"You live in Chang'an?" Nanfeng was very surprised. The ruined temple where he, Lu Pingchuan and others lived was in Xicheng, not far from the bell tower the female assassin mentioned, only a few streets away.
The female assassin nodded, "There is a broken bell on the third floor of the bell tower. If you are looking for me, you can ring three times at the hour and I will appear."
"Have you been living there?" Nanfeng looked at the female assassin in confusion. When they were in Chang'an, they went to the bell tower to play more than once. The female assassin was right. There was indeed a bronze bell there. The chain broke and it had been there since May. The floor smashed and fell to the third floor.
The female assassin nodded again, "We lived near that area for many years."
Nanfeng did not speak anymore, but looked directly at the female assassin. The people living near the bell tower were also poor people. The bell tower was only half a stick of incense away from the ruined temple. He had an impression of the people in that area, and logically he should know them. people.
The female assassin was a little embarrassed when she saw Nan Feng staring at her, but her expression was very complicated, with both embarrassment and a bit of anger. In the end, a bitter smile replaced the embarrassment and anger.
A beggar is the best at observing people's emotions. Seeing the female assassin's expression, Nanfeng knew that the other party had misunderstood. The female assassin mistakenly thought that he was lustful. She would naturally feel embarrassed about such things, so she became embarrassed. And that bit of anger was because he thought that he had obtained the key skills of Gongshu, so it would be okay to kill him. As for the final wry smile, he gave up the idea of killing him and decided to obey him, but at the same time he also felt sorry for his character. disappointment.
Even though he knew that the other party had misunderstood, Nanfeng did not immediately explain. He was recalling the households in that area. There were hundreds of households around the clock tower, but he couldn't bear it. He had lived there for more than ten years and left. Even if there are thousands of families begging for food in the streets, they can still remember it.
After staring and recalling for a long time, Nanfeng thought of a place, and he was very sure that the female assassin had lived there before.
"What's your name?" Nanfeng asked.
The female assassin frowned suddenly when she heard this. At this time, a girl's name cannot be asked casually. Asking someone's name is very abrupt and almost frivolous.
"What do you want to do?" the female assassin asked.
"There has to be a name." Nanfeng said.
The female assassin didn't answer.
Nanfeng didn't speak anymore. His silence showed that he was obsessed with this question and was waiting for the other party's answer.
After the silent confrontation, the female assassin gave in half a step and said, "Peace."
"Your surname is An?" Nanfeng asked.
The female assassin tilted her head to the side, making no comment.
Nanfeng didn't speak anymore. This silence was not because he was competing with the other party, but because he was wondering why the female assassin mentioned her first name but not her last name. This was contrary to common sense. Usually, she said her last name, Miss Zhao. , Miss Qian and the like are the most common names. It's much closer to say his first name than his last name, and this female assassin obviously doesn't want to get close to him.
This problem was not complicated, and Nanfeng soon had a clue. The other party's last name should be very rare, and once he said his last name, his identity might be revealed.
After a moment, Nanfeng waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say anything."
"Thank you." The female assassin said with relief.
"Your surname is Yuan, and you are the princess of the previous dynasty." Nanfeng said seriously. He was so sure for three reasons. One was that the other party's surname was rare and special, and the other was that the other party's name was very grand. Ordinary women usually use common flowers and plants in their names, while official women They are light and elegant, while royal women are mostly related to state affairs. The third is the age of the other party. This woman is seventeen this year, while the previous one was only six years old eleven years ago. When a disaster strikes, children are more likely to be rescued.
The female assassin's complexion changed drastically when she heard this, and she stood up suddenly.
Nanfeng smiled and pressed his hand to Yuan Anning, "Don't worry, I won't harm you. Not only will I not harm you, I also have to thank you."
"Who are you?" Yuan Anning was as frightened as a bird.
Nanfeng did not answer her question, but said, "There is a big willow tree about ten feet east of the bell tower. The row of houses behind the big tree goes all the way east. The yard at the end is yours."
Yuan Anning's expression at this time was no longer surprised, but stunned, "How do you know?"
"I used to live in Chang'an," Nanfeng pressed his hand against Yuan Anning again, "Did you know that there is a ruined temple south of the bell tower? I used to live there."
"Are you one of those beggars?" Yuan Anning asked.
Nanfeng nodded, "Yes, the reason I remember you is because you are different. Every time I go to your place to beg for food, you don't open the door, but throw the food out from the wall. If you don't give it, we will sing Huazi." Tiao'er, you seem to be very afraid of people. As long as we raise our voices, copper coins will be thrown out, not many, just one or two, right?"
Yuan Anning's doubts disappeared as soon as he heard this, and a rare smile appeared on his face, "I remember you, you will go twice a month, three times at most."
"You are injured, sit down quickly," Nanfeng said. After Yuan Anning sat down, he added, "This is my idea. I am worried that if I go there too many times, I will scare you away. If you run away, We are missing a food rewarder, but we only went there twice. If there were three times, it must have been the fat man who went there secretly. The fat man is the one you called the dog officer, and you have no impression of him at all?"
Yuan Anning relaxed completely, shook his head and said, "I have only been out and about in the past few years. For safety reasons, when I was in Chang'an, I almost never left home. It was General Wang and Zhang Jieyu who dealt with you."
"Is he General Wang?" Nanfeng pointed at the middle-aged man's body.
Yuan Anning closed his eyes and sighed, then nodded.
"You sit here for a while, I'll be back as soon as I can." Nanfeng stood up.
"Where are you going, young hero?" Yuan Anning asked.
"I will chase the two Taoist priests and ask them to bring their ritual equipment to perform rituals for General Wang after dawn. I have to catch up with Fatty and the others and ask them to send a car to pick you up. You are injured and cannot go on the road immediately. You have to wait until General Wang is buried before leaving," Nanfeng said.
"How can I bother..."
Nanfeng interrupted the other party, "We have been harassing you for several years. As the saying goes, it is our turn to invite you back."
After Nanfeng finished speaking, he quickly went out, closed the door behind his back, and used body techniques to raise his energy and fly eastward.
To the east is the North-South Avenue. After getting on the main road, Nanfeng goes south first to chase Tianmu and ask him to send people to make sacrifices and save the dead.
He has always used body skills, and he has not avoided Brother Tianmu. In fact, Tianmu already knows that he has spiritual energy cultivation, and he can probably guess that he and Fatty are officials with unknown origins, but there are people and things with unknown origins in the world. There are too many. As long as it is beneficial to oneself, no one will talk too much about it.
After catching up with the fat man, he asked him to send carriages and horses to pick him up. The fat man was extremely surprised, "Are you going to get married so soon?"
"Why are you marrying me? This man has some connections with us. I'll tell you in detail when I get back. Hurry up. I've sent carriages and horses when I get back." Nanfeng turned around and walked away quickly. After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something, "Send two carriages." .”
"I will be yours sooner or later, why should I avoid it?!" The fat man was not without envy, but it was just envy, not jealousy. As the saying goes, Nan Feng is his brother.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You're pulling the corpse. By the way, go back and buy a coffin. You need good wood." Nanfeng said.
The fat man turned to look at Zhang Zhong, "Did you hear me? Go back and buy a coffin. It's expensive."
Zhang Zhong agreed with all his heart, and the resentment accumulated all night was wiped away. He liked to buy for Fatty the most. Fatty was used to measuring the quality of goods by price. In his opinion, expensive ones are not necessarily good, and inexpensive ones are not necessarily good. It is definitely not good, and it is indeed the case, but there is no reference for expensive things, so you can take the opportunity to make false claims.
The south wind goes quickly and comes back quickly. It only takes half a stick of incense to go back and forth.
Yuan Anning was reading Gongshu Yaoshu. When he saw him coming back, he closed the page and tried to get up.
Nanfeng waved his hands hurriedly, "Don't get up. Let's wait here for a while. They will go back and send a chariot to pull you and General Wang. A Taoist priest will come over tomorrow to hold a memorial ceremony for General Wang. Don't worry."
Even though Nanfeng wouldn't let her get up, Yuan Anning still stood up, covering her left hand with her right hand, covering her left chest, squatting down and lowering her head, "Thank you so much, young hero."
"Don't be like this, I didn't do anything." Nanfeng waved his hands repeatedly. At this time, women's salutes can be divided into big and ordinary salutes. Yuan Anning's salute is the big salute. The ordinary salute is to cover the right hand with the left hand, the left hand is attached to the left hip, squatting and lowering the head. , the distinction is also very simple, it just depends on where the woman puts her hands.
After thanking him, the two sat down again. Nanfeng was very curious about Yuan Anning's identity, but he seemed to have unreasonable intentions when talking about his background.
Just when Nanfeng was thinking about what to say, Yuan Anning took the initiative to ask, "I haven't seen you come to our house for a long time that day. I also asked Jieyu. According to her, you caused a life and caused a lawsuit."
Nanfeng nodded, "Someone bullied us and were killed by us."
"Since you have been convicted, how can you become an official?" Yuan Anning asked.
"I won't hide the truth from you, our official came from a bad background." Nanfeng briefly informed Ji Zhonglin.
After hearing this, Yuan Anning slowly shook his head, "Official circles are dangerous and full of intrigues, so you'd better not do it."
"We don't plan to be officials forever. By the way," Nanfeng wanted to ask Yuan Anning about the relationship with the dwarf, but felt that this question seemed to be unreasonable, so he changed it to another question midway, " Were you still in Chang'an when something happened to us?"
Yuan Anning nodded.
"Did you start practicing Qi when you were in Chang'an, or did you start practicing Qi after you left Chang'an?" Nanfeng asked.
"After that." Yuan Anning replied.
"When did you leave Chang'an?" Nanfeng asked.
"Three years ago." Yuan Anning replied.
"Three years ago?!" Nan Feng was shocked, "It only took you three years to achieve promotion to Xuanxuan?"
Yuan Anning was injured, extremely tired, and his body was swaying a little, "That's true, but I was able to be so fast with external help."
"What external force?" Nanfeng asked eagerly.
"Qi-boosting elixir, General Wang gave me an eight-treasure glazed mirror in exchange for a three-turn elixir..."