"We should have put these things back on the carriage so that we can stroll faster."

Mu Xiu, who had suffered a lot from carrying the bag, finally put the things in his arms back into his carriage. He immediately felt relieved and walked to the stall where the three people were strolling, stretching lazily.

"Brother Mu Xiu, I'll ask you to help us get things later." Meng Zhu couldn't help but tease him when she saw him like this. After going out today, she became more lively at her age.

"Don't worry, it's a rare trip for you, just buy whatever you like, I promise I can bring it back."

"Thank you, Brother Mu Xiu. Actually, I have already bought everything I need. I just want to go to the night market and don't want to go back so early. I heard that the night market here is very lively."

The conversation was overheard by the kind-hearted stall owner, who thought they were outsiders who had just arrived in Nanye, so he took the initiative to talk to them, "Is this your first time in the capital? The Nanye Night Market is definitely not to be missed, but it's still too early for the night market to open, so why don't you find a place to rest and come out after sunset."

Wan Ning followed the stall owner's words and asked, "This is indeed our first time in Nanye, and we are not familiar with this place. I wonder if the boss has any recommended places for us to spend some time?"

The boss became obviously excited, and he danced with joy and recommended: "Girl, you've asked the right person. Now the most popular pastime in Nanye City is listening to storytelling."

"Storytelling?" Hearing these two words, Wan Ning was obviously a little disappointed. "Boss, don't think that we are outsiders and have never seen the world. What's so special about storytelling? Isn't this an activity that has been around for a long time?"

The boss was a little anxious, and hurriedly explained: "You don't know this, right? Storytelling is not new, what is new is the content of the storytelling."

Hearing the boss say this, Wan Ning instantly became interested. The content of folk storytelling is a weather vane for the people and can accurately reflect the issues that everyone cares about. It's still early, so why not go and listen first, so she asked the boss: "What's the latest content now?"

The owner of the small stall glanced around casually and whispered to them, "The most recent story is naturally the story of Prince Qi, who was willing to leave Nanye for the sake of brotherhood and guard the border of Chu State for 19 years. Girl, I am not exaggerating, this ticket is really hard to get, it is the most popular content at the moment."

Wan Ning looked at Mu Xiu, and they understood each other. Not long ago, she also tried to find out about King Qi, but most of the people who knew about it kept silent, or they were still young and didn't know much about what happened back then. Now, if she could learn about the story from a folk storyteller, it would be a good way to do it without any effort.

Wan Ning pretended to feel sorry and said helplessly: "Alas, since tickets are hard to come by, it seems we have no chance. Let's come again next time if there is a chance."

The boss anxiously pulled her sleeve, leaned forward and tried his best to recommend in a low voice: "How lucky are you! I just happen to have a few tickets for today. I'm really busy today and don't have time to go. If you are interested, I'll give them to you. As for the price, don't worry, I'll give it to you with absolute conscience!"

Seeing that Wan Ning didn't comment, the boss took the initiative to report a number.

This price is not low, it is definitely much more expensive than the usual storytelling. Doesn't the boss mean to be a scalper? Wan Ning looked embarrassed and didn't answer, thinking silently. The boss was anxious and took the initiative to say: "This is really a conscience price. If the girl thinks it is expensive..."

Before he could even say anything about lowering the price, Mu Xiu, who was standing next to him, took out the money from his pocket and paid for it, without even asking for change. Wan Ning regretted bringing him along to buy things, and glared at him as if to say, "The boss is almost giving me a discount, what are you doing?"

Later, when Wan Ning asked about this, his answer was: "It's not much money anyway, so I don't want to waste my time." He is worthy of being a boss in modern society, which is something that Wan Ning, a new employee, cannot understand.

The boss, who received the money, smiled and waved towards a place not far away. Suddenly, a thin man appeared from somewhere, staggered quickly to the boss's stall, and took some of the money from the boss in front of them.

The boss asked, "Brother, these are all distinguished guests. Please show them the way." He then said to Wan Ning and the others, "Please follow this brother later. He will take you to the scene. It's a good time to visit the night market after listening to the music. You can have a good meal and have fun."

The thin guide listened to him, kept his head down and walked forward without saying a word. He did not look back to see if the others behind him had caught up, nor did he respond when they spoke to him. In order to keep up with him, the four of them increased their pace and even jogged. They followed him out of the downtown area and through several alleys, but they still had not reached their destination.

The further they walked, the more panicked they felt. Especially when Wan Ning winked at the others, hinting that they might have been cheated. What if this person was in league with the vendors? Seeing outsiders, they wanted to trick them into less crowded places before taking action. If he was only after money, that would be fine. But if he was after money and killed people, it would be a loss.

Wan Tao also looked at Wan Ning with concern. At this time, they were walking in a small alley with almost no other people. The more they looked, the more suspicious they felt. The thin man in front of them was not to be feared. They were only afraid that if they continued to walk forward, there would be an ambush and helpers ahead, and by then it would be too late.

Now we must find out whether this person has bad intentions or not!

"Ouch!" Wan Ning came up with a plan, cried out and lay on the ground, not forgetting to adjust her direction so that her face was facing the direction she came from, in case of any emergency, she could run away quickly. Wan Tao and Meng Zhu quickly stopped to support her, while the man continued to walk forward with his head down.

Soon he saw that no one was following him, so he turned around and was surprised to find that all the guests were sitting or squatting on the ground. So he quickly turned around and ran to them. While he was looking down to care about Wan Ning's injury, Meng Zhu and Mu Xiu consciously walked behind him, forming a surrounding posture. If this person was really a bad guy, he would have nowhere to escape.

The man showed a concerned expression on his face. Seeing Wan Ning covering her foot with her hands, he pointed at this position, as if asking what happened and whether the injury was serious.

At this time, Wan Ning realized that he might not be able to speak. He looked at Mu Xiumengzhu behind him and suddenly felt that he was too much. He actually doubted someone who couldn't hear anything. He was full of guilt, so he waved his hands repeatedly and said word by word: "Fortunately, it's not serious. You can leave after a rest."

The man understood what was going on by looking at the lips and looked around anxiously.

"Her feet will be fine after resting for a while, but I'm afraid she can't walk for too long. How far is it to the storytelling place?" Mu Xiu patted his back and waited for him to look at him before speaking loudly so that he could understand.

But the man still looked confused. Wan Ning was too ashamed to bear it, but she didn't want him to find out that she was pretending to be injured just to test him. So she continued to act, gently rubbing her ankle and moaning softly: "Ouch, it hurts."

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