Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 90 Going to Black City

“Sister Yun, I’ll go with you.” He Wei took a step forward.

“We’ll go too,” the other three quickly agreed.

“I can go with Uncle Quan.” Yunyi shook her head. “You guys… Ge Niu, you should hire a car to go back to the village right away. I’ve been away for too long, and I’m worried that my family will worry.”

“He Wei, you take Zhu Zi and Fang Liang back to Longxi City and buy a house in the south... a big and luxurious one, money is not a problem.” Yun Yi gave him a five thousand tael silver note directly. “After you buy it, buy servants, maids, old women and guards, preferably with life-long contracts, the kind that has the feel of a wealthy family. Also, make a plaque for the door, just say... Yun Mansion.”

He Wei stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"Can it be done?"

He Wei quickly came to his senses: "Yes."

"Also, go to Dafa Temple tomorrow and give this note to the old lady of the Guo family." Yunyi handed a folded piece of paper to He Wei. "No need to say more, whether they believe it or not... that's their business."

He Wei took the piece of paper and put it in his pocket: "Don't worry, Sister Yun, we will definitely get things done."

Yunyi nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you. We'll each go our own way first thing tomorrow morning." After thinking for a moment, she took out a small bottle from her backpack and handed it to He Wei. "This contains some homemade sleeping potions. They might come in handy if needed."

The next day, as soon as it was light, the group split up and went about their own business.

The distance from Longxi City to Heicheng is about two or three hundred li. Normally, it would take about half a day to get there by fast horse. However, the road here is not flat. There are hills, slopes, forests, and even small deserts. We also have to consider the horses' rest. So, even if we ride at full speed, it will take a whole day.

Lao Quan had been to Heicheng a few years ago, so he remembered the way and didn't need to worry about getting lost.

There was a fee to enter Longxi City, so the two of them didn't go into the city. Instead, they went to a nearby town, bought water bags, dry food, and clothes, and then set off.

Heicheng is a border town. Although it is only two or three hundred miles away, the temperature difference between day and night there is much greater than that in Longxi Prefecture. In this season, you can even wear a padded jacket at night. Moreover, the weather is very changeable. One moment the sky is cloudless, and the next moment it may be covered with dark clouds.

"Uncle Quan, thank goodness you came with me, otherwise I would have been completely confused." After running for a while, Yunyi slowed down and let Xiaobai rest.

"Girl, you're being modest. I can easily find out what I know by asking around." Old Quan, controlling Xiao Hei alongside Yun Yi, waved his hand in response.

"Uncle Quan, do you want to shave your beard?" Yunyi changed the subject.

"what?"

Yunyi pointed to his face: "Your bone structure is actually very good, and your eyes are also very beautiful. I don't know why you hide your face, but I think that unless you have some kind of murder case or enemy, it's more pleasant to be pretty."

After a moment of surprise, Lao Quan suddenly laughed: "Does the young lady think I look ugly like this?"

"Anyway, it's not pretty." Yunyi nodded. "After all, people like beautiful things."

"I'll shave it when I get back," Lao Quan said, touching his face. "What if my employer doesn't like me anymore and fires me?"

Yunyi was taken aback for a moment before laughing: "So Uncle Quan can tell jokes too."

“I used to be very talkative, but after doing that job, everyone was afraid of me, and I stopped talking.” Old Quan sighed. “Only you, young lady, are brave enough to hire me.”

“How can this be considered brave?” Yunyi shook her head. “You’ll find out later that I’m even braver than you think.”

"Alright, then Lao Quan will follow the girl to the death."

"Let's go, let's have a horsemanship contest."

"Let's go, giddy up!"

……

They traveled in silence and soon arrived in Black City.

However, this Black City surprised Yunyi. She originally thought it was a city, but it was actually just a piece of land. The so-called city gate was just two big stones.

"I heard that this used to be a mine. During the previous dynasty, criminals would be sent here to do hard labor. Later, it gradually became a place of exile. Later, the mine collapsed and disappeared, but criminals were still sent here, and it slowly formed a city."

Yunyi nodded: "That saves us the money to go to the city."

Old Quan shook his head: "This place is a lawless area with many gangs, so we still have to be careful."

Yunyi expressed her understanding. How could a place where some desperate criminals gathered be peaceful? And even now, before they had even entered the city, they might already be being watched.

Since it was getting late, the two of them found a nearby inn to stay at after entering the city.

The inn is called Black Cloud Inn, which is quite unique.

In a courtyard not far from the inn.

"Boss Chu, two fat sheep just came in. The ewe looks really good." A thug was reporting to his boss.

"Huh? Where is everyone?" Boss Chu perked up at the question.

"We've entered the Black Cloud Inn."

"Haha, we haven't made any money for days. Since she's such a fat sheep, we can't let her get away. Go tell Yunniang that we'll make our move tonight."

"Alright!" The thug was delighted. "But boss, can the brothers have some fun with the ewe too?"

"no problem."

The thugs ran away in a flash.

Yunyi looked at the proprietress who had personally brought her dinner and thanked her with a smile, "Thank you, proprietress."

"Oh, there's no need to thank me." Yunniang waved her hand. "You came in because you saw the name of my inn, that's fate, haha. My name is Heiyun, but everyone calls me Yunniang."

"Mm." Yunyi nodded.

"You all eat and drink first, just call me if you need anything," Yunniang said, turning and leaving the room.

Yunyi glanced at the cold dishes and soup on the table, then picked up the soup bowl: "We can only have soup tonight."

Old Quan was taken aback: "Is there something wrong with these dishes?"

"They added something." Yunyi nodded, then took a sip of the mutton soup. "Luckily, this mutton soup is drinkable, and it tastes pretty good." As she spoke, she soaked the remaining dry food directly in the mutton soup. "Others usually put drugs in the soup, but here they put them in the food. This proprietress is a genius."

Lao Quan followed Yunyi's example, soaking dry rations in a large bowl of mutton soup, and was almost full.

Yunyi rummaged through the two dishes again, pretending to have eaten, then exchanged a glance with Lao Quan before slumping onto the table, feigning unconsciousness from the Chinese medicine.