Since the natural disaster incident had just ended, the whole city was still under lockdown, and most shops were not open. Only those shops related to people's livelihood were allowed to open.
There are many merchants in the rice store and business is booming.
In a room in the deepest part of the rice store, Zhao Yu was talking to a little girl who was calculating abacus.
The little girl is the blind girl carrying the pipa.
Today, the little girl changed into a store clerk's outfit, but the rough clothes still couldn't hide her handsomeness.
"It probably won't take a few days," Zhao Yu said, "help me get some information about the ten countries in the East China Sea!"
"Okay, brother Qijiu," the little girl said with a smile, "I heard that you are already the third guard, and this time you are completely eating the royal food!
"By the way, Mr. Xu Zun has been named the Daxuanti Judge. Hasn't he revealed your identity as a fake internal guard?"
"Stop talking so much nonsense," Zhao Yu frowned and complained, "Brother Qijiu, are you afraid that others won't know that I am Zhao Shengong's seventy-ninth child?
"If that's the case, should I call you Yao Ling Yao Mei?
"Didn't you hear me? Donghai, your brother, I'm going to Donghai..."
"I know," the little girl pouted and said, "Don't worry, this is the Holy City, and the news will be sent to you tomorrow.
"By the way," she said to Zhao Yu, "according to the intelligence, that Ku Niang is definitely not Mosha, because Mosha has committed another crime in Shuzhou recently. He still pulled out the trachea and was very cruel."
"Really?" Zhao Yu was startled and murmured, "Since they both had their tracheas removed, maybe they are from the same sect? It feels like... the person who came to this Demonic Temple is unkind, but it's best not to let us encounter him."
"Brother," the little girl pouted again, "are you really going to the East China Sea? There is no news network for our Zhao family over there!"
"Ahem, aren't they all the same?" Zhao Yu said nonchalantly, "So what if we have a network of connections? Didn't the Holy Capital Heavenly Tribulation still happen? Didn't Yue Jinglei join the Divine Catcher Division?"
"But..." the little girl thought, "you don't seem to be water-based, right?"
"Do you remember this?"
Zhao Yu smiled faintly, seeming a little relieved.
"You said..." the little girl said again, "Why did you follow Xu Zun in such a confused way? You were sent to Xinye to keep an eye on the iron coffin, weren't you?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?" Zhao Yu laughed self-deprecatingly, "Maybe this is life! Sometimes I think about it, is it really worth it just for that broken knife? I have played with my life several times.
Got it!"
"I don't know if it's worth it," the little girl said, "but now that you are such a grown-up, you should find me a sister-in-law, right?"
"Come again," Zhao Yu said impatiently, "There are so many descendants of the Zhao family, and they don't point to me to carry on the family line? Why are you so anxious?"
"Um..." the little girl asked again, "How about the foreign girl? The one who plays with the iron umbrella?"
"Don't make trouble," Zhao Yu waved his hand, "You should know what kind of woman I like. When I become successful in the future, I will marry a house full of beauties who are considerate and gentle as water. That will be a great feeling..."
"Tch..." the little girl wiped her sweat, "That's quite nice to say. To be honest, you just like to be good..."
"You!?" Zhao Yu stared, "Is it necessary to say it so bluntly? But...when will the Jiaofang Department in the Holy City open? Do you have any good places to recommend?"
Bah!
The little girl's abacus fell to the ground...
…
It was late that night and the moonlight was bright.
Xu Zun sat on Ku Niang's bed and gently placed Ku Niang's head on his lap.
"It's true that you are not in your position and do not seek to govern," Xu Zun held Ku Niang's hand and said with a smile, "ordinary people really can't stand sitting like this all night!"
Valley frog
Looking down at Ku Niang who was pillowing on his lap, Xu Zun felt more and more that Ku Niang was very beautiful, maybe because they had been together for a long time or something.
The skin is hydrated and translucent, as if it can be broken with the snap of a finger.
Her facial features cannot be said to be perfect, but she is quite delicate and attractive. If it were not for that long scar, she must be an extremely beautiful girl.
At this moment, Xu Zun remembered what Yue Jinglei had said to him. When Ku Niang was a child, she was probably often soaked in drugs, which was why she was able to achieve the superb martial arts she has today.
Ruan family in Xiazhou...
Is Ku Niang really a member of the Ruan clan?
"Kuniang," Xu Zun murmured to himself, "I feel a bit reckless. If I had known you were so powerful, I shouldn't have named you Kuniang in the first place!
"We should have a louder name..."
"Get well soon," Xu Zun said, holding Ku Niang's hand affectionately, "You still have to listen to my nagging! I can't talk to you these days, it's really frustrating..."
As he spoke, Xu Zun shook off some of the things that had happened recently, as well as some of his inner thoughts that he could not tell others.
"...Cai Kun told me today that he was conducting investigations secretly," Xu Zun said. "On the day it was discovered that Mr. Lushan was bombed, the person most suspected was Li Xing, because someone saw Li Xing touching the coffin many times.
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"However, he can guarantee that Li Xing is definitely not from Xuanmen, and I can see this.
"So, the inner guards do not all obey the orders of the inner guards. The water here is very deep...
"To be honest, I was quite smug at first, but now it seems that what Li Ren said is really right. The danger of this court is far beyond my imagination...
"...Bitter mother," Xu Zun later said about this mission to the East China Sea, "I'm afraid I'll have to leave for the East China Sea in a few days!
"This trip is bound to be full of dangers. I really wish you could accompany me. Unfortunately, going to the ten countries in the East China Sea has to be a bumpy ride. In your current situation, you can only recuperate at home...
"...Yes, we both want to go together. This matter is not just as simple as the prince being attacked," Xu Zun said, "The prince may also have an affair with Xuanmen. The queen mother must know something, so she let
I will go to sea to find him...
"Also, the survivor was silenced, which means that there are people in the court who don't want him to come back...
"So, the situation we are facing is very likely to be attacked from both sides...
"...Okay, after talking so much, are you tired?" Xu Zun hugged Ku Niang and said, "I know you like to hear me sing. To tell you the truth, I am a very good singer. I used to be called Dongguan Mai.
Ba...
"What, you don't believe it?
"Okay, believe it or not, I will sing from now on until dawn without repeating the same song?
"Well..." He thought for a moment and said, "Then let's start with "Crazy for Love"!
"...Why is it always like this? I have you deep in my heart, and I want to ask you if you want to accompany me to the end of the world...
"If love is so sad, why don't you let me share it? I ask you day and night but don't answer. How could you become like this..."
Just like that, Xu Zun didn't know when he was singing to the end. He only knew that when he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn the next day!
If it hadn't been for the cockcrow outside the house, I don't know how long he would have slept?
However, when Xu Zun gradually woke up, he realized that he was asleep in bed with a quilt covering his body.
Look under the legs, is there any figure there?
"Ah!?" Xu Zun was startled. He immediately stood up from the bed and called out, "Kuniang... Kuniang..."
As a result, after he woke up, he was surprised to see Ku Niang standing by the window, looking motionless at the scenery outside the window.
This scene seemed familiar, like seeing it for the first time.
However, what was different from the first meeting was that after hearing Xu Zun's call, Ku Niang turned her head, smiled coldly at Xu Zun, and asked three words softly:
