No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Strawberry Milkshake nodded: "That's true. Anyway, we can just say we're not 'lying poets,' and no one will know."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu sighed: "You're wrong, you're wrong again."

"What did I do wrong?" Strawberry Milkshake asked, confused.

"That's typical beginner thinking."

As he spoke, Jiang Shu stepped forward, forcefully pushed open the inn door, and shouted:

"All eyes are on me! The esteemed Poet of Lies has arrived!"

A moment of silence fell over the hotel.

Everyone, whether laughing and chatting or enjoying a hearty meal, turned to look at the sound.

then.

"Come on! Where did this brat come from, pretending to be a poet of lies? He doesn't even look like one."

"Exactly, a true poet of lies would definitely say that he is not a poet of lies."

"That's so amateurish!"

After the rant, everyone went about their business and no one paid any more attention to Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu glanced back at the stunned Strawberry Milkshake, as if to say: Now do you know where you went wrong?

Then, he swaggered into the hotel.

Seeing this, Strawberry Milkshake suddenly felt that Jiang Shu might be the one to kill her.

She had lost count of how many times she had been unable to speak that day.

"Are you coming or not?" Jiang Shu urged.

Strawberry Milkshake sighed, her obedient demeanor tinged with helplessness: "Coming, coming."

As the two entered the hotel, the owner immediately came to greet them.

"Hello, I am the owner of Oasis Inn. How can I help you?"

Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Direct Bus to Lie Town

Jiang Shu looked up at the sound and saw a plump woman in a light blue coarse cloth dress coming out from behind the counter.

She had long, golden hair, deep and beautiful features, and a pair of azure eyes like a calm lake, mysterious and serene.

Looking at the other guests in the hotel, they all had similar physical characteristics.

Um...

It seems that not everyone is like the village chief; they still look like normal people and have fun.

However, he then discovered an even more serious problem.

Jiang Shu whispered a reminder to the strawberry milkshake: "This is an incubator with a Western fantasy background."

"..." Strawberry Milkshake thought he was going to say something important, so she deliberately leaned closer to listen.

Is that all?

"Isn't this what the village chief looks like? He's just a bit whiter and has more wrinkles."

"I thought he was a Newborn."

"?"

Seeing the two whispering and seemingly ignoring him, the shopkeeper forced a gentler smile and repeated himself.

Jiang Shu then came to her senses.

"Oh, hello, we'd like to stay at a hotel."

"Okay, sure." The manager smiled and nodded. "The price list is over there. You can choose the room you want. But the crossed-out rooms mean they've already been rented. We're quite busy today, sorry about that."

"It's okay," Strawberry Milkshake replied, walking to the counter and looking at the small blackboard hanging above.

The accommodation here is indeed inexpensive, more than enough to cover the cost of Jiang Shu's so-called "newbie gift pack".

It's said that you can choose the room you want, but most of them are actually rented out, and it seems that there's only one room left.

"Hmm..." Strawberry Milkshake looked at Jiang Shu hesitantly.

She knew that Jiang Shu had always had a problem with her, so she wasn't sure if he would be willing to share a room with her.

But at this moment, Jiang Shu had already started chatting with the shop owner.

"Before that, don't you need to confirm whether we are poets of lies?"

Hearing Jiang Shu's words, the shop owner shook his head with a smile and said in a very gentle tone, "No need, I saw everything just now. A cute little brother like you would never lie, how could you be a poet of lies?"

“Yes, yes.” Jiang Shu nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice, and said with some distress, “I’ve always wanted to be a poet of lies, but I just can’t learn how to lie. It’s so frustrating.”

"..." Strawberry Milkshake remained expressionless, biting her lip hard to keep herself from making a sound.

She turned her head back to look at the price list, afraid that she wouldn't be able to resist making a complaint.

"Just bear with it, or you'll have nowhere to sleep..." she repeatedly told herself.

"Take my advice, sister. Don't dream of becoming a poet of lies. Although they are incredibly powerful and can easily gain fame and fortune, but..."

The shop owner hesitated, seemingly wanting to say something serious, but then swallowed his words, simply saying, "I'll try to persuade as many people as I can":

"The world of the poet of lies is too dark and too cruel. If someone as naive as you were to enter such a world, you would be devoured without a trace."

This is why I don't welcome poets who lie here. Wherever they go, they leave behind lies, distrust, and chaos. I don't want my pure land to be polluted like that, so I established this rule.

"It is indeed cruel. I know of a village where the entire village died in order to cultivate a poet of lies."

Jiang Shu nodded in approval:

"Well, I'm not going to be a poet of lies anymore."

"Yes, that's good." Seeing that Jiang Shu listened to the advice, the shop owner nodded with satisfaction.

Jiang Shu gained a new power of lies.

"Well then," the shop owner said, looking at the strawberry milkshake, "little girl, have you made your choice?"

Strawberry Milkshake, with her back to the two of them, reached out and rubbed her face, trying to compose her almost broken expression. She turned around and said awkwardly, "It's called a selection, but there's really only one room left, isn't there?"

"Eh?" The shop owner only then noticed this, and then said with a hint of apology, "I'm so sorry, I didn't notice this. But since you two are traveling together, you must be quite close, right? I think it shouldn't be a problem if you share a room, right?"

Strawberry Milkshake didn't deny it, but just looked at Jiang Shu and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Me?" Jiang Shu said dismissively, "I don't care."

Strawberry Milkshake breathed a slight sigh of relief and said nonchalantly, "I don't care, it's just for one night anyway."

Seeing the two of them acting so intimately, the shop owner didn't say anything, but just smiled and said, "Please wait a moment while I tidy up your room. In the meantime, you can take a look at what you want to eat."

"But... Sister, we don't have enough money... In fact, we've been sleeping outdoors for the past few days. My companion just wanted to find a place to take a hot bath, so..." Jiang Shu said somewhat awkwardly.

Strawberry Milkshake's lips twitched.

You clearly have a lot!

And why drag me into this?

But before she could figure out why Jiang Shu said that...

"Oh, that's pitiful. But going to bed hungry..."

The shop owner sighed with a hint of pity:

"Well then, there's nothing I can do. Consider it my treat. Just tell me what you'd like to eat."

"Sister, you're such a good person!" Jiang Shu praised without reservation.

The shop owner smiled and said, "You too."

Strawberry Milkshake took a deep breath, then turned around and prepared to go upstairs.

"Where are you going?" Jiang Shu asked. "Aren't you going to eat?"

"I'm going to take a hot shower..."

Just then.

"Oh dear, Miss Windsor, since when did you start personally tidying the rooms? Why don't I get this treatment?"

A burly, red-haired, drunken man staggered over, carrying a beer mug that looked like a wooden barrel. He leaned against the counter and gave the shop owner a flirtatious look.

"How about you tidy up my room too? You'll see once you go to my room; I bet it's a complete mess."

The shop owner, named Windsor, frowned slightly, his nostrils twitching slightly. "Mr. Ron, you must be drunk."

"Hey~ don't be so cold~"

Ron placed the beer on the counter and approached Windsor step by step:

"Actually, I have admired you, Miss Windsor, for a long time."

The commotion here has attracted the attention of many people.

But when they saw that the troublemaker was Ron, they all looked away and pretended not to see him.

Strawberry Milkshake stared at Ron with some disgust.

She hates people whose brains go out of control after drinking, with their small head controlling their big head.

She was almost about to speak up and stop her.

but.

Jiang Shu was one step ahead of her.

"Hey!"

Strawberry Milkshake, Windsor, and Ron all looked at him at the same time.

Jiang Shu cleared his throat: "I've thought about it carefully, and I think we should clean the room ourselves. I'm going upstairs to take a shower now, and we'll talk later."

The strawberry milkshake was taken aback.

No? Are you right?

But then she sighed.

Indeed, this might be the most correct course of action. Their goal was simply to reach Lie Town. With their abilities sealed, they had neither the need nor the ability to provoke trouble, especially since the other party was someone who looked like a formidable opponent.

It's a bit of a pity, if only my abilities hadn't been sealed...

She gave Ron a cold glance.

I'd probably kick his head off.

Hearing Jiang Shu's words, Windsor was somewhat disappointed, but she understood. After all, compared to Ron, Jiang Shu was just a thin and weak child. Even if he wanted to help her, what could he do?

However, after glancing back at Jiang Shu, who had already climbed the stairs, Ron became even more arrogant: "That troublesome guy is finally gone. Look, you were so good to him, but when it was time to leave, he left without hesitation."

He was now close to Windsor, who tried to push him away, but she was no match for him.

Seeing her struggling yet helpless expression, Ron's smile grew even wider: "I've been waiting for you for so many days, I just couldn't hold back any longer."

I said, "Shouldn't you have the attitude of someone asking for a favor? If you don't take the initiative to serve me well, how can I be expected to dutifully protect you and safely deliver you to Lie Town?"

Windsor protested, "I clearly already paid them!"

“That’s the payment for transporting the goods, but since you’re on the truck too, that’s a different price.” Ron shook his head. “I have to remind you, we’re leaving tomorrow. If you try to find someone else now…”

The threats in their words were undisguised.

Upon hearing this, Windsor felt that the other party was being unreasonable and immediately became angry.

But there was nothing she could do but get angry.

But suddenly...

"How dare you! Let go of my rideshare, no, let go of my Miss Windsor!"

boom!

Jiang Shu leaped from the second floor, making a superhero entrance with his right knee and right fist landing simultaneously, slamming into the unsuspecting Ron's back and head.

Ron lost consciousness in an instant.

If Jiang Shu hadn't held back, he wouldn't be in this simple state of foaming at the mouth.