Taking advantage of the fact that night had not completely fallen, Lin Siyao held Su Shuiche in his arms and quickly ran on the small road in the fields.
Fortunately, the farmers had already put away their tools and returned home. Otherwise, they would have been scared out of their wits if they saw this scene.
How was this like a human running? It was clearly a floating ghost.
Behind them were two snow-white monsters.
This was really difficult for the two parties involved. It was not Lin Siyao's fault that he was dressed in a strange black outfit and had his arms around Su Shuiyue, who was also dressed in a strange outfit. His back was completely tied up, and from afar, he looked like a strange white ghost. It was also not the fault of the two wolf pups.
Well, this should be Eldest Miss Su's dereliction of duty.
She should not have been greedy for freshness and cleanliness and tore off Lin Siyao's bloodstained outer clothes. She should not have disliked the fact that she had not washed her inner clothes for several days and cut off her outer clothes. She should not have been reluctant to part with the sweet and sour wild fruits, the soft and warm tiger skin, and the rattan net that she had spent a lot of effort to weave. Thus, she could only press down on the backs of the two wolf pups who had just grown up.
"How about I walk here by myself?" Su Shuiche looked up and saw the sweat on Lin Siyao's face. She felt a little ashamed.
In such a hot summer, she actually let him carry her and run for an entire day.
Lin Siyao looked down at her. If he let her walk by herself, it would be no different from taking a stroll. It was hard to say whether she would be able to make it in time for the inn to close.
However, continuing to carry her on the road was also unrealistic.
They were getting closer and closer to the nearest village. If the villagers saw her being carried by him like this, it would damage her reputation in the future.
He knit his brows in a dilemma. However, he heard the sound of a carriage coming from a few miles away. He immediately stopped running. After holding her in his arms, he spun around a few times and put her down.
Su Shuiche was a little dizzy from his spins. She staggered and almost fell. Lin Siyao used his strength and pulled her into his arms. "Be careful." His deep voice sounded above her head.
Su Shuiche was ashamed and angry. I told you to put me down. You don't need to stop so quickly.
Don't you know that you're making me dizzy?
He even said something like "be careful", as if it was for my own sake.
I'm already being hugged by you, how can I be careful!
However, her gentle temperament made her not dare to say anything. After all, he didn't do anything wrong. She was just too useless.
After two rounds, he was so dizzy that he couldn't tell which direction he was in.
This time, Lin Siyao did not notice her embarrassed and angry expression. He was listening to the sound of the carriage wheels that were getting closer and closer. He wanted to stop it so that it could bring them into the city smoothly.
"Shhh —" The coachman saw someone blocking his carriage in the dusk and understood that they must want to hitch a ride into the city.
There were too many such cases.
God knows how many cases there were every day.
Moreover, the night was gradually darkening. If they didn't rush into the city soon, even though the recent years of peace and tranquility had caused the city guards to become lazy and no longer rush to get up in the middle of the night to lock the doors, there were no more than five inns in the city that would be full.
One look at these two oddly dressed young men and women and they were certain that they were not locals.
Thinking of this, the coachman also made a decision.
He gathered his courage and shouted at Su Shuiche, "Do the two of you want to hitch a ride?
Okay, thirty copper coins. This old man will help you today. "
Lin Siyao's cold eyes flashed. He was about to step forward and kick him to take his carriage, but he was stopped by Su Shuiche's happy words, "Yes, thirty copper coins, right?
Yes, yes.
Let's go. Xiaochun and Xiaoxue, hurry up. "
When the coachman heard this, he was stunned. What?
There were more than two people?
Then two white lights flashed in front of his eyes. When he looked carefully, he saw two snow-white dogs with unknown things on their backs. They were sitting in the carriage.
Su Shuiche pulled Lin Siyao and also boarded the carriage with a smile. Then she untied the bag that was still hanging on Lin Siyao's back. She picked out the smallest piece of broken silver from the purse and handed it to the coachman, "Uncle, is this enough?"
The coachman took it and looked. It was actually a piece of silver. It was worth more than a hundred copper coins. He immediately smiled and said, "It's enough, it's enough, it's enough.
Sit tight, everyone. This old man is going to set off. "
Lin Siyao's whole body emitted a coldness that was even heavier.
It was not because of Su Shuiche's action of giving the coachman pieces of silver, but because of his own natural killing intent.
He lowered his eyelids and looked at his hands that were stained with blood. It would be difficult for him to wash them clean for the rest of his life. The difference between him and her was like the difference between clouds and mud.
Thinking of this, Lin Siyao's whole body once again overflowed with a bone-chilling coldness.
The two wolf pups were so scared that after shivering a few times, they obediently sat down in their own seats. They no longer dared to throw themselves into Su Shuiche's arms and roll around like spoiled children.
"You … are you okay?"
Su Shuiche worriedly looked at Lin Siyao, who had been deep in thought with an ashen face ever since he got on the carriage. She thought that he was too tired from running all day. After all, this was the first time he had run hard after recovering from his injuries. She was afraid that he would tear his injuries. Without thinking much, she reached out and covered his forehead with her hand.
Lin Siyao was startled back to reality by her action. He saw that her eyes were full of worry. "I'm fine."
He gently took her hand and replied in a low voice. The softness that his fingertips touched made him subconsciously withdraw the killing intent and coldness that was spreading all over his body.
He was afraid that he would scare her.
If the two wolf pups could read minds, they would loudly retort, "Boss, you're scaring us. Master is immune to your killing intent."
…
After traveling for about three hours, Su Shuiche felt that the carriage seemed to slow down.
She opened the curtains of the carriage and curiously poked her head out.
"Wow, it's so beautiful." Su Shuiche sighed from the bottom of her heart.
It was even better than the scenery in the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that she had embroidered.
Lin Siyao heard this and furrowed his brows. It was only a small remote town. How could it be worthy of her sincere praise? Could it be that her original family's geographical location could not even compare to this small town?
Su Shuiche was still immersed in the starry lights of Fanluo's tens of thousands of homes.
Although it was not as lively and bustling as the streets of Suzhou during festivals, it had a unique atmosphere, or it could be said that it was completely natural and simple. Yes, this place was originally backward compared to Suzhou in the 23rd year of the Republic of China.
But the backwardness here was not unacceptable.
On the contrary, after three months of living in the mountains, Su Shuiche was even more attracted to the lively streets now.
He was afraid that he would once again fall into a hopeless situation where there were no signs of human habitation.
She laughed in spite of herself.
"Guest, this is the busiest street in Fanluo. Today is the seventh day of the seventh month, so the streets are very lively. In a while, there will be lanterns and fairies going on a night tour. Do you want to get off here for a stroll, or do you want to go directly to the inn where you are staying?"
The driver pulled on the reins with a "whoosh" and turned back to lift the curtains. He asked Su Shuiche and Lin Siyao enthusiastically.
After receiving so much money from the other party, he naturally had to serve them well.
Hearing this, Su Shuiche turned to look at Lin Siyao. She was not familiar with this place at all, so it was difficult for her to make a decision.
Lin Siyao felt her silent inquiry and decisively said to the driver, "Okay, let's go to the inn."
"Okay ~" The driver received the order and immediately raised his whip. "Go!" The carriage once again slowly moved on the main street of Fanluo City.
Su Shuiche was leaning against the window, admiring all kinds of goods hawked on the street with great interest. She then remembered the boss's introduction and turned to ask Lin Siyao, who was resting with his eyes closed, in confusion, "What is the seventh day of the seventh month?
Also, what are lanterns and fairies going on a night tour like? "
Lin Siyao opened his eyes and unexpectedly met Su Shuiche's sparkling eyes. His eyes darkened, and an inconspicuous heat rose on his cheeks.
"We will meet on the seventh day of the seventh month," Lin Siyao explained after some deliberation.
"You want to go?" He looked at the interested Su Shuiche and blurted out.
"Yes!"
Su Shuiche nodded and then blinked. She looked expectantly at Lin Siyao and asked softly, "Can I?"
Lin Siyao couldn't help but nod, and then he found that he seemed to be powerless to refute her request.
"That's great."
Su Shuiche was so happy that she blossomed into a beautiful smile that was enough to make the surrounding scenery pale. Then, she unconsciously pulled Lin Siyao's sleeve. "Thank you."
Lin Siyao looked at her hand that was tugging at his sleeve and became distracted again.
… …
"Two rooms.
Hot water, hot food, and two sets of men's and women's clothes in thirty minutes. "
In the inn, the smiling waiter had just welcomed Su Shuiche and the others into the lobby when he heard Lin Siyao's cold voice give a series of orders.
"Okay ~ Guests, please go upstairs. Your orders will be carried out immediately!
Ah Feng, bring these two guests upstairs. There are two Sky Rooms. "
The waiter happily took the few silver coins that Su Shuiche handed over as a deposit. When he heard that the two guests wanted hot water, hot food, and clothes, his face brightened. In this way, he could earn a few more copper coins.
Lin Siyao ignored him and pulled Su Shuiyong, who was behind him, upstairs.
"Ah, guests, this … our inn has a rule that cats and dogs are not allowed to enter the inn. How about this little one bring them to the backyard?"
The waiter, who was about to greet the other guests who had come to stay the night, turned around and saw two big snow-white dogs carrying fruit baskets. It was very interesting, but the rules of the shop could not be broken. He had no choice but to stop Su Shuiyong and Lin Siyao, who were about to go upstairs, and bowed to apologize.
Su Shuiche pursed her lips. She knew that it would be difficult to let the two wolf pups into the room.
She didn't know what to do.
"We'll do as you say."
Lin Siyao said and pulled Su Shuiche upstairs. Before leaving, he glanced at the two wolf pups. The two wolf pups immediately followed the inn's waiter to the backyard.
Wuwuwu, Master, we're so pitiful. We want to hug Master to sleep, but this man is too fierce, too fierce, too powerful. We can't beat him.
Wuwuwu.
"Why do I hear Xiaochun and Xiaoxue barking?"
Su Shuiche stopped and tilted her head to listen for a while. She turned around and asked Lin Siyao, "Did you hear that?"
"No." Lin Siyao threw out this sentence without thinking, "You heard wrong." Then, he continued to go upstairs.
This time, there was no one to disturb them as they went upstairs to their room.