Soon, the wine and dishes were already placed in front of Ye Tianfan and the other person. However, they did not immediately pick up their chopsticks, but instead picked up the wine bottle, poured a cup, and started drinking.

  After taking a sip, Xie Qianqiu said: "This Chunshuiyan is not as good as Baihuajiao, but it's still pretty good. I must get some more."

  Ye Tianfan didn't say anything and continued drinking his wine. After two cups, they started eating dishes.

  Two people were drinking and eating, having a great time. At this moment, they heard someone next to them say: "Have you heard? Recently, strange things have appeared around our city."

  Everyone's attention was drawn over, and Ye Tianfan and Xie Qianqiu also perked up their ears, ready to listen to what this person had to say.

  Everyone's attention has been drawn over, the man said: "It is said that tourists and businessmen who are passing by in our city have almost disappeared or lost outside the city. The reason why it is said so is that if they are alive, no one has seen their traces; if they are dead, no bodies have been found."

  "How did you know so clearly, or are you intentionally making it up to deceive us?" someone asked directly.

  Others who were listening also chimed in: "Yeah, how did you know that so clearly?"

  He looked at the crowd and proudly said: "My brother is a person from the city master's mansion, how could he not know? I am the one who was told by the hall owner himself."

  "What did he say then? How did he say it?" Another person asked everyone's curious question.

  He replied, "According to my brother, after the lord of the castle discovered this situation, he concealed the news, fearing that it would cause panic among the people in the city and lead to chaos within the castle."

  As soon as they heard what the person said, everyone suddenly understood why they hadn't received the news, and they also believed more than half of what the person said.

  "This person continued: 'I'm telling you this, but you mustn't tell anyone else, or not only I, but also my brother will be implicated.'"

  Yè Tiān Fán still listened very carefully to what was said earlier, but after hearing the last sentence of this person, Yè Tiān Fán couldn't help but want to laugh.

  If two people know something, it can't be considered a secret. And this person told so many people, how could the secret be kept?

  Either this person is very foolish or he intentionally revealed the content of these words.

  According to Ye Tianfan's speculation, the person who did this must be from the City Master's Mansion, or even the City Master himself.

  As for the reason why the city master did this, it's very simple. That is, this city master who has a late-stage Yuan infant cultivation base was also helpless in the face of this encounter. Therefore, the city master could only spread the news to everyone.

  But conveying this to the people in the city would cause panic and lead to chaos in the city, which is clearly not what the lord wants to see.

  So the lord thought of this idea, spreading the news in the tavern to let everyone have some preparation, while the lord's mansion was determined not to admit that anything had happened, to calm everyone's hearts, which was the best solution.

  Thinking of this, Ye Tianfan couldn't help but look forward to meeting the city lord himself one day.

  Although he was curious about Ye Tianfan, Ye Tianfan was even more curious about why those people had disappeared.

  At this time, the master sister Xie Qianqiu sitting next to Ye Tianfan spoke up, saying: "Master brother, shouldn't we go and investigate?" Apparently, Xie Qianqiu was also very interested in what that person had said.

  The two of them understood each other's thoughts in an instant and decided to sneak out of the city tonight to investigate why those people disappeared.

  Ye Tianfan was drinking wine, but relying on his strong divine consciousness, he was always paying attention to the person who was spreading the news.

  This man sat here and ate two small dishes before leaving the wine building, while Ye Tianfan's divine consciousness followed closely.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, when this person reached a fork in the road, he ran into an alley.

  When he arrived at the alley, there was already a person wearing a general manager's uniform with a golden elixir cultivation base waiting for him. As soon as this person came, he asked directly: "How is it? Is everything settled?"

  "This man said to the steward with a flattering and arrogant tone: 'Steward Hong, rest assured that I have taken care of things. What you asked me to do has already been done.'"

  "Alright, this is a reward for helping me out. If I need something again, I'll look for you. You can go now." As he spoke, the steward Hong took out a pouch and tossed it to the messenger from the wine shop.

  He hastily ran to carefully receive it, as if holding a treasure, and after sinking his consciousness into it, his mouth was even more radiant, obviously this person was very satisfied with the reward given by the steward surnamed Hong.

  "Thank you, Mr. Hong, thank you, Mr. Hong. Since you're busy, I'll take my leave first." He then quickly walked away.

  But the housekeeper saw that after this person walked away, he also disappeared in an instant, but Ye Tianfan could feel that this person was going to the city master's mansion in the center of the city.

  An hour later, Ye Tianfan and the other had almost finished eating, while in the city master's mansion, there was a rather interesting scene.

  All he saw was a middle-aged man in magnificent attire, happily speaking to a 17 or 18-year-old girl who had applied light makeup but still looked pure and beautiful: "My daughter, you are truly clever. You have thought of such a good method that can both solve our pressing problem and serve as a reminder to everyone."

  The innocent girl pouted and replied: "Daddy, I just casually mentioned my thoughts, it's not as serious as you said."

  Ye Tianfan didn't even know that he had guessed wrong. The person who came up with this idea wasn't the city lord, but rather the city lord's daughter.

  Ye Tianfan was currently selecting the wine he found palatable, preparing to bring more with him. After all, he was heading to a place where people rarely set foot, and it was uncertain whether they could even buy wine there, let alone whether it would be good or not.

  In the end, Ye Tianfan chose three types of wine with higher alcohol content: Hong Er, San Bei Zui and Yi Bei Dao. He also bought all the remaining stock from the shopkeeper, who was overjoyed to the point of being speechless.

  Xie Qianchu naturally bought all of Chunshui's remaining stock without hesitation, which almost made the shopkeeper laugh with joy.

  After having enough wine and food, the two of them settled the bill and left, planning to find an inn to rest well, nourish their spirits, and go out of town at night to investigate.

  After finding an inn and renting two upstairs rooms, they each returned to their own room to rest.

  Ye Tianfan was sitting cross-legged on the ground, meditating, while Xie Qianqiu had actually fallen asleep, and the reason for this was that she had drunk wine.

  Although the wine of Chunshui was not strong, Xie Qianqiu drank a lot, so he also got a bit drunk. After lying down for a while, he fell asleep.