Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

"I'll take you to the village chief's house first. Tell him if you have anything to say." Heidong said to Mu Xi and the others.

As he spoke, Hei Ya brought Mu Xi and the others to a mud brick house closest to the castle.

"Crack!"

I pushed the door open and saw an old man sitting under a big tree with his eyes half closed.

"Village chief, another outsider has arrived."

Heidong shouted loudly at the village chief.

When the village chief heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He opened his eyes and looked at Mu Xi and the others, saying, "Hello, I am Hei Jin, the village chief of this village. Welcome to you."

Mu Yan politely replied, "Hello, village chief. Sorry to bother you."

"Village chief, now that we have brought the people here, we will go back first and notify others to prepare for tonight's welcoming banquet." Hei Ya said to the village chief.

"Okay, go and prepare! I'm here." The village chief replied.

Hei Ya and Hei Dong said hello and pushed the door open and left.

Mu Xi was a little curious when she heard this and asked, "What kind of welcoming party? Is anyone else coming?"

The village chief smiled and said, "This is a welcoming banquet for you outsiders."

Mu Yan smiled and refused, saying, "Village Chief, no need. We won't be embarrassed to do that. We will leave soon after visiting the castle."

When the village chief heard the rejection, something strange began to appear in his eyes. He said seriously, "This is the custom of our village. If you don't attend the banquet, you can't enter the castle or stay in the village."

Mu Yan and his companions were also frightened by the sudden change of attitude of the village chief, and said awkwardly, "Thank you very much, village chief."

Chen Ji asked politely, "Village Chief, where can we stay tonight?"

When the village chief heard that the people did not continue to refuse, he smiled again and said, "You can just stay in the castle tonight. There are clean clothes and beddings there."

Mu Xi asked gently, "Village Chief, are there any rules in the castle? Are there any precautions? Can you tell me? It would be bad if we violated the rules by accident."

The village chief's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. It was obviously the first time he encountered such a problem. He replied kindly, "Each room can only accommodate three people at most, and you cannot go out between midnight and seven in the morning. There are also some rules posted at the door."

Mu Yan and the others had different expressions when they heard this, and began to ask more questions about the ancient castle.

The village chief patiently answered all the questions one by one. After asking, he left and asked Mu Xi and the others to stay in his house and wait.

After the village chief left, Ye Hua, Chen Ji and a few others took out detectors and looked around. When they saw that no one was eavesdropping, they left two people to watch the surroundings and gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Tonight's welcoming banquet looks like it has bad intentions. We should be careful tonight and avoid eating the food at the banquet to prevent drugging."

Ye Hua frowned and said seriously.

"What Ye Hua said makes sense. Let's eat first and see what happens at the banquet." Mu Yan said solemnly.

"The people in the village must be hiding some things about the castle from us." Ding Mo said calmly.

"We should not be the first team to enter this copy. Those who came in before may have died. We should be more vigilant." Chen Ji said seriously.

"Let's ask other villagers some questions today and see what we can get out of them." Mu Xi made his suggestion.

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Several people started discussing the matter, expressing their opinions one after another.

"Crack!"

The village chief pushed the door open and Xiao Li and the others immediately fell silent.

"The welcoming banquet is ready, come quickly." said the village chief with a smile.

Mu Yan smiled and replied, "Okay, we'll be there right away."

Then, Mu Yan and a few others followed the village chief to a large open space, where dozens of villagers were already chatting and laughing, and a bunch of people were busy eating, and the table was full of fruits.

The village chief pulled Mu Xi and a few others together and asked them to sit down.

"Eat the fruit first, the barbecue is not ready yet." said the village chief with a smile.

When the other villagers saw Xiao Li and his companions coming, they immediately pulled one of them over and greeted them enthusiastically.

Xiao Li and a few others also started asking questions in different expressions.

When the barbecue was ready, everyone returned to their seats.

First, the village chief said a few words and then the meal began.

Mu Xi looked at the food in front of her and found that only the fruit was fine, while the other things had more or less unknown energy in them.

Xiao Li and a few others quietly asked Mu Xi to put away some of the food on the table and pretended that they had already eaten.

At this time, the village chief looked at Mu Xi and the others, smiled and said, "Come, I'll toast you a glass."

Mu Yan and the others looked at each other with a twinkle in their eyes, and they picked up the wine on the table with a smile, saying, "We would also like to thank the village chief for his hospitality."

Then, under the cover of night, he seemed to have drunk the wine, but in fact he had passed out.

But when the village chief saw that Xiao Li and the others had drunk the wine, he felt relieved.

Ye Hua and the others looked at the village chief's even brighter smile and breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that they had finally escaped a test tonight.

Then an old lady came over, holding a drink, and came directly to Ye Qi, saying, "Come on, young man, have a drink with auntie."

Ding Mo and a few others were worried about Ye Qi. What should they do?

Ye Qi felt a little embarrassed, so he actually drank a glass of wine in front of the aunt.

The other aunties and uncles were eager to try and shook the drinks in their hands.

Seeing this, Ding Mo and his companions immediately started pretending to be drunk.

"Why am I so dizzy?"

"It's so hot! I feel dizzy."

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Ding Mo and the others forced blushes on their faces, supported each other, and were about to fall.

"Village chief, we can't drink much and we are all drunk now. Who of you can take us to where we live?" Mu Yan's voice was a little hoarse and he spoke incoherently.

When the village chief saw that Ding Mo and the others were drunk, he waved his hand to call the Saint Mother over and said, "The Saint Mother will take you to the castle to stay."

"Okay, thank you village chief and villagers for the hospitality. We'll leave first." Mu Yan continued drunkenly.

Afterwards, Mu Xi and a few others followed a middle-aged woman to the castle.

At night, it was pitch black all around.

The saint pushed open the rusty iron gate of the castle, passed the garden, and entered the castle.

"There are four rooms on this floor, and four rooms upstairs. The third floor is the master bedroom, so no one can live there. You can choose any one you like."

After the saintly woman finished speaking, she quietly left without waiting for Mu Xi and the others to react.

Mu Xi and Mu Yan were left looking at each other!

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