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Mwah.
The Bearded Man's words were very nice. After all, at Li Yue's age,
Her background was unknown, and she was a girl.
Usually, she couldn't do much.
On the contrary, the person who took in the child had to spend a lot of effort to take care of her. Ordinary people would definitely abandon her at the border.
Therefore, as soon as the burly man finished speaking, Li Yue hurriedly began to promote herself.
"I don't have any relatives in this world. I don't eat much, so I'm very easy to support.
"Not only can I read, but I also know how to calculate. So, can I trouble you to take me in for the time being?
"I'll work hard to make you feel that it's worth it."
She didn't know which sentence had moved the young man.
He finally put down the wine jar in his hand.
After carefully sizing up Li Yue, he let out a low sigh from the bottom of his heart.
"I'm a hopeless person. How can I dislike others? If you're willing,
Then stay.
If you want to leave one day,
You don't have to tell me. "
After saying this,
The young man's lips curled into a bitter smile.
He raised the wine bottle again and drank. His entire body was once again enveloped by the aura of defeat, forcefully cutting himself away from the world.
Li Yue didn't like to see people drowning their sorrows in alcohol. She originally wanted to persuade the young man, but she swallowed her words.
The atmosphere in the carriage was too depressing. Li Yue had the idea of sitting outside and looking at the scenery along the way. However, just as she lifted the curtain, the cold wind that came from the carriage made her sneeze.
Shrinking into the warm corner of the carriage, Li Yue suddenly remembered that when she escaped, she only wore a light-colored, tight-fitting thin shirt for the sake of convenience. She didn't wear any thick clothes at all. The reason why she was able to sleep in the carriage for so long was also because the interior of the carriage was covered with a thick layer of mink fur and she was covered with the young master's thick coat.
Now she wants to sit outside the carriage. After hesitating for a while, Li Yue still takes the thick coat that the young childe doesn't wear and wraps it around herself.
Outside the Pass, it was mostly bitterly cold. Although it was not yet the twelfth lunar month of winter and the snow had not yet fallen, the wind blowing from all directions was so cold that Li Yue could not help but exhale.
The Bearded Man, who was driving the car, glanced at the little girl who had squeezed her way to his side. He took off his cloak and covered the little girl with it.
The little girl wrapped her cloak around her body and looked up at the burly man.
"My surname is Li and my name is Yue. How do I address you and the young master inside?"
"Your surname is also Li?
No wonder you have fate with my Young Master.
My family's young master's surname is Li and his given name is Xun Huan. He is the Tanhua Lang that was appointed by the Emperor.
As for me … I, Tie Chuanjia, am just an ordinary servant. You can just call me 'Uncle Tie'. "
"Oh, Li — Li Xunhuan???
Wait … Uncle Tie, you just said … Young Master is Li Xunhuan?
That Xiao Li's Flying Dagger … who came in third? "
Li Yue's heart thumped. She looked at Uncle Tie in horror.
Uncle Tie seemed to be surprised that a mere child would know the title of Li Xunhuan. He carefully looked at Li Yue's hands, clothes, and cheeks. It was unknown what he thought, but a disapproving look appeared on his face.
"Although Young Master is a well-known figure in the Jianghu, it's not something a child like you can easily know.
Did you run away because of a conflict with your family? You're too bold. What if you meet a bad person and fall into a dangerous situation? "
What's wrong with being a child? Before the child transmigrated, she also grew up watching the TV series "Li Fei Dao".
Even though the fans of the original novel who knew the plot of the TV series had been magically altered, Li Yue still could not forget Li Xunhuan, one of the only two male gods in the TV series with curly hair. She secretly glanced at the original Li Xunhuan through the gap of the curtain. She compared the difference between the main character and the actor in her heart. She softly refuted Uncle Tie.
"Uncle Tie, my family is really not in this world. You see, I can wear such good clothes not because I was born in a good family, but because I was sold by my neighbor to pay off a debt.
Speaking of dangerous situations … Is there any place worse than a brothel? "
As she spoke, Li Yue sadly lowered her head. The Bearded Man remembered all kinds of rumors in the Jianghu over the years. In the end, he did not say it to scare the little girl. He gently rubbed the little girl's head and shook the reins with his other hand.
"Jia!"
Half a day had passed since Li Yue escaped and woke up. Therefore, after a bumpy ride in the carriage, Tie Chuanjia stopped the carriage on the flat ground by the side of the road and lit a bonfire to boil water.
He and Li Xunhuan were both men, so they could make do with lunch. However, with a little girl in the carriage, he could not eat lunch so easily.
Forcing the little girl to stay in the carriage, Tie Chuanjia picked up a cloth bag and got out of the carriage. After a while, he came back with a few more rabbits in the bag.
Tie Chuanjia had originally wanted to leave one rabbit for the little girl to play with, but the little girl was even more excited than he had imagined. However, this excitement was not because of her love for pets, but because of her anticipation for roasted meat. The little girl even continuously asked Tie Chuanjia what seasoning to add to make the roasted rabbit taste better. Tie Chuanjia was speechless when he heard this.
The roasted meat filled their stomachs, so they naturally did not take out the dry rations. After resting for a while, Tie Chuanjia filled the kettle with hot water. He took the little girl to sit outside the carriage and started the carriage again.
In the eyes of the common people, the area outside Yanmen Pass was a desolate place with few people. However, since the founding of the Xian Dynasty, the court had never prohibited the people living on the border from trading with each other. After a hundred years, the trade caravans between the Central Plains and the Western Regions became more frequent. Naturally, there were relay stations, small towns, and cities of various sizes outside the pass led by the people of the Central Plains or the people living on the border.
Following the tracks left behind by the traveling caravans, Tie Chuanjia hurried the entire way. When the sky was completely covered by the night, he finally drove the carriage to a quiet small town.
Probably because they often encountered late travelers, the only inn in the small town was not closed. The candles in the lanterns at the door swayed in the cold wind. Tie Chuanjia looked around and hesitated for a while before stopping the carriage inside the inn.
The Waiter was lying drowsily on a table near the outside of the inn. He had no intention of coming out to greet the guests. Tie Chuanjia skillfully pulled the horse into the shed and added some fodder. He then carried Li Yue down and pulled up the hood to cover her face. He then called out to Li Xunhuan in a soft voice but did not receive a response.
Tie Chuanjia habitually pulled open the curtain of the carriage and helped the drunk Li Xunhuan off the carriage. Li Yue did the best she could to carry some miscellaneous items and followed closely behind the two people.
There were very few people in the inn. Other than The Waiter, there was only a short and fat middle-aged man standing inside. He was continuously fiddling with the abacus in his hand. It was unknown what he was calculating.
Under the dim yellow light, the middle-aged man appeared dark and gloomy. When he heard the sound of footsteps in the inn, he slightly raised his eyelids to glance at the person. His voice was rough and unpleasant to hear.
"Do you want to have a meal or stay in the inn?"
"Stay in the inn. I want two of the best rooms. If there is hot water, bring two buckets and send them directly to the two rooms."
"This is a place where even birds don't shit. How can there be a good room? Just one room, make do with it."
The middle-aged man did not say whether there was hot water or not. He went straight to The Waiter and kicked him. His expression became more and more impatient. "Get up and get to work."
The Waiter's body swayed, and he stood up listlessly. He led Tie Chuanjia and the other two upstairs, pushed open a door, and left. He did not care about the guest who was left aside.
Tie Chuanjia silently led Li Xunhuan into the room. He asked the latter to sit on a chair first, and then he spread a sheet on the dirty bed before letting Li Xunhuan lie on it.
Li Yue frowned as soon as she entered the room. There was no other reason than that the room smelled too bad. It was obviously so dry outside the Great Wall, but the room was filled with a musty and rotten smell. She could not help but want to open the window to get some fresh air. Tie Chuanjia reached out to stop her. Li Yue could only sit on the chair silently and watch Tie Chuanjia tidy up the room.
After a while, The Waiter entered the room with half a bucket of hot water and a pot of hot tea.
Li Yue looked at the dirty teacups and teapot. She gritted her teeth and poured a cup of tea. The water in the cup was also very muddy. She scratched her head and stood aside, watching Tie Chuanjia wash up Li Xunhuan, who was drinking. She felt that she could not get involved at all.
After washing up Li Xunhuan, Tie Chuanjia tidied up the teacups and teapot. He moved the dining table inside and found a quilt from the next room to lay it on top. Then, he wiped Li Yue's hands and face with a hot towel and comforted the child to sleep on the table.
Tie Chuanjia was an eight-foot tall and muscular man. He was even more virtuous than Li Yue's cube in her previous life. Seeing Tie Chuanjia guarding the door, Li Yue felt relieved and closed her eyes.
Disregarding the loud sounds she heard in her sleep, this night could be said to be the most peaceful night Li Yue had ever slept since she transmigrated. When she sat up with a yawn, the first thing that appeared in her vision was Tie Chuanjia, who was holding an embroidery needle and mending clothes. Then, she saw Li Xunhuan, who was sitting on a chair and drinking wine with his head tilted back.
Sensing that the little girl had woken up, Tie Chuanjia let go of the embroidery needle and went downstairs to bring two buckets of hot water up. He carefully washed the little girl's face and hands, and then brought two bowls of hot noodle soup from downstairs.
After the three people in the room had tidied up everything, Tie Chuanjia carried Li Yue downstairs and directly covered the little girl's eyes with his big hands.
Li Yue peeked through Tie Chuanjia's fingers into a corner of the inn. The floor was full of broken pieces of tables and chairs, and traces of a fight. Combined with the fact that the inn staff had not been seen since she woke up, Li Yue was a little confused.
Eh, what exactly happened last night?
The men in black looked at each other, and a burly man took the lead and stood out.
"The sky is as blue as water, and the dragon flies in the sky. Li Tanhua is so merciless, I think he wants to become an enemy of our Blue Dragon Society."