Chapter 221 - Strange City.

It was night time when they reach the small city, not like other city Lory have visited this small city is more impoverished with old building and dirt road, people wear more humble clothing then Lory though and she become worried her dress would be to eye-catching fortunately Shin Jiu clothes is not conspicuous with the other at first she wants to buy new clothing for him but turns out it didn't necessary on contrary Lory need to change her clothing but sadly this is the most modest clothes she got.

Zhao Li Xin only gives her the best of everything and these clothes are leftover when she comes to Nin Jing manor for the first time she had kept it for sentimental value but who knew it becomes useful but still look better compared to people around them and this is not good.

If people saw a rich frail woman and little kid travel together without companion it would give a bad idea to a bad people and she's not in condition to fight not to mention Girsha was not here too but if they continue there journey in the middle of the night they might be blocked by a wild beast or robber and that's not good either.

Lory click her tongue exasperatedly, Shin Jiu didn't know why Lory looks anxious, the tiger stares at Lory while licking his paw just like a cat. At the end she must prepare for the worst hopefully no one has stupid idea about them, the carriage stopped in front of small inn, Lory, Shin Jiu including the monkey and the tiger got out with them inside the inn, the innkeeper with washout robes welcome them he look surprised when he see Lory appearance.

Lory has expected it, she smiles at him "I want to rent one room for me and my brother"

"Oh yes young miss, for how long?" the innkeeper asked with a big smile.

"One night" Lory replied.

"Of course!" the in keeper bow his head a few times.

"Oh, about my carriage, you have a place for my carriage?"

"Yes, we have young miss, don't worry we take good care of it!" said the innkeeper again. its been a while since anyone come to there small town after the new Governor enlisted everything turn to the worst although this town is never rich but they living quite well at least they can eat full three times a day but now even for the innkeeper like him he barely can eat twice a day and that's why he feel happy when Lory come to his place but he also worried for her and her brother.

Inside the old but quite clean room compare to the outward appearance, Lory satisfied to find a bed for them but the little boy fidgeting in the middle of the room.

"What's wrong? You got stomachache?" Lorry guessed, is because he eat two box bento that make her think something wrong with his stomach.

The boy pout "No" he said swiftly.

"Then what?" Lory pulls the stool under the table nonchalantly.

The boy suddenly become anxious "Grandpa said man and woman cannot stay in the same room"

"Indeed…" she replied casually while brewing a hot tea for them.

"Then, we should not stay in the same room!"

"Why?" Lory take a sits while blowing her teacup.

"Because I'm a Man!" he exclaimed.

Lory stifles "You are…?"

"...."

"No, I mean…of course you are…" Lory coughs awkwardly she tries to look serious.

The boy feel upset she belittles him, he raised his hand on his waist smugly "Even though I'm still haven't through with my coming aged ceremony but I'm still a man and I'm more than capable to marry you!"

Lory prop her chin with her palm, she tilted her head with a dry smile than she laments to herself

'So cute and so wrong!'

"Okay, I believe that but I have my own reason I tell you later" she tiredly said "Sit first and drink your tea before it turns cold"

"Okay" the boy obediently raised his but on the stool than he drinks tea comfortably, Lory shakes his head helplessly, she just got another weird kid.

"Hey, how much you know about medicine?" Lory suddenly asked the reason she asked because she knew children in this world is more knowledgeable compared to the children in her world perhaps children in this world is forced to grown-up faster on contrary the children in her world refuse to grown-up even when they reach adulthood and that what we called 'Peter Pan' syndrome.

The other reason she asked its because she doesn't know anything about medicine in this world other than the medicine she usually used.

"I know a few, Grandpa had taught me!" he said proudly.

"Good for you…." Lory said briefly than she waves her hand above the table and a bunch of pill bottles and small cream jade containers appear "Find me something to heal my broken ribs!"

When Shin Jiu see so many medicines on the table he was shocked beyond belief especially when most of the medicine is rare and very expensive she looks Lory with great admiration, he thought this older sister must be someone from a very rich family he won't surprised if she said she from a royal family.

"This….so many, why you bring so many medicines?" the boy still not recover from the shock.

"Preparation kid, if you want to live longer never forget to prepare for the worst!" she perfunctorily reminds him.

Lory just said nonchalantly but she doesn't know the boy took her word seriously he though her advice makes sense if not because of her he would still stuck in the jungle and hungry if only he prepared who won't be in that situation.

The boy gives her a pill to fix her broken ribs and an ointment for increased her broken ribs healing, also another pill to heal her wound.

Lory fixed her wound behind the curtained bed because a certain man said is not appropriated for a woman showing her skin to a man and after he takes the medicine she can feel her wound feel a lot better even her ribs didn't feel hurt anymore.

"Hey, Kid, if you need to eat tell me I'll give you the lunch box, don't go out if not necessary" she lift the curtain afterward.

"Why?" the boy was eating the pastry on the table, courtesy of Lory of course.

Lory peek from the window and some people suspiciously gather and point at her room, maybe they innocently gossip about a new visitor or perhaps they talk something else, the tiger watches her from the old rattan couch with a glint in his eyes.

"You saw the people out here?" Lory than close the window "Tell me what you think?" he sit opposite the boy.

Shin Jiu eyebrow furrow he didn't know why she asked this to him "They look dirty and their clothes are ugly but grandpa said we can't belittle people because of there appearance"

"And his right" Lory nods "But cautious is necessary…" Lory said again, the boy seems more confusing.

"You know what I see other than the dirty face and ugly clothes?" Lory raised her eyebrow "They are skinny, yellow eyes, dull skin, meaning they are malnourished perhaps they don't eat for days and that's weird because I see fertile rice field just outside the city, so something else is happening inside this city" Lory said with a quiet voice.

"What, what happens?" the boy gasped with a low voice.

"I don't know but they have been watching us since we get in this place" Lory sip her tea calmly.