Chapter 299 Which No. 1 Assassin?
Outside the window, the moon is cold like frost.
Xuan Yi leaned against the window frame, and ate the sour, bitter and wrinkled green apple in his hand, listening to the sound of water dripping next door.
Finally, he even looked at the fruit core in his hand reluctantly and muttered to himself.
“I wonder if I can find a piece of land to plant it and grow the same apples.”
He seemed to have a special liking for these sour apples that grew in the wild.
No one ever gave him an apple.
The next day, Shi Li was surprised to find that there were many more people in this remote town.
These people walked a long way and were emaciated with hunger.
Shi Li couldn't help asking the innkeeper, only to find out that a rebellion had occurred in Yongzhou, not far from here.
The governor Zhou Xun had his own army and was very powerful. In order to overthrow the imperial capital of Dongwei, he arrested people everywhere and sent them as soldiers.
The new people in the town all escaped from Yongzhou.
"Oh! What a world..." The boss stood in front of the counter, counting on an abacus and sighing helplessly.
Shi Li didn't say anything, but lowered her eyes, feeling inexplicably sad.
The last years of Dongwei were the most chaotic, and many heroes recorded in history wanted to seize the world by taking advantage of the chaos.
Ambitious people never care about the poor people.
"I heard that the girl is going to Liaocheng?" After the innkeeper finished his calculations, he raised his head and looked at Shi Li curiously with surprise in his eyes.
It was the first time he saw such a beautiful girl in the small town.
Her eyes were as dark as the mountains and rivers, her lips were red without any makeup, and her looks were full of life. Just standing there made him feel that his little inn was flourishing.
Shi Li didn't know that she had accidentally impressed her boss. When she heard the question, she hesitated for a moment before nodding slowly and answered half-truthfully, "I'm going to Liaocheng to stay with my relatives."
"oh oh!"
The boss suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly lowered his head and fumbled with the abacus to cover up his embarrassment.
"It's good to seek refuge with my relatives, but Liaocheng...is not very peaceful. Liaocheng was great because of the presence of Prince Guangyong. But now...it's a pity."
The people in the small town had all heard of the reputation of Prince Guangyong, but Emperor Wei Zhao was afraid of him, so he allowed such a good general and loyal minister to die quietly in a small border town.
It would be strange if Dongwei did not go on the road to extinction.
Shi Li felt very emotional. Before she could say a few more words to the boss, she caught a glimpse of a bright red color out of the corner of her eye.
Xuan Yi came down from the second floor.
He had a brilliant smile on his face. After the remaining poison in his body was completely eliminated, his lips were bright red, setting off his black hair and starry eyes. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was radiant.
If he wasn't so evil, everyone in the inn would have stared at him intently.
Such a person is a world-famous assassin.
It’s also a very emotional thing.
Xuan Yi didn't care about others at all. He walked down the last step of the stairs and came to Shi Li with a smile.
"Are you leaving?" Shi Li was afraid that he would say something shocking, so she took the initiative to ask.
But Xuan Yi didn't do what she wanted. He glanced at the innkeeper and said casually, "No money."
The innkeeper was only ten feet away and heard it clearly. He stopped working on the abacus and looked over, angry but not daring to say anything.
Although Xuan Yi has never shown his skills here, the boss has been running the inn for many years and has some vision. He doesn't dare to ask for money at all.
Otherwise, just consider yourself unlucky.
Facing Xuan Yi's smiling eyes, Shi Li realized that he did it on purpose.
He probably remembered that she asked him if he had money last night, so he did this.
Shi Li felt her face burning with anger as she felt many people around her were secretly looking at her, and even exchanging glances with each other.
She has never eaten a free meal or stayed in a free hotel since she was a child. She is a well-educated person!
However, Xuan Yi stood there motionless, as if he had made up his mind not to pay.
Shi Li had no idea what to do with him, so she angrily pulled out the gold hairpin on her head and slammed it on the boss' desk.
Maybe the noise was a little too loud and the boss was frightened and shook.
Shi Li: ...
She simply ignored everyone and walked out of the inn to look for Axue.
Xuan Yi was left behind by her.
He was not angry, and the smile on his face did not fade at all. He raised his hand and put down a small piece of silver, and put the gold hairpin into his pocket.
Shi Li didn't find Axue on the street, but saw many refugees who had fled from Yongzhou.
They traveled a long way and arrived here with neither money nor dry food. They huddled miserably in the corner, waiting for some kind-hearted person to give them a little bit of food.
Not far away is a snack stand selling hot steamed buns.
Maybe hypocrisy, maybe saintliness.
Shi Li knew that she couldn't control everyone, but seeing this scene with her own eyes, she really couldn't just stand by and watch. She reached out and touched her head, wanting to use her jewelry to exchange some food for the refugees.
But she had just pulled out the gold hairpin on her head, and now only a silver hairpin was left. If she pulled it out again, her hair would fall apart.
Just as I was hesitating and at a loss, a piece of red passed by lightly.
Xuan Yi turned his back to her and walked towards the lady selling steamed buns.