Chapter 312: Two Groups
An Yan ignored them and just looked around. She found that there were indeed many women, walking together in groups of three or five. They were all dressed beautifully and holding lanterns in their hands.
There were many small stalls along the street. An Yan approached one and asked, "How much is this lantern?"
"I'll pay." Li Rongsen said as he walked forward.
"If you are a woman, you don't have to pay. Everyone is a guest. Just take one. But if you are a man, you have to pay double the price." The boss said with a smile.
An Yan chuckled and said, "Whose idea was this?"
Li Rongsen thought carefully about what happened a few days ago. The old man asked him to come up with a plan to target the business savvy of outsiders in the city. He didn't expect that this year's Lantern Festival would just add a few very humane measures to make everyone more willing to spend money.
"I don't know whose idea it was, but I think it was Mr. Li's." The boss chuckled and added, "In my opinion, our city lord is just too generous. She gave away such a good person. I wonder what she was thinking."
"Hey, stop talking about the city lord. He treats us so well and makes our lives worry-free."
"It's precisely because the city lord treats us so well that I feel anxious for her. Mr. Li is such a good man, why hasn't he had his wedding night yet? Instead, why does he let so many women come to fight for him?" The boss blurted out without restraint.
An Yan quickly pulled Li Rongsen away.
Li Rongsen refused to leave. He said, "Let's listen to what they have to say."
"You should talk less, or people will tell you're a man." An Yan reminded him.
Yan Qingqiu pursed his lips. He was still at the stall, taking three lanterns from the boss. Then he chased after them, gave them one each, and said, "Most of the city residents are simple and honest, and they speak from the heart."
An Yan pretended not to hear.
But Li Rongsen was feeling very proud, as if he would have his wedding night with the city lord tomorrow. He had only recently figured out the actual meaning of city slaves, but he was worried about one thing, because An Yan did not agree with him.
It seems that the old man is his great benefactor. First of all, it was he who established his status as a city slave. Now it depends on how he can win the heart of the city lord.
Yan Qingqiu walked behind them, but gradually couldn't keep up because many people gathered around him. He could only shout, "Hey, wait for me."
An Yan turned around and saw that he was trapped, so she stepped forward to help him out and said, "What are you doing?"
"This woman is so beautiful. She's here to snatch Li Rongsen too."
"Really? Do I need to fight for someone like me?" Yan Qingqiu struck a pose, then looked at the women around him and said, "Li Rongsen doesn't even look at your ordinary looks."
"Sisters, hit him in the face and make him talk nonsense," one of the women shouted.
Five or six women rushed over to hit Yan Qingqiu, and he was so scared that he immediately squatted down with his head in his hands.
An Yan stepped forward and said, "Stop it." As she pulled Yan Qingqiu up, she said, "You're so fierce. Let's fight in the ring later."
The women all dispersed.
Li Rongsen had memorized the faces of those women. He said, "I don't want those anymore."
Yan Qingqiu said, "Look how busy I was. It was all for you. I almost got beaten up by them, but I also managed to help you get rid of a few of them in advance."
An Yan turned and walked forward. She wanted to go north and south to see more lanterns.
Li Rongsen walked closer to An Yan and asked her, "I never knew you liked lanterns."
"What's the big deal? It doesn't matter if you don't know." An Yan said disapprovingly.
At this moment, someone passed by and touched her arm, which made her turn around and look. She found that although they were wearing long skirts, their walking posture was not right, and they did not look like women. She followed them and said to them, "Two girls in front."
Li Rongsen and Yan Qingqiu also walked forward, not understanding what An Yan was going to do.
The two people in front stopped and turned to look at me without saying a word. They looked decent.
"You dropped something." An Yan stretched out her hand, and there was a gold ingot in her palm.
One of them was stunned for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then reached out to take it. He was very fast, but An Yan could see clearly that he was probably a man, and a martial artist, with thick and rough fingers.
Yan Qingqiu was also surprised. He looked at the two people who turned around and walked forward, and said to An Yan, "What strange two women."
"Let's follow them and see where they go." An Yan no longer had any interest in looking at the lights. She just wanted to figure out why those two men pretended to be women and were not from West City.
Li Rongsen said, "Looks like someone from the North Courtyard."
"How do you know?" An Yan asked him.
"The clothes they are wearing are made of fabrics unique to the North Courtyard, and they are the newest. I happened to ask Bei Mo for two pieces, and they were just delivered. They are exactly the same as the ones with the patterns above." Li Rongsen has always had a good memory.
"Then we have to see what they want to do." An Yan said.
As soon as she said this, fireworks exploded in the sky, one after another, two reflecting three, layer upon layer of beauty, with white circles of light in between.
Originally, no one noticed these things, but An Yan found it a little strange. She said, "We need to go into the city and tell the old man to check the city gates."
"We only found two suspicious people, maybe there are more." Li Rongsen also thought of this.
The two people just now were not fools. They had already discovered that someone was following them, so they just walked into the crowd, hoping to escape.
But An Yan was very sharp-eyed. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed one of them. The man immediately started fighting with her. In order to avoid chaos, she pushed the man to the end of the alley.
Li Rongsen and Yan Qingqiu had also captured another one.
The two people also knew that their abilities were limited, so they did not struggle.
"Who are you and where are you from?" An Yan asked.
"You can kill or rob me as you like." One of them spoke, and his male voice had returned to normal.
Li Rongsen said to Yan Qingqiu, "Go back to the city first and tell the old man to make preparations in advance."
"Don't waste your time, it has already started." The man laughed.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
"It was the eldest son of Beimo who sent us here. He wants to take this opportunity to destroy your West City. Our people have already come in, and we are going to burn down West City tonight." After the man finished speaking, he swallowed pills and committed suicide.
And the other one also died together.
At this time, a mixed voice was heard outside, and many people were shouting for help.
"Go out and take a look." An Yan ran out immediately and found that there was fire all around, with thick smoke rising into the clouds from everywhere.
The lights and firelight blended together, making the West City seem to be covered in the sunset. The bright yellow light was beautiful, yet fierce.
Yan Qingqiu frowned and said, "It seems we've been tricked."
Li Rongsen drew a circle with one hand, and a blue longbow appeared in his hand. He shot an arrow into the sky, and the arrow flew into the sky with a loud "bang".
This is the way of passing on messages that the old man taught him.
"I'll go catch the guy, Li Rongsen go back and cooperate with the old man, and Yan Qingqiu will come with me." An Yan said and walked out.
"I'll go with you." Li Rongsen was about to follow, but was pushed away by Yan Qingqiu. He said, "Don't disobey An Yan's wishes. Hurry back to the city and close the inner city gate."
"Then what about you and An Yan?" Li Rongsen was still a little worried.
"Don't worry about anything. This is An Yan's territory." Yan Qingqiu said and followed An Yan.
(End of this chapter)
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