The car quickly drove out of Xiaoxiang Peak. About an hour later, Uncle Ma asked, "Miss, where are we going now?"
"Xiaoxiang Peak is a chaotic place; we can't stay here long." Sun Jiangman pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go to Cloud Hidden Town Cloud Hidden Town. Once we get there, we'll find a place to rest. I didn't sleep well last night; I'll change my clothes and then we'll make further plans."
"OK."
Uncle Ma nodded.
The car bumped along, and it was already afternoon when they finally arrived at Cloud Hidden Town.
Compared to Xiaoxiang Peak, this place is like a paradise, with clean streets, tidy shops, and tourists, travelers, and local residents living together in harmony without any chaos.
Gu Chen had already woken up. Looking at everything outside the window, he sighed inwardly.
Every world has its beautiful side and its dirty side. For example, Xiaoxiang Peak, although located within Huaxia, is a lawless and chaotic place, rife with illegal trade, gambling, and black market merchants. An ordinary person's worldview might collapse after just one visit.
As he drove, Uncle Ma used the navigation to find a hotel that could barely be considered a four-star hotel. He parked the car in the garage, and the five of them got out.
During the meal at the hotel, Sun Da remained silent, while Uncle Ma frequently scrutinized Gu Chen with gleaming eyes, seemingly trying to discern something special about the latter.
Gu Chen remained calm and quickly finished his meal.
"Where's your ID?" Sun Jiangman held out her hand to Gu Chen and said, "I'll get you a room."
"I lost my ID card." Gu Chen patted his body and gave a wry smile. It really was lost; he probably lost it while fighting Wang Gui.
"Are you an undocumented immigrant? A refugee? An illegal immigrant?" Sun Da sneered from the side. "Sis, this guy doesn't look like a good person at all!"
Sun Jiangman frowned and said, "Did you lose your ID card?" She thought for a moment, then said, "Never mind, it's okay. I'll just share a room with you then."
What?!
These words made Uncle Ma and Sister-in-law Hua, who were walking ahead, stop in their tracks, their bodies trembled, and they turned around in disbelief.
Upon hearing this, Sun Da's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He stared at his sister, mouth agape, speechless for a long time. This was even more shocking than the previous "your brother-in-law"!
Gu Chen was surprised that Sun Jiangman was so bold as to say those words in front of everyone. He hesitated and said, "This... this doesn't seem quite right."
Sun Jiangman blushed slightly, and looking at the expressions of the people around her, she knew exactly what they were thinking. Seeing Gu Chen's calm expression, she glared at him and said, "What are you thinking? What I meant was that Sun Da and you should share a room for one night's rest."
"Me, living with him?" Sun Da exclaimed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on when he heard this.
"Actually, I can leave." Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go buy a ticket now and then I can take the train directly."
"Don't leave!" Sun Jiangman shouted instinctively, then blushed slightly and said, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just mean, it's getting late, you should rest before going back. I know you're from Zhou City, and there's no rush of a whole day and night."
Gu Chen took a deep breath. Although he had obtained the Shennong Grass, he didn't know if the various forces had noticed him and were rushing to Xiaoxiang Peak. Although Gu Chen wasn't worried, it wouldn't be good if he caused trouble for Sun Jiangman.
"Not even one night?" Sun Jiangman noticed the hesitation on Gu Chen's face.
At this moment, Sun Da, after his initial displeasure, quieted down, smiled, and said, "Sis, let me live with this kid, I agree."
Sun Jiangman said, "Look, my brother has already agreed."
Having said all that, Gu Chen could only say, "Alright."
Sun Da's face immediately lit up with a smile. He put his arm around Gu Chen's shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go, brother, let's go upstairs."
They booked three rooms, all on the same floor. Sun Da went up, put his arm around Gu Chen's shoulder, and walked in. Before Sun Jiangman could speak, he said, "This brother is about to rest, sis, you shouldn't just barge into a man's room."
Sun Jiangman was still worried, especially considering that Gu Chen used to be a young master from a prestigious family, but lost all his powers to save her. In her heart, although she had also lost her virginity because of this, Gu Chen seemed more pitiful in comparison.
Thinking of this, Sun Jiangman braced herself against the door, preventing Sun Da from closing it, and said, "Sun Da, you'd better behave yourself, or you can forget about going to the Aristocratic Family Assembly."
There were some things Sun Jiangman couldn't say outright, for fear of hurting Gu Chen's pride, so she could only warn Sun Da in this way.
"Okay, okay."
Sun Da was extremely displeased and quickly closed the door.
After closing the door, Sun Da's smile vanished. He turned around and saw Gu Chen already lying on the bed. He said coldly, "Get up. What are you sleeping for?"
"Your sister made me sleep here," Gu Chen said calmly. "If you don't want to sleep, you can stay on the sofa."
"I'm sleeping on the sofa?" Sun Da laughed in exasperation. This guy really knows how to take the initiative.
He stepped forward and, without saying a word, tried to pull Gu Chen up.
But somehow, when he grabbed Gu Chen's arm, he felt as if the man's body was incredibly heavy. He used sixty or seventy percent of his strength, but the man still didn't budge.
"Hmm?" Sun Da was surprised and increased the force in his hands again, but this time he not only failed to pull Gu Chen, but he also lost his balance and fell down.
If this weren't in bed, it would be a classic face-plant pose.
Gu Chen quickly got up, frowning, and said, "What do you want to do? I'm not interested in men!"
"I'm not interested in men either!" Sun Da was both ashamed and angry. He immediately sat up, glaring at Gu Chen with murderous intent, and said, "What did you just do?"
"You were the one who wanted to do something to me because you thought I was handsome, and now you're turning around and accusing me!" Gu Chen sighed and said, "I never imagined Sun Jiangman's brother would be this kind of person, with homosexual tendencies. No wonder you were all smiles when you heard about booking a room earlier; so that's what you were thinking!"
"You're asking for it!" Sun Da was both ashamed and furious, and threw a punch at Gu Chen.
But just then, a dry cough rang out, and Sun Jiangman, who had appeared at the doorway at some point, stood there with a livid face, saying, "Sun Da, stop right there!"
Sun Da's fist froze in mid-air. Looking at Sun Jiangman, who had changed her clothes, he was stunned and didn't know how to answer.
Sun Jiangman stepped forward angrily. Her younger brother was really disrespectful to her, actually trying to lay a hand on Gu Chen! She grabbed Sun Da's ear and said coldly, "Come out with me. You'll be sleeping in the hotel lobby tonight."
"Why should I!"
Sun Da was furious and said, "This room was booked using my ID card."
"Jiangman, don't blame your brother. How about I sleep in the lobby?" Gu Chen said calmly as he got off the bed.
That "Jiangman" almost made Sun Jiangman's skin crawl; it was utterly disgusting. But she couldn't retaliate, so she could only glare fiercely at Gu Chen and say, "You're going to sleep here? If I can't even discipline my own brother, how am I supposed to protect you in the future!"
"You're still protecting him?"
Sun Da, unaware of the agreement between Sun Jiangman and Gu Chen, pointed at Gu Chen in surprise and asked, "Sis, are you sick? Are you out of your mind?"
This kid isn't much older than her, how could he make his proud older sister act so subservient!
Has the world gone mad?!