"That's good!"
As Li Yuan said that, she and Xie Yanzhi huddled behind the bushes, pricking up their ears to listen to what was going on over there.
Xie Yanzhi put his head next to her and said in a breathy voice: "Mother Yuan, we have to wait a little longer. It's already late at night and it's cold. Why don't you go back to the Immortal Mansion to take a nap first? I'll call you later. By the way." , can you hear me calling you like this outside?"
Li Yuan decisively refused and replied: "You can hear it! But like you said, it's only half an hour at most. I can hold on. Let's finish the things first, and then we can have a good sleep when we get back."
Xie Yanzhi didn't force her, and the two just leaned against each other.
Of course, Li Yuan did not hesitate to squat. Instead, she took out two foldable stools from the space and handed one of them to Xie Yanzhi.
As time passed little by little, just when Li Yuan couldn't help drooping her eyelids, the watchman passed by outside and heard the sound of "Dang! - Dang, Dang!".
The sound of the bamboo banging on the gong made Li Yuan instantly energetic.
"Third watch?"
"Yes, it's time to change shifts, let's go!"
As Xie Yan finished speaking, Li Yuan quickly put away the folding chair, and then the two of them quietly touched it in the dim light.
Xie Yanzhi took advantage of the people chatting not far away to quickly open the lock, then opened the door to a small gap that could only accommodate one person, and stepped in.
Li Yuan followed closely behind, and as soon as she stood firm and gently covered the door, her nose smelled the rich fragrance of grain.
Because there was a courtyard wall and the light was dim, Xie Yanzhi took her hand and walked towards the granary gate.
Li Yuan stood outside the granary and looked up at the building, which was taller than an ordinary attic. Her heart beat rapidly with excitement.
Xie Yanzhi looked calm. After he used the iron wire to open the three copper locks one after another, he said to Li Yuan in a deep voice: "Mother Yuan, this wooden door is thick, and it will definitely make a lot of noise when it is pushed open. I estimate that the time is about the same. Now. Forget it, just take the luminous pearl. Let’s drive fast. I’ll push the wooden door open and blow on the flaming stick. You immediately put away everything inside, and then we turn around and run away. Do you understand?”
"I understand! I'm running after you, right?"
"Yes, just the exit from the North Courtyard! I didn't expect the wooden door to be so thick, nor did I expect there to be so many people patrolling. Now that's the fastest and most convenient place for us to get out. After we get out, let's run separately, Yuan Niang You should find a chance to go back to the Immortal Mansion, change your clothes and everything, and see you at the alley in the east of the city!"
"Brother Xie, you didn't arrange for someone to pick us up, did you?"
"No, as long as you know this and I know it, outsiders don't need to know. Come on, let me count to three, and you should go faster."
Li Yuan nodded vigorously, and then held her breath.
When Xie Yanzhi counted to three, pushed the door open, and blew the fire stick, she quickly walked into the granary.
The floor here is specially made, and the food is not placed there in bags, but directly in baskets.
When she waved her hand to collect the food into the space, there was also the sound of fighting outside.
"Walk!"
Xie Yanzhi shouted, then blew out the fire seal, took her hand and ran out.
As soon as they ran to the door and opened it, they saw two patrolling guards running toward them with a knife in one hand and a torch in the other.
"Bold thief, stop right here, don't run away——"
Xie Yanzhi and Li Yuan were all wrapped up, with only one pair of eyes exposed. Xie Yanzhi was still dressed as a person of this era, while Li Yuan was a bit different.
From her clothes to her pants, shoes and mask, everything is out of tune with this era.
The two of them had a tacit understanding. At that moment, they let go of their hands at the same time, one leading the way and the other following closely behind.
After Xie Yanzhi exercised in the morning and evening during this period, and was fed some spiritual spring water from time to time, his physical condition was much better than before.
As for Li Yuan, the original owner was used to working hard, and she had been nourished by Wang Can's spiritual spring water. Her body was in better shape than when she was a girl.
The two ran very fast. The two guards had boxing and kicking skills, but they were just ordinary guards. They didn't have the internal strength to use Qinggong, so they really couldn't outrun them.
The North Courtyard was remote and desolate. Li Yuan followed Xie Yanzhi to a place overgrown with weeds before she saw him stop.
Xie Yanzhi didn't say anything. After stopping, he panted, turned around, took Li Yuan's hand, and walked into the grass.
Just when Li Yuan saw him standing in front of the courtyard wall, bending down and pulling away the grass to reveal a hole, she remembered what he meant by what he said before.
Co-authored, This Is the Dog Hole.
Their exit is to climb out of the dog hole.
Now that they have taken possession of the Qian Mansion's warehouse and large granary, it is estimated that the entire Mansion is searching for people. They have no way out but to go here.
Xie Yanzhi can bend and stretch, and so can Li Yuan.
The two looked at each other, and Li Yuan was the first to whisper: "Brother Xie, I'll come first!"
Xie Yanzhi gave way, and Li Yuan lay down, crawling through the hole on her knees.
At this time, she was extremely grateful that she was thin. If she had been a little fatter, she probably wouldn't have been able to get out.
After Xie Yanzhi came out, Li Yuan saw that he was leaving, so she looked around.
Seeing that this place was remote and there seemed to be no people around, I immediately pulled him to a completely dark place.
The moment she walked onto the dark ground, she also led people into the space.
"Brother Xie, although it's Chinese New Year and it's cold, there aren't many people on the streets at night. But it's somewhat inconvenient for you to be dressed like this. If someone sees you, that's a bad thing. You stay in the fairy mansion first, Stop by and take a look at the big granary outside and help organize things. I’ll change my clothes and go out. When I get home, you can come out again!”
Xie Yanzhi thought for a while, that was fine, so he readily agreed.
When Li Yuan changed into her daily clothes and got out of the room, the expression on her face became numb with sadness.
Whether it was due to good luck or because of the cold weather, Li Yuan walked all the way back from the Qian Mansion. It took a full hour and she didn't meet anyone along the way.
When she knocked on the door of Xie's house, Old Man Li was relieved to see her back.
Because Li Yuan and Xie Yanzhi were not married yet, Old Man Li called her Mrs. Li.
So I heard him say at this moment: "Ms. Li is back. I heard yesterday that it was a mess outside. The master and a few friends went out and haven't come back yet. I don't know what the situation is."
When Li Yuan heard this, she knew that Chen Hao, Meng Peng and Chen Xing were not back.
However, she was not worried about the three people. She looked a little numb when she heard this and said, "It will be dawn soon. Let me go to bed. They are in the government office. They are fine."
After hearing what she said, Old Man Li closed the door and went back to the house.
And when Li Yuan couldn't see anyone, she couldn't wait to express her inner joy by jumping up and down while walking.
When she entered the main courtyard and came to the study room, she did not let Xie Yanzhi out, but ducked into the space with a smile.
