Yesterday, this Aunt Cuihua was still extremely worried about her husband, even threatening to kill herself by searching for him.
Why is it that today, whenever Wang Laosan is mentioned, his attitude towards Wang Wenfei becomes terribly bad?
"No, I'm telling you, ma'am, are you alright? If you're alright, could you take a couple of sips of Liuliumei plum? What's wrong with you, coming here so early in the morning to yell at people?"
Wang Wenfei was too lazy to argue with Cuihua, but that didn't mean Lu Xiaoyao wouldn't dare. She hated NPCs with that kind of attitude the most.
She stood in front of Wang Wenfei, hands on her hips, and said, "Didn't you see we were all dressed up and ready to go up the mountain to help you—I mean, help my classmate find her dad?!"
"Up the mountain?"
Cuihua's voice changed upon hearing this, and she looked at Wang Wenfei with surprise and doubt, asking, "You're willing to go up the mountain?!"
Wang Wenfei fell silent.
Lu Xiaoyao and the others noticed that Cuihua's attitude was also strange. What was going on?
Before they could speak, Cuihua, overjoyed, said to herself, "Going up the mountain is good! If you go up the mountain and still can't find your father, just make a wish to the mountain god! Your father will definitely come back."
"Is it really that good? Why don't you go up the mountain and make a wish?"
Merita, standing nearby, also felt that this NPC exuded an unpleasant aura, so she couldn't help but retort.
“I…I don’t have as much influence as my girl, do I?” Cuihua suddenly stopped talking, glared at Merita and the others, and waved her hand, saying, “Forget it, I can’t talk to you outsiders. Since you’re going up the mountain, I won’t keep you any longer.”
After saying that, her previous shrewish and cursing demeanor vanished completely. She waved her hand and left.
Finally, Mingmei glanced at the NPC, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes.
Turning around, Mu Chen and Julian also came downstairs. Seeing that they seemed to be all ready, Mingmei called out to Wang Wenfei, Julian, and Mu Chen.
"As I said yesterday, I would prepare small gifts for you if you came up the mountain." Mingmei smiled and handed them three torches.
The torches, seemingly unremarkable at first glance, revealed a surprising detail once they received them: "This is a torch that, once lit, will never go out; it is also a torch that can dispel all illusions."
"You two, why don't you take the torches from the room?" Julian said after taking the torches and remaining silent for a moment.
The fact that this thing was delivered means that they will most likely need torches next. Only Lu Xiaoyao and Merita did not buy boxed lunches. Since the boss did not send torches, it would be fine for them to prepare their own, right?
"good."
...
"Hey? Boss, you're coming up the mountain with us too?"
When they finally reached the top of the mountain, they discovered that Mingmei had followed them.
“Yes, as a believer of the mountain god, I often bring offerings up the mountain to worship.” Mingmei followed behind them with a smile, showing everyone the lunchbox she was carrying.
Wow! Roast chicken?
Looking at the golden-brown, glistening roasted chicken, Lu Xiaoyao felt a pang of jealousy.
It's better than what she's been eating these past two days.
Even Mu Chen took a second look, but his focus was rather strange: "This wasn't made by the boss, was it?"
Mingmei: "..." Is this a sarcastic remark?
"Of course I don't have such good skills." Mingmei glanced at Mu Chen lightly, her eyes flashing with a savage glint.
After speaking, Mingmei quickened her pace and walked directly to the front of the group. At this moment, fog suddenly rose in the forest, and soon, before they could even notice, Mingmei disappeared from their sight.
All that remained was a vast expanse of white.
The thick white fog in the mountains at dawn caught everyone off guard, and as they came to their senses, they gradually lit the torches they had brought.
Julian watched as the warm orange light emanating from the lit torch instantly dispelled the thick fog, which was a meter in diameter, surrounding them.
Lu Xiaoyao and Merita followed suit, taking out the torches they had brought from the shop. (cascoo.net)
However, their torches were not as effective at dispelling the fog as Julian's, and their torches crackled and popped when they came into contact with the fog.
With each explosion, Lu Xiaoyao watched as the flame on her torch shrank, and in less than ten minutes, both her and Merita's torches went out.
Compared to this, Julian had to admit: this meal was worth the price!
Lu Xiaoyao's vision went completely white again, and she was dumbfounded.
She could still hear sounds and know that her companions were beside her, but she couldn't see anything.
"Stand closer."
Amidst the white expanse, Julian's soft sigh drifted over, and then Lu Xiaoyao's wrist was grabbed by an outstretched hand and pulled to the side. It wasn't until she bumped into the other's firm chest that Lu Xiaoyao realized she had been "taken in" by Julian.
【Ew~~~~】
Good grief, I told you, the way this guy looks at our little one isn't exactly innocent!
No, no, no, that used to be called murderous intent! Now... tsk tsk tsk!
...
Lu Xiaoyao didn't know why she suddenly felt nervous looking at the other person so closely, and her face flushed.
Just as she was about to say that she wanted to change places, Mu Chen on her left, holding a torch with a "keep away" look, met her furtive glance, which scared Lu Xiaoyao half to death!
It's not easy to steal the torch from a big shot!
Thinking about it, she looked to her right and saw that Wang Wenfei and Merita were already standing together. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to squeeze in!
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