That afternoon, the sun was so warm that it made people feel drowsy and wanted to sleep.
A few guards at the city gate were chatting. Maplewood City has been peaceful recently, and the city defense has been relaxed.
Besides, the recent arrivals were all caravans participating in the Midsummer Festival. Li Xuan had given an order not to allow anyone to embarrass them, so the guards were too lazy to do anything.
A caravan came over slowly. The leader shouted to the coachman to watch the horses. The guards glanced at it casually and let the caravan pass by.
The caravan walked into the city and walked through the streets and alleys looking for a place to stay.
When they passed through a dark and narrow alley, a short man wearing a hat who had been following the convoy suddenly ducked into the alley and soon disappeared.
The caravan continued to move forward, as if there had never been such a person.
I don't know how long it took, but someone came out of the alley.
This is a short girl with messy long hair spread over her face, covering the right half of her face.
Just looking at the appearance on the left, she looks pretty sweet, but I don't know whether it's due to malnutrition or some other reason, but her skin is a little yellow and her expression is sick.
The girl was wearing an ordinary linen robe and a pair of tattered straw sandals. She was so ordinary that she looked no different from the many girls from poor families wandering the streets of Maplewood City.
She was wandering aimlessly on the street with no expression on her face.
No matter whether it is delicious snacks or wonderful performances, whether it is beautiful clothes or exquisite jewelry, she cannot take a second look at it.
Like an unconscious speck of dust, she walked randomly through the city, sometimes strolling through the bustling streets, sometimes slipping into dark and damp alleys, wandering around until she reached the lanterns, and finally stopped.
The entrance to a butcher shop.
The owner of the butcher shop was a rude man. He was keeping his spirits up with his eyes slightly closed. A piece of meat was thrown randomly on the cutting board in front of him, and a few flies were flying around the meat.
Hearing the footsteps, the boss opened his eyes slightly and saw a little girl in ragged clothes. He couldn't help showing an impatient expression and said: "Want to buy meat?"
"I don't buy meat."
The girl shook her head and said.
“If you don’t buy it, go away!”
The boss waved his hand as if he was chasing away flies or girls.
The girl didn't move, her mouth opened wide, revealing two rows of white teeth, and she said word by word: "I'm here to buy my life."
The boss was stunned. The next second he jumped up as if he was electrocuted. He looked around nervously for a few times to make sure no one noticed what was going on here. Then he whispered: "Please come in!"
As soon as the girl walked into the butcher shop, the boss immediately closed all the doors and windows. After closing them all, he did not forget to look outside a few times, and then turned around.
There was no longer an impatient look on his face, but instead he showed a bit of anxiety. He rubbed his greasy hands on his clothes a few times, and then said: "Who are you, sir?"
The girl still had no expression, and said word by word from her lips: "No. 7...Evil Eye Envoy!"
"It turns out to be Lord Evil Eye!"
The boss's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly bent down and bowed deeply, "My God, I salute you!"
"I don't want to hear nonsense. Are you ready with everything I asked you to prepare before?"
The girl said calmly, without any emotion in her voice.
The boss said with some embarrassment: "Sir, the limelight in Maplewood City has been very tight recently. Our people are all hiding and dare not move. Your request is a bit too high. We have only completed part of it..." "Oh...
The girl's voice lengthened, "Which part has been completed?"
What part is left unfinished?”
Sweat broke out on the boss's forehead, and he said in a trembling voice: "The house is ready, the manpower is fully equipped, and the things you need will be delivered within two days.
What's left...is a fake identity..." "Without an identity, how can I get close to Li Xuan?"
the girl asked.
The boss trembled all over, stretched out his hand to wipe the big beads of sweat on his forehead and said: "All the nails we planted have been pulled out, and some things are difficult to handle.
But I will try my best to find a suitable identity for you before the Midsummer Festival!"
The girl said nothing and looked at the boss silently.
The silence of more than ten seconds was like centuries of suffering to the boss. He was shaking all over, sweat fell from his face one by one, and he fell to the ground to pieces.
Suddenly, the boss let out a beast-like roar from his throat, rushed to the chopping board, and grabbed the meat cleaver.
Even though there was a man with a knife who seemed to be crazy in front of her, the girl's face still showed no expression, not even her hair trembled, and the left eye that was not covered by her hair was indifferent.
The boss looked back at the girl, gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, it was me who failed in doing things, and I am willing to accept the punishment!"
As he spoke, he put his left hand on the chopping board, raised the meat cleaver and chopped it.
With a "click", the little finger of the boss's left hand was chopped off and flew up, then fell to the ground with a "click".
Several flies immediately gave up on the smelly piece of meat and landed on the severed finger, greedily feasting on the fresh blood.
"Within five days, the fake identity will be ready.
If it doesn’t work out, I’m willing to commit suicide and apologize!”
The boss pinched the broken finger and said painfully.
The girl said calmly: "The address..." An hour later, the girl's figure appeared in a villa in the wealthy area of Maplewood City.
She walked into the dressing room and saw that it was filled with beautiful clothes.
After a long silence, the girl raised her hands to take off the linen clothes on her body, and then put on these clothes one by one.
There was a huge full-length mirror in the dressing room. The girl stood in front of the mirror, looking left and right, but no matter how beautiful the clothes she put on, she didn't smile.
Soon all the clothes were tried on, and the girl threw them all on the floor, stood in front of the mirror like a baby, and looked at herself in the mirror.
As she looked at it, she raised her hand and gently combed back the messy hair that covered her face, thus revealing the half of her face that had been hidden underneath.
This was supposed to be a pretty face, but unfortunately her yellowish complexion destroyed most of her beauty. What's even more frightening is that she doesn't have a right eye.
Maybe it shouldn't be said that there is none, but where there should be a black eyeball, now there is only a bare black hole, like the devil's open mouth, which is terrifying! The girl looked at herself in the mirror silently, and suddenly raised her head
His hand gently stroked the eye socket where the eyeball was missing. After a long time, the messy hair fell down, covering up the terrible black hole again.
The girl in the mirror turned around, leaving only a soft and silent murmur.
"The evil spirit is above, and everything will wither!"