Chapter 147 The Scoundrel Can't Be Shaken Off
"It's dark, so be it. I'm not in a hurry to get going. If you're afraid of walking, then don't follow me."
Ah Xing looked at her for a moment with a slightly darker look in his eyes, then said helplessly, "Alright! For the sake of those ten thousand taels, I'll work a little harder. Let's go!"
On the streets of the dilapidated town, a young man and woman were walking. The woman was sitting upright on the horse, and the man was standing tall and straight like a pine tree, leading the black horse.
The two people who didn't speak to each other made passers-by think they were a loving couple.
They walked like this to hurry on their way, and sure enough, it was dark before they reached the next stop.
"Madam Yun, we only need to walk another five miles to reach Li County."
"You seem to be very familiar with the terrain here?" Yun Wansheng looked at the figure in the darkness.
"As a wanderer, I've traveled all over the country, so I have some understanding of every place."
"Where are you from?"
"Shun Shang people! What are you, a Dongqiang woman, doing in Shun Shang Qingzhou?"
"I have my own plans for going there."
"I don't think you are a woman with any power behind you. How dare you kill the young leader of the Yan clan?" Ah Xing turned his head to look at the woman on horseback.
"If I don't kill him, do I have to wait for him to harm me? A villain like that can only rest in peace after his death." Yun Wansheng said in a cold tone.
Ah Xing didn't say anything else, but his eyes, which were flashing with sinister intent, were gradually filled with murderous intent in the night.
After they entered the county town, Ah Xing first found an inn to stay in. The guest room was next to the woman's room. Then he asked the waiter to bring some food and bath water.
In order not to offend the woman, the man voluntarily ate in his own room.
By the time Yun Wansheng finished eating and washing, it was almost midnight, so she crawled into bed and fell asleep.
She should have had a comfortable sleep that night, but Yun Wansheng slowly got dressed in the dark as soon as the fifth watch drum sounded.
After putting on her clothes, she casually gathered her hair into a high bun with her hands and then pinned it with a hairpin.
Carrying a backpack and a shoulder bag, Yun Wansheng walked lightly to the door and slowly opened it. However, the door was too old and it still made an unpleasant creaking sound even when it was opened slowly.
This made Yun Wansheng afraid to open the door again. After making sure that there was no movement next door, she slowly opened the door wider. When she was able to let another person pass through, she walked out of the room.
When she arrived at the corridor, Yun Wansheng didn't dare to make any noise and moved quietly towards the stairs.
When passing the door next door, Yun Wansheng looked at the door with a little nervousness, and unconsciously slowed down her steps, for fear of disturbing the scoundrel inside.
After arriving downstairs safely, Yun Wansheng was no longer cautious. She thought she could walk out of the inn smoothly, but when she arrived at the door, she found that the door was locked.
She stared at the door lock in annoyance, wondering how she could have forgotten this. Thinking about this, she wanted to go to the back hall to ask the store owner to open the door.
But when she turned around, a dark shadow stood in front of her like a ghost, scaring her so much that she was caught off guard and screamed.
Before she could even shout, someone covered her mouth. Before she could react, her body was pressed against the door panel by the man in front of her, preventing her from struggling.
"Madam Yun, are you trying to get rid of me?" The man approached, and even the dim vision could not hide the gleam in his eyes.
Yun Wansheng looked at the man in front of her, her eyes slightly panicked. She pried the hand away from her mouth with both hands and said with forced composure, "I can travel whenever I want. What's it to you? If you can't keep up, don't follow."
"Madam Yun, if you do this intentionally, aren't you afraid that I might get angry and tell the Yan people about it?"
"Don't be afraid!"
Last night when they were walking on the road, she realized that if this man was really greedy, how could he be willing to earn his own ten thousand taels and give up the opportunity to get rich overnight? As long as he asked for it, she believed that the Yan people would give him tens of thousands of taels of silver.
But he didn't do that, but instead pestered her for the ten thousand taels of silver, which made her suspect that he had ulterior motives?
Since she knew that this man had bad intentions and she couldn't beat him, she could only find a way to get rid of him.
"Madam Yun, aren't you afraid that your affairs will affect your family?" Ah Xing looked at her calmly.
"If you really wanted money, how could ten thousand taels be worth the price of a bounty hunter? So, from the beginning, you didn't intend to inform on me, but wanted to rely on me. Tell me! What's your intention in following me?"
After hearing what she said, Ah Xing couldn't help but smile: "What motive could I have? Of course it's for the money.
Madam Yun, I have a piece of advice for you. When a woman goes out, please don't be so self-righteous as to assume that everything you think is what you want. Many things are not what you think. Don't let things get out of hand, or you'll have nowhere to cry when you want to."
When Yun Wansheng heard this, she felt uneasy about the man's words: "Get out of the way first." As she said that, she pushed him.
"Madam Yun, you'd better stop thinking about getting rid of me. Otherwise, I don't mind tying you up and sending you to the Yan tribe." After giving her the warning, Ah Xing let her go.
Yun Wansheng was threatened by him and pushed him angrily: "You bastard who can't tell right from wrong. The Yan people are so bad, and you still want to make money with such a black heart."
"If I were truly evil, do you think I would be interested in your ten thousand taels of silver? So, I want to earn less so that I can have a clearer conscience. But since you don't even want to give me ten thousand taels of silver, I can only ask the Yan people for it."
"It's not that I don't want to give it, it's just that I don't have that much money on me."
"If you want to give it to me, you have to let me follow you." Ah Xing said in a firm tone and paused.
Then he continued, "Madam Yun, it's actually not a bad thing to have me accompanying you. I can also protect you on the road. Just think of it as spending ten thousand taels of silver to hire a bodyguard."
Yun Wansheng thought for a moment and said, "Your bodyguard commission is quite expensive." She said unhappily and walked towards the stairs.
Ah Xing watched her go back, raised his thin lips in a triumphant arc, and then went upstairs.
The sunshine at dawn is very bright, and you can tell at a glance that it will be another good day.
Yun Wansheng was just taking a nap when there was a knock on the door: "Madam Yun, it's time to get up."
Yun Wansheng was woken up and waited for a while before putting on her shoes and getting out of bed. She did not take off her clothes before going to bed.
After a quick wash, she opened the door. When she looked up, she saw the man she had just met yesterday standing by the door waiting for her. When he saw her come out, he gave her a friendly smile.
"I've ordered breakfast for you, just go downstairs and eat."
"Are you doing the job of a bodyguard now?" Yun Wansheng said sarcastically.
"In order to feel more at ease when I get the money, it might not be a bad idea for me to be your bodyguard for a few days." Ah Xing didn't care about the woman's attitude and continued to smile as if nothing had happened.
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