Female Master: The Cold Prince

You can tell how poor the life in this village is just by looking at its appearance. In order to entertain them, the host even killed the only chicken he had at home.

"Our family's conditions are poor, and we can only offer simple meals. Please don't despise us, Miss Xia." Feng Chun said.

"What are you saying, village chief? We have come here uninvited, not only disturbing your family, but also being treated so well by you, I am truly honored." Xiahou Jiuyue said with a smile.

Because there were too many people at the meal, the table was divided into two tables for men and women respectively.

While drinking, everyone learned from the village chief that the entire village relied on farming and hunting for a living, and few people went to the town to work. Not only was it far from the town, but few people were willing to hire them.

Over time, the villagers no longer went to the town to make a living. Only during festivals would the villagers go to the town to buy food, clothing and daily necessities.

After dinner, Feng Chun asked her husband to clean up three empty rooms. There were seven of them in the group. Since Ye Er hid in the dark and never showed up, they arranged their own resting place.

There are three empty rooms, which can be divided into two rooms. Yu Suyuan and Guan Yawen can share one room, Xiahou Jiuyue and Shangguan Linglong can share one room, and the last room is left for Song Xiaoyi and Ye Yi.

After the rooms were assigned, everyone returned to their respective rooms. After a whole day's journey, everyone was inevitably a little tired and sleepy. Yu Suyuan and Guan Yawen felt sore all over, so they washed up early, went to bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

In the other room, Shangguan Linglong swallowed nervously and her heart beat faster as she saw that there was only a small wooden bed in the narrow room.

She had never been close to a woman, let alone slept in the same bed with her, which made her feel flustered and nervous.

Xiahou Jiuyue looked at her with strange eyes. What was there to be nervous about two grown women sleeping together?

She sat at the head of the bed, looked at her with a teasing look, and said, "Do you want to sleep outside or inside tonight?"

Hearing her low and charming voice, Shangguan Linglong felt her scalp tingling and she could hardly speak clearly.

"I, I, I sleep outside." After saying that, she didn't dare look at the man.

A trace of confusion flashed across Xiahou Jiuyue's eyes, but she didn't think much about it. She turned over and went to the bed, lying flat on her back and closing her eyes.

When Shangguan Linglong saw this, her heart beat faster than her throat and she was secretly annoyed. What was wrong with her?

She stood there, hesitating, feeling very conflicted. She looked at the person who was sleeping with his eyes closed on the bed, and finally tiptoed towards the bed.

Standing in front of the bed at this moment, she felt that she had never been so nervous in her life. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After she felt her heart calmed down a little, she lay down gently beside the bed, trying not to wake the man up.

Lying on the bed, her whole body was tense, she turned sideways and faced outside, not daring to have any contact with the person inside.

Inside, Xiahou Jiuyue, who had not yet fallen asleep, was speechless. She really didn't know what this person was so nervous about. Next time, she should sleep in the same room with Song Xiaoyi!

Outside the window, the moon was shining high in the sky, emitting a faint silver light. The whole village had fallen into silence, a silence so terrifying that it was too quiet.

Just when everyone was sleeping soundly, a woman's sad cry suddenly came from the window.

“Woooo ...

As soon as this voice sounded, Xiahou Jiuyue opened her eyes and listened quietly without making any expression.

The crying sounds seemed to be right in front of their window, one after another, so miserable.

Suddenly, the person beside the bed moved, as if awakened by the terrifying crying. Before Shangguan Linglong could even scream, someone covered her mouth from behind.

"Shh, don't make any noise." Xiahou Jiuyue whispered behind her ear.

Shangguan Linglong's blood suddenly froze and she dared not move at all. Perhaps only she knew how fast her heart was beating at that moment. If the lights were on in the room, one would be able to see her red face.

She nodded stiffly. Seeing this, Xiahou Jiuyue let go of her hand and looked towards the window. The crying continued. She said worriedly, "You stay here. I'll go check it out."

It was late at night, and she wanted to see who was so bored.

She never believed in ghosts and gods. To her, those were just fantasies created by people with fear in their hearts.

Xiahou Jiuyue flashed to the window and looked out, only to see a black shadow running towards the mountain behind the house, and then disappeared in a flash.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and Shangguan Linglong also got out of bed and walked to the window shivering. At this time, there was no crying outside the window.

"Your Highness, have you seen anyone?" Shangguan Linglong asked in a low voice.

"Well, a dark shadow, not very clear," she replied.

"Black shadow? Who would be so bored in the middle of the night? I was scared to death." Shangguan Linglong complained after breathing a sigh of relief.

"You go back to sleep, I'll go out and take a look." Xiahou Jiuyue said without being able to see the expression in her eyes clearly.

There must be something strange about this man crying only in front of their window.

"Your Highness, it's so late at night, how about I go with you?" Shangguan Linglong asked tentatively with a trembling voice.

Hearing this, Xiahou Jiuyue looked her up and down and said jokingly, "You? Are you not afraid?"

She was actually scared to death at the moment, but she was stubborn and said, "I'm not afraid!"

Xiahou Jiuyue retracted her teasing look and said, "No need."

Then, she instantly flipped out of the window. By the time Shangguan Linglong reacted, she had already disappeared into the night. Seeing this, she had no choice but to tiptoe back to the bed and lie down.

Here, Xiahou Jiuyue chased in the direction where the black shadow disappeared. This was a small forest on the hill behind the village. The moonlight from the sky could not shine in. It was pitch black all around, and the sound of leaves rustling in the wind could be heard everywhere.

"Master." Ye Er walked out from the darkness at this time.

"Have you found anything?" Xiahou Jiuyue asked.

"No, when I heard the noise, I followed it all the way to this forest. It was as if the figure had disappeared out of thin air. I have searched the surroundings and found no trace of him."

She was resting on the beam when she was suddenly awakened by a burst of crying. When she came outside, the crying stopped abruptly and a black shadow flashed by and hid in the woods.

Xiahou Jiuyue frowned slightly, thinking about everything that happened after entering the village today. The whole village now seems to be just a desolate and remote mountain village. What could be hiding?

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Let's go back first! Go around the village tomorrow and see if there is anything unusual."

They have hidden their identities this time, so they need to be careful and cautious and not be careless.

"Yes, master." After saying that, the two of them went down the mountain together and returned to the village chief's house.

In the whole house, except Ye Yi and Shangguan Linglong, no one else was awakened by the crying and slept very soundly.