"So, there's no suitable residence for us in the city?"
After listening to Lin Siyao's brief report, Su Shuiche frowned slightly. She hadn't expected Fanluo City's property prices to be so high.
Although Fanluo City was remote, Lin Siyao's words made it clear that Fanluo City was connected to two major strongholds in the western part of the Dahui Kingdom.
With more and more peddlers coming and going, Fanluo City grew more and more prosperous. More and more immigrants settled down here, driving up the property prices in Fanluo City.
"I remember passing by a small village on the way here, right?"
Su Shuiche recalled what she had seen in the carriage. Although night had fallen and she hadn't seen it clearly, there was no mistaking it for a village with dozens of farmers.
Living in the city was convenient, but even if she had enough money to buy a residence, she wouldn't be able to make a living without a livelihood.
Su Shuiche couldn't guarantee that her embroidery skills alone would allow her to run rampant in Fanluo City.
As for Lin Siyao, she hadn't forgotten what the black-clothed man with the sword had said. Lin Siyao was an assassin.
She didn't want an assassin to earn money by killing people, did she?
On the other hand, she could buy a small house and a small piece of land in a village. Even if she didn't have any other livelihood, she wouldn't fall to the point of starvation and cold.
Besides, two wolf pups wouldn't attract much attention in the village.
With that in mind, Su Shuiche was even more certain that she wanted to settle down in a village near Fanluo City.
Lin Siyao nodded. "Blossom Town. It's five kilometers from here."
"Five kilometers?"
Regardless of whether she had the stamina or not, it would take her at least half a day to walk there.
"I'll take you with me," Lin Siyao added, as if he understood Su Shuiche's dilemma.
Su Shuiche didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She wasn't a cripple. Did she need him to carry her around all the time?
…
The next day, just as dawn broke, Su Shuiche and Lin Yiqian went downstairs and asked the waiter to pack some meat buns and rolls for them to eat on the way.
Since he had decided to buy a house to settle down in, it was better to go to Blossom Town to find out if there were any suitable vacant houses for sale.
The two wolf pups followed closely behind, obediently carrying the remaining half basket of fruits, rattan net, and tiger skin.
Speaking of the basket of wild fruits, the waiter, who was feeding the two wolf pups, was so scared that he didn't dare to take them without permission under the gazes of the two wolf pups. When he saw Su Shuiyao and the others about to go out, he shamelessly asked for two to try. These days, the fruits sold on the streets were not cheap.
Fanluo City was far from the forest, so there was hardly any wild fruit to be picked.
Therefore, it was rare to see such fresh wild fruits. Brother waiter, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, was greedy.
Su Shuiche politely poured half the basket of fruits for him without saying anything, and also asked him to leave some for the nimble maidservant who combed her hair every day.
The waiter stared at Su Shuiche's graceful back for a long time, lost in thought.
Tsk tsk, there were many beautiful and elegant women these days, but few were as polite and courteous as her.
Which beautiful woman in Fanluo City didn't take advantage of their youth to be arrogant?
If such a gentle girl became his wife, it would be strange if his mother didn't laugh.
However, when the waiter thought of the iceberg man who accompanied Su Shuiche and never left her side, he couldn't help but tremble in fear. Tsk tsk, it was really like a fresh flower stuck in … uh … dragon dung.
The man was more handsome than him, but so what? He still couldn't win the girl's heart.
He knew it just by looking at the girl's flying immortal hairstyle.
The waiter curled his lips.
He turned around and went back to the shop to eat the fruits.
… …
Su Shuiche once again saw Lin Siyao's beautiful qinggong footwork and couldn't help but feel a bit envious.
She didn't know if she could learn it, but she also wanted to learn from him. Her toes lightly touched the ground, and then she soared into the sky, floating several zhang away in the blink of an eye.
As long as it was a branch or a leaf, he could use it as a stepping stone.
However, Su Shuiche also knew that this possibility was almost impossible.
It was said that whether it was qinggong or martial arts, it had to be practiced from a young age.
After a certain age, when the bone age matured, it wouldn't be possible to practice it.
Oh, if she had a baby in the future, she could train him to become a hero.
Ah!
'What am I thinking?!'
Su Shuiche secretly cried out. She held her suddenly burning cheeks and shook her head, suppressing the inexplicable thought that had just arisen. This was too crazy!
Lin Siyao suspiciously glanced at her, knowing that she must have been distracted again.
It was still early in the morning, and after galloping on the deserted official road, Lin Siyao brought Su Shuiche to the entrance of Blossom Town.
He gently placed her on a large rock under the peach tree that was probably several decades old at the entrance of the town. Not long after, the two wolf pups also rushed over.
Lin Siyao raised his eyebrows. The two wolf pups' speed had increased by a lot.
In the future, it would be a good choice to use them to guard the house.
The two wolf pups only felt a chill on their backs, but they didn't know what Lin Siyao was thinking.
They happily ran to Su Shuiche's side, wagging their tails and begging for meat buns to eat.
"Here."
Su Shuiche handed a meat bun to Lin Siyao. Then, she picked a vegetable roll and ate it in small bites.
After swallowing the last mouthful of vegetable roll, she saw that Lin Siyao had finished his breakfast in a few bites. He was standing at the edge of the field near the entrance with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance. She didn't know what he was thinking.
"Are you familiar with this area?"
Su Shuiche gently came to his side and took a deep breath. The summer morning filled the field with the fragrance of rice, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Lin Siyao slightly moved when he heard this, and bitterness welled up from the bottom of his heart.
From a youth who wandered alone for several decades to the number one gold-medal assassin in Fengyao Pavilion two years ago, he had indirectly completed countless missions in the past few decades, and the number of wronged souls that had died at his hands. Not to mention the East and West Strongholds, Fanluo City, which had a complicated population, he had also been to the sparsely populated Mobei and Hainan, where it was difficult to survive.
"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. I'm just casually asking. There's no other meaning."
Su Shuiche didn't notice Lin Siyao's stiff expression. Thinking of his previous identity, she knew that he must have some unspeakable difficulties in his heart, so she immediately smiled and withdrew her question.
Lin Siyao could naturally hear the tolerance in her words. He turned his head and stared at her bright and clean forehead without blinking. After thinking for a moment, he said in a low voice, "Do you know what I used to do?"
Su Shuiche was stunned. Although she didn't understand why he asked this, she still nodded.
She shouldn't have misheard him at that time.
This time, it was Lin Siyao's turn to be stunned.
He had always thought that she didn't know his previous identity. After all, there was no one in the assassin business who wasn't afraid.
But she actually nodded. What did this mean?
She could actually accept him — this emissary of hell whose hands were stained with blood?
"Aren't you afraid?"
Lin Siyao seemed to sigh as he asked the question that had been hovering in his heart for a long time. His eyes swept over her white and sweatless face.
He thought he would see her trembling with fear.
Su Shuiche was stunned when she heard this. Afraid?
Yes, she had heard that assassins were cold and emotionless, killing without blinking.
But she raised her eyes to look at the still expressionless Leng Jun's icy face. His slightly clenched fists revealed that he was also uneasy at this time.
Yes, no matter how he used to be, at least during their time together, he had never made her feel even a trace of fear or uneasiness.
On the contrary, with him here, she actually felt an unprecedented peace and quiet.
Because of this, she unconsciously forgot that he might have once been an assassin.
Thus, Su Shuiche shook her head. "You didn't hurt me, did you?" She raised her head and looked at him with sparkling black grape-like eyes.
After deliberating for a while, Su Shuiche gathered her courage and suggested to Lin Siyao in Suzhou's soft voice, "Um, Lin Siyao, if we settle down in Flower Town, you … you can't go back to your old business." She didn't want the villagers to look at him with strange and frightened gazes.
She would rather hope that he would be an ordinary and happy farmer from now on.
"Okay." Lin Siyao nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
He originally had no plans to return to Fengyao Pavilion.
He was also tired of running around and licking the blood from the edge of a knife.
If, if she was willing, he hoped to stay by her side like this for the rest of his life and live a peaceful life with her in this quiet town. But, was this just an extravagant wish of his?
"Then let's go."
Su Shuiche pulled on his sleeve and pointed to the dazzling sunrise in the east. "Presumably, the villagers have all woken up, right?
I hope we have good luck. "
"En." Lin Siyao followed closely at her side and walked toward the center of Flower Town.
The two wolf cubs had played enough. They followed Su Shuiche on her left and right, shaking their heads as they inspected the town they would most likely settle down in with their master in the future.