After lunch, Nie Hou habitually went to the long bench in the Imperial City Square to take a nap under the sun.
When Nie Hou opened his eyes again, it was already sunset. He stood up, yawned, and rubbed the non-existent eye droppings at the corner of his eyes. He said with some distress,"Ah, it's so comfortable!"
However, just as Nie Hou was rubbing his sleepy eyes and walking back home, he realized that there was another girl with the same sleepy eyes and a big backpack beside him, muttering and cursing a certain playboy.
Of course, she was cursing a certain playboy because the girl had already repeated the words " that woman "," bastard "," Iyasu ", and " abandoned me " at least ten times.
She had a small white flower on her head and was wearing a coat that reached her calves. The black and white shawl lay quietly on the girl's slender shoulders, adding a little gentleness.
What caught Nie Hou's attention the most was the girl's pure and flawless face and her innocent eyes. Nie Hou dared to use his tail that had already disappeared to guarantee that this girl was definitely a pure and untainted country girl. Moreover, she was a country girl who came to the Imperial Capital to make a living.
After imagining the situation of Aiders meeting the girl and feeling that there was no problem, Nie Hou used the warm fake smile that he had practiced countless times to say to the girl,"Yo, young lady! Is there something bothering you?"
This frivolous tone was like hitting on a street prostitute, making the girl involuntarily take a few steps back to distance herself from the man in front of her.
When the girl saw the person blocking her way, her heart could not help but beat faster, and her face turned slightly red. He's so handsome…He's more handsome than anyone I've ever seen. No, no, Shayou, you have to be strong. You can't be bewitched by this man's handsome appearance. You still have the heavy responsibility of saving the village. But…he was really handsome!
When Nie Hou saw that the girl seemed to be calling herself a love-struck girl whose intelligence had dropped under his handsome appearance, he couldn't help but cough twice to remind her,""Cough cough…that…I'm the captain of the Imperial City's garrison, Nie Hou.”
When the girl woke up and saw the uniform on Nie Hou's body, which had the same symbol as the Imperial City's garrison, she exclaimed,""Ah…sorry, I was distracted.”
Resisting the urge to turn around and leave, Nie Hou said,""It's fine. I'm already used to it. Miss, you seem to have encountered some trouble. Otherwise, you wouldn't be walking alone on the streets of the Imperial Capital. And from the looks of it, you must have come from somewhere outside the capital. It's going to be dark soon. If you can't find a place to stay, it will be very dangerous. The capital had not been peaceful recently.”
The girl who had let down her guard said in embarrassment,"My name is Shayou. I came to the Imperial Capital from a remote village. I originally had two companions who came with me, but one of them was separated by bandits on the way. The other one just took all the money and boarded a woman's carriage when I went to relieve myself. She only left a note for me. I…have nowhere else to go…"
Shayou had already shed tears of sadness. She could find her lost companion, but she could not accept being abandoned by her companion, especially when that companion had left with all the money and a woman. This had seriously hurt Shayou's young girl heart.
While Sha You was crying, Nie Hou was also quietly observing her. She was an extremely innocent girl, a rare existence in the Imperial Capital where the human heart was scarier than evil spirits. When Sha You wiped her tears, Nie Hou noticed that there were thick calluses on the index finger and first finger of her left hand, as well as the third and second finger of her right hand. From this, it could be seen that this girl called Sha You was very skilled in archery.
Nie Hou was skilled, innocent, and good-looking. He suddenly remembered Selyu, who followed that idiot Oka around and talked about justice. It seemed that he needed a secretary. Otherwise, it would be boring to sit in the office of the garrison all day. If he could have a secretary to do it, it would be fine…
Therefore, Nie Hou blinked his eyes and made himself appear especially sincere."Miss Shayou, do you want to consider working for the Imperial City Garrison Guard? Because of the night raid of the damn assassin organization, our Imperial City Garrison Guard is in dire need of manpower. If you can join the Imperial City Garrison Guard and contribute to the harmony of the Imperial City, it would be the best. Moreover, the most ordinary member of the Garrison Guard can earn 200 gold coins a month.”
Sha You felt as if a huge pie had fallen from the sky and landed in front of her. Even if there was poison in this pie, she couldn't care less.
She immediately bowed to Nie Hou and said,""Lord Nie Hou, I agree to join the Imperial Garrison Guard.”
After hearing that Sha You had agreed to join the Imperial Garrison Guard, Nie Hou nodded in satisfaction and said,"Then from now on, Miss Shayou, you are a member of the Imperial Guard. You don't have a place to stay yet, right? Do you want to stay at my place for the night? If you could help me make dinner to deal with the imps who must be rummaging through my house by now, I would be very grateful.”
Sha You's face turned red again." What should I do…What should I do? He invited me to stay at his house, and he even hopes that I can help his child cook dinner. Is he proposing? What should she do? Should she agree to his request? Should he agree or not?
The smile on Nie Hou's face had already gradually stiffened. He had only helped her because he was interested in her. In the end, what unhealthy things were she thinking about? She had actually fallen into her own delusions again.
"Um, Miss Shayou? You haven't answered my question yet.”
Shayou, who had regained her senses, once again realized that she had lost her composure. She said embarrassedly,"I…I'm sorry. Since Lord Nie Hou has invited me, I naturally won't object.”
Nie Hou turned around and walked towards his home. At the same time, he said to Sha You,""Forget it, come with me. If we don't go back quickly, I'm afraid that my house will be torn down by that little brat. After all, we've already wasted a lot of time.”
Shayou, who was following behind Nie Hou, asked curiously,""Sir, the child you're talking about is?”
"She's a greedy little devil I accidentally picked up near the church outside the Imperial Capital. Although she rarely gives people a good look, she's a good child. When you meet her, you will definitely like that little brat too.”When he heard Shayou ask about the person waiting for him at home, Nie Hou put on a rare fake smile, as if that little brat was right in front of him. Although Sha You couldn't tell which of Nie Hou's smiles was real and which was fake.
Nie Hou, who had been scheming against each other for hundreds of years, had long trained an expression that no one could see through no matter how others looked at him.
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