Inside the room, Yang Kai and Wei Que sat across from each other while Tao Rongfang stood behind Wei Que, staring at Yang Kai with a face full of sympathy.
Under normal circumstances, if Tao Rongfang saw this scene, she would definitely laugh out loud. Yang Kai’s two black eye circles were simply too funny; it was obvious that he had been punched by someone. Moreover, they were perfectly proportioned, so the strength of the person who did this was definitely extraordinary.
But now, how could she laugh? Thinking about the kindness he had shown her, thinking about the situation Yang Kai would face in the future, and the possibility of being reprimanded by Asun, her expression couldn’t help becoming gloomy.
Wei Que also wore an awkward expression as he rambled on for a long time before finally explaining the situation clearly. Scratching his face, he said, “Yang Kai, the situation is like this. Before this, I was planning to take you to Great Moon Province and have you join us, but now it seems like I can’t. The Chief doesn’t agree, so this Wei can’t do anything about it. I’m really sorry!” Saying so, he turned his head and cupped his fists, not knowing how to face him.
Yang Kai chuckled, “Senior Wei is being too serious, I know what to do. Not to mention that your Chief doesn’t agree, even if he did, I wouldn’t be able to accompany you to Great Moon Province. In my current situation, it’s not appropriate for me to leave the First Inn, otherwise I’ll die ten times over. If I stay here, I’ll have a chance to survive.”
Tao Rongfang said, “Be that as it may, you can’t hide in the First Inn forever. What are your plans from now on?”
Yang Kai’s eyes glazed over for a moment before he shook his head and said, “Let’s take things one step at a time, I can’t think that far ahead for now.”
“Ah!” Wei Que sighed heavily, “You’re too bold, how could you have thought of snatching the Golden Crow’s corpse?”
As the saying goes, humans die for wealth while birds die for food. Yang Kai’s actions in the Golden Crow Divine Palace were no doubt digging a grave for himself. If it weren’t for this First Inn, he would have died a long time ago.
Yang Kai awkwardly replied, “At that time, I didn’t think too much about it and just snatched it away in a moment of impulse. It’s useless to talk about it now.” Waving his hand, he didn’t want to discuss this matter any further.
Seeing this, Wei Que naturally changed the subject, “We’re about to leave the First Inn and return to the Great Moon Province. Do you need my help?”
Yang Kai thought for a moment before replying, “There really is something!”
“Speak!” Wei Jue said.
Yang Kai said, “Old Fang, Die You, and Asun escaped with me from the Seven Skillful Land. After experiencing so many storms, Asun has now been accepted by Senior Tao as a disciple, so I don’t need to worry about her anymore. However, Old Fang and Die You has nowhere to go, and with my current state, it’s not suitable for them to have anything to do with me. I would like to ask two Seniors to take them into Great Moon Province so they can have a place to stay!”
Wei Que said, “Even if you don’t mention this matter, we have the same idea. Don’t worry, I’ll bring Fang Biqi and Die You back to Great Moon Province to take care of them. As long as this Wei is alive, I won’t let them be bullied.”
“Many thanks, Senior.”
Wei Que blushed with shame and quickly waved his hand, “Please don’t thank me, otherwise this Wei will be too ashamed to show his face.”
“What about you?” Tao Rongfang asked, “Do you have anything you want us to help you with?”
Yang Kai shook his head. Right now, he was in a lot of trouble, and the Great Moon Province was of no help to him. Being able to take Old Fang and Die You away was a great relief to him.
Wei Que sighed, took out a Space Ring, and pushed it towards Yang Kai, “It’s not much, don’t mind it. If you want to hide in the First Inn, you’ll need money. Take this.”
Yang Kai pondered for a moment before putting away the Space Ring. Wei Que was an honest man, so if he were to be polite with him, it would only make things more difficult.
After exchanging a few more words, the two stood up and left. Before leaving, Wei Que asked, “Do you want to see Fang Biqi and Die You? After this farewell, I don’t know when you’ll meet again.”
Yang Kai smiled, “In the future, there will be a chance. Senior, please take them away.” Since parting was difficult, it was best not to meet again.
Wei Que looked at him for a moment before patting him on the shoulder, “Take care of yourself!” He then turned around and left!
Tao Rongfang nodded at Yang Kai and quickly left.
Listening carefully, Yang Kai soon heard the sound of footsteps in the corridor. Yang Kai knew that the people from the Great Moon Province had left.
After the sound disappeared, Yang Kai turned around and returned to his bed, continuing to meditate and heal his injuries. Thinking back to everything he had experienced since leaving the Star Boundary, he couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed. After separating from Ruoxi, he had been forced to wander the Seven Skillful Land and had finally managed to escape. Now, he was involved in a great matter like the Golden Crow’s corpse. As an Emperor Realm master, in the Outer Universe, he was in the middle of a storm, and if he wasn’t careful, he could die a miserable death.
As for how to deal with the Golden Crow’s corpse, he needed to carefully consider it. Not only did he need to handle it well, but he also needed to get rid of this problem.
Thinking about it gave him a headache…
For the next few days, everything was calm and peaceful. Yang Kai had been on guard against the Proprietress coming to find trouble with him again, but after not seeing her for several days, his injuries had slowly healed, but after what had happened last time, he didn’t dare to casually leave the room again. Who knew if there were any bold and reckless people in the First Inn? If they really disregarded the rules of the First Inn and attacked him, he wouldn’t be able to resist.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Yang Kai and Bai Qi were drinking in the room while listening to him talk about what was happening outside when the door was suddenly kicked open.
Yang Kai raised his head in shock and couldn’t help shrinking his neck as he turned to look at Bai Qi, “Does your inn have the word ‘safe’ to speak of? Can you just kick a guest’s door?”
Bai Qi laughed dryly, “Who asked her to be the Proprietress…”
Madam Lan’s beautiful eyes flashed a cold light as she stared at Bai Qi, “I was wondering why I didn’t see you everywhere, so it turns out you were hiding here drinking. Don’t you need to greet the guests outside? You actually dared to skip work here, i'm deducting a year’s worth of your salary!”
Bai Qi's face paled, “Proprietress, please calm down, I’m going out now, please don’t deduct my pay.” Saying so, he quickly ran off.
Yang Kai also wanted to slip away from the corner of the wall, but when the Proprietress swept her eyes over him, he felt a chill run down his spine and froze in place.
With a wave of her small foot, the door closed once more, and Madam Lan sat down directly on the spot where Bai Qi had been sitting, staring coldly at Yang Kai without moving.
Yang Kai squeezed out a dry smile and slowly squatted down, hiding in the corner of the room and covering his head with his hands, “Don’t hit my face…” The last time she had hit him, he had two dark circles under his eyes, which had only subsided after a few days. This woman was too ruthless, so he had to be careful.
The Proprietress said coldly, “Sit!”
Yang Kai secretly glanced at her before sitting down.
The Proprietress said angrily, “Stop pretending! I’ll let you sit on the chair!”
Yang Kai blinked a few times before standing up and turning his body to guard against her, slowly moving to the side of the chair and slowly sitting down, his eyes flickering as he became extremely nervous.
Seeing him put up such a defensive front, Madam Lan couldn’t help but become angry, slamming the table and shouting, “Little brat, do you know how much trouble you’ve caused me?”
Yang Kai sniffed, “I’m not too sure, I heard a little…”
Recently, he had heard about the situation outside from Bai Qi, so he didn’t go to the main hall to take a look. He only knew that most of the forces who had originally lived in the First Inn had left. After all, most of those who had come here before were Third Class forces, so they really didn’t have the qualifications to participate in the struggle for the Golden Crow’s corpse. Those who knew their own limits like Great Moon Province naturally left early, but there were also a few who stayed to watch the show.
Although most of the Third-Class forces had left, many Second-Class forces had come, and even a number of First-Class force from the Cave Heaven and Paradise had come.
Inside the First Inn, there were more than twenty Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage masters and three or four High Rank open Heaven Stage masters.
It could be said that since the First Inn was opened, there had never been such a grand occasion where so many masters had gathered, and all of this was due to the attraction of the Golden Crow’s corpse.
Madam Lan sneered, “Do you really think you can escape unscathed after that disaster in the Great Hall? Do you really think others are fools? Whether the Golden Crow’s corpse is in my hands or not, only heaven and earth know!”
Yang Kai said, “I was also forced to…”
With a loud bang, Madam Lan slammed her palm on the table again, “Do you think you can make irresponsible remarks just because you’re forced to? Do you believe that I won’t kick you out of the First Inn right now? When the time comes, I don’t need to tell you what your fate will be.”
Yang Kai was shocked, “Is Madam trying to be ruthless?”
Madam Lan lowered her head and played with her fingers, lightly saying, “It’s impolite not to reciprocate… if I allow you to do this one time, will you not do it another time?”
Yang Kai was truly anxious now. If he were to be kicked out of the First Inn, how could he possibly survive? Glaring, he said, “The First Inn opened its doors to do business, and it didn’t lose a single cent of the property, so how could you chase me out?”
Madam Lan raised her head and glanced at him, “You’re right, the First Inn has never chased away any guests before. If we chase you out like this, it’ll ruin our reputation.”
Yang Kai’s heart pounded as he let out a heavy sigh, but then he heard Madam Lan say, “Unless it’s one of those people who can’t afford to stay and refuse to leave.”
Yang Kai’s eyes bulged as he instinctively felt something was wrong.
Sure enough, Madam Lan smiled and said, “I’ve decided that from today onwards, your room will cost you 100,000 Open Heaven Pills per night!”
“A hundred thousand?” Yang Kai’s expression changed drastically as he silently calculated. Although he still had some Open Heaven Pills on hand, he was afraid that they would only be enough for three or four days, so he couldn’t help crying out in grief, “Proprietress, you’re using your position to bully others!”
Madam Lan said, “I’m willing, what does that have to do with you? Whether the property prices rise or not is my business, whether you live or not is your business, no one is forcing you!”
Yang Kai said, “Then I request to change rooms!”
Madam Lan smiled lightly, “There’s no room left, the First Inn is currently overcrowded, how can I give you a room?”
Yang Kai almost bit his teeth into pieces and glared at her fiercely, but Madam Lan didn’t seem to mind at all, with a charming smile on her face as she played with her slender fingers, not even bothering to look at him directly.
Resisting the urge to punch this woman in the face, Yang Kai asked, “What do you want? Speak!”
Madam Lan said lightly, “Little brat, a man’s wealth is his own ruin. Haven’t you heard of this saying?”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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