Zhou Shizhi made a gesture, and retreated with Lu Xiaoshu, hiding himself outside the hidden back door of Zhuangzi.
"Let's follow up later, will we be able to find the lair of this old thing?" Lu Xiaoshu's eyes were shining like stars, and his expression was full of anticipation.
She is not afraid at all! Zhou Shizhi didn't know whether to be happy or to smile wryly, so he approached her with a light smile and said, "It's not the old man's lair, I think it should be Marquis Wu Gong's lair, I think, it should be the place we have been looking for for so long, Xiao Shu, This time it happened by accident, and I have to thank you!"
Lu Xiaoshu liked to hear this very much, and said with a smile: "You don't have to thank me, your business is my business, and the person who should be thankful is my little uncle!"
"It's true!" Zhou Shizhi smiled, and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid that place is not so easy to get to. We'll follow from a distance later, so be more careful..."
"Don't worry, I'm not so stupid! I won't be your burden!" Lu Xiaoshu gave him a white look.
Zhou Shizhi rubbed his nose, smiled silently and said no more, the two of them waited quietly.
After about half an hour, I finally heard the slight creaking of wheels and horseshoes. The sound of the horse's hooves was very soft. It should be that the hooves were wrapped in cotton cloth. If it wasn't for such a quiet night, and they listened for the movement with their ears upright, they wouldn't have heard it at all.
The door was gently pushed open from the inside, and the carriage came out without a sound. There were no lanterns or torches, and only shadows moving in the dark night could be seen.
That's good, it doesn't have to be so difficult to track! Lu Xiaoshu and Zhou Shizhi looked at each other with the same thoughts in their hearts.
The carriages came out of the door one after another, neither slow nor fast, maintaining almost the same speed, and everyone was silent, like a silent movie, and the people watching couldn't help feeling a little chilly.
A gust of wind blew, and Lu Xiaoshu shivered subconsciously. Zhou Shizhi shook her hand and squeezed it hard.
As soon as Lu Xiaoshu's heart warmed up, he suddenly felt that he was at ease, confident, and not afraid of anything. He turned his head and blinked at Zhou Shizhi and made a cute grimace, which made Zhou Shizhi smile. The palm of the hand scratched lightly.
Lu Xiaoshu's face became hot, his thumb turned, and he pinched the back of Zhou Shizhi's hand without hesitation. Zhou Shizhi almost jumped up, bit his lip to hold back the sound he was about to make, and withdrew his words. hand.
Lu Xiaoshu curled the corners of his mouth and snickered silently.
Soon, all the carriages came out, Zhou Shizhi narrowed his eyes, stared coldly at the convoy ahead, and led Lu Xiaoshu to follow silently.
The horses pulling the carts and the drivers should have been specially trained. Even the carts must have been specially made. They made very little noise when walking on the road, and they cooperated very well with each other.
The moonlight is very faint and there are no lights. Although this is very suitable for tracking, it is not suitable for walking at night. Especially Lu Xiaoshu was extremely uncomfortable, if Zhou Shiyi hadn't been protecting and taking care of him, he might have fallen and made a noise.
Following him, Zhou Shizhi stopped suddenly, grabbed Lu Xiaoshu's waist and quickly dragged her into the nearby grass.
Lu Xiaoshu was startled and was about to call out, but Zhou Shizhi covered her mouth with great foresight, leaned close to her and said in a low voice, "Don't make a sound."
Lu Xiaoshu was stunned, and listened intently, holding his breath, until he heard a slight sound of footsteps coming from behind, and he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
"Master is too careful! It's the middle of the night, and it's such a remote road, how could someone be following you!" One person whispered.
"Come on, don't say a few words! Be careful sailing for thousands of years! If the master finds out, I won't be skinning you!" Another person said.
"I know, I know, what else can I do? Who dare not listen to the master? I'm just talking!" The previous man said hastily.
"Hmph, be careful what comes out of your mouth. It's important to do things. I think you'd better shut up honestly..."
While talking, the footsteps of the two gradually faded away.
Lu Xiaoshu broke into a cold sweat from fright, exhaled lightly, and cursed in a low voice: "The old man surnamed Tian is really cunning!"
Zhou Shizhi curled his lips into a smile, and said, "The more he behaves like this, the more important that place is. We finally didn't come in vain tonight, did we?"
"It's true!" Lu Xiaoshu immediately cheered up, and said with a smile: "Then what are you waiting for, let's follow!"
After following them so far and near for nearly two hours, and detoured through countless valleys and mountains, the convoy in front finally stopped.
Under the light of the moon, Lu Xiaoshu raised his eyes and looked around. The mountains were majestic and tall, like a lazy lion lying down. You can faintly see jagged rocks and pinnacles on the mountain. There are no trees on the mountain, but only clusters of sparse shrubs and weeds.
It was desolate.
"Unexpectedly, there is such a ghostly place near the capital!" Lu Xiaoshu whispered in Zhou Shizhi's ear.
Her breath was warm and lingered with the girl's unique breath as she spoke, and her lips were almost pressed against his earrings. He whispered, "No wonder we couldn't find it after so much effort."
There should be a secret cave in the mountain, those people opened the door at the foot of the mountain, and carts of grain were transported in. Zhou Shizhi stared at that position with burning eyes, and made a secret note in his heart that before those people came out, he quietly left with Lu Xiaoshu.
Back at the residence, Lu Xiaoshu suddenly yelled "Oops", startled Zhou Shizhi, and hurriedly asked what was the matter.
Lu Xiaoshu all said annoyedly: "It's so dark tonight, and we took such a long detour, we also forgot to make a mark. Will you find the place tomorrow?" He blamed himself endlessly while talking.
Zhou Shizhi saw it was funny, reached out and rubbed her head, and said with a smile: "Don't be sad, I have left a mark on the road, and I will definitely find the place!" After a pause, he laughed again: "Actually, even if you don't Leave a mark, and I can still find it, it just takes a little more time!"
"Really?" Lu Xiaoshu was dumbfounded, and suddenly felt a sense of frustration, curled his lips and said, "But, I didn't see how you left a mark?"
Zhou Shizhi smiled slightly, pretending to be deep and said: "Well, you don't have to worry about it!"
"Cut!" Lu Xiaoshu said disdainfully: "Don't talk about pulling it down! I don't care about it!"
Zhou Shizhi smiled and said: "Actually, I just memorized it secretly. It's all in my head. There is no special way. You, can I still hide it from you? Go to sleep for a while, and think about what to do when you go back tomorrow." Deal with your parents!"
Lu Xiaoshu smiled, "My parents are not difficult to deal with, I am not afraid! Are you really so smart?" Lu Xiaoshu thought about her own brain, she always felt that she was also very good, but compared to Zhou Shizhi Come on, it seems—a little bit worse...
"Of course," Zhou Shizhi leaned over with a chuckle, and said with a salivating smile, "Otherwise, why do you like me so much!"
"You're so beautiful!" Lu Xiaoshu burst out laughing, turned around and went to rest in his room.
The next morning, Zhou Shizhi personally sent Lu Xiaoshu back to the Lu residence. Lu Xiaoshu was quite surprised and admired his courage, but he wasn't afraid of her, what was she afraid of? Anyway, before she recognized her ancestor and returned to her clan, her parents knew about her relationship with him.
Zhou Shizhi sent a letter yesterday, telling them to take Lu Xiaoshu to a lake outside the city for a two-day outing, boating and outing, please don't worry about it. So this day when Zhou Shizhi sent Lu Xiaoshu back, Jing Mingtang did not have the atmosphere of "Miss disappeared and finally came back".
Lu Wenxuan asked for leave and waited at home. Mu Qing was unhappy and waited with a calm face.
Seeing Lu Xiaoshu coming back, Mu Qing said calmly: "Have you played enough? Are you willing to come back? Go back to the house, change clothes, take a shower and rest!" Then she took Lu Xiaoshu away.
Lu Wenxuan was very polite to Zhou Shizhi, and entertained him very friendly, asked where he had been for the past two days, and said that Lu Xiaoshu's temper was too rough, if he wanted to go earlier in the future Send the letter back, so as not to worry the family members.
Zhou Shizhi hurriedly admitted his mistake frankly, expressing that he was educated.
Then, he said goodbye politely.
Before leaving, he really wanted to see Lu Xiaoshu again, but he knew it was impossible after thinking about it, so he just left like that.
At Linglong Pavilion, Mu Qing was interrogating Lu Xiaoshu with a sullen expression, and the atmosphere was very tense.
"What have you been doing for the past two or three days? Have you been with Mr. Zhou—Young Master Zhou? Why did you send someone to deliver the letter yesterday? You're so forgetful about playing, are you trying to piss off your parents?"
In the Nuan Pavilion, everyone was kicked out, only Mu Qing and Lu Xiaoshu, and Nanny Hua personally guarded the door.
Mu Qing's complexion was very ugly, and her tone was tense and gloomy that Lu Xiaoshu had never seen before.
She never knew that her gentle and beautiful mother would have such a big temper...
Facing Mu Qing's series of questions, Lu Xiaoshu opened his mouth, feeling like he didn't know where to start.
"Mother..."
She yelled cautiously with a smiling face, Mu Qing's complexion sank, she slapped the coffee table with a "slap" and said sharply: "Say it!"
Lu Xiaoshu also came up annoyed, and simply said: "Yes, I have been with him all the time. I had so much fun and got carried away, so I forgot to ask someone to come back to deliver the letter! So mother, are you satisfied?"
"You!" Mu Qing was more than satisfied? She was so angry that she was half dead, her chest heaved, and it took a while to recover, tremblingly said: "Are you trying to piss me off? Are you trying to piss me off? You, you are a girl, you it turns out-"
Mu Qing's eyes turned red, she tilted her head and raised her handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
Seeing that she had only said a few words, Lu Xiaoshu began to shed tears, and felt even more irritable. She couldn't help but think of her mother in Fengye Village. The mother of Maple Leaf Village would never do this, she would rather she would be like the mother of Maple Leaf Village when she was dissatisfied and yelled at her, and then grabbed a broom and chased her as if to beat her.
Weeping at every turn, really—
"He's my fiancé, what's wrong with me being with him! Besides, we just go out and play together, what's the big deal! You're making a big deal out of a molehill!" Lu Xiaoshu said.