Mingzhuo shared the snacks he brought with everyone so that they could have something to eat and relax. He also saved some for Hu Miao.
The group ate as they walked.
He Wangyao: "If Hu Mazi is really innocent, shouldn't we release him?"
Li Wenhe: "But that's a ferocious beast; it's impossible for it to retain any consciousness. How can we release it?"
Pei Di felt like his head was twisted into a pretzel, completely unable to make sense of anything, but the one thing he was certain of was—
"If that vicious creature couldn't be kept alive, the boss would have already stabbed it to ashes with a single sword strike. Why would we need Mr. Chen to hold a ritual?"
Mingzhuo, biting into a pancake, suddenly stopped and looked towards the direction of Chengxian Lake.
A thick fog rose from the lake and gradually spread into the village, obscuring people's figures just a few meters away.
"It looks like they don't want us to leave." After He Wangyao finished speaking, her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Could he be jinxing her?
Mingzhuo: "Why do I feel like someone is desperately trying to get rid of me? This is too much. Am I really that unpopular?"
Several people arrived at the village chief's house, where a feast had already begun and was in full swing.
Ming Zhuo glanced around and stared at Shen Boyuan. "Where's Bu Qianqian?"
Chu Yuqi: "Teacher Ruan, can you give Senior Sister Shen a break? She's an adult, what could possibly be wrong with her?"
It's so annoying! They deliberately nitpick at other people's mistakes and keep talking about them!
Shen Boyuan frowned: "Her leg is inconvenient, so she'll eat in the backyard. Don't worry, she'll be fine."
Mingzhuo was about to say something when the village chief led a group of people in, carrying two stacks of cash, looking very happy.
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