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275,—the thirtieth cannon fodder—(2/2)

"Is there anyone? Is there anyone?"

"We are here to stay, is the shopkeeper here?"

The Tenth Prince spoke several times, but no one answered. The two of them went upstairs. As soon as they reached the stairs, they saw a rickety old man standing in front of the door of a guest room.

The old man also looked at them, "Are you here to die too?"

"Hello, old man, I'm passing by here to stay." The Tenth Prince said politely, cupping his hands.

Unexpectedly, the old man sneered, "The policeman from the Yamen just left. Didn't he tell you that you can't stay here?"

"I told you, but I'm too lazy to leave, so I just want to stay here." The Tenth Prince returned to his usual unruly demeanor, waving his fan and saying in a rather rogue manner.

The old man sneered again, "Your laziness will harm you. Within twelve hours, you will hate your laziness very much. While you are not sick yet and the sky is not completely dark, I advise you.

It’s better to leave quickly before your life is in danger.”

"Haha, I don't believe it." The Tenth Prince leaned against the railing, "You won't let me live here, so I just live here. Tell me, how much money is it for one night? We are all tired and need to rest."

"I don't make money from dead people. If you can survive tonight, then I will ask for your money again." After saying this, the old man coughed twice, turned around and returned to the room.

Taomi looked at the empty corridor and felt a little unaccustomed to it. The decoration here was pretty good for a small county town. It was packed with people compared to before, but now it was so quiet that there wasn't even a mouse.

No more, it's a bit desolate.

Pushing open a door, the inside was also covered with dust. Then the Tenth Prince came in, "Do you feel strange?"

"How to say?"

"Look here, there are dust on the table and on the floor, but didn't the waiter say that someone died here two days ago? In such a big inn, even if all the guest rooms are not full, the waiter should be cleaning it, right?

But look at it now, it looks like it hasn’t been cleaned for ten days and a half." The tenth prince said with great disgust as his fingers were sticky with dust on the table.

"You really shouldn't have been so quick to talk just now. Where are you going to sleep tonight?"

Taomi looked at the Tenth Prince and said, "You really want to sleep. I thought you stayed here just to see what was going on."

"That's right, we're here to see ghosts, so of course we can't sleep."

Tao Mi wiped a stool and sat by the window. Looking out from here, she could see the vendors on the street who had closed down their stalls one after another. Lanterns were lit at their entrances, and smoke floated from the roof, giving a look of time.

A peaceful look.

But why has this place become a land of tigers and wolves that everyone fears? What secrets are there that deserve those people to be so afraid, and what is it that the old man just said that makes them unable to survive tonight?

?

He raised his head and glanced at the roof. Those two people were too stupid, right? They spoke so loudly that the Tenth Prince, who had no inner strength, could not hear them. Anyone with a little bit of skill could know their existence.

"Brother, what should we do now? The shopkeeper just said that this is a haunted house, which is unlucky, and the woman has already drank tea, so why is there no movement at all?"

"How do you know there is no movement? What if you have already had an attack inside? The princess personally handed your medicine to me, and I personally put it into the teapot. How could there be any problem?"

"But after so long, what if she is immune to all poisons?"

"Have you ever seen a woman who is invulnerable to all poisons? From now on, don't read those messy scripts. Follow the princess and you must not do any disrespectful behavior to the princess, you know?"

"Hey, I know, brother."

Taomi closed the window and closed her eyes, the corners of her lips gradually raised. She could no longer complain about these two idiots and didn't know what to say.

"Can you really eat it?" When Taomi opened her eyes again, she saw the Tenth Prince eating the snacks in his hands, eating them with all kinds of dust. This combination was enough to make people gasp.

"Whatever, you can't go hungry to catch ghosts later. How can you have the strength to catch ghosts if you're not full?" He said and handed the paper bag to Taomi, "Do you want to eat something?"

"No, thank you." Although she is immune to all poisons, she still doesn't like to eat dust.

The Tenth Prince didn't care so much and ate a whole bag of pastries. As the sun went down, Tao Mi lit a candle in the middle of the room. The candle flame was shaky, as if it would go out soon.

"ah……"

Suddenly there was a shout, Taomi and the Tenth Prince looked at each other, opened the door with a candle and went out.

After they opened the door, shouts came from various rooms one after another, and the two people went to the next room, which was the room where the old man entered before.

No one answered the knock on the door, so they pushed the door open and went in. The scene they saw surprised both of them.

In addition to the old man, there was a woman in the room. The woman's hair was disheveled and she was tied to a chair. She was struggling all the time. It was also she who shouted.

The old man frowned immediately when he saw them pushing the door open, "What are you going to do?"

"We should be the ones asking you what you want to do. Who is she and why are you tying her up?" The Tenth Prince said not to be outdone.

Taomi walked up to the woman and put her hand on her wrist. Seeing Taomi's actions, the old man did not bother with the Tenth Prince, "You are not allowed to touch her."

Taomi took back her hand and tapped the woman a few times, and she fainted immediately, "What are you doing?"

"Why is she crazy?" Taomi looked at the old man and asked.

"It has nothing to do with you. You are not here to stay. Then go and have a rest. Leave early tomorrow morning and don't come here again." The old man went over and lifted the woman's head up, but did not untie the rope for her.

The Tenth Prince looked at Taomi, "Do you know what happened to her?"

"Who knows." Taomi shrugged and left the room.

There were also constant shouts coming from the surrounding rooms. Taomi noticed that these voices were all female voices, and when she asked Mimi to take a look, she saw that they were all women being helped.

There was also a man in the same room, but the man didn't do anything to the woman. He just looked at her. She felt her pulse just now, but her breathing was unstable.

At this time, the Tenth Prince pushed open the door and came in, "It's really breathtaking. It's all women's howls. I can't believe it. Women's voices are so loud. I swear I will never marry again."

"Then no one will give you incense for the postscript."

"I don't care about the incense. The whole world belongs to the Zhao family, and they are all the people of the Zhao family. As long as the Song Dynasty survives, then they are all the descendants of my Zhao family."
Chapter completed!
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