Chapter 282: Mengli Miao Village in Turmoil

In the Crescent Moon Restaurant, many listeners had forgotten to breathe as they listened to the storytelling!

It's truly because the second half of Wu Laogou's tales of Miao Frontier is so densely packed with plot points.

Almost wave after wave, the people in the story keep encountering problems and solving them.

One wave barely subsides before another rises!

This caused the listeners to ride an emotional rollercoaster right alongside them.

From the moment Li Li Weisi began trying to unravel the secret of the Bird Heart Gu, the audience's minds never stopped spinning.

They had thought that when Dog Fifth Master obtained Zhang Dafo Ye's blood and Li Li Weisi's fever broke and she regained clarity, there would be a brief respite.

They never expected that the moment Li Li Weisi woke up, she would drop a bombshell!

Miss Lan Ling's grandfather, the Chief of Mengli, is dying!

Zhang Lin's tone didn't pause for a moment as he continued: "Li Li Weisi's words left Miss Lan Ling terrified. Although she had already considered in her heart betraying the Miao village for Wu Laogou,"

"she had never imagined letting her own kin die!"

"At that moment, Miss Lan Ling felt despair."

"She knew full well what the consequences of a Gu backlash were — there was almost no chance of surviving!"

"So without any delay, she took Li Li Weisi and Wu Laogou to the Peaceful Inn to find her father and brother."

"When the group was sitting on the train heading back to Mengli, Wu Laogou also felt a surge of emotion."

"The Miao village he had sworn he would never return to in his life — he was going back after all!"

"Miss Lan Ling's father and brother stared at Li Li Weisi the entire time, as if trying to stare a flower into her."

"As Gu-Miao who were well-versed in Gu arts, the two of them simply could not believe that Li Li Weisi, a foreigner, could have broken the Chief's Gu."

"Not only that, Li Li Weisi also said the Chief's life was hanging by a thread!"

"Even after boarding the train, father and son still did not believe Li Li Weisi's words."

"In their view, throughout all of Miao Frontier, there was no Gu art that could match Miss Lan Ling's grandfather's."

"So the pair judged that Li Li Weisi, this foreign devil, was simply trying to scare them with talk."

"Her own father and brother did not believe it, but Miss Lan Ling believed it without a shadow of a doubt."

"Because she had personally seen Li Li Weisi break the Gu on Wu Laogou."

"And the death of the Bird Heart Gu — Miss Lan Ling still doesn't dare speak of it to this day!"

Hearing this point, the crowd had already sensed that this trip to Mengli was fraught with hidden dangers.

Miss Lan Ling had concealed the fact that the Bird Heart Gu had died.

There would likely be big trouble upon returning to the village of Mengli!

Not only that, the Chief was on his deathbed, yet the person most likely to inherit the Chief's position was not in the Miao village.

This was practically handing an opportunity to others!

The bigwigs who were familiar with these power struggles had already begun shaking their heads.

Some even started discussing it with the people beside them.

"This Miss Lan Ling's whole family, really…"

"All you can say is foolishly cute — the textbook case of putting all your eggs in one basket. How could the whole family set out together for something as major as leaving the Miao village?"

"If the Chief really is on his deathbed, I'd wager by the time they get back, the situation will already be settled."

"Well said. If it were me, I'd absolutely strike while you're down and take your life — with such a fine opportunity, the Chief's seat right before your eyes, why not fight for it?"

"Most importantly, Miss Lan Ling, as the Gu Girl, actually let the Bird Heart Gu die — that should be a grave offense."

"This family going back — I fear their fate won't be a pleasant one!"

The buzzing discussion of the crowd was naturally heard by Zhang Lin as well.

It had to be said, although the bigwigs present were not tomb raiders and didn't understand the Gu-Miao,

their judgment of human nature was extremely accurate!

For Miss Lan Ling's family, this trip back would be fraught with hardship.

It could be said that without Li Li Weisi, the whole family would likely have perished in Mengli!

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