These two things wouldn't hurt her, so she stepped forward and led Minghuan into the inn.

"Manager, bring me two excellent guest rooms!" Tang Nian pulled out two silver ingots from her sleeve and slammed them on the table.

"Alright! Here you go, sir!"

Contrary to Tang Nian's expectations, the shopkeeper smiled and took the silver from the table, then took out two tokens from the counter and handed them to Tang Nian.

After putting her luggage inside, Tang Nian heard a knock on the door.

The door opened, and standing outside was Ming Huan, who should have gone to rest.

"Minghuan? Weren't you tired and needed to rest?"

"Sister Tang, I'm a little hungry. Why don't we go downstairs and get something to eat?" Minghuan rubbed his stomach, lowered his head, and pouted.

Tang Nian looked at Ming Huan suspiciously.

She seemed to have never heard Minghuan mention being hungry.

She still took Minghuan downstairs with her.

Tang Nian didn't want to share a table with others, so she waited for quite a while before a table became available.

As soon as she sat down, she smelled a familiar yet unfamiliar scent, and then a voice rang out.

"Gentlemen, would it be convenient for you to share a table?"

Tang Nian twitched her nose, looked up, and saw a group of masters and servants standing in front of their table.

The man was dressed in white, the robes were perfectly tailored, both elegant and graceful.

He had a handsome face, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and rosy lips, like a finely carved jade sculpture. His eyes were deep, as if they could see into people's hearts, yet they also carried a sense of aloofness and indifference.

Tang Nian was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses and looked at the maid behind him.

The maid behind her wore a dress made of the finest silk, a delicate pink color embroidered with exquisite patterns, which not only exuded feminine grace but also added a touch of playfulness.

Her hair was styled into two cute buns, tied with pink ribbons, which complemented her dress perfectly.

With her eyebrows curved and a faint smile on her lips, she appeared both gentle and approachable.

They look quite human, but that smell... it's like a fox from Qingqiu, isn't it?

But strangely enough, she didn't feel any disgust at all.

Since she didn't dislike it, Tang Nian turned her head to look at the other tables, all of which were full.

She glanced again at Lou Mu's stunningly beautiful appearance and, quite shamefully, went against her original intention of not wanting to share a table with others.

"Please sit down."

The moment Lou Mu sat down, Tang Nian vaguely saw the bracelet in his sleeve.

The white jade beads emitted a faint glow in the dim sleeve.

"My name is Lou Mu. May I ask your name, young lady?" Lou Mu placed his folding fan on the table, covering his bracelet.

Tang Nian did not answer. She closed her eyes, then opened them again, her eyes clear and bright.

With one hand, she quickly twisted Lou Mu's hand behind his back, and with the other hand, she swiftly drew the long sword from behind her and plunged it straight into Lou Mu's heart.

Her heart ached inexplicably.

"Young lady, what is your intention?"

All eyes were fixed on Tang Nian. Lou Mu seemed oblivious to the pain, not even lowering his head, and simply asked with a smile.

Tang Nian twirled the sword, sneered, and showed no mercy.

"Do you still want to pretend?"

Lou Mu's smile vanished, and he asked numbly, his voice devoid of any emotion: "You've regained your memories?"

"You shouldn't have impersonated Lou Mu to deceive me."

Upon seeing the beaded string in Lou Mu's hand, previous memories flashed through her mind like a slideshow.

She didn't know what was going on, but she absolutely couldn't let the person in front of her stay.

A piece of skin slowly slid off his body, revealing a life-sized wooden puppet inside.

The puppet only had a mark on its body from being stabbed by a sword.

Immediately afterwards, Jing Yao and Ming Huan, who were standing next to Tang Nian, smiled in an eerie way, and their human skin gradually peeled off.

Not only them, but everyone in the inn was like that.

The inn's doors were closed at some point, no one knew.

Tang Nian dodged Ming Huan's attack by leaping onto the table, then slapped the waiter on the back with her backhand, causing the wooden man to shatter instantly and twitch on the ground.

The next moment, she rolled over to another table, picked up the candle on the table, and smashed it down on the puppet group.

A raging fire quickly broke out among the crowd of people.

The puppets that had originally intended to trap Tang Nian instantly descended into chaos.

Through the thick smoke, Tang Nian could vaguely see a figure huddled in a corner, hugging his legs in terror as he watched the fire.

"That is..."

Tang Nian covered her mouth and nose and rushed into the fire, but the figure had disappeared.

Tang Nian anxiously looked around and saw that familiar figure again at the other end.

This time, she didn't go out again. Instead, she stood still and shouted, "Aren't you coming out yet, Wangshu?"

The figure stood up and slowly walked out of the fire, his movements somewhat stiff, his face covered in rouge.

How did you guess it was me?

Tang Nian shook her head: "It's not a guess, I recognize you."

"Impossible!" Wang Shu's smile froze, and she said angrily, "I clearly disguised myself as Ye Liunian!"

Tang Nian gripped her sword tightly, but smiled. "Are you sure you can impersonate her? But your scent won't fool me. Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

"What do you want to do?" Wang Shu snorted coldly, raised his hand and disappeared on the spot, only his voice still echoing in the building, "I'll tell you when you catch me. If I'm in a good mood, I might give Ye Liunian back to you."

The fire caused the temperature in the inn to rise higher and higher. Although the ordinary fire could not harm Tang Nian, the gradually rising temperature still made her very uncomfortable.

The puppets in the fire waved their arms, scrambling to escape the inferno, but it wasn't that simple.

Even puppets, even marionettes, as long as humanity has not completely disappeared, will still unleash the evil of humanity when they are on the verge of death.

Tang Nian watched quietly, then suddenly her gaze froze.

She seemed to see many slender things in the flames, gleaming brightly.

"Do you know that the fire here could kill you too?"

Seeing that Tang Nian did not move, Wang Shu's voice rang out again.

However, Tang Nian was not afraid at all. Instead, she shouted, "Don't think I don't know. This is just a nightmare."

How could she possibly die in her dream!

Wang Shu was surprised that Tang Nian knew. He gritted his teeth and tried to make his voice sound less angry: "What if you can't wake up from your dream?"

"impossible."

Tang Nian was unusually calm at this moment. She knew that her regaining her memories in her dream was inextricably linked to that string of white jade beads.

Before going to the theater that evening, Lou Mu slipped her a bead. If what she thought was true, Lou Mu should already know by now.

Even if they can't catch Wang Shu, they still have a chance. Her primary task now is to ensure that she can stall until Lou Mu arrives.

"Heh, I hope you can be just as boastful in the future." After Wang Shu finished laughing, there was no more sound.