Jing Minghe’s mouth instantly formed an "o" shape. When he first heard Chi Hao tell him "someone is coming," he felt the person was still ten meters away. How did they suddenly appear in front of him in such a short time? Did Chi Hao's push give him a flash? Not the town mayor teleporting, but himself?
Jing Minghe turned to look; the distance between him and Chi Hao had not changed.
After speaking, the town mayor released Jing Minghe's hand and gestured for him to proceed. "Esteemed guests, please follow me. I will lead you to the town to rest."
A group of people followed the town mayor into the ancient town. Perhaps due to the darkness, there were not many pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, someone would pass by them, stop, and stare at them. However, the look in their eyes was a bit strange.
Of course, everyone did not pay much attention to such gazes. They did not believe this was an ordinary ancient town in the first place.
Upon arriving at their accommodation, everyone looked at each other, their hearts inexplicably churning with unease. This was because the place the town mayor had arranged for them was the town's ancestral hall.
A hunchbacked old man stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, holding a lantern, to greet them.
After leading everyone into the ancestral hall, the town mayor instructed the old man, "Old Hu, arrange for our esteemed guests. After midnight, send the first person over."
"Yes, Town Mayor," Old Hu replied with a bow, then said to Jing Minghe and the others, "Esteemed guests, please follow me."
Jing Minghe and the group had no choice but to continue following Old Hu.
After taking two steps, Jing Minghe instinctively wanted to turn back to look at the town mayor, but Chi Hao patted the back of his head, warning him, "Don't look back."
Don't look back? Why?
Jing Minghe's heart was filled with questions, but he did not ask them out loud.
He did not believe he was the only one who couldn't resist looking back, but after walking for so long, no one had experienced anything bad.
After Old Hu settled everyone in a row of side rooms behind the ancestral hall, he left with the words, "Please gather at Moyuntang before midnight. Do not be late," and then disappeared. Jing Minghe had wanted to grab him and ask a few questions but found no opportunity.
The side rooms in the ancestral hall were very simple, with only a kang bed and a table. Judging by this, there was likely no danger in the rooms.
Even so, Jing Minghe meticulously inspected the simple side room. As soon as he finished, he heard a knock on the door.
"Minghe, are you there?" You Mi's voice came from outside.
Jing Minghe opened the door to let You Mi in. "Sister You Mi, did you find anything?"
You Mi shook her head. "I checked every corner of the side room and found nothing. Did you see any mission prompts anywhere?"
"Neither did I," Jing Minghe said, suggesting, "How about we look around other parts of the ancestral hall? We absolutely cannot just wait here."
You Mi agreed to Jing Minghe's suggestion without hesitation.
As they passed by Chi Hao's room, Jing Minghe stopped and said to You Mi, "Wait for me, I'll go get Chi Hao to join us." Su Dan Novel Network
"Chi Hao is not in his room," You Mi said. "When I went to find you just now, I saw him leave. I wanted to call out to him, but he ignored me."
"Tsk, this guy," Jing Minghe sighed. "Alright, we can exchange clues with him later."
As the two were about to leave, they saw Yue Yang and Cheng Jun emerge from the same side room. Cheng Jun's eyes lit up, and he walked over to greet Jing Minghe and the others.
"Are you guys also going to explore the ancestral hall? Let's go together."