"Is everything ready? We might be leaving soon."
She gave Zheng Xueyi some time to pack, but now seeing that Zheng Xueyi had nothing in her hands, it seemed that she didn't plan to take anything.
"There's no need for such etiquette when you're in the underworld."
Zheng Xueyi waved her hand and placed her other hand on the sword at her waist.
"Just don't forget your life and property. Food and shelter are fine."
"I went back to the village mainly to inform them."
Perhaps she was a little tired from carrying the goods just now. After all, she was a woman, so she drank the cold tea on the table.
"I originally thought that you asking me to protect you was just some willful behavior of a young lady from an official family, especially since you are the famous Princess Changle."
This famous name was not considered a good word in Gu Qingsheng's ears.
"Now it seems that it is not the case."
Her expression suddenly became somewhat serious. Zheng Xueyi looked at Gu Qingsheng and tried to see something in her eyes, but it was in vain.
Just like when he first met Gu Qingsheng, she always had that cold look on her face, as if she saw through everything.
"I heard about the fire."
In the end, Zheng Xueyi was defeated and sighed softly.
The fire burned down Luofo Temple completely, and everyone at that time thought that Xu Qingyi had gone back with the Queen's team.
At that time, there was only one guest in Luofo Temple, Gu Qingsheng. If it was a forest fire, it all seemed too coincidental.
The goal is self-evident, but no one has said it explicitly.
"I'm glad you understand."
Being able to think of so many things through a wildfire, Gu Qingsheng felt more and more that Zheng Xueyi was not a wasted friend.
What she needs is not just martial arts prowess.
Most importantly, you need to use your brain.
To become one of the strongest wings on her road of no return.
While the two were talking, the apple vendor lying on the couch woke up slowly.
All of a sudden, the pain and numbness all over his body drilled into his brain, which made him wail in pain.
Seeing the peddler waking up, Zheng Xueyi stepped forward first, but when her face appeared in front of the peddler, she ignored the pain in her body and the peddler ran away with a bang!
He ran to the corner, hugged his legs and trembled continuously, pointing at Zheng Xueyi with anger on his face.
“You…you…”
Because his face was so swollen and bruised, his eyes were squeezed to the size of rice grains, and his breath was so angry that the flesh on his cheeks trembled.
"You vicious woman! Vicious woman!"
"You fart!"
Zheng Xueyi cursed
"It's because you're guilty as a thief! You run away when you see me. I can't outrun you, so I have no choice but to hit you!"
"That's because...that's because..."
After being retorted by Zheng Xueyi, the hawker was like a deflated balloon, his eyes darting around, and for a moment he didn't know where to look.
It was this posture that made Zheng Xueyi even more certain that there was something wrong with him.
The sharp sword in his hand was drawn, and in just a second, silver light flashed through the air and reached the peddler's neck. By the time the peddler reacted, the coldness of the sword light had already approached the peddler's face!
He was almost frightened by the sword and screamed. Zheng Xueyi quickly stuffed a steamed bun into his mouth to stop the wail that was about to burst out!
Following the principle of never saying anything when taking action, Zheng Xueyi moved the sword closer to his neck.
"Tell me, what do you want to do? What is your purpose?"
The peddler's clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and his face was full of complaints, but he saw Gu Qingsheng drinking water in profile.
He recognized Gu Qingsheng at a glance as the woman he saw on the street with Liu Yanqiu. As if he had seen a savior, the peddler stretched out his hand towards Gu Qingsheng and begged for help in a whimpering voice.
After looking at the two of them suspiciously, Zheng Xueyi's sword loosened a little.
"Do you know each other?"
Slowly putting down the tea in his hand, Gu Qingsheng smiled
"I know him, but I don't think I know him either. We just met once."
"You stuffed his mouth with a steamed bun, what would he say?"
Gu Qingsheng came over and said to the vendor
"I'll help you take the bun down, don't make any noise."
Her smiling face was full of kindness, and the vendor gradually let down his guard and secretly glared at Zheng Xueyi.
Who knew that next, Gu Qingsheng continued
"There are soldiers outside now. If you dare to shout and lead them over, I will say that it was you who tried to molest me. Do you understand?"
The tone was obviously very gentle, but it made the vendor feel cold all over.
He looked at Gu Qingsheng, his teeth trembling.
Just by looking at the dress and temperament of the woman in front of me, I knew that she was of noble status.
I'm just an apple vendor in Luofo Town. If I really get involved with someone like this...
A chill rose from the bottom of his heart, and the vendor nodded quickly, and now he was obedient and didn't move.
"Xueyi, put away the sword."
"But……"
Zheng Xueyi felt that this request was inappropriate. When she saw Gu Qingsheng's determined look, she still frowned and put the sword back on her waist.
Free from the threat of the sword, the vendor relaxed.
After taking the steamed bun out of his mouth, Gu Qingsheng stood up and took out a hundred taels of silver from his pocket.
"Now can you explain the whole story clearly?"
The moment the peddler took out the one hundred taels of silver note, his eyes lit up.
People die for money and birds die for food. Sometimes, the effect of blindly threatening is really not that great.
But if you use a different approach, it might be more useful.
After looking around, the vendor took the banknote hesitantly. His face suddenly changed into a different expression. He scratched his head.
"My name is Liu Dahai. I sell apples at the east end of this street. I've met you before."
"This morning, I had just finished picking apples and wanted to leave the market early. I was the only one on the street and the fog hadn't even lifted yet."
"A woman in white emerged from the mist. I thought she was a ghost and it scared me!"
"In the end, she just gave me ten taels of silver and asked me to investigate. She also told me not to let anyone else find out. That's why I ran away!"
The woman in white?
Gu Qingsheng fell into deep thought. Why did she want Liu Dahai to find out about her and find out about her situation?
"What are the characteristics of the woman in white?"
She asked.
Why did you show up early in the morning to look for the street vendors? Why couldn’t you come here by yourself?
Then there are only two possibilities.
First, her identity is special.
Second, you know this person.
"Characteristics..."
Liu Dahai thought about it
"She came with a veil and a white dress, so it's hard to tell..."
"Oh, that's right!"
He exclaimed
"I remember when she stretched out her hand to give me the silver, there was a burn scar on her wrist!"
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