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Chapter 85 I am an old woman

"Wow--"

The last bucket of water was poured into the tank, and the water level finally reached below the edge of the tank.

Xu Yuan wiped the sweat off his face, and Grandma Ying nodded in satisfaction: "You are a sensible child."

Xu Yuan glanced at the yard again: "Do you want me to help you chop the firewood?"

"No need, Ah Hua can do that job."

Ah Hua stood with her legs apart in front of a piece of wood, keeping her lower body stable, and her waist and abdomen... maybe her waist and abdomen, as she suddenly exerted force!

With a "click" sound, the beak split the wood into two pieces.

Then he looked at Dafu in a demonstrative manner.

Da Fu stretched his neck straight and ignored her.

Huh? You idiot, you want to trick me into chopping wood for you? No way.

When Granny Ying was in front of the house, she sat down on a stool and asked, "Okay, kid, if you have anything to say, tell me now. It will be dark if you are any later."

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "I can't hide it from you."

"I'm not really senile yet."

"I want to ask, which evil spirits in the mountains is Qiao Ziang colluding with?"

Grandma Ying said, "How can an old woman like me know about this..."

Xu Yuan just looked at her with a smile.

Granny Ying changed her tone and said, "As an old lady, I can't handle this matter."

"We'll take care of it." Xu Yuan said, "Those who came back with me this time are all from the Extermination Department."

Grandma Ying thought for a moment and then said, "If an old woman like me reveals this, those things in the mountains will not let me off."

This time it was Fu Jingyu who spoke: "We in the Exorcism Department will protect you. If you like, we can take you to live in the county town, and we can give you a sum of money every year."

This is a major case. As long as it is solved, the court will not be stingy with rewards.

Because you can earn more!
Grandma Ying only looked at Xu Yuan. She didn't trust this strange young man.

Xu Yuan nodded.

Grandma Ying then whispered, "There are four in total: the Haikou Toad, the Snake Pole, the Locust Lady, and the Ghost Temple Statue. But I heard that Master Qiao needs the approval of those in Guanghuo Street to do anything he wants, and his status is not high enough for them."

"Guanghuo Street?"

"Guanghuo Street is not a good place. The things sold there are not even for human use!"

Xu Yuan asked some more stories about Guanghuo Street, but Grandma Ying didn't know much.

Finally, Xu Yuan asked, "How do we find the Locust Lady?"

Grandma Ying told him the route.

It was getting dark, so Xu Yuan thanked Grandma Ying and prepared to go back.

Dafu refused to leave and was still competing with Ahua to see who could blink first.

Xu Yuan picked it up and just as he reached the door, Grandma Ying suddenly called him: "Look at my memory. I have something else to tell you."

Xu Yuan turned around, and Granny Ying leaned close to his ear and whispered, "There are still people from Qiao Ziang in the town, they are..."

……

When we returned to Zhaoji Fur Shop, dinner was already ready. Of course, it was not as good as my stepmother's cooking, but the Ministry of Excretion had sufficient funds and the food was very solid.

After dinner, Fu Jingyu, Old Yan, Lu Zhengyan and Xu Yuan gathered together to discuss.

Fu Jingyu told the two elders about his gains in the afternoon, and then asked Xu Yuan: "The second person you want to ask is the locust lady?"

"No, the locust lady is an evil spirit, not a human." But in fact, the second person Xu Yuan wanted to ask might not be completely considered a human. He was an old mountain runner from Wangxiang Village.

"But we do have to go look for the Locust Lady. I heard her mention Guanghuo Street to Qiao Ziang."

Xu Yuan was still weighing whether to go find the old hermit or the locust lady first.

"Do you have any means to deal with the Locust Lady?" Xu Yuan explained the situation of the Locust Lady.

Old Yan did a quick calculation and said, "He's probably at the level of a strong seventh-rate warrior. However, he has a large number of descendants, so he might be difficult to deal with."

Fu Jingyu said, "I have a way. The dog-head guillotine that the teacher brought is hidden in my car." Xu Yuan planned the route: "Then we will go find the locust lady first, and then go to Wangxiang Village."

……

It was getting dark soon. Widow Yang on South Street sighed softly. It was another day with slow business.

Suddenly, the half-closed door was pushed open, and a fat man said with a sly smile, "Did you miss me?"

……

Lord Qin and his men finally arrived before dark. Zeng Si said, "Sir, I will send someone to find a place to stay."

Lord Qin pointed to the side and said, "No need. Isn't that where we live?"

Everyone turned around and saw a dilapidated temple standing on the wasteland.

But Zeng Si clearly remembered that there was nothing there just now!
"This..." Zeng Si felt a chill in his heart: "Can I live here?"

Lord Qin walked ahead: "Don't worry, it will be safe."

"But..." Zeng Si asked again, "Aren't you going to meet Lin Qi?"

"Lin Qi has other uses."

Now that we have established contact with the "Ghost Temple Statue", there is naturally no need to rush to contact the trash left behind by Qiao Ziang.

Moreover, if so many of them entered Qihetai, it would be easy for the Extermination Bureau to notice them. After all, Xu Yuan had been to the town before, so who knew if he had any spies?
But Lord Qin thought that the waste could be reused, and Lin Qi and his men were also good food.

……

As soon as the sun rose, everyone in Zhao's Fur Shop got up.

Xu Yuan was also woken up and glanced at the almanac on the wall:

Today’s prohibitions include: traveling at night, burying people, shouting in the mountains, and breaking the ground.

Everything was packed up and everyone went out.

When they arrived outside the Lin family sugar house, no one in the team gave it a second glance.

After that, Fu Jingyu asked, "Why didn't you arrest him?"

Xu Yuan said: "Keep Lin Qi, he has other uses."

Yesterday, Grandma Ying finally told Xu Yuan that there was someone like Qiao Ziang in the town, and she was talking about Lin Qi, the owner of the Lin family sugar shop.

As people get older, they naturally know more.

When the Yitingfang Inn was destroyed, Lin Qiyi saw that the Pingtian Society was powerful, so he hid himself obediently and did not show up.

Fu Jingyu asked again: "Don't you arrange for someone to keep an eye on it?"

"Someone's watching."

Fu Jingyu didn't ask any more questions.

……

Zeng Si woke up and shuddered as soon as he opened his eyes: he found himself sleeping in the wilderness!
The small temple from last night is gone.

Zeng Si became more and more suspicious. After such a strange situation last night, he actually fell asleep as soon as he lay down, and slept very soundly.

Thinking back now, I actually "forgot" to arrange people to be on duty last night. After entering the small temple, everyone didn't even have dinner, and just lay down yawning!
Lord Qin also woke up, his clothes were neatly dressed, and he looked like... he had not slept at all.

"Go into the mountains." Lord Qin ordered, "Eat some dry food on the way."

One of the men exclaimed, "Where are our horses?"

The horses pulling the cart were gone.

The carriage was heavy, and without horses, everyone was left to pull it. They would be exhausted after only two miles.

Lord Qin said calmly, "We don't need the carriage anymore."

Zeng Si felt strange and quietly pushed the carriage. The carriage was no longer heavy, and the "cargo" in the carriage was gone!
Zeng Si immediately understood what was going on and urged his men, "Stop talking nonsense and get going quickly."

The group walked along the road outside the town and came to a road next to Meiren Dam.

Lord Qin walked ahead, and seemed to be very familiar with the road here.

　There are two more chapters in the evening, which will be put on the shelves in the early morning. I will update more chapters in the public version at the end.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)