68 The strange Guests (1/2)

The rain fell onto Xue'er's body. The feeling was similar to that that she felt under the waterfall. Her newly dried clothes had become soaked once again.

She tried her best to stay under the eves of the roof tiles as she walked towards the direction of the inn, but everything was for naught, as she felt the cool and wet sensation gnawing on her skin.

The skies were full of dark clouds, and the rain had already created puddles in the holes of the unmaintained road that was the alleyway.

Looking at these muddy holes, one would forget that this was a town that could be considered a city, and not some rural village in the countryside that did not have the means to keep their streets in a good condition.

The inn that she was staying at was was still as deserted as always. It seemed that in her absence, there was not an extra customer that arrived.

That was a good thing, she did not think that she could handle being around too many people.

”You're back.” Owner Chao said solemnly.

Xue'er nodded and prepared to go up to her room. She had no idea how many days had passed while she was hovering in a semi-conscious state.”

”There's about a month before your deposit ends, do you plan on staying after the new year is over?” Owner Chao asked.

Xue'er shook her head, she did not plan on staying here. The deposit was something that Gan Tian Chi put down to force her to stay among other people. She was not here willingly.

”I only came for the new year festival.” She said with a large smile that puffed her cheeks making her seem like a cute child.

After she said that, she pondered for a while before she realized that even she would not believe her lie.

[What kind of person would show up a month early before the designated vacation spot?

Each day going out early in the morning only to return late at night.]

She sighed, and walked straight up the stairs, without caring whether he believed her or not.

Thinking about it, there were only about twenty days before the new year.

She should prepare for it.

Last time, she had also seen many children her age. They had all been dressed in red clothing, red shoes, red scarves, and red toys. Though the red was not the color of blood. It was a bright red, the color of red spider lilies, the same color as a bride on her wedding day.

Thinking about it, perhaps she should go to the embroidery shop and ask Huo momo if she could prepare some clothes for herself in preparation for the new year.

The room had not changed a single bit in her long absence, which means that this owner Chao was not a person who would snoop around other people's things.

Even if she went away for a long period of time, she could still count on her privacy being safe.

Xue'er silently closed the door, mindful of the disturbances she may cause, even if there was no one around.

She was sure that this quiet and peaceful inn would not always stay so quiet and peaceful.