Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 115 Gift of Scarf

The next day, the group continued on their journey.

It is deep winter, and the weather is getting colder day by day.
The carriage that Yan Ciwan, Chaolu, Liu, and Luhua were riding in was relatively better. Xiao Wang and Li Chengge had been riding horses all the time and had no way to avoid the cold wind, so they could only grit their teeth and endure it.

Along the way, Uncle Jiu was very worried about whether Xiao Wang's body could withstand it. After all, Xiao Wang had been in poor health since childhood and was often sick. Later, because he learned internal skills, his body became stronger, but he still needed to pay attention to recuperation and must not be careless.

The result was beyond Uncle Jiu's expectations. After traveling for more than half a month, Xiao Wang was still fine and showed no signs of illness or discomfort.

On the contrary, Li Chengge couldn't withstand the cold and fell ill.

He was transferred to a carriage and handed over to the care of Chaolu, Liu and Luhua. Yan Ciwan rode on Li Chengge's horse, and the group sped up to Luzhou City.

To enter the city, one needs to check his pass. Yan Ciwan took out his pass and successfully passed the inspection of the soldiers at the city gate.

The group found an inn called Linshen Luyuan in the city.

They stayed in the store. Li Chengge developed a fever that night and vomited. After diagnosing him, Liu said that he was suffering from acclimatization and cold.

Liu performed acupuncture on Li Chengge, and he finally stopped vomiting, but his high fever persisted.

Cha Bingliang was extremely anxious and stayed by the bedside to take care of Li Chengge.

Chaolu took the prescription to get the medicine, then boiled the medicine herself and gave it to Cha Bingliang to feed Li Chengge.

After taking the medicine, Li Chengge felt dizzy and fell asleep on the bed.

When he woke up the next day, Li Chengge no longer had a fever, but he was still very weak. Mrs. Liu said that he had to rest for about three days before he could continue his journey.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Li Chengge's condition had improved.

Liu had been busy all night, so Luhua helped her back to her room to catch up on some sleep.

Yan Ciwan was still concerned about Mengdie Villa, so she went to ask the store clerk about it.

When the guy heard the words "Mengdie Villa", his expression changed immediately.

"That's not a good place. What are you asking about it for?"

Yan Ciwan said, "A friend I haven't seen for many years asked me to meet him at Mengdie Villa. Is there something wrong with that place?"

The waiter lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I heard that there is a fox demon in that place recently. The fox demon can confuse people and eat their hearts. It is very evil!"

Yan Ciwan immediately thought of the story about a pretty fox demon who met a scholar.

She said suspiciously, "This must be fake. The so-called fox demons are all made up in the stories. How can there really be fox demons in this world?"

Seeing that she didn't believe him, the guy became even more excited.

"Don't disbelieve me. Someone saw this with their own eyes. Mr. Chu of Mengdie Villa ordered thirty kilograms of mutton from Zhangji Mutton Shop in our city. Zhang Dalang drove a donkey cart into the mountains to deliver the mutton to Mengdie Villa. It was getting dark at the time and the mountain road was difficult to walk on. The manager of the villa kindly asked him to stay for a night before returning. As a result, he saw a fox demon in the villa that night. It is said that the fox demon had a bloody mouth full of white fangs. Zhang Dalang was so scared that he fainted on the spot. Before dawn the next day, he hurried down the mountain. After returning home, he fell seriously ill. It is said that he is still a little dazed. This matter was spread to everyone in the city. Everyone suspected that Zhang Dalang might have his soul sucked away by the fox demon. He had to ask a Taoist priest or a witch to exorcise the evil spirit and call back his soul."

Seeing that what he said was so convincing and seemed to be true, Yan Ciwan couldn't help but wonder, are there really fox demons in this world?
She had never believed in these stories about gods and ghosts before, but she herself suffered from soul-leaving syndrome, and her soul would often leave her body, and she needed Xiao Wang's help to play the piano to summon her soul.

Since she encountered such a strange thing, others might not be unable to do so. Yan Ciwan was confident of her martial arts prowess and was not afraid of anyone she encountered. However, if the opponent was a fox demon, she would be a little unsure. After all, she had never dealt with demons and ghosts before, so she didn't know how to deal with them.

The clerk kindly advised, "You'd better change the meeting place with your friend. Don't go to Mengdie Villa. If you run into a fox demon, you will be like Zhang Dalang, and even your soul will be seduced by the fox demon."

Yan Ciwan thanked him for his kindness, but still wanted to know where Mengdie Villa was?
Although that place sounds dangerous, she is already here, so it can't be a wasted trip, right?

As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is false. No matter what, you have to go and see it with your own eyes. Only after you see it with your own eyes can you know whether the rumors are true or false.

The guy couldn't do anything about her and could only say.

"Mengdie Villa is on Qibao Mountain, 30 miles east of the city. There is a memorial stone at the foot of the mountain. It is very conspicuous and you can see it when you get there. There is a mountain road next to the memorial stone. Just follow the mountain road and you should be able to see Mengdie Villa when you reach the halfway point of the mountain."

Yan Ciwan took out five copper coins and handed them over: "Thank you for letting me know."

The guy didn't expect that he could earn extra money just by chatting for a few minutes. He happily took the money and did not forget to give some instructions at the end.

"It's getting colder recently. It should snow in two days. By then, the mountain will be closed due to heavy snow and no one will be able to enter. If you really want to go to Mengdie Mountain Villa, it's best to go and come back quickly in the next two days to avoid being trapped in the mountain by the heavy snow."

Yan Ciwan thanked him again.

At this time, Liu and Li Chengge were still resting, and Yan Ciwan called everyone except them over.

She said to everyone, "You stay here and take care of Li Sanlang. I'll go look for Mengdie Villa. I'll come back and tell you when I find the location."

Chaolu was worried because they were unfamiliar with the place. "You are alone. What if you meet bad guys? I will go with you to look for them."

Xiao Wang also said: "I will go with you too."

Yan Ciwan did not try to be stubborn and she accepted the kindness from Xiao Wang and Chao Lu.

Uncle Jiu also wanted to go with them.

Xiao Wang asked Uncle Jiu to stay in the hotel. Li Chengge was still sick, and Cha Bingliang, Liu and Luhua did not know martial arts. If they encountered danger, they would not even be able to protect themselves. Uncle Jiu had to stay to protect the safety of the four of them.

Uncle Jiu had no choice but to follow Xiao Wang's arrangements.

So they temporarily split into two groups.

Liu, Luhua, Cha Bingliang and Uncle Jiu stayed in the hotel to take care of the sick Li Chengge, while Yan Ciwan, Xiao Wang and Chaolu went to look for Mengdie Villa together.

In order to facilitate movement, Yan Ciwan and Chaolu both changed into lighter Hu clothing and leather boots.

Xiao Wang took out the fox fur scarf he had already made. He planned to take this opportunity to give the scarf to Yan Ci Wan, but when he found Yan Ci Wan, he discovered that she already had a beige rabbit fur scarf around her neck.

Seeing him staring at her scarf, Yan Ciwan took the initiative to explain.

"It must be very cold in the mountains. A-Lu was afraid that I would get cold, so she gave me one of her scarves. Isn't this scarf pretty?"

(End of this chapter)