Chapter 113
The bandit who had set a trap in the middle of the road, but dodged it with a donkey's snake-like movement: Fuck!
Bei Qiao, who had just logged off to go to the bathroom and was nearly thrown out of his own carriage as soon as he logged back on, said: I seemed to hear someone swearing in the bushes by the roadside just now. Never mind, I don't have time to deal with this now.
Bei Qiao hurried along, finally getting into the city before the gates closed. Not wanting to sleep outdoors or at a roadside temple, Bei Qiao skipped dinner and continued on his journey.
Without even bothering to look at the city name on the gate, Bei Qiao drove straight to the inn, her stomach rumbling with hunger. She quickly booked a room and checked the doors and windows. After confirming everything was alright, she quickly logged off. Just then, she heard Qiao Lin knocking on the door: "I've been calling you for a few times. Come out and eat!"
"I know, I know." Bei Qiao took off her holographic glasses and got up from the ground. "I'm coming, I'm coming. Right away." Why did she have to be rushed like this even when doing serious work? Who would believe that she, a 20-something, graduated and earning a living, would have to hide from her parents just to eat a snack at home? Sigh...
After dinner, Bei Qiao, under Qiao Lin's nagging, quietly slumped in his recliner for a while. Picking up his phone, which he hadn't looked at all day, Bei Qiao opened a video app and, as usual, searched for the latest trending news. He stumbled upon a piece of local news that had just been posted online: A miserable special forces soldier, a social animal, was involved in a car accident at the beach.
"Did you see that? You can't work as hard as this guy in the future." Qiao Lin, who also saw the news, directly forwarded the video to Bei Qiao.
"Yeah." Bei Qiao clicked on the video and discovered the so-called car accident was a children's tricycle. The unfortunate office worker was using the nearby hotel's WiFi to play "Issue Martial Arts" because his headphones were too loud and he didn't hear the child on the tricycle creaking up behind him. The child, who hadn't turned in time and failed to brake, rolled over his instep, causing him to scream so loudly that the sound-activated lights in the hotel stairwell lit up. Because the scene was so funny, it was quickly circulated online.
Netizen: You call this... a car accident
Marketing account: Just tell me whether this is a car or not. How can a children’s tricycle not be a car?
Although this car accident was not a normal accident, Qiao Lin still felt that Bei Qiao was too hard-working. In order to reassure his parents, Bei Qiao did not go online again that night.
The next day was Saturday. While Beiqiao was still asleep, his parents, who had woken up early, had already gone out for a run. By the time Beiqiao got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth, the three of them were able to sit together for breakfast.
"Can't you get up earlier and go running with us?" Bei Gu has been obsessed with running recently and likes to drag his family to run together.
"No," Bei Qiao firmly refused. "I finally get to wake up later. I always feel like I'm missing out if I get up too early." From high school to college, I'd been up past six every day for classes. I'd had enough of that. I finally graduated, and I'd feel bad if I didn't sleep in until I woke up naturally.
After breakfast, Bei Qiao rested for a while and then logged into the game. After her vision changed, she suddenly felt that something was amiss with the scene before her: "I suddenly have this ominous feeling. No way..."
Picking up the mirror on the table, Bei Qiao's mouth twitched: Okay, it's not an illusion, there is indeed a mosquito bite on my eyelid.
Perhaps because the quilt was covered too tightly, the mosquito had no way to bite and only bit Beiqiao's face twice, one on the eyelid and one on the cheek. The bulging red spots were red and itchy.
Bei Qiao raised his hand and made a cross on the mosquito bite on his face. He then pulled his eyelids and took out some cooling oil from his backpack and applied it. It stung his eyes a bit, but there was nothing he could do.
Feeling that there were still mosquitoes in the house, Bei Qiao put on a bamboo hat after applying the cooling oil. Although it looked a bit strange to wear a bamboo hat in the house, Bei Qiao really didn't want to be bitten by mosquitoes again.
Hiding his hands behind the curtain of his bamboo hat, Bei Qiao clicked on the forum to check which city's forum reading permissions he had opened this time: "Mingquan City... The spam group is quite quiet. Apart from those posting advertisements, no one is talking."
Bei Qiao had always been paying attention to the Chamber of Commerce tasks, and he rarely paid attention to the spam groups other than the Novice Village spam group. He didn't expect to see such a meaningless group today. He flipped through five pages in one breath, and every page was full of advertisements, without even any gossip.
"It shouldn't be like this. Why is the Fourth Calamity so quiet... Oh, it turns out they are chatting in the Chamber of Commerce mission group." Bei Qiao chose a lucky route. She always came across cities with Chambers of Commerce along the way. If it hadn't been too late yesterday, she would have seen other caravans queuing up for inspection when she entered the city.
Having been away from the capital for so many days, Bei Qiao had almost forgotten the excitement of her first encounter with the official Chamber of Commerce. Today, when she opened the Capital's spam chat group, she discovered that the style of the chat group was completely different from that of other cities. The players in the Capital seemed to be extremely keen on spreading gossip about the Queen and particularly enjoyed praising her in the group.
"These gossips won't become unofficial history in the future, right..." Bei Qiao casually read a few of them and quickly closed the spam group in the capital: These gossips that are unscientific at first glance but very consistent with sophistry logic should not be read too much, as they will easily get into your mind if you read too much.
Queen: My people... are quite lively.
After closing the Capital City spam group, Bei Qiao pulled up the Mingquan City Chamber of Commerce page. Compared to the spam group, there was more valid information here, because players who posted invalid information had been locked out by the system.
"Looking for a partner to go boating, eat, and find a cat." Looking at the whole page of tasks asking for a partner, Bei Qiao inexplicably felt that the pace of life in this city might not be too fast.
The Fengyoujing was quite effective, and the pimples on Beiqiao's face quickly disappeared. After closing the Chamber of Commerce page, Beiqiao lit a mosquito coil in the house and fumigated for a while before going out to the stable to check on the situation.
The stables at the inn had insect repellent herbs, so Huihui and Honghong weren't bothered by mosquito bites. They were just too tired from running yesterday. When Beiqiao went to the stables, they were lying there, looking as if they didn't want to open their eyes. Such a blatant act of laziness shocked the other horses tied to the stables: "Aren't you afraid of being whipped by your master? This is nothing."
Huihui: That’s your master. My master wouldn’t do that.
Honghong: We won't be lazy when we really should be working, but we will get beaten if we are lazy when we shouldn't be.
After rubbing the mount's head and brushing its fur, Bei Qiao left the inn and went out, leaving the mount to rest in the stable.
After walking out of the inn, Bei Qiao asked for directions. He first went to the government office to read the notices to make sure that there were no major events in the city recently. Only then did he begin to familiarize himself with the city.
Compared to Linjie City, Mingquan City was cheaper. Seeing the nice clothes in several clothing stores, Bei Qiao suddenly decided to pick out two pieces for Qiao Lin. They weren't particularly expensive, but the styles were nice, with some intricate designs.
Seeing the men's clothing displayed nearby, Bei Qiao thought for a moment and picked out two more for herself. Previously, by revealing her face and changing her clothes, Bei Qiao had managed to create several different disguises for herself, and she had quite a bit of fun with them. If she had enough clothes, she could get even fancier.
Bei Qiao: No matter what, the previous noble gentleman’s character can’t just be seen in public with one piece of clothing, right?
Bei Qiao bought quite a few clothes, and the newly opened boss happily gave her a small discount. When he helped her pack the clothes, he put on a half-hearted, half-fake envy expression: "You bought these for your brothers and sisters at home, right? If I had a relative like you, I would laugh in my dreams at night."
"No, I bought it for my mother." Bei Qiao smiled.
As for why she didn't buy clothes for Bei Gu, Mom was of course responsible for Dad's clothes, and she only bought clothes for Mom Qiao Lin. Qiao Lin was responsible for buying clothes for herself and Bei Gu, occasionally bringing a few pieces for Bei Qiao during off-season sales. Bei Gu was responsible for buying clothes for herself, and occasionally competed with Bei Qiao to buy clothes for Qiao Lin.
"Wow!" The boss put on an exaggerated expression of surprise and waved Bei Qiao out the door.
Holding his packed backpack against his waist, Bei Qiao stood on the street, gazing towards the nearest peak. This city, nestled between mountains and water, offered beautiful scenery, but the fact that it was surrounded on three sides by mountains meant it had far fewer gates than other cities. Before entering, Bei Qiao had to run a long way around the city walls to find a gate, which was a bit inconvenient.
Although the city gates were relatively few, Mingquan City lived up to its reputation. While the largest and most beautiful fountain was owned by a wealthy family, there were still many smaller fountains in other corners of the city, and some brave and playful children would cling to the stones next to the fountains to peek inside.
Although Mingquan City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, its geographical location is still very good. If land transportation is inconvenient, you can still take the water route. Because there are mines on the mountains, Mingquan City is called Mingquan City, not Mingquan County.
Mingquan City has more than one mountain, and more than one road on each mountain. Bei Qiao found the nearest mountain road and climbed it, discovering a tower at the end. Looking down from the tower, he could just see the city's famous lake. In summer, it would be filled with lotus flowers.
"But it's autumn now..." Bei Qiao stood on a high place with her arms folded, observing others from above. As she looked, she suddenly saw a very familiar figure: Wen Xiang
Wen Xiang was standing by the carriage at the foot of the mountain, waiting for something. The demonic sect disciple beside her ignored everyone's gaze, holding his sword and standing by with a ferocious look.
Bei Qiao, who was standing on a high place, didn't know that the person next to Wen Xiang was a disciple of the Demon Sect. After confirming that Wen Xiang was not being held hostage, she lay on the stone railing and pretended to look around and appreciate the scenery, only observing the bottom with her peripheral vision to avoid being misunderstood by the person next to Wen Xiang.
Bei Qiao: Although I don’t know how good the other person is at fighting, judging from his face, he might not be very smart. It’s better to avoid him as much as possible. It’s too troublesome.
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