After eating, it was already dark. Xue Lin said he had something to talk to Yang Li and went out. Mingyi asked the innkeeper to find pen and ink, and took out a piece of paper with some ink stains on it. After thinking for a while, he sketched on it, and it turned out to be a topographic map. It was the route from Beiguan to Mali City. This is just a record of a part of the journey. She plans to draw more detailed pictures later when she copies them. She was immersed in her work, unaware of the passage of time. It wasn't until the door was opened with a "squeak" that she suddenly raised her sour eyes and looked at Xue Lin who walked in slowly. "It's almost the third update. You should rest early. Drawing under the lamp is too hard on your eyes!" Xue Lin glanced at the things at her hand and said in a calm voice. "I didn't notice that it's so late?" Mingyi said as she started to pack up the things on the table, "I'll just pack up and take a rest." Xue Lin nodded and strode to the couch, where the luggage just brought in was placed. Then, he reached out and opened his belt. Mingyi happened to glance towards this side. She was startled for a moment and then quickly turned her head. However, the man's broad and tight back, as well as the strong arms and waist that she had just caught a glimpse of were still imprinted in her mind. She couldn't get rid of it. The roots of his ears suddenly felt a little hot, and he gritted his teeth and cursed, "You have been following the rules these past few days, but why did you start taking off your clothes as soon as you came back today?"
"Madam?" Xue Lin called her, Mingyi frowned and did not look back. "Madam?" This time the voice was closer and louder. "What are you doing?" Mingyi turned her head with some annoyance, but was slightly startled. He was not naked, and had even changed his clothes. He was wearing a black night clothes that was easy to move around. Her expression changed slightly, "You Are you going out?" "Yes." Xue Lin nodded, looking deeply at her, "If anything happens in a while, remember to act accordingly." "Don't worry!" Mingyi nodded.
"Be careful!" Xue Lin said, walked to the table and leaned over to blow out the candle. After waiting for a moment, he heard the cry of the night owl coming from outside, and then he jumped out of the window just like that day. , disappeared after a few ups and downs. After he left, Mingyi stood there for a while, then went over to close the window, returned to the bed and lay down. But after lying there for a long time, not only was she not sleepy at all, but she was more awake. The watchman walked by outside and heard the sound. It was almost five o'clock, but Xue Lin hadn't come back yet. She couldn't sleep anyway, so she simply sat up. It was still dark when she arrived at the inn. She glanced out the window and knew that from the window of this guest room, she could see the place they passed when they entered the city. At the city gate, I don’t know if the string of blue lanterns will light up at night. If it does, I don’t know what it will look like. Will it look like a will-o’-the-wisp, a bit scary? Thinking of this, Mingyi couldn't sit still on the bed. She took her shoes and took a few steps to the window, opened the window and looked out. But his expression suddenly changed, and his body stretched even more. What's going on? There is indeed a string of lanterns hanging high at the city gate. It can be seen at a glance in the dark night. It is very eye-catching, but it is not the blue seen in the daytime, but has turned red. Although red lanterns seemed more normal to Mingyi, when she looked at them tonight, she felt her heartstrings tighten inexplicably. Could it be that they were replaced with red lanterns at night?
At this moment, the originally silent night was suddenly torn apart by the sound of horses neighing and people coming from nowhere. Dogs barked and barked everywhere. Mingyi stood on a high place and saw the people diagonally in front of the inn. A long line of torches snaked down the street, instantly surrounding the inn where they were, and then the door panel of the inn was shot loudly. "Open the door!" "What are you doing, sir?" "The governor's mansion has been robbed. We have been ordered to search. Who dares to stop it?" "Search!" Because it was a dark night, even though Mingyi's ears were not as sharp as Xue Lin's, she could hear these words clearly. What followed was chaos, with sounds of banging on the door, kicking on the door, yelling, and crying. , Mingyi felt pain in her forehead, and her mind was confused for a moment. Xue Lin said that if there is any change, he should adapt to the situation, but what to do now? If he is not here at this time, then it is unclear. The crime of the robbery of the state pastoral residence will fall on him. Even if he can reveal his identity by then, Escape, that horse breed is probably impossible to buy, and what should we do about what he has been doing secretly these past few days? Right now, the most important thing is that no one notices that he is not in the room. Mingyi bit her lower lip lightly, listening to the noise getting closer, her eyes wandered around and settled on a certain place. She hurried over, blew out the fire stick, lit the candle on the table, then walked to the window with the candle in hand, leaned slightly, poured the lamp oil on the bed curtain, and listened to the footsteps that were already close at hand. She gritted her teeth, let go of her hand, and the candle fell towards the bed curtain that was splashed with lamp oil. When the fire started, she rushed out and muddied the situation. Those people left behind by Xue Lin were not vegetarians either. It may not be impossible to give it a try. In an instant, Mingyi thought a lot, her toes were already pointing outwards, and she rushed out when the fire started. Unexpectedly, a hand stretched out from the diagonal thorn. At the critical moment, he caught the candle and took it back. Mingyi subconsciously opened her mouth, and before she could even cry out, she was already grabbed by someone. A hand covered his mouth from behind, "It's me! Don't scream!" A familiar voice sounded in her ears with a slight wheezing, and his hot breath also sprayed in the ears. It was Xue Lin. He was back, but Mingyi didn't feel relaxed at all. Instead, her whole body became tense. When Xue Lin couldn't see her, her eyes were wide and she raised her hand to pat the hand he was covering his mouth with a sense of panic and eagerness. The back of Xue Lin's hand was scratched open by her nails. The hand covering her mouth was slightly loosened, and she struggled to get rid of her control, "You..." As soon as Xue Lin opened his mouth, Mingyi leaned down and spat out with a "wow" sound. Some of the filth even spattered and landed on his clothes and shoes. "Bang, bang, bang!" The door next door was knocked open, and several of Xue Lin's subordinates clashed with the Jizhou officers and soldiers. They seemed to be pushing and shoving. At this moment, Xue Lin and Mingyi's room next door The door was opened from the inside, and Xue Lin rushed out wearing only single clothes and a hastily coat. His face was ashen, and he said quickly to the accompanying guards, "Madam is suddenly suffering from an emergency. You guys, hurry up." Go and ask for a doctor! Weiyu, why don't you go in and serve the lady?" The last sentence was said to Weiyu in the room on the other side.
The guards and Wei Yu were slightly startled and moved quickly. Wei Yu turned around and entered Xue Lin and Ming Yi's room. Unexpectedly, those who wanted to go out to ask for a doctor were stopped by those officers and soldiers. Xue Lin's face was as dark as water, and he took a step forward and said, "My wife is not feeling well and needs to call a doctor urgently. I also ask the official to make it convenient. As for us, we are all here and we should cooperate with the official's search." Although he said so He said, but the coldness in a pair of eyes seemed to be real, and the invisible coercion came towards him. The leader of the Jizhou officers and soldiers was defeated by him. Although his face was not very good-looking, he still calmed down slightly. After the attack, the officers and soldiers finally got out of the way, and the guard immediately stepped out and asked for the doctor. Xue Lin stretched out his hand towards the open door behind him, "Master, please!"