A lonely city

When Luo Jin got off the car, Chai Heng handed her a silver note of 100 taels.

"It was agreed that it would be 100 taels a day."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" [He

really gave it to me! Even paid it daily! ]

[I didn't do anything special, he said I was a lucky star... a mascot! I like being a mascot! I can get money without doing anything, so great! ]

[Mascots are great! ]

Ah Xuan on the side was sweating coldly when he saw Chai Heng's raised mouth.

The second prince, wouldn't he be interested in a little palace maid? Although this little palace maid is pretty, she is not so pretty that it's against the sky. Those noble ladies are also very pretty!

Luo Jin just felt that he ate and slept all the way, and had delicious food and hot water baths at night. It was really not hard at all.

They continued on their journey the next day, and in the evening they found the nearest inn to sleep in. The next few days were the same, staying in inns if there were any, and inns if there were none. Although they were constantly on the road, they were not in a hurry, and would not drive all night.

By the fifth day, Luo Jin had gotten used to this kind of life. She even had the couch in the carriage to herself, because the second prince never rested during the day and was always reading.

Once when she opened her eyes, she saw Chai Heng staring at her. Luo Jin was startled, and kindly asked him, "Are you sleepy, Your Highness? Do you want to take a nap? Don't be embarrassed to say..."

Chai Heng: "..."

He lowered his head and continued reading, "I'm not sleepy, you go on to sleep."

"Okay!" Luo Jin closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep again.

Suddenly, the carriage shook violently, and Chai Heng rushed forward and supported Luo Jin who was almost shaken off.

"Ah...what happened?" Luo Jin raised her head in a daze, "Something happened?"

"It's okay, it's a small matter." Chai Heng helped her sit up, returned to his seat and sat down, and calmly picked up the book.

There was a sound of weapons clashing outside, and Luo Jin's face suddenly changed, "A fight has started, Your Highness! Someone wants to rob Jiang Ge!"

"Yes." Chai Heng continued to read.

"Your Highness, it's dangerous, why are you still reading?" Luo Jin opened the curtain and immediately saw the guards of the convoy fighting with several men in black. There were several bodies of men in black lying on the ground. It was obvious that they were no match for the guards brought by Chai Heng.

Luo Jin, a modern person, had never seen such a bloody scene before. She quickly lowered the curtain and touched her chest, "So scary, so scary..."

Soon, the fighting stopped. Someone outside the car reported to Chai Heng, "Your Highness, there were twenty-one assassins in total. Five escaped, seven died, and the rest have been kidnapped."

"Send them to the nearest government office and let them help to interrogate them and see if they can get any useful information."

"Yes."

Luo Jin breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that the masters of Xiyuan are not that strong. They were defeated so quickly. You know they are very weak, right?"

"Weak?"

"Just very useless."

Chai Heng smiled faintly, "This is still Dongyuan. No matter how stupid they are, they don't think they can kidnap Jiang Ge here. Even if my guards are defeated, they can call for endless reinforcements. So this is just a test. The real masters... will not show up until we enter the Sand City."

[Damn, I was fooled by him...]

[It seems that he supported me, so I didn't get a broken head. ]

[He can be quite powerful sometimes. After all, he is a prince. It is impossible that he is just a useless bastard. ]

[Once a person with a love brain wakes up, his IQ will return to normal. ]

It was rare for Chai Heng to hear Luo Jin's thoughts without giving him money. He lowered his head and continued to read, hiding the smile on his lips.

That night, the convoy rested in a small town called Qingliu Town, which was only twenty miles away from Sand City. Qingliu Town was a small border town and there was no post station, so they stayed in a local inn.

Luo Jin thought that they would enter Sand City tomorrow, and there might really be a master to rescue the prisoners. She was a little nervous and couldn't sleep. Then she felt hungry.

She went downstairs to get something to eat, and saw an old lady and a little girl coming to stay overnight. Although the shopkeeper refused them, the two refused to leave.

"Isn't there an empty room? Let us stay overnight!" the old lady begged, "The child is not in good health. If we sleep on the street, we might catch a cold."

The little girl coughed pitifully and said in a childish voice, "Uncle, let us stay!"

The shopkeeper was unyielding, "This place is reserved. No one is allowed to enter. Go!"

The old and the little girl kept begging with bitter faces.

Luo Jin's heart moved, she thought of someone, so she walked over and said to the shopkeeper: "It's not easy for the old and the child, let them stay for one night."

"But..." The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed, "The Lord has ordered..."

"Orders are dead, people are alive, why are you so stubborn!" Luo Jin patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder, "Respect the old and love the young, do you know? Think about your mother, think about your daughter..."

The shopkeeper had a bitter face and was quite helpless. The other party was the person the second prince had ordered to take care of. He didn't dare to say disrespectful words, but cursed in his heart. Doesn't she know that this is an important mission? Letting irrelevant people in, isn't this asking for trouble?

Chai Heng heard the noise, walked out of the house and asked, "What's going on?"

Luo Jin blinked at him, "Your Highness, these two people look so pitiful! Can you let them stay for one night?"

She didn't know if Chai Heng could understand what she meant, but she just hoped silently in her heart that he could understand.

[This person must be Liu Shu, a master of the Seven Realms Hall. He likes to pretend to be an old lady the most. He has an apprentice named Xiao Xiaoyu, who is short and likes to pretend to be a little girl to deceive people. ]

[This combination is too cruel, one old and one young look very pitiful, the heroine has been fooled! ]

[He must be here to inquire about the news. If we can trick him in and let the masters besiege him, it would be great to catch a turtle in a jar. ]

[Please, can you understand? ]

Liu Shu originally didn't mean to go in, he just wanted to observe in the lobby. He also knew that the people here would not let him in, and he had just been begging to buy time and observe for a while.

But he didn't expect that a girl would suddenly show mercy and sympathize with him.

He was a little embarrassed and said, "Well... since it's inconvenient... let's not make things difficult for them..."

Luo Jin continued to help plead, "Your Highness, they are definitely not bad people, please let them stay, please! They are so pitiful, they have no place to live and have to sleep on the street."

Chai Heng smiled helplessly, "Okay, since you said so, then give them a room, let them stay in the room, and don't run around."

He waved his hand, "Give them a guest room."

Liu Shu was in a dilemma. He was worried about danger if he went in, but he was reluctant to leave. What if he really found a chance to rescue the prince, wouldn't that be a great achievement?

The shopkeeper cursed in his heart again. The second prince actually listened to the palace maid and let an unknown outsider into the guest inn? What if something went wrong?

Only Chai Heng smiled, like a fool obsessed with love, "I know you are kind-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer."

The shopkeeper: "..."

What a stupid prince, he is more likely to make trouble than to do good.

But he didn't dare to disobey, and reluctantly ordered the waiter to lead the two people to the direction of the guest room. Liu Shu hesitated, and finally followed him. He was also a skilled and courageous man. Even if there was danger, he felt that he could always run away.

Afraid that Chai Heng didn't understand her intention, Luo Jin hinted again: "The two guards at the door look so fierce. Ordinary people dare not come in. If not... if they really have nowhere to go, they definitely won't come here, right?"

She shouted in her heart.

[Do you understand what I mean? There is something wrong with them! ]

[I'm a mascot, I can't make things too clear, you should get it yourself! Hurry up! ]

Chai Heng thought, "In that case, these two people are really a little strange, they are not spies, right? I want to ask them, if there is really no problem, I will not wrongly accuse them, don't worry!"

Luo Jin breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be surprised, "Ah? Are they a little strange? Then you must not scare them, just ask them clearly."

"Don't worry."

The shopkeeper had dull eyes, and he couldn't understand the situation in front of him.

Until Chai Heng walked up to him and whispered, "Call 'that person' and get started!"

The shopkeeper instantly recovered his spirit, "Your Highness wants to..."

"Catch Liu Shu!"

"Liu Shu? He... He is Liu Shu?" The shopkeeper was instantly full of admiration for the prince in front of him, "It turns out that Your Highness even knows who he is. I am so ignorant that I still doubt Your Highness."

Luo Jin ordered a dessert and went upstairs while eating.

She thought there would be a fight downstairs, but she didn't hear any sound. She began to worry, would Liu Shu get away? He is such a powerful master, even if he fails to get the information, maybe there is a way to escape?

Thinking of this, she quietly went downstairs again to see the situation.

As soon as I went downstairs, I saw Chai Heng standing in the lobby, commanding his guards in a low voice, "Send them back to Weicheng, keep a close watch on the road, don't let them run away!"

A guard replied, "Don't worry, they are all dizzy."

Several guards carried two boxes, one large and one small, and went out of the back door of the inn.

Chai Heng saw Luo Jin coming down and smiled at her, "Didn't disturb your rest?"

"No," Luo Jin continued to play dumb, "What's wrong? Could it be that these two people... are not really bad guys in disguise?"

Chai Heng smiled and said, "You guessed it right! No matter what, I have to give you a credit this time, and you will be rewarded... a big reward when you go back!"

"Ah... thank you, Your Highness!"

[Hehe, I'm here to take credit. 】

【It's just so strange, Liu Shu was subdued so silently? Isn't he a master? The novel says that he is an eighth-level master, super strong, I thought the fight would take a long time. 】

【Fortunately, the second prince is not a fool, he understands everything immediately. 】

【I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep. 】

Chai Heng was not sleepy at all.

Thinking about capturing Liu Shu, a master of the Seven Realms Hall today, it is another merit. Who knows how my father will reward him when he returns!

If the negotiation goes smoothly this time and the result satisfies my father, he might be able to... be crowned king directly, right? The prince would be jealous when he sees it!

This mascot is so auspicious!

But... he doesn't seem to have done anything for Luo Jin today, how come he suddenly heard her voice?