Chapter 33: The First Departure from the Green Mountains (3)
Luo Ning responded coldly, "It's not good-looking." β
Qin Boyi didn't pay attention to Luo Ning, holding the bronze mirror in his hand and limping forward, as if he was still thinking to himself, "I still think it's convenient to have short hair." β
The two men walked for another half day, until noon had come.
Only then did a second city flash out in front of him.
It's just that this city looks from a distance, and it is no longer as lively as the city town just now.
There was a lifeless haze, and Luo Ning stood at the gate of the city and thought for a moment.
"We'll just walk through it in a moment, don't linger. β
"Why?"
"Stop talking nonsense, just go. β
It wasn't until the two of them entered the city that Qin Boyi's eyes, which were still a little happy and expectant just now, suddenly became a little gloomy and puzzled.
This city is not at all as prosperous as the city just now.
The city seemed to be shrouded in a gray cloud of smoke, and from time to time many beggars roamed the streets and alleys.
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The city is suffering from famine and poverty.
When many beggars saw Luo Ning and Qin Boyi coming, they stepped forward one after another, kneeling down and begging for alms.
"Uncle, okay. β
"This girl, I haven't eaten for two days. β
Qin Boyi clenched his fists and reached for the silver in his storage bag, but Luo Ning reached out and pressed it.
Luo Ning took out a few flatbreads from his backpack.
This is what he brought with him when Jian Yuan was leaving.
Luo Ning put the cake in the hands of these beggars, and then hurriedly pulled Qin Boyi through it.
It wasn't until he got out of the city that Qin Boyi broke away from Luo Ning's hand and asked with an angry face, "Why don't you help them, I have some silver here." β
Luo Ning looked at Qin Boyi and said seriously, "This world is different from what you think, there are many people who are really pitiful, and some are pretending, if you give them money directly, these people will never know how to make progress without hard work." β
Luo Ning thought for a moment and added, "And I think those beggars are different from ordinary beggars, and they don't look like good people." β
Qin Boyi said angrily, "You just can't bear it." β
Luo Ning sneered and said, "This money is yours, how can I be reluctant, if you don't believe it, I'll take you back to see?"
The young man turned around and pulled Qin Boyi into the city again and returned to the place just now, only to see that the flatbread that Luo Ning had given to these beggars just now was thrown to the ground.
A few angry curses rang out from a nearby alley.
"Phew, looking at that kid's poor appearance just now, he just has no money. β
"Really, those flatbreads might as well be fed to the dogs. β
"It's a pity that the girl has a bit of a look, but it's a pity that she's a cripple. β
This was followed by a steady stream of foul language.
These beggars wiped the dust off their faces and changed their clothes, it turned out to be a group of bandits and robbers, who usually did not dare to go to the big city to rob, but could only come to this small city of famine to oppress the people.
Today they pretend to be beggars to see if they can meet rich people, and when they see someone who gives them money, they kill people and sell goods. The beggars packed their clothes, stepped on their long swords and swords, and prepared to leave.
Then they felt that something was wrong, a shadow blocked in front of them, and they looked up only to find Qin Boyi with an angry face standing at the door of the alley.
The robber at the head was about to open his mouth to shout something.
But he found that he could no longer make any sound.
Qin Boyi's hand didn't know when he held a sword, and there was a trace of blood on the blade.
So the rest of the thieves couldn't make any more sounds.
The blood of the ground was pouring togetherβall of them were dead.
The girl gently withdrew her sword, but there was still no expression on Mu Ne's face.
Luo Ning is not the first time to kill someone, but he is the first time to kill Qin Boyi.
He didn't understand why Qin Boyi was so angry because of these beggars, but he couldn't help but shudder for a moment when he looked at the girl's limp footsteps.
"Let's go this time. β
Qin Boyi said softly to Luo Ning, as if she hadn't killed those people just now.
Luo Ning asked, "Have you ever killed people before?"
"Nope. β
Qin Boyi shook his hair, "But I learn things quickly, and I will kill people in the future." β
Luo Ning was puzzled and asked again, "Why do you hate these people so much that you want to kill them all?"
Qin Boyi quickened her pace, limping to the front of Luo Ning, she replied lightly, "I was poor when I was young, I heard that I didn't have thick clothes on the day I was born, my parents gave me all the clothes, and they all froze to death, and then I was rescued by the sect master, so I have been in Jianyuan since I can remember." β
Luo Ning suddenly realized, and then he understood why he named her Qin Boyi.
According to that time, it was also when the Qin Dynasty had just died, so it was surnamed Qin.
This is also the reason why Qin Boyi hates these robbers who oppress the poor so much.
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The two men left the city and continued to walk north, passing several more cities along the way.
They saw a lot of all kinds of people, they saw a lot of all kinds of things.
Another three days were gone.
Qin Boyi, a genius in cultivation and an idiot in life, also learned a lot behind Luo Ning.
She understood why these girls wore their hair in a high bun.
She learned to wear these intricate clothes herself.
But the only thing I didn't learn was makeup.
The two of them rested against a tree, Luo Ning covered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.
The inn where he stayed last night made Luo Ning very unaccustomed, he didn't sleep well, and he had some headaches.
However, Qin Boyi's room was treated very well, and the latter slept very well.
Qin Boyi's words began to increase, and she began to say something to Luo Ning other than cultivation, but her smile was very stiff every time, giving people a very stiff feeling.
After more contact, Luo Ning knew that even if this genius was very happy, her expression would always be so stiff.
Luo Ning leaned against the tree.
Qin Boyi looked at the bronze mirror, not knowing what he was thinking.
Luo Ning's gaze became a little melancholy.
Something came to his mind.
They have been walking for more than a few days.
As cultivators, they are much faster than others in their hurry, and only when they reach the city will they return to their normal speed.
Luo Ning counted the distance.
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They're going to Xuanwu City.
That's your home.
I haven't been back for five years.
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Qin Boyi didn't notice some changes in Luo Ning's mood.
She fiddled with the fat powder box in her hand, and began to put on makeup very seriously according to the beautiful girl she had seen on the street in the past few days.
She looked and looked in the mirror, and then put it away, seemingly satisfied.
Qin Boyi had that extremely embarrassed smile on his face, and then asked Luo Ning, "Is this good-looking?"
Luo Ning looked sideways, Qin Boyi's fat powder was extremely uneven, and even his eyebrows were crooked.
It was those red fat powders that made her originally fair face a little more bloody, a little shy, and a little good-looking. It's just that Luo Ning has been used to seeing her without makeup in the past few days, and she is so cold, which makes people look a little awkward.
Luo Ning spit out a straw stick in his mouth and shook his head.
"It's not pretty, don't draw it, it's a waste of those things. β
If it was an ordinary girl who heard it, she would definitely be annoyed and angry, but Qin Boyi didn't.
She sighed and put the powder away.
Then he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and carefully wiped the fat powder thrush off his face.
Luo Ning said, "Then I think you are natural." β
Qin Boyi ignored Luo Ning, "I'm going to start working hard after catching monsters in the Celestial Empire." β
Luo Ning was stunned for a moment, "You still work hard, who can compare to you with such a cultivation talent?"
Qin Boyi said, "It's not cultivation. β
The girl put away the handkerchief in her hand.
"I learn makeup. β