The next day, when the sky was getting brighter, Su Qiqi and Yan Ruoyu fell into a drowsy sleep.
When they woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning. Su Qiqi and Yan Ruoyu ate some simple meals and began to pack their bags.
Probably because she was disturbed by what happened last night, Su Qiqi remained silent all day, looking worried. Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu didn't respond to their teasing.
The two of them couldn't help but feel worried secretly. Qin Chuan approached Yan Ruoyu and asked in a low voice: "Ruoyu, what's wrong with Su'er? Is it because of what happened last night?"
"Well, we are all worried that that eunuch will make trouble again..." Yan Ruoyu glanced at Su Qiqi and replied with some worry.
Qin Chuan frowned, pondered for a while, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and whispered to Yan Ruoyu: "Miss Yan, leave that eunuch to me to deal with, please stay with Su'er more..."
Yan Ruoyu smiled and nodded, and then asked, "Do you have any plans? Do you need our cooperation?"
Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: "I can do this alone... Just help me pay more attention to Su'er on the way..."
After Qin Chuan said that, he went back to his room to pack his luggage. Su Qiqi and Yan Ruoyu checked their luggage again, and then went from room to room to notify other escorts to gather.
After a while, everyone gathered at the door of the escort agency. Except for Su Qiqi, Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu, the other escorts didn't know the inside story, and they were all very excited. After all, this kind of escort was not something that ordinary escort agencies could receive, and this was also the first job the escort agency had received since its establishment. Everyone is looking forward to the Weiyuan Escort Bureau's first branch becoming famous through this trip and establishing a firm foothold in the capital.
It takes more than ten days to travel from the capital to Songjiang Prefecture. Before setting off, Su Qiqi repeatedly told the escorts to be low-key and cautious along the way. Although the escorts promised, most of them didn't take it seriously. Su Qiqi saw what they were thinking and didn't say anything more. She just secretly reminded Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu to be more careful.
In the afternoon of that day, Su Qiqi left Luo Xiaoshi and several capable bodyguards to protect Zheng Miao and Ouyang Qi, and then set off with the other bodyguards.
Along the way, everyone took the official road, and the journey was smooth. Some ordinary bandits were intimidated by the reputation of King Jingbei and Weiyuan Escort Agency and did not block the road to cause trouble.
On this day, everyone just took a carriage to a small town not far from Songjiang Mansion. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Su Qiqi and others decided to stay in the city for one night and start their journey the next day.
This small town is somewhat dilapidated. The only inn in the city is very small, with only a dozen rooms and very simple furnishings. And most of the rooms are already occupied, leaving only two single rooms and one full bunkhouse.
Su Qiqi was originally worried that Mr. Yang's family would not be used to living there, and was about to ask Qin Chuan to go with him to see if there was a better inn nearby. Unexpectedly, Master Yang and Mrs. Yang stopped the two of them and signaled that they didn't have to worry about running around. They didn't mind the simple environment here. Mr. Yang's only daughter, Ms. Yang Yuehua, also smiled and declined Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan's kindness, saying that she could adapt to the environment here and didn't want to bother everyone running around all night.
Since the room is limited, everyone can only squeeze in. After some discussion, everyone decided that Su Qiqi, Yan Ruoyu, and Miss Yang would share a room, Master Yang and Mrs. Yang would share a room, and Qin Chuan and several other bodyguards would live in a shared bunkhouse.
Probably because they were too tired from traveling during the day, many of the escorts fell asleep when they returned to their rooms after dinner. Su Qiqi, Qin Chuan, and Yan Ruoyu stayed until midnight, and when they saw that there was no unusual movement, they fell asleep.
Just as everyone was sleeping soundly, Su Qiqi suddenly heard a faint voice calling for help coming from outside the window. She immediately sat up, put on her clothes and got out of bed, walked to the window and listened carefully again.
The cry for help sounded again, seemingly coming from the room where Mr. Yang and his wife were.
Su Qiqi was shocked. Oops, it seemed to be Mrs. Yang's voice!
Thinking of this, she hurriedly woke up Yan Ruoyu and Miss Yang, comforted Miss Yang a few words, and asked Yan Ruoyu to take Miss Yang to notify Qin Chuan and other bodyguards, while she flew towards the room where Mr. Yang and his wife lived with a sword in hand.
As soon as she left the room, she noticed that the situation was not good. The room where Mr. Yang was sitting was on fire, and thick smoke was pouring out of the window.
Someone assassinated Mr. Yang! Su Qiqi was startled and flew away, quickly arriving at the door of the guest room.
The door was closed tightly, and Mrs. Yang's faint cry for help came from inside.
Su Qiqi didn't think much and immediately kicked in the door.
The scene in front of her surprised her: Mr. Yang and his wife were trapped in a raging fire! Mr. Yang fainted and fell to the ground, unconscious; Mrs. Yang sat on her knees with a look of panic on her face.
When Mrs. Yang saw Su Qiqi, her expression changed from surprise to joy, and she called out urgently: "Miss Su'er, please help my master!"
Su Qiqi came back to her senses after hearing this, took off her cloak and flicked the flames beside her. He quickly cleared a passage, then asked Mrs. Yang to help Mr. Yang up, and quickly exited the room.
After the two of them left the room, Su Qiqi took a rest with her sword, while Mrs. Yang was so tired that she leaned against the wall and panted.
After a while, Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu also rushed over. They took a look at the situation in the house, then looked at the pale Su Qiqi and Mrs. Yang, and hurriedly stepped forward to help.
After a while, other escorts came over with Miss Yang. When Miss Yang saw her father unconscious, her eyes suddenly showed an extremely worried look. She staggered to her father's side, sniffed, and froze for a moment.
Mrs. Yang had just come to her senses when she saw the corners of her daughter's eyes were red and she was in a daze. She was also startled. She stepped forward and patted her daughter's back a few times and murmured: "Hua'er, are you okay?" ? Your father will not abandon us... He is just unconscious..." She seemed to be unable to speak any more. She squatted down a little dejectedly, put her arms around Mr. Yang's shoulders, and whispered: "Master! Hurry up! Wake up! Master! Don’t scare me and Hua’er!”
But no matter how she called, Master Yang showed no sign of waking up. He remained motionless with his eyes tightly closed, and his face, blackened by smoke, gradually lost its warmth.
Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan couldn't help but stepped forward to test his breath and pulse. They were both shocked. Master Yang was dead!
The two looked at each other, both showing a look of anger and self-blame.
Su Qiqi whispered: "Give the shopkeeper some silver and ask him to help find a doctor to come and take a look..." Then, she turned to Yan Ruoyu and whispered: "Ruoyu, help me take care of Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Yang." Miss Yang... I'm going to meet the murderer..." After saying that, her sharp eyes quickly scanned every guest room on both sides, and then stopped at a half-closed window.
Qin Chuan glanced at her steadily and shouted, "Su'er, be careful!" After that, he ran towards the inn lobby.
Yan Ruoyu ordered several bodyguards to guard Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang, then walked to Su Qiqi and asked in a low voice: "Su'er, did you find anything?"
Su Qiqi nodded slightly and pointed at a few scratches on the window with the tip of his sword, asking Yan Ruoyu to step forward and take a closer look.
Yan Ruoyu nodded knowingly, stepped forward to check it carefully, and then sighed in surprise: "This sword mark looks familiar!"
"That person is here..." Su Qiqi responded in a low voice.
Yan Ruoyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and soon understood. I muttered in my heart: I didn't expect this evil guy to appear again!
Su Qiqi took out a few silver needles from the purse at her waist and held them between her fingers, looking towards the roof of the room.
Su Qiqi was about to fly onto the roof, but Yan Ruoyu had already jumped onto the roof first.
After a while, the sound of fierce fighting came from the roof.
