The villain has been playing badly for ten years

"Wow, this guy is basically a Yanren!!!"

Hanamiba walked closer to the wooden platform, took off the woman's mask, and pointed at the crystal-like face, which had no facial features at all.

Ning Xiusu discovered that this technique of subduing people was just a facade, unable to speak or move. It was just that this crystal stone raw material...

He walked closer, picked up some stone powder with his fingertips, and said:

"Since Bailuofu is hard to come by, you use quartzite to make it look real. Who taught you this?"

The man's trick was discovered, but he didn't panic. Instead, he looked extremely surprised:

"Ah, I never thought that in this small Nanzhao, there is actually someone who knows the art of suppressing people."

Ning Xiusu looked at the man with indifferent eyes.

"Why, you also know Yanshu?"

"The Yanjia technique of the Great Yan people is unique in the world. I am very interested. My greatest dream in life is to see a flying kite and a Yanchuan."

Ning Xiusu was very interested. "Oh, so you are from Dayan?"

The man waved his hands: "I came from Qi'an and was saved by the Snake Immortal."

Hua Jianbai quickly came down, drew his sword and said, "Big villain, I think this guy is just a liar, why waste time talking to him!"

The man felt that Hua Jianbai was a vicious monster, but the one in white was not that vicious, so he hurriedly hid beside Ning Xiusu.

"Okay, I... I admit that we did use the snake gimmick, but if we didn't, how would we attract people to come here?"

He spoke with a voice filled with sorrow and grief, "How many people in Nanzhao are currently starving? If we don't do this, how will we get the money to buy rice? Our Lord Snake Immortal is truly saving lives and curing illnesses..."

Hua Jianbai said angrily: "What snake fairy? You are obviously a liar, otherwise why would you pretend to be a beggar in the stone temple tomb passage!"

"We're not lying. You guys are looking for the snake fairy, so I let you in."

Hanamiba seemed to be under pressure, and pointed his sword at him coldly, as if he was about to chop him down.

"Tell me the truth, is this related to those lawful people from before?"

The man was horrified at this moment. He quickly took a step back and sat on the ground, shaking his head vigorously to explain:

"I don't understand what you're saying, hero. I didn't harm anyone, and the snake fairy doesn't usually come out to take charge, so you asked me to act out the trick. Who knew your eyes were so sharp?"

This person is neither a martial artist nor a spiritual practitioner, but here, it seems that the smell of incense has concealed a trace of the mermaid's aura.

Ning Xiusu pressed down Hua Jianbai's sword, then turned around and looked at him:

"Where is the real snake fairy?"

"What are you looking for Lord Snake Immortal? If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Hanamibai snorted, "Are you the Miraculous Medical Sage? Can you cure illnesses?"

He immediately smiled at the two of them, "You are looking for a doctor, why didn't you tell me earlier? The Snake Immortal is here to save people."

I didn't notice anything in the dim light yesterday, but today when I moved to a brighter place, I found that when this person was talking, his face was not scary except for his scary eyes, but his facial features were really ordinary, even stiff.

Hua Jianbai suddenly frowned and looked at the man, as if he could sense something wrong.

"Great! Let me see what you look like."

"What did you say, hero..."

Hua Jianbai reached behind his ear and saw that it was clearly a human skin disguise.

"what--"

When the human skin mask was removed, the girl was not very old, with scales under her eyes. Her face was not really beautiful among mermaids, but her features were regular and her skin was slightly wheat-colored.

Her eyes were dark and full of spirit, but they did not have the gentleness of an ordinary girl. Instead, they had the cunningness of someone who had experienced many hardships.

"What, mermaid?"

Hua Jianbai hadn't expected this and his eyes widened.

“Ouch, it hurts…it hurts.”

She covered her cheeks and immediately put on a pitiful look, as if she had been bullied, and hugged the thigh of the person next to her.

"Brother Bei Jiao, you and I are of the same clan after all. You wouldn't be as rude to girls as those stinky men of the human race, right..."

Ning Xiusu had never encountered such a desperate person before, and he jumped directly onto the person's legs.

His body stiffened slightly and he choked for a moment.

"..."

Hua Jianbai's heart froze slightly, and he frowned: "Wai, let him go!"

She tugged at the sleeves of her robe, pinching the soft fabric tightly and not letting go: "Brother Beijiao, there aren't many of us Beijiao people. You can't just stand by and watch someone die."

"You are a mermaid, why are you pretending to be a man?"

Ning Xiusu naturally pulled back his sleeves and stepped back.

She went to Hua Jianbai like a naughty girl, used the same trick again, and hugged her thigh.

"People have to survive in the underworld. If a girl wants to show off in public, of course she has to disguise herself. Otherwise, what should she do if she encounters a vicious man who bullies a little girl like me..."

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she seemed, and she even sobbed.

"Brother Hero, you won't bully me, okay?"

"Don't cry."

Hanamibai interrupted the spell directly, it was obvious that this trick was not working.

Ning Xiusu said, "Since we are of the same race, your Lord Snake Immortal should also be a mermaid?"

She nodded. Hua Jianbai realized that this person was like a pendant. He took a deep breath, calmed down his anger, and asked:

"You little liar, stop pretending to be pitiful and take us to find the snake fairy."

The girl was startled by the yelling, "What a little liar, my last name is Xi, I have a name."

Hua Jianbai rolled his eyes and said, "I don't care what your last name is."

"Wait..." Ning Xiusu heard this, a trace of doubt flashed across his brows: "Tell me, your last name is Xi?"

"Yes, my name is Xi He."

Hua Jianbai didn't know what Ning Xiusu was so surprised about. "Aiya," he cried, "Little liar, lead the way quickly."

……

Around dusk, the cicadas' chirping gradually subsided.

The setting sun in the sky is like blood, illuminating the sky.

The outskirts of Nanzhao City are basically dilapidated villages, and the houses are basically in ruins.

There were wisps of smoke rising from the kitchen not far away, adding some vitality to the scene.

Looking towards the ridge of the field, you can see countless people in tattered clothes, walking unsteadily, and holding broken bowls in their hands.

These people looked like those who had been ill for a long time, but they had the aura of mermaids. They were all lined up in long queues, looking more like they were seeking food than medical treatment.

Ning Xiusu and Hua Jianbai followed the strange girl here.

"Hey, that's strange. Nanzhao isn't a big country, so why are there so many mermaids in the village?"

Listening to Hua Jianbai's complaints, Ning Xiusu's gaze fell on the distance, "Over there, is that a porridge stall?"

Hua Jianbai asked, "Hey, Xihe, where is the Snake Fairy?"

"The Snake Fairy is over there healing people. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."

Xi He pointed to the smoke rising from the cooking stove not far away and turned to run away.

Hua Jianbai grabbed the girl and asked, "Where are you going? Are you still trying to deceive people?"

"Brother Hero, there's been a plague here, and many mermaids are sick. I don't want to go there..."

Ning Xiusu saw this and said, "Guardian Hua, let her go."

Hua Jianbai didn't pull this person along, but stopped again.

"how?"

"Big villain, don't go over there otherwise."

"I shouldn't be afraid."

Hua Jianbai thought that was right, there was something magical about him, so he went there with Ning Xiusu.

A wisp of hot steam hit my face, and the meat soup cooked with sorghum rice was scooped into the broken empty bowl.

The old men, women and children took the bowls of porridge with trembling hands and expressed their gratitude.

The so-called Snake Fairy was also a girl, wearing a plum-green soft silk dress embroidered with delicate crabapple patterns.

She was sitting with her back to a house, had set up a shed outside, set up a big pot, and was cooking medicinal porridge.

Nanzhao suffered from many disasters, and with the rampant poisonous insects, people's lives were already in dire straits.

The Nanzhao Kingdom under the jurisdiction of Dayan was not originally like a country. Now, except for the main city, these suburban villages are basically gathering places for refugees.

This is almsgiving...

But, this girl seems familiar.

Ning Xiusu stopped not far away and looked at that place.

The snake fairy has the body of a woman, and is very slender and graceful, so she must be a beauty.

But she covered half of her face with a green veil, revealing a pair of eyes as gentle as a deer, her eyebrows were crescent-shaped, and her skin was as white as cream.

Ru Rouyi's fingers were holding a long spoon, scooping out hot medicinal porridge from the big pot and distributing it bowl by bowl to the haggard villagers who were gathered in groups of three or five.

There are many mermaids here, and the smell of the medicinal porridge also includes the scent of the yangluo fruit which can repel insects.

Ning Xiu was thinking seriously, but Hua Jianbai had already widened his eyes beside him.

"she……"

Almost from shock to joy, suddenly rushed over and shouted,

"Hu Xiaoxiao? Is that you?"

The woman seemed to be startled suddenly, and the long spoon in her hand trembled and fell into the pot.

"Sir, what did you say?"

"No, Hu Xiaoxiao, don't you remember us?"

Hu Xiaoxiao's gaze turned towards the young man in the snow-blue robe, then gradually extended her gaze backwards to where the light blue and white clothes were.

She seemed to remember something and suddenly said in disbelief, "Your Majesty?"

Ning Xiusu hadn't expected her to remember him, and was a little surprised: "Hu Xiaoxiao... why are you in Nanzhao?"

"I……"

She hesitated for a moment.

Hua Jianbai said anxiously: "Xiaoxiao, look at me? You should remember me."

She seemed unimpressed by what he said, her brows furrowed slightly as she said, "You're a playboy."

"No, do you remember Xiaolu Tea No. 108..."

"I really don't remember."

Hanamibai felt dejected for a moment. Although his amnesia had not been cured, meeting his old friend was still worth celebrating.

After the porridge was distributed, the three of them found a restaurant in Nanzhao City.