Chapter 310
When he got to the gate, Lu Sheng glanced down at the ground . Clear shoe prints dotted the thick snow alongside the tire marks of carriages .
Obviously, the people who lived here traveled often; otherwise, it would be impossible to leave such clear footprints in such weather .
Lu Sheng walked up, and knocked on the door gently .
"Knock, knock, knock . "
"Is anyone home?" Lu Sheng's voice wasn't loud, but it was clear enough for everyone inside to hear him .
Soon, a series of footsteps hurried toward the door .
With a creak, the door opened . A delicate, pale face appeared . It was a young girl of about eighteen or nineteen years old .
"You are?" the girl asked in a small . She was using a Northern accent .
"I'm a passerby, and I'm looking for lodging for the night . I don't know whether or not it is convenient, but I'm willing to pay . " Lu Sheng took out a piece of silver and handed it over .
Although he didn't know the exact customs here, but one piece of silver for a night should've been enough .
Dressed in a white fox fur coat, the girl didn't accept the money, but opened the door wider and looked around instead .
"Even the closest town is easily over a couple tens of kilometers away . Are you by yourself? Come on in, it's so cold outside . Another blizzard is coming . For those traveling outside, as long we can be of help, we'll help them . Fate must have led you to us in this icy freezing weather . "
"Little girl, you have a sweet tongue . " Lu Sheng chuckled .
"Of course, I learned it from my mother . When she was younger, she was first chair in the orchestra in Hill Bird City . " The little girl seemed to take pride in that . "Come, follow me . My father and mother are both inside, and we're eating right now . If you don't mind, you can also come and join us . "
"Sorry to be a bother . " Lu Sheng smiled . He closed the gate behind him, and then followed the young girl through the empty yard and into the main building .
In the hall, a beautiful lady and a tall, handsome scholar were sitting together, dining . Both were smiling, and the lady cracked a joke every now and then . The atmosphere was very comfortable .
"If you don't mind, come sit down with us and eat . " The beautiful lady was wearing a long, white dress with a low neckline . From above, one could see the deep, sexy slit between her pale, smooth breasts .
The scholar didn't look over . He seemed to be well dressed, but when taking a closer look, one could see that his gaze was dazed, and that he only picked out of one bowl while eating .
"My husband, unfortunately, fell and hurt the back of his head . After that, he never had a clear mind and forgot everything . Half of his body is rigid and can't move… I apologize . " The beautiful lady's face fell a bit when she spoke .
"Don't be . For a head injury, you could try curing it through an open-head surgery . " Lu Sheng pointed out .
"Open-head surgery? That's too dangerous . "
The young girl brought a bowl of rice to him and sat back in her own seat .
"We only have some simple dishes, please forgive us," the beautiful lady said softly .
"This is already really good!" Lu Sheng answered hurriedly . The three dishes and one bowl of soup in front of him were in very large quantities, enough for four or five people to eat and still have extras .
He brought the bowl to his mouth and started downing the food .
While eating, the beautiful lady set down her chopsticks, fixing her gaze on Lu Sheng .
The young girl was still talking about interesting things, but she also turned her head to stare at Lu Sheng . Although her mouth was still moving and telling her mother about what happened today, her neck was twisted at a very frightening angle .
Lastly, that scholar also slowly lifted his head to stare at Lu Sheng, who was still gobbling down the food .
The faces of all three people were frighteningly pale . The room became completely quiet .
"Fall… fall… fall…"
A slight smile appeared on their faces as they stared at Lu Sheng like they were staring at a piece of delicious meat .
"Fall… why isn't he…"
"Is there more food?" Suddenly, a wooden bowl was brought to in front of the beautiful lady .
Lu Sheng had finished his fifth bowl . He glanced at the empty rice bowl next to him .
"Is there more?" He grabbed the rice bowl and passed it to the beautiful lady, poking it forward .
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'Um…'
The beautiful lady blanked for a second, then immediately came to realization .
"Hiss!" Sharp, black nails like spikes grew out of her fingers as she stabbed towards Lu Sheng .
"Bang!"
A huge force slammed into the beautiful lady, and she flew back into the wall behind her, making a loud noise .
Before she could realize what happened, another force pulled her back fiercely and suspended her in front of Lu Sheng .
"Do you know how to make lion's head meatballs? I want to eat lion's head meatballs, with the meat cooked medium well . Don't forget to add peppers . " Lu Sheng stuffed the rice bowl into the beautiful lady's arms .
"And remember to make more rice . That wasn't even enough to fill my mouth . "
"You…!!" The beautiful lady stretched out her nails and tried to rush up to Lu Sheng .
"Whoosh!!"
A huge force slammed into her chest, and a burning flame she didn't recognize flowed into her body instantly .
"Poof!"
The lady coughed up a mouthful of black blood .
"Okay, go . Remember to add peppers . " Lu Sheng set the person outside, then turned around to continue eating the rest of the dishes .
The scholar and the young girl stared at him, not knowing whether to retract the black nails on their fingers or not .
"We… we're Anomalies! You want us to cook??!" the young girl screamed in disbelief .
"So what if you're an Anomaly? Can Anomalies not cook?" Lu Sheng got impatient . "Go, go! This is the first time I've had something good to eat after traveling for so long . Hurry!"
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The three stared at each other . The young girl still wanted to resist, but one glare from Lu Sheng made all of her skin start burning and put her in extreme pain . Screaming and rolling on the floor, she finally realized that in many cases, death was the better option .
Lu Sheng controlled the severity perfectly, letting her experience pain, but not get injured too badly . Actually, let alone death, this wouldn't even leave a scar .
So, under Lu Sheng's terrorizing reign, the three Anomalies had to obediently cook for Lu Sheng and prepare his room .
After eating, Lu Sheng finally got sort of full . The only downside was that there was too much poison in the food, affecting its taste . Otherwise, he would be happier .
After taking a nice, hot bath in the mountain village and changing his clothes, he made the three prepare enough dry grain for him before strolling out leisurely and flying toward his previous direction .
The three anomalies looked at their empty storage barn, wanting to cry . All they got was one piece of silver . Only now did they understand that this person knew they that were strange from the start, but he just wasn't afraid and didn't care .
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Great Yin Dynasty, border, Sleeping Moon Mountain .
"The sun drops down the tall peaks and into the plains, the even river and morning fog light up the clouds . "
It was sunset . In the deep forest, among the fog, a few scholars with swords strapped to their waists were leading two girls up some stone steps .
One of the middle-aged scholars made up this very average line of poetry while staring at the beautiful scenery in the mountains .
"Brother Mu Chen really is talented . When it comes to poetry and writing, us laymen have to back down . " Another skinny man smiled .
"What are you talking about, coming up with that was just luck, luck!" the middle-aged scholar said humbly .
Everyone showered Mu Chen with praise . Even the two girls, who were on the pretty side, applauded him greatly .
The group of people walked up the stone steps, soon disappearing into the forest .
On the side of the steps .
Every once in a while, there would be stone tables and chairs in the clearings for people to rest on . Currently, beside one of the tables sat a fit, young man in tight, black clothing .
The young man didn't carry anything on him . His long black hair was tied in a high ponytail, and although he wasn't handsome, he was decent and good-looking . He had a steady, dark aura about him, and his eyes were calm and deep, as if they were the bottomless sea .
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Different from most of the people from the Great Yin, the man's skin was extra pale, and his bones were larger than normal, signaling his origin—the colder areas .
Of course, this person was Lu Sheng, who crossed all the mountains at once .
The distance between the Great Yin and the Great Song really was huge . Even without stopping, it took Lu Sheng five days and nights at full speed to reach the Great Yin border and find the marking .
Then, he spent another half a month learning the Great Yin language with a strong dialect accent from the hunters who lived near the border .
Only after all this did he come to Sleeping Moon Mountain . He wanted to get an understanding of the area and settle down before the rest of the big group arrived .
"Sleeping Moon Mountain . . . if what the hunters said was correct, then this should be a popular place around here for praying . Sometimes, even people from the neighboring towns and cities would also come to light incense and pray . I might be able to find someone to learn about this place . "
Because he had just arrived in the Great Yin, Lu Sheng didn't know anything . All he knew was that there didn't seem to be a difference between normal humans and Noble Families . Most of the time, they were just all generalized together . Here, strong people came and went, and all sorts of secret arts and skills were everywhere . Divine and Devil Weapons still had their power, but a lot of people possessed the same strength .
Here, Divine and Devil Weapons had only one name: Deadly Weapons .
The hunters had only heard about Deadly Weapons from legends and rumors, and knew nothing about the details . All they knew was that the Great Yin wasn't ruled by Noble Families, but instead by sects and groups . In other terms, the underworld .
"The underworld . . . now this is looking like the novels I read back on earth . " Lu Sheng absent-mindedly slid his fingers across the stone table surface .
As he was deep in thought, another group of people came walking up the steps toward the temple at the top of the hill . This one seemed pretty fancy—mostly girls, but they were surrounded by guards with knives .
Sitting here, Lu Sheng had already seen quite a few of these . Most of the time, these were people with some sort of reputation in the city . Some were rich tradesmen, others were government officials .
Of course, most were just those with a little bit of money, but wanted to dress up prettier and nicer . These families couldn't afford actual bodyguards, but had enough to try to pursue a higher level of quality and comfort .
Lu Sheng saw the most of these . His target was also mostly on this level or ones above .
Lu Sheng's gaze moved towards this group of people . At once, he noticed that all these people were wearing the same symbol on their waists .
It was a strange character, shaped like a wriggling worm . The character was emblazoned in black with sharp edges .
Lu Sheng couldn't read this character . He only learned basic conversational language from the hunters and couldn't completely blend in yet .
The Great Yin was way more powerful than the Great Song . Before, Lu Sheng had seen a few descriptions in old manuscripts . If Devil Lords and King Strength beings existed in the Great Song, then there were definitely more King Strength levels in the Great Yin . ED/N: A sort of dish . It's basically fried (or steamed or whatever) balls of meat . Their brown outside resembles the head and mane of a lion, hence the name (I think) . Google it for more info . Kind of like a separate society of only stronger people . Think criminal underworld, just without the crime .Please download our sponsor's game to support us!