"What's going on? What's going on? Why are you bullying him, boss?" In the Winter City, a group of people gathered together to watch the excitement, and a loud female voice was heard.
Zuo Qing rubbed his arms and leaned over to take a look. He saw a pretty girl standing inside, with a long whip on her waist.
The girl was standing in front of a restaurant. The owner and the waiter were standing in front of the restaurant. A beggar-like person was lying on the ground. At first glance, it seemed that the owner and the waiter were bullying the beggar, and the girl obviously felt the same way.
The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly and said to the girl, "Miss Nan, it's not what you think. This beggar ate his meal without paying. Isn't that a free meal? So... so..."
When the girl heard this, she frowned at the beggar and asked him, "Is that really the case?"
The beggar was in rags, his face was black, and he looked aggrieved: "But, but I'm hungry..."
The girl squatted down and lectured him seriously: "Even though you are very hungry and have no money, you can't eat and dine for free, understand? How about this, you go and help the shopkeeper wash the dishes, that will cover the meal."
The shopkeeper thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Zuo Qing looked at the girl's method and found it somewhat cute, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
The girl heard it, turned around and glared at him, saying, "What are you laughing at?"
Zuo Qing waved his hand: "No, nothing."
The girl pointed at the beggar and said to the shopkeeper, "Take him to wash the dishes first." Then she walked over to Zuo Qing and looked him up and down. Seeing that his clothes were different from those of the people in Winter City, she said with certainty, "You are a stranger, right? You are wearing so little."
Zuo Qing nodded and said, "I just happened to come here."
The girl waved her hand and said, "Come on, since you look so pitiful, I'll reluctantly treat you to a meal to warm you up!"
Seeing that she was a bit arrogant but warm-hearted, Zuo Qing followed her into the restaurant. He thought to himself that he must not let a girl pay when it came time to pay, so he had to pay first.
As they ate and talked, Zuo Qing learned the girl's identity: she was the daughter of the Lord of Winter City, named Nankong.
After getting along with him for a while, Nankong also felt that this stranger was quite interesting. He would tell her strange stories about the outside world, which made her blood boil.
Thinking that Zuo Qing had no relatives here and that food and accommodation were problems, he took him back to the City Lord's Mansion and made him a guard, and Zuo Qing also settled down here.
"Please continue telling me stories. The world outside sounds so interesting. I really want to go and see it!" Nankong followed him and begged him to tell her stories.
Zuo Qing rubbed his brow helplessly and said, "Miss, I can't leave my post without permission."
Nan Kong waved her hand and said arrogantly, "How can this be called deserting your post? You are the guard of the City Lord's Mansion, and I am the eldest daughter of the City Lord's Mansion. So, if you round it up, you are my guard. Guarding me doesn't count as deserting your post, right? Then, telling me stories by my side won't interfere with your guarding work, right?"
Zuo Qing felt even more helpless. He could not argue any further and had to agree.
Misora laughed heartily.
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"Do you really have Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise there? Have you seen them? Are they very tall and majestic?" After listening to Zuo Qing's story, Nankong's eyes were full of curiosity.
Zuo Qing said, "This is just a record in ancient books. I have never seen one, and neither have my family members. So I can't be sure that these mythical beasts really exist."
Nankong propped his chin up and said, "We in Winter City have similar records. Legend has it that there was once a tribe in the south of the Far North. Long, long ago, they were attacked by firebirds and engulfed in flames. Then a fairy descended, able to control ice and snow, and she cast a spell to seal the firebirds north of the Far North... The descriptions and pictures in the ancient books made my blood boil. Unfortunately, I don't have your eloquence, so I can't describe those pictures."
"Hmm... I can imagine it."
Misora looked at him happily: "Really?"
"Really." Zuo Qing also looked at him, with a doting look in his eyes that he himself didn't even know about.
Later, when Nankong grew up and reached marriageable age, she looked much more mature and no longer as arrogant as she had been when she was little. The city lord and his wife fell in love with a young man from a scholarly family in the city. The young man from the Song family was well-mannered and studied under a doctor at a medical clinic.
Many people in the city praised him highly, and the two of them were considered a good match.
But on the night the City Lord and his wife told Nan Kong about this, she climbed over the Song family's wall, knocked on the Song family's window, and stood with her hands on her hips, just as arrogantly as when she was little: "I will not marry you!"
The Song family's son was stunned: "Miss Nan? Why are you here?"
Nankong said, "I'm here to tell you that I won't marry you! Be prepared!"
The young master of the Song family asked, "Miss Nan, could you tell me the reason?"
Misora raised her chin proudly: "Because I have someone I like!"
The Song family master understood: "I understand."
Nan Kong said, "I'm glad you know. I'll be leaving now." Then he was about to climb over the wall to go back, when he heard the young master of the Song family say from behind, "I wish Miss Nan to live happily ever after with the one she loves."
Nan Kong slipped and nearly fell to the ground. Her mother must have known who she liked, and she had chosen the young master of the Song family for her, obviously not wanting her to be with Zuo Qing.
Nankong returned to his room, still feeling a little empty.
On the wedding day, the City Lord's Mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, but there was no sign of Nankong. The entire City Lord's Mansion was turned upside down.
Zuo Qing was also looking for Nan Kong in the mansion, but his intuition told him that Nan Kong should be on the rooftop of the tallest restaurant outside the mansion, watching the chaos in the mansion.
Just as Zuo Qing thought, Nan Kong was on the roof of the restaurant, supporting his chin with his hand and watching the people in the mansion running around.
Suddenly, her vision went dark, and when she looked up, she saw a huge firebird flying over her head. Someone below shouted, "It's the firebird! The firebird is coming! Everyone, run!"
Nankong reacted immediately, jumped off the roof and ran towards the City Lord's Mansion.
However, it seems that everything is a foregone conclusion.
The city lord's mansion and the surrounding houses were engulfed in flames. The lucky ones ran out in a panic, while the unlucky ones were engulfed by the fire.
Nankong's eyes were red, and he was about to rush into the City Lord's Mansion, but fortunately he was stopped by the people around him.
"Young lady, don't be impulsive!"
"Miss, calm down. Don't be impulsive!"
Nan Kong couldn't listen at all and rushed in like crazy. Her parents were still inside, and Zuo Qing... was also still inside.
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