Just as they were finishing their meal, Hong Xiaoduo suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Tian Shu and the others, "When we came out, a few more guests arrived at the inn. I didn't like their faces. Tonight, you guys make some arrangements and see who will sleep in the stable and keep an eye on our things."
Hmm? An unpleasant guest?
Upon hearing this, everyone recalled that when they came out, a group of guests had indeed gone in, but they hadn't looked closely.
As a guard, Liu Zhaoqiang did pay attention out of habit, but he didn't notice anything unusual about the other person!
"We don't need them, I'll go," Quan Jinghuai said.
Actually, he was a little puzzled. If she felt something was wrong, she shouldn't have arranged for Tian Shu and the others to go!
“You’re an adult, you’ll draw too much attention. You don’t need to go. It’s more suitable for the kids to go. Don’t worry, they’re not some heinous villains, just petty thieves. They’ll be fine, and it’ll be good for them to get some experience.” Hong Xiaoduo insisted casually.
Hmm? Something's not right. Quan Jinghuai looked at Hong Xiaoduo again, but this time he didn't insist on going himself and chose to keep quiet.
Liu Zhaoqiang glanced at his master and was about to say that he would go, but when he heard Hong Xiaoduo say that it was not good for adults to be too conspicuous, he simply did not speak.
Lan Zechen listened from the side, looking at Hong Xiaoduo with great admiration, wondering how others were training children!
Tianxuan and the others stared at Tianshu, hoping their older brother would call their names.
“I’ll go,” A-Ping said first.
Tian Shu was about to say he would go, but before he could even open his mouth, Hong Xiaoduo had already agreed: "Then let's have A Ping tonight. Don't keep changing people for the first half and the second half of the night. A Ping tonight, and Yu tomorrow. If that group hasn't left, we'll change to another person tomorrow night."
"Aping, have Tian Shu find you some extra bedding in the car so you don't get cold. As long as nothing happens tonight, that's fine. But if anything does happen, don't try to be brave; immediately pull the bell to warn others."
In order not to arouse A Ping's suspicion, Hong Xiaoduo gave him a series of serious instructions.
Aping agreed, and seeing that she had agreed, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Haha, Brother Ping's appetite has obviously increased since he heard he has something to do tonight." Tianquan said with a smile as he watched Brother Ping eating his food heartily.
The other children laughed along with him. Aping paused with his chopsticks, then laughed too, and ate even more heartily.
Hong Xiaoduo thought to herself, "What? She clearly wants to eat more to save her energy!"
When they were almost finished eating, Liu Zhaoqiang got up and walked towards the counter first again. This time, Tian Shu didn't rush over to pay. It wasn't that he wanted to take advantage of them; Hong Xiaoduo had told him that if they wanted to pay, so be it, and don't worry about it.
Tian Shu was just thinking, how much does she want to please her? She had already given her ten days' worth of food expenses, which included the cost of three meals a day, but she was still insisting on paying the bill.
"It's going to start raining again in a quarter of an hour. Is there anything you need to buy?" Hong Xiaoduo asked Tian Shu and the others as they left the restaurant.
The little ones thought about it very seriously, and then all shook their heads.
"Since there's nothing to buy and it's not far to go shopping in a quarter of an hour, let's just go back to the inn and do what we need to do." The town isn't big, and the streets are wet and bumpy from the rain, so Hong Xiaoduo didn't want to go shopping.
Ah Ping ate a lot for dinner to conserve her energy, and naturally she also needed to rest up in preparation for the excitement that night.
Quan Jinghuai wanted to find an opportunity to ask her what was going on, but there was no suitable opportunity at all, because the head of Duobao Pavilion was already by her side.
"Xiao Duo, you can not only predict when it will rain, but you can be this accurate? Do you take on apprentices? Can you teach me?" Lan Zechen didn't care whether others would hear him or laugh at him.
Jin Gui and Liu Zhaoqiang, who were following closely behind, looked at their master, who was someone many big shots in the martial arts world had to be mindful of his mood before they could even meet him. Now, he was acting like a lackey working for Hong Xiaoniangzi, following her around obsequiously. It was truly unbearable to watch!
If it weren't for what we see before our eyes, who could believe it? Who would dare to believe it?
However, it's no wonder the Pavilion Master is like this. This Miss Hong is indeed amazing. She can predict when it will rain and how long it will rain. Now that the rain has stopped, she can still say that it will stop for a quarter of an hour.
When she said this, she didn't even use words like "probably," "maybe," or "possibly"; her tone was very certain.
Hearing Lan Zechen's words, Hong Xiaoduo smiled gently and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. It's not that I'm unwilling to teach you, but I simply can't teach you because this ability of mine is something I was born with."
A natural ability? Well! Lan Zechen's shoulders immediately slumped, full of regret.
Lan Zechen's reaction was quite funny to Hong Xiaoduo, just like a child who happily told an adult that he wanted to go to the amusement park but was refused.
Hong Xiaoduo suddenly had a sudden urge to give him some candy that would make him happy. Usually, when you coax a child, you use snacks and candy, right? After the thought flashed through her mind, she felt the thing in her hand and quickly made a fake gesture of taking something out of her pocket.
"Here, have a taste of this." Hong Xiaoduo raised her hand and handed it over. Only then did she notice what she was holding: a small porcelain jar.
As for what's inside, she really wasn't sure.
Hmm? It's for him? Lan Zechen hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it. He immediately pulled off the cap, gently poured it into his palm, and a brownish-red ball about the size of a thumb rolled out.
It looks a lot like the pills my grandfather used to take, but this one is shiny and has a sweet smell.
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