"Have you heard? Everyone in the town west of Stratholme is dead! The investigating mage said it might be the remaining cultists who united with the bandits..."
"I heard. I heard that even the lord is dead and his son has lost his head."
"Didn't you say that those cultists have been wiped out?"
"Hey, it's not like you don't know that those noble men from Lordaeron..."
"Say what you say! What are you talking about!"
A tavern waitress with red hair and a good figure rushed over and put the beer in her hand heavily on the table, interrupting the drunkards who wanted to comment on national events.
The splashing beer splashed on these people's faces, but they could only laugh and watch the waitress in the tavern wipe their faces with the rag she slapped on the table.
"Sorry, Jennifer, but you can't waste your wine!"
One of the drunkards looked regretfully at only half of the wine left, and spoke with some regret.
"Ha, just think of this cup as asking you to shut up!"
Jennifer glared at him nonchalantly.
"Anyway, you'd better be clear about what you should and shouldn't say! Otherwise, get out of here!"
She is obviously a sixteen-year-old girl, but the red-haired Jennifer has been working in this tavern for nearly twelve years. She clearly knows that she cannot be polite to these drunkards, and she should be fierce when she should be fierce.
"I know, I know."
Cheap drinkers will naturally not be rude to the girls they have seen growing up, and Jennifer is right. In this sensitive period, it is better not to talk about these things more.
Moreover, their town is a gathering and trading place for several nearby towns. It is also a supply station on the trade route between Stratholme and the Royal City of Lordaeron. A large number of merchants and soldiers will rest here, so it is really popular.
If someone who shouldn't hear something hears it, they themselves will be the unlucky ones.
Their lords will not intercede with other lords for their grievances.
"You better know!"
Jennifer snorted coldly, and after all the drunkards took away the beer, she picked up the tray in disgust, and threw the drink at the door while the other drunkards looked at her with pity.
But at this moment, a haggard figure happened to walk in. The residual wine was splashed all over him, and the already haggard figure became more and more embarrassed.
The tavern burst into laughter. Jennifer rarely made mistakes.
"Haha! Jennifer! You're in trouble!"
The strong drinkers immediately stopped talking and looked at Jennifer who was watching them grow up with a smile. Jennifer's fair cheeks instantly turned red, and she immediately took off a piece from her waist.
A clean towel greeted the guest who had been splashed all over her body.
If he was an acquaintance, he could just apologize and have some drinks with him, but the person in front of him had a strange face.
"I'm sorry, sir! I was too rash!"
Jennifer tried to wipe the guest's body, but was grabbed by the other party's wrist, and an obviously haggard and weak voice appeared in her ears.
"It's okay, just give me a towel. Also, prepare some food and water for me."
Li Ke looked at this plump girl with a pretty face, but he didn't have much emotion in his heart. Although this girl was very beautiful, it was a pity that she was not as charming as the broth being cooked in the other party's shop.
He had been walking all day, without a moment's rest. He kept moving away from that town, that devil, and now he finally arrived in a town. He just wanted to eat something and rest quickly.
His pale and weak face startled Jennifer, and she glanced at Li Ke with some fear, because Li Ke's current state was really scary.
Withered lips, bloodshot eyes, everything shows that this person is in an extremely depressed state.
"Okay, okay! Sir! I'll go right away!"
She immediately turned around to prepare, and the drinkers who had watched her grow up laughed and started joking when they saw that Li Ke was not planning to find trouble.
"Haha! Jennifer, you have to give people some discounts!"
"Well done! Boy! Men should be more generous! Let me toast you! Ah, Jennifer! Can I count this cup as free!"
Jennifer's face turned even redder. She quickly made a bowl of thick broth from the large pot on one side, took a piece of bread, and cursed back while picking up the water.
"You're dreaming!"
She quickly brought the things in front of Li Ke, and Li Ke sat down on his seat with some trembling, and took a sip of water without saying a word.
The sweet water moistened his throat and made him feel alive again. The delicious stew and warm toasted bread also made him forget about the rice and steamed buns from his hometown, and he started eating them without saying a word.
The smell of sweetness, meat, delicious fat, and the feeling of the body being gradually filled made Li Ke's eyes gradually blur.
It was only now that he was able to determine one thing.
I really survived.
He ate the food in front of him mechanically and awkwardly. His hurried look clearly frightened the hotel waitress on the side. The red-haired girl looked at him devouring the food and subconsciously held the tray to her chest, feeling a little scared.
He looked at the handsome black-haired boy in front of him.
"I was shocked just now...it looks pretty good now."
This idea appeared in her mind, but she was immediately called aside by the drinker's greeting, and continued her work without looking at Li Ke again.
Li Ke finished the meal quickly. He licked the remaining juice at the corner of his mouth, sighed with satisfaction, and then touched his pocket, ready to pay the bill.
However, his hand did not touch the wages he earned in the blacksmith shop. He frowned and immediately thought that when he was arrested, all the money was taken away from him.
After hesitating for a moment, he reached into the pocket he was carrying.
But the next moment, his hand was withdrawn as if he was electrocuted, making him look at the pocket in front of him with a livid face.
Because he touched a necklace, a necklace that belonged to the bakery proprietress.
He felt that his hand was burned, but the fact was that there was no scratch on his hand. This was entirely due to his psychological effect.
"..."
Li Ke sighed deeply and did not touch the package again. Instead, when Jennifer passed by him with a plate, he took the waitress's arm and spoke amidst her doubtful eyes.
