C84 Chapter 84

Jiegeng originally wanted to not tell Lan Hong and secretly leave. Who knew that when Jiegeng took the luggage to the carriage, she found that Lan Hong was already waiting on the horse.

Jiegeng was instantly discouraged and had to admit the truth.

"Benefactor, why did you leave just like that? The villagers and I have not properly thanked you." The shopkeeper rushed out.

"Benefactor, just you wait. I'll get my fellow villagers to come over right now."

Bai Lan grabbed the shopkeeper and shook his head.

"Yes, boss. Don't take it to heart. It's fate that we met. If you have free time, you might as well help your family take care of their health."

After Jiegeng finished speaking, she immediately entered the carriage.

"Are you all alright? When you are done, we will set off." Jiegeng stuck her head out and asked what was in front of her.

"Let's go!" After Bai Lan finished speaking, Jiegeng and the others continued on their way.

"Benefactor, we have a safe journey!" The shopkeeper shouted from behind. The nearby residents who had received favors came out after hearing the news, and they also shouted from behind the carriage.

Jiegeng did not forget to extend her hand to say goodbye.

"Your Royal Highness, why did you agree that Lan Hong will follow us?" Only then did Jiegeng ask her own question.

"Jiegeng, this is not like you." Shihan asked. "Aren't you usually very warmhearted?"

"He first snatched my medicine and then teased my name. Two restricted regions, he made a mistake in one go. How could I not hate him!? " Jiegeng explained.

When he heard this, Duan Shuang was laughing to himself.

"Your Royal Highness, say it!" Jiegeng turned her head and continued to ask Duan Shuang.

"When you are outside, it is always better to have one more friend. It is always better to have one more enemy." After Duan Shuang fooled her, he closed his eyes to rest.

Jiegeng saw this and could not continue to entangle with this matter.

After all, the lack of experience in going out was a huge loss to her.

Shihan consoled. "Cousin is right, don't yell at him. He seemed to be a little careless. It must have been unintentional at that time. "

Since even Shihan said so, Jiegeng could only give up.

It was close to evening when Jiegeng and her group arrived at the pass of the second town.

"Spirit Martial City?" Jiegeng could not wait to get out of the car and Shihan followed closely behind.

Although Duan Shuang's carriage was well-equipped and the people sitting inside did not move much, the continuous journey in the afternoon had bored the two of them to death.

"The name of this town has the word 'Martial' in it. Does this place advocate martial arts?" Shihan guessed.

"I don't know, but I can tell from this that it is quite lively inside. I should be able to have a good rest now." Although Jiegeng was in a good mood now, she was already exhausted today.

She only wanted to have a good drink and then have a good sleep.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go in!" Shihan used her shoulder to hit Jiegeng's shoulder.

Sure enough, the town was brightly lit and it was a bustling scene.

"Let's do it here!" Shihan pointed to an inn with rather conspicuous decorations.

"You guys want to stay at the inn, right?" The moment they entered, the waiter came out to welcome them.

"How do you know we want to stay at the restaurant and not eat?" Lan Hong was curious.

"Why are there only two big inns with horse houses in this Martial Spirit City? One of them is our shop. On the north side of the city, one was on the south side of the city. It's already so late. It's obvious that everyone is on their way. We can't possibly go to the south side of the city to stay after dinner." The waiter explained.

"You're quite smart, kid." Lan Hong took out a bunch of copper coins from his pocket and tossed them to the waiter. "It's for you."

"Oh, thank you, sir!" The waiter received the money and became even more respectful.

"Everyone, please come upstairs."

Lan Hong took the lead and went upstairs first.

Shihan and Jiegeng followed the waiter upstairs.

From beginning to end, Duan Shuang, Ouyang Lingfeng, and Bai Lan had been paying attention to Lan Hong's every move.

After each of them put down their luggage in their rooms, they went downstairs to eat dinner.

When the waiter served the dishes, he introduced them, "Dear guests, you have come at the right time in Spirit Martial City. Tomorrow will be the day of the competition between the richest man in Spirit Martial City, Minister Wang. If you are not in a hurry, you can go and take a look. "

"The competition for the son-in-law? But if a big and rough man wins, how will he marry? " Shihan always felt that this kind of thing was too unreliable.

"It's not a marriage, it's a marriage!" The waiter corrected.

"Marry?" Jiegeng asked.

"Yes, Minister Wang recruited a son-in-law."

"I'm afraid a young man with martial arts will not easily become a son-in-law. Besides, it's not glorious to win against a woman." Shihan complained.

" That's not what you said. This Officer Wang is not only the richest man here, but also the uncle of the Grand Guardian. Most importantly, Miss Wang is as beautiful as a flower. There are quite a number of people who are in a hurry to visit!" After the waiter placed the dishes on the table, he left.

"Looks like this place really conforms to the name of the city. Even the recruitment of husband and son-in-law is settled through a martial competition." Jiegeng was filled with curiosity. Usually, she had only heard of this kind of thing from books. She did not expect that she would actually encounter it.

"You want to read it?" Duan Shuang could tell what Jiegeng was thinking at a glance.

Jiegeng nodded. But in the blink of an eye, she was in trouble. "It won't be too much of a delay, right?"

"It won't take long. I have already sent someone to Anyang." Duan Shuang conveniently picked up a piece of sweet and sour meat from Jiegeng's bowl.

Duan Shuang did not do anything good in Yongan Town. And now, other than Jiegeng and Lan Hong, everyone else present was shocked.

Duan Shuang actually helped someone to get food!

However, when Duan Shuang's cold gaze swept over them, they quickly returned to normal and ate the food as if nothing had happened.

"Then tomorrow we will watch the show and leave after lunch?" Jiegeng naturally ate the sweet and sour meat and asked.

"Agreed." Shihan was the first to express her stance. How could she miss out on something like joining in the fun?

"It would be best for someone to be a son-in-law here, so as to avoid being hated along the way." Shihan suddenly said.

"I'm talking about you." Ouyang Lingfeng suddenly pointed at Lan Hong.

Lan Hong was focused on eating when he suddenly raised his head in confusion.

"Ouyang Lingfeng, I'm talking about you!" Duan Shihan could only name him for his shamelessness.

"You are the only beauty in my eyes." Ouyang Lingfeng suddenly confessed. "If you want to do it, you can only be your son-in-law."

Jiegeng suddenly choked. Bai Lan also paused.

Shihan hurriedly went to help Jiegeng catch her breath.

"If you talk nonsense during dinner again, next time you will have a meal by yourself." Duan Shuang also suddenly retorted at Ouyang Lingfeng.

Ouyang Lingfeng still wanted to argue, but Duan Shihan's cold eyes swept over, and he immediately shut his mouth obediently.

Lan Hong stood by the side and looked at the table full of people playfully.

At night, Duan Shuang and Bai Lan chatted privately in the open space behind the inn.

"According to the information you provided, Bai Qing's location has been determined. I have already sent people to protect him. " Duan Shuang still had the same indifferent look.

"That's good."

"Although our purpose of finding Bai Qing is different, we all hope that nothing will happen to him. So, on the way here, you can trust me without worry." Duan Shuang could sense Bai Lan's wariness towards him along the way. Some things, if he did not make it clear, would only become obstacles in the end.

"I don't know if you are trying to get close to Jiegeng for your purpose. If you are, please stop. These things don't have to involve her. She doesn't know anything." Bai Lan's tone was firm.

"It seems like she has a good brother." Duan Shuang avoided Bai Lan's topic.

Bai Lan was still staring at Duan Shuang.

"If I find out that you hurt her, I will stop everything from happening to you and make you suffer the consequences." After saying this, Bai Lan turned around and left.

When only Duan Shuang was left here, Duan Shuang looked indifferently at the full moon in the night sky.

Was there really no personal gain back then? Duan Shuang couldn't help but ask himself.

The next day, Jiegeng and Shihan were probably the earliest to wake up. It could be seen that the competition for the son-in-law had a great attraction to the two of them.

"Waiter, where is the competition you talked about yesterday?" Jiegeng asked impatiently.

"It is at the central square. If you want to go and take a look, you have to go there early. Otherwise, there won't be any good seats."

"Sister, they can't come down yet?" After Jiegeng heard the waiter's words, she immediately asked Shihan anxiously.

"Really, a few big men are still dawdling." Shihan also wanted to hurry over.

"Forget it, let's go first. Anyway, Qi and Yue are following behind. There will not be any big trouble."

"Look at the two of you. You don't know. I thought you were going to compete." Ouyang Lingfeng and the others only came down from upstairs at this moment.

"I'm not going. I'm going to take a look at the medicine market here." Bai Lan went downstairs and expressed his intention. There were no branches in this area. Bai Lan could use this opportunity to investigate the value of building a branch in this area.

"Oh, okay." Jiegeng replied.

Bai Lan was usually not interested in such things. Now that he had come to a strange place, his mind was filled with only business matters.

"Let's go. Let's go." Lan Hong went downstairs and joined Jiegeng and Shihan's anxious team.

"You went in such a hurry. Don't tell me you really want to be a son-in-law?" Jiegeng immediately provoked him.

"I'm afraid that my father will not agree to this." Lan Hong smiled without a care in the world. "Didn't that waiter yesterday say she was a beauty? Of course she was going to see a beauty."

"Shihan, look at this person. He is really too superficial." Ouyang Lingfeng immediately walked to Shihan's side and said that Lan Hong was not.

"That is also much better than you pretending to be serious." Shihan pushed Ouyang Lingfeng away.

The few of them were making a fuss in front of them. Jiegeng also asked Duan Shuang from behind, "Then what about the young master? Why do you want to go?"

Duan Shuang stiffly turned his head and looked at Jiegeng strangely. "Didn't you want to go?"

Jiegeng pretended to cough lightly and said awkwardly, "Is that so?"

After saying that, she immediately walked to Shihan's side.

Duan Shuang looked at Jiegeng's back and smiled very happily.

However, Anzhao silently ridiculed in the dark, "Your Highness, your smile is really 'rippling'!"