191 Three-legged Golden Crow (1/2)

”Young sirs and madam, please follow me,” Manager Hu said with a glance at Xue Wei and the others. ”I understand that this is interesting news to you, but you need to determine whether or not the King's Floor is to your liking.”

As he spoke, he started walking towards the grand stairs in the middle of the lobby, which lead up to the upper floors.

Xue Wei, Hei Gou, Wang Xiaoyun, and Bai Tianyi followed him up the stairs with no hesitation. They did not care about the rumor.

Bai Tianyi gave Manager Hu a long glance because he had guessed that the manager had realized where the formations came from. But seeing that the manager had no intention of sharing this info, he was calm and did not care too much.

The leader of the Cerulean Starlight Sect glanced their way once they were out of sight. He was the only one who was not too shocked by the news and had overheard what Manager Hu had said.

Those four were to reside on the King's Floor. That was not a place you could stay at because of money – you had to have great achievements in the Golden Chambers or be part of a royal family.

Since he was certain that this elusive young man was not of royal blood, he knew that he had done the Golden Chambers a great favor.

Suddenly, he frowned and looked at the midget. ”You said that the Rebirth Pill will no longer be sold?” he asked, pressuring the midget slightly. The dwarf nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice.

”The honored formation master took the Rebirth Pill, so it is obvious it will not be put up for sale at the coming auction. Instead, he provided a large quantity of formations. I only know of this because I have a friend in the Golden Chambers who overheard the head appraiser discuss it with the high-ranking staff.”

The man from the Cerulean Starlight Sect remembered Wang Xiaoyun's appearance. Her disfigured face was only recoverable by the use of something like a Rebirth Pill, but their group had not shown any kind of reaction when they heard that the Rebirth Pill was no longer for sale.

This could only mean that they had already acquired it! He was certain of this. Meanwhile, the women from the Argent Moon Sect had not thought too deeply on the matter.

Their leader already had an unfavorable impression of Wang Xiaoyun and her companions, so they would never compare them to a formidable formation master.

Xue Wei continued upstairs with the manager and was brought to the top floor. The stairs ended at a small balcony leading towards a stylishly constructed entrance of twin doors.

The door was made of precious metals, and gems were inlaid in the frame. A large sign had the characters for King's Floor written on it above the double doors.

The manager opened the doors with a white jade slip. ”Please feel at home,” he said politely. ”Everything here is for you to use. You can stay here for as long as you want; everything will be available for you.”

The manager was eager to befriend a formation master, so he held nothing back. Initially, although he had been told to take care of them and ensure they had a comfortable stay, he had expected it to be only until the auction.

However, when he realized what their leader's status was, he took matters into his own hands and promised to let them stay indefinitely if that was what they wanted.

Xue Wei also realized now that this manager was likely to have guessed his identity as the formation master, but he did not care. If anything, he knew that he would garner respect and people would fawn over him instead of trying to kill him all the time.

”Thank you for taking us here. We will stay until the auction has ended and we have tidied up a few loose ends. Then we will be on our way.” Xue Wei knew that this manager was trying to curry favor, and he was willing to give it.

This manager had been friendly and accommodating. He had been respectful and even went to the trouble of trying to protect him and his friends against the Argent Moon Sect.

Since he had shown such goodwill, Xue Wei also wanted to return it. He did not know how to repay him, and he felt that gold coins were too simple, so he took out a Spiritual Energy Bomb formation and handed it to him.

”We cannot stay completely for free, take this as payment for our stay here at the Three Legged Golden Crow Hotel,” he said.

It was one thing for the manager to know that Xue Wei was a formation master, but to suddenly receive a formation was completely out of his expectations. The manager stuttered and trembled before he accepted the formation.

In fact, he had already decided to not accept any gifts from them, but he had never thought that he would be handed a formation.

Although he had wanted to decline, a formation was of great importance to the Golden Chambers, so he hurriedly accepted it with a deep bow.

”This lowly one will take his leave. If sirs or madam need anything, please don't hesitate to ask. We will do everything in our power to accommodate you.”

”When sirs and madam have gotten used to this room and freshened up from your travels, please come to the restaurant. We will gladly present our finest delicacies for you to sample.”