Lin Shuiâer stared at Murong Yun Shu with her eyes wide open and said, âthe first condition to step into the Jianghu Inn is, you must be someone from the Jianghu. Are you one of them?â
âNo.â
âThen why are you still staying here?â Lin Shuiâer looked unhappy, and she tried to push Yun Shu away.
Murong Yun Shu glanced at Fang Hongfei, then asked the guards behind her, âdoes the Jianghu Inn belong to the Mingjian Manor or the Zhenyuan Escort Services?â
âIt belongs to neither of them. A disciple of Shaolin owns this Jianghu Inn.â East Guardian answered.
Murong Yun Shu then asked, âdoes the Shaolin Temple accept female apprentices?â
âNo.â West Guardian answered.
Afterward, Murong Yun Shu thought about it and said, âit seems that Mrs. Lin is controlling too much.â Her tone was so dull as if she was saying a simple sentence like âthe weather is nice today.â
Lin Shuiâerâs face became all red, and she was so angry that her mouth was trembling. She wanted to refute but couldnât find the words to. She wanted to quarrel, yet she tried to appear as an approachable person as if any words coming from her mouth would become unreasonable. Itâs frustrating! Lin Shuiâer glanced at Fang Hongfei angrily and yelled, âwhat are you doing there?! Get in!â
âShuiâer, donât get upset. Everyone knows that Murong Yun Shu is very sharp with her words. Just spare her.â Fang Hongfei comforted her while walking with her toward the inn.
Murong Yun Shu did not make a sound. After they walked a few steps away, she raised her eyebrows and asked Luâer, âare my words that harsh?â
âYes, very much so!â Luâer nodded heavily.
âReally?â She thought to herself, and sheâs trying to be polite to everyone.
âYes!â The four guardians answered in unison.
Murong Yun Shu gave them a weird look, âeven if thatâs the case, thereâs no need to have the same answer.â
ââŚâ The four guardians looked at one another and thought to themselves, and this is called mental communication. They all had a facial expression that implied, âwe cannot care less.â
Just when they were still thinking, there was suddenly a sound at their back that said, âif you have no name, we wonât welcome you.â
Murong Yun Shu looked, following the sound. She saw a teenager with an incredibly arrogant look who blocked the main door of the inn. He was stopping Fang Hongfei and his wife.
âI am from the Mingjian Manor, and this is my spouse, her name is Lin Shuiâer, and sheâs from Zhenyuan Escort Services. Sheâs the first beauty of the whole city.â Fang Hongfei introduced with pride.
The guy turned a deaf ear and repeated, âwe donât know you. There will be no reception. Please leave.â
âYou havenât even heard of Mingjian Manor and Zhenyuan Escort Services?â Fang Hongfei asked seriously.
âThe owner of Mingjian Manor and Zhenyuan Escort Services are allowed to stay. For the others, please leave. â The implication is that even your father might have been a capable person, it doesnât mean youâd be naturally the same.
Fang Hongfei was furious, âhow dare you! I have made up my mind, and Iâm going to stay in this inn! What can you do about me?â Afterward, he forced himself inside. After several rounds of fights, he couldnât even touch the young guy. Finally, he asked, âwho the heck are you?â
âIâm the waiter.â
âI donât believe so. How is it possible for a waiter to have such advanced skills in martial arts?â
The young guy was merely careless, âitâs just because yours is too weak.â
Fang Hongfei went ballistic by now. He took his sword, wanting to try ten more rounds, yet the other person didnât even care to look at him. He politely said to Murong Yun Shu, âMiss Murong, please come in. Weâve already prepared your room.â
Murong Yun Shu thanked the waiter.
Having witnessed the big difference in treatment between hers and that of Murong Yun Shu, Lin Shuiâer felt hurt, and in turn, she yelled again, âwhy could she be allowed entrance? Sheâs got nothing to do with gangs!â
âAll because sheâs Murong Yun Shu.â There was a young voice from inside the inn. Someone who was wearing a set of rough clothes in grey approached them. For Murong Yun Shu, this person could be perfectly described as having âthe feel of Jianghuâ â that is, looking mundane. Other than that, he also had a âJianghu appearanceâ in her eyes, and it matched perfectly with the image of the inn.
Murong Yun Shu thought to herself, and it would be the weirdest thing on earth if this person werenât the boss of the inn.
âMiss Murong, I have heard of your big name for a long time. My name is Li Wunai, and Iâm the boss of the inn.â Li Wunai laughed and greeted Murong Yun Shu with enthusiasm.
Li Wunai? (In Chinese, it means: youâre helpless) It might be good that thereâs no such surname as âWoâ (that is âmeâ) Murong Yun Shu smiled at him slightly, âitâs my first time to hear your big name.â
Li Wunai was shocked, then he laughed again, âitâs interesting. Itâs clear that the person has a good taste. My brotherâs woman is certainly unique.â
Brotherâs woman? Murong Yun Shu was very confused. She heard someone saying the following words lazily â âhe meant sister-in-law.â
Itâs Chu Changge!
Murong Yun Shu looked up and met his gaze. She naturally felt nervous. And after calming herself for a bit, she waited for him to come downstairs.
On the one hand, Chu Changge went downstairs relaxingly and smiled while he was complaining, âmy lady arrived late. And her husband had no other way to kill time, and I decided to bound myself by oath with Li. It was no fun at all.â
Li Wunai was speechless. He thought he was the victim! God knows if anyone would be willing to visit his âdarkness shopâ from then on. With Chu as his âbrotherâ, he couldnât even count how much money he had to lose! What a deficit!
Contrary to Liâs helplessness, Murong Yun Shu felt remarkably calm. She answered briefly, âit could be more interesting if you bound yourself by oath with the God and the Earth.â
With God and the Earth? Li Wunai was dumbfounded, he felt like being struck by lightning.
On the beautiful face of Chu Changge, an evil smile appeared. He said, âI didnât expect my lady to be thinking the same as I am. Well thenâŚnow that everyone is here, why donât we do exactly what you said, bound ourselves by oath with the God and the Earth?â
Murong Yun Shu thought itâs just another episode of him getting crazy. She chose not to respond and not to argue.