Chapter 94 Sleeping Together
That night, the group found an inn in Yushi Town and rested until noon the next day before setting off.
The main reason is that Dongfangqi is missing one of his three souls. Although he looks fine on the surface, he is actually very weak inside and needs more rest.
In order to take care of him, Lin Qingyue would sometimes deliberately change horses and leave the carriage to Dongfang Qi. Of course, the driver would become Xie Shouzheng.
The carriage was very spacious and could actually accommodate two people, but Xie Shouzheng disagreed, insisting that they were uncle and sister-in-law and it was inappropriate for them to live together in the carriage.
I really don't know how a wolf like him could have engraved all those human rules and dogmas into his bones.
And every time the words "uncle and sister-in-law" were mentioned, Dongfang Qi obviously felt awkward.
Lin Qingyue, on the other hand, was thick-skinned and didn't care. She even joked once, "If I cheated on Dongfang Yan, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would die."
Xie Shouzheng was so frightened that his face turned pale, but she laughed heartily: "Why are you so nervous? If someone didn't know, they would think you were having an affair with Dongfang Yan."
Dongfang Qi kept coughing beside him, and it was unclear whether he was scared or not.
When we left Yushi Town and arrived at Donglin Prefecture, it was still before the hour of Xu. However, the city gates were already closed, and no vehicles were allowed in or out.
Some who were unable to enter the city in time simply camped outside. As a result, many carriages, horses, people and goods were parked outside the city gate.
Those who were in a hurry to get on the road were very anxious when they were blocked outside the city.
"Aren't the city gates closed at the hour of Xu? It's only just past the hour of You, why are they already closed?"
"I can tell you're new here and don't know the situation! Everywhere else closes its gates at 12:00 PM, but Donglin Prefecture closes its gates an hour earlier, at 12:00 PM. I was delayed on the way, so I missed out. Looks like I'll have to sleep outdoors tonight!"
"When I came here last year, the rules remained the same. How come they suddenly opened an hour earlier? It's too early to close the city gates at twilight hour, before the sun has even set!"
"I heard that more than half a year ago, the Chief Secretary of Donglin Prefecture encountered an evil spirit and was nearly killed! So, the closing time of the city gates and the curfew were moved forward by an hour!"
“…”
Lin Qingyue and her group were also blocked outside the city gate.
After hearing the conversation between those people, Xie Shouzheng also understood what was going on. He smiled and asked Hong Yao, "Are they guarding against you?"
Hong Yao nodded, feeling very regretful: "What a pity that I couldn't kill him that time. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many problems."
Dongfang Qi frowned and said, "The closing hours and curfew times of each city in our Great Qi are clearly stipulated. Miao Dong, for personal reasons, actually changed the time without authorization. Does he really think that he can do whatever he wants just because the emperor is far away?"
The curfew and closing times of Da Qi were strictly regulated to maintain public security and social order. However, if they were arbitrarily changed or brought forward, it would affect commerce and the people's travel.
Especially since Donglin Prefecture is a big city, there are many merchants coming and going.
Not to mention anything else, there were hundreds of people blocked outside the city gate, and there were probably quite a few stranded inside the city gate as well.
After Lin Qingyue jumped off her horse, she said calmly, "Since we're here, let's make the best of it. Since we can't get in anyway, we might as well use the sky as our blanket and the ground as our bed and have a good dream!"
Dongfang Qi's brows relaxed upon hearing this, and he smiled as well, "What a great way to use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed. Then let's sleep outdoors tonight!"
Lin Qingyue glanced at him, then turned to instruct Xie Shouzheng, "Turn out the bedding and spread it out in the carriage for the young master to sleep on. He's a bit weak."
Dongfang Qi said unyieldingly, "If you want to sleep, you should sleep in the car. I'm not as weak as you think."
Lin Qingyue leaped onto the roof of the car and lay down there carelessly: "I'll sleep here. It's just right that I can watch the stars and the moon when I can't sleep."
Before Dongfang Qi could say anything else, Xie Shouzheng came over, holding the quilt and saying, "Young Master, you are uncle and sister-in-law after all. If you really use the sky as your quilt and the ground as your bed, wouldn't that be incest? It's inappropriate!"
Dongfang Qi kicked him angrily: "Shut up!"
Xie Shouzheng curled his lips. "I'm also worried about your health and want you to sleep more comfortably. Although the young lady is a girl, she is strong enough to kill a few tigers. Don't worry!"
Lin Qingyue glanced at him coldly and said, "Xiao Hui, not only can I kill tigers, I'm also very good at hunting wolves. I especially like jewelry made from wolf teeth. How about you give it a try?"
Xie Shouzheng quickly shut up, turned into the carriage, and made the bed for Dongfang Qi.
Hong Yao tied the horses of several people together, found a slightly flatter place, and was about to go to sleep.
Suddenly, a blanket was thrown to the side. Lin Qingyue said, "Put it under you. It will make you more comfortable."
When she looked up, she saw the woman lying on her side on the roof, her black skirt hanging down from the roof, swaying in the night breeze.
Hong Yao pursed her lips and said softly, "Thank you."
Xie Shouzheng was sleeping on the ground next to the car. After sleeping for a while, he suddenly got up stealthily and looked around. He saw that everyone around him had gone to bed and no one was paying attention.
So he quietly changed into the appearance of a wolf and rushed into the carriage.
Dongfang Qi was startled by the black shadow that suddenly jumped in. Only after he saw clearly that it was Xiao Hui did he relax his vigilance.
"Xiao Hui, what are you doing?"
"Sir, hehe...it's so uncomfortable outside. Let me lie down beside you."
"go out."
"Sir, before I transformed, didn't you let me sleep in your bed?"
“Get out!”
"Sir... you said before that I'm furry and it's very comfortable to hold while sleeping..."
The next moment: bang—whoosh!
The big furry wolf was kicked out of the carriage, turned into an arc, and disappeared into the night, leaving behind only a groaning cry.
Someone was startled awake: "Hey, why do I hear wolves howling? Are there wolves trying to attack us?"
"Don't scare me! What wolf? It's just a dog barking."
"Well, it must be some caravan that brought dogs to guard the goods. Don't worry, just go back to sleep."
Inside the car, Dongfang Qi quietly listened to the sound on the roof of the car, and Lin Qingyue seemed not to wake up.
He felt a little relieved. "Luckily Qingyue didn't notice, otherwise it would be really embarrassing. Xiaohui is really something. Could he be the same as he is now when he was a child?"
The next moment, a teasing voice floated from the roof of the car: "So you like to sleep with Xie Shouzheng in your arms. That's a pretty unique hobby."
Dongfang Qi: "..."
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