allonlinenovel Chapter 55 New Target
Chapter 55 New Target
She couldn't be a exploitative tyrant like Zhou Bapi, and with the weather getting colder, at their current pace, it would take her at least ten days to reach Ruoshui City. The town she lived in before was quite a distance from Ruoshui City.
With the New Year fast approaching, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should be able to reach Ruoshui City before then. However, it will be somewhat tiring for Yuan Yi to travel alone; demon slaves are also human—no, they are also demons—and they too get tired and feel pain.
Once they reached the town, she went to buy another demon slave to take turns driving the carriage with Yuan Yi.
"Miss, please rest for a while. I'll call you when we arrive. It'll be a while!" Yuan Yi said, turning to Lu Jinyan who had lifted the carriage curtain, while gripping the carriage reins tightly.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Lu Jinyan looked at Yuan Yi, whose nose was a little red from the cold, and became even more determined to find someone to switch shifts with Yuan Yi.
Seeing Yuan Yi diligently driving, Lu Jinyan didn't disturb him. The map was bought from the system, so following it wouldn't lead to any mistakes. Although Yuan Yi and his group had never been to Ruoshui City before, having the map meant there wouldn't be any major problems.
About an incense stick's time later, Chu Chu woke up: "Yan Yan, where are we?"
Chu Chu rubbed her eyes and yawned, looking like she hadn't woken up yet.
"We're almost at the village, just hang in there a little longer!"
Lu Jinyan reached out and rubbed Chu Chu's head. Liu Xu and Liu Qing also woke up one after another, and the four of them tidied up briefly.
Liu Xu boiled a pot of water on the stove in the carriage and made tea for everyone. Lu Jinyan asked Liu Xu to send a cup to Yuan Yi as well, so that he could drink something hot to warm himself up.
Although Yuan Yi possessed demonic power that could ward off the cold, this power would eventually run out, and such prolonged use would also harm his body. Therefore, she obtained a thicker cloak for him from the system.
Yuan Yile's mouth was practically splitting open to his ears. He felt that he had finally met the best master in the world, who not only didn't mind that he ate a lot, but also treated him so well.
He will protect the young lady well from now on and repay her kindness!
Two hours later, it was completely dark. Small lanterns were already hung in the carriage: "Miss, we've arrived at the village entrance!"
As Yuan Yi spoke, he stopped the carriage. Lu Jinyan lifted the curtain and looked outside. Not far from her, a small village with dim lights stood quietly.
"Phew, we've finally arrived. Yuan Yi, let's go in and take a look. Try to be as quiet as possible so as not to disturb the villagers!"
Lu Jinyan finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the village. She had been sitting in the carriage all day, and although she no longer gets carsick, the aches and pains in her back and buttocks were still very uncomfortable.
"Yes, Miss!" Yuan Yi replied and drove the carriage into the village. After entering the village, Yuan Yi originally wanted to ask around to see if anyone had a spare room to stay in, but he stopped after walking a few steps.
"Miss, I think this village is strange! Why don't you come down and take a look?"
"What's wrong?" Upon hearing Yuan Yi's voice, Lu Jinyan led Chu Chu and Liu Xu off the carriage. As soon as they got off, Lu Jinyan felt that something was amiss.
The village didn't look very big. Every house had its lights on, but there wasn't a single person in sight, nor could you hear a sound.
According to modern calculations, it's only seven or eight o'clock at most, which is the time when everyone is preparing dinner. Even if they ate dinner earlier and are now resting, it shouldn't be completely silent.
There were no barking dogs or chirping insects in the village, but all the lights were on, making it seem like an empty city, yet everywhere there were traces of human life.
"Yanyan, it's getting eerily quiet here. Shall we...shall we leave?"
Chu Chu tugged at Lu Jinyan's sleeve in fear, while Liu Xu and Liu Qing beside her frowned and were on guard.
"Yuan Yi, go knock on the door and see if anyone's home," Lu Jinyan instructed Yuan Yi with a frown.
"Yes!" Yuan Yi nodded. He didn't go too far. He had to make sure the young lady was within his sight. This village was too strange, and he was worried.
After knocking on two or three doors without any response, Yuan Yi finally shook his head and returned to Lu Jinyan's side.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Lu Jinyan shivered. She also felt that this place was rather frightening.
“Miss, let’s leave first. You’ll have to make do in the carriage for the night. I’ll try my best to get to the next place to stay before dawn, then you can get some rest.” The more Yuan Yi looked at the village, the stranger it seemed.
Lu Jinyan wrapped her cloak tighter around herself, and just as she was about to nod, she heard the system's voice, which had been absent for an afternoon, return.
"Ding! System notification: A new target has been detected. Please locate the target and complete the mission as soon as possible!"
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"What the heck?" Lu Jinyan was startled. In the afternoon, the system told her that it needed maintenance, so she had to disappear for a while. She ended up disappearing for the entire afternoon, and now it had returned without a word, suddenly popping up a notification sound that nearly made her tongue loll out.
"System? You're back?" Lu Jinyan called out to the system with some uncertainty.
"Wuhu, I'm back! I'm back! Did you miss me, host? Look, I've come back just in time! Otherwise, you would have missed your new target!" The system's happy voice came, and Lu Jinyan's lips twitched.
How about we maintain it and bring it back to normal? The system will become interesting again...
"You mean a new objective? Is that what I mean?"
"Yes! That's exactly what the host understands it to mean!"
"Where is it? This time it's a normal human, or a normal demon? Please don't make me seduce any more small animals. I'm not a beast tamer. At least make them take human form!"
Lu Jinyan had a love-hate relationship with the system. It had happened twice in a row, once with Chu Chu and once with Mo Xuan. She was really afraid that this time the system would give her a target to conquer, like a big tree or a rooster in the village!
"Don't worry, host, this time it's a proper demon, in human form, not reverted to its original form!" It's just that its appearance is a bit pathetic... The system chuckled awkwardly.
"That's good. By the way, what's going on with this village? Is it safe?" The target of the raid is here, so she definitely can't leave now, but she also has to be responsible for everyone's safety.
"Safety! Safety is paramount, host. Are you questioning my competence?" The system snorted with some dissatisfaction.