Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Chapter 902 902: (One)

A long street, covered with yellow sand, the shops on both sides also eroded by the sand, as if they were forged by it.

Si Snake walked at the front, Chen Long at the back.

Yu Zichuan, as usual, didn't walk properly, carrying his large bow, traversing rooftops, kicking up sand.

Meng Lang was choked by the sand, coughed a few times, and grumbled, "Can't you come down and walk? Flying around all day, do you think you're a bird?"

Yu Zichuan rewarded him with a footful of sand.

Meng Lang, frustrated, said, "Yu, won't you stop?"

All the way, he's the one carrying burdens, chopping wood, doing all the heavy work.

While Yu Zichuan didn't have to do anything.

He's been annoyed by Yu Zichuan for a long time.

And now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted a good fight with Yu Zichuan.

He threw the burdens aside, leapt onto the rooftop, and started a brawl with Yu Zichuan.

The desolate and silent ancient town, like a ghost town, without even a bird in sight.

"Your eagle is missing."

Si Snake suddenly spoke.

Qianqian said, "I don't know where it has gone, either."

That day she fainted at the edge of the cliff, was brought back by Shan Cheng, and the Hunting Eagle's whereabouts became unknown.

Shan Cheng also did not mention the Hunting Eagle.

It must have escaped.

She would rather this result than having it be controlled by Shan Cheng.

"Ban Xia, is it Ni Leng?"

Tan'er tilted her head and asked.

Ban Xia, ever since entering the town, had tightly clutched her hand, trembling as they walked.

Ban Xia: "…I'm scared."

Tan'er: "Scared of what?"

Ban Xia looked around carefully, as if fearing to disturb something, and whispered, "I heard this town is full of vengeful ghosts and spirits, I'm afraid of ghosts…"

Tan'er, without hesitation, said, "How can ghosts be scarier than people?"

Lu Yuan's lips curved slightly, "Makes sense."

Tan'er: "Yeah, right."

Qianqian also laughed, "Tan'er is right, we are new here, and have no grudges with the townspeople of Ancient Phoenix Town. Even if they turned into vengeful ghosts, it shouldn't be our lives they seek."

Saying that, she solemnly clasped her fists and bowed in all directions, "Our humble party is on its way to Liuli Island, passing through Ancient Phoenix Town. If there's any disturbance, please forgive us, seniors. When we return from Liuli Island, we will surely offer incense and paper money."

Chen Long opened his mouth, about to say why believe in such things, when he saw Lu Yuan following suit, sincerely clasping his hands and bowing.

Chen Long's lips twitched.

Si Snake looked at the bright moon obscured by dark clouds in the dome and said, "We should find a house to settle in as soon as possible, it's dangerous at night on the streets."

Qianqian blinked, "Are there really vengeful spirits?"

"Ah!"

Ban Xia clung onto Tan'er in fright.

Tan'er, being strangled, stuck out her tongue and her eyes turned white.

Si Snake: "In any case, it's dangerous."

Lu Yuan: "Have you encountered them?"

Si Snake nodded, "Both Xun Qi and I have encountered it, unclear whether it was human or ghost, we almost died."

Qianqian said, narrowing her eyes, "If even you almost died, then there must be some real danger."

"What is Xun Qi's background?"

Lu Yuan asked.

Si Snake said, "He is a disciple of the Holy Sect."

"Holy Sect?"

Qianqian was puzzled.

Although she had known Si Snake for many years, she rarely heard Si Snake mention his past.

Perhaps he had mentioned it before, but she just forgot.

Si Snake nodded, seeming to speak to her, but also to everyone, "The Holy Sect controls the West Night Royal Family, and now is the true ruler of the island."

Qianqian came to a realization, "I see."

Thinking of something, she asked cautiously, "And you…"

Si Snake calmly said, "After my parents died, I left, the West Night Royal Family has nothing to do with me anymore."

Qianqian carefully considered his words.

What he said was that the West Night Royal Family had nothing to do with him, but did not say that the entire Liuli Island had nothing to do with him.

As the Young Master of Liuli, the responsibility and mission on his shoulders must also be heavy.

"You… could you be…?"

"Yes."

Chen Long looked at them strangely, "What are you playing dumb about?"

Si Snake honestly said, "Little Nine is asking if I also want to meet the rumored West Night Saintess, and my answer is yes."

Chen Long: "How can even you believe in it?"

Si Snake didn't answer again.

Qianqian thought that what she had promised Si Snake in her past life probably also had to do with the Seven Stars in a Row and the West Night Saintess.

Could it be that she had already discovered the secret of the Seven Stars in a Row in her past life?

And told Si Snake about it?

If this is true, her relationship with Si Snake is deeper than imagined.

Yet Si Snake, in this life, didn't show any indication of it.

Qianqian fell into deep thought.

Unnoticed, Lu Yuan touched his chin, giving Si Snake a meaningful look.

The group did not walk much further and found a barely usable inn nearby.

Calling it usable only because it wasn't a dangerous building upon entering, and there was an ancient well in the backyard that hadn't dried up yet.

Chen Long asked Qianqian, Ban Xia, and Tan'er to wait outside while they went in first to tidy up.

Ban Xia said, "Let me help tidy up."

"Let the brothers do it."

Qianqian said.

Chen Long's "tidy up" was not about cleaning the room, but dealing with bones and corpses.

A quarter of an hour later, the men finished clearing the inn, but Meng Lang and Yu Zichuan were missing.

Ban Xia asked where the two had gone.

Qianqian just said they went to scout ahead.

The two, following Si Snake's instructions, didn't go too far and buried the bones behind the inn.

Ban Xia took out jerky and rice, went to the kitchen, and made a large pot of oily cured meat rice, and cooked a bowl of cured meat dumpling soup for Qianqian.

"Delicious! Delicious!"

Tan'er gobbled down the food, even Meng Lang and Yu Zichuan together couldn't eat as much as she did.

Meng Lang's mouth twitched, "So all that grain I carried is just for you to eat."

Tan'er wiped her mouth, "One more bowl!"

Meng Lang stumbled and fell off his stool.

After eating, Si Snake said, "I suggest we don't separate at night, women in one room, the rest in another, Lu Yuan and Chen Long will keep watch."

"And what about you?"

Meng Lang asked curiously.

Si Snake solemnly said, "I need to go out for a bit, and before I return, do not leave the inn, no matter what happens outside, don't respond."

"Alright, take care of yourself."

Qianqian agreed without asking what he was going to do.

Si Snake left the inn.

Meng Lang mumbled, "Isn't it supposed to be dangerous outside, asking us to hide in the inn while he runs off on his own."

Tan'er, rubbing her round belly, burped and said, "Dangerous for Ni, but just a drizzle for Brother Snake!"

Meng Lang huffed.

Lu Yuan said, "Let's rest first, I'll keep watch outside the room."

And then to Chen Long, "You keep watch in the hall."

Yu Zichuan and Meng Lang guard the back door.

While making the beds, Ban Xia sighed, "Luckily, we left Your Majesty, the Empress, and the Noble Consort in West City, or they would've suffered along the way."

West City.

Zong Zhengxi paced back and forth in the side chamber, hands clenched behind him.