Chapter 26: Green Clothes, Warming Up the Bed

  Seeing the village chief hesitating again, Xia Lin hastily said: "Village Chief, you also saw that the heavy rain is pouring down, and it's too dangerous to go on the road now. This road is probably all muddy, we came here, but we may not be able to leave. Why don't we stay overnight and definitely leave early tomorrow?"

  The village head sighed, looked at him and said: "Only one day, tomorrow is sunny, hurry up and leave!"

  "Thank you, Village Chief." Xia Lin smiled and thanked him hastily.

  The village chief shook his head and turned back to the strong man, saying, "They'll go back like this, probably not knowing how many people will be left. Why don't they just stay overnight?"

  The burly man's eyes revealed a complex expression, and he nodded slightly.

  "Ah, come in, you have a large group, I'll let Da Zhuang arrange for you. However, don't disturb the village's peace." The old man seemed quite satisfied and said two sentences to Xia Lin before turning around and shouting: "Disperse! Disperse! It's just a passing merchant caravan, nothing exciting to see, hurry up and leave!"

  The villagers left in a loud noise, leaving only the strong man who had just extremely rejected them, obviously the big Zhuang mentioned by the village chief.

  Something strange, Da Zhuang's attitude was extremely xenophobic just now, but at this time he seemed more calm and composed, arranging the rooms for everyone one by one before retreating himself.

  Soon, over a hundred people were settled in safely, and at this time the rain was getting heavier and heavier, quickly turning into a torrential downpour that poured down from the sky, making the mountain village disciples rejoice. If they hadn't found a place to rest at this time, wouldn't they be getting soaked outside? Such a big rain, if you get caught in it for a whole night, it won't be pleasant.

  Two or three people were arranged in a room, and Lü'er was naturally arranged beside Xia Lin.

  Xia Lin walked along with the team while secretly observing them.

  The village has more children, and they are also more lively. Their eyes are full of curiosity. However, the adults in the village show extreme rejection towards them, making Xia Lin unable to say a word.

  Even then, Xia Lin saw a little kid who wanted to come over and talk, but was chased away by his family.

  Here, it seems a bit strange.

  As for the situation at the beginning, Xia Lin also asked about it, but the village chief only revealed a little basic information, which did not prevent Xia Lin from figuring it out.

  This village is called Xiaoshan Village, a unique name.

  They are on guard against outsiders because there is a group of mountain bandits stationed on the nearby small mountain stronghold, so when they see a large number of people coming over, they become vigilant.

  As for more information, the village chief remained silent, and Xia Lin had no way of knowing.

  After rushing along the road for so long, they need to rest for a night. The battle situation tomorrow is unknown, and naturally, they must go all out and maintain their perfect state.

  Moreover, at this time Xia Lin vaguely suspected that the so-called small mountain village might be their target.

  Bandits, bandits, one word "bandit" reveals their true nature!

  Heifengzhai has always been referred to as bandits, because they clearly stated their purpose, which is to rob! However, the mountain thieves are different, burning, killing, looting, and raping women, basically doing all sorts of evil.

  It seems that Xia Lin vaguely understood something, but these still need to be analyzed.

  The heavy rain continued to fall, and the fog was gray and hazy.

  In a dilapidated house, Xia Lin looked around and found that the things inside seemed to have been untouched for some time, with some dust. This was a small house of about 10 square meters, with only a single-person bed made of bricks and tiles in the corner. Fortunately, although other places were old, they did not leak rain.

  Lu'er came in and tidied up the bed, then took out a pile of brand new sheets from somewhere and put them on top.

  "Young master, the bedding is all new, you can rest at any time, don't worry about it being dirty." Green said with a red face.

  Xia Lin took a look and found that they were the same bed sheets he used to sleep on every day. He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Lu'er, did you bring these bed sheets too?"

  "Yes." Lü'er said matter-of-factly, "I'm afraid Master won't be used to it."

  Xia Lin rubbed her little head and smiled: "Next time don't have to be like this, young master can sleep anywhere."

  "Oh." Lǜ ér nodded as if she understood and yet didn't understand.

  Just as I was about to say something, a dull knocking sound came from outside.

  "Knock knock knock!"

  The old house, even the door was very old, and the sound that came out was naturally dull. Xia Lin frowned, "Who?"

  Young master, it's me, Sun Zhong.

  "Okay, wait a minute."

  Xia Lin opened the door and Sun Zhong walked in, drenched from head to toe.

  "How's it going? All settled in?"

  "Well, the mountain stronghold disciples have all been settled in their houses. I originally thought we would be sleeping on the ground, but...” Sun Zhong said up to this point, his brow furrowed as if he wanted to say something.

  "Just say it if you have something to say." Xia Lin said calmly.

  "Yes, young master. I always feel that there's something eerie about this place!" Sun Zhong said solemnly.

  "Strange?" Xia Lin raised an eyebrow.

  "Yes, it's strange! Let's not talk about the villagers' attitude, just these houses are strange. A small village with only a few hundred people, how can there be so many empty houses that can accommodate over a hundred people?" Sun Zhong said in a serious tone, "Moreover, apart from the ones where my brothers live, there are still many empty houses, it seems like about one-third of the houses are empty."

  "This situation is too bizarre."

  Xia nodded and walked to the entrance, taking in the situation of the village at a glance. Indeed, as Sun Zhong had said, apart from the houses where the mountain stronghold disciples lived, there were actually quite a few empty houses.

  "It's indeed a bit strange." Xia Lin said after looking at it, "However... I roughly looked around earlier and most of the villagers are old, weak, sick or disabled, they can't pose any threat to us. Moreover, although these people have obvious hostility, they seem relatively simple-minded, not like those complicated thinkers from outside."

  "En." Sun Zhong nodded in agreement on this point.

  "Although nothing's happening, I'll still remind everyone to not sleep too deeply tonight, so that when something unexpected happens, you can react accordingly." Xia Lin said calmly, looking at Sun Zhong who was drenched from head to toe and smiled, "You should get some rest early too, tomorrow we're going to the mountain top, there will be another tough battle ahead."

  "Yes, young master." Sun Zhong reported and withdrew.

  "Ah!"

  A soft sound, the house suddenly lit up inside, Xia Lin turned his head to look, and found that Green had lit the oil lamp in the house. At this time, although it was not yet evening, due to the rain, the sky had already darkened, entering the night ahead of schedule.

  "Green, don't be busy anymore, you should rest early too." Xia Lin said with a smile as he looked at her appearance.

  "Oh." Lü'er responded, but lowered her head and pinched the hem of her clothes, without making any movement.

  It's really strange, but when I looked around, I couldn't help but laugh. No wonder Qing'er didn't move - inside this room, there was only one bed, and it was the one she had just made.

  Lu'er had been attending to him all along, but she wasn't a warming-the-bed maid, so naturally she felt embarrassed.

  Xia's lips curled up slightly as she smiled and said, "Lu'er, go warm the young master's bed."

  "Huh?"

  Lu'er slowly lifted her head, "Warm the bed?" In sixteen years, she had never done this before.

  "What's wrong, won't work?" Xia Lin said with feigned anger.

  "No, no. I...I'll go now." Green shook her head and slowly moved her small feet to the bedside, staring at the brand new bedspread, hesitating for a long time.

  How could Master let her warm his bed... What if, what if Master wants that, how can she handle it?

  Lu'er indulged in wild thoughts for half a day, and when she raised her head, she coincidentally met Xia Lin's gaze. She hurriedly lowered her head, muttering to herself, "Bad young master, how did you suddenly become bad? Is it like what Frost Sister from the small courtyard said, that the young master grew up and became a man?"

  Lu'er lightly bit her lip, slowly taking off the outer green skirt, revealing a simple and plain white undergarment inside. Her back was smooth and white as jade. As if noticing Xia Lin's gaze, Lu'er's body trembled slightly, and she quickly dove into the quilt, facing the wall, silent and still.

  Xia Lin was stunned, he had only been joking, but didn't expect Lü Er to actually take off her clothes.

  Slender and delicate figure, the only exposed part is the smooth back like jade, the white undergarment wraps around the tender chest in front, and a white strap winds around to the back.

  Xia swallowed unconsciously and didn't expect that Qing'er was so scared that she quickly hid under the quilt.

  The room fell silent in an instant, devoid of any sound.

  Xia Lin felt a bit annoyed, what was he doing wrong, teasing anyone else would be better than teasing Lu'er, Lu'er although occasionally would pout at him, but had always been obedient to him. These were good, Lu'er really warmed his bed for him, and also stirred up the desires he hadn't had in a long time.

  Although he looks like he's only sixteen years old, his past life wasn't that simple. He endured for sixteen years to grow up, which was already not easy enough, and now it's as if he's adding fuel to the fire himself.

  Looked at Green, Xia Lin bitterly smiled, looked at this bitter can only be eaten by oneself.

  Although it was already settled that Lu'er would be his, now Lu'er is only about the same height as him and is only sixteen years old. In her past life, she was just a junior high school student in her third year of junior high. Moreover, it's very clear that Lu'er's body hasn't fully developed yet. If he were to take her now, it would have a very bad impact on Lu'er's future growth.

  If it were someone else, that would be fine. But Green had followed him for ten years, silently taking care of him, and he couldn't bring himself to do this to her.

  "Alas, it's indeed... What goes around comes around, no escape from death."

  Xia Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head, wiped the table with a cloth, sat cross-legged on it, closed his eyes, and began to run the Broken Sky Technique.

  At this time, practicing is the best way to shift your attention.

  After a long time, Xia Lin finally let out a sigh of relief, the fire in his body was thoroughly suppressed, he got down from the table and walked to the bedside, only to find that Lu'er had unknowingly fallen asleep.