mtl008 Chapter 44 Zhao Bin
Chapter 44 Zhao Bin
Xianmu City is very large, larger than four Lishui counties. There are four guesthouses in the city, located in the east, south, west and north parts of Xianmu City respectively.
At this moment, the city of Xianmu was brightly lit, as bright as day.
To get to Fenzhou, they had to leave from the east city, so Shen Yao and Xianyu chose to stay at an inn in the east city.
They hadn't walked far after entering through the South Gate when a cultivator arrived riding on a cloud: "Where are you two fairies going? Would you like to travel by cloud?"
The Cloud Traveler is a magical treasure that resembles a cloud. It has three seats: the cultivator riding the Cloud Traveler sits in front, and there are two side-by-side seats behind.
The seats were all covered in golden animal hides, and there were two wisps of mist on each of the left armrests.
If a passenger doesn't want to be seen by other cultivators, they can pinch the mist ball, and mist will rise up to cover the cloud, but those inside can still clearly see the outside scene.
Shen Yao: "Let's go to the East City Inn."
The cultivator said, "From the South Gate to the East City Inn, there are two fairies and five coins."
Shen Yao gave him five, and he and Xianyu sat down on the cloud.
The cultivator said, "Please be seated, fairies. If you do not wish to be disturbed, you may open the fog barrier."
Shen Yao had already noticed the fog on the handrail, and upon hearing this, she immediately patted it.
no response.
The salted fish squeezed, and the fog barrier opened.
Seeing Shen Yao looking at him, Xianyu said, "Jiaoluo City also has this kind of cloud-walking ability."
Glancing at the cultivators ahead, Shen Yao whispered to Xianyu, "Why is flying prohibited in the city, yet cloud-walking is allowed?"
The salted fish whispered back, "Because it's not flying, it's running."
Shen Yao became even more curious.
Upon arriving at the East City Inn, Shen Yao got off and stood to the side watching, wanting to see how Yun Xing would run.
Soon, another guest cultivator took a seat. The cultivator riding the cloud pinched the small cloud beside his armrest, and eight legs sprouted from the bottom of the cloud, which then ran away quickly.
Shen Yao suddenly realized.
It's true what they say, "For every policy, there's a countermeasure." It's the same no matter where you go.
The Fairywood Inn was also brightly lit.
The inns in Xianmu City are much larger and more ornately decorated than those in Lishui County, unlike the simpler inns in Xizhen and Lishui County.
Shen Yao glanced at the inn's signboard: 'Big cities are really different; even the signboard is made of fire spirit stones.'
Upon entering the guesthouse, the luxury became even more apparent, as the floor was made of earth spirit stone.
'Although Immortal Wood City is a large city, Rongzhou is remote, so they're already using earth spirit stones. If we went to Emperor Immortal City, wouldn't the inn be completely paved with spirit stones?'
Afraid of being mistaken for a country bumpkin in the city, Shen Yao didn't look around much and went straight to the counter to book a room.
In addition to small and large guest rooms, the inns in Xianmu City also have living rooms and rooms with views.
The living room is a one-bedroom apartment, while the view room has a one-bedroom apartment and a rooftop garden.
Small guest rooms cost 40 coins each, large guest rooms cost 100 coins each, living room rooms cost 200 coins each, and scenic rooms cost 500 coins each.
Shen Yao, who had suddenly become rich, readily booked a room with a view.
The nameplates for the view rooms are also made of fire spirit stones.
After receiving their room number tags, Shen Yao and Xianyu planned to have a meal first, and then have Xiantang take them to their room.
He then asked the cashier how much the food cost.
The shopkeeper said respectfully, "Fairy, if you go through the courtyard and turn right, you will see our inn's Xiangyuan. There is a manager in Xiangyuan. You can order whatever you want to eat there."
After saying that, he summoned Xiantang and led Shen Yao and Xianyu to Xiangyuan.
Xiangyuan was very elegant. Xiantang led Shen Yao and Xianyu to the counter, and then went inside to whisper to the manager, "Guest repairmen of Chenggui Pavilion."
The manager's smile deepened: "Would you two distinguished guests prefer the main hall or a private room?"
Shen Yao didn't even ask: "A private room, the best one."
The garden manager said, "Alright, bring one room at Muwei Pavilion. Xiaowei, quickly take our distinguished guest there."
The female cultivator waiting by the counter responded, took the menu, and led them to the private room.
The waiter who led them there was puzzled and whispered to the manager, "Wasn't this best private room just reserved by Wang Xianfan?"
The manager rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you know? Whichever room our distinguished guest stays in is the best private room."
Xiantang then asked, "Will Wang Xianfan arrive in a little while...?"
The head gardener waved his hand impatiently: "Go away, go away, go to the front hall and do your work. Wang Xianfan is here, so what? Are they going to confront each other?"
At Muweixuan, Shen Yao took the menu, still slightly surprised. The material of the menu was something her master had seen in his storage ring and had used to teach her to identify it.
This is made from the phloem of the high-grade spiritual plant, the Ironwood Tree.
Like highly intelligent beasts, highly intelligent spiritual plants can also develop intelligence.
Advanced spiritual plants that have gained intelligence can also attack cultivators, and some advanced spiritual plants can even comprehend spells.
However, spiritual plants are different from exotic beasts. Exotic beasts are born with their own level, just like cultivators. The level they can cultivate to is fixed.
Even the lowest-grade spiritual plants can grow into high-grade spiritual plants by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth day and night over a long period of time.
The Ironwood Tree is a low-level spiritual plant, while the Ironwood Tree is a high-level spiritual plant that has grown over ten thousand years.
The tough bark of the ironwood tree is a material for making high-grade elixirs.
The pith of the Ironwood Tree is even a material used in some of the divine-level elixirs that have already appeared in the world.
Although the Ironwood Tree is not rare, it has extremely strong attack power and high defense. Even if ordinary high-level cultivators form a group of three to five, they will find it difficult to deal with it.
Therefore, the price of ironwood bark has remained high, and the pith is even more priceless.
And this inn in Immortal Wood City actually uses the bark of the Ironwood Tree as its menu.
Looking at the menu, the food wasn't cheap either.
I picked the three most expensive dishes and handed the menu to Xianyu: "Order whatever you like, we'll pack up any leftovers."
After ordering, I asked Xiaowei to calculate the bill and gave her a bag of Ten Coins to pay first.
While waiting for her meal, Shen Yao got bored, so she went out and wandered into the kitchen of Xiangyuan, looking inside through the bright window.
This is purely a habit left over from a previous life.
In her past life, when she was eating with friends or waiting for food at a company dinner, she couldn't help but look into the kitchen window, always feeling that the food she was making looked cleaner.
Upon looking up, Shen Yao spotted a familiar-looking male cultivator, which surprised her.
'Zhao Bin! It's actually Fourth Senior Brother Zhao Bin!'
Shen Yao's mind was in turmoil.
'After the True God Sect stormed the sect, weren't all the sect members dead? How come Fourth Senior Brother is here?'
Shen Yao recounted in detail everything that happened on the day the True God Sect stormed the sect.
'Who was in the secret chamber when I went to the council chamber?'
Only Master and the Third Elder were outside.
The First and Second Elders are teleporting disciples; Senior Brother Zhao Bin is not in the teleportation array.
'Who's in the secret room? Zhao Xuan, Zhao Cheng, Lu Qingqing, Lin Hang, Shao Dong, Cheng Du…'
'There's no Zhao Bin! There's no Senior Brother Zhao Bin!'
'How many of our relatives were there that day? One, two, three… twenty-eight!'
'Twenty-eight, plus me, twenty-nine, that's five more of our clansmen.'
'There were five senior brothers in the teleportation array back then, killed by Jiang Ming... Where are the other five fellow disciples? Could it be...?'
Shen Yao's heart began to race, and her face gradually flushed red.
"Oh my, fairy, what are you doing here?" The sudden voice interrupted Shen Yao's recollection.
Shen Yao came to her senses and looked over. It was the manager of Xiangyuan Garden: "It's you. What are you doing here?"
"Hehe, the front garden is too busy, I've come to urge the vegetables to hurry up." The head gardener stepped forward: "Fairy, have you gotten lost? Why is your face so red?"
Shen Yao had a feeling that things weren't simple.
He said to the gardener with feigned mystery, "I also came to check out the dishes, but..."
The gardener asked, "What happened in the end?"
Shen Yao pretended to cover her face and smiled coyly, "But then I saw a male cultivator who was quite good-looking."
"Oh dear." The head gardener feigned an understanding expression: "Which male cultivator has caught your eye, Fairy? Please show me, Fairy, and I'll have him serve you the dishes in a bit."
Shen Yao took out twenty perfect coins and handed them to the manager: "Thank you very much, manager. Here, let me point you out, it's that one..."