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Li Yujiao's house is next door.

In fact, people can live in the attic, but the structure of this house is that the owner lives in the attic and the servants live downstairs.

Jing Qizhi and Wang Erhua both knew their own limitations, and neither of them dared to live in the room in the attic.

Li Yujiao returned to the house and fell asleep as soon as she fell on the bed.

……

Jing Qishan stood up at this time.

He fished out a homemade bow and arrow from under the bed.

Ever since Li Yujiao said that she liked strong people, he would exercise every night when no one was around, and made his own bow and arrow.

This bow and arrow is not yet completely finished. The string is there, but the arrow has not been sharpened yet.

He took out a knife and peeled a stick in two, then cut it into the shape of an arrow.

As he was whittling, he suddenly heard some noise outside the shop.

He had been in the military camp for several years and had become very vigilant. When he heard the sneaky sound, he immediately realized that something was wrong!

He took the bow and arrow, opened the door quietly and went out.

Outside the shop, Master Chen and several of his servants were standing in front of the "Jiaojiao Gourmet Shop" with torches lit.

"You said that Li Yujiao's shop sold nearly three thousand bowls of noodles today?" Young Master Chen asked the servant beside him.

"That's right. I've been standing here counting today. Their people are too busy to handle everything. Some people who came late couldn't get any noodles."

Young Master Chen frowned.

There were not many people in Yong'an Town to begin with, and many people came here to buy hot and sour noodles, which resulted in poor business at his Yuelai Restaurant today, with revenue hitting a record low in all the years.

Young Master Chen looked at the sign of "Jiao Jiao Food Shop" in front of him and said to the servant, "I'm leaving first. You can make your move later when no one is around!"

"it is good!"

The men turned and left, but one of the servants returned in the dark.

He looked around and seeing that no one was paying attention, he took out a can of kerosene.

He sprinkled kerosene on the sign of "Jiaojiao Gourmet Shop", then took out a tinder from his arms and blew up the flame.

He was about to throw the tinder at the signboard, but an arrow flew from somewhere and shot his tinder away.

His hand felt numb and the pain was so severe that he couldn't help but let out a cry of "Ah!"

The cry of "Ah" woke up Wang Erhua who lived downstairs.

Wang Erhua came out to check immediately.

The servant below realized that he was being targeted, so he quickly fled into the alley.

Jing Qishan upstairs quietly returned to his room.

……

"What? Someone shot an arrow at you?" Master Chen was shocked when he heard the servant's report. "Did you see clearly which direction the arrow came from?"

"not at all!"

"What does the arrow look like? Since you were hit by the arrow, why are you not injured?" Young Master Chen asked again.

The servant was not sure either: "I didn't see the arrow clearly, but I am sure it was an arrow, but it was not very powerful, so I was not injured."

The servant recalled what happened in horror, and then thought of something else: "Oh, that arrow has no arrowhead, because when it shot over, I felt like a branch piercing me!"

Young Master Chen paced with his hands behind his back, analyzing as he walked: "There are only a few people in Li Yujiao's shop, two women, two men, and a child. One of the men is half paralyzed, and the other is weak. Is there someone taking care of them?"

The servant thought for a moment and said, "Could it be the head of the martial arts school, Liu Da? Who else in the town has that ability besides him?"

Young Master Chen said angrily, "That reckless Liu Dayong always goes against me!"

……

"Jiaojiao Food Shop".

Li Yujiao had been awakened by Wang Erhua.

"Sister Jiao, someone has poured kerosene on our signboard. That person must want to burn us to death!" Wang Erhua's tone was still filled with fear.

Li Yujiao was relatively calm. She comforted Wang Erhua while observing the scene.

The signboard was indeed doused with kerosene, and there was a tinderbox on the ground.

"Erhua, are you saying that you heard a scream, so you came out to check?"

"Yes, that man seemed to have been attacked, that's why he screamed!"

Li Yujiao couldn't help but analyze the scene.

The sign was doused with kerosene and there were fire starters at the scene, so someone wanted to burn her sign tonight to warn her.

However, the person who wanted to burn the signboard might have been frightened and did not have time to throw the tinder away.

She looked around with the lantern for a while before she saw the branch.

The branch was cut straight and had a pointed tip, like... an arrow?

Seeing Li Yujiao holding the arrow, Wang Erhua couldn't help but ask, "Sister Jiao, do you think someone is helping us in secret?"

Li Yujiao asked: "How can I help?"

"Archery, of course!"

Wang Erhua imitated an archery action.

Li Yujiao came from the modern era, and she didn't think of things like bows and arrows at first. But after Wang Erhua's analysis, she felt it was possible.

"If someone is helping us secretly, who would that person be?" Li Yujiao asked Wang Erhua again.

Wang Erhua is sensitive and has a rich imagination, so maybe she can come up with something.

Wang Erhua thought for a while and said, "I don't know who this person is for now, but I'm sure that this archer must want to help us. The most likely possibility is that he wants to help you!"

Li Yujiao asked, "Could it be Mr. Liu?"

"possible!"

"If it was done by Mr. Liu, he could have told us directly."

Wang Erhua thought for a moment and said, "That won't work. You said that Liu Da is henpecked. His wife is still in confinement after giving birth. He would never dare to publicize this matter. What if his wife gets jealous?"

Li Yujiao nodded and said, "Since Mr. Liu is unwilling to publicize this matter, then we should not publicize it either. When I have a chance to meet him, I will thank him privately."

"it is good!"

Upstairs, Jing Qishan clenched his fists in anger when he heard that his contribution was being attributed to someone else.

If he showed up at this time and admitted it, would the woman be touched?

But if that was the case, he would have to explain to her why he had concealed the fact that he couldn't walk.

trouble!

never mind!

……

Li Yujiao met Mr. Liu when she went out to purchase the next day.

His family runs a martial arts school. They not only recruit apprentices, but also take on jobs like escorting.

At this time, Mr. Liu was escorting the caravan.

"Yujiao, are you out buying some groceries?" asked the head of the family, Liu.

"Yes, good morning, Boss Liu." Li Yujiao said with a smile.

"We opened yesterday. Business was pretty good, right?" asked Mr. Liu.

"It's pretty good. Fortunately, we have the help of Mr. Liu." Li Yujiao was referring to what happened last night.

Liu Da Dang said: "It's just a small favor for me, but you, you are the lifesaver of my little sweetheart."

Li Yujiao saw that Mr. Liu was going to escort the convoy early in the morning. Although she didn't want to disturb him, she still felt that she had to ask clearly.

"Master Liu, may I have a word with you?" Li Yujiao asked.

"Oh, of course." Mr. Liu said readily.

They walked aside, and then Li Yujiao asked, "Boss Liu, do you know who tried to burn my signboard last night?"

"Did someone try to burn your signboard last night?" cried Mr. Liu in horror.