It's early autumn!
In the dead of night in Shanghai, the air isn't as melancholic as it is during the day.
The row of buildings in the western suburbs were dimly lit.
Ah Chen and Ah Mo arrived here, gazing at the deserted streets and the occasional passerby. After getting off the bus—
After circling around and passing through the dimly lit alley, Amo finally pointed to a few slightly dilapidated tile-roofed houses on the side and said to Achen:
"This should be the location."
Ah Chen nodded.
A moment later, a short old woman emerged from the alley.
In the dim light, the old woman's expression was rather gloomy, and something seemed to be wriggling in her gray hair.
However, as she got closer, when she reached Ah Chen and Ah Mo, the wriggling things on her body completely calmed down.
"Grandma, what are you doing here?"
Ah Chen was extremely surprised because he had seen this old woman before; she was from the Miao region of eastern Guizhou.
The old woman from Balang Ancient Village, a branch of the Qingmiao people.
“Someone is trying to harm my future Miao King. How can I, an old woman, let him get away with this?”
"But...how did you get here, Grandma? It's such a long way!"
Ah Chen stepped forward and took the old woman's hand.
The old woman said, "This old woman has a way."
Then, the old woman told Ah Chen and Ah Mo that there were insects in the tiled house next door, but not many, and they were not very poisonous, but they could control people's minds.
The owner of the insect was a hermaphrodite named "Ge Laoliu".
"A hermaphrodite?" Achen was taken aback.
Amo immediately explained to him: "The hermaphrodite that Grandma is talking about is not the intersex person we know from books, but the hermaphrodite in metaphysics."
"oh."
In metaphysics, "yin-yang people" usually refers to those who are proficient in metaphysical knowledge such as yin-yang, the five elements, feng shui, and fortune telling.
But the old woman said, "This woman surnamed Ge is also a witch doctor from western Hunan, but she is only half-baked. Most of her insects are used to control and manipulate other people's minds, but she has other identities as well."
A witch doctor?
A woman?
When Achen was puzzled, Amo nodded and said, "I understand. Grandma, you keep a close eye on things here. The Xiangxi side is verifying the other identities of this Granny Ge."
“Holy Maiden, what use is there in keeping this half-baked witch alive? Give the order, and this old woman will kill her tonight to avenge the future king of Miao territory.”
As the evil energy within the old woman surged, the insects on her body tried to emerge, but she slapped them back.
Clearly, the old woman wouldn't allow the insects raised by her witch doctors to show off in front of Ah Chen.
"Grandma, obey!" Amo didn't explain, she just gave the order.
The old woman was unwilling, but she had to obey the Holy Maiden's order. Afterwards, she told Ah Chen not to take any risks, and then turned and disappeared into the dimly lit alley.
"Grandma..."
Ah Chen wanted to take the old woman to a hotel, but she disappeared in the blink of an eye. Her speed was unlike that of an elderly witch.
soon--
Ah Chen and Ah Mo left the alley.
In the dead of night, Ah Chen stared at the few dilapidated tile-roofed houses not far away before returning to the car with Ah Mo and going to the hotel to stay.
The next day.
On the hotel balcony, Ah Chen, having finished washing up, was eating the breakfast that Ah Yin and the others had brought with him, along with Tang A Ran who had come over.
It was Tang Aran's first time traveling far from home, and she was staying in a hotel of this caliber, so she was curious about everything.
Sure enough, while eating breakfast he'd never seen before, he kept looking outside.
This is the tallest and most famous hotel in Shanghai, over thirty stories high, standing right on the riverfront of the city.
This location not only offers a panoramic view of the riverfront, but it is also the hotel's most luxurious river-view suite.
With a 270-degree panoramic view and a height of over 30 stories, the sense of openness and awe was so overwhelming that Tang Aran's heart had been pounding ever since she checked in at dawn.
So, after a night of excitement, he arrived at Ah Chen's suite as soon as it was light.
"Brother Chen, Shanghai is so big! And you're staying in a suite, which is more than twice the size of the one I'm staying in. How much does it cost for one night?"
"Want to know?"
"Uh-huh!"
"You've learned quite a lot, haven't you? How would I know if you don't know?"
Ah Chen immediately retorted, leaving Tang Aran stunned. She thought to herself, "What are you so smug about? So what if your room is better than mine?"
No matter how big or luxurious it is, the bed is still the same size.
Fortunately, Tang Aran didn't say this aloud, otherwise Achen would have retorted.
How about a big bed?
My Mu Achen has someone in his bed, does your Tang Aran have one?
but--
I must say, this hotel is truly luxurious.
When they checked in at midnight, Lin Bei and Chu Yanzhou mentioned that this was one of the highest hotels in the world.
Today, it has become a luxury hotel in the hearts of countless people.
But after looking around, the only thing that caught Ah Chen's eye was the large bathtub on the observation deck.
While taking a bath in the early morning, he told Amo that it was a feast for the eyes and senses, but Amo was missing from the bath.
These words infuriated Amo at the time.
Anyway, when he woke up this morning, he didn't see Amo and didn't know what she was busy with.
But if we're talking about being depressed, Tang Aran is even more depressed than him.
Tang Aran just couldn't understand it. Wasn't his brother-in-law always holed up in the Miao village or deep in the mountains? Even when he occasionally came out, how could he still enjoy such a high level of social connections?
Anyway, he felt that he could understand Mu Achen less and less.
The key point is that he was really looking forward to showing off in front of his brother-in-law, Mu Achen, but now it seems—
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