The shopkeeper of the inn was lowering his head to calculate the accounts. He was rattling his abacus when he suddenly heard someone asking if he wanted to hire short-term workers.
He originally thought that the visitor would be an outlander, but when he looked up, he saw a young man in white clothes standing in front of him with an extraordinary temperament and a handsome appearance.
The shopkeeper: "Hahaha, young master, are you joking?"
"I'm not joking, shopkeeper, are you short of people?" Li Changtian asked sincerely.
"My lord, I'm a leisurely person, and I don't need people." The shopkeeper smiled apologetically.
"Ah..." Li Changtian rubbed his neck uncomfortably, "Okay, thank you boss."
Li Changtian sighed, walked two steps upstairs to the inn, stopped again, lingered for a while at a loss, turned around and walked out of the inn.
In Baidi City, the bustling streets were bustling with people. Li Changtian stood beside the street with a dazed expression, looking very out of place with the pedestrians on the road.
When Li Changtian first traveled to this time and space, he often felt uneasy and depressed.
He was like a lost migratory bird, lost in direction and panicked.
But later, with Yan Shu's company and walking together, this feeling gradually disappeared, and even for a long time, Li Changtian didn't remember that he had ever been so uneasy.
Now, because of the hustle and bustle of the street, this feeling flooded Li Changtian's heart again.
"Hey, let me go, let me go."
Someone was shouting beside him, Li Changtian was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he found that it was a bearer carrying a sedan chair.
"Sorry, sorry." Li Changtian quickly backed away.
"Why are you in a daze, is there nothing for a big living person to do?" the bearer muttered, carrying the sedan chair forward.
Li Changtian scratched his head in embarrassment.
Hey, there's really nothing to do.
Li Changtian hesitated, thinking to himself.
How about going to Shen Yushu
But…
But Li Changtian, without Yan Shu, without Shen Yushu, without others, really can't do anything, is he really useless
Li Changtian was depressed when there was a sudden noise from the end of the street.
"stop!!"
"Damn it, stop for me!"
At the same time, a man hurriedly pushed away from the crowd and sprinted past Li Changtian.
"Huh?!" Li Changtian blinked.
Although the man ran very fast, Li Changtian recognized him immediately.
Hey! Isn't this person the thief who stole the purse last time!
It was the one who snatched a girl's purse and jumped into the water to escape on the first day he and Yan Shu came to Baidi City!
Good guy, I let you run away last time, but this time I bumped into Lao Tzu again.
Li Changtian couldn't care less about being depressed and decadent, he rolled up his sleeves and went after someone.
The thief had already been chased all the way, so naturally he couldn't escape Li Changtian.
Li Changtian caught up with the thief in a short while, grabbed his shoulder, twisted his arm, and brought him down neatly.
Several people who were chasing the thief rushed over, and one of them took out a purse from the thief's arms, raised his hand, and slapped the thief hard on the head a few times: "Steal? I'll let you steal it! Trick you to go to the government." , Let’s see if you still steal it! Hey! Little brother, you’re very skillful, thank you.”
Li Changtian looked up, and saw that the man was a bearded man, and when Li Changtian was about to say that everyone is responsible for punishing the evil and promoting the good, someone suddenly shouted: "Grandfather?!"
"Huh?" Li Changtian turned around suspiciously, and saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy standing in front of him, looking at him happily.
"Ah..." Li Changtian looked confused.
"Engong, it was me. That day in the ruined temple, you gave me the silver taels to buy medicine for my sick sister." The young man stepped forward, "It was you who taught me to be an upright person."
"Ah!" Li Changtian remembered, "It's you!"
"Benevolence!" The boy's eyes became hot, and he shouted again.
"Huh?" asked the bearded man beside him, "A Xiao, is this brave and resourceful young man someone you know well?"
Pei Xiao nodded: "This is my benefactor!"
"Oh, isn't this a coincidence!" The bearded man slapped his thigh, "Walk around, our escort agency is not far in front, go have a cup of tea! You can also drink, there is wine! Oh, I just like to be with you This kind of loyal person makes friends!! Ajia, Ajia! You turn this thief to the Yamen, come here, young hero, please!"
Li Changtian was dragged to the escort agency in such a daze.
On the way, Li Changtian chatted with Pei Xiao and learned why Pei Xiao appeared in Baidi City.
After parting with Li Changtian last time, Pei Xiao planned to live in the ruined temple for a few days because his younger sister was weak and sick, to recover from her illness before continuing on the journey, so he separated from the main army.
The pill Yan Shu gave that day was really effective. After taking it for a few days, Pei Xiao's younger sister not only stopped having a fever, but also gradually regained her energy.
Pei Xiao took his younger sister on the road again, intending to go to the north to join distant relatives and find something to support the family.
Coincidentally, the two ran into Lord Qi's dart team on the road.
Lord Qi is the bearded man just now.
He opened a home bodyguard bureau in Baidi City, and there were thirty or so people in the bureau, who could be regarded as famous people in Baidi City.
That day, Lord Qi's dart cart broke down on the road, and the people accompanying him didn't know how to repair it, and it broke down in the wilderness where the village could not be seen, so they could only carry it with difficulty. .
When Pei Xiao met this group of people, seeing how ferocious they all looked, she couldn't help but feel frightened, and dragged her sister to hide.
But at that time, for some reason, Pei Xiao suddenly remembered what Li Changtian said to him to do more good deeds.
After hesitating for a long time, Pei Xiao hid her sister aside, mustered up the courage to go forward, and volunteered to help them repair the dart cart.
This made Master Qi very happy, he took out the money and stuffed it into Pei Xiao's hand.
Pei Xiao didn't take much, so he took some broken silver, intending to buy candy cakes for his sister.
Lord Qi runs an escort agency, and when he walks the rivers and lakes, what he pays attention to is loyalty.
Seeing that Pei Xiao was so righteous and not greedy for money, he was overjoyed, so he refused to send the dart, and asked his younger brother to send it back. Then he chased after Pei Xiao and his sister, asking questions all the time.
"Where is the little brother?"
"How old are you this year?"
"Where did you come from, where are you going?"
"Little brother, make a friend, make a friend, make a friend! A friend! A friend! Ah!"
Pei Xiao was also honest at the time, Master Qi answered whatever he asked, so Master Qi soon knew that he was a refugee from Huaibei.
Master Qi slapped his thigh: "Don't go looking for any relatives, come to Baidi City, and hang out with me! I will protect you and your sister's food and clothing!"
Pei Xiao was abducted by Lord Qi into the Baidi City Escort Bureau just like that.
After hearing this, Li Changtian was sincerely happy that Pei Xiao and his sister could find a place to live.
And just like what Pei Xiao said, Master Qi was full of the spirit of a quack, after inviting Li Changtian into the escort agency, he tried to persuade him to drink and cook tea. Li Changtian was worried that he would smell of alcohol after drinking, so he chose to drink tea.
Lord Qi heard that Li Changtian practiced martial arts, so he immediately asked him to compete with the bodyguards in the bureau.
All this is amazing.
Compared with those bodyguards who are self-taught and have nothing but brute force, Li Changtian's movements are smooth and smooth, and his moves are clean and neat.
Having had so much fun, Li Changcai didn't leave the bodyguard until the night fell.
Before leaving, Li Changtian couldn't help but quietly asked Pei Xiao: "Is there still a shortage of escorts in the escort agency?"
Pei Xiao immediately said: "Eng Gong, if you want to enter the Escort Bureau, just say so, Lord Qi will definitely take you under his command without hesitation."
Li Changtian thanked him, bid farewell to Pei Xiao, and returned to the inn excitedly, wanting to tell Yan Shu about today's encounter and what he saw and heard.
Unfortunately, Yan Shu's room was pitch black.
He hasn't returned yet.
But in an instant, frustration and disappointment flooded in, overwhelming Li Changtian mercilessly.
Li Changtian returned to his guest room with a desolate expression, and sat at the table in a daze.
The purse that was placed on the table in the morning was still there, and it contained heavy silver taels.
Li Changtian fiddled with his purse, and thousands of thoughts flooded his mind.
Although he has been trying his best not to hold Yan Shu back.
But as expected, there was no difference to Yan Shu with him or without him.
Looking back on this journey, he really helped Yan Shu when he won the Huage token.
But without him, after Yan Shu met Zhongli, he would still be able to meet Shihuanian Fangzhu easily.
Yan Shu is too gentle and never treats herself as a burden.
But after all, he is still a burden.
Li Changtian knocked his forehead on the edge of the table in frustration, sighed and looked depressed.
At this time, Yan Shu was also depressed.
It was dark at night, and he was sitting on the branch of a towering tree on the outskirts of Baidi City, covered with stars and the cool moonlight, blowing a shivering cold wind.
He searched for a whole day, but he didn't find any clues about Master Xu Yixian's hiding place.
But Yan Shu is not because of this depression.
It was late, and Yan Shu, who had no clue, should have gone back to the inn to rest.
But Yan Shu dared not go back.
He was afraid that Li Changtian would come looking for him.
He still doesn't know how to face Li Changtian, he is afraid that he will not be able to restrain his joy and show his flaws.
He is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple who is not afraid of power and has awe-inspiring righteousness, and he is an upright and upright inspector.
But he is also a shy young man.
When Yan Shu waited until midnight, he estimated that Li Changtian had already fallen asleep, so he set off for the inn.
Unexpectedly, there was a "cuckoo" sound in my ear.
Yan Shu was taken aback, looked up and saw a carrier pigeon flying over.
The carrier pigeon landed on Yan Shu's shoulder and pecked at the ends of his hair.
Yan Shu stretched out his hand to untie the secret letter from the carrier pigeon's feet, opened it, and immediately frowned.
The secret letter came from the spy Qin Jueming had placed in Baidi City.
On the letter was written a short line of petite characters: Please leave Baidi City as soon as possible.
Yan Shu tore up the secret letter and hurried back to the inn.
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On the second day, before dawn, there was a knock on the door of Li Changtian's guest room.
Li Changtian was woken up with a confused face, it took him a long time to react and open the door.
Yan Shu stood outside the door, with his luggage on his back, and said, "Let's leave Baidi City now."
"Ah? What? Ah? Leaving Baidi City? So suddenly?" Li Changtian was stunned.
"Pack up your luggage," Yan Shu said.
"Okay." Li Changtian hurriedly went to sort things out, stuffing the clothes into the package, and asked, "Where are we going? Don't you want to investigate Master Xu's case?"
Yan Shu was going to answer Shuofang, but suddenly remembered that every time Li Changtian mentioned Shuofang, he had to say something about joining the army, so he temporarily changed his words: "The capital."
"The capital?" Li Changtian was puzzled.
"Yes, go back and report to the emperor what you found along the way." Yan Shu said.
Li Changtian's hand that was unpacking his luggage suddenly stopped. He hesitated for a while, then raised his head and asked Yan Shu: "Yan Shu...I..."
"Do I need to go to the capital?"