People regard food as heaven, Tang Li feels that the first big thing in life is eating. Not only do you have to eat your fill, but also eat well. As a chef, she thinks the way to treat people well is to make many delicious dishes and feed the people she likes until they are full. Previously at Gui Ku Yuan, due to lack of materials and tools, she couldnt play well. Now that shes out, Tang Li feels that she should at least first make a good meal for her little male god.
"Just... I dont know if the store owner is willing to lend us the kitchen." Tang Li was a bit worried.
She led him to the kitchen with a calm tone, "He will agree."
Tang Li smiled and said: "Right, I think the boss and the young master of your shop seem to be quite easy-going."
The boss of the store who was "easy to talk to" agreed to Tang Lis request, but his smile was a bit stiff. With permission, Tang Li rolled up her sleeves and walked around the small kitchen, picking up all the seasonings to take a look, then went to select ingredients. The store didnt have many ingredients either, with meat hanging on one side looking quite fresh, but there werent many other vegetables, and they didnt look very fresh either.
Tang Li was busy working in the kitchen when the store owner stood there with a smile on his face, watching her. Tang Li thought he was worried that she would break something in the kitchen, so she didnt mind. Xun Nu also stood still on one side, as if confronting the old man.
In the end, for fear that Xun Nu and others would get impatient and hungry, and also because there were not many ingredients, Tang Li only cooked a pot of noodles. Although it was just noodles, the noodle soup used the high broth stewed in the kitchen, with a combination of meat and vegetarian ingredients, and also added a proprietary secret sauce, which was very appetizing when served.
The two of them quietly finished their noodles. Suddenly, Tang Li said: "I think its still early, why dont we leave today and see if we can make it to the nearby city?"
Xun Nu didnt say anything and nodded in agreement.
After the two of them had walked a certain distance away from that house, Tang Li slowly let out a breath and suddenly grasped Xun Nus hand, saying in a low voice: "When I went outside the kitchen to fetch firewood, I discovered bloodstains under the woodpile. A corpse was hidden underneath... That household is definitely suspicious."
She had originally planned to rest in the store for a night, but after seeing the corpse, she didnt dare to stay any longer. If it werent for the fact that she had seen many corpses in the Ghost Wailing Forest over the past few days, she would have probably lost her composure on the spot. Not to mention being able to calmly carry the firewood back and cook her meal. Because she was worried that the boss would discover her secret and kill her to silence her, she pretended not to know anything and endured great hardship.
Xun Nu listened to this and finally understood why she suddenly wanted to leave, seeing that she still seemed a bit frightened, couldnt help but comfort her: "Nothing will happen, just some ordinary black shop bandits... he doesnt even take them seriously."
Tang Li suddenly realized that it was a misunderstanding. She sighed in her heart, thinking that this world is really very dangerous, with black shops being ordinary, and she would probably encounter them often from now on. In fact, when she first arrived in this world, she spent a few days at the North City Lords Manor, and later went to Ghost Wailing Forest, but hadnt experienced many of the rules of this world.
"This is probably the cruel world of Jianghu." Miss Tang Li sighed after imagining a scene.
Xun Nu thought she must have misunderstood something, but thinking about it, she seemed to be unsuspecting of people, so he didnt plan to explain and it was better to be a little more vigilant.
"There is a castle nearby, but its too far from us. Im afraid we wont make it before nightfall." Since Xun Nu said that, Tang Li decided that the two would spend the night outdoors, finding a place to take shelter from the wind and starting a fire to rest.
It was a habit, even if they found out the store was a black-hearted one, before leaving, the young lady didnt forget to bring the pancake, she sandwiched meat fillings and vegetables inside the pancake, dipped it in the provided seasonings, and also poured a pot of hot soup, so that night the two had another good meal.
These past few days, they had been sleeping in the open, and even a small shed couldnt block out the wind. Moreover, Xun Nu was injured, so the two of them would huddle together to rest. However, today, Tang Li looked at Xun Nu sitting by the fire pit and felt too embarrassed to squeeze over.
This is a strange place for humans, in a special environment where they rely on each other for survival, under harsh conditions, its easy to abandon external factors and get closer without any burden, but once back in human society, its impossible to be as carefree as before.
At night, the wind was cold and there was dew. The warmth that the fire could bring was limited. Táng Lí buried her face in her knees and dozed off, sleeping very uncomfortably, drowsily falling to one side. Xūn Nú also hugged his knife with his eyes closed resting, when Táng Lís body tilted, he seemed to see it, quickly stretching out a hand to support her, catching her head upright.
Tang Lis head was resting on his hand, she woke up and looked at him dazedly. Xun Nu opened his eyes, met her gaze, then silently sat down beside her, Tang Li also silently leaned against him, and continued to sleep.
In the morning, Tang Li woke up to find herself lying in Xun Nus arms, her head resting on his leg. Unconsciously, she turned her face and rubbed against him, only to discover that the tip of her nose was touching the collar of Little Gods clothes, and it seemed like she had also rubbed against his abdominal muscles.
Its too exciting for this early morning.
The two set off again, and Táng Lí finally couldnt help but ask Xūnú, "Xūnú, are you going to leave? You should have your own life, right?" She didnt remember the original plot very clearly and didnt know what would happen next.
Xun Nu had thought about this too, but he wasnt at ease with Tang Li. She seemed to be unaware of many things, so he said: "I wont leave, wait until youve settled down and gotten used to it, then Ill go."
Tang Li smiled and looked at him with a smile in her eyes: "Can you tell me what you do?"
He didnt hesitate and said directly: "Assassin."
"I think you must be a formidable killer, so I know you wont stay with me for too long. Ill just cook and find a slightly more stable place to open a small shop and make a living. In the future, if you remember me or get hungry, tired, or injured, you can come find me."
For some reason, she occupied someone elses body and still had to live her own life. She had thought it through, the fate between people couldnt be forced, neither could emotions. If Xun Nu was willing to walk a part of the journey with her, she would be delighted. He was the most familiar existence for her in this strange world. For Xun Nu, she only had one wish from when she was a young girl, hoping he could live well and not be trapped by others.
Xun Nu died for the female lead Chu Li, now Chu Li has become Tang Li, and Tang Li will not let Xun Nu die for herself.
As the two of them stopped to take a short rest, Xunü heard the sound of fighting not far away, and it was getting closer and closer.
"Wait here." Xunu ordered and vanished after blinking. He quietly arrived at the place where the bloody smell came from, saw a lot of corpses, and seven assassins dressed as such were surrounding a young man in brocade, who had low martial arts skills, was already forced to the brink of death, and was struggling desperately.
At this moment, one of the seven assassins discovered Xun Nu and immediately warned: "Who is coming? I advise you not to intervene in this matter, otherwise, we will kill you together!"
The young man in the brocade robe looked around frantically, and when he saw Xun Nu, it was as if he had seen a glimmer of hope. He didnt care about anything else and shouted loudly: "I beg of you, brave warrior, save me! I am Yuwen Jin, the ninth son of the Eastern City!"
Xun Nu took a look and was ready to leave, this had nothing to do with him, except for his mission, he generally didnt take action.
He saw the mans expressionless face preparing to leave, and Yuwen Jin was almost desperate. He knew from the assassins cautious attitude that this passerby brother might be very powerful. He thought it would be a turn for the better, but unexpectedly, the passerby brother didnt want to get involved. Was he really going to die today? Yuwen Jin gritted his teeth and shouted without hope: "As long as you save me, Ill reward you! You can have all the gold you want! All the silver and money on me are yours!"
A master will not be swayed by such petty gains, Yuwen Jin was just making a last-ditch effort. How could he have expected that after shouting this out, the brothers who were passing by would stop in their tracks and turn around to draw their swords.
Yuwen didnt even see the opponents movements clearly, only feeling a whoosh of cool wind, with shadows flashing by his side. In the blink of an eye, the brothers standing on the tree branch looking down at him had already jumped down and forced back the seven assassins beside him.
Then there was another burst of sword clashes, Yuwen Jin only saw those assassins who had previously forced him to breathe hard, retreating one after another, each with a very ugly expression. The swords in their hands were cut off by that icy water long knife. The broken sword fell to the ground and inserted into the mud.
Some people covered their necks and fell backwards, while others knelt forward, with a streak of blood on their throats. Only one person managed to narrowly escape, staring at Xun Nu with a terrified expression, muttering a single word "Xun" before turning around and running away.
Xunu raised his eyes, and as he sheathed his sword, the tip of his foot lightly kicked a broken sword. With a soft whooshing sound, the broken sword pierced the persons back, right in the center, and didnt come out.
The last assassin fell. In an instant, the situation changed dramatically. Yuwen Jin was still holding his sword, standing stupidly on one side, and when Xun Nu walked towards him, he subconsciously took a step back. Xun Nu stared at him expressionlessly, making Yuwen Jins legs weak, and it wasnt until after a while that he reacted to what this big shot was going to do. The sword in his hand clattered to the ground, and he reached into his pockets and sleeves to search for money, taking out all the cash on him.
"Theres only a hundred taels of silver notes, and these two gold bars, and some loose change." Yuwen Jin looked somewhat embarrassed. "I was just out for a stroll, I didnt bring much money with me, why dont you come with me to get..."
The slave took the money and turned around to leave, "Thats enough."
Yuwen Jin: What? Is that enough? Is this small amount of money enough for my life to be worth only this much spare change?
He was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at the corpses all over the ground, and quickly picked up the sword on the ground. He followed Xun Nu and said, "Friend, Im telling you the truth, I think my life is more precious. Otherwise, if you send me home, Ill give you ten times, no, a hundred times the reward?"
He suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes like cold stars looking at him, his voice low and cold: "Dont follow me."
Yuwen Jin shuddered and didnt dare to follow, fearing he would end up like the assassins. He could only stand there, watching as the figure disappeared into the distance.
Tang Li and others arrived at Xun Nus place and saw that he was clean all over, his breath was steady, and there was nothing wrong with him, so they put their minds at ease.
"Its okay, it seems a bit uneasy here, lets leave first." Tang Li said, seeing Xun Nu take out the silver ticket and gold and silver fragments and put them in her hand.
Tang Li was taken aback.
"What he just got for helping someone."
Tang Li realized that the little male god had just made a quick buck by the way.
"You... are you doing this because I said I wanted to open a store but didnt have the money earlier?" Tang Li asked tentatively.
"I have money, but its inconvenient for me to get it from the organization right now. You can use this temporarily."
Tang Li had been supporting herself since she was a child, and after growing up, she had always been the one to support others. This was the first time someone else was making money to support her. She looked into Xun Nus bright eyes, put away the money, and smiled at him, "Alright, this is all the living expenses and accommodation fees youve saved for me, enough for you to live with me for a very long time."
The two of them left together, while Yuwen Jin, who had kindly sent a wave of venture capital, stood alone in the forest, thinking about how he could get back with no money on him.
They didnt know that in the original work, the heroine Chu Li and Xun Nu met Yuwen Jin, saved him from assassins hands. Chu Lis personality was lively and she quickly became friends with Yuwen Jin, so they followed Yuwen Jin to Dong City together. Now, because of Xun Nus obstruction, Yuwen Jin didnt meet Tang Li at all, the three people didnt travel together, and the plot deviated from here.
The lord of Beicang City sat in his closed chamber, Lord Xiahou Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.
A panel floated in front of him.
"Has your inner self awakened?"
Xiahou Xuan said calmly: "What do you think? In such a short time, how could my world have deviated again?" Although his tone was calm, his eyes were filled with anger.
Not long ago, he had just lost the male leads luck in a world and was greened by the despicable male partner Sima Jiao and the female lead Liao Tingyan. Before his anger dissipated, he discovered that another plot deviation had appeared in the world he controlled.
"Whats going on this time?" Xiahou Xuan asked.
The screen displayed a message: "Situation unclear. Warning, this worlds storyline has deviated by 6%."
Xiahou Xuan furrowed his brow: "Such a small deviation value shouldnt require summoning my inner personality."
"The plot and emotional lines have both deviated."
Xiahou Xuans expression changed slightly as he asked in a deep voice, "The emotional line has shifted so quickly? How much has it shifted?"
"Emotional deviation at 100%, after detection, the emotional state of the female lead and male second in this world is: mutually affectionate, degree of: having a crush on each other."
Xiahou Xuan said: "………………"
Whats going on?!