Chapter 47

After Lu Changsheng and Yue Shulan talked for a few more sentences, they parted ways.

When he returned to his own courtyard, Fang Qing had already prepared breakfast.

The two were sitting on the stone chairs in the courtyard, waiting for him.

Seeing Lu Changsheng return, Fang Qing's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly took Fang Tao and stood up to greet him.

Lu Changsheng walked to the stone table and sat down, looking at the sumptuous dishes before him, his expression stunned.

There was everything from chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and it was even accompanied by a pot of good wine.

"What day is it today?"

He was somewhat surprised.

Although they had meat at every meal on weekdays, he had never seen it this sumptuous.

"We haven't had a housewarming banquet yet."

Fang Qing smiled sweetly and poured a cup of wine for Lu Changsheng.

She had never dreamed of having such a good life.

Some of their former neighbors could barely afford to eat chaff, yet they had meat every day; this was one of the benefits Lu Changsheng brought as a warrior.

Lu Changsheng did not stand on ceremony and invited the two to eat.

He drank cup after cup, refusing none.

Even Fang Qing drank quite a bit, her face full of a rosy glow, looking quite charming.

After three rounds of drinks.

Fang Qing suddenly sighed softly: "The price of goods in the county has skyrocketed recently, and refugees come to the city every day to seek shelter; I heard that the outside world is becoming less and less peaceful..."

"Changsheng, you must be very careful when you go out to perform missions..."

She cherished this hard-won life very much and knew clearly that all of this was brought by Lu Changsheng.

"Hmm..."

Lu Changsheng smiled and nodded.

"I will give you more silver later; buy more daily necessities and store them."

He was not short of silver.

The three of them ate the home-cooked meal with great satisfaction.

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At night, it was as quiet as water.

Lu Changsheng sat on a chair in the bedroom, flipping through a book.

It recorded quite a few strange people and events in Changping County and was also borrowed from the DemonSubduingOffice office.

He had always maintained the habit of reading and understood the whole world more and more thoroughly.

A large number of demons and strange entities were hidden in the human world, making him dare not relax his vigilance for a moment.

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Luohe Village, rather than calling it a village, was actually no different from a small town.

It was because this village was quite large, with as many as several thousand people.

This village was located more than a hundred miles east of the county city, leaning against the mountains and near the water, which was very nourishing for people.

In the afternoon.

A young man with a handsome face walked slowly toward the village with his hands behind his back, looking very carefree.

This person was none other than Lu Changsheng.

After an hour of traveling, he finally arrived at Luohe Village.

He looked up toward the front.

Small huts made of thatch could be seen everywhere, and wisps of cooking smoke rose; the entire village was peaceful.

A long street ran from the head of the village to the end.

As Lu Changsheng walked into the village, the street was crowded with people, very lively. There was even a kind of eerie peace.

Before long, Lu Changsheng found a restaurant in the center of the village at random.

The three gilded characters "Yuelai Tower" hung on the door curtain.

He stepped inside.

"The guest is truly a rare visitor, please come in..."

A man dressed as a waiter in black clothes hurried up to greet him, his face full of flattery.

Lu Changsheng found a seat by the window and ordered some wine and food.

Before long, the waiter walked over carrying the wine and food.

"Have there been any strange things happening in the village recently?"

Lu Changsheng smiled and casually took out a tael of silver and placed it on the table.

As a waiter in a restaurant, news was often the most well-informed.

He did not beat around the bush and asked directly.

"This... the village has always been very peaceful..."

The waiter's expression paused, and looking at the silver on the table, his eyes were full of temptation.

He did not know what Lu Changsheng wanted to inquire about.

So he began to recall carefully.

"Wang Dafu at the end of the village was sneaking around with Aunt Li next door a few days ago and was caught by someone..."

"Mrs. Zhao at the head of the village couldn't stand the loneliness and was in the kitchen with her own brother-in-law..."

……

The waiter transformed into a top-tier detective, racking his brains to tell some strange stories.

For this tael of silver, he was also giving it his all.

"Is there any more?"

Lu Changsheng was expressionless and spoke again.

The waiter was stunned; he had not expected that so much explosive news still had not satisfied Lu Changsheng's curiosity.

Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"It is said that some warriors came to the village to look for treasure a few days ago; does that count as a strange thing?"

"Oh?"

Lu Changsheng's eyes shifted slightly, and he became interested.

"Tell me about this matter, and this silver will be yours."

Soon, the waiter told Lu Changsheng everything about the matter in detail, and then left happily with the silver.

Lu Changsheng also understood the origin and process of the event.

According to the waiter, half a year ago, in a small valley a few miles outside the village, light flashed at night.

Many people spread the news that there was treasure in the valley, attracting some warriors to come and look for it.

Later, when no abnormalities were found for a long time, it was left unsettled.

It was just that occasionally some people would not give up and would come to explore.

Lu Changsheng ate his food while thinking.

This matter revealed something suspicious.

He did not believe that this small mountain village had any treasure.

Who spread this news remained to be investigated, and what was the purpose? Since he had doubts, he prepared to start from here and investigate thoroughly.

(End of chapter)