I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

"Naturally there is."

The waiter smiled slightly.

"Five hundred coins a day."

"Five hundred coins...that's not expensive."

During the day, he would take out two or three pieces of silver and toss them to her.

"Replace the rest with rice and hot soup, and if there's good wine... bring a jar of it too."

"Alright, please come in, gentlemen."

The waiter collected the money and led them straight to their accommodations on the second floor.

"This is the best room in the inn, full of the feeling of spring."

A quick glance during the day gave him a general idea of ​​the room's dimensions.

"Not bad."

"No need for food, bring a tub of hot soup first. My sister here wants to take a bath. Do you have any bath powder?"

"Of course it's all there! Please wait a moment."

The waiter left.

Only two people remained in the room.

"Phew! Finally, I can sit down in a chair!"

The baby rubbed its calves, its tail wagging contentedly.

"Xiaobai, let's go to bed early tonight."

It's a rare treat to be able to sleep in bed, and I want to enjoy the feel of the bed as soon as possible and for as long as possible.

"Little White? Little White!"

After calling out twice without receiving a response from Bai Zhou, Nian looked up and was immediately furious.

However, Bai Zhou kept staring at the door, seemingly recalling the appearance of the waiter from earlier.

"Why are you still watching?! Is that little fox really that pretty?"

Nian was very puzzled. Why would someone with such a better older woman by their side, instead of looking at a complete stranger like that?

Is this what they mean by "homegrown flowers don't smell as good as wild ones"?

So what if I'm a little older than her? What's so great about being that big? Look at how she walks, she has to strain to straighten her back.

"of course not."

Bai Zhou raised his hand, and a white tail hair fell into his palm.

This was dropped by that Volper.

"I was just marveling at how small the world is."

It's amazing how quickly we've met again.

"Hey? Don't be vague!"

Seeing Bai Zhou's mysterious expression, Nian grabbed his tail and rubbed it in annoyance.

"Sister, do you still remember the fox thief I told you about a while ago?"

Now you can understand, right?

"Oh! I remember."

I remembered the year.

That audacious little thief stole the bait prepared during the day.

"The dagger is in this inn... probably hidden in some corner of her room."

"So, what does Xiaobai want to do with her?"

Nian asked curiously.

"Should I capture her and enslave her, venting my frustrations on her every day? Or should I threaten her with this to force her to do... Waaah! Don't hit me!"

Nian covered his forehead where he had been hit, protesting angrily.

"I'm not a villain, I wouldn't do such a thing."

Bai Zhou was equally curious about what this thief was thinking, that he would come here to work as a waiter.

Could it be that this inn has something she wants?

"Unfortunately, if time were not so tight, I would have liked to stay and see what was going on."

Just then, a commotion arose outside. It seemed that the visitors were an old acquaintance of the innkeeper.

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and the person stopped at the door. Two breaths later, they began to knock.

"Official officers?"

Upon opening the door, they found two officers on duty.

What brings you two here?

During the day, he cupped his hands in greeting to them.

"Young master, we are here to deliver a message."

The leading official returned the greeting and then explained his purpose.

"Recently, the Prefect lost a family heirloom jade. The culprit was the infamous thief, Jade-Faced Fox."

"Therefore, the Prefect has issued an order to inform all citizens to be vigilant against thieves. Furthermore, anyone who knows information about the thief can inform us. If we can help capture the thief, the Prefect will reward us."

"Are you two aware of this?"

"I understand."

Bai Zhou took the initiative to reveal the identities of the two.

"Bai and his elder sister were traveling to see the mountains. They were originally going to Zhongyue Mountain, and they just stayed here."

"That's good."

Having received the reply, the official didn't press the matter further and led the young official to the next room.

"Sigh, did she come here to steal that jade?"

After hearing the whole story, Nian had a preliminary guess about the thief's purpose.

"It doesn't seem like it."

The affairs of the martial world are complex and multifaceted. A single matter may be more complicated than it appears on the surface.

For example, the thief who stole the jade and the thief in question are two different people. The other person only took the blame because of her fame.

"That's possible."

Nian seemed to be deep in thought.

"Esteemed guests, your hot soup is served."

The waiter's voice rang out, and after Bai Zhou agreed, she came in carrying two large buckets of water.

"Sir, is this enough?"

"Pour the hot water into the wooden tub," the waiter asked Bai Zhou.

"Okay."

Although the water was only two-thirds full, the water could be made and boiled by itself during the day, so there was no need to trouble the waiter to run around and get exhausted.

"Then I will go and prepare a meal for you two."

With nothing else to do, the waiter picked up the empty bucket and left.

There are still a bunch of guests downstairs.

"Sister, you can take a bath now."

Adjust the water temperature, and call out to the long-awaited New Year during the day.

"Alright! Coming right away!"

In no time, he stripped naked and jumped into the wooden tub, his whole body submerged in the water. With his eyes half-closed, he let out a comfortable sigh.

"Little White, help your sister rub her back."

"Little White, could you also wash its tail?"

"And my arm, Xiaobai, please."

"White, legs."

After a whole process of washing, kneading, and massaging, Nian was carried out by Bai Zhou in a nearly paralyzed state.

"This feels so good. Xiaobai, you must have practiced this before, right?"

After being pinched and kneaded, Nian felt much more relaxed.

"I only practiced it a few times a few years ago. My friend really liked it."

He's an old massage therapist during the day.

"Hey, that's great. From now on, I'll only use you, Master Bai!"

While making sarcastic remarks, he rolled around on the bed, gurgling and snoring.

"Clothes, sister. Be careful not to catch a cold."

"Oh, I won't get sick."

"That won't do either. You have to wear clothes."

It's unseemly to be naked.

Finally, at Bai Zhou's insistence, Nian reluctantly put on Bai Zhou's robe.

The young man's robe looked loose and baggy on the petite immortal, and the long belt had to be wrapped around his waist several times before it tightened around her slender waist.