Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 211: Luozhou Ghost Cave

The sudden silence in the hall made people feel surprised. After hearing what Taoist Goupi said, the three of them turned around and wanted to see who the commander-in-chief Taoist Goupi was talking about.

In the candlelit hall, a person was seen walking slowly from the dim corridor.

At first, it was just a vague outline, but it gradually became clearer as the light changed. He had a slender figure, and his steps were steady and powerful. Although the simple black gown was a little loose on his body, it did not detract from his calm temperament.

Among the three, a thin woman dressed as a beggar looked at Lin Beixuan who was approaching, with a strange look in her eyes.

The other commander-in-chief gave her a feeling of familiarity, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but no matter how hard she tried she could not remember where.

"Maybe I just happened to see someone similar to this one!"

While she was thinking, Lin Beixuan had already entered the hall. His eyes swept over the three people, then he passed by them and sat down in the main seat next to the Dog Skin Taoist.

Taoist Goupi whispered in Lin Beixuan's ear: "I heard from these people that they came from Jingzhou and want to stay in the village for two days."

"Jingzhou, someone from the imperial court?"

“It’s not very clear yet, but they seem to know that we are not the original owners of this village.”

"Ah."

Lin Beixuan nodded and formally looked at the three people in the center of the hall. When he saw the female beggar among the three, his brows suddenly frowned.

He had seen this female beggar before.

Su Hongying, the team member under Jie Jing who had come to his store to investigate many times in this life.

I didn't expect that the other party had also entered the secular world.

The reason why I was able to identify the other person so quickly was entirely because of his or her poor makeup.

No matter whether the other party is from Jingzhou or what his identity is.

A female beggar, with a beautiful face, a clean white complexion, and no odor on her body. These two points alone are unrealistic, and only people who have watched too many movies and TV dramas in this world can come up with this idea.

The veteran who was in charge of taking care of her was a little careless.

One of the three is a secular boy, and the rest are easy to judge, most of them came in a group.

This is the first time I have met the official from Xuan Country in the secular world!
Even though he knew they were not native to the village, he still didn't care about it. It seemed that he didn't want to have a conflict with them.

Lin Beixuan naturally thought that less trouble is worse than more trouble. He didn't want to get involved in the other party's dispute for the time being, so he leaned on the main seat and said, "If you want to stay for two days, just find a room to stay in."

Hearing this, the leader of the three smiled and clasped his fists towards Lin Beixuan: "Thank you for your understanding, Commander-in-Chief, but this trip is not just for the three of us. There should be more than a dozen people coming during the two days of our temporary stay. Do you think you can accommodate us?"

Lin Beixuan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "As long as you don't intentionally disturb the villagers, we are happy for you and others to stay here permanently."

He was speaking politely on the surface, but his actual meaning was to draw a clear line between himself and the other party. As long as you don't take the initiative to cause trouble, I won't cause trouble for you for no reason.

As the temporary commander-in-chief of Qingyun Village, he needs to consider the interests of each clan first. It would be good if everyone keeps to themselves.

The leading man could naturally understand what Lin Beixuan meant.

In fact, he was very surprised that the people from Qingyun Village suddenly appeared and occupied Huangshi Village, because according to their internal information, the people of Huangshi Village were taken away by Ershengmen, and the village should have been an empty village.

But when we arrived, we found that the place had been occupied by the enemy, so we had to change the plan midway, which led to the current situation.

It's just a bit of trouble, but the other party seems to be easy to talk to at the moment, so it would be best to avoid a fight.

The matter had been settled, and the leading man found an excuse to say goodbye to Lin Beixuan, then left Ruan's house with Su Hongying.

"Brother Changqing, these people have clearly occupied the village of the original villagers, but now they are looking at us like the masters of the house. Why don't you just expose them?"

Feeling that the attention focused on her had disappeared, a young man next to Su Hongying said somewhat indignantly.

Yu Changqing suddenly stopped walking when he heard this and looked at the young man coldly: "If you didn't have connections behind you, I would have kicked you out long ago."

"If you are stupid, then you should know your own mistakes. Do you want us to die here by exposing him in public?"

"You are a newcomer to the secular world. If you die, you die. You can let go, but I can't!"

"Also, have you never been to a training camp? Whether in the secular world or in this world, you should call me captain!"

The young man was frightened by Yu Changqing's sudden momentum. After a moment of stunned silence, he reacted and his cheeks quickly turned red. Especially when Su Hongying also looked at him, the anger in his heart suddenly reached its peak.

"I'm just making a suggestion. Why do you have to be so harsh? My dad is..."

However, before he could finish his words, a big foot kicked him in the stomach. The severe pain made his waist arch up like a shrimp.

Yu Changqing retracted his foot, cursing: "I hate hearing these words the most. If you think there is something wrong with what I said, leave my team now and go find your father."

"These new generation of secular people are all so arrogant, but when they really encounter problems, they are useless."

"When Luozhou needed manpower before, no one wanted to take over this mess, thinking that supporting Luozhou was a stupid decision. Now that they heard that there are incredible treasures in it, they shamelessly come forward."

"He keeps talking about righteousness and planning... So those brothers who died in Luozhou were just useless pawns?"

"Bah! This kind of politicalism is what I hate the most!" Yu Changqing spat a mouthful of thick phlegm, and then he left without paying any attention to the young man curled up on the ground.

Seeing this, Su Hongying had no intention of comforting the young man, and hurried after Yu Changqing.

As the number of sons of common people increased, there were also more sons of officials who used their connections to gain merit in missions.

After a long time, feeling the pain in his stomach subside, the young man looked at the backs of the two people leaving, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

He got up from the ground tremblingly and planned to leave in the opposite direction.

However, the night wind was bleak, and the number of lanterns lit on the village streets had decreased significantly. The gatehouses of the houses on both sides were closed, and the shadow cast by the moonlight looked like a snarling ghost.

The surroundings were very quiet, without even the sound of insects or birds.

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew on his neck and the young man couldn't help but shiver. The strange and eerie atmosphere made the fear in his heart spread rapidly.

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. After this mission is completed, I will report his lack of moral conduct to the higher-ups."

After comforting himself, the young man immediately chased in the direction Yu Changqing left without even looking back.

At the same time, inside the Ruan family’s house.

Lin Beixuan, Goupi Taoist and several commanders were sitting around a round table discussing matters.

"Commander-in-chief, is it really okay to allow those people to enter the village? What if their purpose is to drive us away?"

Wu Huo twisted his body. With his broad frame, he felt very uncomfortable sitting on the chair. He complained a little about Lin Beixuan allowing others to enter the village.

Lin Beixuan rolled his eyes at Wu Huo and said, "Don't act like Huangshi Village is really your home. We are outsiders too."

"That's true, but we got here before them, so whoever gets here first gets it."

Wu Huo's words immediately gained the approval of most commanders. In their opinion, it was not certain whether those abducted villagers could come back.

Therefore, this empty village is currently ownerless. Whoever gets it first will own it, and even the Lord will have to say it is the owner.

Looking at the bandit mentality of the leaders in the room, Lin Beixuan didn't know what to say. After all, there was some truth in it.

"They are probably just staying here temporarily. They are just waiting for the people behind them. Their goal is actually Luozhou."

"Naju!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone suddenly became quiet.

"What are they doing in that damn place?" Wu Huo said in shock.

Ever since the severe drought in Luozhou a few years ago, the ghost of starvation began to ferment, and in just a few months it swept across half of the counties in Luozhou.

At that time, Luozhou was still under the control of the imperial court, and a powerful man was sent to Luozhou to suppress the evil spirit. When this powerful man passed by Qingzhou, he took away a lot of treasures from the Qingzhou government office. Everyone in Qingyun Village knew about this.

I thought this great man would handle this matter smoothly, but who would have thought that the starving ghost had become a big deal, and the other party not only failed to deal with the starving ghost, but also got himself involved.

After this incident, the starving ghosts in Luozhou seemed to be poured with strong fuel. They became more and more intense, until Luozhou was turned into a ghost den and began to spread to the surrounding areas.

"Today, when I was leading my people to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment, I saw a lot of traces of starving ghosts spreading from the surrounding areas of Huangshi Village."

Tao Jiang, who was always quiet, said as she sat in the corner.

He is the leader of the Tao clan and Tao Tao's father.

"The commander-in-chief told me about this before. Compared with the Evil Spirit Lord and the Zi Gu God, these starving ghosts spreading from the edge of Luozhou should not be a problem to settle here temporarily as long as we are careful." The dog-skin Taoist said with his eyes opened.

"As for what the other party is doing in the place of starving ghosts, this matter has nothing to do with us. We just need to take care of ourselves. Don't forget that the people of the Evil Spirit are still looking for us."

The atmosphere in the room gradually became solemn, and all the commanders nodded and stopped worrying about the matter.

After the brief review meeting, everyone left the room, and finally only Lin Beixuan was left.

Under the dim candlelight, Lin Beixuan's shadow was flickering.

Suddenly, Mahan's voice appeared in his ears.

"General, I have completed what you asked me to do."

"Well, next you go and investigate the movements of the three people who entered the village. Remember not to expose yourself."

"Yes!"

Lin Beixuan stood up, blew out the candle next to him, walked out of the room and was about to close the door, but he saw Shen Tingmiao holding a big knife in her arms, leaning against the door and looking at him.

"Miss Shen, is there anything wrong?"

Shen Tingmiao frowned, her face showing a rare serious expression.

"Are you really not going to fight for the treasures in that Luozhou ghost cave?"

(End of this chapter)