and pairs of Bright Red Lanterns hanging
from doorways creating a festive
Ambience upon reaching the village
Chief's residence they encountered a
courtyard built of red bricks its Gates
wide open a long red carpet laid upon
the ground on either side of the
entrance stood large pots of Soul herbs
adorned with red
silk seeing such Grand Soul herbs for
the first time couldn't he help but gaze
in awe their ability to enter was truly
a stroke of luck otherwise there would
have been no room sister Chen had
assigned them seats to the left of the
entrance at a table nestled in the
corner against the wall the table was
set for 10 with five individuals already
seated judging by their attire and
demeanor they appeared to be ordinary
Elite villagers likely the lowest in the
village hierarchy once seated gonon sat
up straight surveying the space ahead
logically the closer one sat to the
front the higher their status her eyes
widened in astonishment when she spied a
group approaching along the carpet laid
down the center of the courtyard to her
shock the group was not human at all
they were unmistakably goblins goblins
bore resemblance to the diminutive
creatures from games their unusual
features marked by the signature red
hats at top their heads with expressions
of Greater intellect they were known for
their business Acumen if goblins were
akin to primitive beings wielding
daggers and bows then goblins
represented a more Modern Age Adept in
machinery and gunpowder guon tion
recalled sister Chen mentioning the
employer seeking to purchase Soul herbs
these goblins must be the very ones the
villagers at the table showed no signs
of surprise merely curious Expressions
as they observed the spectacle it seemed
that the presence of goblins was
commonplace in the eyes of these
villagers albeit not frequently
encountered the rest of her companions
also scrutinized the courtyards layout
and the number of tables soon noticing
the peculiar goblins as well they
realized they were situated only in the
outer Courtyard the Goblins had entered
the inner Courtyard an unexpected turn
of events initially they had hoped to
observe the relationship between the
village Chief and the fery during the
ceremony whether it was a forced
marriage or a voluntary Union if it were
forced it would be simple to navigate
they could glean the location of the
bridal chamber during the banquet
sending hang Yun and gu tontion to
retrieve the bride for assistance or
cover however if it were voluntary the
complexity would increase exponentially
the bride would not simply follow them
guu tontion and gong quickly noted the
presence of several high-ranking NPCs if
the fery was also powerful their plan to
incapacitate her swiftly without
alerting others would be nearly
impossible jeopardizing their task given
the crowd they kudin openly discuss
matters only occasionally whispering to
their nearby companions amidst the den
of the courtyard hang Yun sitting beside
guonan quietly asked asked tontion Are
You Afraid are you scared guon countered
to it was natural to feel fear with the
task proving difficult two hours had
passed with no progress Wang Yun
hesitantly admitted I am a bit scared
but with all of you here it's not as
daunting do not fear we will surely
complete the task gonon reassured her
although she felt trepidation herself
she could not show it she needed to
believe in their success and give her
all moreover her companions were one she
had recruited
she had to ensure their safe return the
banquet proved far more delicious than
anticipated L Zing exclaimed this is
incredible I Haven te had such Exquisite
food in ages he had intended to flatter
sister Chen not expecting the feast to
exceed his expectations and thus cudn't