Chapter 372: Abnormality is a Demon

Amid their rising anxieties and nervous unease, the rain stopped, and the wind died down. One or two daring bats flew low across the sky.

Suddenly, a person hurrying through the night rushed by. Lin Suqing swiftly got up and called out to him, "Excuse me, sir, please wait a moment!"

The man turned his head, looking puzzled, and took a couple of steps back towards the entrance of the shop before asking, "Why did you call me?"

Noticing the residual mud on the hoe the man carried, Lin Suqing inquired, "Excuse me, sir, did you just come from working in the fields to the west?"

"Yes." The man replied spiritedly, "The rain was too heavy, I was afraid I'd catch a cold if I got soaked, so I took shelter in a melon shed up ahead for quite some time. You know, for us laborers, who aren't as leisurely as you merchants, we must work every day, we can't afford to lose a day."