Tailor Shop

"Everyone, keep up, don't fall behind!"

"We are now on the oldest street in Nanshui Town, called Baibao Street. It retains its original ancient architecture and is also the main venue for the Snow Festival."

With the tour guide flag waving, Gao Yiling, accompanied by a small tour guide bee, led all the assembled deducers to the western area.

When it came to her actual job, Gao Yiling did demonstrate some professional qualities. She spoke clearly and cheerfully when describing the scenery. No matter what was going through her family, she did not bring any negative emotions into her work.

Yu Xing and his group walked at the very back of the group, multitasking: listening to the tour guide's introduction, observing the appearance of Baibao Street, and also listening to Yan Li recount his experiences at the Fang Mansion.

Unlike Yu Xing's experience in the hospital, many divination practitioners went to the Fang Mansion. There was no point in Yan Li keeping his gains a secret, as the information would eventually leak out from other people.

Yan Li succinctly summarized the situation of the Fang Mansion being deserted except for ghosts, concluding. "Fang Mansion is extremely dangerous. Most importantly, the area inside seems to exert a strong suppressive force on us, making it impossible to confront them head-on."

He successfully located the rift in a race against time, which took a lot of effort. When he was teleported from the town, he was still a little pale, but after resting for just a short while, he had already recovered about 70-80%.

Yan Li put his composed mask back on, frowning slightly. "I have a guess. The reason why the Fang Mansion is so strange, even able to suppress someone of my level... even a True Immortal, might be because we didn't enter through the main gate."

With his hands in his pockets, Hua Subai glanced curiously at the shops on either side from time to time. Hearing this, he asked in return, "Why would you have such a thought?"

Yu Xing also looked at Yan Li.

"Because we all sneaked in, whether by climbing over the wall or going through it, no one ever came in through the main gate." Yan Li shook his head helplessly, feeling somewhat ashamed after suffering such a loss. "But once inside, I discovered that the Fang Mansion is an extremely meticulous place. Whether it's the main hall or the side halls, every single detail is strictly regulated and follows the rules."

The atmosphere was very solemn; if I had to describe it, it would be... solemn and inviolable.

Yu Xing: "Solemn... inviolable?"

Judging from the letter from this supposedly older brother, he couldn't discern any solemnity; he could only see that the Fang Mansion family was an oddball.

"That's right, it gave me a strong sense of déjà vu. Once you enter this mansion, you have to abide by its rules, and those of us who sneaked in... have already broken the rules from the very first step." Yan Li was also guessing, and he wasn't entirely certain, but for now, he was one of the five people in the Fang Mansion who had the most authority to speak on the matter.

"There are many kinds of ghosts inside. The wooden statues in the garden are like regular ghosts, while the white-dressed Female Ghost and the indistinct chunks of flesh are like physical ghosts. In addition, there is also an invisible eye."

Yan Li said in a deep voice, "I suspect the ticket is right there. This level of suppression must be due to the power enhancement from a higher-ranking being. I can't imagine any other possibility. Fortunately, Boss Hua, I'd like to invite you to visit the Fang Mansion with me again later, through the main gate."

Hua Subai shrugged noncommittally. "A Xing goes, I'll go. Of course, I'll listen to him."

Yu Xing: "... Okay."

He was going "home" anyway, just bringing a couple more "friends" with him.

"Huh? Can't I go?" Mo listened quietly for a while and suddenly realized that the big shots weren't including him.

Before anyone else could answer, Zhang Yu advised, "Let's just forget about it. We're not really good at combat anyway, and the Fang Mansion is so dangerous, let's not drag them down."

Demon: "Okay."

They discussed the matter for a while, and the tour group slowly moved forward.

Gao Yiling's voice was very clear as she introduced to them, "Over the next three days—or rather, two and a half days of travel—we will interact with many shops along this street. For example, we can make our own clothes for the Snow Festival, create dolls to be offered as sacrifices, and choose to make paper fans, hang plaques for blessings, and so on, according to our own interests."

"So today, we'll start by experiencing garment making. After all, wearing appropriate clothes makes the festival feel more ceremonial."

There were many townspeople on Baibao Street. When they saw the tour group of more than 30 people, they all stopped and looked at them with curiosity and friendliness. Some even waved and greeted them.

Yu Xing felt the lively atmosphere of the old street, her expression unchanged, but a thought flashed across her eyes.

This street is indeed very old. The shops and buildings are still made of wood, and the road is paved with uneven stone slabs. As you walk by, you can smell the rich fragrance wafting from the sachets hanging from the beams of some of the shops.

The shop owners were no longer dressed in the clothes of ordinary townspeople, but in sets of ancient costumes. For example, where he was walking, there was a cosmetics shop on the right. The proprietress was wearing a pink dress and a thick fur coat, which was both beautiful and warm, although her face was still red from the cold.

"Demon, is this the place you said you came to?" Zhang Yu saw the paper fan shop ahead and a thought struck him. "You also went to the West District. Could it be that the place you said had many vengeful spirits is this place?"

Mo paused for a moment, then laughed, "How could that be? How could I be as relaxed as I am now? The place I went to wasn't the old street. Although it sells a lot of antiques and decorations, that street still has a modern style. By the way, when I was wandering around the West District, I didn't even notice that there was Baibao Street."

Just then, Medusa and Lan Wu were walking ahead of them, not too far away.

It's unclear how long the woman had been eavesdropping, but upon hearing this, she turned around and smiled brightly, "You finally figured it out? Baibao Street isn't even within the area that Nanshui Town was before. I don't think the role of a guide is so dispensable. The places she led us to... are places no one has ever seen before."

Based on what she said, it's basically certain that there was no way to enter Baibao Street before.

The travel route chosen for them by the guide was quite unique, even in Nanshui Town.

Yan Li frowned. "Don't you think it's abrupt of you to suddenly interrupt?"

Medusa covered her lips, her eyes crinkling with laughter, but there was no real joy in them. "What's it to you? Aren't you just a hastily assembled team?"

Yan Li's gaze fell on the hand in front of her face; it was this hand that had protected Lan Wu earlier.

A large chunk of skin that Medusa cherished was missing, revealing horrific flesh, but she seemed not to care at all. She simply wrapped a bandage around it, which Lan Wu had given her, and did nothing else.

"That's right, Miss Medusa." Hua Subai, seemingly unable to bear the two's petty squabble, stepped in to mediate. "Besides, Miss Medusa is helping us by saying that. Since we're not enemies, why can't we be friends for now?"

With a flick of his wrist, as if performing a magic trick, a blooming, fiery red flower appeared in his hand.

"I apologize for my offense, beautiful lady. Please allow me to offer this flower as an apology."

Yu Xing: "..."

Carlos had done this many times, but when Carlos did it, he acted like a frivolous playboy, while when Hua Subai, he seemed like a sinister, grinning demon.

He looked at it, but couldn't even recognize the type of flower.

However... Medusa is very powerful, and if she does something, the variables will be too great. It's not bad for Hua Subai to keep a means of control for now.

Knowing everything, Yu Xing cruelly refrained from speaking up to stop it.

Medusa raised an eyebrow in surprise, and without much suspicion, reached out and took the flower. "Thank you, beautiful newcomer. I like your personality."

Yan Li: "..."

Yan Li chose to turn her head away from looking, which was simply indescribable.

The line quickly came to a stop.

Gao Yiling, standing at the front, called out, "We're here! This is the largest tailor shop on Baibao Street. The clothes hanging in the front are all finished garments; feel free to browse!"

"Once everyone has chosen their favorite designs, we'll head to the courtyard behind the hall to try making them ourselves. That's the main activity for today!"

Yu Xing looked up and saw that in the tailor shop, long robes with blood-red as the main color were hung in an orderly manner. At first glance, they looked like a group of hanged red-clad ghosts.