RPAGF Chapter 159 Qi Guanmo
Chapter 159 Qi Guanmo
She now has over 30,000 silver coins, enough to buy those three items, and she can use the rest to buy some equipment.
As night fell, after a long day of fussing, Liu Jun finally got his money and leisurely walked back to the inn where he had stayed.
However, after entering the inn, Liu Jun did not go to her rented room. Instead, she went to the door of the room opposite hers, knocked twice, three times, twice, and then stood there waiting.
Liu Jun didn't know if anyone was inside. After waiting for a while, he heard a creaking sound as the door opened, but he didn't see anyone behind the door, even though the door had clearly been opened.
Liu Jun raised an eyebrow slightly, walked in with an air of nonchalance, and then closed the door behind him.
The layout was familiar, yet there was a strange smell about it that she couldn't quite place.
Turning my head slightly, I saw a man with silver-gray hair and a mask sitting at the table, sipping an unknown hot tea.
The aroma of tea wafted through the air, and the man's expensive clothes and demeanor hinted at his extraordinary nature. Moreover, his elaborately crafted half-face mask and the half of his face that was exposed only fueled the imagination. However, his cold gaze and the intense, unyielding ferocity in his eyes abruptly halted any thought of getting closer.
This man is no less impressive than Qing Liye; that was Liu Jun's first thought upon seeing him.
Such a person's appearance here seems so out of place with everything around him, like a nobleman standing on ruins, as if everything around him is unworthy of his status.
At the second glance, Liu Jun's lips twitched.
Who is this show-off from? He's even better at putting on airs than her.
It looked good, but for some reason, Liu Jun sensed a pretentious air about it.
Especially that half-scarved mask, it's like wearing a face mask but it's no use at all. And you're already wearing a mask, yet you still put a cup of tea next to you to create a persona. Liu Jun really wanted to roll her eyes and just laugh it off.
"You...you're the one who removed my bounty?"
The man fiddled with the teacup for a while before slowly putting it down and looking over. He then glanced at her a couple more times, seemingly puzzled, before speaking:
"Heh~ So it's a puppet. No wonder it needed those three things. How interesting..."
His voice was deep and had a subtle, alluring quality, like a bewitching demon who had taken human form.
It was just an ordinary sentence, yet it possessed a captivating power, and a guess suddenly occurred to Liu Jun.
"I'm just asking if you're the one who took down my list?"
"Yes."
He was quite frank.
"Since you've taken my notice, there must be news about what's on the list. I've already prepared the money, so speak."
Liu Jun seemed to be rooted to the door, not taking another step forward since entering.
"Money is secondary. I'm curious what you need those three things for. Are you looking for your body?"
Liu Jun felt a chill run down her spine. The fact that he could see through her puppet body at a glance and knew the uses of those three items further confirmed her suspicions.
Seriously? She's so unlucky, she ran into some kind of genius again?
"I only want to know about those three things. I don't need to tell you anything else. You should know the rules of the Bounty Hall."
The man seemed to chuckle lightly, leaned back against the table, crossed his arms, and crossed his legs, completely concealing the fierceness in his eyes and once again adopting the demeanor of a spoiled brat.
"I know, it's the Bounty Hall, I own it~"
Liu Jun's eyes twitched. Looking at this person who was exactly the same as before, he realized there was no need for him to be so frank.
So, if she guessed correctly, this person was none other than Qi Guanmo, the rarely seen and rumored second protector of the Fallen Immortals and head of the Bounty Hall.
Liu Jun feigned ignorance and said in great surprise, "It is my good fortune that the Hall Master has come to personally remove my notice. Since the Hall Master is here in person, I suppose the Hall Master will surely grant my request on the notice."
Qi Guanmo smiled again: "Naturally, things like the astrological chart, the Six Harmonies Beads, and the Thousand Blood Ties are all second nature to me, but..."
"I heard a while ago that the Demon Lord had taken on a new second-class demon envoy. It wasn't a big deal, but that little demon envoy was quite interesting. However, he accidentally died while hunting beasts in the mountains with the Seven Protectors. The Demon Lord was quite saddened by it for a while, you know?"
"...I don't know why the hall master is telling me all this. I just came to ask for those three things."
Liu Jun was internally panicking, but on the surface he had to pretend to be indifferent and calm.
The person, who was still six or seven meters away, instantly appeared in front of Liu Jun and grabbed her pulse with one hand. With just a little force, she would be gone.
As expected, she is the second protector, second only to Qing Liye and Mo Chu. Even if her strength is not good, she has reached the early stage of Mahayana, which is far beyond what she, a mere Nascent Soul puppet, can compare to.
But Liu Jun maintained his poker face and said coldly, "What is the Hall Master doing? How can you kill someone after a deal falls through? Do you want to destroy the rules of the Bounty Hall with your own hands?"
Qi Guanmo didn't let go of her hand, but slowly leaned over and lightly sniffed Liu Jun's neck without leaving. He then leaned close to her ear and said in a deep voice:
"I'm very sensitive to spiritual and demonic energy, and what flows through your body... is spiritual energy~"
Her fingers, hanging at her sides, twitched slightly, but unfortunately, the wide sleeves covered them completely, revealing nothing at all.
Liu Jun turned his head, smiling as he looked directly at Qi Guanmo's half-hidden face, which was so close to his own, and said, word by word, while staring into his eyes:
"Master, do you still remember why you came here? You're so close, I thought you had fallen for me."
Qi Guanmo stared at her for a while, then suddenly let go of her hand and walked back to the seat he had been sitting in.
"Boring. I was hoping to tease you a bit. Here, here's what you wanted."
A bag was tossed over, and Liu Jun caught it steadily and immediately opened it to take a look. All three items were there, and they were all inside the bag.
He is a trustworthy person, but why does he fall apart as soon as he opens his mouth when he looks like a handsome, aloof man?
And when we first met, he was clearly cold and full of hostility, but now he's just like a spoiled young man who likes to play pranks, and that hostility and coldness are gone from his eyes.
However, it's none of her business anyway. It was just a transaction, and Liu Jun got what she wanted. Everything else is none of her concern.
Liu Jun put away the items, then took out a bag of silver coins from his storage ring and placed it on the table: "The money and goods are settled, the transaction is over."
After saying that, he turned and left the place, not even having time to cancel the rent for the inn, and hurriedly went as far away from this place as possible.
Qi Guanmo, still in the room, picked up the money pouch left by Liu Jun on the table with an inscrutable expression, muttering to himself as if talking to himself:
"I helped you earn a bag of money, wasn't I great?"
"...Why did you let her go?"
"You want to leave? No way, no one can help you..."
"Ha, just killing someone..."
"Heh, haven't you killed enough people? Only I can help you."
"Shut up! Shut up!!!"
"You killed so many people, hahahaha!"
"Murder! Murder!"
"Shut up! Shut up!!!"
Throughout the entire time in the room, there was only one person... two people, three people, and many, many people.
……
She will soon be leaving this awful place.
Lu Xihan looked up at the dark night sky.
"Soon, soon..."
Qing Liye has begun to trust her.
But whenever he looked at her, it was as if he was looking at someone else.
This "other person" is not some so-called "former love".
His gaze towards her held a mix of emotions:感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep feelings), 怀念 (huái, nostalgia), and many other indescribable feelings, but not love.
Lu Xihan wanted to know why, and she could sense that the look in his eyes was similar to what she had been investigating all along.
She wanted to figure it out, but she didn't want to get close to Qing Liye.
That man was terrifying, and being targeted by someone like that was a terrible thing, so she both showed her "loyalty" and kept a proper distance from him.
All she wanted was the message in his eyes and for him to leave; she didn't want anything more.
But lately, Qing Liye seems to be in low spirits. He's stopped playing pranks on people and isn't busy with his official duties.
After she was captured and made his servant, she rarely saw him like this. He was either drinking and having fun all day or toying with her, unlike now, where he stands there staring at one spot all day long, with a confused look in his eyes from time to time.
He doesn't seem to be lovesick or acting crazy all the time, but these behaviors seem quite reasonable for a pervert like him. It's just that it might be a bit difficult to get the information she wants.
Until one day, the long-standing stalemate changed after the woman who was neither dead nor alive returned.