An Overly Smooth Infiltration Method

Chapter 70 An Overly Smooth Infiltration Method (First Update, Please Subscribe)

Passing through the streets, I looked into the alleyways.

Whether they were wearing long robes and mandarin jackets or short hemp clothes, the people dressed in different ways all exuded a sense of satisfaction and leisure, truly a scene of a prosperous era!

Until a group of children walked past Zhang Wei and his friends, laughing and joking.

His gaze paused as he looked at the tall, dog-like tail behind the child, and at the gray-black bristles growing on the insteps of one or two bare feet.

After putting on tinted glasses.

Looking back at the town now, the bustling scene before us becomes quite interesting.

Although the shop assistants in the powder shop were hardworking, they always deliberately avoided the laughing girls; after shaving the shiny heads, the barber ignored the customers' long and unkempt beards; and the pharmacy's signboard advertised pregnancy support and fetal reduction.

Pregnancy protection is correct, but what does fetal reduction mean?

What? Pregnant women in Caizhen are having triplets or quadruplets on average?

Everywhere was peaceful and prosperous, but he felt a strange sense of unease, especially with the young people he saw, six out of ten of whom had tails on their backs.

Looking at these people who have animalistic features but live like normal people and maintain the appearance of ordinary people, Zhang Wei always felt a little uncomfortable.

And the "top scholar" that those two fat women were talking about.

In modern times, everyone is familiar with the term "top scholar" (状元). But the top scholar of today is worlds apart from the top scholar of ancient times. One only gets a few more years of study, and who knows what the job prospects will be after graduation! The other, from the moment he achieves fame, rides through the streets on horseback, and enjoys high-ranking official positions and generous salaries.

Even if you put it simply, this top scholar lived a muddled and ignorant life, he was still better than the county magistrate and would be recorded in history books. His starting point was the end point of countless people's lives!

The name is a good name.

But whose top scholar marries a beautiful wife every day and night?

He openly keeps mistresses and illegitimate children. Putting everything else aside, how can one person possibly manage so many affairs?

There's something wrong with this person.

But coincidentally, perhaps it was the fair skin of later generations, or perhaps it was because An Yixi's face was really good-looking, anyway, after being dressed up by several villagers, the town's guards and these two matchmaker-like women put him and Old Man Wang's daughter together and took them to be looked at by the old woman of the top scholar's mansion.

With him around, there's no need to worry about the safety of this peasant girl.

While Zhang Wei was out gathering information, he was also able to gain a better understanding of the situation in the town.

With that in mind, Zhang Wei and his group arrived at the very center of Cai Town, at the so-called back gate of the Zhuangyuan Mansion.

As soon as you enter the alley, the noise of the outside world quickly fades away, and a narrow dirt road leads straight to a wide gate in the center of the courtyard wall.

The courtyard walls were all made of blue bricks and paved with green tiles. The mansion of the top scholar had money to give porridge to the refugees in the whole town, but it didn't have money to repair the alley behind its own back door.

Moreover, not only is the alleyway a dirt road, but every few steps there is an extra dirt hole under the corner of the wall, big enough to accommodate cats and dogs.

Zhang Wei was looking into the cave, and something in the darkness at the edge of the cave was looking up at him.

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but there was no prying or malice in those observing eyes; instead, there was an indescribable emotion.

But as they passed by, a faint, almost imperceptible rustling sound came from below the cave, and the unknown thing in the darkness quietly left!

They didn't show any trace until they reached the gate.

At that moment, a nearly two-meter-tall, double-leaf black door came into view. One of the two matchmakers released her hands from Old Man Wang's grasp, wiped her palms on her clothes, and then stepped over the steps and carefully knocked on the door in front of her.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

A dull knocking sound suddenly rang out.

A moment later, as the bolt was pulled off and the hinges turned, a servant wearing a gray outer robe, with a gaunt face and even a hint of gloom, peeked out from the crack in the door.

"Second brother, I've brought you more people!"

The obese woman's face, piled high with fat due to her deliberate flattery, made her look more like a domestic pig.

"You two always manage to snag some good business opportunities!"

The second brother in the gray robe glanced at the group and said, "Wait here, I'll call my mother over. You guys keep an eye on things!"

He spoke casually, then turned and left, leaving the half-closed back door revealing glimpses of the courtyard.

But before Zhang Wei could get a closer look, the woman who had been fawning over Old Man Wang and Second Brother blocked his view. Looking up, he saw that the woman's eyes, barely visible beneath her large face, were intently watching Zhang Wei and An Yixi.

Staring...wait, who are you staring at?

No, isn't the way things are unfolding a bit different from what he expected?

An Yixi can understand, but what is his motive?

It should be noted that although Zhang Wei's already good-looking appearance was enhanced after his transformation and cultivation, it was not to the point that he was considered to have a feminine appearance.

He wanted to visit the residence of the top scholar, and even see what this so-called top scholar was all about, but not in this way, right?

It's one thing that there aren't many decent-looking creatures in this town, but aren't they all blind?

But then again, the fact that he had already put up with the braid for the time being is no less than the temporary misunderstanding.

Since he'll eventually get into the top scholar's mansion anyway, switching the order and fighting the boss first before going back to do the side quests and Easter eggs isn't a bad idea.

Zhang Wei wasn't a completely good person, but he wasn't a bad one either.

He would never choose a roundabout way if there were a more straightforward one.

This way, we can avoid involving too many ordinary people.

Although doing so shifts more of the risk onto him, he has legs and can tactically retreat if he encounters a real problem.

In a hurry, the second brother who had left returned, followed by a short old woman who was not even as tall as the door knocker.

Supported by her second brother, she stepped over the threshold. Her aged eyes lingered on Zhang Wei and An Yixi's faces for a moment before revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth: "This old woman, Hui Er, greets both of you grandmothers!"

Even though he had been being watched, Zhang Wei already had a suspicion in his mind.

But now...

Forget it, we've come this far, there's no need to dwell on it.

As for whether his identity would be verified after entering the door... Zhang Wei was tired. He didn't want to think about it, nor was he too lazy to think about it. After these villagers left, he could act freely. It would be good if he could meet the top scholar in peace. If he couldn't, it didn't matter. He would make the other party come to see him on his own initiative!

Watching his second brother hand out two heavy, sachet-like pouches to the two women, they smiled happily as they received the reward money, but their appearances became even more ferocious and terrifying.

The old man Wang and his family who brought Zhang Wei in also received a blank house deed and two slips of paper that read "Food and supplies to be taken by oneself".

In the words of the second brother, these were the rewards before the master saw the new grandmother who was brought in. Once the master gave his approval, the reward would be much greater if the baby became a grandmother. If not, this would be considered a reward for the master's pregnancy!

After saying this, he dismissed a few outsiders and then greeted Zhang Wei and An Yixi with a smile, welcoming them through the back door.