Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 169 Living Together
Yan Ci Wan watched Xiao Wang enter the post station. She estimated the time in her mind, and when it was about a quarter of an hour, she walked towards the post station.

Suddenly, she stopped, turned around and looked behind her.

Behind us was a long official road. Because it had snowed, the road was full of mud left by passing carriages. There were a few pedestrians scattered on the road, all of them wrapped themselves tightly.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong.

Yan Ciwan frowned slightly. She clearly felt being watched just now.

Is it her imagination?
She withdrew her gaze and continued walking forward.

When she entered the inn, a waiter immediately came forward and asked, "Dear guest, do you want to stay in the inn? Or do you want to have a meal?"

Yan Ciwan said what he had prepared long ago: "I'm here to see a friend, his last name is Xiao."

The waiter immediately remembered and said eagerly, "Is it Xiao Liulang? He has just told us that a very important friend will come to discuss something with him. He will stay in the Tianzi guest room. Please follow me."

Yan Ciwan followed him through the lobby and into the backyard.

The waiter knocked on the door of the guest room and said, "Xiao Liulang, your friend is here."

Xiao Wang handed him a handful of copper coins: "Thank you."

The waiter happily accepted the reward and said, "Please take your time chatting. If you need anything, just call me."

After saying this, he retreated tactfully.

Yan Ciwan walked into the room and closed the door.

Because she was not wearing gloves or a hood, her hands and ears were frozen purple and she was showing signs of frostbite.

Xiao Wang noticed this and felt distressed, but it was too late to go to the city to buy frostbite cream. He said, "You warm yourself by the fire first. I'll be back soon."

Yan Ciwan thought that he had his own things to do, so he didn't ask any more questions and just nodded in agreement.

She took off her fox fur coat and hung it on the hanger, then walked around the guest room. It was a suite, divided into an inner room and an outer hall. There was only one bed in the inner room.

She returned to the outer hall, sat down beside the brazier, and stretched out her hands to warm them.

After a while, Xiao Wang came back, carrying a food box in one hand and a copper kettle in the other.

There was hot water in the copper kettle. He poured the hot water into the basin and asked Yan Ciwan to wash his face. Then he opened the food box and took out a small jar of wine.

Yan Ciwan thought he was going to drink, so he couldn't help asking, "Don't you never drink?"

Xiao Wang said that this wine was not for drinking.

He opened the jar and poured the wine into the bowl.

Yan Ciwan saw that the wine was still steaming and there were ginger slices soaked in it.

Xiao Wang explained: "Cook ginger slices with wine, and then wipe your ears and hands with the ginger slices to prevent frostbite."

After saying that, he handed the bowl over.

Yan Ciwan suddenly realized. She took the bowl, picked up the ginger slices from it, and began to wipe her hands and ears carefully. Her skin began to turn red due to the irritation, and felt a little hot.

Xiao Wang took out two bowls of hot steamed buns from the lunch box. This was their dinner.

"This posthouse is too small. The only food we have is steamed buns. Just make do with what you have."

Yan Ciwan's eyes lit up, she was just hungry!
After wiping her ears and hands, she picked up the bowl and drank a mouthful of hot soup, squinting her eyes comfortably: "Delicious!"

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "If you like it, eat more. If it's not enough, I'll ask the waiter to bring another bowl over."

Yan Ciwan buried her head in eating, and soon she finished the whole bowl of steamed buns.

She put down her bowl and chopsticks contentedly: "I'm full!" Xiao Wang also finished eating. He put the bowl and chopsticks into the food box, and then put the food box at the door. The waiter would come and take it away later.

Seeing Yan Ciwan yawning, he said, "It's getting late, you should go to bed."

Yan Ciwan put down his hand: "But there is only one bed, how can I sleep?"

Xiao Wang was well prepared. He took out a quilt from the cupboard and spread it on the bamboo couch next to him.

This bamboo couch was originally used for cooling off in the summer. Now that it is winter, the bamboo couch has been left unused and is temporarily placed in the room as a decoration.

"Just now I said that I was very afraid of the cold, so I asked the waiter to bring me an extra quilt. I will sleep here tonight."

After Xiao Wang finished saying this, he pulled the floor-standing screen at the door and placed it next to the bed. This way, when Yan Ciwan went to bed at night, she wouldn't have to worry about being seen sleeping and feeling uncomfortable.

He had considered everything so carefully that Yan Ciwan had nothing to worry about.

She suddenly understood why Li Chengge wanted Xiao Wang to travel with him?
Xiao Wang is so good at taking care of people. No matter big or small, he can arrange everything for you. Who wouldn't like to get along with such a person? Not to mention Li Chengge, even Yan Ciwan likes him!
Xiao Wang checked the doors and windows, and after making sure they were all closed, he returned to the inner room carrying the oil lamp.

Seeing that Yan Ciwan had already fallen asleep, he blew out the oil lamp and quietly lay down on the bamboo couch.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Yan Ciwan opened his eyes.

She sat up and looked towards the door. She just heard very light footsteps outside the door.

She had noticed someone following her during the day, and now it seemed that it was not an illusion.

She put on her coat and shoes and socks, walked around the screen, and saw Xiao Wang still sleeping soundly on the bamboo bed. His eyes were closed, his expression was calm and relaxed, and he seemed to be sleeping very soundly.

Yan Ciwan did not wake him up. She carefully opened the door and walked out.

The next moment, Xiao Wang, who was originally sleeping soundly, also opened his eyes.

He lifted the quilt and sat up, looking towards the door, frowning and thinking, what is Ning Ci doing going out alone so late?
He really wanted to follow her out to see what was going on, but he knew that his martial arts skills were not as good as Ning Ci's, and if he followed her, he would soon be discovered by her.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to stay in the house and wait for Ning Ci to come back.

The sky outside was dark and gloomy. Everyone in the inn was asleep. There was only a lantern hanging in the corridor of the courtyard, which was reserved for those who got up at night.

At this time, there was no one in the backyard, only the back door was blown by the wind, making a slight creaking sound.

Before going to bed at night, the innkeeper should have closed the back door, but at this moment the back door was open. It was obvious that someone had just left in a hurry and did not have time to close the door.

Yan Ciwan walked across the courtyard and out the back door.

Behind the post house is a vegetable field, but because of the snow, the vegetables in the field had already been harvested, and now all you can see is a blanket of white snow.

Yan Ciwan stood in the snow, looking at a set of footprints that had just been left on the ground. The footprints led straight to a pile of snow in front.

That should be a haystack, but because it was covered with thick snow, it looked like a tall snowdrift.

Yan Ciwan reached his right hand behind his waist, grasped the hilt of the knife, and slowly approached the snow pile.

"Stop hiding, come out!"

There was no response, only the whistling sound of the north wind blowing past my ears.

When she was about to go around the snow pile, it was suddenly knocked down by someone from behind, and all the dry grass, ice and snow fell towards Yan Ciwan!

At the same time, a cold light flashed.

A scimitar, covered by hay and snow, slashed towards Yan Ci Wan fiercely!

(End of this chapter)