Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

Tu Shanjing first reserved a room for Ruiyang and You, so that they could take turns guarding the carriage at night. I am his nominal wife, so naturally I have to bring my nominal daughter Xiaowei to live in the same room with him. Yu Xin drove the carriage and arranged various affairs during the day, and Tu Shanjing thought he was tired and wanted to let him have his own room. Seeing that Senying and Xiaohui were left, they might have to share a room. Senying pouted, and although she didn't say anything, her inner dissatisfaction was already revealed on her face.

Xiao Hui looked at her and said timidly, "I... Although I am young, I am different from Miss Senying after all. If you don't believe me... I will go to Brother Luming. He is very skilled in martial arts. With him watching me, I can't run away."

Tu Shanjing nodded: "That's fine."

So everyone took their own bags and went straight into the room.

It was her first time to go on a long trip. Xiaowei was so excited that she looked around, talked and laughed all the way. She spent too much energy. When she got into the room, she was tired. She washed her face and feet with the hot water brought by the waiter, and then fell asleep on the bed. I was left at a loss and Tu Shanjing, who seemed calm, stared at each other.

When people have nothing to do, their mouths feel lonely. I rummaged through my bag and took out the snacks that Jingye had packed for me. I unfolded the butter paper and saw that the cakes were neatly arranged with sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, jujube cakes, almond cakes, and rose and red bean cakes. I cheered and took a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and started eating. While eating, I said to Tu Shanjing, "I really can't praise the chef of this restaurant. The carp is very fishy, ​​and his cooking skills are not as good as our little Li Mama in the restaurant at the end of the alley."

Tu Shanjing smiled and said, "This place is different from the past. Most of the food here is from inland rivers, and the earthy smell is a bit strong. If you don't like it, we can order something else next time."

I picked up another piece of almond pastry, carefully held it with my handkerchief, and said, "I know that the young master ordered it to give us a taste, but I didn't expect that it would ruin his craftsmanship. It turns out that you don't like it either."

A hand passed by his eyes, with slender joints, slightly red fingertips, and round nails, and took a piece of jujube flower cake. Tu Shanjing usually had a luxurious life, so this simple meal was hard for him to swallow. Faced with this sweet and fragrant cake, he couldn't help but take it to satisfy his stomach even though he didn't like sweet things.

It was getting dark outside the window. Tu Shanjing took out a fire starter from his arms and lit the red candle on the round table. The candlelight flickered, and his eyes sparkled. He and I sat here quietly sharing a bag of snacks. There was no servants or maids around us, and no interruptions from the mistress and subordinates. There was a different kind of tranquility.

He suddenly said, "Sulan, what do you want to do after you return home?"

I was startled, wondering why he suddenly brought up this topic. Going back to my hometown... I subconsciously thought that going back to my hometown meant returning to my original world. I wanted to see my parents, my best friends, check my phone, and drink milk tea... I was lost in thought for a moment, then I looked up at him, only to see his eyes piercing, and he stretched out his slender index finger, blocking it with his body, and pointed it diagonally out the window.

I understood and said casually, "Sulan wants to open a dim sum shop."

Tu Shanjing looked out the window and said, "Then I will become a teacher. We will save the money we earn. When we have enough, I will open a snack shop for you."

I sighed deliberately: "How many more years will it take for you to save enough money? Xiaowei is growing up day by day, and there are more places to spend money. Your family is in decline. How long can I wait?"

Tu Shanjing looked at me straight and said, "There is still a long way to go. We will eventually see the bright moon after the clouds have cleared."

My face was a little hot. If the person outside the window eavesdropped on our small talk, we would have been like an ordinary couple. I was a little shy and wanted to stand up and walk around. Unexpectedly, when I stood up, I pulled the part of my thigh that I had worn when I was riding in the car during the day. I couldn't help but groan. Tu Shanjing quickly stood up and asked, "What's wrong?!"

I waved my hands and said, "It's okay. My thighs hurt from sitting in the carriage during the day."

Tu Shanjing suddenly smiled slyly and said, "Let me see if it's okay to fight." After saying that, he actually walked over.

I saw his slender figure walking towards me against the light, and his shadow covered me. I quickly ran away: "Xiao Wei is still sleeping, stop making trouble!"

He leaned over the table, blew out the candle, but stood still. A little moonlight dimly shone through the window paper, and even in the darkness, it was enough to illuminate his eyes.

He still smiled, but his eyes were cold: "Then I'll buy you a soft cushion tomorrow so you don't get used to it. You sleep with Xiaowei, and I'll sleep in Yu Xin's room, so as not to wake her up."

I didn't know what he was going to do next, but I heard that he was going to look for Yu Xin, so I said "hmm" softly.

Until he pushed the door open and went out, I had been paying close attention to whether there was any movement outside the window. Unfortunately, I had a lot of spiritual power but didn't know how to use it. I could only hear the whistling of the cold wind. Apart from that, I didn't even hear the movement of a flying bird.

After washing up in a restless state of mind, I lay down beside Xiaowei with my clothes on, listening to the noises outside. A drunk guest downstairs hit a cup, and the waiter was seeing him off outside the courtyard. There was also a baby crying from an unknown family, but it gradually stopped after a while, probably because his mother was trying to comfort him. Soon, the singing girl started playing the pipa again, and she kept singing. My eyelids became heavy and I fell asleep in a daze.

Maybe I was worried and couldn't sleep well, so I woke up when the door rang. Afraid that I heard it wrong, I sat up and listened carefully. There were two more small knocks on the door, and then Tu Shanjing's breath sounded: "Sulan, are you asleep?"

My hands, which were tightly gripping the quilt, relaxed and I quickly replied, "No." I got out of bed and groped in the dark to open the door.

Tu Shanjing was wearing a nightgown, a black mask, and standing at the door with a black cloak in his hands. When he saw me open the door, he came in. I looked around and saw no one outside the door, so I quickly closed the door gently. I turned around and saw him put the cloak on the back of the chair, and said, "Someone was listening outside the window just now, and soon went west. I just checked and found that Yu Xin, Sen Ying, and Rui Yang were all bewitched by them. Fortunately, they were not injured, but just slept for a few hours. I waited for a while and saw that they didn't come back, so I planned to ask around and came to get something from you. Before leaving, Jingye gave you the green flowered bag wrapped in a bundle. Do you have it with you?"

I hurriedly searched in my larger bag and replied, "I took it with me. I saw it was light and didn't weigh much, so I put it in my own big bag."

As I was speaking, I felt something cool and smooth beneath my touch, and touched the small bundle. I saw in the moonlight that it was indeed the bundle with green flowers, and I quickly took it out and handed it to him.

Then I asked with concern: "Sir, can Brother Luming go with you?"

Tu Shanjing shook his head and said, "He's on duty in the second half of the night, so it's better to let him guard the carriage. If he's found out about smuggling this much black iron and saltpeter powder, he'll be convicted. I'll go check it out myself first."

I suddenly became nervous: "Sir, the other party is unpredictable, you must not fall into their trap."

Tu Shanjing took out a small box from the bag on his back, opened it and took out two small balls as clear as glass, gave one to me and said, "It's okay, I won't meet them, I'll just go to check it out and come back. You take this mother and child ball and wait outside the woods west of the store. If the ball vibrates once, it means I'm here to tell you. If it vibrates twice, it means I'm in danger. Remember to take this mechanism and face the woods to prepare to meet the enemy. Don't worry, this mechanism is poisoned and can kill the enemy without waiting to get close. You can use it even if you don't have spiritual power." After that, he took out a square box from his arms and pulled my finger to touch the mechanism. "Tied the box to your waist with the hole facing forward. Press here first, then pull it again. Remember?"

I was sweating a little and replied, "I remember."

Tu Shanjing emphasized: "The side with the hole should face forward, remember this!"

I kept saying yes.

He paused, then said, "If it shakes a third time...you can just ask You to save me."

After that, he turned around to open the door, looked back at me, and said, "Let's go. It's cold at night, you can put on that cloak."

I quickly grabbed my cloak and put it on, followed him out the door, closed the door, turned around and slipped out the back door. It was cold at night, and the sweat on my head turned cold when the wind blew over it. I shook my head and tried to follow him.

Not far to the west from the back door of the store is a forest. The shadows of the trees swayed, making a rustling sound, and the shadows moved with the wind, casting shadows on the ground, which was a bit creepy.

He stood by a short tree, turned around and said to me: "You just wait for me here by this tree. Don't be afraid. If there is any disturbance, you can activate the mechanism. It can be used three times in total."

I looked at him and said in a trembling voice, "Sir, please be careful."

He nodded, pursed his lips, turned around, and disappeared in the swaying shadows of the trees in a flash.

I was leaning against a tree trunk, facing the darkness deep in the woods, feeling like I was surrounded by enemies. Even the rustling of leaves above my head would startle me, but the wind kept blowing, rustling again and again. The sweat on my forehead came out and disappeared, becoming cold and then dried by the wind. I had goose bumps all over my body, and my scalp exploded again and again. Later, I even felt a tingling pain in my pores.

I have never felt that time has passed so slowly, I almost lost my sense of time. Maybe only a quarter of an hour had passed, but to me it felt like half a night had passed.

Finally, the glass ball in my hand vibrated slightly, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

But then it shook again.

My head buzzed, my scalp went numb, and my hands trembled as I reached for the mechanism at my waist. Suddenly, I heard a rustling sound from the treetops in the distance, but I had been standing here for so long listening to the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, so I could tell it wasn't the wind.

Someone was moving between the trees.

I held my breath and silently pointed the box towards the direction of the sound coming from the treetop. The man came quickly and was close in an instant, so I pressed the mechanism in advance.

The sound is no longer audible.

I was a little confused, but I didn't dare put my hands down and tilted my ear to listen carefully.

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind the tree and covered my mouth! I wanted to scream, but I couldn't make a sound, nor could I turn around and point the machine gun at him.

Then a familiar breath surrounded me, and someone whispered in my ear, "It's me."

I relaxed all of a sudden, my hands and feet became limp and unresponsive.

Tu Shanjing came out from behind me, looked around, and asked, "Did I scare you?"

I whispered back, "It's scary, but I'm okay."

He then pulled a brown blanket from the bag on his back and threw me to the ground, covering us both.

I was so frightened this time that I couldn't even make a sound. The ground beneath me was cold and hard, and behind me was his soft body. Half of his body was pressed on me, forming an embrace. His left hand was around my wrist, and he gently squeezed it.

I didn't dare ask him out loud, nor did I dare turn my head to look at him. I just felt his hair brushing against my ears, cool and soft.

At this time, hurried footsteps came from the woods. I looked over and found that although my left hand was stretched out when I fell to the ground, I couldn't see it in my sight. I could only see the brown-black land, as if my hand was hidden there.

I thought it was probably some kind of invisible blanket, so I held my breath, hoping that the person wouldn't hear my panting. In my sight, a pair of black boots with brown soles stepped on my hand, only an inch away from my fingers. I had to purse my lips tightly to control myself from making any sound.

The man paced a few steps, as if looking around.

From afar, the sound of two men talking and laughing could be heard again: "Xing Lao San, you are really amazing, eavesdropping on the couple by their window! If you ask me, that young woman already has a child, what's so special about it? The little maid looks younger and more interesting!"

The one called Xing Lao San spoke in a rougher voice: "Wang Lao Liu, what do you know?! It is the young lady who is knowledgeable and tactful who is more attractive! That little maid is so skinny that her bones will break if you pinch her. What's so good about her?!"

Another guy named Wang Laoliu laughed out loud: "Haha! You've been listening to him babble on and on for so long, not doing anything serious, and you're hanging upside down, your head is about to get swollen with blood, and you're really excited, right?!"

Xing Lao San spat at Wang Lao Liu and said, "Fuck you! If the boss hadn't told us to hurry up and find out about them, I might have succeeded in a bit!"

Tu Shanjing held my wrist tightly.

Wang Laoliu walked closer and closer to him, and then said, "I spent most of the night investigating, and all I found was a bunch of tattered boxes filled with tattered clothes and books, and that tattered pumpkin! It was you who took the opportunity to take a look while the night watchman went to pee, otherwise I would have to go through the trouble of bewitching him."

Xing Lao San laughed and said, "I'm not bragging, but when I was traveling around the world, you were probably still breastfeeding! If I wasn't here today, you might not even have a chance to charm that guy outside even if you stayed there all night!"

Just as Wang Laoliu was about to respond, he suddenly knelt down with a plop and said, "Wang Laoliu meets the boss!"

Xing Lao San also said: "Hello, boss!"