In the darkness of the night, you can vaguely see two figures walking one in front and one behind.
The figure in front was extremely cautious, looking back every few steps, and looking back every few steps. It made me feel like a guilty thief.
The figure behind her was also observing her movements carefully, thinking to himself, "This woman is really hesitant."
Although he was grumbling in his heart, he still had to follow.
"Oh! This woman finally walked out. It seems that this place is the territory of "Hukou Town". Could it be that her contact is in this town?"
This shadow guard is called Ying Twenty. He was sent here to follow Lady Li because he is quite clever.
"Strange! Why do I feel like someone is following me? Could they have let me go on purpose?"
Lady Li felt like there was someone behind her, but she wasn't quite sure and felt very confused.
"Oh! Women! Women, you are still a little alert. I have followed you for so long, and finally I found something wrong."
Ying Twenty said this in a somewhat nonchalant tone.
His hearing was extremely good, so what Lady Li was muttering naturally could not escape his ears.
To be cautious, Lady Li did not follow the previous route, but instead wandered around in the alleys.
"Hukou Town" is a relatively large town, and it just so happens that County Magistrate Pei and his men are temporarily stationed in this town.
Hukou Town is a mixed bag of people, with all kinds of people living here. Public security is only average.
Because it was mostly managed by Master Wu before, he didn't pay much attention to it.
After returning from "Taomu Mountain" this time, Master Wu was taken to the prison by County Magistrate Pei, who was about to torture him to see if he would reveal the person behind the scenes.
However, Shadow Guard Twenty didn't know that Master Wu was indeed being instructed by someone.
The person who ordered her to do so was none other than the person he was following, Lady Li. This time Lady Li was trying to contact Master Wu.
Because no one leaked the news, she didn't know that Master Wu had been arrested.
"Finally got rid of him, he was so annoying." Mrs. Li zigzagged around.
I finally got rid of the tail behind me and felt relieved.
She walked to the gate of a courtyard and knocked a few times. An old woman inside opened the door and then closed it immediately.
"Give me some hot water and clean clothes. I want to wash up. I stink so much."
After Lady Li entered, she had a bitter expression on her face, as if she was disgusted with the smell of herself, and gave instructions to a teenage maid next to her.
"Yes! I'll go right away! I'll go right away."
The maid seemed to be very afraid of Madam Li and did not dare to neglect her at all.
She was very scared, afraid that she would accidentally anger Lady Li.
"Hmph! If you have other thoughts, you better hide them.
If I find out, you will suffer the consequences."
Seeing the maid's expression, Madam Li gave her a few more warnings.
"No! I dare not! Madam Li, don't worry! I will not betray you.
My life and my grandmother's life are in your hands, I know the limits."
The little maidservant said these words tremblingly, and her legs began to tremble uncontrollably. She didn't even dare to look at Madam Li.
"That's good to know! You also know my methods. If I find out.
If you are unfaithful to me in the slightest, neither you nor your grandmother will have a good ending."
At this moment, Lady Li had a rather vicious look on her face. Her beautiful face also looked extremely distorted, which was seriously inconsistent with her beauty.
"I understand, Madam Li, I won't do that, I definitely won't.
I'll go downstairs and prepare some hot water, you can take a rest first."
After the little maid finished speaking, she quickly ran to the kitchen and started to boil water. She did not dare to relax at all.
In fact, this was the home of the old woman and the little maid who opened the door just now, but it was forcibly occupied by Madam Li.
So they dared to be angry but not to speak out. The little maid's father was taken to another place by Madam Li, where it seemed that a very important person was imprisoned.
Lady Li threatened them with her father's life, and they dared not disobey.
Madam Li returned to the room where she had rested before and leaned on the bed to take a nap.
When he was angry with the little maid just now, he had already released most of her depression caused by being hunted in "Taomu Mountain".
In the alley not far away, Ying Twenty appeared in a corner. He had indeed lost the person just now, so he wandered around for a long time.
However, not just anyone is qualified to be a Shadow Guard, so their ability to track people is naturally not bad.
After a while, he arrived near the yard where Lady Li lived. He pretended to walk past the door, then turned around and went somewhere else.
He couldn't alert the enemy yet, so he planned to just stay nearby.
It was already midnight and most people had already fallen asleep.
"It seems that this is where she is staying. She won't run away once she finds a place."
Ying Twenty muttered to himself and headed towards the inn in town, planning to rest there for the night. He could talk about it tomorrow.
"Waiter, do you have a room here? Please open one for me. Also prepare some hot water and food. Don't worry, you will get the money."
Ying Ershi saw the waiter's inquiring look, and then he took out a large piece of silver from his pocket.
It looked like it weighed about ten taels, and was thrown directly onto the table.
"Okay! Okay, sir, but there is only one room now, and accommodation costs five taels per night. If you also need to prepare hot water and food, this may not be enough."
The waiter tried to keep his voice as low as possible, and the last words he spoke were almost as soft as a mosquito.
But Ying Ershi still heard it, and he suddenly became angry.
"What did you say? Five taels of silver for one night, and I gave you ten taels to prepare food and hot water. Isn't that enough?
Are you guys a scam? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll report you to the police and have you arrested?” Ying Ershi got furious when he heard that what he gave was not enough.
He thought there might be some left, but it turned out not to be enough. Could this really be a shady shop? He was just too unlucky.
"That's not the case, sir! Let me explain first. It's just that the weather has been getting hotter recently, and nothing is growing in the soil.
The food was transported from very far away places.
Moreover, the weather is so hot that many things are damaged when they are delivered, and the cost is getting higher and higher.
There's no other way! It's already been very difficult for our boss to hold on until now.
If the situation gets worse, I probably won’t open the store again.”
The waiter saw Ying Ershi's serious expression and tried his best to explain why it was so expensive.
When Ying Twenty heard this, he did not answer him immediately but fell into deep thought.
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