The night watchman hasn't left yet, so it should still be a while before the shift changes.
Before he could ask, the man was already standing at the foot of the watchtower and shouted, "Kesang asked me to replace you and ask you to keep an eye on the other courtyard."
The guard showed an expression of understanding. The boss had said long ago that Yan Zi, who lived in the villa, was a difficult character. Lord Sun instructed them to pay more attention to him.
Without thinking any more, he climbed down the watchtower and was about to hand over his post to the newcomer, but when he looked up, he found that the man had an unfamiliar face.
He was about to step forward to question when suddenly a dark shadow descended from behind him and knocked him unconscious.
Xiao Nanhui threw the stone in his hand away, checked quickly, and after confirming that the other party was really unconscious, he dragged the person to a hidden place.
Master Jia, who was wearing a guard's uniform, was still frightened. He called out Tian Weiler who was hiding at the back door. The three of them led the guard's camel and rushed towards the exit leading to the Gobi Desert.
The ground beneath their feet gradually turned to dry, hard yellow sand. Xiao Nanhui handed the camel to Jia Han. After a moment's thought, he couldn't help but ask the question he had been wondering for a long time: "Actually, I've always wanted to know how you managed to pass the Three Eyes Pass without a guide and all alone?"
When she asked this, Jia Han's eyes lit up strangely, and his tone was filled with excitement. "Even thinking about it now, it's still a little unbelievable. That day, I arrived at Sanmu Pass in the middle of the night. My water bag had been empty for several days, and I was extremely thirsty. I wanted to find an oasis to see if I could get some water, but I encountered a pack of wolves instead."
Xiao Nanhui listened silently, not surprised at all. Water was the most precious commodity in the Gobi Desert, and wolves loved to wait near water sources at night, waiting for thirsty prey to come to them.
"I thought my life was over, but suddenly I heard the sound of a zither. The sound was truly lofty, like a lone eagle flying over the peaks, or a dragon hovering over the abyss..."
"Wait a minute." Xiao Nanhui felt something was wrong the more he listened. "How could there be music in the Gobi Desert?"
Jia Han's expression grew increasingly excited. "I find this strange, too, but something even stranger is yet to come. The wolves seemed intimidated by the music, afraid to move. Then, a black-clad knight suddenly descended from the sky and severed the head of one of the wolves with lightning speed, sending the rest scattering like birds and beasts. They say Sanmu Pass is like the gates of hell, and few people venture out at night. Now that I think about it, perhaps it was God trying to help Wei'er and me."
Xiao Nanhui's headache grew worse the more she listened. A series of connected thoughts surged through her mind, but she couldn't grasp the key point. "Are you saying someone rescued you from the wolves? The zither player and the knight were the same person?"
"It's not just one person. The knight is a knight, and the person playing the zither is someone else. Actually, before I met the person playing the zither, I always thought he was an octogenarian. The realm of his music is so rare that even zither players over forty can rarely reach it. But seeing him, I realized he was only in his twenties. It was truly astonishing."
When Xiao Nanhui heard this, he finally grasped some of the clues. The fleeting shadow on the cliff at Sanmu Pass that day flashed before his eyes. Almost subconsciously, he asked, "Is the person playing the zither wearing anything?"
Jia Han paused for a moment, then nodded as if remembering something. "He was wearing something, like beads. Actually, people who play the qin don't usually wear anything on their wrists, but that guy wasn't bothered at all. I think he might have gotten used to it a long time ago. Well, I talked to him about the qin, and his insights were quite impressive..."
Xiao Nanhui could no longer hear what he said next.
A young man with Buddhist beads on his hands and a black-clad knight with great martial arts skills.
She had only one thought in her mind: Isn't this too much of a coincidence?
But...why is he everywhere? !
Perhaps Xiao Nanhui's expression was too tangled, and Jia Han seemed to notice it. He stared at him with innocent eyes and asked, "What? Is there something wrong?"
She couldn't explain what was wrong, so she just said perfunctorily: "Nothing, it just sounded a bit strange, so I thought too much." Seeing that they were about to enter the Gobi Desert, she stopped, thought for a moment, and then explained.
"The Sun family will discover your escape sooner or later and will definitely send people after you. After you pass Sanmu Pass, it's best not to go back directly to Suyan. The Gobi Desert is dangerous, but it's also a good place to hide. The dry food and water you brought should last you for half a month if you use them sparingly. After you get through this period, find a way to go directly to Tongcheng."
Tian Weier glanced at Xiao Nanhui again, and after making up her mind, she said, "How about you come with us?"
Xiao Nanhui shook his head: "I have other things to do and can't leave for the time being."
"But what if they find out we've escaped and give you a hard time?"
Her heart warmed, and the fat figure flashed before her eyes again.
In fact, she had originally planned to send the two away, then find a way to hide in a nearby cave, and wait for Pan Meir to return to the village. However, when she thought of that fat guy Wu Xiaoliu, she felt a little reluctant.
She had already let Tian Weiler go. If she also walked away, Wu Xiaoliu would definitely be in trouble.
She smiled and said casually, "As a servant, I'm always going to be bullied. I'm used to it."
"Thank you." Tian Wei'er suddenly grabbed Xiao Nanhui's hand and whispered, "Actually, I already knew you weren't from our family. Although I'm a young lady, the servants in my family can still recognize you."
Xiao Nanhui stared at the big, deer-like eyes of the pink-cheeked girl in front of him, and blushed a little for a moment.
"I've already said this, you don't have to take it to heart. It's just a small favor."
Master Jia also clasped his fists like a man in the martial arts world: "I am Jia Han, from Wancheng, Jiangbei. This time, we are grateful to the heroine for saving us. Wei'er and I are very grateful. If in the future..."
Xiao Nanhui was at a loss for words: "Don't wait until later. If you two don't leave now, the next shift of guards will come to relieve us and everything will be exposed. Then no one will be able to leave."
Tian Weiler nodded seriously, without saying any more goodbyes, she took Jia Han's hand and got on the camel, and the two of them staggered away into the distance.
Xiao Nan looked back at the two clumsy figures with a complicated expression.
One is the son of a wealthy merchant, and the other is the daughter of a wealthy family. They have lived a life of luxury and being served since birth, but now they have to sleep in the open air in the yellow sand. It looks like they can't even lead a camel, let alone take care of themselves in such a harsh environment.
But the look in their eyes when they looked at each other was so reassuring, as if as long as they were together, they would never be afraid of those unknown hardships.
The word love can make people lose their minds, but it can also make people strong.
Xiao Nanhui had never experienced such feelings before.
Her affection for Xiao Zhun was three parts awe, three parts gratitude, two parts caution and one part cowardice, and there might not even be a single sweet part left for her.
After staring blankly at the sky and the dim horizon for a while, she turned and walked quickly towards Sun's house.
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