This day.
The entire Song family was immersed in endless grief.
Overnight, both the son and daughter died tragically, one was left with no bones left, and the other's body was destroyed.
Is there anything worse than this
Other families in Mo City, as well as various people who were on good terms with the Song family, all rushed to the Song family to pay their respects.
Naturally, people from the Qin family also went there.
No matter what kind of hatred the two families have in secret, this kind of open courtesy still has to be observed.
After all, Mo City is so small that you can see people everywhere if you look up.
Upon hearing the news, Jiang Jinnan, the Lord of Mo City, was furious and immediately urged the government to conduct a thorough investigation.
The leaders of various forces who came to the Song family to pay their respects were all filled with righteous indignation and said they would help find the murderer.
But just one day later, no one mentioned the Song family matter anymore.
Because of the news coming from the front line, the eldest princess will come to Mo City in a few days.
The New Year is coming to an end.
The eldest princess' army was stationed within the border line dozens of kilometers outside Mocheng. They were unable to return to Kyoto or Huoyue Kingdom to celebrate the New Year, so they chose to come to Mocheng to celebrate the New Year.
One was the earnest invitation from Jiang Jinnan, the Lord of Mo City; the other was that the eldest princess had been to Mo City three times and was quite familiar with the place.
There happened to be nothing happening on the front line, so I came here early.
When Jiang Jinnan received the news, he immediately organized people to clean the entire city. At the same time, he strengthened the vigilance and daily patrols.
The government began to bring people to register the household registration of people from house to house.
All outsiders and people without identity documents were expelled from the inner city, regardless of gender, age or status.
Businesses on the streets also put up colorful decorations.
The entire Mo City, whether officials or civilians, were looking forward to the arrival of the eldest princess.
Especially the young boys and girls were extremely excited.
Some talented men and women even racked their brains to write poems in praise of it.
The eldest princess's current fame is not gained because she is the only sister of the little emperor, but is earned through her own strength in battle after battle.
In this battle against foreign invasion at the border, the princess once again demonstrated her extraordinary military talent to the entire Dayan.
It can be said that she has made a great contribution to the stability of Mo City for so many years.
So, now that we know that the eldest princess is coming, who wouldn’t be excited
All right.
Some people are not excited.
After practicing at the bottom of the lake for two days, Luo Qingzhou began to prepare for the first mission tomorrow.
In the afternoon, he left the house.
I first went to other warrior shops for a while, compared prices, bought some emergency medicines, gauze, etc., and then went to Jubao Pavilion.
But at this time, he didn't have a single gold coin on him.
And there was little silver left.
He originally wanted to buy a dagger as a backup, but after asking the price, he had to give up.
With the remaining silver, he bought a map of the Blackwood Forest.
These past few nights he had been in a trance, observing the roads outside Mo City, but he could not see the direction of the black wood forest clearly.
First, the place is very big, with towering mountains and endless hills.
Second, in the sight of the soul, there was a thick black fog floating in the sky, and nothing could be seen clearly.
After buying the map, he was left with no money and couldn't even afford a string of candied haws.
There is also a demon pill in the storage bag.
But he cannot be used until the critical moment.
I don’t know if there are enough potions needed for tendon refining, so I may have to buy more at that time. That’s when I will use the magic pill.
After chatting with the waiter for a while, he found that it would be more convenient to have a dagger.
In addition to dissecting monsters and extracting their demon cores, you can also deal with some poisonous and strange creatures. Some monsters are soft all over, and not only do they have amazing defense, but they can also remove the strength of warriors. At this time, the dagger can come in handy.
Usually, such monsters are most afraid of sharp blades.
Of course, it is a sharp blade used exclusively by warriors.
Luo Qingzhou flipped through the book introducing the various monsters in the Black Wood Forest for a while and found that the dagger was indeed very important and could save his life at the critical moment.
After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, he hesitated for a while, then returned, took out the magic pill, and asked the waiter how much he could sell it for.
The waiter took the demon pill and observed it carefully for a while before saying, "Sir, this is the lowest level demon pill, and the quality is very poor. You can hold it up to the light and see that there is a crack inside. If you want to sell it, I will give you at most 200 gold coins."
"Two hundred gold coins?"
Luo Qingzhou thought about it. The cheapest warrior dagger needed two hundred and eighty gold coins. Even if he sold the demon pill, it would not be enough to buy the dagger.
"Okay, I'll think about it."
Luo Qingzhou decided to go to other stores to ask.
After taking the demon pill, he went out and went to other shops selling warrior supplies to ask.
As a result, the prices are similar.
One store even lowered the price to 150 gold coins.
He thought about it seriously for a while and decided to go back and try to see if he could borrow some money from someone.
After all, it is a matter concerning one's own life, so we cannot be careless.
Who can I borrow from
The first choice is naturally Bailing.
He no longer had any scruples towards the girl Bailing, and he had no shame in asking for money.
It’s not like he won’t pay it back anyway.
However, I have never seen her go out alone or do anything, so I don't know if she has that much money.
After selling the demon pill, I still need eighty gold coins.
If it was eighty taels of silver, that girl would definitely have it, but gold coins...
It’s hard to say.
If it really doesn't work, he can only shamelessly go to find Miss Qin Er.
Miss Qin Er should have money, or rather, she should have a way to get money, and she will also keep it a secret for him.
After all, the two of them had a secret in common that night.
Thinking about something, he quickly returned to the Qin Mansion through the back door.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he took off his mask.
When he arrived in front of Lingchan Moon Palace, he was still a little hesitant.
To be honest, people of this era are still very thin-skinned, especially when it comes to borrowing money from women.
However, thinking of the importance of the dagger, he went up and knocked on the door.
After a while, the gate of the courtyard opened with a creaky sound.
"Miss Bailing, I..."
Luo Qingzhou was afraid that he would hesitate again, so he was ready to speak it out directly as soon as the door opened. However, after he had said a few words, he suddenly realized that the person who opened the door was not Bailing, but... Xia Chan.
A girl in a light green dress stood in the door, opened it, and then held the sword in her arms, looking at him coldly.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Miss Xia Chan, let me look for Miss Bai Ling, is she here?"
Xia Chan looked at him coldly, without answering or moving.
Luo Qingzhou wanted to go in, but seeing that she was blocking the way, he didn't dare to force his way in, so he could only say, "I have something to ask Miss Bailing, can Miss Xiachan help me call her?"
Xia Chan finally spoke and said coldly: "Speak."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
Are you talking about borrowing money
I can’t tell you that.
It's fine if I'm embarrassed in front of Bailing, but how can I embarrass myself in front of you again
Luo Qingzhou could only bow and say: "If Miss Bailing is not here, then forget it. It's actually nothing serious. You are busy. I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he turned and left.
It seems that I can only go to the second young lady to borrow it.
Um
A murderous aura suddenly came from behind
He paused and turned to look.
There was nothing behind him, the doorway was empty, and the cold girl holding the sword had disappeared.
He muttered something, and without thinking any more, he turned around and prepared to continue walking forward, but suddenly he found a figure in front of him, and he almost bumped into the bulging...
Looking up...
She was wearing a light green dress, her pretty face was cold, she was holding a sword in her arms, and she was looking at him coldly.
Luo Qingzhou looked at the cold girl who appeared in front of him silently like a ghost, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"that… "
All right.
Just say it.
Anyway, even if he only told Bailing, Bailing might tell this person.
He sighed, his cheeks slightly hot as he said, "I'm looking for Miss Bailing, actually I want to borrow some money from her... I want to buy some expensive books and..."
Before he could finish his words, the girl in front of him suddenly walked away quickly and entered the yard.
Did you go in and call Bai Ling
Luo Qingzhou looked at the door and stood there waiting.
After a while.
Bailing didn't come out, and she came out again with a cold face.
She walked up to him with a bulging bag in her hand and handed it to him.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, took it in his hand, untied the rope at the bag, and looked inside.
There was actually a small bag full of... small change inside.
It's all broken.
I weighed it, probably... more than thirty taels.
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The girl looked at the expression on his face, frowned slightly, lowered her head again, took out the last piece of silver from her pocket, gently put it into the small bag in his hand, then turned her head away and looked elsewhere and said, "Enough?"
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, looking down at the small piece of silver she had put into the bag at the end, startled for a moment, then looked up and said, "Well, that's enough, thank you Miss Xia Chan. I'll make some money in a few days..."
Before she could finish her words, the girl turned and left.
"Squeak..."
The gate is closed.
Luo Qingzhou stood there in a daze for a while, then put away the silver and walked towards Miss Qin's residence.
It turns out that the cold Miss Xia Chan can actually be warm at times.
but…
Judging from what happened just now, Bailing definitely can’t be relied upon.
Then I can only go find Miss Qin Er.
After entering the door, Zhuer led him to the study.
After Qin Weimo woke up from his lunch break, he went to read in the study.
The afternoon sun couldn't reach the house, and it was still a bit windy outside, so the windows were tightly closed.
There is a stove in the room, and the warmth is overwhelming.
"Miss, the uncle is here."
Qiu'er was standing at the door of the study. When she saw Luo Qingzhou, she immediately reported to the girl in the study.
Qin Weimo was a little surprised. He put down the book and stood up.
Luo Qingzhou took off his shoes and walked into the house on the soft carpet.
There was a sound of a door closing behind me.
"Brother-in-law..."
Just as Miss Qin was about to speak, Luo Qingzhou got straight to the point and said, "Miss Qin, I'm here to borrow money from you. Do you have any?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, and didn't react.
After a few breaths, Fang reacted and nodded, "Yes, how much does brother-in-law want?"
Luo Qingzhou showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and whispered: "80 gold coins..."
"Pearl."
The girl immediately shouted towards the door.
The door opened.
Zhu Er answered at the door: "Miss."
Qin Weimo said softly, "Go to the account office and withdraw 200 gold coins in my name. If the account office doesn't object, you can go find Manager Zhou and tell him that it was me who asked you to do so. If my father is here, you can go find him. Just tell him that I need the money and don't say anything else."
Zhu'er agreed and left in a hurry.
Luo Qingzhou felt a warm feeling in his heart, and he said softly: "Thank you, Second Miss, but 200 gold coins are too much, I only need 80."
Qin Weimo looked at him softly and said, "Brother-in-law, if you want to practice martial arts, 80 coins are not enough... From now on, Weimo will help you withdraw 200 coins every month. Brother-in-law, feel free to use them and don't save them."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "How can the Qin Mansion... have so much money?"
Qin Weimo smiled slightly and said, "Father will take care of these things. Brother-in-law doesn't need to worry about them. Just focus on your studies and practice martial arts secretly."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The study became quiet.
Luo Qingzhou asked: "What book was the second young lady reading just now?"
Qin Weimo picked up the book from the table, opened the cover and said, "It's for the imperial examination."
Luo Qingzhou was stunned: "Why is Second Miss reading this book? Women can't take the exam."
Qin Weimo smiled and said softly, "Brother-in-law, study hard. After the New Year, I will give you a test. If you answer well, I will give you a reward. If you don't answer well, I will punish you by asking you to tell me a story every day. Okay?"
Luo Qingzhou fell silent. After a while, he took the book from her hand and gently placed it on the table. Then he looked at her and said, "Second Miss, you are not in good health, so don't worry about these things. As for the exam, I will work hard on my own and don't need help from others."
Qin Weimo lowered his head slightly and said softly: "But, brother-in-law, Weimo is not someone else..."
Luo Qingzhou didn't speak.
Soon, Zhuer came back with a small bag, panting, "Miss, the gold coins are so heavy..."
Luo Qingzhou looked at the golden coins inside and his heart was suddenly touched.
Every gold coin here is the result of the Qin family’s hard work.
The girl gave it to him without any hesitation, and said that she would let him use it to practice martial arts every month in the future.
How could he not be moved
Before today, he always believed that he practiced hard for the sake of him and Xiaodie.
But now... he wants to protect more people!
"Thank you, Second Miss."
He did not stay any longer, took the gold coins, said goodbye and left.
At the moment of borrowing money, no matter how much you thank them, it will be pale and powerless. It is better to save your energy and performance and work hard to pay back the money and repay the debt.
Luo Qingzhou took the money, put it into the storage bag at the door, and then walked straight to the back door of Qin's Mansion.
When he arrived at the back door and was about to take out the mask, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around and saw someone following him not far behind.
As soon as he stopped, the other party also stopped.
Xia Chan held the sword, turned sideways and looked away, as if she had always been standing there and had not followed him.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then walked over and said, "Miss Xia Chan, do you have anything else to say?"
Xia Chan looked away with a cold face.
After a long while, she spoke coldly and asked, "Where are you going?"
Luo Qingzhou looked at her strangely and said, "Go out and buy something."
Then he suddenly remembered something and said, "I'll buy you some candied haws later. How many strings do you want?"
Xia Chan was silent for a moment, then turned to look at him, her eyes cold, her pronunciation awkward, her sentences stumbling: "Bai Ling said that you, want to borrow money... to go to a brothel, to find... an oiran without clothes, right?"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
It was the first time he heard Miss Xia Chan say so many words, and he felt inexplicably curious.
“Um… yes.”
Luo Qingzhou decided to be bold and tease her: "Your mistress won't sleep with me, so what's wrong with me going to find the courtesan? All the scholars out there have been to brothels, but I haven't. I want to go and take a look today, is that not okay?"
A familiar chill came over me.
The girl clenched the sword in her hand, and with her other hand, she grasped the hilt.
Seeing this, Luo Qingzhou quickly said, "I'm kidding. Didn't I just tell you? I borrowed the money to buy books, not to go to the brothel to find naked courtesans."
The girl still held the hilt of the sword, looking at him with cold eyes.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to raise his hand and said, "I swear, if I say... if I go to find a naked courtesan, I will be struck by lightning!"
The girl looked at him a few more times before slowly loosening her grip on the sword.
Luo Qingzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't dare to joke anymore, saying: "Well, Miss Xia Chan, you are busy, I will go out first."
I took a few steps and turned around to see that she had caught up with me.
Luo Qingzhou: “???”
When the girl saw him stop, she also stopped and looked away.
Luo Qingzhou went out of the back door, took a few steps, then looked back at the door.
She followed him out and stopped at the door, still looking elsewhere.
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The two walked and stopped, and then talked for a while in the alley.
Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Qingzhou ignored her and quickly crossed the street and entered another alley.
Then he started running through the alleys.
When he was about to reach Jubao Pavilion, he immediately took out the mask and put it on his face, then walked out of the alley, looked left and right, and then entered the store.
Soon, he bought a dagger.
On the way back, the sun had already set.
He looked carefully along the way and did not see the cold girl.
I must have lost him and went back alone.
Luo Qingzhou entered the mansion from the back door and took off the mask on his face.
When passing by the "Lingchan Moon Palace", he hesitated and walked in.
Bailing was sitting in the yard in a daze. Seeing him come so early, she was surprised.
Luo Qingzhou glanced around and asked in a low voice: "Is Miss Xia Chan back?"
Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, then her face changed slightly: "Isn't Uncle with Chanchan? Didn't Chanchan go shopping with Uncle just now?"
Luo Qingzhou frowned and told what happened just now, saying: "I thought she came back by herself."
Bailing stood up from the stone bench in a hurry, and said anxiously, "It's over, uncle, it's over, Chanchan doesn't know the way, and you guys went there... Uncle, go find Chanchan! She is afraid of being alone, especially when it's dark. In fact, she is very timid... I... I can't leave, I still have to look after the young lady, you..."
Without waiting for her to finish, Luo Qingzhou immediately turned around and left the courtyard, running straight towards the back door.
People just gave him all their silver, even the last bit of change they had... They were just afraid that he would go to a brothel, or they wanted to go shopping with him, but he...
He is such a piece of shit!
Outside the mansion, darkness had enveloped the entire street.
He ran quickly.
“Boom!”
At this moment, a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
He looked up and saw that the sky, which had been clear in the evening, was now covered with dark clouds.
It's going to rain.
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