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Chapter 380-381

Meeting the Emperor Tianqi?

Nangong Yan and Nangong Mian exchanged a glance, both showing a subtle displeasure in each other’s eyes.

It was the discomfort of knowing their little sister was about to be completely won over!

But since it was Emperor Qin doing the winning, they felt uneasy yet remained silent. After all, the two were clearly in love, and they didn’t want to be the ones to break them apart.

*Sigh…*

“Okay,” Huang Quan replied with a smile.

*

The next morning.

Huang Quan, Feng Jiuyuan, Jing Chen, Nangong Yan, Chu Yang, and Qing Le gathered outside the Holy Spirit Academy.

The academy’s tamed flying beasts waited outside, and the six of them mounted the beasts one by one.

Once they were all seated, the flying beasts flapped their wings and took off into the distant sky.

Three days later.

The flying beasts landed near Snow City, just outside the snowfields.

“It’s already quite late today,” the teacher said. “Let’s find a place to rest for the night, and tomorrow morning, we’ll enter the snowfields.”

“Okay.” The six of them agreed and headed to an inn.

Although it was called Snow City, the presence of Jingxue Palace and the medicinal herbs and beasts produced in the snowfields attracted many people, making the city bustling rather than cold and desolate.

Like this inn…

Two lanterns hung outside, giving a somewhat cold and lonely impression. But once inside, it was full of people.

In the north, it snowed year-round, and no one could rely solely on spiritual energy to keep warm. As a result, the locals loved to drink strong liquor to fight off the cold.

As soon as Huang Quan and the others entered, they were hit by the overwhelming scent of alcohol.

“Such a strong smell of liquor!” Qing Le waved her hand in front of her face and held her breath.

The people drinking and chatting in the hall looked over when they heard her voice.

When the crowd saw Huang Quan and Qing Le among the six, a look of amazement appeared in their eyes.

Qing Le was very beautiful, and if Huang Quan weren’t there, she would undoubtedly have been the center of attention. But because Huang Quan was present, Qing Le drew fewer looks. Most of the crowd’s attention was focused on Huang Quan.

In the eyes of outsiders, Huang Quan had an unparalleled beauty and a cold, ethereal demeanor, like pure, untouchable snow. The more breathtaking her appearance, and the colder her aura, the more attention she drew.

Huang Quan had long been accustomed to these stares. As long as no one bothered her, she wouldn’t react.

Nangong Yan noticed the expressions of those staring at them and glared coldly in their direction, intentionally releasing a small wave of spiritual energy.

For cultivators, sensing spiritual energy waves could quickly reveal whether someone was stronger or weaker than themselves.

As the spiritual energy of a Saint Spirit Master rippled through the room, the people in the hall immediately became more restrained and stopped looking so brazenly at Huang Quan and Qing Le.

“Waiter.” The teacher walked in from outside. “We need lodging.”

The waiter had just been delivering wine but rushed back when he heard the call. He smiled and asked, “How many rooms do you need, honored guests?”

“Seven rooms,” Feng Jiuyuan replied. “The best ones.”

The teacher glanced at Feng Jiuyuan, expressionless. “We’re only staying one night. Why do we need so many rooms?”

Feng Jiuyuan grinned. “If the teacher is paying, we should live well.”

The teacher: “…” These kids—none of them are any good!

“Honored guest, we don’t have that many rooms available,” the waiter said. “We only have four left.”

“Four?” Feng Jiuyuan frowned. “Not counting the teacher, there are six of us. Doesn’t that mean two people will have to share a room?”

The teacher immediately said, “Four rooms are enough. We’ll take four.”

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“You six, divide yourselves up into pairs, two people per room,” the teacher said to Feng Jiuyuan with a smile. “We’re only staying one night, so make do with it.”

After speaking, the teacher turned to the waiter. “How much is it?”

The waiter quoted a price.

Just as the teacher was about to pay, a group of people walked in.

As soon as they entered, one of them loudly called out, “Waiter, we need five of your best rooms.”

The waiter replied, “Honored guests, you’ve come at an unfortunate time. The last four best rooms have just been booked by other customers. We don’t have any rooms left.”

“Just booked?” someone from the new group asked. “Then give us the rooms they just booked. We’ll pay double the price.”

The waiter immediately became tempted.

However, since Huang Quan and the others had arrived first, the waiter didn’t feel comfortable directly saying anything. He turned to Huang Quan and the others. “Honored guests, what do you think…?”

The waiter didn’t explicitly say it, but everyone understood.

The other group was offering double the price, so if Huang Quan and the others wanted to stay, they’d have to offer more money—more than what the other group was willing to pay.

The people in the hall who were watching the two parties contesting for rooms showed expressions of amusement.

Chu Lang turned to them, coldly saying, “First come, first served. Do you understand?”

The leader of the other group chuckled lightly. “You haven’t even paid yet. What first come, first served?”

“Jing Chen.” Feng Jiuyuan lowered his gaze to the person beside him. “This is poor hospitality.”

“I come to your territory, and now even the place to stay is being snatched away?” Feng Jiuyuan said, “I’m not happy about this.”

Jing Chen glanced at him, then looked at the teacher. “Teacher, we’re going into the Snow Plains tomorrow. Let’s go to my house. It’s closer to the academy.”

“Now that’s the right attitude.” After hearing Jing Chen’s words, someone else looked at Chu Lang and said, “A grown-up isn’t as sensible as a child.”

“Listen to the child and go to his house,” the person said. “Don’t argue with us.”

Before Chu Lang could say anything, the person added, “You can’t afford the price, so if you go to the child’s house, you won’t have to pay anything. However, the child mentioned his house is in the Snow Plains, so it’s likely in Snow Village. The conditions there aren’t great, and with so many of you, you might have to squeeze into one room.”

Feng Jiuyuan’s fingers twitched slightly.

Jing Chen, standing beside him, noticed the motion and reached out to grab his hand.

The meaning of his action was obvious—to stop him.

Feng Jiuyuan clicked his tongue and pulled his hand away.

Jing Chen had sensed the murderous intent from Feng Jiuyuan earlier and knew that today was not the right time for him to bring them back to the Jing Xue Palace.

Feng Jiuyuan was in a bad mood. Today, he was determined to have the room here.

Even if they had to share rooms, he wouldn’t go to Jing Xue Palace.

Let the Young Master of Jiuyuan City give up his room?

He must be dreaming!

Jing Chen took out a token and said, “We’ll take the rooms.”

The other group, who had just heard Jing Chen say they were going to leave, were about to say something when the waiter hurriedly said, “Young Master, please come upstairs.”

The waiter then turned to the others and said, “Sorry, we don’t have any rooms left. You’ll need to find somewhere else.”

Without waiting for their response, the waiter looked at Jing Chen and said, “Young Master, please come upstairs.”

Jing Chen put away the token and said coldly, “Just give us the keys and prepare some food.”

“Understood.” The waiter quickly nodded and handed Jing Chen four keys.

Each key had a number on it, corresponding to a room, and the keys would open the doors.

 

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