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Li Yuanqing reacted instantly, picked up the saber beside him, and quickly pushed open the door and walked out.

In the next room, the lights were flickering and the air was filled with mist. A dark figure was chasing after a woman's figure.

Li Yuanqing had already unsheathed the steel knife in his hand. He flew open the door and swung the knife straight at the black figure's back.

The rooms in this inn all have the same layout. When he was outside, Li Yuanqing had already spotted the position of the black figure. With his years of practice, his skills not only did not fall behind, but actually improved a lot.

This knife was fast, accurate and cruel, just like the autumn wind cutting off fallen leaves. In an instant, it had struck the black figure.

The black figure didn't have time to react. With a 'plop', it fell to the ground, and the kitchen knife in its hand also clattered down.

On the other side, the singing girl also came to her senses. When she saw Li Yuanqing, she couldn't help but burst into tears. Regardless of her naked body, she threw herself on Li Yuanqing's lap and said, "Thank you for saving me. If you didn't come, he would definitely

Kill me."

At this time, there was a burst of footsteps outside the door, and Guan Canghai and the soldiers also reacted and rushed upstairs.

"Master, are you okay?" Guan Canghai asked worriedly.

Li Yuanqing said calmly: "It's okay. Canghai, you guys, guard the door. Don't let anyone come up."

Guan Canghai also knew that it was inconvenient to have female relatives, so he quickly ordered his soldiers to guard the door.

Li Yuanqing glanced at the singing girl, then moved the body of the black figure, it was Zhang Jiu.

Seeing that Zhang Jiu had rolled his eyes, blood was flowing from his mouth and nose, and it was obvious that he was not alive anymore, the tears that the singer girl was about to stop fell out in fear, and she hugged Li Yuanqing's thigh tightly.

Li Yuanqing already understood that this was his mistake. After a moment of pause, he asked: "Is he your man?"

The singing girl nodded, but then shook her head vigorously, "Master, I, I was bought by him. My natal family was originally a wealthy family in Shenyang City, but later it fell to this. Master, I am willing to serve you as a cow or a horse.

I just ask you not to drive me away."

Li Yuanqing nodded and suddenly smiled, "We are still fellow villagers. Where are you from?"

The singing girl hurriedly said: "I am from Liushu Lane in the south of Shenyang City. My father opened a small restaurant and I am the only daughter."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but frown, "What's your name?"

"My maid, my name is Liu Qiao, and my father's name is Liu Chungen." She said and hid beside Li Yuanqing in fear, as if she was afraid of Jiu's corpse.

Li Yuanqing nodded slowly, "Go and wash your face."

She was too close just now, and the blood splashed by Zhang Jiufei also splashed on her face.

"Yes." Liu Qiao did not dare to neglect, and did not care about being naked. He hurriedly ran to the half-split bucket aside, washed his face vigorously, and carefully came to Li Yuanqing. His hands were a little shy and a little frightened.

It blocked her privacy.

Li Yuanqing looked at her quietly and remained silent.

Liu Qiao didn't know what to do. He lowered his head and didn't dare to breathe.

Her skin is very white, and her living conditions were not bad when she was a child. She has a pretty good figure, but she is a little thin and seems to be malnourished.

There are a few uncoordinated scars on the originally smooth skin, which ruins a lot of beauty.

Li Yuanqing suddenly said: "Is your restaurant called Liu Ji Guxiang?"

Liu Qiao couldn't help but be stunned, "Sir, how do you know?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "I just told you, I am also from Shenyang."

Only then did Liu Qiao react, and a trace of blush appeared on her pale face.

At that time, she was the eldest lady of the Liu family, but now...

How embarrassing it would be to meet a fellow countryman here.

Li Yuanqing asked her a few more questions about her daily life, and she responded carefully, like a frightened little rabbit.

Li Yuanqing was a little silent, "A life has happened here. You can go to my room next door. I will ask them to get you water later, and you can take a good bath."

"Eh? Yes." Liu Qiao quickly bowed respectfully.

Li Yuanqing went to the side and picked up her clothes and put them on her body, "Put on your clothes and go next door to take a shower first. I'll go back after I'm done here."

"Yes." Liu Qiao's face turned even redder, she quickly put on her clothes and ran to the next door in small steps.

Seeing her going out, Li Yuanqing looked out the window at the deep night sky and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Even if he is worth hundreds of millions in Liaodi, so what?

Shenyang fell, Liao fell, everything was in vain.

In order to make a living, she had to commit herself to a bastard like Zhang Jiu.

Regardless of what the sages said, a phoenix in trouble is worse than a chicken.

However, Liu Qiao is also lucky. At least she is still alive and can meet her fellow villager Li Yuanqing. As for more Liao people, they may not be so lucky.

Guan Canghai walked in at this time and whispered: "General."

Since there were no female relatives in the room, he would naturally come to deal with the aftermath.

Li Yuanqing had no interest in a bastard like Zhang Jiu and whispered: "Clean up this place and throw it into the sea tomorrow."

Guan Canghai understood that Li Yuanqing didn't want the matter to escalate, so he hurriedly said: "Yes. I'll handle it now."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Over at the inn, give me some money. Let Shen Jin handle it tomorrow."

"yes."

With Shen Jin's energy, he can do this little thing more than enough.

When I returned to the room, some soldiers brought a large wooden bucket, poured hot water into it, and carefully closed the door.

Liu Qiao sat aside, at a loss.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Take a bath and have a good rest. Everything is over. You will get better."

Liu Qiao grabbed Li Yuanqing's sleeve and said, "Sir, you, you want to leave?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "I won't leave. You go take a shower."

Liu Qiao felt relieved and shyly came to the mutong to take a bath.

Li Yuanqing lay on the bed and looked at her, but he didn't have any lust. The Liao people were really suffering.

Although the Dongjiang River covers thousands of miles of Liaohai Sea, it is sparse after all and cannot cover everything. There are still a large number of Liao people who came to Denglai by sea.

But Denglai is not a pure land. They have nothing and can only be bullied by others.

Yuan Keli is already considered a capable person, but unfortunately, he can only maintain but cannot change at all.

Rubbing his temples tiredly, Li Yuanqing became more determined. Even if he had to pay some price and many things, he had to speed up the process.

Only when he has strong strength can he have more opportunities to change.

At this time, Liu Qiao had finished washing and stood timidly in front of Li Yuanqing, not knowing why.

Li Yuanqing smiled and asked her to go to bed, "Go to sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, everything will be fine."

Liu Qiao was already exhausted from the several reincarnations of life and death today. Feeling the warmth of Li Yuanqing beside her, she had no time to think too much and fell into a deep sleep soon.

But up to this point, her hand was still holding Li Yuanqing's lapel, as if she was afraid that Li Yuanqing would leave.

Li Yuanqing covered her with the quilt, leaned next to her, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

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When he woke up, it was already bright. Liu Qiao also reacted and said, "Master, slave, slave, I will serve you."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, just lie down for a while."

Liu Qiao couldn't help but blush, "Master, slave, slave..."

Her hands and feet were so raw that she didn't know what to do or how to arouse a man's interest.

Li Yuanqing smiled, he himself had no desire for Liu Qiao, "Sing me a song."

Only then did Liu Qiao react. Unfortunately, he didn't have a pipa, so he began to sing softly, "The tide of the spring river reaches the level of the sea, and the bright moon on the sea rises with the tide..."

It is "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" by Zhang Ruoxu, a talented poet of the Tang Dynasty.

However, the melody Liu Qiao sang was very soft, completely different from what Li Yuanqing had heard in later generations, and it had the charm of a Jiangnan minor tune.

Although her appearance is not outstanding, her voice is good and very transparent.

Shen Jin fell in love with her probably because of her voice.

As she hummed, Li Yuanqing gradually fell into silence, recalling the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, in the Ming Dynasty...

After Liu Qiao finished singing, Shen Jin's voice sounded outside. He smiled ambiguously and said, "General Li, are you up? I'm here to visit you."

Normally, this would be a very impolite behavior, but at this time, because of the matter of Zhang Jiu's body, he didn't really covet it.

Liu Qiao was obviously a little scared and nervously grabbed Li Yuanqing's big hand.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "It's okay. You are mine now, and no one will hurt you."

"But, but..." Liu Qiao still didn't let go.
To be continued...