Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 326 Want to do evil
The village chief looked in the direction Yan Ciwan was pointing and met the gaze of the man in black.

The man in black was clearly flustered and hurriedly retorted, "Don't listen to her nonsense! I am loyal to the Moon Goddess and have never meant any disrespect!"

The village chief guessed that there must have been some conflict between them. With important matters at hand, the village chief did not want to waste time on such trivial things, so he said to the man in black, "Ah Cai, apologize to Madam Xiao, and this matter will be over."

The man in black named A-Cai was very unwilling, but out of respect for the village chief, he could only reluctantly apologize to Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ciwan slightly raised her chin: "So your name is A-Cai. I'll remember you."

Ah Cai remained silent, not taking Yan Ciwan's words seriously, because he knew very well that all those chosen to become divine servants would eventually meet their demise.

He secretly scoffed. She was just a dying woman; he'd let her be smug for now, but once she died, he'd throw her body to feed the fish, ensuring she wouldn't even have a complete corpse after death.

"Sparrow Lady, Lady Xiao, you should go with them," the village chief said, pointing to the two young Taoist priests dressed in blue robes.

The two young Taoist priests bowed slightly to Yan Ciwan and Que Niang as a greeting.

Sparrow Girl asked anxiously, "What about you, Village Chief?"

The village chief smiled and said, "I can only take you this far. I have to go back now. Don't be afraid. You will soon see the Moon God, who will protect you."

He gave Yan Ciwan a meaningful look.

Yan Ciwan pretended not to know anything and said gratefully, "Thank you for bringing us here. I will definitely speak well of you to the Moon Goddess in the future."

The village chief's smile widened: "Thank you very much."

He left Hengqing Temple, leaning on a cane and escorted by a man in black.

Yan Ciwan and Que Niang followed two young Taoist priests around the main hall from the side and entered a side hall on the left. Inside the hall were three statues of gods that Yan Ciwan had never seen before.

They passed through the side hall, walked along the long corridor, and arrived at a row of side rooms in the backyard.

A young Taoist priest pushed open the door to one of the rooms and gestured for the girl to come in: "You can stay here for now."

Que Niang turned to look at Yan Ciwan and whispered, "We can talk again another time."

Yan Ciwan nodded in agreement, "Okay."

After the sparrow maiden entered, the young Taoist priest closed the door and locked it.

The sparrow maiden inside heard the sound of the lock being closed and panicked. She patted the door and asked the Taoist priest outside why the door was locked.
However, the young Taoist priest did not give any answer.

The two young Taoist priests turned to look at Yan Ciwan, who was staring at the copper lock hanging on the door. One of them said to her, "Don't look anymore, come with us."

Yan Ciwan withdrew her gaze and continued walking forward with the two young Taoist priests, while A Cai and another man in black carried a stretcher behind them.

The group stopped after walking for a short while.

They arrived at a secluded courtyard. Two young Taoist priests opened the door and let Ah Cai and another man in black carry the stretcher inside. Yan Ciwan stood at the door and peeked into the room. The room had tables, chairs, beds, desks, cabinets, and everything else; the environment looked quite nice.

The envoy was placed on the bed.

Ah Cai and another man in black completed their mission and silently withdrew.

The two young Taoist priests looked at Yan Ciwan, who was still standing at the door, and one of them asked, "Why aren't you coming in?"

Yan Ciwan said frankly, "I'm afraid you'll lock the door."

"We lock the door at night; it's our rule to prevent you from breaking the rules and running around. Just stay inside, and we'll unlock the door at dawn tomorrow." Yan Ciwan then asked, "Will we be able to see the Moon Goddess tomorrow?"

"can."

Yan Ciwan pressed on, "What does the Moon Goddess look like? Is she exactly the same as the statue in the square in front?"

The two young Taoist priests had clearly never seen such a bold and talkative woman before. They exchanged glances, and one of them said to Yan Ciwan, "When you see the Moon Goddess tomorrow, you will naturally know everything."

This answer was tantamount to saying nothing at all, and Yan Ciwan could not hide her disappointment.

She slowly stepped over the threshold and into the house.

One of the young Taoist priests pointed to the clothes placed on the table and said, "These are the clothes prepared for you. All the divine servants must wear the same attire. This is the rule, so please remember it."

"Oh."

"You should get some rest. We'll come and open the door for you tomorrow morning and bring you breakfast."

The two Taoist priests left the room and closed the door.

Yan Ciwan heard the sound of the lock being closed outside and knew that the door had been locked from the outside.

She walked to the table, picked up the dress and looked at it. It had everything: underwear, outer garments, shoes, socks, and accessories, and the materials were all quite good.

Yan Ciwan casually tossed aside her clothes, walked to the bedside, and looked down at the esteemed envoy who was lying upright.

At this moment, the envoy felt a little dizzy. He guessed that this was because the divine water was taking effect. The divine water they made before had the side effect of causing drowsiness. Later, the shaman adjusted the formula in an attempt to remove this side effect, but it seemed that he had failed.

He felt as if someone was watching him. With a sense of danger, he forced himself to be alert and turned his eyes to look to the side. He saw Yan Ciwan standing by the bed with an inscrutable expression.

He felt uneasy under her gaze; what kind of trouble was this woman up to now?

Yan Ciwan rolled up his sleeves, revealing the crossbow strapped to his forearm, opened the quiver, and took out a poisoned arrow.

Upon seeing this scene, the envoy instinctively felt fear.

He tried to dodge, but his body wouldn't move.

Yan Ciwan used a poisoned arrow to cut another wound on the envoy's arm. The poison entered his body, and he would remain paralyzed and unable to move for the next day.

She put away her crossbow bolts, but did not leave. Instead, she reached out and pulled open the envoy's robe.

The envoy's pupils dilated in disbelief; could this wicked woman really intend to commit a crime against him?!
She not only wanted to torment his body, but also destroy his spirit.

Vicious! Absolutely vicious!!

Yan Ciwan quickly took off the envoy's shirt and then unwrapped the bandages around his body. She said slowly, "Don't overthink it. I'm not interested in an old man like you. I just wanted to help you change your dressing."

While the envoy breathed a sigh of relief, he was also somewhat embarrassed and angry.

What old man? He's only forty this year. A man is in his prime at forty. This young girl doesn't know anything!

After all the bandages were removed, revealing the wound on his right shoulder, the envoy, though unable to move, still tried his best to turn his eyes to the lower right, wanting to see how his wound had changed.
When he saw the pitch-black wound, his eyes widened suddenly, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

Why did his wound turn out like this? What is that dark, dirty stuff on the surface of the wound? What did that wicked woman do to him?!