Of course it's because she's not the one who loves tea.

Xiao Lingyue said calmly: "I have to have time to sit down and drink slowly. People's preferences will change."

The implication is that she doesn't like drinking tea now, just because she doesn't have enough time in her daily life, and she gradually doesn't like drinking it.

Zhan Beihan narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing more.

The two people walked slowly along the street. The sky was getting darker and darker, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on both sides of the street.

Suddenly, a heavy drumming sound came from the direction of the city gate.

"Boom--boom--boom!"

Three heavy drums were played in succession, and the sound spread in all directions.

Xiao Lingyue and Zhan Beihan stopped at the same time and looked towards the city gate.

"Is curfew coming soon?" Xiao Lingyue murmured.

On the side of the road, a small businessman who was busy closing his stall laughed and said, "Yes, when the drum sounds, it means that the curfew is coming. When it gets completely dark, the drum will be beaten again, and you can't go out again."

Yes, madam, please go home quickly!"

Xiao Lingyue smiled when she heard this, nodded towards the other party, and pulled Zhan Beihan back quickly.

"The curfew hours in Nanyan are different from those in Northern Qin. Let's stop standing around in the street. Let's get here first today and go back to rest."

The ancients had a saying of "morning bells and evening drums".

That is, at dawn, the city gates ring the bell to indicate the day is coming, and at the same time the city gates are opened to signify the end of the curfew.

When it gets dark, drums are beaten at the city gate to indicate that the day is coming to an end and everyone must return to their homes and not wander around in the streets until dawn the next day.

Northern Qin has similar rules, but because of the different geographical environment, it gets dark later and the curfew is shorter.

Zhan Beihan asked calmly: "When will you go to Tianyi Pavilion?"

"Don't you want me to go?" Xiao Lingyue looked at him teasingly.

"Then you won't go?" Zhan Beihan snorted, "If you were so obedient, I would have suspected whether you were a fake."

Xiao Lingyue chuckled.

There are people on the street in a hurry, and the vendors who have not yet closed their stalls are busy packing up and getting ready to go home.

In the busy scene, she and Zhan Beihan were the only two people walking side by side, their hands empty, and they seemed a bit leisurely.

Xiao Lingyue said with a smile: "I still have to go, but I'm not in a hurry. The news is still tight. Let's check the situation in two days."

Zhan Beihan hummed with slight satisfaction and said nothing.

But even Xiao Lingyue did not expect that after two days, instead of relaxing, the atmosphere in Huaicheng would become increasingly tense.

This morning, as soon as she got up and went out, she saw Yoruichi dressed in commoners standing in the yard, surrounded by several Dragon Scale Guards dressed as ordinary people, who seemed to be reporting something in a low voice, and everyone's expressions were solemn.
Chapter completed!