Jing Tian pulled Long Kui along and quickly hid behind Xu Changqing. His shifty eyes peeked out from behind Xu Changqing's shoulder as he furtively scanned the surroundings.
"Junior Sister Yue Chu was right. Everyone should be careful and try not to leave our sight!"
Yue Chu looked up at the sky. "It's getting late. Let's stay in Peaceful Village tonight!"
Half an hour later.
Yong'an Inn.
"Boss! Boss!"
The moment Jing Tian entered, he shouted, "Prepare six guest rooms for me!"
"Ah, my apologies, sir!"
The innkeeper hurried over with a smile and cupped his hands apologetically at Jing Tian. "We're fully booked today!"
"What? Fully booked again?!"
Jing Tian slapped the table and glared at the innkeeper in annoyance. "I've already been to four or five inns. How are they all fully booked?"
"Boss, can a rundown little place like yours really have that many guests?" Though Long Kui was pure-hearted, she had lived a long time and could clearly see that the innkeeper was turning them away. She looked at him suspiciously.
"Yes, yes!"
Seeing Su Mu dressed as a Shushan disciple, the innkeeper's tone became even more respectful. He cupped his hands toward them. "These past few days, there really have been many more outsiders coming to our village. Why don't you try another inn?"
"Wait!" Yue Chu said to the innkeeper, "There clearly isn't a single person in your inn.
You know we are cultivators. If you have some unspeakable difficulty, you can tell us. Perhaps we can help you resolve it."
The innkeeper hurriedly explained, "Sir, it isn't that I don't wish to accommodate you. On the night of last month's fifteenth, another man died mysteriously in my inn. The authorities are still investigating the matter!"
"Brother! Could there be a demon?" Long Kui