Chapter 83
Dong, dong—before the third knock, the door was opened. Lin Xing's confused face appeared in Yu Hang's sight. Looking at the girl in front of him with half-open eyes and loose hair, he said blankly: "It's time to have breakfast."
Lin Xing leaned against the door frame and said dazedly, "I see. You go first. I'll be there soon."
The door was closed and some faint noises were heard from inside the house. Yu Hang turned his back and observed the guests coming and going in the lobby. Quyang was a small place and there were no people who came here specifically to play or live. Most of them were travelers passing through.
Looking from inside to outside, the guests at the first table were in a hurry, their faces were filled with fatigue, and the three people's clothes looked very thin, probably from the south, and no one knew where they were going; the situation at the second table was similar, except that they were wearing thicker clothes, so they must have come from the same place as them...
Suddenly, the door of the inn was opened and a woman in plain clothes came in. It was windy outside and the guests closer to the door all covered their faces with their hands. The woman noticed their predicament and quickly closed the door. Although he couldn't hear her words clearly, Yu Hang guessed that she was apologizing.
The girl took two more steps forward and raised her hand to stop a servant. As she moved, her cheek, which had been covered just now, was completely exposed to the eyes of the people upstairs. Yu Hang's pupils dilated and his eyes were full of surprise. Why did Xiaomei come here?
Before he could figure out the answer to the question, Xiaomei had finished her conversation with the servant and was looking around as if she was looking for something.
"Yu Hang, why don't you go down?" The voice behind him and Xiao Mei's gaze arrived at the same time. Yu Hang was a little at a loss for a moment. At this time, Lin Xing had come to his side and stood side by side with him.
After recognizing Yu Hang, Xiao Mei had been staring in their direction and naturally did not miss Lin Xing's arrival. She couldn't help but walk forward and wanted to get to their side, but stopped after two steps because Lin Xing had also seen her and was running towards her.
The next moment, the two stood facing each other.
"Xiaomei, why are you here?" Lin Xing couldn't stop being excited, but also a little worried.
Xiao Mei pretended to be angry and said, "You didn't even send someone to inform us in advance when you came to Quyang. Don't you want to see us?"
"How could that be?" Lin Xing smiled and pulled the person to sit down at an empty table, and continued, "I was just passing by this time. I will definitely let you know in advance next time."
Xiao Mei thought of the contents of the letter and could no longer care about being angry. Her tone was filled with deep worry and her brows furrowed unconsciously. "I have read the letter you left for me. Is this too dangerous? Do you want me to accompany you to Jiujiang Prefecture?"
Lin Xing smiled broadly at Xiao Mei and consoled her, "Don't worry too much. We have already made all the necessary preparations for this matter and will be able to get out of this unscathed. You just need to stay in Quyang and wait for our good news."
After hearing this, Xiaomei felt a little relieved and stopped talking about it. Instead, she took out a small medicine bottle and put it on the table. Lin Xing recognized at a glance that this was the pill she had given to the man in black last night. She wondered why it ended up in Xiaomei's hands, and waited for the other party to speak with full of doubts.
"I have one more thing to tell you. Sun Banfo has woken up." Lin Xing's expression changed slightly. Xiao Mei paused for a moment. "I think you have guessed that the person you saw last night was Sun Banfo. He specially asked me to return the things to you. It was he who pointed the way for me to find this place..."
Lin Xing picked up the ceramic bottle on the table and fiddled with it gently in her hands. Xiao Mei carefully watched her expression and did not dare to continue. She noticed the abnormal pause and continued without raising her head: "Xiao Mei, why don't you say anything? Go on, it's okay."
Seeing this, Xiao Mei could only continue, "He has been awake for two days. Although we haven't been together for a long time, you may have seen that he is not a bad person. Do you still want to kill him?"
Lin Xing glanced at Yu Hang opposite her, and seeing that he was also lost in thought, she looked away without leaving a trace, and put the medicine bottle in her hand back into Xiao Mei's hand. She stared into the eyes of the person next to her, "Xiao Mei, can you tell him a message for me?"
After the people around her nodded, she continued, "The person you are loyal to is not a good person. If you don't believe it, you can ask the Quyang County Magistrate for confirmation. I believe you will make the right choice. Please accept these pills as a token of my appreciation."
Yu Hang did not interrupt her, probably because he was willing to spare Sun Banfo's life.
After finishing the serious topic, breakfast was served on the table. Xiaomei had already finished her meal and just sat next to Lin Xing to keep her company. The two of them tacitly sped up their meal, fearing that Su Jingfeng would have to wait for them.
After paying the bill, they were about to leave Quyang and continue on their journey. Xiaomei's reluctance was fully revealed. She held Lin Xing's hand and walked very slowly, but the distance was very short.
The two said their final farewell in front of the carriage. In order to give them some space, Yu Hang got on the carriage first.
Xiao Mei took Lin Xing's hand, secretly stuffed a package into her mouth, and then lowered her voice and said, "Even though you said so, I'm still worried. You insisted on not letting me accompany you, and I can't force you, but you must accept this."
Lin Xing weighed the object in her hand and asked in confusion, "What is this? Why is it so mysterious?"
Xiao Mei looked around with a guilty conscience, and when she saw that no one was around, she said with relief, "Last night, we learned about this incident and prepared a drug specifically for you. It contains both powder and incense. The thief will be knocked unconscious whether he drinks it or inhales it. This drug has been improved, and the thief will fall down in just a few moments."
Lin Xing was somewhat moved. She silently grasped the things in her hands, stretched out her arms and gently hugged Xiaomei, then immediately let go and fled into the car.
As the groom's whip fell from his high position, Xiaomei's figure began to fade away until she could no longer be seen. Only then did Lin Xing let down the curtains and relax. She opened it and saw many small bags inside. She secretly stuffed some powder into her body and closed the bags again.
The journey was always boring. She had no cell phone to play with, and no one to talk to. When Lin Xing looked over the carriage again and again, and even memorized a few scratches, a song suddenly rang out.
She quickly pricked up her ears, trying to hear every word, but she was in vain because the song was sung in dialect. The driver must be equally bored, so he started singing a ballad from his hometown.
Song after song made people drowsy. Lin Xing fell asleep as expected. When she woke up again, the singing had disappeared. While she was drowsy, the coachman began to speak, "Master Lin, in order to speed up the journey, we will only stop to rest at night. If you are hungry, you can eat the dry food in the carriage."
Lin Xing, who had thought about this scenario before setting off, accepted it well and replied without emotion: "Got it."
Then she stretched her body, and when her hand fell, she accidentally hit a bag of things next to the seat. Lin Xing was startled at first and then guessed that it should be the dry food that had just been put in. She happened to be a little hungry, so she took out a pancake and started to eat it.
It’s quite delicious! This was her first thought after she finished eating. The feeling of chewing the sesame cake was so familiar. Lin Xing tried hard to recall where she often ate this kind of meal—Nanru Zhao’s Money House.
Before Lin Xing came here, they would often be picked on by the manager in order to deduct their monthly wages. Xiao Xing was not very agile and was sometimes punished by not being able to eat for a day. At that time, Xiao Tao would always secretly bring her sesame cakes.
Thinking of this, her heart was stirred up, and she couldn't help asking: "Can we go through Nanru?"
"Nanru?" The driver repeated, and began to recall their route. "Your Excellency, we will pass through Nanru. If the itinerary remains unchanged, we should rest in Nanru City for one night."
"Got it. Thank you." Lin Xing got the answer she wanted. She leaned casually against the windowsill and took a few gulps of water. This sesame cake was really choking.
Night and day, day after day, after staying in several government inns, they finally arrived in Nanru. It had been too quiet for the past few days, so they were a little uncomfortable when they suddenly heard the hustle and bustle of the city.
After entering the city, they went to the inn. Lin Xing had not looked outside since entering the city. When she felt the carriage stopped, she got off directly and then stayed where she was. In front of her was not an inn but a restaurant. There were three big words written on the plaque on the door - Waiting for the Returnee.
Yu Hang noticed her emotions, and quickly came to her side, saying softly, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Lin Xing heard the deeper meaning, stared into Yu Hang's eyes and said, "I like your arrangement very much."
She was not a fool. There were tens of millions of roads from the capital to Pengze County. How could they pass through Quyang and Nanru so coincidentally? If it wasn't deliberately arranged by someone, it would be hard to explain. Lin Xing was afraid of embarrassing everyone, so she never expressed her thoughts, so the person behind the scenes was obvious.
"Dear guests, are you going to have a meal? Please come in quickly!"
The familiar loud voice made Lin Xing smile sincerely. She was originally blocked by Yu Hang, so she took two steps to the side, exposing herself completely to the visitor.
The person opened her mouth in shock, her pupils trembling, and all the words she had prepared were blocked. Lin Xing took the initiative to come in front of her, smiling, and said, "Sister Lian, what's wrong? Don't you even know how to talk to me?"
When Liu Lian heard the person in front of her speak, she realized that this was not a dream. She put her hands on Lin Xing's arms, stared at her, and said for a long time, "You've lost weight."
Lin Xing was afraid that Liu Lian would be too worried, so she joked, "You'll look better if you're thinner. Am I as pretty as Sister Lian now?"
Liu Lian patted her shoulder gently and said angrily, "You have been away for so long and didn't even send two more letters home, making us worry for nothing."
Then someone said gently: "Forget it, as long as the person is okay."
After staring at Lin Xing for a while, Liu Lian realized that there were other people around. She glanced at Yu Hang, then glanced at Su Jingfeng, and asked in a low voice: "Which of these two is your husband?"
Lin Xing blushed and asked in confusion, "What are you talking about, Sister Lian? It's neither of these!"
Liu Lian apologized, "I thought you were the bride returning home after getting married. It seems I misunderstood."
"You..." Lin Xing wanted to continue, but another familiar voice sounded behind her, "Sister Lian, why haven't you come back yet?"
It’s Huan’er.
She saw a woman beside Liu Lian from afar. Although she looked familiar, she did not think much about it and just thought it was a guest explaining something.
Liu Lian turned around and said briskly: "Look who's back?"
Lin Huan's heart trembled, and he quickened his pace, but he was afraid that it was a false alarm, so he slowed down again. Lin Xing did not want to hide anything and said directly: "Huan'er, it's been a long time since we last met. Have you forgotten me?"
After confirming, Lin Huan was still some distance away from them, but he actually ran up and hugged Lin Xing.
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