The Shimo City Lord's Mansion was still bustling in the middle of the night, with people drinking and chatting, and dancers dancing. This scene was incompatible with the Douqi Continent, which made Chen Guan feel a little dazed.
He arrived in Shimo City in the evening. After meeting the two brothers Wang Yan and Wang Dalang, he naturally came to the City Lord's Mansion to spend the night.
General Huang was a passionate person and insisted on arranging a surprise for him. Then, there was this scene in front of him.
Although it was a surprise for him, Chen Guan looked at the old general who was staring at the dancers above and felt that this was not specially arranged for him.
"General Huang is a free and unrestrained person. He has been guarding Shimo City for more than thirteen years. He has resisted dozens of large and small snake people's attacks. He is very prestigious here. The old general's only hobby is this."
Wang Yan sat next to him and explained to the young man in a low voice, worried that he would have any opinions about the old general for this.
Chen Guan came back to his senses and chuckled calmly.
Wang Yan's worry was unnecessary. He had no other thoughts. He just felt surprised.
General Huang was a one-star Dou Wang. He had guarded the border city for the empire for many years. He had worked hard and made great contributions. Shouldn't he enjoy himself?
"The old general really lives a carefree life. This kind of life is what I imagined before. Let's not talk about this. Didn't you find Qinglin today?"
"No, Lao Wang and I searched around the city and didn't find the girl that the young master mentioned. But we have informed the old general about this matter. The old general sent a lot of people to search in the city. I think there should be results soon."
Wang Dalang next to Wang Yan took over the conversation and replied.
Chen Guan nodded. He would stay in Shimo City for a while, but he was not in a hurry.
He thought so in his heart, but what he never expected was that as soon as Wang Dalang finished speaking, a soldier rushed in from outside and whispered a few words in the old general's ear. The latter immediately sat up straight and looked much more serious.
He waved his hand to temporarily dismiss the dancer and stop playing music.
"Haha, my friend, the little girl you asked for has been found."
The old general laughed heartily and motioned his men to come forward and tell the story.
The soldier stepped forward slightly with a little restraint and saluted, "Reporting to the city lord, three adults, in fact, the little girl was not found by me. When I saw her, the deputy leader of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group was about to take her back. I happened to meet him and asked him about it, so I stopped him."
"The Desert Iron Mercenary Group?"
The familiar name attracted Chen Guan's attention.
If he remembered correctly, it seemed that this was done by Xiao Yan's two brothers, right?
It seems that Xiao Yan's current situation is quite difficult, so these two people came out to fight, wanting to leave a way out for their younger brother.
"Reporting to the adults, it is the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. Their chief and deputy chief are brothers. They were formed just a few months after they came to Shimo City. Both of them are not very strong and have not yet broken through to the Doushi level. However, these two people, one literary and one martial, are ruthless and organized. The cooperation between the two quickly established a foothold in the city and has some reputation among small mercenary groups."
"Well, there was no conflict, right?" Chen Guan asked.
"No, after I revealed my identity, their deputy commander handed the girl to me. I wanted to return his gold coins but he refused to take them.
He is very easy to talk to." The soldier answered truthfully and had a good impression of Xiao Li.
Thinking of the description of Xiao Lao Er in the original book, Chen Guan shook his head and smiled. The soldier's performance was enough to prove that this man was indeed quite capable.
"Thank you for your hard work. Forget it. I'll go and see for myself." Chen Guan stood up and said. When he passed by the soldier, he gave him a bottle of first-grade elixir as a reward.
First-grade elixir is not valuable, but for soldiers like them, a whole bottle is already a luxury. Holding the jade bottle, they couldn't hide their surprise.
"I'll take the adults there!"
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Chen Guan did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
The two Wang brothers looked at each other and chose not to follow and disturb them.
General Huang had no intention of moving at all. If he wanted to live freely, he should not meddle in other people's business and should not be too curious.
"Come on, continue playing the music."
On the other side, Chen Guan saw the girl standing quietly outside the pavilion in the front yard from a distance. She kept rubbing her hem with her hands, showing her uneasiness.
With her head lowered, she could not see her face in the dim light, but she could feel the weakness radiating from the inside out. In addition to some information he had learned in advance, Chen Guan felt a sense of pity unconsciously.
After sending away the soldiers, Chen Guan walked over slowly.
The footsteps were not heavy, but the girl still heard them. Like a frightened little rabbit, she looked up in panic and then lowered her head in a hurry.
"Puff, do I look so scary?"
"Yes... I'm sorry, they just said not to look at me randomly."
Chen Guan had tried his best to make himself look gentle and approachable, but the girl still spoke hesitantly and did not dare to look up.
Ten years of living at the bottom of society, being accustomed to bullying and scolding, made her timidity into her bones, which could not be easily changed with a few words.
"Okay, I don't blame you. I'm not one of those mercenaries with bad tempers. I'm not much older than you. I may have to trouble you to take care of me in the future, so don't be too restrained."
Hearing this, the girl looked up timidly and saw the boy's smiling face. It seemed that he was really easy to get along with.
I just don't know if he will still look at me like this after discovering her weirdness.
The girl bit her lower lip lightly, and her mood, which had just been relieved a little, sank again. She didn't dare to look at the boy directly.
"Come, sit down, let's get to know each other first. What's your name?"
"Qing Qinglin."
"It's much better than my name. My name is Chen Guan. There's a little devil in the imperial capital who says my name is ugly every day. It makes me angry."
Seeing the girl tightly holding her sleeves, Chen Guan's heart was as clear as a mirror, and he was not in a hurry to change completely in one step. Too much is as bad as too little.
Compared with such a direct approach, he still prefers to guide her slowly, in the way of friends, so that she can become confident unconsciously.
Sitting in the pavilion, the two people of similar age chatted for half an hour without stopping.
To be precise, it was Chen Guan who was talking alone, complaining to her about some of his own experiences, speechless thoughts that he was embarrassed to say at the time, etc.
He chattered on and on until his mouth was dry, which successfully made the girl relax a little, and occasionally she would chuckle in support, and the relationship quickly became closer, with a significant effect.
But correspondingly, he was also labeled as a chatterbox in the girl's heart.
She had never seen such a talkative person in her life, and he would complain endlessly, but it seemed quite interesting.
In fact, she also wanted to speak her mind without scruples and discuss with others unscrupulously.
But she didn't dare
to silently get rid of distracting thoughts. The girl had a feeling that she would be very happy to be with the boy in the future.
(End of this chapter)