There was a time limit of three days to leave the Qing Ye Secret Realm. Chu Yu and Fu Wang naturally would not wait until the last day to be ejected. On the first day, they had already concealed their faces and used Fu Wang's pills to change their aura. Then, they split up and left the Qing Ye Secret Realm.
At the entrance, the Fox Clan's Twelve Jin Yu's carriage was so luxurious that it was almost blinding. Hundreds of servants waited on both sides of them, causing the other demons to take a few more glances at them.
Fu Wang was the first to come out. He also took a few curious glances in that direction. Then, he left with a normal expression. As for what he was thinking, of course, no one knew. After he came out, he did not go far. Instead, he hid not far away to observe the situation. After quietly waiting for four hours, Chu Yu finally came out. From the moment Chu Yu appeared, Fu Wang had been paying attention to the Twelve Elder's movements. He seemed to have taken a few more glances at Chu Yu, but did not do anything else.
Everything went smoothly. Chu Yu left the place as per normal and met up with him. The two of them did not waste any time. After rushing day and night, they arrived at the Great Yan City of the Snake Clan's Nine Cities.
Great Yan City was one of the cities in the Snake Clan's Nine Cities. Although he had helped Chu Yu create an array to isolate the miasma, he was still worried that she would not be able to adapt to it. Thus, he chose this place first. As for himself, on the surface, he also had an array to isolate the miasma. But in reality, after he became a demon, he was no longer afraid of the miasma.
The demons of the Snake Clan were mostly cold and indifferent. Hence, Great Yan City was much quieter than other cities, such as the Twelve Clans in the Fox Clan's territory. Although there were many demons on the streets, most of them went their own ways. Even the shops and stalls by the roadside did not have many people hawking their wares. Hence, it was quiet.
Chu Yu was excited when she left the Qing Ye Secret Realm. Especially after arriving at Great Yan City. She had not seen so many people in a long time. Since she came to this world, she had not been able to walk on the streets. Thus, even though Great Yan City was not as lively as before, she was still very happy. Although she kept a straight face, Fu Wang was used to carefully observing her every minute expression. Naturally, he could tell.
One of them was dressed in black, while the other was dressed in gray. They walked side by side. Fu Wang did not put on his signature warm smile. Instead, to match his current identity as a snake, his expression was indifferent. Especially when he was dressed in black, he looked gloomy that he had never shown in front of Chu Yu before. His temperament was no different from that of the Snake Clan beside him.
On the other hand, although Shu Yu imitated Fu Wang, the way her eyes peeked at the two sides of the street, her curious and pure gaze was very different from the spiritless and gloomy gazes of others. Fu Wang felt a little helpless. Amused, he groped for her finger and pulled it slightly. Chu Yu immediately retracted his gaze from a nearby food stall and looked straight ahead. However, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
Fu Wang leaned close to her and whispered in her ear, "Wait until night. I'll take you out for a walk."
Chu Yu's eyes lit up. She turned around and looked at him. She tried very hard to express the message 'Really? Really?' with her eyes.
"A year ago, I said that I would take you to the night market. Although it's not a Shifter Festival now, it should be a full moon tonight. Therefore, the night market at night should be quite interesting." Fu Wang's disguise was very good. Even his tone was as cold as his gloomy appearance. However, because it was just a private conversation between Shu Yu, it sounded a lot calmer.
Chu Yu quickly nodded. She could not suppress the anticipation in her eyes. Fu Wang took her to a hotel. Chu Yu realized that the hotel was not like the ones she saw in dramas and movies where a waiter would come and ask, 'Dear customer, are you eating or staying?'. Instead, no one came to pay attention to them.
The place they entered did not look like an inn at all to Chu Yu. If she had to describe it, it looked more like a Hakka earthen building. From the top, it looked like a circle with several floors. Each floor had countless rooms.
"Big Fish, is this an inn?" Chu Yu pulled on Fu Wang's sleeve and asked softly.
When Fu Wang heard her address him like that, he blinked. He was not used to it. Because his appearance and voice had changed, it was best for the two of them to change the way they addressed each other. He could still call her Xiao Yu and let her choose how to address him. However, after thinking for a long time, she decided to call him 'Big Fish'. Fu Wang did not know what she was thinking. However, he did not care about such a small matter and went along with her wishes.
"It is indeed an inn. Chu Yu probably does not know. Places like this with lantern trees are all for the Yao race to stay in as they wish." Fu Wang explained. Even if Tianfeng Jinyu wanted to go out, they would naturally have their own residence prepared. Naturally, there was no need for them to stay in a place like this. Therefore, Chu Yu was not sure. Seeing that Chu Yu's eyes were filled with interest, Fu Wang did not say anything else. He just brought her in and let her see it with her own eyes.
There was a tree in this strange-looking inn. It looked like a persimmon tree that had lost all its leaves. There were many small lantern-like orange fruits on the tree branches. It looked quite beautiful against the black roof. Chu Yu took a few more glances at the fruits. She thought that the fruits looked quite delicious, but she did not know if they could be picked.
Just as she was thinking this, Chu Yu heard Fu Wang say, "Wait a moment." Then, he leapt up the tree and plucked a large fruit.
When Fu Wang returned to her side, Chu Yu felt very touched. She did not even say that she wanted to eat it, but Fu Wang had already gone to pick it. However, why did he only pick one?
Fu Wang immediately understood what Chu Yu was thinking. He bent his finger and tapped her forehead lightly. He could not help but laugh as he said, "You can't eat it. This is a lantern from a lantern tree." After he finished speaking, the fruit in his hand turned into an orange lantern.
Chu Yu stared at him like a country bumpkin. Behind them, another person came in. Like Fu Wang, he leapt up the tree and plucked a fruit to turn it into a lantern. Fu Wang stretched out his hand and pulled Chu Yu to move aside. He pulled her towards a staircase in the middle of the building. The staircase was a little old and creaked. The orange light from the lantern shone on the staircase, reflecting the shadows of the carved flowers on the wall. It gave off a strange and mysterious feeling.
The two of them walked up one floor at a time. They passed by many rooms. Chu Yu noticed that some of the rooms had a lantern hanging at the door, just like the one they were in. Some of the rooms did not have any lanterns. It probably meant that there was no one living inside. Chu Yu followed behind Fu Wang. When she saw that he finally stopped on the sixth floor, he found a room that did not have a lantern hanging at the door.
He hung the lantern at the door of the room, then patted a small stone block that looked like a frog. The small stone block still had moss growing on it. After he patted it twice, it suddenly croaked twice. Chu Yu exclaimed in surprise and came over to take a look. She also tried to touch the stone frog that had moss growing on its head. The stone frog croaked twice again. For some reason, Chu Yu could hear a sense of impatience in its croaking.
Fu Wang took out a small piece of stone that was shining with a silver light from his sleeve. This was the common currency used by the demonic beasts. He placed the money in front of the stone frog. The stone frog suddenly stuck out its tongue and rolled the money in. Then, its cheeks puffed up as if it was chewing. After it finished chewing, it stopped moving. Chu Yu squatted there and looked at the stone frog, then looked at Fu Wang. She did not know what he was doing.
In the next moment, she knew because Fu Wang suddenly lifted his foot and stepped on the stone frog's head. He said, "Open the door."
The stone frog croaked twice with a little grievance. In the end, it did not dare to cause any trouble. The door of the room in front of them opened, and the lights inside automatically lit up. Fu Wang pulled Chu Yu into the room. Chu Yu was still looking back at the stone frog at the door. After the door closed, she turned around and asked Fu Wang curiously, "Big Fish, what were you doing just now?"
"That is a small spirit creature that is raised in the demonic beasts' inn. There is one at the door of every room, and it is in charge of collecting the room fee. However, this kind of spirit creature is very greedy. If it is a new guest that they meet for the first time, they will shamelessly eat the room fee and refuse to open the door, just to let the guest feed them more. " After Fu Wang entered the room and left the two of them alone, his expression was no longer indifferent. He was smiling as usual. He tilted his head slightly and said, "This kind of spirit creature is the most shameless. At this time, all you need to do is give it a beating."
Chu Yu rubbed her nose and coughed. She muttered, "I think it is quite cute. Its voice is also quite pleasant to hear."
Just as she finished speaking, she felt something fall from the ceiling and coincidentally hit her head. She couldn't help but cry out in pain. When she looked at her feet, she realized that it was a small piece of money stone that was shining with silver light that had hit her. She picked up the money stone and raised her head to look at the seamless ceiling. She then looked at Fu Wang with a head full of question marks.
Fu Wang pulled her to sit beside him and continued to explain to her, "This is a small spirit creature at the door that swallowed a small portion of the money stone. This kind of spirit creature is in charge of the things in the room. If there is anything you need, you can tell it. Furthermore, they all have their own preferences, and their temperament is hard to grasp. Your words might have made it very happy, so it spat out a small portion of the money stone for you. "
Just as Fu Wang finished explaining, the stone frog outside the door started to croak. Thus, Fu Wang understood that this little spirit creature liked people to praise its voice.
Chu Yu was dumbfounded as she held the money stone. Was there such a thing?
After a while, the frog at the door was still croaking non-stop. It was probably singing. It was fine at first, but when Chu Yu was preparing for her afternoon nap, she realized that she couldn't fall asleep. Fu Wang was originally reading a book, but when he saw her tossing and turning, he put down the book and stood up to open the door. It was unknown what he did, but the frog immediately stopped croaking. Fu Wang closed the door and went back to reading.
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