Chapter 352 It’s Better to Faint
Seeing that the money they had was decreasing day by day, the two of them discussed whether they should go to the city to work and earn money.
That afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, but the cicadas in the trees kept chirping tirelessly, which made people feel irritated. In an instant, dark clouds gathered and the sky darkened.
Gu Liyue originally thought it was just a summer afternoon thunderstorm, very normal, and didn't think much about it.
She hurriedly put away the clothes hanging in the yard, while Nie Hengzhou walked out of the house and looked up at the sky. He saw lightning as thick as a bucket striking the top of the mountain.
The mountaintop was blasted with flying sand and rocks. Nie Hengzhou said to Gu Liyue, "Let's go up and take a look."
Having said that, he pulled Gu Liyue up and left without caring about the heavy rain that was already coming.
The two men had been hunting frequently on this mountain recently. A quarter of an hour later, they reached the top of the mountain and looked at the big hole created by lightning.
Gu Liyue keenly felt the rich spiritual energy in the big pit. This was indeed not ordinary lightning, but what was going on?
Neither of them knew either.
This was the first time they came into contact with such rich spiritual energy since entering this small world.
Gu Liyue tried to draw spiritual energy into her body, but the spiritual energy remained unmoved and continued to float in the big pit.
Gu Liyue looked at Nie Hengzhou and asked, "Why is that?"
At this moment, the heavy rain was still falling, and both of them were soaked, so they had to go down the mountain in frustration.
I thought there was hope of getting out, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
Gu Liyue said: "Forget it, maybe it's not the time to go out yet, let's just live a good life first."
"Okay, I don't know how long this rain will last, so we'll go into the city tomorrow."
The next morning, the two men packed up early and went into the city. They went to find Qin, the shopkeeper of Tianxiang Restaurant. Since they sold the tiger to him that time, they had sold prey to him several times, so they were considered acquaintances.
Gu Liyue wanted to find Qin, the shopkeeper, as he would be more informed about the news about the restaurant.
Shopkeeper Qin told them, "Master Pang's residence in the city is hiring servants and guards. You can go and try."
Gu Liyue asked about the location of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, thanked Manager Qin, and left the Tianxiang Restaurant.
Talk while walking.
"Yue, do you really want to be a servant? I don't know what kind of contract you'll sign. Otherwise, I'll be a guard and you stay in Linjia Village."
"Zhou, I'm worried that if something happens, we can face it together. If it means signing a death contract, I won't sign it. I'd rather take less monthly salary."
"Okay, I want you to be by my side too." Nie Hengzhou held her hand tightly.
"Actually, I'm worried that the disguise pill will lose its effect in a month, and I'll have to do something about it then." Gu Liyue said worriedly.
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As they wished, both of them entered the Taifu Mansion to work. Nie Hengzhou became a guard of the Taifu Mansion, and Gu Liyue became a maid in the courtyard of the Taifu's daughter. Because she looked too ordinary, was married, and was unwilling to sign a death contract, she could only be a maid.
Gu Liyue also accepted it. She did some rough work in the yard, and she didn't have to worry about three meals a day. She also had a house to live in and one day off a month. The monthly salary was two taels of silver.
Gu Liyue thought it was perfect.
But Nie Hengzhou felt that Gu Liyue was too wronged.
As a guard, Nie Hengzhou patrolled the mansion every day and occasionally accompanied his master on trips. He had two days off a month and received four taels of silver per month.
During this month, Gu Liyue spent her free time thinking about the cosmetics of this era. She wanted to know if she could change her appearance after the disguise pill expired, and if she could make herself less outstanding.
Normally, I don’t dare to make too close friends with others, so no one will notice if I change my appearance after a month.
Seeing that the three-month period was about to end, Nie Hengzhou and Gu Liyue asked for leave and returned to Linjia Village. They planned to come back here in the future and packed up everything that needed to be packed.
Then, seeing that the time was almost up, the two of them went to the mountain and waited quietly for their faces to change.
Gu Liyue was fiddling with the perfume powder, black ink and some tools in her hands.
When the time came, their appearance returned to normal.
Gu Liyue looked at Nie Hengzhou and thought that this face was still the best looking.
Then she picked up the tools and started applying paint on Nie Hengzhou's face, trying to reduce the handsomeness on his face and make him look more ordinary, and closer to his original hunter face.
Nie Hengzhou let her smear the makeup on her face and just stared at Gu Liyue. Seeing her focused look, he couldn't help but put his arm around her slender waist.
Gu Liyue felt her heart beating faster and she wanted to break free.
Then Nie Hengzhou sighed, "I don't know what this world wants to test us with. But as long as I'm with you, I'm not afraid of any test."
Gu Liyue's heart skipped a beat, and everything suddenly became clear.
"A test? At first I thought it was a small world guided by Sang Lin, and it must be targeting us. But if it was just a test, we shouldn't have disguised ourselves in the first place. We should have faced the challenge head-on. If we pass the test, maybe we can get out."
Gu Liyue stopped and stopped helping Nie Hengzhou put on makeup. Instead, she took out a wet handkerchief and helped him clean his face.
"Instead of just running away, maybe the Disguise Pill is a loophole in this little world. We've been working on this for three months, and it seems like a waste just thinking about it."
"I think it's interesting to experience life with you." Nie Hengzhou said, "So what should we do now?"
Gu Liyue said, "I haven't seen the princess looking for anyone at the city gate recently. I wonder if she's given up. Let's change into our old clothes and go into the city to see if she comes looking for us."
"But what if they were arrested and tortured?"
"We'll just adapt to the situation."
"Ah? What if I get hurt?"
"Our goal is to get out of this small world. It's worth getting hurt a little for this, so let's try to avoid getting hurt."
So the two of them changed into the clothes they had worn when they escaped from the princess's villa, and went into the city together.
Not long after entering the city, Gu Liyue discovered that someone was following them. She winked at Nie Hengzhou and led him into a secluded alley.
When I reached the end, I found that the alley was a dead end and there was no way out at the end.
At this moment, a loud shout came: "Stop!"
When Gu Liyue and the others turned around, they saw several people wearing black clothes with narrow sleeves appear. Gu Liyue took a defensive stance.
Unexpectedly, the man in black flew forward and slashed Nie Hengzhou from behind. Nie Hengzhou rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.
Then the man in black wanted to use the same trick on Gu Liyue again, but Gu Liyue turned his body to the side to avoid the force of the man's knife and fainted.
Two men in black, each carrying one, carried Nie Hengzhou and Gu Liyue on their shoulders and headed towards the Princess's Mansion next to the imperial palace.
Gu Liyue was shaken to the point of being dizzy.
She thought to herself that it would be better to faint.
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