Ye Lin looked around, then finally found what seemed to be a simple inn and slowly walked inside.
"Sir, are you here to eat, stay the night, or enter seclusion to cultivate?"
At that moment, an attendant with a towel draped over his shoulder approached with a smile.
"Have you seen this little girl?"
With a casual wave of his hand, Ye Lin conjured Luo Yao's image before the attendant.
"That little girl is on the second floor. But sir, what is your relationship to her?"
The attendant glanced at the image and answered directly.
"Hm? She really is here? I'm her brother. Take me upstairs."
Ye Lin was rather surprised upon hearing that.
He had originally been standing outside. After spotting this little inn, he had unconsciously come in and asked on a whim, just to try his luck. He had not expected her to actually be here.
It truly was a little too much of a coincidence.
"Uh... right away."
Seeing Ye Lin's manner, the attendant thought to himself that this was someone he could not afford to offend, so he led Ye Lin to the second floor.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Sir, there is a guest here claiming to be the child's elder brother. What do you say...?"
Upon arriving before a room, the attendant did not immediately open the door. Instead, he knocked first to test the waters.
"Let him in."
A crisp voice came from within the room.
Only after receiving confirmation did the attendant step aside for Ye Lin.
"Sir, please enter."
With that, the attendant fled as though escaping for his life.
All sorts of powerful figures came through their little inn every day. He kept his words few and his work efficient—that was how he had survived until now.
Dealing with these powerful