#967 - Innocent girl Xu Suisui
The next day, early in the morning.
As the waning moon disappeared and the new sun rose in the east, the post station内外 also had a fresh atmosphere.
The two maids that Xu SuiSui brought were already up early. One was drawing water in the yard, and the other was making breakfast in the back kitchen.
In the front hall of the post station, Wei Changtian was chatting with Xu SuiSui, who had been sleepless all night.
“Wei Changtian, do you think this person is the one who stole my booklet?”
“Probably, what? Feeling guilty?”
“A little. I knew I shouldn’t have written it down.”
“It’s not entirely your fault. The main thing is, I don’t know how this person found the booklet.”
“He should be a time-traveler too, right?”
“Not necessarily. There’s a contradiction here.”
Wei Changtian glanced at Xu SuiSui's blank face and explained in a low voice:
“If he, like us, is a time-traveler, then he should also know the information about the Son of Heaven.”
“In that case, if he wanted to make this public, he wouldn’t have to wait until now. He could have done it long ago.”
“So, he probably didn’t know who the Son of Heaven was before, or rather, didn’t fully know, until he stole the booklet from you.”
“If you analyze it this way… then he’s not a time-traveler.”
“Ah?”
After listening to Wei Changtian’s explanation, Xu SuiSui felt her mind was in a mess.
Staring with wide eyes, she took several minutes to sort out the logic before asking:
“But if he’s not a time-traveler, how would he know where I hid the booklet?”
“That’s the contradiction I’m talking about.”
Wei Changtian shook his head: “In short, this person gives me a very strange feeling.”
Xu SuiSui opened her mouth instinctively, which made Wei Changtian roll his eyes.
“You really think highly of me.”
“I, I just thought you were always very capable.”
“Heh heh…”
Wei Changtian curled his lips, and was just about to make a few more sarcastic remarks when he turned his head and happened to see Xu Quan and Zhi Li walking over from the backyard.
His expression paused slightly, and then he smiled at Xu SuiSui in a low voice:
“Although I can’t guess the origin of that person, I can guess what these two did last night.”
“Huh?”
Xu SuiSui followed Wei Changtian’s gaze and glanced at him, her face full of doubt:
“What did they do?”
“Did.”
“What are you talking about? What exactly… Ah!”
Realizing what Wei Changtian meant, Xu SuiSui subconsciously let out a soft cry.
She first glared at Wei Changtian with shame and indignation, and then couldn't help but feel curious, stammering:
“H-How did you see that?”
“Hmph, look at Zhi Li’s walking posture, it’s obvious…”
“Ah! Don’t say it!”
Even though she was the one who asked, Xu SuiSui’s face turned red after hearing only half a sentence, and she spat softly:
“Pervert!”
“Tch, we’re all adults, why are you acting like an innocent girl?”
Wei Changtian was very disdainful of Xu SuiSui’s attitude. After complaining, he got up and walked towards Xu Quan and Zhi Li, undoubtedly to “confirm” his judgment.
Behind him, Xu SuiSui was still sitting in place with a red face, muttering softly as if to defend herself:
“I, I haven’t experienced it before…”
“…”
An hour later, the group who had eaten breakfast left the post station and continued to advance towards the Great Qian capital with the 300,000 righteous army who had rested nearby overnight.
After entering the Xiling Prefecture, they were not far from the capital. Therefore, Wei Changtian decided not to reorganize and rest for the next few days, but to march straight to their destination.
In the rumbling sound, the endless army marched on the official road, surrounded by deserted wilderness, no different from the previous few days.
As mentioned before, soldiers cannot communicate with the outside world during military operations. Therefore, the matter of the Son of Heaven has not yet spread among the righteous army. Currently, only a few “leaders” such as Su Qi know about it.
This means that the morale of the army has not been shaken, and Wei Changtian does not have to worry about anyone being “blinded by greed” and attempting to assassinate himself and Xu Quan.
Of course, even if these low-ranking ordinary soldiers really dared to do so, it would not pose any threat.
However, the absence of “internal troubles” does not mean there are no “external worries.”
After all, although the identities of the Sons of Heaven have been exposed, it is not easy to find these people.
And the most “obvious” targets right now are undoubtedly Xu Quan and Wei Changtian.
“Young Master, since last night, scouts have repeatedly detected people spying near the army.”
In the carriage, Su Qi reported with a worried expression:
“Although there were some scouts before, there were not many, and most of them did not get too close.”
“But this time is different. According to the scouts’ reports, these people are not only hiding near the army, but also have considerable strength. They are definitely not ordinary spies.”
“I think they are probably not here to scout the movements of the righteous army, but are here for you and Young Master Xu…”
After a few words, Su Qi truthfully expressed his worries, but Wei Changtian didn’t care much.
“It doesn’t matter. If these flies want to follow, let them follow.”
“Yes.”
Su Qi lowered his head and replied, then tentatively asked in a low voice: “Young Master, do you want to catch a few and interrogate them?”
“Yeah, okay, you can handle it.”
Wei Changtian nodded: “But they are probably just some small fry gathering information, and probably won’t be able to find out anything.”
“Yes, Young Master, I will be careful.”
“…”
The two chatted for a few more words, the carriage stopped, and Su Qi quickly got out of the car.
After he left, Wei Changtian didn’t rush Zhang San to continue driving. Instead, he and Yang Liushi climbed a small earthen hill by the roadside and looked around from the top of the slope.
The earthen slope was not high, but it could barely “see far.” Standing on it, one could see the situation within a few miles around.
Just as the scouts had detected, although he didn’t directly see anyone, Wei Changtian did find some traces of people hiding and moving.
They were in all directions, obviously more than one group…
Good heavens, why do I suddenly feel like I’ve become Tang Seng?
Everyone wants to take a bite of my flesh?
Aren’t they afraid of losing their lives?
Wei Changtian curled his lips, really unable to understand what these people were thinking.
As the saying goes, “You have to have the life to spend what you earn.” These people must know that they are no match for him, but why do they still dare to have designs on him?
“Do they really want money more than life…”
Wei Changtian muttered in a low voice, shook his head, and turned to leave.
However, in the next moment, his footsteps paused and his brow furrowed slightly.
Obviously, no one is a fool.
So these people can't be here to die.
Then…
His eyes changed, and Wei Changtian suddenly turned his head back, suddenly seeming to understand the real purpose of that mysterious person doing all this.
