Start a mysterious island

After waiting for a while, the carriage stopped on the road still did not move forward.

Lin Li was very confused. Even if there was a traffic jam, it should not be so long.

The driver was sweating a lot under the sun. He took off the kettle and drank several sips of water.

"Get out of the way."

A loud shout suddenly came from the front.

Everyone present heard the sound and immediately looked forward.

A dozen soldiers with weapons were coming towards them. Passers-by who were blocking their way were afraid of getting into trouble, so they quickly moved to the left and right to make way for these soldiers.

The driver did as he was told, driving the horse to the side of the road to make as much space as possible.

Lin Li, who was sitting in the carriage, saw this scene and said to himself.

"These soldiers are so arrogant. If they do this, the road will become very crowded later."

The driver was timid. When he heard Lin Li complaining about the soldiers and saw them getting closer and closer, he was so scared that he quickly raised a finger in front of his mouth and shushed.

"Sir, please keep your voice down. If the soldiers hear you, you will be arrested."

Lin Li looked at the driver in surprise, then frowned slightly, "Just saying a few words to them will get you arrested, isn't that a bit too much!"

The driver looked at Lin Li, then asked.

"Have you just arrived in Dongwu City?"

Lin Li didn't know why the other party asked this, and nodded.

"Yes, I was not in the city a few days ago, and I just came back today."

The driver heard this and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment on his face.

"No wonder."

"What happened?" Lin Li asked puzzledly.

"Someone robbed the prison a while ago, and the incident was very serious. Later, the soldiers carefully searched for the criminals, but only caught some small people.

Now the soldiers are still searching for the criminals who robbed the prison. If you annoy them at this time, you may be suspected of being in the same group with those criminals who robbed the prison, and then be arrested." The driver explained.

Lin Li raised his hand and touched his chin, and said in surprise, "Such a big thing happened during my absence."

Lin Li had some knowledge about the prison in Dongwu City, and the guards there were quite strict.

The criminals were able to rob the prison, and their strength should not be underestimated.

Now the soldiers in the city are searching for them. After so long, they have only caught some small figures. It can be seen that they are not only powerful, but also have been planning to do this for a long time.

Lin Li saw the nervous expression on the driver's face, so he stopped making things difficult for him.

He looked at the approaching soldiers in silence, and used his mental perception to detect these soldiers.

The captain of the soldiers has a second-level initial stage of cultivation, and the others have at least a first-level high stage of cultivation.

In such a small team, every soldier is a cultivator, and their cultivation is not bad.

When the soldiers passed by the carriage that Lin Li was riding, the leading soldier captain suddenly stopped.

Lin Li saw the captain of the soldiers take out a small spiritual weapon from his pocket, which was emitting a faint spiritual light.

The captain of the soldiers reached out and tapped the spiritual weapon. After a few seconds, his face became serious.

"There is a situation. Everyone follow me to the scene quickly..."

As soon as the voice fell, a dozen soldiers quickly ran to the alley not far away.

Passing through this alley, you can reach your destination faster.

At this moment, some passers-by were standing in front of the entrance of the alley. They were pushed by the soldiers who were anxious to reach their destination and fell to the ground.

"Ouch."

The passers-by who suffered an unexpected disaster cried out in pain. If it were someone else, they could ask for an explanation, but now they could only swallow their anger.

"The spiritual weapon that the captain of the soldiers took out of his pocket just now should be a communication spiritual weapon. He left in such a hurry. Did he find the criminals who broke into the prison?" Lin Li guessed.

As the soldiers left, the tense atmosphere at the scene disappeared and became very relaxed.

The driver suddenly said, "Sir, we are leaving. Please sit tight."

"Okay." Lin Li responded, and then looked into the distance.

After the soldiers left, the congested road did become more chaotic as he had just thought.

Fortunately, most of the vehicles in front had left. Although the road conditions became more chaotic, the congestion was much better than before.

Not long after, the carriage Lin Li was riding began to move forward, leaving the most congested area, and the speed gradually increased.

"Da, da, da..."

The crisp sound of horse hooves stepping on the road was very rhythmic. Lin Li listened to the sound of horse hooves and looked at the busy shops on the roadside leisurely.

I passed this road several times before, and there were many clothing stores.

There were not so many people buying clothes at that time. Today, so many people came here to buy clothes, which may be related to the fact that the weather is about to get cold.

Dongwu City also has spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is still summer now, and it will enter autumn in half a month, and the temperature will drop sharply at that time.

At this time, clothing stores have already started to stock autumn clothes, and many people come to buy new autumn clothes in advance based on past experience.

"Whoa."

The driver pulled the reins, and the horse quickly slowed down and then stopped.

"Sir, we're here."

Lin Li lifted the curtain and got off the car. The driver pointed to a shop selling pastries not far away and introduced it.

"That shop has been selling pastries for decades. The craftsmanship is inherited from our ancestors. Many people think it tastes very good..."

Lin Li smiled and thanked the driver for introducing the shop selling pastries. After paying the fare, he asked the driver to wait for him on the side of the road for a while. He would come back to take the car after buying the pastries.

"I'll wait for you here. You don't have to be in a hurry to come back." Seeing that the business could continue, the coachman said with a smile.

Lin Li turned around and left. Before he entered the pastry shop, he smelled a very pleasant smell.

There are floral, mung bean, red bean, and indescribable scents.

"Welcome." There are many customers in the pastry shop. Most of them have already bought pastries and are queuing up to check out.

Lin Li nodded to the clerk and then asked.

"I want to buy some pastries, do you have any recommendations?"

The clerk who greeted Lin Li was a girl, no more than twenty years old, with a delicate appearance.

Under her introduction, Lin Li bought some flower cakes, as well as mung bean cakes, red bean cakes, and egg yolk cakes.

“Welcome to come again next time.”

"Um."

Lin Li left the shop carrying paper bags containing various pastries. When he came to the carriage on the roadside, he found that the driver was not there.

"Why is the person missing?"

He looked around, but did not see the coachman.

Lin Li thought for a while, but did not leave to find other empty carriages.

He opened the curtain and sat on the carriage, waiting patiently for the driver to return.

At this time, he was also idle. He opened the paper bag containing the pastries, picked up a piece of egg yolk pastry and took a bite.

"Click..."

This egg yolk cake is very well made. When you bite into it, there is a crispy sound immediately.

The rich egg yolk fragrance blooms between the lips and teeth, giving people who like this taste a huge sense of happiness.

Lin Li quickly ate a piece of egg yolk cake and said to himself with satisfaction, "As expected of an old shop that has been open for decades, the craftsmanship is really good."

The carriage shook.

Lin Li, who was eating cakes, opened the curtain and greeted the returning coachman with a smile, "Master, you are back."

The coachman responded in surprise, "Sir, you bought something so quickly?"

"Just buy some pastries, it won't take long..."

"Then I'll take you to the next place now."

"The pastries made in this pastry shop are really delicious. Master, please try them too."

"What a shame."

"You're welcome, if you hadn't told me about this pastry shop, master, I wouldn't have been able to buy such delicious pastries."

"In that case, I'm not welcome."

The driver took a piece of mung bean cake and took a bite. A bright smile appeared on his face that was tanned by the sun.

Having fun alone is not as good as having fun together. Sharing delicious food can make people happy.

Lin Li felt better when he saw the driver enjoying his meal.

"drive."

After finishing the pastry, the coachman shook the reins and drove the horse to the next destination.

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A palatial villa sits on one side of a street that originally had a lot of wasteland on both sides.

As time goes by, much of the wasteland has disappeared and villas of different styles have been built, making this residential area more and more lively.

In the courtyard, the graceful and ordinary-looking Qin Muqing was hanging clothes to dry.

On a big tree not far away, a few birds stood on the branches and chirped from time to time.

Qin Muqing dried all the washed clothes, raised her hands to tidy up her somewhat scattered hair, looked at the birds chirping on the branches, and said to them with a smile.

"Autumn will begin soon. When do you plan to leave Dongwu City?"

After autumn, the temperature drops, and it is time for many birds in the city to migrate.

When the temperature warms up next year, they will return here again.

"Chirping...?" The birds on the tree are just ordinary little animals, a little clever, but only limited.

Qin Muqing now lives alone and doesn't have many opportunities to talk to people. At this time, she can only chat with birds who don't understand the language, regardless of whether the other party can understand or not.

"Click."

There was a sound at the gate, someone opened the gate, and the sound soon spread to the courtyard.

Qin Muqing was chatting with the birds on the tree when she suddenly heard movement at the gate, and she immediately became alert.

Lin Li opened the big iron door with the key, pushed it in, and walked on the cobblestone path. After walking a dozen steps forward, he saw a graceful figure holding a broom in hand.

"Lin Li." Qin Muqing's nervous expression disappeared the moment she saw Lin Li, and then she shouted in surprise.

"I'm back." Lin Li greeted the other party with a smile.

Qin Muqing ran towards Lin Li quickly, but accidentally tripped a few meters away and fell face down.

"ah!"

If his face came into contact with the ground, he would definitely be smashed to pieces and his nose would bleed.

Lin Li instantly appeared in front of Qin Muqing, reaching out to hold the other person's shoulders.

"Huh..." Qin Muqing stood firm immediately after being supported, raised her hand to pat her high chest, and let out a long breath with lingering fear.

"Are you okay?" Lin Li asked concerned.

"It's okay, thank you." Qin Muqing's pounding heart gradually returned to normal and she quickly thanked Lin Li.

"I bought you some pastries on the way back. Take them to try." Lin Li had an idea in his mind and took out the pastries he just bought at the pastry shop from the mysterious island.

"Thank you!" Qin Muqing's bright eyes suddenly lit up when she saw that Lin Li had brought her a gift.

"You don't have to be so polite." Lin Li waved his hand and walked towards the villa in front.

Qin Muqing was holding a bag of pastries, her plain face full of smiles.

The two of them sat down in the living room of the villa. Lin Li was about to get a kettle to pour water. Qin Muqing saw it and quickly reached out.

"I'll pour you some water... The water is a little cold. I'll go get a kettle of hot water."

"It's not cold now, so it's okay to drink cold water..."

"Yeah." Qin Muqing responded, and then poured Lin Li a glass of boiled water.

"Try it quickly." Lin Li urged with a smile.

Qin Muqing opened the paper bag, took out a piece of red bean cake, opened her rosy lips slightly, and took a small bite gently.

Lin Li watched Qin Muqing eat and felt that her eating movements were very quiet.

"Wow, this cake is delicious." Qin Muqing said in surprise.

"I heard that this cake shop has been open for decades and has a good reputation." Lin Li introduced with a smile.

"Where is the address of the store?" Qin Muqing thought that he could buy some later.

Lin Li told the other party the address, and then looked at Qin Muqing who was happily eating cakes. Although he still had some questions to ask, he did not disturb the other party now.

After a while, Qin Muqing, who had tasted every kind of pastry, stopped. She picked up the water cup and drank a sip of water to moisten her throat.

Lin Li saw that the other party had finished eating the pastry, so he asked him if anything bad had happened at home during his absence.

"Recently, there are many soldiers and constables patrolling our neighborhood, and the public security has become very good. Nothing happened before." Qin Muqing said.

The two chatted casually, and Lin Li learned about the situation at home during his absence. Seeing that nothing happened, he did not continue to ask.

Qin Muqing saw that Lin Li did not ask any more questions, she pondered for a while, and then asked a question in her heart.

"Didn't you say that you were going to leave Dongwu City and go to Shuanghe City? When are we leaving?"

Hearing this, Lin Li put down the water cup in his hand and said to Qin Muqing with a smile.

"This time I came back, I plan to take you to Shuanghe City. The specific time of departure will be within two or three days!"

Qin Muqing nodded, thinking that after living here for so long, he was finally leaving.

"What do you want to eat at noon? I'll cook it for you." It will be lunch time soon. Qin Muqing calmed down and asked.

"I have a big appetite these days. You can't cook by yourself. Let's go to the restaurant outside to eat." Lin Li said.

"I can do it." Qin Muqing raised his hand and patted his towering chest, saying confidently.

During the time when Lin Li was away, Qin Muqing, who had a strong learning ability, improved his cooking skills a lot.

"At least prepare lunch for more than a dozen people. Even if you go out to buy vegetables now, you won't have enough time..." Lin Li said with a smile.

"Ah?" Qin Muqing was shocked when she heard that she had to prepare lunch for more than a dozen people.

She had seen Lin Li eat a lot before, but now she heard Lin Li say that, it seemed that his appetite had become even bigger.

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