13 Vigilance (Part 2)
["Tell me, who can avenge you?"]
He walked into the inn expressionlessly and booked a room for Chen Jian. Afterwards, he would be in his camp and have a clear view of the room.
"Sir, please come this way." Qiu Lei said.
"Wait a minute," Chen Jian said without taking a step, "Where is the room?"
"...It's on the highest third floor. When you open the window, you can overlook the forest. It's the room with the best view in the inn."
"That's right," Chen Jian said, "but I hate the forest. I would rather go inside instead of next to the street."
A trace of cold sweat broke out from Qiu Lei's back.
Could this guy have seen through my intentions, or is he just testing me? In any case, we can't alert the enemy.
"Slave, I'll change now."
Qiu Lei said exactly what he said and immediately changed the room inside.
Even if I can't peek into the room, you still can't escape. He thought through gritted teeth.
"Lead the way."
"Hey! Okay!"
People in the inn lobby snickered when they saw Qiu Lei shrunken.
However, there are also people who show bitterness among them.
As Qiu Lei's lackeys, they were dominating the village. Who could they have come to control Brother Qiu like this? You know, Qiu Lei's skills are no worse than Qian Xia Ke's.
Qiu Lei opened the door and asked the two of them to check in. At the same time, he fumbled with his left hand in his right trouser pocket and took out a large palmful of money.
"This is all my slave's wish."
After accepting it, Chen Jian said, "You can go."
"My servant lives in a broken house not far away. There is a red lantern hanging at the door. If you need anything, sir, just come to me!"
"move."
Chen Jian fanned his hands impatiently. He didn't want the smell of Qiu Lei's blood to stay in the room.
"well."
After the two had a feast with the money given by Qiu Lei, they returned to the room. Chen Jian observed carefully to make sure no one was eavesdropping before speaking: "What do you think that guy is up to?"
Chen Chan shook his head: "I just don't think he is the kind of person who would give up."
"Then you didn't let me kill him in the first place."
"This cannot be generalized," Chen Chan defended herself anxiously, her face turning slightly red.
"At that time, I, I was frightened by his actions. Who would have thought that he would cut off his own hand? And what happened to you? Are you a Rong Xiake? Why didn't you tell me when you were at the Ancient Mirror Gate? You also brought
He kept me fussing in the forest all day long, saying that the cow couldn't be beaten, and that there were wild beasts' footprints there that couldn't be walked - "
"Stop, stop, stop—!"
Chen Jian quickly stopped: "Let me tell you first, I have really lost my memory. Maybe I am indeed a knight-errant."
Speaking of this, Chen Jian was filled with joy, thinking that she had traveled through time and space and now suddenly became the top martial arts master.
"Maybe I am indeed a disciple of the Di Chan Sect, but -"
"But you don't even remember."
"That's right." Chen Jian said, "There are very important things to do now. We must recall our own life experience. I don't want to live such a wandering life, and you certainly don't want to either."
"I also know that I need to remember it, but how do I do it?"
Chen Chan frowned.
"Yeah...the rare garden was burned down - speaking of the rare garden, I don't know who the person who wants to kill me is."
"It must have something to do with your life experience."
"Hmm..." Chen Jian nodded absently. "Now that I know that I am related to Di Chan Sect, there is already a clue. Even if I can't remember it, as long as I continue to look for clues, I might be able to deduce my identity."
"reasoning?"
This is a modern term.
"That's right, that's right -" Chen Jian couldn't think of any words to replace it for a while, "Oh, I can only understand, understand."
Combining the before and after, Chen Chan certainly understands the meaning of "reasoning", but this word came out of his mouth in a fog...
"This is what I think: We need to connect with Wulin again so that we can know more about Di Chan Sect."
"Yeah, that makes sense." Chen Chan nodded.
"And you?"
"I?"
"What are you remembering? Did Ross identify you as the 'Thousand-Hand Poisonous Woman' before? Did he say anything?"
Chen Chan tilted her head and recalled the scene when she met Ross two days ago.
"He didn't say anything. He just tested my beauty - none. He also said that my appearance was too young and did not match the age of Thousand-Hand Poison Girl."
"He didn't say how old the Thousand Hands Poison Girl should be?"
"Hmm - I didn't say it, maybe I did. More than thirty?"
"Forget it, when I get to know people in the martial arts world, they should be able to give a general idea."
Chen Chan nodded slightly.
"Don't let your guard down tonight, just like before."
The so-called same thing is to monitor the surrounding environment in shifts.
Chen Chan sighed and thought: It was hard to find a bed to sleep on, but in the end, she still had to get up in the middle of the night to stand guard. But this was for her own life.
*
At night, the melodious sound of the guqin comes from somewhere in the village and spreads throughout the land, adding a touch of softness to the dreams of the sleeping villagers.
Chen Jian put her hands on the window sill and looked at the firewood in the courtyard. She couldn't help but think of everything that happened in the afternoon.
Thinking of Chen Chan being insulted by those guys, he later felt a burst of anger.
"Qiu Lei..."
Chen Jian murmured.
He didn't notice that he had made a finger-shaped dent in the window frame that had not been repaired for many years.
*
In a cave outside the village, Qiu Lei, who was covered in mess, had a ferocious look in his eyes.
"Big, big brother..."
The two doglegs and the fat man in the afternoon, as well as more people Chen Jian had never seen before, were inside.
They sat around the bonfire. The roaring flames were shaking in the wind, and everyone's faces were pale.
Qiu Lei glanced at his subordinates.
"I must avenge this."
"Brother is right, that boy is too arrogant!"
"Brother," one of the people who was beaten by Chen Jian said solemnly, "That boy... is he really Protector Rong? He was so strong that I didn't even know what happened, so I fainted."
"Yes, he is the Honorable Protector."
As soon as these words came out, even the orange firelight could not add the ultimate warmth to everyone's faces.
"Then...then how do we..."
Qiu Lei dragged a chair over, and while taking apart the blood-stained cloth strips and replacing them with new white cloth to bandage the wounds, he said patiently: "Since we followed that kid, he has been guarding against pursuers, right?
"
"yes."
"It was obvious that someone he feared was pursuing him."
He gritted his teeth: "What we have to do is to let them live here as long as possible; let the news of their here spread as far as possible."
He stood up, his eyes showing venom.
"We are indeed no match for Rong Xiake, but those who pursue him can avenge us!"
Qiu Lei let out a strange evil laugh, and his laughter was mixed with shame and evil thoughts.
——The autumn wind blows, and the bonfire is extinguished in an instant.
"Tell me, who can avenge you?"
Chapter completed!