No Love

The lady boss thoughtfully prepared dinner for them. Considering their physical condition, she asked the kitchen to make some noodle soup for them.

It is called noodle soup, but in fact it is just a thin soup with seasonal vegetables mixed with some noodles and the like.

For someone who hadn’t had a full meal for more than two days, this soup was heavenly.

Liu Xiaoqiao was surprisingly quiet. After a full meal, she felt sleepy.

The dummy yawned and waited for her to finish the last bit of soup in her bowl. He pointed in the direction of the room and asked hoarsely:

"Are you still used to living here?"

Wang Yuqi looked at her with some confusion and thought: I'm not used to it. Do you have any other place to live?

The lady boss, who was leaning over the counter, smiled mischievously, tapped her abacus, and shouted in a loud voice:

"Hey, little girl, within a radius of 800 miles, only my Taiping Village can protect you. As for other places, hahaha, you'll be doing a good deed by not eating them. What are you thinking about!"

After days of running around, Liu Xiaoqiao has learned her lesson. Although the little fool can save her from death, it's a pity that he can't cook. He is a fool with zero survival skills. If it weren't for her fearless spirit of testing poison on herself these days, he would have starved to death long ago.

Ok,

Although I was poisoned several times, I am lucky that I am still alive.

Although this lady boss has a loud voice and likes to slander her competitors, I can sleep peacefully. What does their business dispute have to do with me?

"Little idiot, if you're not used to living here, let's change rooms!"

Lady boss: "..." You're not staying in my store? Same number one room. Changing rooms, what are you thinking?

Wang Yuqi shook her head and smiled a little—her mouth hurt from laughing so hard.

"No. Thank you."

After saying that, he stood up and walked down the stairs to the second floor. His steps were neither fast nor slow, and his eyes were not looking sideways. This didn't look like someone who had just experienced multiple battles.

It's more like a wanderer, dragging his tired body, temporarily settling down in a corner of a foreign land.

The proprietress held her chin with her hand, looked at her back, and closed her eyes silently.

Liu Xiaoqiao glanced at the waiter who was not busy and walked silently to the second floor.

*

Wang Yuqi returned to the room but did not fall asleep. She sat quietly by the window, looking out.

At this time, the sun has set, and the last ray of light in the sky is about to be swallowed up by the darkness.

In the sky where darkness is about to swallow up the light, no stars appear.

The second floor of this inn is not the tallest building, and it is not the best angle for observing the surrounding environment.

Even so, it did not prevent her from looking at the stream.

The night was getting darker and darker, and a hazy mist was rising over the river.

The fog was getting thicker and thicker.

After the last ray of light was swallowed up, the mist on the surface of the stream emitted faint glimmers of light.

The light spots were scattered and flickering at first, then gradually gathered into a piece, finally occupying the entire river surface and extending to the river bank at the edge.

The paulownia trees on the riverbank made low humming sounds in the night wind.

The night wind blows,

Gudu,

A small bubble appeared on the surface of the river, and then,

Suddenly a child emerged from the bright spot, followed by a sound of laughter.

"Hehe, come on, chase me."

puff,

Another bright spot appeared, and a woman, soaking wet, slowly emerged from the bubble.

She shook the water off her body, and the water droplets flew into the white mist.

Ding,

Tick,

Tick,

Gulp! A bigger bubble popped up with a glowing light.

An old woman came out with a weather-beaten face covered with textures like old tree bark. She had long dry hair braided into two pigtails. At the end of each pigtail was a skull as big as a baby's fist.

In her hand she was tightly holding a black cane, and it was impossible to tell what it was made of.

The old woman opened her mouth and took a few deep breaths of the white mist, and the water droplets in the white mist ran into her mouth.

More bubbles appeared, and men and women shook off the water droplets and danced on the stage of light, rain and fog.

As the dance moves, enchanting music begins to play.

As the old woman absorbed more and more water droplets, her dry skin became more and more full.

Gradually, her hair was no longer dry and yellow, and the tips of her braids also changed, turning into two enchanting blue roses.

Her skin is fair and tender, her eyes are bright and passionate, her red lips are passionate, and her dance is unrestrained and seductive.

Oh.

It turned out to be a demon.

Taiping Village, interesting.

Wang Yuqi raised a faint smile and looked thoughtfully at the thatched houses of the villagers.

It should have been a quiet night, but twos and threes of people were walking towards the inn. They pulled the waiter to a secluded place and talked to him.

At first, I tried to talk to him kindly, but he just kept shaking his head. Later, he started to curse at me.

He cursed at something, but due to the distance and Wang Yuqi's unwillingness to use her spiritual power, the matter ended in nothing.

The villagers continued to curse.

The waiter came back angrily.

After a while, the boss lady's high-pitched scolding came from downstairs:

"You are a bunch of bastards, you have black hearts and rotten lungs. Just wait, wait for me to throw you all into the river to feed the fish!"

"Damn it, one by one, if I don't kill someone for three days, you will forget who I am!"

"You want to cut off my source of income, right? I don't care. Let that bad guy eat your flesh, drink your blood, and peel off your skin. Hahahaha, he will also enslave your soul!"

"Bad seed eats bastard, perfect match."

"You old bastard, you can do whatever you want tonight. I'll give you my permission!"

……

Wang Yuqi got up, closed the window, slowly walked to the bed, and slowly lay down.

Now I can have a good sleep.

……

Silent all night.

The morning sun shone through the gap in the window onto the curtains, and Wang Yuqi lazily opened her eyes. Before she could even stretch, there was a knock on the door.

邦，

邦，

邦，

Liu Xiaoqiao looked around nervously to make sure no one was eavesdropping. She pressed her face against the door, staring at the crack, and shouted in a low voice:

"Little fool, are you still there?"

At this time, the proprietress and the waiter came over with a basin of water each. Seeing this scene, the waiter curled his lips in disgust, put the basin of water in front of Liu Xiaoqiao's door and turned away.

The proprietress smiled, and deliberately walked quietly behind Liu Xiaoqiao, and whispered:

"Yes, I am waiting for the boss lady to bring me water for washing my face."

Liu Xiaoqiao shuddered, slowly stood up, and turned to face the hostess's unfriendly face. She smiled awkwardly and said calmly:

"Morning, sister."

Wang Yuqi in the room couldn't help laughing. She tilted her head to look at the door, but didn't say anything.

The proprietress immediately retracted her smile and said coldly:

"Good morning, what the hell! The guests are all up and visiting, but the water for washing faces is not here yet. This is called good morning."

"Look carefully, I only have a basin of water here, go back to your room."

Liu Xiaoqiao ran away quickly, fearing that she would be scolded if she ran too slowly.

When she ran to the door, she didn't forget to bring back the water for washing her face. She felt that if she didn't do this, the boss's wife would slap her.

Wang Yuqi stood up and waved his hand to open the door.

The proprietress didn't hesitate and put the basin on the washbasin rack. Then she turned to Wang Yuqi and said:

"When do you get up?"

Wang Yuqi leaned sideways on the bed, looked at her lazily, and smiled.

“It’s only the second day.”

The proprietress bit her lip, her eyes flickered, and after a moment, she said with difficulty:

"I know."

Wang Yuqi pouted and continued, "You are the only one who can protect us within a radius of 800 miles. If I leave here, others will eat me as a snack."

“I don’t want to be someone else’s snack.”

After Wang Yuqi finished speaking, she slowly got up and washed.

The proprietress slapped herself in the face, looked at the girl, smiled bitterly and said:

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have said such mean things."

"Yes, once the words are spoken, they cannot be taken back."

"But, young guest, our place is not peaceful. You don't know, last night... a monster entered the village and kidnapped seven or eight people. The children and the elderly are fine. They are weak and powerless and have no ability to resist. However, there are also upright and strong people with some magical powers. Three or four of them are gone. Alas, they are people with magical powers. Although they are not gods, they are not ordinary people. This morning, some villagers came to my place. They are all neighbors. They want to rent my shop and use it as a shelter tonight. I am embarrassed to refuse. So..."

Facing the boss lady's words, Wang Yuqi did not choose to refute, but smiled faintly.

"You have taken my money. Apart from the two rooms we live in, I will not ask about other matters. As for you and those villagers, I'm sorry, you should solve your internal problems by yourselves." "Don't worry, I am very quiet. As long as I am not implicated, I will not take action."

The proprietress smiled, then she leaped onto the windowsill, covered her mouth with one hand, and leaned against the window like a boneless person. She raised one foot and lightly tapped the two carved windows with her toes.

was opened.

The morning mist filled in, and the house was instantly filled with the fishy smell of rotting wild river grass.

The sun was like a giant egg yolk, hanging far in the sky. It was not warm at all, and even a little chilly.

That’s not all. The green trees in the village turned yellow overnight, and even the paulownia trees on the river bank were not spared.

The unknown flower tree in front of the window had withered flowers and leaves, and more than a dozen dead birds were hanging on its branches.

"Are you still staying here?"

The proprietress asked again without giving up.

Wang Yuqi smiled and answered irrelevantly: "Eat breakfast."

The proprietress laughed and scolded, "You annoying little leopard."

He turned over and landed outside the window, and chopped the tree with one palm. With a bang, wood chips flew, and the lush green grass under the tree suddenly appeared.

Scar Red controlled his strength very well, only smashing the useless flower tree. He did not harm the weeds hiding under the flower tree. Even the dew on the grass leaves did not move me.

The dewdrops on the grass leaves rolled over the tips of the leaves, fell to the ground with a plop, and soaked into the soil.

"wait for me."

The proprietress flew away.

Wang Yuqi showed a trace of disgust in her eyes, shook her head, and sat silently in front of the window, just like she looked at the river last night.

Liu Xiaoqiao leaned against the door and listened quietly. She staggered and almost fell to the ground after hearing a loud bang. Fortunately, she didn't fall because she was leaning against the door.

After waiting for a while, he pulled the bolt, quietly opened the door a crack, put his face against the door, and looked outside through the crack with one eye.

no one.

That's good.

Liu Xiaoqiao stood up, took a deep breath to calm her restless heart, and opened the door.

The waiter stood quietly outside the door, carrying breakfast - a bowl of porridge and two black-faced wild vegetable pancakes.

The moment Liu Xiaoqiao opened the door, he showed a standard professional smile and spoke before Liu Xiaoqiao:

"Sir, breakfast is here."

Liu Xiaoqiao covered her chest and patted herself, "You scared me to death. Brother, can't you knock on the door?"

The waiter kept smiling and held the tray in front of her.

"Can I take it, sir?"

Liu Xiaoqiao knew he did it on purpose. She was just like the boss lady, bullying others on purpose.

However, we have to bow to reality.

Okay, take it.

Liu Xiaoqiao took the tray reluctantly and was about to go back inside when the waiter spoke:

"Little White Deer, Taiping Village is not peaceful. Don't go out unless necessary. Once you leave our inn - hehe, your life and death are your own responsibility."

The waiter turned and left. This turn was not at all elegant, but rather a bit depressing.

Liu Xiaoqiao smiled bitterly and retorted in a low voice: "I know. The little fool told me a long time ago. Really."

.

The clan leader led some people to sit in the store. They looked very unfriendly.

The proprietress was still leaning over the counter, fiddling with her abacus, not giving any respect at all.

The two sides remained deadlocked in this situation until dark.

The clan leader led his people away, and the proprietress sat dejectedly on the counter.

The second night.

Even more restless.

The demon was not content to just use her singing to lure her prey.

It's midnight.

She went ashore.

The little demon on the river was still singing hard, and his singing was even more melodious than last night.

The bolts on the doors of the houses in the village were reinforced. Some adults even decided to stay up all night to protect safety.

However, they underestimated the temptation of the demon.

The demon flew low in the village, peeking in front of every door and window, flying low and circling in the village tirelessly.

Finally, someone couldn't help it anymore and shouted at the demon:

"Stop singing. I say, Scarlett has brought some top-quality food. It looks like it's from a celestial being. As long as you have the ability to take it down, you can leave that damp and dark riverbed!"

"Go, go, go find ..."

The man shouted and then stopped. His eyes changed from anger to unwillingness and then to emptiness in just three breaths.

He opened the door and slowly walked towards the demon. His family huddled in the room, not daring to move. They just watched him walk towards the demon.

A cloud of mist surrounded him, and after a moment, it dissipated.

He had become a dried corpse with his flesh and blood drained away. A gust of wind blew and the dried corpse turned into powder and floated in the wind.

The demon changed into his appearance and walked towards the inn.

He couldn't get through the door of the inn.

Scarlet Red wouldn't let her hurt her guests.

But she didn't want to wait.

He didn't want to live in that dark riverbed for a moment!

The time to act is tonight.

Even if it means another fight with Scar Red, she will give it a try!

As expected, the proprietress stood on the roof of the inn in a red dress, her red dress fluttering in the night, holding an abacus in one hand, staring at the demon flying low, and said fiercely:

"Mei Yao, you really dare to come here!"

The demon was hovering in the air, but she didn't dare to go beyond the line. Scar Red left her with a nightmare that still haunted her.

"Scar Red, I'm just out looking for food and passing by your house. There's no need to be so nervous."

"We have been neighbors for many years. You have always valued relationships. Why do you make an exception for me?"

"Scarred, I don't want to be this exception. Let's make peace."

"From today on, I will abandon evil and turn to good. In the human world, people say that if you put down your butcher knife, you will become a Buddha instantly. I can do it."

The lady boss laughed, "Don't fart in front of me!"

whoosh,

whoosh,

whoosh,

Clang,

He raised his hand and played out a row of abacus beads, which were hovering three feet in front of the demon with golden light.

The golden light shone brightly, forming a golden wall.

"Anyone who crosses this wall will be killed without mercy!"

The demon snorted coldly and disappeared as mist.

The boss lady's expression became more serious. Tonight, she couldn't sleep well again.