Chapter 421
The Bell that Protects Flowers on the Road of Love 35
As soon as it was light, the four of them sat obediently in the lobby waiting for the shopkeeper to get up.
The early riser came downstairs and fell silent the moment he saw the blackened walls and the tables and chairs that were missing parts from the fire.
"What's going on here?" the customer asked, looking at the four sculptures in the corner.
Ji Chaoxi lowered her head in embarrassment and remained silent.
The customer gasped, looking at her with a hint of admiration.
Wow, this is the first time I've seen someone with such incredible destructive power.
Just then, another guest came down. He seemed much more cautious. He looked around and quickly ran to Ji Chaoxi's side.
"Are those assassins from last night dead?"
Ji Chaoxi nodded listlessly.
The guest breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his back, and said, "That's good, that's good."
Last night, he just wanted to come downstairs for a drink of water, but he witnessed such a dangerous scene, which scared him so much that he immediately ran into his room.
As for why he didn't scream or run out of the inn, it was because he knew that if he ran out of the inn, he would surely die.
If he stayed safely in his room, with four bodyguards confronting the assassins below, and given that his room was in the middle of the third floor without even a window, his chances of survival would be much higher.
He proved to be right.
After waiting for ages, Ji Chaoxi and the others finally met the shopkeeper.
"Where did Li Fu go? Why isn't he up and working yet?" The shopkeeper came downstairs with a ruddy complexion.
I slept really well last night. There were some rustling sounds, which sounded so nice. I don't know where they were coming from. It was just a bit hot.
"Where have you all been? Come out here..."
The shopkeeper stopped talking as soon as he saw the scene in the lobby.
She stared at her wall in disbelief: "Who did this?!"
"And the tables and chairs that I tricked back from the Western Regions..." The shopkeeper trembled as he touched his heart, tears instantly falling.
"Who! I'll skin him alive and drink his blood!" The shopkeeper was so angry his voice cracked.
Ji Chaoxi, who had originally planned to step forward, saw this scene and silently stood behind Fu Xianyan.
"Who did this?!" The shopkeeper clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging on his forehead, his eyes fixed on Ji Chaoxi.
Ji Chaoxi was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly: "No...it wasn't me."
The shopkeeper looked at Fu Xianyan and narrowed his eyes: "Was it you?"
Fu Xianyan shook his head: "No."
The shopkeeper's sharp gaze swept over Qin Qiwu, who stood to the side: "That is...."
Qin Qiwu was so frightened that he took a step back: "It wasn't me, you've misunderstood."
Xu Ancheng's palms were sweating. Oh no, he had bumped into it by accident.
He can pay compensation, but judging from the shopkeeper's attitude, he's going to take his life.
Seeing the shopkeeper about to look over, Xu Ancheng made the most despicable and worst decision of his life. He closed his eyes, pointed to the unconscious man in black in the corner, and gritted his teeth, saying, "It's him!"
Ji Chaoxi and Qin Qiwu looked at Xu Ancheng in shock, while Xu Ancheng looked at them with deep shame on his face.
But... but if he doesn't go back alive, how can he marry Miss Qin...?
Enraged, the shopkeeper grabbed the man in black from the ground and slapped him several times while hurling insults at him.
The unconscious man in black was woken up by the shopkeeper. He looked at the shopkeeper with a blank expression, which made the shopkeeper even angrier. He kicked and cursed at the man.
"Do you know how expensive my table is? You can't buy it with money!"
The man in black was already injured, and with the shopkeeper's torment, he started rolling his eyes.
When Ji Chaoxi saw this scene, she gasped and tugged at Fu Xianyan's sleeve.
Fu Xianyan coughed lightly and stepped forward: "Shopkeeper, just tell us how much silver you need, and we'll find a way."
Ji Chaoxi quickly nodded: "Yes, yes!"
Qin Qiwu said softly, "Although it was his fault, we don't want to see you so sad. We'll figure out how to get these tables and chairs."
Xu Ancheng didn't dare to utter a sound. He looked at the black-clad man with a bruised and swollen face, feeling so guilty that he didn't dare to look at him at all.
He's so bad, he's so despicable!
The shopkeeper's anger vanished instantly, and she tentatively asked, "Really?"
What a great thing! Actually, those tables and chairs were already starting to wobble, so it's perfect to replace them with new ones.
She looked at them shyly, saying, "How could I possibly accept this?"
Ji Chaoxi quickly said, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. Shopkeeper, would you like gold or a new set of tables and chairs?"
The shopkeeper shyly brushed a stray hair behind his ear: "Is gold alright?"
She would then have Zhou Cheng use the scrap wood from the backyard to make several new sets of tables and chairs, saving them the money of buying tables and chairs, and they would also get gold.
Ji Chaoxi, Qin Qiwu, and Xu Ancheng silently looked at Fu Xianyan.
Fu Xianyan's expression remained unchanged. He took out some gold and handed it to the shopkeeper, who beamed with joy and even found the man in black more pleasing to the eye.
"You gentlemen are truly kind. Since you came to our inn, our inn has become much brighter."
The shopkeeper laughed as he walked upstairs, secretly biting the gold in his hand.
She needs to keep these pieces of gold safe.
Xu Ancheng looked at the shopkeeper's retreating figure, then turned to Fu Xianyan apologetically: "Young Master Fu, you've gone to so much trouble. I will definitely return the gold to you when I arrive in the capital."
Young Master Fu smiled and said, "Young Master Xu, you're too kind."
Ji Chaoxi looked at Fu Xianyan seriously and said, "Fu Xianyan, when I get to the capital, I will return the gold to you."
She was very rich, but now she's run out of money.
Fu Xianyan looked at Ji Chaoxi and chuckled softly, "Okay."
Ji Chaoxi looked at him with a puzzled expression.
They are leaving today, and now that they have both witnesses and physical evidence, they are going to hand all of these over to the prefect.
Ji Chaoxi struggled to tie Zhou Cheng and the man in black to the carriage. Fu Xianyan glanced at the sweat on her forehead, handed her a handkerchief, and Ji Chaoxi carefully stuffed the handkerchief into Zhou Cheng's mouth.
"That way he won't yell."
She is very professional.
Fu Xianyan was silent for a while, then handed her a handkerchief. Ji Chaoxi carefully stuffed the handkerchief into the man in black's mouth.
"Mmm..."
Ji Chaoxi said impatiently, "Shut up!"
Ji Chaoxi finished getting everything sorted out, and Fu Xianyan pulled out a handkerchief from somewhere.
Ji Chaoxi looked at him hesitantly: "Fu Xianyan, do you want to shut up too? No need, you don't talk much."
If he really wants to try, she wouldn't mind helping him.
Fu Xianyan didn't say anything, but helplessly wiped the sweat from her forehead.
At this moment, Xu Ancheng was sitting next to him with a conflicted expression. He looked at the man in black with extreme guilt on his face.
He actually tried to shift the blame onto someone else; he was the one who knocked over the oil lamp...