Chapter 55 Quietly Entering the Village
at night.
Wu Ci Yan brought a small cart, and Wen Lanzhi lay in it just right.
It was just a stroller, and he also brought a pillow and a blanket.
Wen Lanzhi, who was blindfolded, was stunned for a moment, took it, and put the pillow under her neck.
Wu Ciyan covered Wen Lanzhi with a blanket, wrapped her tightly like a sack, and then tied her up with a rope.
Several little monsters looked at him in surprise and said, "Sir, didn't you find the sack?"
Wu Ciyan hummed, and after settling Wen Lanzhi down, he said, "Don't call me Master."
"Yes." The little monster said with a chuckle, "Now it's Brother Xiao Qi!"
Wen Lanzhi also laughed and shouted, "Brother Xiao Qi."
A few people laughed even louder.
Wu Ci Yan glared at him, and the laughter instantly stopped, becoming unusually quiet.
He said gently, "Everyone, be more comfortable."
Several little monsters said in unison: "Yes, Brother Xiao Qi."
On the way, several little monsters explained the process of entering the village again.
Wen Lanzhi asked, "My benefactor, if I die, will you observe mourning for me?"
The crowd suddenly became quiet, and then burst into laughter.
Wu Ciyan also laughed, "Nonsense, do you know what mourning means? You're just talking nonsense."
Wen Lanzhi knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she buried her head and kept silent. After a while, she said, "I just feel that it would be sad if no one remembered me after I died." After she finished speaking, she actually began to sob.
"Don't be sad, young lady!" the parrot spirit took the lead and said, "If you die, I will mourn for you."
Several little monsters also joined in the fun, "Yes, I will also observe mourning for you for three hundred days!"
"Your defense for three hundred days is nothing! I'll defend it for five hundred days!"
"I'll guard you for a thousand days, girl. If you die, I'll be your godson."
"Girl, we are here to protect you, please stop crying."
"Stop talking nonsense." Wu Ciyan's face was full of black lines. "You won't die. You won't die."
Wen Lanzhi asked, "Really?"
Wu Ciyan said, "Really? Stop talking, we're almost there."
Wen Lanzhi could feel that what Wu Ci Yan said was true. She heard panting, heavy panting and footsteps, which were getting louder and closer.
Wu Ciyan felt the entire cart shaking.
He remembered that rabbits were easily frightened.
It's so annoying. It would be better if this old monster liked a parrot. He doesn't have any rabbits, but he has plenty of parrots, enough to push a cart full of them over.
Why are there so many parrots? Because among the fairies who initially followed him, there was an old parrot. It hadn't been noticed before, but this parrot loved children so much that he gave birth to different parrots with different fairies, and they all became his subordinates. The love of children is probably hereditary, and the old parrot's children also loved to have children, so his descendants were endless.
The thing was getting closer and closer, and Wu Ci Yan stopped.
It should be the tiger guarding the gate.
According to the little demons, the tiger, despite having cultivated into a human form, preferred to wander around in its original form. He had been resentful when Shanhei surrendered, feeling humiliated by being defeated by a fox. However, due to the bet, he had no choice but to submit to Shanhei. A tiger is taller than a fox, and its demonic aura makes it even taller. Even on all fours, it's significantly taller than a grown man. So, he's acting this way for no other reason than to regain some respect for his height.
But everyone agreed that this would be even more embarrassing for him.
He held his head high, broke off the branches that were blocking his view, and walked over slowly.
Wen Lanzhi's heart choked, and she couldn't move a muscle, only shaking uncontrollably. The black cloth covering her eyes was soaked, and she bit her lips tightly, but still couldn't help but whimpering twice.
The tiger growled deeply from his throat, moved closer, and sniffed the contents of the cart.
Wu Ciyan said, "This is a gift to the king. Please make way."
The tiger said, "I haven't heard that the king wants to invite anyone."
Wu Ciyan said, "The king has long had his eye on this dancer. Now that the king has returned, we brothers will kidnap her and present her to him. This is also what Deputy Chief Zuo wanted."
Wen Lanzhi's sobbing sound was just right, making her sound like a poor kidnapped person.
The tiger made way.
Wu Ciyan pushed the cart and continued forward.
Wen Lanzhi felt some light, it must be coming in.
The surroundings were completely silent, with only the sounds of burning wood and torches. The disguised little monsters had left, leaving only Wu Ciyan pushing Wen Lanzhi through the winding village.
Wen Lanzhi heard the footsteps again, very chaotic, sometimes there, sometimes not. Then, she heard Wu Ciyan whisper, "It's a drunken monster."
The monster suddenly pounced on the cart, half of its body leaning over, and stretched out its thin, black fingers, trying to lift the blanket.
"Go away!" Wu Ciyan kicked him away. "The king is coming back soon, why are you still drinking?"
The drunkard lay on the ground, laughing obscenely: "What a beautiful girl, why, why don't you let me touch you a few times..."
Wu Ciyan frowned in disgust and said, "This is someone who is to be presented to the king. Who the hell do you think you can defile this?"
The drunkard burped and lay on the ground without saying a word.
Wu Ciyan continued pushing the cart. Not long after, he heard a loud snoring behind him. He turned around and saw a little goblin dragging the drunk away and making a gesture to Wu Ciyan to indicate that they were one of his own.
In the darkness, there was a house with lights on. Wu Ciyan had looked at the map before coming here and had already memorized the route to Zhuangzi. If he remembered correctly, the room of Deputy Chief Zuo was right in front of him, waiting for him to send someone in for inspection.
He pretended to be rude and pulled off the rope on the cart and pulled open the blanket. He looked as if he was full of hatred and had an irreconcilable grudge against the girl in the cart. In fact, he didn't touch Wen Lanzhi at all.
He roughly grabbed Wen Lanzhi's wrist and helped her slowly find the ground. When she finally got down, he dragged her forward.
Where there were stairs, he grabbed Wen Lanzhi's collar, lifted her up, and put her down at the bottom of the stairs.
"Hehe." Wen Lanzhi laughed twice.
Wu Ciyan asked unhappily, "What are you laughing at?"
Wen Lanzhi was not frightened by him and said, "It's fun."
Wu Ci Yan: "..." He pulled her wrist and pushed her twice, urging her to hurry up.
He knocked on the door and heard the person inside say "Come in". Then he pushed the door open and pulled Wen Lanzhi in.
Deputy Chief Zuo was sitting upright on the bed. When he heard him come in, he opened his eyes and looked at Wen Lanzhi.
He stood up, walked over, got close to Wen Lanzhi and sniffed her.
Wu Ci Yan frowned. Why are all the subordinates of this fox so dog-like?
Then, Deputy Chief Zuo took out a mirror and said, "This mirror can reflect your true form!"
Wu Ci Yan was even more puzzled. Since there was a mirror, then what were those two sniffs just now... ?
Maybe he's addicted to pretending to be a dog.
After Deputy Chief Zuo took a photo of Wen Lanzhi, he took another photo of Wu Ciyan. Both times, there was nothing unusual.
Deputy Chief Zuo nodded and said, "Well, very good, the job was done well. Just hand her over to me and you can leave."
Wu Ciyan said, "Chief, I got this girl."
"I will tell the king to record your contribution." Deputy Chief Zuo waved his hand and said impatiently.
Wen Lanzhi began to tremble and subconsciously burrowed into Wu Ciyan's arms. Deputy Chief Zuo grabbed the back of her clothes and lifted her up. He let out an angry "hmm" and was about to throw Wen Lanzhi to the ground when he suddenly heard a voice "grab her". When he turned around, she was unconscious.
Wu Ciyan was now in Deputy Chief Zuo's body. He put Wen Lanzhi down and said, "It's me, you Master Wu."
Wen Lanzhi's heart was beating fast and she felt like she would die of a heart attack if she went back today.
Wu Ci Yan looked at the soul in his hand, curled his lips, and said helplessly in a smug tone: "There is no other way, I have to let you stay here for a while." After that, he put the soul in Wen Lanzhi's purse.
Wen Lanzhi reacted and said in shock: "You took away his soul?"
Wu Ciyan said "hmm".
Wen Lanzhi's mouth opened in shock.
This was a robbery spell, capable of snatching something from someone out of thin air. It was simple and easy to learn, depending on one's skill level. A weaker skill level could only snatch small pebbles, while a more advanced skill level could snatch larger items. Wen Lanzhi had seen people snatching silver, weapons, and, at most, people, but she had never seen one that snatched souls.
The surroundings quieted down, and Wen Lanzhi began to panic again. She asked in a trembling voice, "Are you still there?"
Wu Ciyan replied, "Yes."
Wen Lanzhi breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why don't we leave?"
Wu Ciyan was looking through the monster's memories. When he had almost finished, he grabbed Wen Lanzhi's wrist again and said, "Well, let's go."
Wen Lanzhi asked softly, "You are also a demon king, why don't they call you the king?"
Wu Ciyan said, "It's hard to hear."
Wen Lanzhi said: "Oh."
Not long after, there was another knock on the door.
The person inside said, "Our king?"
Wu Ciyan responded without hesitation: "Number one in the world."
The door opened, and Wu Ciyan pulled Wen Lanzhi in. "Chief Jiang, the people are here."
Chief Jiang said, "Okay, put the man down and go back to guard him. I'll send him to the king later."
Wen Lanzhi: "..." This time, she was not afraid.
Wu Ciyan said, "Chief Jiang, why don't you contact the king first? I'll escort this little rabbit to the king's house and then leave."
Chief Jiang thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, Deputy Chief is right. I will send a message to the king now. The king said yesterday that he would return tonight. Now is the most appropriate time to present it to the king."
"Yes, Chief Jiang is wise." Wu Ci Yan said.
Chief Jiang's face wrinkled and he said, "Go, go quickly."
Wu Ci Yan replied "yes" and pulled Wen Lanzhi out again.
Wu Ciyan pulled Wen Lanzhi along for a while and said, "Be careful, there are steps ahead."
Wen Lanzhi asked softly, "Why don't you pull my collar anymore?"
Wu Ciyan: "...Walk carefully. Six steps, count them yourself."
Wen Lanzhi said "Oh" aggrievedly, "One, two, three..."
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