I became a fox girl and was captured by the True Dragon Saint

Qiao Qianxue suddenly grabbed Jiang Keer's wrist with quick eyes and hands and snatched the photo book away.

She held the book high.

"Hey!" Jiang Ke'er was so angry that she jumped up and down and tried to grab it, but she couldn't resist the other party's agile dodge.

"What if this is a trap for you?" Qiao Qianxue said with some worry in her clear tone, "I can watch, but you can't."

"If I can solve the mystery and prevent the disaster from happening, what does it matter if it's a trap set for me?"

Jiang Ke'er anxiously danced around Qiao Qianxue, but Qiao Qianxue kept swaying left and right and she just couldn't reach her.

"We can't take risks," Qiao Qianxue said with unquestionable determination, "You are more important than you think... I can read this book, but you can't."

(1/1 Try to update twice a day, don't wait.)

41. Ready-to-wear

"Why can you do it but I can't?"

Jiang Ke'er suddenly became even angrier: "I am a doctor after all, I know how to deal with it if something happens!"

"It's hard for a doctor to heal himself. Rather than you falling down, you'd better wait until I fall down so that you can save me."

Qiao Qianxue's voice was powerful and firm.

Jiang Keer knew that she could no longer shake her mind.

This sister always protects herself in a domineering way.

Ugh……

"Forget it, Sister Qianxue, we are not professionals, so let's not argue."

After jumping up several times but failing to reach the book, Jiang Keer gave up resisting completely.

"A professional fortune teller from the capital is on his way anyway, so why don't we wait for him to come and take a look?" Jiang Ke'er said.

She also didn't want Qiao Qianxue to take any risks.

What's more, Sister Qianxue is just a martial artist, what does she know about physiognomy books?

"Alright."

Qiao Qianxue returned the book to the prefect.

"The two ladies care about the people and are willing to risk their lives. I admire them!" The prefect chuckled and cupped his hands. "But don't worry. The situation is serious. His Majesty will send monks to Jinguan City as soon as possible. With the speed of the monks, they may arrive at noon today."

Although goods now need to be transported by manpower, there are still emergency monks in each city-state.

These monks are responsible for liaison with the imperial capital and also serve as armed guards in emergencies.

However, because the spiritual energy is too thin, the remaining spiritual energy reserves have become the last line of defense of the Tang Dynasty, so these cultivators will not be used unless it is absolutely necessary.

——And now is the last minute.

All kinds of evidence indicate that something big is about to happen on the southeastern border.

The disappearance of Lord Di, the Minister of Dali Temple, must be related to these things.

After all, during the "human skin mantis" insect incident, Jiang Ke'er had personally seen the majestic yet cute Di Pangpang, but he disappeared overnight.

Don't know what happened.

"It is a blessing for the people to have two ladies here, but these matters should be left to the government," the prefect bowed again, "I heard that you two came from afar with the caravan and came to Jinguan City just to rest temporarily. There is still a long way to go. It is better to settle down and have a good rest... I will inform you when there is new news."

"Ah."

Before Jiang Ke'er agreed, Qiao Qianxue agreed first.

Jiang Ke'er originally wanted to follow up on the progress of the case, but Qiao Qianxue obviously didn't want her to ask more about it.

She didn't want to get involved in these dangerous incidents.

Jiang Ke'er was a little helpless: "Why are you so cautious?"

"You've paid enough," Qiao Qianxue said, "Maybe you don't care, but I do."

Enough? Enough of what?

Jiang Ke'er was puzzled... Didn't she just use her medical skills to save a few people?

How is this a lot?

"It's okay~ Sister Qianxue~" Jiang Ke'er hugged Qiao Qianxue's arm, with two sweet dimples on her face, "I just came across you so I helped you. I'm not the kind of person who likes to meddle in other people's business."

"You? You don't like to meddle in other people's business?" Qiao Qianxue smiled bitterly.

I wish it were so.

But if that were the case... I would have probably died a long time ago.

"fool."

She sighed softly and went to the street to buy a string of candied haws made from white fruits.

It is peeled and shelled lychees, coated with a layer of sugar, sweet and sour, crispy.

Bashu is a place where lychees are produced in abundance. The lychees here are much cheaper than those in Chang'an - after all, the lychees in Chang'an are transported from here at full speed.

"Ah! It's my favorite lychee candied haws!"

Jiang Ke'er's attention was diverted instantly. She took the candied haws joyfully and started licking it happily with her tongue.

Sister Qianxue really has the same thoughts as me. She chose my favorite category at once.

Lychee is a seasonal fruit, usually produced in midsummer when the weather is hot. There is no chance of making it into candied haws - the sugar will melt in the summer.

This is because the climate this year is abnormal and the weather is so strange that it has caused all the ecological laws to change, so we have the opportunity to taste it.

I used to make my own, but the stock was long gone.

"Suck, suck, suck~"

The sugar melted. Qiao Qianxue's heart melted as she looked at Jiang Keer's little face which showed happiness so easily.

"Go buy some clothes. Your clothes are all torn from all the traveling."

Qiao Qianxue took Jiang Keer's hand and walked towards the clothing store.

"Hmm! Slurp slurp~"

Jiang Ke'er didn't care where she was taking her, and had already been immersed in this long-lost delicacy.

Qiao Qianxue felt that in her current foolish state, she would not even realize she was abducted by human traffickers.

It seems that a useful tool for catching foxes has been found.

Well, so you have to hold it tight, otherwise it will be caught by others.

In the clothing store, various colorful silks and brocades were hung on Jiang Keer's body, constantly attracting the attention of passers-by and attracting countless envious gazes.

Although Jiang Ke'er didn't pay any attention to managing her facial expressions, she still acted like a walking seller.

With her figure and face, she looks great in whatever she wears, and she looks so beautiful that it makes people jealous.

She was enjoying the sweet and stimulating dopamine with a foolish look on her face. Little petals of happiness seemed to be floating around her head, and even the background board turned into a pink macho color.

But this not only does not affect her charm, but instead adds a bit of inimitable innocence.

"It's just a little short of the right amount." Qiao Qianxue frowned and sighed.

The clothing and makeup of the Tang Dynasty are somewhat similar to the Japanese kimono - after all, the kimono is a variation brought back by Japanese envoys a few years later.

But because the status of women in the Tang Dynasty reached an unprecedented level.

Therefore, compared with the overly introverted style of Japan, it has a bit more of the pride and nobility that is unique to the world's number one empire.

The problem is that most of these clothes are tailored to cater to the aesthetic tastes of noble ladies.

It doesn't suit Jiang Ke'er and looks a bit cumbersome on her.

Qiao Qianxue prefers a simpler style because the best ingredients often only require simple cooking...well, that's about it anyway.

Given Jiang Keer's situation, a plain, slim-fitting gauze skirt would be enough. Too many complicated, brightly colored ones would look out of place.

"The shopkeeper..."

"Understand!"

Before Qiao Qianxue could speak, the shopkeeper had already seen her needs.

Their eyes seemed to meet, revealing the relief of seeing the same heroes.

The shopkeeper had been observing Jiang Keer for a long time, and her natural best seller show had attracted countless customers to the store.

So of course she had to treat him well.

She solemnly took out a brass key from her bosom.

The rusty key seems to tell the weight of time.

Even Qiao Xiaoxian was a little stunned. She didn't know what the other party was going to do by looking so solemn.

"Shopkeeper... Could it be..." The clerk stared at the key in the shopkeeper's hand with eyes wide open in shock, "No... No way!"

"Back then, even the prime minister paid a large sum of money to take a look at it, but you were reluctant to open the lock!"

"Do you have a fever today?"

Jiang Ke'er was still immersed in the beautiful world of pink petals and did not notice the sudden change in the atmosphere around her.

The elderly shopkeeper climbed up the ladder and shakily opened the iron lock on the top of the counter.

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42. Old Stories

Click——

There was a crisp sound as the iron lock opened, and the shopkeeper opened the small box on the top of the shelf.

There was another bunch of keys inside.

——Of course the baby will not be placed in the lobby.

She climbed down the ladder, smiled gently at Jiang Ke'er and Qiao Qianxue, and walked into the inner room.

Soon, the sound of springs opening could be heard coming from the inner room.

It was difficult for everyone to tell how many locks she had opened, until finally, a heavy creaking sound was heard - something was opened.

The door curtain that blocked the view was pulled open by the waiter, and the elderly shopkeeper walked out from under the curtain tremblingly, holding a brown lacquered wooden box.

There was excitement on her old face, and even tears of remembrance in the corners of her eyes.

"Three hundred years ago, there was a dancer in the demon tribe...her dancing posture was graceful and beautiful beyond compare."

She held the box and sat down on the chair next to Jiang Keer.

Her old and trembling voice was filled with the marks of time.

"The previous emperor fell in love with her at first sight, summoned her into the palace, and announced to the world that he wanted to make her his concubine."

"She was reluctant at first," the old woman laughed, the wrinkles on her face suddenly deepened, and even the age spots seemed to glow, "but the emperor was sincere to her, and for the first time in her life she experienced the feeling of being held in the palm of someone's hand."

"When a powerful man with all the power in the world reveals his soft corner of his heart to a woman, how many women can escape this disaster... She is no exception."

“She fell.”

"At that time, the war was raging in Dongsheng Shenzhou, and the Southern Kingdom had not yet been unified," the old woman looked down at the box, "The Southern Kingdom's army made a desperate move, went up the river, and approached Jingcheng."

Jingcheng?

Hearing these two words, Jiang Keer immediately remembered that was exactly where she was going next.

It is indeed one of the important cities leading to southern Xinjiang.

"Jingcheng is the gateway to the Northern Kingdom's formation. If Jingcheng falls, the formation barrier will be opened, and the Southern Kingdom's army will pour out like a flood. The imperial capital will be powerless to resist."

"At this critical moment, a counselor offered a plan and pretended to seek peace—"

"'The ruler of Southern Border is suspicious by nature. If you use ordinary treasures to lure him, he will definitely not fall into the trap.'"

"'Why not send the queen herself to prove her sincerity? Then, while their attention is drawn, set up a formation to strangle them.'"