Chapter 372 This is truly deadly!
Chi Heng couldn't help but glance at Li Rong beside her, "More than three thousand taels to buy a house in the capital?"
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Which alley does Brother Xuan Ting, whom Baozhu mentioned, live in? If it's in a more remote area, we might be able to buy a courtyard house, but with so many people in your family, it's probably not enough room, right?"
Li Rong touched his nose. "Don't you still have your ten thousand taels?"
Chi Heng sighed, "That's barely enough. However, if we want to establish a foothold in Kyoto, this amount of money will be difficult to come by."
Li Rong patted Chi Heng on the shoulder and said, "You're overthinking it. I'm still a slave."
Chi Heng's lips twitched: "Alright, alright, didn't the Emperor summon you back to the capital?"
Li Rong touched his flushed forehead: "Whether it's a blessing or a curse remains to be seen. Never mind, let's not talk about it. It's late, let's get some sleep."
Chi Heng also let out a sigh of relief, but the next second she still nudged Li Rong's shoulder: "Are you going back or not? Just so I know what's going on."
“Go back, of course I’ll go back. It’s just that I can’t go back in my current capacity. Don’t worry about these things. After dealing with these bandits, hurry back to the capital. The Emperor must have been waiting for a long time.” Li Rong spoke with a rather earnest tone.
Chi Heng paused for a moment, then nodded. She then nonchalantly spread her hands towards Li Rong: "Didn't you say you were going to bring me some food to appease me?"
Li Rong was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh, "So you heard everything?"
Chi Heng rolled her eyes. "I'm not deaf."
As they talked, the two went inside the house.
As Li Rong entered, he vaguely realized he was holding a soft, delicate piece of fabric in his hand. He was momentarily stunned. What was this?
The fabric, about the size of a palm, was soft and fluffy. Two thin straps ran along its edge. A faint, delicate fragrance emanated from the small piece of fabric, exactly the same scent as Ah Nuan.
In a daze, Li Rong realized that he might have taken A Nuan's things.
For some reason, this small piece of fabric in front of him seemed like a hot potato, yet he couldn't bear to throw it away. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, his sharply defined face flushed crimson.
"Hey, why aren't you asleep yet?" Chi Heng looked over suspiciously. "What are you looking at so suspiciously over there?"
"Cough cough, it's nothing, you should go to sleep."
The next second, Li Rong stuffed the thing into his arms, turned around, and saw that Chi Heng hadn't noticed and was already lying on the bed, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
I only realized then that my palms were already damp with a fine layer of sweat.
The soft fabric touched his chest. In a daze, Li Rong could still smell the faint medicinal fragrance. The fabric felt so hot against his skin that he couldn't sit still, and his whole body inexplicably felt hot.
This is absolutely terrible.
Wait a minute, he took Ah Nuan's things back. Does Ah Nuan think he's a lecher?
The next second, Li Rong almost jumped up.
"Why aren't you asleep? What are you doing standing up again? If you keep this up, it'll be dawn soon." Chi Heng yawned, looking puzzled.
Li Rong was momentarily stunned. How could he return it? And how could he explain it to A Nuan? Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard a whistle.
The whistle was sharp and urgent, and it blew three times in a row.
Almost at the same time the whistle blew, Li Rong and Chi Heng rushed out of the room.
Immediately afterwards, the door next to them opened. The old man and Uncle Xin, along with Ping'er, Xiao Er, and A Fu, all rushed out of the room.
Clearly, these people had been hiding in the room opposite them, doing something, and now they all looked somewhat guilty.
Li Rong didn't bother to ask what they had just been doing. He quickly grabbed his clothes, took his longbow, and saw Jiang Nan carrying him worriedly as they went out the door. He instructed, "Anuan, the enemy has attacked. Stay home and don't go out unless necessary. Protect yourselves."
Then, without saying much more, he and Chi Heng hurried downstairs.
The old man looked out of the house and saw that the fire below was blazing, and many villagers had already gathered at the village entrance.
A hint of impatience flashed in the old man's eyes: "Why are there so many people? They're like leeches, so annoying. What a waste of my poison."
"Speak," he said, taking out the bottle and shaking it. "We've almost run out of poison!"
He said it was about this book, but the next second he grabbed the waiter and started walking out, saying, "Ah Nuan, I'm taking my little apprentice to practice. When you come back, get me some good wine and food!"
"Wait, at least put some clothes on the child. Old man, your health is important. You take care of the child and don't linger!"
The old man, carrying Xiao Er, paused as he was about to go downstairs. He quickly ran into the house, grabbed a coat, and wrapped Xiao Er up tightly. Then, muttering impatiently, "I know, I know," he led the man out the door.
"Little Er, take good care of yourself!" Little Er waved to Jiang Nuanzhi from afar from the old man's arms: "Don't worry, Mother, I know. I'm carrying lots of poison with me!"
Seeing the group leave, Jiang Nuanzhi immediately turned off the lights on the second floor, walked to the window and looked out, frowning involuntarily: "Why are there so many people?"
Ping'er's expression also turned grim: "Mother, these people are probably up to no good."
I was extremely relieved that my father had returned.
But there were only a dozen or so people left with her father. Ping'er's heart pounded again.
"Enemy attack? The enemy has attacked, Madam! You should take the young master and leave first. This old servant will take care of things here."
Xin Bo held his long sword horizontally in front of his chest, protecting Jiang Nuanzhi and Ping'er, his face cold and stern.
Jiang Nuanzhi and Ping'er exchanged a glance, both sighing. They knew that Xin Bo had probably returned to some other time period by now.
However, I didn't correct him. It's not so bad as it is now.
"Ping'er, you and Fusheng from the storeroom bring out the bows and arrows. We need to prepare as well."
Li Rong hasn't brought back many people yet, and although they are likely all highly skilled, the enemy doesn't seem like ordinary bandits. We still need to be fully prepared.
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“These people are indeed exceptionally skilled, just as we suspected.” Chi Heng frowned. “It seems the leader is adept at military strategy and is definitely from a military background. If you hadn’t sent Sun Wen to guard the rear earlier, we might have truly found a way out.”
Chi Heng still seemed a little scared as she spoke, squinting her eyes and saying, "Could it be that some villagers nearby have fallen into trouble and been captured by them? I always felt that they knew our village very well."
“That’s right.” Li Rong nodded. “Having someone to guide us is one thing, but it seems like they’re heading straight for us.”
Chi Heng's eyes showed a hint of seriousness: "They now have at least two or three hundred men, and they are well-trained. Sun Wu set off tonight to ask for reinforcements, and it will take at least three days for him to return. We were careless, and this time, we're afraid we'll get pecked in the eye by the eagle."
"It's too early to talk about that now," Li Rong said, and the next second he nocked his longbow and shot out an arrow with a "whoosh".
The sharp arrow pierced the air and collided with the arrow aimed at the young soldier from the opposite direction, splitting the arrow in two.
Li Rong did not stop. He drew his bow again and fired three arrows at once. The arrows pierced the air and headed straight for the person who had shot the arrow from the shadows.
Goodnight, my darlings~
(End of this chapter)
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