Once again, exhausted, they returned to the market.
Once again…
Extremely exhausted…
“Sigh…”
In broad daylight, standing on the bustling market street, Meng Ruji let out a long sigh.
Going around in circles, what a big detour, only to end up back here working again. Since they’d have to work either way, why didn’t they just work steadily from the beginning? Without all the trouble and ups and downs, staying stable and steady, by now, she might even have had some spare money.
What delivery job… what mountain bandits to kill… what a big circle they’d made…
“Sigh…”
Meng Ruji sighed heavily again, lifeless.
Meng Ruji turned to look at the four men behind her.
Yes, four.
The rabbit had returned to his burly man form on the way back to the market, saying he wanted to protect his City Lord big brother.
But now, Meng Ruji had them go into the streets to find some work…
Because this rabbit wanted to protect his City Lord big brother, he crossed his arms as thick as her legs and stood behind Mu Sui like a door god, glaring with wide eyes, vigilantly watching every person who approached “City Lord big brother.”
Mu Sui also radiated killing intent. The two of them standing together – forget finding work, even the stray dogs on the street were too scared to come near them.
As for Mo Li…
Meng Ruji didn’t even want to talk about it…
After this old man arrived at the market, he kept saying “oh my, oh dear,” found a shady corner to sit down, lay down casually, and fell asleep.
The only one who seemed somewhat reliable, Ye Chuan…
It was only “somewhat” reliable.
He was indeed a persistent person – Meng Ruji could see that.
He found work helping a family on the street repair a crooked door pillar. But what happened? This Ye fellow was too meticulous in his work. While repairing, he started carving flowers on the door pillar, saying he saw the natural grain patterns and felt it would be a waste not to appreciate this natural beauty of the wood grain…
As a result, he was fired by the employer for blocking other workers.
But he persistently began carving flowers for free, and was now hiding in a corner by the door, still carving away…
No wonder he’d been in seclusion for hundreds of years.
Meng Ruji understood! A leopard can’t change its spots!
“Sigh!”
Turning back, Meng Ruji looked down at her own industrious hands. She wondered – when they said on the road about earning travel money to go to Zhuliu City, surely they didn’t mean she’d have to earn it alone?
Even a life of toil shouldn’t be this toilsome, right?
Unlike Meng Ruji’s despair, Mu Sui, standing by the street corner, looked completely calm and composed. Only his burly tough-guy rabbit was somewhat indignant:
“Making the City Lord come to the market to work – this bad woman’s heart is too vicious!” The rabbit glanced at the sleeping Mo Li, then swept his gaze over Ye Chuan carving the door, grumbling in his deep voice: “These two are also weird. This woman doesn’t want to wait for the City Lord to work and support her two kept men, does she!”
Mu Sui glanced at the rabbit.
The rabbit flinched and immediately lowered his head, but after being quiet for just a moment, he couldn’t help staring at Ye Chuan carving the door: “But City Lord, why did we agree to let that person come to Zhuliu City with us? He was possessed by malevolent qi and harmed us. Who knows if he might in the future…”
“He’s regained his clarity now and poses no immediate threat. Moreover, this Ye fellow is naturally persistent – even if we refused him, he’d follow us. My ‘wife’ wouldn’t let him go either. Rather than let them contact each other secretly, it’s better to have all the pieces visible on the board.” Mu Sui glanced at Meng Ruji, who was looking around the market for work.
The rabbit immediately nodded: “Worthy of the City Lord! The City Lord is wise!”
“As for that one over there.” Mu Sui glanced toward Mo Li sleeping by the street, his expression cold. “Find an opportunity to kill him.”
The rabbit was startled: “Kill him? Isn’t he that bad woman’s elder? Oh!” The rabbit had a sudden realization. “Kill the chicken to warn the monkey! Scare that bad woman!”
Mu Sui: “…”
The phrase “go back to Zhuliu City” circled in Mu Sui’s throat. He held it back – these days, the rabbit was still useful and couldn’t be driven away.
Mu Sui only said: “He’s not simple. Keeping him is a great danger.”
To be able to control the spiritual power of the Land of No Return with his true form – in all his years here, Mu Sui had never seen anyone with such ability.
Moreover, he had also used nightmare power to try to peek into his dreams…
Thinking of this, the cold intent in Mu Sui’s eyes grew stronger.
He knew that Mo Li hadn’t discovered anything this time, but having him around was a huge hidden danger.
“He’s injured and weak now. This month is suitable for us to act in secret.” Mu Sui said.
“Will that bad woman let us succeed? If she discovers and stops us, what do we do? Take care of both of them?”
Mu Sui looked toward Meng Ruji in the crowd. His injured arm hanging from his neck suddenly seemed to itch. The “bandage” wrapping his hand was still torn from her dirty clothes…
“Keep her. She’s still useful.”
“But if we kill her elder, she’ll be sad, right? What if she gets angry at the City Lord?”
“Her emotions deserve attention?” Mu Sui glanced at the rabbit. “Just bring her back to Zhuliu City alive.”