Kiyomi Tsuki et son renard

Chapitre 58

It turned out they had seen it too, though only briefly, but Xiri believed he hadn't misread it, so he nodded.

Fu Jin said, "Minglu, look, that guy really is Zhang Guiyi. Why did you stop me just now? Why didn't you let me go up and beat that guy up first to avenge Yu-di!"

Minglu glanced at Fu Jin and suddenly burst out laughing. Fu Jin was bewildered by Minglu's laughter, while Nalan, who was standing nearby, also looked at Fu Jin and laughed, reaching out to remove the grass from his head.

Ming Lu said, "Fu Jin should not act rashly, lest he alert the enemy."

Fu Jin replied, "Ming Lu, this time it's definitely him, without a doubt!"

Minglu shook his head again.

Xi Ri asked doubtfully, "Isn't that right?"

Minglu said, "This Zhang Guiyi is really cunning. We have suffered losses at his hands before, so we must be cautious this time."

Nalan asked, "Minglu, how can you be so sure this person isn't the real Zhang Guiyi?"

Minglu said, "I can't be sure either, it's just my intuition. Besides, no matter how skilled a person is at disguise, there's always something that won't change."

Xi Ri was startled and asked, "What?"

“His eyes,” Minglu continued. “This Xitian has shifty eyes and a sleazy demeanor. Although behavior can be faked, one’s eyes cannot. Zhang Guiyi is, after all, the second-in-command of Da Luo Mountain, the leader of ten thousand bandits, and a former scholar. He wouldn’t be such a shallow and impetuous person. However, even if Xitian isn’t Zhang Guiyi, he must be one of the bandits. We can’t let him go. We must send people to keep a close eye on him.”

Xi En nodded and said, "I'll make the arrangements."

Minglu nodded.

Xi En left.

Thinking back to how he had disguised himself and deceived Minglu and the others, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

At this moment, Fu Jin, who seemed completely confused, suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Yu, you were just here, and I was humming him, but I wasn't. What were you doing?"

Huh? This question made Xi Ri's head spin. Xi Ri chuckled dryly and said, "It's nothing. I was alone in the garden just now, and I suddenly felt that Zhang Guiyi might be coming. I was a little scared and nervous, so I used bamboo leaves to divine. I couldn't say it out loud, so I just kept saying yes to him and no to him to relieve my tension and pressure."

"Oh." Fu Jin seemed to believe it.

But Minglu might not believe it, and Nalan also looked thoughtful; these were all shrewd people.

Xi Ri felt even more guilty.

Fortunately, to avoid revealing each other's identities, these people didn't say much and left immediately, while Xiri also had to go backstage to prepare for going on stage.

And so, until the end of her solo performance, everything went smoothly without any other special circumstances. She wore a face mask during the performance, and her piano skills not only surpassed all others but also caused a great sensation. In addition, since no one had ever seen her true face, it further highlighted her uniqueness and mystery.

When everyone recalled that when he threw the embroidered ball, even the handsome Hua Feifei and Bai Yun tried to snatch it from him, it further proved that his beauty must be unparalleled in the world. Some people speculated that his beauty must be even greater than Hua Feifei's.

Perhaps what we can't see is the most beautiful. Before long, her beauty was being talked about in a way that was almost mythical.

And so the day passed by absurdly.

In the stillness of the night, Xi Ri got out of bed and sat alone in the darkness, staring blankly at the cold moonlight streaming in through the window.

Today, she learned that Minglu and the others had also seen someone at the front desk who looked remarkably like Zhang Guiyi. After testing him, they confirmed that the person was a fake Zhang Guiyi. In addition, with the appearance of Xitian in the backyard today, Minglu also concluded that it was a fake. It seems that Zhang Guiyi is indeed extremely cunning. Her mind was filled with a thousand thoughts.

Minglu and the others couldn't openly come to find her at night, but they secretly sent someone to deliver a message to her, telling her that everything was fine and she still needed to wait. This feeling of waiting for someone to run into a trap was really annoying.

I don't know if it's because the night is too quiet, or because she's too awake, but she always makes me restless and unable to fall asleep.

The scene of Long Ming carrying Tian Xiyun away resurfaced in her mind, making her extremely annoyed.

In the afternoon, Xitian's sudden flirting also made her feel uneasy.

She recalled the scene of her plucking bamboo leaves for divination in the back garden. She wondered what Minglu thought. She wouldn't be so naive as to believe that Minglu believed her, if even Xitian could see through her thoughts at that time.

Furthermore, although she knew that many of Xi En's people had been deployed throughout the inn, she was still restless and unable to sleep peacefully all night.

She suddenly wondered if she would feel at ease if Long Ming were nearby. The thought only deepened her unease. Why was she thinking of Long Ming again? Did she really care that much about his departure? ...

Just then, she suddenly heard a faint sound outside the window. In the moonlight, a figure was reflected on the window paper like a paper cutout. A bamboo tube was poked through the window paper, and the next moment, a wisp of white smoke was blown in from the bamboo tube. Xi Ri immediately realized that it was a sleeping potion. She then covered her mouth and nose, took out a handkerchief, soaked it in the cold tea in her teacup, and applied it to her mouth and nose.

Just then, someone outside the door shouted, "Who's there!"

Judging from the voice, it is one of her guardians.

Her heart, which had been in her throat, immediately relaxed. She saw a figure quickly fly up to the roof from the doorway, and then she heard footsteps coming from the roof, as if the thief had escaped and someone was chasing after him.

She rushed out of the room and encountered one of her attendants jumping down from the roof. She hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"Don't worry, young master, we've already gone after them," the attendant replied, implying that the thief was probably not very skilled and not worth worrying about; one person could handle him.

Xi Ri nodded. She knew that these two attendants were not ordinary attendants; they possessed some abilities.

The attendant added, "Young master, please rest assured, I will be here to guard you tonight."

The implication was that he would be guarding the door tonight. Xi Ri nodded and said, "There's a sleeping potion inside. I'll go outside for some fresh air first."

The attendant then said, "I will first open a window to ventilate the young master's room."

He nodded in agreement.

The attendants entered the house and opened the doors and windows.

One day, I stood alone outside the door, gazing at the starry sky, and suddenly remembered that someone had once said that he loved looking at the stars in the night sky the most…

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw one person carrying another and landing in the courtyard on the other side. It seemed the thief had been caught. Sure enough, a moment later, another attendant returned, bowing and saying, "Young master, the thief has been captured."

She nodded, not asking how to handle it, because someone else would. But it seemed that this time it wasn't Zhang Guiyi, so she felt a little discouraged and didn't bother to ask anymore.