Chapter 196 The male protagonist appears and he is a killer
"Surname Xi?"
When Rongzhen heard this surname, the radar in his head instantly activated.
Not to mention that the surname Xi is rare in the world of martial arts derived from this novel, and as far as she knows, there are not many families with the surname Xi in Hongye Town.
So where did this scholar named Xi who suddenly appeared come from?
Mrs. Bai said unwillingly, "Master, I have heard a little about this."
No one can escape the daily necessities of life. After the scholar named Xi moved in, his food and drink were prepared by his servant. Mrs. Bai had run into him a few times when she went to the vegetable market, and she paid special attention to him and got some news about them.
According to the servant boy, his master is a scholar, who came to Hongye Town to enjoy the scenery and study, intending to broaden his horizons and prepare for the provincial examination next year.
In the world of Jianghu, the public does not pay much attention to identities such as scholars and juren. After all, there are many scholars, juren and even government officials who die in Jianghu incidents in daily life.
Like this time, when Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Xu learned that the new neighbor was a scholar, they were mostly surprised and did not feel the need to respect or value him.
So at this time, everyone said whatever they knew, without any reservations, which made it easier for Rongzhen to collect as much information as possible about the other party.
Although I think the possibility is very small, there are examples in previous worlds. What if the male protagonist really suddenly runs here from Kyoto?
Just in case, she should try to avoid the other party.
Just after making this decision, Rong Zhen met the new neighbor Xi Xiucai when she went out early the next morning.
It had rained heavily all night, and the sky was beginning to clear up. A rainbow hung in the sky, and the morning light was shining on the world. The man was wearing an exceptionally clean and tidy scholar's robe. He stood at the gate of the courtyard with his hands in his pockets and a serious face, staring at a puddle of water on the ground in front of the gate. It was unknown what important matter concerning people's livelihood he was thinking about.
Rong Zhen had been planning to avoid the other party, and seeing this, he would not go forward to disturb them. He was about to continue moving forward after bypassing the puddle, but was stopped by the other party.
"Miss Song, you are so polite." Xi Xiucai stopped her and bowed, then introduced himself: "I am Xi Yuan, and I have recently moved here temporarily. I apologize for disturbing you in the future."
This was what Rongzhen said to her neighbors when she first arrived. Now, two of the three familiar neighbors have gone, and the other one, Aunt Li, has been scared and has huddled up, no longer daring to get close to her.
Likewise, she had no intention of getting close to the new neighbor.
No matter where the other party knew her, he was bound to be disappointed.
"Hello, goodbye." Rong Zhen acted very cautiously and politely, observing the strict rules between men and women. After nodding and greeting from a distance, he immediately slipped away.
Xi Yuan, Xi Jingyuan, don’t think that I can’t recognize you just because I’m missing one word.
This person is definitely the male protagonist, hide quickly.
The book boy appeared from behind Xi Xiucai and saw her hurriedly walking away, trying to avoid him. He said dissatisfiedly, "Young Master, please greet her properly. Why is she like that?"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Xi Xiucai immediately stopped the boy, "She doesn't know us, so this attitude is normal."
The servant boy heard the protective tone in his words and asked frankly, "Master, did you choose to stay here temporarily for her?"
With a bang, the servant boy was hit on the head by his master.
"I told you to stop talking nonsense, yet you still dare to?" Xi Xiucai scolded with a stern face. He noticed from the corner of his eye that the frail figure had already walked away. He continued, "Didn't we hear that Big Brother had appeared here before? I'm staying here temporarily to try to find Big Brother. What does this have to do with Miss Song? Don't tarnish her reputation again, or I won't forgive you."
"Ah? Oh oh!" The servant touched his aching head, feeling like he had forgotten something.
It seems that they have not received any news about the eldest young master appearing here.
Alas, maybe he remembered it wrong. Let’s just listen to the young master.
After the rain, the sky cleared up and it was another ordinary day of business. Rongzhen continued to clear the inventory and expected that in two or three days, he would be able to go to Taolin County to purchase goods again.
She didn't lose many customers during those few days of closure. Instead, she gained a group of new customers because of the discounts she offered after reopening.
She calculated that the daily surplus was enough to satisfy her food and drink needs, so she didn't have to spend her savings anymore. Maybe she could even save some after a while.
It seems that the God of Wealth has really exerted his power. When she has time, she must invite one to her home and worship it more often.
At lunchtime, Mrs. Bai came to deliver the food box and asked the other person in the family, "Miss, I have prepared the young master's meal as well. Where should I send it to him?"
Oh, Rongzhen forgot to mention this to them.
I was about to tell them straight away that the man had left, but after thinking it over, I decided not to bring it up. I just said, "He's found work with Patriarch Huang, so he's not staying home lately. You don't need to prepare any more for him. You and Aunt Xu can eat the extra portion today."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Bai became even more respectful.
Now, with the Shengji Pavilion and the Miraculous Doctor's Clinic settling in Hongye Town and quickly occupying half of the town, the leader of Xuanmen, Huang Yitian, has become known to everyone in the town.
Who wouldn't look with special regard on a martial arts sect that could stand up to the Maple Leaf Hall of the Full Moon Tower and not be at a disadvantage, or even have the upper hand?
Although ordinary people do not participate in the affairs of the underworld, they are very clear about who they live under.
Therefore, Mrs. Bai was very excited that the master's family had such a close relationship with the Miracle Doctor's Clinic and even the Master of the Huang Sect.
With such a backer, even if you don't need it, you can still feel at ease and confident in your daily life and not be afraid of being bullied.
After Rongzhen finished her meal, Mrs. Bai cleaned up the dishes and took the lunch box back.
Rongzhen continued to guard the shop. Because it rained heavily yesterday and summer was approaching, many people came to buy oil-paper umbrellas, not only people in the town, but also men and women from outside the town.
They are generous and a small tip from them is worth more than the value of an oil-paper umbrella.
Rongzhen likes this kind of customers the most. In just one afternoon, she completely cleared out her stock of oil-paper umbrellas and also helped boost the food business of the two families on the left and right.
For this, the water seller and the pancake maker specially sent her their own products as a thank you gift before closing their shop.
Rong Zhen did not want to take advantage of them. She gave them some peach blossom wine and said, "I bought this specially from the county. You can try it. If it's good, I'll buy more next time."
The water seller and the pancake seller responded immediately, probably because they had heard that she had connections with the Xuanmen Shengji Pavilion and the Miraculous Doctor's Clinic. People who make a living on the streets are really well-informed.
Rongzhen had no intention of making things difficult for them. They were all small business owners, and only by being harmonious could they make money.
The two bosses saw her attitude and left satisfied.
Because of this incident, Rong Zhen remembered that she had to thank her big backer, so she specially selected two jars of the best peach blossom wine and prepared to take them to Master Huang's five-story mansion to visit them after closing.
As soon as she closed the shop, the guy from yesterday evening showed up again to return her umbrella.
Rongzhen looked at him, took it, put it at the door, and left.
Now that it's over, let's break it off completely and there's no need to be involved anymore.
However, when she walked down the street for a while with the wine jar in her hand, she noticed the man following her. She couldn't help but turn around and ask him, "Why are you following me?"
The man paused, then continued walking towards her, then passed by her and said, "We happen to be going the same way."
Rongzhen: ...
If they were going the same way, then they were going the same way. It seemed like she was being too sentimental.
This time he walked in front and she followed behind, and they unexpectedly walked in the same direction.
Rong Zhen's expression changed slightly when he found out, but thinking that he had greeted Doctor Liu before, he thought they probably wouldn't say anything to him.
She wasn't afraid of him remembering it, she just didn't want to remember it herself. He forgot it, but after finding out about their past relationship, he kept pestering her with an innocent look on his face. No matter whether the result of the pestering was good or bad, it was disgusting and unbearable.
It’s better to cut off the relationship that is like a thorn in your throat.
While he was lost in thought, the five-courtyard mansion of Patriarch Huang was right in front of him. He happened to come back from outside and saw the two of them coming one after the other. A smile appeared on his face, which had become pale again.
"Why are you..." came over.
Before he could finish his words, Rong Zhen's cough reminded him.
The Yellow Sect Master's smile faltered. He looked at the swordsman walking in front of him and asked him tentatively, "What did you remember that brought you here?"
The swordsman looked at him, then at Rong Zhen behind him, and shook his head: "No, I came here on a mission. Someone wants to take the head of you, the master of Xuanmen."
He spoke so calmly, as if it were just a normal thing like eating and drinking.
However, when Sect Leader Huang's subordinates heard this, their faces changed drastically. The swords in their hands were almost instantly unsheathed, and they stood in front of their sect leader, pointing at the swordsman.
The swordsman remained unmoved and looked indifferently at the equally indifferent Master Huang.
In fact, Master Huang was not indifferent, but he knew that there was a secret weapon to hold him hostage, so his life was guaranteed. Moreover, since the other party dared to come to him and speak frankly, there was still room for negotiation. Otherwise, with this person's ability, he would have come to chop off his head as soon as he received the task. Why bother with this?
Since we can discuss it, let’s go inside and talk in detail.
There are so many people outside and it's not suitable to talk about this kind of thing.
The tense atmosphere that was about to explode dissipated at the signal of Master Huang, and the swordsman was immediately invited to the living room in the house, and Rong Zhen was also invited there.
Rong Zhen was still immersed in the shock of the man being the killer, and quickly waved his hand to refuse: "I don't need to go over there. Is Divine Doctor Liu here? I brought him a jar of peach blossom wine."
The other jar was for Master Huang. After it was given to him on the spot, Rong Zhen was finally released.
She quickly slipped away to the backyard to look for Yuanque, completely unaware that someone had been staring at her back for a long time.
Patriarch Huang played with the small jar of peach blossom wine, looked meaningfully at the person who finally looked away, and said with a smile like a fox stealing a chicken: "Do you think you like it very much?"
"Please show some respect." The swordsman said coldly with murderous eyes.
Master Huang spread his hands regretfully, "Okay, I was going to tell you secretly, but since you are so serious, please remember it yourself."
This good man, he hasn't done it yet.
The swordsman frowned: "What is the memory I lost?"
When he woke up here yesterday, he thought they were deliberately setting up a trap to deceive him, but after nearly two days of personal investigation, he found that he did have a period of memory gap, and Yu Bo, who had originally agreed to meet him here, also disappeared.
The other person had appeared at the Maple Leaf Inn downstairs from the Full Moon Building, and his name was actually on the Gold and Stone List last month.
Before he came here, he clearly received a secret order from the owner of the building to assassinate the leader of Xuanmen, but in the blink of an eye, he was put on the wanted list of the hall downstairs.
All of this confused him, and out of caution he did not act rashly. Instead, he went to find the target person and tried to find out something through him.
The reaction of the Lord of Xuanmen now made him think more.
Is his lost memory related to Yu Bo, the reward on the Jinshi List, and that girl?
Especially the latter, isn't she the 'wife' of the Master of Xuanmen? Or is the old man who calls himself the Poison Saint really referring to...
Thinking of a possibility, the swordsman held his breath and waited silently for the answer.
Unexpectedly, Master Huang refused to say anything, saying that someone had asked him not to tell it, and asked the swordsman to either remember it himself or ask that person to tell it in person.
Anyway, he will never be a person who breaks his promise.
Swordsman: Then let’s talk about this assassination.
Master Huang: ...Fuck!
No one could understand his depressed mood at the moment. Rong Zhen, one of the culprits, was helping Yuan Que grind herbs in the backyard and chatting at the same time.
"Yuan Que, under what circumstances would someone of extraordinary birth become a killer?"
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