Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 142 Dealing with a Bite

Seeing everyone looking at her strangely, Zhao Qingluan glared, crossed her arms, and said in a fierce and cute manner, "Hey, what are you looking at? Is my name weird? If you don't tell me the answer, I will... well, I will just stand by and watch when I encounter that python next time!"

As she said this, she looked very proud, thinking to herself, what do you think? Are you scared now? After seeing my skills, you will beg me for help someday.

This threat was extremely devastating to half of the people present, and they were hoping that if they really encountered it, she would come to their rescue and protect their safety.

Regardless of whether she can deal with the giant python, she has such skills, and the sense of security when traveling with her is greatly increased.

Some people avoided her gaze. She was already here, and the martial arts competition to win a husband was definitely a failure. She couldn't just point it out directly, because that would embarrass her.

No one spoke to her, and Zhao Qingluan felt unhappy. She had just started out in society, and if they didn't give her face, how could she make a name for herself in the future and return home in glory?
She looked around and found that almost everyone's eyes were avoiding her, except Gao Jingming who was a little slow to react.

After all, a few days ago in Luoshi County, Miss Zhao's martial arts competition to find a husband caused a lot of buzz, and Liang Ren mentioned it on the way before, so he couldn't help but take a second look.

Zhao Qingluan noticed him, and seeing that he was well-dressed and dressed like a scholar, she subconsciously softened her tone. However, she still raised her chin slightly and asked, "Young Master, could you please tell me why everyone is looking at me like that?"

"Ah, this..." Gao Jingming was dumbfounded. With so many people around, why did they target me? So he habitually looked at Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan was speechless. People asked him, "What are you looking at me doing?"

After all, they had been friends for many years. Chen Xuan was about to speak up to help him out when he heard Geng Hong clasp his fists and say, "Miss Zhao, you are polite. There is nothing wrong with your name."

It was easier for Chen Xuan when he spoke, but he didn't say why.

Zhao Qingluan's attention was drawn to her, so she stopped asking Gao Jingming and looked at Geng Hong, who had taken the initiative to answer the question. "Since there's nothing wrong with my name, what do you mean by that?"

This……

Geng Hong was also stuck and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Time was already pressing, and this wasn't a solution. Taking advantage of his youth and youthful appearance, Chen Xuan spoke without restraint, "Judging from your name, you must be the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, right? I heard you were 'holding' a martial arts competition to find a husband, so why are you here?"

"Is that why you look at me like that?" Zhao Qingluan rolled her eyes immediately. As long as someone answers, it's fine. No matter who he is, he is a heartless person.

Then she looked at Chen Xuan and nodded, "You are quite a good young man. You dare to speak the truth. This is not a big deal. It's a pity that you are still so secretive in front of me."

Then she raised her voice again and looked at the people around her, "Listen up everyone, I didn't agree to the martial arts competition to recruit a husband. It was my father who kept messing around. If he wants to recruit a husband, he can do it himself. I don't want to get married early. The world of martial arts is so interesting, how can I not go and explore it? I found an opportunity and slipped away. I was worried that my family would find me the past two days, so I had to take a small road to hide. We are almost in Yezhou now. It's so far away, how would they know where I am? There is no need to hide deliberately."

"So this is ah"

"No wonder, no wonder"

Now that everything has been made clear, everyone is not so shy anymore, but they just deal with it perfunctorily. It is not convenient for outsiders to say too much about other people's family affairs.

However, some people feel speechless in their hearts. You just walked away without thinking about how embarrassing it would be if the family caused such a stir but ended up with nothing. But it is not easy to say such words out loud. What if she gets angry and stabs herself?
"You guys are so boring. Well, it's getting late, let's go. It's not fun to dawdle like this," Zhao Qingluan said heartlessly, and even took the initiative.

From this, we can see that she was probably spoiled by her family, which is why she wanted to have a martial arts competition to find a husband, looking for someone with better martial arts skills than her who can control her.

No one mentioned the matter again, pretending not to know, and got ready to head towards the Misty Mountain. Each small group still kept a certain distance from each other. After all, they were not familiar with each other, so they had to be more cautious.

Gao Jingming winked at Chen Xuan. The two of them had developed a tacit understanding over the years. He was praising Chen Xuan's wit, as he had gotten rid of Zhao Qingluan with just one sentence, otherwise it would have been endless.

Continuing on their journey, the team had a brief discussion beforehand and decided that the people from the escort agency would lead the way while Chen Xuan and his men would cover the rear. After all, it seemed that their two sides had higher military strength, so if any danger really happened, they would watch out for each other and help each other.

Zhao Qingluan's arrival later was purely an accident, and there was no special arrangement. It was up to her to do what she wanted. With her skills, it was very convenient for her to provide support from the front and back.

Seeing Zhao Qingluan showing off her skills, Chen Xuan had to admit that she was very skilled. Liang Ren said that she was only 28 years old but had great skills, and now it seems that this was not a rumor at all.

Chen Xuan couldn't tell how she used to shoot. After all, he used to live in the south and didn't have much experience. However, he could still vaguely see the sharpness of her shooting skills, which emphasized killing with one strike.

In addition, her spear was sharp, as if she had practiced a superior martial art, otherwise her internal strength would not be pure and condensed enough to condense the sharpness. It's just that the thickness of her internal strength is still a little lacking, not as good as Leng Bing, or even Geng Hong. But judging from her skills, Geng Hong and the others should not be her opponents.

There's no way around it. This is how martial arts works. Older people don't necessarily mean stronger. A superior technique can erase most of the age gap.

Everyone was in a hurry to get on their way and had no mood to communicate. Only the fledgling Zhao Qingluan was in high spirits. She was interested in everything and rode her horse back and forth to chat with everyone. She seemed to enjoy hearing people compliment her martial arts skills.

This is what Jianghu newbies are like.

You know what? After a period of peaceful travel, she was the last to arrive and became the most familiar with everyone. She even spoke to Chen Xuan and the others. Perhaps she saw Gao Jingming's identity as a scholar, so her interest dropped significantly. After a few simple words, she ran to the escort agency in front and chatted enthusiastically, constantly asking about the goings-on in the martial arts world. What was speechless was that while they were chatting, the people from the escort agency actually offered her a drink, and she accepted it without hesitation. She was very generous and soon got a little tipsy, but she also restrained herself from drinking too much. She was still a little cautious, but not too much.

This is drunk driving.

Chen Xuan felt anxious for her and said bluntly that if he were older and had bad intentions, he could easily trick this unguarded newbie into giving birth to ten children. One less would be a betrayal of her innocence!

Therefore, Chen Xuan could understand why her old father wanted to hold a martial arts competition to find a son-in-law. If he didn't find a mature and experienced son-in-law with strong martial arts skills, Xiao Baicai would probably be sold and have to help others count the money.

But she didn't understand her parents' painstaking efforts. Yearning for freedom, she simply gave up her job and ran away, leaving the family in a mess to clean up...

As we went deeper into the foggy mountain, although the mountain was not steep and the vegetation was not lush, it was gradually covered by clouds and fog. It was not so far that we could not see the road ahead, but it was still a bit eerie.

Occasionally, we saw small animals like birds and rabbits, but everything was safe and sound for more than two hours.

By the afternoon, Zhao Qingluan was no longer as energetic as he had been at the beginning, having sobered up a lot. Bored, he rode his horse along the middle of the group, pulling out a dry biscuit and water bag from his bag. He said in a pretentious, seasoned voice, "Outside the house, it's not like home. Everything has to be simple. I can only manage a simple meal. Luckily, I brought some dry food with me."

"That's right, Miss Zhao, it's okay for people like you in this world, as you can travel light. But it's hard for us delivery people, as we often have to sleep in the open air," she complained to the person who was delivering medicinal herbs.

They were delivering medicinal herbs between Fengzhou and Yezhou once a month, for two or three days each time. The journey was not far. Normally, the weather had not yet warmed up, so they were not worried about the giant python, and there had been no news about the giant python. But now that this had happened, it was not cost-effective to hire someone to escort them, so they did not have anyone with special skills, and they hoped that Zhao Qingluan could help them if they encountered danger.

Zhao Qingluan bit the dry biscuit and shook his head before taking a bite. He chewed it whole and nodded, mumbling: "Life is not easy for anyone. As long as you are alive, you have to work hard for life."

If you don’t know her, you might think she was just expressing her feelings because she had experienced a lot.

It was already afternoon and time for lunch. The supplies were all in Chen Xuan's car. Geng Hong and the others took them themselves, and Chen Xuan gave some to Gao Jingming and the others.

Zhao Erhe made room for him, and Chen Xuan jumped up and sat on the shaft of the cart. He handed a large oil-paper package to the inside of the cart and said, "Brother Gao, our conditions are limited. Here are some braised pork, roasted chicken, patties, and osmanthus cakes. For a bite, we'll find a hotel and have a good meal when we get to the towns in Yezhou."

It was a normal thing, but as soon as Chen finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere was not right.

When he turned around, he saw Zhao Qingluan looking at him with a resentful look, with a dry biscuit in his mouth and pulling it, as if he wanted to bite someone.

That's right. She originally thought the dry biscuits were delicious, but the braised pork and roast chicken biscuits over there were only for a bite. It was really infuriating. Anyway, the dry biscuits in her hand suddenly lost their flavor.

Gao Jingming half emerged to take the oil-paper package and asked, "Brother Chen, have you eaten it?"

"I'll go back and eat right away," Chen Xuan nodded, feeling a little uncomfortable with Zhao Qingluan's gaze.

Gao Jingming didn't take it seriously. He said, "Don't starve yourself," and went back with the oil-paper bag.

Chen Xuan jumped out of the car and walked towards his own vehicle. After hesitating for a moment, he turned back and looked at Zhao Qingluan who was still looking at him and said, "We still have some here. Would you like some, Sister Zhao?"

Zhao Qingluan thought to himself that you are a sensible boy, but he said politely, "Thank you, I am full."

"Okay then," Chen Xuan nodded and turned to leave.

Zhao Qingluan was stunned. "No, I was just being polite, why did you take it seriously?" She wanted to slap herself.

I am really full now, and angry, angry at myself.

The clouds and fog in the mountains became heavier, and the humidity increased greatly.

Thumping...

Suddenly, the birds in front were startled and flew away. Some people with accomplished martial arts skills felt an inexplicable chill and realized that the situation was not good.

"Everyone, be careful, there's something going on!"

Zhao Qingluan immediately reminded him, and without caring about his resentment, he spurred his horse forward, seeming a little excited.

Chen Xuan, who was just about to eat something when he got back to the car, became alert and thought to himself, I'm so lucky, did he really meet this?

It is not surprising to see giant pythons appearing on the deep mountains road.

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(End of this chapter)