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"This is where?"

"Western Regions."

A lone figure on horseback, accompanied by three others, traverses the vast desert sands.

A strong wind was blowing in my face, and the sun was scorching hot.

Yue Lingshan, who had long suspected Tan Wenjie's identity, quickly accepted it at this moment.

She even comforted herself by saying that she had been kidnapped, and since no one could save her and she couldn't beat him, she might as well obediently listen to him.

"Young master, there's an inn up ahead." Xiao Zhao rested her chin on Tan Wenjie's shoulder. "I'm thirsty."

Tan Wenjie did not speak, but instead scanned the vast desert with his eyes.

Soon, a magical force sensed his undisguised gaze and revealed its true form.

He doesn't need to say anything else; the other party will come on their own.

It seems that after several hundred years, the "orchard" in the Kunlun Mountains has undergone some changes.

Time travel isn't as useful as I imagined; unexpected twists and turns always occur. If I really had immortal roots and spiritual seeds like ginseng fruit and peaches of immortality, I might not be able to let them grow on their own without supervision.

"Young Master?" Xiao Zhao asked again.

Yue Lingshan also turned to look at him.

Tan Wenjie withdrew his gaze and said, "Then let's go and rest for a while."

The water-avoiding beast, transformed into a magnificent steed, galloped away and soon arrived at a small house.

At the desert inn, there is a cloth sign hanging vertically in the strong wind that reads "Dragon Gate Inn".

There were already more than a dozen horses grazing in the stables.

The three dismounted, and a waiter immediately came forward and took the reins from them.

"No need to feed the horse hay," Tan Wenjie casually instructed. "Prepare some good wine and water for it to quench its thirst."

"Huh?" the waiter asked in surprise.

When I turned around again, the three of them had already entered the inn.

"Giving the horse wine?" He turned to look at the horse in front of him and thought to himself, "It really is a fine horse."

With clear eyes, handsome appearance, and robust physique, he stood out like a crane among chickens when placed in the stable compared to other horses.

As soon as the horse snorted, all the horses in the stable stopped and lowered their heads.

"Wow, that's amazing!" the waiter exclaimed, then said, "Good horse, wait here, I'll go get you some good wine."

On the other side, Tan Wenjie and his two companions immediately attracted the attention of a group of people as they entered the inn.

The inn was a melting pot of all sorts of people, all of whom looked travel-worn and dressed like江湖人士 (jianghu figures, wandering martial arts practitioners) carrying swords and knives.

Most people wear masks, so no one paid much attention when Tan Wenjie entered wearing a mask similar to Yang Guo's. However, the two women beside him were too eye-catching. Although Xiao Zhao and Yue Lingshan wore veils to cover themselves from the wind and sand, it was clear from the upper half of their faces that they were rare beauties.

Tan Wenjie and the other two had just sat down.

"The three of you~" came a sweet and seductive voice.

A delicate woman swayed her hips as she walked over, her gaze sweeping over the two women before settling on Tan Wenjie.

Although the man was wearing a mask, obscuring his face, and possessed an unremarkable demeanor, the presence of two stunningly beautiful women by his side suggested something special about him.

When traveling, the most important thing is to conceal your shortcomings; you never know, they might have something good about them.

"What would you like?"

"Drinks," Tan Wenjie said casually, "and some vegetarian dishes, I'm a vegetarian."

His gaze fell on the woman's face, on the face of Xiaoqing, Cheng Xiaoxi, the Imperial Advisor.

People who look alike might be different, but people who look exactly alike must be the same person from different worlds.

He'd seen too many situations where old friends met but didn't recognize him; he was used to it and could treat them like strangers.

Yue Lingshan turned her head and looked around. Seeing that everyone else had meat on their tables, she felt a little hungry.

She followed Tan Wenjie for quite a while. Martial artists have big appetites; no one can generate strength out of thin air, so they must eat their fill.

If you practice swordsmanship while eating only vegetables, you probably won't even be able to lift the sword properly.

Therefore, even the slimst female warriors in the martial arts world must eat meat.

"Want to eat meat?" Tan Wenjie asked.

Yue Lingshan nodded vigorously, saying "Mmm."

Tan Wenjie: "I kidnapped you, so I call the shots."

This is the Dragon Gate Inn. The proprietress, Jin Xiangyu, runs a shady business. When she encounters a fat sheep, she not only kills and robs them, but also sends them to the kitchen to be cooked.

When the "guests" return to the table, it's hard to say whether they will be steamed, boiled, or roasted.

They're all on the plate now, and have become acquaintances.

Yue Lingshan: "..."

If you're not going to give us food, then don't ask any more questions.

The innkeeper next door, however, had very keen ears and caught the key information.

Her gaze swept around and she noticed that only two of the three women were carrying weapons, with the woman in red also carrying a bulging package on her back.

The relationship between the three may not be as they say; one should be cautious when navigating the world.

She didn't eat meat at the Longmen Inn, which might mean she knew something about him. Taking the opportunity of pouring tea, she leaned closer and asked, "The winds and rains from all directions can't compare to the rain from our Longmen Mountain. What do you mean?"

Yue Lingshan asked in confusion, "It's a sunny day, where did the rain come from?"

Jin Xiangyu breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that he wasn't involved in organized crime, and immediately put on a smile: "Please wait a moment, gentlemen, the dishes will be served shortly."

After all, the three of them were traveling light and looked young. Even if they had some good stuff on them, they were definitely not easy targets, so the other people in the inn only glanced at them a couple of times.

In this place, you can have any thoughts you want, except lust. As long as you have money, you can have as many beauties as you desire.

The cooking skills in the kitchen of Longmen Inn are not very good. The meat dishes look tempting, but the vegetarian dishes are bland and tasteless.

Tan Wenjie didn't touch his chopsticks at all, while Xiao Zhao and Yue Lingshan only touched their chopsticks symbolically before stopping.

However, Xiao Zhao keenly noticed Tan Wenjie's gaze and looked at the innkeeper, Jin Xiangyu.

Could this lady also resemble the young master?
If even emperors can have three thousand concubines in their harems, it's perfectly normal for a prince, who is a deity, to have a few more female confidantes.

The guests at other tables were chatting loudly, talking about the legends of the Western Regions.

"I saw Thor that day," one man said, his cheeks flushed with alcohol. "The whole mountain was crackling with lightning, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! You spat all over my face!"

"Hahaha!"

Yue Lingshan listened with increasing curiosity, while Xiao Zhao turned to look at Tan Wenjie. She was certain that those immortals were chickens raised in Tan Wenjie's orchard.

Chicken, sheep, shadow puppet, dragon, fairy fruit.

There are also lion dance boys wearing headdresses who burn in furnaces to refine elixirs, the Black Mountain General who can transform into a giant of iron, and a clingy, fierce ghost who dwells alone in a secluded pool.

Even though Zhao Min is stirring up trouble everywhere, the young master only has himself by his side.

Xiao Zhao chuckled to herself, thinking that her personal maid was the most irreplaceable one.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the inn door opened, and a group of people walked in, looking travel-worn.

Leading the group was a woman disguised as a man, with a sword hanging at her waist. Behind her followed a group of martial arts practitioners, some carrying monk's staffs, others dragging broadswords, and all sorts of weapons, a motley collection.

What's most eye-catching are the bamboo baskets these people are carrying, which are wrapped up tightly.

Inside the inn, apart from Tan Wenjie and his two companions, almost everyone's attention was focused on this group of people. Even the inn's proprietress, Jin Xiangyu, was eager to try and take advantage of them.

Having witnessed the vastness of the world with Tan Wenjie, Xiao Zhao remained calm and composed.

Yue Lingshan sensed the subtle atmosphere and quietly moved closer to Tan Wenjie. When she met Xiao Zhao's gaze, she raised her chin and revealed her long neck.

However, his body behaved itself and moved a little further away from Tan Wenjie.

Xiao Zhao looked at Tan Wenjie and noticed that he was staring at the female swordsman disguised as a man.

"Could this one be too?" Tan Wenjie said. "She also looks a lot like my wife."

She is indeed the third princess.

The other party seemed to notice Tan Wenjie's gaze. When their eyes met, they were slightly startled, but they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Tan Wenjie smile and nod slightly. It seemed that the three people at the table had no hostility.

Yue Lingshan: "?"

She had heard this before. It seemed that she had been told she resembled his wife and then abducted, so the female knight-errant disguised as a man would soon suffer the same fate as her.

She felt a bit annoyed, but couldn't quite explain why, so she turned around and poked at the mixed stir-fried vegetables on the plate with her chopsticks.

The garlic cloves were too big; it was a failure!
The vegetable leaves turned yellow and weren't picked; what a failure!
There was too much water in the dish, and I didn't stir-fry it over high heat—a complete failure!

Yue Lingshan slammed her chopsticks on the table with a little force.

It's like a signal.

"Chong-"

As the swords were drawn, all the diners in the inn launched an attack on the group of women disguised as men.

The difference in skill between them was too great. The female swordsman, disguised as a man, flicked her chopsticks lightly, and they immediately transformed into darts that shot out and hit several people on the shoulders.

Someone pressed close, and with a flick of her wrist, her sword transformed into a dragon, bursting forth from the light. After spinning a few times in her palm, the longsword clattered back into its sheath.

The greedy diners who had formed a circle all collapsed to the ground.

Seeing the vast difference in strength between them, the remaining people stopped in time and fled.

Suddenly, only they and Tan Wenjie's group remained in the entire inn.

When the proprietress, Jin Xiangyu, realized that the idea was tricky and knew that it would be difficult to double-cross someone with force, she immediately stepped forward with a smile to smooth things over and arranged for the employees to dispose of the body.

My family runs a black market business; problems that can't be solved during the day can wait until it's dark and stormy before we take action.

"Madam, we'd like three guest rooms."

"Here you are~" Jin Xiangyu happily came over, watching Xiao Zhao reach into the package and pull out some silver.

After happily accepting the money, she said, "Quickly take the three guests back to rest."

It was as if nothing had happened. Everyone was eating and drinking as usual. Only Yue Lingshan looked a little pale. But compared to what she had experienced before, the current scene was not too terrible. At least it was not to the point that it made her stomach churn.

……

As night fell, a bright moon hung in the sky.

After arranging things for the staff, Jin Xiangyu quietly left through the secret passage and arrived at the roof of the inn.

She had originally planned to go to the room where the woman dressed as a man was staying to find out what was going on, but then she remembered the red-clad woman taking out money during the day, and her mind immediately started to change.

Even a small amount of meat is still meat, and those three people look ordinary; there might be some unexpected surprises.

"Huh?" She suddenly stopped in her tracks, and saw a person push open the door and walk out.

"It's him." Jin Xiangyu realized that the one who went out was the only man among the three.

After nightfall, he stopped covering his face, but because it was too dark, his appearance could not be seen clearly, only a pair of bright eyes.

"She must be an ugly monster," Jin Xiangyu said, pursing her lips.

She loves handsome men the most.

If the other person is really handsome, they definitely won't hide their true colors.

Seeing the other person enter another woman's room, Jin Xiangyu thought for a moment and then went closer.

Besides making money, she also enjoys listening to gossip while running her inn.

As soon as they reached the roof, they lifted the specially made tiles of the shady shop and peered down to eavesdrop.

Just then, the voice of an ordinary man came from inside.

"This is a shady business."

Upon hearing someone expose the truth that her shop was a shady establishment, Jin Xiangyu's heart skipped a beat.

You can't judge a book by its cover. The other person looked young and inexperienced, but I didn't expect him to see through me so quickly. Luckily, I didn't make a move rashly.

Compared to Tan Wenjie and his two companions, she was more interested in taking action against the group of women disguised as men. They were highly skilled in martial arts and suspected of possessing valuable treasures, which made them worthy of her attention.

"How did you know this was a shady business?" the woman asked.

"If it's not a shady business, why don't they turn on the lights at night?"

"Oh? What should we do then?"

"At most, I'll let you hold me while we sleep. Don't even think about touching me, Lady Yue."

"I'm not afraid."

Jin Xiangyu, who was eavesdropping: "..."

I overestimated him. He turned out to be a lecherous man who deceived naive young girls. It was just a lucky accident.

The process was completely wrong, but the result was completely right.

Spitting inwardly at her shallowness, Jin Xiangyu prepared to sneak into the room of another girl in red and take the package containing the money.

She had just left Yue Lingshan's room when she heard the door open and saw Tan Wenjie also leave the room and arrive at the door of the girl in red next door.

So busy?
"Young master?" came the voice of the girl in red.

"This shop might be a rip-off," a man's voice came from inside. "But don't be afraid, I'll keep you company for a while."

Jin Xiangyu: "..."

Bah, scumbag.

She really wants to swear right now.

Our shady inn only kills and robs; our flesh trade is limited to steaming, frying, boiling, and stewing. You've been stealing my time and having an affair with two men at once, which has really lowered the reputation of our Dragon Gate Inn in the underworld.

The two on the bed lingered for a while, and Jin Xiangyu quietly slipped into the room using her light-footed skills.

The two remained undisturbed throughout.

After picking up the package and opening it, Jin Xiangyu was overjoyed to find it full of money. He had made a fortune!

We shouldn't linger here; let's take care of business first.

After several twists and turns, Jin Xiangyu arrived at the room of the swordsman who had disguised himself as a man during the day, just in time to find him taking a bath.

"Who's there!" The woman bathing in the room was very alert.

With a flick of his wrist, a jet of water shot straight toward the roof.

Jin Xiangyu descended gracefully, sizing up the woman: "She's quite pretty."

The woman acted swiftly; her martial arts skills were three points higher than Jin Xiangyu's. After a few moves, she used a quick grab to snatch Jin Xiangyu's outer garment and wrapped it around herself.

She retorted sarcastically, "You're beautiful in two ways too."

Jin Xiangyu still wouldn't let it go: "But I see you much more clearly than you see me."

The two snorted and charged at each other again.

"despair."

The sound of footsteps came.

The two stopped at the same time and turned to look at the doorway.

"Who?!" the female swordsman disguised as a man asked.

"I was just getting up to use the restroom and passing by," came Tan Wenjie's voice from outside the door.

"It's you!" "It's him!"

The two men's expressions changed slightly.

“Young hero, I have something important to tell you,” Tan Wenjie said. “I suspect this is a shady inn, but you don’t need to be afraid…”

Jin Xiangyu: "..."

This was the third time she had heard this line of reasoning tonight.

Dragon Gate Inn has never been involved in prostitution; its reputation has been ruined by people like this. (End of Chapter)