Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 655 - 0610: Night Exploration of the Back Door (2)
"Miss, are you thinking of something important and want to see Mr. Li?" Ah Qing asked.
"I just want to take a walk." Ling Yuezi didn’t say much and stepped into the courtyard.
She didn’t need to remember the Gate of Life and Death. She had walked this route for years, and wouldn’t make a mistake even with her eyes closed.
Ling Yuezi walked all the way to the second floor, stopping in front of Li Xingsheng’s bedroom.
The window of the room was dim.
The room was very quiet, with no sound at all.
"Miss, Mr. Li is asleep," Ah Qing whispered.
Ling Yuezi thought for a moment and then reached out to push the door.
The door was locked from the inside and didn’t budge.
She pulled out the golden hairpin from her hair and slowly pried open the latch.
Ling Yuezi gently pushed the door open and slowly walked into the room.
Ah Qing did not enter, standing guard at the door.
Outside, the moonlight was dim, and inside the room, without a light, it was even dimmer.
Ling Yuezi groped her way to the bed and sat down.
"Mr. Li..." she called softly.
There was silence on the bed, unnaturally quiet.
"Mr. Li?" Ling Yuezi reached out to feel the bed, and soon she was furious, "A thief, has he run away?"
Ah Qing quickly entered the room, "Miss, what’s going on?"
Saying this, Ah Qing struck a firestarter, revealing the quilt and pillow that Ling Yuezi had thrown to the ground, and the bed was empty.
"Miss, did Mr. Li run away?" Ah Qing was surprised; they had finally found someone pleasing to the eye, and now he had run away, who would their miss marry?
"Check the next room!" Ling Yuezi gritted her teeth.
"Yes, Miss." Ah Qing swiftly ran to Lou Chengye’s quarters next door. Soon, she returned, "Miss, there’s no one in the room, and the pillow is stuffed into the quilt, a decoy to cover their escape."
"Chase!" Ling Yuezi said angrily.
Ah Qing comforted her, "Miss, don’t worry. Outsiders can’t leave this village without someone from here opening the door for them! These two strangers who just arrived today aren’t familiar with anyone in the village, so no one will help them."
Ling Yuezi said nothing, kept a stern face, and strode out through the gate of the courtyard.
Ah Qing closely followed behind her.
Meanwhile, Li Xingsheng remained unaware that Ling Yuezi had discovered his departure, continuing to walk leisurely with Lou Chengye.
By sheer luck, he stumbled upon the village’s back gate.
Under the light of the bonfire, it was clearly visible that about ten people were guarding there.
Only, this back gate looked like a disappointment.
It was a cliff several meters high, with a few thick ropes hanging down from it, one end tied to a large basket.
Judging by the size of the basket, it could only seat one person.
The two hid in the shadows, watching. In a short while, as Li Xingsheng expected, someone shouted from below the cliff.
The few lackeys guarding the cliff’s edge responded immediately, "Coming."
They removed the rope fastened to the basket and threw it down the cliff.
Very soon, they hoisted up three people with a hey-ho sound.
The three each carried some game on their backs.
The lackeys immediately began to joke with them.
As it turned out, these were people ordered to go down the mountain to hunt for wild game.
They had a good harvest, each with two or three wild games hanging from them.
Li Xingsheng and Lou Chengye stood in the shadows, listening quietly.
Walking down from this cliff and through a small grove, there was a road leading to the county town.
Because of the activities of Feihu Village’s people here, the road that was originally a big road had long been overgrown with weeds, turning into a narrow path.
Now that path was only used by the people of Feihu Village.
Li Xingsheng noted this in his mind, planning to investigate further tomorrow.
He took Lou Chengye away from there, returning to the Star-picking Pavilion by the same route.
Li Xingsheng safely returned to his bedroom door and was surprised to find it open. He was startled, who had been here?
Feeling around to the bed, he found no quilt.
And his foot was stepping on something soft. Reaching out, it was the quilt?
This is...
As he was puzzled, Li Xingsheng heard voices from downstairs.
It was Ling Yuezi’s voice.
Li Xingsheng narrowed his eyes, quickly shut the door, removed his clothes, pulled back the quilt, and laid on the bed.
Ling Yuezi walked fast and soon arrived in front of Li Xingsheng’s room.
Noticing the door closed, she hesitated slightly.
Ling Yuezi pushed the door, and this time it opened easily. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Click—
She struck a firestarter.
Seeing Li Xingsheng sleeping on the bed, Ling Yuezi hesitated again.
Mr. Li?
When did he return?
