ADWMCES Chapter53

As soon as the proprietress left, Chu Fengqing told Qing Niao everything about his discovery. Upon hearing this, Qing Niao frowned so deeply it seemed he could pinch a fly. “Madam…”

He stopped calling out, and a trace of annoyance flashed across his face. It was a bit difficult to change the title he was used to calling.

Chu Fengqing didn’t care either, and Qing Niao then called out softly, “Young Master.”

“We’ll go now. Please wait a moment. I’ll go check out the situation.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Niao disappeared. He was originally a secret guard with a ghostly figure, and his movements were rarely discovered.

Chu Fengqing poured a cup of tea, but stopped just as he put it to his lips. He brought it to his nose and sniffed it gently.

It was drugged.

This inn was truly as dark as it could possibly be.

Chu Fengqing sighed and put down the cup. There wasn’t much gold and silver in his package, so it wouldn’t matter if he gave it to them. He didn’t want conflict, he just wanted to rush to the escort agency to retrieve the items as soon as possible.

He was only afraid that they don’t want things but people. This place is the only way between the imperial city and the south of the Yangtze River. There is an endless stream of merchants coming and going from the south and the north. The inn business should be good, so how could there be only one inn? He was really careless.

He closed his eyes. The long journey had already made him feel uncomfortable. He was alert when sleeping and felt extremely insecure in the wilderness. The slightest movement would wake him up. He hadn’t had a good rest for a few days, and his head felt like it was being pricked by needles.

After a while, the sound of clothes rubbing could be heard in the room, and Qing Niao flew through the window and said, “Young Master, this is a den of thieves.”

Qing Niao’s voice was calm, and even now it was hard to hear the ups and downs in them. He just said in a businesslike manner, “A rough estimate is that there are no less than a hundred people, and inside and outside are all their people.”

“I’m afraid this town is a den of thieves.”

If it is true, as Qing Niao said, that everyone in this town is a bandit, then the two of them would not be able to escape even if they had wings.

Chu Fengqing lowered his eyes slightly and quickly made a decision, “Qing Niao, you go first and find reinforcements.”

In this situation, if two people walk together, they will basically be a gift. First of all, the number difference is too big. Secondly, the two people have just arrived and are not familiar with the terrain.

The best way is to go out alone to find reinforcements.

Qing Niao refused without a second thought, “Sorry, this subordinate can’t obey your order, Master has asked this subordinate to stay with Young Master all the time, so this subordinate dares not leave without permission.”

Chu Fengqing frowned. According to the storyline, in this kind of scene, both of them would die in the end.

Without further ado, he took out Ji Yujin’s token from the package and directly displayed the black token in front of Qing Niao. Chu Fengqing said softly, “Go.”

Qing Niao: “……”

His body stiffened slightly, and his brain, which had always been obedient and followed orders, suddenly stopped working for a moment. They say that seeing the token is like seeing the master, so in this situation, should he focus on the token or pay attention to the master…?

Finally he compromised, “Yes, Young Master, please be careful, I will be back tonight.”

……

As soon as Qing Niao left, the waiter’s voice came from outside the room, “Guest, the food is ready.”

Chu Fengqing: “Thank you.”

He looked at the cup of tea and took out a bottle of medicine from his arms. Fortunately, it was just an ordinary knockout drug. It was easy to detoxify. There were drugs in the tea and maybe in the food too. It was safer like this anyway.

He poured out a pill and swallowed it, then looked at the token belonging to Ji Yujin, thought about it, and put it in his arms, then opened the door.

“Guest, please come this way.”

The one who came to call was the waiter who was helping him lead the horse. Seeing that he was alone, the waiter tiptoed to peek inside, but seeing no one, he asked in confusion, “Where is the other guest? I knocked on the door just now, but no one answered, so I thought he was in your room.”

Chu Fengqing’s eyes flickered. “He was tired from driving the carriage. He felt sleepy after drinking a pot of tea, so he took a rest first and said he would eat later.”

The waiter was relieved when he heard that he drank the tea in the room. “Then you come with me.”

The two of them went downstairs. The proprietress wondered why there was only one person there and winked at the waiter. The waiter shook his head secretly and smilingly arranged for Chu Fengqing to sit at a table a little further away, with his back to the door.

“Guest, please wait a moment. The food will be served soon.”

As soon as the waiter came down, the proprietress came over and asked, “Where’s the other one?”

The waiter: “He drank some tea and probably fell asleep by now. I originally thought he was a martial artist, but I didn’t expect him to be knocked down so easily.”

He spat as if he had encountered some bad luck, “Damn it, I even gathered so many brothers.”

The proprietress said, “Who can you blame? You were the one who said that he was a martial artist. I already said that the medicine was enough.”

The waiter: “You know sh*t. He has a soft sword on his waist and walks briskly. It’s obvious that he is not an ordinary person. I didn’t expect that he would fall into the trap so easily. If I were to say, I didn’t want to do this business at all. It’s not a caravan. How much silver can there be? The things used in the carriage are pretty good. I already asked my brothers to take them.”

The proprietress glanced at him and leaned lazily on the table, her whole body seemed to be soft. “Did you see that young man? If he is sold, with this appearance, three caravans would not be as valuable as him alone.”

She smiled as she spoke, her eyes full of charm. “But I really can’t bear to sell this boy, how about taking him up the mountain and making him my husband?”

The waiter’s attire was unusual, and he carried none of the friendliness typical of a server. A flicker of cruelty passed over his otherwise ordinary face. “B*tch, if you want to have fun, don’t do it here with me. Do you think my brothers and I have been busy all night doing this just for you? Don’t even think about it!”

The proprietress also looked cold, “What are you talking about? Haven’t this old lady helped you before?”

She bit her lip as she spoke, not wanting to argue with her own people at this critical moment, so she patiently said, “Forget it, let’s get him first, and we can talk about other things later.”

The waiter frowned and said, “Well, is Lao Ma side ready? This person looks skinny, so there shouldn’t be anything to waste here.”

“It will be dark soon, we can start soon.”

The proprietress said, “You can do it, but tell your people to be careful and gentle, don’t mess up that face.”

“Don’t worry, his face is the only thing valuable. You stay here and keep an eye on him, I’ll go to the backyard to urge Lao Ma.”

After a while, Chu Fengqing’s meal was served. He looked at the food in front of him and then at the smiling proprietress, feeling a bit stuck.

The proprietress came to sit in front of Chu Fengqing with a pot of wine in her hand. She propped her chin on her hand, her clothes were loose, and she was very charming, “Young Master, would you like a drink?”

Chu Fengqing: “Sorry, I don’t drink.”

The proprietress: “You don’t know how to drink, or you don’t want to give me this face?”

She lifted Chu Fengqing’s chin with her finger and laughed, her voice like a silver bell. “Young Master, you’re incredibly handsome.”

The smell of powder hit his face. The sweet and greasy smell made Chu Fengqing frown. A flicker of anger crossed his cold expression, and the silver needle under his fingertips shifted outward by an inch.

He softly said, “Proprietress, please respect yourself.”

The proprietress withdrew her hand, her eyes curved, “I didn’t do anything either, the Young Master is just a little sensitive.”

She didn’t force it and put the wine glass down. “Young Master, you are too silly. This is a good thing. If you don’t want it, just forget it. If you don’t want to drink, just eat the food. The food in my inn is quite special.”

In addition to the silver needle, there is also a dagger in Chu Fengqing’s sleeve. The dagger was Ji Yujin’s hunting prize. However, he might not be very good at fighting, so he can only use medicine.

There was still some of the knockout drug left from the last time he subdued the tiger, but… even if he used it on the person before him, he still couldn’t escape with so many people outside.

Or, should he take this proprietress as a hostage?

Chu Fengqing didn’t show it on his face, but his mind had already started to work actively.

The proprietress picked up some food for him. He was stunned for a moment, remembering the pile of food that Ji Yujin had piled up before.

The proprietress said, “Young Master, are you even in the mood to slack off? Aren’t you hungry?”

Chu Fengqing: “……”

Damn it, why does he always think of that person?

On the other side, Ji Yujin and his companions traveled fast and arrived at the town just as it was getting dark. Ji Yujin looked up at the smoke from the cooking stove not far away and stopped his horse.

He steadied the saddle with his hands and leapt from the horse, his movements smooth and effortless. Running his fingers along the whip, he commanded, “Everyone, dismount.”

“Yes.”

The roads in the town were narrow, and so many horses might scare people when they passed by.

As soon as they entered the town on horseback, they attracted everyone’s attention. Fortunately, Ji Yujin changed his official outfit into ordinary clothes for fear of alerting the enemy. So even though everyone was curious about what they did for a living, no one could guess that they were officials either.

After asking around, the few people arrived at the inn. Just as the waiter was about to close the door, he saw a group of people and horses coming from afar. When he took another look at the way these people were dressed, he immediately thought that something was wrong.

The proprietress also heard the noise outside, frowned, glanced at Chu Fengqing, and said with a smile, “Young Master, please enjoy your meal. I will go and greet other guests.”

Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and set down the bowl and chopsticks, silently debating whether he should pretend to faint. He had never done such a thing before, and he was still a little… unfamiliar with it.

He hope that everything goes well for Qing Niao.

He thought again: if Ji Yujin knew that he came here without a sound, who knows what would happen? Chu Fengqing rubbed his eyebrows, and thinking of his angry expression, his heart beat faster. He was actually a little scared and even felt that Ji Yujin was more terrifying than this group of bandits.

Headache.

Ji Yujin sensed something was amiss when he inquired about the inn, as everyone’s expressions turned unusually strange upon hearing his question. Although it was already very subtle, but he still caught it.

Moreover, there were no women or children in the small town, only men, all of whom looked strong and powerful, which was really unusual. So Ji Yujin chatted and laughed with the “townspeople” while sending people to investigate.

It would have been fine if he hadn’t checked, but when he did, he was shocked to find that this remote town turned out to be a den of thieves.

He originally wanted to chase the assassins first and then suppress the bandits, but these people took a fancy to the bag of gold in his hand and insisted on leading him to the inn. It was no longer his fault then.

Ji Yujin smiled, and before entering the inn, he lazily instructed, “It’s rare to see such enthusiastic bandits in recent years. Everyone, restrain yourself and don’t scare people. Do you hear me?”

These years, he has only seen mice running away when they saw the cat, but he has never seen mice inviting the cat to its home as a guest.

“Yes!”

“Everyone is tired from the journey, so have a good rest for the night.” He paused and said in a long tone, “Let’s play slowly.”

Seeing the proprietress approaching, the waiter frowned and said, “Damn it, that idiot brought people here, they are all martial artists.”

The proprietress said, “San Zi said that this man has gold in his pocket. Who cares if he practices martial arts or not? It’s just a matter of a bag of drugs. What else can we do now that he is at our door? Let’s welcome him in.”

The waiter couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Why hasn’t that pretty boy fallen yet?”

He glanced at the proprietress suspiciously. “You didn’t do anything secretly, did you?”

The proprietress said, “What nonsense are you spouting? Even if I wanted that body, I’d only go for it when he’s confused. He hasn’t eaten yet. Don’t you know that people in rich families have many rules? They even have to wash their hands before eating.”

The waiter: “Tsk, keep an eye on it. If anything goes wrong, be careful of the big boss on the mountain.”

Speaking of the big boss, a trace of fear flashed in the proprietress’s eyes. “Alright, go ahead, I hope it’s a fat sheep.”

……

Outside the inn, the waiter went over to greet them. He couldn’t lead so many horses by himself, so he could only lead everyone to the backyard.

Ji Yujin took a look and said, “Your inn is not big, but this stable is quite large.”

The waiter was startled, then smiled and said, “There are many merchants coming and going here, and the caravans have a lot of goods, so a bigger stable would be a good place for them to park.”

Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows and looked inside. There was a carriage parked there, and it seemed that some unlucky person had already fallen into it.

He took a closer look, and for some reason he felt that the carriage looked somewhat familiar.

He also didn’t take it seriously and followed the waiter into the inn. The proprietress was stunned again when she saw Ji Yujin and said with a smile, “Oh, what a wonderful day! There are so many handsome young men today. I hardly ever see any on regular days, but today there are several.”

Ji Yujin curled his lips and spoke in a lazy tone like those dandy young masters, “Really? Is there even a young man as handsome as me?”

He didn’t notice that the man in green in the corner trembled and slowly lowered his head when he heard his voice.