Chapter 185 Falling into a Trap

The matter of borrowing troops is of great importance. Once someone discovers Huo Gannian in Zhao State, it will be easy to guess the plan of "borrowing troops" by Nan State.

If the spies in Nan Country who united the three forces to attack Nan knew about this, the plan to borrow troops would definitely fail.

Carrying such a top-secret responsibility, Huo Gannian and Yun Chen didn't see anyone who looked like a good person along the way.

Yun Chen was fine. She was very wary of men but not very cautious of women.

It’s because women rarely show up in public, otherwise she wouldn’t have to work so hard disguising herself as a man over the years.

When Huo Gannian was resting in a roadside teahouse, he looked at every dog ​​with a fierce look in his eyes.

But he kept a low profile all the way, but made quite a fuss in order to save Zhiluo, and was caught by the Wuyi Blood Guards, who called out "Huo Gannian" by name.

Now I can only stay in Comet City temporarily and find another way to travel.

Huo Gannian was in a bad mood and was full of thoughts. When he looked at Zhiluo again, his eyes showed "I suspect you, you'd better be careful." Sometimes he even stared at Zhiluo with a scrutinizing look, which made Zhiluo quite embarrassed.

Although Yun Chen felt that Zhi Luo was not a spy assassin, she had been a bodyguard for so many years and her vigilance must be high, so he still had some doubts in his heart.

In order to repay Yunchen for saving his life and breathing air at the dock, Zhiluo originally vowed to follow and serve him.

After Yun Chen's repeated persuasion, Zhi Luo finally gave up, but followed him all the way from the dock, insisting on treating Yun Chen and Huo Gannian to a banquet to express his gratitude.

It’s called a banquet, but it’s just finding a restaurant, choosing a quiet table, and setting out four dishes and a soup.

Huo Gannian put down his chopsticks after taking a few bites.

Yun Chen ate a lot of food in a very flattering manner, and gently touched Huo Gannian's arm, whispering:

"It's not easy for a woman to sing outside. I don't have much money to buy expensive food. You'll have to make do with this."

Huo Gannian stared at Zhiluo with an uncertain look, and responded in a low voice:

"I met her in Taibai City, and now I'm on the same boat with her here. No matter how I think about it, this 'double encounter' is too strange."

Yun Chen thought for a moment, "Indeed, but there are many people in the world who train animals, children, and assassins to kill, but there are very few women who do it. Although Zhaoguo is more open-minded than Nanguo, it is still rare for women to show their faces in public. It would be too conspicuous."

Huo Gannian knew that what Yun Chen said made sense, but Luo was also frail, with a gentle expression, and sat there eating with proper manners, looking like a complete young woman.

But Huo Gannian always felt that something was wrong. He could always sense a hint of sharpness in Zhiluo's pitiful gentleness.

Huo Gannian had only ever felt this in Yun Chen—

It is a temperament that is clearly made of water in its bones, yet as cold as a clear spring in late autumn.

Gentle yet firm, pure yet sharp.

This complex and intriguing feeling, hidden under Yun Chen's disguise as a woman, is exuded uncontrollably, attracting people to approach and explore.

Zhiluo seemed to have hidden his edge under the small pipa, and he hid it very well.

The pipa was broken. Without this prop that best showed a woman's fragility and charm, Huo Gannian noticed the slight difference for the first time.

He looked carefully at Zhiluo——

He was just thin and frail, with an ordinary face, and his gait was not heavy, and it didn't seem like the gait of a martial artist.

There are thin calluses on the fingers, but they don't look like those caused by holding a sword. They look more like those caused by playing the pipa for many years.

Maybe it was because he had been singing outside for many years, but Huo Gannian always felt that Zhi Luo had a sly smile and seemed to be quite scheming.

Looking alertly and thinking intently, Huo Gannian kept staring at Zhiluo's face unconsciously.

When he came to his senses, Yun Chen had already stood up and prepared to go out.

Zhi Luo then stood up and said, "To thank you for saving my life, I want to buy a new zither and sing a song for you two gentlemen."

Yun Chen winked at Huo Gannian:

"It's not safe after dark. I'm going to go buy a piano with Miss Zhiluo. I'll be back soon."

Huo Gannian wanted to stop him, but Yun Chen approached him and whispered:

"I'll find a place with few people to test her."

It should be Huo Gannian, a grown man, who should test it, but since Luo is a woman, it would be more convenient for Yun Chen to do it.

Huo Gannian could only give up and watch Yun Chen and Zhi Luo walk away talking and laughing.

Yun Chen felt that if Zhi Luo was really a villain who came to stop Huo Gannian from borrowing troops, then his target must be Huo Gannian.

If Zhiluo is taken away from Huo Gannian, she will easily lower her guard and reveal her true identity.

After leaving the inn, Yun Chen and Zhi Luo found out about a place that sold pianos. They went there, and for a while they had to pass through the night market of Comet City.

There is no curfew in Zhao Kingdom, and prosperous cities like Comet City are always brightly lit all night long.

Various restaurants, fruit shops, dessert stalls... fill the entire street. Amidst the smoke and the noise of people, it is very lively.

There were many people at the night market, so they would bump into each other all the time. Yun Chen put his arm around Zhi Luo, protecting the passing men from bumping into him, while observing Zhi Luo's every move calmly and carefully -

Her figure is as graceful as a willow, with a slender and light waist. Zhi Luo has a pretty face, a decent and gentle smile, and a pair of beautiful and understanding eyes. She is so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off her.

Walking to a snack stand, Zhi Luo said softly:

"Here are some tamarind glutinous rice, vinegar crab, and hawthorn cakes. Do you want to buy some for Master Huo? I saw he didn't eat much just now. It must be that the dishes I ordered were not good. Let's buy some sour food for Master Huo to help him digest the taste!"

So thoughtful! He doesn't seem like a bad person at all!

Yun Chen said this in his mind and quickly took out the money to buy it.

The two walked through the night market, from the main road to the small road, turned a few corners, and finally saw a musical instrument shop.

The piano room was not big, just two rooms, and was filled with pipa of various qualities and materials. People and objects were clearly visible. Yun Chen did not go in with Zhi Luo, but waited outside.

Zhiluo looked at all the pipa one by one, shook his head repeatedly, and didn't see any that he liked.

The shopkeeper then urged Zhiluo to go to the inner room to take another look, saying that there were several high-quality large-leaf red sandalwood pipa, but they were not hung out for display because they were too expensive.

Zhi Luo looked at Yun Chen hesitantly, as if he regarded Yun Chen as the one in charge and asked for Yun Chen's opinion.

This made Yun Chen feel a sense of responsibility to protect the little girl. She patted the dagger at her waist and smiled at Zhi Luo:

"You go ahead, don't worry, I'll be waiting for you here."

Zhiluo smiled shyly and followed the shopkeeper into the inner room.

Yun Chen looked at the two small blushes on Zhi Luo's face and thought to himself that something was wrong. He must not provoke another "Huo Luyu".

After waiting outside for a while, Zhi Luo still didn't come out, but Yun Chen keenly noticed that something was wrong around him.

The piano room was in a remote corner of the city, but not far from the night market. When she and Zhiluo had just arrived, there were only a few people walking around.

Only a quarter of an hour had passed, and the surroundings were surprisingly quiet, with not a single pedestrian around.

The hairs on the back of her neck stood up for no reason. Years of experience as a security guard told her that there was something wrong with this silence.

She pulled out the dagger from her boot, turned her back to the piano studio and leaned towards the door, preparing to go into the inner room and tell Zhiluo to leave quickly.

As she retreated, she listened attentively.

Just as I was about to walk in, suddenly, a black shadow flashed past my eyes.

She subconsciously raised her dagger and prepared her feet for defense.

The black shadow did not run far away, but stopped not far away and looked back at her——

Yun Chen felt curious and wanted to see more clearly, but there were no lanterns on either side of the road and the light was dim. She could only see a big furry tail swaying gently and two small green eyes.

It looks like a big black cat?

She tilted her head to look at the cat, and the cat also tilted its head to look at her, and then it actually stood up on its hind legs and stood like a human.

She slowly put down the dagger in her hand, made a soothing sound, and walked towards the cat quietly.

When she got closer, she realized that it was not a cat at all, but a rare pure black long-tailed ferret.

Ferrets are mostly white and brown, and black is extremely rare.

The mink stood upright, its two little ears erect, its eyes rolling around, its nose twitching slightly, and it came to the pile of food she was carrying, pointed at the food, and bowed to her.

Her heart was almost blown away by the cuteness. She hurriedly untied the hemp rope and oil paper wrapping of the cakes, and touched the furry ferret from time to time, and quickly unpacked the cakes under the expectant and pitiful gaze.

She completely threw away her guard and forgot that there was someone named Luo still in the piano studio.

She was in a hurry to crack crabs for the ferret, and her hands were busy for a while.

When the dagger fell to the ground with a clang, and she came to her senses, the ferret immediately picked up the dagger and ran away.

She felt something was wrong: "Oh no! I've fallen into a trap!"

Sure enough, immediately afterwards, a soft net made of iron chains suddenly fell from the sky and trapped her tightly.