"Come...come, there's a thief!"
When the old slave saw Song Xin, he thought there was a thief in the house and shouted hurriedly. Song Xin's scalp went numb, and the figure moved up to cover his mouth.
"Don't make a sound!"
But at this time, I heard messy footsteps running towards here.
Song Xin gritted his teeth and prepared a knife to knock the old slave unconscious, and then ran away. At this time, I heard an angry shout from outside, "Bold thief, come out!"
"Tuo Ye?" Song Xin was very familiar with this voice. It was actually her, and she brought someone to catch the thief herself?
The old slave shouted loudly: "Little madam, leave quickly, this thief is powerful!"
When Song Xin heard that it was Tuo Ye, he gave up the idea of escaping. The old slave had already seen him, and he might recognize him on the street one day, which would inevitably lead to trouble.
"It's me!" Song Xin said. Tuoye who was outside heard the voice and was stunned for a moment. She was very familiar with this voice.
"Song Xin?" Tuoye asked.
Song Xin opened the door and took the old slave out.
"Little madam, hurry up..." The old slave thought that Song Xin was going to harm the little madam, so he shouted hurriedly, but just halfway through the shouting, he saw that there was no anger on Tuoye's face, she was smiling.
"Let my old slave go." Tuoye pursed his lips and said with a smile.
Song Xin let go of the old slave and smiled, "I didn't expect to meet you here." Seeing that her belly was already very big, she must be giving birth.
"Little madam...this..."
"Uncle Liu, this is a friend of mine and the master. You go and prepare some tea." Tuoye ordered. Knowing that there was no danger, the old slave and the house slave who followed him obeyed the order and prepared to go.
Tuoye brought Song Xin into the living room and then asked, "Why did you come to my back garden so late?" Tuoye asked with a smile. He knew Song Xin's identity as a practitioner, so he must have something to do here.
"To be honest, I came to chase Wei Qi."
Tuoye's expression suddenly changed, "Him? Why is he here?"
"He dug a tunnel in your back garden. When I chased him just now, he had already escaped."
"Tunnel? Why didn't I know!?" Tuoye was shocked when she heard that Wei Qi was nearby, and she found it even more unbelievable when she heard that he had dug a tunnel in the back garden.
But after listening to Song Xin talk about what happened in Zhujia Town and Wei Xi's family, Tuoye's face became as dark as the water in a deep pool. She felt scared, but she didn't expect Wei Qi to be so powerful now.
"Since he's back, why doesn't he see his father?" Tuoye felt surprised.
Song Xin shook his head, "I don't know about that. I'm also very surprised tonight. By the way, where is Wei Xuan?"
"He went on official business and won't be back until two days later." Tuoye lowered his head and touched his belly.
"When will you give birth?"
"In about a month."
Song Xin nodded, asking her to go back to Yanzhou now, she would definitely be broken due to the bumpy journey. But Wei Qi was in the back garden of the mansion, so there was no guarantee that he wouldn't attack Tuo Ye and her unborn child.
After thinking for a while, Song Xin had an idea and thought of someone. He immediately took out the message slip and sent a message to Luo Yao.
"What? You asked me to protect a pregnant woman!?" Luo Yao was a little dissatisfied when she heard Song Xin's message. She was a young lady from a wealthy family of practitioners in Xuzhou, and Song Xin actually asked her to protect a mortal, a pregnant woman who was about to give birth to a child. How could he be willing to do this?
Song Xin had already guessed that she would refuse, so he said, "It's okay if you don't come. When the time comes, just don't bother me about the female praying mantis."
"You!" Luo Yao was a little angry. The only people he could rely on in Xudu were Song Xin and Zhang Xiuyang.
"Then what's in it for me?"
Seeing that Luo Yao was shaken, Song Xin smiled slightly and said: "This family is also a noble family, and they will give you good food and drink every day. As for the news about Guangfutang, I will ask someone to inquire about it for you. When the time comes, all the credit will be given to you." It’s all yours, how about it?”
Sure enough, this trick worked, and Luo Yao immediately agreed.
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Song Xin put down the message slip, and then said to Tuoye: "Mrs. Wei, I have found someone to protect you. Her cultivation level is better than mine. With her here, you don't have to worry that Wei Qi will harm you secretly. "
Tuoye asked hesitantly: "He? Is he a girl?"
Song Xin nodded and smiled, "You'll know when she comes. You just have to figure out how to explain it to Wei Xuan?"
Tuoye smiled, "Now I have the final say in everything at home, and he won't interfere."
After a while, Luo Yao arrived. Seeing Song Xin, her pretty face immediately sank and she snorted. Song Xin smiled helplessly and introduced Tuoye to her.
Tuoye was secretly surprised when he saw a young girl coming. He didn't expect that she was also a practitioner. Luo Yao wore a dark red short coat that only hung down to her thighs. Her elbows, chest, and arms were all lined with hard leather. The cutting style is a bit like the clothes of the Xianbei tribe. The wide robe and big sleeves were abandoned for the convenience of riding horses and archery.
But it also brought out the heroic temperament of the girl in front of her. If she were to wear men's clothing, she would be able to charm many young girls. Tuoye glanced at Song Xin and guessed their relationship.
Luo Yao saw that Tuo Ye opposite her was about the same age as herself and was still a pregnant woman about to give birth, so she said, "We agreed, I will only help you protect her, and you have to help me find out the whereabouts of the mantis monster."
Song Xin smiled helplessly, "Of course, once you say something, it's hard to follow up, but you have to protect her."
"Of course, he's just a corpse cultivator." Luo Yao curled her lips. She came out intending to make meritorious deeds, but she didn't expect that she would have to be a bodyguard for someone else, or for a mortal.
"Don't forget there is also a lizard catfish." Song Xin took out a few bunches of grapes, "This is for you."
Luo Yao thought of her encounter with Guo Xiu that day, and then she put away her contempt, but she still said unconvinced: "Huh, I'm not afraid of any lizards or catfishes. What's so strange about a few bunches of grapes? Are you going to send me away with this?" She picked one and put it in her mouth, and her expression suddenly froze.
She asked in surprise: "What kind of grape are you?"
Song Xin smiled and said, "I grew it myself. If you do things well this time, I can give you more."
Luo Yao nodded quickly, "Okay! You told me earlier!" She had never seen this kind of grape before, but the moment she ate it, she felt a warm spiritual power penetrate into her body, making her feel like she had soaked in a hot spring. Comfortable. It is more effective than the pills distributed to the disciples at home. More importantly, grapes taste much better than bitter elixirs.
Tuoye took one out of curiosity and ate one, and felt very comfortable. She felt that Luo Yao's reaction was too exaggerated. Because she has no spiritual core, the effect of eating this grape cannot be compared with that of a practitioner.
Luo Yao ate the grapes and felt energetic at the same time. She rubbed her hands and said, "By the way, you said that the lizard catfish dug a tunnel in the back garden of this house. Let's go find it." Luo Yao, who looked dissatisfied just now, now There were little stars twinkling in his eyes.
Song Xin found it funny. This action looked a bit like Zhang Xiuyang. Maybe he was influenced by him after being together for a long time.
"But I found the tunnel for you. You have to give me another one."
"As expected!" Song Xin secretly laughed. As expected, she came here for the grapes. Anyway, he had so much that even Luo Yao couldn't finish it.
They came to the back garden and walked into the woodshed where they had disappeared.
Tuoye asked: "Wei Qi really dug a tunnel here? There are people here every day, and no one has ever noticed anything."
Luo Yao used her spiritual sense to investigate and found nothing unusual. "That's for sure, but you won't understand even if I tell you this."
"Do you have a way?" Song Xin looked at her confident look and guessed that she might have a way to know.
"Look at me!" Luo Yao untied a bag from her waist and untied the rope, and a purple butterfly flew out. Tuoye's eyes widened when he saw this beautiful butterfly.
Song Xin also recognized this butterfly. The Purple Smoke Butterfly, also known as the Guide Butterfly, can break illusions, search for traces, and see things invisible to the divine sense.
s things.
The largest one among the butterflies landed on Luo Yao's finger. After Luo Yao softly exhaled a rhythmic sound from her mouth, the butterfly fluttered its wings and flew up, and then the following butterflies also flew up and flew to Tuo Yao. Ye was flying around her.
Tuoye was curious and wanted to reach out and touch them, but Luo Yao said, "Don't touch them!"
Tuoye was startled when he saw Luo Yao say: "The powder on this butterfly is poisonous. If you touch it and inhale it into your nose, you may be unconscious for several days."
Tuoye shrank his hands in fright. He didn't expect such a beautiful butterfly to be so dangerous.
The butterflies flew around Tuoye for a while and then dispersed, searching the entire woodshed. Within a moment, they gathered on the ground in the northeast corner.
"Found it, Tuoye, you go out first." Luo Yao said in a deep voice. Tuoye didn't know what was going on, but when he saw Song Xin nodding to him, he withdrew.
Luo Yao shook her head with a helpless expression, "I don't understand anything, it's really troublesome."
"Okay, she's not a practitioner." Song Xin retorted. Luo Yao snorted softly, raised her hand, and the purple smoke butterfly flew up. Pieces of powder were scattered on them, like a purple smoke. Song Xin immediately felt his nose itching, and then he understood why Luo Yao wanted to drive Tuo Ye out. If she smoked this purple smoke, she might be poisoned.
After waiting for the smoke to dissipate, Luo Yao walked over and removed the stone slabs on the ground, revealing a hole just big enough for a person to get in. The hole is surrounded by shiny black lumps, which are formed from the mucus and soil secreted from the body and mouth of the lizard catfish, and are about as strong as concrete.
"So it's here!" Song Xin was secretly surprised by the lizard catfish's ability to cover the entrance of the cave with illusions.
"Let's go down and look for it!" Luo Yao said as she put away the purple smoke butterfly.
Just as Song Xin was about to agree, he suddenly remembered something, "No, you protect Tuoye here, and I'll go." He had been used as a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain several times before, but he was more cautious this time.
Luo Yao asked in a low voice: "Hey, who is she to you? Why are you so protective of her?"
Song Xin glared, "You can ask it yourself, remember, and protect her and the child in her belly." After saying that, he threw a bunch of grapes to Luo Yao, and then jumped into the dark of the hole.
