roccoschili Chapter 180 Foolish but Powerful Beauty vs. Delicate but Vampiric God of War (16)
Chapter 180 Foolish but Powerful Beauty vs. Delicate but Vampiric God of War (16)
Esta was unaware of He Suining's plan.
The sudden and terrible explosion at the caged arena caused everyone who could escape to flee, except for Esta, who couldn't bear to leave He Suining behind and led his knights to search for him in the vicinity.
They also rescued some slaves.
Lin Wenyi was one of them; he had the knight take the man away.
He continued searching for He Suining, but the Knights searched everywhere and couldn't find him. They even turned over the dead bodies, but there was nothing there.
This is actually a good thing for Esta, since not being able to find it means that He Suining has already taken advantage of the chaos to escape.
She was smart from a young age.
They certainly won't be foolish enough to stay in one place.
Having survived the ordeal, Lin Wenyi wiped the sweat from his forehead and rubbed his hands together obsequiously.
He knew Esta, but only on one hand. He noticed that the boss was very attentive to this nobleman, and his attitude was different from how he treated other nobles, which gave him bad ideas.
The original plan was to sacrifice He Suining.
"Lord Esta, thank you so much." Lin Wenyi wiped away non-existent tears with his wrist, deeply moved.
Esta nodded politely to him, and the knight stood guard beside him, so Lin Wenyi dared not approach.
soon.
The carriage has arrived.
Esta left.
Lin Wenyi was left standing there, bewildered for a moment, then spat, "Damn it, these damned nobles, they're all the same. What's so great about them? They were just born into a good family..."
"Ayi?"
At that moment, another luxurious carriage stopped beside him, and he could faintly smell the strong fragrance of flowers emanating from it.
The curtain was pulled open.
Lin Wenyi's eyes sparkled with surprise, "Sister Qiu! My Sister Qiu! You're alright, that's wonderful... You have no idea how worried I was about you, I was looking for you everywhere inside just now..."
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He Suining had no idea that Lin Wenyi was so lucky to have survived.
If she knew that he was not only lucky, but also met a rich older woman who liked him, she would probably roll her eyes to the heavens.
But now.
She knew nothing. She secretly led Tao and Qin Meng to a house and stole their clothes.
Even though she had money, she couldn't just casually dress like that to go shopping.
So He Suining left the money and stuffed it through the window, and took three sets of clothes.
The smaller set was left to Tao, who is petite.
The men's set was worn by Qin Meng, while the women's set was left for He Suining.
Honestly, they all seem quite suitable.
The three of them found a lakeside, washed their hair and faces, and looked like ordinary civilians.
Only then did they dare to walk onto the street.
The outside world wasn't as happy as they imagined.
The air in the lower town was terrible, filled with the smell of rotten eggs. This smell wasn't as noticeable in the animal enclosure, probably because the owner was a clean freak and hired many people to clean it.
There were many beggars on both sides of the street, including men, women, and children.
Some ordinary people walked hurriedly down the street, heads down. Everyone was doing their own thing, finishing and leaving, with very little interaction between people.
Qin Meng frowned as he surveyed his surroundings.
He remembered it wasn't like this when he was a child; only a few short years have passed, and the condition of the downtown area has worsened.
Tao covered her nose and suddenly smelled the rotten egg smell mixed with a faint fragrance.
She looked in the direction of the smell, puzzled, and saw several people gathered around a tattered pot filled with water. A man was putting some kind of meat into the water to boil, and once it boiled, the group separated.
"I'm so hungry, Ningning."
Tao touched her belly.
He Suining laughed, "Let's find a small restaurant to eat at, and then see where we can rent a horse-drawn carriage so we can leave here as soon as possible."
The surrounding environment was beyond her expectations.
She had a gut feeling that this wasn't a place to stay for long.
ten minutes later.
He Suining found a steamed bun shop and bought meat buns and sesame cakes for the three of them. The taste was okay, not bad, but definitely not delicious.
"I'm so hungry—"
Tao turned her head and saw several children begging from passersby on the roadside. A little boy tugged at a passerby's sleeve, "Uncle, please give me some food."
The man glared at him impatiently a few times.
The little boy, probably starving, continued to tug at his clothes, seemingly oblivious to the danger. The man immediately kicked him and hurried away.
Tao was so shocked her jaw dropped.
Just what to say.
A little girl with a dirty face walked towards them. Her dull eyes looked timidly at Tao, then at He Suining.
He deliberately ignored Qin Meng, but didn't look at him.
"Sister~" The little girl walked straight towards Tao, who looked like she was about to cry, and pouted pitifully, "Can you give me something to eat?"
Tao sniffed, her nose stinging, and nodded vigorously.
She was really about to cry.
I thought they were already miserable enough as slaves in the confinement area. I never imagined that most people outside were also living such miserable lives.
Especially for such young children, everyone has compassion.
Tao thought to herself.
He tried to take out some food and silver coins from the bag he had already wrapped.
He Suining frowned.
Just about to speak.
Seeing Qin Meng, who usually didn't like to meddle in other people's business, suddenly walk over, his tall figure gave the little girl a strong sense of pressure. Especially his deep-set brow bones, and his extremely cold demeanor when expressionless.
The little girl was so frightened that she took a few steps back.
Qin Meng didn't treat the little girl like a baby; he stared at her expressionlessly and said, "Get lost."
The little girl opened her mouth.
She hesitated for only a second, her animal instincts preventing her from saying anything more, and she turned and ran away.
Everything happened too fast.
Tao didn't even realize what was happening.
When she finally understood, she clenched her fists angrily and glared at Qin Meng. Although she was in the caged arena, like most people, she was also somewhat afraid of Qin Meng.
But that doesn't mean she'll tolerate everything. "What's wrong with you! Can't you see she's a little girl? How can you be so cold-blooded!" Seeing Qin Meng standing there unmoved, Tao felt like she'd punched cotton. She turned to look at He Suining.
He coaxed her, "Ningning, let's not keep this cold-blooded man with us. Who knows if he'll betray us in the future?"
He Suining waited for Qin Meng to speak.
But he didn't say a word.
She paused, then looked up at him.
He stood there, hands in his pockets, looking arrogant and unappealing. His handsome, dashing face was devoid of emotion; his dark eyes were fixed on the child not far away, his expression unreadable, and he didn't utter a single word.
He Suining sighed.
He reached out and pointed at the peach, saying, "You're silly."
Coincidentally.
She saw someone and gestured with her chin, "Look over there."
Tao turned her head to look, puzzled.
A middle-aged woman was being pestered by a little boy. She hesitated, but out of kindness, she took a loaf of bread from her shopping basket and handed it to the boy. Tao smiled gently, then said sarcastically, "See? Now that's a person..."
He hadn't even finished speaking.
The little boy snatched the bread, and within seconds, a large group of children surrounded him.
Like a pack of hungry wolves, they surrounded the woman in the blink of an eye, chattering and reaching out their dirty hands to touch her.
In a childish voice, it cried out, "Give me food, we want food."
“We were hungry, and you are a kind person for giving us food.”
The woman was sweating profusely and shouting something, but the children couldn't hear her at all.
It seemed they wouldn't leave unless they were given the money.
The people around seemed unfazed by it all; they glanced at it, shook their heads, and left.
Tao stared in astonishment at everything before her.
The woman's shopping basket was snatched away and fell to the ground; everything inside was taken.
That vegetable basket was stolen by someone who managed to sneak in.
But the group of children didn't let the woman off the hook. They searched her pockets thoroughly until they could no longer take advantage of her, and then they called out to her.
For an instant.
Many children came like the tide, then disappeared without a trace.
The woman's once clean clothes were now covered in dirty marks, and some of the fabric was torn.
She stood there, stunned, as if she couldn't recover from what had just happened.
Then, she covered her face and burst into tears.
Tao lowered her head in silence.
He Suining patted her back to comfort her, "Tao, this has nothing to do with you. I know you are very kind. But sometimes kindness should be used in the right place. Don't take it to heart."
Qin Meng glanced at him.
He took a big bite of the bun in his hand and said, "At least you're not stupid."
Tao Tao was extremely depressed.
Isn't this just a veiled way of saying she's stupid?
Okay.
She admitted.
We've finished eating.
He Suining found a place to buy a carriage, spent some money to buy it, and also bought some essential supplies, which he placed on the roof of the carriage and secured.
We rented a groom.
The three people boarded the comfortable carriage.
The coachman was a middle-aged woman dressed in coarse linen clothes, with deep wrinkles on her face.
He Suining noticed that her hands were covered in calluses, indicating that she was used to manual labor.
"Miss and young masters, where are you going?"
Tao wasn't used to being addressed like that, so she awkwardly scratched her head and looked at her with pleading eyes.
Qin Meng leaned back on the soft pillow and closed his eyes to rest.
He Suining smiled kindly, "Let's head towards the Upper City area."
A hint of surprise flashed in the middle-aged woman's eyes.
But she wisely didn't ask any questions and quickly nodded, "Okay, Miss, don't worry, I have experience driving carriages, it will be absolutely smooth."
He Suining expressed his gratitude.
She got into the carriage and closed the door.
In this way, the carriage was somewhat concealed.
Tao sat close to He Suining, feeling safe that way. "Ningning, what are we going to do in the Upper City? It's full of rich people and nobles. We might not even be able to get through the city gates."
This is not the point.
He Suining had studied this when he was in the caged animal field.
The journey to the upper city is long, because the current king has such a strict class division that the road to the lower city is filled with homeless beggars, some of whom sometimes turn into bandits, making the journey quite unsafe.
Some ordinary people, even if they went to the central city to seek refuge with relatives, might die on the way and their bodies would never be found.
He Suining raised her hand and patted Tao's head. "Just follow your sister."
Her peach-like face flushed red.
He chuckled and pounced into her arms, nuzzling against her.
He Suining rubbed her fluffy head, a warm feeling inexplicably welling up in her heart.
However, this warm feeling did not last long.
That was shattered by a single sentence from Tao.
Tao looked up at her, her head resting on her soft chest. "Ningning, you smell so sweet and soft, it reminds me of my mother."
"..."
He Suining's smile froze.
He slapped her on the head and pushed Tao away.
Peach wasn't angry.
He took out the unfinished bun from his pocket, lowered his head and continued eating, truly appearing carefree.
She was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.
Qin Meng had opened his eyes while they were playing around, and he raised his hand to touch his head.
What's so interesting about touching this?
Why is He Suining's expression so gentle?
"hiss."
suddenly.
Qin Meng made an unusual sound, which caught Tao Du's attention.
But after reading it, Tao scoffed and ignored him.
He Suining immediately turned her head, looking at him with concern, "Are you injured?"
coo.
A flash of red appeared quickly across Qin Meng's jet-black face as he tried to conceal the unnatural flush on his cheeks, but he couldn't hide his stomach.
Tao didn't think too much about it.
She just stared at him in astonishment, mouth agape. "You're hungry so soon? You're such a glutton! You just ate three steamed buns!"
Tao's tone was full of accusation.
He Suining frowned and moved to Qin Meng's side.
Qin Meng instinctively tried to dodge, but he was too weak. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "Stay away from me. I'm just hungry. I'll be fine after a while."
She tilted her head and stared at him for a while.
Understood.
This situation is somewhat similar to the night they met, when Qin Meng was in the same situation.
He must be hungry.
Also.
After fighting the strange creatures in the caged arena and expending so much energy, it's no wonder he was hungry.
Tao was starving.
but.
Qin Meng's hunger was different from others'; he needed human blood.
He Suining thought to herself.
If she were to randomly grab someone and give them to Qin Meng, he would absolutely not accept it; he could not accept his identity as an extraordinary person.
Not to mention today, he also saw such a ferocious and strange person.
I'm probably feeling really upset.
The most important thing is.
He Suining should pretend she doesn't know about his disguise.
So she pretended not to know, "Then just bear with it, and when we get to a safe place to rest, we'll have a barbecue."
Tao's eyes lit up.
Clapping his hands, he exclaimed, "Great! Great!"
Two hours later.
Just as the woman had said, the carriage arrived smoothly at a safe place. It was safe because other travelers passing by were also resting there.
Set up the tent.
When He Suining got off the carriage, she saw a luxurious carriage next to her.
The servants are busy.
There are hired mercenaries guarding the area, so passersby often choose to rest here.
The nobles were used to it and let them freeload as long as they didn't bother them.
He Suining helped Qin Meng down from the carriage.
Tao stuck her tongue out at Qin Meng, "Hehehe~ Pretty boy~"