Chapter 50 I'm not going
"Why did you come so late? It's already a day late!" The boy dressed as a Taoist child was dissatisfied and angry, "Where are the cards?"
Cui Yurong smiled apologetically and took out a wooden sign, saying, "Please forgive me, I was delayed by an accident on the road."
While the boy was identifying the matching cards, she quietly slipped a silver note into his sleeve.
The boy snorted and let them go without complaining. "Go in, don't look around, and get out quickly after you've unloaded your things."
"Yes." Cui Yurong responded timidly, and the caravan followed the young man through the aisle at the corner of the side door and arrived at a tall and spacious building. The young man greeted the two guards at the door, and asked the caravan to park the car at the door and start moving. "I'll say it again, put the things on the first shelf at the door after you move them in, and don't leave within ten feet of me. If you understand, then go in."
The guard opened the door halfway. There were no windows or lights inside, and it was pitch black. Ruan Xing could only barely make out rows of shelves of different heights, but could not see clearly what was placed on them.
Ruan Xing picked up a wooden box and lowered his head to carry it into the warehouse. The warehouse was very large and deep, and you could hardly see the end at a glance. The young man had already started chatting with the two guards.
There are only two guards guarding the door of such a large warehouse. Well, with the existence of that strange barrier, anyone with bad intentions will be reduced to ashes before they can even find the door of the warehouse. It makes no difference whether these two guards are there or not.
The warehouse is so big, what could be stored in it? Could it contain the Luoqi Pill?
In any case, it is definitely not just for daily necessities. Cui Yurong delivers once a month, and the things in the four or five carriages she delivers can be easily loaded on a large shelf at the door.
Ruan Xing wanted to go inside and take a look, but seeing that the boy was still chatting and not paying attention to this side, she turned around and walked behind the shelves. She was small, it was dark inside and there were shelves blocking the view, so she could not see anything.
But when she walked less than ten steps forward, her body suddenly turned into pieces and fell to the ground.
This is exactly a distance of ten feet.
……
Although the guard was not rescued, this simulation was already a relatively good result. Cui Yurong and the caravan guards all survived.
As for the magical barrier in the National Master's Palace, Ruan Xing had searched the boy's body from head to toe in the previous simulation, but did not find anything like magic tools, keys, or amulets. Moreover, the boy's body was still dead once she stuffed it into the car and entered the National Master's Palace. It might be that the barrier is more intelligent and recognizes the identity of living people. Anyone recognized by the barrier is safe within a ten-foot range and can bring people in.
Once, Ruan Xing failed to save Cui Yurong, and she disguised herself as Cui Yuqiong and entered the National Master's Palace. After the young man discovered her identity, he quickly retreated a distance, and when it exceeded ten feet, he let the barrier kill her.
It’s really troublesome. If we can kidnap someone in the National Master’s Palace and bring him into the warehouse... the success rate is very slim.
Ruan Xing shook his head and pushed away the idea. He took out a stack of [疾] character spells, slapped them on the horse's butt, and used his true energy to drive it, "Go!"
After using up all the [疾] character spells, Ruan Xing finally arrived at Huaining City before dark. However, there was still some distance from the South Gate to the North Gate. She simulated walking through the city several times and was very familiar with the streets. Even so, when she arrived at the North Gate, it was almost locked. She hurried out of the city gate and rushed to where Cui Yurong was at the moment.
But this time it was reality after all, and Ruan Xing had more considerations. She did not explain anything to Cui Yurong, but knocked her out directly.
Cui Yurong was petite and thin, and not heavy, so it was not difficult for her to carry him with her physical fitness at the acquired level. However, this made it impossible for Cui Yurong to see the sword coming or her using the pennant.
Jianlai and Sanjiaoqi are both products of ghost cultivation techniques. They look a bit evil. For safety reasons, it is better not to let her know this news.
The guard who was with Cui Yurong was also persuaded by Ruan Xing in a few words. After all, she had Cui Yurong as a hostage, and the guard dared not disbelieve her. No matter who she was, rescuing Cui Yurong and wanting her to do anything was better than falling into the hands of those horse bandits.
When Cui Yurong woke up again, those "horse bandits" had already been dealt with by Ruan Xing.
"Wake up." Ruan Xing patted her face, "Are you awake?"
Cui Yurong woke up from the chaos, with burning pain on the back of her neck and face. She opened her eyes and saw Ruan Xing and immediately became alert, "Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that I'm here to save you, Cui Yurong. Look over there." Ruan Xing pointed and dragged the six 'horse bandits' that she had dealt with on the official road over and put them all on the low slope where Cui Yurong had first lit a bonfire.
Cui Yurong turned her head in confusion and immediately saw the mess on the ground, mud mixed with blood, broken limbs and twisted heads with eyes open, as well as the stench that she had just ignored due to her nervousness.
Fortunately, because the residual poison over there had not yet dissipated, Ruan Xing and the others were not very close to it, otherwise Cui Yurong would probably vomit out of joy if she found herself waking up in a pool of blood.
Having never experienced a thrilling battle and facing such a bloody and violent scene, Cui Yurong felt more fear than gratitude. She asked in a trembling voice, "What do you want to do?"
Ruan Xing was somewhat helpless, she thought she could just kill the "horse bandit" according to the method in the simulation, but she didn't expect that her direct and rough approach would affect Cui Yurong's perception of her.
But Ruan Xing had experienced life and death with Cui Yurong many times in her memory, so she could only say, "Cui Yurong, cheer up. Don't you want to save your father? Your brothers and sisters are still waiting for you to bring back good news at home."
"Yes..." Cui Yurong took a few deep breaths and forced herself to calm down. "I have to... go back alive."
It has to be said that compared to most ordinary women of this era, Cui Yurong's psychological quality was much stronger. Except for the time when she committed suicide with a hairpin in the carriage, she never cried or complained, but tried every means to save herself.
It is always better to communicate with such people than with those who can't understand what you say.
Cui Yurong quickly understood her current situation. It was meaningless to worry about why Ruan Xing knocked her out. She could only choose to believe that Ruan Xing came to save her. She turned around, knelt on the ground and bowed to Ruan Xing: "Thank you for saving my life! But the guard next to me at the time..."
"My condolences." Ruan Xing whispered, "He died to protect you."
“…dead…” Cui Yurong had been mentally prepared. She was dazed for a moment after hearing this, and then continued, “Please help me again, benefactor. Some guards of my caravan have been captured…”
"Okay, I know their location." Ruan Xing interrupted her, "If your legs weren't weak now, stand up and we would go rescue them immediately." "I can walk." Cui Yurong had a determined look on her face. Her beautiful face was stained with mud and blood, making her look even more pitiful. Such a weak girl had such a strong heart.
Ruan Xing chose to wake her up here with the intention of letting her see her results, so as to prevent Cui Yurong from paying too much attention to her harmless appearance and not believing her. Since Cui Yurong had already done it, she did not waste time, and the two of them soon arrived at the ruined temple halfway up the mountain.
Next, he untied everyone, woke them up, took them to the ruins of the carriage, left someone to bury the bodies, and Cui Yurong wrote an IOU to borrow money, all in one go.
When they arrived at the South City Gate, the sky was bright and the sun was scorching. The two of them sat in the carriage. Cui Yurong wiped the sweat from her face, which was mottled with blood and mud stains. She was thinking about how to buy the missing goods later.
Ruan Xing leaned against the box, feeling sleepy, and said lazily, "Let's find an inn first, wash your clothes and change them, you look so disheveled."
"Yes, thank you for reminding me. I can't go to the Imperial Palace like this." Anyone with a discerning eye could tell what had happened to her by the look on her face. How could the Imperial Palace still believe that there was no problem with the goods she delivered?
Except for Cui Yurong who had more serious marks on her body, most of the blood was from the guard who stood by her and fought desperately. As the other guards were much stronger than the "horse bandits" and the other side did not kill anyone, none of them were seriously injured. At most they had some fractures and abrasions. The dirt on their bodies was just because they were in a hurry and had no time to wash, so they were not noticeable.
After entering the city, they immediately found an inn, asked for a room and hot water, and Cui Yurong went in to take care of her appearance. The other guards also applied medicine or rested. Anyway, she had to stay in the city for several days to save her father.
She also ordered hot water for Ruan Xing. Ruan Xing had fought several times that night and her body was covered in sweat and blood, so it would be nice for her to take a bath.
"Your family is a royal merchant, so don't you own a house in the capital?" While waiting for the hot water, Ruan Xing and Cui Yurong chatted.
Cui Yurong was silent for a few seconds before she smiled and said, "I did have it originally, but I sold it a few days ago. After my father went to jail, several cooperating businesses were worried that their money would be gone, so they didn't want to wait until the date on the contract, so they asked me for the money in advance. I didn't have any money to make ends meet, so I had to sell the house."
"Then what's your family's business?"
"A lot, I've dabbled in all of them, but my main business is medicinal herbs and furs. Shangyao City has many mountains, where wild animals and wild medicinal plants grow. My family owns a hilltop in Shangyao City. Now is summer, the season when animals shed their fur, so we can't hunt furs at this time. After autumn, there will be more money in the account that can be turned over." Cui Yurong said, and suddenly became depressed again. "The silk weaving case has nothing to do with my father. It's just that he was involved because flannel cotton cloth was used as lining when making cloaks with a few tribute furs. If there were someone in my family who was an official in the court and could say a word or two, how could he be treated as a soft persimmon?"
"Don't you have a younger brother? Let him study hard, maybe there will be a chance in the future." Ruan Xing comforted casually.
Cui Yurong burst out laughing. She had chatted with Ruan Xing several times along the way and realized that she was not a vicious person who killed people without hesitation. Instead, she was easy to talk to and had a friendly attitude, which made her feel a lot more relaxed. She spoke more casually and was not so nervous. "Haha, let him study. What about the family business? Yuqiong and I will get married sooner or later."
"You can recruit a son-in-law."
"Marrying a son-in-law? There are already males in the family, why do we need to marry one?" Cui Yurong asked puzzled.
The limitations of the times have shaped women's thinking. Ruan Xing opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but stopped. She was very lazy and didn't want to fight against the whole world and change it on her own. Even if she told Cui Yurong, it would be useless and would make her fall into resentment and sadness.
It's a pity that the type of female bossy CEO is rare.
The hot water came, Ruan Xing washed herself and changed into clean clothes. Seeing that Cui Yurong had not finished tidying up yet, she took this time to start the simulation.
[Simulating]
At the age of six, you entered the Imperial Palace with the caravan in the name of Cui Yurong's sister. When carrying goods, you took the opportunity to grab the boy and force him to enter the warehouse with a dagger. You hurriedly walked through several rows of shelves and finally found something similar to a medicine porcelain bottle. Just as you put a few bottles in your arms, the boy suddenly said, "Private fighting is prohibited in the Imperial Palace. Don't you know?" After that, he hit your sword and you died.
[End of simulation]
Please select the reward for this simulation:
1. Memories from when I was six years old.
2. A random item that was on my body when I was six years old.
3. A random skill mastered at the age of six.
4. The realm of cultivation reached at the age of six.
Ruan Xing chose option two. She was lucky enough to get a small medicine bottle, but there was no label on it. Ruan Xing opened it and saw six small white pills inside. She smelled them but found no smell. She didn't dare to eat them casually, so she put them away.
Sure enough, it was impossible to coerce hostages in the Imperial Master's Palace. The young man was willing to go in with her and bumped into the sword because he was probably just curious about what she wanted to do. After knowing that her purpose was the elixir, he decisively bumped into the sword. Afterwards, she was destroyed by the barrier because she triggered the rule of not fighting privately.
Ruan Xing sighed and simulated a few more times. Sometimes her intention was too obvious and she would walk directly towards the shelf where the porcelain bottles were placed. Before she could get them, the boy would bump into her sword. There were also two times when she succeeded and got the exact same medicine bottle. When she wanted to walk inside to see what was on the other shelves, the boy was no longer willing to cooperate.
After putting away the three identical bottles of medicine whose functions were unknown, Ruan Xing sighed and lay down on the bed.
Cui Yurong came out from behind the screen, her hair was wet with moisture, her face flushed, and she said while tying her belt, "My benefactor, don't you want to go see the Imperial Master's Palace? Let's go."
This time, Ruan Xing did not ask about entering the National Master's Palace. She only said that she would go in with her caravan to see what the inside of the National Master's Palace looked like. She planned to contact the old city lord first.
"Forget it, I won't go. I'm too sleepy and want to sleep." Ruan Xing said lazily, turned over, hugged the soft quilt and closed his eyes.
Ruan Xing had been working hard all night without sleeping, and she had also fought. Cui Yurong could naturally understand that she was physically tired. She was actually sleepy too, but she had fainted for a while in the middle and could be considered to have slept. For the sake of her father's life and the future of her family, now was not the time for her to sleep.
"That's right. We can only enter the warehouse from the outside and cannot go inside. There is really nothing to see. I will clean up these used things when I come back. I won't let the waiter come in to disturb you. By the way, are you hungry, benefactor? Do you want to eat something?" Cui Yurong asked considerately.
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(End of this chapter)
