Chapter Eighteen
The next morning at 3:45 AM, Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan finished their breakfast, bought some snacks, dried meat, and biscuits for the road ahead, and headed towards Fengdu City.
The two rode horses during the day and entered the city at night to find an inn to stay at.
In Wu Yan's view, the person he decided to follow was not only a strategist and a winner, but also incredibly wealthy.
Although Wu Yan felt that it didn't matter if he lived a poor life, it would be great if he had money!
A dozen days later, the two arrived in Fengdu City.
As Xiao Liunian had predicted, various factions from the martial arts world gathered in Fengdu City, intending to eliminate the scoundrels of the martial arts world, the Yama Palace.
At the same time, the imperial court also dispatched Xiao Yu, the ninth brother of the reigning emperor, to lead a thousand imperial guards as the representative of the court to join forces with the martial arts community to besiege the group from the Yama Palace.
The infamous Yama Palace, the number one assassin organization renowned throughout the martial arts world, once caused countless people to suffer from its overwhelming power and dare not even look up at it. Countless people's blood was mixed with the darkness, and countless people could only vent their hatred in seclusion. But now, in just a few days, it has reached the point of imminent annihilation.
An inn in Fengdu City.
After Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan booked two superior rooms, they found a place to sit in the lobby, ordered wine, tea, and local specialties, and waited for the waiter to serve them.
"Mumu, luckily you used the host mimicry function before you came out this time to lengthen and widen your body a bit, otherwise if you had run into your Uncle Jiu, he would definitely have been suspicious!" Lonely Cat sighed as she stayed alone in the system space.
"This feature of the system is great!" Xiao Liunian praised.
"How did Wu Yan figure out your identity?" The system couldn't help but admire its host's eye for talent.
"I don't know! Maybe it's a sixth sense?" Xiao Liunian guessed.
"So, will he be considered one of our people from now on?" The cat licked its paws and then flicked its ears.
"I guess so for now!" Xiao Liunian felt the cat's adorable movements in the consciousness space and really wanted to pat the cat's little head.
Wandering the martial world is just like this, there's nothing particularly fun about it. A bunch of people, divided into several groups, fight and kill each other for profit, or temporarily unite for profit.
It seems that people are like this everywhere; human nature is complex, and the struggles are endless.
It's much more fun for Xiao Liunian to stay with his own furry cat, bury his belly, and play a patting paw game with the cat.
"I heard there will be a grand event in Fengdu City tomorrow, or rather, a rally to swear an oath to destroy Yama."
"Led by the Ninth Prince Xiao Yu of the Imperial Court, and with the participation of various factions in the martial arts world, it was held at a mountain villa in this area."
"Miss Liu, are you planning to participate?"
Wu Yan asked in a low voice.
"I'm not going! I've heard that Fengdu has always been associated with ghost towns and is always bustling at night. I plan to explore it a bit more tonight and catch up on sleep in my inn room tomorrow!"
"If you want to go, you should make plans as soon as possible. It seems that you need a formal invitation to participate in such a grand event."
Xiao Liunian replied.
If Xiao Liunian wants to know the details of the conference, he can get them from Lan Sa.
"Then I will tell Miss Liu the details of the event after I attend the conference tomorrow."
"Esteemed guests, are you also here for the Yama Palace?" The waiter placed the tea and wine on the table first.
"My brother is going to take the imperial examination, and the family was worried that he would be stressed, so they asked me to come out with him to relax."
"We've heard that Fengdu City has been famous for its ghosts and spirits for many years, so we came here hoping to have the chance to see them for ourselves."
Xiao Liunian's storytelling ability is still on point, but this story is a bit hard to describe.
"Then you won't be able to see ghosts and gods!" the waiter said regretfully.
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!" Xiao Liunian asked, puzzled.
"Look at the name of our inn, 'No Gods or Ghosts Allowed'! Our innkeeper once followed a master to cultivate Taoism in his youth. His cultivation is profound. No matter what gods or ghosts are, they are not worth mentioning in front of our innkeeper. Later, the innkeeper opened this inn and named it 'No Gods or Ghosts Allowed' to provide a safe haven for mortals!" the waiter said passionately.
"I see. The innkeeper is a highly accomplished cultivator. I admire him greatly, but I have never had the chance to meet him. It is truly a regret of my life." Xiao Liunian then sighed.
"Our owner said that things follow the natural order, and we will meet again if we are destined to!" The waiter imitated the innkeeper's usual tone.
"Waiter!" someone called from next door.
"Please have some tea, our esteemed guests. The dishes will be served shortly!" The waiter politely refilled Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan's cups with tea before going to attend to another table of guests.
This cultural propaganda campaign, designed to keep out both gods and ghosts, has come to an end.
"Brother Wuyan, what do you think of this name?" Xiao Liunian asked casually.
"I imagine the owner of this inn must be a carefree person," Wu Yan replied.
"For most people, fearing ghosts and seeking divine intervention is the norm, but the innkeeper named this place 'No Ghosts or Gods Allowed,' so he must be extremely carefree, neither afraid of ghosts nor seeking divine intervention!" Xiao Liunian said with admiration.
"And what about you?" Wu Yan asked in return.
"Sir, your food is here! Sorry to keep you waiting!" The waiter suddenly appeared, not giving Xiao Liunian a chance to answer the question.
"Let's eat!" Xiao Liunian picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of a local specialty dish.
In his first life's memories, or perhaps in the first shared memories of a parallel universe, Xiao Liunian prayed to the gods, but they did not respond. He also worshipped ghosts, but they did not respond either.
In the end, Xiao Liunian could only rely on herself. As for why she prayed to gods and ghosts back then, she seemed to have no idea; it was too long ago.
After dinner, Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan left the inn, intending to explore the night market of Fengdu City.
Although it's called a night market, it only really starts around dusk and is lively for about an hour before closing at around 7 PM.
“If you want to prepare for the grand event tomorrow, you can go now!” Xiao Liunian said to Wu Yan.
Wu Yan bowed, turned and left, his figure disappearing into the darkness as the night market, illuminated by countless lights, began to fade into the shadows.
After Wu Yan left, Xiao Liunian pulled the cloak he had specially worn that night tighter, and after a while, a cat's head popped out from the cloak.
"Meow!"
It's finally out!!!
"Meow meow meow!!!"
Mumu, you're eating delicious food without me.
Xiao Liunian brought the cat to the sugar figurine stall.
"Boss, make a sugar figurine, follow this example!" Xiao Liunian showed the template to the boss.
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
A little while later, the sweet kitten was in the hands of the fluffy Thirteen.
"Meow!"
I forgive you!
"Meow"
What did Wu Yan go off to do?
"Go find a visiting card and attend the grand event tomorrow," Xiao Liunian replied mentally.
"Mumu, do you think Yan Li will run away?" Thirteen, who was fighting with the sugar man, asked.
“Maybe, but not now,” Xiao Liunian replied.
"So what do you plan to do?"
"Let's wait and see!"
"Meow!" The cat's eyes widened, and it pointed its paw at a stall.
Xiao Liunian followed the cat's paw and saw that it was a lantern shop. The lanterns were exquisitely made and decorated with various animals. One of them had a cat on it, which was the one that her cat was referring to.
"Buy it!" Xiao Liunian paid the money readily.
"Meow meow meow!!!"
System Thirteen cheered, indicating that its host truly understood its intentions!
The two of them, a person and a cat, strolled around the night market, buying and eating, until the night market was about to close before leaving and returning to the inn.
Meanwhile, Wu Yan was indeed looking for a visiting card, and even used his family's unique antidote for inducing sleepiness.
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