Xie Buchen didn't want to stay in the hotel.
Almost all inns are prepared for ordinary people, and those who had no intention of settling here at the beginning did not need to stay here, let alone stay in a hotel.
His eyebrows slightly frowned, but he couldn't answer in the end.
Because Jianchou had no intention of listening to his answer, he changed direction and walked towards the dilapidated inn in a leisurely manner.
At this moment, the little girl behind the counter who had been watching her suddenly showed a look of surprise.
The pair of pure and clear eyes were now shining with a moving brilliance. He straightened up, and with a bit of joy and excitement, he asked with a bright face, "Are you staying at the hotel?"
He was so happy because he finally had guests.
Now that we have visited the site where the accident occurred at Yashan Kunwu, we have no further clues for the time being.
She and Xie Buchen were more interested in investigating the current developments of the Snowland Tantric Sect and the conspiracies behind them, so the journey was not as urgent as it had been at the beginning.
Even if you are delayed on the road for a day, it is nothing.
Jianchou would stop and walk in again, but because of the impression he had just gotten, he felt that the girl in front of him looked very comfortable, and she seemed to be looking forward to a new guest moving in.
So Jianchou stood in front of the counter and smiled slightly: "Yes, stay at the hotel."
The round-faced girl's eyes suddenly became brighter.
She immediately wanted to take Jianchou to the guest room, but at this time Xie Buchen also walked in. She turned around and saw him. For a moment, she felt that her old and even somewhat shabby little inn could not contain the splendor of these two people standing side by side.
"Hey, you—"
"Two people, two rooms."
Still without waiting for Xie Buchen to say anything, Jianchou made the decision for him directly.
Xie Buchen then looked at her and simply stopped talking.
The round-faced girl was a native of the Snowland area and didn't know much about the ways of the outside world, but she could tell that the atmosphere between the man and the woman seemed to have an indescribable weirdness.
But she didn't think about it too much. When she heard Jianchou say he wanted two rooms, she smiled sweetly.
"That's great. My inn hasn't had any guests for several months."
There haven't been any guests staying in the inn for several months
If you can open an inn, you must have your eyes on the customer base.
So generally speaking, where there is an inn, there will usually be a good source of customers, and the situation described by this little girl should not happen.
The little girl led the way in front, and Jianchou followed her upstairs with his hands behind his back, and asked casually, "Hasn't there been any guests staying here in several months?"
"yes."
When she walked, she still had a bit of the nature of a child who had not grown up, her steps were bouncing, making people feel innocent and simple.
"I heard that the masters were fighting. There were several fights even in our temple, so fewer people came. My father went on a pilgrimage last month and hasn't come back yet."
Gurus fighting
It should be referring to the struggle between the old and new factions of the Tantric Buddhism. It was just a matter between the monks, but it was already a big deal when it became known to ordinary people.
and…
"pilgrimage?"
"Yes, my father is sick. Master Di Yi from the temple said that as long as he is pious, the Buddha will lead him and relieve his pain and suffering. So my father went there last month. If things go well, he will be able to reach the temple in half a month!"
As the little girl spoke, she went upstairs.
The necklaces hanging on her bright skirt colliding with each other were as clear and melodious as her voice.
But these words, to Jianchou's ears, were indescribably harsh.
She frowned slowly, and finally stopped asking any more questions.
The whole inn is very small, and you’ll basically reach the end of the stairs after just two steps.
The girl stood in the narrow corridor, with a room on each side. "These are the two best rooms in our inn. You can stay in them first and give me the room fee when you leave."
There were prices hanging behind the counter of the inn, and Jianchou took a look at them.
Because there are countless cultivators in the Nineteen Continents, spirit stones have become the most common "currency". However, in some places where mortals who cannot practice cultivation or cultivators whose cultivation is so insignificant that it can be ignored live, gold and silver are still popular.
Here in the snowy region, ordinary people use a kind of silver coin called "Maoha" for their daily transactions.
This thing is naturally not sad.
But she had gold and silver.
With her cultivation level, and based on Huaijie's memory, it was not something worth mentioning to imitate a few silver coins.
So Jianchou nodded and said calmly, "Thank you very much."
"It's okay, it's okay. If you need anything to eat or drink, you can come down and call me." The little girl was still happy that she had made a deal, and it was not until she was about to leave that she remembered, "Oh, by the way, my name is Tsering Sangyang, you can just call me Sangyang!"
She is a very lively and careless girl.
Watching her happily leaving, Jianchou couldn't tell what he felt in his heart for a moment. He just stood in front of the door and whispered, "It is said that people with natural talents are born with pure minds and are not tainted by the mundane world. If they embark on the path of cultivation, it is common to make rapid progress. It is rare that this little girl not only has excellent talents, but also has such a pure mind as she grows up."
clean
Xie Buchen agreed that he had an excellent physique, but he was not so sure about the word "clean". So he turned his head, glanced at Jianchou, and laughed for no apparent reason.
Although I haven't really reached the core of the snow area, I can see a lot of things just by wandering around the periphery.
The entire Snow Region is very different from the Central Region.
Ordinary people in the Central Region, if they don't practice Taoism, just live their ordinary lives, which is no different from an isolated island on earth; but in the Snow Region, even if they don't practice, almost everyone here is a believer of Tantric Buddhism.
He really didn't see anything clean here.
All he saw was domination, deception, and ignorance...
Although no words were said, just this laugh expressed a lot.
Jianchou was never a stupid or ignorant person. Almost the moment she heard the laughter, she understood what Xie Buchen was thinking and feeling, but she did not want to change her opinion.
"A good man is not at fault, but a man who takes advantage of his goodness to do evil is even more evil. All living beings, the general public, are not at fault."
The way you look at things and the results will be different depending on your perspective.
There is no need to argue about this.
Besides, Xie Buchen never wasted time on these unimportant details, so he just walked towards his own door and asked, "How many days will we stay here?"
"I just came here to stay for a while. Let's rest for a day and leave tomorrow." Jianchou knew what was going on. He paused for a moment and said, "In this town is the temple where Huaijie worships Master Di Yi. Maybe we can go and have a look."
"Then let's wait until nightfall." Xie Buchen said after pondering for a moment.
I have no objection to being sad.
It would be good to stop for a while. She had tried the Lantern Sword for the first time in the canyon a few days ago, and she had realized the extraordinary nature of this sword. However, because she had been traveling with Xie Buchen all the way and the journey was quite rushed, she could not study it in depth.
Now even if she could stop for most of the day, it would naturally give her a chance.
Thinking of this, Jianchou put his hand on the door and was about to push it open.
But at this moment, she just felt very uncomfortable.
Because she wanted to know the real purpose of Xie Buchen's coming to the Snow Region, she had been suppressing her murderous intent throughout the journey and had a discussion with Xie Buchen as usual. But to treat a person who had killed her and must still want to kill her so unconditionally, was it...
A bit too lenient
The footsteps suddenly stopped.
In this short moment, Jianchou thought of a lot of things, but when all the thoughts faded away, only the words that left the deepest impression on her were left.
So, she suddenly turned around and shouted, "Thank you, fellow Taoist."
Xie Buchen's hand was already on the door, but he seemed not to have expected her to call him suddenly, so he paused and turned around to look at her.
"Is there anything wrong, Brother Jianchou?"
“It’s nothing serious.”
Although Jianchou had a smile on her lips, her eyes were fixed on him indifferently. There was a hint of silent hostility in her eyes, and her tone of voice was casual, as if she was asking about today's weather.
"It just suddenly occurred to me that Brother Xie has always been well-informed and knowledgeable. I wonder if you have ever heard of 'Seven-point Soul'?"
"… "
“Click.”
As the three words "Seven-point Soul" fell to the ground, the door leaf that was gently pressed by Xie Buchen's fingertips suddenly cracked into several cracks! It looked as if it was suddenly cracked by an out-of-control force!
Xie Buchen's five fingers were as slender as jade bamboo, with taut lines on them.
Even with his current state of mind and concentration, he couldn't keep calm and pretend at this moment. As a result, he made this "loss of composure" that should never appear in front of others, especially in front of Jianchou!
Just because the three words "seven parts of soul" actually came out of her mouth.
He had never expected it from beginning to end.
Since entering Kunwu, everyone has regarded it as just an ordinary sword. Almost no one knows its name. Even the Zhenren Hengxu, who is capable of calculating the secrets of heaven, rarely pays attention to this sword.
The fingertips felt the rough and prickly touch of the cracked door.
Xie Buchen lowered his eyes, and finally slowly removed his hand. There was only a permanent coldness and indifference on his handsome face, and he just stared at Jianchou in silence.
If it was a test, then she was successful.
Because this is the biggest and most unspeakable secret in his life.