"What's your name?" Before leaving, Ning Wei did not forget to ask the kind stranger's name, actually leaving a backup plan.
If he turned around and sold her out, she would have someone to hold accountable.
"Zhou Wei, my name is Zhou Wei," the boy replied softly.
Ning Wei jumped onto the mud wall, "I've got you noted."
After she left, Zhou Wei immediately took out grain from the storage room to feed the chickens and ducks. He deliberately walked back and forth inside until Ning Wei's footprints were completely covered.
"Cough cough~ Zhou Wei, what are you doing?" The village chief suddenly appeared outside, leaning on his cane.
Zhou Wei was startled and clenched the ladle in his hands, "I'm feeding the chickens and ducks."
"Remember to bring me my herbal medicine and breakfast after you're done."
"Okay, Grandpa."
Ning Wei's attempt to gather information failed, and she turned back.
Along the way, the villagers were all normal. The red lanterns had been taken down, and everything had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
It seemed the ghost marriage had not been successfully carried out yesterday, and people were not particularly concerned.
Yin Yin said Young Master Zhou could cover the sky with one hand, but that was only his own perception.
If he hadn't been so skilled as a ghost, using mist to trap these villagers, who knew what the outcome would have been.
Back in the courtyard, no one had woken up.
Ning Wei remembered Yin Yin saying that because the ghost marriage was disrupted, Young Master Zhou had to deal with some matters, which was why they had the opportunity to pull her into a dream to discuss overthrowing the landlord's son.
With no one awake, the matters Young Master Zhou had to deal with were likely related to accountability.
But why wasn't Ning Wei, the protagonist who disrupted the ghost marriage, pulled into the dream?
She stood in the courtyard, contemplating, as the cold wind enveloped her.
Suddenly, she realized something.
Yesterday, the matchmaker Zhang had thrown her handkerchief. Ning Wei had merely covered her nose and mouth instinctively because she disliked the fragrant scent. However, the others around her had inhaled a lot of it. Perhaps there was something significant about this fragrance.
Ning Wei first went to the room where she slept. Yuan Yuan and Tang Tang were both in deep slumber.
Tang Tang had inhaled a lot of the scent, but Yuan Yuan had been knocked out by Song Zhi, so why hadn't she woken up yet?
The only explanation pointed to matchmaker Zhang. Ning Wei had glanced into the room when she first entered, and it was possible that matchmaker Zhang had tampered with something during that time.
"Tang Tang, wake up!"
Tang Tang didn't respond. Ning Wei hardened her heart and pinched her cheek hard. A red finger mark remained, but the person did not wake up.
Ning Wei turned and walked out, kicking open other rooms and calling out to them one by one, but no one woke up.
She had hit them, pinched them, and shouted at them.
"Stop bothering them. They are trapped in a dream," Li Ye said, jumping down from a tree at some point and sitting on a stool, watching Ning Wei busy herself.
"Since you know so much, you must know how to save them, right?" Ning Wei seized the opportunity.
She had long suspected that this Li Ye was no ordinary person, but in front of everyone, he never spoke, and his presence was negligible.
No matter what everyone did, they would subconsciously exclude him, showing no sense of participation.
Li Ye looked at Ning Wei with his head tilted, "Why should I help them?"
"Because you're handsome," Ning Wei said with sincerity, as if it came from the bottom of her heart.
Li Ye's defenses were broken, and a smile touched the corners of his eyes, "Are you joking?"
"Because we are a team. Although I don't know your identity, since you boarded the 444 bus, you must have a reason."
"Most importantly, you voluntarily told me they were trapped in a dream, which means you don't intend to stand by and do nothing."
"I've said so much, I just want to ask you, what exactly do you need to agree to help?"
Li Ye glanced at Ning Wei, "You certainly have a sharp tongue."
"If you want my help, you can have it, but it will be a favor you owe me. If I need your help, you must assist me unconditionally."
Ning Wei was unhappy, "They are the ones who need you. Why should I owe you a favor?" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"They are just ordinary people. It's your ability that I value!"
Alright, facing someone so formidable, it was only a matter of time before her disguise was revealed.
However, Ning Wei still wanted to say one more thing, "You are mistaken about one thing. Although they are ordinary, they are also the most trustworthy teammates!"
Ning Wei rarely defended these passengers in front of others. After experiencing one station after another, she had to admit that even though she was very capable, she could not have safely left each time without their participation.
Li Ye was indifferent. In his eyes, these people were nothing more than ants, and even Ning Wei was just a slightly more capable ant.
As powerful as he was, he looked down on these humans who only screamed when faced with trouble.
Fortunately, he didn't voice these thoughts, or Ning Wei would have jumped up in anger on the spot.
Although Li Ye looked down on these people, for some reason, he was forced to be trapped here and travel with them.
For him, this was also a form of punishment.
Ning Wei looked at Li Ye repeatedly, her expression full of anguish.
"Why are you staring at me like that!" Li Ye became somewhat annoyed, thinking Ning Wei had seen through his bottom line.
Ning Wei was also anxious, "Did I say all that for nothing? Why aren't you acting yet?"
"Acting what?"
Ning Wei rolled her eyes, "Bat spirit, are you playing dumb with me? Didn't you agree to help? Why aren't you getting them out of the dream? What if they die if it takes too long?"
Li Ye only then realized. He, the dignified... who would dare ask him to act so righteously?
Besides, who was the bat spirit!
This woman was truly... uncivilized!
Li Ye gave Ning Wei a blank look, and Ning Wei glared back.
What are you looking at? Competing to see who has bigger eyes?
You're a bat spirit, related to mice. Everyone knows mice have small eyes!
To avoid offending Li Ye, Ning Wei used her eyes to express her thoughts.
Li Ye could only see her winking and blinking, and by thinking with his toes, he knew she wasn't thinking anything good!
"Come here!"
Li Ye called out to Ning Wei as he got up, "I'll only do it once. If you learn it, you can do the rest yourself."
"Then you can rest assured, I definitely won't learn it. I'm the most stupid person," Ning Wei said with a cheeky grin.
Li Ye was speechless.
First, they went to Mei Nan and Song Zhi's room.
There were four people living in this room: the two of them, the traitor Zheng Qu, and the bat spirit Li Ye.
Since Li Ye never entered, and Zheng Qu was locked in the kitchen yesterday, Mei Nan and Song Zhi each had a bed.
Like Tang Tang, they were in a deep sleep.
Li Ye lifted the quilt and opened Mei Nan's clothes, revealing his bruised skin.
"This is?"