Chapter 70: Knocked Out and Taken Away (Two Chapters Combined into One)
Zhao Shiqing's master Murong Linlang was a man of the martial arts world and had told her many strange stories about the martial arts world. This broadened Zhao Shiqing's horizons, as she had never left Liangdi since she was a child. She knew that in addition to the peaceful years, there were also intrigues and deceptions. She knew that in the martial arts world, the so-called masters were not only those who knew martial arts, but also all kinds of strange and unusual skills.
Some people can go for hours without breathing in order to pretend to be dead, some people can twist and turn their joints at will, fold themselves up and fit into a small box, and some people can change into thousands of forms, sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly.
And she is also one of these many extraordinary people. She can understand the language of animals and talk to the birds in the sky and the beasts on the ground.
But this innate ability has become a habit for Zhao Shiqing herself. It is her life and is far less attractive to her than the unknown world, such as the art of disguise.
She disguised herself as a man, ran to her master, and asked him, "Am I self-taught and have learned the art of disguise?"
Murong Linlang scoffed, "What kind of disguise is this? The real disguise is the ability to become another person, even in front of everyone, without any flaws."
Murong Linlang spoke in an exaggerated tone, so Zhao Shiqing believed she was bragging.
Because her master might spank her if he got angry, she didn't expose the truth, but she was convinced in her heart that her master was exaggerating.
Later, she met Denghua, who was pretending to be Zhao Tinghan, in the capital. They looked about 50% similar, but Denghua and Zhao Tinghan were somewhat similar in figure and face shape, so Zhao Shiqing didn't think it was anything special.
But today, when she realized that Chou Gu was Xiu Xiu in disguise, she was shocked.
If this is the disguise technique that Master mentioned, then it is indeed amazing.
If such a master were recruited by someone with evil intentions, sent to the palace, and disguised as the emperor, he could sit on the throne without any soldiers.
However, after calming down, Zhao Shiqing felt that his idea was ridiculous.
Even if you become an emperor, you can't do whatever you want. You have to wear someone else's face, use someone else's name, and kowtow to someone else's ancestors. What's the point of being an emperor?
Zhao Shiqing's mind was full of wild thoughts, and before she knew it, it was dawn. She pulled herself together and was about to go out, but she raised her foot and then retracted it.
Xiuxiu, Dapang, and a cat went through many hardships and came here from thousands of miles away, just to hide in a food store that was as small as it could be and for some leftovers?
Since Xiuxiu is proficient in the art of disguise, she is destined to be no ordinary person.
Zhao Shiqing wanted to ask Dapang again, but when she turned around, she saw Dapang sleeping soundly, as if this was his home.
There is no sense of crisis at all.
Zhao Shiqing felt that it was useless to ask it, as it only knew that little.
It rained all day yesterday, then the sky cleared up and it is a nice day today.
Ling Bo went to the inn's kitchen to take a look, then came back and said to Zhao Shiqing, "Second Miss, why don't we go to the street for breakfast? We only have yellow rice porridge in the inn."
In fact, yellow rice porridge is not bad, but although Zhao Shiqing is not picky about food, her taste has long been spoiled by Murong Linlang. Besides, there is also a picky eater Chen Guanyue, so it is better to go out to eat.
Zhao Shiqing looked at Xiao Yao and Dapang who were still sleeping, and said to Ling Bo, "Close the doors and windows, don't let them run out."
People have hostages, cats have cat hostages, and Big Fatty is the cat hostage.
The four of them went straight to the magnolia tree and knocked on the door. The little boy came out to open the door. When he heard that they were there for breakfast, the little boy shook his head and said, "You should go somewhere else. We don't sell breakfast at home."
Well, just as the four of them turned around and were about to leave, they heard a man's impatient curse coming from the yard: "Ugly thing, if you keep pestering me, I'll beat you to death. That's right, I chopped up that cat and stewed it for dinner last night. What, you still want to kill me...ah!"
Before he finished speaking, the man let out a scream, and the little boy ran inside without even closing the door. Zhao Shiqing gave a wink, and the four of them followed him in.
In the kitchen, a man was grabbing a woman's hair with one hand, while his other hand was covering his stomach, with blood seeping out from between his fingers.
And that woman was still holding a pair of scissors tightly in her hand!
Zhao Shiqing shouted, "Your cat is not dead, it's still alive. Loach, Lingbo, quickly pull them apart!"
After a chaotic battle, the two men who had fought desperately were finally pulled apart. Chou Gu stared at Zhao Shiqing with bloodshot eyes: "You said Dapang is not dead? Is that true?"
Before Zhao Shiqing could speak, Chef Zhang said to the little boy, "Go report to the police! Report to the police! Arrest this ugly bastard!"
Zhao Shiqing hurriedly said, "No need to report to the police. Let's go find a doctor to bandage the wound first. I don't think the wound is deep, but it's best to see a doctor. What happened today is all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."
She said to Ugly Girl in what she thought was the gentlest tone: "Is your cat yellow, with only its paws white, and a big face with a lump of flesh on one side?"
Ugly Girl nodded quickly: "Yes, that's what Big Fatty looks like. Have you seen him? Where is he?"
Zhao Shiqing lied sincerely, "Last night, this cat ran into my room to eat some dried fish, and I caught it. But don't worry, I didn't hit it. It's sleeping right now."
Ugly's eyes lit up, and she struggled to go with them to pick up Dapang. Chef Zhang saw this and said, "You stabbed me and I still want to leave. Ouch, it hurts so much."
At this time, Chen Guanyue came over with a smile on her face and said to Chef Zhang, "I think this girl was just too eager to find a cat and was confused for a moment. Please forgive her this time. She is so ugly. If she is really sent to the government office and scares the officials, it will be troublesome."
As a cook in a snack shop like this, he had to kill chickens and fish every day. Although Chef Zhang was cut by the scissors, he knew the wound was not deep and his life was not in danger. However, he was still angry and said to Shen Guanyue, "You like to meddle in other people's business so much. Do you want to pay her for it?"
Zhao Shiqing was shocked when she heard this. "Payment? If money can solve the problem, then it's not a problem."
She was about to speak, but Shen Guanyue took the lead: "Compensation? We are not suckers, and no one's money is blown by the wind."
Chef Zhang snorted coldly: "Why are you pretending to be a good person when you don't have money?"
When Ugly heard that Dapang was still alive, she felt relieved and her mind became clear. She said to Chef Zhang, "Uncle Zhang, it's my fault, it's all my fault. From now on, I will only eat one meal and do whatever you ask me to do."
Zhao Shiqing narrowed her eyes. It seemed that Chou Gu didn't want to leave here.
She suddenly said, "You only eat one meal a day, how can you feed a cat? I don't think this uncle cook likes cats. If I give you that cat, it will become a dish sooner or later. I heard there's a dish called Dragon and Tiger Fight. I'm sure the uncle cook can make it."
Ugly was startled and said quickly, "I don't have to eat. I'll save all the food for Fatty."
Zhao Shiqing sneered, "If you don't eat, how can you have the energy to work? If you don't work, how can you compensate the cook? Forget it, let's not meddle in other people's business. Cook, report her to the police. Once she's in jail, I'll skin and bone that cat and make a dragon-tiger fight."
After saying that, she walked out leisurely, and the other three followed her.
The ugly girl got anxious when she saw it: "Wait for me, I'll go with you, Dapang, Dapang..."
Zhao Shiqing: "What big fat thing? That's the food, the food for the Dragon Tiger Fight!"
Ugly Girl: "Tell me, what do I want you to give Fatty back to me?"
Zhao Shiqing: "Please beg me."
Ugly Girl was stunned for a moment, then suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times towards Zhao Shiqing: "I beg you, Da Pang is my life, please give Da Pang back to me, it's so dirty, its meat is not tasty at all, really."
Zhao Shiqing: Why don't you play by the rules? Why are you bowing? How can I threaten or bribe you?
"How about this? I'll buy it, I'll pay for it, and you sell me the cat. How about that?"
Ugly Girl shook her head: "No, I won't sell it."
Zhao Shiqing: "You don't really love it. If it follows you, it won't even have food to eat. But if it follows me, I give it delicious food every day. You keep saying it's your life, but you watch it suffer with you and don't let it live a good life. Tsk tsk tsk, how selfish."
Ugly Girl was stunned for a long time, then she said, "I don't want money. I also want it to live a good life, but I don't believe you. You just said you wanted to eat it."
Zhao Shiqing: "I don't have many advantages, but I have a kind heart. How about this, if you are worried, just follow me with it. Anyway, I will raise one or two. I don't have much else, but I have a lot of money. I raise all three of them. If you don't believe me, ask them, do they eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks with me every day?"
Chen Guanyue: I paid one thousand taels of silver.
But he didn't dare to say anything and could only nod in humiliation.
Lingbo and Niqiu said loudly without any pressure, "Yes, we were all picked up by the young lady. She picked up a lot of people and raised them all to be plump and white."
Just then, the little boy returned with the doctor. Zhao Shiqing quickly and tactfully retreated with Ling Bo outside, letting the doctor examine Chef Zhang's wound. They also dragged Ugly Girl out, leaving only Chen Guanyue and Niqiu inside.
"Hey, girl, have you thought about what I just said? You and Dapang, just follow me." Zhao Shiqing said.
The ugly girl's eyes lit up, but she quickly shook her head: "You are outsiders passing through, right? I can't leave here. Miss, you should return Da Pang to me."
Before she finished her words, the little boy ran out of the house and stared at the ugly girl like a thief, afraid that she would run away.
Zhao Shiqing said to Chou Gu, "You see, they're determined to send you to jail, but you said you were working for nothing and they didn't care. Even if I return Fatty to you, what's the use? You're in jail, and Fatty's turned into a dish the moment you're in jail. Didn't the chef say he wanted to stew him before?"
Chou Gu lowered her head sadly. Chef Zhang didn't like Dapang and had said more than once that he wanted to kill Dapang and stew him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have believed him today and stabbed him with scissors in anger.
Zhao Shiqing persuaded him with both reason and emotion: "Who makes me kind-hearted? If you and Dapang follow me, you will be my people, my cats. I won't let them cause you any trouble. I will pay you and settle these things for you. You won't have to go to jail or work to pay the money, and no one will come after you in the future. What do you think?"
Ugly Girl shook her head: "I'm not leaving. I'm not going anywhere. You're from another place. I won't follow you."
Zhao Shiqing: This really doesn’t make sense.
She winked at Ling Bo, who walked in front of the little boy, blocking his view, and took out a few copper coins from his purse: "Little brother, I want to ask you something. Here's the money to buy some candy."
Chou Gu didn't know what Ling Bo was going to ask, so she turned her head to look, and felt a pain in the back of her head, and then she lost consciousness.
Zhao Shiqing put Chougu's arm on his shoulders and ran out with her. The little boy was answering Ling Bo's second question: "I haven't heard of anyone selling rooster eggs in this town..."
When he happily put the copper coins into his pocket, he was shocked to find that the two people who had been in the yard just now were gone.
Chef Zhang's injuries were not serious. The doctor cleaned his wound, applied medicine, and bandaged it simply. Shen Guanyue took the initiative to pay the medical fee.
The little boy ran in: "Dad, Ugly Girl is missing, and the woman who was with them is also missing."
Ling Bo chased in and took out a silver ingot, about ten taels.
Chef Zhang was about to explode, but when he saw the shiny silver ingot, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
“I don’t know who you are, but since you want to meddle in other people’s business, don’t blame me for not reminding you that the ugly guy is very evil.
You are from outside the city, so I won’t hide it from you. Ever since that ugly thing came, my house has been haunted. I hope she’ll leave sooner than you do, but she’s like a dog-skin plaster. No matter how much I beat or scold her, she just won’t leave.”
When Ling Bo and the other two returned to the inn, Chou Gu had not woken up yet. The room where Zhao Shiqing and Ling Bo lived was clean and tidy when they left, but now it was in a mess, with teapots and teacups broken all over the floor.
Zhao Shiqing said calmly, "When I came back, Xiao Yao and Dapang were fighting. They have to compensate the inn for the damage. The loss can be deducted from their dried fish."
The little demon yelled: [It's not fair! Why are you deducting my dried fish? No!]
Zhao Shiqing: "Then let's make chicken breast."
Xiao Yao: [Chicken breast won’t work either, let’s try rat meat. I don’t eat rat.]
Yes, Xiao Yao doesn’t eat mice, she only plays with them. All the mice in her hands were killed by her playing with them.
Big Fatty didn't argue with Little Demon. He was lying on the ugly girl, stepping on her, stepping on her, "Wake up, wake up quickly."
Ling Bo relayed what Chef Zhang had said. Zhao Shiqing's eyes were gloomy. As she had guessed, Chou Gu had another purpose in hiding in the snack shop.
Shouldn't she mind her own business?
But she remembered the dream. Ever since she knew that the dream had come true, Zhao Shiqing felt that there seemed to be God's will, and that she was related to Xiuxiu, who had escaped death.
Otherwise, why would she have such a dream when she had no relationship with Xiuxiu's family?
Therefore, she was determined to take care of this trivial matter.
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