Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 186 Snack Time. (Second Update!)

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boom!
As soon as Zheng Que stepped out of the guest room, the door closed behind him on its own.

The surroundings returned to darkness, quiet and without a sound; one could almost hear their own heartbeat and the flow of blood.

Zheng Que could not detect a trace of Nian Nu's presence.

It's obvious that every room here has the effect of isolating air and sound.

Based on the descriptions given by Shi Shaoshan and the female cultivator in the apricot-yellow dress, the other guest rooms here should be occupied by various ghost servants and ghosts.

For ordinary cultivators, finding the correct guest room is extremely difficult when they cannot sense the aura of their ghost servants.

However, he is no ordinary cultivator!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately opened the Soul Nourishing Bag to release the withered orchid.

A figure dressed in black and wearing a black umbrella appeared silently in the dark corridor.

After Ku Lan appeared, she glanced around, immediately lowered her silk parasol, gently gathered her skirts, gave Zheng Que a graceful bow, and greeted him softly, "Young Master."

Zheng Que nodded slightly and said directly, "Kulan, help me sense Niannu's location."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ku Lan immediately said, "Young master, she is downstairs."

downstairs?

Zheng Que was taken aback. According to the layout of the inn he had just seen, there were no guest rooms downstairs, which meant that Niannu was not in any of the guest rooms.

Just as he was pondering, Ku Lan suddenly licked his lips and said, "Young master, this is the Forget-Worry Inn!"

“Luofu… my good friend, who brought me here for a meal before.”

"The ingredients here are very fresh!"

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The Forget-Worry Inn, in the courtyard.

Four carriages, named “Geng”, “Xin”, “Ren”, and “Gui”, were parked in the open space next to the inn’s gate. The corpse puppets pulling the carriages, no longer controlled by the array plate, just stood there blankly and motionless.

The eight remaining cultivators kept glancing around warily.

As time went by, the initial wariness and patience gradually turned into anxiety.

"He hasn't come out for so long, could something have happened to him?" A cultivator with a short beard and fair skin couldn't help but whisper.

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall, thin cultivator standing beside him frowned and replied in a deep voice, "I don't know! But if we keep waiting like this, even if nothing happens to the people inside, something will happen to us!"

A female cultivator dressed in a dress adorned with gold-flecked peach blossoms nodded slightly, her expression grave. "We haven't entered the inn yet. It's alright during the day, but who knows what might happen if we drag this out until dark?"

"Wait another quarter of an hour."

"If no one comes out yet, we'd better go in too!"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yuniang said, "It's definitely not feasible for them all to go in."

"Taxation must be supervised, otherwise everyone will be doomed."

"If no one comes out in fifteen minutes, we'll select two people to go in and check the situation."

"If these two don't come out either, then we'll think of another way."

Upon hearing this, the other seven nodded in agreement: "Okay!"

A mountain breeze rustled the branches and leaves, and the sunlight shifted subtly in the swaying leaves. Soon, a quarter of an hour passed, and the inn remained quiet, without a single person in sight. Seeing this, the eight cultivators no longer hesitated and immediately selected two to come out.

The two cultivators were Miao Xirong and the short-bearded cultivator, Zuo Baozhi, one of the two cultivators left behind by the "Gui" character carriage.

Both of them were at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

After confirming the candidates, Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi did not delay. They briefly checked the talismans and other items before heading towards the inn's main gate together.

At this moment, the inn's door had already closed on its own. The two stood in front of the door, and after composing themselves, Miao Xirong raised her hand and pushed, and the door immediately opened.

A bright and spacious lobby unfolds before you.

At the same time, that charming, smiling voice rang out again: "Sir, would you like a meal or a room?"

Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi exchanged a glance but did not answer immediately.

Normally, they should answer "stay at a hotel" now.

But those companions who came in before them must have also chosen "stay at the hotel," yet they haven't received a single response so far!

The information provided by Shi Shaoshan, who had previously visited the Forget-Worry Inn, may be incorrect.

As the two hesitated, they felt a tremendous chill descend upon them, as if something terrible would happen if they delayed any longer. With a chill in their hearts, Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi dared not delay. Zuo Baozhi swallowed and tentatively asked, "Shall we have a bite to eat?"

The woman behind the counter suddenly became extremely enthusiastic, coming out directly from inside and gesturing with a handkerchief to invite them to sit down: "Esteemed guests, this way please!"

Her smile was radiant, and her every step exuded charm. As she led the two to a private booth by the window, she called out to the small door leading to the courtyard, "Master, someone's here for a meal!"

"Coming!" A hoarse voice came from behind the door. Soon, a burly man with a black cloth wrapped around his head, carrying a wooden basin, strode into the private room and said solicitously, "Esteemed guests, these are some of our newly arrived ingredients. Would you like one?"

Upon hearing this, Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi looked at the wooden basin in the strong man's hand. The basin was filled with clear stream water, with clean pebbles at the bottom and a bunch of lush green water plants, making the water even clearer. Eleven live fish were swimming freely in the water.

These fish all have bright eyes, intact scales, are lively and plump, and are full of spiritual energy as they swim. They are clearly rare spiritual creatures!

Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi's eyes lit up immediately, and they couldn't take their eyes off the swimming fish.

Seeing that the two did not answer immediately, the burly man continued to promote his shop with great enthusiasm: "Our shop is a three-hundred-year-old brand. We have always been honest and fair to all, young and old. Our ingredients are all sourced locally, the freshest ones from the mountains. Our chefs have years of experience and our customers have always praised our work. Some customers even travel thousands of miles just for this taste."

"These ingredients are certainly very fresh and could be kept alive for several days without any problem, but in our small shop, if they've been kept for more than five hours, they'll be thrown away. We would never settle for second best, let alone use inferior ingredients!"

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed a plump, live fish from the basin.

The fish in the basin were all very lively. When they saw a hand trying to grab them, they immediately sped up, trying to escape. When they flicked their tails, they splashed up a trail of water, making them look even more vibrant.

The burly man tried several times before finally managing to catch one.

The fish that had been caught was still struggling, its fins flapping wildly and its body twisting and turning, slapping against the strong man's hand with a loud slapping sound, and splashing water droplets all over Miao Xirong and the other woman's faces. With its thrashing, wisps of spiritual energy emanated from its body.

Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi stared intently at the fish, subconsciously swallowing hard.

They were cultivators and weren't particularly interested in worldly food, but these naturally raised spirit fish were rare and much more precious than ordinary spirit stones and pills!

In particular, the spiritual energy emanating from this spirit fish is intense and pure, which is very tempting to cultivators. It seems that as long as you taste it, you can make great progress in your cultivation!

Thinking of this, Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi completely forgot the purpose of their visit to the inn. Miao Xirong immediately said, "Okay! We'll take this one!"

Snapped!
As soon as he finished speaking, the burly man immediately slammed the fish heavily onto the ground in front of the two of them.

The fish suddenly bounced on the ground and immediately fainted. The burly man drew a knife from his waist with his other hand, deftly tossed it, grabbed the fish with one hand, and began to gut it with the other...

(End of this chapter)