of such a tasteless activity.
A soft ray of moonlight shined through the window and sprinkled on the windowsill, which seemed to be silver-plated. The two looked at the full moon through the window lattice, and Xu Yue'er told Mo Xingchen the story of Chang'e running to the moon that her mother told her when she was a child, and from then on, she would deliberately go to see if there was Chang'e in the Moon Palace and whether there was a jade rabbit in it.
Looking back now, how innocent she was at that time, even if someone often bullied her, she would not take it to heart, and every time she wiped away her tears, she would show a relieved smile on her face.
But those days are gone, and all she has to do now is take revenge, and make everyone who owes her return it immediately, or she will let his backyard fly and the dog will never be at peace.
It was getting quieter and quieter, and occasionally I could hear the wailing of a night bird returning late or the cry of a frog cricket.
"It's really quiet and pleasant at night, and it's a great place for humans to live. Xu Nuo'er sighed and was self-absorbed.
"It's good to like it, let's find such a paradise to live in the future, where we can live without chasing fame or profit, and we can live a carefree and happy life, I really hope that the people will live and work in peace and contentment as soon as possible, so I don't have to worry, and I can also return to my hometown." Mo Xingchen sighed lightly, he really cared about the people of Mexico.
"Well, such a picturesque and pleasant climate is hard to come by, and we have to find it by chance. Xu Nuo'er nodded slightly and said lightly.
"No'er, listen, is there a sound of footsteps? There are quite a few people. Mo Xingchen will remind him to look at the moonlight outside the window through the window lattice.
"Ahh......h After a moment, she nodded slightly, and did not make a sound.
Of course, Mo Xingchen knew that the voice was getting closer and closer, and it seemed that his guess was correct, the enemy was about to jump off the wall in a hurry.
But after a while, the voice was obviously getting farther and farther away, obviously not coming to the side courtyard, listening to the direction of the voice, nine times out of ten it should be going to the main courtyard.
At this moment, Xu Yu'er finally understood why Mo Xingchen did a lot of work on the surface, why he didn't sleep at night, and dragged her here to see what stars and moons.
"Are we safe here? Are they coming for us? Xu Yu'er was a little nervous and asked in a low voice.
"Well, it's definitely for us, others don't know your identity, but I'm sure that Qin Xiangnan will definitely recognize who you are at a glance, so the purpose of bringing you here is to make him feel that I am pouring out of the nest, and let him jump over the wall as soon as possible. Mo Xingchen glanced at Xu Xu'er, who was gilded by the moonlight, and said truthfully.
Xu Nuo'er's heart suddenly cooled by half of the time, it turned out that she was just a bait, used for fishing, I didn't expect her promise to have such a big effect, Xu Promise complained in her heart, what kind of life is she promised, married a prince but was used as a bait for fishing, is it too sad?
"I really didn't expect Noel to have such a significant use, Noel is really honored. Is the prince quite satisfied with Nuo'er's performance?" Xu Nuo'er smiled coldly, and her voice couldn't help but be a little colder, and she said self-deprecatingly.
"Nuo'er thinks too much, this king has no idea of sacrificing his princess to punish the traitor, it's just a ploy, and as long as this king is here, he will definitely do his best to protect you. Mo Xingchen glanced at the angry promise and explained indifferently.
This stupid woman's imagination is really not ordinarily rich, and she can think of it, can he Mo Xingchen still exchange his princess for the peace of the border city? In this way, if he is not laughed out of his big teeth by the government and the opposition, the prestige he has created for many years will be in vain.
After a while, there was a fierce fighting sound outside, and there were quite a few people listening to the sound, it should be a melee of dozens of people, and the scene was very chaotic.
"What should we do, do we have to hide here all the time?" Xu Yu'er felt that waiting for death like this was not a solution, and couldn't help asking.
"Noir, come here. Mo Xingchen took Xu Nuo'er's hand, groped in the dark, and soon touched the inner room, and Mo Xingchen touched a wall, where there was a chic candlestick. He turned the candlestick slightly, and saw a hidden door immediately appear in front of the two of them.
"This is a secret passage, where can it lead?" Xu Yu'er's eyes suddenly lit up, and he finally saw a glimmer of life, and couldn't help asking.
"If you go out, you won't know. Mo Xingchen didn't answer directly, and took Xu Nuo'er's little hand and walked forward along the dark passage.
Xu Yu'er's heart was like a drum, and she really wanted to know where the exit of this secret passage was, and whether it was very safe.
The dark passage is very particular, there are vents and candlesticks on every other road, and the lamp oil on the candlestick doesn't know what it is, but it has been burning strangely, although the light is not very strong, but it is enough to illuminate the entire dark passage.
"You dug it yourself, and no one else will know about it, right?" Xu Xu'er beware that someone knows, don't let people catch turtles in the urn when the time comes, wouldn't it be even more depressing.
"Don't worry, only the three of us brothers know here, plus my four secret guards. Mo Xingchen replied very firmly.
Xu Yue'er finally put her mind at ease, because they had walked for about an hour of incense, and they had not yet stepped out of the secret passage, she could conclude that the exit of the secret passage must be outside the courtyard, so the safety factor would be much greater.
After walking a little further, Mo Xingchen actually asked Xu Nuo'er to stop and rest, took out a water bag from his arms, let Xu Nuo'er drink a few sips of water, and sat down to rest his feet, he thought that it was absolutely safe here, so there was no need to desperately flee out.
Xu Nuo'er drank a few sips of water, and did not rest, but pulled Mo Xingchen to continue walking, she knew that if she stayed here for one more minute, their danger factor would be greater, she didn't want to sacrifice here, while she still had strength, she wanted to see the bright moonlight outside immediately.
Mo Xingchen didn't stop her, but followed her and continued to walk out. If it weren't for a promise, Mo Xingchen would have walked out a long time ago.
The dark passage in front of them became narrower and narrower, and when they reached the front, there was only a passage wide for one person, and they could only march one after the other.
After walking about a few hundred meters, Xu Nuo'er finally saw the dappled moonlight overhead. It turned out that they were looking up at the clear sky outside through the branches and leaves.
At this moment, the terrible cry of an owl was heard in the quiet valley. Occasionally, a few scrawny black bats were seen flapping their wings and flying past them.
"Lord Wang, this is on the mountain?" Xu Yu'er couldn't believe what a big project this would be!
"Well, it's the valley, it's not up to the mountains yet. At that time, it was dug up in response to a similar coup/d'état, but I didn't expect it to come in handy a few years later. Mo Xingchen couldn't help but sigh.
"Then what do you think would be someone who wants to kill us?" Xu Yu'er was a little puzzled, staring at Mo Xingchen with a pair of big eyes, and he was extremely curious.
"Think about it, what are we here for? If that person has a problem, will we stay in this world, and they will die anyway, and they won't care about our identity. Mo Xingchen explained patiently.
"Also, when they greeted us, I felt that the commander's eyes flashed strangely, it turned out that he recognized me, but he behaved very calmly, without showing any flaws, if you don't mention it, I'm afraid I won't be able to find out, I also think they naturally think that I am a squire. Xu Yu'er was slightly surprised.
"You think of them too simply, if they are all so stupid, then I am afraid that the position of this border general will already be someone else's, the imperial brother has his own uniqueness, so we must not be easy for anyone here, Ming Zhun Er we are a light enemy, so we give them a chance to take advantage of, so we can buy a place to buy regret medicine." Mo Xingchen said with a faint smile.