Chapter 390: The Fiancé Ran Away with the Most Beautiful Girl in the World (15)

Shu Shichu was only interested in the incense-making master that Mu Changqing mentioned, and he pestered him with many questions about the master. Mu Changqing himself used that man as bait to hook Shu Shichu, so he naturally cooperated and told him interesting stories about the master, which aroused Shu Shichu's curiosity.

Just as the two were talking excitedly, suddenly an excited voice screamed, "Master Langyu Mu Changqing?!"

Shu Shichu couldn't help but look at the person who shouted. The person had already walked up with a red face and confirmed again nervously and excitedly: "You are the hero Mu Changqing, right?"

Mu Changqing almost couldn't hold back the smile on his face. He was chatting enthusiastically with Shu Shichu at this time and didn't want to greet a strange stranger. But he was such a gentleman, otherwise he wouldn't have the nickname "Mr. Langyu". He could only patiently nod to the man: "It's me."

"It's really Hero Mu!" After receiving Mu Changqing's affirmative answer, the other guests who had been listening with their ears perked up became excited. They all looked at Mu Changqing with shining eyes, as if they had seen some legendary figure.

Mu Changqing is indeed a legendary figure in the martial arts world. He is a young talent with outstanding talent and first-class martial arts skills. He is young and handsome. Not only do the girls in the world admire him, but even other young men are envious of his abilities.

"Master Mu is here? He and I had dinner at the same inn. I can brag about this for the whole year!"

"Master Mu is really as gentle and handsome as the rumors say. No wonder he can charm so many people!"

"I heard that there are many female heroes chasing him around the world!"

"So the girl in front of him now is one of his confidantes?"

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Shu Shichu was originally listening to everyone's discussion about Mu Changqing with great interest, but she didn't expect to hear that she was framed as Mu Changqing's confidante, which made her very unhappy. So she glared at the person who said she was Mu Changqing's confidante, and warned him fiercely: "This is the first time that Hero Mu and I have met, don't make up rumors!"

The man shrank back in fear at Shu Shichu's gaze, and hurriedly lowered his head like a quail.

After being glared at by Shu Shichu with such a fierce look, those people no longer dared to make up the scandal between her and Mu Changqing.

"I'm sorry, I have caused trouble to you, Miss Zhan." Mu Changqing admitted his mistake very quickly.

Shu Shichu had originally had a better impression of him because of what he said about the perfume master, but now that she was seen sitting with him, she was framed and her mood was ruined. So she confronted the culprit and said unhappily, "You really have caused me trouble. I wonder how romantic and amorous you must be to give others the illusion that any woman who gets close to you is having an affair with you."

Hearing Shu Shichu's impolite words, Mu Changqing felt guilty. He touched his straight nose and said, "Actually, I'm not very romantic. It's probably because I have a good temper that those girls are more willing to get along with me."

"That's just attracting bees and butterflies. He's either too amorous or too promiscuous." Shu Shichu said expressionlessly. In fact, she didn't care whether Mu Changqing was romantic or not. After all, he and others were in love with each other, and outsiders had no right to question him. But if this fire burned on an innocent person like her, it would be a different story.

Mu Changqing was even more embarrassed. He didn't want to scare people away because of this little scandal about himself, so he asked Shu Shichu tentatively: "How about we leave here now?"

Shu Shichu glanced at the food that had just been served and said, "This food cannot be wasted. You should eat it before leaving. I will go upstairs to find a room to rest. We will set out tomorrow to find the incense master."

"Okay." Mu Changqing agreed. He couldn't afford to annoy Shu Shichu again.

After Shu Shichu left, those people immediately came forward to talk to Mu Changqing: "Master Mu, who was that girl just now? She is the real murderer." asked a familiar man from the martial arts world.

The others also looked at Mu Changqing curiously. Mu Changqing shook his head and said, "I don't know. I just met her for the first time today. I started talking to her because we had no more tables and had to share a table."

"Oh, so that's how it is." The man nodded in agreement.

"Master Mu, I am Jiang Shou, the Iron Gatekeeper. I have admired you for a long time. I wonder if I have the honor to exchange martial arts with you?" asked another young man with a sword.

"I'm sorry, I haven't eaten yet and I'm starving. Could you please let me eat first?" Mu Changqing said with a faint smile. Although his tone was polite, everyone felt his displeasure when they met his unsmiling eyes. They were immediately startled and left, allowing Mu Changqing to eat in peace.

This is the trouble brought by being too famous. Whenever Mu Changqing goes out and is recognized by others, he will inevitably be treated as a rare item and watched by others.

People like Shu Shichu who were new to the world of martial arts did not have these worries. She went back to her room and had a good sleep. It was only afternoon, so she left the inn and planned to go out for a stroll. Female knights also love shopping.

She bought sugar-roasted chestnuts from a small stall and ate them while walking. Looking at the noisy crowd and the bustling atmosphere of fireworks, she felt particularly comfortable.

But this comfort was soon broken because of a classic story of "selling oneself to bury one's father". The girl in mourning knelt beside "her father" who was wrapped in a torn straw mat, crying sadly, looking very pitiful. People gathered around her to watch the fun.

"How pitiful! Dad died and there was no money to buy a coffin. I heard that their home was submerged by a flood. They were fleeing from famine..."

"This girl is so filial. She is willing to sell herself to bury her father. She is a rare filial daughter."

…People around were talking about it, but no one wanted to buy the girl.

It's not that people dislike the fact that she is in mourning and think it will bring bad luck if bought, but because most people can't afford the money she would have to pay to sell her body.

"Girl, please set a lower price for your body. How can anyone afford such a high price?" a kind-hearted woman advised, "If you delay too long, your father will smell bad."

The girl in mourning raised her little face with red and swollen eyes, and cried as she said, "It's not that I want to set the price so high, but I don't want to let my father down. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything for three days before he left, and I can't let him die of starvation, so I need money to buy a banquet to commemorate him. Now that he's gone, he's left his hometown and can't return to his hometown even after he dies... I can't take him back, so I have to buy a good coffin for him to bury, right?"

(End of this chapter)