Chapter 28

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This was a high ground halfway up the mountain, about eight or nine meters above the ground. Although not very high, it was enough to keep out most of the fierce beasts in the mountains, which was the main reason Dugu Fu chose to hide here.

A head cautiously poked out from the cliff, like a groundhog emerging from its burrow. The head turned, surveying the scenery on the cliff. When it twisted to a certain limit, it suddenly saw Dugu Fu's face right in front of it.

The man's eyes widened in shock, his limbs went limp, and his body leaned backward, about to fall off the cliff.

Dugu Fu, quick as a flash, grabbed the man by the neck, hanging him in mid-air, his face full of surprise: "Why is it you?"

Who is it?

Since coming to this world, how many people had Dugu Fu met? This person was none other than the tavern owner he had met the day before yesterday.

"Huff! Huff!" The tavern owner panted heavily, having narrowly escaped death, he had been lying on the edge of the cliff for a long time, unable to catch his breath. But before he could even catch his breath, let alone pull his body up the cliff, he suddenly shouted down: "Wife, run! There's a tengu up here!"

Tengu? Dugu Fu hadn't heard this term before. After some thought, it was probably a shortened form of "heavenly dog's lackey." Curious, he looked down: the tavern owner's wife had also come?

At the bottom of the cliff, the tavern owner's wife stood gracefully, wearing a simple dress and a green shawl, her figure slender and elegant like a model. Her black hair was styled into a pendant bun, making her neck appear even more white and slender from above, and her chest... well, quite full.

Dugu Fu finally managed to tear his eyes away from the tavern owner's wife, this body always made him feel awkward!

Hearing the tavern owner's words, the tavern owner's wife didn't move a muscle; instead, she shaded her eyes and looked up at the cliff.

"You stupid woman, I told you to run, why are you just standing there?" The tavern owner was both angry and anxious.

The tavern owner's wife ignored him, bowed to Dugu Fu, standing gracefully and elegantly: "Sir, don't listen to my husband. He's just a bit simple-minded and likes to talk nonsense. Please don't hold a grudge against a small person, just let him go. I'm willing to serve you well and apologize on his behalf..." She licked her tempting red lips and pushed out her full chest.

It seemed like she was trying to seduce him, but... her actions were actually quite stiff.

"Rubbish? You're the rubbish! You naughty woman, are you getting excited because this tengu is young and handsome? Watch me tear you apart when I get down there..." The tavern owner raged, sliding down the rope. But before he could slide an inch, Dugu Fu grabbed his collar.

Looking at the tavern owner, then at the tavern owner's wife, Dugu Fu smiled: "You two are quite good at acting, but you need more practice to fool me." He swung the tavern owner a couple of times and said to the tavern owner's wife: "Are you going to climb up yourself, or should I pull you up? Oh, don't forget the bag on the side, bring it up too."

He thought: This couple is really interesting.

With the act exposed, the tavern owner's wife was stunned, a bit at a loss. After a while, she gritted her teeth and reached for the rope Dugu Fu had thrown down.

"You stupid woman, get lost, get lost!" The tavern owner was frantic, kicking wildly at the edge of the cliff, sometimes at the mountain wall, sometimes at the rope. Suddenly, there was a tearing sound, and his collar ripped. Fortunately, Dugu Fu had anticipated this and grabbed the man's arm.

"Quick, go! Go! Or I'll die here..." The tavern owner struggled fiercely, almost falling off the cliff, but he didn't seem to care.

The tavern owner's wife's hand froze. After a while, she gritted her teeth, picked up the bag from the ground, and started running, tears falling as she ran.

Dugu Fu watched, sweating: "Can you be any more melodramatic?"

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In the end, neither the tavern owner nor his wife managed to escape. They were very unlucky; the spot they chose to climb up was exactly where Dugu Fu had come up. There were convenient ropes and stakes nearby.

Thinking about it, it made sense. When climbing a mountain, everyone would choose the easier path.

Tying the tavern owner to the bottom of the cliff with a rope, Dugu Fu landed and chased after the tavern owner's wife, catching her soon after. But... it really felt like he was kidnapping a woman in broad daylight.

This couple seemed harmless, and it wouldn't have mattered if he had let them go, but this melodramatic situation made Dugu Fu wary.

These two must have come here for a reason! Would anyone else come? Could it be that the NPCs had discovered he was in seclusion here and were planning to harm him? He had chosen this place with great effort and had settled in; he didn't want to give it up.

No, it shouldn't be that. When the tavern owner saw him, his shock was genuine. He never expected to see anyone here, let alone on the cliff. So why did they come here?

No matter how Dugu Fu questioned them, the two NPCs refused to speak.

The tavern owner's wife tried to seduce him, making his heart itch: "Madam, do you know you're playing with fire? The control of this body is so weak that I'm afraid of myself..."

The tavern owner cursed, sometimes calling his wife promiscuous, sometimes stupid, sometimes in a low voice, sometimes in a loud voice, and sometimes trying to roll over to kick her.

In short, Dugu Fu got no answers from either of them.

No matter how Dugu Fu explained that he wasn't a player but an NPC like them, they didn't believe him.

Once someone gets stuck in a rut, it's hard to pull them back. No matter what you say, they will think you have ulterior motives.

Severe torture? He really couldn't bring himself to do it. With no choice, he had to figure it out himself. Dugu Fu opened the bag the two had brought.

Rope, iron claws, mountain knives, food, water, medicine...

These, these, these were clearly tools for survival in the wild. He had a similar set himself.

These two, were they fleeing here? No, that couldn't be it. These two were ordinary people; how could they know to bring such equipment?

Moreover, they had no fighting ability. Even if they were fleeing, they wouldn't have come to this deep forest.

Watching the two flirt and curse each other while nervously watching the bag, Dugu Fu suddenly smiled. He understood! "You... are here to deliver something. And these things are not for you."

The tavern owner and his wife's bodies trembled violently, and they vehemently denied it: "No, how could that be? Who would want these old things?"

"Yes, yes, we just came to the mountains for fun, you know, to avoid some trouble."

Dugu Fu smiled: If you had said this reason from the beginning, I might have believed you. Now... it's too late: "Your benefactor, is he already on this mountain, or is he coming soon?"

The tavern owner and his wife looked at Dugu Fu with fear, despair, and helplessness, as if they had seen a ghost.

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