"What was stolen? I earned it by selling jade." Miao Xiaoxuan said a little angrily.
Shangguan Mexuan frowned and stretched out his hand to touch the top of her head. Miao Xiaoxuan liked to be touched on the top of her head, and her face gradually turned reddish when he touched her like this.
"Don't think that just touching the top of my head will make me angry. Huh!" She said duplicitously. She was already happy in her heart.
"Let's go to the inn for dinner. It's already so late. Don't wait for me next time." Shangguan Moxuan held her hand and said.
"Okay. Let's go to the inn and let's talk while eating." Miao Xiaoxuan hugged his arm and followed him happily.
Wang Xiulin couldn't sleep, so she knocked on Huang Fan's door, but he still didn't come back. Anyway, she felt restless and uneasy, so she simply went downstairs to drink a cup of soothing tea.
There were not many guests coming to the inn at night, most of them came for late night snacks and Kung Fu tea.
She chose a corner seat and sat down, staring at the door to see if Huang Fan'er was back.
Miao Xiaoxuan and Shangguan Mexuan also came to this inn, and the wooden table they chose was right in front of her. There was only a pillar and a curtain between the two tables.
"Moxuan, let's have some tea. I heard that the Kung Fu tea here is very delicious."
Before the water was hot, Miao Xiaoxuan hurriedly helped Shangguan Moxuan pour tea.
"Wait a minute, the water hasn't boiled yet, don't soak it for so long." Shangguan Moxuan held her little hand and said with a smile.
"I thought the water temperature was about the same." Miao Xiaoxuan said with a pout.
"Your tribe is used to making honey tea with unboiled water, but this is the Central Plains, so the method is different." Shangguan Moxuan taught.
"Don't worry about these little things. After you return to the clan with me, you must also learn my clan's habit of drinking tea. I already have enough travel expenses, so hurry up and quit your job and come with me." Miao Xiaoxuan said, holding her cheek.
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Shangguan Moxuan clicked her little nose and said, "You haven't told me yet, how did you earn this money? Tell me the truth."
Miao Xiaoxuan hesitated for a moment, feeling a little guilty. He hesitated and said: "Moxuan, this money can be regarded as earned from selling jade. It's just that the method is a bit reluctant."
"It's just a lie. I don't want it, so you can give it back." Shangguan Moxuan said with a straight face.
"Stop being so stubborn, okay? When will you be able to earn enough money to go back by selling those broken stones? Besides, I can't pay it back. That rich old woman has probably left here long ago." Miao Xiaoxuan said.
"What? You lied to an old lady, how could you do this? Tell me what that old lady looks like, and I will find someone to help you return it tomorrow." Shangguan Moxuanxun said.
"I don't want it. I finally trapped a fish that was thrown into the net, but you made me spit it out. I don't want it!" Miao Xiaoxuan said stubbornly.
"When you came to the Central Plains, you started to learn bad things. The Central Plains is really not a suitable place for you to come. It was my fault. I shouldn't have kidnapped you by mistake." Shangguan Moxuan did not lecture her again, but instead blamed himself.
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"Don't be like this, okay? I've never blamed you..."
Wang Xiulin sat behind them, listening to the young lovers flirting, which made her upset.
Really unable to sit down anymore, he stood up. When he walked to Shangguan Moxuan, he found Huang Fan'er's token on the corner of the stool.
"Sir, you dropped something." She asked pretentiously.
"Oh, thank you." Shangguan Moxuan reached out and picked it up.
Wang Xiulin used a powerful claw and quickly grabbed Shangguan Moxuan's neck, glared at him and said, "How come you have his token? Tell me, where did you catch him?"
"What are you doing? Let him go!" Miao Xiaoxuan rushed over to stop him.
Wang Xiulin slapped her and sent her flying to the table next door, and pinched Shangguan Moxuan tighter.
"Xiulin!" Huang Fan's voice came over.
As soon as he escaped, he saw Wang Xiulin squeezing a man's neck with one hand.
When he got closer, he saw that this man was the one who robbed him. However, he felt that this man wanted to let him go on purpose, because he tied his hands in front without any reservation, obviously so that he could escape on his own.
"You let him go first, he is not a bad person." Huang Fan'er came over and said.
"What on earth is going on?" Wang Xiulin let go of his hand and asked.
Huang Fan'er said to Shangguan Moxuan: "Can we sit down and talk?"
Shangguan Moxuan nodded and agreed.
In the private room, Shangguan Moxuan and Miao Xiaoxuan were kneeling on the ground. Since they were not strong enough to fight Wang Xiulin, they did not dare to resist.
"I didn't expect that the world is so small and I would meet you, a little liar, again." Huang Fan'er recognized Miao Xiaoxuan and pointed at her with his hands on his hips.
"I didn't expect you to transform into a woman and pretend to be an old woman to deceive others." Miao Xiaoxuan told him in turn.
"Please tell me clearly, who is cheating whom now? You blackmailed me for 10,000 taels. Come back!" Huang Fan said fiercely.
"I just want to cheat you out of nine thousand taels. You gave me the extra. Just pay it back! No more arrears, can you let us go?" Miao Xiaoxuan threw the money bag to him and wanted to stand up.
Wang Xiulin sat on the bed and said fiercely: "After you finish speaking, he hasn't spoken yet. Kneel down!"
Miao Xiaoxuan was so frightened that she knelt back and leaned behind Shangguan Moxuan.
"Don't scare her, she doesn't know anything." Shangguan Moxuan said while protecting Miao Xiaoxuan.
"Then tell me, did the Great Emperor send you to stop us? There is no one else here, so just tell the truth." Huang Fan'er asked.
"The Great Emperor you are talking about wants to take my life and my brother's life, and I am not from his side. I only know that the Shadow Guards want to hunt me down. I can't let you inform the Shadow Guards. But I don't want to hurt you either.
You." Shangguan Moxuan said slowly.
"Why are we chasing you?" Huang Fan'er asked.
"My brother and I were originally following the Great Emperor to negotiate with the Westerners. However, one day the Great Emperor cooperated with the Westerners and threatened us to submit. They planned to swallow up the entire Central Plains.
After we pretended to surrender and fled back to the Central Plains, we wanted to go back to Beijing to report, but he was one step ahead of us, saying that we were colluding with foreigners, and ordered us to be killed. When we fled to the border and were desperate, luckily we were rescued by Xiaoxuan's tribe.
"We came back to the Central Plains just to take our relatives with us, and I just accidentally met you today." Shangguan Moxuan explained.
Miao Xiaoxuan asked: "Moxuan, why didn't you tell me?"
Shangguan Moxuan touched her head and said, "Am I afraid that you will be implicated?"
"Okay! Get out of here, it's an eyesore!" Wang Xiulin hates people showing affection in front of her.
Huang Fan'er added: "We are not here to arrest you. In fact, the Holy Emperor has no knowledge of your affairs. You can take the money and run away quickly." He handed the money bag to Shangguan Moxuan.
"I can't take this money." Shangguan Moxuan declined.
"Take it. Just think that I was tricked by her." Huang Fan'er said with a smile and patted Miao Xiaoxuan's head.
Miao Xiaoxuan awkwardly thanked you: "Thank you."
Shangguan Moxuan finally took the money and left with Miao Xiaoxuan.
Wang Xiulin put his arms around Huang Fan'er and said with a straight face, "Is this the reason why you went out today to make such a fuss?"
Huang Fan'er poured a cup of tea, drank it, and said, "I wasn't the one who accidentally got tricked and caught again. You didn't know that the great uncle could do such a thing."
"There is no need for them to tell you. They also know this. No wonder for so many years, whenever they were sent to the West, no one could come back to report. At first, I thought they were all killed by Westerners. It turned out that it was our own people who did it.
Good thing." Wang Xiulin said.
"Uncle the Great Emperor is no longer one of our own." Huang Fan'er said silently.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but reach out and rub the instep of his feet. This small gesture caught Wang Xiulin's attention.
She asked: "What's wrong with the instep of your foot?"
"It's nothing, it's just a bit of pain from being hit by a stone."
"Get some rest early and continue the action tomorrow." Wang Xiulin just asked a few words and had no intention of taking care of him.
This was a matter of course. Huang Fan'er was not unhappy at first, but when she came over, she deliberately stepped on his instep and said: "This kick is to remind you that if you delay my time,
, I will never spend time looking for you again. There will be no next time."
"I understand." Huang Fan'er held back the pain and nodded in reply.
After Wang Xiulin went out, the door was closed. She turned her head slightly and was silent for a while facing the door. She had just been impulsive to take care of him. Why did she have such an impulse?
The reason why I stepped on him was to remind myself that I shouldn't like him even a little bit.
In the early morning of the next day, Wang Xiulin had already gone downstairs to drink morning tea. Huang Fanbo came slowly, walking even more unsteadily than before.
She was thinking about whether she stepped too hard yesterday. In fact, it was none of her business. When Huang Fan'er was going down the stairs, he was blinded by the wrong step and accidentally twisted his foot. He was thinking about face, so he just stepped on it.
It turned out to be like this, and I obviously endured the pain to get through it.
Wang Xiulin took a sip of tea, turned away, pretended to be indifferent, and asked: "Is your foot okay? It's best not to delay today's affairs."
"It's okay, my feet are just numb from sleeping." Huang Fan'er said covertly.
"Today, I will accompany you to find the Shadow Guard's headquarters." Wang Xiulin said.
"Okay." Huang Fanyi had no objection.
So, after having morning tea, the two of them set off and walked towards Shifang. They didn't call for a carriage and mingled with the ordinary people on the street.
Wang Xiulin walked in front, and Huang Fan'er followed behind, as if he was her bodyguard. On the surface, it looked like it, but in fact, it was Wang Xiulin who was protecting him.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Don't block the road!" The porter pushed the gravel in rows and ran straight over in order to save energy.
Wang Xiulin turned around and led Huang Fanyi with him, and the two of them dodged beautifully.
"Hiss! Hiss... ugh!" Huang Fan'er lowered his head and weighed his injured foot in pain.