The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Yang Qi swallowed the last bite of naan, wiped his hands, and prepared to go back to his room to rest.

Ah Du suddenly said, "Third sister, here, no matter what noises you hear or what you see at night, don't be curious, and most importantly, don't go out."

The reason why Ah Du gave this instruction was because the first time he met his master, his master had to sneak into His Highness's yard to check in the middle of the night, risking being discovered.

Yang Qi suddenly thought of the scene when he first met Ah Du, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty: "I know."

Then, Yang Qi took Xiaoqing back in two steps.

Xiaoqing took out the bedding from the cabinet and pointed to the ground: "Miss, I will sleep on the floor next to the bed today." The room in this inn was small. Apart from a bed, a cabinet, a table and chairs, there were no other furniture.

Yang Qi nodded: "Thank you for your hard work." Yang Qi was not used to sleeping with others, and this inn was special, and she couldn't live without someone around her, so this was the only way.

In the evening, Yang Qi read a book as usual, then extinguished the candle and went to bed.

The mattress on the bed gave off a strange smell, and Yang Qi felt a little uncomfortable lying there. However, after days of traveling, Yang Qi just felt that his whole body was sore and he didn't care about that.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, Yang Qi suddenly heard a faint crying sound, woooo, and immediately opened his eyes wide.

Listening carefully, the crying sound was sometimes far away, sometimes near, sometimes louder, sometimes softer, as if a little girl was crying, but after a while, it turned into the voice of a child. In such an atmosphere, Yang Qi really couldn't fall asleep. He wanted to ask Xiao Qing, but when he thought of Adu's just instructions, he swallowed his words.

Just as he was about to get up and get a book to kill time, Yang Qi suddenly saw a huge figure outside the door.

The reason why Yang Qi was frightened was that he had never seen such a tall person. Even through the door, he could see that the shadow must be more than ten feet tall!

When the giant passed by, the room became much darker.

After swallowing, Yang Qi saw that the giant actually stopped in front of his house and stood still.

With eyes wide open, Yang Qi was about to speak to remind Xiao Qing, but his mouth was suddenly covered by a pair of hands, and then Xiao Qing's voice whispered in his ear: "Don't talk."

Yang Qi nodded gently, indicating to Xiaoqing that she had heard what she said, and Xiaoqing then slowly put her hand down.

Fortunately, the giant only stopped at the door for a while and had no intention of breaking it down. After a while, he left on his own.

Seeing the giant walking away, Yang Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was so scared just now that a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Xiaoqing, what was that just now?" It didn't look like a human, Yang Qi pointed outside the house.

Shaking her head, Xiaoqing explained: "Miss, this is the first time I've encountered this. However, the world is so big that it's not surprising to encounter anything." Today it was just a man who looked taller.

Over the years, Xiaoqing has seen too many bizarre things while carrying out missions, and most of the time, the results were due to people cheating.

Yang Qi took a long breath and said, "That's true. I've only read about strange things in the martial arts world in books before. This is the first time I've seen it today. I'm really not used to it."

Seeing that Yang Qi’s lips were a little pale, Xiao Qing brought a kettle to Yang Qi: "Miss." This was the first time that the lady encountered such a thing, so her performance was already very good.

After taking the kettle, Yang Qi asked his question: "Xiao Qing, I just heard people crying. Is it my illusion? Or, what?"

Xiao Qing's face was a little gloomy: "Miss, I heard it too. I'm afraid the people in this inn are looking for someone to question."

Looking at Xiaoqing's expression, Yang Qi knew that this was definitely not a good thing, and Xiaoqing clearly didn't want to say more.

After giving the kettle back to Xiaoqing, Yang Qi calmed himself down and said, "Go to bed early. We have to travel again tomorrow."

Lying on the bed, Yang Qi didn't feel sleepy at all.

If I were in the capital, I would probably just read a book and go to bed as usual today, but here, what kind of life do the people here live?

The imperial court did nothing and the bandits were rampant. When something really happened, there was no one to turn to.

Didn't the emperor always claim to "love the people like his own children"? Why did he treat the people as sacrifices in order to contain the Duke of Ying and acquiesce to these bandits sitting here as "local emperors"?

It's really ridiculous. In the eyes of that emperor, the suffering of these people is not worth mentioning compared with his own kingdom.

Looking at the light coming in from outside the door, Yang Qi couldn't help but redden her eyes. Hot tears flowed from her eye sockets and fell drop by drop along the corners of her eyes.

It's really ridiculous. Now I am just an ant trying to save my life in the rainstorm. Even my life is in the hands of others. How can I sympathize with others?

Yang Qi's movements were very light and small, but for Xiaoqing, it was not difficult to hear them.

Ever since taking on this task, Xiaoqing has never understood why Miss Yangqi, who came from a wealthy family, was the daughter of a Duke, and had lived a life of luxury since childhood, was chosen by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to complete such an important task.

When Commander Peilin assigned the task, he only said that Miss Yang Qi should be escorted to Xihu safely. Anyone who was interested could notice that Commander Peilin sent dozens of teams together this time just to cover Miss Yang Qi's actions.

Miss Yang Qi may not know, but Xiaoqing knows that the Fifth Prince is well aware of the approximate number of secret guards under His Highness' command.

Although the Fifth Prince could not keep track of the whereabouts of His Highness' most outstanding secret guards, all of them were on his account.

For the mission of escorting Miss Yang Qi this time, Commander Peilin selected four people, including himself, who were highly skilled in martial arts but had never completed any major mission independently.

Xiaoqing is not bragging. These people, including herself, can be regarded as the cards in His Highness' hand. At the critical moment, the role they play may exceed that of Commander Peilin. After all, these people have not appeared in the Fifth Prince's vision.

In other words, these people selected by Commander Peilin are the ones who ensure to the greatest extent possible that Miss Yang Qi's actions will not be discovered by the Fifth Prince.

But why would Miss Yang Qi, a young lady from an aristocratic family who has no martial arts skills, be chosen for such an important operation?

Although Yang Qi has shown a side that is different from other young ladies from aristocratic families over the past few days, these things are far from enough. To put it simply, what Miss Yang Qi can insist on is just the most common requirement for a secret guard.