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Min Zhi observed for a while, and finally understood what happened to Qi Zhong's back.

He went out today wearing a light blue cotton-padded jacket with a simple brown cloth belt tied around his waist. It was a very refreshing and clean attire, but at this moment, Qi Zhong's back was covered with...dried blood!

Even his heels were covered, and the ends of his hair were dyed quite a bit. If Min Zhi hadn't followed him one step later, Min Zhi wouldn't have known if he was going to return home in this bloody coat.

Thinking of the red thread she cut impulsively just now, the bloody murder that caused Qi Mo to be stained with dirty blood, she suddenly blamed herself.

"Rogue Qi!"

"Ok?"

Being baffled by her yelling loudly, Qi Zhong tilted his head in confusion.

Min Zhi was moved and annoyed to catch up: "Just now...thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Qi Zhong hadn't reacted yet.

"Thank you for helping me block the blood. I didn't expect you to be quite nice."

ah?She found out.Qi finally came to his senses and turned sideways subconsciously, as if he still wanted to hide it.

Embarrassed, he scratched his head and chuckled: "What do you mean it's not bad? I'm a good person, but you don't know what to do!"

Min Zhi completely changed her view of him, looked at him with new eyes, lowered her head and pursed her lips, she solemnly said: "Anyway, from today onwards, you are my brother, if you have any difficulties in the future, just ask me! I will definitely help to the end!"

"Heh." Qi Zhong chuckled, "You're pretty good at talking. But what's there to thank for that? You're a girl, and I won't stand in your way. When the dirty blood splashes on your clean face, On the clothes, why don’t you cry in anger?”

"I won't cry! I'm serious. From today on, you're my good friend, Min Zhi. Friends don't see each other."

Min Zhi thought that he didn't believe his promise, so he hastily and solemnly swore the oath.

He also took out two bells casually, handed one to him, and said with a smile: "No, little bell, I will give you one. If you have any difficulties in the future, just shake it, and this heroine will definitely protect you."

"Uh……"

"You must accept it, or you will look down on me!"

"...Okay, I'll take it." Qi Zhong put it in his pocket helplessly, and said with a light smile, "You are the same, if anyone bullies you in the future, ring the bell and call for me to help you beat him up."

"Hahaha... so loyal!"

Min Zhi laughed happily at his words.

The two smiled and turned into the wide stone alley outside Tangmen.

The light in the alley is getting brighter and brighter.

The two were talking and laughing as they approached, when at the end, the smile on Qi Zhong's face froze suddenly.

His eyes reflected a pitiful little figure with buried hair and trembling squatting in the dark corner next to the door, so familiar that he couldn't help feeling distressed.

"...Little Junior Sister!"

After Yaoyao recognized the person, Qi Zhong's heart tightened suddenly, and he ran over.

Before Min Zhi finished his joke, he turned his head and saw Qi Zhong running away in a hurry, with a flustered "Little Junior Sister" in the wind, obviously anxious.

"Little Junior Sister!" Qi Zhong knelt on one knee, supported Lin Weier's thin shoulders, and waited impatiently for her response.

"... Weier. Why are you still outside the door? Didn't you come back long ago?"

Min Zhi, who came in a hurry, also recognized Lin Weier's clothes, and surrounded her in surprise.

Hearing the calls of his friends, Lin Weier, who was crying and trembling, seemed to have found a sense of security, raised his head cautiously, looked helplessly at Qi Zhong's anxious and worried expression, and sobbed loudly.

"Woo... Brother Qi! You are finally back."

"It's okay, it's okay. Come on, Weier, I'll give you a hug."

Min Zhi hastily embraced her shoulders, embraced her in his arms, and comforted her gently.

Seeing her crying so aggrieved, Qi Zhong's heart clenched, he clenched his fists, and made a sound of resentful joint compression.

Trying to restrain his anger, Qi Zhong kept his voice calm, and asked softly: "Little sister, tell senior brother. Who left you outside? Was it an order from that bad old man of the Tang family?"

When Min Zhi heard him address Tang Ye like that, she looked at the surroundings in surprise and fear, and persuaded in a low voice: "Rogue Qi! You're crazy, and the matter hasn't been clarified yet, aren't you making yourself guilty by saying that? ?”

"Then tell me, who would be as shameless as your Tang family to get angry with Junior Sister?"

Qi Zhong asked angrily, Min Zhi suddenly felt that he was unreasonable, so he turned his head and remained silent.

Lin Weier, who was slightly comforted, pulled Qi Zhong's sleeve and shook his head lightly.

"No, senior brother is not..."

"What's going on? Why didn't they let you in?" Seeing her denying it, Qi Zhong quickly softened his tone and asked patiently.

"Because, because... cough cough."

Lin Weier didn't speak, but choked on sobs and coughed dryly.

"Don't worry, just speak slowly." Qi Zhong quickly handed her a clean silk to wipe away her tears, but her frown did not relax.

Lin Weier blinked her tearful eyes, looked at Min Zhi suddenly with self-reproach, threw herself into her arms, and cried, "Because I lost the token! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Ah Zhi..."

Hearing the reason, the two were a little relieved.

Min Zhi felt angry and funny, patted her on the head and said: "So it's because of this, Wei Er, you are too simple, it's just a token, I have too many, don't be sad."

"It's my fault, I came back too late, and made you wait here for so long, Junior Sister."

Qi finally bowed his head and apologized guiltily.

Lin Weier shook his head fiercely, even saying that he was not to blame and it was none of his business.

The humility of the two made Min Zhi feel uncomfortable. It was clear that she did not fulfill the friendship of the landlord, which made all this so bad.

With a cold glance at the two night guards at the main entrance, Min Zhi was furious.

Helping Lin Weier up neatly, he said patiently: "Come on, it's cold outside, let's go in and talk."

The three of them walked slowly to the steps of the vermilion-painted red door.

Seeing Min Zhi's ferocious expression, the guard guarding the gate subconsciously thumped, pushed open the gate tremblingly, and said nervously, "Biao, Miss Biao is back, little ones, little ones, let me open the door for you."

"Who stopped this lady's friend, a guest of the Tang Mansion, and the daughter of the head of Changtinglin just now?"

Min Zhi coldly squinted at the bodyguard who flattered her, the anger in her words made everyone afraid.

"Not me, not me..."

Several guards denied it one after another, shaking their heads like rattles.

Qi Zhong scoffed, and said sarcastically: "It's not you, nor him. Could it be that my little junior sister is asking for it, willing to stay outside and suffer from the cold wind?"

"No, no, it's not. Ms. Lin doesn't have a token... so do the little ones, and they act impartially... oh."

Before the door attendant finished his defense, Min Zhi kicked angrily, and shouted: "Which family is you? You don't even know the guests. Does the Tang Sect support you?"

"This this……"

"What is this? If the two of you don't give Wei Er an explanation today, I will call..."

"A Zhi, I'm fine, don't be angry."

After receiving the begging looks from the door attendants, Lin Weier's heart softened a lot, and she thought that the big things should be reduced to the minor ones.

"But..." Min Zhi wanted to say something else.

Qi Zhong protected Weier behind him, stepped forward and asked: "Close your eyes, this matter is endless!"

Swallowing, the two guards looked at each other, conspired together, lowered their heads and said, "Your honored guest, calm down, calm down. In fact, it was the order from the eldest son. We, we really dare not stop Miss Lin from the door..."

"cousin?"

Hearing this, Min Zhi turned around in shock, and asked again: "Cousin is back?"

"Yes, yes. The eldest son is back."

The doormen nodded repeatedly.

"Then since it's my cousin who came back, he should have recognized Wei Er? Why did he stop her outside?" Min Zhi became more and more wrong as she thought about it, and cast her sharp eyes on the guards: "How dare you lie?"

"No, I dare not. We definitely didn't lie to Miss Biao. Mr. Tang really ordered us. He also said at that time, let us send some money to Miss Lin, and let her go to a hotel..."

"What?" Min Zhi froze on the spot in astonishment.

"Excessive!" His fists were hardened, and Qi Zhong snorted coldly: "So it's a dog fighting for power! What kind of prestige does Tang Lanqi have? Is the upbringing of a dignified noble son just to keep guests out?"

Min Zhi was still thinking about it, full of doubts in his heart: Cousin has always done things safely, even if his methods are frivolous at times, he will not go to such an extreme level, could it be that there is some misunderstanding?

After thinking for a long time, Min Zhi had no time to explain, and her heart was in a mess again.

Qi Zhong turned around and pulled Lin Wei'er up again, ready to leave: "Little Junior Sister, let's settle down elsewhere and not go into this ghostly place to get angry."

"No, it's not. There must be a misunderstanding here, Rogue Qi, please calm down first!"

Seeing that his face was cold and hard, Min Zhi hurried forward to persuade him to stay.

"My cousin will not do these abnormal things for no reason. He is not such a person."

Min Zhi comforted Lin Weier with her eyes, while blocking them.

When Lin Weier heard this, tears of grievance blurred his eyes again.

Qi Zhong frowned and replied, "We're not interested in knowing what Tang Lan is up to. Get out of the way."

"But it's so late, where are you going? Besides, don't you still have the task of fusion! If you leave in such a reckless manner, won't the relationship between Changting and Tangmen become stagnant?"

What Min Zhi said was indeed for the sake of the two of them, Lin Weier thought about it for a few moments, then stopped in his tracks and became silent.

"Miss Biao, there are some things that we in Changting really can't afford to be 'high climbed'. I will tell Shizun Shishu about the future. They have their own judgments. Now I just ask you to get out of the way."

There was still a bad breath in his heart, and Qi finally spoke with a little hostility.

The two had just joked about their friendship, and suddenly there was a tense atmosphere of confrontation.

Fortunately, at this moment, Lin Weier was quite calm, and tugged on Qi Zhong's sleeve: "Brother, forget it. A Zhi has already done a lot for us, she is kind."

Qi Zhong pondered for a while, restraining his anger a lot.

"Chenshi, Chenshi tomorrow, I will definitely find out the ins and outs of the matter and give you a definite explanation!"

With a categorical promise to dispel the gloomy atmosphere present, Min Zhi didn't say any more, and waited quietly for the final decision of the two.

Qi Zhong hesitated for a while, then nodded, "Thank you."

"Let's go, it's cold outside, Wei Er will catch the wind and chill later."

Seeing that the two agreed, Min Zhi heaved a sigh of relief, and his tone softened.

The lights melted, and the misunderstanding dissipated in a warm firelight.