Journey to Yumiao Mountain Chapter 48: Strange Dinner
The two of them took their luggage from the inn where they stayed, and then checked out the hotel with the owner. Perhaps he had some impression of the person who had asked him about it. He looked at the person who came to check out and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Are you two leaving?"
Wan Jun shook his head and said: "Someone helped us find a place to live, and we are going to go and have a look."
"An acquaintance?"
Wan Jun raised his eyes and glanced at him. The shop owner had a round face and a smile when he looked at people. He seemed to have a very easy-going temper. He said "hmm" and pulled Ning Xiaoye who wanted to say more.
, left the inn.
The two of them rushed back to the Hongzhuang Hall before sunset. As they walked from the bustling street to the alley, there were gradually no more people. When they walked around the corner, they saw a familiar figure.
It was Jinqiu. She was dressed in green clothes. She was standing under the willow tree in front of the entrance of Hongzhuang Hall. She saw the two people approaching from a distance, and a smile appeared on her face.
"I thought it was almost time for you to come back, so I'll wait for you here." Jin Qiu said, she stretched out her hand to take the luggage from Ning Xiaoye's hand. It wasn't much, so Ning Xiaoye didn't have the nerve to give it to her.
Jinqiu didn't care and took the package from Ning Xiaoye's hand. Ning Xiaoye was a little embarrassed.
Although the senior sisters on the mountain were very kind to her, perhaps because they were cultivators, their personalities were more or less resolute. There were few such gentle and weak women, but unexpectedly, Ning Xiaoye did not
It's not that she hates it, it's better to say that she has a desire to protect him.
Although Jinqiu seemed a little cold, she was actually very gentle and would even come to the door to pick them up.
Ning Xiaoye said happily: "Sister Jinqiu, you came specially to wait for us."
Jin Qiu nodded, touched Ning Xiaoye's head, and said to Wan Jun: "Although we usually stay in the room, Sister Yu has stipulated that we must gather together for dinner. Now everyone is in the hall.
Sit down, don't worry too much when you go in later, Sister Yu has already told them."
"Okay." Wan Jun didn't care too much, but he thought that as an ordinary teenager, he should have some reaction more or less, so he looked a little nervous.
Seeing him like this, Jin Qiu just comforted him a few words and said: "If you are really nervous later, just sit with me. They don't like to dine with me, so they want to get close to each other."
As soon as she said this, Ning Xiaoye was a little confused. She raised her head and asked curiously: "Sister Jinqiu is so beautiful and gentle, why don't everyone like Sister Jinqiu."
Jinqiu smiled, but did not explain.
She said everything she needed to say, and led the two of them into the Hongzhuang Hall. When they entered the hall, there were indeed many people sitting there. Wan Jun glanced at them and found that they were basically the same people she had seen today. There were not too many people, not too few.
What's a little special is that there are only three seats left on the leader's table. Yu Duan sits at the top, Lian Ruyi sits on her right, and the empty seat on the left... As expected, it should be Jin Qiu's.
These three people sit at a table alone, but the dishes on the table are the same as those for seven or eight people at a table. This shows something special. The person who can sit here must have a special status in the Hongzhuang Hall. Jin Qiu obviously
She is also one of them, but she said, "Others don't like me."
Jin Qiu didn't say anything. She nodded to Yu Duan. Yu Duan glanced back and only said: "Take them up first and put their luggage down and then come down to have dinner."
"good."
Wan Jun and Ning Xiaoye followed Jin Qiu upstairs. Although there were more than a dozen people sitting in the hall, no one looked at them, as if they didn't care about their origins at all.
But Wan Jun had a feeling that rather than saying they didn't care, it was more that their attention was focused on the dishes in front of them.
When going upstairs, Ning Xiaoye, who was walking behind, whispered: "Our family used to be like this. There are many etiquettes in a big family. You are not allowed to look around or whisper during meals. The people below are not allowed to move if the elders do not touch them. I didn't know that this was also the case here.
It’s a rule.”
Wan Jun nodded and said nothing.
They quickly put down their luggage and Jinqiu led the two of them to the table at Yuduan. At this time, Jinqiu had already added two seats and bowls and chopsticks.
Wan Jun and Ning Xiaoye sat down one after another. Yu Duan, the leader, nodded to them and then said: "Let's get started."
The others started to use their chopsticks, and they didn't know how educated they were. There was no sound of bowls and chopsticks in the hall. Except for the small sound of chewing, it was quiet as if there was no one there.
Wan Jun was fine. He always liked peace and quiet, so this was nothing to him. But Ning Xiaoye couldn't. She used to be able to maintain some manners at home, but after coming to Jiuxiao Daojun's place, she was left alone for a long time. What kind of etiquette?
Everything was thrown away, and she was asked to eat so carefully, but it was extremely painful.
But everyone is like this, as if there are some invisible rules that bind them. Once that rule is broken, everything will change.
After such a difficult meal, when leaving, Yu Duan specifically said a few words of care to the two of them before leaving. Lian Ruyi followed behind her and turned to wink at Wan Chan.
After Yu Duan left, some women stood up and left. It was different from before. This time Wan Jin and Ning Xiaoye clearly felt that there were eyes on them, with some curiosity and inquiring, and some with hidden malice, but not
If there are too many, it is not a threat.
Jin Qiu ate the last bite of the food, but there was not much food left on the table. She stood up, rolled up her sleeves and started clearing the plates on the table. The other women also followed suit and started clearing away. Wan Jun realized something.
, and also packed them up.
Carrying the plates to the kitchen, the women skillfully fetched water and washed the dishes. They washed the dishes in an orderly manner and put them in the cabinet. After finishing, they also tidied up the stove and swept the floor before finishing.
It's over.
After doing all this, they left again without saying a word during the whole process, and they had a tacit understanding with each other.
Facing the confused Ning Xiaoye and Wan Jun, Jinqiu explained kindly: "We are responsible for each other's groceries every day. Today, the person I led is responsible for these, so it is our turn to cook, wash dishes, and clean up. Tomorrow
It’s Lian Ruyi’s person again. Oh, you don’t have to worry, you are a guest, Sister Yu will entertain you well.”
After saying goodbye to Jin Qiu, the two of them went back to their rooms. A moment later, Ning Xiaoye ran over again. As a cultivator, she could still hide her aura.
Their consciousness swept across the entire Hongzhuang Hall. Almost everyone stayed in their rooms without going out. Some were reading, some were painting, some were embroidering, and some went to bed directly, but they didn't think about it at all.
The look of going out.
But other than that, there are no other abnormalities. Everyone is indeed a mortal. Even Yu Duan, who looks like the leader, is just an ordinary person with a slightly weaker body.
In the evening room, the two of them sat at the table, with white mist curling up, discussing their future plans.
At this stage, what they know is that the women in Hongzhuangtang are sent to Yumiao Mountain, but the specific situation has yet to be discovered, and the strangeness of Hongzhuangtang cannot be ignored. The women here seem to have some secrets.
"Although I'm staying here for the time being, what's the next step? If I ask directly, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion." Ning Xiaoye held her head and sighed.
Based on the status of the Earth Mother in the hearts of the villagers, if they knew that they had evil intentions, they would definitely eliminate the bad guys for the Earth Mother. Although it would not be impossible to defeat mortals, cultivators can easily accumulate karma by killing mortals at will, and
The sect also explicitly prohibits harming innocent mortals.
Wan Jun is also considering that Yu Duan may be a good starting point, and the key point is how to gain her trust.
That woman obviously seems to have a gentle and gentle personality, but from the scene during the meal, it can be seen that she is definitely not a simple person. In other words, this kind of seemingly harmless person is actually the most difficult person to deal with.
of.
If the other party is a villain who burns, kills, and loots, Wan Zhen goes up directly with the sword, but the other party has done nothing now and is still a woman, which puts Wan Zhen in a bit of trouble.
"We can only take one step first and see what happens." Wan Jun is not in a hurry. Hongzhuang Hall is just the current target. If he has more information, he doesn't have to worry about it.
If we can start from other places, it is not impossible to approach the Earth Mother directly.
Speaking of this, Ning Xiaoye seemed to think of something again and asked: "By the way, you and Sister Yuduan said that you came to find the sister who was sent here, but you and I both know that there is no such thing... By then, you should
How to explain it?"
This was nothing. I picked up the teacup and took a sip at night. This was tea given by the master. It was different from Yuduan’s crude tea. The tea was fragrant and my mouth was full of sweetness after drinking it.
He said: "This is a back-up move."
Seeing that Ning Xiaoye didn't understand, Wan Jun explained: "If there is no other more suitable way at that time, I can use this identity to become a maid sent by Hongzhuangtang."
Ning Xiaoye was stunned. She didn't expect that Wan Jun would sacrifice so much for his mission. A disciple of Jiuxiao Daojun of Shangxingtian Palace would endure humiliation and bear the burden for a mission... Pfft, if he told his master, he would definitely be happy.
A long time.
Wan Jun just glanced at her. He knew exactly what Ning Xiaoye was thinking. He didn't mind dressing up as a woman to complete the task, but he did mind talking nonsense.
When the time comes, should we kill people and silence them? He thought casually.
Ning Xiaoye felt a chill on her back, and she shuddered, and suddenly she didn't dare to make any small plans.
After chatting for a while, we decided on our current goal. We would first inquire about the Hongzhuang Hall from Yu Duan, and then find a way to go to Yumiao Mountain to meet the rumored Earth Mother Empress.
After making up her mind, Ning Xiaoye returned to her room as it was getting late. Although the two of them no longer needed sleep, they still chose to rest for the night in order to better disguise themselves as mortals.
However, what they didn't expect was that before this plan could be realized, something unexpected happened.
Early the next morning, a scream pierced the sky and woke up the entire Hongzhuang Hall.
Ning Xiaoye, who woke up from her sleep, rubbed her sleepy eyes, opened the door, and saw Wan Jin in the corridor with a serious look on her face. She couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
Wan Jun turned around with a serious expression: "Someone committed suicide." This chapter has been completed!