The sky is getting brighter, and a touch of fish belly white appears in the east. The weak and moist morning mist brings a brief coolness to this hot summer, and there is the smell of vegetation in the air.
Early the next morning, when Wei Changtian opened his eyes and woke up, Gu Paner had just brought a basin of wash water and was gently adjusting the temperature of the water.
"..."
Sitting up from the bed, rubbing his temples, Wei Changtian stretched quite relaxedly.
Last night he and Gu Paner drank until midnight, and then went back to the inn to sleep... It was literally "sleeping", not that "sleeping".
We can’t blame Wei Changtian for being “not a man”.
After all, Gu Pan'er has now "reformed", so of course he can no longer treat her as a prostitute.
"Sir, are you awake?"
Sensing the movement on Wei Changtian's side, Gu Pan'er turned around and said with a smile: "I was a little drunk last night and didn't help you change your clothes. I'm afraid your sleep was not very comfortable."
"It doesn't matter, warriors don't have to pay so much attention."
After casually responding, Wei Changtian got out of bed and walked over, took the towel from Gu Pan'er's hand, and washed his face hastily.
Of course he wasn't drunk. He was at most "slightly tipsy" last night.
And Gu Pan'er was probably not drunk either, what she just said was just an excuse.
She knew that people like her must have many secrets hidden in them, so she didn't help her change her clothes, fearing that she would see something she shouldn't see, which would arouse her disgust.
Combined with what happened while drinking last night, it can be seen that Gu Pan'er is a woman who is very observant and knows how to measure herself.
But it's normal. After all, after working in a brothel for so many years, this should be the most basic "professional quality"...
After washing his face and changing into clean clothes, Wei Changtian and Gu Pan'er went to the front hall of the inn to have breakfast.
At this time, the genius was bright, but there were many residents eating in the front hall, and the smell of porridge mixed with the sound of conversation filled every corner.
While eating, Wei Changtian casually asked Gu Paner about his next plan.
The latter seemed to be hesitant, looked up at him, and answered softly after a while:
"I haven't decided yet."
"Well, then think about it slowly."
Wei Changtian pretended not to see what she was thinking, and suggested seriously: "But I think you still need to find something to make a living."
"By the way, you have been in Manxianglou for so many years, and you should be very familiar with things like rouge and gouache. Why not open a shop selling rouge and powder."
"Of course, I'm just saying this. It would be better if you had other plans..."
As he spoke, he took out a banknote from his arms and put it in front of Gu Paner's eyes.
Wei Changtian explained while drinking porridge:
"No matter what you do, you need money."
"The government still doesn't know if they can get your silver back. You can take these one thousand taels first and use them as if I lent them to you together with the five thousand taels yesterday."
"Don't be sorry, this little money is nothing to me."
"..."
As soon as he made a move and gave away another thousand taels, if Xu Qingwan were here, he would probably feel distressed to death.
However, Wei Changtian really didn't care about this little money, so after he finished speaking, he continued to eat.
As for Gu Pan'er on the other side...
If it were anyone else, they would most likely struggle for a while at this time, and then either shirk it or reluctantly accept it with great gratitude.
But Gu Pan'er just looked around cautiously, and when she saw that no one was paying attention, she quickly put the banknote into her sleeve.
"Sir, this is a thousand taels of silver note, which ordinary people have never seen before..."
Seemingly giving Wei Changtian a helpless look, she reminded in a low voice: "Why did you take it out like this?"
"It's okay, no one dares to steal anything from me anyway."
Wei Changtian smiled and joked, finding Gu Pan'er more and more interesting.
Except when he redeemed her body last night, her reaction was pretty much what he expected. At other times, Gu Paner did possess a kind of "generosity" that most women in this society did not have.
I have a high emotional intelligence, I don’t procrastinate in doing things, and I’m quite courageous...
Perhaps this is closely related to her "work experience".
But no matter what, it is a rare quality to put here...
"Is one thousand taels enough?"
Wei Changtian shook his head and did not think about it any further. He looked at Gu Pan'er with a smile and said, "Anyway, I've already lent you six thousand taels. There's nothing wrong with a little more."
"Well... that should be enough."
After thinking for a moment, Gu Pan'er nodded lightly: "If it's not enough, I will talk to the young master again."
"Hahaha, okay."
Wei Changtian laughed twice, then drank the remaining white porridge in the bowl in one gulp, put down his chopsticks and prepared to stand up.
Seeing that he seemed to be leaving, Gu Paner hurriedly asked:
"Sir, do you have anything to do today?"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"I want to find a place to stay today. If you are okay, can you accompany me?"
"Forget it, I have something to do today."
"Okay, I'll just go and see for myself."
"Um......"
"..."
Don’t be shy when making an appeal, and don’t be disappointed when you are rejected.
To be honest, if you put aside Gu Pan'er's past identity, her character should have been very popular in her previous life, and she could definitely be regarded as a "girlfriend in science fiction movies."
It's a pity that in today's society, most people think that this kind of temperament is not as restrained and reserved as women "should", but it is a shortcoming.
...
...
A quarter of an hour later, Wei Changtian and Gu Pan'er left the inn separately.
Since the latter was looking for a house to stay in in the future, he quickly found a man who specialized in "real estate agency" business in the market and followed him to "view the house".
Wei Changtian went straight to Yun'an Temple, a temple located in the north of Linchuan City.
Daqian is different from Daning. There is no mainstream cultivation path in the country. There are various schools and sects. To put it nicely, it is called "a hundred schools of thought contend", and to put it worse, it is called "half a catty."
Therefore, there is only one Buddhist temple, Yun'an Temple, in the entire Linchuan Prefecture.
Of course, Wei Changtian certainly didn't come to Yun'an Temple to worship Buddha or anything like that.
The reason why he came here was because the old beggar disappeared here last night.
During the fight last night, Wei Changtian used a "Thousand Miles of Smoke" on the old beggar to monitor his whereabouts.
Wei Changtian has used Thousand Miles of Smoke many times before and has never had any problems.
But this time something unexpected happened.
There was no problem at first. Although the old beggar escaped with the help of escape skills, Wei Changtian could still feel his location at all times.
But soon after the former arrived at Yun'an Temple, the "positioning signal" disappeared.
The working principle of Qianli Yanbo is somewhat similar to "GPS positioning". It leaves a mark similar to a "locator" on others, thereby achieving the tracking effect.
Normally this kind of mark cannot be discovered... at least no one has ever discovered it before.
But now the old beggar not only discovered it, but was also able to erase the mark, which undoubtedly proves that his methods are not the only ones Wei Changtian has seen.
So Wei Changtian planned to pay a visit to Yun'an Temple to see if he could find any clues.
While he was going to Yun'an Temple, several mounted scouts also rushed into the city from outside the city, rushing all the way to the Linchuan government office. Then, under Su Qi's astonished eyes, he breathlessly reported:
"Sir, sir! Something bad is going to happen!!"
"Beasts, beast tide!!"
"City, three hundred miles north of the city, there is a tide of beasts coming to Linchuan City!!"