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"Don't worry, your sister is old enough, she won't run around, she must be somewhere in the yard, our yard is so small, there's nothing we can't find her with dozens of people!"

"By the way, girl, you are wearing so little, aren't you cold?"

It is winter now, and Li Ruyi is wearing very thin clothes.

In order to practice martial arts, she had long been accustomed to maintaining her internal energy when it was cold. Although she was a little uncomfortable at first, she often got very cold because she couldn't do two things at once.

But over time, Li Ruyi's body has learned to circulate internal energy at all times.

On weekdays, I do wear less than ordinary people.

Most of the time, she only needs to wear a padded jacket to survive the winter, which makes it easier for her to move around.

Not only her, Xiaoman and Li Er are the same.

"I'm not cold!"

When the shopkeeper heard her say this, he looked around her hands and face, and indeed, he didn't find anything unusual.

This made the shopkeeper panic.

In this case, Li Ruyi must be more powerful than he thought.

If this kind of person is not drugged immediately, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him later!

The shopkeeper had the intention of backing out. He had just wanted to delay time, but now he wanted to contact people outside to see how to make the most of the girl.

I used to think about capturing these two sisters and forcing Li Er to hand over the goods.

Now he was more worried about whether these bodyguards would hurt him if they took action.

"This... girl has great internal strength, no wonder she dares to go out and travel the world! I think your sister is also quite skilled, she shouldn't be in any danger, maybe you should go back and wait..."

The shopkeeper thought that the drugs in the room might not have completely dispersed, and if Li Ruyi went back for a while, he might collapse!

Li Ruyi hesitated for a moment, and seemed to want to go back and wait, but when she looked up and saw the shopkeeper's face, her momentum suddenly rose again.

"No! What if this place is really a shady place and you hid my sister? If she is not lost, she will be found naturally. It doesn't matter whether I am here or in the room."

"But if she's really in danger, I'll have you as a hostage!"

Li Ruyi's words were not polite at all, and the shopkeeper felt guilty instantly.

But this guilty feeling only lasted for a blink of an eye, and he immediately disguised himself by playing it down.

"Hey! Girl, why are we arresting your sister? Even if we want to rob someone, we have to rob you so that we can sell it directly for money! Right!"

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he seemed to be worried about angering Li Ruyi, so he added another sentence.

"Forget it! You can catch her if you want! But I have a deal with you. When your sister is found later, you have to compensate me! Otherwise, this matter will not be resolved easily!"

Li Ruyi remained silent and didn't say anything. He just looked at the shopkeeper quietly, as if he was thinking about something.

Just then, an escort she brought with her walked in from the backyard.

"Boss, we have looked for him, but we can't find him!"

When going out, no one wants to reveal their name, so they all use code names.

Li Ruyi is the head of the family, Li Er is the manager, and Xiaoman is the third daughter.

When the shopkeeper heard the escort call Li Ruyi the boss, his pupils shrank slightly again.

If that's the case, if they let Li Ruyi get away, it would be even more dangerous!

The shopkeeper looked around inconspicuously and then realized that there had been no news from the people around him for a long time.

A bad premonition spread in his heart. It was hard to say how his plan would turn out, but now he had been completely caught!

He thought about it and decided that he had to save himself.

Without waiting for Li Ruyi to speak, he went to ask the escort with confidence.

"Where did you look for it? Did you search everywhere?"

After hearing this, the escort turned to look at Li Ruyi's expression.

He was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the shopkeeper would actually ask this!

Just now he got up at night and was caught by Xiaoman when he returned to his room. He was forced to do the job of a messenger. He actually knew nothing, but he just said whatever Xiaoman told him to say.

"We've searched everywhere! Your inn is so small! How could we not have searched everywhere with dozens of people?!"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he swallowed subconsciously.

"No way! Did he go out? Did you go outside the courtyard to look for him?"

As he was speaking, another person ran in.

"Boss! Look!"

The cold wind blew in through the open door, lifting Li Ruyi's hair, which looked extremely beautiful.

But the shopkeeper had no time to appreciate it, and could only hurriedly go to see what the person had brought back.

Li Ruyi's attention was also attracted for a moment.

The next moment she let out a short exclamation.

"Ah! This is the third sister's clothes... She is wearing this middle coat today. Where did you find it?"

Later, the man was also confused for a moment. He was also grabbed by the third brother and put on a show on his way to the bathroom at night.

His acting skills were not good, but fortunately, the shopkeeper's attention was not on him.

"It was in the backyard. It looked like it was blown in by the wind. We don't know where it came from."

The shopkeeper just thought that Li Ruyi must have overreacted. After all, they took a secret passage, and even if there was evidence, it would be impossible to find it.

But when he heard that it was blown in by the wind, he didn't dare to make a guarantee.

Their secret passage was not too long, and after coming out, it was hung on the tree and blown in by the wind, or it was possible that the little girl was a little more awake and left evidence herself.

The shopkeeper's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he spoke quickly.

"It must have been caught by a dead branch in the yard. It's in the yard anyway, so it won't be lost!"

The first person who came in looked at the shopkeeper with surprise and a hint of inquiry.

Unexpectedly, what this person said was exactly the same as what Xiaoman told him.

He was stunned for a few breaths before he reacted in silence.

"Ah! Oh... Impossible! We looked very carefully and if we say it's not there, it's gone."

The shopkeeper didn't pay attention to him, but spoke along the way.

"You must be not familiar with the inn. So, I will personally lead you to search it again. I will find the girl no matter what."

The two people who came in later simultaneously turned their eyes to Li Ruyi.

They knew very well that Xiaoman was not missing at all, and they could not act out that kind of panic. They could only go to see Li Ruyi and wait for the follow-up.

Li Ruyi frowned and spoke after only a moment's hesitation.

"I trust my people. I'm increasingly feeling that there's something wrong with this inn!"

The escort who came in later felt a layer of cold sweat on the back of his neck.

What kind of thing is this? No one is missing, but you still insist on blaming others?

There were clearly only four people in the room, but their thoughts were all sorts of strange.

The shopkeeper became angry and his voice became louder.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you point a knife at me! I think you are setting a trap for me!"

The two people who came in later even breathed much lighter in an instant.

The shopkeeper subconsciously wanted to gauge their reactions, but before he could look over, Li Ruyi yelled at him.

"Why are you shouting? If it's a misunderstanding, I can apologize to you. But if it's not a misunderstanding, you are familiar with the terrain here, what if you run away in the chaos?"

Li Ruyi's words accurately exposed the shopkeeper's thoughts.

That's exactly what he thought.

There are many secret passages in the backyard. When he and his men search, they can hide in them as quickly as possible and leave from other places.

In this way, the initiative naturally returns to them.

As long as we have the hostages, everything else will be easy.

The shopkeeper's plans came out one by one, but Li Ruyi didn't give him any chance and guessed all his thoughts.

"Girl, I don't think you're really worried about your sister. Aren't you afraid that she might fall into that pit or fall somewhere and be unable to get out?"

"This person hasn't returned for a long time. He must have met with an accident! Don't you want to find someone familiar to lead the way and check the surrounding environment carefully?!"

After hearing this, Li Ruyi seemed to be moved and the knife in his hand was slightly loosened.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly grabbed the knife and tried to throw it away.

However, as soon as he made a move, Li Ruyi immediately came to his senses.

"No! My sister is very good at martial arts. Even if she really encountered an accident, she would not be able to ask for help! You are confusing me. There must be something wrong with you!"

Shopkeeper:...

This person is so annoying! He said everything right, and he doesn't even give me a chance! ?

"What problem can I have? Ha! Just do as you please! I can see that you don't care about your sister. Maybe you two sisters have some conflicts, and you deliberately use me as a place to fight!"

The shopkeeper wanted to use provocation.

But Li Ruyi had her own ideas in mind, so she wouldn't be provoked by him.

"You don't need to provoke me. I don't need to prove our sisterly relationship to you. Just wish you good luck! If anything happens to my sister, I will make sure you are buried with her!"

Li Ruyi seemed to have calmed down from the panic of losing her sister just now.

She began to slightly turn her head to arrange the people behind her.

"You two go over there and have people surround the inn. Even if the king of heaven comes, you have to stay here today."

The two escorts looked at each other and left the room impatiently.

After leaving the house, they were still sighing in their hearts that it was so hard to earn such a small amount of money.

However, the originally panicked shopkeeper couldn't help but relax when he heard Li Ruyi say that he wanted to surround the inn.

If there's some noise here, the people outside will definitely notice it.

It is not difficult to guess that something happened on his end.

This is another way to get the message across.

Li Ruyi pushed the knife and pressed the shopkeeper towards the table.

"Let's go! Follow me and wait for news."

As long as people sit down, it represents a sense of comfort. The shopkeeper feels at ease and is happy to spend time with Li Ruyi.

The two men quickly sat down at the square table, with a knife at the shopkeeper's neck.

There was only a flickering oil lamp between them.

Time passed by little by little, and no one spoke.

Li Ruyi was not in the mood to chat, but the shopkeeper wanted to talk, but every time he opened his mouth, the knife on his neck moved closer.

The knife was so sharp that it could cut through anything, and a single touch on his neck left a cut. The area around his neck felt numb, itchy, and slightly painful, which made him even more alert.

I don't know how long it had been, but suddenly there was a noise outside.

The shopkeeper hurried to see, and Li Ruyi did not stop him and remained silent.

The person sitting opposite her seemed to react and asked her.

"What's this noise?"

Li Ruyi answered calmly.

"My people have surrounded the inn!"

The shopkeeper was startled and turned back to look at Li Ruyi.

"Were they surrounded just now?"

Li Ruyi tilted her head.

"Wouldn't it be a big surprise if we surrounded them just now? What if your companions don't follow the rules and abandon you and run away? Where would I go to catch them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the inn was kicked open by Li Eryi.

The waiter, who was beaten to the point where he looked unrecognizable, was thrown in.

The leader of the escort team followed behind Li Er, holding the knife with no intention of taking action.

They were paid as bodyguards and didn't do any murder or robbery. The limit they could do was to cooperate with Li Er in the acting.

When the shopkeeper saw it, he stood up from his stool in surprise.

Li Ruyi retracted the knife and looked at the shopkeeper quietly, as if he was admiring a prey at the end of its rope.

"Second son! You...you..."

Li Er sneered.

"Why are you pretending? Look at yourself. Do you look like an innkeeper? These hands have never held a pen before. Can't you read and keep accounts?"

"You don't know how to make money by being friendly, nor do you know how to bully customers. You don't even have a set of rules for doing business, and you haven't been taught how to be a good person. Who would believe you if you said you were an old store?"

"And him!"

After saying that, Li Er kicked the waiter on the butt, causing him to roll twice.

"You can't even put on a smile, and you act like a big shot. Not only do you not make the guests feel at home, but you're stuck in this position and can't push out the money-making stuff. You even said that the guest who originally booked 13 rooms has booked only 7 rooms. Does this sound like something a businessman would do?"

"There's nothing about you that isn't weird from the inside out. Do you really think I can't see through your tricks?"

The shopkeeper's goatee was shaking violently, and he never thought that he might have been exposed long ago.

He retreated quietly, trying to avoid Li Ruyi's attack range.

Li Ruyi also let him do so.

The escorts were all standing behind Li Ershi. They had different expressions. Some suddenly realized, some frowned in thought, and some didn't understand what the problem at the inn had to do with them.

"You are just guessing. Where is the evidence? This inn is mine! You stayed here and not only put a knife to my neck, but also beat my servant like this!"

"Who are you? Are you here to rob?"

Li Er curled the corners of his mouth.

Li Ruyi answered from the side.

"That's not a very accurate statement. We are indeed a caravan, but if someone attacks me, I don't mind doing some shady business!"

Li Ruyi is not an upright businessman. She has done good things, but she has also done a lot of immoral things.

The shopkeeper moved aside and retorted loudly.

"What do you mean by attacking you? I've been sitting here all night and you're the one who said all that!"

He didn't dare to mention Xiaoman's matter, for he was afraid that Li Ruyi would react and he would not be able to escape.

Li Ruyi smiled and shook her head.

"You sit here at night, but your companions are not idle! Someone is blowing smoke into my room, and someone else is waiting at the entrance of the secret passage to meet you."

"Why, your inn is so welcoming that you even help solve the problem of guests who can't sleep?"