Su Xiaoxiao felt her little hand suddenly tighten and was held tightly, making her almost cry out in pain.

But she held back.

Because there are more important things that concern her heart and soul.

Under the purple veil that covered half of her pretty face, her small pink lips were bitten white by her white teeth.

Gao Yi, it’s Gao Yi!

The owner of Bo Yun Manor who betrayed Liu Sanbian.

And...I had met them once before!

Su Xiaoxiao widened her beautiful eyes, her eyes full of fear, and hurriedly looked at Zhao Rong beside her.

At this moment, he had a calm expression, his head slightly lowered, his eyelids drooped, and I don't know what he was thinking about.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt her tightly held hands loosen.

And he pinched her rhythmically a few times.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel relieved.

It's like a ship sailing in a storm, swaying constantly as if it could be overturned at any time. Everyone on the ship is panicking, but when they see the captain's back still calmly steering the helm, they feel a sense of stability and hope.

Probably the same as it is now.

Zhao Rong felt that a long time had passed.

but.

All of this just happened in a flash.

They had just stepped onto one step.

At the end of the stairs, the echo of Gao Yi’s words still lingers in my ears.

Zhao Rong felt like a person who had fallen off a cliff.

The ground was solid one second, and the abyss was empty the next.

At this moment, the situation he faced suddenly fell from the peak to the bottom without any warning.

A huge hand called fear tightly grasped his beating heart.

The tighter you hold it.

But my heart was beating faster and faster.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The next moment.

He gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes.

No! Stay calm, stay calm. When the time comes, fear and trembling will not help. It will only make you lose your mind, make wrong judgments, and make the situation worse.

Hold on! Hold on!

Zhao Rong quickly calmed down, and then quickly thought about the encounter between Lord Boyun and Gao Yi that day.

He felt the gaze of Su Xiaoxiao beside him, and her fingers, which were tightly held by him, trembled slightly.

Zhao Rong quickly let go and used his attention to quietly comfort her.

Right at this moment.

When Zhao Rong saw Li Shida, the leader, stop when he heard the voice, he also stopped immediately.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Li Shida's figure blocked his view, he turned around and pretended to look at the scene on the street behind him.

"What's the matter?" Li Shida frowned.

Gao Yi saw Li Shida and two other people coming towards him. He looked behind Li Shida curiously and saw that they were a man and a woman.

But before he could take a closer look, Li Shida asked him a question and pulled his gaze back.

"Reporting to Mr. Li, it is about the two accomplices of the thief Liu Sanbian."

Behind Li Shida.

Zhao Rong was shocked again, but he remained calm.

Su Xiaoxiao's delicate body trembled slightly.

Fortunately, she had a veil covering her face, otherwise people around her would be able to clearly see that her pretty face was pale and her pink lips were bitten white.

Li Shida asked casually: "Has the person been caught?"

Gao Yi quickly replied, "Not yet, but we have found a clue. On the day when Liu Sanbian assassinated him, the two thieves followed him into Liangjing..."

"Okay, stop talking. I just want to see the body." Li Shida said impatiently.

Gao Yi responded with a wry smile.

The plot failed that day, not only did it result in the loss of a formation master, serious injury to a sixth-rank warrior, thousands of casualties, but also the death and injury of the person who could not be injured the most, causing him to fall unconscious.

After being angrily rebuked by Prime Minister Qin, Li Shida took out his anger on him.

Although he was allowed to join the Qin family's internal guards and successfully established connections with the Qin family in Langxi, all other conditions promised to him, such as the Lord of the Martial Arts World, were abandoned.

He didn't dare to mention it anymore now. He could only hope that after Qin Ji recovered, he would talk to Li Shida when he caught Liu Sanbian's two accomplices.

Li Shida was too lazy to look at Gao Yi again. He continued to walk forward a few steps, glanced back casually, and stopped.

"Mr. Lin?"

Gao Yi, who was about to leave, turned curiously to look at Zhao Rong and Su Xiaoxiao, who were standing on the steps with their backs to the crowd, as if they were looking at the scenery behind them.

Everyone around looked over.

This moment.

Time seemed to have been stopped.

Every second is very long.

But Zhao Rong knew.

This is just an illusion, and an excuse to subconsciously numb yourself and continue to hide and not face it.

There is no time to hesitate.

He said to himself.

Zhao Rong turned around.

He reached out and grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's hand without any hesitation.

He looked at Li Shida with a smile.

"Brother Li, are you done talking?"

Li Shida nodded, "I'm sorry for wasting Mr. Lin and Lan Xiangu's time."

Zhao Rong shrugged and took Su Xiaoxiao up the stairs.

In the afterglow.

The tall figure of Gao Yi, the owner of Boyun Manor, was standing quietly not far away.

Zhao Rong didn't turn his head or look away.

Therefore, it was impossible to see Gao Yi's expression.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Zhao Rong took Su Xiaoxiao past Gao Yi.

He could clearly feel Gao Yi's gaze resting on his and Su Xiaoxiao's faces, looking them back and forth.

Zhao Rong's eyes were calm.

Su Xiaoxiao looked forward.

Beneath the sleeves of her wide Taoist robe.

Two hands, one big and one small.

Fasten tightly.

They convey warmth to each other, just like the calmness they feel at this moment.

The two passed through Gaoyi.

Step into the mansion.

Follow Li Shida.

Going further and further away.

final.

Safe and sound.

Only at this moment did Zhao Rong feel the intersection of the two people's palms.

Full of sweat.

Su Xiaoxiao relaxed slightly. She felt that the situation just now was even more difficult than when she was on the Qingfengju ferry.

Because when she was under the sword of Xiao Sikou, she knew she was going to die.

But just now I was wavering between life and death, not knowing whether I was alive or dead. This was the most tormenting thing.

She couldn't help but turn her head and look at Zhao Rong.

I found that this bad guy was still calm.

Su Xiaoxiao's mouth curled up.

I felt a huge sense of security.

It seemed that no matter what kind of difficulties she was in, as long as he was by her side, she would have a backbone and was no longer the timid little fox demon, just like just now.

This moment.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly became like a carefree little girl.

She forgot the role of the cold and aloof Taoist nun she was playing at that moment.

The two of them held hands, and she gently lifted them up, just like the swing her grandmother made for her when she was a child.

Zhao Rong noticed the childish behavior of the little girl next to him.

He tilted his head to take a look and smiled helplessly.

But he didn't care about it and was thinking about other things.

Thinking about it carefully, although Gao Yi had met him and Su Xiaoxiao once at Boyun Villa that day, at that time, Gao Yi's entire attention seemed to be focused on Su Xiaoxiao, who was dressed in men's clothes. As for him, he just glanced at him when he was leaving.

Well, I really just took a look.

At the time, he was "angry" about this matter, and thought that he should dress more handsomely in the future so as not to let the little girl steal the limelight.

As a result, it seems now.

Instead, it was "ordinariness" that saved both his and Su Xiaoxiao's lives.

Su Xiaoxiao was dressed in men's clothes at that time, but now she was wearing a wide Taoist robe, a Taoist hairstyle, and a purple veil. Except for her impressive fox eyes, other features made it difficult for Gao Yi to associate her with the handsome young man that day.

Not to mention that he and Su Xiaoxiao are now distinguished guests personally and respectfully received by Li Shida.

The preconceived impression made Gao Yi not think about the two thieves he was chasing.

so.

The summary of this time is...

Being ordinary is also my golden finger?

Zhao Rong felt a little amused and helpless.

By the way, what's the point of the protagonists in those bookstore novels being so handsome? They just attract attention and people can tell at a glance that you are the protagonist.

It’s better to keep a low profile.

Drink the strongest liquor, sleep with the most beautiful woman, do the most ostentatious things, get slapped the hardest, but with the most ordinary face... Well, it's okay to be a little more handsome.

Zhao Rong thought secretly.

Not long.

Zhao Rong and Li Shida followed them to the attic where Qin Ji was lying sick.