Chapter 42: Self-reliance

Since there was no text citation (Ming Dynasty ID card), I took Xue'er to find an empty house and spend the night.

But until the sun rose again, Musin and the others still didn't show up, and I really didn't know what to do! If Musin and they didn't show up, Cher and I wouldn't be able to hide like this all the time.

So, I decided to wait two more days, and if Musin and them didn't come, I would have to be self-reliant.

After two days of restless waiting, Musin still did not show up as I had hoped, and I decided not to wait stupidly.

Now that Xue'er and I are black households, the first thing to solve is the problem of identity identification, otherwise we won't even be able to live in the inn, so we can only continue to hide in this abandoned house.

I told Cher about her decision and her current predicament, and although she had lived for 10,000 years, she never needed identification, so she didn't have any good advice for me.

I couldn't help but sigh, it seems that I have to be self-reliant!

The Ming Dynasty had a very strict household registration system, and it was impossible for visitors like Xue'er and me to get identity certificates through formal channels, so if you want to walk openly, you can only go through abnormal channels.

Black market!

No matter which dynasty or generation, if there is **, most of the black market will also have it.

But I don't know where the black market in Nanjing is.

"It's easy, let's find someone to ask!"

Listening to Xue'er's naïve words, I couldn't help but hold my forehead, not to mention whether I could ask a random person, this question alone is likely to cause us trouble with the government. After all, the black market is not a night market, it can be set foot in by individuals!

I thought about it all morning, but finally I thought of a place.

Green House!

Although the Qinglou is a place for fireworks and a place for fun, it is also the most mixed place!

I think there must be news about the black market there.

So Xue'er and I changed into men's clothes, and after lunch, we found a teahouse on the bank of the Qinhuai River and waited for the night to fall while drinking tea.

Drinking herbal tea and eating melon seeds, looking at the scenery of Qinhuai, I really have to say that Qinhuai at this time is more charming.

On the clear river water, the boat boat flows endlessly, there are guests who cruise the river, and there are also pawns who do business, and there is poetry in the excitement.

During the summer vacation of my sophomore year of high school, I went to Nanjing with my parents, but although the city of Nanjing was also prosperous and lively at that time, it had lost the charm of Jinling City, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

When I think of my parents, I feel sad again.

Although Musin had moved them to safety, the thought that it might be difficult to see them again made my eyes sour and I couldn't help but want to cry.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

After listening to Xue'er's words, I blinked my eyes and pressed back my tears: "It's okay, it's just that I haven't slept well in the past few days."

"Then we must get that ID as soon as possible and go to the guest house" Xue'er said and wrinkled her nose and said, "It would be nice if my spiritual power could recover quickly, so that I can conjure that ID and let my sister stay at the guest house!"

After listening to Xue'er's words, I couldn't help but smile, nodded her little nose and said, "Then you can recover your spiritual power quickly, maybe you can use your spiritual power to contact Mu Xin and them as soon as possible!"

"Hmm" Xue'er nodded vigorously, "I think in another three or five days, my spiritual power will definitely be able to recover to fifty percent"

Fifty percent? If the 10,000-year-old cultivation is restored, there should be at least 5,000 years of cultivation, which must be very powerful. I don't know if her fifty percent of her spiritual power will be able to contact Mu Sin, but it should be more than enough to ensure the safety of me and her.

To be honest, I've been scared for the past three days.

Not only am I afraid of being arrested by the government, but I am also worried about encountering some powerful demons and monsters! Although my magic ability has been improved to a certain extent by Sister Zhu ** and their assault training, if I really encounter a powerful character, it is estimated that it will be difficult to deal with it.

But I've seen Xue'er's skills, and the skill of being able to summon thunder and lightning alone is enough to kill a lot of demons and monsters in seconds.

In the evening, the nightlife of Jinling City began, and the Qinglou on the bank of the Qinhuai River also opened its doors to welcome guests.

After observing for about half an hour, I finally picked a green building called Yixianglou and took Xue'er to walk in.

The reason why I chose this one is because this green building not only has a magnificent façade, but also has a very good business.

Of course, that's not the main reason I chose it!

If the business is good, the guests will be mixed, and it also shows that the background of this green house is not simple.

Throughout the ages, it is absolutely impossible to open such an entertainment venue in the prime location of this prosperous imperial capital without a little background!

"Yo, what a handsome little boy!"

Looking at the girl who came forward with a silk handkerchief, I suddenly had a premonition that the woman in front of me could tell me what I wanted to know!

My instincts have always been accurate, so I decided to follow them.

"The little boy looked at the face, is it the first time to come to our Yixiang Building?"

I separated the slender jade hand that greeted my face, and said with a smile: "Sister is really good eyesight, I brought my little brother to your building to open my eyes, and Sister Lao is looking for two clever girls to accompany my brothers to have a few drinks."

"Yo, the little boy is not only handsome in life, but also has a very sweet mouth!" the woman said as she looked at Xue'er's eyes.

I also glanced at Xue'er, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart, although Xue'er, a 10,000-year-old child, has no outstanding female features, but her face is too red and white, even if she changes men's clothes, she doesn't look like a man at all.

These girls in the Qinglou have read countless people, and they must have seen that Xue'er is a man dressed as a woman.

As for me, it's not that I'm not modest, I'm really not bad, at least I'm also a beautiful woman, although my facial features are not as delicate as Xue'er, but I am absolutely upright, and I am very heroic between my eyebrows and eyes, and my figure is also tall.

"Childe, the concubine is red, how about letting the concubine accompany you?"

Looking at the woman's charming eyes under heavy makeup, although I was a little cold, I still nodded and smiled: "Of course it's good to have a wonderful person like my sister to accompany me."

"Childe is a wonderful person!" The woman covered her lips and laughed twice, waved her hand and beckoned a little girl with tea fruit and said, "You go and tell Slender and let her serve in Linxiang Pavilion."

After hearing this, the little girl looked at me and Xue'er, and seemed to be a little hesitant.

"Little Nizi, you're going quickly!" Yan Hong scolded and smiled at me: "Childe, please upstairs."

I greeted Xue'er, who had been looking around curiously, and followed the woman upstairs.

"Childe, please wait, the concubine will order someone to send some wine and food," Yan Hong finished speaking and went out.

I listened attentively, made sure that there was no one outside the house, and hurriedly beckoned Xue'er over, "With your current spiritual power, is there a way to control people's minds?"

"Control your mind?" Xue'er frowned at me slightly, "How does my sister want to control it?"

"Puppet?" I thought about describing the effect I wanted to achieve to Cher, "that is, to make people answer the question truthfully and not remember it later"

Xue'er thought for a while and nodded, "It should be possible"

I was overjoyed and asked Cher, "Are you sure?"

Xue'er nodded, "With my current spiritual power, this is not difficult"

Then the biggest problem was solved, I happily patted Xue'er's soft little face, and couldn't help but say, "Fortunately, you are still by my side"

"I will always be by my sister's side in the future," Cher swore as she grabbed my hand, "never again!"

I was stunned, she won't leave me again? She hasn't left me since Mu Xin brought her to me! Just as I was about to ask a detailed question, there was a sound of footsteps stopping outside the door, I could only suppress the question, and told Xue'er: "If I touch my earlobe for a while, you will use magic to control her mind."

Seeing Xue'er nodding, I hurriedly pulled her to sit down, and there was a knock at the door at the same time.

"Childe, the wine and food have been prepared, can the concubine be sent in?"

"Come in"

Yan Hong was followed by two little girls, one of whom was holding wine and food, and the other holding a pipa in his arms.

"Leave it here, you go down" Yan Hong finished instructing, and smiled at me with a flattering face: "Let the son wait for a long time"

"It's okay," I smiled and pointed to the little girl behind her, who was looking at us with some wince, "who is this sister?"

The little girl trembled when she saw me, and her big apricot eyes were full of panic and fear, as if she had been frightened by something.

Yan Hong immediately pulled the little girl to her side and introduced: "This is delicate, she, not only can play the pipa but also has a good voice, let her sing music for the two sons for a while."

The little girl lowered her head, her whole body trembled, I couldn't help but sigh secretly, this girl looked like she was only twelve or thirteen years old, and it was really pitiful that she had entered such a place at such a young age.

"You don't have to sing music to help the fun" I didn't want to embarrass the little girl, so I pointed at Xue'er and said, "You can chat with my brother."

After listening to my words, the little girl looked up at Xue'er and hurriedly lowered her head again.

Yan Hong immediately pushed the little girl, and said with a bit of warning: "Don't go quickly! It's your blessing to meet such a good guest!"

The little girl was pushed and swayed, and walked to Xue'er's side tremblingly with the pipa in her arms.

Xue'er was familiar with herself, patted the position next to her and said, "Don't be afraid, come, sit here"

Sensing Cher's kindness, the little girl sat down beside Cher.

I looked at Yan Hong with a sigh of relief, and she seemed to be relieved as well.

I suddenly understood why she had to let this little girl serve her, it seemed that no matter what the circumstances, the kindness of the human heart always existed.

"Childe, concubine to have a drink with you?"

Taking the wine glass from Yan Hong's hand, I smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to drink the wine first, I have something I want to ask my sister about?"

Yan Hong's eyes turned and smiled: "I don't know what Childe wants to ask?"

I turned the wine glass in my hand and smiled, "There's a place I'm curious about, I want to ask my sister if she knows" I raised my hand and touched my earlobe.

Xue'er understood, and her hand was like electricity, first fainting the delicate one who was sitting next to her with her head down, and then her fingers were stamped towards the red that was looking at me with a smile on her face.

I looked at Yan Hong nervously, and I didn't know if Xue'er's spell was successful, so I heard Xue'er say, "Okay, sister ask, she will answer all questions truthfully." However, with my current spiritual power, it is estimated that the spell will not last long."

"That's it?"

Although Xue'er said yes, I was still a little uneasy, and decided to ask an irrelevant question first to try the effect, "Where is your private money hidden?"

Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, but I think that in many cases, money is often the easiest way to test many things!