PDLP Chapter 553 Robbery!
Chapter 553 Robbery!
Chapter 553 Robbery!
The buildings in Hulu Town are scattered haphazardly. Rather than a large town, it resembles a bandit stronghold, revealing a perfunctory and makeshift approach everywhere.
As IQiyu's attack became more and more severe, Wei Xi simply wrapped the chain tightly around him several times, finally managing to control the man's flailing hands.
To be honest, it's a bit undignified, but Wei Xi has already infiltrated the city, so whether it's undignified or not isn't that important.
Wei Xi didn't expect there to be a post station in the town of unknown origin at the foot of Dieji Mountain, but it was strange that he couldn't find an inn after half a day.
Not only were there no inns, but there were also very few people on the main streets of Hulu Town. The few pedestrians who were there were walking in a hurry, as if they were doing something shameful.
Seeing this, Wei Xi became suspicious and desperately stopped someone to ask where they were staying.
"I don't know. Since you're from out of town, you should go to the county government office!"
The man lifted his foot to leave, as if Wei Xi were some kind of plague god who would kill him at the mere sight of him.
Wei Xi wasn't about to let him escape, so he turned the big-eared donkey sideways and blocked the man's path completely.
“Brother,” Wei Xi said with a smile, taking out a piece of silver, “my master is in poor health and cannot wait seven days. I wonder if you could allow my master and me to stay at your house?”
The man wasn't tempted by the silver, and said anxiously, "My house is only so big! Make way, I have urgent business to attend to!"
Unable to get any information from the persistent questioning, Wei Xi had no choice but to let the man go. He tried the same method to stop several other people, but the result was the same.
That's it. Although Wei Xi had made himself look disheveled, he wasn't an ugly person. With money to pave the way, why couldn't he find a local willing to take them in?
"Besides, this place isn't even that cold, so why are all these people dressed so warmly?"
Wei Xi was puzzled and unsure of what to do, but the county government office seemed like a trap, and she was unwilling to go there rashly.
"I should at least have some understanding of Hulu Town before going there," Wei Xi thought to himself, "otherwise it will be no different from entering the tiger's den."
Lingyin seemed to be familiar with the place, as it emerged from the collar. However, Wei Xi dared not let it out and pressed it inward with his finger.
This fat bird was eager to try, not for any other reason than to get a breath of yin and yang.
Based on his experience raising birds over the past few years, Wei Xi knew that Lingyin's appetite was extremely unpredictable. Here, appetite refers to Lingyin's appetite for yin and yang energy; it will accept any food offered, from millet to spiritual plants to improve its diet.
Although Wei Xi hadn't figured out the reasoning behind it yet, now was definitely not the right time to let Ling Yin eat whatever she wanted.
Lingyin was deprived of her right to peek, and she shook her head to express her dissatisfaction, which was naturally suppressed by Wei Xi.
"And it's not even cold here, so why are all these people bundled up so tightly?"
Wei Xi had a guilty conscience, so she saw everyone else as a ghost. Remembering why she had dressed E Qiyu in so many layers of clothing, she applied the same reason to the people of Hulu Town.
"This is easy to verify, but I don't know if those ghosts will appear at night."
Wei Xi was somewhat worried—with her current cultivation level, she was naturally not afraid of a few "ghosts," but the problem was how to proceed with E Qiyu as a burden.
According to Wei Xi's plan, only when this boy has the ability to protect himself can she free up her hands to refine the puppet she has been longing for.
Looking at the sickly sun overhead, Wei Xi gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
If she couldn't find an inn, she wouldn't look for one. As a grown woman, couldn't she at least find a place to stay? Wei Xi was confident that she was more than capable of being a bandit, so she immediately led her donkey to search for any unlucky people she could take advantage of.
Anyone who's been to a robbery knows that choosing a target is a complex art. The victim's height, weight, presence of accomplices, the time and place of the robbery, and how to handle the aftermath—in short, Wei Xi needed to find an easy target.
Wei Xi was quick-witted and soon picked out a staggering drunkard. The man was drunk, his eyes were glazed over, and his broad face was as red as a blazing stove. He was carrying a wine jar as he walked down the road.
Wei Xi suspected that this kind of drunkard would fall asleep without Wei Xi having to lift a finger.
Unfortunately, after following him for the time it takes to burn two incense sticks, this drunkard, reeking of alcohol, actually sneaked into a bustling casino.
Even though Wei Xi had never touched dice, he knew that a gambler would never leave a casino without a couple of hours of activity.
"There were few people on the street, but the gambling den was bustling with activity."
Wei Xi muttered a few words to himself, but he could only regroup and look for another target.
Unfortunately, there were very few people on the road, and Wei Xi was unwilling to prey on the elderly, weak, women, and children, so he didn't find a slave trader until almost noon.
This slave trader had shifty eyes and, for some reason, was walking down the street with two young girls.
Looking at the high-hanging sun, Wei Xi made up his mind.
With the donkey on board, Wei Xi felt that the brokerage firm was a good place to stay, at least the information was still relatively good, and it would be convenient to hide a few people there.
Following the shifty-eyed human trafficker, Wei Xi maintained a steady distance.
Perhaps because he was leading a donkey and a person along, Wei Xi's stalking did not attract the other party's attention.
"You two girls are just like that, can't you endure some hardship? Now look what's happened, you can't be slaves anymore, you can only go to that filthy place to beg for food."
Upon hearing this, the two girls started crying again, their eyes red and pitiful.
Seeing this, the slave trader sighed and said, "Now you know how to cry! It's not like you caught a sparrow. Why are you so angry? Now there's a ghost disaster, life is hard. At least you have food to eat in the brothel, which is better than being in the market."
"Alright, stop crying. If you ruin your eyes, even the building won't want you anymore!"
After listening to a few words, Wei Xi knew the destination of this trip—a brothel.
The slave trader wanted to send the two girls to a brothel, and even used a vegetable figurine to scare them.
In Wei Xi's memory, cannibalism usually occurred during years of great disaster. Although Hulu Town had been plagued by ghostly calamities, it didn't seem to be this serious. Therefore, she deduced that this was a method used by human slave traders to break the two girls' hearts.
Thinking of this, Wei Xi wrinkled his nose: compared to brothels, brokerage firms are more convenient for hiding.
Fortunately, the chaotic layout of Hulu Town provided a good opportunity. At the entrance of a small alley, Wei Xi suddenly slapped the donkey. The beast, in pain, rushed towards the slave trader and knocked him to the ground.
Wei Xi rushed over, dragged the slave trader into the alley, and quickly tied him up with a rope. Then she turned and went out, forcing the two dumbfounded girls to follow her in with a knife.
“You two are lucky,” Wei Xi stuffed a rag into the slave trader’s mouth. “You’ve run into me today. I have a favor to do, and if you do it well, I’ll spare her life.”
"If we don't handle this well, we'll have no choice but to go to the brothel district with him when he wakes up."