He seemed to have seen Liang Chen's past, and Moon Shadow had been there too.
This was what they had been like before entering the instance.
Yin Chao rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed.
He was alone. Even the spot beside him had gone cold.
Did that mean Midnight had gotten up long ago?
But dawn had only just broken. Where could Midnight have gone so early?
Yin Chao got out of bed, pushed open the inn room's door, and came face-to-face with someone.
"Sir, you're awake?"
The old man bowed respectfully, his face beaming.
Yin Chao's eyes widened. This man...
This was the old man who had died before their eyes last night.
They had buried him in the backyard with their own hands.
Yet now he stood before Yin Chao, alive and well.
Even his clothes were unchanged.
Seeing Yin Chao's shocked expression, the old man scratched his head and asked in confusion, "What's wrong, sir? Is there a problem?"
"Do you remember when I checked in?"
Rather than confront him directly, Yin Chao approached the matter indirectly, hoping to uncover some information.
"Of course I remember. Didn't you check in yesterday afternoon? You had an attendant with you, staying in the room next door..."
At that moment, the neighboring door opened, and Xu Yuan stepped out with a yawn.
"Young master, you're up early."
Yin Chao didn't answer. His mind was occupied with something else.
The old man had gotten the time right, but the number of people was wrong.
There had clearly been six of them when they arrived, yet according to him, there had only been two.
Yin Chao approached Xu Yuan and peered into his room.
Last night, Xu Yuan had shared a room with Liang Chen.
So he asked, "Where's Liang