SFS Chapter 324 He's Real, I'm Crying My Heart Out
Chapter 324 He's Real, I'm Crying My Heart Out
With Shen He's approval, Yun Jin said she would seriously consider writing the story and hoped that Shen He could come and see it in person.
Shen He agreed.
It was already quite late, and Shen He was about to return to the city with Yun Jin when he suddenly said he wanted to stay another night in the vicinity.
This put Xu Ning in a slightly difficult position.
By day, Ningguang pointed out to herself, "I'll go see her tonight," clearly wanting to confide in herself about the pain of separation.
But given Shen He's current condition, he simply cannot abandon her.
"Master Yun, we will be staying here for another night. Could you please pass on a message to Ningguang for me when you return?"
Yun Jin nodded in agreement without hesitation.
However, after glancing at Shen He's house, Xu Ning said, "It's too dirty and messy inside to rest. Why don't you stay in my cave for the night?"
Shen He shook his head slightly, "There should be several people inside, I... I still want to stay outside with you quietly for a while."
Yun Jin, who was about to head back to the city, couldn't help but turn around and glance at Xu Ning and the other person upon hearing this.
Xu Ning is very famous in Liyue, and his anecdotes with many beautiful women are a popular topic of conversation among the people of Liyue.
Seeing that this elegant and refined beauty had taken the initiative to speak to such an extent, and that Xu Ning was still having some other thoughts, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Silently apologizing to Lord Tianquan in her heart, Yun Jin walked back and said to Xu Ning and the other person, "This place is in a remote location, there are no hotels, and most of the farmhouses are detached buildings with very few guest rooms. Merchants usually make do with sleeping outdoors when they come here."
“However,” Yun Jin changed the subject, “I do know a dilapidated temple that’s fairly clean; you can rest there for the night.”
Xu Ning nodded and thanked him, "Could you please take us there?"
Yun Jin had no problem with it and led the two toward the temple.
"Look, it's just ahead. This temple doesn't have a name, and we don't know who it's dedicated to, but it seems like someone comes to clean it from time to time."
Before the three of them even reached the temple, an angry voice suddenly came from inside.
"What are you doing here? I've already said there's no more Mora. I'm penniless now. Are you trying to drive me to my death? Believe me or not, I'll hang myself right here in this temple!"
Xu Ning chuckled, "What's bothering you so much?"
Upon hearing Xu Ning's laughter, the people inside immediately realized they had yelled at the wrong person. They poked half their bodies out from the temple entrance and apologized, "I'm so sorry, everyone. I thought you were those debt collectors."
In the darkness, their features were not clearly visible, and the temple was completely dark with no lights on.
Xu Ning stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "I was passing by and would like to rest in this temple for the night. Is that convenient?"
Yun Jin stood behind Xu Ning, practically bursting with anger.
If there are people in the temple, we should find another place. Even if we take Miss Shenhe to the top of a mountain to feel the cold wind, we can't stay in a big temple with a stranger!
Xu Ning is favored by Lord Tianquan and Big Sister Beidou, so his emotional intelligence shouldn't be so low!
However, glancing at Shen He, he saw that she still had no expression on her face, and he wondered what she was thinking.
The man in the temple was kind-hearted and said, "This temple doesn't belong to me, so anyone can come in and stay temporarily. However, there are many miscellaneous items here, so let me light a lamp before you come in."
When a dim yellow light was lit in the temple, Xu Ning went in first.
Shen He and Yun Jin followed them inside.
Xu Ning turned to look at Yun Jin curiously, "Why are you here too? Aren't you going back to Liyue Harbor? I was counting on you to deliver the message."
Yun Jin said somewhat angrily, "I always perform for others, but I'd like to watch a show myself today since I have some free time."
Xu Ning glanced at the little girl with a puzzled look, then turned his gaze to the person in the temple.
"Oh, how did you get beaten up like this? Looks like you really owe someone a lot of money, is it gambling debts?"
The man's mouth was cut, his face was covered in bruises, his clothes were torn to shreds, and there were many bruises on his arms.
Upon hearing Xu Ning's question, the man lowered his head with some shame and said, "It wasn't gambling debts, it was even worse..."
Xu Ning nodded, "If you still owe money for prostitution, then getting beaten up is really not a loss."
Yun Jin, standing nearby, blushed deeply at Xu Ning's words. Fortunately, Shen He didn't understand what Xu Ning meant and didn't react much.
The man waved his hands repeatedly and loudly protested, "How could that be? Would you even be human to do that? Sigh, okay, I'll tell you, my name is Wang Ping'an... You might not be familiar with that name, but I used to be called..."
Xu Ning was still thinking that the name seemed somewhat familiar when Yun Jin exclaimed, "I know you! You're that infamous liar, Star Lord!"
"It's Duoxing... Okay, I'm a big liar."
Wang Ping'an wanted to correct the way he was addressed, but considering his current situation, he lowered his head dejectedly.
Yun Jin laughed and said, "You are quite famous in Liyue Harbor. My father originally wanted to write a short play about your deeds, but a novelist published it first. Not wanting to be accused of copying others, he had to give up."
Wang Ping'an said expressionlessly, "I really thank his whole family for making everyone so happy."
Xu Ning then remembered this person, took out several porcelain bowls from his wine gourd, poured a bowl of wine in front of each person, and said with a smile, "Heavenly Lord, what a prestigious name! It's fate that we've met. Tell us your story!"
Wang Ping'an was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Ning magically producing bowls and wine. Only then, under the dim light, did he see the divine eye embedded in Xu Ning's wine gourd.
"You are Lord Xu Ning!"
Wang Ping'an became agitated and cried out to Xu Ning, "Lord Xu Ning, you must stand up for the people of Liyue! I ended up in this state because of that unscrupulous governor of Winterfell!"
"That young master you beat up later, ugh, he doesn't even deserve that name! That night I was demonstrating to my followers how to use magic to exorcise demons when that young master saw me. As soon as he saw me, he said what a coincidence, that you intercepted the Unrestricted Talisman that he was about to get, so he'll just have to make do with mine."
"After saying that, he knocked me to the ground, threw down 100,000 Mora, and took my treasure. Without the Unfettered Talisman, the believers realized that I had lost my magic, and they all turned against me, demanding the return of the offerings they had given me, completely unaware that I had also driven away many demons for them."
Seeing Xu Ning deep in thought, Wang Ping'an paused and explained, "Of course, I have no complaints about them wanting their offerings back, after all, I was also at fault to begin with. But ultimately, it's still the young master's fault. If it weren't for him..."
Xu Ning interrupted Wang Ping'an, asking, "You just said that the young master could have simply robbed you, but he actually gave you money?"