CHAPTER XIII
Xin Yao is how to save, the silver on her body is still spent, there is no way, I looked at the pearl hairpin and earrings in the Qiankun bag, it should be worth it, it is all rewarded by my father, Xin Yao took out the pearl hairpin from the Qiankun bag and touched it with her hand, she really didn't want to go out, that was the only thought left by the father and the queen mother, but there was no way, she was short of money, so she was ready to go into the city and go to the pawnshop to exchange some silver.
Looking at it from a distance, the word "Zhaocheng" is greatly engraved on the gate of the city, and the gate is very strict, all of them are soldiers of the Jin State, it seems that the Jin State has controlled the entire Chu State, and the Chu State is dead. Xin Yao closed her eyes for a while, adjusted her mood, took out a charcoal pen, lit a big black mole next to her nose, smeared soil on her face, and put the sword in her hand into the Qiankun bag. Seeing that he was wearing clothes with patches, the patches were still sewn by Orion's lady, he felt that it was almost the same, and walked up.
When they arrived at the city gate, the people who entered the city were automatically divided into two teams, one team was a woman and the other was a man, and Xin Yao was naturally on the men's side.
The women's side was very strict, everyone had to expose their necks, and the officers and soldiers looked at them one by one, and they also took a portrait to compare. The men's team is better and goes faster.
Xin Yao stood in the team, feeling uneasy, he had walked out of Tanzhou City for so long, he was a poor country, he had never met officers and soldiers, he didn't know if this face could be confused or not, he only felt that his back was soaked, and his steps were all moving.
When they arrived at Xinyao, the defender of the city asked, "What are you doing?" ”
"Master Huijun, the small one is farming outside the city." Xin Yao half-lowered her head and replied with a stumbling face.
"What are you doing in the city?"
"Buy something for your family."
The city guard looked at Xin Yao and said, "Go in." ”
Xin Yao hurriedly bowed: "Thank you." "I didn't dare to go too fast, for fear of arousing suspicion, and entered the city gate.
After entering the city and finding a place where no one was, Xin Yao slowed down for a long time as if she had softened, and when her mood came down, she quickly took out a pearl hairpin from the Qiankun bag, put it in her sleeve, hid the Qiankun bag, and began to look for a pawnshop.
The streets of the city are full of portraits of Princess Xin Yao, although the paintings are distorted, but they are still somewhat similar.
Xin Yao hid the portrait, in fact, she didn't know what she looked like now, even if she stood in front of the portrait, others wouldn't recognize it for a while, the person was yellow and thin, with dry skin on his mouth, and a black mole, except for those big eyes, there was really no place to look like it, unless he held the portrait and looked at it.
This Zhaocheng is not big, but it is still very lively, looking for a long time, there is only a pawnshop on the main street. Xin Yao stood at the door and straightened her clothes and walked in, there was only the shopkeeper and a guy in the store, seeing someone coming in, dressed like a countryman, the shopkeeper glanced at it and asked, "What's the matter with you?" ”
"I've got something to do." Xin Yao said.
"Take it out and have a look." The shopkeeper said, looking at Xin Yao like that, he couldn't think he could get anything good.
Xin Yao took out the bead hairpin from her sleeve and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper received it in his hand, carefully took it and turned it over to look at it, and was surprised: this pearl hairpin is exquisitely made, the materials are exquisite, and it is by no means ordinary people's, it looks like something used by the royal family or the wealthy officials. Looking at Xin Yao, she looks poor and sour, how can there be such a thing.
Xin Yao looked at the shopkeeper for a while, looked at her for a while, and looked at her for a while, and couldn't help but be suspicious and vigilant.
"How much silver is the shopkeeper worth?" Xin Yao asked.
"A tael of silver at most."
"Why is it so little, this is the emperor, it is an heirloom treasure left by my ancestors, how can it be worth one or two." Xin Yao was anxious when she heard this.
"One or two, love should not be right!" The shopkeeper looked at her after speaking, and then said, "I think your things were stolen." ”
Xin Yao saw that the shopkeeper had bad intentions and slandered at will, and there must be fraud, so he said sharply: "You are talking nonsense, I am inappropriate, return my things to me." Xin Yao stretched out her hand.
How could the shopkeeper give it back to her, giving the guy next to him a look, and the guy immediately walked to Xin Yao's side, grabbed Xin Yao's two arms and twisted them behind his back and pressed them down.
Xin Yao had already taken precautions, twisted the guy's arm with his backhand, and kicked him out.
When the shopkeeper saw that this man knew martial arts, he shouted, "Come out for me." ”
As soon as the words fell, a few guys like thugs came out of the side door and surrounded Xin Yao. Now Xin Yao is no longer what she was a few months ago, her hand reached into her arms and pulled out her sword, and those thugs were still surprised, where did this sword come from? Xin Yao swung his sword and knocked several of the shopkeeper's subordinates to the ground, and his arms and legs were stabbed by the sword, and Xin Yao did not use his cruel hand
, the injury was very light.
The shopkeeper saw that his people were all knocked down and injured, and hurriedly hid in the inner room, Xin Yao jumped in, blocked him and took the bead hairpin that had escaped him into his arms, and put his sword on the shopkeeper's neck: "You are a wicked person, I don't know how many people have been pitted, take out your silver!" ”
The shopkeeper was willing to take it, but he did not move. Gesture with his eyes to the guy lying on the ground.
"Tell your people not to move, or be careful with your life!" Xin Yao had already seen their trick and said viciously. He wiped his sword lightly on his neck, and the shopkeeper felt a pain, and blood flowed out.
The shopkeeper was so frightened that his voice trembled: "Don't move, the hero spares his life, I'll open it." With that, he took out the key and opened the drawer under the counter.
Xin Yao shouted, "Pull away." ”
The shopkeeper had no choice but to open the drawer. Xin Yao saw that there were silver ingots and broken silver inside, so she grabbed a handful of silver ingots from it and put it in her arms, and threw the shopkeeper out with all her might. Then he climbed out of the counter and ran out.
The shopkeeper got up from the ground, put his hands around his neck, and shouted, "Don't chase it yet!" ”
He shouted again: "Report to the official, report to the official!" ”
Several thugs got up and chased out, shouting as they chased: "Catch the robbers, catch the spies......"
When the officials patrolling the streets heard someone shouting "spies", they immediately chased after them.
Xin Yao saw that an official messenger was coming around, and said in her heart: It's a shame, I can't let them find me, yes, Master's charm. Quickly reached out and took one out of his arms and threw it out.
In an instant, he changed places, and Xin Yao saw that he was still in the city, this was not good, he had to get out of the city quickly, so he quickly ran to the city gate to the north.
When I arrived at the city gate, I saw an official on a horse, waving a whip and rushing to the city gate, "There is a spy, close the city gate quickly, that spy still has witchcraft." ”
"It's over, I'm going to close the gates, I have to get out." Xin Yao muttered to herself, took out another charm from her arms, and threw it out. In an instant, he arrived at the gate of the city, and saw that the gate was about to be closed, and he rushed out.
The people guarding the city gate didn't react at all, and they saw someone fleeing from the city, and the official on horseback shouted: "You go and chase, I will invite the divine soldiers (in fact, they are demon soldiers, and the king of Qi is called a divine soldier in order to confuse the people). ”
The guards at the gate of the city hurried out.
Xin Yao didn't dare to stop for a moment, ran desperately, only listening to the chasing soldiers behind shouting: "Stop, don't stop, when the divine soldiers come, you will die." ”
Xin Yao heard that there was a divine soldier, what a divine soldier, and suddenly woke up, it was a demon soldier! This time it was even worse, and he must not be caught, so he had to take out a charm from his bosom and throw it out, and he disappeared in an instant.
The defenders chased after the city and saw that the people were gone, so they stopped and went back. When the demon soldiers chased him out, Xin Yao had already run away.
The Zhaocheng guard ordered someone to call the person who reported the case, and the government official sent the pawnshop shopkeeper in.
The guard asked the shopkeeper who was kneeling on the ground: "You reported the case." ”
The shopkeeper replied tremblingly, "Yes." ”
"Say, what's going on?"
The shopkeeper replied: "At noon today, a boy who looks like a countryman came to the pawnshop to make things, it is a pearl hairpin, the villain took it and took a look, it seems to be used by the royal family, and it is impossible for the people to have such a good thing." So he suspected that the kid stole it, and ordered someone to detain him and prepare to report to the official, but he didn't think that the kid would do kung fu, and his subordinates were all injured, so he shouted to attract the official messenger, and this kid also knew how to use demons, and suddenly disappeared. ”
"Are you sure it's royal?"
"The villain has seen a lot of things, and he is very sure."
"Okay, you draw it."
The shopkeeper was busy drawing the pearl hairpin according to his memory. The defenders of the city ordered him to be brought down. wrote a letter, put the painting in it, and called his subordinates: "You personally hand over this letter to the King of Qi." ”
Subordinates receive orders.