"I don't want to talk to you anymore, it's so boring!"
Li Guo'er was speechless. She angrily turned her back to him. Her clothes were soft and her sitting posture was charming. Her buttocks were slightly rounder than a peach. Because of the astonishingly thin waist, Xiao Tao also appeared to be more plump, highlighting the great impact.
Yang Fan inadvertently frowned and said, "We've been rushing here and there, we're all tired. Aren't you tired? Why aren't you going back to your room to rest, why are you sitting here? "
Li Guo'er looked back in shock and said, "You really want to chase me away?"
Yang Fan was displeased and said, "Are you planning to do something so close to your father's bed and under heavy security?"
Li Guo'er seemed to be a little confused. Her big eyes blinked and she suddenly burst out laughing. She blushed and bit her lower lip. She glared at Yang Fan and said shyly, "Hey! You're thinking so dirty! I … I've only been traveling with you, but it's rare for me to talk to you. I miss you … What are you thinking about! "
She gently lowered her head and twirled a lock of soft black hair around her slender white fingers. She then gently untied it and twirled it again. She faintly said, "No matter what you think, I've given my body to you. Maybe I wanted to have someone to rely on for the rest of my life, but it's still because I like you. I don't care if you're a princess or a princess. Anyway, you're my man now. No one can change that! "
Yang Fan listened to her and felt a headache coming on. He could only half-heartedly say, "We don't even know if we can return to the capital city safely. It's too far to talk about this. Princess, please go back to your room and rest. We'll be entering Crouching Bull Mountain tomorrow morning. The journey will be even more difficult."
"I'm not afraid!"
Li Guo'er pursed her lips and smiled gently. "Commander Huang said that you're the most capable person. I've seen it with my own eyes along the way. I know you'll protect me, right? As long as you're willing to protect me, no one in the world can hurt me. "
Yang Fan replied impatiently, "You flatter me, Your Highness. There is a limit to one's strength. I'm just doing my best and leaving the rest to fate!"
Li Guo'er rolled her eyes and said sweetly, "Are you talking about Tian Ming? Ha! I think it's destiny … to make you my man, to let me rely on you, to let you protect me. This is our destiny, don't you think so? "
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Hurried knocks came from the outer hall, followed by Gu Zhuting's voice, "Ah Lang, Ah Lang!"
Yang Fan was startled and asked in a loud voice, "What is it?"
Gu Zhuting said, "I've found something strange and would like to report it to Ah Lang!"
"Please wait a moment!"
Yang Fan gave Li Guo'er a look and said in a low voice, "Still not leaving?"
Li Guo'er stuck out her tongue and said in a sweet and innocent voice, "I know!"
She crawled to the back window, bent one leg, and turned to Yang Fan and whispered, "Look! I've never made things difficult for you. I've been so good to you, so you must be good to me! "
Her smile was as sweet as honey, but Yang Fan couldn't help thinking of the cat she used to raise.
Yang Fan watched her climb out of the window, made a face at him, and walked away giggling. Only then did he lower his head to look at his attire. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he walked to the outer hall and unlatched the door. As soon as the door opened, Gu Zhuting flashed in. She turned her head to look outside, and then quickly closed the door.
She was still dressed in men's clothes, with two small mustaches above her lips. In the eyes of Yang Fan, who was familiar with her real face, the two small mustaches and her beautiful eyes looked extremely ridiculous. But Gu Zhuting looked solemn and nervous, "Ah Lang, we found something strange when we were cleaning the kitchen just now."
Yang Fan's heart tightened and he said cautiously, "Let's go to the room and talk!"
Yang Fan led Gu Zhuting into the room and sat down. He moved the lamp in front of them and asked, "What did you find strange?"
Gu Zhuting said, "We've prepared some food, so we ate in the kitchen and boiled some hot water. We want to take a bath."
Women loved cleanliness. They hadn't had a good rest during the journey, let alone a bath. Now that they had such a rare opportunity, they naturally wanted to boil some water and take a bath. Yang Fan nodded to show his understanding.
Gu Zhuting said, "The bathroom is in the firewood room next to the kitchen. The girls take turns to take a bath while I light the fire in the kitchen. By the time everyone finished their dinner and returned their plates, half of them still hadn't taken a bath. I think the owner of this place doesn't welcome us. Since we have nothing to do, we might as well wash the dishes so that we don't attract any attention. "
Gu Zhuting's words had always been concise and clear. He didn't expect that after having a heart-to-heart talk with him that night, she would gradually develop into a chatterbox. Yang Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly. But he also knew that Gu Zhuting just wanted to explain the cause and effect of the matter. Since she still had the time to talk about the cause and effect, it was not urgent no matter how important the matter was.
Fortunately, Gu Zhuting only said a few words before she got to the point. "When I wanted to clean up the dishes, I was surprised to find that there were a few large buckets under the kitchen that were filled with unwashed dishes. Some were filled with vegetable juice, some with leftover rice, and they were all very fresh. Judging from the number of dishes, it was at least enough to feed twice the number of people we have."
Yang Fan was startled and immediately remembered the words of the old steward of the Liang Residence. There were a total of five people in the residence, including him. Yang Fan's face immediately darkened. Gu Zhuting said, "I just noticed the bucket of swill. There was more than half a bucket of swill inside. This family raised pigs. If it wasn't for the fact that there was too much swill in one go and the pigs couldn't eat it, there wouldn't be so much left in the bucket!"
Gu Zhuting concluded word by word, "That old steward was lying. There are more than five people in this family. It is possible that there are fifty people in this family!"
Yang Fan slowly paced a few steps in the room and slowly stood up. His eyes flickered as he said, "Perhaps … that old steward wasn't lying but wanted to tell us something. That's why … he wanted us to cook for ourselves."
Gu Zhuting understood immediately. Her eyes shrunk as she said in a low voice, "Ah Lang is saying that someone entered the residence one step ahead of us and took control of the people in this residence?"
Yang Fan said, "Judging from the villagers' strange expressions when they saw us, these people didn't come to the village openly. It is very possible … that they took advantage of the night to sneak into the Liang Residence from the other side of the hill and took control of the people in the residence."
Gu Zhuting said, "There is only an empty residence here and they can't move away. Why would bandits and robbers have designs on this place? Even if they had designs on this place, they should have left after stealing the things. Why would they still stay in the residence? "
Yang Fan nodded slowly and forcefully. He said in a low voice, "That's right! They are coming for us. "
Yang Fan suddenly turned around and said to Gu Zhuting, "At least half of us are still awake. They won't make any moves. Go back immediately and tell those ladies who are waiting to bathe that everything is normal. Don't alert them. Tell those ladies who are returning after bathing to be more vigilant. I will inform the others! "
Gu Zhuting nodded and immediately left in a flash.
Outside the room, she subconsciously sniffed, her expression somewhat gloomy.
Just now, she had faintly smelled a faint fragrance in the room. That was definitely not the fragrance of flowers, but the faint fragrance of a woman. There was no mistaking it!
Gu Zhuting unexpectedly thought of that cunning little demoness who made her involuntarily wary. "I've been loitering around in front of you all day, but you don't even look me in the eye. You just have to be infatuated with that demoness. That's a princess of the current dynasty, don't you even want your head anymore? You really are a scoundrel … scoundrel … ai! "
… …
Yang Fan sat quietly under the lantern for a long time, his expression changing unpredictably.
Looking at his distant eyes, he was clearly not thinking about the crisis at hand. What was he thinking?
After thinking hard for a long time, Yang Fan finally stood up. Grabbing his saber and stabbing it into the sheath at his waist, he quickly walked out.
Huang Xuchang and Xu Liang, the two marshals of the Hundred Cavalry Brigade, were currently half-lying on the bedding and chatting. They were sleeping in the central room outside the Prince of Luling's bedroom. There was no bed here, but there was a luohan bed behind the screen. Usually, family members would sit cross-legged and chat or close friends would sleep here.
The two of them had taken out the luohan bed and used it as a bed, but with two people squeezing on it, it was somewhat difficult to turn around. When it was time to rest, only one of them could rest while the other had to lead the night shift. Because there were still many people who had not slept yet, they temporarily did not need to go out on patrol, so they lay down to rest.
The one who had to lead the night shift tonight was Huang Xuchang. When they were in the palace, they often did night shifts, so even though they were somewhat tired, they were still much more energetic than the average person. The door opened and Yang Fan quickly walked in, his hand on his saber and his expression cold. Huang Xuchang and Xu Liang couldn't help but sit up in surprise and say, "Captain!"
Yang Fan waved his hand, not letting the two of them speak. He quickly walked up to their bed and reported Gu Zhuting's discovery in a low voice. The two of them immediately tensed up. Yang Fan sneered, "I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep well tonight, but since we've already discovered something wrong, they'll be the unlucky ones. You two …"
Yang Fan lowered his voice and whispered to them, to which the two of them repeatedly nodded. Huang Xuchang said, "I'll go inform everyone right away!"
"Wait!"
Yang Fan flipped his palm and placed it on his shoulder. After a moment of thought, he said, "There's no rush. It's fine as long as you know what's going on. As for the specific arrangements, once everyone has returned, you can use the patrol to inform them one by one. At the same time, tell them to keep to their posts and not to move around without permission."
Xu Liang was curious. "Why didn't we make the arrangements earlier?"
Yang Fan's gaze flickered and he slowly said, "Since the first time we were ambushed at Laohekou, every time we safely passed through an important road, we would definitely be ambushed at the next one. Don't you find it strange?"
Huang Xuchang and Xu Liang looked at each other, their expressions suddenly changing.
Yang Fan continued, "This mountain village is extremely remote, but they actually set up an ambush here in advance. If they made the same arrangements at every possible road we might pass through, think about it, how many people would they need? If they only made the arrangements at this place, then … how did they know we were going to pass through here? "
Huang Xuchang's eyes widened, his beard and hair like halberds. He gritted his teeth and said, "There's a traitor?"
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