Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 80: The Death Banquet

There was no reply. The waiter outside the door asked again.

Hearing this, the three of them seemed to have just woken up from a dream. They looked at each other in panic, with their faces clearly showing that they didn't want to go.

Lian Gouqie pressed the clear musical note on the table and removed the barrier.

Qin Feng looked at Wei Xi and cleared his throat as he replied, "Where's the apology? The county magistrate is busy offering sacrifices to the river. We two are just here to help. As long as nothing goes wrong during the flood season, it's fine."

Across the door, the waiter laughed, "Two immortal masters, please don't embarrass me. I'm just a messenger. How can I get involved in the affairs between the county magistrate and the immortal masters?"

Qin Feng looked at the other two for help, and saw two heads shaking like rattles, and even Gou Xie's head was shaking faster than Wei Xi's.

"You can also run an errand for us and just say that we are inconvenient to bother you. We appreciate your kindness." Qin Feng used the ready-made polite words her family taught her in her early years to deal with people, just hoping to get the matter over with.

The three of them now regarded County Magistrate Cheng as a monster, holding their breath and waiting for the waiter's reply.

The waiter outside the door was stopped by the two soldiers and had no reason to force his way in, so he replied: "The Immortal Master is an honored guest in town. It's no big deal for us to deliver a message or run an errand. It's just that the County Magistrate is sincerely entertaining him. It's always troublesome to invite him repeatedly."

Wei Xi and Lian Gouyu both shook their heads. Qin Feng didn't dare to agree. She was still a bit angry, so she said, "Just answer when I ask you to. County Magistrate Cheng's response is his business! How can you control him?"

The waiter wanted to say something, but the two people outside the door who were waiting to make a contribution quickly persuaded him to leave, fearing that he would anger the hidden little immortal master, and then they would lose their heads together with County Magistrate Cheng.

After hearing the man leave, Lian Gouqie whispered, "This waiter is so annoying! He might be County Magistrate Cheng's spy, impossible to get rid of. Xiao Xizi, can you use the same method you used to scare those two soldiers on him?"

"No," Lingyin stood on Weixi's shoulder. Weixi held out his hand and held the teacup for Lingyin to drink. After Lingyin had drunk her fill, he continued, "You can't fool this waiter."

"Those two soldiers can't be trusted either. It would be better if they don't report the news to the county government office." Wei Xi didn't expect those two to be of any use. He just wanted to clean up the mess he had made by drugging them and Qin Feng was interrogating them, and by the way, tell them to shut up and not get in the way.

"The situation is so chaotic now. What is County Magistrate Cheng's plan for holding the banquet?" Qin Feng asked.

"Tomorrow is still a day," Wei Xi counted on his fingers. "The night after tomorrow we'll have a river sacrifice. No one will die by then, but after that, it's hard to say."

"It will take three or four days to ride from Sucheng to Tangkou Town at full speed. By the time they get here and figure out what's going on, the three of us will have started to rot, right?" Lian Gouqie felt uncomfortable at the thought of bugs crawling on his body, especially those growing from his own body. He couldn't help but feel a chill.

Lian Gouqie still wanted to withdraw from Tangkou Town, but Qin Feng was still thinking about the Hu people and refused to give in.

"Besides, the situation is still unclear and County Magistrate Cheng hasn't broken off relations with us yet. We can still evacuate now. If we really wait for the river sacrifice, we won't be able to fly away even if we grow wings!"

Lian Gouye said this with real sincerity, and Qin Feng also knew that what Lian Gouye said made sense. Seeing that Wei Xi didn't say anything, he had an idea in his mind.

"Tangkou Town is indeed dangerous right now, and our forces are weak. I'm unwilling to abandon these people and let the Hu people go," Qin Feng said earnestly. "Weixi is inconspicuous, and it will be easy to deal with you if you have Ruhua. You two find a chance to retreat first, and I'll tell County Magistrate Cheng that we had a quarrel and you're returning to your sect."

"I'll stay in Tangkou Town so I can continue my investigation and keep an eye on the Hu people. When you meet the people from the government office, we can work together to resolve this matter."

Qin Feng's words didn't mean to drag Wei Xi and Lian Gouqie into a risky situation in Tangkou Town with her. It was just that if they really did what she said, Qin Feng's situation in Tangkou Town would be difficult, and it was even possible that County Magistrate Cheng would become desperate and injure Qin Feng.

Wei Xi and Qin Feng were close friends, so naturally, they wouldn't let Qin Feng take such a risk. Even though Gou Xie still felt resentful that Wei Xi had tricked him back into the Qingcheng Sect, he had been through thick and thin with Qin Feng, and he didn't want to put her in any real danger. "Leaving now wouldn't be a good idea," Wei Xi said. "Not only would it alert the enemy, but we'd have to sort out the news from the government office later, which would be troublesome."

"If you want to stay, then stay. I want to see what tricks County Magistrate Cheng plays," Lian Goujie slapped his thigh. "If I run, he can't catch me!"

Qin Feng had no idea that these two people were grateful and guilty because he stayed in Tangkou Town to dance with the wolves. He was about to say something when he saw them start to plan their next move.

Wei Xi hit the nail on the head, "County Magistrate Cheng must be up to something. Our goal is to prevent him from capturing us and using him as a sacrifice to the river, and to stop the Hu people."

"Then aren't you in danger?" Lian Gou-yu still had the energy to quip, "After all, County Magistrate Cheng prefers beggars."

Wei Xi's character is now dangerous. She has the lowest fighting power among the three. Cheng Xiancheng's violent approach just happens to restrain Wei Xi's cunning behavior.

"Then let Wei Xi and I be together?" Qin Feng suggested.

Wei Xi rejected this idea. Her current value was that she was completely invisible and could move around when Qin Feng and Lian Gouqie were unable to escape. It was worth taking some risks.

Besides, she was not so unlucky. She was mute and an orphan. Wei Xi was confident that she had become invisible in the social sense in Tangkou Town.

"The Hu people are still in the county government office, and their trucks carrying goods are parked in the backyard." Wei Xi remembered the vague shadows behind the white cloth and glanced at Lian Gou Xie.

Lian Gouqie pretended not to notice. After all, he was in the backyard at the time and had a professional disease attack. He thought he was discovered and ran away for a long distance.

"When I was repairing the plank road ahead, two of the soldiers and guards who came over were from that group of barbarians." Qin Feng remembered people's faces clearly, "but they hid in the county government office. Should we still go to the county government office?"

The hook and needle were thrown to the guard of the county government office. The mastermind Wei Xi was still here, so it was not a good time to go to the county government office again.

"These guys are here for the gold," Wei Xi recalled the scene when he visited the county government office. "They're also trying to gather information. We might have a chance to monitor them."

The three of them were now worried about when the government officials would arrive. Even without County Magistrate Cheng, holding up this group of barbarians would be a hassle. The river sacrifice was imminent, and the three of them were running out of time.

Just as he was at his wit's end, the waiter came back outside, his voice panting slightly, as if he had run back to reply, "Two immortal masters, the county magistrate has cordially invited you. He also said that the county magistrate is bedridden and has instructed him to apologize to you. The banquet has been prepared at the county office. Would you like to see it?"

Qin Feng subconsciously wanted to refuse, but suddenly remembered that the banquet was prepared in the county government office.

Qin Feng mouthed "County Yamen", and Wei Xi and Lian Gouwei also realized that they could take advantage of this banquet to go into the County Yamen to find out the background of the Hu people and find a way to trip them up.

Qin Feng replied, "It's hard to refuse such a kind offer, so I'd better obey your command respectfully!"

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