Chapter 17 Faceless Corpse

Bai Xiaoxiao was even more puzzled: "Why? It's only been half an incense stick since we got here from the mountain, and we haven't even gotten to know each other well. How could he dislike us?"

Kui Ming explained, "Elder Nishang has always been at odds with Master, and as a result, the entire Nishang Peak is at odds with Miaoqing Peak."

Bai Xiaoxiao's eyes twitched suddenly after hearing this.

[Good fellow, just now they were advocating for keeping to one's original heart and integrating into the secular world, and now they're forming cliques. Really... why are they talking so high and mighty!]

"So what do we do now?"

Bai Xiaoxiao asked Kui Ming, but Kui Ming raised his head and looked at her. His stern face was set off by his confused expression, which made it look a bit stupid.

Yes,

How could she forget?

The eldest brother's attribute is inherently troublesome.

Bai Xiaoxiao slapped her forehead twice. At this point, she could only complete the training on her own. "Brother, what is our mission for this training?"

Kui Ming took out a yellowed, slightly wrinkled piece of paper from his arms. Bai Xiaoxiao took it and opened the paper. At the top, she saw the words "Faceless Corpse" clearly written in huge fonts, and circled with bright red cinnabar.

There are a few lines of small words below.

The general meaning is that more than a dozen bodies with their skins peeled off have been found in Wuxiang Town in recent days. The time of their appearance, the specific location, and the range of people involved are uncertain. Generally speaking, anyone in Wuxiang Town may become a target.

"It's still a supernatural event."

Bai Xiaoxiao folded the yellow paper and put it into her sleeve.

Kui Ming still looked at her: "What is a supernatural event?"

"That's not important." Bai Xiaoxiao interrupted him. "The main thing is, Senior Brother, what do you think about this?"

Kui Ming just blinked.

What on earth am I looking forward to...?

Kui Ming blinked again.

Bai Xiaoxiao drank some cold tea and stretched her muscles, then said, "Let's go."

Kui Ming: "Where are you going?"

"Wu Town." Bai Xiaoxiao suddenly thought of a very serious possibility. "You don't know the way, do you?"

Kui Ming shook his head: "No, I recognize it."

"That's fine."

Bai Xiaoxiao grabbed Kui Ming's arm and pulled him up: "What are you waiting for? Let's go."

…

Wuxiang Town.

The curved willow leaves hang loosely on the stone pillars.

The green walls and black tiles, set against the pale yellow warm sunlight, present a tranquil and ancient atmosphere.

Bai Xiaoxiao dragged Kui Ming into Wucheng Town. There were hardly any people on the small path covered with bluestone and moss, let alone Youshan's group who had no intention of waiting for them.

Bai Xiaoxiao had no experience of going down the mountain to gain experience, but fortunately she had read a lot of time-travel novels. Generally, in such situations, she would find a restaurant to stay in and have a place to rest.

But the twenty copper coins in the package seemed to mock her arrogance. She didn't understand the rent prices in ancient times, but she knew that it was unlikely to buy a room in a restaurant with only twenty copper coins.

[Sigh... I should have known better. Why would I bother to offend the logistics department when I have nothing better to do?]

Kui Ming: ...Logistics?

Bai Xiaoxiao didn't notice anything strange about Kui Ming behind her, so she continued to drag him around until they finally found a simple inn. It was almost dark.

There were not many people in the inn, only a man who looked like the shopkeeper, half-lying on the table, calculating some accounts. When he heard footsteps approaching, he raised his head and saw Bai Xiaoxiao and Kui Ming at a glance.

"Two guests."

The shopkeeper hurried over and asked, "What would you like to order? Do you want to have a quick meal or stay overnight?"

Bai Xiaoxiao pulled Kui Ming to sit on the long wooden bench, "Stay in the hotel."

"Okay, okay, we have a lot of rooms here. I'll go pick out the best, largest, and most beautiful private room for you two. I..."

"Wait, wait, wait."

Bai Xiaoxiao hurriedly interrupted the shopkeeper's obviously excited words: "We won't be staying for a long time, so we don't need to find a particularly good room, anything casual, just average will do."

Mainly because I don’t have money.

Kui Ming lowered his head and raised his hand to reach into the purse pinned to his lapel, but before he could withdraw his hand, he was immediately grabbed by Bai Xiaoxiao, who glared at him.

Kuiming didn't understand why.

Kui Ming obediently withdrew his hand, placed it on his knee and stopped moving.

The shopkeeper's enthusiastic expression froze for a moment after hearing Bai Xiaoxiao's words, but then he seemed to think of something. He bent down and rubbed his hands, his voice still flattering, "Judging from the girl's attire, she must not be from this town. You may not know, but my shop's prices are fair and cheap. Unlike those unscrupulous merchants who charge exorbitant prices, a good-quality room for one night, per person... is only five cents..."

Bai Xiaoxiao: "Ah?"

"No, no, no, three cents! Three cents!" Seeing Bai Xiaoxiao's surprised look, the shopkeeper mistakenly thought the price was too high and quickly changed his words, "I'll only charge you three cents for one night's stay, and I'll also give you a bottle of the finest sake, Muyu. Let me tell you, our town's Muyu sake is famous far and wide. In the past, many immortals even came here to visit."

Kui Ming pondered, "Dusk Rain Wine? Is it the clear and crisp dusk rain that flows into the Qinghe River in March and blooms lotus flowers in June? I heard that the Sect Master really likes to drink this kind of wine."

The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, yes, it's that Mu Yujiu!" He then looked at Bai Xiaoxiao and Kui Ming with an excited glint in his eyes, as if he had discovered something, "Could it be that the two of you are..."

"cough!"

Bai Xiaoxiao coughed lightly and stood up, "We are indeed cultivators..."

"Oh, immortal!"

The shop owner fell to his knees with a thud.

"Hey hey hey!" Bai Xiaoxiao was frightened by his kneeling. She quickly grabbed the shopkeeper's arm and tried to help him up. "No, don't get so excited. Let's talk it over nicely... Senior Brother!"

Kui Ming came to the store owner, stretched out two fingers to hook the back of his neck and lifted it up. The store owner straightened up instantly like a chick being lifted into the air.

Bai Xiaoxiao & Shopkeeper: ...

Bai Xiaoxiao coughed lightly, gesturing to Kui Ming to let go. She looked at the tearful shop owner and asked, "Shopkeeper, are you so eager for an immortal because of those... faceless corpses in town?"

Hearing the words 'Faceless Corpse', the shop owner shuddered noticeably.

Bai Xiaoxiao understood. She helped the shopkeeper to sit down at the table, poured a cup of strong tea and pushed it in front of him. "Don't be afraid. My senior brother and I are both cultivators, and we're here to solve the case of the 'Faceless Corpse'. If you have any clues, please tell us as much as possible."

The shopkeeper wiped his eyes and said, "To be honest, this faceless corpse has caused panic among the people of Wu Township. No one knows when another corpse will appear, where it will be buried, and even less whether... they will be the next corpse."

Bai Xiaoxiao asked, "How long has the faceless corpse incident been going on?"

The shopkeeper replied, "Almost three months."

Bai Xiaoxiao was shocked: "More than three months! Why are you only writing for help now?"