Without Chang Siyu's obstruction, the remaining disciples naturally did not dare to say anything. Luo Jinxiao took Qu Weiyin away from the teahouse openly. Before leaving, he smiled at those disciples in a friendly manner.
Only after the two of them disappeared at the door did the disciples breathe a sigh of relief.
Ke Tao patted his chest, shook his head and said, "Senior Sister Luo is so powerful that she can beat Senior Brother Si Yu. Tell me, what is her relationship with Junior Uncle Qu? Why did Junior Uncle Qu let her off the hook?"
"I don't know. I only heard that five years ago, Junior Master Qu took good care of Senior Sister Luo. At that time, Junior Master Qu didn't have the weird temper she has now. It is said that the reason for her drastic change in temperament is because Senior Sister Luo disappeared." Baili Xiao said in a low voice.
"You think, Junior-Master Qu could be in love with Senior-Master Luo..." a young girl said in surprise, covering her mouth.
Luo Jinxiao naturally could not hear the gossip among the disciples. She was walking on the street with Qu Weiyin. The two of them fluttered in their clothes and attracted the attention of everyone on the street.
However, after seeing that it was Qu Weiyin, these gazes all turned away consciously.
"Why don't you summon Qiongqi here?" Qu Weiyin said helplessly, "How long will it take to find it if you search like this?"
Luo Jinxiao chuckled. She was so excited that she had forgotten about Qiongqi. She just remembered it. But if she summoned it in the street, the beast itself would appear, and it would scare the people in the street to death.
She was about to say something when Qu Weiyin suddenly reached out to stop her, then raised her chin towards a roadside shop that smelled of beef.
"It's there." Qu Weiyin said.
Luo Jinxiao glanced into the store and almost choked on her saliva. She saw a girl in a light orange skirt with two round buns facing away from her, eating heartily.
Next to her sat Tang Lan'er, who looked like she had lost all hope in life. She was holding a large piece of beef wrapped in oil paper in her hand. There were a lot of oil paper piled on the table next to her.
Luo Jinxiao looked at Qu Weiyin guiltily.
There was no change in Qu Weiyin's expression, but her gaze lingered on Tang Lan'er for a moment, and then she took the lead and walked into the store.
"Luo Jinxiao! You are finally here. This guy is simply a cow. Wait, cows can't eat beef, so she is a bottomless pit. In just such a short time, she ate a whole cow!" Tang Lan'er saw Luo Jinxiao and rushed over as if she saw her savior.
But just as she walked to Luo Jinxiao, she felt a chill on the back of her head, so she stopped and glanced at Qu Weiyin in confusion.
"Where did you go just now? After all, I gave you my business card, but you didn't even say thank you. You just turned around and left, leaving me like this..." Tang Lan'er pointed at Qiongqi, unable to find the right words to describe her.
"Sorry, I forgot." Luo Jinxiao said apologetically. She walked to Qiongqi and patted her head. "Keep eating!"
Qiongqi hurriedly swallowed the last bite of meat, then threw himself into Luo Jinxiao's arms, muttering softly, "I'm hungry."
Qu Weiyin frowned slightly, she looked away, took a bag of silver from her waist and handed it to Tang Lan'er.
Tang Lan'er was stunned, looked at the silver in her hand, then looked at her, pushed it back, and said with a smile: "No need, Luo Jinxiao and I are friends, it's just some food, not much."
Qu Weiyin looked at her deeply and dropped his hands.
"Hey, when are you leaving here? Why don't we go together?" Tang Lan'er said loudly to Luo Jinxiao.
"No, we have to stay here for two more days." Luo Jinxiao declined. She pulled Qiongqi to Tang Lan'er and said, "This time it is really thanks to you. Thank you."
Hearing this, Tang Lan'er lowered her head and smiled, her expression flamboyant but also a little embarrassed: "It's all a small matter. I haven't repaid you for saving me five years ago. Well, we'll meet again someday."
"See you tomorrow." Luo Jinxiao said with a smile.
She said goodbye to Tang Lan'er and looked up. Qu Weiyin had already walked half the street away. She hurriedly pulled Qiongqi over and trotted to catch up with him.
"Junior Master, why didn't you wait for me?" Luo Jinxiao jumped to her side and glanced at her in reproach.
"It's been five years, why are you still so frivolous?" Qu Weiyin said coldly, "You don't even have the manners to walk."
Luo Jinxiao looked down at himself and didn't think there was anything wrong.
Only the blue fabric exposed at the cuffs had been rubbed into tiny pieces of hair.
Qu Weiyin saw her raise her hand and followed her gaze. Her white and tender fingertips pinched her sleeve. She lowered her eyes and looked at her for a while, then looked at Luo Jinxiao: "What's going on?"
Luo Jinxiao immediately covered his sleeves, shook his head and smiled: "It's okay, it's just that the clothes are old, wait for me to change into new ones."
Qu Weiyin was too lazy to listen to her excuses. He reached out and pulled her arm, pulling aside the black coat covering her, revealing the dark green dress underneath.
"What kind of life have you been leading for the past five years?" Qu Weiyin was stunned for a long while before asking. Her voice was low and charming, and it made people's hearts tickle.
Luo Jinxiao felt itchy inside. She looked away uncomfortably and suddenly said, "Uncle Master, you are touching me like this in public. I'm afraid..."
Upon hearing this, Qu Weiyin raised her eyes and looked around. As expected, everyone passing by them turned back to look. At this moment, she was pulling Luo Jinxiao's clothes, looking aggressive, like a bandit.
Her eyelashes fluttered up and down, she pushed Luo Jinxiao away, turned around and left.
Luo Jinxiao looked at her back, the corners of his lips twitched, he quickly straightened his clothes and strode after her.
"Little Master, have you forgotten? This dress was given to me by you, and I have been wearing it all the time."
Qu Weiyin's memory was suddenly evoked. She had indeed given Luo Jinxiao a piece of clothing, but she had long forgotten it over the years.
"I originally thought that I would never be able to leave the mountain in my entire life, so this piece of clothing and the purse are the only things that can represent my junior master uncle." Luo Jinxiao was half joking and half serious.
Qu Weiyin slowed down her pace, her eyes seemed to be misty, and the anger that lingered because of Tang Lan'er slowly dissipated.
"Be careful." She suddenly said in a stern voice. Luo Jinxiao also noticed the movement at the same time. They both stepped back to avoid the reckless carriage.
This carriage was no ordinary carriage. The horse pulling it had shiny fur and strong hooves, and it did not look like an ordinary horse. Behind the horse was a cage as big as two horses. Several men and women were locked in the cage. They all had dull eyes and disheveled hair, and looked like beggars on the street corner. They looked very pitiful.
The people around didn't seem to react, as if they were used to it.
"What is this?" Luo Jinxiao asked in surprise.
As soon as Qu Weiyin saw the carriage, her expression changed. Her narrow and long phoenix eyes seemed to be filled with countless emotions, which finally returned to calm.
"Monster." she said.
"Demons?" Luo Jinxiao had never seen such a scene before and was puzzled for a moment, "Where are we going with these monsters?"
"Sell." Qu Weiyin said calmly, and then said without further ado, "Let's go."
Luo Jinxiao said "oh" and she couldn't help but look back at the cage again. She felt that the woman lying in the corner with two pigtails looked familiar.
As she was about to leave, she suddenly grabbed Qu Weiyin's arm and said, "Wait, Junior Master, look at that woman. Have we met before?"
After hearing what she said, Qu Weiyin also turned around and looked. His eyes stayed on the corner of the cage for a moment, and his expression seemed to be doubtful: "Looking at her figure and age, she looks very much like Xiu'er."
As soon as this name came out, Luo Jinxiao suddenly remembered, wasn't this the girl who left with the tree demon when he went to Pingxi Town before
How did she end up here
"There is a demonic aura around her. It seems that she is no longer human." Qu Weiyin said. She hesitated for a moment and followed behind the carriage.
Seeing that she was determined to find out the truth, Luo Jinxiao did not try to stop her. Instead, he followed Qu Weiyin silently and put the yawning Qiongqi, who was full from eating, into his purse.
"Compared with the demons, the magic power of the demons is weaker, especially some little demons who have not been practicing for long. Therefore, some cultivators will buy them as slaves or something else." Qu Weiyin said indifferently.
"Although this is not allowed by the immortals, people often catch monsters and sell them in the black market in exchange for silver."
"Cultivators will not be slaves. Mortals are weak, and demons are evil, so demons become the best choice for some people. They are put in chains made of spiritual power and become slaves for life."
Luo Jinxiao listened, and inexplicably a surge of anger rose in his heart: "If she is really Xiu'er, how can she, a mortal, become a demon?"
Qu Weiyin shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.
The carriage twisted and turned and soon arrived at a narrow alley. In the alley was the so-called black market. Low-level spiritual weapons, spiritual stones, spiritual beasts, etc. could be seen everywhere. There were also a few monsters who were bound by various chains, lying on the ground or huddled in the corner, looking very pitiful.
People coming and going picked them up one by one and chose them like they were selecting goods.
Luo Jinxiao felt uncomfortable.
She couldn't help but look at Qu Weiyin, only to see that she didn't react at all, as if she was already used to this situation.
The carriage swayed and stopped in an open space. The man pulling the carriage was wearing a large bamboo hat, so his face could not be seen clearly. He opened the door of the cage with a loud noise and pulled out the monsters one by one.
The woman in the corner finally got out of the cage. She staggered a few steps, fell to her knees, lowered her head and trembled.
"Junior Master, it seems to be Xiu'er." Luo Jinxiao stood on tiptoe and looked around, vaguely seeing her face.
At this moment, the monster tied up near them seemed to be frightened. It suddenly jumped up violently, rushing around with its chains, rushing straight towards Qu Weiyin, trying to bite her neck.
Luo Jinxiao's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously reached out to hug Qu Weiyin, protecting her to his side, and knocked the monster to the wall with one palm.
In the crook of his arm, the woman's waist was soft and slender, and the sleeves of her clothes, as cool as water, brushed against her hands, mixed with the scattered hair, which was extremely seductive.
"Luo Jinxiao." Qu Weiyin gritted her teeth, her tone no longer calm. She raised her hand to break free and hurriedly stepped back.
But her waist, which had just been touched by Luo Jinxiao, was now wrinkled along with her clothes, and she couldn't calm down at all.
Luo Jinxiao stared blankly at her hands, a faint joy welling up in her heart, as well as a sense of loss at being escaped by her. She had even forgotten for a moment how accomplished Qu Weiyin was.
"They are going to buy her." Qu Weiyin said suddenly, with a trace of panic and shyness in her tone.
I saw several men who looked like servants surrounding Xiu'er and looking at her. One of them even reached out to touch her face and bargained with the man wearing a bamboo hat.
/bk/12/12722/
. Mobile version