Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 246 Divine Rescue

As Yunyi listened to the two people below plotting, the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily. Chang Tai? Isn't that the village chief? And these two below are the village chief's wife and his second uncle? This is quite a big and complicated story.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go back." The man said, "It's too cold here. Next time, let's go home, it's too cold here."

"But they still want it."

"you……"

"Chang Tai has probably gone to Widow Lin's place by now. What would I do if I went back? The bed is cold."

"Then let's go to my house."

After the two people left, Yunyi jumped down from the roof beam and went straight to the village chief's house.

The two people just mentioned that the village chief had saved a lot of money, but they haven't found it yet. There's only one place they haven't searched for, so she'll go and look for it first.

The village chief's house is much better and much bigger than the other villagers' houses.

At this time, the owners of the house were not home, only the mentally challenged son Changming was at home.

To Yunyi's surprise, Changming had been drugged and was fast asleep.

This made things easier for her.

The village chief's wife said they hadn't thoroughly searched their son's house yet.

Yunyi stood at the door and glanced around the room, only to find that the sleeping Changming was emitting black smoke all over his body, just like a coal ball that had been doused with water and set on fire.

This means they're not far from death.

However, she wouldn't interfere, because there's no way to manage such a situation unless the person has accumulated great merit. Unfortunately, Chang Ming doesn't have that, and he also has a murder case against him. He should have died long ago, but Chang Tai still loves this foolish son very much and probably got him a talisman, which is why he's been protected until now.

I looked away and continued to look around. Finally, I noticed a hole under the table next to me. I moved the table and tapped the floor tile underneath.

In general, even the interior of houses in rural areas are made of earth. Only wealthy families can afford to pave the floor or install floor heating systems. The village chief's house, however, has red bricks paving the floor.

Although red bricks are cheaper than bluestone, they are still beyond the reach of ordinary rural families.

It was indeed empty below.

Lifting the red brick revealed a dark hole underneath. I took out a tinderbox and shone it in. The hole wasn't very big. Inside was a wooden box and an oil paper package. Opening the wooden box, I found some jewelry that looked quite valuable, along with some loose silver and copper coins. The jewelry was clearly something a young lady from a wealthy family could afford.

The oil paper package was wrapped in four layers, and inside was a stack of silver notes. Although the denominations were not large, the total amount was a staggering 19,000 taels.

Including the loose silver and jewelry, the total amount exceeded 20,000 taels.

Even an ordinary small landlord might not have this much silver.

This village chief is really rich. Yunyi would never believe that he's alright.

He put the items into his spatial storage, then took out a piece of paper, wrote a few words on it, put it back into the box, and buried it again.

After restoring the room to its original state, he couldn't help but yawn. Just as he was about to leave, he heard footsteps outside, so he turned around and jumped out of the back window.

Soon, the rooster crowed three times, and the eastern sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

The village slowly began to awaken. Although it was the off-season for farming, everyone was busy making a living, especially since the New Year was approaching. Everyone wanted to earn some money so they could have a pound of meat for the New Year.

"Divination, fortune telling, feng shui consultations, name changes, and even better luck! No cure, no charge!" A clear, crisp shout came from outside the village.

Someone went out out of curiosity and saw a blind man with his eyes covered by a black cloth, carrying a satchel on his back and holding a cloth banner, slowly walking over from a distance.

Of course, fortune tellers, physiognomists, peddlers and other such people are common, but this person is quite special because she is accompanied by a tall black wolf, which is as big as a small calf.

"Why did you follow me?" Yunyi asked, somewhat speechless. "If I scare them, no one will come looking for me."

"How could that be? If you had a pet wolf that followed you and obeyed your every word, they would think you were incredibly powerful and more trustworthy."

Yunyi: ...

In the end, they acquiesced.

"Divination, character analysis, feng shui consultation, name change, luck change, money back guarantee if it doesn't work!" Yunyi shouted loudly.

Some curious onlookers came out after hearing the commotion, and seeing that the wolf didn't dare to approach, they asked, "Blind man, are you really that accurate?"

"No money if you don't agree to this." Yunyi turned her head and looked over. "Huh? There's something wrong with this village."

"You can't talk nonsense." The villager's face immediately darkened upon hearing this. "Our village has always had a smooth and prosperous life."

“No.” Yunyi shook her head, then raised her slightly aged hands and began to calculate. “This village has been having a lot of trouble lately, but none of it has been serious. However, something big is about to happen.” As she spoke, she shook her head and slowly walked forward, sighing as she went. “The god of bad luck has descended. Something big is going to happen to the whole village. It’s a pity, pitiful, tragic and lamentable.”

People in this era are superstitious, especially believing in ghosts, gods, and karma. So, the villagers who overheard this exchanged glances. This was outrageous! They couldn't let them leave. But when they tried to get closer, the big wolf glared at them fiercely, so they dared not approach and could only follow behind.

Then I saw the blind man skillfully avoid the rocks and pits, without even using a stick to probe the way. Isn't he a living god?

Yunyi smiled slightly, called Sixteen over, and then sat on its back.

"We'd better leave this place as soon as possible," Yunyi said in a low voice, but loud enough for those behind her to hear. "Staying here too long could lead to trouble."

Sixteen immediately raised its head and let out a long howl, but just as it was about to run away, the people behind it wouldn't allow it.

"Take care, immortal."

"Please wait, immortal!"

"Fairy..."

"Is there anything else?" Yunyi patted Sixteen's head and turned around to ask.

By this time, many more villagers had heard the commotion, and some even went to call out to those who hadn't come out yet.

A few bolder ones took a few steps forward: "Please, immortal, give us some guidance! We are all honest people and have never done anything that would harm heaven or reason!"

"Yes, please, God, save us!" Some villagers even knelt down.

Yunyi pretended to do some calculations again: "You have indeed not done anything immoral, but your village has karmic debts. Moreover, to break the curse, the feng shui of the entire village needs to be changed. I'm afraid you can't decide that, can you?"

The villagers fell silent upon hearing this. Indeed, the village chief was in charge of the entire village, and even the neighborhood heads had to listen to him.

"I'll go get the village chief." Someone turned and ran off.