Ning Xue slowly took off the mask, revealing that young and delicate face, as well as those dark eyes. (Color contact lenses)
"You two, you can check my backpack."
Ning Xue held the mask in one hand and handed his heavy backpack to the two of them with the other.
The two looked at each other and took Ning Xue's backpack.
The moment he picked up the backpack, the person who picked up the backpack couldn't help but stumbled, and looked at Ning Xue in surprise, with even more suspicion in his eyes.
He looks like a kid at first glance.
Except for ninjas, it was hard for him to imagine that an ordinary kid could carry such a heavy item and walk such a long distance.
He placed the backpack on the ground and unzipped it.
Inside were neatly stacked clothes, cloaks, masks, some dry food, water bottles, medicinal materials, as well as a simple medical bag and several rolls of clean bandages.
Opening the simple medical bag, I saw some professional tools inside. After a rough inspection, I stuffed them all back and handed them to Ning Xue again.
Seeing that there were no weapons or anything like that, their expressions softened slightly, but their vigilance was not completely eliminated.
"What is your purpose in coming to Land of Water?"
The ninja pressing the handle of the knife asked, still staring at Ning Xue's eyes, trying to find any flaws.
"Practice medicine."
Ning Xue answered concisely and put on the mask again.
Seeing that he didn't see any flaws, he changed the question again.
"Then why do you always wear a mask when practicing medicine?"
"I don't like to show my true colors to others, and at the same time, I don't like the smell here."
Then, he pointed to his mask.
"This is a gas mask, as you can see."
After hearing this explanation, the two sniffed the air and didn't feel anything was wrong.
"What could this smell like?"
"Fishy smell."
"..."
Okay, this reason is passable, but this look is still too suspicious.
The two ninjas exchanged a look.
The tall man looked at Ning Xue again, his tone was still harsh, but his hostility was reduced.
"Listen, doctor, you go buy a new mask.
Also, no matter you are a real doctor or a fake doctor, outsiders of unknown origin are not welcome around Land of Water, especially Kirigakure.
Remember the rules here, don't cause trouble, don't pry into things you shouldn't know, and try to stay indoors after dark.
If we find you doing anything suspicious..."
He didn't finish his words, but the cold murderous aura was enough to explain the consequences.
"I understand." Ning Xue nodded and picked up his backpack.
"I will follow the rules."
"It'd better be that way."
The two Kirigakure Ninja gave him a final warning look, then stepped aside to get out of the way, and their figures quickly merged into the thick fog again.
It seems that we still have to find a hotel tonight.
Ning Xue looked at the direction in which they disappeared and thought to himself.
Turning back, shrugging the backpack on his shoulders, he walked towards the place where the figure flashed.
After searching for a while, he saw a slightly worn lantern with the word "Su" written on it at the corner of a slightly wider street, gently swaying in the fog.
Under the lantern is an old wooden door with deep scratches and repair marks on the door panel.
This is it.
Ning Xue Gently pushed the store door open, but there was a heart-wrenching creaking sound from the door shaft.
But the sound, like a welcome, reminded the shopkeeper who was still busy.
The interior space is not large, it is just a small shop that simply provides food and accommodation.
There were two drunken men inside. It was easy to tell from their clothes that they must be local fishermen.
The busy shop owner is an old man with gray hair.
He stopped wiping the cup, looked at the customers who had just entered the store, and spoke coldly.
"Staying in a hotel?"
"One night. Do you have a private room?"
Ning Xue walked to the counter, his voice seemed dull through the mask.
"Single rooms are available."
The old man didn't even raise his head.
"Besides, do you understand the rules? Don't run around at night, don't pry, and take care of yourself."
"Understood."
"Register."
The old man pushed over a book with curled and yellowed edges, and a pen that was almost out of ink.
Ning Xue picked up the pen and wrote "Fujiwara" without hesitation.
As for the subsequent location, choose to write "Land of Snow".
The old man took a look and didn't say anything. He just took out a bunch of keys from the drawer and told Ning Xue which floor and which room it was on, and then went about his business again.
"Thank you."
Ning Xue paid the money and picked up the key.
Just when he turned around and was about to go upstairs, the old man suddenly spoke again.
"Boy, whether you are a tourist or something else, did you meet someone in blue on the street just now?
Listen carefully, no matter what you hear or see at night, don't open the windows!"
"Sometimes this fog is not just fog..."
After saying this, the old man stopped talking.
When Ning Xue heard this, he just looked back at the old man without saying anything and silently kept these words in his heart.