Four Phases City,
Four city gates,
Leading to four directions.
Four Phases City,
Four seasons.
The north is cold, the east is warm, the south is moist and rainy, and the west is dry and windy.
There are four city lords in Sixiang City, namely the Lord of North Xiang City, the Lord of East Xiang City, the Lord of South Xiang City, and the Lord of West Xiang City.
Yi Yami and the others arrived at the west gate.
Yi Yami and others' faces were dry due to the wind.
The wind was so strong that they had to rein in their horses and dismount, leading them forward.
They finally found an inn and stayed there.
"Sir, you look unfamiliar. Are you from out of town?" The innkeeper looked at the four people and asked.
"Well, we need four upper rooms and hot water for showers." Gu Beijian nodded and knocked on the table.
"Sir, I can tell at first glance that you are not from here. Everyone knows that the western part of our Sixiang City is dry and sandy. We have very little drinking water, let alone hot water for bathing. People here only take a bath three times in their lifetime: once when they are born, once when they get married, and once when they die." The innkeeper spoke, stroking his beard.
After these words were spoken, Murong Jinyi and Yi Yami could not help but quietly take a few steps back.
"Okay, I get it. Is there any drinking water?" Gu Beijian asked.
"You need to purchase this extra. One liter of water here costs one or two taels of gold." The innkeeper raised a finger.
"Huh?" Yi Yami was dumbfounded, surprised, "Why is it so expensive?"
"It's not expensive. This is the price we charge. If you were in another inn, they wouldn't dare to ask you for two taels of gold." The innkeeper shook his head.
"Then the people here should all be quite rich, right?" Yiyami asked.
"That's not the case, because there are still many poor people, and many people can't afford drinking water, so there is not much water to drink all year round." said the innkeeper.
"Ah, then won't you get sick?" Murong Jinyi said.
"Hey, so in our Xixiang, if you have water, you are this. If you don't have water and no money, you will die." The shopkeeper gave a thumbs up and then wiped his neck.
"Doesn't your city lord care?" Gu Nanji asked.
"Of course we care, but we have four city lords, and none of them submits to the other. Our Xixiang city lord is strange, he is never seen. He always goes out to far away places and then brings us a lot of water, but he comes back seriously injured every time. It's just a drop in the bucket, and we drink it up quickly. So it's of no use. Our Xixiang city lord is a good person, but the water he brings back is less." The innkeeper sighed.
Gu Beijian and the others looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Gu Nanji asked, "Is it the same in other places?"
"That's not the case. Look at Nanxiang, which is very close to us. It's humid and rainy, and the rain never stops. We are really dying of drought and floods. Beixiang is cold, but they can boil snow water, so it's much better than us. Let's talk about Dongxiang. It's warm there and there's no shortage of water." The innkeeper couldn't help but say a lot.
Yi Yami rolled her eyes and asked, "Then why doesn't your West City Lord discuss with the South City Lord to transfer the water from South City to West City?"
Upon hearing this, the innkeeper hurriedly told Yi Yami to shut up, "Oh, sir, you don't know that the Lord of Nanxiang City and our Lord of Xixiang City are sworn enemies. They will fight whenever they meet. How can they turn hostility into friendship? Moreover, there is a rule in our city that you cannot mention anything about Nanxiang. What I told you just now, you should just take it as an understanding of the situation in Sixiang City, and don't tell others more." The innkeeper took a closer look and found that there was no one around, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is it so scary?" Yiyami asked in a low voice.
"That's right. Our Northwest Wolf Pack is no pushover." said the innkeeper.
"What is the Northwest Wolf Group?" Gu Beijian asked in confusion.
"Waiter, close the door. We are closed today." Upon hearing this, the innkeeper hurriedly shouted to the waiter.
I saw the waiter close the door of the inn, and the wind and sand continued to blow outside the door.
Yi Yami and the others sat down at a nearby table. The innkeeper also left the counter, sat down, and began to talk to them, "Business is just bad today, as it usually is. At least we have the four of you here today. Let me be frank, although our inn is cheaper than other inns, our fees are also very high!"
"It's okay, we can afford it." Yiyami patted his chest.
The richest person in the audience is Yi Yami.
"This Northwest Wolf Group is the Northwest wolves recruited by our city lord. The Northwest wolves are extremely ferocious. Even when they transform into human form, they still keep their wolf heads. They are powerful in combat, much stronger than ordinary people." The innkeeper said with a dry mouth, picked up a glass of green juice and drank it.
"Boss, what are you drinking?" Yiyami asked curiously.
"You're talking about this. This is our substitute for water. It's called green thorn juice." The innkeeper asked the waiter to serve a glass to each of the four people.
"Put it on the account." The innkeeper said to the waiter.
The waiter nodded.
The four people were speechless, but curious, and took small sips.
"Oh my god, it's so sour!" Murong Jinyi took a sip and immediately felt his saliva was watering.
"That's right, green thorn juice is sour. It stimulates your taste buds and makes you salivate. It's another way to quench your thirst." The innkeeper said.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
