Soon, Qinghu came back to pick her up.
"What did you do with him?" she asked.
Qinghu pursed his lips and said disdainfully, "I threw him into the mountains to feed the wolves. He's so useless. He can't even compare with my two babies!"
Qinghu's nickname for the babies was "Not Little".
Lin Mengya couldn't help smiling when she heard this.
"Murong Ming is so sinister. I can't believe he came up with such a trick."
Putting aside what the other party was going to do, she was sure that these people were ordinary people. They were being used by Murong Ming as cannon fodder.
If she won, it would be an unfair fight.
If she lost, they would end up worse than these ordinary people.
Qinghu also understood, so he asked, "What should we do next?"
"Don't expose our identities. Let's find out the truth first."
"Okay."
The three of them returned to the inn before dawn.
According to Lin Mengya's speculation, it was impossible for so many people to swagger toward the Holy Temple.
After all, they could hide in the forest for now.
But there was no place for them to hide at the foot of the Holy Mountain.
He was afraid that after passing this town, they would pretend to be passing merchants or something to mislead the public.
But the most important thing now was to figure out how they were going to achieve their goal.
Lin Mengya felt that it must have something to do with the "divine craftsmanship" mentioned by the soldier.
The next day, the two of them went out and walked around the town.
There were already many people on the road.
Judging from the number, some of them should be the people in the forest.
But they were also cautious. According to the soldier, they had been waiting here for almost half a month.
This meant that many of their people had already infiltrated the towns around the Sacred Mountain within half a month.
And he didn't know the specific number.
She only knew that there were people leaving and people coming.
It was too late to set up a checkpoint to check them one by one, and it would be easy to be exposed.
But the only thing they could be sure of was that the Holy City and the Holy Temple were safe.
When they returned to the town, the inns were full again.
This time, even the inconspicuous inn they were staying in had a lot of people come to check in.
Looking at the smile on the manager's face, Lin Mengya and Qinghu had to be more cautious.
She went back to her room first and Qinghu took the initiative to talk to the innkeeper.
Without batting an eyelid, he gathered all the information about these new customers before returning to his room.
The two leaned against the window, whispering to each other.
"The innkeeper said that these people are very strange. After they came, they immediately hid in their rooms. They don't want anything else to eat, only some dry rations."
From the looks of it, it was about the same as her guess.
Narrowing her eyes, she was a little anxious.
Although he had already sent someone to pass the news back, everyone in the Temple was still busy preparing for the celebration.
If some news were to spread, it would dampen everyone's enthusiasm.
Glancing at the street, she said in a low voice, "Let's go to the old winemaker's place again today. If he's still not there, we'll go back first."
After lunch, the two of them followed the address again.
Fortunately, the old man was lucky enough to come back early.
Qinghu made full use of his strength again. With just a few words, he managed to negotiate a huge business deal with the old man.
The old man even showed them around the wine cellar in high spirits.
The wine cellar was cool. As soon as they entered, she smelled the strong fragrance of wine.
And for some reason, she suddenly felt extremely thirsty. She was actually a little greedy for the wine in the jar.
Seeing that she couldn't help but stare at the jar, the childless old man's face was filled with a bit of joy.
He loved wine and he loved wine.
This girl looked like a little greedy cat, which really caught his eye.
At that moment, he opened the lid of a jar of fine wine.
"It smells so good! It really smells so good! "
Lin Mengya only felt that the fragrance of the wine almost took her soul away.
She took a deep breath, and suddenly a little intoxicated look appeared on her face.
The old man was very happy and happily poured a big bowl of wine for her.
Qinghu frowned. When he was about to stop her, he saw that she drank up the wine in the bowl in one go.
"Cool!"
The wine was not spicy, nor did it have a strong taste.
When she drank it, she only felt that it was like nectar flowing into her throat, and her whole body was full of comfort.
The old man's eyes lit up, and he immediately poured her another bowl.
Lin Mengya did not stand on ceremony and drank another bowl!
"This wine, it's so good!"
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that the person who understands me the most after 50 years of wine brewing is a little girl! Come on, this jar of wine is my gift to you. Drink as much as you want! "
Lin Mengya immediately took it and said with a smile, "Thank you, old man. Then I won't stand on ceremony!"
Seeing that she held the wine jar like a treasure and did not let go, Qinghu could not help but feel a little surprised.
After all, this girl was not good at drinking, but she was very picky. Not to mention drinking ordinary wine, she was not even willing to smell it.
The wine was indeed fragrant, but Qinghu did not feel that he had to drink it.
Seeing that this little drunkard could not wait to run out with the wine jar, Qinghu immediately said goodbye to the old man and chased after her.
"You've drunk too much. Give me the wine." Qinghu said softly.
Unexpectedly, Lin Mengya raised the jar again and gulped down a few mouthfuls.
"No!"
She refused childishly and held the wine tightly in her arms.
Qinghu looked at her carefully and saw that although her eyes were bright and clear, she was actually drunk.
"Little drunk cat!"
He laughed and teased her, but Lin Mengya could not remember anything now. She just giggled at him.
"Look, the jar is empty. Give it to me first, I'll go and get some more for you, okay?"
Qinghu coaxed her gently.
Only then did Lin Mengya pass the wine jar to him in a daze. Then she stared at his hand, afraid that someone would steal it for her.
Qinghu hid the wine jar behind his back, and the girl next to him suddenly went limp in his arms.
"Really …"
He sighed helplessly, but there was a smile in his eyes.
His little girl had not been so relaxed for a long time. Forget it, it's just one day, it's no big deal.
He asked someone to pack the wine and send it back to the Holy Temple.
He carried the little drunk cat and walked back to the inn.
But at the corner of the street, they passed by a group of people.
After they left, the leader of the group stopped in his tracks.
"What's wrong, Your Excellency?"
The servant behind him asked.
The man called "Your Excellency" shook his head.
"Nothing, let's go."
Lin Mengya fell into a deep sleep.
This time, she did not have nightmares. When she opened her eyes, the sky was still bright.
But when she sat up, she felt that her throat was burning.
Just when she was looking for some water to drink, a glass of wine was sent to her.
"I didn't expect you to be so greedy."
Qinghu's teasing laughter came from above her head.
Lin Mengya raised her head and looked at him in confusion.
Then, she thought of how she had lost control of herself yesterday.
Suddenly, she felt a little embarrassed.
"Why? Don't you remember it when you wake up? "How could Qinghu let go of such a teasing?
Lin Mengya cleared her throat and asked while deceiving herself, "What time is it now? How long did I sleep for? "
"You slept for a whole day."
"Ah?"
This time, she was dumbfounded.
Qinghu smiled and touched her little nose, "Did you forget that we went to buy wine after lunch yesterday? I just had lunch."
"Oh."
Lin Mengya was even more embarrassed to raise her head.
It was the first time in her life that she was so drunk.
"Where's the wine yesterday?" She thought of something and asked quickly.
But Qinghu said, "My little princess, you can't drink like this. Drinking is bad for your health. Moreover, is the wine that good? "
Yesterday, he saw the little girl sleeping like a little drunk pig again. He could not help but be curious, so he bought some wine to have a taste.
The wine was indeed good, but it was far from enough for Lin Mengya to be so greedy.
But she said in a low voice, "The reason why I drank so much yesterday was not because of the wine."
"Oh, then why?" Qinghu said jokingly.
Lin Mengya thought for a while and said, "When I smelled it yesterday, I couldn't help but want to drink. I think it must be because he added something in the wine. "
Qinghu's face changed.
He had heard of some black-hearted wine merchants who would add some bad stuff into the wine.
But from what she said, it should not be harmful.
"Why don't we visit that old man again today?" Lin Mengya suggested.
She was actually a little confused.
Under normal circumstances, Xiaoyao could analyze anything that entered her stomach, no matter whether it was poison or medicine.
She had asked Xiaoyao about the wine yesterday, but Xiaoyao only said that it was a very ordinary wine.
She could not detect anything else.
So she wanted to visit that old man's house again.
Qinghu was more nervous than she was.
Soon, they arrived at the old man's house again.
When they arrived at the door, they found that it was unlocked. Lin Mengya's face changed and she pulled Qinghu's sleeve.
"There's a smell of blood."
Qinghu's eyes turned cold and he hid her behind him.
He pushed the door open, but there was no sound inside.
"Is anyone there?"
Qinghu called inside, but there was only dead silence.
The two of them walked in one after the other.
The small courtyard, which was full of wine jars yesterday, was now a mess.
"Old man, we came to buy wine yesterday. Are you at home?"
Lin Mengya also called out, but no one responded.
The smell of blood was the strongest in the room where the old man brewed wine.
She signaled to Qinghu, who also noticed it.
He had been carefully protecting her, and kicked the door open.
"Old man!"
Lin Mengya screamed and rushed in.
She saw that the old man, who smiled and gave her wine yesterday, was now lying quietly on the bed.
His eyes were wide open. His throat had been pierced by a sword, and the corner of his mouth was full of blood.
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