Chapter 665: Happy Tree Inn
At their table, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen exchanged a glance and frowned.
They knew that Yunlan City was lawless compared to other cities and towns. However, they didn’t expect it to be so lawless that such a thing could happen under everyone’s nose.
"Bastards." Jiang Yue muttered, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
Although they didn’t like interfering with mortal affairs, some things touched their bottom line, and they simply couldn’t tolerate them.
[Shall we check into the Happy Tree Inn?] Jiang Yue asked, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
[Just what I was thinking.] The swordsman said.
Their food arrived soon after, and the two began eating.
However, they didn’t stop their eavesdropping and continued to listen to gossip.
Unfortunately, they heard a lot of unsavoury things but didn’t hear much about the disappearances.
After eating, they left the restaurant and began walking around the city.
Yunlan City was relatively large and had many merchant shops.
However, Yu Nianzhen’s and Jiang Yue’s cultivation was too high, and they didn’t find suitable resources.
After all, although the Cangxing world had upgraded and immortal rank treasures could be found in many places, mortal cultivators couldn’t take them, hence the shops didn’t carry them.
’We should find time to explore the upgraded Cangxing world.’ Jiang Yue thought.
In the end, the two bought some rare and precious low-level treasures, planning to send them to the archipelago for their people’s consumption.
"Go to the inn?" Jiang Yue asked, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
With that, the two left the main street and walked to one of the side streets.
The Happy Tree Inn was at the end of the side street and looked relatively normal from the outside.
However, despite its good location, the inn looked a little deserted, and Jiang Yue couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.
[Locals seem to know about the Happy Tree Inn.] He said, and the swordsman nodded.
[This kind of inn shouldn’t exist.] Yu Nianzhen said and led Jiang Yue into the inn.
Seeing this, several people shook their heads with melancholic expressions.
’Another tragedy is about to happen.’ They thought but didn’t say anything.
After all, the inn belonged to the city lord’s grandson and messing with his business would incur a heavy punishment.
"Those two are really in trouble." Someone observed, and his companion sighed before speaking.
"Did you see their faces? They will be in trouble even if they don’t go to the Happy Tree Inn." He said.
"I don’t know which is worse..., the inn or young Miss Liu."
"I think the inn is a little better."
"You think?"
"At least it will be over after a few days, but if they fall into young Miss Liu’s hands..."
After saying that, the person shuddered and looked a little frightened.
Young Miss Liu was a famous person in Yunlan city, and everyone knew that she enjoyed torturing her concubines.
In so many years, many young men had entered her courtyard, but only two had ever come out. Even then, one of the two was physically disabled while the other’s mind was almost gone.
"You may be right." The companion said and shook his head, thinking that the city lord’s residence did not have a single decent person.
While the passersby were spectating, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen entered the inn and found the innkeeper.
"How many rooms do you need?" The innkeeper asked.
"One." Jiang Yue said, and the innkeeper nodded.
With practised speed, the innkeeper recorded their information and gave them a key to a room on the third floor.
After that, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen went to their room and activated the room’s formation.
When that was done, they checked the room and found several strange things, including a recording stone, an incense burner that was filled with dream incense, and other things.
However, the two didn’t remove the implements.
Instead, they enveloped themselves in divine sense and began talking.
"The dream incense is mixed with fragrance incense. Ordinary cultivators wouldn’t be able to detect it. This Happy Tree Inn is really a black shop." Jiang Yue said, and Yu Nianzhen agreed.
"It’s not just the Happy Tree Inn that is suspicious." Yu Nianzhen said, narrowed his eyes, and continued.
"We have been followed since we arrived in Yunlan city." He said, and Jiang Yue nodded.
"I noticed that too." He said, but wasn’t worried.
After all, he and Yu Nianzhen were immortal kings, and mortal cultivators couldn’t harm them.
"The first group of followers look like thieves. They probably want to rob us." Jiang Yue said and chuckled.
"It’s been a while since someone dared to rob us." He said.
"We are disguised as qi transformation realm cultivators. It’s normal that thieves would think of us." Yu Nianzhen said, also feeling a little amused.
"Thieves aside, the second group of followers look like guards. Maybe the so-called young Miss Liu?" Jiang Yue asked, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"Maybe, but I am more interested in the third group." He said.
"The third group is the most suspicious. They probably have something to do with the recent disappearances." Jiang Yue speculated.
Time passed, and before they knew it, it was three hours later.
At this time, the incense burner suddenly lit, and a relaxing fragrance filled the room.
Smelling the fragrance, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue exchanged a glance and smiled.
’They are about to make their move.’ Jiang Yue thought with an excited expression.
The incense burned for an hour, and a cup of tea later, the two heard a knock but pretended to be asleep and didn’t answer.
Soon after, a gap opened in the protective formation, the door was pushed open, and eight cultivators entered the room.
"Today’s harvest is not bad." A male cultivator said with a lewd smirk.
"It’s brother Liu who knows how to play. How else would we get such good-looking prey?" A female cultivator said.
"They are even a pair of Taoist partners." Someone said, and another snorted.
"It’s not like this is the first time that we have played with Taoist partners." He said.
"Is that so?" A silky voice suddenly resounded, and the eight intruders couldn’t help but shudder.
