She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

Mr. Zhu lived in the wing room at the end of the second floor.

It's half coercion and half inducement, but it doesn't matter. Any strategy that works is a good one.

As the stars and the moon gradually rose, Yun Cheng carried a large bucket of hot water and entered the room where the two masters lived.

A'ao was leaning against the bedpost and reading a book, while Hengqi was checking the windows around.

"Master, why do you lock the window?" Yun Cheng was puzzled. Aren't you going to let people in? Then the window shouldn't be locked.

A'ao didn't raise her eyes, but turned the page of the book calmly, but she solved the puzzle for him.

"If you don't lock the windows, it's too obvious that you're trying to fish for them. But if you lock some windows and leave some open, it will also make people suspicious. If you want people to let their guard down, you have to lock them all. Don't worry, they will pry them open by themselves."

Pry, pry open?

Yun Cheng stood there in a daze.

Heng Qi walked around the room and came back, then lightly kicked him in the calf, "What are you staring at?"

"Do I and Yun Cong need to keep watch?" His eyes followed Heng Zhi and finally landed on the two people, "What if they..."

"No need." Heng Zhi said calmly, "They are not here for humans."

If he were a human being, he should have taken action against them before entering Lanning Lane.

And followed silently behind.

"Yuncheng, when you came in just now, was there anything strange around you?" A'ao asked.

Yun Cheng thought about it carefully and said, "It seems not. But when I came out of the kitchen after boiling water, the candles in the lobby were dim, and it seemed that a few of them had gone out."

"That's right." A'ao closed the book and walked a few steps forward. "It's easier to commit the crime in the dark." She looked like she had known it for a long time and seemed to be prepared.

"Anyway." Ah-yi sat down at the table and sipped a glass of water. "Just relax and sleep in the next room tonight. Even if you hear any noise, you have to pretend that you have drunk a knockout drug and remain unmoved."

The same goes for both of them.

After washing, they blew out the lights, lowered the bed curtains, and lay quietly in the quilt.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight." Ah'an lay on her side on the pillow and whispered, "If I have something on my mind, I'm sure I'll suffer from insomnia."

They were lying too close, with their noses touching, and their scents mixed together under the same quilt.

Hengzhi stretched out his hands and put his arms around her waist. "Weren't you feeling sleepy and uncomfortable on the street? Why can't you sleep again now?" His hands kneaded A's waist slowly and gently, with a very skillful technique.

"As the dignified Marquis Zhao, now famous all over the world, would he secretly learn massage techniques?" Ah'ao closed her eyes and huddled against his neck. Her waist and back, which had been sore due to menstruation, were indeed not as painful anymore.

"Last time Gong Yangliang felt your pulse, I asked all the questions." Heng Qi also put his other arm on her neck, just enough to touch her long black hair. "For your own good, you are not allowed to stay up all night."

Ah'ao sighed softly, and her breath came out, heading straight for Hengzhi's collarbone.

How can there be such a harsh punishment? If you can’t sleep, you are not allowed to stay up all night.

Hengzhi shrank back suddenly, and returned to normal. He almost gritted his teeth when he spoke, "If you don't want me to go out in the middle of the night and alert the enemy, don't move."

Just as tough as when we first met.

A'ao didn't notice anything, and had no choice but to obediently close her eyes and mouth.

It was extremely quiet all around. Apart from the occasional crackling sound of the burning charcoal, the only sound that could be heard was each other's breathing.

With the moonlight reflected on the window paper, Ah'an tried hard to regulate her breathing, counted her pulse beats, and hypnotized herself little by little.

The box that should be returned to Wang Xuan was placed on the low table beside the bed along with other valuables.

Including the fish talisman.

Apart from the letter paper that A'ao specially took out, the only other things left were the hairpin and the red string, which were not rare items.

If what she and Hengzhi guessed correctly, those people who were following them were here for the fish talisman and did not care about anything else.

As she was lost in thought, A's consciousness gradually became blurred.

Hengzhi's hands on her waist were still massaging and kneading, as if they would never get tired.

Maybe he was about to fall asleep, and maybe he was the one who really planned to stay up all night.

After an unknown amount of time, when the room became darker, there were noises.

The moment the window paper was gently scraped open, A'ao opened her eyes.

I just couldn't let it go. Even though I had fallen into a light sleep, I was immediately awakened by the sudden sound of paper cutting.

Hengzhi paused, then waved his hand twice, as if to comfort her and tell her not to worry.

Soon, the buckle on the windowsill made a sound, followed by a creak, and the window was opened.

They would rather choose to climb up high than come in from the front hall on the first floor. This is probably because the shopkeeper’s anti-theft measures are really sophisticated.

Hengzhi took a quick look before returning to his room. There was a wooden nail array on the ground and a bucket of lime powder above his head. It was really merciless. Either stabbed to death or burned to death.

When he smelled something strange, Hengzhi immediately held his breath and covered A's mouth and nose with his hands.

A'ao was startled and raised her head as if to express her doubt.

Hengzhi slowly touched her back with his other hand and slowly wrote the word "迷".

Drugged?

But can you bear holding your breath like this?

There was only one person coming, and although his footsteps were light, the sound of him landing could be heard. This was especially noticeable when he slowly approached the bed.

Hengzhi had his back to the bed curtain and heard the man step on the wooden step. He groped to the head of the bed and opened the box.

Ah'ao took a sip of air into his palm and listened to the noises.

After the box made another "click" sound, the person quickly left the inner room.

The window was closed again, and he had left. Hengzhi waited for a moment, until he was completely sure that there was no third person in the room, and then he quickly pulled the quilt up to completely cover the upper bodies of the two people.

This time it was completely pitch black.

Ah-yi asked him cautiously, "Did he really take the things away?"

Hengzhi didn't answer.

After a long while, he finally uttered a low "hmm".

"What's wrong with you?" Ah-yi noticed something was wrong and asked immediately, "Did you inhale his drug?"

I waited even longer this time, but Hengzhi didn't answer.

After a long time, Ah'ao felt a heaviness on her neck. He had fallen asleep and leaned on her shoulder.

It really looks like they are sleeping in each other's arms.

It turns out that people who practice martial arts are not omnipotent. Ah'ao put her arms around the waist of the person in front of her and thought with interest.

I thought they were immune to all poisons, just like what was written in the storybooks.

Hengzhi's body was very warm, while Ah's hands and feet were cold in comparison. After hugging him, her discomfort symptoms were alleviated a little, and soon she fell asleep.

The torn window paper could not be restored, and a lot of smoke escaped through the gap.

Thanks to Hengqi covering A'ao's mouth and nose, she hardly inhaled anything. She was worried about the outcome and woke up very early.

When the sky was bright, Ah'ao reached out to pull down the quilt and took a few deep breaths of fresh air.

Hengzhi was still sleeping and didn't even react to the loud noise of her pulling the quilt.

Ah'ao quietly got out of the quilt, tucked him in, and stepped over him.

The ground was dark, but there was a row of clear light-colored footprints left behind.

Ah'ao stood barefoot on the wooden step, observing the footprints carefully.

It was basically the same as what I expected yesterday. The thief climbed in through the window on the inner wall, then walked straight to the bed and took away something.

After opening the box, Ah'an searched carefully and found that nothing was missing except the fish talisman.

The valuables also showed signs of having been opened. Perhaps because he didn't believe that the things would be left in the box so openly, he looked through the bundle first.

Then there was another set of footprints returning to the window.

The charcoal ash that Hengzhi scattered on the ground really worked.

When the night was dark and the thief came, the moon would have already set. It would be very dark at that time, and there was no light in the house. Even if there was charcoal ash on the ground, the thief would not be able to see it.

Besides, he was intent on getting the Fish Talisman, and they were behaving as usual, so they certainly wouldn't think too much about it.

Now everything is ready. We only need to arrive in Shuyang in a few days to bring Wang Xuan to justice.

Whether it was the person who was sent to intercept her on the road before or this time, there must be some inside story.

Yesterday, he had dragged in Mr. Zhu, the victim, and Yun Cong had taken advantage of the opportunity to steal his green crown and roe deer skin boots. He was just waiting for him to go back and find his backer, and he angrily swore to get to the bottom of this embarrassing incident.

He came here to stay the night. As a wealthy man, he would definitely return to Shuyang.

Ah'ao sat on the edge of the couch, thinking all this over and waiting to see when Hengzhi would wake up.

As a result, they waited until noon, almost time for lunch, but the person was still not awake.

A'ao couldn't sit still anymore, so she changed her clothes and prepared to tiptoe out to find food.

Before anyone reached the door, Yunli's voice rang out from outside, "Master, Madam, are you awake? Are you hungry? Do you want some food?"

Why does this sound familiar?

Ah-yi didn't bother to investigate further. She tiptoed to the door and opened it. "Sir, please wait a moment. I'm hungry. I'll go to your room to wash up and eat something."

Yunli opened his mouth wide.

It turns out that her master is more tired?
"Oh, don't go in. There's something on the ground. He's been drugged and I'm afraid he won't wake up for a while." Ah-yi walked halfway and turned back to Yunli and told him, "Let Yuncheng guard the door. When he wakes up, trace the footprints on the ground."

Ah? Yunli was even more confused. "Did he get drugged?"

Ah-yi nodded frankly, "They were the ones who followed us and came to steal things. They drugged us."

She thought...

Isn’t it…

Yunli’s face turned red, and he muttered, “I…” for a long while without uttering a few words.

Ying'en pulled her aside at the right time and said to Ah'an, "The servants understand. Madam, please go to the next room to wash up. I will prepare hot water for you."

After saying this, the man followed A'ao and left.

Yunli was left alone, feeling messy.

Ying'en turned back halfway and mouthed to her, "It's a tie now."

Oh, Yunli understood.

Thinking of the teasing about the fertility doll on the boat, it turns out that it was waiting for her here!

Ying'en, ah Ying'en, you are becoming more and more bad.

Yunli held his forehead and sighed.

As expected, unless it was the real person, people still couldn't bet on this kind of thing. Losing was a small matter, but losing face for it was a big deal for a lifetime.

(End of this chapter)