As soon as this thought came out, Ruan Di was instantly startled by herself.

If Chao Yan really mistakenly thought that Xu An was a member of the imperial court, but he also vowed to recommend Xu An to Lord Li, this had to make Ruan Di suspicious.

But that Chaoyan and Xu An's brother are old acquaintances, and they have also met with Xu An and Xu Ping before, and there is no doubt about Xu An's identity, everything still has room to turn around, but as for what to do, it depends on Xu An's creation.

Ruan Di sighed and regained his spirits.

This Xu An has already gone to Lord Li's side, if he doesn't change his mind, it can be regarded as an eyeliner that he has placed next to Lord Li, and it will have a great effect at the critical moment.

The next thing to do is to see how Ruan Di can make this so-called "critical moment" come smoothly.

Zhiying is dead, Mingyu has also sacrificed, they are all for themselves, Ruan Di can't let them die in vain, let alone cheap the chaotic ministers and thieves of the Peony Sect who have infiltrated the cholera dynasty in the imperial court!

Thinking so, Ruan Di took the short sword and glanced out the window.

The twilight was dreary, there was no sound of chickens and dogs, and it looked a little creepy.

She hesitated suddenly.

In the past two months, Ruan Di has experienced a total of no less than five pursuits, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a catastrophe of life and death.

Now that Zhiying, Mingyu, and Xu An have also left her, she is isolated, and she can only rely on herself, and she can't help but feel that the grass and trees are all soldiers.

But it's always good to be careful.

After thinking about it, Ruan Di put on a dark waist-length cloak, took out the thorn history token, Gu worm antidote, formula, and the rest of the intestine breaking grass and other affairs from the baggage, put them in his arms, hid the short sword in his semi-loose sleeve, Ruan Di blew out the candle, opened the door and walked out.

She stopped suddenly, thought for a moment, turned back to the door, picked up a few ingots of silver, and put them away.

The sparse stars twinkled in the sky, and the east and west were dark and dull, without a trace of bright color.

Not far away, there was the voice of the husband, and Ruan Di estimated that when she touched it, it should be the time of the day when the guards in the city were the most sleepy, and she happened to go out.

She remembered the note Xu An left for her: Chengxi Laifu Inn, three rooms on the left side of the top floor.

Ruan Di took a deep breath and strode towards the west of the city.

It was very dark along the way, Ruan Di didn't dare to take those avenues, afraid of meeting those officers and soldiers patrolling the city, but the trail was afraid that there would be some ill-intentioned idle people in the rivers and lakes, Ruan Di weighed the pros and cons, and felt that it was better to meet those people in the rivers and lakes than to be arrested by the people in Zhangfu, so he specially picked those small roads to go.

She made marks as she walked, lest she get lost, not to mention that she couldn't go to the west of the city, and she couldn't even go back to the original inn, so she was really displaced.

The sky gradually lit up, the streets and alleys from time to time came from the sound of chickens, Ruan Di's forehead was already oozing fine beads of sweat due to walking too fast, she didn't care about wiping it, only hurried to the west of the city.

Just the sound of chickens crowing from time to time, Ruan Di already felt very panicked.

Ruan Di walked through a small alley, and a wide and imposing street appeared in front of it.

At this time, the morning light is faint, there is not a single pedestrian on the street, and there is no flower and bustle that it should have in the past, but it shows a little loneliness.

Ruan Di hid in the corner of the wall and looked around for a while, then quickly walked out into the street.

She suddenly felt a little funny, feeling like a rat crossing the street, Ruan Di was afraid of being noticed by people with ulterior motives, so she coughed twice, pretending to be an ordinary woman, walking on the street with her chest slightly hunched.

As she walked, she pretended to admire the scenery on both sides of the street, when it was already bright and the street was sparsely populated with a few people.

When those people saw her dressed as a village woman, they only thought that she had finally come to the city from the countryside, so they didn't wonder why Ruan Di and a woman went to the street so early.

As she walked, Ruan Di carefully observed the shops on both sides of the street.

A dark shadow in front of him broke into Ruan Di's eyeballs.

The black rubble, carved beams and paintings, and the eaves draw an elegant arc in the air, which is very eye-catching.

Ruan Di was at ease in his heart, I don't know who opened this house, it was four stories high, which was rare at that time, although there were countless three-story buildings in Beijing, but there was no four-story building.

Soochow is really a place where the dragon is hidden and the tiger is crouching.

She quickened her pace, trying to see what the building was.

"Rifle Inn".

Several large gilded characters are inlaid on a huge plaque, which is about five feet long and three feet wide, which really complements this tall building.

Ruan Di read those four words softly.

"Rifle Inn."

She added: "There are three rooms on the left side of the top floor. ”

Ruan Di no longer hesitated, and walked in.

"An upper room." Ruan Di took out a gold ingot from his arms, but peeked at the shopkeeper again.

The shopkeeper's sleepy eyes were worried, as if he hadn't slept well, Ruan Di felt strange in his heart, and was about to speak, but the shopkeeper put the gold on his sleeve and gave a key and said:

"Only the fourth room on the left side of the top floor is vacant."

Ruan Di was stunned for a moment, and became more and more curious: "How did the store know about ......?"

After receiving the money, the shopkeeper looked bright, refreshed, and looked like he hadn't slept well last night, he didn't raise his eyes, lowered his head and fiddled with the abacus and said:

"There are too many people who want those rooms these days, whether they inquire or live next door. The price offered by this woman is the highest, and naturally it is the winner who obtains it. ”

Ruan Di: "...... Why does the store have to work so hard to do this kind of chores to watch the store in person, why not leave it to the store guys? ”

The shopkeeper didn't answer, so he said lightly: "I'll let Miss Xiao Er go up and see the room first." ”

Without waiting for Ruan Di to answer, he raised his voice to call the second child in the store.

A dark-skinned, twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy ran over, saluted Ruan Di, and was about to take her upstairs.

"It's better to hide the things in the sleeve of the young lady."

Ruan Di didn't get an answer, so he didn't pay attention to it, and was about to go upstairs, but he heard the shopkeeper's whispered reminder.

Ruan Di was stunned, and his heart was even more uncertain, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he followed the little boy upstairs.

The little second placed Ruan Di and went downstairs.

Fenzhou.

Qi Xiaoxian traveled day and night, and finally arrived in Fenzhou, he went to the prefect of Fenzhou overnight to ask where the gang of thieves was, but was told that the informant who was following had been discovered by the gang and killed people.

The prefect sighed and commanded:

"Bring the body in."

Several subordinates went down in response, and after a while, they brought over a stretcher, on which there seemed to be a person lying on it, covered with a white cloth, and Qi Xiaoxian couldn't see his appearance clearly.

Qi Xiaoxian's heart sank, and he stepped forward and said, "Lift the white cloth." ”