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Chapter 366 A Sure Thing (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The stepmother brought Xu Yuan two new crafts.

Using the ingredients from a cook, a snuff bottle was crafted.

It can emit a special fragrance.

Upon smelling this fragrance, both humans and evil spirits will temporarily lose their senses and follow the scent in a daze.

This piece is of fifth-rate craftsmanship.

A folding fan was crafted using tree eyes, but it only had twelve fan ribs, which corresponded to the remaining twelve tree eyes.

Each time the folding fan is opened, Xu Yuan can be teleported out.

However, the teleportation location is random.

This is a craftsman's tool used to escape.

It can only be used twelve times, and each use will consume one fan bone.

The stepmother hadn't had time to deal with the remaining materials.

For example, Deng Linyue's spider web and Spider Lady, as well as that clump of foul silk, the stepmother plans to combine them together. She has an idea but hasn't had time to do it yet.

As for Qi Yue's fabric, his stepmother had an idea that she was very satisfied with.

So after arriving in Champa, he took three hairpins and counting rods from Xu Yuan.

They're going to combine them together and forge a piece that might be a fourth-rate artifact!
Xu Yuan is very much looking forward to this.

He assured his stepmother, "Just tell me what kind of fabric you need. If I don't have it here, you can buy it at the old market in Xiaoximiao. If you don't have it in Xiaoximiao, you can buy it at Guanghuo Street."

During the days of "banning shadows," the city was indeed quiet.

Around mid-afternoon, the older of the fox sisters returned.

“Someone went to Xiapo Village today! They were even more furtive than us, it seems they were looking for those water buffaloes.”

Xu Yuan then waved his hand, using the "Dragon Spitting Mirage" trick to conjure up Gao Wanli's appearance: "Is this the person?"

"It's her!"

Xu Yuan nodded: "She didn't find the water buffalo, so what?"

“She had just left before I came back; it seems she went to Dongzha Village.”

Xu Yuan said, "Go back immediately, catch up with her, and keep an eye on what she's been doing."

The older sister's eyes darted around, and she thought to herself that she couldn't let this villain order us around for nothing anymore.

"What benefits would it bring us sisters to work for you?"

Xu Yuan smiled slightly: "Think about it, in Ghost Witch Mountain, whose trickery skills do you covet the most? I'll help you get them."

"Really?"

My sister's eyes lit up.

Xu Yuan nodded: "I will never go back on my word."

"it is good."

Sister Fox left full of anticipation.

Last time I used the term "hope for fate" to describe Gao Wanli.

Xu Yuan then discovered the problem.

Gao Wanli was not only a craftsman, but also a scholar of "agricultural methods".

At any other time, Xu Yuan would not have suspected anything.

But Sister Hei from Xiapo Village is a strange creature created by the farming method.

Xu Yuan naturally kept a close eye on things.

That's why I went to Miao Yu and got detailed information about the Gao family.

It now appears that Gao Wanli's "arrangements" were not limited to Xiapo Village alone.

Two members of the Fu family died, and Fu Chongjiu was one of the most important heirs of the Fu family.

The silkworm cocoons went missing, and the owners sent two groups of people over, but then they went silent.

Xu Yuan didn't think they would let it go so easily.

Now it seems they really have colluded.

Xu Yuan did not intend to deal with Gao Wanli this time.

Xu Yuan now needs the follow-up to the "Dragon Transformation Technique" so that he can cultivate it to the fifth level before the Ghost Festival in July.

His Dragon Transformation Technique came from Fu Shuanghui.

They could barely be considered sixth-rate.

But in reality, it's still a bit worse than a sixth-rate company.

Xu Yuan stroked his chin in the duty room, pondering how to bait Gao Wanli and then lure the Fu family out.

But you can't reveal yourself.

...Gao Wanli didn't return until it was almost dark.

I spent a whole day traveling around Champa, visiting seven or eight villages and towns. It was really tiring.

Gao Wanli had never worked this hard before.

Her hatred for Xu Yuan and Lin Wanmo gave her tremendous motivation.

Back at the yamen, Gao Wanli unexpectedly ran into Lao Qin.

Old Qin was startled by Gao Wanli's appearance and shuddered: "What kind of strange thing is this, daring to act so presumptuously in my Champa office—hey, hey, it's Lord Gao, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

Old Qin didn't recognize him at first glance.

Heavy makeup is prohibited today, so Gao Wanli went out without makeup.

She is indeed ugly...

At least she looks presentable with makeup on.

Without makeup, and after a long day of running around outside, coming back with disheveled hair is bound to cause misunderstandings.

Gao Wanli was so angry that she trembled all over and her whole body stiffened.

By the time he realized what was happening, Lao Qin had already run away.

"You bastard!" Gao Wanli gritted her teeth. "Once we bring down Xu Yuan, you'll be the first one we deal with!"

Gao Wanli snorted coldly: "Martial arts cultivator, not good-looking, but with a strong physique. Don't be a silver-plated spearhead, or you'll disappoint me!"

Gao Wanli was already married.

She was born into a noble family and possessed extraordinary talent.

But its appearance is really not presentable.

The family had originally planned a marriage alliance, and after everything was agreed upon, the two parties met, but the man absolutely refused to agree.

After several such incidents, Gao Wanli was deeply affected. Six years ago, she saw a very handsome scholar on the street and immediately ordered her men to snatch him away.

Scholars lived in poverty, without power or influence.

He was then forced into marriage by Gao Wanli.

After that, Gao Wanli became unrestrained, having countless male lovers, if not countless.

She enjoyed playing mahjong, and if she had nothing to do in the afternoon, she would summon three handsome subordinates to play with her until evening, and then choose one of them to serve her overnight.

Old Qin's dislike of her appearance only fueled Gao Wanli's rebellious spirit.

I'm still going to sleep with you!

……

Xu Yuan not only had the fox sisters keep an eye on Gao Wanli, but also had Lang Xiaoba secretly keep an eye on Gao Wanli's courtyard.

As soon as Gao Wanli returned, Xu Yuan went out.

The city gates were already closed, but when Lord Xu flashed his badge, the soldiers guarding the gates dared not ask any questions and quietly opened a crack in the gates to let Lord Xu out.

Xu Yuan found the fox sisters outside the city and ordered, "Lead the way."

The two little foxes then ran off with all their might, and Xu Yuan, wearing a mud mask, followed behind.

Two large, fluffy tails swayed back and forth in front of Lord Xu.

The first place we visited was Dongzha Village.

When the fox sister returned during the day, she called her younger sister to go after Gao Wanli together.

Their noses were very sensitive, and they caught up with Gao Wanli in no time by following the scent.

Dongzha Village was named after a sluice gate used for irrigating fields in the early years.

This is a large village with more than two hundred households and over a thousand people.

Tonight, the stars are twinkling, and beside the long-abandoned sluice gate, there is a pond about seven or eight acres in size.

The water surface shimmered, and ripples spread silently in layers.

Then dozens of ferocious snake heads emerged from underwater.

They didn't act immediately; they just stretched out of the water, about seven or eight feet above the surface, and quietly gazed at the night sky, as if listening intently to the sounds around them.

During this process, the water snake's body swells and thickens, its scales begin to rot, and clumps of fleshy growths resembling aquatic plants sprout from the wounds!

The entire pond looked incredibly strange and terrifying.

……

Gao Wanli took a hot bath, lay comfortably on the bed, and couldn't help but laugh.

Although the strange occurrences in Xiapo Village have inexplicably disappeared, the other villages have been very successful.

Tomorrow, a series of tragic news will reach Champa.

Xu Yuan was definitely powerless to reverse the situation.

As for the hundreds of innocent villagers who perished at the hands of evil spirits... she didn't care at all. They were just commoners, their lives as cheap as weeds, so what if they died?

(End of this chapter)