After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

After Meng Yin left, He Fu turned and walked into the alley.

In front of him, a tall man wearing a bamboo hat walked towards him.

He has an eagle face, a slightly hooked nose, and upturned eyes, giving people the impression that he is not someone who can be messed with.

"Was that a new target?" He leaned against the wall, lazily stirring the grass roots in his mouth.

"Not the target." He Fu said in a light tone, but his eyes were filled with hatred.

"She's just a girl, and she's pretty. It would be a pity if you kill her directly. Why don't you give her to me to play with?" He smiled evilly and hooked his arms around He Fu's neck.

He Fu glanced at him, smiled sinisterly and said, "Who said I want to kill her directly?"

Sun Qing was stunned for a moment. He understood that this guy wanted to use the girl as an outlet for his hatred.

"Didn't you say that she had a relationship with Xiahou Yu and a few others? It's not easy to do anything about it." Sun Qing let go of him and sat down against the wall.

He Fu looked at the sky and saw that the sun was about to set.

"Where is Mr. Han?" he asked.

"Can we guess Mr. Han's location? He has a disciple, and looking for him is almost the same as looking for Mr. Han." Sun Qing said.

"Okay, where is he?"

"There is Yang Inn in the west of the city."

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Late at night, inside Xiahou Mansion.

After listening to Xiao Xian's report, Xiahou Yu walked out of the study and headed towards the courtyard where Xia Nian and others were.

As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw Xia Nian playing with Meng Yin and the other two.

She seemed to have just finished a shower. She was only wearing a suspender skirt, and her hair was still a little wet. She was tilting her head slightly and wiping her hair with a white cloth.

Seeing Xia Nian's exposed snow-white neck, Xiahou Yu immediately lowered his head and stopped.

Meng Yin had sharp eyes and spotted him immediately.

"Ahem, it's so late, let's go and rest." Meng Yin winked at Xu Zheng and Tao Tao, then pulled them to flee the scene.

Xu Zheng, the straight girl, hadn't reacted yet. She looked at Meng Yin, then at Xia Nian: "Ah, Nian Nian's hair hasn't been dried yet." In the past, they always waited for each other and would not abandon anyone.

Tao Tao smiled helplessly and joked with Meng Yin: "Maybe we will be redundant in a while."

Xu Zheng touched her face and saw Xiahou Yu at the gate of the courtyard out of the corner of her eye.

"Oh~" She smiled with her teeth showing, "Okay, let's go first."

"Right, Nian Nian, your hair isn't dry yet. Wait until it's dry before going to bed, otherwise you'll catch a cold." Meng Yin raised an eyebrow at her, and the next second, the three of them ran to their own rooms.

Xia Nian had seen through them as soon as Meng Yin winked at them. She stood up and looked at Xia Hou Yu who was walking towards her from behind.

"Master Xiahou, it's so late, is there anything wrong?" Xia Nian asked.

Xiahou Yu was a little reserved at the gate of the courtyard just now, but now he looks generous and natural.

He looked at Xia Nian's shoulder: "Miss Xia, aren't you cold?"

Xia Nian rubbed his arms subconsciously. It was already summer, but the temperature here was quite different from the real world. It was only about 20 degrees Celsius now, which was very comfortable.

When Xiahou Yu saw her like this, he thought she was cold and regretted that he should not have worn a corseted dress that was difficult to take off.

"Miss Xia, can you come with me?" Xia Houyu looked at her with hope in his eyes.

Xia Nian knew he wouldn't do anything, so he nodded.

The two of them came to Xiahou Yu's house as if they were taking a walk.

His room was very big, with several shelves filled with all kinds of books. Xia Nian took a quick look and found that some of the words on them were words she had never seen before.

Xiahou Yu came in and saw a folded blue and white dress on his bed. It was placed in an antique box with a hairpin and a pair of earrings on it.

The hairpin is in the pattern of a pear blossom, and has precious pearls as pendants. The earrings are extremely finely crafted, and the jade in the middle is particularly eye-catching.

This set suits Xia Nian very well and is obviously carefully selected.

Xiahou Yu closed the box, held it in both hands, and walked out.

"What's wrong?" Xia Nian couldn't help asking when she saw that he was hesitant to speak.

Xiahou Yu raised his eyes with an innocent expression.

"Miss Xia, have you ever accepted anything given to you by other men?" Xia Hou Yu asked.

Xia Nian looked at him for a few times and guessed what he was thinking: "No, and I won't accept it. They can't afford what I want."

The implication was to advise him to retreat when he saw difficulties, but Xiahou Yu raised the corner of his mouth. After all, the only things he could not afford were the moon and stars in the sky.

"Then you won't want what I give you, right?" Xiahou Yu asked knowingly.

Xia Nian nodded and stood up: "Yes, Master Xiahou came to me in the middle of the night just for this matter? Sorry, I won't accept anything from you because you have already helped us a lot."

Xiahou Yu nodded, lowered his eyelashes, and struggled, "Just consider it as a thank you, Miss Xia."

Xia Nian shook his head: "Then I should give you something. You helped us a lot."

"I selected these things specially for Miss Xia. It took me a long time to pick the most suitable ones. Miss Xia, just consider it as my way of thanking you for your help in the murder case." He said with a rather pitiful tone.

"...I believe there will be other girls who are more suitable." Xia Nian said, turning around and leaving.

"But this is something I asked someone to make specifically for Miss Xia. If Miss Xia doesn't accept it, no one else will be worthy of it. It's better to throw it away. Isn't it a waste?" These words sounded like coercion or inducement, but Xiahou Yu said them with some innocence, even with a hint of pleading.

"..." Xia Nian turned around and looked at him. His eyes were dark, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he was holding an exquisite box in his hands.

"Then let me take a look first." Xia Nian sighed inwardly and took it.

Although he had a vague guess of what it was, Xia Nian was still amazed after opening the box.

"Do you like it?" Xiahou Yu bent down slightly and asked.

Xia Nian stared at the things inside in a daze. She asked, "Why did you give me these?"

Seeing her surprised look, Xiahou Yu couldn't help but feel proud, and said: "On the afternoon when I arrived in Ziyang City, I saw a merchant from Haiguo selling pearls and jadeite, so I bought them and wanted to make them into a hairpin for you, but I felt that it was too thin, so I made this dress."

He spoke briskly, looking at her hopefully, as if waiting for her praise: "Do you want to try it now?"

Xia Nian shook her head: "No, I like it very much, but..."

"Just what?" Xiahou Yu was overjoyed when he heard her say she liked him.

Xia Nian looked at him and said calmly, "It's just that I accepted the gift from Master Xiahou to express my gratitude for helping me with the case. There is nothing else."

Xiahou Yu was stunned. What Xia Nian meant was that she accepted it only because she accepted Xiahou Yu's gratitude, and that was all gratitude.

"Okay... I understand." Xiahou Yu smiled, but the smile in his eyes faded a little.

It seems that Miss Xia is still unable to accept him. Xiahou Yu lowered his eyes and had other ideas in his mind.

Xia Nian nodded and closed the box.

"Then I'll go back first." Xia Nian said.

Xiahou Yu nodded: "I'll take you there."

On the way back, Xia Nian didn't speak actively, but just responded to him from time to time.

She held the box in both hands, her fingertips trembling slightly.

She should have curbed Xiahou Yu's feelings for her, but she accepted his gift again. However, when she calmed down, she thought again, if she didn't accept it, her relationship with Xiahou Yu would deteriorate, and Xiahou Yu wouldn't let her be around him, then how could they prevent them from breaking up?

Xia Nian was very troubled. She couldn't accept him, nor could she reject him. She felt very uncomfortable.

She felt a little depressed and couldn't help but quicken her pace, wanting to go back to sleep quickly.

Suddenly, Xiahou Yu gently put his arms around her waist and took her to hide behind the rockery.

"What's wrong?" Xia Nian's body trembled. Xia Houyu was not a frivolous person. Her first reaction was what he saw.

"Someone just flew over." Xiahou Yu said with a very cold expression.