Chapter 362: Shouzheng Teahouse
Faced with the questioning from the old locust tree, Xiaoya felt a mountain of pressure.

Obviously, this explanation seemed perfect to her, so why was the other party so sure that she was lying?

Has she really seen through it, or is she just not sure, so she’s using this rhetoric to trick her?

Or is he just looking for an excuse to get himself into trouble?

Faced with this unknown, Xiaoya had no way of telling which one was the truth.

Since you can’t tell the difference, just stick to the original strategy.

Xiaoya insisted on her original statement: “I don’t understand what you are saying. This is what happened.”

The old locust tree was silent for a few seconds, then let out a long sigh: “Ah…Xiaoya, I am very disappointed in you.”

“I know you are lying to me, and you should also know that you can’t deceive me, but why do you insist?”

“I’ll tell him about this. If he’s interested, he might come and talk to you in person. I hope you’ll have a good chat then.”

When Xiaoya heard the old locust tree mention the madman, it was like triggering a keyword, and the fear in her heart was awakened.

This traumatic memory instinctively prompted her to escape, surrender, and collapse, and drove her to kneel down and admit her mistakes and seek possible forgiveness.

However, she still forced herself to suppress the urge: “I really don’t understand what you are talking about.”

“Even if he came in person, I would say the same thing.”

Old locust tree: “Well, since you have made your choice, I hope you won’t regret it.”

After saying that, the two hanged players turned around and left the fourth floor, going downstairs and leaving.

The players lying on the operating table breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. Fortunately, the other party did not come over to check, so they did not have to risk being caught.

At the same time, they were also guessing what the voice that was talking to Xiaoya was.

It sounded as if even a powerful ghost like Xiaoya was extremely afraid of that voice, and there was even a bit of fear in it.

And such a powerful ghost seems to be asking about the miracle worker. Did the miracle worker offend the other party because of something?
It was truly a fight between gods and masters. This level of game and struggle was something they had no way of intervening in.

They themselves tried to avoid it as much as possible. If they were caught in it, with their small bodies, they would be killed if they were easily touched.

After lying on the operating table for a while, my body seemed to be frozen and my temperature kept dropping.

The clumsy guy really wants to get up from here and move his legs a little.

Unfortunately, Xiaoya had no intention of letting them go, and they had no way to escape on their own, not even able to speak.

Shit! Am I going to freeze to death on this operating table?

There was dead silence all around him, and a feeling of quiet despair continued to spread and grow in his heart.

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……

The sun sets and it is evening again.

Many townspeople were sitting in Shouzheng Teahouse, drinking tea and chatting.

They gathered in groups of three or four around the tea table, drinking tea and chatting.

“Your house was blown down? Oh… My house was blown down too. It’s so sad!”

“That’s right. My house was built only 20 years ago and it was still in good condition. It was warm in winter and cool in summer. How come it’s gone all of a sudden!” “As long as people are still alive, the house can always be rebuilt. Many people have lost their houses along with them…”

“It’s so difficult! This town is getting more and more chaotic. I really want to take my family and leave here.”

“Haha! Leave? Our roots are in this town. Look, who would have a good ending if they wanted to escape from those people?”

“When can things return to the way they were before, so I can work and live in peace!”

“Hey! Kid, didn’t you always say that there were too many rules in this town and you felt you didn’t have enough freedom? Now you want to go back to the way things were?”

“That was because I was ignorant before. Now I understand that compared with freedom, safety and stability are more important.”

“I heard that these troubles happened because outsiders messed around and violated the town’s taboos, which caused big trouble.”

“He’s so unlucky. Why doesn’t he listen to advice? I told him not to touch the taboos, but he just won’t listen.”

“It’s okay to get yourself killed, but why do you have to drag us down with you? What a sin!”

……

Originally, the teahouse would have closed at this time.

However, because many houses were destroyed by the explosion, the kind-hearted teahouse owner turned the teahouse into a refugee shelter for the townspeople to rest.

During the conversation, their eyes gradually turned towards the door.

A stranger walked in. He had such a strong aura that people dared not look him in the face.

They have only experienced this feeling of having no control over their fate from ghosts.

The townspeople who had been muttering about outsiders didn’t dare to speak anymore after seeing the real person. The teahouse went from being noisy to extremely quiet.

The person who came was Su Ming. He had been busy in the town during the day and had cleared up all the taboos in the town.

The only remaining taboo is in the teahouse. As long as we can handle this, all the taboos in the town will be handled.

After the matter was accomplished, all that was left was to leave Huaishu Town, the most dangerous forbidden area, within three days.

The teahouse owner at the front desk wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand and put on a forced smile: “Sir, what kind of tea would you like to drink?”

“Green tea includes Biluochun and Maofeng, black tea includes Jinjunmei and Dianhong, oolong tea includes Tieguanyin and Dahongpao, and the only white tea left is Shoumei…”

He briefly introduced the various types of tea in the teahouse in one breath as if he was speaking a monologue.

Su Ming said, “Bring me a pot of Da Hong Pao.”

The teahouse owner nodded and said, “Okay, the tables downstairs are all occupied. If you don’t want to share a table, the private room on the second floor, Dongxueju, is still vacant. How about you go there and take a rest?”

“Then let’s go to Dongxueju.” Su Ming nodded, took out a few banknotes and settled the bill for tea first.

“Thank you.” The teahouse owner thanked him and then reminded him, “According to the rules of this teahouse, when you are drinking tea and playing cards or mahjong, if someone wants to join in, no matter who they are, you cannot allow them to sit down. There is nothing else to do. Do you understand?”

“Of course I know.” After saying that, he went up the wooden stairs to the second floor.

Only after he left did the first floor of the teahouse begin to become lively again.

The townspeople who were drinking tea here dared to start chatting again, and they didn’t dare to speak loudly, just chat in low voices.

The subject of discussion was naturally Su Ming who had just come upstairs.

(End of this chapter)