bookcurios Chapter 111 Both Arrived
Chapter 111 Both Arrived
On the bustling streets, various shouts and hawking sounds can be heard constantly.
Even in the evening when the sun sets, it is still bustling with people.
Cha Yiyi and her group of four walked among them, attracting countless passers-by to stop and look back.
One reason was because of their exceptionally beautiful looks, and the other was because of the identities of the two men as cultivators.
Although cultivators and mortals have the same appearance, their temperaments are very different and can be seen at a glance.
Cha Yiyi looked up at the sky which was gradually getting darker, secretly calculating the day when Bai Xueruo would go to the forest of monsters.
If I'm not mistaken, it should be tomorrow.
Then let’s find an inn to stay for the night and then set off for the Forest of Monsters tomorrow morning.
Just as she was about to discuss something with the person next to her, she was suddenly bumped by someone, neither lightly nor heavily.
Thanks to Youlan Shang who held her waist in time, she did not fall to the ground in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, girl, I didn't mean it."
An old and hoarse voice fell into my ears.
Cha Yiyi looked up and found that the person who accidentally bumped into her was a white-haired old woman.
He looked to be over 70 years old, with deep wrinkles on his bony face.
The old woman hunched her thin body, lowered her head and apologized to her repeatedly.
"I'm fine, old man, are you hurt?"
Cha Yiyi stepped forward, held the old woman's arm, and asked with concern.
It was really humiliating for her to be asked to bow down and apologize by an old man.
The old woman seemed relieved when she heard this.
She raised her wrinkled face, but was horrified when she saw the girl's face. Her cloudy eyes did not move for a long time.
Cha Yiyi felt uncomfortable being stared at by the old woman and touched her face in embarrassment.
"Old man, what's wrong with you? Is there something dirty on my face?"
Youlan Shang calmly separated the two of them and took Cha Yiyi into his arms.
The old woman came to her senses and looked a little uncomfortable.
She looked the man who was hugging the girl up and down before lowering her head and speaking.
"No, no, it's the first time I've seen a girl as beautiful as you. I was distracted for a moment. Please don't be surprised."
Cha Yiyi frowned slightly, thinking that this was very strange.
She knew she was beautiful, but not to the point of being mind-bogglingly beautiful.
It would be normal to be distracted by Youlan Shang's face, but it would be a bit exaggerated if it was said to her.
After the old woman finished speaking, she looked up at the girl again and looked deeply at her, then slowly turned and left.
"Wait!"
Cha Yuan, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke.
Now not only Cha Yiyi was a little surprised, even the expressionless Youlan Shang had fluctuations in his eyebrows.
They looked at Cha Yuan with surprise and suspicion as she walked towards the old woman.
No one could guess what Cha Yuan's intention was in calling the old woman.
I just felt that the old woman's whole body stiffened drastically after hearing the voice of 'Cha Yuan'.
"Old man, we'd like to find a place to stay here. Would it be convenient for us to stay at your house for a few nights?"
The old woman stood there motionless and silent, only her hands, as thin as dead branches, trembled slightly.
Cha Yuan noticed the old man's trembling hands, lowered her eyes and spoke softly.
"Don't worry, we will pay you."
The old woman's hoarse voice stammered.
"My family is too poor, I'm afraid..."
Cha Yuan interrupted the old woman as if she didn't care.
"That's okay, we won't mind."
Cha Yiyi and Youlan Shang looked at each other, and both saw confusion and doubt in each other's eyes.
In the end, it was Youlan Shang who broke the silence.
"Mother, why do you insist on living in this old man's house?"
Cha Yiyi walked up to Cha Yuan and took her arm, her actions much more intimate than before.
"Yes, mother, what do you mean?"
Cha Yuan had no objection to the girl's intimate behavior, and even liked it in her heart.
"Nothing, I just thought this old man was more appealing to me. We also need to find a place to stay, right?"
Cha Yiyi nodded gently, then turned to Old Ou, who kept his head down and said, "Old man, we..."
"Sure, you can stay at my house."
The old man agreed so suddenly that Cha Yiyi was stunned for a few seconds before she smiled.
Just as I was about to thank him, I saw the old man's hands and feet shaking even more violently.
She was about to go forward to support her, but the old woman had already turned and walked forward.
Cha Yiyi had no choice but to retract her outstretched hand and follow the old woman with Cha Yuan in her arm.
For some reason, she felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart when she looked at the old man's hunched and staggering back.
The old woman led them to a red river and motioned for them to get on the boat.
Several people got into the boat. Youlan Shang took the oar from the old woman, and Mo Jingzhou took another oar.
The two men rowed the boat in the direction the old woman pointed, and the boat moved steadily in the Red River.
Cha Yiyi held Xiao Mi in her arms and looked at the bloody red river. The color was like blood, but there was no bloody smell.
She asked the old woman as if to chat, "Old lady, do you live near the 'Forest of Monsters'?"
Following the direction pointed by the old woman, crossing the red river will lead to the territory of the Monster Forest.
"Yes."
"Aren't you afraid?"
The old woman smiled meaninglessly, her old and hoarse voice almost completely lost in the wind.
"What's so scary? Didn't the cultivators and mortals and demons and monsters already sign a contract? As long as we don't cross the line and invade each other, we won't attack each other."
The old woman did not approach them and sat alone aside.
Cha Yiyi looked at Lao Ou and always felt that she must be a woman with many stories.
And the story is definitely not a beautiful one, otherwise how could he be so lonely and desolate.
After getting ashore, they all noticed a huge rock standing on the shore.
Written on the stone were eight large red characters: 'No entry into the forest of monsters'.
"This way."
They followed the old woman and soon arrived at her home.
In fact, anyone can find her residence even without a guide.
Because there was no other family here except hers.
……
At night, Youliangchuan took Bai Xueruo to stay in the most luxurious inn here.
After entering the room, Bai Xueruo stood by the window and looked at the other side of the Red River, with worry in her eyes.
The blood-red river had long been dyed the same color as the night sky, and no trace of its original color could be seen at all.
You Liangchuan walked behind Bai Xueruo, hugged her, and kissed the woman's ear gently.
"Rou'er, why do you look more worried the closer you get to home? Are you homesick?"
The woman released all her strength, leaned into the man's arms, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Maybe."
The man chuckled softly, took the woman's snow-white earlobe between his lips and sucked it gently.
"Do you want me to accompany you to see your mother?"
Bai Xueruo completely collapsed in the man's arms, smiling foolishly.
"Even if you dare to go, I wouldn't dare take you there."
You Liangchuan picked up the woman and walked towards the bed.
"Then reward me well tonight..."