CHAPTER 1040: CHAPTER 1040: FREE TRAVEL

The crowd was joking around when Hua XiYi’s voice came from the first floor.

"Hehe, where is Niu Zai?"

As soon as he heard she had arrived, Luo yang felt a jolt in his heart.

Hua XiYi had followed him back to the village, but it wasn’t for leisure.

As for her motives, Luo yang still hadn’t figured them out.

He hadn’t wanted to bring her at the time, but she insisted on following him.

Having no option, he reluctantly acquiesced.

Now that she was in the village, Luo yang worried she might take Hong Jiaxin away.

This thought continuously lingered in his mind.

Hearing her call, he had no choice but to respond.

"Sister Hua, is there something you need from me?"

Luo yang was still contemplating how to better control Hua XiYi.

However, in terms of strength, he was likely no match for her.

This being the case, he could do nothing about her.

The only thing he could do was try not to anger her, hoping she wouldn’t do anything to harm him.

Otherwise, not even counting Grandma Liu and her granddaughter favoring her...

Facing Hua XiYi alone, he’d have little chance of winning.

He always felt she came to the village with some unspeakable purpose.

"Niu Zai, what are you doing? Hehe," Hua XiYi asked again.

"Coming."

While speaking, others had already gone down to the first floor to see Hua XiYi.

Meanwhile, Luo yang was still looking for things he usually carried, some for defense, others for communication.

He also needed to probe the Zhu Family mother and daughter to see if they had any secrets they hadn’t revealed to him.

Of course, whether the Zhu Family mother and daughter were willing to talk was still uncertain.

Judging from various clues, Grandma Liu and her granddaughter seemed to be in league with Hua XiYi.

If they weren’t aligned, Grandma Liu and her granddaughter would likely inform him of some situations.

Now that Hua XiYi had come looking for him, it was likely to urge Luo yang to go to Tianjiang City.

Presumably, she wanted Luo yang to help her find the Blood Devil.

He also wanted to get the Blood Devil.

But given the complicated situation, he wanted to think things through before making a move.

Luo yang also had to make a trip to the county to appease Tan Shengmei.

"Hehe, it’s National Day today, is everyone not going out to have fun?" Hua XiYi laughed.

"Sister Hua, why not let us show you around Hongyun Town, how about that?" Luo yang laughed.

He meant to keep Hua XiYi here for a few days, handle some matters, and then head to Tianjiang City.

Too many forces were after the Blood Devil, so Luo yang wanted to delay and perhaps find a better opportunity later to acquire the Blood Devil.

Hua XiYi laughed and said, "Hehe, let’s go to Tianjiang City for a trip. It’s on me, I’ll cover the expenses."

The beauties clapped and cheered.

Only Luo yang inwardly sensed trouble, aware that Hua XiYi bore unfriendly intentions; if he truly took the beauties to Tianjiang City, he’d have many vulnerabilities in Hua XiYi’s hands.

Not to mention Hua XiYi, even just Skull Fortress; if, when Luo yang went to search for the Blood Devil, they captured all the beauties, it would be extremely troublesome.

Previously, Luo yang had sworn to the beauties that after the tournament with the Japanese Ninja, he would take them to the seaside in Tianjiang City for fun.

The tournament last night had concluded, and the promise was due.

The beauties were all waiting for Luo yang to take them out to play.

Thus, when they heard Hua XiYi offer to take everyone out to play, the beauties were overjoyed.

Seeing the expectations on the pretty faces of the beauties, Luo yang genuinely didn’t want to dampen their enthusiasm.

If he said not to go, their good mood would quickly dissipate.

Luo yang could only obliquely suggest, "Why not enjoy ourselves in Hongyun Town today, have a look around, how about it?"

Hongyun Town did have one or two fun spots, like hot springs and farm stays.

But the beauties would rather take advantage of the good weather and head to the seaside to play, as they didn’t often get the chance to go to the seaside.