Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 267 Are you really a fool?Fake prodigal son!
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Apollos spent the day in fear.On this day, his mood was full and passionate at first, and he wanted to spend another day to complete the finishing touch in the work.

However, contrary to expectations, God always seemed to be joking with him, and the two women in his paintings suddenly had the idea of ​​going out for adventure, and his mood suddenly became heavy.

This worried state was relieved when Zichai and Su Qing returned in the evening, but not long after, Apollos, who had not seen another girl, became more impatient than before, waiting for Murong in the long night Yan and Baifeng had exhausted his patience.

He opened the door, lit candles, paced back and forth in the studio, and even at the expense of his demeanor, he called Su Qing and Zichai, who were about to sleep, to watch the night.

"One more stick of incense! They still won't come back after another stick of incense, we have to go out and find someone!" The businessman from the Western Regions with blond curly hair reiterated more than once, and then he weighed the pros and cons in his heart, three sticks of incense Time passed, but still no action.

Su Qingchu stood by the gate, facing the studio, and replied feebly: "Boss, it's already burned, do you want to go out and find someone?"

"I want to go out too! But we are foreign merchants. As long as we violate one law, we will immediately attract attention. My painting is not finished yet!" Apollos said hysterically, "My painting is still short of two most important ones. If the part cannot be completed in the end, I, Apollos, will regret it for the rest of my life!"

"Then shall we continue to wait?" Zichai was sitting obediently in front of the tea table at this time, washing and fiddling with tea bowls and wooden spoons, and said, "With Sister Murong here, they will surely turn danger into good luck! "

"I hope so..." Apollos said: "Since Miss Zichai is so optimistic and generous as a friend, I don't have to be impatient as a bystander. You two don't have to accompany me, a fool."

After all, Su Qing instructed Zichai to retreat first, but he stepped forward to comfort Apollos and said: "My respected friend, Apollos! I know this painting is very important to you, don't worry, I will go out to find it now They, if I can come back, it will prove that they are safe and sound!"

After finishing speaking, Su Qing walked away with a flick of her sleeves, crossed the threshold, and was about to close the door in vain, when Zichai's voice suddenly came from behind: "My lord, my lord! Where are you going?"

Su Qing saw that he deliberately lowered his voice, and walked over as if to convey some secret, and asked suspiciously: "Zichai, didn't you go back to your room to rest?"

"Mr. Su, it turns out that Sister Murong and Mr. Bai have returned long ago. Mr. Bai told us not to say anything, let alone let others know our whereabouts and purpose." During the conversation, Zichai's voice became smaller and smaller, "They found out Tong Yao's secret..."

After hearing this, Su Qing understood immediately, and immediately turned back to Apollos, complimenting him: "Mr. Apollos, Mr. Apollos! Good news, Miss Murong has already returned!"

"Ah?" Apollos was surprised: "Where has she gone? She won't be summoned by the servant when she comes back."

Su Qing sneered and said: "Hahaha...Mr. Apollos, I'm afraid you don't understand the girl's mood. She is playing around and going on a date with a lover! She and Mr. Bai have been working hard for days, and they are obviously by your side, but there is almost nothing to do. The opportunity to get together and have fun, at this time, I definitely don't want people to disturb me."

"It turns out that it was a wonderful love that entangled her body and mind?" Apollos also replied heart-to-heart: "Ah, the relationship between a boy and a girl, to me, it has been a distant place that has passed dozens of springs and autumns." It’s just that when I think about it now, it’s still beautiful!”

Su Qing followed the other party's expressive feelings, and continued: "Yes, Mr. Apollos, so, I want you to be more accommodating for a few days, so that they can get along well and not be disturbed by outsiders."

Apollos couldn't bear to disturb other people's reunion because of his own whim, so he admitted it again and again.After a while, he packed up his mood, bid farewell to Su Qing, and went back to his room to rest.

Time passed and it was another morning.

Bai Feng and Su Qing met, one of them went to the west of the city with Murong Yan to find someone, and the other brought Zichai to the Bliss Building to continue monitoring Tong Yao. The two quickly reached an agreement and left immediately.

Bai Feng originally thought that this trip would not yield much, and most likely it would be in vain. He would never have imagined how important that woman named "Xia" was to Tong Yao.

Perhaps, he could find some clues from Xia's daily life.

The young swordsman and Murong Yan finally knew that Xicheng was where the military families were placed after several visits and interviews.Most of these people were originally exiles or captives, and only a very small number of them had normal social status, and the Tong family in Woye Town liked to use these manpower to increase their reputation.

The Tong family gave these people a chance to turn around and start over, "Go, go to the front line!"

In the town, no one wants to ask them to do proper work. People don't want to trust convicts and captives. People prefer to trust people with good looks and clean background. This is normal and human.As a result, they had to do the most dangerous work with the meager money and food, and then received the most miserable treatment.

But is the truth really as simple as it appears on the surface?

Xia, this woman is the widow of a lieutenant under Tong Yao's command.Bai Feng and Murong Yan listened to other people chirping and discussing more than once: "Sister Xia, she is really a good girl! It's a pity that her husband took an arrow for General Tong and died young! Now that the head of the family is dead, the old mother, My son, I rely on Miss Xia to take care of it all by myself."

If you hear too much of these gossips, you will get bored if you talk too much. It is not as impressive as everything you have witnessed with your own eyes.Therefore, Bai Feng and Murong Yan went to Xia's house and walked around.According to the results, the facts they knew were even worse than the rumors.

Xia was short and short, with thin arms and thighs, but she still went to the small piece of cultivated land to collect water every morning, and brought the whole family's water for the day by herself, barefoot, in the rough sand. Walked back and forth on the road several times.

Someone asked her for help, but Xia just nodded and smiled, said "no need", and then continued on her way full of gratitude.

And her old mother is a frail old man who is getting old and may die suddenly at any time. She is responsible for taking care of Xia's son, and what she can do is just feed him and keep him from running around, but this The old man still looked very tired and miserable.

When the hard work in the fields is done, she returns home to continue last night's weaving.After a while, wealthy businessmen came to buy her embroidery at a low price.

The neighbors on both sides knew that Xia's female celebrity had superb craftsmanship, and they all accused the rich businessman of being rich and unkind, and bullying a widow who didn't understand the market.Miss Xia didn't want to drive away such a stable business, so she had to stand on the side of the rich businessman and speak for him.

"I know that everyone likes the embroidery I do. This gentleman has worked so hard to come here to provide me with silk fabrics, so that I can show my skills, but I can't forget this kindness, as long as the price can support our family's life. .”

Xia's clothes are shabby but not sloppy, but standing next to the precious silk makes people feel pitiful—since ancient times, silkworm farmers have never been dressed in silk.

Seeing this, Bai Feng and Murong Yan secretly made up their minds to use this opportunity to gain Xia's trust.

(End of this chapter)