novelden Chapter 846 Just looks like a child.
Chapter 846 Just looks like a child.
noon.
Li Mu and his three companions rushed to a small village in the south of the wilderness.
The name of the village is Baishi, and most of the villagers make a living by quarrying stones.
Although the vegetation in the wilderness is sparse, the mineral resources are extremely rich. Not only is there fine iron for tempering weapons, but there are also many kinds of natural jade and agate.
Merchants from all over Kyushu often come to these villages to try their luck, the most famous of which is Shiraishi Village.
"Sir, do you want blood agate?"
In front of a house, two young children blocked the way of several people.
The little boy looked to be about seven or eight years old. He pulled down the rough cloth covering his face and raised his head to ask.
Behind him followed a little girl, about four or five years old, with two buns on her head. Her withered little hands were tightly grasping the corner of the boy's clothes.
"Go away, kid, where did you come from? Go play somewhere else."
The vendor who was stopped spoke to the boy in a bad tone and pushed him to the side of the road.
"Sir, do you want a blood agate? A blood agate as big as a fist. Ten thousand, no, one thousand, just one thousand taels. That blood agate that is rare in a century will be yours."
The little boy was not discouraged after being pushed down. He got up and went to stop someone.
...
"Master, why don't we buy it?"
In the distance, Shanshan watched the little boy bumping into walls everywhere, and reluctantly tugged at Li Mu's sleeve, saying weakly,
"Blood agate can help external warriors condense blood and energy. In the capital, a piece the size of a little finger costs nearly three thousand taels. We, we won't suffer a loss."
Hearing this, Shan Yang stopped, turned around, and was about to speak.
But Xu Doudou burst out laughing, looked at Shanshan jokingly and asked,
"You want to buy blood agate from that boy?"
"Is it not possible? We are not at a disadvantage."
Shanshan glared and looked at Xu Doudou with some displeasure.
Obviously she felt sorry for the little boy. He must have encountered some great difficulties to sell his treasure at such a low price.
"What a silly girl, go ahead."
Li Mu glanced at the boy, then his gaze lingered on the little girl behind him for a few seconds.
With a flick of his sleeves, a gold ingot weighing one hundred taels fell into Shanshan's hands.
Seeing this, Shanshan's big eyes sparkled slightly, and she lowered her head and kissed Li Mu on the face.
"Master, wait for me."
Then, he gave Xu Doudou a provocative look.
"Sir, is this okay?"
Xu Doudou looked at Li Mu with a strange expression and said hesitantly,
"Or I'll follow her."
"No need, it's just the second level, Shanshan can handle it."
Li Mu shook his head, his tone very casual.
"Let's go first, she will catch up by herself."
……
About half an hour later, in a small courtyard of a private house.
The two children were tied up and kneeling in the middle.
Shanshan leaned on Li Mu's shoulder and cried out at the top of her lungs,
"Master, they bullied Shanshan."
"Okay, okay, you're okay, aren't you?"
Li Mu rubbed her head and comforted her while trying to suppress his smile.
Shanshan raised her head, her face puffed up like a bun, and then she cried out "wa".
"Master also bullies Shanshan. Master clearly knows everything, but he deliberately makes Shanshan look bad."
"Pfft".
At this time, Xu Doudou, who was standing by, took out a handful of melon seeds from somewhere, ate them and laughed,
"You are stupid, don't blame others."
"You're talking nonsense. How could I know that such a young child would be a bad person?"
Shanshan refused to accept the decision and snatched half a handful of melon seeds from Xu Doudou, eating them angrily.
"What kind of place is this? How can a child just wander around the streets?"
Xu Doudou rolled her eyes, put on a "master's wife" attitude, and said,
"Besides, haven't you heard that there are three things you shouldn't mess with in the underworld?"
???
"Puff, puff, puff, what do you mean by three things not to mess with? If you have something to say, just say it, don't keep me in suspense!"
Shanshan spat out the melon seed shells angrily, her tone very unhappy.
Xu Doudou shrugged, reached out to peel off the melon seed skins that were stuck on Shanshan's lips, and then spoke,
"Old people, women, and children, these three types of people should never be provoked unless necessary."
"Why!" Shanshan frowned and wiped her mouth in disgust.
She could understand the elderly. Although it was not the case that the older one got, the higher his cultivation level became, it was still understandable. But Shanshan couldn't understand women and children.
"My mother said that there are many seniors among the Hundred Schools who live in seclusion in the city."
"The hunchbacked old man in your eyes might be the elder of some sect or school. You must not offend him!"
"Where is that woman?" Shanshan asked again.
"Woman?" Xu Doudou raised his chin with some pride and explained.
"How can a woman who dares to walk the world alone be simple?"
"Especially beautiful women. If they don't have some means of self-protection, you won't be able to meet them."
"..."
"You have a point." Shanshan nodded reluctantly.
Apparently she is also that beautiful woman who should not be messed with.
"Child, please tell me something. I want to hear what you have to say."
"Heh." Xu Doudou chuckled and looked at Shanshan as if she were a fool, saying disdainfully,
"What kind of good person would let a child wander the world? It's obviously a trick. Why do you even need to ask? You are really a silly girl."
"You!" Shanshan was furious. She passed Li Mu and tried to pull Xu Doudou.
"Who are you calling stupid?"
"Alright, alright."
Li Mu held the two little girls in his arms, one in each hand, then looked at Xu Doudou, shook his head and smiled,
"What about old people, women and children? What if this silly girl really believes what you said?"
"Son~"
Xu Doudou pursed her lips and called out in dissatisfaction.
"That's what my mother said. Do you think it's wrong, sir?"
"Yes..." Li Mu opened his mouth and just uttered one word.
Xu Doudou immediately smiled and looked at Shanshan provocatively.
"That's not right either."
After saying this, Xu Doudou's face fell again and she pouted.
"Then tell me, what's wrong?"
Li Mu thought about it and said,
"Old people should refer to those who hide their identities, such as you and me. They are indeed not easy to mess with."
"As for women, my aunt's original intention should be to tell you not to mess with those people with a wide background and connections. There may be someone around her who you can't afford to mess with."
"As for the children... just like Doudou said, it is indeed easy to deceive people by using the weak to arouse your sympathy. It is not just children, but also the elderly, women and children, or even men who look weak."
Hearing this, Shanshan pursed her lips and said dejectedly,
"Shanshan doesn't like this."
"Who could have thought that a child could be so vicious? Not only did he want to rob Shanshan of her money, he also wanted to capture Shanshan as his wife. I'm so angry!"
"My friend, you see things clearly."
At this time, Xuanjizi and Shanyuan walked out of the house one after another.
Li Mu turned around and happened to meet Shan Yuan's eyes. A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he sighed meaningfully,
"Yeah, who would have thought that a child could be so vicious."
Shan Yuan frowned slightly when he heard Li Mu's words, looked at the man tied up in the yard, shook his head and smiled,
"Who knows, maybe this person just looks like a child."
Li Mu was stunned, and looked at the little girl who was tied up and brought back by Shan Shan, and said in surprise,
"Not a child?"
At the same time, the little girl smiled sadly and uttered an old voice.
"So he is a Taoist priest from the Human Sect."
"This time I admit defeat. The blood agate is real. I will hand it over. Can you let my grandson and I go?"