That's something stuck on the eaves. Who would have the time to climb up to the roof to break off this bead?
The scholars shook their heads.
"How could that be? It must be because you are old and your eyes are blurry. You must have seen it wrongly..."
"That's right, in my opinion, it's the South Sea Pearl..."
Even the iron core was taken away by her with great effort and after stepping on many tiles.
If anyone was to blame anyone, it was the Shen family's ruthless ability to eat up all the spoils, leaving only some raw vegetables and melons. And the Scar King from the gambling house was a henpecked man who didn't even have a single piece of silver on him.
Xiao Nanhui, who was across the courtyard, scratched his ears, pretending not to hear anything, and took the man straight to the carriage in the alley across the street.
The carriage was obviously that of a wealthy family, very elegant and imposing.
The bearded man rubbed his hands together, and at the other party's signal, he couldn't wait to reach out and lift the curtain of the car.
However, there were no precious pearls or beautiful jade behind the curtain of the carriage, only a handsome man who was fast asleep, with a string of Buddhist beads hanging on his wrist. When the man saw the beads, his mouth, which was about to fly into his temples a moment ago, suddenly drooped, and he dropped the curtain and ran away.
The waiter, who hadn't been a waiter for a long time, took a few steps before he realized that someone had grabbed his collar and he couldn't move.
"I've collected the tea money and inspected the items. Isn't it time for Mr. Luo to express his gratitude?"
The woman's voice was sinister and contained an indescribable chill.
Luo He knew he couldn't escape, but his face was still full of surprise and doubt. It took him a long time to utter two and a half words.
"Dead, dead?"
Xiao Nanhui rolled his eyes uncontrollably.
"Why would I look for you after you're dead?"
"Is that...drunk?"
She really couldn't bear to listen any longer, and didn't want to waste time on this topic, so she started to touch the other person directly.
"Do you have the antidote?"
"Antidote? What do you need an antidote for?"
Xiao Nanhui was stunned. She thought she was speaking authentic Chizhou Mandarin, but why couldn't the person in front of her understand what she was saying? Every time she replied, it seemed like they were talking to a deaf person.
She took a deep breath, thinking to herself that she still had to rely on him to lead the way, and she couldn't kill the donkey until the mill was unloaded, and said briefly.
"He's been poisoned. If there's no antidote, I'm afraid..."
No, I'm afraid what happens next must never happen.
Xiao Nanhui wondered if the man before her truly didn't know, or was simply playing dumb. But before she could come up with a plan, Luo He grabbed Su Wei's hands, rummaging them over like a street fortune teller, and then unceremoniously tossed them aside.
"He has already taken the antidote."
"He's taken it?" Xiao Nanhui refused to believe it, but then he remembered the pill he had taken in the secret passage and became puzzled. "If he had taken the antidote, how come he hasn't woken up after so many days?"
You know, Zou Sifang's old bones were full of life the day after Hao Bai made the antidote.
What on earth had he fed himself?
"I don't know about that. But judging from his appearance, he's just unconscious. He won't be in any trouble in the short term."
Xiao Nanhui keenly grasped the meaning behind these words and said nervously.
"What will happen over time?"
"Just like someone who has been bedridden for a long time, the tendons and bones in their hands and feet tend to atrophy, and bedsores are common in the lower back and thighs. The slightest disturbance..."
"Okay, no need to say more." She wouldn't let this drag on for too long anyway. "How long will it take to get to the Land of Ending Heaven?"
Luo He narrowed his eyes, and the drunken look returned to his face.
"At least eighty or ninety days, including the time for shopping and packing..."
Xiao Nanhui sneered and reached out to pat the sturdy butt of the horse pulling the cart.
"The carriages and horses at the Four Corners Casino are indeed made of solid materials, but unfortunately they're a bit conspicuous. I'm afraid they won't last long. I have no one in this city to trust or use. If you don't find a way to get me out of the city today, let's sit here together and wait for the officials to come."
Luo He's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth.
"You've calculated the time and are waiting to plot against me here."
Xiao Nanhui waved perfunctorily.
"Let's talk about your compliments after we get out. There's less than an hour left before the city gates close. Stop talking nonsense and get on your way."
The bearded man knew that he had to make this trip. He stamped his feet angrily, untied the bamboo tube from his waist, hid it behind the half-fallen door panel of the cold studio, looked at the two lines of poetry engraved on the doorpost, and then turned around and got on the carriage.
Xiao Nanhui witnessed him do everything, then slowly saluted.
"Xiao Nanhui, nice to meet you."
The man glanced at her, seemingly unaware of the etiquette in the martial arts world, or perhaps still angry. He did not return the greeting, but only squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.
"Luo He is the name of the waiter in this shop for generations. I've used it for more than 20 years. You can call him that if you want. But..." He turned around to look at the sleeping person in the carriage, then turned to look at Xiao Nanhui, and paused meaningfully for a moment, "But considering seniority, you should call me cousin."
What kind of uncle is a cousin?
Xiao Nanhui stood there in a daze, then realized something.
Could this person be...a relative of the emperor?
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At the foot of the mountain bordering Yulin Villa, the mountains of Douchen Ridge look like a high wall reaching to the sky in the twilight, which can separate the world into two places.
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