Chapter 496
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Thousands of miles away, in a room.
An old-fashioned gentleman sat cross-legged on a bed facing the moon. Of course, he wouldn't smile cheekily when he was alone, so his angular face became extremely cold. Although he was a little old, the vicissitudes of life in his eyes were the best embellishment for a man.
As soon as he became cold, the room became extremely quiet. Even the moonlight that shone down was exceptionally quiet around him, not daring to disturb his meditation.
He was deep in thought.
His eyes were looking at the exaggeratedly big bright moon.
He didn't blink for a long time.
If one looked closely, one would find that his unblinking eyes didn't have any divine brilliance, as if his soul had left his body and became an empty shell.
At this moment, a small thing suddenly broke out of the ground under the window. It used all its limbs and climbed up the window frame with a rustling sound.
The moonlight clearly illuminated its appearance. It was actually a grasshopper that was cut off from the grass.
It was so small that one wouldn't notice it if one didn't look carefully.
But the gentleman's eyes suddenly moved, as if he had woken up. His gaze moved downwards and found the little thing. He picked it up and sniffed it. The grasshopper turned into smoke and went into his nose.
After a while, he shouted, "Xiao Ba."
An expressionless and cold girl silently appeared on the bed.
"Something happened." The gentleman turned his face indifferently and suddenly screamed, "Xiao Ba, how many times have I told you, don't run to the bed with your shoes on!"
"I'm sorry," the girl said and took off her shoes.
The gentleman looked at her bare feet, then at the shoes which were still on the bed, and covered his forehead with his hand. "No," he said. Protect His Majesty, I have to go out for a while. "
Before his voice died away, he had already turned into a silver light that streaked across the sky.
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"Who are you? Where did you take Gu Guanlan? "
Facing Zi Gui's question, just when Yan Li was about to speak, Nan Zhi's eyes widened as if it was startled. Suddenly, it let out a "meow". This wild cat with only black and white fur successfully disfigured Yan Li. Then, it struggled hard and ran back to Zi Gui's side, letting out a deep roar.
Yan Li silently picked up the Thousand Thread Mask and put it back on his face. When the talisman on it took effect, the mask completely overlapped with his face.
According to Gu Haiyuan's explanation, the Thousand Thread Mask was an exceptional precious artifact. Even if his face was cut open, no one would be able to see through it. He silently blamed the injury on Gu Haiyuan.
Zi Gui was stunned. "So you're a fake."
Yan Li said coldly, "You'd better tell me where to go before I kill this stupid cat!"
"There's an inn over there. You look like you need to take a bath and relax."
Zi Gui held down the grumpy Nan Zhi and pointed to a small inn at the foot of the mountain that looked like it was lit with a will-o '-wisp.
There was no smoke or fire around. A small inn in the mountain.
Zi Gui added, "You'd better not eat the buns there."
When Yan Li approached the inn, he immediately knew what Zi Gui meant.
Based on his nearly 20 years of experience dealing with the power of resentment, this inn was surrounded by resentment spirits. There were probably many corpses buried in the surroundings.
The inn was a stilted building with a black roof. There was an old plaque hanging diagonally with the words "Specter Inn" written on it.
The door was slightly ajar, and the dim light from the lamp shone on the withered weeds. There were a few scattered footprints on the ground.
Zi Gui stepped in first, and the dim light suddenly flickered.
There were a few tables in the hall, and a thin, dark-skinned old man greeted them with a flattering smile. "Sir, do you want to take a break or stay here?"
"Get two rooms and bring two buckets of water. Nan Zhi, you'll sleep with him." Zi Gui said.
"Meow —" The wildcat growled in protest.
The old man was surprised by the wildcat's intelligence. He laughed and said, "Looks like you're from the underworld. I won't kill my regulars. Please follow me."
They went up to the second floor. There were a few rooms that were barely covered by a broken wooden door. Zi Gui randomly picked one. Before he entered, he winked at Yan Li.
Yan Li did not know what he meant, so he winked back.
Zi Gui's brows furrowed and he winked again.
Yan Li furrowed his brows and signaled with his eyes.
"Meow —" Suddenly, Nan Zhi meowed and ran into a room.
The old man was still smiling respectfully.
Zi Gui put his hand on his forehead and looked at Yan Li as if he was hopeless. "I said pay. Don't you understand? Even Nan Zhi is smarter than you!" He then went into the room.
Yan Li was stunned for a moment. He took out a hundred taels of silver and handed it to the old man.
The old man smiled and said, "Sir, the Ghost Inn does not cheat anyone. Not counting the pets, it's five hundred per person and a thousand taels of silver."
Yan Li rolled his eyes and hooked his finger at the old man.
The old man walked over with a smile.
Yan Li pulled him aside and said in a low voice, "How about that cat? It can even turn into a tiger. It must have a lot of meat, enough to make buns for two days. "
"Oh?" The old man's eyes lit up and he was salivating. "It looks good. If you catch it and hand it over to me, I can pay for the room."
"Leave it to me." Yan Li smiled and took out another hundred taels of silver. "The person next door is a pervert. He likes to soak in chili water. Please squeeze more and give him a barrel of insanely spicy water."
"I know." The old man took the silver and smiled slyly.
Yan Li was satisfied and went into the room.
The room was not big. It was dilapidated and old. It was only separated by a wooden wall. If there was any movement in the room, the person next door could hear it immediately.
He sat down as if nothing had happened. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the wild cat that had already occupied the bed.
Nan Zhi licked its paws and looked at Yan Li warily. It growled in a low voice.
Yan Li ignored it.
Not long after, a few lifeless waiters came in with a bucket of steaming water.
Yan Li put his hand in and tested it. He found nothing unusual. Then he started to undress.
"Meow!"
Nan Zhi screamed in protest and covered her eyes with her claws.
Yan Li was too lazy to care about it. He took off his clothes and sat down in the wooden bucket.
He felt his muscles relax. He couldn't help but squint his eyes in comfort.
It was the first time in his life that taking a bath was such a pleasant thing.
He paid attention to the movement next door.
He found that the guy was humming a song. It sounded unique.
He could hear him taking off his clothes.
Then there was the sound of water.
"Hmm …" He made a comfortable nasal sound.
"Oh …" He made a comfortable sound.
"Hmm?" He seemed to have found something.
"Oh?"
The tone of the voice changed. Yan Li could totally imagine the twisted face. He held back his laughter and continued to listen.
Nan Zhi stood up in shock and retreated to the corner step by step.
"Ah …"
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