Chapter 44
The girls from Linjie City strolled around Bei Qiao on the beach for a while, and gave her a bunch of small gifts when they returned.
Bei Qiao wanted to refuse, but after throwing down the gifts, they turned around and ran away laughing, and they ran away in different directions. Bei Qiao didn't know which one to chase. After hesitating for a moment, these local girls relied on their familiarity with the road conditions and ran away.
Unable to return the items, Bei Qiao stood there for a while, then walked back silently with the items in her arms. Along the way, she was not surprised to see many men around her looking at her with envy and hatred.
He raised his foot and kicked the small bag of snacks that had slipped down from the top, then grabbed it in his arms. Without even looking around, Bei Qiao continued to walk forward: Well, how should I put it, I've long been accustomed to this situation, although I have doubts about the girl's intentions.
Bei Qiao's very common behavior was seen as arrogant by those men who thought too highly of themselves but were not popular with girls. They usually couldn't get gifts even if they were courting girls, but this pretty boy got gifts as easily as buying goods. How could they not be jealous?
But they couldn't reflect on themselves, they only chose to blame others. When Bei Qiao walked to the inn, they also followed him stealthily, thinking that they were hiding perfectly. In fact, everyone on the street knew that they were harboring evil intentions.
Seeing that Bei Qiao was heading towards an inn, they realized that if they didn't take action now, they would have no chance, so they rushed up and tried to snatch the gift from Bei Qiao's hand.
Bei Qiao tapped her toes lightly, using her Qinggong to avoid most of the attacks. Although two punches were no match for four kicks, and someone took advantage of the chaos to rip away the largest package in her hand, she didn't feel at a disadvantage. She punched and kicked the other party back, sending him flying across the street.
Hearing a fight, the constable who was patrolling nearby came over from afar, shouting: "Who is causing trouble there?" He made a lot of noise but moved very slowly, and his main attempt was to smooth things over.
Seeing the arrival of the police, the group of robbers at the inn's entrance decisively retreated with the stolen package. The person holding the package now was not the one who had originally grabbed the package and was kicked away, nor would he be the one who had the package last. For them, turning their backs on someone was commonplace.
"Hahaha! Goodbye! You little pretty boy!" Before leaving, they did not forget to laugh at Bei Qiao.
Bei Qiao: "..." The girls have recognized me as a woman. Do these losers have vision problems or hearing problems?
Forget it. Although it's a bit annoying, I don't need to think about how to get rid of the package of suspicious items now. Since the other party has bad intentions, I won't say thank you.
Putting what happened just now behind him, Bei Qiao walked into the inn with the remaining things. When he went upstairs, he happened to meet Xian Yu who had been watching the show.
"That thing is very troublesome." Xian Yu lay on the railing, lazily sliding down the handrail, and moving down the stairs step by step: "With your skills, it should be easy to snatch it back." Although Bei Qiao had just landed in Yuanshan Village not long ago, his skills were definitely among the best in the village.
"Ah, that's about right." Bei Qiao shrugged: The smell coming out of the bundle was a bit strange, not the smell of food or medicine, nor like the usual incense.
"We still have to travel tomorrow, so you'd better not let anyone target you now...ah, do you have any food in your hand? I don't want to go downstairs anymore, just sell some to me." Xian Yu yawned while leaning on the armrest.
"Yes, these are all the ones you want, no matter how many you want." Bei Qiao handed the bags in his arms forward.
"Give it all to me, I'll use it to feed the cat." Xian Yu slowly turned around while holding the handrail and climbed up step by step: "Help me get to the door of the room, and I'll weigh out some change for you."
"OK."
Bei Qiao delivered the food to the door of Xian Yu's room and took a hundred coins from Xian Yu. This money was just enough to cover the room fee for one day in Linjie City.
"Meow, come and eat!" Xian Yu lay on the table and started teasing the cat. He found this weak little orange cat in the corridor. The cat was brave and clingy. It knew how to find food on its own and was very clean. It was very suitable for a lazy person like him.
"Meow!" The orange cat, who still has no name, swung its tail and pounced: Dried fish!
After closing the door for Xian Yu who didn't want to move, Bei Qiao took the silver coins and went straight back to his room, where he sat cross-legged on the bed and practiced.
She didn't know whether others would believe it or not, but she suddenly had a premonition that she would not be able to protect herself if her martial arts skills were not good enough.
Bei Qiao instinctively began to practice martial arts. Meanwhile, the girl who had greeted Bei Qiao and given her a package containing tracking powder returned home and proudly told her brother Qin Guan, "Brother, I found a girl who looks very boyish. She's very handsome, and she's your type!"
"Huanhuan, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever say I like handsome girls? What does it mean to be like a boy?" Qin Guan's forehead veins throbbed: "Who told you this nonsense? I just want to build a career first and then start a family!"
"Oh, I understand!" Qin Huan raised his hand and patted his brother's shoulder: "I have sent someone to invite her. She is definitely the best candidate to be my sister-in-law. If you don't like her, that's okay. I can still hire her to pretend to be my sweetheart and fool my parents who are urging me to get married."
"You know where she lives and you followed her." Qin Guan was very troubled. His youngest sister was not a bad person, but she often did things without thinking and always did some ridiculous things.
"No way! I just added tracking powder to the things I sent to people, so that Butler Dan wouldn't be worried about not being able to find them."
"That's all you have to do!" Qin Guan was so angry that he pinched her small round face and pulled it to both sides: "It's almost evening, are you inviting or tying us up? You even need tracking powder! And you even send a housekeeper! Are you really not afraid of making things worse? Send someone to get the housekeeper back quickly! Finally, let me repeat, I don't have the habit of sharing peaches and homosexuality!" All her storybooks should be burned. A good girl has read storybooks and made her brain stupid. All she does all day is pair up her own brother with strange men. It's nonsense!
"I know, I know! I think sending the butler shows more respect for him!" Qin Huan slapped his hand perfunctorily: "Let go! It's all your fault for pinching my face all the time, that's why my face is so round! Ying'er Ying'er! Hurry and ask your brother to take the dog out and bring the butler back!"
"Yes, Miss... Miss, it seems that the butler has returned, and he has brought the person back." After the maid Ying'er responded, she turned around and took a few steps before she saw the butler coming towards her, and the servants carrying the person behind him.
"Ah? It's over, it's over. I said to invite the person back. How did you carry the person back? What should I do? Brother, she won't hate me, right? I don't want her to hate me!" Qin Huan pulled Qin Guan's collar in panic, almost strangling his brother to death.
"Let go! Ahem... now you know you're scared. Why didn't you think more about it before? Now everyone is here. You... didn't you say it was a girl?" Qin Guan finally caught his breath after slapping Qin Huan's hand away. Suddenly, he realized that the person carried on the servant's shoulders seemed different from what his sister said. The gender didn't match.
"Huh? What are you talking about? Who is this wretched man?" Qin Huan's face changed immediately after seeing the appearance of the person brought here. "What the hell did you bring back? Where is my pretty sister?"
"Miss, the tracking powder the three dogs smelled was on this man, and the bag was also left at his house. As for the woman you mentioned, we haven't found her. She lives alone."
"What?" Qin Huan was so angry that he turned around in circles: "In other words, the things I gave were stolen. How can I still play with the little sister?"
"Okay, stop messing around!" Qin Guan raised his hand and held his sister's head: "Let's go eat first. We can talk about it tomorrow if there's anything."
Qin Guan went back to his room to eat in a huff. He spent the whole night wondering where the pretty girl he had met before had gone. He barely fell asleep until dawn.
Meanwhile, Bei Qiao woke up early and drove out of the city just as the gates opened. As for Xian Yu, who didn't want to get up, the waiter rolled her up in a quilt and carried her onto the donkey cart, carrying her cat. She only woke once during the journey, her sleep quality enviable.
After Qin Huan woke up, he finally sent someone to find out the inn where Bei Qiao was staying. When he arrived with gifts, Bei Qiao had already driven away.
"Damn it! I don't believe she won't come back!" Qin Huan sat at the table in the hall angrily: "Waiter, serve the food!"
"A-choo!" In the distance, Bei Qiao, who was getting closer and closer to the county, couldn't help but sneeze.
At noon that day, Bei Qiao arrived at this county smoothly and woke up Xian Yu who was still sleeping in the carriage.
After wiping the saliva from the corners of his mouth, Xian Yu climbed down from the carriage, holding the cat, and walked straight into a roadside escort agency. Three minutes later, two carriages, which were obviously much more comfortable than the donkey carts, drove out of the escort agency, followed by people on horseback.
"A wealthy businessman..." Bei Qiao watched the carriage disappear on the street and sent the quilt that Xian Yu no longer wanted to the local orphanage.
Bei Qiao randomly found an official inn on the street and parked the donkey cart in the yard. He logged off to go to the bathroom and then leisurely ate lunch.
Thanks to the inn for offering a parking service. It's free for parking within half an hour, which is really thoughtful.
After logging back online just in time, Bei Qiao no longer needed to rush. She only needed to reach Linjie City before the city gates closed. With her driving skills improving, she could even relax occasionally, no longer needing to keep her back so tense.
After arriving in Linjie City, Bei Qiao went to the Xinhua Inn again, as if she was familiar with the place. However, this time, before she could book a room, she was stopped at the front desk.
"You're that girl named Qiao, and you think you can be so... pretty."
Bei Qiao: "..."
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