One hundred yuan can buy a lot of seasonings and also two sets of clothes.

  Xu Ran added: "Sister, dont worry, we are not bad people." Xu Ran pondered that the villagers were unwilling to open their doors, and wondered if they were afraid of encountering bad people, so he explained.

  The woman inside the door heard Xu Ran and Bao Tongs voices, let out a long sigh, was moved by that hundred yuan, and opened the door.

  Creak...

  When the wooden door was opened, a strange sound echoed through the unusually quiet village.

  Xu Ran felt a chill run down his spine.

  Inside the door was a middle-aged woman, dark-skinned and somewhat frail, wearing a large red garment, who was now cautiously sizing them up.

  Under Baotongs strong request, Shuangxi changed out of that earth-yellow colored skirt. Now they arent so short on money, so she bought two sets of ordinary athletic wear, one for each of them.

  Grey sportswear looks youthful and energetic on two fair-skinned people.

  A middle-aged woman scanned the room, seeing Bao Tongs delicate face, she felt a few points of vigilance in her heart. When she saw Lin Qingyaos plump body, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. As for Xu Ran... he was just a thin and tall young man with an ordinary face, still in the crowd, unable to be found, without attracting the attention of the red-clothed middle-aged woman.

  Perhaps Lin Qingyaos birth had too much "smoky flavor", the middle-aged woman chose to trust her, then said to several people: "Come in."

  A few people followed the middle-aged woman into the yard.

  In the courtyard, there were also wisteria vines from that banyan tree, making it somewhat inconvenient to walk around. Lin Qingyao muttered to herself, why didnt they get rid of these banyan trees in the courtyard? They took up so much space, it would be better to plant a few fruit trees instead.

  But this is a family matter of others, Lin Qingyao is an outsider who borrows a place to stay, although she finds it strange, she will absolutely not open her mouth to ask.

  The house is made of earth bricks, the roof is thatched with reeds, and except for a small warehouse on the side where chickens and ducks are constantly making noise, there are three rooms facing each other.

  Nowadays, such old-fashioned houses are rarely seen. Lin Qingyao felt a sense of nostalgia and didnt expect to see such a poor and backward mountain village.

  "The two rooms on the left are for you to live in," said the middle-aged woman.

  Lin Qingyao and Bao Tong naturally lived together, while Xu Ran lived alone in a small house with a wooden plank bed and a thin quilt on top.

  "Its better to live in a tent by myself."

  Lin Qingyao smiled and said, "You have a place to stay, so be content. Weve arrived at this hour when its already late, if we set up camp now, who knows how long youll still be busy."

  "Bang bang bang." Lin Qingyao and Bao Tong were just about to lie down when a knock at the door came.

  Hurriedly went to open the door, but saw that red-clothed woman, holding a basin came over, iron... had already rusted, with some strange smell.

  "After nine oclock in the evening, dont go out anymore. If you need to relieve yourself at night, do it in this basin." The woman instructed.

  Before Lin Qingyao and others could respond, the woman walked out and went into Xu Rans room.

  The houses soundproofing wasnt very good, and Lin Qingyao clearly heard Xu Ran awkwardly say, "Thank you."

  She and Bao Teng exchanged a glance, then burst out laughing. Sending such a basin to Xu Ran, this silly melon, how could he not be embarrassed?

  Lin Qingyao and Bao Tong talked for a while before lying down.

  Bao Tong reached out and touched Lin Qingyaos hand, saying: "Qingyao, dont you think this village is a bit strange?"

  Lin Qingyao smiled and said, "Arent you the bravest? Why are you afraid like Xu Ran?" This was a bit strange, but the spiritual energy here was very abundant, making Lin Qingyao feel very comfortable.

  Lin Qingyao subtly tried her cultivation and found that the spiritual energy here was much thicker than in the city.

  Apart from this, Lin Qingyao did not notice any other problems.

  The two of them slept soundly until midnight, but Lin Qingyao couldnt sleep anymore. Since she started cultivating, her sleep had also decreased a lot, and sleeping for three hours a day was already considered enough.

  "Thud... thud..." A strange sound echoed outside the yard.

  Lin Qingyao felt the voice, somewhat strange, thinking of going out to take a look, lightly got out of bed, opened the door bolt, pushed it outward, but found that the door was locked from the outside.

  Cant open it at all!

  Lin Qingyaos face changed greatly! Just as she was about to use brute force to break out, she heard the woman in the next room muttering softly: "The Heavenly Way is complete, three and five are formed, sun and moon together; exit from darkness, enter into obscurity, energy spreads the way, energy connects with spirit; energy flows, all evil spirits and ghosts disappear."

  At first glance, this sentence seems to be nothing special, but after careful listening, it is found that the middle-aged womans tone is strange, as if she is chanting.

  Along with this sound, the kicking sound at the door gradually went away.

  Lin Qingyao didnt sleep either, so she simply sat on a stool in the house and waited for dawn.

  Just as the sky was getting light, the woman got up and came to the front door of their house. Lin Qingyaos back stiffened, ready to strike at any moment, but unexpectedly, the woman only opened the lock outside their door and didnt make any other moves.

  Next is the sound of feeding chickens and ducks.

  Bao Tong had a good nights sleep, and when he woke up, the two of them opened the door and walked out together.

  Lin Qingyaos face was as usual, as if she hadnt experienced the strange thing last night at all. Bao Tong warmly said to the big sister: "Sister, look, Ill give you 20 more yuan, can you help us cook some porridge?"

  Last night didnt eat anything, this belly is empty, the snacks and compressed food I brought are not good to eat, let alone Bao Tong, even Lin Qingyao wouldnt be able to bear it.

  At the mention of money, the middle-aged woman looked at Bao Tong with piercing eyes.

  Bao Tong stretched out his hand, pulled out 120 yuan from his wallet and handed it over to the middle-aged woman.

  She took the money and smiled: "Theres still some porridge left, you can just make do with drinking some."

  The porridge with vegetable leaves is not very good to drink, but its still warm.

  At mealtime, it was on a small table in the courtyard, and several people were squatting to eat.

  A middle-aged woman smiled and asked: "Are you here for adventure or to buy things?"

  Lin Qingyao smiled and said: "We are going into the mountains for tourism, but if we encounter suitable things, we will also take them away."

  Bao Tong had worked in the auction house for several years, and even now, he was one of the managers at Yes Auction House. He was very interested in antiques, and with a smile on his face, he said: "Sister, if you have any old items at home, bring them out and let us take a look. If theyre suitable, well definitely give you a fair price."