Feng Xiruo lost.

He sat there in a daze, looking at the chessboard on the table.

In his memory, he didn't know how long it had been since he had lost so badly.

He had no power to defend himself in that game, which made him look a little empty, as if he was hollow.

Feng Qing looked at Feng Xiruo opposite him, and sighed helplessly while cleaning up the chessboard.

It was so pitiful.

"Don't look at it anymore, and pack up your things." Feng Qing patted Feng Xiruo and said, she took a lollipop from her pocket and took it over, stuffing it into Feng Xiruo's hand.

Although he didn't successfully finish the game of chess, he couldn't deduct someone else's lollipop.

Feng Xiruo looked at the things handed to her and was dazed for a second.

"I can't."

"Ah?" Feng Qing didn't hear clearly, so he asked.

"I mean, I can't." Feng Xiruo said while looking at the table in front of him where the chess game was just placed.

His pitiful look made Feng Qing couldn't help but soften her heart.

So she suddenly asked, "Do you have a place to live?"

Feng Xiruo shook her head blankly while holding up a lollipop.

Since he lost, the shopkeeper should take action against him. Maybe tomorrow they will receive the news that the owner of the Life and Death Villa has died?

Then he really has no place to go back to now.

"Then live here first." Feng Qing looked at him with some pity.

"Ah?"

"Live here, do you understand what I mean?" Feng Qing didn't expect him to understand.

She thought for a moment, and called over from the back the smartest person in their inn, who had the highest IQ, the best brain, and the one who could best complement the silly handsome boy in front of her.

"Chu Xiaobai!"

Chu Changzui hurried out from the backyard, his clothes still in a mess. He looked at the man in front of him, then was stunned for a moment, and looked at Feng Qing in a daze.

"Take this man to your room first." Feng Qing said, "Remember to tell him if there is anything."

... Didn't she think that this silly handsome boy might be nervous, and if she found a child with a similar mental age to him, maybe he would feel more comfortable?

Anyway, Chu Xiaobai is much smarter than ordinary children, and he is more than capable of dealing with a fool.

Chu Changzui silently followed Feng Qing's hand and looked at the man in nightgown in front of him.

Then, he looked at this face that seemed so familiar for some reason, and a constipated expression appeared on his face.

This person, if he was not mistaken, should be that person...

But why would that person come to such a place in the middle of the night?

Feng Xiruo was completely confused just now.

He didn't know when, but a child who looked smart appeared in front of him.

The child was looking at him with his dark eyes.

"Is that thing in his hand mine?" Chu Xiaobai suddenly pointed at the lollipop and said.

Huh?

Feng Xiruo was stunned, then looked down at the thing in his hand that had just been stuffed into his hand by the shopkeeper.

"Why are you so picky?" Feng Qing looked at Chu Xiaobai's little head, and couldn't help but stroke it.

This child is quite smart, but he has been so picky since he was a child. What will he do when he grows up?

"Forget it, it's too late, go back to sleep quickly." Feng Qing didn't want to deal with the child tonight, so he just stroked Chu Xiaobai twice and let him go.

Feng Xiruo listened to what the child said just now, and wondered why he said that he was holding his things?

What is this thing in his hand?

- Last night, the lollipop that Feng Xiruo found in the trash can was fluorescent, and this kind of fluorescence can only emit light through squeezing.

Due to the violent express delivery of a certain company, the lollipop was already lit when Feng Xiruo found it. However, when the monitor was in night vision mode, the screen was all green. Feng Qing could only barely recognize from the picture that it was a lollipop, but she didn't think about the night light at all.

Therefore, what she gave to Feng Xiruo now was just an ordinary rainbow lollipop.

Chu Changzui was a little unhappy that his things were taken away.

Although he didn't like candy that much, the candy wrapper was obviously given to him, and now it was taken away by this person. Isn't it a bit of bullying to the child?

Chu Xiaobai's cheeks gradually bulged.

But... he has always been a very generous person, so let it go this time, he didn't intend to argue with Feng Xiruo.

However, he still couldn't help but secretly looked back at Feng Xiruo.

If he remembered correctly, this guy was the owner of Life and Death Villa, Feng Xiruo.

This guy is not a simple character.

When he was still in Guigumen, he had the honor to meet this owner once. The style and foundation of Life and Death Villa at that time left a deep impression on him.

Ordinary villas and sects are naturally incomparable, but Life and Death Villa is different. It is one of the few villas that can stand on equal footing with the big sects in the world.

There must be many secrets and stories hidden behind such a person.

Why did the shopkeeper agree to let him live in the inn?

Just as the two of them were about to return to the backyard, the shopkeeper behind them suddenly called Feng Xiruo.

"It's no big deal if you don't know that kind of thing." The shopkeeper said to him in a light tone.

"If you really don't know how to do it... then I'll teach you."

...

Feng Xiruo was stunned.

He thought, teach?

... How to teach?

[Um, boss. ]

Feng Qing, who had just pretended to be a bit of a jerk downstairs, was now sending messages to his boss, whose identity he did not know, with a slightly guilty conscience.

No one could have imagined that the boss, who was so domineering just now, was now like a mouse seeing a cat.

[Look, I have recently hired several more people. You should know about this. Do you think this is okay?] Feng Qing smiled particularly flatteringly.

As the saying goes, hiring people is fun for a while, but reporting is a funeral home.

Feng Qing has not only hired several people during this period. A closer look reveals that some of the people she hired are just for free.

Although the boss really doesn't care much about the things in the inn, Feng Qing still thinks that he should report it at this time.

[Are you talking about the people you just hired? ] After about a few minutes, the boss replied.

Surprisingly, his tone was not that bad, on the contrary, he seemed quite gentle, [No, I think those people are quite interesting. ]

Interesting? Feng Qing recalled the people in the inn.

Let's not count Hua Jing for now. In her opinion, the staff in the inn are basically Li Qi doing the work of eight people, and Chu Xiaobai is working part-time and going to school at the same time.

The rest of the people are either too timid or too stupid.

Even so, her boss actually sounded very interested?

Feng Qing shook her head silently.

Forget it, she couldn't guess what the boss was thinking, but since he was happy, that was good.

Fortunately, the inn was not counted as performance, otherwise, with the income level of their inn, it would be a bit dangerous.

Although the boss looked like he was letting go, Feng Qing still didn't want to give up the treatment. She was going to maximize the value of her new partner.

By the way, the name of her new partner was... Sai Xingxing.

This was given by Feng Qing herself.

The names of the waiters on this street or the partners who were raised in the store since childhood were generally given by the shopkeeper. Among the first few people, only Chu Xiaobai followed this tradition.

However, Feng Qing sometimes felt that the man in front of her was always a little silly. After all, this guy would habitually look up and look at her with a blank expression when she asked any questions.

For example, when Feng Qing asked him his name.

In this case, Feng Qing decided to give him a name that was easy to raise.

"The shopkeeper actually named that guy Sai Xingxing." Chu Changzui came to Li Qi and said with a smile, "Li Guxing, how do you feel?"

Li Qi said while chopping wood, "Did he do anything last night?"

"No, he looked normal, and didn't do anything to me. He even treated me like an ordinary kid and returned the candy that the shopkeeper gave him." Chu Changzui said, "I just think that the name Sai Xingxing..." "

That's good." Li Qi didn't say much, but just threw the chopped wood in his hand into the pile of firewood next to him, "Since the shopkeeper did this, it may be that something is going to happen in the martial arts world recently. Tell An Huoshaxi to pay more attention to the developments recently."

"That's right." Chu Changzui wanted to continue saying something, but suddenly he saw a flash in front of his eyes, and Li Qi disappeared in an instant.

He was shocked, thinking that this guy's strength seems to be getting more and more terrifying recently.

Although Li Qi is just an ordinary cook in the inn, staying quietly in the kitchen to cook every day, Chu Changzui, who often stays with him, can gradually feel the unfathomable strength of Li Qi.

Is he angry, or not? Chu Changzui touched his nose.

It's hard to guess, this person's mind has always been hidden very deeply.

But one thing Li Qi said is correct, the shopkeeper absolutely cannot keep him as a waiter in the inn for no reason.

She must have done it for something.

"Sai Xingxing, you must become smart, don't waste this beautiful name I gave you." Feng Qing prayed devoutly.

In this world, few people know why Feng Qing gave this name to Shuai Ge.

Few people also know how much hope Feng Qing has placed on Shuai Ge.

However, Feng Qing suddenly found that although Sai Xingxing's brain is not very good, he has a good-looking face.

Originally, with the mood of being idle, Feng Qing casually let Sai Xingxing take turns to train in the guest inn.

As a result, when it was her turn to be the waiter, she suddenly found that the flow of people in the guest inn had doubled.

The guest inn was packed that afternoon.

In fact, when Sai Xingxing was a waiter, he basically did nothing. He would just stand at the door and smile foolishly at the guests who came in. But he was good-looking, so even if he did nothing, there were a group of people coming to the inn just to see him.

"Isn't this too exaggerated?" Feng Qing said with sincere emotion, "Can it be regarded as a large-scale star-chasing activity in ancient times?"

She looked at her account book with some satisfaction. Although she didn't care how much money she made, she treated it as a small business game and it was very cool to watch.

[The new guy I hired is really invincible.] Feng Qing said, [He really does nothing, just stands there and people give him money.]

Originally, she thought that this silly handsome guy was going to eat for free in their inn, but now she suddenly discovered another use for the silly handsome guy.

Just put him at the door as a waiter.

Of course, this waiter is pronounced as "waiter", and actually it is mainly to welcome guests. After all, with Sai Xingxing's intelligence, he probably can't receive guests independently.

But letting him stand at the door to attract customers is a sure win.

[Is this the legendary front desk guy? ]

[How handsome must he be? I also want to make a living by my face, but God doesn't allow it. ]

[Handsome brother, come with me! ]

...In a place unknown to Feng Qing, Feng Xiruo was standing at the door of the inn.

He looked at a person walking over from the opposite side, and a familiar smile instantly appeared on his face.

At this moment, the inn behind him was indeed full, but there were still many people heading into the inn.

"Brother Xian." The man came up and greeted him cordially.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. I didn't expect to run into you here. I didn't quite believe it when I heard what they said. How come you know this shopkeeper?"

Feng Xiruo blinked at him, "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you are talking about. I shouldn't be the person you know."

"Oh, yes, you see, I almost forgot." The man patted his head and said, "Take me in, I'll sit by the window."

- Among those guests who Feng Qing believed came to see Feng Xiruo, more than 90% came because they heard about this novel thing.

Feng Xiruo, the owner of the Life and Death Villa, actually worked as a waiter in the Nameless Inn.

For the people in the martial arts world, this is definitely a piece of news worth talking about.

After all, whether it was Feng Xiruo of the Life and Death Villa or the shopkeeper, both were influential figures that ordinary people in the world of martial arts would find it difficult to meet.

When did they know each other? And how did they get together?

You know, the previous owners of the Life and Death Villa were used to betting on both sides, and did not have any clear camps. They were always very popular in the world of martial arts, so many people came to this inn just by the three words Feng Xiruo.

Although Feng Xiruo was beaten silly by the shopkeeper yesterday, after adjusting for most of the day, his mind gradually became flexible, and he began to think about why the shopkeeper would stay and treat him as a partner.

If it were someone else, he would have been exposed as the world's number one thief, which would be a major blow to the Life and Death Villa. At worst, with the shopkeeper's skills, it would be easy to kill him.

But the shopkeeper didn't do it.

She let him go.

Not only that, Feng Xiruo suddenly discovered that the ordinary sign in the inn that said "No Fighting" seemed to have brought him considerable benefits.

Because the Nameless Inn is actually a particularly subtle neutral area in the world.

After three months of influence, almost all the people in the world have understood that once they enter the territory of the shopkeeper of this inn, it is best to keep quiet and do nothing.

This may not sound like a big deal, but you have to know that the martial arts world today is not as "gentle" as it used to be.

In recent years, the martial arts world has become increasingly tense, and some ordinary people have felt the turbulence beneath the calm surface. So even the Life and Death Villa, which is best at maintaining a balance, has recently felt a lot of pressure.

In the martial arts world, sometimes you are a sinner if you don't lean to one side, and Feng Xiruo has long been accustomed to this rule.

He thought that the entire martial arts world would continue like this, until not long ago, when a shopkeeper and her Nameless Inn suddenly appeared in the martial arts world.

...And at that time, this unspoken rule was broken by someone for the first time.

Li Guxing even walked back and forth in the Nameless Inn openly, and no one dared to attack him, or it could be said that everyone was helpless against the shopkeeper.

But Life and Death Villa can't do that for the time being.

People from the righteous side tried to put pressure on Feng Xiruo, hoping that he could be led to the righteous camp.

Conversely, the same is true for the Demon Cult.

This also made Feng Xiruo, who usually doesn't like killing, lose his temper several times and fell out with some people. It is hard to say whether he is addicted to a certain bad habit due to excessive pressure.

Among the people who greeted Feng Xiruo today, there are many who have had some unpleasant things with him.

But...

Feng Xiruo is now surprised to find that they seem to have forgotten those things, as if nothing had ever happened.

The shopkeeper actually asked him to "borrow the momentum"!

Feng Xiruo suddenly remembered what the shopkeeper said to him last night.

So, the first lesson that the shopkeeper "taught" him was actually this?

She was helping Life and Death Villa, allowing him to rely on the power of the Nameless Inn to successfully maintain his neutral attitude.

Then, Feng Xiruo suddenly remembered what his father said to him before he died.

"Live chess and dead chess are not as good as human chess."

With Feng Xiruo's eyesight, he could naturally see that the shopkeeper was now playing such a "human chess".

A strange thought suddenly flashed through his mind-could this be what the shopkeeper asked him to learn?

As long as he thought about it, Feng Xiruo trembled inexplicably.

Using the world of martial arts as a chess game.

He is worthy of being a shopkeeper.

It sounds... really interesting.