Chapter 296 Xiao Di?

The remote ecological zone that Menqi chose is called Meilin, a nature reserve that requires a "permit" to enter.

It is not easy to apply for a permit to enter such an area that is prohibited from entering.

During the period, you either have to pay a lot of money or spend a lot of energy and time.

But the hunter's license itself is the most useful pass, which can help Moyu and Menqi avoid these troubles.

On the way to the Meilin ecological zone, Menqi cram and began to browse and memorize some information and regulations about the Meilin ecological zone.

Natural ecological zones like this that are artificially protected usually have a list of prohibited items, which state which animals and plants cannot be picked or hunted.

Because of this protection and regulations, there are always some poachers who venture into the Meilin ecological zone to hunt those extremely valuable animals.

According to Menqi, this phenomenon of being linked to interests is absolutely impossible to eliminate.

Therefore, every gourmet hunter who explores new ingredients in the wild will sooner or later encounter poachers and exchange fire with them.

Moyu always listened quietly to the common sense about gourmet hunters that Menqi shared.

In fact, it didn't matter to him, he was just eating for free.

Five days later, the spacecraft landed in a country called Tebi.

Moyu and Menqi, who had hunter licenses, entered the country visa-free, but did not rush to the Meilin Ecological Zone immediately, but wandered around a local town called Rubiru.

In addition to preparing some necessary supplies for survival in the wild in the town, they also tasted the local specialties.

Anyway, Moyu went with the flow and left the decision to Menqi.

As long as Menqi decided to do something, he would agree with both hands.

"Master, here, here..."

"Master, there is something wrong with the spices in that barbecue stall, don't buy it."

"Master, come quickly, this is maple syrup, a rare natural candy, I didn't expect to see it here."

"Master..."

Along the way, the smile on Menqi's face never disappeared.

As if she didn't know what fatigue was, she took Moyu to wander from morning to night, visiting all the food-related shops or stalls on the local street.

Fortunately, Moyou is a good eater. He cooperated very well and ate from the beginning to the end of the street, and then from the end of another street to the beginning of the street, which greatly satisfied Mengqi's desire to share.

However, Mengqi's knowledge reserves once again surprised Moyou.

Anything related to food, Mengqi can always give a general idea, giving people the feeling that she has been here before.

But in fact, Mengqi is in Rubiru for the first time.

And some of the food she introduced today she has come into contact with in other places, and some of them are learned through information.

"No wonder she can become the youngest one-star food hunter."

After finishing today's food tour, Moyou once again sighed at Mengqi's ability.

In comparison, the bounty hunter path he chose can accumulate merits only by strength, which seems simpler.

Because the two of them wandered from morning to night, the trip to the Merlin Ecological Zone had to be temporarily put on hold for one day, and they decided to stay in the town for one night instead.

However——

There are not many hotels in this town, and the scale of each hotel is very small.

Moyu and Menqi searched along the street, but they couldn't find a hotel with vacant rooms.

"This is the last hotel in town."

Finally, Moyu and Menqi came to the hotel farthest from the town center.

If even this hotel has no rooms, then they can only look for another way.

Pushing open the door of the hotel, the bell hanging on the top of the door suddenly made a pleasant and crisp sound.

"Welcome."

At the counter opposite the door, stood a young girl wearing a white scarf, with freckles on her cheeks and a smile on her face.

Inside the hotel, there is a restaurant-like furnishings.

There are three dining tables in the not-so-large space.

Two dining tables are near the window, and one is against the corner of the wall, next to the wall pillar.

Moyu and Menqi walked into the hotel, first looking at the smiling freckled girl, and then looking at the dining table next to the wall pillar.

At the table, sat a petite girl with short black hair who could outline a plump curve.

Since he was facing the door sideways, he couldn't see her face clearly.

Moyu and Menqi's eyes fell on the black-haired girl at the dining table.

There was no other reason.

The short-haired black girl was wrapped in soft telekinesis, and she was undoubtedly a telepath.

This was why Moyu and Menqi looked over at the first time.

Menqi then quickly retracted her gaze and turned her head to look at Moyu.

It was a low-probability event to see a telepath in such a remote town.

Moyu used his eyes to signal Menqi not to worry too much, and then walked straight to the counter, looked at the freckled girl, and asked with a smile: "Excuse me, are there any rooms left?"

"Yes."

The freckled girl also smiled, glanced at Menqi behind Moyu while speaking, and whispered: "But there is only one room left."

"It's a single room..."

"One room is enough."

Moyu wanted to ask if it was a single room or a double room.

Before he finished speaking, Menqi took the lead and agreed, and even took a step forward and took out a large banknote and put it on the counter.

Such swift and decisive actions are in line with her usual style of doing things.

Since there was no choice, Moyu didn't think it was a big deal and checked in.

"Please follow me, both of you."

The freckled girl took the money, then walked to the stairs, bowed slightly, and motioned Moyu and Menqi to follow.

Menqi walked over first.

Moyu followed behind, and before climbing the stairs, he looked back at the black-haired girl at the dining table in the corner.

From his current angle, he could clearly see that the black-haired girl was wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses that covered half of her face on her slightly immature face, and a cross necklace around her neck.

"No way..."

Moyu withdrew his gaze without leaving a trace, and then walked up the stairs.

After further seeing the appearance and dress of the black-haired girl, a name flashed in his mind.

Xiao Di?

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Moyu was surprised.

However, based on those common features alone, it is not possible to directly determine that the other party is Xiao Di, the 8th member of the Phantom Troupe in the original work.

Even if the other party is really Xiao Di, she has not joined the Phantom Troupe at this time.

"Could it be her?"

Moyou's thoughts turned.

He was thinking--

Should he try to get in touch with the girl?

After all, for him, every character that appeared in the original book basically had some potential reward.

If the other party was really Xiaodi, then no matter what decision he made later, he could at least get a reward from "perception".

"Master?"

Menqi's voice interrupted Moyou's thoughts.

Moyou came back to his senses and found that he had arrived at the door of the room.

When the freckled girl who led the way heard Menqi's address to Moyou, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face, but she quickly adjusted herself and smiled and explained some precautions to Moyou and Menqi.

After explaining some necessary things, the freckled girl left the key and turned away.

"Master, what were you thinking about just now? You were so fascinated."

After the freckled girl left, Menqi put down her luggage and stared at Moyou with a scanning look.

"Nothing."

Moyou said perfunctorily.

"Oh~~~!"

Menqi didn't believe it, and deliberately stretched out the syllables.

She wanted to ask if it was because of the black-haired girl downstairs who had the ability to read, but she finally kept this sentence in her heart.

The night was getting darker.

The last room left in the hotel was a single room.

Although it had everything it should have, it was a single bed after all, and it was still a bit crowded for two people to sleep in.

So Moyu ignored Menqi's words "It's just a little crowded, it doesn't matter", and chose to sleep on the floor next to the bed, with a thin sheet, barely making do.

In the dark room.

Menqi made a silent face at Moyu who was lying on the floor, then lay on her back and looked at the darkness above, and slowly closed her eyes.

Even if she accidentally met a Nen user when checking in, as long as her master was by her side, she could fall asleep without worries.

Moyu turned sideways with her back to the bed, looking at the small round window covered by the curtains.

At this time, he was not sleepy, so he simply closed all the pores in his body and started practicing "absolute".

After an unknown amount of time, Moyou suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hmm?"

In his vision, the street outside the hotel was half bathed in moonlight and half shrouded in darkness.

It was late at night, and the particularly quiet environment would quietly amplify the footsteps.

At this moment.

Two figures, accompanied by slight footsteps, walked straight towards the hotel along the black and white boundary.

With the help of the shadow's shared vision and the moon that emerged from behind the dark clouds, Moyou "saw" the appearance of the two figures.

A man and a woman.

The man had a slender figure, thin eyebrows and wide eyes, a black spot on his left cheek that looked like a birthmark, and a black spike about one meter long in his hand.

The woman had a plump figure, phoenix eyes and a small mouth, and a white mark on her right cheek that looked like a burnt skin. When she walked, she held a dagger and tossed it up and down.

The shadow placed outside by Moyu stared at the man and woman walking along the street quietly, and could see the unconcealed telekinesis of the man and woman.

Another telekinesis user...

I met three telekinesis users in half a day, and in such a remote town.

It's really not convincing to say it's a coincidence.

Could it be that they came for the black-haired girl who looked like Xiaodi?

"Who are those two..."

After seeing the appearance of the man and woman clearly, the wanted criminal information that Moyu had memorized before showed its effect, and he quickly recognized the other party's identity.

"B-level wanted criminal, Shuangyi."

Moyu raised his eyebrows slightly.

According to the information registered on the bounty bulletin board, Shuangyi is a criminal group with only two people, who have committed several crimes with a bad impact.

The man's name is Reagan, and the woman's name is Pamei. What these two people like to do most is to kill and rob.

Since the origin of the other party has been confirmed...

Then in Moyu's view, the other party is already two walking merits, and experience points that can fill the "all-out" level.

"Let's wait and see."

Moyou did not move, and gently woke up Menqi.

Outside the hotel, on the stone street.

Reagan and Pame went straight to the door of the hotel.

"Do you really think you can escape?"

Reagan, who had a black birthmark on his face, raised his head slightly and looked at the floor above the hotel sign.

Pame caught the falling dagger with his hand, without saying a word, but his expression was ferocious, full of tangible anger.

Reagan looked at his companion's reaction and immediately kicked open the hotel door without hesitation.

Bang!

Ring ring ring——

The door panel hit the ground heavily, and the bell hanging on it made a loud sound.

This sudden loud sound suddenly cut through the silent night.

The lights in the separate room on the first floor of the hotel quickly turned on, and even the houses on both sides of the stone street outside also lit up their lights. They were obviously awakened by the huge noise.

"who is it?"

The freckled girl who received Moyu and Menqi came out of the next room and immediately saw the unkind Regan and Pamé standing in the hotel.

"What... do you want to do..."

The freckled girl, who didn't know Regan or Pamé, looked frightened, holding the clothes-picking rod in her hands tightly against the pajamas on her chest.

Reagan didn't pay attention to the presence of the freckled girl. Instead, he tilted his head slightly, his expression focused, as if he was sensing something.

Pamela beside him just glanced at the clothes picking rod in the freckled girl's hand, moved her arm slightly, and was about to put the dagger in her hand into the freckled girl's head.

The generation of such thoughts is no different from trampling an ant to death.

Because in Shuangyi's eyes, an ordinary person is indeed no different from an ant.

"strangeness."

Just as Pamela raised her hand, a suspicious female voice suddenly came from the stairs.

The person who spoke was the girl with short black hair wearing glasses.

She stood neatly on the stairs, looked at Pamela and Reagan with a rather surprised look, raised her index finger to touch her lower lip, and said doubtfully:

"I should have cleared my tracks when I ran away, so how did you find this place?"

"Um?"

After hearing the girl's words, Reagan's expression changed slightly, and Pamé, who looked ferocious, could not hide his inner anger.

"Clean up the traces? Even when death is imminent, you still don't forget to challenge this stinky rat!"

Reagan stared hard at the black-haired girl.

The black-haired girl became even more confused and tilted her head slightly.

"Why do you think I'm provoking?"

"..."

Reagan frowned, actually feeling that the black-haired girl was really seriously seeking answers to her questions.

"Smelly rat, after you stole the 'Black Widow's Tears' from us, you had no intention of covering up your whereabouts. Now you say that you have cleared the traces. Do you think this is just playing tricks?"

"What nonsense are you talking to her about?"

Pamela suddenly took action.

The dagger entwined with the power of his mind flew out of his hand, cut through the air and flew straight towards the black-haired girl's face.

"That's weird. It's common sense to clean up your tracks when escaping."

The black-haired girl raised her hands to make a gesture of grasping something as she muttered to herself. Then her mind moved and in the blink of an eye she materialized a vacuum cleaner with eyes, teeth and a tongue.

"Did I forget?"

The girl waved the air inlet of the vacuum cleaner that materialized and knocked down the flying dagger.

This scene that happened in the hotel was all "seen" by Moyu.