The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 204 - 133 Escape_2

Chapter 204: Chapter 133 Escape_2

Ning Xiaoxian is not that she can’t afford tea, but she always prefers not to show off, so she only ordered this. Seeing more oblivious people coming over, she sighed inwardly, silently thinking about how to send him away without drawing too much attention. It is a critical time now, she even wishes she could become invisible.

Just as the man came over uninvited and was about to take a seat next to her, he just heard a crisp voice from behind: "Excuse me, mister, please make way! Don’t take our seats!"

Mister? Everyone looked at the man and couldn’t help but burst into laughter. His face was full of stubble, almost inscribing all the vicissitudes on his face, indeed appearing to be around forty years old, but with no wrinkles around his eyes, his real age was actually much younger.

The man also darkened his face, turned to look at the person who had spoken, and only saw a blur before his eyes as two gusts of wind arose beside him. By the time he turned back, there was a child sitting on each of the two chairs at Ning Xiaoxian’s table, both giggling at him.

"So fast!" He actually hadn’t seen clearly how these two kids moved. Looking closely, the faces of these two kids looked exactly the same, and now thinking back, the words just spoken were said in unison by the two kids, without a single word differing, even synchronously!

Ning Xiaoxian was sitting at a table by the window, which originally could only seat three people. With the twins arriving, the seats were fully occupied.

The man wasn’t dumb; these twins didn’t look like the typically good-looking identical twins, instead, their skin was waxen yellow, and their cheekbones slightly high, even though they were smiling politely their eyes were cold, giving off a sinister vibe. He had only wanted to strike up a conversation with a beautiful lady, there was no need to invite big trouble for himself, so the hand that was already stretched out midway changed direction and he scratched his head instead.

Ning Xiaoxian turned to him and said apologetically: "I’m really sorry, my younger brothers are late, this table is already full, I can’t invite you to join us."

The man got an excuse to step back, quickly said "No worries" twice, and sheepishly went back to his own table.

This little episode in a station full of strangers was not worth mentioning, and everyone’s attention quickly shifted elsewhere. Ning Xiaoxian looked at the two little ones in front of her, displeased: "Why did you only come now?"

Meeting with the two little bat demons was her real business in coming to the station, otherwise, why would she need to stop for lodging while carrying people from the God Demon Prison with her?

The two little bat demons had already sneaked out into the wilderness before her arrival in Rock City, making their own living arrangements. But they had made a Blood Oath for her, so no matter the distance between them, they could sense their master’s commands and intentions. Ning Xiaoxian had a premonition last night before sneaking into the Wen Residence that she could no longer stay in Rock City, so she notified the two little bat demons to prepare for departure. Within ten miles of the north, south, east, and west exits of Rock City, there must be stations set up to facilitate the passage of merchants, which was the most suitable place for an encounter.

"Sister, you changed direction halfway through!" Bai Hong cooed, "Wasn’t it supposed to not meet here? We both rushed over day and night." She was referring to her notification to them yesterday after slipping into the waterway, temporarily changing the meeting point.

The speed of these two little bat demons in grabbing seats just now was even faster than Siping County’s reaction, it seems that the past several days of wilderness survival were also not easy for them. Especially with the approaching great surge of the Emperor’s Fluid, the Demon Clan was restless. Although the clothes of the two little ones were not torn, the inevitable dirt and wear made Ning Xiaoxian recall her blissful life in Rock City, indulging in delicious food, which made her feel somewhat guilty.

Even though they are demons, after all, they are still young.

For the journey ahead, she planned to travel with the twins. Firstly, for mutual support, and secondly, to provide cover. Now she was a young woman accompanied by two children, no one could possibly link her with Wen Liangyu now, right?

"Why was everyone staring at me when I entered the inn just now?" She wasn’t being narcissistic.

Bai Jing chuckled, "When walking in these mountains and wilds, even big men have to sweat profusely, who else could stay as dry and fresh as you, sister? It would be strange if you didn’t attract attention!"

Upon hearing this, she raised her head, indeed every entering guest was almost drenched in sweat; no wonder she stood out earlier. It seems, details are very important, Ning Xiaoxian! She quietly reminded herself.

Now that she had waited for the bat demon twins, she didn’t delay any further, and took the two with her as she left.

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That evening, they finally found a farmhouse to stay at before sunset.

This farmhouse was still part of the outskirts of Rock City, under the protection of Rock City and the Clearing Void Sect, thus this little farm was rarely disturbed by demons and myopic thieves.

In various martial arts and immortal novels she had read before, the protagonist could always find a place to stay in the wilderness, and the homeowners were always kind-hearted old men or old ladies. But when she found a household in this farmhouse and just opened her mouth to state her intentions, the middle-aged uncle across straightforwardly said: "One tael of silver per day! If you want meals included, that will be an additional three maces!"

She was baffled, isn’t the countryside supposed to be known for its simplicity? Why talk about money right away? Although she had planned to operate through silver.

However, she didn’t know that the business in Rock City had been growing over recent years, and even the farmers in the outlying farms often pick and choose their lodging guests. Even the most rustic villagers, when seeing an opportunity to make money, wouldn’t let it go, especially since many merchants originally didn’t lack the small amount of money needed for lodging, all thinking like Ning Xiaoxian to use silver to pave the way, this habituated many farmers to become greedy.

The upper room for one tael of silver a day only provided a hot pot of water, and there was no chance of taking a bath. Although she was exhausted all over, she felt the bedclothes were hard and cold to touch, and greasy at hand, how could she dare to lie down? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)