"Bell?"
Chu Li looked suspicious, "What does this mean?"
Xiao Yexing said:
"It's like this. When Chi was a child, he was often bullied and beaten, so he would carry a bell with him. Whenever he encountered difficulties, he would ring the bell to attract attention and ask for help. So he likes the bell very much."
Chu Li opened his mouth in surprise.
Is there such a thing?
How come she doesn't know?
She looked at Xiao Yexing's serious face with some hesitation, then looked at the thing in her hand.
Hesitantly asked, "Why does this ribbon have lace?"
How could he, a grown man, carry something like this?
It is totally inconsistent with his identity.
Xiao Yexing explained: "How can it be called a ribbon without lace?"
"But how come you have it on you? Did some woman give it to you?"
"Hu Yan, when have I ever had a woman by my side?"
"So you like men?"
"...Go find Ah Chi now. Since you've gone, I won't go for now. It's not an important business, so I'll come back tomorrow."
"All right."
Chu Li held the bell tightly, took two steps, and suddenly thought of something. He looked back and asked solemnly:
"Governor Xiao, you are not going to lie to me, are you?"
Xiao Yexing immediately said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about? Chu Li, you are already twenty years old, not a child anymore, who can lie to you? Do you think you are only fifteen years old?"
Chu Li suddenly realized.
Too.
Then she would go to the emperor's uncle now to see if he could think of a way to transfer Qin Muyu back as soon as possible.
"Then I'll go!"
"Um."
Xiao Yexing smiled warmly and patted her shoulder encouragingly. He watched her go away before he walked out of the Regent's Palace with his hands behind his back.
"Master." Cang Lingzhi.
"how?"
"I have found the whereabouts of Miss Qingyao..."
The man raised the corners of his lips slightly, flicked his sleeves, walked down the stairs, and went to Qingyu Tower to sit and drink tea.
Standing by the window, looking at the rippling lake outside and the people coming and going, he stood there from dusk until nightfall, until the candlelight lit up this prosperous and bustling imperial capital, and the man slowly put down the teacup in his hand.
He pinched his strong knuckles, twisted his neck, and looked down at the dark night with a gaze as stern as a leopard.
Under the cover of night, hundreds of ghosts roam around.
There is noise, corruption, and darkness...all happening in this prosperous capital.
Amid the crowd, a slender figure dragged its injured legs and feet, buried its head in the crowd, and walked in a low-key manner.
The woman limped and trembled.
While walking, I accidentally bumped into someone.
"Who is blind... Oh! It turns out to be a little beauty!"
The young man, who was dressed in fine clothes and had a bloated fat belly, saw the woman, and his eyes suddenly widened and he could hardly move his eyeballs.
The painted fan in his hand closed.
"You hit me, have you figured out how to compensate me?"
The woman was wearing a green shirt, with no makeup on her face. Her cold face seemed to have no emotions, and naturally no temperature, like the thin frost on the tip of a leaf, cold and sharp.
"Feel sorry."
"You want to let it go with just a simple apology? Then what's the point of having a government in this world?"
The young man stepped forward and looked at her with malicious eyes.
"If you ask me, how about... you stay with me for one night, and I won't bother with you anymore? How about that?"
The woman glanced at him coldly and walked away.
"stop!"
"Hey, you cripple, I want to see who runs faster, you or me!"
The young man sneered, put the painted fan on his belt with his backhand, ran after her and held the woman's shoulders.
But the next second:
Phew!
A sharp hairpin was inserted into the back of the hand.
"ah!"
Ten fingers are connected to the heart!
The pain made me tremble all over.
The woman clenched the hairpin tightly and looked at him coldly: "You are looking for death!"
“Ah! Ah… my hand…”
The woman wanted to continue teaching him a lesson, but when she saw several people around looking at her curiously, she immediately lowered her head. Not wanting to cause trouble, she kicked the man away and left quickly.
With his head down and limping, he walked very fast.
When he reached the end of the street, he saw two secret guards in black clothes and holding long swords standing there, looking around.
He suddenly lowered his head, turned around and changed direction.
Here, at the street corner, there were also two secret guards searching left and right.
She hid behind a stall, picked up a mask from the stall, covered her face, quietly avoided the patrol of two secret guards, and entered another street.
She hid and dodged, and slipped here and there.
He stared at his surroundings vigilantly, hid behind a stall, took a few steps back, and accidentally bumped into someone with his back.
"Feel sorry."
Without looking back, she crouched down and was about to leave when a strong big hand suddenly grabbed her waist.
Her breathing became slightly tight.
The next moment, her body was forced to move backwards, the familiar breath of the man filled her nostrils, and she was instantly pressed against the cold wall, facing the man's pair of cold and smiling eyes.
"Now, where do you want to run to?"
Xiao Yexing!
Qingyao trembled, looking terrified:
"Governor Xiao, I am a girl from a good family... I have already collected enough money to redeem myself..."
"Since your parents have sold you to me, you are mine."
Xiao Yexing held her chin, looking at her pleading yet rebellious faces.
"Over the years, you have eaten my food, worn my clothes, used my things, and I taught you to read, write, play chess, write, and paint. How can that silver be used to offset this?"
"Governor Xiao, I will earn a lot of money to pay you back, please let me go..."
The man lazily lowered his eyes and glared at her pitiful appearance with her hands clasped together. He had no mercy at all and instead wanted to bully her even more.
"This time, you ran for twelve days. You've made a lot of progress compared to last time, huh?"
Qingyao's body trembled slightly, biting her lower lip tightly:
"I dare not."
"When was the last time?"
"Your servant... Your servant..."
"I have been busy with the war these past two years, running around everywhere, and have no time to return home. I didn't realize that my Yaoyao has grown wings."
"I dare not..."
"What are you afraid of?"
The man pinched her chin, and his tall figure suddenly pressed down. The cramped breath covered her, and under the shadow, he grabbed her pink lips.
Qingyao's breathing tightened, and she pushed his chest with both hands, struggling hard:
"Let go... ah... let go..."
The man was so strong that she couldn't break free.
Her eyes turned red, and she suddenly pulled out the hairpin in her hair and stabbed him!
But in an instant, the man grabbed her wrist and pressed her against the wall.
“Hmm!”
The man's eyes were stern and terrifying, like a ferocious beast. "Over the years, I have raised an ungrateful wolf."
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