A bunch of people were standing in the room.
They looked all kinds of strange.
There was a beggar who stood there in a slovenly manner wearing open-toed shoes, a little girl about 15 or 16 years old who kept her head down and picked her nails, and the fragrance on her body was so strong that it could kill people, and a bearded uncle who smelled of cigarettes, making the whole inn smoky... As
soon as these people stood in the room, the sour smell and the fragrance of powder lingered in the whole room, making people a little confused.
Feng Qing stood in the middle of the room and began to guess at the people around him how these guys were deceived by the big brother.
It was easy for beggars, as they would come here if they were given two steamed buns. It was also easy for the little girl, as it was difficult for little girls to find jobs these days, so a little money would be enough.
As for the last uncle who looked like a wandering artist... Feng Qing always felt that if he was given a guitar, he could go to the subway entrance and play it.
With so many idiots standing here, Feng Qing suddenly had no idea what to do this time.
However, it was also because of this that Feng Qing did not see the expression of the chef behind him.
"Uh... Have you eaten? Do you need anything to eat?"
Feng Qing thought for a long time and felt that she had to show some friendliness first.
After she finished speaking, everyone in the room nodded, saying that they were indeed in a hurry to come this time and had not eaten yet, so they would eat first.
Looking at the group of starving people in front of him, Feng Qing once again scolded the big brother of the human resources department in his heart.
There are always some intermediaries in this world that are not trustworthy, such as counselors who are eager to increase the employment rate, insurance salesmen who sell insurance, and matchmakers who need to collect agency fees.
"Take the people to eat first." Feng Qing waved helplessly and asked Li Qi to take the people down. Li Qi seemed to be shocked by the group of strange people she had found, so his expression was a little dazed, which made Feng Qing a little embarrassed and felt that she had lost face as a shopkeeper.
She thought about the guests who were still eating below, and whispered to Li Qi's ear, "Don't go down in front of the guests, keep some people behind your back."
"Yes."
Li Qi took the guests downstairs in a daze. Feng Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. She thought to herself that if this group of people went downstairs along the stairs again, they would scare the group of serious guests.
After the group of people left, she wanted to open the window to let out the mixed smell in the room.
In fact, the sour smell of the beggar was nothing. What really made Feng Qing feel a little irritating was the smell of the very young girl. It was unclear what the little girl sprayed on her body, but it made her head hurt.
This smell reminded Feng Qing of those girls who were in love for the first time and sprayed cheap perfume on their bodies when she was in middle school.
She walked to the window and just when she was about to open the window, she suddenly found that there was a problem with the pot of flowers on the windowsill.
I don’t know when, the leaves of the flowers have begun to turn black.
Those blackened leaves looked like dead parts. There were actually quite a few flowers that died in Feng Qing's hands, but this was the first time she saw one die so horribly. She was so frightened that she couldn't help but shudder.
"Oh my god? What happened?" Feng Qing looked at the flower carefully for a long time. "Frozen, frozen to death?"
She remembered that when she watered the flower yesterday, it looked energetic. It didn't become dying at all because of its owner's careless care.
- And, this thing is a pot of cactus after all.
When did the vitality of the cactus become so weak?
Li Qi led the group of people downstairs.
In fact, in addition to the spaces open to guests on weekdays, the inn also has an additional small secret passage.
This secret passage is very crowded, and only one person can pass through it.
The shopkeeper told Li Qi about this secret passage one day, and Li Qi described it as a "genius creation".
Looking toward the lobby from this secret passage, you can often see some incredible angles. Li Qi once tried to put some mirrors in those empty places similar to "windows" and could see some pictures like canvases.
Since the shopkeeper told the inn's staff about this secret passage, the staff have been cleaning it very cleanly. Even Feng Xiruo, who is lazy and doesn't know how to tell grains from grains, will use a lot of effort when cleaning this secret passage.
In fact, even if the shopkeeper hadn't told them to, Li Qi had been planning to take them this way.
After all, the identities of most of these people were not to be seen in public.
The Nine-Bag Elder of the Beggars' Clan, Hong Changxing, the Soulless Woman, Qin Xiang, the Life-Taker, Shi Wei...
Many of these people would be attacked countless times if they appeared in front of the public, but I don't know why this group of people appeared here today.
Li Qi was leading the way and thinking about something when he suddenly heard someone behind him say, "This is a really nice place. This is the first time I've seen such an interesting secret passage."
"Not bad, it can be called art." A woman dressed very lightly said with a smile. She touched her red lips with her hand. Although she looked particularly beautiful, the little snake head sticking out from her chest seemed to attract more attention.
"Take off the sultry smell on you. Didn't you notice that everyone has been holding their breath since just now? Or do you want to kill a few people before dinner?"
The bearded uncle looked at the little girl in front of him who had never said a word with an impatient look on his face.
Li Qi has been holding his breath since the beginning. This is a subconscious action he performed when he recognized who the "little girl" was.
Everyone present can move freely for more than an incense stick of time while holding their breath, but after all, no one really likes to hold their breath, so Li Qi ignored this request and took a tacit attitude.
The identities of each of these people are very extraordinary, and each of them is a legend. If they were placed somewhere else and allowed to meet each other, then this group of weird guys would definitely kill each other without saying a word.
But so far, they are still standing "calmly" where they should be, without any unusual movements.
Even though they wanted to curse each other, that was all. Even the most terrifying person on weekdays behaved like a well-behaved little sheep at this moment.
All this was just because this was the Nameless Inn.
An inn that never welcomes violent elements.
Everyone who comes here knows the rules.
Everyone knows that they have now entered into what may be called one of the most terrifying places in the underworld. Everyone has an inquiring look in their eyes, and everyone is looking at everything around them.
The decoration, the mechanism, some little secrets, and of course... people in the inn.
Li Qi, who was walking in the front, knew that he had been looked at for a long time, but he didn't care much.
Before he became a chef, he was not a useless person.
It is worth mentioning that although the group of people behind Li Qi cursed very fiercely, no one took action in the end. None of these people who have lived in the underworld for a long time are fools. On the contrary, they are all too smart.
Li Qi silently brought out the dishes made in the kitchen, such as braised pork elbow, sweet and sour fish, etc.
He remembered that the shopkeeper had told him to just cook casually, as the guests coming were not important guests. He thought for a while, and then brought the dishes.
Since the shopkeeper had ordered so, Li Qi would naturally do as the shopkeeper said.
But with so many people gathered together, even Li Qi couldn't guess what the shopkeeper wanted to do.
In the room that was specially cleared, the old beggar glanced at the people around him, then cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, it's quite strange... I didn't expect to see so many familiar people today."
"Neither did I." The beautiful woman said with a smile, "But think about it, it's true, after all, it was the shopkeeper who sent the message. With the shopkeeper here, there will definitely be a lot of people coming."
"Calm down." said the bearded man, "Your snake is about to crawl out, but you are particularly excited today. Are you excited because you have met so many seniors in the world, or because you have seen the shopkeeper?"
No one of the food on the table was touched.
Li Qi was not surprised. After all, no matter how good the food was, it would have become poisonous after being inhaled by the fragrance of the soulless girl. The people present were all top figures in the martial arts world. I'm afraid no one wanted to die here because of a mouthful of food.
"So many people have been called together." The girl who had been quietly picking her nails with her head down raised her head and whispered, "I'm afraid these people can do a lot of things."
Not only is it not a small matter, if they want, they can easily destroy any medium-sized sect in the martial arts world. Li Qi thought to himself.
At this moment, Li Qi had the same question in his mind as the group of guests.
Shopkeeper, what do you want to do today?
Li Qi slowly clenched his fingers.
After Feng Qing finished ventilating, he sighed again at the appeal of his nameless innkeeper.
——No shit.
She said to herself that if she had known this, she would have asked the boss across the door to help her. After all, the boss across the door owned a tavern and had more connections than her, so why let her suffer the humiliation herself.
However, Feng Qing was not so disheartened.
She just thought about it, and her request was actually very simple. At most, she just needed to monitor the people around her, and the group of people who came today just met this need.
After all, who would suspect that a beggar or homeless man on the street is a private detective?
The beggars are whispering and exchanging information. Will anyone go up and eavesdrop despite the sour smell?
Feng Qing made up her mind and pushed the door open.
...
When the people in the room were still wondering why the shopkeeper had gathered such a powerful force that could turn the world upside down, they heard the door being pushed open with a bang, and a person walked in slowly.
"Is everyone satisfied with their meal and wine? In that case, let's talk about some serious matters."
Feng Qing looked at the messy group of people in the room, sighed in his heart, and still talked about the problem that bothered him the most recently.
"There is a child in my inn... It seems that he has encountered some troubles recently."
Everyone heard the shopkeeper said with a little trouble.
Her tone was not very anxious, but a little helpless, and a little doting, as if she was looking at a little daughter who was not very sensible at home.
However, what she said made everyone in the room tremble uncontrollably.
"Children are ignorant, and sometimes people always feel that she is too naive."
"I wonder if you can help me take good care of her?"