Chapter 1431 Pride and Prejudice and the Escort Agency
The accommodation conditions at the posthouse were not very good, but they were much better than sleeping in the wild.
Shi Li walked into the room, breathed a long sigh of relief, let her hair down, and washed her head and face thoroughly.
She could overcome all other problems, but the inconvenience of washing and grooming when going out was really uncomfortable for her.
After washing her face thoroughly with the soap she brought with her, Shi Li finally felt comfortable. She lay down on the wooden bed, thinking about the next journey.
She couldn't tell why, but she vaguely felt that Luo Qingyan was hiding something from her.
Although this man looked dissolute and had a sharp tongue, Shi Li did not feel that he had any bad intentions. Since he was an important customer, she did not intend to ask any questions. She just followed the escort order and sent him back to Baiyuan Villa safely, and considered that her mission accomplished.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door outside.
Shi Li stood up, walked over and opened the door, and saw a bodyguard standing at the door.
"Miss, we are staying at the inn tonight. Do we still need to arrange shifts to keep watch?"
The inns where they stayed were generally set up by the government, and there were almost no blind bandits who would steal or rob here.
But Shi Li still said: "This escort mission is of great importance, so we still have to keep watch. When we send Young Master Luo back to Baiyuan Villa, everyone will get a lot of money."
The escort nodded to show that he understood and was about to go back to make the arrangements.
"Wait a minute." Shi Li suddenly called her back and asked as if she had suddenly remembered something, "Have the escorts who came with us for training also been assigned to stand guard at night?"
"It's arranged. It happens to be today."
"Assign an experienced person to lead them on night duty. I'm worried." Shi Li ordered decisively.
For ten thousand taels of silver, it is never too cautious.
[The anchor has become more stable since arriving in this world. 】
[Yeah, I don’t want to just sit there and wait to die~]
[I have to say, the anchor looks quite charming like this, hahaha~]
Commentators also praised Shi Li.
Shi Li wiped her nose and snorted.
"You don't have to praise me. If I could just be a nobody, I wouldn't want to suffer. But my status in this world doesn't allow me to cling to someone else. I have no choice but to rely on myself."
[The host speaks really honestly...]
[Okay, okay, the anchor treats me as a family member, I can't treat the anchor badly, I'll keep this night pearl~]
Although a night pearl is not worth much, it played a good leading role. Later, other barrages also donated generously, giving Shi Li a small surprise.
On the other side of the wall, Luo Qingyan had also been traveling all day, but he did not lie down to rest. Instead, he sat by the bed, carefully calculating the time.
At this time, it is estimated that Xun Xi and his men have already rushed to the front.
Half a year ago, his father was mysteriously poisoned. Fortunately, there was an expert around to guide him, using his inner strength to slow down the spread of the poison.
He took the opportunity of going out for training to leave the villa and look for the antidote. After several attempts, he managed to hide the antidote from the ears of the person who poisoned him.
But he couldn't keep the fact that his father was poisoned a secret forever. Half a year of suppressing his internal strength was already the limit. He had no choice but to find another excuse of being sick.
This excuse may fool others, but it certainly won't fool the person who poisoned you in the dark.
Therefore, the person who poisoned the food could definitely guess that Luo Qingyan went out to find an antidote.
Once the news spreads, they will definitely try to delay or even kill him to prevent him from bringing the antidote back to the villa.
In order to bring the antidote back safely, Luo Qingyan and Xun Xi thought of many ways together.
In the end, it was decided that Luo Qingyan himself would be the bait, and he would hire the most expensive escort agency to escort him back to the villa with great fanfare.
In secret, he asked Xun Xi to quietly take the antidote and take another route back to Baiyuan Villa as quickly as possible.
In the first half of the night, everyone slept soundly in the inn without being disturbed at all.
In the second half of the night, the people who were sleeping fell into a deeper sleep.
Someone took advantage of this opportunity, tiptoed to the small kitchen on the first floor of the inn, and secretly set a fire inside.
This was not enough. After seeing the fire in the small kitchen, the fire prevention personnel quietly went up the stairs, wanting to find Luo Qingyan's room directly and set another fire.
This evil idea was not put into practice yet.
There was a fire in the small kitchen. The man on duty smelled something wrong and immediately came out to check. He just happened to see someone trying to go upstairs stealthily.
One of the escorts on duty was very experienced and blew the whistle without hesitation when he saw this.
The sharp whistle instantly broke the silence of midnight——