Chapter 1444 Pride and Prejudice and the Escort Agency
Shi Li originally thought that assassinations would become commonplace on the road ahead.
But on the contrary, the next two days were exceptionally calm, the journey went smoothly, and nothing unusual happened.
According to their pace, they would reach Baiyuan Villa in two days at most.
"The closer we get to the end, the more we must not let our guard down." Shi Li was afraid that the members of the escort team would let their guard down, so he would remind them seriously every time.
After several previous dangerous experiences, the escorts in the team knew how serious the situation was and did not dare to let their guard down.
As evening approached, the group was unable to reach the next town with an inn and had to sleep in the wild again.
The servants started to work, making bonfires and setting up tents.
Shi Li dismounted and looked around. Not far away there was a small bridge and flowing water. A few old trees stood tall in the wind, looking cold and lonely.
Luo Qingyan cleared his throat, looked around, walked towards her, and stopped halfway.
Yi Can walked to Shi Li's side before him.
"Junior sister." He lowered his head and looked at Shi Li's face with a smile.
Shi Li raised her head and glanced at him, not understanding the situation at all. "Brother, you should get more rest. I have asked the servants to set up an extra tent. Brother, you can sleep in the tent tonight."
"When I saw the small bridge here, I remembered the first time I met you. You were only a few years old at that time, and you ran down the bridge with your hair blown up by the wind."
Yi Can spoke with nostalgia, looking at Shi Li with helplessness in his eyes, "Junior sister... I actually..."
"Shi Li! Do you think the water here is clean? My water bag is empty! What if someone poisoned the water?"
Luo Qingyan's unreasonable voice interrupted Yi Can again.
Everything is just a passing cloud in Shi Li's eyes; only the sponsor and the cash cow are the most important.
Even though she felt that Luo Qingyan was being unreasonable, Shi Li immediately turned around and walked towards him.
"What are you yelling about? Who can foresee the future and poison the river water?" Shi Li said while handing him her water bag.
Luo Qingyan didn't bother to be polite with her and took the water bag. "You'd better be careful. If anything goes wrong with me, you won't get the ten thousand taels of silver."
"You can call me vulgar, but don't question my professionalism."
Shi Li rolled her eyes at him. From the corner of her eye, she saw that the servant had already set up the tent. "Go to sleep in the tent now. Stop having these random thoughts!"
Luo Qingyan quickly glanced at Yi Can, who was left not far away by Shi Li, and said, "I'm not going!"
"Why?" Shi Li continued to glare at him, feeling that this young master was becoming increasingly difficult to please.
"What if a snake sneaks into the tent and bites me?" Luo Qingyan looked up at the sky filled with flowing clouds, and his words became more and more unreasonable.
Shi Li: ...
"So...what do you want?"
Shi Li took a deep breath and asked through gritted teeth, constantly telling herself that this was a cash cow and the one who would decide whether she could retire or not, so she just had to be patient.
Who knew that her question hit the mark exactly. After looking at the sky, Luo Qingyan looked down at the dry land beneath his feet.
"You come with me and stay in the tent. If there is any danger, you can protect me."
Shi Li continued to grit her teeth, "Is there a possibility that I am an escort, not your bodyguard?"
But Luo Qingyan ignored her and just stood there staring at her.
As long as she didn't move, he wouldn't go towards the tent.
This state was so strange that other people passing by couldn't help but stare at it curiously.
In the end, Shi Li changed her bottom line again.
"Come on, come on. Mr. Luo is the employer. You are right."
In full view of everyone, the two of them walked into the tent together.
When others saw this scene, they couldn't help but secretly look at Yi Can, with eyes filled with either sympathy or curiosity.
Yi Can stood quietly with his hands behind his back, his face showing no emotion.
Even when they got to the tent, Luo Qingyan was still not quiet.
Looking at Shi Li sitting in a corner of the tent, he asked in a rough voice: "Didn't you know what Yi Can was going to say just now?"
"What?" Shi Li didn't take other things to heart at all and asked directly.
Although Luo Qingyan was not far from them just now, his ears were very good and he heard everything Yi Can said, otherwise he would not have interrupted them so coincidentally.
Now facing Shi Li's clear and innocent gaze, he opened his mouth and closed it again, "Nothing, I don't know what you are talking about."
Since Shi Li didn't care at all, why should he say it again? He would never do anything that would let Yi Can take advantage of him.
Night fell quickly, and some jackdaws, returning late to their nests, made cackling sounds as they flew into the woods.
There was a short cry mixed in, but no one noticed it.
Except for Yican.
He had been resting with his eyes closed, but when he heard the short crow's cry, he suddenly opened his eyes.