Chapter 1 Looking for Jiang Chen

I exchanged a glance with Ling and nodded slightly. The latter said, "We're looking for a zombie named Jiang Chen."

Manager Jia chuckled and grabbed his abacus, "You mean him? That guy thought he was so powerful that he made a ruckus at the entrance of the inn, which made Lao Lang angry. He directly caught him and dragged him inside."

"He's with Lao Lang. That's not going to be easy!"

Manager Jia fiddled with the abacus, "The five areas of the Yin-Yang Inn are not connected to each other. If you want to go over and find someone, you can only walk from here to the central area of the inn, and enter the inn managed by Lao Lang from there."

"What about the cost involved?"

Manager Jia calculated on his abacus, "It'll probably be around eight million, give or take?"

Ling retorted, "We and Jiang Chen all walked the Zheng Ning Platform, so why aren't we in the same area?"

Manager Jia laughed, "That's because they angered Lao Lang. Jiang Chen took advantage of him drinking and threw a stone at his head. If Lao Lang doesn't deal with him, who should he deal with?"

"Let's put it this way! Jiang Chen was grabbed by Lao Lang from my side."

"But, you'd better think carefully before you meet Lao Lang. That guy is ruthless! If you want someone from him, you'll have to offer even more."

I asked, "You've been talking for a while, but you haven't said what we need to pay with?"

Manager Jia slapped his forehead, "Look at my memory."

"In the Yin-Yang Inn, neither Yin nor Yang currency is common. What you can use is natural treasures, magical weapons, cultivation, lifespan, your own blood essence, in short! Anything that can increase cultivation or lifespan."

Manager Jia said, "Let's just say, for example, these two knives you have in your hand. They can be worth five million here with me. If you put them with Lao Lang, he'd give you three million just because he's drunk and miscalculated."

Just as I was about to speak, Ling spoke first, "Then let's check in first! We'll talk about the other things later."

"No problem!" Manager Jia said, "I can arrange a small courtyard for the five of you. What are you planning to pay with? We always take payment first, then calculate the time."

Ling took out a chess piece from his body, "How much is this worth?"

Manager Jia's eyes lit up at first, but then he said with embarrassment, "The grade of the ghost and god you sealed isn't high! Let me see, this will cover food and lodging for about ten days!"

Ling didn't bargain, "Then let's stay for ten days first, and we'll talk about the rest after ten days."

Manager Jia said with a warm smile, "Alright, please come inside."

Manager Jia led us into the Yin-Yang Inn. I asked from behind, "Manager, I have something I want to ask?"

"What if we don't have enough money, what will happen?"

"Will you throw us out of the inn?"

Manager Jia laughed and said, "How can doing business be so rude? Of course, we'll politely ask you to leave."

"But! There are plenty of ways to make money in the Yin-Yang Inn, it just depends on whether you're willing to do it!"

"Also! You have to be careful of the tenants nearby. Many of them are doing things like killing and robbing outside. They're still hard to change their nature when they arrive at the Yin-Yang Inn."

I asked, "The tenants kill people, doesn't the inn care?"

Manager Jia laughed and said, "What do we care about? We're not the government. If we see it, we'll just let them go outside to resolve their grievances themselves. If we don't see it, we can only dig a grave for the guests, which can be regarded as friendship from acquaintance."

Manager Jia changed the topic and said, "However, tenants can also choose to give the inn a portion of the money, and we will be responsible for everyone's safety."

I said lightly, "I don't need that right now."

Manager Jia wasn't angry either, "People who come to the inn for the first time all say that! But... forget it, I won't say more. Which of the people who can come to the Yin-Yang Inn aren't proud and arrogant, who isn't someone with great influence outside? It's not good to say too much."

While Manager Jia was talking, he brought us to the door of a small courtyard, took off the lock, and handed the key and the lock to us together, "When you go out, try to leave someone in the house. The store is not responsible for lost items."

"In a while, food and drinks will be delivered."

"The daily necessities are all in the house, and the things are very complete. If you need anything, cough in the house and someone will come over."

"I won't disturb you!"

Manager Jia swayed away, and we moved into that small courtyard.

The courtyard wasn't big, but it was very clean, and the facilities in the house were also very complete.

What made me strange was that there were five bedrooms and a living room in the small courtyard. It seemed as if it had been prepared for us long ago.

After I sat down in the living room, I said, "Don't you think this doesn't look like an inn?"

Ye Yang nodded, "I think so too."

"The inn doesn't have so many strange rules, and the hints that Manager Jia gave us are too obvious. He's directly telling us that tenants can kill each other and rob each other of their property."

"Even the 'golden nests' where bandits used to spend the winter don't have such rules. Isn't this just smashing your own signboard?"