Weird, my gaming life

Nothing happened on the rest of the journey. Almost at sunset the next day, Lin Yuan and Zhu Wanying finally arrived in front of a dilapidated small town.

The three large characters "Black Stone City" hung on the dilapidated city wall, appearing particularly desolate under the afterglow of the setting sun.

Lin Yuan did not enter the city immediately, but instead waved to Zhu Wanying.

"Squat down a little bit!"

Slightly tired, Zhu Wanying looked at Lin Yuan with a puzzled expression.

She didn't understand what the child was up to this time. After a day, she finally saw through him and realized that the child in front of her was exceptionally mature.

She was so mature that she began to wonder if an adult's soul was hidden inside this body.

No matter what method she used to try to get information out of this child who looked to be six years old, she couldn't get a single useful piece of information out of him.

On the contrary, he almost exposed his identity several times.

However, after walking for a whole day, she had become somewhat numb and did not want to think about it anymore.

He obediently squatted down.

Lin Yuan touched her face with his small hands, feeling the bone and muscle structure of her face.

Zhu Wanying was instantly taken aback by Lin Yuan's rude behavior. Just as she was about to shout at him, she heard Lin Yuan say in a low voice, "Bear with it!"

Then, Zhu Wanying felt a sharp pain in her face, followed by several cracking sounds of bones dislocating. The pain brought tears to her eyes.

"Qin Xiu, what are you doing!"

Zhu Wanying almost couldn't help but curse, but due to her royal upbringing, she ultimately refrained from uttering any profanities.

Lin Yuan didn't offer much explanation, but instead suddenly pulled out a glass mirror and shoved it in front of her.

Zhu Wanying, who was about to say something, immediately stopped talking.

Because the face that appeared in the mirror at this moment no longer resembled her previous beautiful appearance.

Originally, she was fourteen or fifteen years old and still somewhat immature, but now, in the mirror, she looked like an ordinary village woman in her twenties.

"You...you've mastered the art of disguise!"

Zhu Wanying opened her mouth slightly, looking at Lin Yuan's rather ordinary face with some disbelief.

She suddenly began to doubt whether the face she was seeing was the child's true appearance.

Lin Yuan put away the small mirror he had looted from the bandits and spoke calmly.

"Good to know! The way you looked before was too attractive to flies, and I don't want to cause trouble, so this is for the best!"

"When we get to town, just say you're my sister. Take this money, but remember not to give her too much. Also, make sure you reimburse me for all expenses along the way when you get home. I'm very poor!"

Seeing Lin Yuan's stingy behavior, Zhu Wanying squeezed the copper coin in her hand. For a moment, she really wanted to pry open Lin Yuan's little head to see if she really looked like someone who was short of money!

"Stingy!"

However, Lin Yuan remained noncommittal regarding Zhu Wanying's complaints.

They are born into an imperial family and have no idea of ​​the hardships faced by ordinary people.

"When you urgently need money, you'll realize that being frugal is actually a good habit."

After saying that, Lin Yuan stretched out a hand, which surprised Zhu Wanying again, who didn't understand what Lin Yuan was going to do.

Seeing Zhu Wanying's complete lack of cooperation, Lin Yuan finally couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Look at any family outings, where a six-year-old brother is holding his sister's hand. Please have some common sense."

Zhu Wanying was so angry at Lin Yuan's mocking attitude that she stomped her foot. However, she was powerless to teach this sharp-tongued child a lesson. She glared at him, grabbed his little hand, and walked angrily toward Blackstone City.

As expected, Zhu Wanying's altered appearance did not attract the attention of the soldiers guarding the city.

Although Zhu Wanying's clothes were made of fine fabric, after walking on mountain roads for a day, they looked like they had been picked up by the roadside, not much different from those of most of the refugees around her.

Once inside the city, Zhu Wanying couldn't wait to find the post station and contact her subordinates.

After all, she only had Lin Yuan, this strange child, by her side, which made her feel somewhat insecure.

However, he was quickly stopped by Lin Yuan, who saw through his intentions.

Are you sure you want to contact this person?

Lin Yuan looked at Zhu Wanying, who was hurrying towards the post station, and asked.

Zhu Wanying froze, thinking about the day's events. If Lin Yuan really had ill intentions, he could have disposed of her silently on the mountain.

This child is still trustworthy. Although his background is strange, for some reason, she just feels that Lin Yuan doesn't have any bad intentions.

"Does this mean I have to endure hardship and sleep in the open with you if you don't contact my servant?!"

Zhu Wanying rolled her eyes at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan remained silent for a few seconds.

"You'd better think about how you ended up in the hands of bandits. My advice is, if you want to return to the capital safely, the best thing you can do is do nothing!"

Zhu Wanying paused in her steps toward the post station, then, as if she had figured something out, her pupils contracted involuntarily.

As a princess of the royal family, although she was a bit willful and longed for the life of a chivalrous hero in the martial arts world, it did not mean that she was a fool.

Although she left the palace without permission, she still had a lot of protection around her. However, she was kidnapped by a group of bandits. She just couldn't believe there wasn't some conspiracy involved.

Having barely escaped from the bandits, and having never experienced anything like this before, she didn't immediately think of the people around her, which is why she overlooked this point.

Now that Lin Yuan had reminded her, she instantly understood this point. Looking at Lin Yuan, who was nothing like a normal child, she pouted and ultimately decided not to move forward.

"So what should we do now?"

Lin Yuan glanced at her, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"Of course we'll find a hotel to rest. Do you really want to sleep outside tonight? We'll buy a carriage tomorrow. As long as you don't reveal your identity, I guarantee you'll return to the capital safely."

After all, I'm still thinking about the reward you gave me. Oh, and remember to write down the money for the carriage; it all needs to be reimbursed later.

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he walked towards the nearest inn. Blackstone City was not large, and its overall size was about the same as a village.

Therefore, after entering the city, his powerful five senses had already thoroughly explored the layout of the place.

As for whether Zhu Wanying listens to him or not, Lin Yuan doesn't care. If there is really an opponent he can't defeat, his first priority is to save his own life. As for Zhu Wanying, she can only pray for good luck.

Although he was somewhat confident in his abilities, the premise was that Zhu Wanying wasn't like Xiao Lingling, who couldn't understand human language.

Besides, after spending a day together, he believed that Zhu Wanying was smart enough to understand what he meant.

Seeing Lin Yuan walk forward on his own again, Zhu Wanying stamped her foot, but in the end she still followed Lin Yuan's figure.

This kid really does things his own way.

No way! Once we get back to the capital, she'll definitely give him a good talking-to and make him realize who the real king is.

Zhu Wanying kept imagining how terrified Lin Yuan would be after her identity was exposed.

Before she knew it, she and Lin Yuan had arrived at an inn in Blackstone City.

It was more like a slightly larger mud-brick house than a hotel.

The signboard at the entrance is crooked, and the four characters "Yuelai Inn" have faded and peeled off.

A pungent smell, a mixture of musty odor, sweat, and cheap liquor wafted towards us.

Zhu Wanying subconsciously took half a step back, her delicate eyebrows furrowing into a knot.

She suddenly felt that she would rather be out in the wild than set foot in such a place.

However, Lin Yuan acted as if he hadn't smelled the nauseating odor at all, and pulled her by the wrist, walking straight inside.

The inn was dimly lit, and around a few greasy tables sat two or three rough-looking men, shirtless, playing drinking games. Behind the counter, a sleepy-eyed, fat innkeeper was yawning.

"Checking in at a hotel."

Lin Yuan's voice rang out, youthful yet clear.

The fat shopkeeper lazily raised his eyelids and saw a dirty child leading an ordinary-looking village woman, and immediately lost interest.

"The cheapest room is thirty coins a night in the woodshed, and the best room is one hundred coins," he quoted weakly.

"The woodshed," Lin Yuan said without hesitation.

"No way!" Zhu Wanying finally couldn't hold back anymore. She shook off Lin Yuan's hand. When did she, a princess, fall so low as to live in a woodshed! Besides, this little brat isn't short of money.

Her loud voice almost instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the inn.

The men who were drinking stopped playing drinking games and looked her up and down with malicious eyes.

Although Lin Yuan had altered her face, making it much more ordinary, her slender figure and innate, undeniable charm still made her stand out from the crowd.

Lin Yuan turned around abruptly. His clear black and white eyes held no reproach, no impatience, only a deep, unfathomable calm.

When Zhu Wanying met those eyes, all the complaints and grievances that were about to spill out were instantly choked back up.

"My sister... is tired from traveling and her mind isn't clear."

Lin Yuan turned to the shopkeeper and explained, while taking out a few copper coins from his pocket, exactly thirty coins, and tossing them on the counter.

"A woodshed, and two buckets of hot water."

After saying that, he ignored the innkeeper and the gazes of those around him, and pulled Zhu Wanying, who was frozen in place, towards the backyard of the inn.