Chapter 164 Afraid of this and afraid of that, what are you doing here?
Yu Zhiyi readily agreed: "Okay, there's no river. I was just asking, please don't be angry."
The old woman gave her a sinister look: "Young lady, don't say things you shouldn't in the future, or you'll get into trouble for what you say."
Before long, the two arrived at a thatched hut.
Although it was a thatched hut, it was quite large, probably around 70 or 80 square meters, and it was dilapidated.
Even the wooden door was only loosely placed in the middle of the door frame, unlike other houses where it was fixed to the door frame.
The old woman suddenly composed herself and smiled, saying, "You can stay here tonight."
Yu Zhiyi looked at the dark crack in the door and said, "Okay."
As she finished speaking, the door creaked open from the inside, and another old woman came out: "Seventh Aunt, is this the guest who will be staying at my house tonight?"
Aunt Qi smiled and said, "Yes, it's Dali's family. You must treat them well."
Dali's murky gaze swept over Yu Zhiyi, finally settling on her face. A greedy glint appeared in her eyes. She chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Seventh Aunt, I will take good care of her and make sure she never wants to leave our village again."
Aunt Qi's smile widened even more: "Okay."
Then he gave Yu Zhiyi a push: "Go ahead, girl. Don't worry, Dali's family are all good people. They will treat you well."
Yu Zhiyi stumbled and entered the house in the blink of an eye.
There were no lights inside the thatched hut, and the light was dim, yet strangely, everything inside could be seen clearly.
There were actually three other people inside the main room.
Three men from three generations: old, middle-aged, and young.
At this moment, all three of them turned their heads and stared straight at Yu Zhiyi.
The middle-aged man suddenly grinned and said, "Young lady, I have a spare room at my house. I'll take you there."
Yu Zhiyi raised an eyebrow: "Let Auntie take me, after all, men and women shouldn't touch each other."
The man's face darkened.
Dali's family member chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, I'll take you there. Come on, this way."
Yu Zhiyi followed behind Dali's family.
Although this family lived in a thatched hut, it had quite a few rooms.
After leaving the main hall, there are at least three rooms inside, and this is only one side of the main hall; the other side is probably laid out similarly.
Yu Zhiyi asked, "Auntie, that man who was speaking just now, wasn't he your son?"
Dali paused, then suddenly turned to look at her. His eyes, so strikingly clear, were unusually cloudy: "What do you want? You don't happen to have taken a fancy to my son, do you?"
Instead of answering, Yu Zhiyi asked, "That little brother, is he your grandson?"
Mentioning her grandson, Dali's wife seemed to have forgotten her anger from just now, and a smile appeared on her face: "My dear grandson, he's the best."
Yu Zhiyi suddenly asked, "Then... what about your daughter-in-law?"
Dali's smile vanished abruptly, and he glared coldly at Yu Zhiyi: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
Yu Zhiyi shrugged and said nothing more.
Soon, Dali's family led her to a room and said coldly, "This is it."
Her clear, cloudy eyes stared intently at Yu Zhiyi: "Don't wander around after nightfall, and don't open doors to just anyone. Stay one night and leave as soon as possible tomorrow."
After saying that, she turned and left.
The thatched huts had no doors, and the rooms were separated only by curtains, making it feel very unsafe.
Yu Zhiyi glanced indifferently at the half-finished curtain, then turned and went into the house.
Both are thatched huts, but this one looks even more shabby than the ones outside.
Because this is not a proper living room, but a storage room.
There was no bed in the room, only some dry straw spread out in the corner.
Besides that, there were only farm tools piled up haphazardly.
Yu Zhiyi glanced around, her gaze suddenly settling on one spot.
at the same time.
Another family in Caonan Village.
The host welcomed You Bingyue and her group of five inside, but then separated them, citing the lack of houses with enough rooms in the village.
Du Ziheng wanted to be with You Bingyue, but Bingyue shook her head and chose Ouyang Shuo instead.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't suppress the corners of his lips.
Du Ziheng was both heartbroken and anxious. When he turned his head, he found that his friend Li Changhuai's expression was also not good.
He thought Li Changhuai had sensed something was wrong, and said, "I still have a peace talisman drawn by Zhiyi on me. As long as the three of us don't separate, you'll be fine."
Li Changhuai frowned at him: "Brother Youlin, although I am quite ignorant about matters of the heart, I have to say something to you. You are far too fickle and indecisive."
"Miss You is such a good person, how can you bear to see her sad? If you are not prepared to make her happy, then stay away from her. There are other men in the world besides you. Maybe she will be happier after leaving you."
Du Ziheng: "...Brother Li, you..."
Li Changhuai said coldly, "That's right, I like Miss You. From the first moment I saw her, I was moved by her independence and decisiveness. Unlike Brother Youlin, my parents would never object to whoever I like. I can give her the happiness that you can't give."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the window. Without thinking much, Li Changhuai and Liu Feiyang walked towards the window.
Du Ziheng's expression changed: "Don't open it! It might be something sinister!"
Unfortunately, it was too late; the window had already been opened by Li Changhuai.
Seeing Ouyang Shuo standing outside, he sneered, "Brother Youlin, if you're so afraid of death, why did you come along?"
Liu Feiyang smiled slightly: "He probably felt that Miss You still had feelings for him, so he wanted to come and completely put an end to Miss You's thoughts."
Li Changhuai agreed wholeheartedly: "That's right. If Miss You saw him like this, she definitely wouldn't like him anymore."
Du Ziheng frowned deeply, feeling that something was amiss.
At this moment, Ouyang Shuo outside the window said, "Someone of you go and protect Miss You. I'm going to take a walk around."
Li Changhuai and the other man treated Ouyang Shuo quite well. Liu Feiyang asked, "Did Young Master Ouyang notice anything amiss?"
Ouyang Shuo said, "The entire village was shrouded in a thick yin energy, but I couldn't feel it after entering, so I had to go and investigate."
Li Changhuai expressed his understanding: "Young Master Ouyang, please go. I am the best in martial arts among us. I will go and protect Miss You."
Ouyang Shuo was somewhat displeased, but didn't say anything more.
Du Ziheng didn't even have a chance to express his opinion, and the responsibility of protecting his beloved fell on someone else.
He wanted to follow, but Li Changhuai looked at him unhappily: "Brother Youlin, since you're afraid of this and that, don't come along, lest you scare your courage to death."
Li Changhuai soon arrived at the house where You Bingyue was staying.
This family had two unused rooms, which were each taken by You Bingyue and Ouyang Shuo.
Just as Li Changhuai arrived, You Bingyue reached the doorway.
Li Changhuai was taken aback: "Miss You, what are you going to do?"
You Bingyue said coolly, "I'm here to investigate a case, so naturally I'll be wandering around."
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