Chapter 27 Squeak

As the door widened, a familiar face came into view.

However… that face wasn't Xu Zian.

Instead, it was the girl named Song Yilan whom she had met in Qingzhou… Shen Ke's current fiancée.

At this moment, Song Yilan was standing at the door, craning her neck, with a tall man standing beside her.

The man had a heroic appearance, and his features were somewhat similar to Song Yilan's.

It seemed that the man beside Song Yilan was the one who had impersonated the waiter earlier.

Yu Qingwu stood behind the door, peering through the crack, and vaguely saw the two people craning their necks in the dim light, feeling both surprised and suspicious.

For no reason, why would Song Yilan come looking for her?

It was definitely not by chance.

Song Yilan was able to knock on this door with such precision, which meant that she had come specifically for her, and might have been following her all along.

Yu Qingwu questioned in her heart, but did not act rashly.

On the other hand, Song Yilan was a little annoyed when she entered the room and found no one there.

With a dark face, she asked the man, "Song Guan, didn't you say that fox spirit was here? Why isn't there even a ghost?"

A trace of displeasure flashed across Song Yilan's heroic brows, and her eyes suddenly sharpened as she looked at Song Guan.

Hearing this, Song Guan's face turned slightly timid.

He looked around in confusion and said, "She's inside, Little Sister. You heard it just now. Someone responded from inside."

As Song Guan spoke, he scanned the inside again.

Yu Qingwu stood behind the door and quietly took another step back, her hand holding the copper basin clenched slightly.

Bang!

Just as Song Yilan and Song Guan were searching around, a loud noise came from the foot of the bed.

The shining bronze basin was dented.

Taking advantage of the two people's surprise, Yu Qingwu quickly took out the jar used to feed poisonous insects from the brocade pouch at her waist.

If it had been a纨绔子弟 (wankuzidi, good-for-nothing playboy) like Xu Zian, she would have simply knocked him unconscious.

But now, there were two people.

Moreover, it was the most beloved little daughter of the Song Tusi (chieftain) of Qingzhou.

She didn't know if there were only the two of them nearby, or if they had brought other people with them, maybe even Shen Ke and Qin Yiliu were here. Although she was accompanied by secret guards, her usual vigilance still made Yu Qingwu alert.

In the dim inn room, two figures were getting closer and closer.

Listening to the approaching footsteps, Yu Qingwu clenched the jar in her hand even tighter.

Bang.

A muffled sound! Just as Qingwu was about to open the jar, the two people outside suddenly fell to the ground.

Then, a black shadow suddenly appeared.

Yu Qingwu slowly pushed open the door, only to see a tall, cold-faced woman in black standing there.

Her eyes were cold, and she glanced at the two people on the ground, then looked at Yu Qingwu, cupping her fist and saying, "This subordinate is Su Yan, the First Elite under the Crown Prince, and will be the Crown Prince's Consort's person from now on."

"Please tell me, Crown Prince Consort, how should these two thieves be dealt with?"

In the dim light, Su Yan's eyes were clear and bright, and her face was expressionless.

However, what she said made Yu Qingwu quite… speechless.

As expected of someone under Xie Jin's command, this narcissistic habit was exactly the same.

Who would dare to call themselves the First Elite?

However, Yu Qingwu didn't say these words.

After a brief moment of surprise, Yu Qingwu quickly regained her usual composure.

She glanced at the unconscious man and woman on the ground and said simply and crudely, "Tie them up."

"Also, check the surroundings to see if there are only the two of them who came."

After saying that, Yu Qingwu got up again and took out some medicinal powder from her baggage.

She mixed it with water and poured it into Song Yilan and Song Guan's mouths.

Although she had the ability to protect herself, these two seemed to have some skills, so to be on the safe side, she would first give them some medicine to make them lose all their strength.

After pouring the medicine, Su Yan had already taken the rope and tied the two to the pillars in the room in a few strokes. Then, she immediately went out and returned from the outside after a stick of incense.

As soon as she entered the door, she immediately closed it.

She took a deep look at the unconscious Song Yilan and Song Guan, then frowned and looked at Yu Qingwu, saying, "Crown Prince Consort, this subordinate has just investigated, and there are indeed some Song family members around, but they are not to be feared."

"However…"

She pursed her lips, a trace of complexity flashed across her brows, and she lowered her voice, saying in a deep voice, "However, I did see Gao Minyue."

"She brought a dozen people with her, acting all high and mighty."

"There aren't many people, but… those people don't seem like good people."

"I think we should leave this place as soon as possible and not confront her head-on for the time being."

The implication was that she probably couldn't deal with those people that A-Yue brought?

Not to mention that A-Yue brought other people, even if it was just A-Yue alone, it might not be easy to deal with.

Although A-Yue was usually impulsive, had no brains, and was even more tyrannical.

But she was extremely talented in martial arts…

If she had the intention of harming people with force, it would be easy.

However, according to A-Yue's personality, if she really came for her, even if she avoided her now, A-Yue would definitely chase after her.

So, hiding was useless.

Yu Qingwu looked at Su Yan with a solemn expression and did not answer.

Seeing this, Su Yan was a little confused.

A trace of inquiry appeared in her clear and cold eyes, her expression was indifferent, but her tone was respectful, and she quickly asked in a low voice, "Crown Prince Consort, should we leave temporarily or…"

"Don't leave. If she really came for me, I can't avoid it forever."

"However… we might be able to borrow a knife to kill someone."

As she spoke, Yu Qingwu's eyes slowly fell on Song Yilan and Song Guan.

After thinking for a moment, she looked at Su Yan and asked her sternly, "Su Yan, I ask you, can you see through the backgrounds of those people? How many can you deal with alone?"

"This subordinate… can deal with five or six people at most." A trace of embarrassment flashed across Su Yan's face, and she felt quite embarrassed in her heart. If she had known, she wouldn't have bragged just now.

But she couldn't be blamed for that. She was indeed the First Secret Guard under the Crown Prince. Usually, even if the Imperial Guards fell into her hands, it would not be difficult for her to take on ten enemies.

However, those people beside Gao Minyue, judging from their footsteps and movements, were experts.

She didn't know whose subordinates they were, but in short, they were definitely not ordinary people.

Thinking this in her heart, Su Yan opened her mouth again and explained in a tone to save face, "Crown Prince Consort, if it were ordinary Imperial Guards, this subordinate would not be exaggerating to take on ten enemies, but those people don't seem ordinary, and they must have crawled out of piles of dead bodies…"

Those who crawled out of piles of dead bodies were either frontier soldiers or secret guards and assassins who had undergone countless hellish training.

But, no matter what their identities were, one thing was certain, they were following A-Yue's lead.

So…

In fact, it was not difficult to deal with them.

Her eyebrows slightly lowered, Yu Qingwu looked at Su Yan again and asked, "Su Yan, I ask you, if we put aside those people and only deal with Gao Minyue, do you have a way?"