Chapter 519 - The wild world (1/2)

Ren Xiaosu had already returned to the town outside of Stronghold 61. When he first got to the Central Plains, he started off from here. He even bought a house and planted some Potato Shooters in the yard.

As soon as he went into the house, he saw the corpses of several people lying on the ground just as he had anticipated. They were all killed by the Potato Shooters when they leaped into his yard while he was away.

Ren Xiaosu sighed. Now that this place had become the haunted house of the town, it would probably be a little difficult to sell it away.

After cleaning up the house, he headed straight to the tavern.

When he arrived there, the storyteller was telling a new story again. Ren Xiaosu pricked his ears up to listen and was surprised to hear it was about Xu Zhi’s rescue in the wilderness.

The storyteller said, “My dear listeners, you might not know that the world’s been getting stranger lately. That mysterious young man in the wilderness is traveling the lands and upholding justice with his maid in tow…”

After entering the tavern, Ren Xiaosu was smiling as he ordered a bowl of lamb stew from the waiter. Xiaolu was sitting in a chair next to the storyteller, but it seemed like she did not notice Ren Xiaosu at all.

Ren Xiaosu was puzzled. Had they forgotten about him after he had been away for just a few days? Even the waiter was acting like he had never seen Ren Xiaosu before.

Just as he was about to take his usual seat by the window, he realized a woman wearing a black cap was already sitting there.

He had encountered this woman before and nearly even mistook her for Yang Xiaojin!

The woman was still dressed in a trim combat uniform and a pair of combat boots. As these were steel-toe combat boots, normal women would not want to wear them.

Ren Xiaosu did not say anything and just chose another table to sit down at. He realized the reason why Xiaolu, the storyteller, and the waiter were pretending not to know him might have something to do with this woman’s presence.

Was she a supernatural being? Ren Xiaosu was not very sure, but he could confirm that she was sure to be someone with a powerful background.

But why would a woman like her appear here in town?

As usual, Ren Xiaosu carefully tore the bread into tiny pieces for half an hour as he listened to the storyteller praising him through his storytelling.

Throughout, the woman wearing the black cap remained silent and did not look up at Ren Xiaosu once. She only cared about drinking but did not seem to get drunk no matter how much she drank.

Ren Xiaosu left after eating his lamb stew. It wasn’t until evening that he heard a knocking on his door.

He walked up to the door but did not face it directly. Instead, he hid behind the brick wall next to it and asked, “Who’s there?”

“Me.”

It was Xiaolu’s voice.

Ren Xiaosu opened the door slightly and Xiaolu agilely squeezed in through the opening. “Did you see that woman wearing the cap?”

Ren Xiaosu nodded.

“Ever since she came here, my grandpa specifically ordered me and the waiter to pretend not to know you if we see you again.” Xiaolu said, “She’d been here once before and even paid a visit to my grandpa’s house. However, I don’t know what they talked about as Grandpa told me to go and buy a bottle of soy sauce for him.”

Xiaolu finished her sentence in a single breath as though she were afraid Ren Xiaosu would misunderstand her. After all, she had pretended not to know Ren Xiaosu during the day.

Ren Xiaosu nodded and said with a smile, “I thought that y’all had forgotten me. But who on earth is that woman? She actually made your grandpa that wary?”

“Well, I’m not too sure. I only know that she’s a very powerful superhuman.” Xiaolu said, “Have you been on a mission recently? Why’d you go away for half a month?”

“Mhm, the location of the mission was a little bit far,” Ren Xiaosu replied.

“Was it a mission concerning the Zhou Consortium?” Xiaolu asked.

Ren Xiaosu just smiled and did not answer her question.

However, Xiaolu asked again, “Do you know how to use a sniper rifle? Are you that person with the maid?”

Ren Xiaosu shook his head. “What sniper rifle?”