When Xu Xing saw the uncle sharpening his knife and then using it to cut meat, she immediately felt that the man before her was not right. After sharpening a knife, it was naturally used to attack enemies, not for self-harm.
"This guy is really mentally unstable, otherwise why would he be like this?" Xu Xing thought to herself.
Xu Xing felt that the person who let her into the house was mentally abnormal. In the middle of the night, who would start sharpening knives directly? Before, there was a guy who sharpened knives to kill pigs in the middle of the night, and then his whole family was killed by guests that night. Therefore, sharpening knives should not be done at night, otherwise it would cause unnecessary trouble.
By the way, this guy who sharpened knives in the middle of the night was called Lu Boshe.
Xu Xing was worried that the other party would harm her. If the other party made any move, Xu Xing would act directly.
However, after finishing sharpening the knife, the man hid it instead, then found a chair and sat down, staring blankly at home.
Xu Xing also saw a chicken coop on the stairs, which was used to cover chickens so that they couldn't run around. Xu Xing then lifted the chicken coop and hid inside. It was difficult to be discovered if she hid. After all, it was very dark on the stairs, and the power was still out in Jiucheng. To light up at home, one could only use oil lamps, and the lighting effect of oil lamps was even worse.
Just then, a voice came from outside the door of the small building: "Open the door, I'm back."
The uncle then opened the door, and a woman in revealing clothes walked in. It was winter, but she was still wearing revealing clothes. She looked around forty years old, but she was well-maintained and looked charming. However, she walked unsteadily, clearly unable to stand properly.
"You've been drinking again?" Seeing his wife like this, a trace of guilt flashed across the uncle's face, and his tone was also tinged with blame.
This middle-aged woman was naturally the uncle's wife. She then handed over the handbag she was carrying and said, "I can't help it. I have to drink. If I don't drink, customers won't order me. This is today's income. You hide it."
The uncle looked at the handbag his wife handed over. Inside it were a few catties of rice. In this city today, grain was the most precious thing, bar none.
The means of obtaining grain were aboveboard, so the uncle naturally had no psychological burden. However, all the grain he could get now was brought back by his wife working as a hostess. Every time his wife came back, she brought enough grain, but she was full of the strong smell of alcohol, and there were many kiss marks on her neck. If it was said that her job was simply to accompany drinking, it was definitely impossible. As long as it was a man, he would not completely believe it.
However, the uncle had no choice. In a city with a declining economy, even if one wanted to find a job, one could not support oneself. Otherwise, why would there be so many beggars in Jiucheng? Naturally, it was because there were no jobs, and even if there were jobs, they could not support themselves. It was better to wait for others to give alms.
Holding the grain exchanged for his wife's companionship, the uncle's heart was filled with mixed feelings. In the dim light, his expression could not be clearly seen.
After seeing this scene, Xu Xing immediately reacted and thought, "No wonder he had to self-harm. His wife had to sell herself to make money, which is not giving him a cuckold? It's already difficult to suppress his anger now."
At this time, the woman continued to ask, "By the way, where is Xiao Cui? Hasn't she come back yet?"
"Mm." The uncle said nothing, just nodded gently.
Afterward, the woman was also going upstairs to sleep. As she passed the coop by the stairs, Xu Xing smelled a strong smell of alcohol. She thought she must have drunk a lot, and perhaps her whole body was covered in alcohol.
The uncle continued to sit in the room, lowering his head and thinking about something. Xu Xing could only see the uncle's clenched fists, indicating that the uncle was very angry.
Xu Xing decided to continue observing. A new doubt suddenly arose in her heart: "Since the uncle's wife is a hostess, what is her daughter doing? Is it also such an improper job?"
After waiting for another hour, there was a knock on the door, and a pleasant voice said, "Old man, open the door, I'm back."
When the uncle heard his daughter's voice, he slowly got up and opened the door. A young girl walked in. Xu Xing couldn't help but look. She found that this girl was about her age, even younger than her. It was hard to imagine what she could be doing outside at such a young age.
Xiao Cui also handed the grain she brought back to her father at this time, and then smiled and said, "Old man, you don't know, the Sect Leader is very good to me. I accepted the Sect Leader's purification ritual today, and I can also purify sins for pilgrims. Today, I purified sins for five pilgrims. They all left with a smile. If Buddha knew what I was doing, he would definitely be very satisfied with me."
However, when the uncle heard his daughter Xiao Cui's words, he directly grabbed his daughter into the house, closed the door, and said nothing.
Seeing her father's furious appearance, Xiao Cui quickly said, "The Sect Leader said that anger is also a sin. A person who is angry will enter the Avici Hell after death. How about this, I will purify your sins, take off your clothes first."
Saying that, Xiao Cui wanted to start the purification ritual for her father and began to take off her clothes.
But at this moment, the uncle slapped her backhand, knocking her to the ground. A lot of the white flour Xiao Cui brought back was spilled on the ground.
"You shameless thing, you don't even know that you've been tricked into entertaining guests, and you're still gloating. Go back to sleep. From tomorrow on, you'll stay at home honestly, or I'll kill you." The uncle was furious at his daughter's disappointing behavior. It was one thing to be tricked into joining a cult, as long as she knew her mistake, it would be fine if she didn't go again.
However, after his daughter Xiao Cui was deceived into joining the cult, she returned home as if she had been brainwashed, always talking about sins and atonement. Every time she brought back a lot of grain after entertaining guests, and in the uncle's eyes, this was degeneracy. What was the point of purifying sins for pilgrims? Wasn't it just letting others spend money to favor her?
Xu Xing, hiding in the dark, was even more shocked when she heard this, thinking, "So, the uncle is relying on his wife and daughter to support himself, and their workplaces are either bars or temples of evil cults? What kind of victim is this?"
Xu Xing was completely shocked at this moment. She never expected such a thing to happen. It was already remarkable that the uncle could maintain his sanity and not go mad. Even from a woman's perspective, it was understandable that the uncle would self-harm in such a situation, and even commit suicide.
Suddenly, the uncle found the short knife hidden in the corner. The knife was already gleaming coldly, obviously sharpened very sharply, and it was easy to kill someone.
The uncle took the knife and wanted to go upstairs, as if he really wanted to kill someone, but in the end, he couldn't make up his mind, so he put the knife down again.
Xu Xing then returned to her room through the window and found that Lin Yue was looking at the small booklet given by the lama during the day with a flashlight. As soon as Xu Xing saw this thing, she felt disgusted. She didn't know how many women had been harmed by this evil cult, and now Lin Yue was still reading their doctrines. This was completely heartless. So Xu Xing snatched the booklet and used her supernatural power. The booklet was then violently vibrated and turned into pieces.
"This kind of thing is useless except for harming people. Let's destroy it quickly. If you look at this kind of thing again, I'll break up with you," Xu Xing said angrily.
Lin Yue shrugged. Of course, he was not so heartless, nor did he have any thoughts about the treatment of evil cults. Instead, he wanted to find loopholes in the cult from the booklet and see if there was a way to destroy the cult.
But now the booklet was destroyed, so that was that.
Xu Xing said seriously, "We must act quickly, Brother Lin Yue. Help me once. You go and kill the damned city lord here, and I'll go and kill the leader of this evil cult, and then open the granaries to distribute food. This can save millions of people."
At this moment, Xu Xing still insisted on assassination. Killing people was not the most correct way, but killing people was the simplest way. As long as the culprit was killed, everything would be over.
But Xu Xing also knew that even the simplest assassination had problems, because the two scoundrels actually lived in two different places. If one person had an accident, the other would know immediately. If the other person escaped, the mission would be considered a failure.
So at this time, Xu Xing directly asked Lin Yue for help, hoping that Lin Yue could help her, so that both scoundrels could be killed, and other accomplices who aided and abetted would surrender.
However, regarding Xu Xing's plea at this time, Lin Yue said indifferently, "I won't help. I will only ensure your safety. This matter is actually your mission. The extent to which things will develop can only be decided by yourself."
Lin Yue knew that it was a cruel thing to let a young girl handle this matter. After all, Xu Xing had always lived in the city. With Shen Feng's protection, many dark things would automatically stay away from Xu Xing. Even when Xu Xing went out before, she was taken care of by Shen Feng and did not need to make decisions herself. Now, it was up to the inexperienced Xu Xing to decide the next course of action, which was beyond Xu Xing's capabilities.
And Xu Xing, after hearing Lin Yue's answer, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, one person is one person. Tomorrow, I will first go and kill the guy hiding in the palace, and then go and kill the leader of the evil cult. Anyone who dares to stop me in the process, I will kill them."
Xu Xing was already giving up on herself.