Zhuang Wan hurriedly said: "Okay!"

Rong Li didn't have any objections.

Xiao Jingchen asked: "Who lives in Tongpu? Give them money and let them stay elsewhere."

The waiter said: "Sir, you are being a little unreasonable. Those are traders traveling from north to south. We are the only inn within ten miles. You can't let them sleep in the wilderness in this ice and snow!"

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Xiao Jingyu wanted to say something else, but Rong Li quickly said to the waiter: "That's it! Go down and make arrangements!"

"Okay! Let's go here, little one."

Zhuang Wan pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Then I will wrong you tonight."

Rong Li said: "Don't be wronged, don't be wronged."

Xiao Jingchen: "..."

The three of them followed the waiter in the shop to the only single room. When they opened the door, they saw that it was not as clean and tidy as they expected. All they saw were broken tables and chairs, and they were covered with dust. Only the bed was acceptable.

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"You can rest assured, girl." The waiter said, "This room was originally intended for some female guests who were away from home. It is quite clean. I will bring a charcoal pot over later to keep it warm and comfortable."

Zhuang Wan nodded: "Okay, I won't choose where to live."

This is much better than Yan Cheng's shabby thatched hut.

Rong Li told her: "If anything happens, just call me."

The waiter said: "Your Majesty, you are overly worried. Although we are in a remote place, the people passing by are all decent people, so nothing will happen to us."

Rong Li ignored him and continued to tell Zhuang Wan: "Remember to lock the door before going to bed. If someone knocks on the door, don't open it easily."

Xiao Jingchen said impatiently: "If you want to worry, just live with her."

His noble prince has been reduced to sleeping in Datongbu, but this man still only cares about others. He really values ​​sex over friends.

His seemingly joking words made Rong Li a little embarrassed, and he quickly said to Zhuang Wan: "It's getting late, you should rest!"

Zhuang Wan nodded: "You guys should go to bed too."

The waiter took the two of them to Datongpu.

Xiao Jingchen felt that the room Zhuang Wan slept in was actually not that good. If he were allowed to sleep there, he might not be able to sleep there. Thinking that this simple inn would be the same as sleeping in any place, the Datong shop would be more comfortable than that room if it was not fully maintained.

But when he came to the so-called Datongpu, he discovered that the Datongpu was not as long and wide as he thought. Not only was the Datongpu narrow, but it was also packed with people, and the snoring was thunderous and deafening.

In this situation, no matter how good-tempered a person is, he will explode!

Xiao Jingchen's face was livid and he could no longer complain. Rong Li quickly asked the waiter: "Apart from this, is there any other place where people can live?"

"Yes, there is also a stable." The waiter said: "Some coachmen are worried that their horses will be stolen, so they will live with the horses. It is full of hay, which is quite warm."

Rong Li was completely helpless.

Xiao Jingchen said at this time: "Drive these people to the stables to live."

"This..." The waiter thought, "It's not good!"

"Give each person one tael of silver."

When the waiter heard this, he quickly called the traders up. When everyone heard that there was money to be taken, they thought they were dreaming, and in the end they all happily ran to the stable to sleep.

The waiter tidied up the bed and said flatteringly: "You two guests, you can rest now."

"Send a brazier in and get some hot water." Xiao Jingchen said again and threw him a piece of silver, "It's for you."

"Thank you for the reward, I'll do it now!"

With the money, the waiter felt the wind on the soles of his feet and moved very quickly.

Zhuang Wan sat on the bed. The bed was very hard. She wondered if Mu Qiulan was living here at that time.

She remembered that the waiter said that the shopkeeper's wife lived in this house during her lifetime, which meant that someone had died in it! Thinking of this made her back shiver.

In this wilderness, surrounded by silence and a dim light from an oil lamp, she was indeed a little scared to live alone in such a house.

But she was exhausted after a long day's journey. Although she was frightened, she couldn't bear the trembling of her eyelids, and she soon fell asleep.

She didn't know how long she had slept, but Zhuang Wan, who was in a daze, vaguely heard a sound. She was scared and woke up immediately. She listened with her ears straightened, and there seemed to be light footsteps.

Of course, she didn't think it was a ghost. After all, this book was not a fantasy. It was either a ghost or a human being, and he wasn't a good person. He might be a thief, or the store itself might be a shady store, killing people and stealing goods in the middle of the night.

Soon the footsteps stopped outside the door, and taking advantage of the light cast from the snow, she saw the dark shadow outside the window.

Then he heard the sound of the window paper breaking. Although the sound was slight, Zhuang Wan, who was highly concentrated, could hear it clearly.

Since it is about killing people and stealing goods, the incense of Ecstasy is definitely indispensable.

She quickly covered her mouth and nose with the quilt.

After putting out the incense, the dark figure waited for a moment, then used a knife to open the door latch and walked in, the knife in his hand shining with cold light.

Zhuang Wan's heart jumped into her throat. She couldn't sit still and wait for death. She took a deep breath and shouted in her loudest voice: "Help! It's murder!"

The sudden shout startled the black figure, and after reacting, he directly raised his knife to chop at her.

Zhuang Wan was still calm and quickly rolled off the bed to avoid the knife, but the unfortunate bed flutter was cut in half.

Are you sure this bed is not a prop?

Only then did she realize that the person who came to kill him was something special, he must be a master.

Therefore, forcefulness is not an option, the only option is to run.

She looked at the door and ran over quickly. She might have a chance of survival if she ran out.

But she had already touched the door, but was pulled back by the killer. When she saw the knife was about to strike her, another black figure suddenly rushed in, kicked the knife out of the killer's hand, and grabbed Zhuang Wan.

Escaped quickly.

At the same time, Xiao Jingchen and Rong Li, who heard the sound, rushed over and blocked the killer in the room.

When the killer saw Xiao Jingchen, he raised his knife and struck at him.

Rong Li, who didn't know kung fu, quickly hid aside.

Soon Xiao Jingchen subdued the killer.

He asked sharply: "Say! Who sent you?"

The killer snorted, bit the poison in his mouth, and died on the spot.

Rong Li then ran into the house and looked on the bed, but there was no one there.

He turned around and said anxiously: "Your Highness, Zhuang Wan is missing!"

He said that he was going to find it.

"Where are you going to find her?" Xiao Jingchen stopped him: "They did not kill her, but took her away, which means that her life will not be in danger for a while."

What Xiao Jingchen said did make sense, but as the saying goes, caring leads to chaos, Rong Li still felt uneasy.

At this time, the waiter and the innkeeper also came over. When the old innkeeper saw the killer's body, he was horrified and said: "Ah! Kill...killed someone?" He quickly ordered the waiter: "Hurry, go and report to the official.

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"Wait a minute!" Rong Li shouted, and the two of them shivered in fright, and knelt down and kowtowed: "My hero, have mercy on me, my hero, have mercy on me!"

Rong Li took out a token and waved it in front of the two of them, "Do you recognize this thing?"

The old shopkeeper looked at it and said in surprise: "It turns out to be Mr. Headcatcher."

Rong Li took the token and pointed at the killer and said: "This man is a murderer who has been on the run for a long time. We have been hunting him for a long time. Why did he appear here today? Is it possible that you have colluded with this murderer?"

The old shopkeeper trembled with fright and kowtowed: "How dare you, young man, to collude with a murderer? The master catcher knows this for sure!"

"Seeing that you two are both honest, it must have nothing to do with you. We are going to take this person back to the Yamen. You must not say a word about what happened today, otherwise the murderer's accomplices will definitely come looking for you."

Naturally, the two of them didn't say anything and hurried back, but nothing happened that night.

"Dispose of the body quickly." Xiao Jingchen said.

Rong Li nodded, "It's a deserted place with a radius of more than ten miles, and it's a freezing snowy night. The assassin can't go far with Zhuang Wan. You can look around to see if there are any ruined temples or caves where you can stay overnight."

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Xiao Jingchen looked at him and snorted coldly: "You finally have your brain back."

Rong Li said: "But we don't have the manpower?"

Xiao Jingchen smiled: "Aren't the people in the stable a man?"

"Okay!" Rong Li said, "Then I'll ask the shopkeeper here if there is any other shelter nearby."

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When Zhuang Wan woke up, her head was still hurting. She remembered that she was being led by the masked man in black and running wildly in the snow. Naturally, she struggled desperately, but the man in black just picked her up and ran away without knowing it.

While running, his head hit a tree and he immediately lost consciousness.

She rubbed her temples, and judging from the current situation, she probably didn't have a concussion.

There was a bonfire burning in front of her, and the branches were burning like thunder. There was no one else but her.

This place seems to be a dilapidated earth temple. The window lattice has long been eaten away by insects, and the few remaining pieces of window paper are also weathered and broken at the touch of a touch. The wind rushes in fiercely, mixed with snow, and blows the flames around.

She was glad that she was still alive and had not been kidnapped by bandits or something in the mountains.

But after all, this was not a place to stay for a long time. The person who kidnapped her was probably out, so she wanted to leave before he came back.

Just as she stood up to leave, there was a sound outside the door and a person walked in...
Chapter completed!