"Why did we come out from inside just now? Shouldn't we have taken the opportunity to find the others and get a clear answer to this question? We came all this way and got nothing. Wasn't it a waste of time?" Shangguan Xi looked at Xu Yuehuai, wanting to know why she did this. They hadn't achieved their goal, so why were they retreating?
Xu Yuehuai looked at Shangguan Xi, but before she could answer, Xuan Chi, who was standing next to her, answered first: "That young man is not simple. Even if Senior Sister was completely unprepared, it's impossible for an ordinary person to grab her shoulder so easily. Besides, the situation in this village is unclear. Senior Sister was on guard the whole way, but the young man still succeeded, which is enough to show that he is not an ordinary person. If we had really forced our way in, a fight might have already broken out."
Xu Yuehuai looked at Xuan Chi with some surprise in her eyes. She hadn't expected him to observe so carefully. "Xuan Chi is right. We need to think about this matter more carefully. But from the young man's expression, we also know that this mountain is not simple. It is probably impossible to force our way in. The only way now is to go back to the town and inquire about the village."
After Xu Yuehuai finished speaking, everyone's emotions subsided. They hadn't expected to waste two days here, only to end up having to return to town. But there was nothing they could do about it.
No one had any objections. Thinking that they might need the wooden house again in the future, they chose not to demolish it and leave it there for the time being.
...
The town was far more bustling than this place, teeming with people, and the streets were teeming with pedestrians. Shangguan Xi exclaimed, "I must say, seeing so many people all at once is quite exciting. I haven't seen such a sight in the past two days."
Everyone smiled when they heard her words. There was a road coming from Taiping Mountain, and right at the entrance to the town was a wonton shop. The owner was an elderly man with healthy bronze skin.
Xu Yuehuai spotted him immediately and walked towards the wonton shop. "Are you hungry?"
Xu Yuehuai looked at the group, and they all sat down cooperatively, each ordering a bowl of wontons. "Boss, seven bowls of wontons, please."
With such a big order, the boss was overjoyed. "Alright, everyone, please be seated. Please wait a moment, and I'll cook it for you right away."
The owner walked up to the pot with a smile. The pot was bubbling and gurgling. After watching it boil, he put the wontons in. Instantly, steam rose from the bottom. The owner's movements were very skilled. In no time, seven bowls of wontons were ready.
Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai got up and went over to help pick up a bowl and put it on the table. The owner was surprised but smiled, "Oh dear, be careful, it's hot. You can sit down, I'll do these things. Go sit down, child."
Xu Yuehuai smiled and spoke up at the right moment: "To be honest, boss, we have something we'd like to ask you about. Is that convenient?"
The owner readily agreed, "Sure! Just ask me anything. I've been cooking wontons here for half my life, so I know a thing or two about most things. If it's anything I can help you with, just say it!"
The owner was very welcoming to them, probably partly because they had ordered so many wontons, making them big customers. In addition, Xu Yuehuai was polite and didn't look down on him, so he took the initiative to come and get his own bowl.
Seeing this, Nangong Yu asked from the side, "Boss, how much do you know about that village at the foot of Taiping Mountain? We just came from there, but it seems like hardly anyone lives there. Also, why are there so many reckless spirit beasts on Taiping Mountain?"
The shopkeeper initially didn't know they were asking about Victoria Peak. Upon hearing the question, his expression stiffened slightly and drooped a little. He rubbed something in his hand, thought for a moment, and then said, "I think it's better if you don't know about this. That place is very mysterious, so you shouldn't go. You might lose your life. Enjoy your food. If you have any questions, just call me. If you're not full, I'll cook you some more."
The boss said a few words about the matter and then avoided talking about it, changing the subject. Nangong Yu looked in Xu Yuehuai's direction with a hint in his eyes, and everyone at the table knew that there must be something hidden about this matter.
Xu Yuehuai took a bite of wonton, put down her chopsticks, wiped the soup off her lips, and said unhurriedly, "Boss, we have a reason to go up the mountain. We went up once a few days ago, but we came down because we found something unusual on the mountain. We want to know what happened on the mountain."
Upon hearing that they had already been up the mountain, the boss looked the seven people up and down, only to find them all unharmed, without missing any limbs. He was momentarily surprised, "You..."
"Boss, this is just a small token of my appreciation." Xu Yuehuai took out a money pouch filled with high-grade spirit stones and placed it open in front of the boss.
Xu Yuehuai's move stunned the others; they hadn't expected it to be like that.
The owner, who had been cooking wontons here for so many years, had never seen so many high-grade spirit stones before. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. Thinking that even in this town, there were probably only two people who could produce so many high-grade spirit stones, he quickly zipped up the bag. "Hey, look at you guys, you have such good stuff, don't show it off. This place is different from other places, if people see you like this..."
The shopkeeper spoke tactfully, but looking at the bag of high-grade spirit stones, he was tempted. "Since you're so eager to know, I might as well tell you, but this matter must never be publicized."
"Please sit down first. This isn't a good place to talk. I'll go pack up my stall and then I'll take you somewhere else." With that, the owner walked towards his cooking area and began clearing away the table.
Meanwhile, the seven people on this side finished their wontons. Nangong Yu gave Xu Yuehuai a thumbs up, her eyes filled with admiration, "I really didn't expect there to be such a method. Senior Sister is indeed worthy of being called Senior Sister!"
“That’s human nature.” Xu Yuehuai wasn’t surprised. Very few people could refuse such a large sum of money, and this boss wasn’t one of them.
Shangguan Xi curled her lips and said, "I thought the boss was an upright and kind person, but he's just a pedantic person who covets these resources. I was just admiring him and thought he was a very good person."
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