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After escaping the disaster, Yun Qi returned to Mutian City, which was at the foot of the emperor. It was not that he wanted to come back, but he had no money to buy food or rent a horse. He had to walk to the next city, which was the second disaster for him who was injured.

Besides, as long as Ling Junyan and the others don’t find out, it won’t be a problem for me to succeed.

Yun Qi was full of confidence. He stood at the city gate and took a long-awaited breath of fresh air.

After entering the city gate, the scene that was once so familiar to him seemed to have changed.

It seemed that the vendors' shouts were louder, the smiles on people's faces were brighter than usual, and even the fur of the cats and dogs passing by on the street seemed to be brighter!

When I was on a mission with Ling Junyan before, all I could see were the anomalies among the people on the street, and I didn’t have time to take a good look at Mu Tiancheng.

Thousands of merchants gather here, and people flow like a river, it is really prosperous.

It turns out that your attitude determines the scenery you see.

But it's a bit unlucky that Ling Junyan also lives in this city...

Thinking of this, Yun Qi felt disappointed, but he quickly cleared his mind.

"Why would I miss him? When I make enough money, I'll go to the ends of the earth and we'll never see each other again in this life."

Yunqi put in all his effort and started on the road to making money.

First day of street sword dancing.

The next day, he felt it was too conspicuous, so he went to help chop firewood in the restaurant kitchen.

After two days of cracking, I feel it's pretty good. I don't have to show up in public and add to the danger. It's not a bad idea to keep doing it.

It was a good idea until the fourth day when the store owner came to the cook to inspect his work. Seeing Yunqi chopping wood, he asked a few questions.

"Old Zhou, what do you think of this young man?"

"Boss, he does a really good job, but..."

The shopkeeper turned around and asked in confusion, "Just what?"

Old Zhou glanced cautiously over there, and after making sure Yun Qi's attention was on the firewood, he leaned in and whispered in the shopkeeper's ear, "I accidentally saw a wound on his abdomen last night."

The shop owner was even more confused after hearing this.

"It's no big deal if I get hurt."

"No, no, no, boss. His injury is fatal, and it looks like he's only been here for no more than seven days. What does that mean?"

"What?"

Old Zhou looked at this stupid boss with a twisted expression on his face, and he made a "tsk" sound.

"That means he has an enemy. And boss, look at his temperament. He doesn't seem like an ordinary citizen. So his enemy must be extraordinary. What if he's someone we can't afford to offend? If we take him in, wouldn't we be asking for trouble?"

"Are you sure you're seeing right?"

"It's better to be safe than sorry. You can find someone to chop wood for you, but if you lose your life, you lose everything."

The shopkeeper thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. "You're right. Go call him over."

When Yunqi was called over, he initially thought that the store owner wanted to praise him, so he greeted him with a smile.

“That…that…” the shopkeeper pointed at Yunqi and hesitated for a long time.

Old Zhou thought he was just too embarrassed to speak up, and wondered when his boss became so shy.

Finally, he said, "What's your name?"

Lao Zhou slipped and almost lost his balance.

Yun Qi was slightly stunned, and subconsciously looked at the two people who were acting strangely, "Me? My name is Ah Yun."

"Oh, that Ah Yun." The shopkeeper paused for a long time at the end of the sentence.

As soon as he showed this attitude, Yun Qi instantly lost interest in listening to him.

Could you please stop being so serious...

The shop owner didn't think it was wrong. He continued, "You did a very good job. I've seen it over the past few days. You're working very hard. Not bad, not bad."

It was indeed a compliment. Yun Qi was very proud one second, and the next second...

"but…"

Yunqi: It’s over.

So he was out of work again.

Yunqi walked aimlessly on the street, but at least he was paid for the four days' wages. At the beginning, the shop owner gave him a set of clothes because his clothes were tattered, so he didn't care about the casual and tattered reason he used to get rid of him.

As he was walking, he suddenly smelled a fragrance, turned around and saw steamed buns!

He quickly walked over and said, "Boss, give me two buns."

"Okay."

He took out two copper coins from his purse and handed them to the other person. The bun was still a little hot when he received it.

After cooling for a while, he felt the temperature was about right. Just as he was about to take a bite, Yun Qi felt a strong impact on his shoulder. Not only did the bun fly out, but it also tore the wound.

Yun Qi covered his stomach with a painful expression and blurted out: "Oh, I..."

Almost at the same time, he immediately realized something was wrong and reached for his waist.

Then he suddenly looked up at the thief who kept pushing his way through the crowd and shouted, "Stop!"

Hearing this sound, the man ran even faster.

Yunqi didn't have time to think about it. The wound was the wound, but the money was his life now.

So he and the thief started a chase that lasted for the whole of an incense stick.

Wounds hurt.

It is impossible not to have money.

The thief probably had never seen such a difficult guy before. He was running out of breath but still couldn't get rid of him.

Yun Qi chased after him and shouted earnestly, "If you're tired, stop running!"

The thief refused to admit defeat and replied, "Stop chasing me when you're tired!"

"How dare you, a thief, make such a fuss?"

"how?"

There were more and more discussions around, and Yun Qi had no choice but to stop, bent down and took several deep breaths, thinking: This won’t do, if I get discovered it will be more trouble than it’s worth.

Besides, it was obvious that this thief was a habitual criminal. He knew every street in Mutian City like the back of his hand, and his escape route was very tricky. It would be difficult to catch him, so we could only let him go for the time being.

The thief looked back and found that Yunqi had given up. He was so excited that he looked at him several times while running, his eyes full of provocation.

Yun Qi had already gone through life and death, and he was not very angry at the moment. He could only describe the scene with four words: a villain succeeding.

Suddenly, Yun Qi shifted his gaze and saw a team of people wearing silver armor not far away. He was startled and quickly retreated.

The thief was puzzled by this scene, wondering why he had left. He was so busy looking behind him that he didn't pay any attention to the front and ran into the group of people.

"Ouch..." With a cry, the thief was knocked to the ground.

The silver-clad guard who was hit glared angrily, drew his sword, and shouted sternly: "What are you doing!"

The thief was still complaining in his heart about what he had bumped into, it was so hard, but the next second he saw the sword approaching him and was so scared that he peed his pants.

"Jun... Jun Ye, please don't kill me. I didn't mean to..."

Although the people on the street were a little scared, they were still observing this side from a distance driven by curiosity, and the thief was almost crying.

"I think you did it on purpose!"

"No, no, it's not!"

As he said this, the man was about to pick up the thief.

"etc."

Yun Qi, who was hiding in the corner in the distance, heard the voice. Even though he didn't see anyone, his hands couldn't stop shaking. He clenched his hands tightly and secretly mocked himself for being useless. It turned out that no matter how open-minded he was, there would still be fear in his heart.

He exhaled slowly and leaned forward slightly.

The man rode his horse past the house that blocked his view, and his entire body was exposed to Yun Qi's sight.

Yun Qi's breathing stagnated, and he thought to himself: It turned out to be him.

Ling Junyan, wearing a black python, looked down at the thief lying on the ground. The other silver-clad guards knelt on one knee and praised him, "Your Highness."

When the people around heard this name, they immediately knelt down.

The thief seemed to be frightened by his noble air. He was speechless for a moment and lay on the ground for a long time without moving.

At this time, a guard shouted: "Why don't you kneel when you see His Highness?"

The thief came to his senses immediately after being yelled at, and crawled to his knees in front of the horse.

Ling Junyan looked at him without any intention of blaming him.

"This king recognizes you."

The thief didn't know whether to be happy or sad. A prince knew him? Who would believe it if he told others? Who knew if it was a good thing or a bad thing?

But he couldn't help but respond, so he said with a flattering smile: "How could His Royal Highness know me? This...what virtue and ability do I have?"

"Hmm?" The guard put the knife to his neck.

The thief shuddered, put away his smile, and dared not speak nonsense anymore.

Ling Junyan's eyes were cold, and he always showed an attitude of keeping strangers away. It seemed that it was cold all year round around him.

"This king has a guard who was allowed to return home to visit his family a few days ago. However, before he even left Mutian City, his purse was stolen. From the description, it seems the person who stole his purse was you."

"Huh?" The thief panicked upon hearing this and quickly explained, "I don't have any, not in the past few days... No, I only stole one today. Seriously, Your Highness, how could I dare to steal from your guards? This is absolutely impossible!"

Yun Qi, who was far away, gasped when he heard this. "Oh my god, this thief...

Yun Qi suddenly felt that this place was not suitable for him to stay for long. Then he heard the thief say, "Really, that person is right there."

The thief turned his head and pointed, then froze for a moment, "Hey? Where's the person?"

After a moment's pause, I remembered that this person had already left. I thought: It's over, I can't explain myself now.

Ling Junyan raised his eyes and glanced over, squinting at the huge crowd. Fortunately, Yun Qi didn't stick his head out at this time. He looked around and saw a small path next to him, so he ran away and quickly left this place of trouble.

Ling Junyan was silent for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, he said, "It's not up to you to decide whether it was stolen or when it was stolen. Take it away!"

At his command, the thief was taken away, and no matter how he cried, it was useless.

Ling Junyan turned his horse's head and looked at the crowd again, as if he didn't expect to really see anything. He just took a quick glance and left.