"It's more expensive to stay in a hotel here. Are you sure you want to stay?"
Da Jinya looked at me suspiciously and asked.
"Do you think we are short of money?"
I said calmly: "It's freezing outside. We just want to have a good sleep. As for the price, it's not a problem."
Da Jinya looked at me carefully for a few seconds and said, "Looking at how unfamiliar you are, this must be your first time in the Land of the Dead."
"I really want to know, what are you going to the Land of the Dead for?"
I smiled and said, "People who come to the Land of the Dead are either seeking wealth or seeking refuge. We are just one of them."
"From the looks of it, brother, he should know a lot about the Land of the Dead. Why don't you introduce it to us?"
Da Jinya said coldly: "Nothing to introduce!"
"Our rules here are that we only provide food and accommodation, and we don't know anything else. If you want to ask again, just don't stay!"
Seeing the cold look on Da Jinya's face, I knew that I couldn't find out anything from him, so I waved my hand.
"Okay, if you don't want to tell me, I won't ask any more questions. Just book a room."
Da Jinya nodded and then glanced at the man next to him.
"Son, take them upstairs to get some rooms."
Immediately, we followed Da Jinya's son, climbed the wooden stairs to the second floor, turned a corner, and saw a corridor in front of us, with several guest rooms on both sides.
The guest rooms are all in the same style and are very simply decorated. There is nothing else except a wooden bed, bedding, and a table next to the bed.
"I'd like to remind you that this is the land of the dead. There are all kinds of lonely ghosts wandering outside. It's best not to run around!"
After helping us open the room, Da Jinya's son reminded us fiercely.
"It's natural, we know how to do it."
I responded calmly.
Da Jinya's son didn't say anything more. After handing us the keys, he rushed downstairs.
"Brother Cheng, these father and son are obviously not good people. Why do you have to live with them?"
After Da Jinya's son left, Bai Ze was the first to speak and asked me doubtfully.
"Brother Bai, Da Jinya's son is right. This is the land of the dead. It's freezing outside and there are lonely ghosts everywhere. Although the conditions here are simple, it's better than sleeping in a cave, right?"
I said with a smile.
"Although these father and son are not good friends, are you still afraid that you can't deal with them?"
"This is not..."
Bai Ze shook his head: "I just feel that there seems to be something fishy about this inn, and we may not be able to sleep peacefully."
"It's okay if there's something fishy about it."
I said solemnly: "Although Gao Tianyi gave us the map, the Land of the Dead is vast and the internal situation is complicated. Even people from the Special Intelligence Bureau only got a general idea of this place by gathering information in the fringes. We have a lot of understanding, but we can’t exhaust the specific situation inside.”
"Now we have to go deep into the Land of the Dead, and relying on a map alone is obviously not enough."
"And now this inn provides us with such an opportunity."
Bai Ze was stunned for a moment: "You mean..."
"good,"
Then I said, "Have you noticed that there are many rice stains on the dining table in the restaurant on the first floor?"
Seeing a few people nodding, I continued: "In other words, before we came, there should have been several waves of guests here. This inn should be a transit point for outsiders to enter the hinterland of the Land of the Dead."
"As long as we wait patiently, there will definitely be other guests here. At that time, we can take advantage of the situation to find out more information about the Land of the Dead."
After hearing what I said, several people immediately understood why I would rather be cheated than live here.
"Xiao Chengzi is right. People who frequent the Land of the Dead must have more information than us. From them, we may be able to find out about Wei Nanshan."
Lonnie also said in agreement.
Seeing that my companions had no objections, I asked them to return to their rooms to rest temporarily and wait for the signal from me.
After a few people left, I patted the Qiankun bag, and Xiao Hei came out of it and jumped directly onto my shoulder.
During this period of time, I haven't summoned Xiao Hei. He has been concentrating on practicing ghost skills in the Qiankun Bag, and it seems to have made great progress.
Its body became more solid, and lightning-like rays of light flashed from time to time in its dark eyes.
"This is... thunder!"
I was shocked and overjoyed.
Xiao Hei's pupils can accumulate lightning, which means that its strength has reached a new level, and it can also provide more help when I fight with the enemy.
"Xiao Hei, help me go see what the father and son are doing. Remember, don't be discovered by them."
After I warned him, Xiao Hei squeaked, jumped down from my shoulder, and slipped out through the gap in the door.
And I used Xiao Hei's sight to monitor the movements of Da Jinya and his son.
In the back kitchen on the first floor, Da Jinya and his son were hiding inside, plotting something. I asked Xiao Hei to approach quietly and overheard their conversation.
"Father, these guys look like eggs at first glance. They must be coming to the Land of the Dead for the first time. Why don't we give them a hard blow?"
The man holding a kitchen knife suggested to Da Jinya.
Da Jinya chuckled: "Son, why are you so kind? These people don't seem to be money-hungry people. They must have some geniuses in their bodies. This is the most valuable thing to us."
"The Land of the Dead is a no-nonsense zone. You just don't do anything and give them to... click!"
As he spoke, Da Jinya made a motion of scratching his neck with his hand.
Da Jinya's son scratched his head: "But there are many of them, and if they dare to come to the Land of the Dead, they have some means. There are only two of us..."
"What are you afraid of? Have you forgotten your father and my Shen Nian Laotang?"
With a sinister smile on his face, Da Jinya turned around and walked to a big bowl, scooping up a ladle of ink-black soup.
"You will make a pot of tea later, add a bowl of old soup to it, and give it to the guests to drink. In less than a quarter of an hour, they will fall asleep."
"Then it's time for us to take action!"
Da Jinya's son nodded solemnly: "Okay, Dad, I'm going to make tea right now!"
After saying that, Da Jinya's son was about to walk out of the kitchen.
But just after taking two steps, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the inn.
"Where's the boss? We're ordering food!"
Da Jinya's expression condensed: "You can make tea later, and I'll go out and take a look."
I just asked Xiao Hei to hide in the utility room under the stairs, and then I saw three sturdy men walking in from the door.
The three of them wore mink coats on their upper bodies, tight-leg breeches and leggings on their lower bodies, and carried a simple knife at their waists.
