The ruckus that had taken place on the street earlier had already spread like wildfire among various people. As soon as Shu Yue and the others stepped into the inn, countless pairs of eyes were fixed on them.
Shu Yue didn't mind these looks, but Shu Yao in his arms was different. During his limited time living in the mortal world before taking human form, he had also been stared at by so many people. After that, he had suffered an unexpected disaster. So Shu Yao was still quite resistant to such looks.
Shu Yue noticed that Shu Yao didn't seem to like being stared at, so he looked around and met the gazes of these people. Most of them, after hearing their deeds and realizing they were not to be trifled with, obediently withdrew their gazes. But some were stubborn and kept their eyes fixed on Shu Yao. Shu Yue looked up and met that person's gaze, his eyes as sharp as knives, looking extremely fierce.
That person couldn't withstand Shu Yue's gaze and embarrassedly retracted his inquisitive look. Now there were no more inquisitive looks in the inn. The innkeeper's wife, seeing the awkward atmosphere, could only force a smile and come out from the back kitchen. She walked up to Shu Yue.
"Sir, are you just having a meal or staying the night?"
Although Shu Yue seemed familiar with the things down the mountain, he had never stayed in an inn before and didn't understand what "having a meal" meant in the innkeeper's wife's words. He just took out his money bag from his bosom and threw it in front of the innkeeper's wife.
"Book a room for three days first. Serve up a few signature meat dishes."
Shu Yue's simple and straightforward reply left the innkeeper's wife a bit stunned. After a while, she came to her senses and hurriedly picked up the money bag. She gave Shu Yue a token and pointed upstairs.
"The Tian - level room upstairs. I'll ask the waiter to serve the food up later."
Shu Yao, who had been shrinking in Shu Yue's arms, only slightly poked his head out when he heard it was time to go upstairs. He didn't really want to go back to the room immediately, so he gently tugged at Shu Yue's sleeve.
"I want to sit upstairs for a while."
Shu Yue naturally understood what Shu Yao meant. He thought that he hadn't had time to buy some medicine for injuries yet, but he was still worried about leaving Shu Yao alone here. He was in a bit of a dilemma.
The days they had spent together were far more than could be counted on ten fingers. Shu Yao naturally knew what Shu Yue was worried about and quickly reassured him.
"I'll just sit upstairs and wait for you to come back. I definitely won't run around. Even if someone comes, I won't leave with them."
Shu Yue had never had any principles when it came to Shu Yao. Hearing him say that, what else could he do? He sighed and told the innkeeper's wife to follow Shu Yao's wishes.
The innkeeper's wife sized the two of them up for a long time. Finally, she sighed and said that she would take good care of Shu Yao. Shu Yao was placed by Shu Yue in a private room by the window. Sipping the fragrant tea, he squinted his eyes in comfort.
Shu Yue's initial uneasiness faded away with Shu Yao's contented look. For such a god - like person, he was willing to risk his life to protect him.
"Go. I'll just sit here and wait for you. I won't go anywhere."
Shu Yao didn't know what was on Shu Yue's mind. He thought Shu Yue was worried about him, so he turned around and gave him a smiling face, promising that he would sit there obediently.
Shu Yue agreed. After leaving the inn, he asked a passer - by on the street where the pharmacy was and quickly disappeared into the crowd. Leaning on the window with his chin in his hand, Shu Yao watched Shu Yue until he could no longer see him. Then he sighed boredly.
Actually, he didn't have much desire to come down the mountain. He just thought that Shu Yue was getting older and was different from him. It would be good to let him come down the mountain for a while. If he wanted to stay, he would accompany him.
The beautiful man in red with black hair sat by the window. The wind blew his long hair. Shu Yao frowned at the wind's playfulness and tied his hair with the ribbon around his wrist, revealing his extremely beautiful face completely.
Occasionally, a few scholars passed by on the street. Looking up and seeing this beauty, they couldn't help but marvel at his good looks.
They say that beautiful women are like flowers, but some beauties are even more charming than flowers.
Shu Yao hadn't enjoyed the scenery for long when someone came to spoil his mood. The innkeeper's wife's scream downstairs and the sound of someone stomping on the stairs mixed together, disturbing Shu Yao's good mood. He frowned, not understanding what was going on outside. Why was it so noisy? But he didn't need to worry about it for long, because the door of the private room was violently pushed open.
"Madam Chen, you can't go in!"
The moment the door opened, Shu Yao heard the innkeeper's wife's anxious cry. He had a bad feeling in his heart. This feeling was soon confirmed.
"Oh my, what a beauty! Come, let mama take a good look. This appearance is truly unrivaled. I think Young Master Jiang is just short of such a beauty. Nong Yu, what do you think?"
The Nong Yu called by Madam Chen was not a beautiful girl, but a big and burly man. Following behind Madam Chen, when he heard Madam Chen's words and looked up to see Shu Yao's appearance, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes. There were many beautiful girls in their place, but there were few as beautiful as this one. No wonder Madam Chen had come upstairs so desperately to snatch him.
"Madam is right."
Although Nong Yu felt sorry that such a good - looking beauty was going to fall into Madam Chen's clutches, he thought that he didn't have the right to feel sorry for others. Who was he anyway? He was just a lackey beside Madam Chen.
Madam Chen gave Nong Yu a satisfied look. People as honest as Nong Yu were rare. On Shu Yao's side, he felt that Madam Chen's look was very strange. Although it was different from the looks of those hunters, they were all in the same league.
"May I ask what you want?"
The innkeeper's wife still wanted to stop them, but Shu Yao had already spoken. Madam Chen nodded in satisfaction when she heard his voice. It was as crisp as pearls falling on a jade plate. Such a voice would probably drive most men crazy if he moaned.
"May I ask where the young lady is from? I'm Madam Chen. You can just call me Madam Chen. Judging from your age, the young lady is not married yet, right? Mama has a really good marriage for you. I wonder what the young lady thinks?"
Madam Chen's smile bloomed like a flower. She pushed aside the innkeeper's wife who was still trying to stand in front of Shu Yao and leaned forward to touch his face.
How could Shu Yao let Madam Chen touch him? He dodged to the side. Seeing the worried look on the innkeeper's wife's face, he knew that things were not good. But he didn't quite understand what this "marriage" was all about.
"I..."
He blinked and was just about to tell Madam Chen that he was not a girl, but the innkeeper's wife thought he was going to agree to Madam Chen. Thinking of the large amount of silver the man had given her just now, she would never let the person he liked fall into Madam Chen's clutches.
"This is our guest, Madam. Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
The innkeeper's wife gritted her teeth and stuffed the money bag into Madam Chen's hand, hoping that she would let Shu Yao go. But Madam Chen was naturally greedy. Compared with the beauty, she didn't care about this little bit of silver.