No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 453 Black shop!

After a while, Qin Yao'er came in with a teacup, walked up to Luo Junyao and sat down beside Luo Junyao, looking sullen.

Luo Junyao looked at her puzzled and said, "What's wrong?"

Qin Yao'er said: "Girl, is this tea good?"

Luo Junyao glanced at the tea in the thick tea bowl in front of him and said, "It's okay, I can drink it."

Qin Yao'er looked at her in shock, isn't the Princess Regent a noble lady?Didn't you grow up rich and well-clothed?
These days, she has also seen it in the Prince Regent's Mansion. Everything the Princess Regent spends is the best. Why can she drink such bad tea?

Luo Jun shook his hand in front of her to remind her to regain her senses: "I thought you shouldn't be afraid of suffering, right?" She heard Xie Yan talk about Qin Yao'er's background, so she should also have lived a hard life.

Qin Yao'er said depressedly: "Not being afraid of suffering and wanting to suffer are two different things." It is because of suffering that she doesn't want to suffer at all now.

Luo Junyao patted her on the shoulder reassuringly and said, "The nearest county town is dozens of miles away, and the mountain roads are still unsafe. I'll be here for one night today, and I'll go to the city tomorrow to treat you to something delicious?"

Qin Yao'er nodded listlessly, she has no hope for tonight's dinner.

If it doesn't work, I still have some dry food, and I can make it through the night.

Although the environment of this inn is poor, the food is not so difficult to eat.

It's just that Ye Feng has been staring at the kitchen, which seems to make the proprietress very unhappy, and his face was a little ugly when the dishes were served.

This small town is backed by a mountain, as the proprietress said, you can still buy some wild game.

So their dinner still consisted of two meat and four vegetables, which was much better than dry food.It's just that the staple food is not the high-quality japonica rice that the nobles of Shangyong used to eat, but the mixed grain rice eaten by ordinary people.

Everyone didn't dislike it, and simply sat down and ate.

After dinner, it was already dark.

Naturally, such a place would not have the bustling night scene of Shangyonghuang City. Although it was already night, there were not many lights in the whole town.

People in the countryside are reluctant to part with lamp oil, and they can't do much at night. They usually go to bed after eating early.

There is also a saying that many people do not have enough food to eat, and if they sleep more, they will not feel hungry so easily.

This inn is at the outermost location of the town, after dinner Luo Junyao took Xie Xiao out for a walk to digest.

Others didn't have the habit of going to bed so early. Chen Xun took a book and sat reading it under the light in the lobby. Gu Jue and Qu Fang didn't know where they went.

Only Ye Feng followed them neither far nor near, earnestly fulfilling his responsibility as a bodyguard.

"According to our speed in the past few days, we can reach Qingzhou in four days at most." Xie Xiao said: "After arriving, what is the princess' plan?"

Luo Junyao looked back at him and said, "Is there any plan? I have a little idea. But I have to go to Qingzhou first to make sure that Cao Mian has really left before I can decide what to do."

Xie Xiao raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you suspect that Cao Mian has not left Qingzhou? Unless he wants to turn against the court immediately, he might not dare to fool the court like this."

Luo Jun said: "No, the Empress Dowager's funeral is scheduled for the beginning of June. Cao Mian only needs to arrive before the funeral to be regarded as violating the imperial edict and etiquette. With Cao Jie in Shangyong sending him news at any time, it is hard to say that he I won't play tricks..."

Xie Xiao suddenly understood, "Princess Wang said that he purposely made rumors that he returned to Beijing, but he didn't?"

Luo Jun shook his head, "Young Master Dongfang suddenly disappeared in Shangyong, Cao Jie may not have thought that we might go to Qingzhou or Yingzhou." After all, she had shown her ambitions for Yingzhou too clearly and aggressively.

Xie Xiao looked at her with a half-smile, if it wasn't for this concubine being too arrogant, how would the Cao family know about Mr. Dongfang?
"Don't worry, Cao Mian's practice is in existence, and he is not in practice,"

Xie Xiao shook his head and said: "I'm not worried, I just think that the princess is very handy in handling such things. If the princess changes her identity, I'm afraid I will doubt your origin." It may be easily replaced by someone of unknown origin.

Luo Junyao stared at him and said, "How can the son of a prince corrupt people's innocence for no reason? I am so talented that ordinary people can't learn it."

"..." Then you are too talented.

"Girl! Girl!" Qin Yao'er sprang out from the darkness and quickly came to the two of them.

Luo Junyao looked at her with some amusement and said, "You idiot, where have you been?"

Qin Yao'er tugged at Luo Jun and said in a low voice, "Girl, this town doesn't seem quite right."

Luo Jun smiled and said, "What's wrong?"

Qin Yao'er took a look at the pitch-black surroundings, only a crude lantern hanging on a tree at one side and a few fires not far away.

Qin Yao'er moved closer to Luo Junyao and whispered: "Don't you think it's strange? This place is small...but it's still a small town. We came here in the afternoon, how many people have you met so far?"

Luo Junyao thought about it, but he really didn't see many people.

When they first arrived, they saw a few figures on the street, but after that, they hardly saw anyone walking on the street.

Xie Xiao said: "Miss Yao'er, don't worry, it's nothing. Maybe it's because the place is too small, the street is only lively when there are regular fairs, and usually there are not many people on the street."

Qin Yao'er said: "Then it can't be so quiet, can the residents of so many houses go out only to go to the market? In addition, I found that it's not that there are few people on the street, but that there are really few people in the whole town."

Hearing that Xie Xiao and Luo Junyao looked at her together, Qin Yao'er said: "I sneaked over to look at it just now, many houses are empty and there is no one at all. But the inside is very clean and the dust is not thick. It looks like it was occupied at least two months ago."

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Then what does Yao'er think it's because of?"

Qin Yao'er was a little dazed, hesitated for a while before saying, "They all moved away?"

Luo Junyao patted the top of her head helplessly, and said, "It's very careful to be careful, think about it carefully?"

"I can't think of it." Qin Yao'er said.

Xie Xiao and Luo Junyao looked at each other helplessly, but neither answered Qin Yao'er's confusion.

"Then don't think about it, don't sleep too hard at night when you sleep." Xie Xiao laughed.

After all, Qin Yao'er was not some ignorant girl in a boudoir, so she instantly understood what Xie Xiao meant.

His eyes widened, "You mean..."

"Hush." ​​Covering her mouth with one hand, Luo Junyao said softly, "Quiet."

Qin Yao'er looked around, but found nothing unusual, so she moved closer to Luo Junyao and lowered her voice, "Princess, you all saw it? Then why..."

Luo Junyao sighed, "Otherwise where shall we stay and what shall we eat tonight?"

"..."

In the dead of night, the lights of the inns on the street were also turned off early and fell into a complete silence.

In the darkness, someone approached quietly.

A thin bamboo tube was gently inserted into the papered window, and wisps of smoke came out of the bamboo tube in the dark room and diffused in the room.

Hei Ying waited for a long time without hearing any movement from inside, and in the dark night, his eyes finally showed ecstatic light.

"How?" Someone came over in the dark and asked in a low voice.

The other person also lowered his voice and said, "It's all down."

"We're really lucky. I don't know where the ignorant son came from. He dares to go this way these days. It's unlucky for him to fall into our hands. It looks like he can make a lot of money this time."

"That's right, those two girls are also good." Another person said: "It will definitely sell for a lot of money!"

"Really?" A voice suddenly sounded in the night, faintly like a ghost in the night.

The person who spoke was taken aback for an instant and almost cried out.

After a soft sound, the flame flickered and lit up the backyard of the inn.

The people who were originally covered by the night and the people holding the fire were exposed to the light together.

In the firelight, Gu Jue's handsome face became a little more sinister for no reason.

There were six people standing in the yard, among them were the seemingly honest innkeeper and the boy in the afternoon, and the proprietress.

There were also three strange men, all of whom had weapons in their hands, and they looked at Gu Jue who was holding a torch with a very unfriendly expression.

Gu Jue looked at the people in the yard with a smile, and said, "I didn't expect that, after walking outside these years, I almost missed it, and I didn't realize that the three of you are still in this business?"

At this time, the boss no longer had the original simple and honest look on his face, and looked at Gu Jue with a fierce look in his eyes.

The young man glared at Gu Jue even more viciously, holding a machete in his hand, his eyes looked like some kind of ferocious beast.

"Since it hit our hands, I can only blame you for your bad luck." The proprietress said: "I advise you to be honest, and you can save your life. Otherwise..."

Gu Jue asked curiously, "Otherwise what?"

The proprietress sneered and said, "Look at your thin skin and tender flesh. If you make buns...the taste must be good."

Hearing this, Gu Jue's face darkened instantly, "Have you ever eaten human flesh?"

The boss said: "So what? I wanted you to try it too, but unfortunately that kid kept an eye on it. It seems that you don't have the good fortune to enjoy this delicacy."

Gu Jue snorted softly, who are they?And Qin Yao'er was with him, if he didn't even know what he was eating, then stop messing around outside as soon as possible.

If these people dare to do anything in the dishes, they don't have to wait until midnight.

"Mother, stop talking nonsense with them! Kill him!" The young man held a knife and said fiercely: "I want that beautiful girl to be my wife!"

The proprietress slapped him on the head angrily, and said: "That girl is tender and beautiful, and she can sell for at least 1000 taels of silver. With the silver, do you want any daughter-in-law?"

The young man refused, "No way! I want her to be my daughter-in-law!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his knife and rushed towards Gu Jue, who was speechless.

It's fine to live in a shop and a den of thieves, but this little thief even coveted their princess.

If this group of thieves are not completely strangled here, where will the face of their Zhen Guojun and him Gu Jue be put?
Without even thinking about it, Gu Jue kicked the young man who was rushing towards him into the air.

That young man also has some skills, but it is obviously not very capable to open a black shop in such a remote place.

After being kicked away by Gu Jue, the boy tried his best to roll on the ground, but still bumped into the stone steps of the small yard, and groaned in pain.

This group of people obviously didn't have much knowledge. Seeing that they didn't look burly and sturdy, they thought they were ordinary rich people.Surprised by Gu Jue's kick, it was only then that they realized that the opponent was strong, and they all rushed towards Gu Jue, trying to take him down with the advantage of having a large number of people.

Gu Jue didn't even bother to take the weapon, he lightly kicked up a stick standing in the corner next to him, took it in his hand, and swung it towards those people.

But after a while, the thieves, who were still vicious just now, fell to the ground with a plop, hugging their stomachs and howling.

Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and said, "With this little ability, how dare you come out and open a black shop?"

"Ask where the people in their town have gone." The closed door opened, and Luo Junyao walked out.

A few doors next to him also opened one after another. Except for Chen Xun who was a little shocked when he was pulled out by Ye Feng, everyone else looked calm.

Qin Yao'er appeared on the roof, and said down, "There is no one outside, it seems that these are the only ones."

"I really want to see a woman during the day?" Luo Jun shook his head.

Qin Yao'er shook her head and said: "They are the only ones around this inn, the others should be hiding in the room and dare not come here."

"..." Seeing this scene, these people finally knew that they had really encountered a problem.

Originally, they thought that Gu Jue was just a fish that slipped through the net, but they didn't expect that not a single fish was caught.

"Didn't you say that this medicine has been tried and tested?!" The proprietress couldn't help but glared at one of the men.

The man was also very puzzled, "I have used it before, and it is indeed a hundred tests."

Luo Junyao and Xie Xiao looked at each other. With Qin Yao'er around, ordinary people probably don't have any medicine that can be called a hundred-test medicine.

Luo Junyao walked into the yard, looked down at the people on the ground and asked, "Where are the original people in this town?"

The proprietress rolled her eyes and said, "What original person? I don't know, there are only so many people in this town, so they are naturally sleeping at home right now."

Luo Jun shook his head slightly and showed her a sweet smile.

The next moment, a kick hit her stomach hard.

The woman who had recovered just now screamed in pain and curled up on the ground with her stomach in her arms.

"Mother!" Seeing this, the boy struggled to get up and rush over to look at his mother, but a slender hand held his shoulder.

Qin Yao'er came up to him, smiled and said: "Little brother, don't move."

The boy's eyes widened in an instant, and he saw a scorpion with its teeth and claws in the hands of a well-behaved and comely girl in front of him.Although I don't know if the scorpion is poisonous or not, it's just the appearance of it that's scary.

Qin Yao'er said: "If you dare to move, I will stuff it into your mouth."

The boy was stiff all over, how dare he move?
What kind of people did they encounter?

The boss, who was originally a simple and honest man, said angrily: "Bitch! How dare you try to touch my son! I will definitely sell you to the cheapest brothel, and make you..."

Before he finished speaking, the stick in Gu Jue's hand was thrown out and hit him in the chest with incomparable precision.

The boss snorted and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Gu Jue walked into the yard and looked down at the man whose ribs were obviously broken, "Don't say such rude things to girls."

The boss wanted to yell, but the severe pain in his chest and the continuous flow of blood from his mouth made him too busy to think about it.

The proprietress struggled and crawled over to check on her husband's situation. The boy stared at Qin Yao'er's hand tightly and dared not move. The other three lay on the ground wishing they were dead.

Luo Junyao stood in the middle of the courtyard and clapped his hands, "Now can we tell the truth?"

(End of this chapter)