People in the mortal world were walking on the mountain path, wearing raincoats and straw hats. It was late at night, and the moon was high in the sky, emitting a faint white light. Apart from the sound of the thick snow breaking dry branches, there was only the sound of people walking on the snow-covered ground.
Shu Yun revised the plan given by Jiang Yan, changing many roads into these little-known mountain paths.
Initially, it naturally met with opposition from Ke Min and Feng Ziyi, among others.
Although Feng Ziyi was dissatisfied with Jiang Yan, he had to admit that Jiang Yan was incredibly intelligent, almost supernatural, and extremely meticulous. In comparison, Shu Yun's approach was quite unconvincing.
Finally, Jiang Yan combined the two plans and selected some of the routes given by Shu Yun to proceed. To everyone's surprise, the number of bandits and refugees indeed decreased sharply.
Such a thing is simply unheard of...
But both Feng Ziyi and Jiang Yan chose to remain silent.
Although everyone present except for Shu Yun and the other two were confidants, they were able to hide their inner doubts and emotions, but the others might not be so able to.
For example, Ke Min. Shu Yun felt his probing gaze all the way. Whenever Jiang Yan wasn't around, he didn't even try to hide it, staring at her intently.
But does Shu Yun care?
Of course not.
Occasionally, she would turn around and smile at Ke Min in a good mood, just like all those beautiful and captivating fox spirits in the world would smile.
As expected, I saw a dark face.
That silly boy.
However, today Ke Min stared intently at her back, wary and surveillance-like, and she lost all interest in teasing him.
She held the edge of her straw hat with her right fingers and gave it a slight shake. The snowflakes that covered the hat slid down the brim. Then she pushed the hat back a little to make sure it didn't block her vision.
As Shu Yun walked on the snow, she looked up at the moon in the sky. The huge, round moon hung in the sky and reflected in her eyes. Her clear eyes seemed to see something that others could not see through the moon.
But she quickly lowered her head and stopped looking at the sky; clearly, the situation she vaguely sensed was making her feel bad.
"arrive."
The narrow mountain path ended, and the ground beneath their feet widened, revealing an inn in front of the group.
The guards in front went in first to scout the situation and ensure safety, while the remaining guards tried to surround Jiang Yan and Feng Ziyi, who in turn protected her in the middle.
"Wait." Shu Yun suddenly spoke up to stop the guards who were about to push the door open and stepped forward to go in with them.
But as soon as she moved, Jiang Yan and Feng Ziyi followed her, and the guards also moved forward with Jiang Yan and Feng Ziyi, forming a large crowd blocking the entrance of the inn.
Looking at the crammed crowd, Shu Yun took a deep breath, expressing her helplessness, "..."
Fine, fine, let the guards go in first. She'll just have to make her move when the demon inside makes a move.
After the guards went inside, someone emerged from the darkness and lit the candle on the counter. The dim candlelight flickered because the door was open and the wind and snow were pouring in, making the female shopkeeper's face look somewhat eerie.
The female innkeeper had her long hair tied up high with a silver hairpin, and looked to be no more than twenty years old. It was already strange that an inn would suddenly appear in such a remote mountain forest. In addition to the female innkeeper, there was no one else in such a large inn, and she was so young. It was hard not to think about it.
The female shopkeeper stretched out her hand, placed the back of her hand on the counter, and put her five fingers together. "Ten taels per person. Give me the amount for as many people as you have."
The guards' swords were already drawn and held in their hands, the gleaming blades occasionally reflecting the moonlight and standing out conspicuously.
Unsure if there were any ambushes lurking in the shadows of the inn, the guards scouting ahead turned back to ask for instructions.
Shu Yun and the other two were ushered into the inn. Jiang Yan and Feng Ziyi glanced at Shu Yun, and when she nodded, they raised their hands to signal their men to pay the bill.
As they were taking out their money, the female shopkeeper suddenly spoke up again, "I don't want banknotes. In this situation, who knows when banknotes will become useless? I want gold and silver jewelry."
The group traveled as lightly as possible, as heavy gold and silver jewelry would easily attract the attention of bandits along the way. Therefore, they had prepared extra banknotes from various countries. The amount of gold and silver spent along the way was enormous, and the amount they had brought with them was almost used up.
Ke Min explained in the previous step, "Gold and silver are heavy and difficult to carry, and the mountain roads are difficult to traverse. I wonder if it's possible..."
The female shopkeeper's tone turned cold, tinged with gloom, "So you don't have it?"
“Yes,” Shu Yun said, taking two cloisonné bracelets off her wrist and looping them together. She then dangled them from one finger, the bracelets swaying in the dim candlelight and moonlight. “Come and get them. It’s kind of scary to stand in the dark like this.”
Don't say I won't go; those two bastards, Feng Ziyi and Jiang Yan, definitely won't let me go. I'll just have to make you come and get it yourself.
The female shopkeeper remained silent, while the guards gripped their knives tightly, ready to strike her at the slightest movement.
After a while, the female shopkeeper finally came out from behind the counter. As she got closer to the crowd, her features became clearer. She had the appearance of an ordinary young girl and was dressed very simply.
She was blocked by the guards who were brandishing swords. She rolled her eyes and looked at Shu Yun. "Didn't you tell me to come and get it?"
Shu Yun stood up, stretched out her arm across two rows of guards, the bracelet hanging on her fingertip, the fingertip positioned just millimeters in front of the shoulder of the first row of guards.
In other words, the female shopkeeper had to turn sideways around the knife to get the bracelet.
The female shopkeeper took a few more steps forward.
Noticing the tension and fear in the first row of guards as the female shopkeeper approached, Shu Yun moved her wrist, and the bracelet made a soft, delicate clinking sound. "Stand back a bit, and use your fingers like I do."
The female shopkeeper obediently reached out and took the bracelet with her fingertips.
As she reached out, Shu Yun secretly touched her fingertips with her own.
The female shopkeeper's expression changed drastically in an instant. She abruptly withdrew her hand, and the two gorgeous cloisonné bracelets fell to the ground with a clatter.
All the guards around Shu Yun simultaneously drew their swords.
However, the female shopkeeper seemed not to see the guards with knives, staring wide-eyed at Shu Yun in astonishment, "You..."
“We’re just here to stay, landlady,” Shu Yun pointed to the ground, “we’ve lost our lodging fees.”
Are you just here to stay?
The female shopkeeper carefully examined Shu Yun's expression. The overwhelming pressure of the immortal power she had felt in that instant almost made her lose her balance. How come she couldn't feel that strong immortal power at all now?
Is it because the opponent is too strong and has held back, or is it just a bluff?
The female shopkeeper bent down and picked up the bracelet, thinking she could try to test it again sometime tonight.
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