Chapter 1443 Pride and Prejudice and the Escort Agency
Shi Li was still thinking about how to persuade Yi Can to stay. On the other side, Luo Qingyan became impatient again when he saw that they were not moving.
"Are you going to keep going? If you keep dawdling, you won't have walked two miles by noon!" His tone was harsh, and he stared at Shi Li and Yi Can with a frown while riding on his horse.
The sound was so loud that it attracted all the escorts around to look at him.
Everyone originally thought he was easy to get along with, but now everyone is a little unsure.
One of the escorts endured for a while and whispered to his companion, "Why do I feel that Master Luo's expression is so strange?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"My second uncle had the same expression when he saw my second aunt talking to a peddler on the street. That peddler was so handsome! All the girls and wives in our village loved to buy his goods!"
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When they set out on the road again, Yi Can followed them along.
Shi Li also considered it. Between taking Yi Can with her and listening to Luo Qingyan’s complaints, she chose the former.
The accidents that happened one after another on the road made Shi Li realize that this escort mission was not going to be easy. The enemy was in the dark, and they were in the light, so they had to be very careful and not allow any negligence.
But she was also a little curious about who wanted to kill Luo Qingyan. This might involve Luo Qingyan's private affairs. She didn't know if Luo Qingyan would tell her if she asked.
At the same time, because Luo Qingyan attracted all the attention of the people in the dark in the open, Xun Xi and his men had returned to Baiyuan Villa safely and smoothly.
Although Xun Xi was only a guest in the villa, everyone in the villa respected him very much. When they saw him coming back, they stopped to greet him.
Among them were the two younger brothers of the manor owner, Luo Qingyan's second and third uncles. They were not the manor owner's biological brothers, but were of the same clan and generation. Their status was suppressed here, and they often gave orders in the manor.
Faced with these two masters, Xun Xi also showed great patience in dealing with them, and was delayed by them for a cup of tea.
Finally, Xun Xi couldn't bear it any longer, so he stood up and bowed gracefully.
"You two, I want to meet the owner of the manor."
"No hurry, no hurry. You just came back, take a rest first..." The second uncle was a middle-aged man with a friendly face. He immediately stood up and tried to stop Xun Xi.
Xun Xi looked at him and slowly put away the smile on his face, "Why do you keep stopping me? Is there something wrong with the owner of the manor?"
His expression changed, but it was still quite intimidating. Second Uncle's eyes immediately became evasive and he subconsciously took a step back.
Uncle San came up again. He had a vicious face and a stern expression, trying to use his status to bully others.
"Xun Xi, after all, you are just a guest in the villa, what right do you have to talk nonsense here!"
Uncle San spoke with great authority, but in Xun Xi's eyes, he seemed to be only a show of strength but a weakness.
He immediately smiled, winked at a guard beside him, then quickly walked around the two people and headed towards the owner's room.
"How dare you!" Second uncle and third uncle were stopped by the guards and could only shout in vain behind them.
Xun Xi walked towards the owner's room without hesitation and saw two unfamiliar guards guarding the door. When they saw him coming, they immediately drew their swords to stop him.
This time, Xun Xi didn't say a word. He knocked down the two guards and walked into the owner's room.
The room was very quiet, with no one in it except the owner of the manor lying on the bed with a dark face.
No matter how bold the people in the villa were, they did not dare to have any bad intentions towards the owner at this time, so the owner was just poisoned and unconscious, and nothing else happened.
Xun Xi breathed a sigh of relief, strode forward, took out the antidote that he had been hiding in his arms, and poured it into the owner's mouth along with the cold water on the table.
As soon as I finished this task, I heard a noisy sound outside.
The second uncle and the third uncle broke free from their guards and rushed over noisily.
They first saw two guards lying outside the door. They were both terrified and walked in shouting. They saw Xun Xi sitting beside the owner of the manor's bed, and they didn't know what he had just done.
"You are so brave! What do you want to do to my brother and the villa?"
"Yes! Where is Qingyan? Why did you come back alone? Where is Qingyan? Why didn't you come back with me?"
Xun Xi ignored the two people's questions, slowly stood up, glanced at the villa guards who came with them, and spoke calmly and solemnly -
"In that case, shouldn't I be the one asking you two questions on behalf of the young master?"
Second Uncle and Third Uncle looked at each other and their faces suddenly changed.