Chapter 76 Morning Glory Inn

The main road of Silver Peak Village is crowded with people, and there are many kinds of goods. There are many people walking around with what they call servants, slaves or maids. There are brothels on both sides of the street. There are beauties on the side of the road to greet men into their flower houses. There are even pretty women stand outside beckoning to attract male customers.

Guozhao Zhiqiang led the way and walked towards Beautiful Flowers Inn. The six hunters and bandits stood in front of Beautiful Flowers Inn, and then ten beautiful women walked towards the men. The ten women dragged the men into the inn, and one of the women stopped Mu Yin.

The woman smiled and said, "Women are not allowed." She smiled at Mu Yin.

Mu Yin said angrily, "Get out of the way." She pushed the lady hard, and the lady fell on top of the other four ladies. She walked in, but by the time she got there, the six hunters had already left. She only saw eleven of her followers having a good time with the women.

Mu Yin quickly grabbed Miao Jing's front collar. She shouted, "What about the six people?"

Miao Jing said happily, "I don't know."

Mu Yin pushed Miao Jing to the ground. She gritted her teeth, "Useless..."

The six hunters stood in the center of Beautiful Flowers Inn. There were men and women laughing and enjoying themselves as they looked around the room. A maid walked towards the six hunters.

The maid asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Lee Nianzu said, "Someone wants us to meet here."

The maid asked, "Are you Guozhao hunters?"

Lee Nianzu smiled and nodded.

The maid smiled at the five hunters, "Hunter, please come this way with me."

The six hunters followed the maid into a private room. A well-dressed woman was sitting there waiting for the six hunters.

Lee Nianzu greeted, "You must be lady Jiang, right?"

Lady Jiang smiled and said, "Hunters, please sit down." She looked at the six hunters. "I have reserved rooms and women for your entertainment tonight."

Lee Nianzu said, "Lady Jiang, thank you for your hospitality, but we must decline the entertainment tonight. Please tell us why we are here."

Lady Jiang said, "We built a new inn not long ago and many workers were injured when we first started, but finally we were able to finish the inn. Guests reported missing items, blanket were being pull at night, especially male guests; they will feel as if someone was watching them. Male guests report that a cold hand will caressing their face when they are asleep. The beautiful inn we just open not too long ago is now abandon because of rumors. Houses around the inn mentioned that even at night, they will see candlelight inside the inn and guzheng music can be heard."

Tian Xiang asked, "What is the history of this land?"

Lady Jiang shook her head, "I don't know. This land has been passed down from generation to generation. If there was a history, it would have been lost long ago."

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "We will rest at the inn tonight."

Lady Jiang smiled and said, "I've already reserved rooms for you here? Why waste money on another inn."

Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "I'm talking about your abandoned inn."

Lady Jiang, "But…hunters..."

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "We are here for work, not for entertainment. The sooner we finish our work, the sooner we leave Silver Peak."

Lady Jiang looked at Guozhao Zhiqiang and said, "If you say so, I will send a maid to escort you there." She waved her hand and a young maid stepped forward. "Xiao Jia, take these five hunters to the Morning Glory Inn."

Xiao Jia said, "Yes." She strode towards the door. "Hunters, please come with me."

The five hunters said goodbye to Lady Jiang and followed Xiao Jia out of the private room into the corridor. When the hunters followed Xiao Jia downstairs to the door, a woman in shackles bumped into Guozhao Zhiqiang.

The shackled woman quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, sir, please forgive me." She fell to her knees on the floor.

Guozhao Zhiqiang bent down, held her shoulders, and helped her up, "It's okay." He looked her in the eyes. Her eyes and eyebrows reminded him of Deming. He recalled Deming begging him to let him go because he didn't see his face. The way the woman's tears run down her cheeks was the same as Deming. He wiped her tears and stared at her for a moment.

Gen said, "Boss, everyone is waiting at the door."

Guozhao Zhiqiang quickly released the woman who was being shackled. The shackled woman grabbed Guozhao Zhiqiang's hand and begged, "Please take me with you."

Lee Nianzu looked at Deming and found that Deming was very uncomfortable with this situation, so he decided to walk back to Guozhao Zhiqiang and the woman in the center of the room holding hands. He walked up to them and said, "I'm sorry miss, we can't take you with us. We still have something to attend."

Guozhao Zhiqiang looked at the woman and said, "I will come back for you." He let go of the woman's hand and walked out of Beautiful Flowers Inn.

When Mu Yin came back from the bathroom, her eleven bandits were enjoying themselves with the women. She walked to Miao Jing frantically and said frantically, "What about the five men?"

Miao Jing raised his head, "They are standing there." He pointed to the center of the room.

Mu Yin, "I didn't see anyone."

Miao Jing raised his head, "Right there…" He saw nobody there. He smiled and turned to look at Mu Yin. "I swear they were there."

Mu Yin hit him hard on the head, "Useless, get up and go find them." She shouted at her men.

Just as the bandits were about to leave at the door, an old lady walked up to them and said, "Please pay before you go."

Mu Yin looked at the old lady and asked madly, "Pay what?"

The older woman said, "My dear, nothing in Beautiful Flowers Inn is free. The eleven of you are drinking and eating, and it cost a total of three hundreds thirty-four coins."

Mu Yin was startled, "What?"

The old woman said, "Pay the money, or you won't be able to leave here."

Mu Yin, "I, Mu Yin won't pay."

The old woman shouted, "Guards." Twenty-four strong men blocked the door. "I've been in this business for a long time. I don't deceive anyone, and nobody can deceive me. Pay or suffer."

Mu Yin smiled sarcastically, "I'm just testing you; we'll pay." She reached into her robe and took out a small gold ingot and handed to the old woman. "Here is your money. Can we go now?"

The old woman took the gold ingots, walked to the register counter, and came back with two small silver ingots and some coins. She handed the money to Mu Yin and smiled, "Please come back again, thank you for your business." The twenty-four guards left the door.

Mu Yin looked at the money she took from the old woman. She frantically looked at Miao Jing and subordinates. She walked out of Beautiful Flowers Inn like a madman.

The abandon inn was on a dead-end street. Xiao Jia opened the door and let the six hunters follow her into the main living room.

Xiao Jia said, "This is the main dining hall. The staff who used to work here say that most of the paranormal activity is in the back and in the guest's room. Feel free to move around." Ten maids walked in, and each carried two baskets of food. The ten maids put the baskets on the table. Xiao Jia looked at the five hunters. "We're leaving. I'll deliver breakfast. The door opens from the outside. If you don't think you can handle it, feel free to walk out at any time."

Lee Nianzu said politely, "Thank you, I'll send you off."

Yu Lei sighed and walked to the table. He sat down and said, "Finally it's time to eat." He took the plate out of the basket and placed it on the two tables. Then he pushed the two tables together. "Everyone grabbed a chair."

When everyone sat down to eat, Tian Xiang asked, "Senior brother, what did the lady say to you?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "She asked me to help her."

Tian Xiang asked, "Are you going to help her after we completed our job?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Mmm." He continued eating.

Tian Xiang, "There are six of us, two people in one room should be fine."

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Before it gets dark, let's take a walk around premises."

Guozhao Zhiqiang and Deming walked around to check the guest's rooms. Guozhao Zhiqiang noticed that Deming had not spoken since they left the brothel. He turned to Deming and asked, "What's the matter?"

Deming shook his head, "Nothing."

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Are you sure?"

Deming said, "Mmm." Deming turned to open one of the guests' rooms but was locked. "Zhiqiang, this room is locked from the inside."

Guozhao Zhiqiang pulled Deming behind him and cast a talisman to the door. He said, "Open." Then the door opened.

Unlike other rooms they checked, this is a simple room with no dust. There is a guzheng and a bottle of yellow tulips on the table. Guozhao Zhiqiang walked to the table and looked left and right.

Deming said, "Strange. The room doesn't look desolate."

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Let's go back."

As soon as Guozhao Zhiqiang and Deming stepping out of the door. The door closed again. Then the guzheng music starts playing.