Upon hearing this, Su Luo realized that the people and the ghosts had silently gathered together, right behind the old woman. After hearing what the old woman said, they all looked somewhat disappointed and unwilling.
A few of the bolder ones glared at Su Luo as they left, as if Su Luo owed them hundreds of thousands.
Only after those people and the ghosts dispersed did the old woman turn around and look at Su Luo.
Let's go.
"Although my old house is simple, it is not so bad that guests have to sleep on the streets."
This guy... he's got some skills.
Upon hearing this, Su Luo hesitated whether to follow. At that moment, Kano Hei, who had been silent for a long time, carefully tugged at Su Luo's sleeve, glanced at the old woman out of the corner of his eye, and whispered in Su Luo's ear.
"This is the immortal I told you about."
An immortal?!
Su Luo was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but scrutinize the immortal again.
"Didn't you say that immortal beings are ageless and immortal? The way she looks..."
"This, I don't know either!" Kano Hei also found it strange. The last time he came, this immortal was not in such an old state. How come he suddenly has a full head of white hair?
Despite her doubts, Su Luo decided to follow them to see what was going on.
This old woman has many secrets.
"Please sit down."
"The cottage is simple, these are the only conditions we have, please bear with us, guest," the old woman said very politely to Su Luo. "What kind of tea would you like?"
"It doesn't matter," Su Luo said somewhat aloofly. Of course, it didn't matter what kind of tea it was; she wouldn't drink just anything. She would even be happy with a glass of plain water.
"I heard you've been to the depths of the forbidden area?"
There were no hidden tricks. Since the old woman knew her area of expertise, there was no need to beat around the bush; it was easier to just lay it all out.
Hearing Su Luo's words, the old woman seemed to have expected it. She simply blew on the tea she was holding in her hands, causing a little bit of white steam to rise, making Su Luo feel a little unreal.
"Yes, I've been there."
The old, frail voice spoke slowly and deliberately.
Did you really go?
Su Luo's pupils contracted slightly. Suppressing his excitement, he forced himself to remain calm and continued to ask, "I want to know information about the depths of the forbidden area. Of course, you can name your price, as long as I can afford it."
As for the path to the highest realm, Su Luo hesitated for a moment but did not ask.
After all, there are many people and gossips here. If word gets out, wouldn't it cause chaos in this forbidden area?!
"As long as you can afford it?" The old woman slowly repeated Su Luo's words. It was just a simple repetition, but after she said those words, Su Luo felt an overwhelming sense of fear creep into her heart.
Even if... you lose everything?
Lose everything?
Su Luo frowned, thinking to herself, "Could I really lose everything just because of information from the depths of a forbidden area? Is this old woman warning me not to go to the depths of a forbidden area lightly?"
"You mean, the depths of the forbidden area are very dangerous?"
"Yes, and no."
"The dangers deep within the forbidden area depend on who or what kind of person has entered it."
"Some things are preordained in the dark. Even if they go through a hundred or a thousand cycles, fate will bring them together."
this……
Su Luo listened to the old woman muttering something in a daze, as if she had said something, but also as if she hadn't said anything at all.
It seems he was disappointed; the old woman had no intention of saying anything at all. Just as Su Luo was about to get up and take his leave, a broken star and moon badge, which looked like a brooch, was surrounded by a cloud of light and appeared in front of Su Luo.
"This is a badge that allows you to enter the depths of the forbidden area. With it, you can enter the depths of the forbidden area."
"However, in some places, it's easy to get in, but difficult to get out."
"Young man, your life has just begun. Think about the hard-won, fulfilling, and happy life you've achieved. Do you want to give it up?"
"As for the price... you'll find out later."
When Su Luo came to her senses, she was all alone in the cabin.
The old woman and Kanohei had disappeared, and Su Luo felt uneasy, as if she had been having an extremely long dream.
In her dream, she seemed to stand atop a colossal altar, high above, looking down upon all living beings, watching them kneel and bow in devout worship, and then calling out to them…
Calling?
What was it calling for?!
Su Luo rubbed his temples, took a deep breath, and thought to himself that this immortal being wasn't all that great; he still needed to find someone else...
'Clang'.
A crisp sound of something falling rang out. Su Luo looked down and saw that it was none other than the star and moon badge that the old woman had given her before she left. The black stars and crimson moon on it were intertwined, making it look particularly eerie.
It's not fake?!
This thing really exists!
The key that can take her deep into the forbidden area...
...
After Su Luo left, two figures slowly appeared in the previously empty hut. If Su Luo were here, he would definitely recognize these two figures.
"My mission is complete."
A calm, unwavering voice slowly rang out. Kano Hei looked up and coldly stared at the old woman in front of him, "Why did you give her the Star and Moon Badge?"
"Isn't this why you brought her here?" The old woman slowly turned her head, a look of certainty appearing on her aged face. Then, somewhat frantically, she walked to a wall, sat down, and forcefully tore off the white cloth covering the wall.
As the white cloth slowly fell, a grotesque, bloody mark, as if scratched out with fingers, appeared behind it, densely covered with tally marks, seemingly for counting.
"Has it happened so many times? How come you can still stay sober?" Looking at the walls covered with blood-stained tally marks, Kano Hei's eyes widened, and a hint of admiration flashed in his voice.
"What's this!"
"As long as it can wake them up, I'm willing to do it no matter how many times it happens!"
"Hopefully this time, everything will go as we expect!"
Below these blood-red tally marks, there appears to be a miniature altar, or perhaps an offering, but in the center of this offering is neither a god nor a monster, but a bloody, still-beating heart of unknown origin!
The next day.
Su Luo waited until morning before she saw Lu Yeping, the innkeeper's assistant, slowly walking back to the inn.
Last night, when she returned to the inn, she found that Lu Yeping had not come back. When she went back to the place where she had just come out, the door had disappeared.
Left with no other choice, Su Luo waited at the inn.
Su Luo wasn't sure what had happened last night. Seeing that Lu Yeping hadn't returned, Su Luo even felt like she'd been tricked, that Lu Yeping and the old woman were in cahoots.
But these guys didn't do anything to cheat her out of money, so what was the point of them cheating her? Was it just to get her into the depths of the forbidden area?
Or perhaps this is an opportunity to prevent her from entering the depths of the forbidden area?
Upon seeing the exhausted Kanohei, Su Luo suddenly stood up, dragged him upstairs, leaving the group of monsters who had been working from dawn till dusk dumbfounded.
What's going on here?
Did the waiter at this inn really marry a rich woman and become incredibly successful?
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