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The "Laiwang Inn" is located in the middle of nowhere, making it seem unique and strange.

Tu Ling instantly snapped to attention. She sat up abruptly and stared intently at Brother Niu beside her, about to speak.

Brother Niu clutched his stomach and started groaning, "Girl, I have a problem: when I'm hungry, I have absolutely no strength!"

As he spoke, he silently looked at Tu Ling.

Brother Niu seemed to sense her worries, "Many times the journey takes too long. If there's a place to rest along the way, it won't be so tiring."

The strange light in Tu Ling's eyes gradually faded.

Perhaps she's overthinking it...

Thinking of this, she nodded to Brother Niu.

Immediately afterwards, the two entered the inn together.

Are you two here for a meal or to stay overnight?

The innkeeper was a rather simple and honest middle-aged man. As soon as the two entered the inn, the owner hurriedly stepped forward to greet them with a smile.

Perhaps it was too late, because there were no other guests in the inn.

Brother Niu waved his hand and said, "Let's have a snack. Bring me two plates of beef and some of the strongest liquor! Also, give this young lady a bowl of wontons. It's on me."

"Got it."

Before long, everything Brother Niu wanted was served, and he ate meat and drank wine heartily.

Tu Ling lowered her eyes and stared at the clear, cloudy soup in front of her, remaining motionless.

Brother Niu suddenly spoke up, “Young lady, when you’re out and about, you can try to trust others. This is just a bowl of wontons. No matter how much you try to understand it, it won’t turn into anything else.”

Tu Ling looked up, her gaze unconsciously falling on Brother Niu.

The other person was unrestrained in his behavior, and although they were both drinking, they gave off a completely different vibe from Liu Daqiang.

She smiled apologetically, then lowered her head and silently ate the wontons in front of her.

The moment she lowered her head, Brother Niu, who had been eating meat and drinking wine, paused in his actions.

He looked up at Tu Ling, who was eating faster and faster, and a faint smile of triumph slowly appeared on his lips.

When Tu Ling looked up at him, his face returned to its usual simple and honest expression.

Tu Ling felt increasingly sleepy as she ate, and her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

One moment he was holding a spoon in his right hand, feeding himself wontons, and the next he was slumped onto the table.

Brother Niu paused, immediately put down what he was holding, and jogged over to Tu Ling.

"Old Niu, what's going on this time?"

While flipping through Tu Ling's sleeves, Brother Niu answered without turning his head, "She's just a little girl. Be careful when you move later, this little girl is quite vigilant."

"I had to coax and trick her into getting on the oxcart." The more Brother Niu searched, the more disappointed he became.

The further down he scrolled, the tighter Brother Niu's brow became.

He spat impatiently, "What bad luck! After all that trouble, I don't have a single penny left."

His anger was visibly palpable, and he slapped Tu Ling across the face.

Several finger marks immediately appeared on Tu Ling's fair face. "This one is yours. It's the same as before, but judging from its appearance, it should still be a virgin. Be careful."

The innkeeper had long since lost his previous polite demeanor.

He rubbed his hands together, his eyes gleaming, and slowly approached Tu Ling.

Seeing that he couldn't find anything valuable, Brother Niu muttered curses as he walked out.

The innkeeper lunged forward, only to feel a sharp pain in his neck.

Immediately, he fell straight to the side, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Tu Ling, who should have been unconscious, has now sat up.

She raised her hand and touched the side of her face that had been hit, rubbing it gently a couple of times.

These people's methods are far too clumsy.

From the moment she stepped into the store, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The dust on the ground was as thick as a finger; every step left a footprint.

The inn was unusually quiet.

Since an inn welcomes guests, it's impossible for it to have no guests at all.

Every corner of this inn exudes an unusual aura.

Tu Ling's eyes flickered slightly, and she turned slightly to the side and left the place.

The ox-cart driver was humming a little tune, looking quite happy.

Suddenly, his eyelids twitched violently, and almost instinctively, he wanted to jump off the carriage.

"Don't move." A woman's voice, clearly hushed, rang in his ear.

He suddenly stopped, his whole body stiffening.

Tu Ling said coldly, "If you move even slightly, I'm not sure if the needle in my hand will pierce you."

Her voice sounded somewhat cold at this moment, but to Brother Niu, it was like a death warrant from hell.

He cursed the innkeeper in his heart, but his eyes remained fixed on the front, and he dared not move.

He slowly raised his hands and involuntarily swallowed.

He glanced at her casually, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of cold light as she swiftly passed by.

"Young lady, you... don't be impulsive. I've given you a long way to go, haven't I..."

Tu Ling then forcefully stabbed the other person with the needles in her hand.

She said softly, "Stop talking nonsense. I know exactly what you're thinking. You'd better take me to town as soon as possible, otherwise when the time comes, even the King of Heaven himself won't be able to save you."

Brother Niu's pupils widened suddenly. "What...what did you stick in my skin?"

He felt a chill on the back of his neck, and his whole body seemed to be radiating cold air from head to toe.

Tu Ling clapped her hands. "It's nothing, just a few poison needles."

She paused, then continued, "I forgot to remind you, if these poisoned needles aren't removed within half an hour, you'll start to feel numb, then your skin will begin to ulcerate, the ulcerated areas will itch and hurt, and eventually you'll lose all feeling..."

Brother Niu was startled and inwardly furious, but when he heard what Tu Ling said, his neck involuntarily shrank back.

He gritted his teeth and had no choice but to obediently start driving the oxcart.

His gaze was fixed on what was ahead, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Anyway, this girl doesn't know the way to town, so I'll just take her somewhere random...

Tu Ling glanced casually at the people around her and couldn't help but say, "You can take me to some unknown place, but you only have half an hour left to live."

She leaned back, looking completely different from her timid and hesitant self just moments before.

"If you have ulterior motives, then I'm going to have to go through some trouble. Do you think you've lived too long?"

Brother Niu immediately recalled the scene Tu Ling had just described and dared not move. "It takes at least an hour to get from here to the town. There's no way we can get there in half an hour."

Tu Ling: "It's okay. You can gamble with your life and see if you get sick first or the poison takes effect first."

The tone was soft and the manner of speaking was casual.

Brother Niu was on the verge of tears, his anger having completely vanished.

This little girl looks so frail, how come she's so cunning?

What kind of being have I messed with?!

He sighed softly, silently dispelling the thoughts in his mind.

Although I really wanted to teach this little girl a lesson, what she said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

His life couldn't withstand any more turmoil.

Tu Ling looked up at the sky. When she was still in the manor, there was still the afterglow of the setting sun.

At this moment, all that remains is endless darkness.