Chapter 177 Checking into the Inn and Entering the Jianghu
The world loves and favors beautiful women, and so does the world of martial arts.
As soon as the pretty and beautiful woman appeared, she attracted the eager gazes of everyone downstairs.
But the girl didn't take it as an offense. She blinked her bright peach blossom eyes and laughed like a silver bell with an innocent look on her face.
"None of your business." Rong Zhen answered with four simple words, not wanting to pay any attention to this inexplicable young lady.
Yes, the nosy young lady in front of me was the one who had been riding in the tung oil carriage, encountered Rong Zhen picking up lost items, called her a corpse picker, and was finally scared away by a tree struck by lightning.
The young lady was unhappy about being scolded. She pouted and said, "Is it great to be a corpse picker? Can't I buy his life for ten taels?"
There was a buzz of discussion among the diners.
One is that the identity of Rong Zhen revealed by her is actually a rare corpse picker in the world.
Secondly, she was actually willing to spend ten taels to buy the life of a dying man, just to let him suffer less?
"I'll take this order!"
Rongzhen didn't need to do anything. The closest strong man rushed over shouting and chopped off the dwarf "child's" head with an axe.
Rongzhen and the waiter dodged nimbly and avoided being splashed with red.
Even though someone really died, the diners were not afraid at all. Instead, they clapped their hands on the table and shouted "good job" with red eyes.
If you don’t know, you might think this is some kind of scary den.
If it wasn't already dark outside and there was no guarantee she would find another inn, Rong Zhen would have wanted to turn around and leave.
After the burly man finished killing the man, he turned and extended his hands to the young lady on the second floor: "The order is completed, give me the money!"
The eldest lady was leaning on the railing, covering her mouth and trying to vomit, but nothing came out. Upon hearing this, she looked up and threw a silver ingot to the strong man. She insisted on not returning to the room, and her expression did not look too bad.
Everyone couldn't help but look at her with admiration.
"Great! Next time you have such good things, remember to come to me." The strong man got the reward smoothly, stuffed it into his chest with satisfaction, bowed to the young lady, and actively promoted himself.
The eldest lady rolled her eyes at him and said, "You wish. There won't be a next time."
The strong man chuckled and returned to his seat.
The people sitting with him were so envious that they urged him to treat them all.
The waiter no longer had to worry about who to listen to and quickly called someone out to clean up the mess.
As for the other child who was playing and chasing the dwarf, he had already run away and disappeared. It was not known whether he was a real child or a fake child.
The rooms in the inn are divided into three categories: Heaven, Earth and Man. In addition, there are also large and small bunk beds, firewood rooms, stables, etc.
Rongzhen chose a room with the character "Di" (Di) as the guest room, paid 500 coins in advance, and stayed for one night. Three meals and hot water were provided, and she would refund any excess payment when she left, and make up for any shortfall.
After the arrangement was made, she was led to a room on the second floor to rest.
The donkey was taken to the stable in the backyard to be raised, and the things on its back were treated as cargo and later delivered to Rongzhen's room.
Rongzhen looked around the guest room. It was about the same size as a modern standard room, with everything you need, including a bed, table, chairs, cabinets, and candlesticks. There was also a washroom separated by a screen. Inside was a large bathtub with a mechanism at the bottom connected to a bamboo drain pipe, which could drain water into the drain downstairs at any time. It was very convenient.
To get water, you need to ask the store helper to help you.
Rongzhen first called for two buckets of hot water and asked them to make her a bowl of thick ginger soup for her to drink after taking a bath.
After confirming that the helper had responded and left, Rong Zhen suddenly collapsed to the ground, touching his hot forehead and weak hands and feet. He was glad that after the trials and tribulations of his previous lives, his willpower was still good and he was able to hold on until now.
Otherwise, if she showed even the slightest sign of wrongdoing, those gangsters downstairs would probably suck her blood out of her and devour her completely.
This is not a peaceful world, but a world where the strong are respected.
Since Rong Zhen has chosen to temporarily use the convenience of his identity as a child of the underworld to help himself integrate into this place, he naturally has to bear the crisis brought about by it.
There is no good thing in the world that you can have both.
Taking a breath with emotion, Rong Zhen began to take off his oil coat, wet outer shirt, various clothes wrapped around his body, and the original owner's small clothes soaked with sweat with trembling hands.
It is still very cold in early spring, even indoors.
Rongzhen shuddered when she took off her undershirt. She stood up despite her fatigue, walked behind the screen, scooped up hot water and started to scrub.
She didn't use the big wooden barrel that had been used by who knows how many people. She just borrowed its convenient drain to pour the dirty water out.
Although she really wanted to take a hot bath at this time, when the time came, she didn't want to or dare to take a bath. She didn't want to because she was worried that the big wooden barrel was not clean, and she didn't dare because the environment was not right. Soaking herself in water rashly and restricting her movements was a dangerous thing that could easily give others an opportunity to take advantage of her.
Rongzhen couldn't take any risks, so she simply scrubbed herself several more times with hot water, trying to clean herself from head to toe, and then picked out a wearable outfit from the few clothes that had not been soaked.
When the helper knocked on the door to bring ginger soup, she had just moved all the wet clothes behind the screen and was planning to wash them briefly with the remaining bucket of hot water and hang them up.
Rongzhen stood behind the screen and said, "Come in."
The maid came in with a food box, looking straight ahead. She placed a ceramic bowl of ginger soup on the round table and asked, "Madam, do you have any other instructions?"
Rongzhen just wanted a brazier, two side dishes and some steamed buns.
The dry food she brought with her was not only soaked in water, but also dropped on the ground by the dwarf. She could not eat it after picking it up, so she had to ask the waiter to take it to the backyard to feed the donkey.
Now she wants to eat some fresh food.
After experiencing two waves of wealth, she already had quite a bit of money in her hands, and she had just demonstrated her strength, so there was no need to be too hard on herself.
The helping aunt agreed and quickly went downstairs to prepare.
During this time, Rongzhen rinsed all the wet clothes, wrung them out and put them in an empty bucket, preparing to bake them half-dry, and then hang them on the back of the screen chair to dry overnight. That was basically it.
The food arrived very quickly, probably the inn's kitchen had already prepared it.
Rong Zhen came out from behind the screen after the helpers put down their food and left. Under the flickering candlelight, she saw three dishes of food on the round table: a dish of shredded radish, a dish of braised pork slices, and a dish of gray steamed buns.
Leaving aside the first two, Rongzhen first broke the latter open and smelled it, and discovered that it was made of coarse wheat flour without removing the bran, and perhaps a little sorghum flour was added. The taste was a bit rough, but the aroma of the grain was very rich, which could somewhat make up for the lack of taste.
The shredded radish is fried with sesame oil and salt. It tastes crisp and refreshing and goes well with rice.
The braised pork slices look like beef, but taste a bit like duck. Overall, they actually taste more like g...
Alas, I can’t think about it, so I’ll just eat it as beef.
In the past, when Rongzhen read novels and watched TV, he was very suspicious when he saw heroes walking into restaurants and shouting, "Two pounds of beef and a few ounces of good wine."
After all, killing cattle was generally prohibited in ancient society. Even in the underworld where this was not a big deal, there were not so many cattle available for slaughter and sale. So how could there be beef available anytime and anywhere, and you could get pounds of it?
Now it was Rongzhen's turn to experience the world of Jianghu firsthand. She probably knew what kind of beef they were eating all day long.
As Rongzhen ate the flesh of Dabai's fellow from his previous life, tears filled his eyes.
Don't say it's quite delicious, awkward smile.JPG
But what if the one being slaughtered was one of those wild dogs she had seen before?
Rongzhen suddenly thought of this possibility, stopped chewing, and vomited in nausea.
She is guilty. She shouldn't have been greedy and eaten the flesh of Dabai's kind. Now she is getting the retribution.
She didn't touch the remaining half of the plate at all. She just ate two steamed buns with shredded radish and drank a bowl of ginger soup. Then the meal was over.
Before ringing the bell to notify the helper to come, she hid the remaining steamed buns and went behind the screen again.
Seeing so much beef left and vomit stains on the ground, the helper asked, "Madam, is there something wrong with the braised meat?"
Rong Zhen said hoarsely, "On the way here, we encountered some wild dogs eating a human corpse."
The helper understood and explained that the braised meat they supplied was purchased from a delicatessen in town that specialized in selling braised meat. The source of the meat was guaranteed to be fine, so she could eat it without worry.
Rongzhen declined and gave the remaining meat to the other party to taste, thanking her for running up and down several times.
"Thank you for the meat, lady." The helper happily cleaned up the mess and brought the meat and dishes down.
Rongzhen may not be able to eat it, but they don't mind.
Apart from these martial artists who eat meat and drink alcohol at will, ordinary people would not be willing to touch any meat on a daily basis.
When the helper came, he brought an extra pot of hot tea. Rongzhen used it to quickly wash up, lay down in the dry and warm quilt, and fell asleep instantly.
After there was no movement from her side, the young knight in brocade and white clothes in the next room took out the two cocoons from his ears, glanced at the braised meat dish on the table that had not been touched, and silently finished eating the steamed buns and shredded radish.
The male servant who served him was later given a whole plate of braised meat, which he happily took back and devoured.
Around midnight, Rong Zhen was awakened from her deep sleep by the incessant knocking on the door. Her heart pounded as she spoke impatiently, "Who is it? What's going on? Tell me!"
She lay in bed without moving, and shouted at the guy who was knocking on the door.
If you have the guts to come knocking on the door in the middle of the night, just stand at the door and tell me quickly!
The person outside the door was silent for a moment, then replied through the door panel: "My family's headmaster has asked the corpse collector to come downstairs to view this issue of the Golden Stone List with everyone."
Hall Master? Gold and Stone List?
This underworld-style name instantly woke Rong Zhen from her drowsiness.
No wonder this inn attracts so many people from the martial arts world. It turns out they all come here to wait for the hall master's golden list.
They probably thought they were waiting for this too, so they came to inform her and called her a corpse picker.
Thanks to the eldest lady's advice, she didn't even have to make up her identity.
Should I go or not?
Seeing that the person outside the door refused to leave without receiving an answer, Rong Zhen tried to reply, "Okay, wait until I'm done packing, and I'll be right down."
The person outside the door then left and went to the next room to give notice.
It seems that no one can escape.
Rong Zhen had just arrived and didn't dare to act too differently. He got up and wrapped the dried clothes around his body again, along with the silver, money and treasures. He then put on a loose linen coat and trousers. He still had his hair tied up in a bun and covered most of his face with a scarf. Then he went downstairs holding the long sword wrapped in cloth.
Following him was a jade-faced knight wearing a navy blue cloak and an evil ghost mask.
Why is he dressed like this and still said to have a jade-like face?
Because the man's exposed skin was flawless white jade and his temperament seemed very good, the young lady who caught up with him later called him Yulang and wanted to get to know him and make friends with him.
But Yulang was as heartless as a wolf and ignored her.
The eldest lady stamped her feet and wanted to go with Rongzhen again. With so many people present, she felt more familiar with her.
Rongzhen also ignored her and even avoided her.
The young lady couldn't help but doubt her life. She, Lu Xiran, was usually loved by everyone and flowers bloomed wherever she went. Why was she rejected repeatedly when she first entered the world of martial arts?
It shouldn't be!
Rong Zhen had no idea that the person she met was none other than Lu Xiran, the heroine of the novel who had just escaped from her marriage. After knowing this, she would only avoid her even more.
The heroine is surrounded by a lot of troubles, but she can escape unscathed. It is others who are hurt. If they don’t have the strength, they may not be able to withstand it.
Fortunately, even though Rongzhen didn't know the other person's true identity, she took the initiative to stay away from this person because she didn't want to be a nanny.
Lu Xiran also has her own self-esteem and pride. Since others have shown it so obviously, how could she possibly go so far as to give them the cold shoulder?
Rong Zhen chose a table full of female knights, nodded in greeting, and then sat down to observe her surroundings.
Torches were lit in the four corners of the lobby, illuminating the downstairs as brightly as day.
There were more people sitting in the hall than when Rong Zhen came in the evening. Many of them had their faces covered like her, listening silently to everyone's discussion while waiting for the hall master upstairs to open the Jinshi List.
Yes, the hall master asked his men to call down all the guests staying on the second floor, while he himself went upstairs and stood there looking down at them.
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