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Shi Qing’s face froze. Damn it, why did I have to be so stubborn last night!

But soon, her face regained its harmless expression and continued the negotiation: "If you are really worried, then you can send someone to follow me. That should be fine."

Shen Yan thought for a long time.

Is this not possible? Shi Qing felt a little disappointed when he didn't hear a reply.

"Okay." After a long time, a low and lazy voice sounded.

"Thank you, A'yan!" Shi Qing's eyes lit up and she looked at him with curved eyebrows.

Looking at the girl's happy and joyful expression, Shen Yan was slightly stunned, and an inexplicable tenderness suddenly flashed through his heart.

Eyes drooped, hiding the thick darkness, Ah Qing, you'd better not run, otherwise...

Shi Qing was happily eating when he suddenly felt a chill on his back.

He glanced at Shen Yan as if he had sensed something, his expression was indifferent, nothing unusual.

A drugstore in Ming County.

"That's how it is. I'm sorry to bother Ziyin again."

After explaining the whole story, Gu Xiao clasped his fists and bowed to the handsome and well-dressed man in moon-white clothes.

"Brother Gu, you don't have to be polite. I will take good care of Miss Yin and the others." Lu Ziyin helped him up and said gently.

Gu Xiao looked at him gratefully. Although Lu Ziyin looked like a weak scholar, he was skilled in martial arts.

He was extremely obsessed with medicine and spent years collecting herbs in the mountains and wilderness.

Moreover, he is a righteous man, alone and helpless, making him the most suitable person to protect Yin Xinyue.

"Since everything is arranged, I'll leave first. I have to go pick up A Qing. I'll come to find you later." Without waiting for Lu Zinyin to answer, he ran out in a hurry.

Lu Ziyin let out a cry, and Gu Xiaoren had disappeared.

He turned around to look at the reserved Yin Xinyue next to him and asked doubtfully, "Is the Ah Qing that Gu Xiao mentioned a girl?"

Yin Xinyue nodded with a complicated expression, "She must be Mr. Gu's sweetheart."

This is interesting, Lu Ziyin smiled meaningfully.

"Why is it you!" Shi Qing was shocked when he saw the man in black with a stern face in front of him.

If Shen Yan sent other people, she would have a great chance of escaping.

However, the Shen Yi in front of him was a capable subordinate of Shen Yan, and his martial arts skills were even better than the original owner, so it was somewhat difficult for him to escape.

"Let's go." Shen Yi looked at her calmly and walked in front.

Along the way, Shi Qing was thinking about how to get rid of Shen Yi.

"Shen Yi, please go buy me some candied haws."

"I'm only responsible for watching you." Shen Yi said coldly.

What he meant was that she had to buy whatever she wanted herself.

Shi Qing snorted softly and thought of other methods in his mind.

She tried to blend into the crowd, but was soon found by Shen Yi.

She also tried to get passersby to hold Shen Yi back, but he ignored her and simply drew his sword, scaring the passersby away.

She also took the opportunity to sneak into the brothel, thinking that a cold-hearted person like Shen Yi would be too shy to go in.

Who knew that this guy would chase her in without hesitation and drag her out.

It's just like a dog-skin plaster, Shi Qing muttered.

Shen Yi, who was following her, glanced at her indifferently and remained silent.

People were coming and going in Lizhou City. There was a lake in front with small boats floating on it. On the other side, long reeds were swaying in the wind.

It was the same lake that she had visited before, but this lake was much larger and now she was seeing the other side.

"Shen Yi, let's go boating." The girl's clear voice rang out, and Shen Yi looked at her calmly.

After a while, Lin Qing, who was sitting on the boat, suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose nonchalantly.

She saw the small boat following closely behind her, and Shen Yi was staring at her intently.

Smiling back at him, Shi Qing suddenly asked, "Shen Yi, why did you give me that rabbit?"

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered, "You don't like it?"

"I like it. It's so cute, how can I not like it?" She answered with a smile, not missing Shen Yi's lowered eyes that seemed to be relieved.

"So, Shen Yi," the girl called his name seriously, and Shen Yi looked up at her reflexively.

"You must take good care of it." After saying this, the girl smiled sweetly, turned over and jumped into the lake and disappeared.

Shen Yi's pupils shrank, and a crack appeared on his usually cold face.

Then, he quickly reacted and looked around, seeing the long reeds swaying in the wind.

Having searched many rooms but still not found the secret book, Shen Yan felt a little annoyed.

"Master, there is a seemingly abandoned yard in the southwest direction. Do you want to search it?" A guard ran in and asked while kneeling on one knee.

"Search." There was only one yard left, so we had to search it all, just in case it really was there.

Shen Yan suddenly became alert, stood up, and said coldly: "Lead the way."

"Yes."

Following the guards through long corridors, we finally arrived at a courtyard.

The flowers and plants outside have all withered, leaving only the thin bamboos around them full of vitality.

"Xiangzhuyuan?"

Shen Yan savored these three words carefully. With such a poetic name, the owner of this courtyard must be of extraordinary status.

I walked in and pushed open the door of the middle room, and a lingering smell of dust hit me in the face.

Shen Yan frowned and walked in with disgust.

He looked around carefully and walked into the inner room.

I immediately spotted an ornament that had fallen on the ground. I picked it up and it wasn't very heavy.

I glanced at the closed window and it wasn't the wind that blew.

Although there had been no signs of human habitation in the room for a long time, the owner had cleaned it up and there was no possibility of rats.

So someone broke in here and ran away in a panic.

After looking around, he found the secret passage behind the closet.

"You come down with me, and the rest of you stay outside." After giving the order, Shen Yan followed the secret passage with a guard.

Arriving at the fork in the road, Shen Yan glanced at the traces on the ground and found nothing.

"Go left and tell me if you find anything." After saying that, he took a road on the right.

I opened the stone door and reached the end without any obstruction.

The ground was in a mess, with arrow feathers scattered around. Not far ahead there was some white powder and an overturned wooden box.

Shen Yan's expression changed slightly, and he checked the box to confirm, but there was nothing inside.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of red out of the corner of my eye.

Looking up, I saw a fat black and red centipede crawling on the triangular area on the upper right wall.

The vivid bite mark on the back of the girl's hand last night suddenly came to my mind.

Shen Yan suddenly smiled, undercurrents surged in his eyes, and a cold arc appeared at the corners of his lips.

Lin Qing, you are really great.

"Wow!" A young girl suddenly emerged from the water in the inconspicuous reeds by the lake.

It's the right time.

She was soaking wet, with her hair sticking to her face, making her look like a water ghost.

Without caring about anything else, she casually squeezed the water out of the hem of her skirt and ran quickly towards the city gate.

Too much time has been wasted and it's almost evening now.

The city gates were about to close, so she had to hurry.

So, some people saw such a strange scene:

A girl, all wet and with a hideous face, was running frantically, as if she was running for her life.

But he was indeed running for his life.

Shi Qing suddenly caught a glimpse of a person leading a horse next to her. Her eyes lit up and she immediately stopped.

"Young man, can I borrow your horse?"

Shi Qing quickly walked to the man leading the horse and said hurriedly.

"This is for you, thank you." She took out a stack of wet banknotes from her sleeve and slapped it into his hand.

The man looked at the strange girl in confusion and was about to speak when suddenly a cold voice came.

"Do you really want to leave?"

Shi Qing turned around and saw Shen Yi staring at her with an unfathomable expression.