Chapter 246 Waiting for an Opportunity
Yan Qingqiu found it very strange. Beichen was ignorant, and it was rare that the old man in the North Courtyard was also ignorant. He asked An Yan: "What exactly does this old man want? What does he mean? Doesn't he take Xicheng seriously?"
"We have to be careful and rush out on someone else's territory," An Yan reminded them.
At this time, Beichen's voice was heard in the air: "Master of West City, as long as Li Rongsen stays, I will naturally let you go and give you a big gift. But if you refuse, don't blame me for locking you up in this courtyard."
An Yan raised her voice in response: "Beichen, I'm telling you too, you're dreaming!"
Li Rongsen frowned. He roughly knew what was going on. He didn't expect that he would get into trouble with this trip.
Yan Qingqiu also looked at Li Rongsen's face and asked An Yan, "Why, is it that Beichen girl who has taken a fancy to Li Rongsen and wants him to be the son-in-law of the North Courtyard?"
"It's ridiculous." An Yan sneered and looked at Li Rongsen again.
Li Rongsen immediately confessed: "Of course I don't want to, I'm from West City."
An Yan went back to the house, took out the long knife used for decoration on the table, and then walked into the yard and chopped the vine branches above. She only saw a hole opened in the vine branches, but they quickly wrapped around each other again, and they were even tighter than before.
"These vines must not be touched with sharp objects, otherwise they will only grow faster." Yan Qingqiu reminded her.
An Yan threw away the long knife in his hand, broke off a branch and used it as a knife, then chopped at the vine above. Finally, another cut appeared. This time, it was indeed not growing as fast as before.
She said to Yan Qingqiu and Li Rongsen, "You two go out first, I'll cover you."
As soon as these words were spoken, someone threw something into the mouth.
"Be careful." Li Rongsen first pulled An Yan over and held her in his arms, then raised his leg and kicked Yan Qingqiu, making him fly some distance and fall to the ground again.
"Oh, I said you were too harsh on me. My butt hurts." Yan Qingqiu said as he stood up.
And An Yan had already taken out a pill from her bag and took it. She then tossed the bottle to Yan Qingqiu and said, "Take one too. This is Ecstasy Powder."
Yan Qingqiu quickly swallowed one, then raised his head and said loudly, "I never thought that a dignified Northern Court would resort to such despicable means to deal with us. It's truly shameful."
"I don't know what shame is. I only care about getting what I want." Beichen's voice was full of sarcasm. She was a person without principles. She only cared about the purpose and nothing else when doing things. Using any means necessary was her daily routine.
The head of the North Courtyard took a fancy to this point about her, believing that only by being shameless could one keep the throne, unlike her brothers and sisters who always adhered to useless principles.
An Yan frowned and said, "I'm most afraid of villains. They can do any conspiracy or trick."
Yan Qingqiu looked at Li Rongsen and said, "Luckily, he is now immune to all poisons. Otherwise, he would have fallen victim to her attack in a few seconds. There would have been no way to save him. He would have lost his virginity, money, and life."
"I must not lose my virginity." Li Rongsen took this matter particularly seriously.
An Yan said, "Don't struggle anymore. Let's just hold on for now and think of a solution later." After that, she went back to sit in the house.
Yan Qingqiu and Li Rongsen also went back with her and sat down quietly. Struggling was a waste of effort anyway.
"It's terrible today. They won't bring any food." Yan Qingqiu sighed, leaning one hand on the table. He thought that there was a huge difference between yesterday and today. He would be hungry all day.
"Even if they bring you food, would you dare to eat it?" An Yan asked him.
"That's all you can do. All you think about all day is eating." Li Rongsen also sneered at him.
Yan Qingqiu curled his lips, then looked at Li Rongsen and said, "It's all your fault. You're too good-looking."
"You brought it with you from the womb, and you blame me." Li Rongsen was a little unconvinced, then sat down next to him and said, "I see she's still a young girl, and she actually learned this trick."
An Yan didn't say anything. She only asked Yan Qingqiu, "I heard that Beichen has a brother and sister. They should live here too."
"Of course. They live in the same courtyard. The brother's name is Bei Mo and the sister's name is Bei Xiang. I can't stand her spoiled look, but she can't resist the old man in the Beiyuan who dotes on her." Yan Qingqiu told An Yan everything he knew.
An Yan nodded slightly and thought carefully.
Li Rongsen said, "If someone is willing to help us leave, it will be easy."
"Why should they help us for no reason? After all, we are outsiders and they are family. Even if we didn't like her in the past, so what? We are still blood relatives and a family." Yan Qingqiu thought this idea was boring.
But An Yan agreed with Li Rongsen. She said, "These days, it all comes down to whether the stakes are high enough."
"The old man from the North Courtyard is in good health," Yan Qingqiu said to Anyan, adding, "Besides, we in West City never meddle in other people's affairs. If East Courtyard and South Suburbs want to intervene, what should we do?"
"You are just worrying about nothing. I am not trying to seize an inch of land in the North Courtyard, nor am I taking any of their treasures. I am just getting closer to someone. What's wrong with that? After all, it's their family affair." An Yan explained to Yan Qingqiu.
Li Rongsen understood, and he also said: "Dongfu and An Yan have a good relationship, she won't care."
"The old man from the South Suburbs and the old man from the North Courtyard have always been at odds with each other, so he won't care. As for Flower Snake Mountain, there's even less to worry about." An Yan had already made plans.
And now she also understood one thing, as long as Beichen was in charge, Xicheng would never have peace, and Li Rongsen would have to hide and escape every day, which was not acceptable.
As the mayor of West City, it is time for her to establish her authority.
After an unknown amount of time, Yan Qingqiu felt sleepy and his stomach started growling. He said, "Oh, it's so painful to be hungry."
Li Rongsen asked An Yan: "Are you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry. I haven't even thought about it."
"I don't know if there is any mechanical passage in this room."
"Don't think about it. He naturally won't give us the chance to escape. We can only seek help from outside forces." An Yan said as he walked towards the window and pushed it open.
"Do you want to talk to them again?" Li Rongsen asked.
"I don't want to talk about it anymore. You can go and talk, but I can't guarantee that you can return the jade intact." An Yan said to him half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Li Rongsen frowned and said, "I don't like this joke."
"This is not a joke, and you may not even be able to come back. You will probably die on the bed of that little girl Beichen." Yan Qingqiu looked at Li Rongsen with a giggle.
Li Rongsen went up to hit him with a palm, frightening Yan Qingqiu so much that he quickly hid behind Anyan and said, "Too fierce, and he picked on people to be fierce to. This is too much."
"How can you still have the energy to mock him? Save your energy and use it to talk about others later." An Yan signaled him to calm down.
Suddenly, they heard a noise in the corner, like someone pulling at branches. An Yan thought the time had come. She winked at Yan Qingqiu, then walked outside and said, "Thinking about it, it's really strange that the North Courtyard actually let a little girl take charge. She must have brothers and sisters."
"That's natural. A brother and a sister, both of whom are so useless that they are willing to give up their positions to the youngest daughter. It has always been said that the eldest son is the head of the family, but I have never heard of the youngest sister being the head of the family."
"I'm afraid he doesn't have much ability, so he gives in to others." An Yan said coldly, while paying attention to any movement.
(End of this chapter)
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