Volume 1 The Return of the General Chapter 11 The World is Bustling
"In his office, seek ......"
"The world is bustling, all for the sake of one benefit, but each takes what he needs...... Why, don't you dare? Xiao Qiao asked.
"What do I need?"
Xiao Qiao's face flickered in the reflection of the firelight, and Mu couldn't see through this person, whether he was friend or foe.
Xiao Qiao smiled meaningfully, stretched his hand out of the eaves to get some rain, and then used his index finger to draw a staggered picture of the relationship between the characters on the table.
"You are to get rid of trouble, I am to seek revenge, since there is an intersection, why not win-win? Of course, you can also be confident that you can do it on your own...... But I want to cooperate with you, and it will naturally prove that I am worthy, and I have to be. ”
This is Mu Yi's first impression of Xiao Qiao, a little paranoid and extreme, clearly a general who seals demons on the battlefield, but there is a bit of clarity and courage in those eyes.
And if it is said that the instantaneous changes of all things need to be recorded and corroborated, then time is naturally the best judge, recording those true and good, supporting those light and darkness are difficult to entangle, in the bleak world of walking the tip of the knife later, she is worth it in the world.
And, she has to be.
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Luoning City is close to the river, and there are many merchant ships coming and going, although it is still ugly, but the wharf is still busy with freight.
"Did you hear that? A few hours earlier, Yongningfang walked through the water, and I heard that many lives were lost! ”
"I just heard about it! I also heard that it was arson, do you remember, that day Yongning Fang...... It's the building that is walking the water now! There are also people who have assassinated the general of the Xiao General's Mansion! You said...... This...... Isn't it the revenge of the general's house? ”
"Bah, bah, this is not nonsense...... However, they all said...... "The little guy looked left and right for a while," and they all said that this general was bloodthirsty and murderous...... That's the whole Narong clan...... Isn't it just ......"
"What are you grinding and chirping? In the end, whether to go or not! The boatman yelled at the two guys who were carrying the goods.
At this time, the rain had stopped, Xiao Qiao's clothes had been dried in the wind, and she was playing with her hands on the boat, when all those words slipped into her ears.
The boat was about to leave, and Xiao Qiao sat alone on the edge of the boat, using his hand to scatter the lamps reflected in the water, as if waiting for something.
It wasn't until the boatman shouted the third "sail the boat" that an old woman with a faltering step slowly came up. The moment the old woman stepped on the boat, Xiao Qiao helped her, she was about to say thanks, and after seeing the person through her leisurely eyes, she was so frightened that she immediately retreated, but the ship was already offshore, and she was standing at the end of the boat tremblingly.
"Where are you going, old woman?"
Xiao Qiao didn't let go or dragged back, and the old woman was half of her foot outside at this time.
"This ...... This son...... The old woman went to visit her relatives......" The old woman forced a trembling voice.
"Visiting relatives by boat in the middle of the night? It doesn't matter, Xiaosheng just wants to ask the old woman for a question. ”
The old woman felt some strength in Xiao Qiao's hand, and hurriedly grabbed her sleeve, but at this time, the other people on the boat, from their point of view, were nothing more than two people chatting.
"Gong ...... Childe said......"
"Whoever commands it, and by what." Xiao Qiao's voice was faint, but the old woman was still trembling in her heart.
"I ......"
"You don't understand? It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I can teach you to understand......" Xiao Qiao took a large number of hands that were tightly grasping his sleeves, although they were not delicate and straight, but they were also a pair of beautiful hands, "If you want to make leather, you can make a full set, and you can't afford some money, but people laugh at you for being stupid." ”
The old woman saw that Xiao Qiao was still talking so explicitly, and simply begged for mercy: "General, Mom, I really don't know anything...... Will you spare me...... That slender ...... Most of them were burned to death, if you want to complain, blame her......"
Although Xiao Qiao was extremely disgusted with Xian Xian, he still felt a little sour in his eyes when he heard Su Erniang's last words.
"Whether that person wants you to be prosperous, rich, healthy, or long-lived, you should know at this time who will spare your life to enjoy this. You're a smart man, and I don't like to go around in circles, so while we're still talking here in such a friendly way, you might as well answer seriously...... Now it's autumn, the water is cool, and the fish are growing fat......" Xiao Qiao glanced at the river under the boat.
"General, if you seek revenge, it has nothing to do with my mother and me...... Slim ...... And that Xu Yingying, who came to me a few years ago! In Suri, we don't have much to do with each other...... I just know ...... Right! She has a daughter! Before you come! ”
"Daughter?"
"That's right! She has daughters! It seems to live in Wusu Lane in the west of the city...... General, you go and judge her! Naturally, she would say! ”
Xiao Qiao looked at Su Erniang's eyes with a hint of disgust, before she only thought that she was worldly and philistine, and she loved to be smart, but now it seems that this person is evil.
"None?" Xiao Qiao stared at Su Erniang's eyes tightly.
"That's really all there is...... General, how dare I deceive you! ”
"You can only try it if you dare to do it, just now I injected a poison for you, and if there is no solution within three months, you will die violently...... When General Ben wants to accumulate some virtue, when I find what I want, I will give you the antidote as soon as possible, and if not, I will only blame you for not being blessed. ”
Xiao Qiao carried Su Erniang onto the boat, and Su Erniang had fallen on the deck with weak legs, Xiao Qiao hooked her face with her hand, and said with a smile: "Think of something, write to me."
With that, he jumped onto another boat that returned to the dock.
"Why?" Kiichi leaned against the pillar of the dock and asked her.
Xiao Qiao didn't answer, she just sat on the wooden stack next to the dock, watching the boats coming and going, Mu Yi was still leaning there, squinting until dawn.
The sky was getting cloudy, Xiao Qiao stood up and moved his muscles and bones, seeing Mu Yi leaning there and squinting, wondering how this person could sleep standing up, and I didn't know what kind of demon she was looking for, so she walked over and wanted to poke his face with her hand.
"Sizzle-" Xiao Qiao's hand was a little painful when Mu Yi grabbed it.
Mu Yi didn't speak, just stared at her viciously, and his face seemed to be written: What do you want to do, little Wang Balamb?
"It hurts to death." Xiao Qiao withdrew her hand and glared back with the same viciousness, as if she didn't do it herself, "Let's go, Master will take you to eat something delicious." ”
On the floor, Xiao Qiao ordered a large bowl of seafood wontons, two fried sticks and a small bowl of bean curd, and his eyebrows danced when he ate it.
Mu Yi had never seen such a meal, living like the reincarnation of a starving ghost, it was clearly a few simple foods, and she ate it like a full banquet, Mu Yi couldn't help but sigh.
"What are you sighing for?" Xiao Qiao was stuffing fried dough sticks into his mouth, and his cheeks were bulging wide.
Mu Yi didn't want to go back to her, he didn't say anything about eating, he didn't sleep, he was a gentleman.
Xiao Qiao snorted: "How can you love life if you don't know how to love food?" People, you have to treat every meal as the last meal in this life, so that you can have fewer regrets, right? ”
After eating, he saw that Mu Yi was still following Xiao Qiao, and he had no intention of leaving.
"You don't go to the early court?" Xiao Qiao asked unhappily.
"No."
"Huh! You are an official who eats court meals, so it's hard to be lazy and not go to the early court! Xiao Qiao sent it.
"The general isn't?"
“……”
Xiao Qiao saw it, Mu Yi meant to conclude that she had other actions, and she wanted to follow her vine to touch a melon, although Xiao Qiao was unwilling, but felt that Mu Yi had to go and she couldn't stop her, so it was better to show her sincerity in cooperation.
Wusu Lane is not far from the bustling Yongning Fang, in the east of Luoning City, but the boundary here is relatively remote, the land rent is cheap, and these poor craftsmen live more.
It's autumn again, there are a lot of things piled up in the alley, and the craftsmen here are probably making money, these paper lanterns, jade rabbits and moon lanterns are placed in the alley, only some children play here, which can be regarded as "guarding".
In Beiqi, there are three most prosperous festivals, one is the Spring Festival, but the Lantern Festival, and the third is the moon chasing meeting of the Mid-Autumn Festival. And Xiao Qiao looked at these things, and did not feel a trace of holiday celebration, but a calm face, which made people wonder about their emotions.
Her mother, Mrs. Xiao Yu, died in the Mid-Autumn Festival six years ago.
As he was walking, he saw several children pushing a little girl who looked like five or six years old to the ground, but the little girl did not cry, but stood up with her face held high, and then was pushed to the ground again.
Xiao Qiao and Mu Yi stopped, thinking that it was a child playing with each other, until the little girl was pushed several times, Xiao Qiao stepped forward to help the girl up and help her pat the ashes on her body.
"Who are you! A woman who dares to touch her grandfather! A little chubby dun who looked at the same five or six years old, with his hand on his chest, looked very tugging at Xiao Qiao.
"Your woman? Little brother, then you have to know that women are not used to bully! ”
"She's a prostitute's illegitimate daughter! My father said that these people are pigs, dogs and sheep! ”
Xiao Qiao raised his eyes and glanced at the girl in front of him, her face was round, her appearance was delicate and cute, and she was muttering and glaring at the little fat dun with an angry face, her little fists clenched tightly.
There is really a little bit of Xu Yingying's appearance.
It's really a no-brainer. Xiao Qiao sneered in his heart.
"They are all living beings, and people themselves are no different from pigs, dogs, and sheep, so what is the difference between you, me, and him...... By the way, I just saw a few children stealing moon lanterns there, is it your lamp? Xiao Qiao's tone didn't hear any emotion, but there was a hint of coldness in those eyes, and the fat child paused obviously, exclaimed, and then ran away with a group of children.
The bullying children ran away, and the little girl was still staring at their backs.
"Bullied all the time?" Xiao Qiao asked casually.
The little girl didn't speak, and the tight fist she had just clenched was much looser at this time, but her eyes were full of vigilance.
Xiao Qiao rarely, no, or never, she had never seen this kind of vigilance in the eyes of any child, those eyes were full of maturity, more like, a pair of wolf eyes.
Mu Yi didn't say anything, but he expected that this girl must have something to do with Xu Yingying, and he was looking forward to Xiao Qiao's follow-up actions.
As far as he knows, Xiao Qiao killed tens of thousands of people in the battle of Fuqi, and he is a real murderous Hades, when the family feud is added to a little girl, what will Xiao Qiao do? Mu Yi is very interested in knowing her next step, although he will not let Xiao Qiao hurt this girl in the slightest, but people's hearts always have to be found by temptation.
"If you're not wrong, if you're beaten and you come back, what's the use of just clenching your fists? Can others understand your concessions with a fist? Xiao Qiao sneered.