“Ah~~”
The barbarian guarding the village gate yawned, looked at his companion holding a knife and chatted, "Tell me, why didn't the second in command and his companions come back for so long this time?"
"Is that even a question? Second in command must have run into some woman down the mountain and couldn't walk anymore!" His companion winked at him, his expression revealing, "With so many beauties down the mountain, wouldn't it be amiss to stay a few days longer?"
Hearing this, the barbarian scratched his head and laughed: "You said that next time the second-in-command goes down the mountain, we would like to follow him if we have the chance..."
Before he could finish his words, a gust of wind suddenly blew past him.
The barbarian felt something was wrong. He looked up and saw a Taoist priest appear behind his companion. His face changed drastically and he raised his hand to remind his companion to be careful behind him.
Suddenly, a piece of cloth covered his face, mouth and nose.
In the blink of an eye, the barbarian felt his vision go dark and he lost consciousness.
Dong—dong——
The barbarian and his companion fell to the ground.
Wang Miaomiao looked up and saw Taoist Jingyi retracting his hand. She said, "Master, please put these two people at the door."
Taoist Priest Jingyi nodded, and the two men helped the man up and made him look like he was dozing off, and placed him on both sides of the village gate, so that if anyone passed by, they could delay him for a while.
Then the two of them sneaked into the Black Wind Village.
Heifengzhai, although called a mountain stronghold, is just a few small houses, halls with earthen walls and wooden roofs, and stone-paved roads. It is spacious yet has a rough style.
When the two entered, they saw a very spacious square in front of the front hall. On one side was a wooden platform, which seemed to be specially used for climbing competitions. On the other side was a row of wooden racks for placing weapons. At this time, there were only a few people dressed as slaves cleaning there.
There are aisles on both sides of the front hall, which should lead to the back hall.
Wang Miaomiao looked up and gestured to Taoist Jingyi, then walked towards the side path.
The next moment, she jumped onto the wall and leaped forward with a light tiptoe. Taoist Master Jing followed behind her. The two of them moved as fast as a swallow and landed silently as they sneaked into the back hall openly.
The back hall was much larger than the front hall. After Wang Miaomiao stopped on a roof to observe, she found that the gray-clad servants in the back hall looked a little strange.
There were so many servants coming and going in the back hall, but apart from the sound of their footsteps, it was so quiet that it was almost eerie. No one spoke.
"Hurry up, you guys! If the boss and the others' meal is delayed, you'll be in trouble!" Just as she was wondering, a rough male voice sounded not far away.
In the quiet back hall, the sound was particularly obvious.
"Go and take a look." Master Jingyi said in a voice transmission.
Wang Miaomiao nodded, and the two followed the sound to the roof. After lifting a tile, they could clearly see the general situation inside the house below.
A group of gray-clad servants were busy around the stove, cutting vegetables, washing vegetables, and lighting fires. There was a lot of noise, and the one who just spoke was a young barbarian man of medium build.
He spoke in a strange Central Plains dialect, holding a short leather whip and directing the gray-clad servants inside to work, cursing from time to time.
And in this huge kitchen, his voice was the only one that could be heard.
On the roof, Wang Miaomiao and Taoist Jingyi looked at each other and nodded, then silently put the tiles back.
This is really good luck, things will be easy once we find the kitchen.
In the kitchen, several gray-clothed servants stood in front of the stove. One was squatting on the ground under the stove, adding firewood to the fire, one was holding a ladle and pouring oil, and another was putting the prepared dishes on the nearby chopping board.
The moment the gray-clothed man who was stirring the wok turned around to get the food, a layer of white powder fell from the gap between the roof tiles and landed right in the pot.
The dishes were then stir-fried in the pot and served by the man in gray.
"Hurry, hurry, send Sheng Shang over to the boss and the others." The barbarian next to him shouted orders.
The man in gray packed the vegetables and soup into the lunch box, bent over, nodded, and hurried out.
This sentence was said so loudly that the two people on the roof also heard it, so two figures followed the gray-clothed man carrying the food box and left the kitchen.
…
The back hall of Black Wind Village.
The big boss Qiu Qilie sat at the top with a big knife, and two barbarians stood on both sides with weapons in their hands.
Wu Wancuo, the third in command from the lower left, frowned and said, "Big Brother, there's been no news from the second brother this morning. I wonder if something happened on the way..."
"Hey! Third brother." Qiu Qilie raised his hand to interrupt him, smiling and saying loudly, "You know what it's like when the second brother goes out. It's normal to be delayed for two days."
Before Wu Wancuo could say anything, a man in gray came to the door carrying a large food box.
Qiu Qilie waved his hand to signal for the meal to be served. The man in gray opened the lunch box and took out the soup, vegetables, and dry steamed buns inside, placing one portion in front of each person.
"Third brother, let's eat first." he said.
Upon hearing this, Wu Wancuo picked up a piece of dry steamed bun and ate it in big mouthfuls, without talking about the topic again.
Seeing him keep silent with his head down, Qiu Qilie, who was sitting at the top of the table, took a few bites and then asked about other things: "Third Brother, how is the situation in the back mountain?"
"I've arranged people to take turns watching over the back mountain. Don't worry, brother. The goods for next month have been prepared." Upon hearing this, Wu Wancuo looked up and assured.
After saying that, he picked up a piece of food and put it into his mouth.
"Well, that's good. Let's go to the village and practice later." Qiu Qilie smiled heartily when he heard this, raised his porcelain bowl and took a sip of soup, then he raised his hand to pick up some food.
"Wait!! Big Brother...there's something wrong with this meal..."
"Um?"
Qiu Qilie stopped abruptly when he heard this, then looked at Wu Wancuo and saw that he was already drowsy, and the tail end of his words gradually dissipated in the air.
Bang--
His head hit the table with a crisp sound.
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