Episode 120: King Lanling
Lightning streaked.
The street, which had just been shrouded in night, was lit up for a moment, and then fell back into the deeper darkness of the night.
Thunder rolled.
On the streets, pedestrians are hurrying and vendors are hurrying to pack their things.
The whole street, in a mess.
The weather can change without any warning at all.
Luo Qingzhou shuttled through the hurried crowd, and along the road to the Treasure Pavilion, every avenue and alley was looking for them one by one.
A whole hour.
I searched almost all the streets of the inner city, but I couldn't find the cold figure.
Did you get lost, cross the bridge, and go to the outer city?
Luo Qingzhou thought about it, didn't dare to rest, and continued to walk towards the outer city.
It's a pity that there will be thunder and lightning from time to time now, otherwise he can go out of his body and look for it condescendingly, which is naturally much easier.
Spirits have a natural restraint on thunder and lightning.
And most of the treasures that deal with the divine soul contain some thunder and lightning power.
Even the strong soul does not dare to fly in the sky in the weather with thunder and lightning at will.
Unless, it's a super strong divine soul that survives the thunder tribulation.
I don't know what realm the senior of the divine soul who always stands on the eaves of the Mandarin Duck Tower is now.
These nights, he doesn't have to go to the Mandarin Duck Tower anymore.
Because the eldest prince is coming, the vigilance in Mo City has been strengthened a lot, not only patrolling by warriors, but also placing some magic weapons to restrain the ghosts.
It is estimated that the Divine Soul Senior will not go again for the time being.
Luo Qingzhou thought about things all the way, and walked quickly towards the outer city.
At this time, dark clouds overwhelmed the city.
The whole sky, darkness.
A storm is coming.
The streets were empty, and pedestrians and vendors were gone.
The shops facing the street also closed their doors and used tables and stools against them, ready to meet the sudden bad weather.
Luo Qingzhou's heart became anxious and quickened his pace.
Out of the inner city gate, across the stone bridge over the moat, to the outer city, where the houses are obviously low and dilapidated.
After searching aimlessly for a while, his heart suddenly moved, and he remembered something.
When the girl came out with him, she thought that he was going to the Qinglou to find the undressed Oiran, and if he lost it, would he ......
He glanced left and right, hurriedly broke into a closed shop, and asked the shopkeeper directly: "Boss, do you know where there is a green building nearby?" ”
Boss: "......"
Luo Qingzhou was scolded, and then driven out by the female boss with a broom.
He had to look for it himself.
Qinglou is generally open 24 hours a day, and it is brightly lit and beautifully decorated, and can be seen from a distance.
Normally, the more rainy the weather, the better the business of the Qinglou.
Because at this time, many shops were closed, the market was closed, people had nowhere to go, and there were few places to entertain, so many people went to Qinglou with money in their pockets.
Of course, there are also people who go to drink tea and listen to the play.
Luo Qingzhou walked through the streets and alleys, and finally found a green building with colored lanterns, walked over to take a look, but did not find the figure outside.
It is said that Miss Xia Chan will not go in.
He went to find other green buildings.
Outside the second green building, there was still no one.
At this time, the dark clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, and the thunder became louder and louder.
There is no longer a single pedestrian in sight on the street.
Luo Qingzhou ran towards another street like a headless fly.
Following a man, he found the third green building.
Suddenly, under the big tree on the left side of the doorway, he saw three drunken men, who were talking drunkenly around a familiar figure.
The figure held the sword in his hand, his face was cold, and he stood motionless, his eyes were fixed on the door of the Qinglou, and he didn't even glance at the three men.
It's Xia Chan!
Luo Qingzhou immediately walked over quickly, and heard one of the men laugh and say, "Girl, you have been staring there, is it because your husband doesn't want you anymore, have you gone inside to find a woman to play?" Tsk, that man is really not a thing, and he is blind to leave such a beautiful little girl here alone. Girl, don't want a man like that, it's better to follow...... Yes! ”
Before the man could finish speaking, he was suddenly choked by a hand from behind his neck, thrown out directly, and fell heavily to the ground.
The other two men next to him, seeing this scene, were about to take advantage of the drunken anger to swing their fists, when Luo Qingzhou kicked them one by one and directly kicked them to the ground.
"Let's go, go home."
Luo Qingzhou looked at the cold girl in front of him, his face was a little serious.
It turns out that this girl really came to Qinglou to squat him!
The girl clenched the sword in her hand, stared at him coldly with her eyes, and then looked at the bewitching woman at the door of the Qinglou who was twisting her waist and hips to attract everyone, and then looked at him again, and said coldly: "You...... Inside? ”
"Not there."
Luo Qingzhou replied briefly: "I went home, found that you were not there, and came out to look for you again, and I found you here just now." ”
The girl still held the hilt of her sword and did not speak.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to say: "I swear, if I lie, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky!" ”
"Boom!"
At this moment, a sudden explosion of thunder sounded in the sky.
Immediately, "crackling", the raindrops the size of beans began to fall.
Luo Qingzhou: "...... Well, I'm not lying, if you don't believe me, you can go back and ask Miss Bailing, she won't help me lie to you, right? ”
The girl paused, and slowly released the hilt of her sword.
"Boy! You ......"
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
The three men were just about to stand up and curse, but they were kicked and crawled to the ground one by one.
"Let's go, go home, it's going to rain heavily."
Luo Qingzhou looked at the cold girl in front of him and urged.
The girl was no longer stubborn, and followed behind her with her head bowed.
The two left the street, one after the other.
The rain was pouring down suddenly, and the sky was still thundering and lightning.
Luo Qingzhou found that the girl behind him was close to him, and even attached to his body, and whenever there was a thunder sound, her body would tremble slightly.
"It seems that Bailing didn't lie to me, it turns out that this girl is so timid......"
Drenched in heavy rain, the two crossed the stone bridge over the moat and hurried towards the inner city.
However, as soon as he crossed the bridge, he suddenly found that the gates of the inner city had been closed.
Luo Qingzhou's face changed slightly, and he secretly screamed in his heart.
He forgot that because the eldest prince was coming to Meaux recently, the inner city was much more heavily guarded at night, and the city gates were closed much earlier.
He hurriedly ran over and pushed the heavy gate to see if it was just hidden, but found that the door was closed and not moving.
Apparently, a heavy deadbolt had been erected behind the door.
At this time, even if there are guards inside the door, they will never open the door for him.
"Boom!"
In the night sky, dark clouds, lightning and thunder are incessant.
The torrential rain was pouring down, and there was no sign of stopping.
A sudden angry shout came from the city wall: "People below, don't linger in front of the city gate, be careful with bows and arrows!" ”
Luo Qingzhou glanced up, didn't say much, but ran to the girl who was also drenched in the soup and said, "The city gate is closed, we can't enter, we have to find a place to settle tonight." Go to the outer city to open a ...... Find an inn and go back tomorrow, okay? ”
The girl was stunned and nodded slightly.
Luo Qingzhou immediately led her across the stone bridge and returned to the outer city.
As a result, they found two inns in a row, and the shopkeeper kicked them out.
"Recently, the eldest prince is going to come to Mocheng, the government is strict, there is no identity certificate, no acquaintances to bring, if the inn is accepted, not only will you be fined silver, but you will also have to go to prison. I'm sorry, two guest officers. ”
It's all the same rhetoric.
The two were once again on the streets, drenched in heavy rain, and did not know where to go.
"Sneezing ......"
Luo Qingzhou was thinking of a way when he suddenly heard the girl behind him sneeze.
You can't get wet in the rain anymore.
He suddenly turned around and said, "Miss Xia Chan, let's go to the Qinglou, there shouldn't be any identification there, let's go in and find a place to live, and spend the night, do you think it's okay?" ”
The girl froze in place and rejected him with a cold gaze.
"Sneezing ......"
She sneezed again, then turned her back to him.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to say: "Then I can only go to the last place, under the bridge and cave, where you can shelter from the rain and be drier, but it's a little cold, can you stand it?" ”
The girl didn't answer, but raised her steps and walked towards the stone bridge.
Luo Qingzhou sighed and had to follow behind her.
The two of them quickly came to the stone bridge, and then went down from the side and entered the dark stone cave.
The cave was overgrown with weeds and filled with an unpleasant smell.
But at least it won't rain anymore.
In the middle of the night, there are also warriors patrolling the streets of the outer city, and if they stay in the streets, they are expected to be arrested and interrogated if they are discovered.
So it's safer here.
Luo Qingzhou found a place of clean grass, took off his shirt, and said, "Miss Xia Chan, you sit here, it's cleaner here." ”
The girl walked to the grass and sat down, her legs bent, her sword in her arms, her thin body trembling slightly.
Luo Qingzhou wrung out the water in his jacket and put it back on his body.
Both sides of the bridge are ventilated, and the temperature plummets due to rain, which is very cold.
Luo Qingzhou walked out from the other side, went to the riverside to pick up a lot of dead branches, and piled them in front of the girl.
I went out two more times and brought back a lot of dead branches that had been soaked in the rain.
Fortunately, not long after the rainstorm, these dead branches were only wet on the surface, but still dry on the inside.
Luo Qingzhou first lit the fire of the withered grass and leaves he picked up from the bridge hole, and then set up the withered firewood.
Smoke rises in the bridge hole.
The damp dry wood soon "crackled" and burned.
Due to the depth of the bridge and the wind, rain, thunder and lightning outside, no one can notice it.
After the bonfire was raised, Luo Qingzhou took off all his shirts again, sat down opposite the girl naked, and began to bake the clothes in his hands.
The two sat opposite each other, neither of them speaking.
There was silence in the bridge, save for the occasional burning sound of dry wood.
When his shirt was almost baked, he got up and walked to the girl opposite, and said, "Take off your coat, I'll bake it for you, and you put my clothes on to make it warmer." ”
The girl held the sword, glanced at the clothes in his hand, and then at his naked upper body, and was silent for a moment, only to take his coat and wrap it around his body.
The wide man's coat wrapped around her slender body, making her look more and more thin and weak.
Luo Qingzhou didn't force it anymore, put on the underwear under him, sat down next to her, and said softly while adding firewood: "The clothes are wet, wearing them in it will be very uncomfortable, and you will get sick." You're wearing dirty clothes inside, and I won't look at you, so why don't you take them off? ”
The girl turned her face away and did not speak.
The flickering light of the fire reflected on her pretty little face, even if it was still as cold as snow, but it was also beautiful.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at it, then at the shoes under her skirt, and said, "If the clothes are inconvenient to take off, you can take off the shoes and socks and bake them, the shoes are full of water, it will be very uncomfortable." ”
After saying that, he took off his shoes and socks directly and roasted them on the fire.
In the bridge cave, silence was restored again.
Luo Qingzhou roasted for a while, put the shoes and socks that had no water stains next to the fire, continued to bake, and then turned to look at her and said, "You are practicing martial arts, why bother with these?" As long as you are comfortable, you don't need to care too much about other people's eyes. What's more, it's just me here, and I won't say it. ”
The girl was silent for a moment, then Fang Bei came over to look at him, and said coldly, "You...... Isn't it...... Think, take my ...... Cheap? ”
"It's not."
Luo Qingzhou calmly denied it, and said: "I can go out, you take off the roast yourself, and I'll come in after the roast, is this okay?" I just feel like you're uncomfortable like this, and you're going to get sick. ”
The girl's eyes stared at him in a daze, and after a moment of silence, Fang lowered her head slightly, stretched out one foot in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Take it off." ”
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment and looked at her slender little feet stretched out.