There are few lights in the village, not enough to light up the night sky.
Suddenly, from someone's house, the sound of a child crying and a wolf howling, making the front village and the back shop filled with dreams, people opened their eyes and felt irritable.
But most of the villagers were kind to the children. They complained a few words, turned over, and continued to sleep.
Chu Zheng was trapped in a nightmare, but she couldn't open her eyes.
She seemed to hear the cry of a child, but she seemed not to hear it.
Her limbs were filled with heavy mercury. She tried desperately to open her eyes, but she couldn't.
In the dream, the girl stood on the roof and smiled at her.
His expression was not ferocious, and even somewhat peaceful, but this smile made Chu Zheng feel frightened and frightened from the bottom of her heart.
Those who died under Chu Zheng's sword all got up.
They struggled out of the ground one by one, half rotten, and dragged her to the ground.
Chu Zheng shook her head desperately, trying desperately to wake up.
Help, help...
Suddenly, Chu Zheng broke away from the nightmare, her eyes widened.
Cold sweat covered her forehead. She gasped for air and looked at the endless darkness in front of her.
After a long time, Chu Zheng recovered.
She climbed up lightly, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured water into the tea cup.
Ever since the battle in the Yuxi Tower in Shoushi City, she had never had a good night's sleep these days.
This deep and dark despair made Chu Zheng feel deeply tired and mentally exhausted.
When she opened the teapot, the last drop of tea fell into the cup, so crisply that her ears moved, as if she heard other sounds.
Chu Zheng's scalp was numb and her whole body was stiff.
There was indeed a sound, and she was sure it wasn't her auditory hallucination just now.
It fell from the eaves and touched the ground with very light feet.
It's...next door.
After leaving Yuxi Tower, the four of them were divided into two places.
Yu Yanchi and Liu Hui faced south.
She and Yu Xiang came to the northeast.
This is already the fifth day.
Now, Yu Xiang is next door.
There was no movement anymore, but Chu Zheng felt that someone was definitely moving in the darkness.
Her heartbeat was pounding and beating very fast.
"Meow!" Suddenly a wild cat meowed, making Chu Zheng almost scream in fright.
She covered her mouth with her hands and opened her eyes wide.
Yes, it should be fine, um, absolutely fine.
Even so, Chu Zheng herself is a killer who tracks others thousands of miles away. When she is chasing others, she can find the exact route from clues even after ten days.
She had tried her best to destroy all possible traces, but... she was just afraid.
"Second Miss, is this really this village?" Zhan Ning squatted on the roof, looking at the house in the distance where the baby was crying.
Xia Zhaoyi stood next to him, looking around the village, looking at the flags and banners hanging with "stacks" or "teahouses" one by one.
"Then, should we check each room now, or..." Zhan Ning said again.
"It's sleep," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "Zhan Ning, you're not sleepy."
"I'm not sleepy, second lady, my scouts are best at night raids!"
"The scout must be very tired."
"There is no way to be a soldier without being tired, but you must fight!" Zhan Ning's eyes brightened, "It's great to have a second young lady now. When we were in the northwest, we thought about the second young lady all day long."
"It's good that I have you." Xia Zhaoyi smiled.
Zhan Ning felt embarrassed: "Haha."
"Let's go." Xia Zhaoyi said.
The reason why I went to the rooftop was to choose an inn with bright lights.
If there is really no such thing, you have to stay away from the house with the crying baby.
The village is located near the official road.
Over the years, the officialdom has declined, and there are not many people coming and going. However, the old tradition of a few inns remains unchanged, leaving a light and waiting for night travelers passing by to knock on the door.
It is convenient for others, and at the same time, a small increase in money makes both parties happy.
Xia Zhaoyi and Zhan Ning completed the check-in procedures and asked for two rooms. Since it was too late to let the other workers get up to boil hot water and take a bath, they went to bed first.
"Then, do you want to have some snacks? There is always a fire in the kitchen stove, and the master will not put it out. We always have steamed buns, but there is no meat left, and we can't afford them now." The shopkeeper said enthusiastically.
"No need, let's go after some sleep." Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile.
"Okay!" the shopkeeper said, and couldn't help but add, "The girl looks so pretty when she smiles. Judging from her temperament and expression, it's obvious that she's not just waiting for others."
"Have vision." Zhan Ning gave a thumbs up.
"Hahaha..." the shopkeeper chuckled.
A waiter led them up to the second floor. There were several peach and bamboo lanterns placed in the corridor. To avoid disturbing other residents, the waiter's voice was very soft, so Zhan Ning and Xia Zhaoyi also moved lightly.
"Meow!" A nearby wild cat suddenly yelled.
The waiter shivered with fright, trembled with the paper lantern in his hand, and cursed: "This damn wild cat just screamed a few times. It's so scary in the middle of the night."
"It's bad, buddy," Zhan Ning said with a smile, "I'm not afraid of chasing away guests. Remember to change your words in the future. That way, the guests will be happy to hear it."
The clerk was stunned for a moment, but his reaction was quick: "Yes, yes, these words may frighten the two guests. I should say that after the twelfth lunar month, spring is coming, and spring is coming soon, so the cat's movements in the middle of the night are nothing.
It’s starting to make a scene, haha.”
"My little brother speaks in a subtle way," Zhan Ning praised, "Why don't you go storytelling while you stay in this inn? You will definitely achieve something!"
"My guest, Mr. Ji Yan, I will go there tomorrow to ask if there are still people available! Haha!"
Zhan Ning and Xia Zhaoyi also laughed.
The waiter lit the lights in Xia Zhaoyi's room, closed the door and left, going to Zhan Ning's room next door.
After I came out, I saw the wild cat jumping away from the window sill and running to other people's houses to meow. The man shook his head and said, "It's really noisy!"
When we went back downstairs, the shopkeeper went to bed, leaving another waiter to stay with him all night.
The waiter started to feel sleepy even while sitting, so he told his companions and lay down on the Eight Immortals table in the lobby to snore.
He didn't know how long he had been sleeping when a small hand suddenly pushed him.
"Wake up, wake up! Oh, wake up!"
The waiter opened his eyes, rubbed the corners of his eyes and saw clearly the person who pushed him, Xiaolan Wu, the daughter of Aunt Lin's third wife in the village.
"What's going on?" the guy asked, "What are you doing?"
Xiao Lanwu, wearing two braids, opened her mouth, and shouted at him with two empty front teeth: "Let me ask you, did you have any customers in your store last night?"
"Huh? How do you know this?"
"Is she a woman?" Xiao Lanwu asked again.
"There is a girl. What, you girl didn't sleep last night? Did you hear any noise?"
"You care about me!" The little girl said with a look on her face, "Tell me how old she is, how tall she is, how thin she is, whether her eyes are big or not, and whether her skin is white or not!"
"Hey! Why did I tell you?"
"Say what you say!" the little girl yelled, "I want to see if he is the one who bullied me! I am being bullied!"
"That's it." The clerk recalled Xia Zhaoyi's expression and appearance, and described it to the little girl.
