Chapter 10: Crisis Everywhere

  Tang Xiaoxia's expression was very serious, and Luo Siqi thought he was thinking about why everyone had just moved into Yongning Inn for a short time, and Kang Cheng, the city guard, brought people to catch them, and even let the two of them slip away, only catching the Wu family.

  Ruth didn't understand this either, but she still said to Tang Xiaoxia: "Even if you can't figure it out, you have to eat first! After eating and having energy, we'll think about it again!" As she spoke, she picked up her chopsticks and was about to pick up some food when there was a sudden knock at the door.

  She saw Tang Xiaoxia's face tighten, and she whispered to her: "Don't eat first, it's coming!"

  Luosiqi found it strange and thought: "What is he talking about?" She saw Tang Xiaoxia walk slowly to the door and ask only one word: "Who?"

  "It's me, open the door quickly!" The low and urgent voice outside the door was very familiar to Luosi Qi, but she didn't expect to suddenly hear it here! Because - she realized that this voice was actually Wu Xie, the leader of the Wu family who had been with them all along!!!

  Wu Xi walked in with blood all over his left shoulder and two obvious knife wounds. Luosi furrowed her brow, wanting to find some cloth strips to bandage him up, but couldn't find any for the time being.

  She looked at Tang Xiaoxia with a pleading gaze, but unexpectedly, Tang Xiaoxia was completely unbothered by all this. He just busied himself closing the door and letting Wu Xiang sit down, asking him what had happened earlier.

  Luosiqi discontentedly said to Tang Xiaoxia: "You also have no sympathy, look at him being injured like this, don't you want to find a way to bandage him first?" After that, she went to ask Xiao Er for gauze.

  Tang Xiaxia suddenly blocked her way and asked where she was going. Luosiqi angrily said, "Of course I'm going to find something to bandage!"

  Luosi didn't know why Tang Xiaxia had a helpless expression, but Wu Xi also came over to stop her and said: "Don't go, this little injury doesn't count as anything. Now that things are urgent, let's talk about the important things first!"

  Luosi didn't expect Wuxi to say that, felt embarrassed, and thought that since even the injured person herself said it was unnecessary, she wouldn't insist anymore. She sat back down in her chair, indignantly thinking: "Good-hearted people are really treated like a donkey's liver and lungs, you're not afraid of pain until you die!"

  Although she was still fuming, she quietly listened with Tang Xiaoxiao as Wu Xie told them about his urgent matter.

  But Luo Siqi was really hungry and didn't care if the two of them were going to eat or not, she directly picked up her rice bowl and went to pick some dishes.

  Tang Xiaoxia still had no reaction, standing there stiffly like a wooden carving.

  Luosi picked up a piece of vegetable and put it on her rice, just about to eat it together, when Wu Xi suddenly stopped her and said: "Wait, this dish can't be eaten casually!"

  "How can we not even eat the dishes?" Luosi couldn't help but look at Wuxi, who picked up a dish and sniffed it before putting it down, saying "It's true, fortunately I came in time, this restaurant really has a problem."

  Luosi was surprised and asked, "What's wrong?" She knew that Wu Xie had gone to smell the dishes earlier and suspected that something was off. Wu Xie explained to her, "When I was escaping from the pursuit, I always wondered why we encountered the Lord of Kangcheng's ambush shortly after arriving in Kang City. After barely breaking through the encirclement and watching them leave, I secretly returned to find you all, but the shopkeeper said you had already left, so I searched everywhere for you. Since I was able to find you, the Lord of Kangcheng must also be able to find you, so it's inevitable that there will be a problem with your food!"

  Luosi heard Wu Xie's words and felt grateful, thinking that just now when they fought, she and Tang Xiaohai didn't help, but he was injured all over the place looking for them, worrying about their safety. However, there is one thing Luosi still doesn't understand, she asked Wu Xie: "Then why did they not attack us when they came to Yongning Inn to catch people earlier?"

  Wu Xie was taken aback for a moment, then replied to her: "It's possible that they didn't know of your existence at the time, or... Wu Xie paused for a moment before continuing, Commander Kang might still have some fear towards you, seeing that you didn't make a move, he also didn't dare to force his way, maybe now he just wants to monitor you and wait for an opportunity to strike."

  Wu Xie finished speaking and tapped the plate with her chopsticks, saying: "This dish has a small amount of Qingzi added to it. Although it's not fatal, it will make people lose all their strength within half an hour. If you eat it, they'll see that you're weak and may rush in immediately."

  Luosi heard Wu Xie finish speaking and looked at the few simple dishes on the table, feeling a chill in her heart. If it weren't for Wu Xie's appearance, she might have already fallen into Cai Qingzi's trap and been at his mercy.

  She thought of Wu Xi saying that Kang Chengling was still a bit afraid of her and Tang Xiaoxia, which should be entirely due to the great reputation of their master Qing Yuanshi. Of course, this was just her guess, after all, she had only just met Qing Yuanshi!

  Luosi thought that her current situation was very dangerous, those people didn't dare to attack her openly because of her master's reputation, they thought she must be very powerful as the disciple of Qingyuanzi and didn't dare to make a move easily. She felt like a paper tiger, just a big balloon, one poke and it would burst, one stab and it would explode! She looked at Tang Xiaoxiao with some unease, but saw that he was smiling, his smile was very happy, although it was just a faint smile, Luosi could clearly feel the joy behind it.

  Wu Xi may not have noticed Tang Xiaoxia's smile, he continued on his own: "The most important thing is the matter of the adults and the young masters, those brothers who are trapped in enemy hands can only be ignored for now, tonight at midnight we will sneak out quietly, jump over the short wall on the west side of the city, and take a shortcut to reach Du Cheng."

  Tang Xiaxia did not object, and although Luo Siqi felt that this was very unkind, she herself had no ability to save them at the moment, so she could only agree with Wu Xiu's suggestion.

  Wu Xie saw that they all agreed, so he said: "Zi Shi's actions are not trivial, I observed secretly when I came here, there aren't many hidden sentries around, I'll go out first to scout the terrain in the west of the city, they definitely won't be able to follow me, after I've investigated everything clearly, we can take action together at Zi Shi time."

  Luosi watched Wu Xie's left shoulder which was still bleeding and worriedly said to Wu Xie who was about to leave: "Be careful on the road!"

  Wu Xi's eyes dimmed slightly upon hearing this, and she nodded, forcing a smile. "Don't worry, Luo Niang, I'll be back soon."

  Luosi saw Wu Xi leave and suddenly felt like crying, she was just an ordinary high school student in the second year of liberal arts, her grades were not particularly good but she also had a happy family life, why did she suddenly run here, what hadn't she experienced yet faced with pursuit and capture?

  She thought it all started when Tang Xiaoxia transferred to her class, although listening to his narrative he was also an inexplicable victim, but now Luosiqi had no one else to blame, she only stared at Tang Xiaoxia with a huff.

  Tang Xiaxia was stared at by her and felt very uneasy, smiling nervously: "Luosi Qi, why are you staring at me like that?"

  Luosi said she couldn't say why, she didn't want to arbitrarily express her true thoughts, or else she would become an unreasonable witch in Táng Xiǎo's heart.

  She hummed and turned her head to one side, no longer looking at Tang Xiaoxia, thus maintaining her momentum while avoiding being at a loss for words.

  Tang Xiaxia walked over and pushed her left shoulder, Luo Siqi didn't move, but asked in a bad mood, "What's wrong?"

  She heard Tang Xiaoya say to her, "Don't be angry anymore, big sister. Since we've come to a new world, why not take a stroll around? This place called Kang City looks pretty good. Come on, I'll take you on a tour of the city!"