Chapter 26 Why leave me alone? Why is he here? ...
Lou Wanqiao felt a little tired. She straightened the wrinkles on her clothes, which were torn and stained with blood in many places.
Li Lie walked over to her side, extending his hand as if to help her. He said with concern, "Lou Wan... um!"
Lou Wanqiao quickly covered his mouth, and secretly glanced at Wen Xuechi from the corner of his eye. Seeing that he was fine, he put his hand down.
Li Lie frowned: "What are you doing?"
"Have you forgotten something? For example, your current situation." She kindly reminded him, then turned to her subordinate and said, "Keep an eye on him. Don't let him get away."
Li Lie:?!
Seeing his shocked expression, Lou Wanqiao didn't give him a good look. He put two pills into his mouth and swallowed them, then changed into another outer robe.
"Let's go, get out of the snowy mountains as soon as possible to avoid any more accidents."
Wen Xuechi strode over, his face disapproving: "You're injured. I remember there's a dilapidated temple on this mountain. We can..."
"I'm fine. This mountain is not peaceful, so don't let the night get too long and cause trouble." Lou Wanqiao replied lightly and walked forward.
The men under her command naturally only listened to her, formed a circle around her, protected the person in the middle and followed her forward.
Wen Xuechi sighed: "Okay."
He noticed Li Lie at this moment and said, "Yo!" but didn't say much. Li Lie looked up at him when he heard the voice, then his gaze returned to Lou Wanqiao: "How did you two get together?"
"Oh, it was the night you sent people to hunt me down." Lou Wanqiao said frankly, "This great hero helped me a lot."
"Hero of the Jianghu?" Li Lie chewed on the words carefully, his smile inexplicably darkening. "So that day... it was you in the carriage leaving the city?"
Lou Wanqiao commented: "Not very stupid."
Li Lie stopped talking.
Wen Xuechi ignored him and approached Lou Wanqiao, whispering, "Why did you leave without saying a word? I've been looking for you for a long time... If someone hadn't told me you went up the mountain, I might not have found you."
His tone was inexplicably resentful.
Lou Wanqiao smiled and said, "I was the one who sent that person. The incident happened suddenly, so it would be safer for us to go into the mountains in two batches. Now that nothing has happened, it will be much more convenient for us to go forward."
"Still 'nothing'? Look at how many wounds you've got." His face didn't look good, and the corners of his lips turned down. "I know you're powerful, but sometimes I don't mind being bothered by you."
"I have my own decision." Lou Wanqiao patted his shoulder and said in a familiar tone, "I don't treat you as an outsider. Next time, next time I will definitely tell you."
Wen Xuechi snorted and said nothing more.
Li Lie kept looking in their direction, his expression somewhat indescribable. It seemed as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth.
The few of them maintained a subtle atmosphere as they made their way out of the mountain.
Lou Wanqiao pondered this carefully. Li Lie had spoken to her earlier in the cave, so it must be true. With access to imperial secrets and numerous spies, he must have known the news in advance. The governor of Yan'ge City was from a branch of Li Lie's mother's clan. He had gone to investigate and happened to discover Lou Wanqiao's whereabouts.
Then everything fell into place. He had his own plan, but he just happened to meet her halfway.
It seems that the affairs of Youzhou are basically no longer a secret.
Lou Wanqiao thought that even though Li Lianhan had been open about this and it was he who had asked her to come to Youzhou to investigate, there was no way Li Lianhan would trust her with this. His plan was to use this as an excuse to find an opportunity to kill himself near Youzhou.
If Twelve falls off a cliff and dies today, there's no guarantee that Thirteen or Fourteen will chase him tomorrow.
It’s better to be comfortable once and for all.
It's not completely without benefits. At least she can come to the northern border under the pretext of investigating a case in Youzhou, and then secretly gather troops, and then cooperate with Mu Yunjiao from inside and outside.
But there is still a big variable in the process.
"Zizhao?" Wen Xuechi's voice brought her back to her senses. "What are you thinking about? We're almost out of the mountain."
Before Lou Wanqiao could respond, Li Lie's voice, with a somewhat sarcastic tone, came from the side: "You two are calling each other quite intimately."
Lou Wanqiao rolled his eyes at him and refused to say anything more.
"By the way, why is he here? And with you?" Wen Xuechi pointed casually.
"Oh," Lou Wanqiao replied casually, "I met him on the way. He also wanted to go up the mountain."
"Isn't he hunting you?" Wen Xuechi said in a gentle voice, seemingly seeking advice seriously. "Do you want to end it here?"
Lou Wanqiao raised his head and met Li Lie's incredulous eyes, feeling like laughing.
"No need, it's still useful for now."
"Hey!" Li Lie couldn't help it. He rarely suffered injustice, so there was no such thing as this. "No, what do you mean?"
Wen Xuechi shrugged innocently, "It's nothing serious. I'm just a wanderer in the martial arts world, and I don't understand the dignitaries of the capital. Zizhao and I have always been in the same group, so please bear with me."
Li Lie sneered.
We didn't encounter anyone blocking our way on the way, and finally we got out of Yanshan safely.
By then, it was already dark, and the water in the kettle was empty. Lou Wanqiao breathed a sigh of relief, bought a horse, and went to a suburban inn not far from Youzhou to rest.
It wasn't so cold once he got out of the mountain, and his thoughts gradually became more active. Just when Lou Wanqiao was about to do the same and give Li Lie a pill, he had already put his sword on his back and was ready to leave.
Lou Wanqiao took two steps forward and extended his hand.
Li Lie looked down, confused, but slowly raised his hand... and placed it on hers.
"What are you doing?" Lou Wanqiao was puzzled.
"That's not what you meant? Or are you asking me for a token of love?" Li Lie suddenly realized something and felt around, finally pulling out a jade pendant and placing it in her hand. "Keep it, it's very precious."
Lou Wanqiao:?
The pill was pressed into Lou Wanqiao's palm by the jade pendant. He didn't understand what Li Lie meant. This jade pendant was not as useful as the military talisman, but it should be of some use.
But she still didn't quite understand.
Li Lie's personality changed so quickly. She hadn't seen Li Lie so gentle, warm and easy to talk to in the past few years.
Could it be that... he really fell in love with her?
That shouldn't be the case. At this point, he should be thinking about killing her.
Is Li Lie really a homosexual? ?
Lou Wanqiao was puzzled.
But she would not refuse free help.
Everything can be utilized until the ultimate goal is achieved.
Before the jade pendant had even warmed up, a white figure flashed before her. Wen Xuechi stood in front of her, separating them. He crossed his arms and asked in a less-than-friendly tone, "What do you mean?"
"My people should be here to pick us up. Let's go ahead." Li Lie waved his hand casually and led a horse over.
Watching his receding figure, someone leaned over to Lou Wanqiao and whispered, "Sir, are you just going to let him go? Do you want me to bring someone else..."
Lou Wanqiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't do anything yet. Just follow me. Report any movements to me."
"yes."
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Hot tea was boiling in the inn room, and the white mist spread from the spout into the air, making the surroundings warm. The window was closed, and the room suddenly became much warmer.
Lou Wanqiao took off his outer robe, wiped his body, applied medicine, and changed his clothes before opening the door.
Wen Xuechi had been standing guard at the door, still feeling unhappy because she left without saying goodbye.
Lou Wanqiao stepped aside to make way for him. He walked into the room and took a sip of tea. Perhaps he felt the taste was too bland, so he took out his wine bag and took a sip.
"What's going on?"
Wen Xuechi said sullenly, "Why leave me alone?"
"I didn't abandon you. I'm pinning all my hopes on you!" Lou Wanqiao chuckled twice and said in a coaxing tone, "Yan Gui, I treat you as one of my own. You're a very good friend of mine."
"Friend?" Wen Xuechi pondered for a moment before asking, "What about that prince? Do you consider him a good friend, too?"
"That's definitely not the case!" Lou Wanqiao said sternly, "He and I are just mutually beneficial at best, but you're different."
"Oh?" Wen Xuechi raised an eyebrow. "Then tell me, what's the difference?"
She thought about it.
Wen Xuechi said loudly in grievance: "You just can't say it!"
"Shh, shh--" Lou Wanqiao quickly covered his mouth, bent his back a little and listened quietly to his surroundings. He felt relieved when he saw that there was no movement. When he raised his eyes, he happened to meet Wen Xuechi's innocent eyes.
He blinked, as if he was a little confused about the situation, but his eyes were so beautiful, like the clearest starry night.
Lou Wanqiao slowly lowered his hand and whispered, "Okay, don't be angry. I won't abandon you next time. I'll call you if anything happens, okay?"
Wen Xuechi finally gave up and nodded, saying, "Well, it's settled then. No regrets allowed."
"That's right!" He suddenly thought of something and clapped his hands. "I remember now. That prince seemed to be calling you... Lou? Lou Wan?"
Lou Wanqiao's heart skipped a beat.
Her mouth was faster than her brain, and she said firmly: "The prince is from the south, it's normal for him to have an accent. It's just Liu, his accent is not very standard."
Wen Xuechi was stunned: "Huh?"
"Okay, let's get down to business." Lou Wanqiao spread out a map on the table. "We're almost in Youzhou now. We don't know what we'll encounter once we enter the city, so we need to make plans in advance."
"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements." Wen Xuechi agreed readily.
"There's been less and less news lately. Let's go into the city tomorrow and investigate to see if there's anything unusual happening around here. I'd like to go to the government office and take another look. I wonder if I can find the crux of the matter. I suspect we're both trying to uncover the same thing, and the key lies in Youzhou." Lou Wanqiao pondered, circling a circle on the map twice. "Follow me tomorrow, and get some rest tonight."
"good."
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The next morning, the two went into the city together.
Not noticing anything unusual for the time being, Lou Wanqiao walked straight forward, observing his surroundings quietly with his peripheral vision.
There weren't many people on the street, but everyone was doing their own thing, and occasionally the sounds of people selling things could be heard.
Lou Wanqiao felt something was strange, but he couldn't put his finger on what was strange.
Following the directions on the map in her memory, she walked towards the base set up there.
It was a very ordinary rouge shop, displayed on the street among the surrounding shops that were not much different from each other.
I opened the door and found no one inside.
The two exchanged glances, and Lou Wanqiao continued walking forward. She stopped in front of the door to the inner room, raised her hand to open it, and lowered her head to step in. However, when she raised her head, her body froze.
Wen Xuechi stood behind her and followed her gaze. At that moment, his eyes darkened and his hand hanging by his waist rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
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