I Persuade People With Reason

"Yongning Town, what place is that?"

"A place with simple folk customs and hospitality. Trust me, you will never forget it once you have been there :

In my mind, I recalled the conversation with the mysterious "Puppet Master" during the monster guild meeting. In front of me was an illusory scene floating in the sky, like a deep and mysterious galaxy whirlpool. When Xie Huaying's feet landed on the ground, she was already standing. The gate of a small town.

Xie Huaying raised her head in surprise, looked at the town shrouded in the hot sun, and murmured.

The coordinates and the one-time teleportation rune left to her by the "Puppet Master" are really extraordinary, even though in order to trade these coordinates from the other party, almost all the funds she owns except the shares of Dinghua Group have been stolen. It's worth it, no matter how you look at it, in exchange for a precious opportunity to gain extraordinary power.

Sure enough, having a good relationship with the referrer is good!

Secretly applauding her wit in her heart, Xie Huaying looked at the town in front of her that was shrouded in the morning sun, and a smile appeared on her face.

As long as she thought of the plan in her heart, it would make the entire business mess up because of her, and make Shang Han experience heartache, and she would feel the thrill of revenge in her heart. This is the fundamental reason why a pampered eldest lady like Xie Huaying can barely bear her temper, and is so eager to pursue extraordinary power.

"—Yongning Town, here I come!"

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Maybe it was because it was still early in the morning, and there were not many people on the street. When Xie Huaying stepped into this town, she could only see rows of neat houses on both sides of the street, as well as a few scattered houses. Opened shop.

And the most eye-catching nature is the towering church in the center. Even if it is far away, as long as you look up, you can see the towering church spire in a large building. It stands in the morning light and can be seen through Out of the holy air.

This made Xie Huaying's expectations even stronger. A place like a church is always reminiscent of mystery. Could it be that... the clue of supernatural power is there?

After thinking for a while, she quietly walked to a grocery store by the side of the road that opened, and reached out and patted the counter: "Anyone?"

This grocery store is extremely cramped. Because of the backlight, the store is dimly lit. On the two rows of containers against the wall, many goods are piled up in a disorderly manner, and you can vaguely see the dust and flying insects floating in the air.

Xie Huaying took a few shots on the counter and called a few more times, but no one responded.

"……no one there?"

Disappointed, she turned to leave.

At this moment, a head suddenly jumped out from under the empty counter, and the big clump of messy and knotted hair rubbed the back of Xie Huaying's hand. Xie Huaying almost subconsciously took back her hand and made a sound scream.

But her hand was caught by a hand that suddenly stretched out, and it was snapped on the counter.

This made her scream even more piercing.

"Little girl, are you looking for me?"

The head opened to speak, and the voice was a little hoarse.

At the same time as he was talking, the head had been completely drilled out, and the neck and upper body connected to it had also protruded from under the counter and leaned forward. Under the messy hair, there was an old, bark-like face. The left eye was cloudy and dim, and the right eye was slightly shimmering. He was looking at Xie Huaying, as if trying to see her face clearly.

Xie Huaying was still immersed in panic, and she didn't regain her senses, so that the whole person seemed to collapse.

The old man released his hand and looked at her strangely.

Xie Huaying retracted her hand like an electric shock and forced a smile: "Yes?, yes?..."

Although her face was not good-looking, Xie Huaying did not forget her purpose. She wanted to find someone to inquire about the situation in Yongning Town, first find a place to live in, and then slowly look for adventures, so she tried to stretch her smile, He said softly: "Is that so, I have traveled from afar, this is the first time I came to Yongning Town today, I want to..."

She only said half of what she said, and the old man, whose eyes were dull and cloudy, looked like he had half his foot in the coffin, as if someone had been injected with a stimulant, and he suddenly glowed with The spirit of this age does not match, those half-blind eyes are fixed on Xie Huaying.

She finally saw clearly that this was a strange girl she had never seen before, not a little girl she knew from the town.

Then, her eyes almost glowed, as if a miser saw a mountain of gold and silver.

"—Are you? A foreigner, a foreigner who just arrived today?" The old man's voice was sharp with excitement.

"Yes? That's right, I'm here..."

Xie Huaying was taken aback by her attitude and answered hesitantly. Before she could say the reason she made up, the old man had already slapped the counter.

"Good! Good! We Yongning Town have always been hospitable and welcome guests from afar. Little girl, you can rest assured here, and everyone will treat you well..."

The old man had a very bright smile on his face.

Xie Huaying was stunned with laughter. Under this strange enthusiasm, he instinctively gave birth to defensiveness, and he couldn't help but wave his hands again and again, not knowing what to say.

"Aunt An is right. We are the most hospitable in Yongning Town. You can come to us if you need anything. Don't delay the little girl..."

At this moment, another voice came from behind, Xie Huaying turned her head to look, and saw that many people had appeared at the door of the grocery store, probably attracted by her exclamation just now. The one who spoke was an old lady with an old face, clean clothes, and neatly combed silver hair.

While speaking, the old lady has skillfully stepped forward and grabbed Xie Huaying's hand, and with a friendly tone, she naturally asked about her identity and history: "Little girl, what's your name? ? What's the name..."

Xie Huaying was just about to take the opportunity to get rid of the eccentric grocery store owner, so she followed the other party out without any resistance, and answered the other party's question with the reasons she had made up for a long time, with a generous attitude.

When she got out of the grocery store, she realized that there were already many people on the empty street before. The doors of the houses were opened, and she could detect one after another curious eyes passing through the door. and the windows cast upon themselves.

In just a short time, Xie Huaying had gathered around a lot of people, all of whom were smiling and very enthusiastic. Especially the old lady who claimed to be the owner of the tailor shop in the shop.

The other party not only asked Xie Huaying a lot of things curiously, but in the end, I heard that Xie Huaying just came to Yongning Town today and has no place to stay, and even took the initiative to invite Xie Huaying to live in her house.

Listening to what she said? Others also scrambled to express their willingness to invite Xie Huaying to live in their own house temporarily.

Xie Huaying was still hesitating, the old lady who looked quite temperamental said again: "... I have a daughter in my family who is a few years younger than you. She is introverted, and she was seriously ill not long ago. I've been bored at home all the time, and I don't have any playmates on weekdays. If I know that I can meet a new friend, I think she will be very happy."

Saying so, she looked at Xie Huaying with a smile.

In the eyes of the other party's expectation, Xie Huaying finally nodded. Compared with the eccentric grocery store owner and the enthusiastic but vulgar town residents around, this polite old lady is the person Xie Huaying likes the most.

Seeing that she agreed, the smile on the face of the old lady who claimed to be able to call her "Aunt Zhen" grew significantly. The others, however, let out an undisguised sigh of regret.

"???" Xie Huaying was full of questions.

Until she was led by Aunt Zhen to her house to settle down temporarily, she could detect the reluctance of those people after she came to her, and could also feel that there were always people in the house along the way. Looking towards her.

This feeling made Xie Huaying suspect that she was a big star walking on the red carpet. As she walked forward, countless people saluted her.

Seeing her embarrassed face, Aunt Zhen seemed to have guessed the reason, so she smiled apologetically: "Xiao Xie, they were just so shocked, don't take it to heart."

"Our Yongning Town is too remote. If you want to come to the town, you have to cross the dangerous wilderness. Outsiders rarely come, and local residents dare not go out... In fact, we haven't seen outsiders for a long, long time. So everyone is too enthusiastic. Thank you, don’t mind!” Aunt Zhen explained in a gentle and calm voice, “It’s rare to meet a foreigner like you, how do you put together the enthusiasm you have accumulated over the years? The brain poured out, didn't it scare you?"

Hearing her say that, Xie Huaying finally came to a realization.

"So it's like this..." Before, she really felt that these people's attitudes were weird and abnormal, but now she understands the reason, she can't help but nodded her head suddenly, and a thought quietly emerged in her mind.

...haven't seen a stranger before, so I'm over-enthusiastic when I see myself... So is she? Isn't she? Can she use this enthusiasm to gain clues to her supernatural powers?

Thinking like this, the subtle embarrassment and discomfort in Xie Huaying's heart, the faint unease that she didn't even notice, melted away like ice and snow.

Her eyes suddenly flickered.

...

In the tailor's shop in the east of town, Xie Huaying met Aunt Zhen's husband. The old gentleman looked three points older than he really was, and his clothes and hair were also neatly groomed, like a decent man.

"Rose, there is a guest at home!" There is a wooden staircase in the tailor's shop, which leads to the attic on the second floor. Aunt Zhen shouted at the stairs and emphasized, "Is this one from a foreign country? Oh my big sister."

Deng Deng Deng Deng...

A burst of hurried footsteps sounded, and in Xie Huaying's curious sight, a girl who looked twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a little white dress seemed to float down the stairs, and suddenly appeared in front of her.

The girl's bright eyes were fixed on Xie Huaying, with curiosity, inquiry, and thinking: "Is it her?"

This is a good-looking girl, with bright and big eyes and flushed cheeks, full of vigor and vitality of this age. But I don't know why, under the girl's gaze, Xie Huaying couldn't help but feel an indescribable strange feeling in her heart.

Before she could figure out what that feeling was, the girl in front of her tilted her head and stretched out a hand towards her, palms facing upwards.

She stood in the shadow of the stairs, the white skirt on her body was still undulating in the wind because of the fierce running, but there was a sweet smile on her face.

"Hello, I'm Rose."