Shi Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously held her breath. Then she seemed to hear her heart pounding and beating non-stop.
Abao tightened his hold on her hand, and the two of them took a few steps back into the room. Then the screen blocked their figures, and they could see the scene outside clearly through the weak moonlight.
I saw a bright big knife sticking out from the crack of the door first, the door was pushed open wider, and then a masked man in black stepped in.
The man's appearance could not be clearly seen, only his eyes flashed fiercely, which was so terrifying.
Shi Qingxue felt her hand being tightened again, and she lowered her head to look at Abao who was standing aside.
Abao also took out a bright dagger from his arms. Shi Qingxue's eyes trembled, but it was too late to stop him.
The man in black was attracted by the light of the dagger, immediately locked the target, and slashed at the two of them with the knife.
Shi Qingxue had sharp eyesight and quick hands. Before Abao could act impulsively, he grabbed Abao's wrist, dragged him back, and at the same time kicked over the chair beside him.
The chair happened to be in front of the man in black. The man in black couldn't dodge, so he tripped and fell down.
Shi Qingxue pulled Abao back to the bedside, took the dagger from Abao's hand, aimed and threw it before the man in black could react.
Aiming at such a short distance, the man in black was stabbed on his right wrist without even having time to dodge.
"Ah!" The man in black let out a scream like a slaughtering pig, and the big knife fell to the ground.
Shi Qingxue didn't give him a chance to recover, and quickly stepped forward, kicked away the big knife, then picked up the teapot on the table and hit the man in black hard on the head.
The man in black failed to get up from the ground and fell down again.
The room fell silent again.
Shi Qingxue stood for a while, and when she saw that the man in black did not move again, she took out the dagger from her arms, squatted down, and tentatively poked the nose of the man in black.
Oh, I'm still angry.
Shi Qingxue also breathed a sigh of relief, then remembered Abao and quickly looked back.
She saw Abao standing beside the bed. In the darkness, his expression could not be seen clearly. Qingxue could only vaguely see him looking towards her.
"What, what's wrong?" Shi Qingxue felt guilty inexplicably.
Abao avoided her sight and walked over, pointing at the man in black on the ground, "How should he deal with it?"
Shi Qingxue frowned in embarrassment and said: "Go and get a rope from the bag. Let's tie him up first, otherwise we will be in trouble when he wakes up."
Abao Xin said: Since you are so worried, it would be easier to kill the person directly.
However, he just thought about it in his mind and didn't really say it out loud. He still did as Shi Qingxue said.
The two worked together to tie the man in black to the back of the chair and tied him many times to make sure he posed no threat to them.
Only then did Shi Qingxue have the time to light the oil lamp and take off the veil from the face of the man in black.
The face of a completely unfamiliar middle-aged man was revealed.
Shi Qingxue originally suspected that someone in Kyoto knew that she was here to rescue Mo Junyang, so she sent someone to assassinate her. She was not surprised at all, and she didn't notice the look that flashed across A Bao's face when he saw the face of the man in black. surprise.
She thought for a while and then searched out everything in the man in black's arms.
In addition to some bottles and jars, there was also an iron token on which was carved a soaring eagle. Below the eagle were surrounded by five evil wolves, all of whom raised their heads towards the eagle.
Turning over the back, I saw a word 'gold' engraved on it.
Shi Qingxue had never seen such a token before, and the pattern and material didn't look like they were made in Mo Country, but more like a product from Liang Country in the north.
After all, the eagle and the wolf are both spiritual symbols respected by the Liang Kingdom, representing courage and strength.
Shi Qingxue held the token and thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out, so she had to hand the token to Abao and asked, "Do you recognize this?"
Abao stared at the token closely for a quarter of an hour before shaking his head and saying in a low voice: "I don't know him."
Shi Qingxue: "..."
Do you dare to lie and be more careful
Abona's face was complicated, he had clearly seen this token before.
This thing doesn't even feel like a bargain, but this killer doesn't look like such a powerful character—otherwise, she wouldn't have knocked him down in a matter of seconds.
Qingxue couldn't figure out who was so generous as to send this person to kill her
"Why!"
She thought for a while and couldn't figure it out, so she had to put the matter aside for the time being, simply packed their luggage, then pulled Abao and quietly climbed out of the window.
"It's not safe here, let's find a place to avoid the limelight!"
Abao behaved very well at this time and followed Shi Qingxue away obediently without any objection.
In fact, Shi Qingxue's decision was also very correct.
As soon as they left the inn, the inn, which was said to be the largest in Meng'an, suddenly caught fire. The owner, waiter and all the guests in the inn died in the fire.
No one was spared.
The next day, the news spread throughout the streets.
When Shi Qingxue and the others heard the news, they were having breakfast at a breakfast shop.
The shop owner vividly described the burning house last night, how blazing and ferocious the fire was, and the screams inside, as if he had seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears.
When Shi Qingxue's hands shook, the steamed bun held between her chopsticks fell on the hot soup and splashed on her sleeves. Only then did she react and hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe it, but the expression on her face was still a little dazed.
"What's wrong with you?" Abao asked with concern.
This question was very soft, but it still startled Shi Qingxue.
She first looked around in shock, then seemed to suddenly come to her senses, but looked at Abao blankly, "What did you say?"
Abao frowned and asked again: "Are you okay?"
Shi Qingxue shook her head, hesitated to speak and looked at Abao for a while, then said: "It's okay."
After a while, she still couldn't help but ask: "Abao, don't you think it's strange? Just after we left the inn last night, the inn caught fire for no reason. It was as if it was coming for us... "
Although she added 'like', she was already sure of the answer in her heart.
Qingxue never believed in so-called coincidences.
She originally thought that the killer was generous enough, but she didn't expect that in order to kill her, those people would even let the entire inn be buried with them.
It’s scary to think about it!
It's a good thing they walked fast, otherwise their bones would still be in the pile of ashes today.
But Shi Qingxue couldn't figure it out. She didn't tell anyone about her trip to the North, not to mention that she was suddenly in trouble and wandered to Meng'an - how could such an adventure be discovered by the enemy so quickly
It would not make sense to say that those people had been following her.
After all, at any time along the way, it would be easier for her to disappear from this world silently than last night.
Why…
Abao glanced at the people walking on the street, suddenly put down a piece of silver, picked up Qingxue and started to leave.
Shi Qingxue was caught off guard, staggered two steps forward, and couldn't help shouting: "Abao, what are you doing? Don't worry!"
Her voice was neither loud nor quiet, but it was enough for the people around her to hear clearly.
Suddenly, several people turned to look at her.
The targets were so uniform that it was difficult for Shi Qingxue not to see them.
Qingxue was wondering when a short, fat man closest to her changed his attitude of concentrating on eating, walked up to her, and asked seriously: "Who did the girl just call?"
When Shi Qingxue saw this man's ferocious look, she felt displeased: "Who do you think you are? Why should I tell you?"
The short, fat man didn't realize that his attitude was annoying, so he asked again: "Where is the 'Abao' in your mouth?"
As soon as he asked, Shi Qingxue felt the hand holding her shake.
Shi Qingxue lowered her eyes to look at A Bao, with a trace of thought flashing in her eyes, but soon changed to a cloudy and windy expression, and took A Bao into her arms with her backhand, covering A Bao's face as if inadvertently, revealing only a furry The back of the head is facing the man.
She replied nonchalantly: "I just called my biological brother. He is the eldest child of our family, so I usually call him 'A Bao'. Is there any problem?"
The man frowned and took another look at the completely unrecognizable boy who was hiding in Shi Qingxue's arms, with confusion and hesitation on his face.
Shi Qingxue didn't wait for him to think clearly, grabbed the luggage on the table and left directly.
She didn't say another word. After leaving the shop, she pulled Abao into a corner and hid in the haystacks piled aside.
As expected, after a while, three or five men turned into the alley and ran away in a hurry.
After Shi Qingxue waited for the alley to become quiet again, she took out two new sets of coats from her bag and put them on before pulling Abao back to the street.
Now she no longer dared to take a leisurely stroll, but found a deserted corner before stopping again.
During this period, Abao used the word "well-behaved" to the extreme, just like a rag doll, at the mercy of Shi Qingxue.
When the two of them finally stopped to take a breath, Abao kept his head lowered and motionless, as if he wanted to freeze himself into a stone sculpture.
Shi Qingxue refused to let him go easily this time, and asked in a deep voice: "Tell me, what is going on?"
Abao didn't dare to look at Shi Qingxue, but still said: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Shi Qingxue laughed, which made Abao laugh in anger.
Does this child really think she is blind? It's just that she didn't pay attention once or twice. Could she continue to be stupid to the end
She didn't bother to argue with Ah Baoxu and asked directly: "I'm too lazy to talk in circles with you. Tell me the truth. Did the assassin last night and the fire come for you
Also, what does the word 'Abao' mean? Why do people react so badly when I call you 'Abao'? "
She asked all her questions, but before she got any answers, a serious voice came from behind her.
"How presumptuous! Isn't this a taboo name that you and other common people can use randomly?"
When Shi Qingxue heard the sound, she turned around and saw a tall man in military uniform, holding a sharp sword, standing less than two feet away from them.
Majestic and imposing.