Chapter 117, exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City: The Lu family is indeed the hidden mastermind...
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[Hahaha! He's totally stunned! He never expected to not only fail to earn extra money but also lose money!]
[Mr. Chen, do you have many questions? Are you confused? That's perfectly normal!]
Chen Bing was genuinely confused. He said, his face full of bewilderment, "I'm sorry, I might have misheard. It was you who paid..."
Li Tie said firmly, "No, you pay for it."
Chen Bing murmured, "That's right, I'm not so old that I can't even hear what people are saying..."
But why are they the ones paying?
They were the ones with the oxcarts, so how did it become Yunlu Village leading them?
How do I bring it? Do I carry it on my back?
Moreover, how did they know what goods were in the caravan's wagons?
Li Tie knew that Chen Bing had many questions, but he didn't explain further. Instead, he showed the answer through his actions.
"Excuse me, please move aside." Li Tie gestured for Chen Bing and Cheng Yi to step back, straightened his chest and raised his head, touched the space ring that Lu Xuan had lent him to store the hover buses with his fingertips, waved his hand, and released the two buses that had been stored away with a 'whoosh'.
Two enormous creatures suddenly appeared in front of the Chen family's caravan, startling them greatly.
"This is a ghost!"
"monster!?"
The normally docile cattle and horses were startled, mooing and neighing in panic, nearly overturning the cargo on the cart. The guards were so shocked that they immediately drew their knives and pointed them at the people of Yunlu Village.
The two children, Yang and Chen, were thrown about by the erratic movement of the ox, their eyes filled with terror as they looked at the two strange, enormous creatures ahead.
The people of Yunlu Village naturally wouldn't allow outsiders to point knives at them. Zhang Chengming, Xiong Mao, and Wei Xiang, who currently had the best supernatural abilities, quickly stepped forward and each attacked the caravan's guards.
Some guards had their weapons blown away by a gust of wind, some stumbled because they lost their footing, and several others had their weapons inexplicably burned and fell to the ground with a clatter.
The bizarre situation sent chills down the spines of the caravan members, making them wonder if they had encountered a group of spirits or monsters.
[666! That was a great show of bravado!]
Although it's only at level one, this supernatural attack is already akin to a dimensional reduction attack in the eyes of the ancients!
The versions from both sides are so different, hahaha!
After showing off for a bit, the three of them retreated with reserved expressions to stand behind the village chief as door gods.
Li Tie, the 'mastermind' behind the scenes, stepped forward again to ease the atmosphere, saying, "Brother Chen, don't be afraid. These are the vehicles used in our village. They are quite different from your oxcarts and horses, but they are still very fast. They are also sheltered from the wind and rain. You'll know how good they are once you've ridden in them."
car?
Chen Bing, his forehead beaded with cold sweat, couldn't help but silently twitch his lips for a moment.
Although he didn't say anything, viewers in the live stream deduced from his expression that he must have used quite a lot of vulgar language.
Cheng Yi calmed down quickly. He took a closer look and found that through the clear glass windows, he could indeed see the arrangement of seats inside. Danger... he couldn't tell for the time being.
At this moment, another brother suddenly exclaimed, "Boss! Boss, look, the car is floating!!!" His voice almost cracked as he spoke.
"What!?" Chen Bing and Cheng Yi exclaimed at the same time, their pupils shrinking instantly after their gazes swept over the object. It really was floating!
"hiss--!"
"How is this possible! I've never heard of any car that can float! It must be a ghost car."
The guards were horrified.
The villagers, who were feeling smug, couldn't help but retort, "What kind of ghost car is this! Stop talking nonsense! It's clearly a car that only gods could ride!"
One of the guards retorted without hesitation, "Then you must be gods or something?"
The villagers opened their mouths, speechless.
They are certainly not gods... but Lu Xuan is the one chosen by the gods, and he also knows many immortal arts, so he can be considered a half-god, or at least a pre-ordained god!
Chen Bing wiped his sweat, forcing himself to calm down. He first looked at the feet of the villagers in Yunlu Village. Hmm, there were shadows. It shouldn't be ghosts.
He couldn't be sure whether the villagers of Yunlu Village were human or gods, but they had the ability to hide such a large 'vehicle' and knew some strange methods. He should not offend them easily before they showed any malice!
In comparison, knowing what goods his caravan carried is no longer important.
Chen Bing tentatively asked, "Can I get a closer look at this...car?"
Li Tie nodded, "Of course, no problem."
Chen Bing carefully circled one of the hoverbuses, even daring to reach out and swipe his hand twice in the completely suspended position to confirm that it was truly empty and not an illusion.
He also reached out and knocked on the outside of the bus, making a heavy 'thump-thump' sound.
It should be some kind of metal, but it doesn't feel like iron.
While he was pondering this, Li Tie had already contacted Wei Dayong, who was still inside the cattle and sheep cart, using the communicator to ask him to drive the hovercar over. At the same time, he shouted to the rest of the caravan, "You guys pack your things and get on the vehicle. There are plenty of seats inside, enough to fit all of you."
The caravan's guards exchanged glances but didn't move.
Cheng Yi asked Chen Bing, "Master?"
Chen Bing remained somewhat hesitant.
Seeing this, Li Tie simply let the villagers go up first, "Remember to make room for the rest of the caravan. If there isn't enough space, the others can squeeze into another vehicle."
Seeing that everyone from Yunlu Village, including the children, had happily boarded the car, Chen Bing nodded to the others and said, "Go on."
Once inside the car, the villagers reacted in the same way as before: they were amazed, making a lot of noise, pinching their thighs and rubbing their eyes, questioning their existence.
As the caravan owner, Chen Bing, though equally shocked, managed to maintain his composure and asked, "Our oxen, horses, and the goods in the carts...?"
Li Tie said, "I can help pack up the truck and the goods, and then move the ox to another truck."
As he spoke, Li Tie pointed into the distance, "Look, they've arrived."
Chen Bing and Cheng Yi looked in the direction he pointed and saw another hovering bus appear in their field of vision, approaching at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, it hovered over the open ground next to them with a dragon-like tail swing.
Chen Bing: "!"
Cheng Yi: "!"
The two also clearly saw a group of spirited cattle and sheep inside, looking at them curiously.
Yunlu Village actually raises so many livestock!?
Not only do they have more cattle than they do, but those cattle also look quite different from ordinary cattle.
The other guards who hadn't boarded the caravan were even more astonished, their jaws practically dropping to the ground.
In a short while, all the oxen pulling the carts were unloaded and loaded onto the livestock carts, as for the horses...
Cheng Yi said seriously, "We still want to ride the horses."
Li Tie asked in surprise, "Aren't you getting on the carriage? You want to ride a horse and follow us?"
Cheng Yi nodded, "I don't think there's enough room in the carriage. We can ride the three horses." In case of any unexpected situation, it will be a backup plan.
Li Tie gave him a strange look, but didn't try to persuade him further. "Alright, then you can ride along for now." He'd definitely regret it later anyway.
Then……
When the hovercar started, Cheng Yi's three guards, who were initially very confident in their speed, were dumbfounded.
In the blink of an eye, the trucks had sped hundreds of meters away and were still moving further and further away until they were almost just black dots!
Cheng Yi and the other two: "!!!"
The three of them couldn't help but panic and reach out their hands forward.
No, wait, wait for us!
...
A moment later, the three horses were stuffed into the livestock cart. Cheng Yi and the other two pretended to be nonchalant and sat down in the empty seats, but their ears were all bright red.
While enjoying the completely smooth bus ride, Cheng Yi subtly touched the seat; it was so soft.
It smells so good.
With the hoverbus, there's no need for detours.
Guided by the caravan, the four hovercars headed straight toward the county town and soon arrived at the underground fissure Chen Bing had mentioned. Then, they flew over there smoothly without being affected in any way.
The caravan members pressed themselves excitedly against the glass windows, their faces contorted in shock.
"It really flew over!"
"This is so convenient!"
Xiong Mao, who had been waiting to see their reaction, sneered and said smugly, "Now you know how outrageous your request to take us by oxcart is, right? With hovercars, who would ride in an oxcart?"
The caravan guards couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Some of them muttered to themselves, "Our boss meant well, who knew you guys were so special?"
"It's getting late, you must be hungry too, let's eat." Su Ying smiled and cupped Xiong Mao's face in her hands, turning his mocking face towards her.
Since Lu Xuan was willing to travel with the caravan, he must have some kind of plan for them. We can't let Xiong Mao's hatred towards the caravan incur Lu Xuan's displeasure.
Besides, the bus doesn't belong to them, or even to the village, so it's not his place to be proud and show off.
Meeting his wife's warning look, Xiong Mao quickly changed his expression, immediately adopting a fawning one, "Yes, let's eat, let's eat."
Sitting next to his mother, Xiong Dabao, who was also good at reading her expression, rubbed his belly and said, "I'm hungry too, Mom, let's eat!"
Su Ying nodded in satisfaction and asked Xiong Mao to take down the backpack that was placed on top. She first unfolded the folding table in front of the three seats, pretending to take something out of the backpack, but in reality, she took out today's lunch from her spatial ring and placed it on the table one by one.
A large plate of glistening braised wolf meat, tofu with scallions, refreshing spicy and sour radish, fish soup in a bamboo tube, and a small bucket of brown rice.
In front of Xiong Dabao was a small bowl of fragrant pork cracklings made from wild boar fat, and a fruit platter that had been cut in advance and exuded a rich fruity aroma.
Seeing this, the other villagers realized they hadn't had lunch either, and they all followed Su Ying's example and took their food.
The caravan members were already stunned by the outrageously lavish meal at Xiong Mao's house, and then they were even more astonished when they saw the other villagers' lunch.
Steamed rice with cured pork, stir-fried radish mixed with rice, mushroom sauce mixed with rice, rice soaked in fish soup, noodles with minced meat sauce... The most outrageous thing was that Chen Rong actually brought out a very strong-flavored hot and sour rice noodle dish.
The other villagers couldn't help but glance at him sideways, thinking, "You're something else, buddy, you're ruthless!"
Chen Rong grinned smugly.
Their side dishes weren't as plentiful as Xiong Mao's, but they still included plenty of pickled radishes and salted vegetables, as well as cold shredded cabbage salad, and all came with soup.
Vegetable soup, tofu soup, radish soup, cucumber soup... If you really don't like soup, you can switch to other drinks, such as juice, fruit tea, or even milk.
Everyone also received fruit after the meal, but instead of being cut into pieces, each person received a large apple or peach.
The caravan's guards stared wide-eyed at the villagers' lunch, inhaling the various aromas wafting from the carriage while swallowing hard.
I've already eaten some dry rations, but I'm still so hungry... no, I'm so hungry!
What kind of landlord's lunch is this? They're really going all out!
They not only had milk to drink, but they also had fresh tofu to eat!
The bowl of the kid who was carrying the most fragrant dish—I couldn't tell if it was noodles or something else—even had bean sprouts in it!
Needless to say, they haven't tasted fruit in ages.
Cheng Yi could tell that there was an element of showing off in their behavior. If it weren't for showing off, who would eat milk with their lunch at noon?
But so what if he could tell? It didn't stop him from being unable to take his eyes off the villagers' lunch.
If ordinary villagers are like this, then Lu Xuan's side is even more so.
Since Lu Xuan said there was no need to make himself feel bad, he naturally had no reason to make his family take the bus in order to hide his family's wealth. Not only did he ride in the RV, but he also invited Chen Bing's family of four.
It was only then that Chen Bing discovered that there was such a family in Yunlu Village who received such special treatment!
And he hadn't noticed anything unusual before!
Lu Xuan noticed the surprise in Chen Bing's eyes but didn't take it to heart.
Having survived the apocalypse for ten years, if his special abilities were so easily discovered, what would he be doing here?
The reason he revealed himself to Chen Bing was because the other party was a local of Yangshan County, and there might be other uses for him later.
The Chen family of four, who got into the car, were completely stunned by the obviously more luxurious and comfortable RV. This time, the viewers in the live broadcast room did not hold back and ridiculed them without restraint.
He couldn't smile too obviously at the Lu family, but why should he be polite to Chen Bing? Hahaha, he laughed so hard.
After passing through the underground fissure, Chen Bing completely forgot his initial fear of the hovercar and instead slapped his thigh in frustration.
If their caravan had a few of these vehicles, no, even just one hovercraft, they wouldn't have suffered so much when transporting goods back and forth.
Whether it's an oxcart or a horse, riding in either is no easy experience.
Chen Bing's curiosity about Lu Xuan's family, who were able to use the RV all by themselves, soared to its peak, and he couldn't help but ask a few probing questions.
But Lu Qing and Lei Yan were busy in the small kitchen and avoided the conversation, while Lu Xuan only occasionally responded with a "hmm," "oh?" or "is that so?", leaving no room for doubt, which made Chen Bing grit his teeth inwardly.
This young man, Brother Lu, is much more difficult to deal with than Village Chief Li.
In contrast, Lu Xiaoge's younger brother, Lu Chen, was much more enthusiastic and even offered candy to his two children.
Chen Bing was speechless.
In those days, a child could casually pull out candy and share it with others!
The Lu family is indeed the hidden big boss of Yunlu Village!
Soon, the Lu family's lunch was served.
Chen Bing no longer had time to ponder Lu Xuan's identity; his eyes were completely glued to the table full of delicious-looking food.
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