Master's Escape Plan

When it was daylight, Qin Shu woke up.

He rolled over and got out of bed, got up with his clothes on, and opened the window to look at the sky.Just after the frost, the wind is slightly cold, blowing on the face, taking away the remaining drowsiness.

After tidying up his clothes, Qin Shu found that the robe he changed last night was gone. In retrospect, it seemed that the robe was not there after he brought Liu Mingqi back to the inn, and it was probably taken by Xie Linqing for washing.

And he also tried to deceive him.

A faint sense of guilt surfaced in his heart, that the apprentice was so considerate, yet he didn't appreciate it.

Qin Shu sighed, opened the door and went out, but did not hear any movement in Xie Linqing's room, presumably he was still practicing.

In order to express his care and guilt for his disciples, he went downstairs and asked for a drawer of steamed buns, and asked the waiter to deliver them to his room after Xie Linqing got up.Then he asked where there was a library in the city, and left the inn.

The library is not far from here, built near the monastery, even though it was early in the morning, there were still a few plainly dressed students waiting at the door with paper and pens.

Before the opening of the library, Qin Shu turned left and right, and finally sat at a roadside stall and ordered plain noodles.

At a moment's notice, the library opened, and several students entered one after another. Qin Shu paid plain money and entered the library slowly.

There are not many books stored here, at least compared to Zheng's vast collection of books, it is just a drop in the ocean, and the collection is completed in less than two breaths.

Qin Shu also read a few books at random, they were still in traditional characters, but they were much easier to understand than the esoteric and difficult articles in the cultivation secret book.

The library can only be viewed, not borrowed. Qin Shu quickly lost interest and went out to leave.

They will stay in Shu'an City for three days to replenish supplies, this matter is handled by Xie Linqing and the coachman, and Qin Shu does not need to worry about it.After coming out of the library, he walked around Shu'an City at will.

The people in Shu'an are open and enthusiastic. Qin Shu walked on the street for a long time, politely rejecting three ladies who offered him sachets and handkerchiefs.

Of course, there were also men who offered him a sachet, and he declined them even more resolutely.

There are many stone ladders in the uneven terrain of Shu'an City, and some houses even lean on the mountainside, which is amazing to see; in the lower part, the alleys are intertwined and intricate, and children are running around, chasing each other and playing games. If there is a rich one, buy a doughnut and hold it in your hand, which will attract the envy of your friends for a while.

The government office is considered a relatively quiet place. There are no small stalls on that street. The yamen servants standing in front of the door talk one after another, talking about their mother-in-law, which family's son is the most promising, and whose family's third uncle is well-off.When passing by the academy, some students were reciting poems in the courtyard, and some were sitting in the house concentrating on reading a book. Looking outside the door, they could only see a hand holding a book.

At noon, Qin Shu finished touring the less than half of Shu'an City, and wanted to go back to the inn for lunch.The Sichuan An area has a spicy taste, heavy oil and salt, only the food in the inn, and it will be light in case the guests come and go.

When he returned to the inn, Xie Linqing had already got up, half of his hair was tied up in a bun, and the other half was loose on his shoulders. He looked like a knight-errant, very similar to the appearance of the leading actors in costume dramas that Qin Shu often saw in his previous life.

"Master." He saluted Qin Shu with his usual expression.

"Can we have lunch?" Qin Shu went downstairs with him, and sat down at a random place.

Xie Linqing replied: "Never."

"So, let's have a meal together as a teacher." Qin Shu called the waiter and ordered a few light dishes.

The lobby was a bit noisy, most of the people who sat down to eat were dressed up as people from the Jianghu, who talked and acted casually, some were running businessmen and escorts, some were defecting to relatives, and occasionally there were one or two scholars who traveled far away.For a while, several voices intertwined together, which was very lively.

On the left side of Qin Shu, the bodyguard said, "The last time I went to that valley, no one family got it, and it was very scary at night", and on the right ear, the scholar said, "My brother is so kind to invite me, I am so happy, I just live every day. I look forward to meeting my brother and discussing the poetry writing techniques that I didn’t finish last time.”

Among the sounds of human voices, the sound of serving food is endless.

Human fireworks, probably so.

They put a soup on the table first, and soon, the rest of the dishes followed one after another.

There were only two of them, and Qin Shu didn't order too much.

It is said that it is easiest to talk at the dinner table, Qin Shu was going to tell him what happened last night, but Xie Linqing adhered to the admonition of "Don't talk when eating, don't talk when sleeping", and didn't say a word, so Qin Shu couldn't start.

Amidst the din, their table became the quietest place, and they didn't even make a loud noise when they scooped up soup with spoons.

After lunch, Qin Shu asked Xie Linqing: "Go out with Master to digest food?"

Xie Linqing agreed, and the two went back to their room to get some rest before going out together.

The sky was still gloomy in the morning, but in the afternoon the wind blows away the clouds, exposing a little sunlight, which is warm on people's bodies.Walking on the street, Qin Shu felt his bones were lazy, as if there was no more relaxed moment than this moment.

There was a "meow" sound from the side, and a warm mass quickly climbed up along the sleeve of his clothes and squatted on his shoulders.Qin Shu slightly turned his face to look, it was a black and white cat, I don't know which family nearby raised it, but it is not afraid of people.

The flower cat stood proudly on his shoulder, and called "meow" at Xie Linqing, the heat spread to the shoulder through the clothes, Qin Shu couldn't help stretching out his hand to tease it twice.

The fur on its chin was soft and warm, and the tabby cat squinted its eyes enjoying being touched, almost rolling out of its belly.

"This little thing is clever." Qin Shu smiled.

Xie Linqing looked at the cat thoughtfully, but didn't reach out to tease it.

"Big cat! Big cat!" A child's voice came through the wall: "Big cat, where have you been?"

Qin Shu and Xie Linqing looked at each other, the cat probably belonged to that child.Passing through the alley next to it, I saw a child jumping up and down next to a shelf covered with vines, looking for a lost cat.

"Go." Qin Shu patted the cat on his shoulder, the cat was very spiritual, jumped down, walked to the child in a leisurely manner, and licked its paw.

There were a few "plum blossom marks" on his shoulders, which were the marks stepped on by this tabby cat. Qin Shu sighed and went back to change his clothes again.

The child was very pleasantly surprised by the cat that ran back with him, and began to scold it in a loud voice, regardless of whether the cat could understand or not, he didn't notice the two people by the wall.

After returning the cat, Qin Shu and Xie Linqing turned around and prepared to go out. He felt that the alley seemed familiar. At this moment, a curse penetrated the alley and reached the ears of the two: "No money? Pooh! You didn't The money will be paid for by this house! Don't cry with me about being poor!"

"Why! You are against the law! I want to report to the authorities, and I want to sue you!" The voice was softer, separated by a few walls, what was said could barely be heard, and it seemed to be familiar.

"Report to the official? You go, go! Ha, do you think you are still the second young master of the Liu family? I will put my words here today. If you don't pay back in three days, hum..."

There was a moment of silence over there, and then a louder voice broke out: "Get out! Do you want money! Tell Huo Cheng that he is also worthy of being an official? Heaven knows, he has done so much for his heart, and he will not get good retribution!"

"How dare you scold Mr. Huo? I think you are impatient? Even local officials dare to speak rudely. Brothers, show him some color!"

Qin Shu frowned, he didn't know who was the first to curse, but he knew the voice of the young man behind - it was Liu Mingqi.

How did he offend so many people?

I don't know what happened there, but judging from the shouts, Liu Mingqi was afraid that he would be beaten to death.

Taking advantage of no one around, the two quickly climbed over several walls, and saw at the end of another alley, in front of Liu Mingqi's house, several people dressed as warriors were beating a person. Blood was knocked out from somewhere and spilled on the slate.Those warriors didn't intend to stop at all, they struck fiercely, which made Qin Shu startled.

"stop!"

Hearing the sound, a martial artist looked this way, and after realizing that they were two people dressed as scholars, he smiled and said, "I advise you to mind your own business."

Qin Shu's face darkened, the warriors kept attacking, Liu Mingqi on the ground gradually stopped struggling, and let his fists fall on his body.

If he didn't stop it, he would be killed. He made a trick, and his spiritual power flew out, turning into ropes and entangled those warriors.The raised fist couldn't fall down, not only that, but was lifted from the ground by an invisible hand.The warriors' eyes widened in horror, and they couldn't stop struggling. The rope was tightened and tightened, and soon they couldn't move.

With Liu Mingqi's lessons learned, when Qin Shu tied them up, he didn't forget to keep his mouth shut, lest they yell and attract other people.

"Go and see how he is." Qin Shu said to Xie Linqing.

Xie Linqing walked up to Liu Mingqi and turned him over. Liu Mingqi closed his eyes tightly, his face was scratched several times, his forehead was broken, blood was dripping down, and two streams of blood flowed from his nose. , if they hadn't happened to overhear and rush over, he would probably have been beaten to death on the spot.

With a mass of gentle spiritual power gathered in the palm of his hand, Xie Linqing pressed on Liu Mingqi's forehead, as if he was undergoing treatment.

Qin Shu turned his eyes back and looked at the warriors in the air. Their previous conversation emerged in his mind. It sounds like an official named "Huo Cheng" wanted to kill someone to silence him?

"Baqi, who is Huo Cheng?"

【"Searching... Huo Cheng, 43 years old, magistrate of Shuanghu County."】

The author has something to say: Xie Linqing: Master's clothes were trampled dirty by cats, and I have to wash them again when I go back.