Chapter 6 A lonely city
When Luo Jin got off the carriage, Chai Heng handed her a silver note of 100 taels.
"As agreed, 100 taels a day."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
[It’s actually true! And its paid daily! ]
[I’m nothing special. He said I’m a lucky star... a mascot! I like being a mascot! I can get money without doing anything. So great! ]
[Mascots are great! ]
Ah Xuan on the side was sweating coldly as he watched Chai Heng's raised mouth corner.
The dignified second prince was interested in a little palace maid? Although this little palace maid was pretty, she wasn't heaven-defying pretty. Those noble ladies were also very pretty!
Luo Jin only felt it wasn’t hard at all; eating and sleeping all the way and there was delicious food and hot baths at night.
The next day, they continued to travel and found the nearest inn to sleep in the evening. The next few days were the same. If there was an inn, they would stay in it. If there was no inn, they would stay in a guesthouse. Although they were on the road all the time, they weren't in a hurry and wouldn’t travel overnight.
On the fifth day, Luo Jin had gotten used to this kind of life. She even had the couch in the carriage to herself, because the second prince never rested during the day and was always reading.
Once when she opened her eyes, she saw Chai Heng staring at her. Luo Jin came to a halt and nicely asked him, "Your Highness, are you sleepy? Do you want to sleep for a while? Don't be shy to say..."
Chai Heng: "..."
He lowered his head and continued to read, "I'm not sleepy, you can continue to sleep."
"Okay!" Luo Jin closed her eyes and soon fell asleep again.
Suddenly, the carriage shook violently. Chai Heng hurriedly stepped forward and supported Luo Jin who was almost shaken off.
"Ah...what's wrong?" Luo Jin raised her head in a daze, "What happened?"
"It's okay, it's a small matter." Chai Heng helped her sit up, returned to his seat, sat down, and calmly picked up the book.
There were sounds of weapons clashing outside. Luo Jin's face instantly changed, "A fight has started, Your Highness! Someone wants to snatch Jiang Ge!"
"Yes." Chai Heng continued to read.
"Your Highness, it's dangerous! Why are you still reading?" Luo Jin opened the curtain and immediately saw the guards of the convoy fighting with several men in black. There were several bodies in black lying on the ground, obviously no match for the guards brought by Chai Heng.
Luo Jin was a modern person. How could she possibly have seen such a bloody scene? She quickly lowered the curtain and patted her chest, "So scary, so scary..."
After a while, the fighting stopped. Someone outside the carriage reported to Chai Heng, "Your Highness, there are a total of 21 assassins. Five have escaped, seven are dead, and the rest have been tied up."
"Send them to the nearest government office. Tell them to help interrogate them and see if they can get any useful information."
"Yes."
Luo Jin breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that the masters of Xiyuan aren’t very powerful. They were defeated so quickly. You know they are very noob, right?"
"Noob?"
"It means they are very useless."
Chai Heng smiled faintly, "This is still in Dongyuan. No matter how stupid they are, they can't think they can kidnap Jiang Ge here. Even if my guards are defeated, they can call for reinforcements. So this is just a test. The real masters...will only show up after entering the Sand City."
[Damn, I was fooled by him...]
[I kinda recall that he supported me so that I didn't get my head broken. ]
[He is sometimes quite powerful. After all, he is a prince. It is impossible for him to just be a useless doormat. ]
[Once the love-brained person wakes up, his IQ will return to normal. 】
It was rare for Chai Heng to hear Luo Jin's thoughts without sending money. He lowered his head and continued to read, hiding the smile on his lips.
That night, the convoy rested in a small town called Qingliu Town, which was only 20 miles away from Sand City. Qingliu Town was a small border town with no inn, so they rested in a local guesthouse.
Luo Jin thought that they would enter Sand City tomorrow and there might be a master to rescue the prisoner at that time. A little nervous, she couldn't sleep. Then she felt hungry.
She went downstairs to get something to eat and saw an old lady and a little girl coming to stay. They were rejected by the manager. Still, the two of them refused to leave.
"Isn't there an empty room? Let us stay for one night!" the old lady begged, "The child isn't in good health. If she sleeps on the street, she may catch a cold."
The little girl coughed pitifully a few times and said in a childish voice: "Uncle, let us stay!"
The manager was unsympathetic, "This place is reserved. No outsiders are allowed to enter. Leave!"
One old and one young made a bitter face and continued to beg.
Luo Jin's mind moved. She thought of someone, so she walked over and said to the manager: "It's not easy for one elderly and one child. Let them stay for one night."
"But..." The manager was slightly on the spot, "Official had ordered..."
"Orders are dead, people are alive. Why are you so stubborn!" Luo Jin patted the manager's shoulder, "Respect the old and love the young, understand? Think about your mother, think about your daughter..."
The manager had a bitter face and was quite helpless. The other party was the person the second prince had ordered to take care of. Though he didn't dare to say disrespectful words, he cursed in his heart. Didn't she know that an important mission was being carried out here? Letting irrelevant people in was asking for trouble, okay?
Chai Heng heard the ruckus, walked out of the room, and asked, "What's going on?"
Luo Jin blinked at him, "Your Highness, these two people look so pitiful! Can we let them stay for one night?"
She didn't know if Chai Heng could understand what she meant, but she just hoped silently in her heart that he could understand.
[This person must be Liu Shu, a master from the Seven Realms Hall. He likes to pretend to be an old lady the most. He has an apprentice named Little Xiaoyu, who is short and likes to pretend to be a little girl to deceive people. ]
[This combination is too cruel; one old and one young, looking very pitiful. The heroine has been fooled! ]
[He must be here to get information. If we can trick him in, let the masters besiege him. It would be wonderful if they can catch turtle in the urn. ]
[Please, can you understand? ]
Liu Shu didn't have the intention to go in, just wanted to observe in the lobby. He also knew that the people here would not let him in. He had been begging just to delay time and observe more.
But he didn't expect that a girl would suddenly show mercy and sympathize with him.
He was quite embarrassed and said, "Well... since it's inconvenient... let's not make it difficult for them..."
But Luo Jin continued to help plead, "Your Highness, they are definitely not bad people, let them stay, please! They are so pitiful. Without a place to stay, they will have to sleep on the streets."
Chai Heng smiled helplessly, "Okay, since you said so. Then give them a room. Let them stay in the room and don't run around."
He waved his hand, "Give them a guest room."
Liu Shu was in a dilemma. He was worried about danger if he went in, but he was also reluctant to leave. If he really found a chance to rescue the crown prince, wouldn't it be a great achievement?
The manager was cursing in his heart again. The second prince actually listened to the palace maid and let an unknown outsider into the guesthouse? What if something happened?
Only Chai Heng smiled, like a fool in love, "I know you are kind-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer."
Manager: "..."
What a foolish prince, he was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.
But he didn't dare to disobey and reluctantly ordered the server to lead the two people to the direction of the guest room. Liu Shu hesitated, but finally followed. He was skilled and brave. Even if there was danger, he felt that he could always run away.
Luo Jin was afraid that Chai Heng didn't understand her intention and hinted again: "The two guards at the door look so fierce. Ordinary people dare not come in. If... if they really have nowhere to go, they would definitely not come here, right?"
She shouted in her heart.
[Do you understand what I mean? There is something wrong with them! ]
[I am a lucky mascot. I can't say it too clearly. Quickly comprendre it! Quickly! 】
Chai Heng seemed to be pondering, "Now that you said that, these two people are a little strange. Are they spies? I got to ask them. If there is really no problem, I won't wrongly accuse them. Don't worry!"
Luo Jin breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be surprised, "Ah? Are they a little strange? Then you must not scare them. Just get it clarified."
"Don't worry."
The manager's eyes were dull. He couldn't understand the scene in front of him.
Until Chai Heng walked up to him and whispered, "Call 'that person'. Time to work!"
The manager instantly recovered his spirit, "Your Highness wants to..."
"Catch Liu Shu!"
"Liu Shu? He... He is Liu Shu?" The manager was instantly impressed by the prince in front of him, "It turns out that your highness even knows who he is. I am so ignorant, to actually doubt your highness."
Luo Jin asked for a dessert and went upstairs while eating.
She thought there would be a fight downstairs, but she didn't hear any noise. She began to worry. Did Liu Shu run away? He was such a powerful master, even if he fails to get the news, maybe he has a way to get away?
Thinking of this, she quietly went downstairs to check the situation.
As soon as she went downstairs, she saw Chai Heng standing in the lobby, lowering his voice to command his guards, "Send them back to Wei City and keep a close watch on the road. Don't let them run away!"
A guard responded, "Don't worry, they have fainted."
Several guards carried two boxes, one large and one small, and went out of the back door of the inn.
Chai Heng saw Luo Jin coming down and smiled at her, "Did I disturb your rest?"
"No," Luo Jin continued to play dumb, "What's wrong? Could these two people... really be bad guys in disguise?"
Chai Heng smiled and said, "You guessed it right! This time, I have to give you credit. You will be rewarded... heavily rewarded when we go back!"
"Ah... Thank you, Your Highness!"
[Hehe, I'm here to take credit. ]
[It's just strange that Liu Shu was subdued so quietly? Isn't he a master? The novel says that he is an eighth-level master! Super strong. I thought it would take a long time to fight. ]
[Fortunately, the second prince isn't a fool and understands it at once. ]
[I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep. ]
Chai Heng wasn’t sleepy at all.
Think about it, catching the master from the Seven Realms Hall, Liu Shu, today! It was another merit. Who knows how Royal Father will reward him when he goes back!
If the negotiation goes smoothly and the result satisfies Royal Father, he might be able to...be crowned king, right? Crown Prince would be jealous!
This mascot was so auspicious!
However...he didn't seem to have done anything for Luo Jin today. So how come he suddenly heard her internal voice again?
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