Chapter 138: You can’t wait until broad daylight? First encounter with Feng Yan, staying in the same house
Li Mo was slightly stunned for a moment.
Perceiving the false appearance of Yan Lingji’s cuteness and thoughtfulness, he immediately heightened his vigilance.
What is this demoness planning now?
Is she really concerned enough to come over and help me?
It must be a rare event for her to show such concern!
Sure enough, as soon as the boy closed the door with jealousy in his heart, Yan Lingji immediately shrugged off his arm.
Unsatisfied, she said, “He just cursed you in his heart earlier, why didn’t you hit him?”
Li Mo picked up the chopsticks and tapped the table, saying, “He just misunderstood that you are my wife, there’s no need to hit him, right?”
Why did he curse me in his heart?
Isn’t it because you, as a demoness, deliberately came over to help me and made him jealous?
Misunderstandings are quite good, I’m quite satisfied.
Yan Lingji’s fire charm technique is not just for show, nor is it just to enhance her allure.
The most crucial aspect is its ability to peek into someone’s heart.
Although it might not have much effect on someone like Li Mo, it can easily read the minds of ordinary people like the inn boy.
Jing Ni doesn’t want her identity to be revealed too early, so she didn’t bring her over.
Sister Zi is busy relocating her business to Qin Country.
The others are a bit weaker in strength and wouldn’t be of much help even if they came along.
So, she could only bring this Yan Lingji along.
As for Tianze and Wei Zhuang…
What good are these big men to bring along? I’m not going to fight with a dagger!
When the time to fight comes, I’ll just call them over.
Although Yan Lingji can be a bit mischievous at times, her appearance is undoubtedly top-notch.
As long as you guard against her tricks, everything will be fine.
Seeing Li Mo revealing her thoughts, Yan Lingji suddenly felt bored.
This man always seems to guess her thoughts so easily, it’s infuriating!
Angrily, she picked up a chopstick, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed as if venting her frustration.
Li Mo glanced at her cherry-like lips twisting and turning.
Thin and bright, naturally curved with a slight arc.
In modern terms, these are called ‘smile lips.’
At this moment, stained with oil, they looked shiny and seductive.
If I could…
Forget it, forget it.
With her temper, she might just give a bite.
Then, my reputation would be ruined, and even happiness would be lost!
“After eating, what should we do?”
Just as he gave up on that thought, Yan Lingji’s muffled voice came through.
Li Mo “looked at” the sunlight streaming into the room.
“Ah? It’s broad daylight, isn’t it inappropriate?”
Yan Lingji glared at him and said while eating, “Do you want to wait until night?”
“I’m not a thief, is it necessary to be so sneaky?”
“I can’t wait anymore!”
Li Mo pondered for a moment.
He thought she had a point.
Nodding heavily, he said, “Alright! After eating, I’ll go book a room.”
Yan Lingji stopped her fidgety mouth movements.
She tilted her head, blinked, and asked, “Book a room? Shouldn’t we go out for a walk first and get to know the situation in Xianyang?”
“Also, why are you booking only one room?”
“Are you planning to make me sleep on the floor or on the beam? How could you be like this? You’re bullying someone as soon as you step out! I’ll tell Jing Ni on you when we get back!”
Li Mo’s hand holding the chopsticks shook slightly.
Damn it!
Not on the same wavelength!
He said with a hint of annoyance, “You can sleep on my beam.”
Before Yan Lingji could retort, he continued to argue unreasonably, “A ‘个,’ which is a quantifier, represents a quantity.”
“It can be one, two, three, or four.”
“When you have free time, read more books instead of playing with fire all day.”
“There are many people in Xianyang, if you don’t book the room early, you might not get one later.”
Yan Lingji casually shrugged her jade shoulders, “Those characters are too difficult to recognize. I learned a few in Han country, but I don’t recognize any of them here in Qin country.”
Yan Lingji lost her home at a young age.
Following a group of abnormal folks like the Red Brow Long Snake, she wandered aimlessly without a place to call her own.
So, she didn’t recognize many characters at all, despite growing up.
But with her temperament, it’s probably hard for her to calm down and learn how to read.
When she gets bored of learning, her temper flares up and she can’t learn anything.
She’s really capable of doing that!
But what she said is indeed true.
Seven different scripts are like learning seven foreign languages.
Whoever looks at it doesn’t get blinded? This restaurant has rooms for accommodation. Yan Lingji doesn’t want to run, Li Mo is also too lazy to look for it again. So it’s better to open the guest rooms here. After the two finished their meal and had a cup of tea in the private room, they rested for a while and went downstairs only when they saw fewer people downstairs, coming to the front desk. Li Mo took out a golden bean from his pocket. “Open two upper rooms, quieter ones.”
The shopkeeper’s eyes brightened as soon as he saw the gold. “Okay!”
“Please wait, I’ll find it for you!”
Although this is Xianyang, not many people carry gold with them when they go out. Looking at Li Mo and Yan Lingji’s temperament. This is definitely a wealthy master!
The shopkeeper immediately turned over the register happily. In his heart, he couldn’t help but marvel. This thing is better than bamboo slips. When it was recorded with bamboo slips before, they had to change them every day. Now with this paper, changing one book a month is enough!
I wonder which genius invented this thing!
The shopkeeper’s face, full of joy, became darker as he flipped through the book. Looking at the golden bean, it became even darker. “What’s wrong?”
Yan Lingji suddenly felt something was wrong. “Don’t tell me you only have one room left here!”
“I’m really sorry, there is only one room left here.”
Yan Lingji, holding a flower pot in one hand, and a small hand behind her back, suddenly a flame appeared. There is an impulse to smack the shopkeeper’s face with it. Staring with round eyes, with an innocent smile, she said, “I didn’t hear clearly, could you say it again?”
The shopkeeper felt a shiver down his spine from her smile. Why does this beautiful girl seem to want to burn his shop? The shopkeeper smiled bitterly, “Unfortunately, it’s the Festival of the First Full Moon, business is better than usual.”
“There is indeed only one room left.”
Yan Lingji suspected that Li Mo had bribed the shopkeeper to play a trick. Such a small trick, how could it deceive her? But she had no evidence!
You want to take advantage of me? Do you think you can see me bathing with just one room with me? Heh, even if I strip naked, can you see me?
Yan Lingji always thought that Li Mo’s ability to be no different from ordinary blind people was based on his ability to discern voices. The only ones he could “see” were a few women he knew inside out!
“Well, let’s go to another place and take a look.”
Just as she was suspicious, Li Mo’s calm voice sounded. At the same time, he reached out to take back the golden bean on the table. Yan Lingji was stunned. Huh? Did she misunderstand him? The shopkeeper became anxious when he saw that business was coming to him, there was no reason to let it slip away!
He quickly grabbed his hand and thought quickly. “I remembered, I remembered.”
“The Yaxiang Mansion is a building with three rooms, but only one guest is staying.”
“If you don’t mind, I’ll have someone go and talk to her, how about it?”
Li Mo raised an eyebrow, facing Yan Lingji, asking for her opinion. Yan Lingji’s azure blue eyes flickered and she said softly, “Alright~” The shopkeeper showed a happy expression, and quickly called the boy over to give some instructions. Not long after, the boy ran back from the backyard. He licked his dry lips and awkwardly said in response to the shopkeeper’s urging gaze, “Uh… that… that guest is unwilling.”
The shopkeeper immediately widened his eyes and scolded, “She’s unwilling, can’t you persuade her? What are you talking for?”
The boy looked embarrassed. He also wanted to persuade her!
But when she looked at him with a smile in her eyes, he lost the courage to speak. Li Mo shook his head, and with a wave of his sleeve, he put away the golden bean. “Forget it, let’s go check out another place.”
The price of staying in another building is much higher than staying in an upper room. The shopkeeper couldn’t bear to let these two customers slip away and ran out from the front desk. Politely said, “Please wait, wait, let me go and persuade again.”
Li Mo didn’t want to force it, with money in hand, why worry about not being able to stay in a shop? Just as he was about to refuse, he heard the boy whisper, “Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, that guest is coming out.”
The shopkeeper turned his head and his eyes brightened. It’s even better if she comes out. Perhaps the two groups of people meeting might turn the situation around!
Yan Lingji also turned her head to look in the direction of the backyard.
She suddenly widened her eyes.
“This woman, so beautiful.”
The fact that she, a beauty herself, would call someone else beautiful speaks volumes about the other person’s appearance!
Li Mo had already sensed the arrival of the other party. He was also slightly surprised. Indeed, very beautiful.
The black and yellow long dress accentuated her soft and full figure. Her long hair had only one long hairpin inserted in it. But it did not detract from her innate nobility. When walking, her fair hands naturally overlapped on her abdomen.
Her steps were small, with only the hem of the skirt gently swaying. A noble and dignified temperament naturally exuded from her, without any hint of coquettishness. There was a faint smile on her lips, giving her an extremely approachable appearance. Seeing the shopkeeper walking towards her, the woman immediately stopped.
Looking at him, she softly asked, “What’s the matter?”
Somehow, with just one look from her, the shopkeeper suddenly felt a chill down his spine. Clearly, she was a woman who appeared very gentle and had a pleasant voice. However, she made him feel a kind of fear.
The shopkeeper felt a dryness in his mouth as if he lacked water. Licking his lips, he said, “Miss, the two rooms in the inn are not enough, and conveniently, there are two more rooms in your house. Could you consider accommodating them?”
“I will give a discount on the room rate for the three of you, how about that?”
The woman’s smile remained unchanged as she withdrew her gaze without replying. She walked straight past him. The shopkeeper’s smile froze, his face full of embarrassment.
Yan Lingji pursed her lips and softly said, “Let’s go; it seems she’s not willing.”
Li Mo also said nothing more, turning to leave to find another place. But just then, the woman who had brushed past him suddenly stopped in her tracks. Pausing for a moment, not knowing if she was thinking of something, she turned her head to look at his face.
Then she gently asked, “Sir, are you unable to see things?”
Li Mo smiled lightly and replied, “As the lady said, it is a congenital condition…”
The woman nodded gently, her gentle gaze falling on his waist. A hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
After glancing at Yan Lingji, she said to Li Mo, “I am sensitive to noise. Remember to keep it down.”
The shopkeeper, being astute, immediately understood the meaning behind her words. He replied with a smile, “Rest assured, these two will occupy two rooms and won’t disturb you.”
The woman’s rosy lips moved slightly.
“That’s good.”
Yan Lingji tilted her head provocatively, deep in thought about something. Do we really look like a couple?
The woman turned and left the restaurant, and the shopkeeper promptly helped Li Mo and Yan Lingji check-in. Taking up a pen, he opened the register and started writing.
At that moment, Li Mo’s action of reaching for money suddenly halted. Sensing the name already registered at Yaxiang Mansion in the open register, he furrowed his brows slightly.
“Is it her? Interesting.”
Li Mo muttered. His ‘gaze’ crossed the restaurant and the street outside, following the dignified and noble figure.
“Who is she, do you know her?”
Yan Lingji asked Li Mo with a curious look. That woman just now gave her a strange feeling. Li Mo shook his head, “I don’t know her. Let’s finish up, and then we can leave.'”
Yan Lingji rolled her eyes at him, gesturing to the flower bed in her hands.
“Do you want me to carry this out with us?”
She had taken the flowers from Li Mo. After nurturing it for so many days, the flower bud remained just that, showing no signs of blooming. She wasn’t sure if she was caring for it incorrectly. If it didn’t bloom in a few days, she would try burning it to see if that helped!
“You either bloom for me or die!”
Li Mo pursed his lips and said, “I’ll wait here for you.”
*
A woman carrying a flower bed and a handsome and stylish man walked down the street.
On the bustling street, Yan Lingji dressed in a fiery red gown, moving through the crowd like an elf. Her beautiful face attracted admiring glances from passersby.
Li Mo followed her with an indifferent look. The bamboo pole originally used for poking and exploring was now laden with packages of all sizes. They had agreed to come out to learn about the situation in Xianyang. But as soon as they stepped out, Yan Lingji let loose. ”
Buy things and forget about it, but all that is bought are some strange and interesting things. This is not about understanding the situation, but clearly about shopping!
Every time you want to be tough and not pay for her, she will look at you with a face of injustice, and those pitiful eyes will soften your bones. Buy it, buy it, as you please!
Today, you made me bleed, and sooner or later, I will make you bleed too!
The two of them shopped from the afternoon until nightfall. They casually ate something on the roadside, and Yan Lingji energetically pulled Li Mo to continue her exploration journey. Night had already fallen. Yet, the number of people on the street increased instead of decreasing. Lanterns hung on both sides of the street, and the crowd was lively and bustling. Li Mo slowed down his pace and suddenly asked, “What day is it today?”
Yan Lingji walked beside him with her hands behind her back, curiously looking at lanterns. Nonchalantly, she said, “It seems to be the Lantern Festival.”
They didn’t have such a festival in Baiyue, but she had heard the innkeeper mention it before. “The Lantern Festival… the Lantern Festival, no wonder it’s so lively.”
No matter how many people there were in Xianyang, it could never be as lively as a market. Only on such important festivals would people go out in throngs. Yan Lingji’s attention was attracted by the various colored lanterns made of different fabrics. The lanterns were radiant and dazzling, something she had never seen before. Li Mo sensed her curious gaze and reminded her, “There’s a lantern vendor ahead. If you like it, you can buy one.”
Yan Lingji turned her head to look at him in surprise. After shopping for so long, this was the first time he had actively let her buy something. “Why can’t you buy it and give it to me?”
Li Mo smiled, “It’s still spending my money, does it make a difference?”
Yan Lingji rolled her eyes speechlessly and muttered, “Idiot.”
Li Mo was definitely not an idiot. He just felt that if he could win over a girl like Yan Lingji with a lantern, it would be a bit unrealistic. Hearing this, he was slightly stunned. A smile appeared on his lips as he took Yan Lingji’s hand and briskly walked ahead. “Let me take you to see, and you can pick one.”
Still feeling puzzled, Yan Lingji was dragged away before she could react. When she finally reacted, her expression froze instantly, her aqua blue eyes widened slightly. Feeling the warmth transmitted through her hand, the sense of security that had been protected by him resurfaced in her heart. Yan Lingji was slightly dumbfounded, with her rosy lips slightly open, looking at him blankly.
Mechanically taking steps, she was led by Li Mo through the crowd unimpededly. The surrounding voices seemed to quiet down in an instant. The lanterns of various colors slowly extinguished. Everything in front of her vanished in an instant, leaving only the tall figure in front of her, filling her vision.
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