Chapter 47

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

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

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

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

Lu Zhangsheng 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 also accompanied by a pot of good wine.

"What day is it today?"

He was a bit surprised.

Although everyone had meat at every meal on weekdays, he had never seen it so sumptuous.

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

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

She had never dreamed of having such a good life.

Some of their past neighbors could barely afford even chaff, yet they had meat every day; this was one of the benefits brought by Lu Zhangsheng as a martial artist.

Lu Zhangsheng 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, which was quite charming.

After three rounds of drinking.

Fang Qing suddenly sighed softly: "During this period, the prices in the county city have skyrocketed, and refugees come to the city to take refuge every day; I heard that it is becoming more and more unstable outside..."

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

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

"Hmm..."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled and nodded.

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

He was not short of silver either.

The three of them ate the family feast very contentedly.

At night, it was as silent as water.

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

It recorded quite a few strange people and events in Changping County, and it was also borrowed from the Demon-Suppressing Division Yamen.

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

A large number of demons and Guaiyi were hidden among humans, making him dare not relax his vigilance for a moment.

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

It was just that the scale of this village was not small, 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 handsome young man with his hands behind his back walked slowly toward the village, looking very free and easy.

This person was none other than Lu Zhangsheng.

After half a day of traveling, he finally arrived at Luohe Village.

He raised his head and looked ahead.

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

A long street led straight from the head of the village to the end.

As Lu Zhangsheng walked into the village, the street was bustling with people on both sides, very lively. There was even a kind of eerie peace.

Not long after, Lu Zhangsheng found a restaurant in the center of the village at random.

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

He lifted his foot and walked in.

"Guest, you are truly a rare visitor; please come in..."

A man dressed as a waiter in black walked up quickly, his face full of flattery.

Lu Zhangsheng found a seat by the window and sat down, ordering some wine and dishes.

Not long after, the waiter carried the wine and dishes over.

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

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

As a restaurant waiter, 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; looking at the silver on the table, his eyes were full of temptation.

He also did not know what Lu Zhangsheng wanted to find out.

So he began to recall carefully.

"Wang Dafu at the end of the village was secretly with Aunt Li next door a few days ago, and they were caught by someone..."

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

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

For this tael of silver, he was also going all out.

"Anything else?"

Lu Zhangsheng was expressionless and spoke again.

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

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

"A few days ago, it was said that some martial artists came to the village to look for treasure; does that count as a strange thing?"

"Oh?"

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

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

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

Lu Zhangsheng also understood the source and process of the event.

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

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

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

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

Lu Zhangsheng thought while eating the dishes.

This matter revealed something suspicious.

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

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

(End of chapter)