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Wait and see? Miao Yi was extremely frustrated. He knew that there was a high chance that he wouldn't be able to win against the Traversing Water Palace. As soon as he reached his courtyard, he immediately wrote a letter to Traversing Water Palace, informing them that he had already completed his mission, and once again requested to be allowed to return.
After releasing the spirit eagle, he walked to the entrance of the courtyard. Just as he was about to step over the threshold, he retracted his leg. Where should he go now? There could be someone out there trying to kill him at any moment!
Initially, he had thought that the Traversing Water Palace would let him go after he had completed his mission. If that was the case, there would be no need for him to ask for Traversing Water Palace's permission. He could simply return to the Traversing Water Palace. However, the Traversing Water Palace had just told him that there were more missions to be completed. Without Traversing Water Palace's permission, he had no choice but to find a place to wait for their reply.
To Tempest Tavern? Just thinking about it made Miao Yi's teeth ache. If he didn't go to Tempest Tavern, his life might be in danger.
After some thought, he decided to go to the Tempest Tavern. That was the safest place in the entire Flowing Clouds Dune Sea. It wasn't like he wasn't paying for it.
He summoned the Blue-Feathered Swallow and rode it away. Not long after, it landed in the courtyard of the Tempest Tavern's earthen walls. The distance between the two wasn't too far.
Leaping off his steed, Zhang Xuan kept the Bluefeathered Swallow, and as soon as he walked to the entrance of the tavern, a familiar fragrance greeted him.
Coincidentally, the Lady Boss had come out to patrol and bumped into them on the spot. One of them was on the inside, and the other was outside, staring at each other.
At this moment, Miao Yi was in a very sorry state. First, he had a fierce battle with the twins, and then he had to soak in the sea for a long time. He couldn't tell what kind of smell was coming from his body. His clothes were disheveled, and his hair was a mess.
Miao Yi squeezed out a smile and chuckled, "Good morning, Lady Boss!"
The Lady Boss's eyebrows twitched as she recalled the scene a year ago when this fellow arrogantly left the shop. At that time, she couldn't do anything to him, but now he had finally delivered himself to her doorstep. She raised a hand to cover her nose and frowned. "Where did this salted fish smell come from? Do we know each other?"
Miao Yi knew that retribution was coming. He laughed dryly and said, "Lady Boss is so forgetful. I even drank with you, Niu Er! Do you remember? "
"Oh! Niu Er! You're not dead yet? "The lady boss covered her nose with her hand as if she really smelled bad." Where did you crawl out from? Why is it so smelly? Don't scare my customers away. Don't block my entrance if you have nothing to do. Get out, get out. "
The Confucian scholar, who was leaning on the counter, was already laughing as he watched.
Miao Yi pretended not to hear her and quickly moved to the side to make way. "You're busy. I'm staying in the hotel. I'm here to deliver business to your door."
"Stay in the hotel?" The Lady Boss looked him up and down, then put down her hand and crossed her arms over her chest. Twisting her waist, she turned around and blinked her eyes, asking, "Innkeeper, do you still have a room?"
The Confucian scholar immediately stretched his head out from behind the counter and replied, "Lady Boss, there are no more rooms. They're all booked."
The Lady Boss immediately turned around and smiled. I'm sorry, but it's full. You should find another place to rest. "After saying that, he raised his arrogant chin and walked away, ignoring a certain someone.
Damn it! You're clearly messing with me. If there's a place for me to go, why would I need to come here and be bullied? Miao Yi's expression twitched. He quickly took a few steps forward and stopped her. Cupping his fists, he said, "Lady Boss, you are a great person. Please forgive me. I know there are other rooms, so please don't stoop to my level. "
The lady boss asked curiously, "Who are you? Do I need to be calculative with you? The innkeeper already said there are no more rooms. If you don't believe me, go ask him yourself. "
Miao Yi was speechless. 'Lady Boss, no matter how I ask, that gloating bastard will definitely say there are no more rooms.'
He cupped his fists again and said, "Lady Boss, for the sake of Yun Fei Yang, please don't be calculative with me."
"What does it have to do with him? It's not like you don't know that I was expelled from the Yun family." The Lady Boss snorted and walked away.
Miao Yi stepped forward to stop her again. "Lady Boss, I was wrong in the past. Can you help me think of a way to get a room?"
He felt extremely wronged as he said this. He had been beaten up twice here, and he still had to admit that he was wrong. Now he finally understood why so many people were willing to be taken advantage of by this woman.
The Lady Boss narrowed her eyes and teased, "Are you begging me?"
Miao Yi nodded repeatedly. "I beg you. Lady Boss, please do me a favor."
"Is that so …" The Lady Boss pondered for a moment, then turned around and shouted, "Innkeeper, come here for a moment."
"Ah!" The scholar happily ran over and asked, "Lady Boss, do you have any orders?"
The Lady Boss pouted at Miao Yi and said, "He is a regular customer after all. Help him if you can. Can't you squeeze out a room?"
The scholar spread his hands and said, "I really can't."
The Lady Boss looked like she was in a difficult position. Under Miao Yi's anxious gaze, she seemed to have made an important decision. "If I clean up the storeroom downstairs, I can squeeze out a room. I'm just worried that I'll be neglecting my customers …" She turned to Miao Yi and said, "It's not right to let you stay in the storeroom. Why don't you go out and wait for another two days? I'll reserve a room for you when there's an empty one."
"Don't! I'm not that particular. Having a storeroom to stay in is already good enough. "Miao Yi forced a smile and said cheerfully," The storeroom it is. "
Unexpectedly, the scholar asked again, "Lady Boss, this storeroom … how do we pay for it?"
"That's true!" The Lady Boss crossed her arms over her voluptuous breasts and looked up at the sky, seemingly deep in thought.
Miao Yi gritted his teeth in anger. 'These two bastards are obviously playing along to mess with me. I'll let you be happy for now. When I get the chance, I'll burn this stupid tavern down!'
It wasn't worth it to lose his life over such a small grievance. Naturally, Miao Yi generously said, "There's no need to go through all that trouble. I'll just charge you the normal rate!"
In his heart, he added, 'Your other rooms are pretty simple as well. They're just a few wooden boards in an empty room. What's the difference between that and a storeroom? My Raincloud Manor is a paradise on earth. Any room I choose will be better than the best room you have here.'
"Sigh!" The Lady Boss sighed helplessly and said to the scholar, "Since he's already put it this way, then since he's so sincere, why don't you clean up that storeroom and try living there for now? If it really isn't suitable … then we'll talk about it later."
She was clearly saying that if you're obedient, you can stay there. If you don't, then she'll use the excuse that the storeroom isn't suitable as an excuse to chase you out.
"Alright!" The scholar chuckled as he nodded and left.
Miao Yi wanted nothing more than to sell this woman off to a brothel. However, on the surface, he still cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lady Boss! Thank you, Lady Boss!"
"You're welcome. It's only right for me to take care of a returning customer. I'll get back to work. If it's not suitable, just let the innkeeper know. It's embarrassing to let a customer stay in the storeroom! " After saying this, the Lady Boss purposely stroked her hair coquettishly as she left. As she turned around, she bit down on her lower lip to stifle her laughter. It felt good to finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Take care, Lady Boss!" Miao Yi had to say a few words of flattery before entering the tavern. There was nothing he could do about it. If the other party was unhappy, she would find an excuse to chase him out at any time.
"How long will you be staying?" the scholar behind the counter asked with a smile.
"Ten days for now." Miao Yi forced a smile as he took out a hundred thousand Gold Crystals and placed them on the counter.
The scholar made an inventory of the Gold Crystals, then nodded and said, "Stay here for now. When there's an empty room, I'll change it for you."
"Sorry to trouble you." Miao Yi chuckled politely.
"Take a seat here for now." The scholar turned around and said to a group of servants, "Tidy up the storeroom upstairs and set up a bed."
After the storeroom was tidied up, the Lady Boss returned from her patrol. "It's on the way. Niu Er, let's go up and take a look."
Other than agreeing, what else could Miao Yi say? However, to his annoyance, this woman made it seem like he had just crawled out of a cesspool. He covered his nose as he went upstairs.
The storeroom was quite large. It was the size of three normal guest rooms. The reason why this place was turned into a storeroom was probably because the Lady Boss was staying upstairs.
The messy items had all been moved to the side, and the bed had also been set up. He could tell that the room had always been clean. It was probably because the Lady Boss liked to keep things clean. The extra space was much larger than a normal guest room. Miao Yi was quite satisfied with it. What he was most dissatisfied with was the fact that the Lady Boss was staying on top of his head.
"What's that smell on you? It stinks! " Before the Lady Boss left, she instructed the servant who was accompanying her, "Get him some water to wash up. Don't let him stink upstairs."
Miao Yi forced a smile and said, "Wash up. I'll wash up right away."
He really did need to wash up. He dragged out a large bathtub and filled it with clean water. After undressing himself, Miao Yi comfortably soaked in the water. He slowly closed his eyes, a look of comfort on his face.
After wandering the desert for over a year, Miao Yi had always kept his guard up. Today, he could finally relax.
When he was almost done bathing, he suddenly heard a dull thud from upstairs. A cloud of sand came crashing down.
The roof of the building was made from a patchwork of logs with a layer of clay laid on top. The sand had fallen from the gaps between the logs. Miao Yi didn't know what heavy object had smashed into the ground for so much sand to fall down.
Miao Yi quickly invoked his arts to push away the falling dust. He quickly put on his clothes and ran out to the corridor outside. He was running for his life. 'I've only just washed up!'
When he turned back, he saw the room filled with dust. The Great Manor Head Miao Yi slowly raised his head to look at the roof. He could easily guess that the bitch upstairs had set him up on purpose.
He had no choice but to lower his head when he was under someone else's roof. After all, he had a favor to ask! Walking to the door, he spread his fingers and invoked his arts to open the window. Then, with a flick of his sleeves, he swept all the sand and dust out of the room.
After much difficulty, Miao Yi closed the door and windows and sighed as he lay down on his wooden bed. Just as he was thinking about how he was going to return to Raincloud Manor, another 'thud' came from above, and another pile of sand and dirt fell down from above.
Miao Yi reflexively got up and quickly ran out of the room. He looked at the dusty interior of the room, then looked up at the ceiling, cursing a certain someone's ancestors in his heart.
Upstairs, the Lady Boss was already lying on her bed with her hands over her mouth. She was laughing so hard that her body was convulsing.
"Do you really think I'm a pushover? Don't blame me for being cruel to you!" Miao Yi scoffed. He walked to the other end of the corridor and sat down cross-legged. He didn't return to his room for a day and a night.
The next morning, the Lady Boss gracefully walked down the stairs. When she saw Miao Yi sitting in the corridor outside, she couldn't help but call out in surprise, "Niu Er, what are you doing sitting there?"
Miao Yi immediately walked over to greet her, then followed her downstairs. At the same time, he asked curiously, "Lady Boss, why does sand keep falling from the ceiling of my room?"
The Lady Boss sighed, "It's an old problem. It's probably because it hasn't been maintained for a long time. That's why I made it a storeroom. If you're not used to it, I think you should just forget about it. Why don't you …"
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