Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 32: The Bizarre Incident that Alarms the "Mansion" and "Prefecture", The Exalted Personage of Qiulong County_1
Shen Ji Yue felt that, these past days, she spent each day in distress.
A few months ago, an odd event occurred in Bai He County.
The impact of this strange incident was substantial.
At that time, the entire Bai He County was in a state of unease, and even affected other counties within Yinghe Prefecture, to the extent that the prefecture itself was alerted.
Within the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were "East, South, West, North, and Central," five major regions.
Among them, Nanjun had three major prefectures, and Yinghe Prefecture was one of the three in Nanjun.
Within Yinghe Prefecture, there were a dozen counties of varying sizes.
Qiu Long County, Bai He County...
Were among them.
It was imaginable how tremendous the impact of the incident a few months ago was, to be able to shake the "Prefecture" and even startle the "Region."
And that very incident, with such significant impact, was what Shen Ji Yue, the Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Sky office, was responsible for investigating.
The result was evidently clear.
She couldn’t find out anything!
With a gloomy face, Shen Ji Yue grabbed a bowl of wine and poured it down her throat in one go. There were already two empty wine pots on the table before her, but her face showed no sign of drunkenness.
Her other hand was pinching a piece of paper.
The paper contained all the small clues she and her subordinates had painstakingly searched for recently.
"Sigh, none of them are related to that matter!" After quickly scanning the paper, Shen Ji Yue crumpled it into a ball.
At this moment, she suddenly noticed that the atmosphere inside the inn seemed a bit off.
It had become too quiet.
It was quite lively just a moment ago.
Shen Ji Yue narrowed her eyes.
She looked around and saw that the people in the inn all seemed to be focusing their gaze toward the entrance.
Furthermore, their looks were filled with astonishment.
This made Shen Ji Yue quite puzzled.
She turned around to look towards the entrance of the inn.
And at that look,
She was stunned.
Shen Ji Yue thought of herself as tall.
Although she was a woman, due to her naturally larger frame, in Bai He County, there had yet to be a person born taller than her.
Usually, whether she was going out or serving in the Imperial Sky office... she could always see the tops of others’ heads at a glance.
But now, she suddenly saw someone taller than herself right before her eyes.
A man,
A burly man!
Shen Ji Yue had never seen such a tall man in her life.
She felt that this person was a good half-head taller than herself.
And the person was not just tall, but also robust.
Not the usual robust, but the kind as if one could twist someone’s head off with a single hand.
"However, this person..." Shen Ji Yue couldn’t help but frown: "He has a very strong aura of ferocity!"
No wonder the people in the inn had suddenly quieted down.
This aura of ferocity was so strong that it affected the people around!
The ferocious and fierce aura was so intimidating that even Shen Ji Yue felt alarmed!
It felt to her as if she was looking at a ferocious beast!!
A very vicious beast!!!
"He’s not simple!"
Making this judgment, Shen Ji Yue instantly became vigilant.
As a professional habit of a member of the Imperial Sky office, she really wanted to go up and interrogate him...
But she held back.
Under Shen Ji Yue’s "unnoticeable" observation,
She saw the man find an empty table in the inn and sit down with an assertive posture on the bench next to the table.
"Shop Assistant, slice up five jin of cooked beef, two jin of mutton with the smell removed, and two jin of cooked pork, then just whip up some vegetables, and bring a basin of rice. Remember, a basin, not a bowl," said Fan Wu’s voice in the inn.
Amidst the quiet atmosphere, his voice stood out all the more clearly.
The Shop Assistant of the inn, looking up at the tall-standing Fan Wu, secretly marveled.
Still, he weakly reminded, "Guest, the dishes you’ve ordered are enough to fill an entire table... All right, all right, I’ll go have the cook prepare them right away."
In the end, the Shop Assistant could not withstand the immense pressure.
Especially when Fan Wu turned his head to look at him... The Shop Assistant felt as if his heart was being gripped tight.
He chose with his heart.
Watching the Shop Assistant scurrying to the kitchen in a fluster, Fan Wu slowly withdrew his gaze.
He didn’t actually have a particular desire to dine at this inn.
Because he knew there was a Chief Flag Officer from the Ministry of Heaven within.
But having just arrived in Bai He County, he couldn’t find another inn right away.
And considering how large Bai He County was, by the time he found another inn...
Who knew how long it would have taken.
Moreover, considering it was broad daylight, even with a Chief Flag Officer of the Ministry of Heaven nearby, he probably wouldn’t bump into any strange occurrences.
So.
Fan Wu stayed.
He had already noticed that the Chief Flag Officer was secretly keeping an eye on him.
The officer seemed to think his surveillance was inconspicuous, little did he know Fan Wu had already seen through it.
In response.
Fan Wu simply ignored it!
It was unclear whether the inn’s cook was highly efficient, or it was the pressure Fan Wu gave to the inn... yet after just a brief wait, the Shop Assistant served the dishes.
Five jin of beef.
Two jin of mutton.
Two jin of pork.
A few dishes of vegetables.
A large bowl of rice.
All together, nearly twenty jin of food, enough to burst a normal person’s stomach before they could finish even half.
But for Fan Wu... it was just right!
Like a windstorm sweeping through leaves, he devoured the various meats.
Whenever he felt a bit weary of the meat, he would shovel down several mouthfuls of white rice and vegetables.
Such a sight left the rest of the inn’s patrons dumbfounded.
They couldn’t comprehend how one man’s stomach could fit so much food.
Even though Fan Wu did appear burly and tall.
It still seemed exaggerated!
"He..." Shen Ji Yue was also staring agape, thinking she could really pack it away until she saw someone outdo her.
This made her expression turn solemn: "This man, he must certainly have mastered some special body-strengthening Secret Technique, and to a very profound level!"
Just then, more people entered the inn, this time a group of them.
What was a relatively quiet inn...
became somewhat noisy with the arrival of these fellows.
"That was a close call! Lucky for me, I was quick on my feet and my father didn’t catch me. Had he known I didn’t study and instead spent the whole night at Gou Lan, wouldn’t he have broken my legs?!" one of them complained loudly, "And you guys, were you thinking of leaving me behind to run off on your own just now?"
"Ah? No, no! How could that be? Hahaha!" The companion laughed it off, making excuses: "We were also scared by your father’s fierce demeanor at the time. Enough about this, let’s just enjoy a good meal! I’ll treat this time!"
"Alright, since Brother Huang is treating, I won’t be polite. Oh, Brother Huang, I heard that Qiu Long County also has a nice Gou Lan. When we have time, you should take us there for fun, right?"
"Hahaha! Sure thing, sure thing!!"
"..."
Several extravagantly dressed young men swaggered into the inn.
They soon noticed, however, that the atmosphere in the inn was... off.
Because despite their ruckus, it seemed like inside the inn...
only their voices were particularly clamorous.
Quiet!
Too quiet!
Something was wrong!
Were there not many people inside the inn? Why was everyone so silent while eating?
They looked around suspiciously at the other patrons.
All of a sudden...
One of them widened his eyes as though he had seen a ghost!
"Brother Huang, what’s wrong?"
"I..." The one addressed as Brother Huang vigorously rubbed his eyes, then swallowed hard. With a dumbstruck expression, he said, "I think I just saw a prominent figure from Qiu Long County."
"Ah?!"
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