Ling Huan gestured, but hesitated to speak. Didn't someone just leave? He brought his luggage, so he should have vacated an empty room. When she was about to ask, she saw someone else hiding in the shadows beside the counter.
One person, that person took two steps forward and walked into the light before being seen. He was slightly taller than Xie Zhe and was dressed in red.
His long coat seems to have a bit of fine velvet on it. Anyway, it looks warmer than Xie Zhe's. His hair is not long, it is broken to the chin, but there is a thin long hair braided behind, and the hair is slightly colored.
Bright, reddish, like a metal with good texture. This man looks like a young man from a rich family.
Ling Huan made a mental calculation, if it broke, he might not be able to pay the asking price.
"We can just stay in the lobby for one night," Xie Zhe said, "waiting for the snow to stop."
"...When did you come in?" The shopkeeper was startled.
Ling Huan seemed to understand what Xie Zhe meant by "getting used to it" before.
How rude!
"Uh, are you two together?"
"No - but are you really running out of rooms here?" Ling Huan asked unwillingly.
The shopkeeper waved his hand: "No, no. You two can only guard this brazier in the lobby. Burning it in the lobby all night is quite wasteful. Although there is no room fee, I still invite..."
Xie Zhe nodded: "The firewood money will be taken care of."
The shopkeeper nodded with satisfaction and pointed to the stove next to him: "Okay. The tea leaves are in the box. You can use the kettle as you like. I'll take this guest up first."
With that said, he walked out from the front desk and prepared to lead the young man. During the conversation, the man kept looking at them, probably guessing their relationship and origin. When the shopkeeper was about to take him up.
, he suddenly asked:
"How much does it cost for a room with two mattresses?"
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed.
"It's not about money. If you live alone in a house, you may have a mattress, but you have nowhere to put your feet."
"Then bring two blankets." The young master waved his hand, "It's too cold in the lobby. Both of you seem to be in a hurry. If the cold comes out, you won't be able to walk far before you fall ill.
"
After saying that, he buckled a small silver ingot at the front desk. The shopkeeper stopped talking. After thinking for a long time, he felt that he was not at a loss. He had never encountered such a situation in a long time. He frowned.
After staring at the money and thinking for a long time, he waved to the two stunned people and said with great determination:
"Okay, come on up!"
Ling Huan and Xie Zhe looked at each other and followed. The inn was really small, and even the stairs did not allow two people to walk side by side. Ling Huan walked behind Xie Zhe and smelled a faint scent from him, like that in the temple.
The smell of incense ash is quite good. It’s here.
In the guest room, they stood in the narrow corridor for a while, waiting for the shopkeeper to clean up the room that had just been occupied. After that, he brought two more quilts and threw them on the bed. When he walked out of the door, he clapped his hands,
Tell them they can go in,
Then the three of them discovered that the shopkeeper was really not polite to them.
Although it is not difficult to turn around, the single room is indeed narrow. The location is not very good. There is a triangular corner with a table and board on it, and there is only a bench next to it. There is a floor mat next to the bed, and on the other side
There is a heater against the wall. This layout always feels very dangerous. If you are not careful, sparks will splash out from it. Look at the floor mat. There are indeed two holes on it that were burned out at some point.
Xie Zhe took a thin quilt and sat down on the floor.
"Girl, please sit down too." The young master stretched out his hand and pointed to the bed. Ling Huan sat down at a loss, his face full of confusion.
It is indeed too young. She has never lived in a place like this. She is not picky, but she just feels uncomfortable. How can she rest like this? There is still the weird smell of sweat from the previous guest in the air.
Although the mattress was changed, the smell lingered. She looked around the room, but there was not even a window.
The young master sat on the higher bench and crossed his legs.
"I've wronged you two. You may not be able to have a good rest, but it's better than sitting on the bench in the lobby all night."
His voice was thinner than Xie Zhe's, his tone was cheerful, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
Xie Zhe looked sideways.
"Having said that, at least you don't have to share a room with monsters in the lobby."
When the words came out, the other two people present were stunned. Ling Huan frowned, she knew what it meant, especially after finding out what he was doing in the carriage, she felt even more uneasy. This could not be what he meant.
But how could this young and kind-hearted young man...
"Did you see it?"
Does this admit it?
Ling Huan's eyes widened even more. In such a short time, she couldn't digest what the two people were talking about.
Xie Zhe nodded and sat on the ground without moving. But he just held his head high and looked directly at the young master. The atmosphere seemed a bit stiff. But the person being stared at didn't seem to feel anything. He put his arm on the table
Go up and lean on him like this, with an indifferent attitude. Although this posture makes him look like a great gentleman.
"How can you tell?" "The old man" tilted his head.
"Your evil spirit is well hidden, and I really couldn't detect it at first. But when I saw that the silver you handed over to the shopkeeper was turned from stone, I knew what was going on."
"Isn't it?" The young master changed his arm to support him, "Can't I just be a juggler?"
"No. You have exposed your fox tail."
The young man looked slightly surprised and rolled his eyes upwards, wondering what he was thinking. Then he lowered his head and turned around, looking behind the bench as if he was looking for something.
"No. Are you deceiving me?"
What is this doing?
Ling Huan took a deep breath. Compared to being in the same room with a monster, the smell of sweat seemed nothing. Seriously? What Xie Zheruo said was true, wouldn't the two of them be in danger now?
"You, are you really a vixen?"
"Well...yeah." He openly admitted to Ling Huan, "I'm a vixen. I didn't lie to you to come here to make it easier for you to spend the night. I wanted to find an opportunity to eat you to fill your stomach. If you didn't
Come on, the first one to be eaten is the old money addict downstairs. Do you still have any questions?"
"That's really what you said." Xie Zhe was extremely calm, "If you really planned to do that, you would have taken action long ago."
"Indeed. But I was worried about whether you would bring a weapon. Now I can see clearly, you didn't."
"Then you won't take action?"
"Not hungry."
What on earth is this doing?
Ling Huan really couldn't understand it. It was like a slang term specific to some industry. She could understand every word, but she just didn't know what the two people were talking about. This was a monster.
Ah! She is still a vixen, very cunning. But can a monster be so kind? Not necessarily. She has indeed read a lot of good monster story books... but this is too risky. If Xie Zhe doesn't take action now, what are you waiting for?
?Does he believe in this monster?
The fox master suddenly burst out laughing. He laughed so happily that he thought he had heard some anecdotes. Ling Huan was puzzled and looked at him in confusion. Xie Zhe shook his head helplessly.
"I know you have no intention of harming anyone." He said, "You are a red fox spirit... You are very powerful, but you don't have the smell of human blood at all. You have never killed anyone."
The fox suddenly lowered his legs, leaned forward, put his elbows on his knees, bent down, and asked with interest:
"Can this be seen? Aren't you afraid that you will see it wrong and lose your life in vain? Or maybe I just made an impromptu decision to eliminate future troubles..."
"You must want to become an immortal, right? If a monster like you kills someone, thousands of years of practice will be in vain."
When Xie Zhe said this, Mr. Fox raised his eyebrows. The two were in a stalemate for a while. After a long time, the fox sighed and leaned on the table board again.
"I guess you're right. Today I'll treat it like I do one good deed every day. I hope God will see it."
Ling Huan finally managed to understand. These two people were really tired talking.
"You must be an Onmyoji." Mr. Fox asked, "What's your name?"
"Thank you."
"And you?"
The vixen turned around and asked Ling Quan, who was sitting by the bed. She was startled and aroused another burst of laughter.
"What are you afraid of? I won't really eat you."
"Ye, Ye Lingyu..."
After hearing this, the fox thought thoughtfully: "Oh - she is a girl from the Ye family. The way you are dressed, you don't seem to be on the same page as this poor boy. I just guessed that you have just met."
"That's true..." Ling Huan asked timidly, "Then, what's your name?"
"Me? Well, I once studied immortal arts with a fox brother. He is my junior brother, and he is a golden fox. We have no blood relationship, and we have no names. We brought good wine and glasses to see the immortal to learn from him, and he gave us a name.
It's called Hanzhang, and the other is warm wine. After I officially started, I learned the immortal method and transformed into a human being. The immortal gave us his surname. My name is Zhongli Hanzhang."
Xie Zhe raised his eyebrows slightly.
"It's this immortal..."
"You know him?"
"No, I have, but I heard that he has..."
"Well, he died." The red fox spirit shrugged, "He was eaten by my junior brother."
After listening to this short story, Ling Huan said sadly: "Why is this..."
"Well...but it happened, that's it. Now my brother is gone and everyone wants to catch him. They wanted to lock me up for fear that I would cause trouble. But I ran away and I have to find him first.
Although he didn’t think about what to say, it’s better to catch him first than others. Hey, you shouldn’t have to deal with him too!”
Xie Zhe shook his head.
"I've heard about this, but I didn't expect it to be your senior brother. I'm looking for someone, but not him."
"Oh...what about Miss Ye?"
"I, I'm going to a place to do something..."
"You didn't say the same thing." The old fox smiled, "Where are you going?"
