Chapter 256 Zhou Jianing City
"If you don't know who it is, how could I possibly know? After you've eaten and drunk your fill and had a good night's sleep, you might find out who it is right away!"
Ji Yingying turned to look at him: "Why does that sound a bit like that thing..."
[What's the name of those lyrics that were so catchy? I haven't been exposed to modern culture for years, I've completely forgotten!]
[Host, if you don't know, then I know even less.]
Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore!
"Someone's here." Mu Kaiji quickly pulled her down to sit and continue pretending to faint.
I had just settled down when the person came in.
"These are the two guys. They must have wandered into this mountain by mistake. Hehe, brother, what do you think we should do?"
"The man will be sent to work in the mines. The woman is too young. It's okay, someone will take her away later."
That voice... it sounds so familiar. But it's impossible for it to sound familiar; it's impossible for someone close to Ji Yingying to do something bad without Xiangxiang noticing.
Unless it's someone he already felt he knew.
[Who is it? What's the story?]
[This person is probably in charge of the mountain area. There's a mine in that cave, and they're being tricked into digging there. It's basically unauthorized mining. There are also probably prostitutes involved.]
Are they planning to turn me into this?
[That's possible, host. You need to be careful.]
Do you know who's behind this?
I don't know, they didn't show their face. Otherwise, I could send you a video.
【I have my eyes closed right now!】 Ji Yingying had used video recordings before, but only when her eyes were open. It was like watching TV, and it was very convenient. Sometimes she even wanted to show it to Mu Kaiji so she could show it off to him.
It works, really.
[Send it over.]
The video came through, costing her a hundred merit points; Ji Yingying was heartbroken.
I want to curse. If it weren't for the sake of world peace, I would never do such a thing.
Xiangxiang wanted to scold her for being shameless. She usually enjoyed using merit points to gossip, but now that she was using them for important matters, she felt sorry for her!
The person in the picture is indeed dressed in black, but his face is not visible. The people are calling him "Master!"
The voice sounds a bit soft, so the person must be quite young!
[He doesn't look very old, yet he has such thoughts; he's practically endangering the people!]
After reading it, Ji Yingying was about to ask Rong Er to handle it, but she decided to go into the mine to rescue people instead!
As it turned out, Mu Kaiji had already opened his eyes.
"It's you, Niu Er!"
Upon hearing the sound, Ji Yingying immediately opened one eye. Seeing the two facing off, she then opened both eyes.
"Who are you?" Niu Er's voice was panicked. How did this person know him? If his master found out, would he still be alive?
[Host, he has Gu worms in his body; he's likely being controlled.]
Ji Yingying: ...
This is a problem; she doesn't know much about Gu worms.
"Who do you care who I am? You're arresting people for mining!" Mu Kaiji asked. Ji Yingying was shocked: [Xiangxiang, the detective brother is truly a detective brother! He actually knew they were mining illegally.]
"Then why don't you hurry up and have Rong Er bring his men here?"
【knew. 】
Just as he was about to call for Rong Er, Rong Yi led his men in and stormed in.
"Your Highness!"
"What are you doing...?"
"I was drugged and couldn't find Your Highness when I woke up, so I sent people to track you here. Also, I found a cave, which is a mine, and it's under control now."
"Were the people inside rescued?"
"Your Highness, they have been rescued. Furthermore, the city lord has sent people to take over the matter."
"very good!"
Wow, they're really fast! They finished it in no time.
[Isn't it better to be quick? Let's get it done in one night and go shopping.]
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince has sent word that you must return to the capital before the fifteenth!"
"Oh, this? No rush." Ji Yingying was indeed not in a hurry. She was already out, so why would she worry about not having a meal?
Before Rong Yi could say anything more, Ji Yingying grabbed Mu Kaiji and ran outside. This time, they ran for a whole day and almost traveled through the night.
"Are you planning to go find your father?"
While other tadpoles are looking for their mothers, she's looking for her father!
"No, I was just wandering around. Could this be the road to Linfeng City?"
"Yes, we've now entered the former territory of Linfeng Kingdom. However, it's far from Linfeng City. It should be called Zhoujia Ning City. I've heard there's a local specialty here, a noodle dish, comparable to liangpi (cold skin noodles), but it's not liangpi."
When there was food, Ji Yingying's eyes lit up.
"Let's hurry up and find something to eat." But when they entered the city, they found it to be just like any village in Tianyou Dynasty—utterly desolate!
But then it got dark!
There are only a few food stalls, and hardly anyone around!
"Isn't it said that innocent people shouldn't be harmed during wartime?" Why is nobody here?
[They're not as rich as your country, and they certainly don't have the same abundance of food and drink. After nightfall, everyone is at home asleep, so why would they come out? Only our area, after a year and a half of development, has become like this, where people can still go out for entertainment after eating and drinking their fill.]
Isn't my dad here?
[Our father isn't some kind of superhuman! How could he have developed so quickly? Besides, they've only just submitted; they still need time to build things up!]
[Tsk tsk, following the big brother means you get to eat meat, but even with the meat on the table, you still can't figure out how to use chopsticks.]
Hehe~
"What are you laughing at?" Ji Yingying was confused when she suddenly heard Mu Kaiji's voice. It sounded like he was mocking her.
"No, there's a late-night snack shop up ahead. Let's go get something warm to eat."
[Host, that's a rather unsafe late-night food stall.]
[How so?] Not only did Ji Yingying stop, but Mu Kaiji also stopped.
Besides selling late-night snacks, they also helped brothels with their business. They'd find a pretty girl, either alone or after finding out she was from another city, and then drug her and send her to the brothel.
Goodness, this is truly a city worthy of the name Jia Ning; they even have things like this!
Suddenly, a funeral suona horn sounded in the darkness. Ji Yingying and Mu Kaiji turned around and saw that someone was sending off a funeral procession!
"It's the middle of the night, and it's so good it's mesmerized!"
"Yes, what kind of good family would send off a funeral at this hour?" Both of them were watching the funeral.
As soon as she sat down, Ji Yingying immediately started asking, "Quick, tell me what happened?"
"Oh, that's fake. It's just that this city has been haunted lately. Why don't you ask the guy at that late-night food stall for details?"
【Wait, are you still a gossip-eating system? This is huge gossip, and you're letting someone else tell me?】
"Isn't it because your detective brother is here? He glanced at that late-night food stall owner several times just now. We can let him say what he wants, or I can show you the playback. It's a bit scary. Are you sure you want to see it?"
[Also, I've come up with a name for you: the devilish child!]
【What? 】
In the city of Jia Ning, there lived a wealthy family whose eldest son, the legitimate son, fell in love with a peasant girl…
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