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Chapter 34: Just a little thief, screaming so fiercely
It was getting late, so the two decided to stay overnight before setting off tomorrow.

Seeing that they were outsiders and well-dressed, the innkeeper lowered his voice and gave a kind reminder after collecting the money.

"You two, please be careful. This world is not very peaceful. Remember to close the doors and windows at night."

Before Gao Wenyan had time to ask in detail, the shopkeeper had put on a smiling face.

"The two upstairs, please."

This town is really weird.

She and Chu Xu had walked around outside before, looking for a medicine shop to cook medicine. Unexpectedly, all the shops in this town were closed before dark.

Chu Xu said that they should be afraid of being robbed.

Gao Wenyan still didn't believe it, but now that the shopkeeper was so mysterious, she believed it a little more.

She said angrily: "He is a bandit and a thief. This Xinhong is about to turn Huiyuan County into a den of thieves!"

She thought to herself that even if she killed him ten more times, it would not be an exaggeration.

But Chu Xu said leisurely: "What we have seen is much better than before."

His words once again aroused Gao Wenyan's curiosity, and she asked, "How did you get here before?"

But Chu Xu didn't take the bait, and smiled slightly: "Young lady, you want to know? Unfortunately, there is no moon and no wine, so it is not a good time for a long conversation."

"With that, good night."

Gao Wenyan didn't buy his account either.

Chu Xu laughed out loud and said, "Well, my lady has worked hard these days, so sleep well tonight."

Gao Wenyan failed to sleep well as he said.

A loud noise woke up Gao Wenyan in the middle of the night. She opened the door and found Chu Xu standing at her door. It looked like he had been standing for a long time.

Their rooms were not next to each other, and Chu Xu stayed up most of the night. Why?

Seeing Gao Wenyan opening the door, Chu Xu turned around and explained, "It's just a thief who came in, but did he disturb the girl?"

Looking over his shoulder, Gao Wenyan couldn't help but frown.

The door of this inn was actually kicked open. No wonder there was such a big movement.

"Master Yan, do you call this a little thief?"

In order to hide their identities, the two of them adopted pseudonyms. Chu Xu directly took his mother's surname and assumed the pseudonym Yan Chu.

Gao Wenyan was in a dilemma. Mrs. Gao's surname was Che, which would be a bit strange if she followed Chu Xu's naming logic.

When she couldn't think of anything, she suddenly touched Chengshuang on her waist, and an idea came to her, and she immediately thought of a pseudonym.

There is frost in the sky.

Chu Xu thought her name was unpleasant and said, "It's not as good as 'Che Gao'."

Gao Wenyan ignored him.

Now, Chu Xu teased her with this name again.

"What does Miss Youshuang think is a big thief?"

Seeing that the two were still chatting, one of the robbers was very unhappy and spat, feeling that they did not take him seriously.

Gao Wenyan looked down and saw that only three people dared to be so rampant.

The shopkeeper hid under the cabinet and did not dare to come out. There were two rows of white silver coins on the table, presumably to be handed over to these thieves.

Seeing that they were coming with such ferocity that they even smashed the store door, Gao Wenyan suddenly understood.

"But they are coming for us?" she asked.

"Eighty percent."

They must still be wearing the same clothes as before, so others recognized them as wealthy outsiders.

Gao Wenyan couldn't help but said: "It's probably up to you."

After all, she had been in the mountains for several days and her clothes were so dirty.

"Yes, it's what the girl said."

With a "thud" sound, the robber smashed a table to attract attention.

Hearing the noise, the people in the next room ran out sleepily. At first sight, they saw three fierce-looking people standing in the hall, so they went back without thinking and closed the door.

"Hand over the money!" the man shouted.

Gao Wenyan was shocked that this was Qi Ren's accent.She picked one of the thin men and said to Chu Xu: "You deal with him later, and I will take care of the other two."

Chu Xu knew that she had always been arrogant in martial arts, but this was the first time he experienced it in person.

"Thank you very much for your consideration."

The shopkeeper originally dared to poke his head out occasionally to see what was going on, but when he saw that they started fighting over a disagreement, he hurriedly hid deeper to prevent accidental injury.

I only heard a hand-to-hand exchange for a while, and the world suddenly became quiet.

The shopkeeper stood up and took a look, and saw that all the robbers were tied up, and the girl was so majestic, but she didn't even draw her sword out of its sheath.

Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but feel happy, and took the coins on the table back to the cash box one by one.

"A mere little thief screams so fiercely." Gao Wenyan said disdainfully.

One of them was dissatisfied and shouted: "Just wait, our elder brother will not let you go!"

"I'll wait, I'll wait. But I don't have that much time to spend with you."

After saying that, Gao Wenyan asked again: "Are you from Qi?"

The man straightened his chest and said, "So what?"

"Qi people come to Daning, how dare they be so arrogant?"

"Oh, Daning? Do you think Daning is still the Daning that all nations came to court before?"

Later, I heard from the shopkeeper that these people were refugees from Qi State. Zhang Xinhong had benefited from it and actually turned a blind eye and allowed these refugees to sneak over.

Huiyuan County has become increasingly poor due to Zhang Xinhong's inaction, let alone this small town.

It’s hard for the original residents to have enough to eat, let alone the refugees who sneaked over.

As a result, the people gradually became bandits. By beating, smashing, robbing and stealing, they united into a gang and "established a foothold" in this town.

"Why don't you run away?"

All the towns near Lishan have fled, so why are they sitting here waiting to die?

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "Where can I escape? As long as you are in Huiyuan County, unless you are a high-ranking official, otherwise everything is the same? If you go to other counties, can you cross Lishan? If you want to take another way, can you Are there so many expenses?"

He sighed repeatedly: "Are you going to imitate them and smuggle yourself to Qi State and become a robber again?"

Glancing over by chance, he saw that Chu Xu's face was heavy, and Gao Wenyan expected that he should be the same.

The shopkeeper started talking and couldn't stop it.

He told how he was harassed by these bandits and how he was separated from his wife.

"What if I close this inn and Zhizhi can't find me when I come back?"

When it comes to the emotional part, I burst into tears.

Chu Xu said: "It will be fine."

Gao Wenyan couldn't help but look at him.

The shopkeeper was still crying: "I have been persuading myself like this for more than ten years, but how can it be okay?"

"Shopkeeper, please relax and hold on. Mr. Yan said it will be fine, so it will be fine."

"really?"

"really."

Gao Wenyan nodded.

The shopkeeper then wiped away his tears and asked: "The three Qi people are still in the kitchen, what do you think we should do with them? If you keep letting me here, what if someone from their gang comes to find them?" ?”

As he spoke, he was about to cry again.

"They will go as they came."

Chu Xu stood up and continued: "The Yamen doesn't care, so we will take care of it."

"What does the noble man say?"

"Shen Jiang."

Gao Wenyan was slightly surprised. As expected, he went exactly as he came.

But this is a good idea.

(End of this chapter)