We have all the space treasury in hand, so mere exile is nothing.

"Why are you so wary of my mother? She's not fierce either." Ye Qingran found it a little funny.

Chu Qingyun realized that his behavior was a bit strange and didn't know how to explain it. He thought for a long time before replying: "It's not that I'm afraid. It's just that if there are elders around, you should be more polite. After all, you are a girl, Qingyu most important."

She did not continue the topic, but instead asked: "You are so worried about me being in danger, do you want to repay your kindness, or do you... like me?"

Chu Qingyun didn't expect that she would ask this suddenly, and was stunned for a moment without making a sound.

Ye Qingran was very close to him. Even from a small distance, she could hear his rapid heartbeat. She couldn't help but laugh: "I'm kidding you, why are you so nervous?"

"No, I'm not nervous. Well, I just didn't expect you to ask that. I didn't know how to answer."

He touched his nose and said, "You know, I only protect you because you are kind to me. As I said, I am here to repay the kindness. Naturally, your safety is the first priority in everything."

"Okay, I know, there's no need to explain so much. Don't you know that when people are lying, they like to explain the most?"

"not me……"

Seeing him deflated, Ye Qingran couldn't help but laugh in a low voice.

But just when Chu Qingyun was about to ask her, she heard some slight movement outside the door.

"you……"

Chu Qingyun had already opened his mouth at this time. Ye Qingran had no time to cover his mouth and subconsciously interrupted him in the fastest way.

In a hurry, she kissed him directly with her own lips, sealing all his subsequent words in her stomach.

They were so close that Chu Qingyun could even feel her breathing and the faint aroma of herbs on her body, and his entire mind went blank for a moment.

His heartbeat had never been so fast, and his whole body felt numb, as if his soul had been taken away.

When Ye Qingran saw that he was no longer speaking and even had some physical activity, after confirming that he would not make any more noise, Ye Qingran let go of him and whispered: "Stop talking, someone is coming."

She took out the commonly used dagger from the space under the cover of night, and then approached the door at an extremely fast speed.

Listening to the footsteps outside, it should be the murderer from last time.

He did not stop at the door of Ye Guodong and Ye Zhuoyu's room, but went straight to their door.

At first, Ye Qingran insisted on separating the two rooms just to test the murderer's purpose.

Obviously, the murderer not only knew that they were here, but also knew that they were divided into two rooms. More likely, he knew who lived in the two rooms.

Having reached this point, she was certain that the murderer must be someone from the county government.

Ordinary people can't know so much. At most, they can see them entering the inn. It is impossible to know that they live in two separate rooms, let alone which room they are in.

Now the scope of suspects has been very narrow. By the end of today, the truth will be only one step away from being revealed.

She waited at the door with bated breath, tensing her spirit into a straight line.

The murderer's footsteps stopped outside the door, and there was only one door between them.

The murderer already knew last time that they would ambush him by the door and wait for him to enter. They would definitely not come in easily this time.

Sure enough, after she stood by the door for a long time, there was no movement outside. She had been tensing her nerves and was a little tired, but she was sure that the murderer was still standing at the door and did not leave.

He was very cautious and did not dare to come in easily, but he was unwilling to leave, so he remained in a stalemate.

Ye Qingran couldn't wait any longer, took a deep breath, clenched the dagger in his hand, stood up suddenly, opened the door and stabbed out.

The murderer was well prepared and dodged the blow by turning sideways.

The two began to fight.

Last time, we knew that the murderer's ability to escape was top-notch. This time, Ye Qingran was not careless and guarded the direction of his escape at every turn, leaving the murderer with nowhere to escape.

At this time, Chu Qingyun just recovered from the kiss just now, stepped forward to force the murderer back, and blocked his retreat from the other side.

The two caught the murderer in the middle. The murderer knew he was outmatched, but the roads on both sides were blocked. He had no better way. After fighting for a long time, he struck Ye Qingran with his deadly hand.

Ye Qingran quickly dodged and did not let the blow hit him.

At the same time, she also knew that the murderer's death struggle would never be that simple. Sure enough, as soon as she turned around after hiding, she saw the murderer heading straight for the window.

She was about to grab the murderer's arm with her sharp eyes, but he was also on guard and avoided her hand with extremely fast movement.

As soon as her hand was empty, she saw that the murderer was about to escape, so she drew the dagger and threw it at him.

But when the dagger was thrown, the murderer had already jumped out of the window. Although the dagger did not hit him, it cut the corner of his waist and severed something around his waist.

A wooden sign fell from the window sill to the window along with the fabric at the corner of his clothes. Ye Qingran walked over quickly and looked around. The murderer had disappeared.

She picked up the rags and wooden signs on the ground, turned around and lit the candlestick on the table.

"You just..."

Chu Qingyun wanted to ask her why she suddenly kissed him, but Ye Qingran was very absorbed in staring at the wooden sign in his hand. After she read it, she directly took his hand and said, "Look, this is the most useful evidence." .”

The word "Dong" is clearly engraved on the wooden sign.

But Chu Qingyun's mind was not on tracking down the murderer at this time, and the touch on his lips still lingered. He pressed her hand holding the wooden sign and asked insistently: "Why did you suddenly..."

Ye Qingran knew what she meant, and recalling what had just happened, his face began to feel hot.

She did do that because she was anxious at the time. Later, when the murderer came, she focused all her attention on the murderer. It was not until Chu Qingyun mentioned it that she remembered what happened just now.

"I... I simply heard the murderer's movements and wanted you to keep quiet. I had no choice but to do that out of desperation."

Chu Qingyun looked at her, his eyes slightly lowered: "Is this really all there is?"

The candlelight cast their shadows on the wall behind, their bodies glowing with orange light, and the temperature of the table seemed to wrap around them. Both of them had their hearts beating faster and their body temperatures rising.

"Um……"

Ye Qingran nodded awkwardly, "Yes at that time, otherwise why else? It can't be because I suddenly want to kiss you, so that's why..."

But in Chu Qingyun's eyes, her expression seemed more like she was hiding something, so he involuntarily approached her and looked down into her eyes: "But I don't think so. I guess you have other thoughts in your heart."