Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Changtian immediately stood up straight, not daring to bend his waist.
"Master Yan." Zhong Li looked at Yan Shu and called softly, "Have you seen Fang Master?"
Yan Shu nodded.
"Is there any clue to the case?" Zhongli asked.
Yan Shu nodded again.
"That's good." Zhong Li heaved a sigh of relief.
"This case involves the owner of the workshop, and he will visit Jinsefang several times in the future." Yan Shu looked at Zhongli and said, "Maybe it will cause trouble to you, I hope you don't blame it."
"Fang Master..." Zhong Li showed a surprised expression, but still said, "Your Excellency, don't be embarrassed. If there is anything I can help, please feel free to ask. It's really my luck to help you."
"Thank you." Yan Shu cupped his fists, "It's late today, we left first."
"Okay, I'll see off the two adults." Zhongli saluted.
"No need." Yan Shu politely declined, then looked at Li Changtian with a gentle voice, "I've been waiting for a long time, let's go back to the inn."
"Let's go, let's go back, I'm tired." Li Changtian let out a long breath.
The two bid farewell to Zhongli, got up and left Jinsefang.
After nearly a whole night of tossing about getting the token, the two of them walked out of Qinglu Pavilion, only to realize that it was the scene of the morning star hanging from the sky. Lonely and empty.
"Are you tired?" Yan Shu asked Li Changtian softly as the two were walking outside Jinsefang.
"Ah? Oh, I'm not tired, I'm not tired." Li Changtian said so, but in fact, he was already sweating coldly because of the injury on his waist.
He lowered his head and gritted his teeth tightly, thinking to himself that Yan Shu couldn't see anything unusual before he arrived at the inn.
After the two of them separated and rested, he could go to a medical center for treatment.
But having said that, I don't have any money on me, which medical center would accept it
Forget it, let's deal with it casually.
Li Changtian was thinking, when Yan Shu's voice suddenly came from his ear: "Why is your face so pale?"
Li Changtian felt a 'thump' in his heart, and looked up at Yan Shu, and sure enough, seeing him frowning at him, Li Changtian responded in a panic, "Ah? Bai? Is it white? Is there any? No way."
Yan Shu was about to ask, when a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Master Yan, please stay!"
Li Changtian and Yan Shu were startled, turned their heads to look, and saw Zhongli running after him in a hurry.
He seemed to be in a hurry, so he ran so fast that the crown of his hair was slightly crooked and the bun was loose.
After catching up with the two of them, Zhong Li gasped for breath, then looked up at Yan Shu, and asked, "Master Yan, I have something to tell you, can I take a step to talk?"
"Oh!" Before Yan Shu could answer, Li Changtian yelled suddenly, and he said to Yan Shu, "I suddenly remembered something. I promised the innkeeper that I would help him repair the stove in the morning. You and Zhongli should chat. , I’m going back to the inn first!”
"Stovetop? Li Changtian? Wait, Li Changtian!? Li..." Yan Shu was about to question, but Li Changtian dropped the words and hurriedly walked towards the inn in a panic. Yan Shu couldn't stop shouting.
Li Changtian walked out of Jinsefang quickly, turned his head and saw that Yan Shu hadn't followed, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.
He couldn't hold it anymore, if he had to wait for Yan Shu and Zhong Li to finish speaking, he would probably faint in front of them.
Finally, he no longer had to pretend nothing happened, Li Changtian wiped the cold sweat off his brow, bent over, covered his stomach, and moved towards the inn step by step.
But once he relaxed, he couldn't even take two steps. Li Changtian saw a dark alley beside the street, got up and walked in, and fell to the ground with his back against the cold wall.
He raised his head and panted again and again, and when he raised his hand, he found that the palm of his hand was covered with blood.
Li Changtian couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately, the clothes he was wearing were black, so it was not easy to be noticed.
It was slightly bright, and there was no one around in the alley. Li Changtian gritted his teeth and untied his belt, and took a look at his blood-stained jacket. There were three horrible paw prints on his waist. Red, shocking.
"Ha... Damn..." Li Changtian cursed, and put on his clothes again with shaking hands. He leaned on the wall, staggered a few times and managed to stand up, but he felt dizzy for a moment, and his knees gave way and he fell again.
Li Changtian finally gave up trying to hold on, and was going to rest for a while, gather some strength and then go back to the inn. He curled up in the corner of the dark alley alone, shrinking his hands and feet as if afraid of the cold, and buried his head in the crook of his arms.
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But at this time, Yan Shu didn't even call Li Changtian to stop him at the archway of Jinsefang, so he could only watch Li Changtian run away.
Yan Shu hesitated for a few seconds, but still didn't go after him, turned to look at Zhongli: "But you have something to say to me?"
Zhongli nodded, took a deep breath, and finally summoned up his courage, looked into Yan Shu's eyes firmly, and asked softly: "Master Yan told me before that after the investigation of the case here in Baidi City is completed, he will take me with you." Back to Kyoto, but seriously?"