Chapter 185 - The Mayor’s Mansion’s Guards Gathered!
Chapter 185: The Mayor’s Mansion’s Guards Gathered!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
He Xiangjiang shook his head.
“My master won’t let me cultivate yet.”
Wan’er was a little surprised.
“Ah!”
“Why!”
The last sentence was for the old Taoist priest.
Zhao Tianqian laughed.
“If he cultivates, his height will skyrocket. Won’t you have to jump up and hit him in the future?”
Eh? He Xiangjiang was puzzled.
What was his master talking about?
What did he mean by hitting him? Was he still his master?
Most importantly, Wan’er held her chin and thought for a moment before nodding.
“That’s true. Old Senior, I think you’re right.”
“Young Taoist priest, you’d better not cultivate for now. I will always protect you.”
“Otherwise, when you’re much taller than me, I’ll have to beat you up like how I beat Old Uncle Lei.”
He Xiangjiang sighed and complained.
“Or, Wan’er, can you not beat me?”
Lei Jingyun had asked Wan’er this question before. Now He Xiangjiang asked her again, and Wan’er would always be shaking her head seriously.
“No.”
Zhao Tianqian brought the two little fellows to the inn. After entering the inn, the old Taoist priest took out a few pieces of silver with a smile.
“Shopkeeper, we will need about six or seven rooms to stay in the inn. Sorry for the trouble.”
The shopkeeper, who was doing the accounts with his head lowered, heard that six or seven rooms were needed.
He immediately burst into laughter.
When he saw the pieces of silver handed over to him on the table, the corners of his mouth curled up.
“Okay, okay!”
Before he raised his head, he agreed.
However, when the innkeeper raised his head to look at the old Taoist priest.
He was a little stunned.
He seemed to be in a daze.
Zhao Tianqian picked up the silver on the table and waved it in front of the shopkeeper.
“Shopkeeper? Shopkeeper!”
Only then did he come back to his senses.
After the innkeeper came back to his senses, he still led the three of them to pick a room with a smile on his face. However, the smile on the shopkeeper’s face seemed to be a little forced compared to before.
After confirming the room, Zhao Tianqian paid the bill directly. Then, he brought the two little fellows into a room and waited for Jiang Ping and the others.
Afraid that the two of them would be hungry, Zhao Tianqian even asked the waiter to bring some pastries over.
The waiter had just finished delivering the pastries from that room.
Then, he saw his boss winking at him and making gestures.
The waiter obediently ran over and asked.
“Boss, what’s wrong?”
The innkeeper was holding a picture scroll in his hand.
It was given to him by someone from the mayor’s mansion just now.
He was told that if he saw these people in the scroll, he must report it to the people from the mayor’s mansion.
At first, the shopkeeper didn’t mind since he had owned a shabby shop.
So, what information could he get?
With a cursory glance at the picture scroll, he directly rolled it up and threw it aside.
Until just now when the old Taoist priest walked through the door.
The shopkeeper suddenly felt familiar.
After taking them to look at the room, the innkeeper took out the picture scroll to look carefully.
Turns out these are the three people.
The shopkeeper gave the waiter a sign to keep quiet.
“Let’s go downstairs.”
After going downstairs, the shopkeeper was still worried, so he directly pulled the waiter to the kitchen.
“Boss, what’s wrong? Why are you so surprised?”
The shopkeeper took out the scroll and showed it to the waiter.
The waiter was also stunned when he saw it.
He even began to stutter.
“This... this...”
The shopkeeper directly slapped the waiter.
“Don’t do that. You stay here and keep an eye on them. I’ll go to the mayor’s mansion to report.”
The waiter hesitated, but the shopkeeper said something before he left.
If they were captured and sent to the mayor’s mansion, he would be rewarded.
Then, he would have a share.
And he nodded repeatedly.
When the innkeeper walked to the streets, he did not even need to go to the mayor’s mansion.
The streets were currently full of people from the mayor’s mansion.
He grabbed a random person and said.
“Sir, I found the wanted criminal that you’re looking for.”
The guard who was stopped was shocked.
“Really!”
The innkeeper nodded and directly told the details of Zhao Tianqian staying in his inn.
The guard saw that he didn’t seem to be lying, and also, no one would dare to joke about this matter with the mayor’s mansion.
He immediately said to the shopkeeper.
“You go back first. I will go and gather people, and then I will be there in a moment.”
The innkeeper wanted to say something but stopped himself. His two palms rubbed against each other.
“Then Sir...”
The guard understood and said in a bad mood.
“Don’t worry. When the time comes, I won’t give you any less reward.”
“As long as you keep an eye on them.”
The innkeeper nodded repeatedly.
Then, the guard directly called his brothers who were searching nearby, and after whispering a few words, the few of them dispersed.
The innkeeper also obediently went back to guard the three people. No, it was the fortune tree!
Jiang Ping followed his own imprint and walked into an inn. Then, he pushed open the door of the old Taoist priest’s room.
The moment he entered, he saw Wan’er talking non-stop to the other two people about the exciting stories she had read in her novel. She did not notice anyone entering at all.
Jiang Ping coughed twice.
“Ahem, Wan’er, did you get into trouble again today?”
Wan’er heard Jiang Ping’s voice and jumped down from the stool.
She called Jiang Ping over to sit down.
Jiang Ping said unhappily.
“Daddy is asking you a question.”
Actually, Jiang Ping wasn’t angry. He only pretended to be like this because he wanted his eldest daughter to restrain herself in the future. After all, he couldn’t stay by her side forever.
Wan’er started to get nervous when she saw how serious Jiang Ping was.
She didn’t say a word for a long time.
He Xiangjiang helped her out.
“Wan’er got into trouble because someone bullied us. Wan’er even protected me.”
Wan’er felt like she was wronged when she heard He Xiangjiang speak up for her.
Her tears almost fell.
Jiang Ping couldn’t bear to see this. He quickly ran over to comfort Wan’er.
Wan’er turned around and ignored Jiang Ping.
“Alright, Daddy isn’t angry. Don’t cry.”
Wan’er was furious. If there weren’t so many people present, Wan’er would have cried.
Jiang Ping saw that comforting her was useless, so he immediately said.
“Who bullied you? Daddy will go and reason with him!”
Wan’er slowly opened her mouth.
“There’s no need. I’ve already taught him a lesson.”
Jiang Ping knew his daughter well. As long as she was willing to speak, her anger had subsided.
He took out the candied haws that he had bought with her two younger sisters today from his storage space.
First, he handed a candied haw skewer to He Xiangjiang.
He Xiangjiang looked at his master. Seeing that his master nodded, he took it happily.
Then he passed it to Wan’er.
Wan’er deliberately did not take it. It was only when Liu’er took the candied haw and stuffed it into her hand that she reluctantly accepted it.
Jiang Ping asked He Xiangjiang.
“Xiangjiang, tell uncle what happened today.”
He Xiangjiang told him everything that happened today.
After hearing this, Jiang Ping was a little surprised and touched Wan’er’s head.
It seemed that Wan’er became sensible. In the past, when she met such an unreasonable person, Wan’er wouldn’t even apologize. She would just beat the person up straightaway...
While they were talking, a large group of guards from the mayor’s mansion was quietly approaching the inn...