“If the two of us leave now, wouldn’t that just let others fall into your black-hearted trap?”
Xiao Yu was speechless, pressing his fingers to his brow.
Great, now he’s run into a pair of wannabe heroes.
“Dear guests, this inn of mine isn’t like your average roadside establishment. Judging by your cultivation, I’ll be frank with you—each room here is inscribed with an independent Spirit Gathering Array. Cultivation within the rooms is three times more effective than outside.”
“What?”
Xiao Yu didn’t stop.
“Furthermore, everything in this inn is one of a kind in this world. Once you check in, you’ll understand the wonders for yourselves.”
Although Chen Mo was inwardly shocked, he still couldn’t bring himself to believe it.
A Spirit Gathering Array?
This was something that only existed in legends. How could it be in a tiny inn in the middle of nowhere?
Xiao Yu smiled calmly at the two of them, feeling completely at ease.
He very well knew the allure of a Spirit Gathering Array.
Just yesterday, after chatting with Xu Shaoyun, he found out that on this continent, such arrays were mere myths.
That’s why Xu Shaoyun had freaked out upon learning that the inn’s rooms allowed for triple-speed cultivation.
Turns out, the people of this continent were all a bunch of country bumpkins.
What was considered basic stuff in cultivation novels, like Spirit Gathering Arrays, had become legend here!
So, Xiao Yu laid all his cards on the table.
He figured these two young cultivators would be putty in his hands.
But things didn’t go as planned.
“You black-hearted merchant! Stop trying to deceive us!”
Xiao Yu: “??”
The girl clearly didn’t believe him at all.
Legendary things showing up in a run-down inn? Not likely.
Plus, this innkeeper looked even younger than she was, with no spiritual energy aura at all—clearly just an ordinary person.
His words sounded like sheer fantasy!
“No more nonsense. Today, I’m going to teach this scam artist a lesson!”
Chen Mo’s aura surged as he prepared to strike.
Suddenly—
A massive, overwhelming pressure exploded out, so powerful that Chen Mo had never experienced anything like it.
He suspected even his clan’s elders, maybe even their old ancestor, couldn’t compare!
The two siblings trembled, drenched in cold sweat, and dropped to the ground under the crushing aura.
“You were about to strike?”
Xiao Yu looked down on them coldly.
“N-no… Senior, please spare us!”
Xiao Yu retracted the system’s pressure, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave.
He had tried to explain nicely, but they just wouldn’t listen.
What a hassle!
So many people acting all self-righteous, treating him like some scammer…
If he had to explain things from scratch every time someone showed up, it’d be exhausting!
These people were so behind the times!
Xiao Yu suddenly felt that his future looked… bleak.
“Senior! We’ll stay at the inn—please arrange two rooms!”
Xiao Yu stopped in his tracks, turned around.
“Ask Xiao Bai. She’ll handle it.”
“Yes, Senior!”
“If you’re short on spirit stones, the two of you can share a room. One is enough.”
“Uh…”
Chen Mo was stunned.
The girl blushed and quickly explained,
“Two rooms, please! Senior, we’re siblings—cousins!”
Xiao Yu’s lips twitched. Really? Cousins?
He gave them a once-over.
They didn’t look alike at all. Even cousins should share some resemblance, right?
But hey, not his business.
More rooms, more income!
“Suit yourselves.”
After Xiao Yu left, the Chen siblings finally relaxed, the pressure gone.
“That senior was terrifying!”
Chen Mo wiped the sweat from his face, still shaken from the near-death experience.
“Yeah… It’s a good thing he didn’t stoop to deal with us. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have left here alive.”
“So, should we still stay at the inn?”
“Of course we’re staying. We already said we would—and even aside from that, triple cultivation speed! If anyone else said that, I wouldn’t believe it. But from that senior… it just might be real.”
Their eyes sparkled with excitement.
“Miss Xiao Bai, we’d like two rooms, please.”
Xiao Bai smiled professionally.
“Certainly, honored guests. Two rooms, twenty spirit stones total.”
Chen Mo readily handed over twenty spirit stones.
“Here are your room cards. Please take care of them.”
“Room card…?”
Chen Mo examined the palm-sized square card curiously.
“This way, please. Your rooms are on the second floor.”
“Thank you, Miss Xiao Bai!”
As they passed through the lobby, they marvelled at the unfamiliar yet elegant decor and the long staircase leading to the second floor.
They walked slowly, wide-eyed, soaking in every detail.
At the room entrance, Xiao Bai explained how to use the card. The siblings listened intently, amazed by everything.
When they entered the room—
A large, soft bed. Immaculate cleanliness. A treasure trove of new and dazzling things filled the space.
“Miss Xiao Bai, you said we bathe… here?”
“Yes, honored guest.”
“But… how?”
“Stand still.”
“……”
They listened carefully, afraid to miss a single detail.
To them, these things were all rare treasures. Breaking one might cost a fortune—or worse, get them smacked to death by that scary innkeeper.
There was just too much mystery and wonder here.
After Xiao Bai finished the orientation and left, the two looked at each other.
In that moment, they had only one thought:
These twenty spirit stones were totally worth it!
Outside the inn, Xiao Yu lounged by the entrance, a little worried.
Because just moments ago, the system had assigned him a new mission:
Ding! Mission Two: Make a Name for Yourself!
Host must serve 50 guests within five days.
Current progress: 3/50
Xiao Yu sighed in frustration.
Fifty guests in five days? At this rate, that sounded impossible!
Fifty guests meant ten per day.
Given his location, prices, and lack of visibility—how was that even doable?
“System, do repeat guests count?”
“Of course! Every visit and stay counts as one!”
Alright then!
Guess he’d have to rely on Xu Shaoyun and the Chen siblings to help spread the word.
After all, for cultivators, the inn’s benefits were huge, even if the price was many times that of a regular inn.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu suddenly perked up. There might be hope after all!
“System, can I ask guests to help advertise?”
“Nope, sorry, dear~”
“Why not?”
What kind of damn system was this? Can’t even promote his own business!
“Host must survive in this world by completing missions, which enhance your own power. Customer-led promotion is beyond our control, but if the host initiates it, it counts as cheating~”
“But I’m invincible here. I don’t need strength!”
“Host is only invincible within this designated space. Once you step out, you’re just an ordinary person.”
Xiao Yu wasn’t impressed.
“Then I just won’t go out. Staying here seems fine.”
“But host! There’s a vast, beautiful world out there—so many wonders, people, and adventures. Don’t you want to explore?”
“Besides, the inn’s features are way too tempting for cultivators. If you promote too heavily, demand might exceed supply, and you’ll lose customers instead!”
Xiao Yu had to admit… it kinda made sense.
Everything should progress step by step.
His inn’s offerings were ridiculously overpowered for this world. If people flooded in, his forty rooms wouldn’t be nearly enough.
Better to grow steadily, one step at a time.
As for his own strength…
Maybe, just maybe, he would need it one day.
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