Chapter 31 Subtle Fragrance of the Plum Blossom At Dusk (2/2)

However, his concern lasted for only a split second.

He swiftly added, ”But with you around, we have no fear.”

Shen Lian did not mind what Xu Hong's words and let out a light laugh and said, ”I will not wait for them to come, I will find them instead.”

Shen Lian felt invincible after defeating the wild boar. He felt sharp and full of energy, unstoppable even.

Shen Lian took a step out of the door. The moon shone on him and reflected on the robe as if the feathers on the robe were dyed silver in color. He looked graceful and dazzling.

Shortly, a loud shriek that sounded like a pig being brutally murdered or a horse being beaten, was heard from the temple to the southeast of Xu's residence.

Xu Hong sent some servants to investigate. They returned and reported that it was Master Shen Lian who ordered a group of strong men to lift some items.

By the time Xu Hong and his men came by, the statues in the temple were stumbled all over the place. Shen Lian saw Xu Hong and pointed to the pig and horse. ”Uncle Xu, please get someone to take this pig, the horse, and the wild board from before, back to the inn. Also, would you lend me your chef for the next few days?” Xu Hong delightfully replied, ”Borrow? For goodness sake, take him as a gift.”

Yan pulled Xu Hong over and in a low voice asked, ”Along with these two, there are only three of them. Where are the other two?”

She was referring to the corpse of the five sinister deities. They only saw three; there should be two more bodies.

Feeling stunned, Xu Hong felt the need to clarify the issue.

He said, ”My dear nephew, what about the other two remaining creatures, how 'bout I bring those bodies back to the inn together for you.”

”The last two creatures escaped, they had wings,” Shen Lian said with a hint of pity.

At this point, he really had not mastered the flying technique and was incapable of covering his own tracks. Besides, he could not be too far away from his physical body.

He may be powerful but in this realm of floating world, his spirit could still use the protection of the physical body.

”Why don't you stay over at my place for a couple of days? Well, you know, your uncle is really timid. Things like that really scare me.” Xu Hong said bitterly. He was worried that the two remaining creatures would come back and seek revenge. He'd be in trouble if Shen Lian was not around.

”It's getting late, I should go back to the inn. Uncle Xu, please remember to deliver my stuff over tomorrow. I don't want them with any missing limbs.” Shen Lian did not respond to Xu Hong's request. He fixed the ebony sword and left.

Xu Hong wanted to stop him but was taken aback by Shen Lian's energy. He could not move and could only watch Shen Lian leave with the wind.

Shen Lian could not hold his feeling and freely sang, ”From a high building, I look down at the city, beyond the scattered clouds lies a moon in solitary. Of all people on earth, how many of them are real men?”

He has yet to reach the peak of the building but his spirits were so high that the feeling was incomparable to that tall building.

The phrase, 'Of all people on earth, how many of them are real men?' was really harsh that cast a sense of shame in Xu Hong.

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A random inn had their red lanterns hung up; it was their first day of business. Under the oil lamp, Steward Wu checked his ledger and sighed, ”We shouldn't have changed this century-old name! We really do not have many guests today.”

The Shen family was after all, not the God of Fortune. Furthermore, this inn had been handed over to Shen Lian. So before the announcement of the successor to the family's business, other members of the Shen family would not take any sides nor would they help Shen Lian promote his business.

They may have received gifts from him but it was not anything expensive. This showed how materialistic people could get.

Shen Lian entered the inn and stood next to Steward Wu. He took a glimpse at the ledger and smiled. ”Uncle Wu, you've worked hard today.”

Steward Wu laughed. ”Young Master Lian, we barely had any guests. As much as I want to, I can't even work hard today.”

”Is that so? We will have Uncle Xu Hong here tomorrow and he will be around for a while. We'll charge him a thousand silver a day per head. Things will be easier for you as there will fewer customers and yet, we can still make money. Isn't that a good thing?”