"That huge hole in the desert is proof of that. I think it'll take at least a year to seal it up."
"That's right! Someone saw it with their own eyes. A white ship over a hundred zhang tall was being pulled by a horde of zombies. As soon as someone approached the Netherdragon Ship, those zombies would immediately attack. Apparently, the attacking transcendent artifacts emitted a rainbow glow. I heard that even many of the experts here could sense the commotion caused by the battle. It seems like this was the reason why so many experts suddenly left two nights ago. "
When he arrived at the front hall, Miao Yi noticed that there were quite a few people in the hall, all of whom were discussing the Netherdragon Ship.
Miao Yi was a little puzzled. Weren't they the only ones who saw the Netherdragon Ship at the time? Even the search party was spread out quite a distance away, and he just happened to bump into them. How did these people know so much about it? Who was the one who leaked the information?
Miao Yi found a corner and sat down. He asked the waiter to serve him some food, then ate as he listened to the conversation.
"Lady Boss," one of the customers greeted her warmly.
The Lady Boss walked into the front hall after inspecting the backyard, then nodded at the person greeting her with a radiant smile on her face.
Many people stared at her sexy and graceful figure with covetous eyes, but they could only look and not touch her.
The Lady Boss transmitted her voice over to the scholar, asking why there were so many people here all of a sudden. After the scholar explained, she went behind the counter and pretended to flip through the jade archives, but in reality, she was eavesdropping on everyone's discussions. She would occasionally glance at Miao Yi in the corner.
Miao Yi was an official Manor Head of the Celestial Nation, with millions of worshippers under his command and a luxurious life. For him to suddenly come here to suffer was suspicious in itself. Then, he roamed the desert for almost a year, and on the night of the Netherdragon Ship incident, he suddenly returned in a sorry state. It was hard for the Lady Boss not to suspect that Miao Yi had something to do with this incident.
In the following days, Flowing Clouds Dune Sea was flooded with people of unknown identities. For a time, Flowing Clouds Dune Sea was overcrowded, and fights and killings were constantly taking place in broad daylight. Miao Yi could hear the sounds of fighting even when he was hiding in the tavern. When he climbed up to the rooftop, he could see it in the distance. Screams could be heard from time to time in the night.
The Lady Boss and the scholar's teasing words had come true. As expected, the Tempest Tavern was fully booked. Furthermore, unlike the previous customers who would always hide in their rooms, these new mysterious guests preferred to stay in the front hall and exchange their 'insights' with others. The previously quiet Tempest Tavern suddenly became incredibly lively. Even Miao Yi could tell that they were here to gather information. There were even demons and ghosts here.
Now that the people of Flowing Clouds Dune Sea who specialized in shady businesses had a chance to strike it rich, they resorted to murder and robbery instead of stealing. Even Miao Yi couldn't help but run to the front hall every day to eavesdrop on everyone's discussions about what was going on. There were even rumors about what was happening in the six nations here. It was truly a good place to gather information.
In fact, the moment he heard that the battle outside had calmed down, someone would quickly bring him the latest news. There was a story about a female nun from the Buddhist Nation who was disguised as a man being seen through, falling into a trap and being gang-raped by a group of people. There was a story about a Hall Master of a certain Buddhist Nation being seen through and being dismembered after being robbed. There was also a story about a Sect Master of a certain sect being besieged by several experts and dying tragically!
All in all, it was a complete mess outside.
The local tyrants of Flowing Clouds Dune Sea had a chance to strike it rich. Naturally, it was the same for Tempest Tavern as well.
The two lanterns outside the tavern were constantly being hung up. The red lanterns indicated that the tavern was full, while the white lanterns indicated that there were rooms available.
There were eighty rooms and eighty tables in the tavern! Each square table could seat eight people, which meant that each room could accommodate eight people as well. Of course, the prerequisite was that someone was willing to share a room with eight people. Normally, no one would be willing to share a room with others, because the tavern charged by the number of people.
However, it was obvious that many people had come in groups. They were secretly in cahoots with each other, and they were more than willing to share a room to look out for each other.
Because of this, a group of people who specialized in taking over rooms to make money emerged. When they saw the white lanterns, they would immediately snatch the room and sell it for a higher price.
Miao Yi couldn't help but sigh. At least he had a storeroom to stay in. The cook and the others were so busy that they didn't have time to bother him anymore.
Not to mention … there was a 'dong' from above. By the time the last wave of sand had fallen, there was nothing left in the middle of the upper layer.
Miao Yi was amused as he looked at the top of his head. The damn thing had fallen to the ground. It was more like a pig had entered a house. He had wanted to do something so that the bitch upstairs would collapse the entire floor when she stomped her feet. However, he thought that wasn't a good idea. It wouldn't be good if the bitch got angry and chased him out. As such, he did something else. While the Lady Boss was out, he sped up the descent of the sand in the upper layer.
The Lady Boss, who had stomped her feet on the floor, stared at her feet and gasped in surprise. She felt that something was off, and her feet were in the air. She quickly rushed downstairs and pushed open the door to the storeroom. She saw Miao Yi flipping over the bed and flipping the clean side to the top.
The floor of the storeroom was already covered in a thick layer of sand. Miao Yi didn't clean it up because he wanted to show it to a certain bitch. The Lady Boss stared blankly at the floor. She couldn't help but wonder if she had gone too far.
Putting down the bed, Miao Yi swept away the dust and smiled. "Lady Boss, you're here. Please come in!"
'Can I still walk in this room?' The Lady Boss looked at her feet, then lifted her head to look at the ceiling. She had no intention of going in. She laughed dryly and said, "I felt like I was in the air above, so I came down to see if the floor had collapsed."
Miao Yi pointed at the floor and smiled bitterly. "The sand falling down here is like rain. Everything in the lower layer has fallen off. It would be strange if it didn't become empty."
"It seems like it has been in disrepair for a long time. When you leave, I'll have to fix it up properly." The Lady Boss seemed a little guilty. She stroked her hair, then turned around and left as if nothing had happened. She didn't even ask for someone to clean it up.
After letting her see it with her own eyes, Miao Yi took out a storage ring and cleared away all the sand in the room. After cleaning it up, he let out a sigh of relief. It had finally stopped.
That night, as he was meditating on the wooden bed, he suddenly heard the sound of water being poured from above.
'How did I suddenly hear the commotion upstairs so clearly?' He anxiously listened to it for a while. The clear sound of clothes being taken off, and the transcendence energy fluctuations from using transcendence arts to eavesdrop could still be discovered by others. But now, even without using transcendence arts to eavesdrop, he could still hear the commotion upstairs clearly.
Miao Yi, who was meditating in the darkness, opened his eyes and saw light seeping through the cracks in the wood above. It would be difficult to notice if he didn't find the right angle during the day.
Miao Yi slowly raised his head to look. He wouldn't have known if he hadn't seen it, but the moment he did, he was shocked. He didn't even dare to breathe too loudly.
The tavern's roof was originally made up of a row of sturdy logs, and then a layer of clay was laid on top. The Lady Boss had built a small house on top of it, so naturally, she had laid a layer of wooden planks in the room inside the house.
Originally, the upper and lower floors were very well separated. However, the Lady Boss just had to make a fuss there, and in the end, the layer of clay in the middle was completely gone. There would always be a gap between the logs and the wooden planks, so there would always be a chance.
The Great Manor Head Miao's eyes were very lucky. As soon as he raised his head, he could vaguely see someone taking off their clothes. From time to time, a pair of slender legs would flash through the gaps, and a graceful figure would flash by as well. Needless to say, the figure would only pause for a brief moment. What was even more unbearable was that he could occasionally catch a glimpse of it … It truly made his blood boil. It wasn't until the person above had entered the bathtub that the faintly discernible scenery disappeared. The sound of splashing water could be heard, along with a soft humming of a song.
There was no need to guess who was upstairs. Who else could it be other than that? Miao Yi's heart skipped a beat. He slowly lowered his head, not even daring to breathe too loudly. What if he was discovered by the higher-ups?!
'Lady Boss, oh Lady Boss. You asked for it. I didn't mean to peek,' Miao Yi consoled himself.
However, when he heard the sound of someone coming out of the bathtub, Miao Yi couldn't help but raise his head again. His body was even swaying left and right as he chased after the next gap in the bathtub …
From this night onwards, Miao Yi would always enter and exit his room discreetly. He didn't even dare to open the windows and doors to let in the light from the outside, much less light from the lamps. If the light from above could reach the bottom, then the light from below could naturally reach the top as well. If the Lady Boss found out, he would die!
He really wanted to change rooms, but where would he find a room to change to right now? He could only wait until he received news from Traversing Water Palace.
What made him even more speechless was that the person upstairs seemed to have the habit of taking a bath every morning and night. That really made the Great Manor Head Miao's heart skip a beat every day! But even if his heart skipped a beat, it would be a waste not to look. He wasn't that noble. There were plenty of people who wanted to look, but couldn't. How could he miss out on such an opportunity?
Not to mention, if he was really discovered, he would still be unlucky no matter how many times he looked.
Occasionally, he would come out and see the Lady Boss. She was still as flirtatious as ever. Miao Yi, on the other hand, was the same as usual. He couldn't see anything wrong with her. But deep down, he knew that he couldn't wait to grow a pair of wings and fly away. Sooner or later, he would be exposed …
As he waited anxiously, Miao Yi hated the long distance between them. Even a spirit eagle had to fly for a long time.
After waiting for so long, he finally received news from Traversing Water Palace. However, it was a nightmare. The old man from the Chamber of Commerce was indeed resourceful. Granny Tao ordered Miao Yi to cooperate with An Zhengfeng's operation. An Zhengfeng was the white-haired old man from the Chamber of Commerce overseeing Flowing Clouds Dune Sea. Miao Yi had only just found out what his name was. He could tell that the Realm Beyond Heaven valued Flowing Clouds Dune Sea quite a bit. They actually sent a Golden Lotus expert to oversee it.
However, it wasn't hard to imagine that a place as chaotic as this would require an expert to oversee it.
The higher-ups couldn't just ask someone to do things without any benefits. Otherwise, who would work hard? Granny Tao first praised Miao Yi for handling the matter well, and for not letting her down. She then promised that once Miao Yi returned from his mission, she would immediately promote him to Hall Master of Traversing Water Palace's Suppressing First Hall.
This was a jade archive with Granny Tao's transcendence seal. The Great Manor Head Miao no longer had to worry about his cultivation. His promotion to Hall Master was already a done deal.
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