HCB Chapter 267: The Square in Qieyue Village
Chapter 267: The Square in Qieyue Village
The closer they got to Qieyue Village, the more Lou Xiao felt that countless pairs of eyes were on her.
Perhaps someone had already heard of her before she arrived, and cast a curious look at her, either overtly or covertly.
At the end of the stone road was a fortress made of wood and stone. Black arrows protruded from the small opening.
If Lou Xiao was not accompanied by the elder and was alone, the arrow would have fallen on her.
"Look, you can still see traces of the fire there." Jiashan pointed out the withered old tree on the other side and the mud wall next to it.
"The tower over there has been rebuilt. No one is allowed to enter casually now. We are afraid that something similar will happen again."
He was talking about the magnificent building built on the mountain that Lou Xiao saw at the beginning.
It looks particularly majestic compared to the villagers' small wooden houses.
Qieyue Village, hidden deep in the valley, was indeed much better than other villages in Nanzi that she had seen.
"Your village is so beautiful."
Lou Xiao praised sincerely.
The wooden houses were scattered around in an orderly manner, with clothes hanging under the eaves. An old man with a headscarf was sitting in front of the door, and the dog beside him was barking at her, a stranger.
Jiashan left her and ran to greet the old man. Lou Xiao glanced at Elder Qu Yan who had walked away without her knowing, and hurriedly followed him.
When Jiashan came to his senses, the woman from outside had disappeared.
The old man saw his disappointment and sneered, "Oh, if you like a girl, just go and sing under her eaves!"
"Aya, she was brought back from outside by the elders. They don't like that."
Jiashan rubbed his head and said, "Forget it. Anyway, the elder will definitely find a way to keep her. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Meanwhile, Lou Xiao was brought into a four-story circular townhouse by Elder Qu Yan.
"If you want to remove the poison, you have to wait. Our poison masters are busy recently."
She asked Lou Xiao to choose a room to live in. "The first floor is one tael of silver a day, and so on for the upper floors. Where are you going to live?"
"Ah?" Lou Xiao had never thought that she would be the one to talk about money. She was stunned for a moment.
It's just that she needs help, so it's okay to spend some money.
"When will the Gu Master be free?" She also wanted to calculate how much silver she had left and whether it could support her stay here.
"Not sure, it depends on whether they can spare the time to come out." Elder Qu Yan gave an ambiguous answer.
Lou Xiao thought, I can’t wait for ten days or half a month, right?
So he jumped to the top floor, away from the crowd.
"Okay, forty taels of silver, I'll refund you the extra money and make up the extra money. I'll have someone bring you a blanket, you can rest first."
When Lou Xiao watched her leave, she had a vague feeling that this elder was a bit obsessed with money.
There are still many people living in this townhouse, but now only a few older people can be seen.
Logically speaking, there should be many young talents in such a large village, but Lou Xiao rarely sees any.
When she settled down, she asked the old man who was sorting beans on the ground floor.
But she found that they couldn't understand what she was saying at all.
She had no choice but to go out and wander around.
Qieyue Village covers a very large area, and there must be people like the young man just now who can speak Chinese and ask her about some things.
Qieyue Village is very quiet during the day. Apart from the chirping of birds and barking of dogs, human voices are rarely heard.
She walked aimlessly along the main road in the village, meeting various elderly people who were watching the fun along the way.
Occasionally, a few children would hide in the corner and look at her, but when they saw her looking at them, they would swarm away.
In addition to curious looks, there were also some that were filled with disgust.
They were middle-aged people working, and when they saw her they frowned and turned away, first with surprise and alertness, then seeing her straightforward appearance,
He didn't think she was a stranger who came in secretly, but he didn't like her either. He turned his back in front of her and refused to communicate.
Lou Xiao didn't take it seriously and slowly walked along the main road to the edge of a wide square.
Here she finally saw dozens of children who were no more than ten years old, practicing martial arts with an elderly master. It was quite lively.
The arrival of Lou Xiao, an outsider, immediately attracted other people's attention. They all looked at her in groups, perhaps trying to guess who she was.
Wanting to see how they had trained, Lou Xiao found a wooden stool under the eaves and sat down.
Being stared at by a stranger made the people present feel a little uncomfortable, and they made a lot of mistakes one after another, which made the martial arts teacher very angry.
Lou Xiao thought of how his master was the same at first. In the beginning, he was always driven crazy by himself.
I couldn't help but smile, looking at these children, it was as if I saw myself in the past.
The martial arts master in the square looked back at her a few times, scolded her a few times, corrected their postures, asked them to squat in a horse stance, and then walked towards her.
The martial arts master was a middle-aged woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes. She wore loose navy blue clothes without any decoration.
His exposed arms and legs were honey-colored, and he was wearing only a pair of straw sandals. When he came to her, his attitude was not very friendly.
"Who brought you into the village? You disturbed our martial arts practice!"
"Elder Qu Yan brought me in. I didn't do anything, so how could I disturb you?"
Lou Xiao's tone naturally didn't improve either.
But when the other party heard that it was the elder's guest, he stopped and turned away.
Lou Xiao was left confused. While she was looking at them bored, another person appeared in the square.
It was the young man I just met, Jiashan.
He greeted her first, then sat not far away and watched the children practicing martial arts in the square like her, with a kind face.
Strictly speaking, I was looking at one of the girls.
Lou Xiao asked him, "Your family?"
Jiashan nodded vigorously, "It is said that she has a better talent for martial arts than me. What do you think?"
Lou Xiao looked in the direction he pointed and saw a girl with a round face. She was very vigorous in martial arts and her face was covered with sweat, but she did not look sad at all no matter how tired she was.
Lou Xiao looked carefully and found that she was indeed more perceptive than the others in the team. While others were still memorizing the moves, she could already clearly understand each breath.
Moreover, his fists were steady and his lower body was also stable.
"He's a good candidate." Lou Xiao said pertinently.
When Jiashan raised his face proudly, Lou Xiao asked the question he wanted to know most.
"Where are the other young people in the village? Why do I only see you?"
Jiashan answered without hesitation, "Some are working in the fields, some are collecting in the wild, and the Gu Masters seem to be working together to make some new Gu recently. They are not seen all day."
After he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong and asked her, "What's wrong? Are you looking for someone?"
Of course, I would look for a Gu Master.
And it would be best if he is the most respected one in the village.
"Who is the most powerful Gu Master in your village? How come I haven't heard of his name in Jianghu?"