When I opened the door, I saw the old woman from the inn standing there.

"What's up?"

Ning Jie asked first. Although he was a little unhappy that his good thing was interrupted, his tone was still calm and indifferent when facing the old woman.

The old woman smiled kindly on her aged face, then handed the plate to Ning Jie and said:

"Mr. Ning, dinner is early this afternoon. I was afraid you would be hungry at night, so I made some corn porridge for you."

Ning Jie took the corn porridge with both hands, nodded and smiled:

"Thank you very much."

"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore."

After saying this, the old woman turned around and was about to leave, but she seemed to have thought of something and turned to Ning Jie and reminded him:

"By the way, Mr. Ning, if you have nothing to do at night, try not to go out, especially don't let your wife go out, remember!"

Ning Jie looked at the old woman and found that she had a cautious and worried look on her face, as if she had something to hide. This made Ning Jie curious and asked:

"Why is that?"

"Ah..." The old woman sighed and hesitated for a moment before explaining to Ning Jie, "It's a long story. Many strange things have happened in Taoyuan Town in recent years, with the disappearance of women being the most serious. The younger and prettier the woman, the more likely she is to suffer misfortune! So, you must never let your wife go out at night."

"Oh? There's such a thing?"

Hearing the old woman say this, Ning Jie became interested.

The old woman saw Ning Jie's behavior and it was obvious that he didn't take the matter seriously. This made her feel a little anxious. Knowing that Ning Jie didn't listen to her advice and caused the accident, she waved her hands and said:

"Mr. Ning, you must be careful. This is no joke!"

"Well, I understand, but when did this woman start disappearing?"

"when?"

The old woman looked up at the ceiling with cloudy eyes, raised her head in thought, and then said slowly:

"It started about three years ago, yes, three years ago. After the drought, young women kept disappearing. The city's bigwigs investigated many times, but nothing was found. In the end, the case was dropped. So, Master Ning, you and the young lady must be careful. Remember to call me if anything happens."

Ning Jie nodded and said calmly:

"Yes, I understand."

Returning to the room, Ning Jie was thoughtful.

At first, when he saw the evil spirit spreading over Taoyuan Town, he thought it was just a simple demon at work. But later, when he saw the evil spirit and death energy on Gao Junran, and even the fragments of the source of luck hidden in him, Ning Jie concluded that Gao Junran was no ordinary person!

Later, Gao Junran took the initiative to give food, but secretly sent two monsters to test him, and his purpose was difficult to predict.

And now, hearing the old woman talking about the disappearance of women in Taoyuan Town year after year, Ning Jie couldn't help but connect these things together and think about them.

"Is there any connection between them?"

Ning Jie guessed secretly in his heart.

Suddenly, Gao Junran's expression when he first saw Mu Qingxue in the square emerged in his mind. That deep-seated surprise and passion...

Could it be that the woman’s disappearance is related to Gao Junran?

The more Ning Jie thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and he began to formulate his own plan.

At this time, Mu Qingxue also noticed that Ning Jie was a little absent-minded, and curiosity drove her to ask:

"What's wrong?"

Ning Jie cast a glance at Mu Qingxue and said slowly:

"It's okay. It's getting late. Let's go to bed."

After saying that, Ning Jie walked straight to the bed, took off his long gown, and then lay down next to Mu Qingxue.

This operation was as smooth as flowing water, which surprised Mu Qingxue!

"you……"

Mu Qingxue hurriedly moved towards the bed to make room for Ning Jie. At the same time, she looked at Ning Jie with her beautiful eyes in disbelief, wanting to say something, and her face turned red in an instant.

Ning Jie had already guessed what Mu Qingxue wanted to say. He slowly turned sideways, looking at her chest that was heaving with nervousness, and explained:

"If we're going to act, we have to act it out. How can a couple sleep separately at night?"

"ah?"

Hearing Ning Jie say this, Mu Qingxue also remembered what Ning Jie said in the square before. At this moment, she also guessed something and asked while biting the corner of her lip:

"You mean at night..."

Ning Jie interrupted Mu Qingxue before he could finish his words.

"That's right, tonight will definitely be a turbulent night. You just need to cooperate with me then."

After saying that, Ning Jie pulled back the quilt and covered Mu Qingxue with it considerately, then said with a smile:

"Okay, go to sleep."

now.

In the room, red candles flickered and the air became quiet. Mu Qingxue felt as if she could hear her own breathing.

It was late at night and a single man and a single woman were in the same room and sleeping on the same bed. As a saint, she had never experienced such a thing before, and her heart was in turmoil.

Her hands hidden in the quilt were clenched into pink fists, and even the toes of her jade feet were tense.

With just a glance, she could see Ning Jie out of the corner of her eye. Mu Qingxue felt even more ashamed. After a fierce inner struggle, she gently poked Ning Jie's shoulder with her finger.

"What's wrong?

Ning Jie turned his head and asked. He could see that Mu Qingxue was shy, so he tried his best to appear calm and gentlemanly, so that Mu Qingxue could slowly accept him. With a woman like Mu Qingxue who focused more on spiritual intercourse, sometimes being too impatient would backfire.

Mu Qingxue didn't say anything, but just pointed at the candles on the wall.

Ning Jie asked tentatively:

"Want to blow?"

Mu Qingxue was flustered and responded hastily:

"No blows tonight?"

"That's fine, you can blow it if you want, I'll follow you."

"Then... blow it."

The candlelight went out. The moonlight was dim tonight. The room was dark, with only Mu Qingxue's rapid breathing as the only sound.

Taoyuan Town is just a small town. Unlike a city-state, it does not have a night market or a music bureau to visit. In addition, everyone was already exhausted after three years of drought, so when night fell, everyone went to bed early.

In the streets of Taoyuan Town at night, only the night watchman was calling out:

"It's dry. Be careful with fire."

At about midnight, a light pink smoke entered the room where Ning Jie and Mu Qingxue were through the crack in the door.