Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 283 Brother Qijiu and Dongguan Mic King
Holy city.
West City.
Luo's Rice Shop.
As the natural disaster had just ended, the entire city was still under lockdown and most shops were not open. Only those shops related to the livelihood of ordinary people were allowed to operate.
The rice shop was crowded with customers and business was booming.
In a room at the deepest part of the rice shop, Zhao Yu was talking to a little girl who was using an abacus.
The little girl is the blind girl playing the pipa.
Today, the little girl changed into a shop assistant's outfit, but the rough clothes still couldn't hide her pretty and delicate figure.
"It probably won't take a few days," Zhao Yu said, "Help me get some intelligence about the Ten Kingdoms of the East China Sea!"
"Okay, Brother Qijiu," the little girl said with a smile, "I heard that you are already the third guard. This time you are completely on the emperor's pay!
"By the way, Lord Xu Zun has been appointed as the Grand Xuan Judge. Hasn't he exposed your identity as a fake inner guard yet?"
"Don't talk so much nonsense," Zhao Yu frowned and complained, "What brother Qijiu, are you afraid that others don't know that I am the seventy-ninth child of Zhao Shengong?
"If that's the case, should I call you Yao Ling Yao Mei?
"Didn't you hear me? Donghai, your brother is going to Donghai..."
"I know," the little girl pouted, "Don't worry, this is the Holy City, I will send you the news tomorrow.
"By the way," she said to Zhao Yu, "according to the intelligence, that Ku Niang is definitely not Mosha, because Mosha has recently committed a crime in Shuzhou again, and he pulled out a person's trachea, which was very cruel."
"Really?" Zhao Yu was stunned and murmured, "Since they both had their trachea removed, maybe they are from the same sect? I feel... this demon has bad intentions, so it's best not to let us meet him."
"Brother," the little girl pouted again, "Are you really going to the East China Sea? There's no news network for our Zhao family there!"
"Well, it's all the same." Zhao Yu said indifferently, "What does it matter if he has connections? Didn't the Holy Capital Tribulation still happen? Didn't Yue Jinglei join the Divine Constable Department?"
"But..." the little girl thought, "You don't seem to be able to swim?"
"You remember all this?"
Zhao Yu smiled faintly, seeming somewhat relieved.
"You said..." the little girl continued, "Why did you follow Xu Zun without knowing what was going on? Weren't you sent to Xinye to keep an eye on the iron coffin?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?" Zhao Yu laughed self-deprecatingly, "Maybe this is fate! Sometimes I think, is it really worth it just for that broken knife? I've risked my life several times!"
"I don't know if it's worth it," the little girl said, "but you're already grown up, so you should find me a sister-in-law, right?"
"Again," Zhao Yu said impatiently, "There are so many descendants in the Zhao family, and they don't rely on me to carry on the family line? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"That..." the little girl asked again, "How about the foreign girl? The one playing with the iron umbrella?"
"Stop it," Zhao Yu waved his hand, "You should know what kind of woman I like. When I become successful in the future, I will marry a house full of considerate and gentle beauties. That's what I call a great feeling..."
"Tsk..." The little girl wiped her sweat, "That sounds nice, but to put it bluntly, I just like those who are good..."
"You!?" Zhao Yu glared. "Is it necessary to be so blunt? But... when will the Jiaofangsi in this Holy City open? Do you have any good places to recommend?"
Click!
The little girl's abacus fell to the ground...
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It was late that night and the moonlight was bright.
Xu Zun sat upright on Ku Niang's bed and gently placed Ku Niang's head on his thighs.
"It's really not your place to meddle in other people's business," Xu Zun said with a smile, holding Ku Niang's hand. "If you sit like this for a whole night, ordinary people really can't stand it!"
Looking down at Ku Niang who was resting her head on his legs, Xu Zun felt that Ku Niang was more and more beautiful, perhaps because they had been together for a long time or something.
The skin is hydrated and translucent, as if it can be broken with the snap of a finger.
Her facial features were not perfect, but quite pretty and attractive. If it weren't for the long scar, she would have been a very beautiful girl.
At this moment, Xu Zun remembered what Yue Jinglei said to him. When Ku Niang was a child, she might have been often soaked in medicine, which is why she was able to achieve such extraordinary martial arts today.
Xiazhou Nguyen clan...
Is Ku Niang really a member of the Ruan family?
"Kuniang," Xu Zun murmured to himself, "I feel that I was a bit reckless. If I had known that you were so powerful, I should not have named you Ku Niang!
"It should be a more resounding name...
"I hope you get well soon," Xu Zun said emotionally, clutching Ku Niang's hand, "You still have to listen to my nagging! I haven't been able to talk to you these past few days, it's really frustrating..."
As he spoke, Xu Zun dumped out some recent events and some of his inner thoughts that he could not tell anyone else.
"...Cai Kun told me today that he was secretly investigating," Xu Zun said, "and found that on the day when Lushan Gong was bombed, the most suspicious person was Li Xing, because someone saw Li Xing touching the coffin many times.
“However, he can guarantee that Li Xing is definitely not from Xuanmen, and I can see that too.
"So, not all the inner guards obey the command of the inner guard office. There are many hidden dangers here...
"To be honest, I was quite complacent at first, but now it seems that what Li Ren said is true. The sinisterness of this court is far beyond my imagination...
"...My dear mother," Xu Zun then talked about the East China Sea mission, "I'm afraid we will have to set off for the East China Sea in a few days!
"This journey is bound to be full of dangers. I really hope you can accompany me. Unfortunately, going to the Ten Kingdoms of the East China Sea requires a bumpy boat ride. In your current condition, you can only recuperate at home...
"...Yes, we both think the same thing. This matter is not as simple as the Crown Prince being attacked," Xu Zun said, "The Crown Prince may also be involved with Xuanmen. The Queen Mother must know something, so she asked me to go out to sea to find him...
"Also, the survivor was silenced, which means that someone in the court doesn't want him to come back...
"So, the situation we are facing is likely to be attacked from both sides...
"...Okay, after talking so much, you must be tired, right?" Xu Zun said, hugging Ku Niang. "I know you like to listen to my singing. To tell you the truth, I am a great singer. I used to be known as the Dongguan Mic King...
"Why, you don't believe it?
"Okay, do you believe me, I will start singing from now on and will sing all the way until dawn without repeating myself?
"Hmm..." He thought for a moment and said, "Then let's start with "Crazy for Love"!
"...Why is it always like this? I have you hidden deep in my heart. I want to ask you if you want me to stay with you until the end of time...
"If love is so sad, why don't you let me share it? I ask you day and night but you don't answer. How could you become like this..."
Just like that, Xu Zun didn’t know when he finished singing. He only knew that when he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn the next day!
If there hadn't been the crowing of a rooster outside the house, I would have no idea how long he would have fallen asleep.
However, when Xu Zun gradually woke up, he found that he was actually sleeping on the bed, with a quilt covering him.
Looking under the legs again, there is no human figure.
"Ah!?" Xu Zun was startled and immediately jumped up from the bed, calling out, "Ku Niang...Ku Niang..."
As a result, when he woke up in shock, he was surprised to see that Ku Niang was standing by the window, staring at the scenery outside without moving.
This scene seems familiar, as if I have seen it for the first time.
However, unlike the first time they met, after hearing Xu Zun's call, Ku Niang turned around, smiled , and asked three words softly:
"Are you awake?"
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