Lin Ansheng looked at the closed door, then at her own trembling hands, white from being soaked in water or frozen, clinging to the edge of the bathtub, and murmured, "Couldn't you have gotten me some dry clothes before you left?"
She definitely couldn't go back to the barracks looking like this. Soaked to the bone in the dead of winter, if she went outside, even if she didn't freeze to death, she would probably fall seriously ill.
He gritted his teeth, got out of the bathtub, and walked shakily to the door. He opened the door and called out to the person who had come.
Although he didn't hear a response, he did hear footsteps approaching.
"Can you keep your voice down in the middle of the night? You'll wake up the customers. Oh, you, you're General Lin?" The waiter, who was dozing behind the counter, rushed over when he heard the noise, muttering a complaint. When he saw the face of the person standing in front of him, he was shocked.
Not all the people of Dawuguan had seen General Lin, but many shopkeepers and shop assistants on the main street recognized him.
"Okay, hurry up and find me a set of robes." Seeing that the shop assistant recognized him, Lin Ansheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, General, please wait a moment." The waiter replied and ran away, not worried that his footsteps would disturb the customer.
Lin Ansheng shakily closed the door and walked towards the bed. With each step, her water-soaked cotton boots made a squelching sound. Finally reaching the bed, she hurriedly tried to take off her boots, but they were not as easy to remove as usual. She tried several times but failed, and almost fell to the ground before she could even stand up straight.
He quickly sat down in the chair, finally managing to take off his boots and socks, then quickly took off his clothes, and then swiftly got into bed, pulling the quilt over himself to finally feel a little warm.
Now, I can finally have the mind to think back on what exactly happened to me and how I ended up in such a miserable state.
Prefect Wu invited some generals from the military camp to a banquet at his residence. During the banquet, he seemed to have drunk a bit too much and wanted to go out for some fresh air. Then, he seemed to encounter someone from the Wu residence who offered to take him to a guest room to rest. And then...
Then, oh right, he felt his body getting hotter and hotter, and he actually wanted to find a woman to... you know. That's when he realized that he wasn't drunk, but was probably drugged and tricked!
So, while he still had some sense, he quickly left through the back window of the guest room and jumped over the back wall of the Wu residence. At that time, he only thought about getting as far away from the Wu residence as possible and did not pay attention to the direction he was going.
And then, why can't I remember?
Lin Ansheng slapped her head in frustration, then suddenly felt a pain on one side of her neck and the back of her head. When she touched it, she found a large lump.
What happened? Did you fall while you were unconscious?
And how did I get to this inn? And how did I end up soaking in this icy bathtub? I have absolutely no recollection of what happened after I left the Wu residence.
Just as Lin Ansheng was feeling extremely frustrated, there was a knock on the door. It was the innkeeper who had returned.
The waiter who came in was carrying a cotton robe. Following the wet footprints on the ground, he saw cotton boots scattered here and there, then a pile of wet robes on the ground, and finally the general wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon on the bed.
"General, these are my robes, they're all clean. Could you please make do with them for now? I'll buy you new ones when the shops open tomorrow," the shop assistant asked somewhat nervously.
It's not that he's useless, but where is he supposed to find a new cotton robe in the middle of the night?
"Hmm, that's kind of you. Put it aside for now. This general has something to ask you." The bed was still a bit warm, and Lin Ansheng didn't want to go through the trouble of getting dressed right now.
The waiter put down the robe he was holding. He had intended to pick up the wet robe from the ground and ask the general if it would be better to leave it at the inn for the old women who did odd jobs to wash, and then send it back to the military camp after it dried.
Upon hearing this, he immediately stood up straight: "General, please ask."
"How did I get to this inn, General?" Lin Ansheng asked.
Make sure you find out the details, and then you'll have to thank them properly later.
"It was Miss Hong, the guest upstairs, who brought you back." The question was so simple that the waiter answered immediately without even thinking.
Lin Ansheng was quite surprised to hear this. It turned out that she was brought back by that Miss Hong.
No, why do I still not have any recollection of it?
"Was it her and that guy surnamed Quan together?" Thinking about the attitude of the person she saw after waking up in the bathtub, Lin Ansheng seemed to understand.
They kindly took him back to the inn, but now they have to stay up all night to watch over him!
"No, it was only Lady Hong who brought the general back by herself." This question wasn't difficult, and the waiter replied instantly once again.
He was barely able to control himself at the time, so how did this young woman manage to bring him back to the inn?
"When Miss Hong brought me back, were you there?" Lin Ansheng asked again, otherwise how would he know so clearly?
The guy nodded. "Yes, they were there."
Lin Ansheng originally wanted to ask the waiter the following questions in the correct order: after finding out who brought him back, he should ask who put him in the cold water bathtub.
But now that he knows that the person who brought him to this inn is Hong Xiaoduo, he suddenly thought of a more serious problem: there is a high possibility that he has been drugged. Hong Xiaoduo is a woman, so what if he did something inappropriate to her?
Otherwise, why would that Quan guy treat me that way?
Even if he didn't do anything substantially bad to her, or perhaps something else?
No, if I did something very rude to that Miss Hong, then the Quan guy would probably treat me badly for more than just the sake of it!
He probably even considered killing himself. The first time he met that man surnamed Quan, he could tell that the other party was not weak in martial arts and had a strong sense of江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world).
These kinds of江湖人 (jianghu people) are not afraid of any official position or status.
"Was it that guy surnamed Quan who put me in cold water?" Lin Ansheng asked with certainty.
When asked that question, the waiter was momentarily at a loss for words.
He thought to himself, "Young Lady Hong, look at this! You've used this method to get General Lin to come to your rescue. Isn't that inappropriate?"
Seeing the waiter's hesitant look, Lin Ansheng was certain that the person who had put her in the cold water was that Miss Hong.
This put him in a difficult position, as he wanted to first confirm who had brought him to the inn so he could thank them.
Then find out who put you in cold water, you should 'repay' them!
But now both things were done by the same person, so what can he do?
Repay the debt of gratitude first, then seek revenge?
That's not right either. If they made themselves soak in cold water, it means they already knew the reason for their abnormality...
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