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Mo Xi was no longer afraid, after all, she had confirmed that it was not a ghost. But she was now sandwiched between Ningxu and Sanye, and she felt inexplicably uncomfortable, like a third party. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. But she was also worried that if she changed her position now, the thief in the backyard would hear it, so she could only struggle and stay calm.

After waiting for a long time, Ningxu had fallen asleep with her legs hugged. Mo Xi and San Ye looked at the ghost in front of them intently.

Suddenly, in the silence, Mo Xi saw the ghost in front of him move with great amplitude, as if stretching his muscles.

Mo Xi pushed Ning Xu silently. In order to prevent Ning Xu from talking nonsense after waking up, Mo Xi also "considerately" put her hand in front of Ning Xu. Whenever Ning Xu spoke, she would cover her mouth.

The Third Master also stood up silently and gave a look to Commander Zhang, the commander of the guards on the third floor. Commander Zhang led the guards on the third floor and tiptoed from outside the inn to outside the backyard wall and surrounded the backyard.

Fortunately, Ningxu was awakened without any unnecessary movements. She nodded and watched the ghost's next move.

But things went against their wishes. Ningxu and the others watched the ghost finish its activities and leave the dyed cloth. They didn't know what they were doing in the backyard. It seemed that it had moved to another place to hide.

After waiting for a long time, there was no movement in the backyard. Ningxu's patience had been exhausted, and Moxi's patience was also very little, squatting on the ground and making small movements.

The third master was worried that if they continued like this, they would have to wait until dawn. The two girls had not slept the night before, and if they stayed up all night again, their bodies would not be able to bear it. So the third master looked at the guards who were still on guard in the courtyard, guessing that the thief was worried about them and was afraid to take the next step.

The Third Master tiptoed back to the front hall, waved to the guard closest to him, lowered his head and gave him some instructions, then returned to Ningxu and Moxi along the same path.

The guard received the order and walked to the center of the yard, saying loudly, "Everyone has worked hard today, you can go back to your room and sleep!"

There were sounds of footsteps in the front yard. The guards in the yard left with lanterns, and the yard became darker.

This method was very effective. When the thief in the backyard heard everyone leave, he heard rustling sounds in the backyard. Ningxu and the others slowly stood up from the ground to avoid numbness in their feet when they tried to catch the thief.

After standing for a while, Ningxu heard the sound of faint footsteps coming towards the door.

As expected, she was right. This person was here to steal something and they bumped into him. And because he was facing the door at the time, he could clearly see his own shadow on the dyed cloth in the front yard. And they happened to see the so-called ghost at that moment, so he could only stay put.

As for the Third Master, he checked the dyeing area so many times but never turned back to look at the backyard. Everyone could only say... he was really a little blind.

Third Master: My attention is focused on dyeing the cloth, who would look behind me?

Ningxu was lying in ambush at the door and heard the man's footsteps getting closer and closer. Ningxu was already prepared. As soon as he appeared, she would chop him down with a knife!

Keep your word! As soon as the man showed his face, Ningxu chopped him down with a palm and rushed out to fight.

The man didn't react for a long time and was hit by Ningxu several times. Commander Zhang, who was ambushing in the backyard, immediately climbed over the wall with his guards, and one person was beaten by another.

The Third Master hurriedly carried Ningxu out of the battlefield, fearing that they would hit the wrong person and his wife.

Soon, the thief was restrained by Commander Zhang and pinned to the ground.

The guard used a lantern to illuminate the thief's face, and the Third Master discovered something very strange.

Third Master: "This person is not from the Tianle Dynasty."

Ningxu: “Hmm?”

Ningxu and Moxi both looked at the thief curiously, but after watching for a long time they could not see any difference between the thief and them.

Ningxu: "How did you figure that out?"

Third Master: "Look at his hands. There are a lot of calluses on his palms. And the pattern on his belt is not the style of our dynasty. He is from a small country on the border."

Ningxu: “Ah?”

Only when Ningxu was so confused did the Third Master react. Ningxu didn't know that in addition to the Tianle Dynasty, there were several small countries on the border of Yonghe Continent.

In fact, these small countries also belonged to the Tianle Dynasty when they were founded. It's just that the borders were too remote, information flow was blocked, and successive emperors neglected management. The small countries established their own kings and rebelled from the Tianle Dynasty. Recently, they have even shown rebellious intentions.

When these small countries and Prime Minister Bai are combined, there will be internal and external troubles.

However, Prime Minister Bai is slightly better. He wants to use the emperor to control the princes. He does not want to bear the curse of the throne, but he wants to enjoy the benefits of the throne alone.

However, those small countries are located at the border with harsh environment, and they have been wanting to occupy the capital of Tianle Dynasty for a long time.

Mo Xi couldn't bear to see Ru Meng act stupidly, so he explained to Ning Xu, "There are several small countries on the border of the Tianle Dynasty, and my brother is stationed at Tiema Pass. You don't even know how to be a member of the Mo family?!"

Ningxu looked at Mo Xi in shock, "Isn't it the time when you scared me just now?"

Mo Xi knew he was in the wrong, so he turned his head away and stopped looking at Ning Xu.

Commander Zhang heard something strange in the Third Master's words, "Your Majesty, I will take this man down for interrogation and will give Your Majesty a satisfactory answer."

The Third Master nodded, thinking that this man was most likely not a thief, but someone who came to assassinate him.

But now that the man had been caught, Third Master no longer cared about him. This man was like a mute, not making a sound when being beaten, and now he looked like he was dying bravely, which made Third Master upset.

"Meng'er, come on, I'll accompany you to the toilet." The Third Master took the lantern from a guard. He was not good at interrogating people, so it would be better for him to spend more time with his wife.

Mo Xi followed behind San Ye and Ning Xu, lamenting what a night it was. She came out to use the toilet and thought she would run into someone else, but she saw a ghost in the yard. After finding out that the ghost was a thief and catching him, the thief turned into an assassin. Now she had to follow them to the toilet, she really felt like a tool.

Ningxu only reacted when the Third Master sent them back to their room. She looked at him fiercely and said, "So that person just now came to assassinate you?!"

The Third Master smiled helplessly, "You just realized it, Meng'er?"

Mo Xi was so angry when he saw Ning Xu embarrassed that he asked, "Were you sleepwalking just now?"

Ningxu: "Don't interrupt." After saying that, Ningxu looked at the Third Master with a changed expression, "Will you be in danger tonight? How about I go with you? I'm good at martial arts, no one can hurt you."

The Third Master looked at Ningxu happily. Although he also wanted to live in the same room with Meng'er as soon as possible, he couldn't let Meng'er's innocence be ruined by so many people. "It's okay. I'm not that useless. Don't you know my skills?"

When he first met Ningxu, the Third Master defeated the enemy in one go. He was so handsome and cool at that time. He was simply a cool and handsome guy. But now...