HLnovel Chapter 466 Flying Descent and Soul-Hooking 4
Chapter 466 Flying Descent and Soul-Hooking 4
"Yes, Master!" A-Chu replied excitedly, then hugged the herbs like a precious treasure and ran quickly to the backyard.
Watching A-Chu's departing figure, Mao Xiaofang shook his head helplessly and sighed, "That kid, he's a leopard that can't change its spots! Not a single word he said was true."
Mao Xiaofang knew perfectly well that these herbs were clearly picked today, but A Chu deliberately claimed that they were found after going through great hardships, which was obviously a lie.
However, Mao Xiaofang did not expose Achu's lie on the spot.
He knew in his heart that Ah Chu had been searching for herbs all day and practicing martial arts diligently at night these past few days, which had been very hard for her and had taught her a lesson.
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That day, the temperature plummeted, and the cold air seemed to penetrate to the bone.
Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian decided to go out for a bowl of steaming hot mutton soup to ward off the cold.
As soon as they reached the mutton stall, they heard a group of diners complaining.
"Boss, why is your mutton soup so expensive?" a middle-aged man asked, frowning.
“Yeah, it wasn’t this price when I came here a few days ago!” another young man chimed in.
"Boss, are you just raising prices because business is good?" a woman complained.
The diners chattered amongst themselves, all wanting the owner to change the price back.
Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian exchanged a glance, somewhat surprised.
After Ren Yinyin sat down, she asked curiously, "Huh? Has the price of mutton soup gone up?"
Shi Shaojian sat down next to her and said dismissively, "These small vendors, haggling over such a tiny bit of profit, it's all too common!"
"Yinyin, if you like this mutton soup, what's a little extra money?"
Ren Yinyin rolled her eyes at him. "I just don't want to be a sucker."
Shi Shaojian thought about it and felt that Ren Yinyin's words made sense.
"Then I'll go ask the boss why he raised prices. If he doesn't give me a reasonable explanation, I definitely won't let him off the hook!"
Seeing that he was about to get up, Ren Yinyin said helplessly, "Senior brother, please stop using your supernatural powers!"
How could an ordinary small business owner withstand Shi Shaojian's torment?
She just wanted a bowl of mutton soup and didn't want to upset anyone!
Seeing the crowd growing increasingly agitated, the mutton stall owner inwardly groaned and hurriedly explained loudly, "Fellow villagers, you've misunderstood me! I'm not raising prices out of greed; I have no choice! The sheep in our Gantian Town are almost all dying! What will I do if I run out of mutton? I have no choice but to spend a lot of money to buy mutton from outside to sell!"
"What? The sheep are almost all dead? How is that possible? Our Gantian Town has always been thriving with livestock!" someone in the crowd shouted.
“That’s right, Gantian Town is a wonderful place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Boss, don’t talk nonsense!” another person chimed in.
At this moment, a diner suddenly remembered the zombie incident in town before, and his heart skipped a beat. Could something have happened again?
"I'm not talking nonsense, everyone! You all know the Zhao family, right? They make a living by raising sheep!" the boss continued mysteriously.
"I know, what happened to Old Zhao's sheep?" someone asked impatiently.
"Oh dear, for some reason, a large number of Old Zhao's sheep suddenly died! Old Zhao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and as a result, he fell ill!" The boss's tone became increasingly serious.
"is not it?"
"Of course it's true, would I lie to you?"
Upon hearing the boss's news, the diners began to discuss it animatedly.
"Yinyin, the mutton soup is served. Drink it while it's hot!" Shi Shaojian didn't care how many sheep had died; as long as he and his junior sister had something to eat, that was enough.
Ren Yinyin looked at the rich and fragrant mutton soup in front of her. All the sheep were dead?
Is it the work of ghosts or something that has infected the sheep?
"Yinyin, what are you thinking about?" Shi Shaojian handed the chopsticks to Ren Yinyin, but when she didn't take them, she frowned as if she was thinking about something, and he was a little worried.
"Is there anything wrong?"
"I hope I'm just overthinking it!" Ren Yinyin stopped thinking about it, took the chopsticks, and bowed her head to drink a sip of mutton soup.
The soup is so delicious that even with the price increase, it's worth it!
Listening to the various speculations of the diners, Ren Yinyin thought that since she had nothing else to do, she might as well go to the Zhao family to see how the sheep died.
After all, they'll be staying in Gantian Town for a while, so it would be best if everything went smoothly!
Ren Yinyin shared her thoughts with Shi Shaojian, who nonchalantly replied, "Yinyin, you're just a worrywart. Maybe it's just a common sheep that got sick and died. If it were really the work of ghosts and monsters, someone would have already found Fuxi Hall!"
Ren Yinyin insisted, "Senior brother, let's go take a look. If there really are ghosts causing trouble, we can deal with it in time and prevent more people and livestock from being harmed."
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Shi Shaojian dared not refuse any longer, lest he upset Yin Yin.
When the two arrived at Old Zhao's house, they found the yard in a mess, with dead sheep lying haphazardly everywhere.
Old Zhao lay on the bed, looking haggard. Upon learning that the two were from Fuxi Hall, he struggled to get up.
"Gentlemen, my sheep suddenly died for some reason. Could you please take a look?"
Old Zhao's wife was also frowning. Seeing that all the sheep that could be sold for money had died, she was so heartbroken that she wanted to die!
"Don't worry, let's go take a look first!"
Ren Yinyin carefully examined the dead sheep and found some strange wounds on its body, as if it had been bitten by something.
Shi Shaojian also came over, frowned as he looked at the wound, and said, "This wound doesn't seem to be caused by an ordinary wild animal. Could it really be a ghost?"
“These sheep were all killed by being sucked blood. Judging from the wounds, they don’t look like zombies or vampires…” Ren Yinyin frowned and pondered. What other evil creatures could suck blood?
"Yinyin," Shi Shaojian's expression turned strange as if he had thought of something, "I wonder if you've ever heard of Western black magic?"
"Black magic?" Ren Yinyin shook her head. She had only heard that it was a cultivation method different from the orthodox Taoist arts of the Central Plains, and was even more sinister and ghostly.
Shi Shaojian explained, "Jiangtou magic is a kind of evil magic from Southeast Asia. The practitioner can control evil creatures to harm people or livestock. There is a type of Jiangtou called Blood Leech Jiang, which can drive blood leeches to suck the blood of living creatures."
Upon hearing this, Ren Yinyin frowned even more deeply: "But the wounds on these sheep are so obvious, they don't look like leeches!"
If it were that thing, the wound should be very small!
“The other one is even more bizarre and terrifying,” Shi Shaojian said heavily, taking a deep breath, “the flying head curse!”
"Flying head curse?" Ren Yinyin's eyes widened; this was the first time she had ever heard of it.
Shi Shaojian nodded and said, "The caster of the Flying Head Curse separates his head from his body at night and grows blood-sucking tentacles that feed on the blood of people or livestock. These wounds on the sheep could very well have been caused by the tentacles of the Flying Head Curse."
Ren Yinyin pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, let's stay here tonight and see if any flying head curses will appear."
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were both frightened and hopeful upon hearing this, and could only pin their hopes on the two of them resolving the matter.
As night fell, Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian set up some simple formations in the courtyard and waited quietly.