Chapter 1062 Auspicious Beast

"Half a year ago, I heard that the Zhenyuan Army was in the western city 2,000 miles away from here, but I'm not sure now."

"Well, boss, do you have a map to sell? I want to go to the west city. In the early years, my brother was taken away by the Zhenyuan Army. Now my family is in trouble, and I want to go to him for help."

"Are you sure your brother is still alive?"

"Sometimes there are letters from home, so he should still be alive."

"I have the map, but I only have one copy. I can't sell it to you."

"Can you make a copy for me? Please tell me what you want."

"I can make a copy for you. Come and get it at this time tomorrow. We still need so much food. It would be even better if you have some wine."

"Food is fine, but I can't guarantee the wine." Su Yan took out ten copper coins from the pocket of her coarse linen shirt, "This is for the deposit."

The boss raised his hand to stop him, "No, money is useless to me."

"Thank you for your hard work, boss."

Su Yan took a dagger from the wall. It was easy to hide and had a sharp blade.

……

After returning to the inn, Su Yan simply repaired the windows and doors.

Then he went into the kitchen to cook.

Just as I was done, I heard someone knocking on the door, "Shopkeeper, open the door——"

Su Yan: "..."

Go over and open the door.

It was a young man supporting a boy with a broken arm and unconscious, and a horse.

"We encountered a big beast." The man said to Su Yan.

Su Yan saw that the man's clothes were made of fine cloth, his appearance was handsome, and his temperament was gentle and polite. The boy was wearing a coarse cloth shorts, and his wounds had been treated. "Come in first."

Seeing the food on the table, the man couldn't help swallowing.

Su Yan said: "If you don't mind, please use it. There is also a clean guest room on the second floor, where this little brother can lie down and rest first."

"Thank you, boss." The man carried the young man directly to the guest room upstairs, then hurried downstairs to eat.

Su Yan walked into the counter, looking like a shopkeeper, fiddling with an abacus, "What's your name, sir? Where are you from?"

"My surname is Lu, Lu Xiao, and I'm from Weicheng." After the man said this, he picked up the bowl of hot soup and started drinking.

"Weicheng? The capital of the Great Qi Kingdom?" Where Su Yan is now, there is no such thing as a continent or a world, there is only the Great Qi Kingdom, and the capital of the Great Qi Kingdom is Weicheng.

Maybe it's because the place is too remote, so there is not much information available.

Lu Xiao nodded, "Yes."

"Master Lu must be well-informed. I wonder why this beast repeatedly attacks villages and towns? Wild beasts are said to have boundaries and will not easily attack the territory of non-same species."

Lu Xiao looked at Su Yan in surprise, and after a pause he replied, "I actually came here for this matter. There has been an inexplicable increase in the number of wild beasts in many places, and there are some unusual beasts."

"Oh? Not very usual, what does it look like?" Su Yan asked, and then found a small jar of wine from the cabinet, "I'll give this to you to relieve your fatigue."

"Thank you." With the wine invigorating the conversation, Lu Xiao continued to talk. He also needed the help of the locals to provide clues. "The auspicious Qilin beast appeared here!"

Su Yan's expression froze, "Qilin?!"

Lu Xiao took out a painting from his pocket and showed it to Su Yan, "That's it. Have you heard of it, shopkeeper?"

Su Yan took the painting, which showed an animal that looked like a deer with eight long tails.

Isn’t this Xiao Luer…her and Zong Sili’s eldest daughter.

"Is it here?"

"The latest news is that it is near Yuping Town. It is only more than 20 miles away from here, so maybe we can find its whereabouts there."

"...I've never seen it, nor have I heard of it." Su Yan replied: "But is this a Qilin? It feels like a deer. And how is it possible for a deer to have eight tails?"

"Auspicious beasts are definitely different from ordinary animals. In fact, no one has ever seen what a Qilin looks like. Let's catch it first."

"That makes sense. Sir, drink now. I still have work to do in the kitchen."

"Thank you, shopkeeper."

"You're welcome."

Lu Xiao looked around the entire inn, especially the doors and windows, which had obvious signs of damage and some broken fragments on the ground.

Considering Su Yan's deliberately blackened face, it is very likely that she is also seeking refuge here, rather than in the inn.

Su Yan quickly prepared two dishes, a rice and a soup, brought them upstairs, and ate with Hongmei.

When passing by Lu Xiao, he smiled and said, "If it's not enough, there's more in the kitchen. Just call me, sir."

"What's your name, shopkeeper?"

"No need to bother, Su."

"Okay, Shopkeeper Su, you are busy."

As soon as Su Yan arrived at the door, Hong Mei opened it and asked, "Sister Su, what's wrong?"

Su Yan entered the room and first said loudly, "Two distinguished guests have arrived." Then she whispered, "They think we are from the inn, so don't make any noise for now."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"I understand, Sister Su." Hongmei agreed immediately.

Su Yan added a full bowl of vegetables, including meat and eggs, to her rice bowl, "Eat your fill."

"Well, thank you, Sister Su."

"I told you, don't be polite to me."

Su Yan looked at her. If she was still her old self, she would definitely cure her eyes.

……

It's getting dark.

Lu Xiao came back from outside with a lot of blood on his body.

Seeing this, Su Yan hurriedly asked, "Where have you been?"

"I went looking for the auspicious beast, but ended up running into a group of wolves, all of whom were carrying wolf blood." Lu Xiao replied.

"Are there any traces of the auspicious beast?" Su Yan asked.

"Someone said they saw one around here."

"Oh, then you are quite lucky, you will find it soon."

"Please, Manager Su, prepare a set of clothes and hot water."

"You're welcome. I'll go to the storeroom and see if there are any clothes. As for the water, I'm afraid I'll have to boil it first. If you don't mind cold water, there's a sea tank in the backyard that's full of water."

"Well, I'll trouble Shopkeeper Su for the clothes."

Su Yan entered the storeroom of the inn.

After entering, he sighed, "I really have become the shopkeeper, haha!"

After rummaging around, I actually found a suitcase with some sets of pajamas in it. They should have been prepared by the inn for the guests.

"Mom~ I found you!" Suddenly a childish voice sounded.

Su Yan was startled, then realized who it was, "Xiao Lu'er! It's really you!"

"I followed my mother's scent." replied the little deer.

"My dear daughter." Su Yan held her in her arms and kissed her hard.

"Shopkeeper Su——" Lu Xiao suddenly shouted.

Su Yan was startled, then said to Xiao Luer, "Turn into a mouse first, this guy outside is looking for you. Although we are not afraid of trouble, maybe the less trouble we can have, the less trouble we can have."

"Okay, mom." The little deer turned into a brown mouse and crawled into Su Yan's arms.

Su Yan took a set of pajamas and went out.

Next to Lu Xiao stood a middle-aged man dressed as a wealthy businessman. He looked at her in surprise and said, "Girl, this inn is mine."