After opening their bundles and eating some beef jerky, the two prepared to rest.
Then Zhu Yunwen blew out the candle. In the darkness, Zhu Yunwen opened the bundle, took out a very thin thread, and tied it to a few strands of hair on his head.
It was then tied to a few strands of Zhao Qingzhu's hair.
If the two are lying in bed, they will be fine. However, if someone moves a few wires, their hair will be pulled out.
The intense and obvious pain would immediately bring the two of them to their senses, which could be considered a warning measure.
Zhao Qingzhu smiled and said:
"Actually, I don't sleep too soundly. You should understand that as one of the top martial arts masters, yet only ranked third, my level of vigilance is absolutely terrifying."
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said:
"I understand, but if we're not on guard, we could easily be drugged or something. In short, it's always better to be more careful. This scalp pain will make us much more alert, even if we're drugged."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingzhu suddenly understood, and then the two lay down and slowly fell asleep.
But none of them fell into a deep sleep.
The waiter downstairs, while keeping track of the accounts, glanced up at Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu's room and immediately frowned, saying:
"Didn't I warn you not to put out the candles? Sigh, you just wouldn't listen. Last night, a couple of guests didn't listen either, and today the woman disappeared. That's all I can do for you, but you still won't listen. I can't interfere any further, in case those ghosts..."
As he said this, a look of fear appeared on his face, as if he were terrified of those things.
Time passed by, and the night grew deeper.
I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly, there was a slight noise coming from the window. The noise was so faint that it could be ignored.
However, Zhao Qingzhu, being a martial arts expert, noticed it immediately. She suddenly opened her eyes and then quietly looked towards the window.
A figure could be vaguely seen moving.
Although it's not very clear in the dark.
The black figure slowly opened the window and then slowly walked in.
Just then, Zhu Yuntong reached out and touched Zhao Qingzhu's hand. Zhao Qingzhu looked at Zhu Yuntong, and in the darkness, she could vaguely see that Zhu Yuntong's eyes were also open.
Only then did I realize that Zhu Yunwen might not have slept at all.
So the two of them remained silent, closed their eyes, and only slightly opened them to carefully observe the figure.
The figure walked to the bedside. By the dim moonlight, he looked at Zhao Qingzhu's face, then at Zhu Yunwen, and then at the food on the table.
Seeing that the food had clearly been touched and eaten, he felt relieved, and then muttered to himself:
"Good heavens, I've actually run into someone so beautiful this time! Shouldn't I get a hundred or two hundred taels of silver?"
As he spoke, he reached into his waistband and took out a rope, preparing to tie Zhao Qingzhu up.
However, the moment he reached out, Zhao Qingzhu suddenly kicked out, striking the man in black directly on the head.
The man in black felt a heavy blow to the head, felt dizzy, and fell to the ground without regaining his balance.
When he stood up again, a cold sword was pressed against his neck.
Immediately afterward, Zhu Yunwen lit the candles in the room, and the man in black immediately showed fear on his face, looking at Zhao Qingzhu and Zhu Yunwen in the room with surprise.
He never expected to stumble here today, while Zhao Qingzhu, holding her longsword, had already made a small cut on the black man's neck. Then, Zhao Qingzhu said:
"If you don't want to die, answer our questions truthfully."
The man in black swallowed hard before speaking:
“If you kill me, you will not have a good end either. You should know that I am a subordinate of the Ghost-Faced Rakshasa. The Ghost-Faced Rakshasa is a messenger of the underworld. If it finds out that I have been killed by you, it will definitely summon evil spirits to deal with you.”
Zhao Qingzhu kicked the man in black to the ground and then cursed:
"What kind of time is this? Who are you trying to fool with this act of mystery? Do you think we'll be scared just because you're saying this?"
The man in black was kicked hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood, while Zhao Qingzhu continued:
"If you keep uttering those words, I'll cut off one of your hands."
Hearing this, the black man became a little scared. At this moment, Zhu Yunwen calmly walked over, sat down in a chair, and said:
When did you tamper with this food?
The man in black hesitated for a moment, but Zhao Qingzhu had already swung her sword and slashed at his arm.
This startled the black man, who quickly spoke up:
"While the waiter was serving the dishes, I hung upside down from the rafters and added the drugs to the food."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingzhu glanced at Zhu Yunwen and had to admit that she would have eaten the dish if it weren't for Zhu Yunwen.
Indeed, while experience is important in the world, sometimes a sharp mind and meticulous thinking are even more important than experience.
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