ushernet Chapter 256 The Strange Old Man at the Inn, People from the Spirit King's Mansion!
Chapter 256 The Strange Old Man at the Inn, People from the Spirit King's Mansion!
Chapter 256 The Strange Old Man at the Inn, People from the Spirit King's Mansion!
Seeing Zhou Wei acting mysteriously, the eldest princess laughed.
Are you trying to tell me that you have the ability to conjure things out of thin air?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wei looked at the princess in surprise.
"Princess, you knew all along?"
"How could I not know? You quickly brought Abao a watermelon and some sweet-smelling milk with a chubby baby with sparse hair and a round head drawn on it."
As she spoke, Jiang Yueli couldn't help but smile.
"That jar was bright red. Although I've only seen it twice, it left a deep impression on me. It doesn't seem like something that the Great Zhou could make."
Zhou Wei scratched her head, not surprised at all, as she hadn't really tried to hide these things from the Princess.
However, Jiang Yueli was truly understanding. Even if she had questions, she wouldn't ask them unless Zhou Wei brought them up, so as not to cause trouble for Zhou Wei.
The system was another big secret of Zhou Wei besides her time travel; it could also be considered her cheat code.
Now that the princess had mentioned it, Zhou Wei also told her about the existence of the system.
Unexpectedly, the princess's brow remained furrowed after hearing the story.
After a long pause, he asked, "Weiwei, your system can exchange for so many powerful items, all with just money. Logically speaking, it should be the simplest."
“But you’ve been in the Great Zhou for so long, and apart from exchanging some food for feeding A Bao, you’ve never paid any attention to those things.”
"Do you, like me, have some concerns about this so-called system?"
Do you have any concerns?
Zhou Wei thought about it carefully, and perhaps it really was true!
Or perhaps subconsciously, she didn't want to rely too much on the system, so even though she could redeem it with money, she didn't.
"At first, I didn't have the money to exchange items because I was just a lowly palace maid with a meager monthly salary. Later, Su Yunjin appeared, and after seeing her system, I suddenly became somewhat reluctant to exchange items through the system."
The eldest princess said with a serious expression, "Now it seems that your idea was correct."
"Think about that monk Yuanxing, who took away the exchange function in Su Yunjin's system, it's like he's been bewitched."
"I'm afraid this high monk has become obsessed with exchanging for items from the system!"
When you become obsessed, you go mad!
The fact that Yuanxing insisted on taking Jiang Nianmei's body shows that he had completely lost his humanity in his desire to exchange for items.
The eldest princess added, "Of course, so far, your system is still good, and the rewards are quite helpful to you."
Speaking of rewards, Zhou Wei suddenly remembered that the system had not yet issued any rewards after the "Crown Princess Runs Away with a Baby" chapter ended.
It's probably acting up again!
“So, I now use this redemption function as a life assistant,” Zhou Wei said, pulling out a bunch of food from somewhere and dumping it all on the table. “The prices of these food, drinks and other necessities are about the same as the market prices outside, so it’s like a mobile convenience store.”
The eldest princess was amused by Zhou Wei.
She thought about it carefully and realized that probably very few people would obtain such a powerful system and use it like Zhou Wei did.
Most people would risk their lives to obtain those extraordinary pills and cultivation techniques.
This is a huge temptation; it's a gamble on human nature!
With food and lodging secured, everyone was finally able to rest comfortably for one night.
Early the next morning, Jiang Zao fetched water for everyone to wash up. The little monk Zhu Qi had already finished his morning prayers and went to feed the little red horse.
When Zhu Qi returned from feeding the horses, his face was flushed. Despite being dressed in thin clothes in the cold weather, he didn't seem to be in any discomfort.
"Sister Zhou Wei, when I was doing my morning lessons just now, I noticed that there was something wrong with the old man at the post station."
Zhou Wei was washing her face when she heard this and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"He seems to be a cultivator, but I can't tell his level of cultivation, nor can I sense any fluctuations in his aura."
Zhou Wei looked at Zhu Qi speechlessly: "Little bald guy, do you want to listen to what you're saying? If you can't sense anything, how can you be sure there's something wrong with him?"
Zhu Qi said with a serious expression, "I have a feeling, and I can also smell the blood on him. He has probably killed a lot of people."
These words startled Jiang Zao, as she had the most contact with the old man yesterday.
The other person seemed kind and compassionate, a pitiful person, not at all as terrible as Zhu Qi described!
"Zhu Qi, could it be that you're imagining things?"
Before Zhu Qi could answer, Tan Lin walked in again and closed the door.
Then he said, "Zhu Qi was right, that old man is indeed suspicious."
Now, apart from Shen Shuqing, all of our own people are in the Princess and Zhou Wei's room.
Although men and women are different, people in the martial arts world don't care about formalities. The princess didn't care about formalities either. In just over ten days, everyone became familiar with each other and could chat together.
Jiang poured tea for everyone before Tan Lin continued, "In that old man's room, I found some items from all over the country."
Jiang Zao asked, puzzled, "What's so strange about that? Maybe he just thought it was fun and bought it himself?"
“No!” Tan Lin said firmly, “Over the past ten years, I have traveled all over the country and have gained my current knowledge.”
"There was a green brocade object hanging in his room. It was a specialty of the East China Sea and was extremely expensive. Ordinary people could never afford it."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wei realized that the old man really did have a problem.
If your spending power doesn't match your income, there's definitely a big problem!
Either the old man has a side business, or his money came from illegitimate sources.
He wouldn't be a mere innkeeper to be involved in embezzlement and bribery; the only option left is robbery!
"You mean, those items in his room, which came from all over the country, might have been obtained through robbery and murder?" Jiang Zao's voice trembled slightly.
She had never traveled far from home before, and this was her first time going out, and she encountered such a terrifying thing, which broadened her horizons.
Tan Lin nodded, "I just took the opportunity to check the terrain and walked around the post station. I found that the slope behind the post station has particularly lush vegetation."
“The weather is cold now, but some flowers that are out of season have bloomed. I suspect that there are many corpses buried under that slope.”
When you use succulents to nourish your flowers, they will bloom in abundance!
The old man didn't grow flowers on the hillside specifically; he just killed someone and buried them there because it was convenient for him.
The more you bury, the more unique that piece of land becomes!
"Strange, really strange. If that old man really is a cultivator, what is he doing guarding this inn? Could it be that he just wants to ambush some travelers and collect some meager sums of money?" Zhou Wei felt that this didn't make sense.
The eldest princess fell into deep thought, and a clue began to form in her mind.
However, her idea was somewhat absurd, and she would have to go to the First Prince's residence to confirm it.
"When I left the capital, I had already sent a letter to my elder brother, and he knew that I was coming."
"We have now arrived at the post station in Ningzhou Prefecture. I'm sure my elder brother will send someone to pick us up soon."
No sooner had the princess finished speaking than the old man from the post station's voice rang out from outside.
"Your Highness, the Prince of Ling's men have arrived and are requesting an audience."
Upon hearing this title, Zhou Wei's heart skipped a beat. "Ling" was not a good title. It seemed that the Great Zhou Emperor truly disliked this eldest prince.
The eldest princess led her entourage out and saw a procession of carriages outside the post station, complete with ceremonial guards.
Upon seeing Jiang Yueli, the leader immediately bowed in respect.
"Your humble servant, Huo Shan, the Chief Clerk of the Prince Ling's Palace, pays respects to Your Highness the Crown Princess!"
When the princess heard him introduce himself, her face immediately darkened.
Even Shen Shuqing, the daughter of a noble family who grew up in a poor, remote area, looked at the procession in surprise and was very puzzled.
Zhou Wei stepped forward and said to Huo Shan, "Minister Huo, Her Highness the Crown Princess is the heir apparent. How could the Prince of Ling's mansion send such a lowly official as you to greet Her Highness?"
These words were naturally meant to humiliate Huo Shan. The official in charge of the Prince's Palace was a ninth-rank official, not even considered an unranked official.
The fact that the eldest prince sent a low-ranking official of the ninth grade to welcome the eldest princess is quite disrespectful!