Chapter 79: Prince Rui Xiao Jin
It took nine days to travel from the capital to Qingzhou.
By the last day, Hongdou was able to ride the horse by herself and follow.
These days, every time she stopped to rest, she would follow Gong Lan to learn how to ride a horse, and she would not retreat even if she fell off the horse again and again.
Gong Lan couldn't bear it anymore and asked Ling Chan to persuade her, but Ling Chan just shook her head, always paying attention to Hongdou's situation and didn't try to stop it.
Several people entered Qingzhou City as sisters from Qingyi Tower.
Ling Chan led the horse and glanced at the people coming and going in the city.
"They... look like people from the underworld." Ling Chan approached Gong Lan and whispered.
Many of these people in the city were equipped with swords. They were lithe and had sharp eyes, and they did not look like ordinary people.
Gong Lan also looked around and said, "Well, Miss, this is Qingzhou, the territory of the Wulin Alliance Leader. Usually, many people from the martial arts world gather here."
"There will be another martial arts conference soon, so there will be even more."
Ling Chan learned about the martial arts conference from Gong Dian, but, "Isn't the martial arts conference in three months?"
Why did these gangsters show up so early?
Gong Lan understood a little, "Come to Qingzhou early so we can have some discussions in advance."
"Each sect in the Jianghu has its own business. We can discuss business if we come early."
Ling Chan was quite curious about how people in the underworld made money. "What does the Gong family do?"
"The Gong family has land and shops, and they make money by renting them out." Gong Lan was quite familiar with the Gong family. "They also run their own business."
"In addition, the Gong family mainly operates in Qingzhou. Some escort agencies and trading companies that want to do business in Qingzhou have to take care of the Gong family, which is also a source of income."
It's like protection money.
"The Gong family's fortune is still considerable, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to prepare such a generous dowry for the master."
Ling Chan nodded in response to Gong Lan while continuing to observe the people on the street.
"We will rest in Qingzhou Prefecture for one night today and continue to Shanyangjian tomorrow." Ling Chan was a little tired after traveling for several days.
As a result, there was no inn with available rooms in Qingzhou Prefecture.
"Sir, our inn is full. Please look elsewhere." This was the last inn.
"Miss, what should we do?" Gong Lan asked while standing outside the inn.
Ling Chan didn't expect that there was no vacant room in such a big city. She looked around and sighed.
At this time, several horses stopped in front of the inn. When Ling Chan saw the man on the horse, she couldn't help but stare at the man next to him.
Isn’t this...Prince Rui Xiao Jin?
Xiao Jin was wearing a mask, and Ling Chan recognized him from Jiu Zhen who was standing next to him.
Jiuzhen is Xiao Jin's bodyguard, so the man wearing a mask when Jiuzhen appears here must be Prince Rui.
Why did he come to Qingzhou? Shouldn't he follow Liu Hong to the border?
Ling Chan followed Xiao Jin's gaze and soon heard Jiu Zhen's voice, "Boss, our people have reserved four rooms here in advance."
Four rooms? They booked four rooms for just four people? That's too extravagant, right?
"Yes, please come in, gentlemen."
"Hero." Ling Chan thought that she was facing someone else, so she turned back unscrupulously and called out to Jiu Zhen.
"Hero, can I discuss something with you?" Ling Chan asked.
Jiu Zhen looked at Ling Chan in confusion, "Miss, what's the matter?"
Ling Chan pointed at Hongdou and the others and said, "We haven't booked a room yet. Can you talk to the hero and get one for us?"
Jiu Zhen couldn't make a decision, so he turned to Xiao Jin and asked, "Master?"
Xiao Jin has been observing Ling Chan. He feels that this girl is inexplicably familiar, but he has clearly never seen her before. It's so strange.
Ling Chan pretended to have just seen Xiao Jin. "So this hero is the master. I wonder if he would be willing to give us a room?"
Xiao Jin didn't answer, but kept staring at Ling Chan.
Ling Chan had confidence in high-tech products and looked at him frankly, "Hero, are you also here to participate in the martial arts conference?"
"We are also here. Since we are all in the martial arts world, we hope you can help us."
General Liu Hong spoke so highly of Xiao Jin, he shouldn't refuse, right?
"No." The next second, Xiao Jin shattered Ling Chan's expectations.
And he left as soon as he finished speaking, without giving Ling Chan any chance to say more.
Jiu Zhen nodded apologetically towards Ling Chan, then followed.
Kind, tolerant, magnanimous, and humble?
General Liu Hong is exaggerating!
Ling Chan had originally planned to send him the pond water when she returned to Beijing three months later, so that he could restore his previous appearance.
Now...she had to think again.
"Miss, what should we do then?" Hongdou was also a little worried.
If they had no place to stay, what would they do in this freezing weather? They came on horseback, but they had no carriage.
"See if there's any local family we can stay with." Ling Chan walked down the stairs. "If there's none in the city, go ask in the suburbs."
Finally, they found a family in the suburbs and gave them two taels of silver to stay for one night.
"Your Highness, they are living in a farmer's house on the outskirts of Qingzhou." Jiu Zhen reported their whereabouts to Xiao Jin.
Jiu Zhen was very confused, "Prince, why are you following them?"
"Do you want to continue following?"
There's nothing special about those girls. They must be from a certain sect who came to Qingzhou to participate in the martial arts conference.
Xiao Jin thought back to the eyes of the leading woman and always felt that those eyes seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where they were for a moment.
According to Jiu Zhen, they were really just looking for a place to live, so they had no other intentions in talking to him?
"No need to follow." Xiao Jin waved his hand.
"Rest early and leave for Floating Cloud Villa tomorrow."
"Yes." Jiu Zhen took the order and left.
Xiao Jin continued to think about the identity of the woman he met today...
General Liu was going to the border to resist Da He, and Xiao Jin also asked Xiao Heng for permission to go back to the border with Liu Hong.
However, Xiao Heng did not agree. He stopped him on the grounds that Xiao Jin's burns had not healed yet, but assigned Xiao Jin another task.
Xiao Heng asked him to represent the court to attend the martial arts conference, and he must keep the Gong family's position as the leader of the martial arts world.
Xiao Jin understood what Xiao Heng meant. In the ten years that the Gong family had been the leader of the martial arts world, the disputes between the martial arts world and the imperial court had been greatly reduced, saving the imperial court a lot of manpower, energy and financial resources.
For the imperial court, it is definitely beneficial for the Gong family to continue to be the leader of the martial arts world.
There may be variables if any new leader is appointed.
That's why he wanted Xiao Jin to keep the Gong family's position as the leader of the martial arts world.
Xiao Jin felt that Xiao Heng was worrying too much. With the current power of the Gong family, who else could be the leader of the martial arts world besides them?
Gong family, Xiao Jin took a deep breath. He really didn’t like the current Gong family at all.
Marquis of Zhenbei Gong Lele died in the capital, but no one from the Gong family came.
Princess Wanyue was ignored and bullied in the Ling Mansion, but they remained indifferent...
What is the reason behind this?
Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes, his expression unclear because he was wearing a mask. He was willing to wade into this muddy water just to find out the reason.
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