Chapter 490
Cat of the Canals is still called Cat, but she is no longer a servant for the fishmonger Brusco.
Daughter of the most honorable Duke, the little maid of the humblest fishmonger.
Going from the most noble to the meanest is the best way to grind away the past as Arya.
The cat's training by the canal comes to an end when the cat can do the meanest things with peace of mind.
Beginning half a month ago, she started the first stage of training: observe and learn the movements and characteristics of each person and type of person with her eyes, and integrate oneself into that identity, let oneself go Adapt to any situation that fits your current identity.
She's Cat of the Canals, the cat who sells oysters along the canals.
"Scallops, mussels, clams."
That night, as usual, the cat was pushing a wooden cart along the canal leading to Ragman's Harbor, whenever anyone As she passed by, she shouted loudly.
"Oysters, prawns, plump green mussels."
She would smile at them.
——Smile is the best way to convey friendliness and lower your guard.
This is what Kindly Man taught her.
The cat agrees.
Many times, people would stop and buy a few oysters just because of her smile on her ugly, dry, long, dark face.
——Kindly Man also taught her: language can deceive people's hearts, the most subtle expressions and subconsciously small movements can deceive each other from Soul, a smile is also an expression, and it can also deceive people, Far more deceiving than words.
In the beginning, only the compassionate will be infected by the ugly cat's laughter.
Gradually, the cat's smile became more and more varied.
She is learning, she is imitating, she is summarizing, and she is still bringing forth the new through the old.
Her smile is natural and sincere.
Now, cats can see what people like based on their appearance and habitual little actions, so they can give something sweet, pitiful, flattering, or humble according to their preferences. The other party feels that oneself is very noble, and it is noble enough to give the cat a few copper smiles.
When she has insight into human nature, when she does as one pleases and adjusts oneself to cater to others, the cat begins to do everything well.
For example, there is a female actor named Sloey on the actor ship, who is shrewd, stingy and vain.
She is well aware that the time of female actors is fleeting, and most of the evening scenes are bleak, so she saves oneself's salary in the bank to prevent old age, but hooks up with Allaquo and Quence in the same theater, so that the two male partners can take turns for her extravagant entertainment. City life pays the bill.
But even Sloey used to spend a Silver Coin on oysters from the cat.
For another example, the old bustard of "Happy Port", known as "Merry" Meralyn, would buy a dozen oysters to give to the house every time he saw a cat pushing a trolley past the gate of the brothel girls in.
No, at the beginning of the lights, Meralyn was shaking Braavos' biggest chest, standing at the door to welcome guests, when she suddenly saw the ugly girl who was shyly smiling at oneself, she habitually waved her hand and shouted: " Cat, give me a dozen oysters to send to the backyard to share with my treasures."
The cat readily agreed.
Leaving Happy Port, there are not many oysters left for the cat.
It's time to go home.
She started walking in the direction of the Isle of the Gods.
But she won't go directly to the Isle of the Gods, it's still early, Kindly Man is not letting her sell oysters, but by selling oysters to see more people and teach her to become more people .
She walked in a circle, pushing the scooter.
"Scallops, mussels, clams."
The cat meowed again.
She meets an acquaintance.
She met him often at Happy Port, and his favorite was a fourteen-year-old Goldilocks named Lanna.
Meralyn priced Lanna three times as much as the average girl, and he couldn't get enough of it because he was a brilliant thief, an assassin.
Quick money.
But she seldom sees him recently. When she just delivered oysters, little Lanna asked the cat: Have you seen Rogo, I haven't seen him for a long time.
The cat is also very curious, does Rogo have a new love?
So she leaned in and showed her Lolita-esque innocence—her face was thin and dark, but her eyes were big and bright, and she knew he liked the type.
Once, she used this smile to let him teach her the stunt of oneself - the sleeve sword.
"fuck off!"
But this time the cat miscalculated, and Red Roggo gave her a grim look before striding away.
No, it wasn't a miscalculation, she knew it would end like this.
Through his steps that lost the rhythm of the Water Dancer, the faint murderous aura buried deep in his expression, she knew that he must have just killed someone and oneself was injured.
Similar situation, she has seen it several times, after all, he is a thief and an assassin.
Assassin wants to kill, of course, how can he find Lanna if he doesn't kill?
The cat looked at the silhouette of Red Roggo's departure, and whispered in his mouth: "The smell of blood is very fresh, the battle happened two hours ago.
Left palm, right leg An inch below the foot of the leg, the injury has been treated by the doctor.
look pale, blood loss is too much.
There is a burden behind the cloak, and there is a ten-pound object inside, he is not too worried Pay attention to it.
His mission should be successful, but he's in a bad mood tonight."
The light flashed, the cat pushed the trolley close to the river, Look left and right, and lift the scooter vigorously.
"crash-bang!" Lobster, scallops, clams, and a dozen oysters all poured into the canal.
Then she pushed the battered wheelbarrow into a nearby alleyway and slumped over a cluttered pile of lumber.
"pa pa pa!"
The cat patted oneself a few times to lose weight, the clothes did not change, the face shape did not change, but the cowardly hawker disappeared.
Now anyone who sees her will treat the cat as a little Fei wandering the streets.
Before Red Roggo passed the next intersection, Xiao Fei caught up with him and easily followed him.
—The purpose of cats was never to sell oysters.
As for Kindly Man...
He wouldn't blame her for throwing ten carts of oysters if she could bring him a piece of news that he didn't even know.
Red Roggo is a powerful Water Dancer.
The one who can follow him out of curiosity is Faceless Men.
So, he didn't know, a pair of bright gray eyes in the dark watched him stop, stopped by a stone bridge with few people, took off the baggage and hid it in the stone pile of the bridge. middle.
——When winter comes, the canal enters a dry season, and there are slippery rocks on both sides of the river.
Cat stopped following Red Roggo because she was more curious about the baggage than assassin's next move.
Wait for him to leave, she immediately walked over, flipped through the stones, unwrapped the package...
"O Mother of Demon Dragons!"
She called out a slogan that is currently very popular in Braavos and is dedicated to expressing shock.
"That bastard from Red Roggo even kills babies, because he often brags in front of Lanna: oneself is the most gentleman's assassin, and the Royal General won't shake his rapier, but In the face of women and children, he always turns away."
Seeing the baby's corpse that had turned gray, and the featureless dagger in the baby's heart, the cat looked gloomy and uncertain .
The cat went back to the dark alley, dropped the package on the trolley, and pushed it to the Isle of the Gods - House of Black and White everyday all receiving a large number of corpses, and also responsible for the disposal of the dead. People entertained dead bodies.
The wooden boat approached silently and silently carried the cat to the dock of the House of Black and White, without saying a word or even giving each other a look.
"...I was curious, so I followed and found this."
Every night, the cat would report to Kindly Man about oneself's The harvest, and the news heard from the streets, the docks, the brothels.
"en. ”
Kindly Man smiled kindly.
He is very satisfied with her performance today.
——He wouldn't be heartbroken if a hundred cartloads of oysters fell into the river.
"Red Roggo killed a baby, he deserves to die," said the cat.
Kindly Man is no longer kind, and the smile on his face turns into harsh words and stern looks: "We kill, but we have no right to judge, and we have no right to cross the Many-Faced God, oneself decides a person's Life and death."
The cat's head is under the head, and he is humbly taught.
But she was punished anyway.
The cat is independent, supports the weight of the whole body with the thumb of the left foot, and holds a tray with each of the left and right hands.
The cat's body is tilted, and the homeless child will squeeze the soft meat on her butt.
At two in the morning, the cat fell asleep exhausted.
......
Actually, the cat should continue to follow, because not long after, Red Roggo saw the gray robe who hired him in a narrow alley people.
Well, the cat had guessed that he might be going to meet the hireling, but she wasn't interested.
"You're late." Red Roggo coldly said.
In the darkness, his expression was indistinct, but the person in the gray robe opposite could clearly feel his mood: very irritable, suppressed anger.
"It's not too late, I rushed over immediately after receiving your summons." Gray robe said indifferently.
"Let Deathwing eat you bastard! That's not a corpse at all, I've been to Qohor and seen the Necromancer's suture." Red Roggo cursed in a low voice.
"So...what are they like?" gray robe man said curiously.
"You don't know?" Red Roggo raised his voice, his voice full of wonder.
"Show me the head." gray robe humane.
"Hehe, have you been at the dock? Didn't you see that fire?" Red Roggo sneered.
gray robe people did not deny it, patted the purse around his waist, lightly said with a smile: "I will pay, you will do things, and you will pay when you see people, this is an agreement!"
Red Roggo's intact right hand pressed the hilt of the sword unconsciously, and said in a low voice: "The adult's head is too big to carry, but I brought the baby's body back.
You hand over the money. Give me, tomorrow I'll leave a letter to tell you where the body is hidden. With my Red Roggo reputation, I won't deceive you for this trivial matter." After a flash of realization, nodded and said: "so that's how it is, you are seriously injured."
Red Roggo squeezed his right hand on the hilt and said solemnly: "I killed it before. Four Night's Watches, and now I can kill two more."
"No, no," the gray robe shook his head repeatedly, "I'm just stating the facts, nothing else. You're seriously injured, no There are too many heavy things in the belt, I can understand.
But you are a little too cautious, I just want them to die and see the body just to confirm that.
You don't have to Hide the body and threaten me, I won't be greedy for your bounty, and I won't kill a witness to silence them."
"Really? That's good." Red Roggo's right hand from the sword Remove the handle.
The gray robe man unbuttoned his wallet and threw it directly, saying: "15 Gold Honors, after the balance is paid, we both clear."
Red Roggo flipped the money Bag, nodded said with a smile: "The number is correct, we are both clear, goodbye."
Speaking, he cautiously took a few steps back and turned to leave.
“Chi—”
Suddenly, cold light flashed in the dark, blood splashing.
"You————"