Chapter 246: Danger
Tang Cong's sudden visit caught Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei off guard, the two of them frowned, and glanced at each other in a panic, with a solemn look on their faces.
Qin Wei quickly got up and paced back and forth in the cramped room with a hurried expression, looking around, as if looking for another exit or hiding place.
At the same time, Liu Xunyi rushed to the door with an arrow, gently touched the door with his hand, and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
"In the lobby just now, the doorman didn't even eat a mouthful of food, and I was really worried, so I asked the chef to fry two of your favorite dishes and bring them to you while they were hot. Tang Cong smiled, his tone was quite relaxed, and he didn't notice anything unusual in the room.
"That...... I ......"
"Door master, the food should be eaten while it is hot, it will be tasteless when it is cold. Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to prevaricate, Tang Cong couldn't wait to urge loudly.
At this moment, Qin Wei had already walked around the room several times, but this simple old house only had a creaky wooden bed, a dilapidated square table and two wooden stools, and there was nothing else, and there was nowhere to hide.
In the whole room, except for the door, only the left side of the door is a small window two feet square, and there is no other way out.
If Qin Wei came out of the window, he would definitely hit Tang Cong outside the door, so this method would never work.
"What should I do?" Qin Wei lowered his voice as much as he could, and asked Liu Xunyi with an urgent face.
"Door master, open the door quickly, but what's the matter?" Almost at the same time, Tang Cong's suspicious voice also came from outside the door.
was "pinched" by Qin Wei and Tang Cong inside and outside, Liu Xunyi suddenly felt one head and two big. His face was solemn, his brow was worried, and his mind was quickly thinking about countermeasures.
In desperation, Liu Xunyi hurriedly took off his boots and socks, and then quickly stretched out his hand, first pointing to the kettle on the table, and then pointing to the copper basin on the ground, signaling Qin Wei to continue to pretend to be the shopkeeper who came to deliver the footwashing water.
Qin Wei understood, and hurriedly stiffened his upright figure for a few minutes, and at the same time rubbed his hands vigorously on the ground, and then wiped the dust stains on his face, and then grabbed his hair.
The handsome man just now has become an unkempt and sloppy shopkeeper in the blink of an eye.
"Ahem......" Liu Xunyi nodded at Qin Wei and praised him, and said to Tang Cong outside the door lazily, "It's coming!"
"Squeak!"
With a soft sound, the door opened, and Tang Cong, who was smiling with a plate of wine and food, walked towards the room without hesitation, and said jokingly: "Door master, why did you open the door in the middle of the night?" I thought you had a beautiful lady hidden in your room, hehe......
"Hehe......" In order to relieve the embarrassment, Liu Xunyi hurriedly chuckled twice, pointed to the basin on the ground, and said perfunctorily, "Don't talk nonsense!" It's just that I'm a little tired from running around for days, so I want to soak my feet and rest." ”
"Master, this is ......"
Without waiting for Tang Cong to ask, Liu Xunyi waved his hand and pointed at Qin Wei, who bowed his head and was silent, and pretended to say casually: "Xiao Er, the hot water is enough, you go out first." ”
"Yes!"
Under Tang Cong's puzzled gaze, Qin Wei hurriedly "nodded and bowed" in agreement, and then walked quickly towards the outside of the room.
"Wait a minute!"
Just as Qin Wei was about to step out of the door, Tang Cong's voice suddenly sounded, which immediately made Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei's hearts sink at the same time.
Liu Xunyi's eyes were complicated and his expression was nervous. Qin Wei turned his back to Tang Cong, and a cold murderous intent quietly flashed in his eyes.
"Guest officer, I don't know what else to order?" Qin Wei asked without looking back, his voice sounding slightly trembling at this time due to his apprehension.
Tang Cong was no different, he put the wine and food on the table first, casually pointed to the kettle on the ground, and jokingly said: "What? The kettle is gone? If you don't take the kettle, how can you bring water to other guests? Beware of me telling you the shopkeeper and fining you silver." ”
After a false alarm, Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the hearts of the two of them slowly fell to the ground.
"It's a little sloppy. Qin Wei reluctantly agreed, turned around and went back to the room, quickly picked up the kettle, and was about to leave again.
"Wait a minute!"
Without waiting for Qin Wei to get out, Tang Cong's voice sounded again. I saw that while he was putting the wine and food on the table, he absentmindedly instructed Qin Wei: "Xiao Er, you are here, you might as well stay for a while." ”
Hearing this, Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei's hearts that had just landed instantly rose again. There was an indescribable anxiety in their eyes.
"Tang Cong, the second brother has other things to do, why do you bother him?" After a little hesitation, Liu Xunyi took the initiative to open his mouth to relieve Qin Wei.
"The master of the door misunderstood, I didn't embarrass him, but gave him a chance to earn money. Tang Cong smiled and took out a few copper plates from his arms, and threw them to Qin Wei casually, and said with a smile, "Xiao Er, pinch the legs and feet of this Uncle Liu, if you pinch it well, there will be a reward later." ”
"This ......"
"Master of the door, you sit. Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to speak, Tang Cong couldn't help but push him on the stool, and at the same time put the steaming basin at his feet, and said with a hippie smile, "The door owner is tired of legs and feet, just let the second little man of this shop give you a good pinch, you and I just drink and eat." ”
"But I ......"
"Don't worry about the master, I won't lose his silver. Tang Cong waved his hand and smiled, "This kind of young man, he can't earn two dollars of silver for a month after working hard, I wish there was such an opportunity......!
After that, Tang Cong waved his hand at Qin Wei rather impatiently, urging: "Let's work!
"Yes. ”
Qin Wei was worried that he was too stubborn and would arouse Tang Cong's suspicions, so he hurriedly agreed, and quickly leaned over at Liu Xunyi's feet, and without waiting for Liu Xunyi to stop him, he had already begun to pinch his legs for Liu Xunyi.
"Tang Cong, I was born cheap, and I don't like to enjoy ......"
"What did the door master say?" Tang Cong shook his head disappreciatively and said, "You are the master of the Xian Wang's Mansion, and you are deeply respected by the master of the mansion, maybe in a few days, you will become the east bed of the Beixian King, haha......"
As soon as Tang Cong's words came out, Liu Xunyi could clearly feel Qin Wei's hands stagnate, and he was shocked at the moment, he was worried that Tang Cong's words would cause Qin Wei's misunderstanding, so he hurriedly prevaricated: "Don't be honest! I am innocent with Miss and have no relationship." ”
"If you want to indulge in the past, if you want to advance and retreat, the easier it is to get, the more you don't know how to cherish it. Tang Cong smiled evilly and said mysteriously, "They are all men, and I understand the thoughts of the door master......!"
Liu Xunyi wanted to explain clearly to Qin Wei, but because of Tang Cong in front of him, he had to pretend to be indifferent, and he was in a dilemma for a while, so he didn't feel aggrieved.
Liu Xunyi was bitter in his heart, looked at Tang Cong with complicated eyes, and said secretly melancholy: "Tang Cong, Tang Cong, this time I am really going to be miserable by you!"
"That's right!" Tang Cong suddenly changed his words, and said with a straight face, "Last time the Mongols came to Luoyang to recruit us, they were ambushed on the way back, who do you say did this?"
Hearing this, Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei were stunned at the same time.
"Why do you ask that?" Liu Xunyi took care of Qin Wei, and it was inconvenient to pick out a lot of words directly, so he pretended to be confused and said perfunctorily, "There are many people in the world who want to kill them, God knows who did it." ”
"The rumors in the rivers and lakes are boiling, and it is suspected that our Xianwang Mansion did it. Tang Cong sneered, "How is this possible? At that time, the lord of the mansion had already decided to accept the Mongols' recruitment, so how could he foolishly cut off his own way ......?"
"Tang Cong......"
"Boom!"
Before Tang Cong's words fell, Liu Xunyi, who was shocked, was about to speak. But before he could say anything, Qin Wei, who wanted to heat water in the basin, was shocked by the news, and his face changed suddenly. At the same time, the kettle he was carrying in his hand subconsciously fell to the ground, and the boiling water splashed on Liu Xunyi's legs, making the defenseless Liu Xunyi instantly let out a cry of pain.
In fact, Liu Xunyi didn't want Qin Wei to know that Luo Tianjin had intended to compromise with the Mongolian court. But just now, Tang Cong inadvertently blurted out, and the current situation made him a little overwhelmed.
"Are you looking for death?"
Tang Cong was startled, and he was furious, and he got up with the case, without saying a word, he kicked Qin Wei fiercely, and kicked him out of the head.
"I can't even hold a kettle, what the are you going to eat?"
Tang Cong spat at Qin Wei viciously, and then quickly squatted in front of Liu Xunyi, carefully probing his scalded calf.
At this moment, Qin Wei had quietly stood up, his eyes were complicated and Liu Xunyi stared at him, and there was a complex color in his eyes that was indescribable and inexplicable. It seems to be suspicious, it seems to be puzzled, it seems to be shocked, it seems to be stunned, it seems to be questioning......
Liu Xunyi didn't have time to care about his burns, he stared at Qin Wei earnestly, closely watching his every move.
"Bastard, I won't be able to spare you!" Tang Cong half-knelt beside Liu Xunyi's lap, while cleaning the affected area for him with a focused expression, he scolded Qin Wei without looking back.
Qin Wei glanced at the defenseless Tang Cong with a strange expression, and then under Liu Xunyi's solemn gaze, he slowly reached out and touched his waist, and then took out a silver and sharp dagger.
Seeing this, Liu Xunyi's eyes changed instantly, and he shook his head at Qin Wei silently.
But Qin Wei turned a deaf ear to Liu Xunyi's dissuasion, he hid the dagger on the inside of his arm, and slowly approached Tang Cong, who was unaware.
After walking behind Tang Cong, Qin Wei solemnly made a "kill" gesture towards Liu Xunyi, meaning that Tang Cong had already seen his appearance, and he must not leave a living mouth.
Liu Xunyi's heart was like iron stone, his face was resolute, and he shook his head again.
Qin Wei hesitated slightly, and suddenly flipped his wrist, revealing a dagger, and stabbed at the back of Tang Cong's neck without hesitation.
Liu Xunyi was shocked, and instantly reached out, grabbing Qin Wei's wrist in mid-air, no matter how hard he tried, he was never able to press the dagger down even a bit.
The two looked at each other silently, with very different looks in their eyes.
"Master, it's okay. ”
Tang Cong's relieved voice suddenly sounded, and Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei were startled at the same time.
Just as Tang Cong raised his head, Liu Xunyi waved his hand violently and quickly pushed Qin Wei back a few steps.
Tang Cong, who didn't know why, first glanced at Liu Xunyi, who had a strange face, and then when he wanted to turn around to look at Qin Wei, Liu Xunyi stopped him first: "Tang Cong, my leg still hurts a little, I don't know if it touched the old wound......"
"Really, I'll see!"
Liu Xunyi's move left Qin Wei enough time to hide the dagger again.
At this moment, the cramped room fell into a deathly silence, and the three of them had their own thoughts, and for a while no one acted rashly.
"Door master, I'll give you some cooling cream later. ”
Tang Cong got up slowly, turned to stare at Qin Wei with a complicated face on his face, and said coldly, "Little Er, what should I do about this matter?"
"I ......"
"Sensei nonsense!" Without waiting for Qin Wei to speak, Tang Cong waved his hand and said bluntly, "I don't embarrass you, go and call your shopkeeper, I'll settle accounts with him!"
Finding the innkeeper, Qin Wei's identity will inevitably be exposed. Therefore, Tang Cong's words made Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei feel embarrassed for a while.
"Why don't you go soon?"
"That's it!"
Without waiting for Tang Cong to urge, Xun Qin, who appeared at some point, had already walked into the room with a smile, still holding a bottle of cooling cream in his hand.
She casually threw the ointment to Tang Cong, and said with a light smile: "Walking the rivers and lakes, more things are better than less, it's better for you to cause less trouble." ”
After that, regardless of Tang Cong's reaction, Xun Qin had already turned to Qin Wei and said, "Clumsy, why don't you hurry up?"
"Yes......"
In the panic, Qin Wei and Xun Qin passed by and glanced at each other at the same time.
Just one glance was enough to make Qin Wei shocked, and his heart seemed to skip a beat in an instant. Just because he and Xun Qin had met once at Yanmen Pass, Qin Wei expected that while he recognized Xun Qin's identity, Xun Qin also recognized himself.
Thinking of this, the more Qin Wei thought about it, the more afraid he became, he didn't dare to hesitate at all, he hurriedly lowered his head, and fled in a panic.
"Wait a minute!"
Liu Xunyi got up suddenly, and under Tang Cong's puzzled gaze, he hurriedly picked up the kettle, and then chased him out of the room barefoot.
Coming to Qin Wei, Liu Xunyi first stuffed the kettle into his hand. At the same time, he also stuffed Zhao Xin's handkerchief into Qin Wei's hand, and instructed in a wordy manner: "Xiao Er, today is just a misunderstanding, I won't tell you about the shopkeeper, and I won't deduct your salary." Wish...... Seeing is believing, and hearing is false. ”
Tang Cong wanted to chase him out to find out, but he was stopped by Xun Qin, and he couldn't help but drag him to study the use of cooling cream.
"Don't worry, the little one knows what to do, and he also invites the guest officer...... Take care. After hesitating for a moment, Qin Wei nodded heavily at Liu Xunyi, and at the same time glanced in the direction of Xun Qin.
Liu Xunyi was relieved, smiled indifferently, and shhhed: "That handkerchief ......"
"Don't worry!"
Qin Wei patted Liu Xunyi's arm lightly, then took a deep look at him, and then left the Ruyi Inn quickly.
Looking at the direction in which Qin Wei disappeared, Liu Xunyi's face was bitter, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh in his mouth. When he restrained his mind and turned around, he saw Xun Qin leaning against the door frame, staring at him with a pair of beautiful eyes.
Seeing this, Liu Xunyi was slightly stunned, but before he could open his mouth, Xun Qin had already stepped forward slowly, and when he passed by Liu Xunyi, the corners of his mouth quietly raised a mysterious smile, and at the same time he said secretly: "Remember, you owe me a favor again!" Lord Liu ......."
After that, in Liu Xunyi's frightened and complicated gaze, Xun Qin suddenly turned around and smiled at the confused Tang Cong: "Pack your luggage, let's leave Huazhou early tomorrow morning." ”
"Huh?" Tang Cong was stunned and said in surprise, "Don't we want to rest here for two days?"
"Yes!" Xun Qin looked at Liu Xunyi pitifully, and pretended to complain, "I originally wanted to rest in Huazhou, but now it's different from the past, and now we have to go." Go to Hexi early, solve the trouble early, who let your Liumen master ...... Feeling homesick?"
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