“The dishes are here, the dishes are here!” At this moment, Bai Qi ran out of the kitchen, carrying a few dishes and a pot of wine into the main hall. Suddenly realizing that the atmosphere was not right, he froze in place and looked around, not understanding what was happening. He only saw his Proprietress's face turn blue with anger, her eyes closed as she stood on the second floor, her body trembling.
“What happened?” Bai Qi quietly asked Yang Kai.
“The storm is coming,” Yang Kai replied, reaching out to take the wine from his hand, turned around, and stomped towards the second floor. The water had already become muddy, so it was best to avoid the storm for now.
Returning to his room, Yang Kai closed the door and opened the restriction, unable to help laughing happily.
Although the Proprietress was a good person, in the end, she had still let him waste a Golden Plume Feather from Mie Meng and had even injured him. Now that there was an opportunity, he naturally had to take it back!
What’s more, in this situation, it was best to shift their attention to the Proprietress.
Sitting in front of the table, drinking and thinking about his future plans, he suddenly heard a loud bang and the door was kicked open.
Yang Kai’s face paled as he stood up, turned his head, and shouted, “Who is it!”
Who would be so bold as to attack the First Inn? Did they want to die?
Seeing this, Yang Kai’s neck shrank because the person who had kicked open his door was none other than the First Inn’s Proprietress, Madam Lan!
Wrapped in a cold aura, the Proprietress stepped into the room with a sneer on her face. Staring straight at Yang Kai, she lifted her foot and closed the door.
“Madam… Madam Lan…” Yang Kai stepped back step by step and soon arrived at the foot of the wall, his eyes flickering as he thought about how this room didn’t even have a single window, making it impossible for him to escape.
There was no need to even think about teleporting. In front of a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage, he probably wouldn’t have such an opportunity.
“Does Madam have any advice for me?” Yang Kai looked ahead with a frightened expression, his heart in his throat as he secretly decided that if Madam Lan really attacked him, he would immediately use his Dragon Transformation Secret Technique to prevent her from harming him.
Madam Lan sneered lightly, “Rest assured, I won’t kill you. If I kill you, I won’t be able to explain myself.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief, but he didn’t expect Madam Lan to casually say, “I won’t kill you, but I can beat you up. Boy, are you ready?”
Yang Kai swallowed his saliva and said, “Madam, if there’s something you want to say, just say it. What are you trying to do? This is the First Inn, after all, I’m your guest and I spent money to stay here. You’re the Proprietress, is it appropriate for you to act against a guest?”
“It’s not appropriate!” Madam Lan walked over step by step and soon arrived in front of Yang Kai. A fragrant breeze blew over and she suddenly clenched her teeth, “But if I don’t beat you up, this Queen’s anger will not be appeased!”
“You don’t want the First Inn's signboard anymore?” Yang Kai tried his best to shrink back, but now that he had been forced into a corner, where could he hide?
“Don’t use the signboard to restrain me, it’s useless even if you want to destroy the Heavens today!” Madam Lan raised her pink fist and clenched it tightly, her murderous aura surging as if it could swallow the heavens and swallow the earth. As she spoke, she punched out with lightning speed towards Yang Kai’s left eye.
With a loud bang, Yang Kai felt his vision go black, his vision filled with stars, and even his thoughts became muddled.
The Proprietress's punch was quite heavy, almost knocking him off his feet.
Before he could regain his composure, the fist flew towards his right eye and landed with a loud bang.
Instinctively clutching his head, Yang Kai curled up at the foot of the wall and endured Madam Lan’s punches and kicks, secretly determined that one day he would take revenge.
After an unknown period of time, seemingly in an instant, but also like a year, Yang Kai felt the rain of attacks on his body stop and quietly turned his head to look through the gaps between his fingers, only to see Madam Lan gasping for breath, her hands on her waist, a look of satisfaction on her face, “Awesome! Little brat, take care of yourself!”
Saying so, she turned around and left.
Yang Kai cursed and collapsed to the ground.
At the door, Bai Qi watched as the Proprietress slowly walked away and then looked around before entering the room and closing the door behind her. He walked over to Yang Kai and squatted down next to him, with a look of sympathy on his face as he said, “This is quite a heavy blow. The Proprietress is quite angry, I’ve never seen her so angry before.”
Yang Kai lay weakly on the ground, feeling as if all the bones in his body had been broken. Although Madam Lan didn’t intend to kill him, she had really dealt him a heavy blow. He had only just recovered from his injuries, but now he was injured again, making him feel extremely aggrieved.
“Are you going to… keep watching?” Yang Kai glanced sideways at Bai Qi who was squatting in front of him, “Can you help me up?”
Bai Qi chuckled, “If someone else were to hit you, I wouldn’t mind helping them, but if the Proprietress hits you, how could I dare? If she finds out, how am I supposed to survive here?”
“Then what are you doing here?” Yang Kai stared at him.
Bai Qi said, “I’m just here to watch the fun… Tsk tsk tsk, little brat, you’ve offended the Proprietress, I think your future is going to be quite miserable.”
“Scram!” Yang Kai shouted angrily. In the future, if he didn’t have a good life, was there any need for others to tell him? This time, the Proprietress didn’t even care about the First Inn’s signboard and insisted on beating him up. It was easy to imagine what kind of situation he would be in staying in this First Inn in the future.
Bai Qi chuckled and stood up, “Since you have the strength to chase me away, it seems there’s nothing serious. You should rest first, if there’s anything you need help with, just call!”
Saying so, he turned around and left.
Yang Kai’s lungs felt like they were about to explode, and with just a slight movement, his whole body ached. He lay on the ground for a full six hours before finally crawling onto his bed and quietly recuperating.
However, this effort was not without effect. In the First Inn, after Yang Kai’s ruckus, almost everyone’s attention had shifted to the Proprietress. Although Yang Kai’s tone and actions were a bit exaggerated at the time, anyone with a brain would be willing to believe that the Golden Crow’s corpse had been taken by Madam Lan and had now fallen into her hands.
After all, the difference in strength between Yang Kai and her was too great. Since Madam Lan had already taken action, how could she have failed?
The next day, in a room of the Great Moon Province's force, a half-grown old man was sitting. Wei Que and Tao Rongfang stood in front of him, reporting to him about recent events. The old man nodded from time to time.
After a long time, Wei Que finally said, “That’s the general situation. What is your plan?”
This old man was none other than the head of Great Moon Province. Previously, Wei Que had asked Meng Hong and the others to return to the First Inn first to send a message to the headquarter, so the head of Great Moon Province immediately led his men to this place to meet up with Wei Que, Tao Rongfang, and the others. It was only today that they arrived at the First Inn.
The chief nodded and said, “You’ve done well this time. As long as you can digest this harvest, my Great Moon Province’s strength will definitely increase.”
This time, although Great Moon Province had not managed to obtain anything like Sun's True Gold, they had managed to obtain several portions of Sun's True Fire, one of which was even a Fifth Grade material. Its value was not small, and for a force like Great Moon Province, obtaining a Fourth Grade material was not easy, let alone a Fifth Grade Material.
Selling this piece of Fifth Order Sun's True Fire and buying some Fourth Order materials would give them a great chance to create a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage. Of course, the prerequisite was that they had to choose a good seedling and spend a certain amount of time and effort.
“This time’s operation, the two of you will be rewarded greatly!”
Wei Que said, “Chief is too kind. We also escaped death this time, and we even received a life-saving grace from someone.”
“Oh?” The old man raised his brow, “A life-saving grace must be repaid. Tell me, which master helped you?”
Wei Que replied, “It’s not a master, it’s that little brat called Yang Kai.”
The old man frowned, “Is he the boy who stole the Golden Crow’s corpse and caused such a ruckus?”
“Yes!”
The Chief nodded and tapped his finger on the table, seemingly thinking about something. After a long time, he asked, “I heard that the Golden Crow’s corpse has fallen into Madam Lan’s hands?”
“That’s what that boy said.”
“What do you want to do?” The old man asked Wei Que.
Wei Que said, “If possible, I would like to ask the Chief to accept him into our Great Moon Province. He is a newbie in the Outer Universe has no one to rely on. What’s rare is that he has a kind heart and the two of us is indebted to him. Now that he is in trouble, we cannot just sit back and watch.”
The Chief sighed, “I knew you would say that, but have you thought about it? Now that he is in so much trouble, if our Great Moon Province rashly accepts him, what kind of effect will it have on us?”
Wei Que cupped his fists and said, “I’ve thought about that before, but now that the Golden Crow’s corpse is no longer in his hands, there’s nothing important.”
“It’s nothing important…” The Chief looked straight at him, “Do you believe what you just said?”
Wei Que’s mouth twitched, but in the end he didn’t say anything. He really didn’t believe these words.
The Chief said, “Although Yang Kai said that the Golden Crow’s corpse has been taken away by Madam Lan, the Golden Crow’s corpse is a precious treasure. Anyone who wants to take it will not let it go so easily. When the time comes, countless masters will go to Yang Kai and ask him for confirmation, even soul searching and interrogating him. At that time, will my Great Moon Province protect him or not? If we protect him, with my Great Moon Province’s strength, we won’t be able to resist others. If we don’t protect him, how can we stand up?” The Chief waved his hand and said, “We can’t accept this person, otherwise our Great Moon Province will be in deep trouble.”
“Chief…” Wei Que panicked.
“There’s no need to say anything else,” The Chief said firmly, “It’s not wise to stay in this dangerous place for too long. Pack up and immediately return to the Great Moon Province with me.”
Wei Que and Tao Rongfang glanced at each other, both knowing that since the chief had already made his decision, there was no point in saying anything, so they both sighed.
Knowing that their Chief's decision was correct, they had also thought of this possibility before, but now, they still felt somewhat unhappy.
“As for the kindness he has shown you, think of a way to make it up to him,” The Chief added.
Wei Que cupped his fists, “Yes!”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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