Chapter 1: First Sight
It was close to noon, and the streets were still full of people.
Suddenly, an ordinary horse-drawn carriage was slowly approaching from the end of the street. In the car, a thin man in a plain robe was holding a five-year-old female doll carved in pink, and he was seducing: "...... So, we can't eat too many sweets, it will get tooth decay. β
Ruan Ruan bit his fingers and argued in a milky voice: "But...... Niangniang, you always eat osmanthus cake......"
Sui Ge said with a shameful face: "Niangniang is an adult, and you are a villain." After a pause, she pinched the girl's face: "You have to call Daddy outside." β
Ruan Ruan frowned and wanted to say something, but he received Sui Ge's cool gaze, pouted, and whispered "oh".
The carriage stopped outside the door of an inn after a while, and Ruan Ruan softly wrapped his arms around Sui Ge's neck, looking around curiously with his big bony eyes. Sui Ge gave some broken silver to the coachman, and then carried Ruan Ruan into the inn and asked for an upper room and a table of wine and food. No sooner had the two of them taken their seats at the small table in the corner than several horses galloped by outside the door, followed by a carriage, and the coachman kept shouting, "Get out of the way, get out of the way!" β
There were good people gathered around the door of the inn and talked about it in twos and threes.
"What's going on here?"
"But no, isn't that Yin Zhizhou on the carriage just now, I think there have been seven murders in the past three months, and the prefect has just taken office, and I heard that the case can't be closed again, and the black veil on his head is gone......"
"Wronged...... Who is so ruthless, I heard that the sister-in-law Lin who died not long ago is still pregnant with two children in her belly......"
"If you want me to say that this government is also incompetent! Nine people have already died, so why can't they find anything after three months! β
ββ¦β¦ Don't say it, this matter is said to have even alarmed the saints, isn't the second dog the catcher in the yamen? I heard him say that the emperor's list has come out, and it will be posted after noon today. Whoever catches this prisoner or can provide clues will be rewarded with up to three hundred taels of gold! β
In a short time, the people who had broken their mouths excitedly discussed the reward, and those few lives seemed to be less important in their eyes.
Sui Ge's eyes darkened, and he ate quietly.
Ruan Ruan bit the meat bun seriously, and looked at the people at the door from time to time: "Niangniang...... Not...... Daddy, what is the Emperor List? β
Sui Ge helped her wipe the juice on her chin, and returned lightly: "The emperor list is money." β
"Oh." Ruan Ruan was full, "Daddy, will I still wait for you in the room later?"
Sui Ge touched her head and replied, "Hmm." β
Ruan Ruan narrowed his eyes obediently: "Ruan Ruan will be obedient." β
A faint smile rose at the corner of Sui Ge's mouth.
After the meal, Sui Song carried Ruan Ruan back to the room and settled down. At noon, she changed into a strong suit, buckled a few short blades to her ankles, thighs and back, tied up her long hair, and practiced and killed. After putting on a wide robe, he prepared to go out with the song.
Ruan Nguyen beckoned to Sui Ge.
As soon as Sui Ge leaned over her face, Ruan Ruan's soft lips were imprinted on Sui Ge's face, and the "pop" made her laugh out loud.
With a faint smile with the song, he touched Ruan Ruan's cheek: "Wait for Niangniang obediently, Niangniang will make money to buy delicious food for Ruan Ruan." β
To survive, you need to have money.
Nguyen Ruan obediently responded. Sui Ge checked the doors and windows, and then turned to leave.
Two years ago, Sui Ge died unexpectedly during a mission, and for some reason, he woke up again and traveled to ancient times, lying in rags on a deserted mass grave. And Ruan Ruan was lying beside her, so small, like a very thin kitten. After waking up, her eyes were full of horror and she threw herself into Sui Ge's arms. From that moment on, Ruan Ruan became the weakness of Sui Ge and the goal of Sui Ge's life.
At that time, Ruan Ruan was only two years old, and at first she kept calling Suige "aunt". And Ruan Ruan's appearance is also somewhat similar to Sui Ge, who guessed that the original owner should be related to Ruan Ruan. But what kind of relationship is it, I don't want to check with the song. It took a few days for Sui Ge to digest the fact that she had traveled to the ancient dynasty, the original owner's body was extremely weak, her fingers were slender and white, and she was not a working person at first glance. Being able to throw the powerless two people in a mass grave, and tracing the relationship is just a threat to his life. So Sui Ge recognized Ruan Ruan as his daughter, and the two wanted to live together in this strange world.
When she first woke up, Sui Ge realized that this body was different from ordinary people, only because she could occasionally see white shadows floating on the corpses of mass graves. It's just that those white shadows are hiding far away, and they don't dare to approach Suige at all. Sui Ge thought about it for a while, and probably guessed the reason: Sui Ge was originally a mercenary, and he could say that he had killed countless people during his lifetime, and the good guys and bad guys were just a task in her eyes, and the people with blood on their hands were angry, and the ghosts had to avoid three points. Perhaps this is also the reason for the death of the original owner - after all, a weak ancient lady can see the soul of the underworld, and it is brave not to be scared to death. In modern times, it is often said that those who have yin and yang eyes are easily possessed by ghosts, and perhaps the soul of Sui Ge can be possessed by this body for this reason.
In her previous life, she had nothing but infinite tasks in her life. A lifetime of killing, good and bad deeds are done. In this life, she has Ruan Ruan, she can't make a desperate bet, for the sake of the child, she wants to live and money.
Thankfully, she had the ability to see ghostsβonly occasionally, but this ability gave her the great benefit of making a living in ancient times.
For two days in a row, Sui Ge spent most of his time outside scouting. Until noon on this day, the emperor's list had already been posted, and Sui Ge glanced at it casually and sat down at the small tea stall near the bulletin board, drinking tea while secretly keeping an eye on the crowd.
At this time, Sui Ge noticed a person sitting at a tea stall opposite and drinking tea quietly. His appearance is not outstanding, but he is burly and strong, and it is not difficult to see that he is a practitioner. In particular, his eyes are as sharp as an eagle, and his whole body exudes a momentum that is not angry but mighty. The people sitting around him should be his subordinates, and his conversation is very low-key, which really doesn't match his appearance.
A person's eyes will never lie, especially with such a sharp look, which is completely incommensurate with his ordinary appearance.
It wasn't until Sui Ge noticed the man's sideburns that she muttered a little clearly: "Easy to look? I see. It just so happened that the man suddenly looked at Suige, and Suige immediately turned his gaze away and continued to search for her target.
The man glanced at Sui Ge meaningfully, until his subordinate replied: "General Ji, I have found Chen Da." β
The man nodded, put some broken silver on the table, and got up to leave. Before leaving, he took a deep look at the woman dressed as a man and sang a few times.
The sound of cicadas continues.
More than an hour later, Sui Ge stared at a man with an ordinary appearance but not very strong, he was squinting his eyes and mingling in the crowd to see the emperor list, and at this moment he was closely followed by several white shadows. I counted with the song, and it was exactly seven. Among them was a woman with a broken neck and a man covered in stab wounds and eyes, and these two white shadows were particularly penetrating. The man listened silently to the crowd's discussions, and then walked casually in the direction of the east of the street. Sui Ge put down the teacup and followed behind the man unhurriedly.
After walking for about half an hour, the man walked into a simple house and did not come out again. Suige stood quietly on the edge of the house for a while, then turned over and jumped onto the wall of the house next door, and after making sure that there was no one in the house, she jumped along the wall to the roof of the man's house.
On the east side of the street, near the outer city gate, most of the poor families lived, and the houses were densely built and simple, so many that Sui Ge could easily hide on the roof.
Uncovering the tiles, Sui Song clearly saw that there were two frolicking children in the room surrounding a woman who was picking vegetables, and the man was sitting at the dining table laughing and teasing the two children.
Sui Ge hid motionless on the roof until it became dark. As the night wore on, the man went out with a small bag on his back. Follow him silently with the song.
After a short time, the man walked to a bend in Shili Lane on the side of East Street and squatted to guard. The main street of East Street is brightly lit, and the night market is lively; In contrast, Ten Mile Lane is very quiet.
After a long time, the husband's voice had been reminded that it was time.
There was a woman at the end of the alley who walked slowly into the depths of the alley. The woman walked crookedly, looking drunk, and muttered to herself as she walked. The man waited quietly with a kitchen knife in his hand, taking out of his baggage. When the woman just turned the corner, the man rushed forward silently, grabbed the woman's neck with one hand, and pressed the kitchen knife against the woman's neck with the other.
The man "shh β
As soon as he finished speaking, the man raised the knife and landed on the ground and was about to cut the woman's throat, and Sui Ge, who was hiding in the shadows, grabbed the man's hand holding the knife with one hand at a very fast speed and bent it hard. Just as the man wailed in pain and relaxed his strength, Sui Ge pulled the woman out of his arms and kicked the man's front step with his knees, all in one go.
Sui Ge kicked the kitchen knife aside with his foot, and was about to tie the man up with the rope in his hand, but the rescued woman suddenly whistled and rushed forward to attack Sui Ge. Sui Song quickly avoided it.
The woman looked at Sui Ge with a serious face: "Who are you?" β
Sui Ge frowned and looked at the woman, and it was only then that he understood that this woman was disguised as a drunk.
Sui Ge pressed his foot on the back of the man who wanted to escape, maintained a state of vigilance, and said lightly: "I just want to arrest someone to receive the emperor's bounty." β
The woman glanced at Sui Ge suspiciously, and at the same time saw the fire in the alley, so she said, "In this case, you can explain it to Lord Zhizhou in person." β
After speaking, a group of officers and soldiers came with torches, and looked at Sui Ge with some surprise. The woman instructed the man who was lying on the ground and yelling, and briefly told the people who were traveling with her that she had passed the story, and then walked to Sui Ge's side and said, "Please come with me." β
When the surrounding officers and soldiers heard this, they were stunned. Sui Ge was dressed as a man, with high hair and a cold face, and outsiders only regarded her as a delicate man when they saw her. Unexpectedly, the woman saw through the disguise of Sui Song at a glance.
Sui Ge guessed that the woman had accomplices when she whistled, but the terrain of Shili Lane was too narrow, the wall was slightly higher, and the woman was in the way ahead.
Now that she knows that this woman is from the government, if she provokes the government, she can avoid it alone, but Ruan Ruan may not be able to bear it. Thinking about it like this, Sui Ge sighed softly and replied, "Okay, I'll go with you." β