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Chapter 169 Disturbing Dreams
It was already five o'clock when Yun Yuxi and Yue Lan returned to the suburbs. They looked up at the sky and saw a faint fish belly white on the horizon. Yun Yuxi looked around exhaustedly, and then quickly found a flat place to lie down and rest for a while. After all, the series of actions of entering the city to rescue others and chasing Hua Manlou really exhausted her. Not long after, she fell asleep and entered a sweet dream.
At the same time, in the branch of the Wangsheng Building in Qingshui Town, Lingyi was hurriedly and methodically explaining various matters to everyone. Then, he ran to the suburbs as fast as an arrow from a bow.
Finally, the eastern sky gradually revealed a fish belly white, announcing the arrival of a new day. After hearing the news that the flower thief was dead, the people of Qingshui Town were very excited and rushed to tell others.
The man with the hideous scar on his face stood quietly at the city gate, staring at the corpse hanging high up, as if thinking about something. After a moment, he turned around and left silently, and his figure quickly disappeared in the bustling crowd.
On the other side, several people gathered around the man surnamed Ding, whispering in low voices. At this time, the man surnamed Ding had woken up, but he did not interrupt, just quietly listening to the conversation between the scarred man and the other brothers.
"Scar brother, I suddenly have an idea, but I don't know whether I should tell it to you or not? We brothers are all lonely and helpless! Otherwise... why don't we just go and seek refuge with the princess? In this way, we will have a place to settle down in the future. Moreover, we can follow the princess to travel the world and fight against evil! What do you think?" The man named Ding suggested cautiously.
"Ding Li, do you think so too? You know, you have always been thoughtful and careful, and our brothers will always follow your and my lead in everything we do. Therefore, we must never act rashly or make mistakes. Take the matter of your injury this time, for example, it was entirely caused by our lack of consideration beforehand." Li Daniu, who has always been cautious in his actions, asked solemnly.
"Brother Daniu, although I have never personally witnessed the elegance of the princess you mentioned, judging from her past deeds, she is indeed worthy of my admiration and praise! If we brothers are lucky enough to follow such an excellent master, we will surely be able to seek welfare for the people and do good things. This will undoubtedly be a great blessing!"
"What a pity! I'm afraid it's too late for us to catch up with her now! The princess has not even returned to the inn. In my opinion, she has probably left by now." The man with a scar on his face said after sighing helplessly.
"In that case, then why are you still standing here in a daze! Come quickly, carry me on your back and chase them! It's just dawn now. Besides, the princess has a large number of people on her side, so they probably won't move very fast. Hurry up and don't waste any more time!" An anxious Ding Li urged everyone eagerly.
"Brothers, hurry up! We still have some silver left from the princess's reward. I'll go find the shopkeeper first to see if he has a carriage to sell to us. If he does, it will be much more convenient and we can save a lot of time! By the way, please help us prepare some dry food for the road." Scarface spoke very quickly and left in a hurry.
When he came to the shopkeeper, Scarface asked straight to the point: "Shopkeeper, do you have a carriage for sale? I need it urgently!"
The shopkeeper looked at the scarred man in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, but he still replied with a smile: "Well, there is one, but the price... hehehe."
Scarface frowned when he heard this and said unhappily, "Don't waste your time with me. How much is it? Hurry up!"
The shopkeeper stretched out a finger and shook it, saying, "Sir, I didn't intend to sell this carriage originally, but since you are so anxious, I decided to make it convenient for you. But the price cannot be less than 100 taels, and I will not bargain!"
Scarface's eyes widened and he roared, "Are you f**king crazy for money? Sixty taels, sell it if you want!"
The shopkeeper waved his hands and explained: "Oh, sir, don't be anxious! Think about it, if I don't sell you the carriage, you won't be able to find a suitable means of transportation for a while, right? So, just add a little more."
Scarface gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Seventy-five taels at most, no more! Add some dry food, and be quick!" After that, he threw a pile of silver coins heavily on the counter.
Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately smiled happily, quickly put away the silver, nodded and replied: "Okay, sir! Please wait a moment, I will arrange it right away." After that, he ran to the back to prepare.
After a while, the shopkeeper came back and said with a smile on his face, "Sir, everything is ready, take care."
The brothers carried Ding Li on their backs and got on the carriage and drove away.
In the suburbs far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Yun Yuxi gently instructed the cook in charge of cooking: "Go cook some hot breakfast, so that everyone who is traveling with us can have a hot meal. In this way, we can speed up the pace of this trip! After all, it is the twelfth lunar month now, and the weather this early in the morning is really freezing cold!"
After everyone finished their meal, they began to pack their bags and carefully check their carriages. After everything was ready, they planned to continue their journey. At this time, Yun Yuxi was lying comfortably in the warm and comfortable carriage, just about to take a good nap. Inside the carriage, the thoughtful Yue Lan had already lit a fire, making the whole carriage filled with a drowsy warmth.
Suddenly, there was a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats coming from far away, accompanied by a crisp whip sound - "Gee!" followed by a loud "bang". It turned out that a carriage galloping towards them suddenly hit the carriage at the end of the team. Due to the suddenness of the accident and the strong impact, the entire team had to stop moving forward.
At this moment, Yun Yuxi was still immersed in a wonderful dream, and she kept muttering: "Oh, this handsome young man, you'd better listen to my arrangements! As long as you are willing to follow me, I will ensure that you will have endless wealth and glory in the future, and taste endless delicacies from the mountains and the sea..." Yue Lan, who was standing aside, heard this nonsense and couldn't help but twitched her mouth. She muttered in her heart: "My princess, you really know how to dream!"
At this moment, there was a loud noise outside, which woke up Yun Yuxi who was still in a deep sleep. She opened her eyes reluctantly with a sullen look on her face, then jumped off the carriage and walked towards the direction of the sound with a fierce momentum, wanting to see who was so arrogant and dared to disturb her sweet dream!