Chapter 38 Inn
The journey to the capital is long, and even by horse it will take several days, so there is no time to rush.
After passing through the dense woods, a wide open space appeared before our eyes.
The distant mountains are continuous, the setting sun is like blood, and the white clouds are also dyed red.
With the beautiful scenery in front of him, Su Yan's mood also improved.
She knew that the path she had chosen was not easy. As a small coroner with no status, anyone in the capital could eat her alive.
Su Yan knows better the meaning of enjoying the present moment.
Yunxing led the horse down the mountain.
Su Yan picked two dogtail grasses and followed Yun Xing.
After walking down the mountain for another cup of tea, Su Yan saw an inn.
I don't know if the inn is still in business. The banner outside the inn is in tatters, and half of the inn's signboard has fallen off. The remaining half is shaking and may fall down at any time.
There is a courtyard about twenty steps beyond the gate, with a one- or two-story building.
Surrounded by green trees, elegant and peaceful.
A man in a grey robe had a handsome back, and was sweeping the yard with a broom in his hand.
Yunxing tied the horse to the tree trunk and walked over to ask, "Is there a vacancy?"
The man held the broom and looked at Yunxing.
When he turned his head, Su Yan was shocked. There were several knife wounds on his face and one of his eyes was wearing a hand-sewn black eye patch. The knife wounds were so ugly that it was impossible to see his true appearance.
Su Yan was worried that she would "say" something she shouldn't say, so he quickly turned away.
The man looked at Su Yan's little action and said calmly: "I am not good-looking, I am sorry to scare the girl."
Although Su Yan would not judge people by appearance, he did overthink it just now. He blushed and said, "I am rude."
The man nodded. "There are indeed empty rooms in the inn. If you two want to stay, just give me some money. But there is no food in the inn. If you don't mind, you can have some simple meals with me. But unless it's an emergency, you two should not stay here."
Su Yan asked curiously: "Why?"
"Don't you know? There are some bad rumors about this inn. Ordinary people don't dare to stay here."
Su Yan asked: "What rumors?"
The man said, "It is said that all guests who live here will die mysteriously."
No wonder the inn is run-down.
Su Yan smiled and said, "If that's the case, why didn't you leave?"
The man chuckled when he heard this, "Since I'm standing here in good health, I naturally don't believe the rumors."
It’s still dozens of kilometers to the next town, and we won’t be able to get there before dark.
Yun Xing said, "Please give us two rooms."
The man led the way.
Not only was his face disfigured, his legs and feet were also defective, and he walked with a limp.
The man's name was Lu Songyuan, from Jiangzhou. When he was seven or eight years old, his family's land was swindled away by the landlord. His parents died one after another. He was disabled and could not even be a tenant farmer.
When he wandered to the inn, it had been abandoned due to rumors.
Lu Songyuan was left with nowhere else to go and chose to stay in the inn, where he simply cleaned the house and occasionally went to the mountains to find some food to fill his stomach. His life was better than before.
If someone is taking care of it, some people will stay overnight. Occasionally, someone passing by the inn and not wanting to travel on will stay overnight.
Lu Songyuan collected some cleaning fees and actually saved up some money, so he could go to the town to buy food.
The inn has two floors, with four rooms on the first floor. Lu Songyuan occupies one, and the other three are also full.
He took Su Yan and Yun Xing to the second floor. "You can stay in any room on the second floor. I just cleaned it yesterday."
Su Yan complained in his heart - "Although there are rumors, there are quite a few people living here."
Lu Songyuan had his back to Su Yan. When he heard the voice, he thought she was talking. "Normally there wouldn't be many people here, but there might be a rainstorm tonight, so more people will stay overnight."
Su Yan was heartbroken and wept bitterly after hearing this.
She had tried so hard to find all kinds of words to please others in the past, but in the end, everything she was thinking was heard by others!
Su Yan secretly swore that he would never let his mind wander from now on, especially not scold Yun Xing in his heart! Saving his life was the most important thing!
What had she called him before? Inhuman? Pretentious? And...
No, Yunxing can hear it.
Su Yan shuddered, shook his head, and looked at Yun Xing in a flattering manner.
Yun Xing folded his arms and held the sword, his expression unchanged, "Yes, I heard it."
Su Yan: “…”
The rooms in the inn are extremely simple.
Because they were abandoned, each wing had more or less damaged furniture. Some wing lacked tables, and some lacked chairs.
Su Yan chose a room with larger windows, with treetops outside the window.
Yunxing was next to her.
Su Yan had no requirements for food and planned to stay in the room and eat dry food at night.
The golden veil covering the mountains gradually faded away, and dark clouds rolled and gathered, adding a bit of gloom and eeriness to the black curtain.
Su Yan rested for a while and her stomach started to growl. She turned over and sat up, searching her bag for the remaining dry food.
She had prepared the dry food in advance. Yunxing did not bring any packages, but every time he arrived at a town, he would buy some and eat it just before reaching the next town. He calculated it very accurately and knew the distance between the two towns very well.
There was a knock on the door.
Su Yan opened the door of the wing room and saw Lu Songyuan standing outside. He smiled and said, "I just roasted two chickens and prepared other side dishes. The rest of the people are in the lobby. Let's go eat together."
Su Yan looked towards Yun Xing’s room.
Lu Songyuan said: "Mr. Yun said he was tired."
Given his personality, I don't think he would hang out with people.
Su Yan was a little tired of eating dry food after a few days. It was a rare opportunity to improve the food. Lu Songyuan was kind, so Su Yan accepted his invitation and said, "I'll go get the silver."
Lu Songyuan smiled and waved his hand, "They are all ready-made, no need."
Su Yan insisted: "If you don't accept it, I will be embarrassed to eat it."
Lu Songyuan could only accept some symbolically.
There were three other people in the lobby.
Two young men, the other one was about forty years old.
The young men's clothes were similar in color and style. Although they were a low-key moon-white color, it was obvious that the fabric was of high quality, and the two men must have some family background.
As for the older man, he was dressed in rags, gray clothes, and his hair was messy.
He sat there calmly until he saw Su Yan coming down and grinned at her.
Lu Songyuan stood in front of Su Yan calmly, "This is Du Yourui, he used to run a winery."
Du Yourui stared at Su Yan, looking at him without disguising, "There is actually a beautiful young lady in this remote place."
Lu Songyuan glanced at him and continued to introduce, "These two are Yuan Ping and Qi Yu, the owners of the cloth shop."
Yuan Ping and Qi Yu were quite friendly. "Miss Su, why are you staying here alone? This place is remote and indeed unsafe."
Qi Yu looked at Du Yourui as he spoke.
Du Yourui snorted coldly and poured himself a bowl of white wine.
Su Yan tried his best to avoid Du Yourui and replied, "My companion is upstairs, but he has already rested."
"Live upstairs?" Du Yourui raised his head and smiled grimly, "If I remember correctly, those people died in the room upstairs."
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