Chapter 99: The Willow Mansion Steward

The monsters and strange entities gradually approached; the twenty-one living humans who appeared suddenly were their best midnight snack.

Ordinary tourists picked up whatever they could as weapons, while the Lotus Juanren all prepared to activate the Divine Offering items brought through the Constant Ornament.

It seemed everyone had fallen into a desperate situation.

But just at this moment.

A lantern lit up in the darkness.

"Esteemed creditors, these are all guests of the Willow Mansion. I ask you all to give the Willow Mansion some face and make things convenient tonight."

Accompanied by this voice and the light of the lantern, the things in the darkness gradually hid themselves, and the crisis was temporarily resolved.

This was a man wearing a melon-skin cap and a silk short jacket. He had two wisps of beard, and his appearance looked somewhat sleazy. After he walked over, he didn't say a word, first holding the lantern and looking at everyone's faces one by one.

"Seventeen Clove, Eighteen Pretty Young Man..."

There were couplets on both sides.

But he wasn't failing to react.

Hu Yunkuan was the last of the Lotus Juanren to act.

"My humble self is surnamed Hu. I am the Great Steward of the Willow Mansion. You may call me Steward Hu. It is late now; please follow me. I will take everyone to the place where you will rest."

Except for Hu Yunkuan's third batch...

Wu Xian had been paying attention to the order in which everyone followed.

The performance of all twenty-two people, including himself, was in his eyes.

Steward Hu turned around, holding the lantern, and without giving everyone time to think, walked directly into the depths of the jungle.

He briefly explained the current situation to the remaining ordinary people, then ran quickly to catch up with the team.

Steward Hu bowed to the crowd: "You have come from afar to celebrate the birthday of my Willow family's Great Grandmother. It is somewhat impolite to let you stay in such a place, but there are too many guests visiting this time, and the guest rooms are full, so I can only wrong you all."

Soon, Steward Hu led everyone to their residence for the night.

Wu Xian saw someone take the lead, so he was the second to walk out, and Du E and Guan Daorong followed closely behind. These four all belonged to the first batch.

He Dama and a middle-aged man squeezed to the front, stopping behind Wu Xian and Du E; clearly, this position made them feel safer.

This was a very large room, but it was also very empty. Three rows of twenty-four beds were placed inside, with no partitions between the beds. In the corner, there was a screen, inside which were a few chamber pots, as well as some small tables with oil lamps. Besides this, there was nothing else in the room; it was extremely simple.

Although everyone was suspicious, no one disturbed him. Even the most lively floral-patterned He Dama held back, just waiting for him to finish what he had to do.

The four people in the first batch might not have the highest IQ, but they could make judgments and act quickly. This might be the most important quality for survival in the Fudi.

The lantern-bearer looked at them one by one, and when it was Du E and Wu Xian's turn, he commented as such.

"One Baldy, Two Warriors, Three Beauties..."

Upon entering the courtyard, Wu Xian smelled a fragrance. This family should have the habit of burning incense, but besides the fragrance, there was also a strange burnt smell.

As for Hu Yunkuan.

Wu Xian shook his head.

As for Guan Daorong, this guy could be so calm the first time he entered a Blessed Land; he was definitely not a simple character in reality.

……

Immediately after, Sister Qing, Liang Fang, and Xu Fenglan also figured it out. Su Mi, Qi Peiye, and the driver Lao Zhao also took a few small steps and caught up with the pace in front. These six belonged to the second batch.

His style was completely different from Qi Zhiyong's. If it were Qi Zhiyong, he would probably have abandoned these ten people in the back at the first opportunity, but Hu Yunkuan would rather be slower himself than leave these ten people behind.

A plaque with the two large characters "Willow Mansion" hung on the front door.

Steward Hu did not let everyone enter through the front door, but opened a small door from the side.

Wu Xian nodded.

Without Steward Hu, the countless malevolent entities outside would all swarm in at once, so following Steward Hu was the only choice if one wanted to survive.

Hu Yunkuan waved his hands hurriedly.

Now everyone felt that this lantern-bearer might also have problems, which saved a lot of trouble.

This mansion looked like it had some history, with blue bricks and green tiles, flying eaves, and steep walls. It covered a large area, like a wealthy family in ancient times. Red lanterns were hung everywhere in the courtyard, looking somewhat creepy.

But staying in place meant certain death.

"Is this also the style of the Creed? Hmm... let's respect it."

The crowd moved forward on the path in the jungle.

The six people in the second batch, although their reactions were a bit slower, were not too bad.

Soon.

"Interesting."

The situation was just like that.

But not everyone could make a judgment and act in this instant.

A mansion of longevity with children and grandchildren;

A kind family that does good deeds.

Wu Xian looked at Liang Fang.

Wu Xian saw the appearance of the person who came.

Everyone could feel the aggressive prying gaze; clearly, many things were staring at them, so no matter who it was, they didn't dare to fall behind.

Steward Hu was indeed not human and was quite suspicious; it was very likely he would lead everyone into a dead end.

The approach of this female tour guide really helped a lot.

Everyone could clearly see that behind Steward Hu, there was a fluffy red tail swaying flexibly!

No wonder this guy's appearance was so strange, and no wonder the monsters in this forest gave him face!

This Steward Hu was a fox demon!

What would happen if they followed the fox demon? Would they be possessed, or would they be eaten? Everyone looked at each other, and many didn't know what to do.

Hu Yunkuan was the most trusted by the newcomers. With him leading, the newcomers, regardless of whether they had figured it out, all followed him and gathered with the main force. They belonged to the third batch...

He decided to stay away from these people. He wouldn't set people up without reason, but he didn't want to be implicated by others, especially the one following at the very end. Now was not the time to discuss him.

"Not wronged, not wronged at all. This is quite good."

If everyone lived together, safety would be improved, and there could be people keeping watch at night.

If it weren't for her driving these ordinary tourists back, making these newcomers appear in the bus instantly, scaring them out of their wits and confirming the existence of the Fudi, these newcomers would inevitably have treated the lantern-bearer as a savior.

This multiple-choice question was very simple.

And Du E, for some reason, had been following near Wu Xian. She was on the bus, she was when climbing out of the bus, and now she was still by Wu Xian's side.

Wei Dian laughed and followed first.

Everyone saw a mansion.

The lantern-bearer seemed to be confirming the identity of the arrivals based on their characteristics, and while looking, he counted. When he finished looking at everyone, there were only 21, and his expression suddenly became a little ugly.

Wei Dian's reaction was even a fraction faster than Wu Xian's. One didn't know if he really reacted that fast or was simply bold.

If it were one person per room, then everyone would not live comfortably, because that would definitely lead to accidents where someone died every night.

"It is late now; please rest early. Tomorrow, my master will personally visit you all."

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