Chapter 117

That day.

The Song family was immersed in endless grief.

Overnight, both sons and daughters died tragically, one of them was missing and the other was destroyed.

Is there anything worse than this?

Other families in Mo City, as well as various people who were friendly with the Song family, rushed to the Song family to pay their respects.

The Qin family naturally went there as well.

No matter what hatred the two families had in secret, they still had to show courtesy on the surface.

After all, Mo City was so small that they would meet each other if they looked up.

Meng Jinnan, the lord of Mo City, was furious when he heard the news and immediately urged the government to investigate.

The leaders of various forces who paid their respects at the Song family were all indignant and said they would help find the murderer.

But just one day later, no one mentioned the Song family anymore.

Because news came from the front line that the eldest princess would come to Mo City in a few days.

It was almost the end of the year.

The princess' army was stationed on the border line dozens of kilometers outside Mocheng. They could not return to Kyoto or Huoyue Kingdom to celebrate the New Year, so they chose to come to Mocheng to celebrate the New Year.

First, it was the strong invitation of Meng Jinnan, the lord of Mocheng; second, the princess had been to Mocheng three times and was quite familiar with it.

It happened that there was nothing on the front line, so she came here in advance.

Meng Jinnan got the news and immediately organized people to clean the whole city. At the same time, he strengthened the vigilance and daily patrols.

The government began to take people to register the household registration of people from house to house.

All outsiders and people without identity were expelled from the inner city, regardless of gender, age or young.

The merchants on the streets also hung colorful decorations.

The whole Mocheng, whether it was the government or the civilians, was full of expectations for the arrival of the princess.

Especially those boys and girls, they were even more excited.

Some talented men and women racked their brains to write poems and praises.

The princess's current reputation is not because she is the only sister of the little emperor, but because she has fought for it with her own strength in battle after battle.

In this battle against foreign invasion at the border, the princess once again showed her extraordinary military talent to the whole of Da Yan.

It can be said that she has made great contributions to the stability of Mo City for so many years.

So, who can not be excited now that they know that the princess is coming?

Well.

Some people are not excited.

After practicing at the bottom of the lake for two days, Luo Qingzhou began to prepare for the first mission tomorrow.

In the afternoon, he left the house.

He went to other warrior shops for a while, compared the prices, bought some emergency medicines, gauze, etc., and then went to the Jubao Pavilion.

But at this time, he didn't even have a gold coin on him.

And there was not much silver left.

He wanted to buy a dagger as a backup, but asked the price and had to give up.

With the remaining silver, he bought a map of the Black Wood Forest.

In the past few nights, he had been observing the road outside Mocheng in his spirit, but he could not see the direction of the black wood forest clearly.

First, the place was very large, with high mountains and steep ridges.

Second, in the sight of the spirit, there was a thick black fog floating in the sky, and nothing could be seen clearly.

After buying the map, his pocket was empty, and he couldn't even afford a string of candied haws.

There was still a demon pill in the storage bag.

But he couldn't use it until the critical moment.

It was not known whether the potion needed for tendon training was enough, and he might have to buy more at that time, and then it would be time to use the demon pill.

After chatting with the waiter for a while, he found that it was still convenient to have a dagger.

In addition to dissecting monsters to get demon pills, it can also deal with some poisonous strange creatures. Some monsters are soft all over, and their defense is not only amazing, but also can remove the strength of warriors. At this time, the dagger can come in handy.

Usually such monsters are most afraid of sharp blades.

Of course, it is a sharp blade specially used by warriors.

Luo Qingzhou flipped through the books about various monsters in the Black Wood Forest for a while, and found that the dagger was indeed very important and could save his life at a critical moment.

After leaving the Jubao Pavilion, he hesitated for a while, then returned, took out the demon pill, and asked the waiter how much he could sell it for.

The waiter took the demon pill and observed it carefully for a while, then said: "Sir, this is the lowest-level demon pill, and the quality is particularly poor. You can look at it against the light, there is a crack inside. If you want to sell it, our store will give you at most 200 gold coins."

"200 gold coins?"

Luo Qingzhou thought about it. The cheapest warrior dagger required 280 gold coins, so even if he sold the demon pill, it would not be enough to buy the dagger.

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Luo Qingzhou decided to go to other stores to ask.

After taking the demon pill, he went out and went to other stores selling warrior supplies to ask.

The prices were almost the same.

One store even lowered the price to 150 gold coins.

He thought about it seriously for a while and decided to go back and try to see if he could find someone to borrow some money.

After all, it was a matter of life and death, so he couldn't be careless.

Who should he borrow from?

The first choice was naturally Bailing.

He had no scruples about Bailing, and he had nothing to be ashamed of asking for money.

He wasn't going to pay her back anyway.

However, he had never seen her go out alone, nor had he seen her do anything, so he didn't know if she had that much money.

After selling the demon pill, he still needed eighty gold coins.

If it was eighty taels of silver, the girl would definitely have it, but gold coins...

That's hard to say.

If that didn't work, he could only shamelessly go to Miss Qin Er.

Miss Qin Er should have money, or she should have a way to get money, and she would keep it a secret for him.

After all, the two of them had a common secret that night.

Thinking about things in his mind, he quickly returned to the Qin Mansion through the back door.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he took off his mask.

When he came to Lingchan Moon Palace, he was still a little hesitant.

To be honest, people in this era are still very thin-skinned, especially when asking women to borrow money.

But thinking of the importance of the dagger, he still went up and knocked on the door.

After a while, the courtyard door opened with a "creak".

"Miss Bailing, I..."

Luo Qingzhou was afraid that he would hesitate again, so he was ready to say it directly as soon as the door opened. As a result, after saying a few words, he suddenly found that it was not Bailing who came to open the door, but... Xia Chan.

A girl in a light green dress stood in the door, opened the door, and then held the sword in her arms, looking at him coldly.

Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Miss Xia Chan, I'll look for Miss Bailing, is she there?"

Xia Chan looked at him coldly, without answering or moving.

Luo Qingzhou wanted to go in, but seeing that she was blocking him, he didn't dare to force his way past, so he had to say, "I have something to do with Miss Bailing, can Miss Xia Chan help me call her?"

Xia Chan finally spoke, and said coldly, "Go ahead."

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

Talking about borrowing money?

I can't tell you that.

It's okay to be embarrassed in front of Bailing, but how can I be embarrassed in front of you again.

Luo Qingzhou had to bow and say, "If Miss Bailing is not here, forget it, it's actually nothing serious, you go ahead, I'll take my leave."

After that, he turned and left.

It seems that I can only go to the second young lady to borrow money.

Hmm?

A murderous aura suddenly came from behind?

He paused and turned to look.

There was nothing behind him, and the door was empty. The cold girl holding the sword had disappeared.

He muttered, and without thinking any more, he turned around and prepared to continue walking forward, but suddenly found a figure in front of him, and almost bumped into the bulging...

He looked up...

She was wearing a light green dress, with a cold face, holding a sword in her arms, and looking at him coldly.

Luo Qingzhou looked at the cold girl who appeared in front of him silently like a ghost, and the corners of his mouth could not help twitching.

"That..."

Okay.

Just say it.

Anyway, even if he only told Bailing, Bailing might tell this person.

He sighed, his cheeks slightly hot, and said: "I'm looking for Miss Bailing, actually I want to find her... to borrow some money, I want to buy some expensive books and..."

Before he finished speaking, the girl in front of him suddenly left quickly and entered the yard.

Did she go in and call Bailing?

Luo Qingzhou looked at the door and stood there waiting.

After a while.

Bailing didn't come out, and she came out again with a cold face.

She held a bulging bag in her hand, walked in front of him, and handed it to him.

Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, took it in his hand, untied the rope at the mouth of the bag, and looked inside.

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There was actually a small bag full of... silver coins in it.

All broken.

After weighing it, it was probably... more than 30 taels.

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

The girl looked at the expression on his face, frowned slightly, lowered her head, took out the last piece of silver from her pocket, gently put it into the small bag in his hand, then turned her head and looked elsewhere and said: "Enough?"

Luo Qingzhou was silent for a while, looked down at the last piece of silver she put into the bag, was stunned, raised his head and said: "Well, enough, thank you Miss Xia Chan. I will make money in a few days..."

Before she finished speaking, the girl turned around and left.

"Squeak..."

The courtyard door closed.

Luo Qingzhou stood there for a while, then put away the silver and walked towards Miss Qin's residence.

It turned out that the cold Miss Xia Chan was actually warm at times.

But...

From the situation just now, Bailing must not be counted on.

Then he could only go to Miss Qin.

After entering the door, Zhu'er led him to the study.

After Qin Weimo got up from his lunch break, he read in the study.

The afternoon sun could not reach the house, and there was still some wind outside, so the windows were tightly closed.

There was a stove in the house, and the heat was overwhelming.

"Miss, the son-in-law is here."

Qiu'er stood at the door of the study. When she saw Luo Qingzhou, she immediately reported to the girl in the study.

Qin Weimo was a little surprised, put down the book, and stood up.

Luo Qingzhou took off his shoes and walked into the house on the soft carpet.

The sound of the door closing came from behind.

"Brother-in-law..."

Miss Qin was about to speak, but Luo Qingzhou went straight to the point and said, "Second Miss, I'm here to borrow money from you. Do you have any?"

The girl was slightly stunned, and for a moment, she didn't react.

After a few breaths, she reacted and nodded, "Yes, how much does brother-in-law want?"

Luo Qingzhou showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and whispered, "80 gold coins..."

"Pearl."

The girl immediately shouted to the door.

The door opens.

Pearl answered at the door: "Miss."

Qin Weimo said softly: "Go to the accounting office, withdraw 200 gold coins, and write my name. If the accounting office refuses, go to Manager Zhou and say it was me. If my father is here, you can go to him. Just tell him. I want to use it and don’t say anything else.”

Pearl agreed and left in a hurry.

A warm current surged through Luo Qingzhou's heart, and he whispered softly: "Thank you, Miss Second, but 200 gold coins are too many. I only need 80 gold coins."

Qin Weimo looked at him softly and said: "Brother-in-law, for martial arts training, 80 is not enough... From now on, Weimo will help brother-in-law withdraw 200 every month. Brother-in-law, feel free to use it, don't save it."

Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment and said, "How can Qin Mansion... have so much money?"

Qin Weimo smiled slightly and said, "Father has to worry about these things, and my brother-in-law doesn't have to worry about them. He just needs to study peacefully and practice martial arts secretly."

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

The two looked at each other and both smiled.

The study became quiet.

Luo Qingzhou asked: "What book was the second young lady reading just now?"

Qin Weimo picked up the book from the table, opened the cover and said, "For the imperial examination."

Luo Qingzhou was stunned: "What are you doing reading this book, Miss? Women can't take exams."

There was a smile in Qin Wei's ink eyes, and she said softly: "Brother-in-law, study hard. When the New Year is over, Wei Mo will give questions to test brother-in-law. If brother-in-law answers well, Wei Mo will be rewarded; if the answer is not good, Wei Mo will give him a reward." Okay, Weimo will punish his brother-in-law to tell Weimo stories every day, okay?"

Luo Qingzhou fell silent. After a while, Fang took the book from her hand and put it gently on the table. Then he looked at her and said, "Second Miss, you are not in good health, so don't worry about these things." As for the exam, I will work hard on my own and don’t need help from others.”

Qin Weimo lowered his head slightly and said softly: "But, brother-in-law, Weimo is not someone else..."

Luo Qingzhou was not talking.

Not long after, Pearl came back holding a small bag, panting: "Miss, the gold coins are so heavy..."

Luo Qingzhou looked at the golden coins inside, and his heart suddenly felt touched.

Every gold coin here is the hard work of the Qin family.

The girl gave it to him without any hesitation and said that she would use it for him to practice martial arts every month in the future.

Could he not be moved?

Before today, he always thought that he was practicing hard for him and Xiaodie.

But now...he wants to protect more people!

"Thank you, Miss Second."

He didn't stay any longer, took the gold coins, said goodbye and left.

At the moment of borrowing money, no amount of gratitude is insignificant. It is better to save your energy and performance and work hard to repay the money and repay.

Luo Qingzhou took the money, put it into his storage bag when he was at the door, and then walked straight towards the back door of Qin Mansion.

When he came to the back door, he was about to take out his mask when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around and saw a person not far behind him.

As soon as he stopped, the other party also stopped.

Xia Chan held the sword, turned sideways, and looked away, as if she had been standing there and not following him.

Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then walked over and said, "Miss Xia Chan, are you okay?"

Xia Chan looked away with a cold face.

After a long time, she spoke coldly and asked, "Where are you going?"

Luo Qingzhou looked at her strangely and said, "Go out and buy something."

Then he suddenly remembered something and said, "I'll buy you some candied haws later. How many skewers do you want?"

Xia Chan was silent for a moment, then turned to look at him, her eyes were cold, her pronunciation was jerky, and her words were stumbling: "Bailing said, you, to borrow money... are going to a brothel to find... an oiran without clothes, right?"

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

It was the first time that he heard this girl Xia Chan say so many words, and he felt inexplicably strange.

"Um...yes."

Luo Qingzhou decided to be bold and tease her: "Your lady won't sleep with me, so what's wrong with me going to see the oiran? All the scholars outside have been to brothels, but I have never been. I want to go see them today." Look, isn’t it possible?”

A familiar chill came over me.

The girl clenched the sword in her hand, and held the hilt with her other small hand.

Seeing this, Luo Qingzhou quickly said: "You're kidding, didn't I just tell you? I borrowed the money to buy books, not to go to a brothel to find a naked courtesan."

The girl still held the hilt of the sword and looked at him with cold eyes.

Luo Qingzhou could only raise his hands and said: "I swear, if I say...if I go to find the oiran without clothes, there will be a thunderbolt from heaven!"

The girl looked at him a few more times, and then slowly released the hilt of the sword.

Luo Qingzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to joke again, saying: "Well, Miss Xia Chan, you are busy, I will go out first."

After taking a few steps, he turned around and saw that she was following him again.

Luo Qingzhou: "???"

When the girl saw him stop, she also stopped and looked away.

Luo Qingzhou walked out of the back door, walked a few steps, and then looked back at the door.

She also followed out and stopped at the door, still looking away.

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

The two of them walked and talked for a while in the alley.

Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Qingzhou ignored her and walked quickly across the street into another alley.

Then he started running through alleys.

When he was about to reach the Treasure Pavilion, he immediately took out the mask and put it on his face. He left the alley, looked around, and then entered the shop.

Soon, he bought a dagger.

On the way back, the sunset had already set.

He looked carefully all the way, but did not see the cold girl.

She must have lost him, and then went back alone.

Luo Qingzhou entered the mansion from the back door and took off the mask on his face.

When passing by the "Lingchan Moon Palace", he hesitated and walked in.

Bailing was sitting in the yard in a daze, and was surprised to see him come so early.

Luo Qingzhou glanced around and asked in a low voice: "Is Miss Xia Chan back?"

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, then her face changed slightly: "Isn't the uncle with Chanchan? Didn't Chanchan go shopping with the uncle just now?"

Luo Qingzhou frowned, told him what happened just now, and said: "I thought she came back by herself."

Bai Ling hurriedly stood up from the stone bench, her face full of anxiety: "It's over, uncle, it's over, Chanchan doesn't know the way, you guys went there at the beginning... Uncle, go find Chanchan! She is afraid of being alone, especially when it's dark, in fact, she is very timid... I... I can't leave, I still have to watch the lady, you..."

Before she finished speaking, Luo Qingzhou immediately turned around and left the courtyard, running directly to the back door.

People just gave him all the silver, and even gave him the last piece of silver on their bodies... just because they were afraid that he would go to the brothel, or wanted to go shopping with him, but he...

He is really a piece of shit!

Outside the mansion, the night has enveloped the entire street.

He ran quickly.

"Boom!"

At this moment, a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.

He looked up and saw that the sky, which was clear in the evening, was now covered with dark clouds.

It was going to rain.

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