HLnovel Chapter 34 Valley
Chapter 34 Valley
After Su Yue finished packing up all the things, big and small, the entire inn was empty except for the rooms where people stayed.
She clapped her hands, looking at her work with satisfaction.
"We're going to make a fortune this time!" Su Yue muttered to herself.
Su Yue carefully walked out of the inn and disappeared into the night.
Along the way, she kept a close watch on her surroundings to avoid being spotted by the patrolling soldiers.
Once you reach the back door of the county government office, first use your mental energy to check if anyone is inside, then unlock the door from the inside.
After pushing the door open and going inside, he put the door lock back on its original state.
She carefully used her mental energy to investigate the situation ahead. There was something indescribable about this county government office; she had sensed something was wrong as soon as she left the inn.
Only now did she understand why so many soldiers disappeared during the day, except for some on patrol; it seemed that all the other soldiers had vanished.
Along her way there, she noticed that many houses and shops were empty, and there were very few people around.
I didn't notice it during the day, but at night I realized the whole town was eerily quiet.
Moreover, the inn didn't seem to be short of water. However, when she first entered the town, she didn't find any place to fetch water.
There's drought everywhere, but this town doesn't seem to be affected.
At this moment, Su Yue used her mental power to detect movement in the front yard, and quickly hid behind the artificial hill that was very close to her.
Originally, they planned to wait until the soldiers left before going out, but unexpectedly, those people headed straight for the artificial hill where Su Yue was hiding.
Su Yue thought she hadn't hidden herself well and had been discovered. If this attracted more soldiers, she decided to hide in her spatial dimension before anyone arrived and use her mental power to observe the soldiers.
Just as he was about to praise the soldiers, he saw the leading soldier come to the place where Su Yue had just hidden. He first observed the surroundings and found that they were all his men before he reached out and pressed a protruding part of the artificial hill.
Soon, the artificial hill on the other side slowly moved away, revealing a dark, gaping hole.
The soldiers went in one by one, and after everyone had gone in, the artificial hill slowly closed, leaving no trace of its deception.
Su Yue looked at all this in surprise. She decided to wait a while until no one came before going down to check out the mysterious cave entrance.
After waiting in the space for a while, no more officers or soldiers came.
Su Yue quietly emerged from the space and walked to the artificial hill, carefully examining the protruding part. She gently pressed it, and the artificial hill opened again, revealing the dark passage.
Su Yue took a deep breath, not daring to light a torch for fear of being discovered by the people inside, and most importantly, not knowing how many people were inside.
Carefully feeling my way along the stone wall, I entered the passage. The passage was filled with a damp smell and was pitch black inside. Fortunately, I used my mental power to observe the path ahead, so I didn't fall.
Su Yue walked along the passage for about fifteen minutes before she could faintly hear people talking.
It might be a bit far away, so I couldn't hear it very clearly.
Su Yue slowed her pace, ready to retreat into her spatial dimension at any moment if she encountered anything.
He carefully moved closer to the source of the voices, crouched down against the stone wall, and listened carefully to the people talking, as well as the sound of two streams.
"Boss, several people have died these past few days. We can't let the work in this cave be delayed! Give them more food so they have the energy to work harder. The higher-ups said they'd send someone to collect this batch of goods in the next couple of days. If we can't dig it out, we'll be punished, and then it'll be us little people who suffer."
After a while, another person spoke up: "I understand what you're saying, but we can't make the decision! I just want those people to eat more."
But the grain brought in from outside is always rationed. If we eat too much today, we'll go hungry in a couple of days. We're just small fry; we only need to take care of our own little plot of land. Why bother with all that other stuff?
Besides, look at how many people are starving to death outside. These people are already incredibly lucky to have food to eat here. You too, why worry about those people? As long as we have food and drink, that's enough.”
The man who had spoken first spoke again: "Yes, yes, the boss is right. These days, being able to eat is a blessing for them."
"Alright, why think so much? We should head back now. Let's see what snacks the brothers brought back with them. Otherwise, they'll steal them all if we don't go back soon."
Then I heard footsteps fading into the distance.
Su Yue and the others walked away before she stood up again and followed the footsteps.
Soon a commotion was heard, and there were many people, probably more than fifty.
Su Yue wasn't stupid; she knew there were many people, yet she still rushed forward. Hearing that those people were eating and drinking made Su Yue's mouth water.
Let's just go into the space and wait for those people to rest before going in to see what's going on.
While picking chestnuts, breaking off corn cobs, and chopping sorghum stalks in her spatial dimension, Su Yue used her mental power to monitor the outside world.
After cleaning the corn cobs that had been broken off, I put them in a pot to steam, and then used a dagger to start opening the chestnuts.
She especially missed modern-style roasted chestnuts, so she made some herself to see if she could roast them well.
I've been busy in the space for a long time, and I've already cooked a whole pot of corn on the cob. The whole space is filled with the sweet aroma of corn.
I even roasted two batches of chestnuts, but the first batch wasn't cooked through and the second batch was burnt.
Unconvinced, Su Yue started cooking a third batch.
Once the noise outside subsided, Su Yue, no longer bothered with her struggle with the chestnut, came out of the spatial dimension.
As I walked forward little by little, I saw a cave entrance ahead with a faint yellow light. I didn't dare to rush in recklessly, so I first used my mental energy to probe forward.
Only five or six soldiers were still guarding the entrance to the cave, while the other dozen or so soldiers were slumped over and fast asleep.
Su Yue rummaged through her spatial storage for items she had brought from the inn. She was certain there were sleeping pills here, and that the innkeeper and waiter had used these things.
I finally found it in a small box. When I opened it, there was quite a lot of it, some in powder form and some like incense and candles.
Su Yue lit a cigarette in her spatial storage, then used her mental power to send it closer to the soldiers.
After waiting for a while, the soldiers who were standing guard fell to the ground one by one and remained motionless.
Su Yue quickly ran over, feeling uneasy that some people might be faking unconsciousness, so she used the large iron ladle in her hand to give each person another spoonful before feeling at ease to go inside.
After walking for a short while, we heard clanging and banging sounds coming from inside.
She recognized the sound; there was a similar sound in the blacksmith's shop in town. Could someone be forging iron here? Judging from the sound, it seemed like more than one person was doing it.
When we came out of the cave, the outside world suddenly changed drastically. From here, it looked like we were in a valley at the bottom of a bowl.
There are several holes in the wall of the mountain, and the sound of blacksmithing comes from one of them.
There were also many thatched huts built in the valley, and a lot of snoring could be heard coming from inside.