Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

After looking at each other for a while, Li Yuan walked over.

"Qiniang, can't sleep?"

"Yeah." Wei Qiqi lay down again, "I slept for a day and a night, and now I'm very energetic."

"Why aren't you asleep yet? You haven't closed your eyes much since you took care of me." She asked, but her eyes swept over Li Yuan.

The child probably lay down and didn't fall asleep.

Wearing only outer garment over undergarments.

Noticing Wei Qiqi's gaze, Li Yuan lowered his head and tightened his clothes unnaturally.

"I've slept enough. I don't want to sleep anymore."

Seeing the man looking on guard against perverts, Wei Qiqi couldn't help but laugh.

She had a beautiful face, and her eyes and eyebrows were curved when she smiled. Li Yuan felt his heart skip a beat and his breathing stopped.

"How about... hanging out with me?"

She suggested and Li Yuan raised an eyebrow, not understanding how it suddenly became like this.

Before he could answer, Wei Qiqi said, "Go change your clothes quickly. Wear something thicker. Let's go out and see what's outside."

There is no curfew in this world, but most people don't go out at night when it's dark, so she has never gone out at night.

The two of them dressed neatly and went out, not wanting to alarm the doorman, so they went through a side door.

Wei Qiqi originally wanted to take off the hat veil, but was stopped by Li Yuan, who said that there were few people at night and it was okay to expose it occasionally.

The clothes they wore tonight were very interesting. Li Yuan was dressed in black, which made his face look particularly pale and unapproachable. Wei Qiqi, on the other hand, was dressed in white, which made her look both coquettish and pure, a great contrast.

After going out, Wei Qiqi felt a little troubled. To be honest, she seldom went out and had no idea what fun there was to do at night.

Unconsciously looking at Li Yuan, Li Yuan who received the message thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to go to the evening market?"

"The evening market?"

Wei Qiqi was curious.

"Well, it's a place that doesn't comply with regulations." Li Yuan spoke up to clarify.

"The city lord told me that this place sells everything you can't buy normally."

"What about things that can't be bought, for example?" Wei Qiqi was a little curious and interested at the same time.

Li Yuan said this, but stopped talking: "Qiniang, you should go and see it yourself."

Two people walked over.

Not far from the east of the city, close to the south of the city, it is located exactly at the junction of the two sides.

The walk was neither long nor short.

When Wei Qiqi arrived at the place, he couldn't help but feel that the scene in front of him was a bit absurd.

On one side there are tall buildings with neon lanterns hanging high, while on the other side there are dilapidated buildings that are not sheltered from the wind and rain.

The contrast is so tragic that it makes people feel helpless.

The brothel was located on one side, but Li Yuan took Wei Qiqi and walked quickly towards the slums.

"The evening market is in the slums?"

"Well, to avoid the government, we moved to a random place." There were many broken walls and tiles on the ground. Li Yuan grabbed Wei Qiqi's wrist and carefully avoided things on the ground.

Before they passed through the brothel, a man leaning against the window with a woman in his arms glanced down inadvertently and saw Li Yuan and Wei Qiqi.

"Ling Zizhen, look, is that Li Yuan?"

The man pushed the woman in his arms away and called his brothers who were having fun behind him.

Soon, a figure appeared from behind and looked down.

"It's really him."

The man named Ling Zizhen said this, but his eyes slid from Li Yuan to the person next to Li Yuan.

He looked puzzled. He knew Li Yuan. He was Cheng Feiyue's tutor and lackey. He could neither be bribed nor used.

He is loyal to Cheng Feiyue.

This kid has always been stubborn. He used to think that this man was a stone. Not to mention a beautiful woman, even if a stunning fairy was in front of him, he probably wouldn't even look at her.

I didn't expect that there was such a stunning person in my family. The light and shadow just shone on the woman, her blurry profile and exquisite figure. It's no exaggeration to say that she was a fairy who could captivate people's souls.

Ling Zizhen couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Many men and women gathered around him. Some of them were shocked when they saw Wei Qiqi.

"Zizhen, who is the woman next to Li Yuan? All the good-looking girls in Xuancheng are here. How come none of us have seen one?"

"That's right, have you ever seen this kind of stuff?"

"What a pity, Li Yuan's people."

"Who can say for sure? Women..."

"Hey……"

"..."

The two people downstairs were completely unaware of the singing and dancing going on upstairs.

Li Yuan walked and stopped here and there. The slums were full of twists and turns, and many similar doors and streets made it difficult to find any clues.

Finally, they stopped at a similar door. Wei Qiqi looked carefully and saw that there was a brand new couplet pasted on the tattered door panel.

There are still several days left until the Chinese New Year. The custom here is to post couplets in the first month of the lunar year, so it stands to reason that this rule would not be broken.

"This is a metaphor, indicating that he has something in his house tonight."

Li Yuan's familiarity with the place didn't seem like he had been here once or twice. Wei Qiqi couldn't help but ask, "Xiaobao, have you been here before?"

When asking the question, Li Yuan had already knocked on the door. While waiting, he turned his head and looked over: "Yes, it has been a year or two."

Oh, this kid has hidden a lot of things from me.

"What are you doing here?"

Li Yuan did not answer her question, but just looked at her carefully, then lowered his head and cut a piece of cloth from the hem of his upper body, and poked two small holes on both sides of the square cloth with the small knife he carried with him.

The headband behind her was still quite long, so she cut a little off and passed it through two small holes.

"Qiniang, I was wrong before. Wear this first and take it off when you come out." Li Yuan handed the simple face mask in his hand to Wei Qiqi.

Wei Qiqi, feeling dissatisfied, was about to say something but met Li Yuan's gaze.

His eyes were filled with acknowledgment and caution.

With a sigh, Wei Qiqi had no choice but to take it.

"Who's outside? We've already gone to bed."

"The young master asked me to come over and get some things. I'll leave right away after I get them. Sorry to take up some of your time." Li Yuan spoke loudly. By the time he finished speaking, Wei Qiqi had already been tied up at the back of her head.

Cover the nose and mouth, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

Li Yuan blinked, and then the door creaked open.

"Master Wan, why are you here today?"

As he spoke, he looked behind them warily, and when he saw the woman behind Li Yuan, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Li Yuan blocked Wei Qiqi's way and looked at the person who opened the door with a slightly cold look: "We are one, nothing to worry about."

The man lowered his head repeatedly. Wei Qiqi, who was temporarily taller than Li Yuan, was not completely blocked. She tilted her head slightly from behind and looked at Li Yuan.

Good boy, have you already started calling me master outside?

Li Yuan is only twelve years old now. Except for his height which is a little inconsistent with his current age, his age is very real.

Isn't it strange that such a young person calls me "Master" and is so respectful?

Li Yuan grabbed Wei Qiqi's wrist and pulled her in.

"have a look."

As he said this, he moved his body aside to reveal what was inside.

The yard inside is quite large, with people standing in a circle along the yard. These people are squatting on the ground with a cloth in front of them, on which they place the things they want to sell.

Wei Qiqi glanced over and looked at Li Yuan with some fear.