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Chapter 225 - 193: The Mysterious Guesthouse

Chapter 225: Chapter 193: The Mysterious Guesthouse

When Jack saw Xiao Ya turning her gaze toward him, he tensed up inside, suspecting that the girl was likely about to command him again, so he preempted her!

"Captain Xiao Ya, it’s time to show your esteemed and valiant temperament, as well as your role as the leader of the team."

Seeing this, Park Renmeng and the others quickly chimed in as well.

It didn’t matter who, as long as it wasn’t them going first.

Since Jack had taken the initiative to challenge Xiao Ya, they naturally agreed with him, of course, had Xiao Ya asked Jack to go first, they would have supported her as well.

Watching the three self-serving individuals, Xiao Ya knew it was no longer realistic to ask someone else to be the first to cross the chains.

But she had other tricks up her sleeve.

"As the captain, it’s only natural for me to scout ahead first, but..."

She paused for a moment, then continued.

"But according to the stone tablet, the first three people will get something good. Who amongst you would want to be the last to go?"

No one wanted to be first.

The unknown represented both fear and danger.

Being last was even more troublesome.

Not only did being last entail fear and danger, but it also meant that the first three people had already succeeded, not just succeeded, but also possibly obtained treasures.

The situation was like when a Chinese teacher randomly checked who could recite ancient poems at school.

Being first is tough, but being the last is more desperate, especially when the rest of the classmates have all recited successfully.

"As for the fourth, why not leave our strongest, Jack, to cover the rear?"

"Do you think I, Jack, am easy to bully? The last one should obviously be you, you freak, sucking even a bull dry!"

"Tch! Damn it, if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t be drinking milk. If it weren’t for me using an old tree’s roots for cover, you would have been smashed dead. If it weren’t for me, would you even be here now? You’d probably still be at the ranch!"

Lasi’s barrage of retorts left Jack speechless, and indeed, in this team, the one who had done the most and sacrificed the most was Lasi.

Park Renmeng didn’t dare speak, trying to diminish his presence as much as possible.

Keep arguing, you two just keep arguing. As long as the one staying behind isn’t me, it’s fine.

But both Jack and Lasi were not fools; Park Renmeng’s silence didn’t mean they couldn’t see him.

Damn!

What kind of crappy situation?

What time is it, and these four are still competing viciously, haven’t they had enough of a lesson just now?

In the end, the outcome was predictable; Pickled cabbage Park Renmeng ended up last, in fourth place.

...

At this time, Jiang Xiao had already left the Moonlight Tavern with a few people and two dairy cows.

He had indeed obtained quite a bit of useful information from those people— at least he didn’t have to worry about a place to stay tonight.

The only regret was that the nun didn’t know much about demons; she was actually just a half-trained nun. The town’s priest would likely know more about such matters.

He declined the requests of several people to go to their homes to rest.

Jiang Xiao planned to go to the only inn in the town.

Romeo Inn.

He’d heard that the owner never hosted locals, only outsiders like Swordsman.

Security wasn’t a concern; Swordsman had slashed three locals when he first arrived in the town but no one had ever dared to trouble him in the inn.

And although it seemed like there was a choice, it was actually the only option.

Except for this inn, the residents of the town would not accept outsiders’ requests to stay.

Of course, if one wanted to stay in the Moonlight Tavern, it was also possible, but there were no beds there, just some bars and hard stools.

Jiang Xiao wouldn’t wrong himself, let alone now that he had his little ’padded jacket’ with him. How could he possibly let his ’little pink fur’ stay in a bar?

We deserve a big comfortable bed!

The trio of resentful followers trudged behind the two, munching on the cheap doughnuts available in the bar.

While Jiang Xiao and the Sect Hierarch looked down on them, for those who had been flattened by hunger, those were a rare treat.

And it wasn’t even a lot, just one bag to be shared among three people.

As for the milk from the heifer, even if Mu Xitang had instructed them to suckle it, they wouldn’t dare, for fear of offending the bull and getting butt-kicked.

They were already able to drink some soup by following Jiang Xiao, not daring to think about meat or anything else.

People should know their limits!

Watching the three burly men obediently follow the chosen one from Dragon Country, viewers in the live broadcast also understood why Xi Tang’s team was so far behind.

Simply put,

it was because Jiang Xiao was genuinely skilled and strong.

Romeo Inn was very close to Moonlight Tavern, separated only by two streets.

Huh?

The inn wasn’t displaying any lanterns?

This small detail caught the eyes of the bearded trio.

As for Jiang Xiao?

He couldn’t care less about these minor details, he didn’t even knock, just pushed the door open upon finding it unlocked.

Is there no owner here?

The inside of the inn was pitch black, lit only by a dim bulb that flickered on and off, maybe due to a poor connection or old wiring.

In this dim environment, a musty smell lingered; it was the smell often found in places that hadn’t been occupied for a long time.

Besides the foul smell, there was also a cringe-worthy ’squeak squeak’ noise.

"Meow~"

A hairless black cat suddenly jumped onto the front desk.

"Meow~"

The black cat stared unblinkingly at Jiang Xiao and the others.

"Meow meow, little black cat, are you the owner of this inn?"

Mu Xitang spoke while reaching out to pet the cat’s head.

"Maybe, maybe we should leave, this place feels kind of creepy?"

"No way! You three are way too timid, how is a little cat creepy?"

"Meow!"

The cat seemed annoyed by the petting, dodged away from the pink-haired person, and pointed its paw towards the wall.

One person, one night, 10 Gold Coins.

Damn!

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This is just too creepy, isn’t it?

If they charge the childlike Sect Hierarch as well, wouldn’t the group, ignoring the animals, need 50 Gold Coins?

The bearded trio was shocked, wouldn’t it be better to just head back and sleep at the Moonlight Tavern then?

Martha had just spoken about the purchasing power of Gold Coins; although it was not as scarce as in some Western fantasy novels where ordinary people can’t even save a few in a year.

But a moderately well-off family in the village might earn about twenty to thirty Gold Coins a year.

Meaning, staying here for one night would require an ordinary person to work without food or drink for half a year!

No wonder no locals choose to stay here unless their brain was kicked by a mule!

"Jiang Xiao bro, how about we go back and stay at the tavern?"

The woman of African descent suggested, the others also agreeing with her.

"Exactly, this inn probably just exists to protect affluent foreigners or swordsmen with many enemies in the martial world; with your strength, there’s no need to waste money here."

"Hehe..."

Amidst a sinister cold laugh, the wooden stairs creaked unbearably.

A hunchbacked old granny with a cane walked down from upstairs.

"Oh heavens, you damn foreigners, please say it again, are you sure you don’t want to spend a sweet night at this old lady’s place?"