Lu Zheng blinked and rubbed his chin, "Is this done?"
Liu Qingyan took a closer look, nodded and said, "There are only these four, and there are no other ghosts in the inn."
"It feels a bit unreal to win so easily," Lu Zheng complained.
Liu Qingyan couldn't help but chuckle, "It's not good to win easily. Do you still want to meet a fierce ghost and then fight for 300 rounds?"
"Hey, I'm just saying."
The inn was right on the roadside and was not built where the Yin Qi gathered. Therefore, as soon as the four ghosts died, the Yin Qi that filled the inn began to slowly dissipate.
If it's exposed to the sun for a few more days, it will probably turn into an ordinary inn.
The only thing that surprised Lu Zheng was that this inn was not blessed with ghostly magic, and all the expenses in the room were actually real.
"Rare! Professional!" Lu Zheng commented with admiration, "If you meet someone from You Fang, you might be fooled by them."
Liu Qingyan's eyes flashed and she said softly, "I remember Shopkeeper Luo also said that this inn was opened by people from a village not far away. So, would there be problems in that village as well?"
"Um?"
Lu Zheng thought for a moment and nodded, "I'll ask about it tomorrow morning."
These four ghosts just contributed some light of luck, so Lu Zheng also thought about more light of luck.
Just looking at the strength of these four little ghosts, I guess there aren't any powerful ghosts in that village...right?
Liu Qingyan asked, "Are we going to tell them the truth?"
Lu Zheng shook his head, "Of course not. We have been following this path for two years. We have told you not to think that we are strong men who kill people and take advantage of others."
…
Early the next morning.
Luo Jin and his group got up, got dressed and went to the living room, where they saw Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan had arrived.
The shopkeeper was settling accounts behind the counter, and the sound of cooking could be heard from the back kitchen. One of the two waiters was sweeping the door, and the other was serving breakfast to everyone.
The atmosphere is harmonious and warm.
"Are you gentlemen awake? Today's breakfast is steamed buns, pickles, and millet paste." The waiter who served breakfast said, "Please take a seat, there are also big meat buns in the back."
"Okay, okay!"
"After a good nap, I happened to be hungry!"
…
Had breakfast, said goodbye and left.
The shopkeeper personally escorted everyone to the door, waved for a long time, and then returned to the inn.
"Lao Luo, I have been on this road for two years, and this is the first time I have encountered such enthusiasm from a shopkeeper. It seems that there are not many customers and not very busy." Luo Jin sighed.
But when everyone had walked for a while and turned a corner of the mountain, at the inn that they could no longer see, the four people in the inn just disappeared like a dream.
…
"By the way, Shopkeeper Luo, do you think the people in this inn are from a village not far away?"
Lu Zheng joined hands with Liu Qingyan, walked to Luo Jin in two steps, and inquired.
"Yes!" Luo Jin nodded.
"How did you know?"
"That's what they said!" Luo Jin said matter-of-factly.
Lu Zheng, "..."
Liu Qingyan asked softly, "So, you have never been to that village?"
"No." Luo Jin shook his head, "Most of the women and children in the village worked at the post station near the official road. The shopkeeper said that they were strong, so they crossed a few hills and opened an inn here to earn more money.
"
Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan looked at each other.
If most of the people in the village were looking for work on official roads, it certainly couldn't be a ghost village. In this case, it means that the shopkeeper randomly found a background in order to dispel the vigilance of passing merchants.
Lu Zheng and the other two did not ask any further questions.
People who are used to walking on this mountain road will certainly not take the official road to verify the real information about this inn.
Of course, it is impossible for the officials to control the thousands of paths deep in Lingshan.
And this ghost inn is also cautious and only attacks lone caravans, and the frequency is not frequent. Even if someone hears about it, they just think it is bad luck and they are eaten by wild beasts or even spirits in the mountains.
After all, most people are fine, right?
Therefore, I don’t know how long this ghost inn has been open, how many lives it has caused, and yet no one has discovered it.
It was also bad luck, and it happened to fall into Lu Zheng's hands.
…
There were no accidents during the rest of the journey. After all, it was a small road. Merchants traveling from north to south passed by it every day, and most of the roads had been widened a lot.
The really difficult parts are, for example, the one-foot narrow path next to the cliff, the climb over the uneven peaks and rocks, and the several rope bridges erected on both sides of the cliff.
As for the mountain bugs, blind bears, and mountain spirit tree monsters, we haven't encountered them yet.
…
At noon on the fifth day, everyone walked out of the mountains and arrived at the nearest village in time.
"Let me just say that this road is short, fast and safe." Luo Jin smiled and said to Lu Zheng, "I have been walking for two years and nothing has ever happened."
"Ah, yes, yes!" Lu Zheng nodded, but couldn't help but persuade, "But I heard that many people disappear while walking on small roads every year. If there is no emergency, you should try not to take small roads. Even if you take small roads,
It’s also best to gather more people.”
Luo Jin nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, Sir, for your kindness. I don't have to."
Knowing that Luo Jin didn't listen, Lu Zheng would not persuade him again.
"Where are you going, Master? Can we go with you for the rest of the journey?" Luo Jin asked.
"No need, we have already left Lingshan. We can just go sightseeing all the way without delaying your journey." Lu Zheng refused.
"Okay, okay." Luo Jin agreed with a smile, and then he and his team replenished some dry food in the village and left immediately.
Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan, on the other hand, followed the woods beside the official road and headed south.
…
Exiting Lingshan is the boundary of Lingnan Road.
Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan not only did not follow official roads, they also did not deliberately avoid crowds. Every time they went to a county or state capital, they would go shopping and eat the local specialties of Lingnan Road. They would also stay at an inn in the city at night.
Stay one night.
Within a few days, we arrived at Yongzhou, the state capital close to southern Xinjiang on Lingnan Road.
…
Yongzhou, Wangshan County, Dinghailou.
Sitting in the private seats on the third floor, I watched the people from southern Xinjiang walking around on the street, wearing colorful clothes and various decorations on their heads. They spoke Dajing Mandarin with an accent. They were all very familiar with both life and business.
Liu Qingyan looked curious, "I didn't expect that Yongzhou would be like this."
"After all, the southern Xinjiang is in chaos, and the people still yearn for a peaceful life." Lu Zheng said, "I just don't know what the situation is like in the northern region."
As soon as I said a few words, the waiter brought out various delicacies and game specialties from southern Xinjiang, with a combination of meat and vegetables, and a steaming pot of colorful mushroom soup.
"This mushroom..." Lu Zheng looked at the various red, yellow, blue, and green mushrooms in the pot and couldn't help but gulped.
"Eat these mushrooms while they're hot!" the store clerk greeted the two of them, and enthusiastically served them each a bowl.
Lu Zheng:(′°Δ°`)
Liu Qingyan:(°ー°〃)
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