Qi Feng felt that this village chief was definitely a dangerous person!
But if I leave... well, never mind, it's not a good solution either way.
"Since you're unwilling, young lady, let's wait a bit longer and see if we can ask the village chief for an empty room."
Yan Miao is very persistent.
"No, you all need to leave!"
Are you scared?
She got closer and closer, until her nose was almost touching the door.
Inside the house, Lan Cuicui leaned against the door, her breathing becoming increasingly rapid. Thinking of the person she had just seen, she couldn't stop her hands from trembling.
"What am I afraid of? You're the ones who should be afraid!"
"Father is busy managing village affairs every day and doesn't have time to deal with outsiders like you. Don't cause him trouble or our village any more trouble. Hurry up and go!"
"Cuicui, what happened?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Lan Cuicui closed her eyes in despair.
She already warned you, but you refused to leave, so there's nothing I can do...
Once Dad comes back, you won't be able to leave even if you wanted to!
"Hey, who are you?"
The village chief, dressed in dark blue ethnic clothing, wearing worn-out straw sandals, with a pipe tucked into his waistband, swayed as he walked to the steps at the door.
He scrutinized everyone.
Suddenly he smiled, a kind and gentle smile.
But Yan Miao felt that his smile didn't reach his eyes.
Qi Feng, always attentive to the surroundings, darted behind Yao Lin'er upon seeing this and muttered, "He wouldn't raise his hand at zero frames and just hit someone, would he?"
"Shh-"
"Are you lost?"
The village chief asked in a soft voice with a smile on his face.
"I'm not lost. May I ask if you are the village chief?"
"Well, we came here as tourists. We heard that the village here hasn't been polluted by commercialization, so we wanted to experience the simplicity of a primitive village, which is why we came all this way."
"It's getting late, so I was wondering if we could stay the night in the village?"
A witty and natural reply.
"Oh, I see! Welcome, welcome! We haven't had any outsiders here in a long time, so finding a place to stay is no problem at all!"
How long?
But the little girl on the road, and Mu Zi and the others, all said that many members of the expedition team had gone missing in the village...
Yan Miao smiled but remained silent, nodding with a slight smile.
Seeing that she didn't react, the village chief said anxiously, "My family only has two rooms. My daughter Cuicui and I each have one room, which is definitely not enough."
“Here’s what we’ll do: there are a few empty houses about ten minutes’ walk from my home. The people who used to live there have all gone to work elsewhere and haven’t come back for a long time, so the houses have been left vacant.”
"You can stay there, just don't cause any damage."
"Don't worry, we definitely won't cause any trouble. We're just asking for a place to stay, and we know all the rules."
"Also, here is our accommodation fee, please accept it."
Qi Feng, seeing the signs, felt there was room for negotiation, fearing the village chief might change his mind.
He pulled a wad of cash from his pocket and slapped it into the village chief's hand!
The village chief looked at the money in his hand and let out a cryptic laugh, "Heh..."
Qi Feng thought he was happy and planned to push his luck a bit further, "Village Chief, there's something else I need to discuss with you. We might stay a few more days."
"It's alright, you've already paid for your accommodation, you can stay as long as you want. By the way, haven't you all eaten yet?"
"Cui Cui, open the door and bring some dried meat for all the guests!"
He gave instructions to the person inside the house.
Lan Cuicui seemed very unwilling, and kept dawdling and refusing to respond.
"Hurry up, didn't you see I already took their money?"
"What kind of hospitality is this? They have no manners at all!"
The village chief's face fell, and he scolded Cuicui.
"Squeak—"
After the door opened, Lan Cuicui lowered her head, making it impossible to see the expression on her face.
Then, dragging his heavy steps, he went into the inner room and soon returned with two dark, jerky strips of meat. Each strip was as thick as an arm, enough to feed several people for several days.
Qi Feng looked at the dark, dried meat with a hint of disgust, but their food reserves were indeed running low.
The compressed biscuits in my bag were almost gone on the way, and I definitely needed food to replenish my energy.
So what if it's jerky? I've eaten things that are even worse than this, what's there to be afraid of?
And judging from the appearance, it was probably made by the village chief's family. Since the locals all eat it, there shouldn't be any problem.
"Hehe, then we won't stand on ceremony, village chief, please take us there."
"good."
...
“Our village is far from the town, and no one has come here for a long time, especially not energetic young people like you.”
"Seeing you makes me so happy! You must stay in the village for a few more days!"
The village chief, carrying a small, bright yellow lamp, led the group toward the empty house.
Under the light, the expression on his face flickered between light and shadow, which, combined with the dark and narrow path, created a striking visual effect.
Just looking at it made Yan Miao feel extremely uncomfortable.
Something strange was about this place. The villagers looked at them with hostility, but the village chief was unusually enthusiastic, as was his daughter, Cui Cui.
She kept trying to drive them away, but she never actually hurt them.
Apart from Chiffon, who was actually driven away, she clearly didn't want to hurt anyone when I first stepped forward.
What secrets do the Shizu villages hold?
Why did Cui Cui insist on driving them away?
And what about Lan Cuoyou? Did she really just want her soul to return to her hometown and be buried there, as she said?
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