The bright moon sits on the ground

People were not allowed to live in the firewood room of Wangshan Inn.

But it was raining too much outside, and it was already dark. As a woman, Xiao Xueyang didn't mind, and the shopkeeper was too embarrassed to drive her away. She didn't take any money from her, but let her go early the next morning leave.

After parting with Xiao Xueyang, Nie Qiu went back to his room and went to bed early.

Although the sound of rain can cover up some small sounds and reduce people's vigilance, we have to admit that if you can hear the sound of pattering rain when you sleep at night, and you can feel the wet breath outside the window, you will indeed have deep dreams some.

Nie Qiu fell asleep until the next morning.

It was still early when he woke up, but he slept well last night, and he didn't feel sleepy, so he just got up.

About an hour later, Nie Qiu heard a commotion from below.

The position directly facing below seems to be the firewood room.

Nie Qiu got up and pushed the window open, and the breeze was blowing. He couldn't help squinting his eyes and looked at the noisy place.

It really was Xiao Xueyang.

She pulled the shop waiter who was at a loss with a calm face, and seemed to say something in her mouth.

It was just dawn, and many guests hadn't woken up yet, so she deliberately lowered her voice, but Nie Qiu still vaguely heard some.

"If it wasn't for... I would have died in your woodshed last night."

"I've said it all, I didn't make the first move,? I'm a person with no strength to restrain a chicken, why do you think..."

"Can you keep your voice down, what's so scary about it!"

Intermittent,? There are also words like "assassin" and "masked man".

Hearing these words, Nie Qiu felt more or less confident.

Xiao Xueyang was afraid that he had met someone who plotted against her on the first night of staying in Wangshan Inn.

When I met her yesterday, she was also being chased by thieves.

Could it be that Xiao Xueyang is a sweet pastry, no matter who wants to take a bite?

Then he can't meddle in his own business.

So Nie Qiu just glanced at the window from a distance, then turned around and closed the window.

This is the imperial city, and the law and order are much better than Xiayan City. If Xiao Xueyang is really worried that he will be harmed, he should report to the officials. After all, what happened at the Wangshan Inn, the government should not sit idly by ignore.

In short, he has done what he should do, and the future has nothing to do with him.

Nie Qiu originally thought so.

There are many powerful people living in Wangshan Inn. Since the incident happened in the morning, the shop owner has become vigilant and has recruited many people who know martial arts to guard them. However, they are afraid of damaging their reputation, so they did not tell the inn clearly. guests within.

There were still a lot of people in the lobby at noon, and the others didn't know what to eat and drink.

There are singers and piano players on the stage, so it's very lively.

Nie Qiu picked a few dishes with chopsticks, and just after taking a few mouthfuls, he heard people chatting at the table next to him.

It's probably about what happened in the imperial city recently, and...

And this morning, someone found a dead body near Suifeng.

The head of Suifeng's face turned black, but fortunately there was no sword wound on the male corpse, obviously it had nothing to do with them.

Even if someone wanted to use this to discredit the Suifeng faction, they were beaten back by the head of the school.

"You said those people are not blind, anyone can see that they were bitten to death by poisonous insects, right?" The person who spoke laughed a few times, thinking that those people were really making fun of themselves.

As soon as he added some wine to the glass, he saw someone walking in front of him silently.

She was dressed in white and wore a black veiled hat, so she couldn't see her face clearly.

The man asked, "Where is the corpse you mentioned now?"

Hearing his question, the man thought he was just curious, so he answered truthfully: "Yamen."

After he finished speaking, the man in white thanked him and left in a hurry.

The person who asked the question was naturally Nie Qiu.

No one would feel comfortable putting down the chopsticks after just two mouthfuls of rice.

It's a pity that there are more important things to confirm now.

Bug bites?Nie Qiu frowned slightly, yesterday he was still alive and kicking after Xiao Xueyang to grab something, and his body was found in the mountains this morning, such a coincidence is definitely not normal.

In the mountain range where Suifeng is located, there are no poisonous insects or beasts on the mountain.

After all, it was at the foot of the imperial city, and not far away was the heavily guarded Yaoxiantai. The emperor should have ordered the removal of those things long ago.

In addition to what Xiao Xueyang said to Xiao Er outside the firewood room this morning...

Nie Qiu always felt that there were many things hidden on her body, but he didn't know what it was.

Now that the fire has been caught on the upper body, quickly find water to extinguish the fire instead of letting it burn by itself.

Generally speaking, the yamen will not take special care of the bodies of people killed by poisonous insects and beasts in the mountains. After finding the corpses, they will put them in the yamen for a few days to see if any family members come to claim them.

So Nie Qiu made up a reason and easily saw the stinking corpse.

It was indeed the man who was chasing Xiao Xueyang yesterday, but now his eyes are protruding, his dark pupils turned upwards, he can hardly see, his whole body is turning purple, the skin near the wound has begun to fester, it looks a little scary.

The wound can be clearly seen on his neck, and it is indeed a mark that only poisonous insects can leave.

Nie Qiu groped him calmly for a while, and as expected, there was nothing suspicious.

"Is this wound from a poisonous insect bite?"

The little policeman on duty crossed his arms and sighed, "From what they said, it looks like a poisonous scorpion. But it's the first time I've seen such a poisonous scorpion... His face is swollen like this. Nobody can recognize it."

Nie Qiu was thoughtful.

"Of course, we have already sent people to the mountain, so don't worry about it continuing to harm people!"

The little catcher patted his chest and promised.

There must be no poisonous scorpions on the mountain, it seems that they can only return without success this time.

It didn't make any sense to read it any further, so Nie Qiu asked a few more insinuating words, and left when he really had nothing to say.

After he returned to Wangshan Inn, he found the waiter from this morning.

Although the appearance is not clearly seen, the voice can still be distinguished at any rate.

The waiter was very young, probably encountered such a thing when he first arrived, pinching the hem of his clothes with his fingers, a little nervous.

Nie Qiu thought for a moment, and took off the bamboo hat.

The waiter also knew who the guests were in the inn, so he wasn't too surprised, but his attitude was more respectful and reserved, "So it's Mr. Nie. Do you have anything to tell me?"

Sure enough, at this time, you have to use power to suppress people.

If someone else asked, he might keep silent because of the inn's rules.

Nie Qiu tried his best to keep his voice soft and patient so as not to scare him, "I saw you arguing with that girl from the woodshed this morning."

The shop clerk really changed his face, maybe he felt that Nie Qiu was not aggressive, so he just looked around nervously, and said in a low voice: "So you saw it?"

Nie Qiu neither affirmed nor denied, but changed the subject, "You must be very scared to encounter such a thing when you first came to the inn."

"To tell you the truth, I was scared to death this morning."

"Where is that girl now, do you know?"

"I don't know, maybe the boss knows."

"How did you find out?"

The waiter had a bitter face, "There was a customer who wanted to take a bath, so I went to hold the firewood to boil the water, but when I first entered, I smelled a bloody smell. Before I could react, the girl covered my mouth up."

This is not the important place.

Nie Qiu continued to guide his words, persuasively, "That corpse looks terrible?"

"Yeah, the whole body is festered, and those who don't know it thought it was someone who had been dead for several days."

The waiter just thought about it and shivered.

"The whole body is purple, doesn't it look like being poisoned?"

"Yes—how do you know?"

Sure enough, it has something to do with Xiao Xueyang.

When Nie Qiu raised his head, he had already put on a smiling face. He put a piece of silver in the second hand of the shop, "Thanks for your hard work."

"Thank you, Mr. Nie, that girl probably—" the waiter raised his eyebrows happily, collected the money, but suddenly became dumb when he was about to say something, stared blankly behind Nie Qiu, and quickly lowered his head, feeling guilty Very, slipping faster than a rabbit.

Nie Qiu turned around, and Xiao Xueyang was behind him.

In fact, he felt that someone was coming when the waiter in the shop said the first word "thank you", but interrupting him was too deliberate, so Nie Qiu didn't remind him, but let him continue talking.

Xiao Xueyang was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, and it became dusty after being rolled in the woodshed.

She was leaning on a thick wooden stick in her hand, and her sprained leg was sandwiched between two planks, still tightly wrapped with gauze.

"It's you."

Xiao Xueyang raised his eyes and glanced at Nie Qiu, "What were you talking to him just now?"

"I heard noises in the woodshed this morning, so I asked."

"Oh, that's it." Xiao Xueyang sighed, feeling very helpless, "I've already said that someone wanted to assassinate me, so I shouldn't be at fault for fighting back. But the waiter in the shop just said that I killed people on purpose to discredit them The inn's reputation."

"It's very strange, why are you being hunted down every time I meet you?"

"I also think it's strange, I don't have anything to grab."

Nie Qiu narrowed his eyes, tilted his head slightly, and asked seemingly unintentionally: "The person who died yesterday, did you know?"

"know."

"You did it?"

"Yes and no."

Xiao Xueyang thought for a while, "It's his own fault, the faster he runs, the faster the poison will spread, he probably is swollen out of shape now."

She answered so frankly, but Nie Qiu didn't expect it.

So he simply asked directly: "Since you have the ability to protect yourself, why do you have to deal with him for so long?"

Xiao Xueyang walked into the firewood room and put the heavy box on his shoulders on the ground, "You don't think that any poison will happen immediately, even the most poisonous Hedinghong will take an hour or so die."

"Since he dares to attack me, I will not repay him with the lightest poison."

She stood up, with a natural smile on her lively and lively face, "Tit for tat."

Nie Qiu looked at Xiao Xueyang's movements, "Do you still want to live here?"

"I can't help it," Xiao Xueyang spread his hands, "I don't have any money on me, so I have to save even the medicine."

Because he was too poor, even if he lived in the firewood house where someone had died, he would not leave.

When such a big thing happened, the innkeeper was also very contradictory about making appointments. He wanted to drive away, but he knew he was wrong.

Why does he always encounter this kind of thing recently? The ones he saves are not really powerless people.

Nie Qiu sighed slightly in his heart, and said, "How about I buy your medicine?"

When it came to the things in her box, Xiao Xueyang's expression became a little more serious, "What kind of medicine are you going to buy?"

"The strongest poisons you have."

In this way, she can at least have a few days without worrying about not having enough money.

Nie Qiu thought so, but Xiao Xueyang's reaction disrupted his plan again.

"I know you are the fourth son of the famous Nie family." Xiao Xueyang looked Nie Qiu up and down, and let out a chuckle, but he was not laughing at him, it seemed that he just thought it was more ridiculous that he underestimated his medicine, "but You can't afford it."

"Thousands of gold are hard to change. There is a price but no market. Hedinghong is only an entry-level in front of them. At the beginning, someone wanted to change—"

She seemed to realize that she shouldn't say what she said later, so she took it back immediately.

"In short, I appreciate your kindness."

As Xiao Xueyang said, his eyes shifted to the long knife on Nie Qiu's waist, and his eyes flickered slightly.

"How about this, Mr. Nie, you lend me your room for a few days, and I will give you the medicine."

Nie Qiu didn't expect that she would raise such a condition, and was a little dazed for a while, "Then where do I live?"

"Of course you live with me."

Xiao Xueyang had a frank face without distracting thoughts.

Even so, Nie Qiu moved his lips, subconsciously wanting to refuse.

"Just treat it as the guard I hired, how about it?" Xiao Xueyang said, "I feel that those people will come again."

"Do you know who it is?"

"I have a clue."

Xiao Xueyang chose the next best thing, "I don't worry about the people invited in the inn. I can sleep on the couch, or on the ground."

She repeated it again.

"Master Nie, what do you think?"

The author has something to say: In order to prevent everyone from misunderstanding, I want to emphasize it again qvq

As I said in the copy, I won't write too many emotional entanglements.

Xiao Xueyang didn't like Nie Qiu, she just simply cherished her life.But she is a very important person~