As the sky gradually darkened, oil lamps began to be lit in the inner courtyard of the county government office.
Su Rui left the study and went straight back to his bedroom.
As soon as he sat down, the maid Lotus knocked on the door and came in with a food box.
Since he fell ill, his meals had generally been brought into his room. He hadn't left the living room to eat with his family in the two days since he'd traveled through time. He didn't want to interact with outsiders, so he naturally wouldn't risk being exposed by going out today.
A faint scent of grass and trees filled the room with the arrival of the lotus flowers.
Suri didn't feel anything wrong at first.
The original body's mother liked to let the maids wear sachets according to their names, so when Lotus walked into the house, the fragrance of lotus leaves would be carried with it.
It’s just that the fragrance today is a little fresher.
It was only when Lotus came closer and took out the food from the food box that Su Rui discovered that the Lotus today was a little different from the Lotus in his original memory.
She spoke less and her movements became more awkward. The most important thing was that Lotus was left-handed, but today's Lotus has changed and does not give people the slightest impression of being left-handed.
As a time traveler, Su Rui has always had something to hide. In the past few days, he has paid special attention to observing the details in life so that he can react in time when something unexpected happens.
Just now I saw from the study that this world that deviated from the historical line had a background of ghosts and gods. Suddenly I found that something was wrong with the lotus. My heart couldn't help but skip a beat and sank. Many bad premonitions emerged in my mind.
When he saw that there was only a torn chicken leg in the chicken soup on the table, his bad premonition became even stronger.
According to the original body's memory, the doting county magistrate's wife always stewed chicken soup by the chicken leg. In the eyes of the county magistrate's wife, one chicken leg was not enough to feed the child!
Su Rui couldn't help but think to himself, "Could it be that Lotus has also traveled through time?"
The chicken soup is indeed chicken soup. Although the bowl used is much smaller than usual, the unique aroma of the chicken soup cannot be deceived.
Su Rui hesitated and didn't dare to drink.
After thinking for a while, he decided to test the maid in front of him to see if she was a fellow traveler, so he asked softly: "Lotus, do you know the Heavenly King Covering Earth Tiger?"
Lotus's eyes were filled with confusion. She looked about fifteen or sixteen, with a chubby face and a hint of baby fat. That innocent, bewildered expression didn't seem fake.
"Master, what did you say?"
"Oh, nothing, it's a new poem I wrote."
Su Rui did not give up and asked again: "Do you know how are you?"
“???” Lotus looked at her as if she was a fool.
"Yeah, it's okay!" Su Rui didn't know whether to be happy or sad in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be deep and changed the subject: "Which... Lotus, I feel a little uncomfortable today, I'll give you the chicken soup! Food..."
Before Su Rui finished speaking, he saw He Hua, who was staring at the chicken soup, with a strange light in her eyes and she licked the corner of her mouth quickly.
Su Rui was worried that she couldn't hold it in and would blow away the chicken soup in one gulp without taking a breath.
Fortunately, she maintained her composure under Suri's nose.
"Save the food, I'll use it later!" Su Rui pretended not to see it, paused for a moment and then continued.
The main reason he left the food was that he was really hungry.
"Yeah!" Lotus nodded innocently, then looked at him eagerly.
"Okay, you can take the chicken soup out now!" Su Rui was a little annoyed by her gaze, so he had to wave his hand and tell her to leave quickly.
This world is short on material goods. Poor families can only afford to eat meat during Chinese New Year and other festivals. My original family, as a high-ranking official, was better off, but they still didn't eat meat every day. Chicken soup, while rare, was available two or three times a month. As Su Rui's maid, Lotus usually enjoyed some leftover soup and meat. Today, she acted like a starving ghost who hadn't had chicken soup in a long time. It was truly unusual!
After testing, since the other party is most likely not a time traveler, then the matter here becomes interesting.
After the surroundings quieted down, Su Rui began to plan to eat.
There was a lot of food on the table, but after being mixed up by Lotus, it looked suspicious no matter how you looked at it.
Su Rui simply ate white rice and didn't touch any vegetables.
Late at night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.
Suri tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
The main reason was that he had not yet found the benefit of time travel. None of the systems, old men, and golden fingers had any effect. He had tried various methods in the past few days, and even shouted "Open Sesame" three times, but it didn't work.
"Could my golden finger be a resurrection-type one?" Su Rui thought to himself.
"Do you want to try it?" Su Rui was eager to try.
"Forget it, if it's not true, then we're doomed..." Su Rui finally backed down.
The reason why he was so eager to get the golden finger was, on the one hand, because he saw today that this world seemed to have traces of a mythological background, and on the other hand, it was because of the abnormality shown by the lotus.
Although he longed for the golden finger, Su Rui was already a little discouraged. He had decided to find an opportunity to meet with his original body's father tomorrow and beg him to arrange for him to learn martial arts.
If God doesn’t give you any benefits, you can only work hard on your own!
It would be great if you could learn some advanced internal skills from a famous teacher. If not, just learn some hidden weapons from Captain Wu. You must have a skill to protect yourself!
After planning the next path of self-improvement, Su Rui slowly fell into a deep sleep.
Just as he fell into a dream, a small furry figure appeared on the windowsill of his bedroom.
Looking at the sleeping Suri, it stretched out its claws to scratch its erect ears: "This guy probably didn't notice me, should I give you a nightmare?"
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