Chapter 48

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In the inn's main hall, Yue Yuan stood at the door, with a respectful waiter beside him. After a moment of careful recollection, the waiter said to Yue Yuan, "Sir Daoist, indeed, two female Daoists left the inn just now!"

Every day, there were many guests staying at the inn, but a few people left a deep impression on the waiter today. One was the young Daoist in front of him, dressed in a luxurious golden robe, whose unconventional attire had truly broadened the waiter's horizons. Apart from Yue Yuan, the one who left a deep impression on the waiter was Hong Qigong.

The reason was simple: an old beggar in tattered clothes could pay with silver to eat at the inn, which was already a surprising thing for the waiter. Additionally, there were the Master and disciple of the Scarlet Snake, both dressed in Daoist robes.

Firstly, Li Mochou and her disciple were both beautiful, and secondly, they were almost entirely dressed in apricot-yellow Daoist robes. Although not as luxurious as the Daoist in front of him, the color scheme was similar. Therefore, they left a deep impression on the waiter.

"Hmm..."

Waving his hand to signal the waiter to leave, Yue Yuan was somewhat surprised by the result. He had not expected that the Scarlet Snake, Li Mochou, would leave early. Originally, Yue Yuan had planned to have another conversation with her, but now it seemed...

He didn't know when he would have the chance again.

After chatting with Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang in the room for a long time, Yue Yuan finally left Lu Wushuang's room as it was getting late. After all, they were not in the wild, and he couldn't stay in a girl's room for too long.

Especially when they were cousins.

After leaving the room, Yue Yuan went downstairs and started asking the waiter about Li Mochou's room. He only wanted to know where she was, but unexpectedly received a surprising answer.

Li Mochou, the Scarlet Snake, had already left!

And she left even when the secret of the Five Poisons had been stolen and Lu Wushuang, the girl with the limp, was still at the inn!

Yue Yuan was puzzled, wondering if his previous actions had such a significant impact on the Scarlet Snake's mindset.

However, this was also a significant gain.

Shaking his head, Yue Yuan returned to his room with a smile and went to sleep.

Time passed quickly, and the night soon turned into morning.

When the sunlight streamed through the window, Yue Yuan woke up.

Stretching, he got out of bed, opened the window, and squinted at the outside—indeed, it was a beautiful day!

The clear autumn air was just as refreshing as expected.

After getting dressed and freshened up, Yue Yuan left his room in his golden Daoist robe.

"Good morning, everyone!"

"Brother Yang, Miss Cheng, and Miss Wanyan!"

As soon as he went downstairs, Yue Yuan saw four people sitting at a table by the window in the inn's main hall. He smiled and greeted them, walking over. He ignored Lu Wushuang, the girl with the limp.

They had met every day for the past few days, and in Yue Yuan's mind, there was no need to be so formal and distant.

However, while Yue Yuan thought this way, Lu Wushuang did not. In her eyes, he was completely ignoring her. If it were just the two of them, it might have been fine, but now she had her cousin Cheng Ying, Wanyan Ping, and the fool Yang Guo by her side, giving her the courage to speak up.

"Hey!"

"Why am I not included?"

Staring with wide eyes, Lu Wushuang frowned and asked Yue Yuan, who had casually walked over to her side.

"..."

Meeting Lu Wushuang's gaze, Yue Yuan blinked and said, "We are already very familiar, so there's no need to be so formal! Also, Miss Wushuang, could you move a bit to the side to make room for me?"

We are very familiar, no need to be formal!

Surprisingly, upon hearing this, Lu Wushuang quieted down and moved her stool slightly to the side, making room for Yue Yuan.

Beside her, Cheng Ying's gaze lingered on Yue Yuan for a moment, then glanced at her cousin, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she had noticed something.

Wanyan Ping, sitting next to Cheng Ying, had a similar reaction.

Yang Guo, on the other hand, was completely oblivious and instead focused his attention on Yue Yuan, asking, "Where are you going next, Daoist Yue?"

"I haven't decided yet!"

"By the way, has everyone eaten yet? I'll order some dishes!"

Casually replying, Yue Yuan waved to the waiter standing at a distance and said, "Bring the best dishes and some fine wine!"

After giving the order to the waiter, Yue Yuan turned back to the three people in front of him and asked, "What would everyone like to eat?"

"Uh!"

Yang Guo was momentarily taken aback. From the tone of Yue Yuan's order, it seemed like he was ordering a large amount of food. Logically, this should be for everyone to share, but from Yue Yuan's words...

Could it be that all the dishes he ordered were for himself?

To be honest, Yue Yuan's words made Yang Guo think this way. After his mother's death, he had grown up as a beggar and had never truly enjoyed a feast. Even at the Peach Blossom Island with the Huang family, the food was only slightly better than before, and he mostly ate pastries.

After joining the Quanzhen Sect, Yang Guo was mistreated and did not have good food. In the ancient tomb, the food was always light. Even now that he had left the mountain, this was the first time he had seen someone order so many dishes.

However, Wanyan Ping, Cheng Ying, and Lu Wushuang, the girl with the limp, showed no surprise.

The reason was simple: all three of them came from good families. Wanyan Ping was originally from a noble family in the Jin Dynasty, where the food and drink were naturally of high quality. Lu Wushuang, in her childhood, had lived a life of luxury, and although she was somewhat spoiled, she had a good understanding of food and drink. Moreover, she had already seen Yue Yuan's eating habits the day before.

As for Cheng Ying, although she had lived with the Lu family as a child, the Lu family had not mistreated her and had taken good care of her in terms of food and drink.

"The dishes you ordered are enough!"

After a moment of silence, Yang Guo said this.

Yue Yuan nodded; in this situation, it was natural for him to treat them, especially with three beautiful women in front of him. Even as a fake Daoist, Yue Yuan needed to show some gentlemanly manners.

Besides, after several days of rough living, one meal last night was not enough to make up for it.

"But I plan to go to Xiangyang City!"

Yue Yuan smiled, answering Yang Guo's question. Although he hadn't made a thorough plan, Xiangyang was a place he had to visit.

In the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" trilogy, Xiangyang was an extremely important place.

Many stories began or ended there, influencing the subsequent plot.

Moreover, the current Xiangyang was home to Guo Jing and Huang Rong!

Having come to this world, how could Yue Yuan not meet the main characters of the previous story?

"Brother Yang, what about you?"

"It seems you are also wandering without a specific goal recently."

As the waiter brought the dishes, Yue Yuan casually asked Yang Guo, "By the way, Brother Yang, have you not been looking for Miss Long?"

"Auntie!"

Yang Guo murmured affectionately, his eyes losing focus...

Miss Long?

Wanyan Ping was taken aback and turned to look at Yang Guo with a face full of resentment. Cheng Ying also frowned, clearly surprised.

Lu Wushuang, sitting next to Yue Yuan, was about to say something when she suddenly felt a pain in her foot. Looking up, she saw Yue Yuan giving her a light, narrowed-eyed glance, and she immediately quieted down.

At the same time, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

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