I'm useless, but my apprentices are all gods who protect others.

Chapter 16 16. Recruiting Disciples in Fuyu Town
Sheng noticed that Duan Yanyao seemed a little tired, so he didn't force it and found a restaurant to eat first.

Now we have just entered the Xu hour, which should be the time for each family to have a meal, but there is no guest in the restaurant. Seeing Sheng Yi and Duan Yanyao come in, the waiter said lazily: "Do you two want to eat? Just eat? If you are staying at the hotel, we are sorry that we cannot accommodate you.”

"What kind of rule is this?" Duan Yanyao wondered.

The waiter looked too lazy to pay attention to them. He rolled his eyes and continued to wipe the table with his head down: "You two have come to our ancient city of Shanfu Town. Can you understand our customs first?"

Inexplicably receiving a roll of the eyes, Sheng Yi and Duan Yanyao looked at each other for a moment, Sheng Yi said, "Can't you speak nicely?"

The waiter threw the rag on the table, straightened up and blatantly looked at Duan Yanyao and Sheng Yi from head to toe.

He has been a waiter for several years and has already developed the ability to read people.

The girl in front of her was wearing a simple disciple's uniform. In her [-]th year, Hua should be the age when she liked to dress up the most, but she only used a simple wooden hairpin to tie her hair, and she looked shabby all over.

Look at the sword hanging on her waist, she must be a swordsman.

The most precious thing for a swordsman is the sword, but this girl is carrying a wooden sword. It is the cheapest wooden sword without any decoration. She looks like a poor girl at first glance.

The husband next to her is charming, but he seems to listen to the little girl next to him in everything. If he has money, why should he obey the orders of a poor man? He can only be another poor man.

"I've been talking like this since I was a child. If you don't like to hear it, please get out of here. Don't stop me from closing the store." The waiter was impatient.

This kind of poor people are the easiest to handle. They don't dare to talk back if their attitude is bad. The waiter has seen too many such people and dismissed them casually.

Sheng Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and could tell at a glance that the waiter was a snobbery.

She didn't listen to the waiter's words. Instead, she stopped in front of him and said with a smile, "I'll ask you again if you can speak properly."

The waiter's voice suddenly raised an octave: "You damn poor guy, stop messing around...!"

The waiter was about to curse, but he raised his hand and gave it a hammer, and the wooden table in front of him broke into several pieces with a "bang".

Duan Yanyao raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly raised the corners of his lips as if he was interested.

The waiter immediately shushed.

Shengyi took out enough spiritual stones to compensate for the broken table, threw it on the counter casually, and looked at the dumbfounded waiter again: "Now, can you talk properly?"

She has never been patient with such bullies.

"If you have anything to say, feel free to mention it. It was all my fault just now. Don't take it personally!" The waiter was sweating and nodded and bowed repeatedly.

"Let's talk about the customs of your town first." Sheng Yi pulled up his chair and sat down, raising his chin.

The waiter poured tea for Shenyi and said, "You don't know something. Our town of Fuu is haunted after Xu Shi. At that time, ghosts without heads and brains will crawl onto the streets to harm people, and some will even knock on doors and scare people." Very nice people.”

"There is a rule in Fuu Town that you go home after midnight and close the shop. I asked you to leave quickly if you don't want to stay in the shop. I am afraid that you will hit the curfew after eating. Then it will be bad if you go out and encounter ghosts and be scared... …”

Shen Yi felt his blood boil: "I think you are afraid that I will encounter ghosts when I go out, so I will return to your place. You think that we have no money and cannot afford to stay in a hotel when we come back. You will have to take us in for free, which will only cause more trouble."

The waiter was exposed and wiped his forehead: "The villain has eyes but cannot see the mountains. I only offended you because I was confused..."

Kindly rubbed the edge of the tea cup: "But you said you won't go out after Xu Shi? But now it's past Xu Shi, and I see that the street is quite lively." "That's because the daughter of the head of Yujiazhai in Gucheng Mountain is getting married. I have been working hard to help with the preparations. Now is a special period, so the curfew time has been pushed back a bit. The curfew is still half an hour away," the waiter replied.

"Your curfew was set by Yujiazhai?" Duan Yanyao glanced at the pastries that were served and had no desire to eat them.

Waiter: "Yes. These ghosts have been around since I can remember, and they can even appear during the day when they are very noisy. People in the town are panicked, and many people have moved away."

"Ten years ago, the Yu family built Yujiazhai in Gucheng Mountain. We asked powerful monks to help us suppress the ghosts. This way the ghosts can only appear after Xu Shi, so that we common people can live a good life."

Kindly: "So Yujiazhai has made quite a contribution to your business?"

The waiter nodded hurriedly: "That's not the case. We also want to build a temple for the head of Yujiazhai. There is no village or shop in Fuu Town. There are only a few monks in a year, and there are ghosts wandering outside the door. Everyone is worried. Don’t dare to go out casually.”

"He took the risk and brought the monk back. He is simply our reborn parent."

Duan Yanyao: "But how did I hear that your Yujiazhai is called a bandit village?"

If he was truly a gentleman, how could he abduct Chu Xuanshang?

As if he was offended, the waiter's face suddenly turned gloomy: "These are outsiders' slander against Yujiazhai! Guests, please don't talk nonsense."

Sheng Yi pretended to nod in agreement: "I also think this is a slander. I have long heard about the reputation of Master Yu in the ancient city, and he must be a good person. Now that I hear you say that, I feel a lot more at ease."

The waiter's expression softened a little: "My guest, you still have good eyesight."

Then she bit her lip hesitantly: "It's just that I have heard a lot of bad rumors about Yujiazhai recently. Everyone said that he kidnapped many people. What is going on? Don't you help him clarify? It’s heartbreaking to see a good person being slandered for nothing..."

The waiter was filled with righteous indignation: "That's what they are making a fuss about! Fuui Town is remote and poor, which girl would want to marry into it? Mr. Yu is not called a kidnapper. It will benefit our Fuui Town and help us continue the happiness of our children and grandchildren..."

OK, it turned out to be an accomplice.

It seems that Yujiazhai is involved in a lot of trafficking.

And the entire Fuu Town is probably their accomplice.

Fuui Town diligently helped Yu Da's daughter prepare for her wedding, and she probably knew that the groom, Chu Xuanshang, was abducted.

As the waiter spoke, he suddenly realized something was wrong and slapped his mouth a few times: "Look at me, I'm just saying useless things, sir, don't take it to heart..."

After Shan Yi got the news he wanted, he glanced at Duan Yanyao. The other party understood and stood up to leave.

The two took advantage of the curfew to rest in another inn.

The dull sound of bells came from the horizon, and the lively neighborhood fell silent for an instant. Shengyi opened the window and looked outside, and the originally bustling street was now deserted.

Gradually, a group of broken spirits emerged from the ground and slowly crawled all over the street. If you listened carefully, it seemed that they were still whispering in the wind.

Sheng Yi opened the window and looked around. A ghost patrolling the street seemed to notice Sheng Yi. When he looked up, his left eyeball hung on his cheek, and his face was full of flesh and blood.

Suddenly their eyes met, and the kindness was not shy: "Nice to meet you?"

(End of this chapter)