Tang Chen and Wang Yanzhou's expressions changed 360 degrees, and they hurriedly asked, "Oh my God, is there any other exit from that secret room?"
Wang Fengjiao replied, "Yes, it leads to a small alley. No one knows about it except me. Usually, there is a somewhat confused old man living in that alley."
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
Tang Chen and the other three dragged Wang Fengjiao to Qinghe's place, huffing and puffing, and asked Wang Fengjiao to explain everything about the secret passage she had just mentioned. The flame that was about to go out in Qinghe's heart suddenly flared up again.
To avoid suspicion, and as Qinghe was unsure of any potential traitors, Qinghe had Lian Qiao summon Lian Xin, who had been operating in the shadows and had rarely been seen. Lian Qiao and Lian Xin, one a scholar and the other a warrior, were Qinghe's right-hand men. After carefully observing their appearances, Wang Yanzhou, skilled in disguise, transformed them into Qinghe and Ouyang Ming with a single stroke.
Qinghe handed the two the dagger token he always wore as proof of his identity, patted their shoulders and said, "Lianqiao, Lianxin, I leave this to you."
"Don't worry, Princess. We will not fail in our mission."
Wang Yanzhou considered this. His disguise skills wouldn't be flawless unless they were truly skilled or the women themselves revealed their true colors. But just in case, he had to have two options. "Well, then, you should stick to your original plan and head towards Qingliang Valley. I'll send a letter back immediately, asking Zhong Qin to secretly meet you. Don't reveal your identities. As for Ouyang Ming's body, stay calm."
After Chen Xin stepped forward, he roughly guessed Wang Yanzhou's plan. Since there was already a living "Ouyang Ming", the dead one should no longer exist.
"I'll give you one hour to record all the information related to it." After saying that, Wang Yanzhou took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, which contained an unknown object, and handed it to Chen Xin carefully.
After Shen Xin took the things, he was ready to go to work. Liang Shuyi saw that he was going out to do something, so he hurriedly followed him: "I'll go with you."
Chen Xin took Liang Shuyi's hand, and without caring whether she looked at them or not, she gently kissed Liang Shuyi's forehead and said like coaxing a child: "No, you stay with Miss Tang. This kind of thing should be left to us men."
"……All right."
Looking at Chen Xin's departing figure, Tang Chen was stunned. Oh my god, Chen Xin, the taciturn one, turned out to be so open-minded!
Wang Yanzhou saw that Tang Chen's eyes were shining, and when he disagreed with him, he slapped him in the face again: "What are you looking at?"
Liang Shuyi interpreted it seriously: "That's it, an envious look."
"Um!"
Wang Yanzhou smiled and said, "What's there to envy about this? Are you stupid?"
Hearing this, Tang Chen subconsciously replied, "Silly or not, white jade is used for the hall and gold is used for the horse."
...After everything in Qinghe was almost arranged, a few people quietly left the caravan, bought a few fast horses at the post station, and galloped towards Qinghe County.
Just as they were rushing back to Qinglong Village to look for Ouyang Ming's whereabouts, Xihe, who had been wandering in the town for a long time, finally raised a question that was worth deep thinking.
"Xinzhai, it's been a few days. Has your sister forgotten you?"
"Shouldn't it be?"
As he spoke, Hei Ya had a question in mind. According to the messenger, the carrier pigeon should have enough time to fly to Qinghe County and back. Could they still be in the capital? But the news of Brother Shen and Liang Shuyi's marriage had spread throughout the country; logically, they should have returned home after the matter was completed. He couldn't tell Xihe now that there was a possibility of fraud and the carrier pigeon flew to the wrong place. It would be embarrassing and affect his lofty image in her heart!
While Black Crow was still thinking about various possible situations, Xihe was more open-minded. She sat on a big branch, playing with her windmill, and ate all the osmanthus cake in one breath with some disgust.
"It doesn't matter if she forgets. If she forgets you, we can forget her too and just have fun on our own."
Hei Ya saw through Xihe's thoughts immediately. Even though she was a grown-up, she was still a playful child with no knowledge of the world. During his time with her, he finally understood why, despite growing up in such an environment, she hadn't turned into a bad person. "I'm afraid you're just hoping she doesn't come to pick us up."
Xihe swung her legs happily and said with a smile, "I guess so. I haven't had enough fun yet!"
Black Crow thought for a moment. Since she wanted to play, he could just play for a few days. He had plenty of money anyway. When he didn't have any, he worked hard to earn money, but when he had money, he didn't know how to spend it. Now was good, too. There was someone worth spending money on, so he could just consider it a way to use up his inventory. "...Well, we're safe now anyway, so it's okay to go out and about. At most, we can keep in touch through letters."
"Okay, okay," Hei Ya seemed to see the joy in Xihe's heart from her empty eyes.
This spontaneous trip began the next day. After withdrawing some money, Black Crow bought two sets of clothes and some dry food. After taking Xihe for a few steps, Black Crow stopped without warning.
Xihe listened attentively to the surrounding movements. After confirming that there were no unusual sounds, she asked in confusion, "Why aren't you leaving?"
Just as Hei Ya was about to leave the town with Xihe, he suddenly thought of something he shouldn't forget. He had promised someone that he would go back to find him.
"Xihe, I think we should go back first before going out to play."
"Why?"
Black Crow patiently explained, "Someone in my family is sick. I have to go back and see him."
The word "sick" seemed to excite Xihe more than traveling: "Sick? What disease? I can treat it. Take me there, take me there!"
"Thanks."
Xihe asked puzzledly, "Thank me for what? I should thank you for buying me the windmill and osmanthus cake. But if you still want to thank me, can you just buy the windmill and not the osmanthus cake next time?"
"What's wrong? It's not tasty?"
Xihe smacked his lips and said, "It's delicious, but my mouth feels uncomfortable and a bit greasy after eating it."
Hei Ya saw her eat all the osmanthus cakes she bought in one go yesterday and thought she liked them. So Xihe thought that if she finished them, there would be no more. How could she be so silly and cute? "Pfft, you may not like sweets very much, but my sister can't put down snacks all day long. I know a place with good stinky tofu, I'll take you there to try it when I have the chance."
Since their luggage was already packed, Hei Ya and Xihe decided to leave the town as soon as possible, but changed their final destination.
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