kingnovel Chapter 366 The Strange Cui Jinhua
Chapter 366 The Strange Cui Jinhua
Having been rebuffed twice in one day, He Lingfei lost interest in arguing with her and buried her head in her rice.
For the next few days, she didn't go to see Wen Zijin again, but occasionally listened to the sounds from next door by pressing her ear against the wall in the yard.
She looked anxious. Just now, when she passed by, she saw a crack in the gate and peeked inside.
There's nothing left in the yard!
At this time of day, Wen Zijin would usually be watering the flowers in the yard, and she didn't see anyone there.
Feeling curious, she tentatively called out, but no one came out.
After thinking for a moment, she pushed open the door and went inside. The rooms inside were all locked from the outside, and the whole courtyard looked cold and deserted.
He Lingfei was stunned. She had heard voices all morning while she was peering against the wall! How could everything have been moved out?!
Knowing that her mother was always loud and prone to making a fuss over nothing, she got up to see for herself.
As she was about to push the door open at the gate, an older man opened the door and bumped into the mother and daughter.
"Who are you looking for?" the man asked, noticing that the two seemed somewhat anxious.
"Who are you? What are you doing in Wen Zijin's courtyard?"
He Lingfei scrutinized him, her appraising gaze making the man in front of her feel extremely uncomfortable, as if she were looking at a thief.
He took out the land deed for the courtyard, unfolded it, and almost shoved it into He Lingfei's face: "Young Master Wen has already sold this courtyard to me; from now on, it's my home."
"Is there a problem with me in my own home?"
He spoke without any politeness, quickly took back the land deed, closed the door, and didn't want to see He Lingfei.
Actually, his home was nearby, and he had seen He Lingfei, a young woman, shamelessly harassing a scholar several times.
Since they were selling the property and his son was getting married, he decided to buy it for the young couple to live in.
He Lingfei got a mouthful of dust, angrily kicked the door hard, and went back while cursing the man.
"Why are you acting like this?! Couldn't you have asked where Wen Zijin and the others moved to before offending people?!"
Mother He really thought her daughter was incredibly stupid. Wouldn't it have saved her from wasting time searching if she had asked first?
He's so tactless; I don't know who he took after to be such a pig-brain!
He Lingfei was already annoyed, so being lectured by her made her even more resentful.
"Then why don't you ask? What's the point of asking me now?"
"It's always like this. If you're so capable, why don't you go do it yourself!"
She frowned in annoyance, wondering what was so interesting to ask.
Wen Zijin will definitely go to Baiweizhai again tomorrow. She can just squat in the shadows and wait for him to come out before secretly following him.
Why should you ask that man in such a humble manner?
It's all his fault for buying that courtyard! If he can't sell it, Wen Zijin will definitely come back!
Startled by her outburst, He's mother retorted, "But you're blocking the doorway, so I don't even have a chance to speak!!"
"Then why didn't you just push me away back then? Wouldn't that have solved everything?!"
The mother and daughter started arguing back and forth. At that moment, Wen Zijin, who had just moved to a new house, sat down to read the letter that had been delivered from home.
Upon seeing the letter saying that Wen Zizhou was now a bit less of a worry, he raised an eyebrow slightly.
I really want to see what kind of girl can keep this third brother in check.
When they were little, only their mothers had any influence. When they got older, it was their younger sisters. Wen Zizhou was afraid of them because they used to beat people up at the slightest disagreement.
He was both happy and worried when he saw Wen Zixun go to the military camp.
When he was a child, Wen Zixun told him that he would like to fight on the battlefield to protect his country when he grew up. Wen Zixun was so serious when he said that that he has always remembered it.
On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes; I hope this younger brother can protect himself.
His biggest worry was Wen Luozhi, as he always felt that she was doing something behind the family's back.
Wen Luozhi was indeed doing something important at this moment; she was leaning against a wall, looking at the gate of Cui Jinhua's palace.
Because she couldn't sleep last night and went out to look at the moon, she saw a strange scene.
Cui Jinhua walked very fast, seemingly rushing to see something. By the time she jumped down from the wall, she was already gone.
It's likely that she just remembered something important to take care of and didn't pay attention, continuing to look at the moon.
A short while later, she saw Cui Jinhua return, her hand still covering her chest.
Worried that something was wrong, she picked up the binoculars and almost fell off the wall.
Cui Jinhua's mouth was covered in blood, and looking further down, a large patch of blood on her chest stood out starkly against her white nightgown.
She thought Cui Jinhua was injured, but Wu Yao, who was next to her, snatched her binoculars and saw Cui Jinhua licking her lips with a satisfied look, which looked quite perverted.
"Something's not right, something's fishy!"
She pulled Wen Luozhi down, and the two of them quietly crept to the place where Cui Jinhua had just disappeared.
As Wen Luozhi was walking, she smelled a bloody odor. She sniffed around and went to investigate. The scene before her left her speechless.
In a secluded corner, a large number of livestock were piled up, each head and body separated, some already beginning to rot.
She quickly turned around and burst into tears.
Wu Yao ran over and had the same reaction as her, but she still noticed that some of them were obviously just dead, as the blood droplets on the ground had not yet congealed.
"We'll come again tomorrow night!" Wen Luozhi quickly pulled her away, already connecting Cui Jinhua with the animal carcasses in her mind.
There was no moon tonight, and Wen Luozhi strained her eyes to make sure she wouldn't see Cui Jinhua come out.
Wu Yao knew some martial arts and had internal energy within her, so she didn't have to exert herself as much as she did.
Seeing Cui Jinhua come out, she nudged Wen Luozhi. "She's out. Shall we follow her now?"
If Cui Jinhua really did those animals, she might know what was going on.
When she went to steal food, she overheard the people who cooked in the palace complaining that a lot of things had been stolen recently.
Cui Jinhua looked back every few steps, extremely vigilant. Wen Luozhi's eyes darted around as she took out two invisibility talismans from her sleeve, handing one to Wu Yao:
"I'll give you something good; in a little while, even ghosts won't be able to see you."
Wu Yao took it but squinted and couldn't see it clearly. Wen Luozhi snatched it and slapped her on the back.
"Hurry up, or it'll be too late!"
The two followed them casually. Wu Yao was initially terrified, but she completely relaxed after Cui Jinhua turned around and acted as if she hadn't seen them.
In the same place as last night, the two of them stood behind Cui Jinhua and witnessed her tear open the animal's head and greedily suck its blood.
After they finished sucking the blood from those animals, they heard Cui Jinhua mutter to herself again:
"These beasts are incredibly bloody, and it has to be Cui Jinhua's heart's blood!"
Ying Wuyai felt that his body had recovered a lot in the past few days. Eating the animal's blood was just a spur-of-the-moment idea of his, but he didn't expect it to actually work.
Once he had recovered and Cui Jinhua's body was almost fully healed, he first ate Cui Jinhua's heart and then, in this state, devoured Mo Li's soul.
Everything happened without anyone noticing, and Ying Wuyai was still the biggest winner.
Cui Jinhua let out a soft laugh as she swayed past Wen Luozhi and the other woman.
The two women exchanged a glance, both looking solemn. Just as they had suspected yesterday, Ying Wuyai had indeed hidden himself on Cui Jinhua.