Novel Full Chapter 635: 279: Clueless about Romance_2
Chapter 635: Chapter 279: Clueless about Romance_2
Yang Xiaoyun gave him a white look and tugged lightly, failing in her attempt, she let it be.
The courtyard was small, naturally, it took only a few steps to reach the destination.
The door was open, and the interior layout of the house was not much different from the previous one.
There were two rooms, one to the left and one to the right, and Xiulan led them to the door of the one on the left:
“You…”
Just as she began to speak, she noticed that Su Mo was holding Yang Xiaoyun’s hand, and then she suddenly realized:
“The two of you can rest here.”
“Okay.”
Su Mo nodded.
The room opposite was naturally given to Zhen Xiaoxiao.
Finally, Old Hu stayed in another house across the courtyard.
With that, the rooms were arranged.
After Xiulan left, everyone gathered in Su Mo’s room.
Su Mo looked around and said with a smile, “Old Hu, you go back and rest first.”
“…”
Hu Sandao paused for a moment: “Chief, this place is eerie, why don’t we leave now while it’s still dark?”
But Su Mo shook his head: “Have you remembered, when you came here last time, were there any children?”
“Yes.”
Old Hu firmly nodded this time: “There was a child when I came last time, staying in the big house on the east side. That was a family of three generations… It’s just that it was late at night and raining, the child went to bed early, and we were strangers, so he didn’t show up much.
“But I thought about it carefully just now, and the child peeked out from behind the door. Drowsy, he was startled when he saw so many of us.
“The men in that family told the child to go back to rest first, and then they started preparing food for us.”
These minor details are indeed easy to forget.
Su Mo nodded lightly: “Alright, Old Hu, go to sleep, it’s been a tiring day.”
“…Okay.”
Seeing Su Mo insist, Hu Sandao did not say more; he cupped his fists and turned to leave.
Su Mo sent Zhen Xiaoxiao to the room next door, and Yang Xiaoyun immediately tried to follow.
But Su Mo pulled her back.
After Zhen Xiaoxiao entered, she turned her head and conveniently closed the door.
The room had a clay bed, so there was no need to sleep on the floor; she quickly fell asleep after climbing onto the bed.
Yang Xiaoyun, however, was looking at Su Mo:
“Xiulan’s hands are quite beautiful, aren’t they?”
“Mhmm, they don’t quite seem like those of someone who has done rough work.”
After their exchange, they couldn’t help but laugh at each other.
But in the next moment, Yang Xiaoyun’s brows furrowed:
“She is not from this village…
“And she’s not a peasant woman.
“Otherwise, her hands would never be as delicate and tender as they are now.
“When I saw you staring at her earlier, I thought you were looking at her figure; only later did I realize you were looking at her hands.”
Admiration was evident as she said this.
Su Mo always observed with meticulous details, finding useful information from the most trivial things.
This alertness has been present ever since she started traveling in Jianghu with him.
She thought she had learned a lot from following him, but now she realized she was still far behind.
Su Mo then pulled Yang Xiaoyun onto the bed; the weather was warm now, so there was no need to heat the bed.
The bedding, clearly sunned, still carried the warm scent of the noontime sun… of course, some say that’s the smell of dead mites.
Su Mo did not care about that, and said softly:
“They are outsiders…”
Yang Xiaoyun pondered for a moment: “Is it because of… the children who have disappeared?”
“Yes.”
Su Mo nodded: “I kept asking Old Hu about the children, because I wanted to clarify this point.
‘Harsh environments breed tough people’; places like Tihu Village, situated in the wilderness with not too many passersby.
“If they encounter people in small numbers and with low martial arts skills, even peasants might turn into mountain bandits.
“By day they farm the land, by night they draw knives and murder.
“Hide the bodies in the mountains, who’d know what happened here?
“So, at first, I thought that this village might be a thieves’ hideout.
“But if that were the case… they wouldn’t have a reason to refrain from having children.
“Why hide when it’s the way they’ve lived for generations?
“But then there’s Xiulan’s hands, and what Old Hu said about actually seeing a child last time he was here…
“That changes everything.”
At this point, Yang Xiaoyun also understood Su Mo’s reasoning.
According to Old Hu, the villagers were simple and kind, willing to help when they saw Old Hu and the others in trouble.
Now, however, something clearly had changed in the village.
Xiulan and her group had taken over, like magpies occupying the nest.
The reason why there were no children left in the village could likely be only one… they were dead.
The entire village was wiped out, and a new group had moved in.
Disguised as villagers, lying in wait.
As for whom they were waiting…
Su Mo did not want to vainly assume it was him they were waiting for, but at this point, it was hard not to consider that possibility.
“Why didn’t you agree when Old Hu suggested we leave tonight?”
Yang Xiaoyun looked at Su Mo.
Su Mo’s brows furrowed slightly, and he sighed lightly:
“If they only wanted to deal with us, whatever the method, they should just come at us.
“But if in doing so they involve the innocent, even killing… killing the children, then I can’t let them off the hook.”