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Under the setting sun, Lin Li stood at the door of the villa and took out a bunch of keys from his pocket.

Just as he was about to open the big iron door of the villa, at this moment, the big iron door opened on its own initiative.

A woman in her forties and almost fifty appeared in front of Lin Li.

The other party opened the big iron door and was about to go out. When he saw a young man in his early twenties standing outside the door, he was immediately stunned.

The two sides looked at each other, looking at each other with puzzled expressions.

"Who is this person! Why did he appear in my house? He couldn't be a thief, right?

No, how could a thief go to someone else's house to steal something and bring this trolley with him? Lin Li glanced at a trolley next to the woman and thought in his mind.

"This young man looks a few years younger than Miss Qin. Is he her brother?

No, the two of them look nothing alike! Could he be Miss Qin's husband? "Sister Zhang, who sells box lunches, thought in her heart.

"..." The two sides were silent for a few seconds. At this time, Sister Zhang, who was selling box lunches, thought of some things to deal with at home. Then she smiled and nodded to Lin Li.

Then, she pushed the trolley forward. Lin Li saw this and got out of the way. Sister Zhang, who was selling box lunches, pushed the trolley past Lin Li and then walked away into the distance.

Lin Li frowned slightly as he looked at the woman walking away. Then he walked through the large iron gate, entered the courtyard, walked on the cobblestone path, and walked towards the villa not far away.

Qin Muqing, who looks ordinary, is cleaning in the living room at the moment. She has never done this kind of thing at home before, but now she has to do it every day.

"call……"

After mopping the entire living room floor, Qin Muqing held the mop in her left hand, put her right hand on her waist, and breathed out gently.

"The living room on the first floor is done. Now we have to go to the second floor to do some more. We should be able to finish everything before dark."

After a while to disperse her thoughts and rest for a while, she picked up the bucket and prepared to go to the second floor to mop the floor.

And just when Qin Muqing walked out of the living room and was about to go to the second floor, the sound of the door opening came from the entrance.

"Eh?!!!"

When Qin Muqing heard someone opening the door to her home, her first reaction was that a thief had sneaked into the home, which shocked her.

When she looked nervous and held a wet mop in both hands, she came to the entrance to check the situation. When she saw the familiar figure who had just walked in, her hanging heart immediately relaxed, and then she smiled on her face and looked at the figure who had just entered. said hello.

"Mr. Lin, are you back?"

"Yeah." Lin Li looked at Qin Muqing, who was holding the mop in his hand, nodded slightly, and then walked to the living room.

Qin Muqing brought a pot of tea, poured a cup of tea for Lin Li who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, and then stood quietly aside.

"What are you standing for? It's not like there's no place for you to sit at home. Sit down quickly!" Lin Li said to Qin Muqing who was standing aside, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.

"When we are at home, servants are always like this..." Qin Muqing muttered in her heart, and then sat down on the sofa next to Lin Li.

She put her hands on her abdomen, sat upright, and looked at the teapot on the table, looking dazed.

When Lin Li saw Qin Muqing's appearance, he knew in his heart that it was because he had not seen her for several days, and this woman who was not very talkative had returned to her initially reserved state.

"I've been out on business these days. Nothing happened at home!" Lin Li felt that the atmosphere was a bit dull, so he took the initiative to find a topic and asked casually.

"Everything is fine at home, nothing happened." Qin Muqing, who was looking at the teapot in a daze, came to her senses when Lin Li asked, and answered seriously.

Lin Li nodded, then he thought of the woman who left home just now, and asked, "I met a woman pushing a trolley at the gate just now. Why is she at our house?"

Qin Muqing had considered this question when Lin Lihui met Sister Zhang who was selling lunch boxes. Now when asked about it, she looked as normal and answered calmly.

"The elder sister sells lunch boxes at a nearby construction site. We are friends now. After she sells the box lunches, I usually invite her to sit at home, chat, and share cooking experiences...

Mr. Lin, if you find it inconvenient, I will never invite her to my home again. "

After hearing Qin Muqing's explanation that the woman he met just now was her friend, Lin Li's doubts immediately dissipated. Then he waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"I'm not a stingy person. Since she is your new friend, it won't be inconvenient for you to invite her to your home..."

When Qin Muqing heard what Lin Li said, a slight smile appeared on her face again.

Just as she thought, this kind-hearted Mr. Lin would not be dissatisfied because he invited Sister Zhang, who sold box lunches, to his home.

"Mr. Lin, let me mop the floors on the second and third floors first, and then prepare dinner."

In the past few days, Qin Muqing, who has excellent learning talent, has learned several dishes from Sister Zhang who sells box lunches, and finally has a chance to show off her skills.

"It's going to get dark soon. Let's wait until tomorrow to mop the floor!"

"Um."

"By the way, don't you clean your house every day?" Lin Li suddenly asked.

"Yes!" Qin Muqing nodded, because all the servants in her house cleaned the house every day, so now that she was hired by Lin Li, she naturally did the same.

"It's not necessary. You don't have to clean your home every day in the future. You can just do it every four or five days or six or seven days." Lin Li said.

On Blue Star, he usually cleaned his house more than once a week, so he felt that he was relatively diligent.

"Oh." Qin Muqing nodded happily, thinking that she finally didn't have to clean the house every day. Cleaning the entire villa by herself every day was actually quite tiring.

"When you cook later, cook more rice..." The side effects of eating the magical fruit were still continuing. If he didn't remind him, Lin Li was afraid that the amount of rice Qin Muqing cooked for dinner would not be enough for him.

"OK."

"The rice cooks enough for five people."

"Uh???" Qin Muqing was stunned for a moment when he heard that he had to cook rice for five people, and looked at Lin Li in surprise, "Isn't it too much to cook rice for five people?"

"No, just do as I say and you can finish eating." Lin Li didn't explain much.

"Yeah." Qin Muqing nodded doubtfully, but as the master Lin Li had spoken, she, a servant, naturally couldn't refute, so she just followed her words.

Afterwards, Qin Muqing left the living room and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, while Lin Li went to the open-air balcony on the third floor of the villa.

Looking into the distance, there is only the last trace of the sunset left on the horizon.

There are some construction sites around where villas are being built. Because the sun is about to go down, the construction workers have stopped working, and everyone is leaving the construction site one after another.

Lin Li lay down on the deck chair, looking at the sky dyed red by the sunset, and his thoughts wandered.

"After dinner is over and it's completely dark, I'll go to the Red Blood Gang to give them another blow, and then go back to Blue Star."

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The sky completely darkened, the sun completely disappeared, and the bright full moon hung high in the sky, becoming the only source of light in the world after dark.

The hazy moonlight spreads to the earth, like covering everything with a layer of silver-white gauze.

Bibo Lake is endless. After dark, mist begins to appear on the lake. If people standing on the shore look into the depths of Bibo Lake, their sight will be blocked by the mist on the lake, and they will not be able to see very far. distance.

"call……"

"Shashasha..."

A gust of wind suddenly blew on Bibo Lake, and the flowers, plants and trees on the shore made a sound due to the strong wind carrying thick water vapor.

A little further away from the shore, you can see many orange-red firelights dancing.

The carriages were connected end to end, forming a huge circular fortification.

Bonfires were burning brightly inside the circular fortifications, and there were many people sitting in twos and threes around them, holding bowls in their hands and slurping noodles.

"Old He, the noodles you cooked tonight taste good!" A caravan guard swallowed the food in his mouth and said to the tall and thick chef who was adding firewood to the campfire not far away.

"You guys, why do you mean the noodles cooked tonight taste good? The rice I cooked always tastes good!" The chef who finished adding firewood to the bonfire turned his head and smiled and cursed at the caravan guard who was speaking.

"..." The caravan guard was speechless, thinking that your craftsmanship is notoriously bad, yet you are shamelessly praising yourself.

However, when I think about traveling abroad and trekking through mountains and rivers, it is already good to have a hot meal. Although the taste is slightly lacking, it is still acceptable.

After dinner, the guard captain came to the caravan manager's carriage and reported to the caravan manager who had also had dinner and was drinking hot tea brewed by a servant.

"Shopkeeper Wu, I have just given instructions to the brothers, asking them to be on alert tonight."

The shopkeeper of the caravan nodded and raised his hand to invite the guard captain to take a seat. The servant waiting on the side immediately poured a cup of tea for the guard captain.

"At dawn tomorrow morning, we will set off for Dongwu City. According to our usual speed, we should arrive at noon." The guard captain picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea before saying.

"Thank you for escorting us all the way to Dongwu City." The caravan manager said politely.

"This is what we should do. Since we have collected the money, we will definitely escort the caravan to its destination intact." The guard captain said with a smile.

He and his brothers have been engaged in this line of work for several years and have a very good reputation in the industry.

While the caravan shopkeeper and the guard captain were drinking tea and chatting, a firework suddenly flew into the sky in the distance.

"call out……"

"Bang..."

The bright fireworks bloomed in the dark night sky, and everyone could clearly see the colorful fireworks.

If you are in a safe place and see this fireworks blooming in the night sky, everyone will just sigh, these fireworks are so beautiful!

Now the caravan members were in a dangerous wilderness. The moment they saw the fireworks blooming in the night sky, everyone's expressions changed in vain.

The reason why everyone reacted like this was because the fireworks blooming in the night sky came from the guards on the outside who were on guard.

They fired fireworks to warn their companions that there was an enemy.

"It's an enemy attack. Everyone, get ready to meet the enemy..." The guard captain stood up from his chair and shouted to everyone.

The guards who had not finished their dinner immediately put their bowls and chopsticks on the ground, then picked up their weapons and quickly came to the carriage, patrolling the dark area ahead, looking for the location where the enemy might launch an attack.

"Shopkeeper Wu, hurry up and hide in the carriage to avoid being hit by some arrows during a fight later..." the guard captain reminded the caravan shopkeeper who looked a little panicked.

"Okay, I'll take shelter in the carriage." The caravan manager immediately took his servants to his rather luxurious carriage.

When the guard captain saw his employer boarding the carriage, he turned around and shouted to the chaotic horsemen, "Don't panic, everyone. Non-combatants should stay away from the carriage immediately to avoid being accidentally injured in a fight."

These horsemen, who had little fighting ability, heard the reminder from the guard captain and immediately ran towards the carriage where the caravan manager was. They crowded around the carriage and looked at the caravan guards who were waiting around them with horrified expressions.

A figure ran from a distance, and the guards with crossbows in their hands immediately aimed at the figure.

"It's me, don't shoot." The figure who seemed to feel that he was being locked by the crossbow immediately shouted as he ran towards the caravan carriage.

"It's one of our own." The guards heard the familiar voice and immediately moved their crossbows aimed at the figure.

After this figure running from a distance entered the circular fortification of the caravan, the guard captain immediately asked him, "Why are you alone? Where are the others?"

"They are dead. They were attacked by the enemy and all were killed..." The guard responsible for guarding the perimeter said with a horrified expression as he recalled what happened just now.

"Mader... was it a human or a strange beast that attacked you?" the guard captain asked.

"It's human, it's a group of bandits who attacked us..."

"Approximately how many people are there in the group of robbers who attacked you?"

"I don't know, it's too dark, but from the noise, there should be a lot of people..."

The guard captain had just asked his companions some questions when suddenly there was movement in the grass in the distance, and a dense sound came.

"Shashasha..."

Under the bright moon hanging in the sky and the shining moonlight, many figures appeared in the dense grass. Although they were blurry and not very clear, they could still be seen.

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