On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1704 Revealing true colors

Li Qi was getting impatient and anxious, not knowing what the situation was like outside.

Once the fire in the yamen was out, someone would soon notice that he was missing.

They will definitely search everywhere, and Ma San's place can only be a temporary place to stay, so we have to leave quickly.

Just as I was thinking about it, Ma San came back with a few buns.

"Why so long?"

He looked at him and Ma San was nervous but he didn't show it on the surface.

This is also due to his habitual lying. When his family was still around, he often stole money to gamble, and when his family asked him about it, he developed the ability to turn a lie into the truth.

"Hey, I saw Lao Li selling steamed buns. They'll be freshly cooked soon. They're hot and delicious, so I'll just wait a little longer."

Li Qi narrowed his eyes and slammed the table: "How dare you lie to me!"

Ma San was startled and said quickly: "Brother, brother, don't be angry, I am... don't mention it, I wanted to buy you some braised beef and some wine, but I passed by a gambling stand and guessed the size. I thought I would play a few times and if I win a little, I can give you another dish."

Li Qi felt slightly relieved, as this sounded like the truth.

His face was still full of anger: "Really?"

"That's right, that idiot is not stupid at all, he won my money again," Ma San spat, "I can only buy you some buns."

"I wanted to buy some minced meat, but it's not cooked yet, so I have to wait a while. I wanted to wait, but then..."

He lowered his voice and came forward: "I don't know what happened, but there were suddenly several more yamen runners on the street, looking around, as if they were looking for someone."

"I didn't dare to stay any longer, so I quickly bought it and came back."

As he said this, he pushed the buns in front of Li Qi and said, "Brother, just eat what you have. I'll buy you something better tonight."

Li Qi looked a little stern: "There are so many yamen runners on the street?"

"Yes, there are several teams. The team I saw had four or five of them."

Li Qi thought to himself, as expected, they must have discovered that he had run away.

It's impossible to escape now. If I go to the street, I might be caught immediately.

He glanced at Ma San and thought, this kid is still useful, so he has to keep him.

Thinking of this, his expression improved.

"When I came here, I heard that they were catching some big thief who would kill people. He was ruthless and fearful that something might happen to you, so he was a little fierce. Don't mind it, brother."

Ma San chuckled and said, "How could that be possible? Ever since my family members died, you have been the only one who treated me well."

Li Qi stopped talking and picked up the bun to eat. He didn't know what it tasted like, as long as it filled his stomach.

After finally waiting until dark, Li Qi sent Ma San out to take a look.

Ma San pretended not to know and quickly walked out of the house.

Go outside and meet the secret guard and tell him the situation truthfully.

The secret guard nodded: "Just do what our leader taught you."

A quarter of an hour later, Ma San returned to the courtyard.

"Brother, there are still yamen runners outside, but not as many as during the day. Most of them are on the main roads. I think they are too lazy to search anymore and are resting in teahouses and taverns."

Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and thought for a moment: "San'er, help me with something."

Ma San patted his chest and said, "What is it? Tell me and I will see to it that it is done for me."

Li Qi dipped his finger in water and drew a symbol on the table.

"Paint it on the corner of Dongsi Hutong according to this."

Ma San looked at it for a long time, and then gestured on the table for a long time.

"Brother, what is this?"

Li Qi was originally thinking, why didn’t he ask, if he didn’t ask, maybe there was some problem.

Now that he asked, Li Qi felt relieved: "Don't worry about it, just paint, I will give you a reward tomorrow."

Ma San smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Li Qi called him again: "Don't come back until you finish the painting. Go get a pot of wine and let's have a few drinks."

After saying that, Li Qi took out a piece of silver and threw it over.

Ma San took it and happily left the yard.

As soon as he turned out of the alley, Ma San saw the secret guard and told him what had just happened.

"You do whatever he tells you to do."

"it is good."

Ma San did as he was told, drew the symbol, and went to get some wine.

But Li Qi didn't wait for him at all. As soon as he left, less than a quarter of an hour later, he quietly went out and left the city.

The city gate had not yet been closed, but it would be soon. Li Qi seized the opportunity and as soon as he got out of the city gate, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking back, I sighed to myself that I was afraid I would never come back here.

I walked all the way to the meeting place and waited patiently for nearly half an hour before I heard the sound of horse hooves.

Li Qi quickly turned around and saw that the man was wearing a black cloak and no mask.

"How did you get out?" asked the man in black cloak.

Although he couldn't see the face clearly, as soon as he heard the voice, Li Qi knew that this person was indeed the real one.

"There was a fire and everything was in chaos. I took advantage of the chaos and ran away."

Li Qi said quickly: "Sir, I have to leave here. I can no longer serve here. Didn't you say that you would send me outside the pass after I finish my work here?"

The black cloak said slowly: "Going outside the pass, can you bear it?"

"Yes, I can. I can endure hardships and I am not afraid of being tired. I will follow you and rise to prominence. I am not afraid of anything."

"So, are you afraid of going to hell?"

"I..." Li Qi took a step back, "What do you mean?"

"I'm sending you to death." The man in the black cloak said, and the hand hidden in the cloak showed the blade.

Li Qi was shocked: "You want to kill me?"

"Why not? I've killed plenty of little characters like you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in the black cloak raised his knife and chopped. Li Qi screamed, stepped back in panic, and picked up a wooden stick to block.

"Swish", the stick was chopped off without any suspense.

"Go to hell." The man in the black cloak continued to push down on him with his blade.

Li Qi closed his eyes - it's over!

Just at this moment, two darts flew over.

With a "ding" sound, a bolt of lightning hit the blade, knocking it aside.

The blade was originally aimed at Li Qi's neck, but this time it hit his shoulder.

Although it was not fatal, he was bleeding profusely and screaming in pain.

Another dart hit the back of the black cloak's hand. He let go of his hand in pain and the knife fell to the ground.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black cloak turned around and left.

But he was blocked.

The lights came on, all aimed at him, and he subconsciously raised his hand to block them.

Huo Changhe walked out slowly: "Let us see your true face."

……

Yan Ruyu looked at the abbot speechlessly. The abbot was wearing an isolation suit and holding a flashlight, the light falling in front of the explorer.

These three old men are really good friends. Since they came here in the afternoon, they have not stopped searching and exploring.

Yan Ruyu didn’t understand any of this, but she could see that they truly loved their work, to the point of obsession.

The abbot is also obsessed, but he is obsessed with money.

The abbot was so excited that he felt like he was sitting on a mountain of gold, even though he didn't even know what kind of mine it was.

The three old men even had their dinner here.

They had to continue working at night, and Yan Ruyu had no choice but to set up a few tents on the spot.

Shopkeeper Yu also came along and it seemed interesting, everything was new to him.

"That's great! How did they know this? If I had known this, I would have learned this when I was young."

Yan Ruyu sighed lightly: Okay, that’s four.