Chapter 392: The Fiancé Ran Away with the Most Beautiful Girl in the World (17)
The rich man was dead, and the girl who sold herself to bury her father and the old man disguised as a corpse quickly took advantage of the chaos to leave. When the government officials arrived, the murderer had long disappeared, leaving only a few bloody corpses.
Shu Shichu and Mu Changqing also left after the two men committed the crime to avoid being involved in the murder case.
Because the two perpetrators did not conceal their faces, the government quickly posted their portraits and issued a wanted order. Since this incident happened in a downtown area, people all over the city were talking about it.
The rich young man who was killed was the son of the governor, but he was a bully at a young age. He was also lustful, often seeking out prostitutes, and sometimes even raping decent women. He did so many evil things that no one knew how many people he had harmed. People in the city had always dared to be angry with him but not to say anything. Now that they heard that he had been killed, they dared not say anything openly, but in private many people happily said that he was well killed.
The governor was so angry because his only son was killed that he sealed off the city to search for the criminal, without caring whether it would arouse public outrage.
Shu Shichu and Mu Changqing had originally planned to set out to find the incense-making master, but this time the city gates were closed, so they had to stay in the inn temporarily.
"Miss Zhan, what is she doing?" Mu Changqing came to find Shu Shichu and saw her fiddling with the bottles and jars in the room with a very focused expression. As she moved, a refreshing fragrance wafted out, and Mu Changqing couldn't help but smell it a few more times.
"I'm mixing some perfume." Shu Shichu replied. She used a special silver needle to suck out the liquid from one bottle and squeezed it into another bottle. She then used another silver needle to suck up another liquid and dripped it into the same bottle. She then shook it gently to blend the two. After a while, she repeated the above steps and added the other two perfume liquids.
Mu Changqing looked at her working seriously and inexplicably didn't dare to disturb her. He could only watch quietly from the side without saying a word.
Knowing that Shu Shichu had prepared the scent she wanted, he took off his gloves and said, "Your method of mixing perfume is different from that of my friend who makes perfume. He uses fine powders of various raw materials, while you use water that has been melted into essence. It's really novel and interesting. My friend must be eager to study it thoroughly when he sees you making perfume like this."
Shu Shichu put the prepared perfume under his nose and sniffed it, then dripped two drops on his fingers and rubbed them behind his ears and collarbone, then said, "I prefer perfume to incense, it's more convenient to use. Can you smell my new perfume and see if it's good?"
She came closer and handed him the small bottle in her hand.
Mu Changqing was stunned for a moment. Seeing her approaching, he could not help but focus his eyes on the parts of her body where she had just applied perfume. He saw her small and delicate earlobes as crystal clear as white jade, and her clavicle as exquisite as a jade carving...
When he realized where he was looking, he felt that he was being rude and couldn't help feeling guilty. He looked at Shu Shichu and was relieved to see that she didn't notice anything, but for some reason he felt a little upset.
He took the small bottle and waved his hand at the mouth of the bottle, and a light and fresh fragrance floated out. It was neither too strong nor too light to be smelled, but just right. He praised sincerely, "The new perfume that Miss Zhan has prepared is very good, with a pleasant aroma that makes people forget the world."
When Shu Shichu heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile: "I think it's not bad either. Since you like it, I'll give you half a bottle."
"Okay, then I'll accept your offer." Mu Changqing said with a smile. In fact, people like him who often travel around the world don't like to use spices or perfumes at all. After all, there is bound to be fighting and killing. If you make yourself smell good and run to kill people, doesn't that mean you think your life is too long and deliberately leave loopholes for others?
But this perfume was given by Shu Shichu, so Mu Changqing didn't want to refuse it.
He now felt that Shu Shichu's identity and origin were increasingly confusing. He liked making incense and had very advanced skills. He attached great importance to the comfort and enjoyment of life and pursued exquisite perfection - who would carry dozens of bottles and jars of incense with them when going out?
Which Jianghu girl is as exquisite as her? Even the most beautiful woman in Jianghu, Le Wanrou, would not be like her when she went out. Although her dress was low-key and simple, the thread used for the flowers embroidered on the hem of her skirt was precious and rare, and the fabric was even more precious. She also changed her clothes every day, and each one was luxurious in a way that outsiders could not see. As for the earrings, Mu Changqing had a good eye and would not mistake those rubies and emeralds for real ones.
She wore different precious jewelry every day, and no one knew how her small bag could hold so many things. Mu Changqing sometimes wanted to ask her how she packed her luggage.
Shu Shichu had no idea that there was a man who would pay so much attention to her clothes and jewelry. All these clothes and jewelry were prepared when she was at home and placed in the companion space early on. She could change them directly when she wanted to, without having to put them in her bag.
The Shu family was wealthy and her family doted on her, so of course, what she wore was not cheap. In order not to attract attention, she tried to be low-key. She just didn't expect that someone who was very interested in her would stare at her.
Shu Shichu gave half of the perfume to Mu Changqing and then drove him away. After all, this was her room and it would not be good for him to stay too long.
The city gates were closed for several days, and the two wanted criminals were not caught, but the people's resentment and anger grew greater and greater. The governor, who had been furious after the death of his beloved son, finally calmed down and knew that he could not close the city for too long, otherwise it would cause civil unrest, and he would lose his official hat. So he promised to open the city gates the next day.
It was already the third day of the city closure, which meant that the city gates would not be opened until the fourth day. So on this last day before the city gates were opened, the government became more and more anxious in searching for the criminals. After all, if they didn't seize this last day to catch the wanted criminals, then when the city gates were opened, wouldn't the wanted criminals be able to escape?
Shu Shichu could clearly feel the oppressive and tense atmosphere in the inn, but her identity, pass and appearance had nothing in common with the criminals, so the detectives gave up their suspicions after asking her a few questions.
That night, Shu Shichu went to bed early because he had to get up early the next day. He had made an appointment with Mu Changqing to go find his incense-making friend.
But it seemed that things always came to find her. She was just sleeping in her room when she suddenly heard two inaudible footsteps outside the door, coming towards her room.
Shu Shichu immediately got up from the bed and looked at his tightly closed door in the dark. Could it be that two more flower thieves had come?
(End of this chapter)
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