"You have a total of twenty-two spiritual stones." Turning around, the innkeeper reported another number to the eight people.
This many spiritual stones are enough for an ordinary martial artist to use for more than a month, but to those eight people, they are still just a number. After a tall and thin man among the eight people agreed, he immediately took the stone from his waist. He took out a purse and handed it to the guy: "There are twenty spiritual stones in it. Could you please count them."
After the guy took it, the tall and thin man's companion took out two spiritual stones from his sleeves with a smile and handed them to the guy: "Twenty-two pieces in total."
The next moment, the innkeeper started counting them in front of everyone.
"No problem, you can leave." After a moment, after confirming that the number was correct, the boy signaled that the eight people could leave.
"No rush, we want to stay a little longer. You don't mind, right?" I saw the tall and thin man just holding the innkeeper's hand with a smile on his face, and at the same time, he gestured to the other party with his eyes.
Just when everyone felt that the tall and thin man's behavior was a bit strange, the innkeeper, instead of being angry at the man's behavior, actually smiled and nodded at the man.
"It doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't delay the inn's business, you can stay here as long as you want." He put his hands in his sleeves. The next moment, the innkeeper turned around and asked the other five people: "Where are your spirit stones?"
"We senior brothers and sisters don't have that many spirit stones. Can the store be accommodating?" When the innkeeper reported the final number just now, the five of them were completely desperate. But when things came to pass, as the elder brother of the other four, the oldest man They still shamelessly wanted to ask the guy to be accommodating to them. "
How many spiritual stones do you have in total? "Frowning his brows, the innkeeper asked slightly impatiently.
"Ten yuan," the man looked at the other person blankly. There was really nothing the man could do.
"Hahaha"
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Taking the lead from those eight people, many guests in the inn suddenly burst into laughter, as if they had heard a very funny joke. Lu Yunyou, who was still on the stairs, was stimulated by the laughter and suddenly trembled. Maybe the man was talking nonsense. , but he didn't think there was anything funny about it, and he didn't understand how the onlookers could still laugh.
After a long time, the laughter gradually stopped. Many people looked at the five people coldly, wanting to see how they solved the problem in front of them.
"Impossible," then under the attention of everyone, the innkeeper's face turned cold and he said to the five people very unhappy: "If you still have companions in the city, you can send one of them to ask for help, and the others stay here. Wait, if not, your personal freedom will be decided by our inn for a period of time in the future until the debt is paid off."
Originally, when the innkeeper told them the number of spirit stones they needed to pay, the five people's faces were already very ugly. Now that there is no possibility of accommodation, the five people's faces are even more embarrassing.
"Brother, Master and the others may have already arrived in the city, why don't you go out and try your luck?" The one who spoke was the youngest-looking woman. Her eyes were filled with autumn water, her face was covered with hibiscus, and her pretty face was even more lovable than Hongyu's. Even though she looked a little embarrassed at this time, it was still difficult to hide her charming appearance.
"Little Junior Sister, it's better for us to stay here while you go find Master and the others." After hearing his companion's suggestion, the older man immediately turned around and said.
"Senior brother, I think you should go. Junior sister is unfamiliar with this place, and she may be in danger if she is left alone outside." The voice of another woman was slightly masculine, and she attracted Lu Yunyou's attention as soon as she opened her mouth.
After a brief inspection, although the woman's face was also a little embarrassed, her eyes were unusually calm.
"I don't care which one of you goes, you won't see any money within one day. The others will have to accept the work arranged by the inn until your debts are paid off through hard work." Seeing a few people nagging and making up their minds, the innkeeper He immediately urged impatiently: "If it delays our business any longer, we will have to pay more."
"Please give us a little more time, store owner," he heard his junior sister reminding him. The older man couldn't help but think that it was really uneasy to let his junior sister leave alone. However, when he thought about their master's situation, he felt that there was no need to go out at all. .
Speaking of which, as Lu Yunyou initially guessed, the five people did come from the same escort agency, and they came from the same direction as Lu Yunyou and the others. The oldest man was named Zhang Guang, and he was the senior brother of the others.
Ten days ago, Zhang Guang and his team were attacked by a group of bandits near the Tianxuan Mountains. During the fierce battle, their side was originally at a disadvantage, but just when the bandits were about to kill them, something suddenly happened. A group of ferocious beasts rushed from the west. In panic, the people on both sides just ran for their lives. After luckily surviving, the five people separated from the other companions.
After that, because they fled westward for dozens of miles, the five of them did not dare to go back or stay in the mountains. Finally, they decided to try their luck in Dilong City to see if they could meet their separated companions, but for those companions Their location is completely unknown to them.
In addition, the place where they were attacked was the central area between Dilong City and the inn. Even if their other companions could escape the bandits' pursuit, they might not escape to the direction of Dilong City, so for the older man It didn't make much sense to go out to look for companions. Letting his junior sister go out was considered as his intention to let one of them escape first, but now he felt that it might be more dangerous to let his junior sister go out alone.
On the other hand, the reason why he originally agreed to the compensation was that he felt that there should not be much jade, but what he didn't expect was that even the most ordinary tables and chairs were ridiculously expensive here, and there were also fees that would delay the business of the inn. It was simply It was the inn that was blackmailing them, but they couldn't make the decision.
Knowing that the other party's asking price was unreasonable and that there was no room for negotiation, they still did not dare to continue making trouble in the inn, otherwise they would only pay a higher price. After much thinking, they could not think of a suitable solution. The older man There is already a feeling of being cornered.
When those five people were in trouble, Lu Yunyou sympathized with their situation, but looking at most of the guests in the inn, they just watched the fun and did not show any sympathy.
Lu Yunyou also discovered that the people who were drinking and eating food did not stop. The people standing around continued to watch without any intention of helping each other. The eight people who deliberately caused trouble even laughed at the five people who made a fool of themselves. People in the entire hall The atmosphere was extremely weird, and he always felt that something was not quite right, but he couldn't completely understand it.
"Brother, as long as you two junior sisters are willing to have a drink with us, we will pay for your expenses. We can even give you some jade as a means of transportation back home. What do you think?" After a moment, Just when the innkeeper was about to urge the five people to pay again, the tall and thin man with a strange expression took the initiative to express his kindness to the five people. While speaking, he did not forget to look at the two women carefully.
The young woman suddenly felt frightened under his strange gaze and quickly hid behind her companions. The older woman next to her, despite her strong character, did not dare to look at him at all at this moment.
At the same time, several of the man's companions smiled one after another and looked at the two women with him. Their frivolous eyes gave people a feeling of malicious intent.
"Hmph, even if we work as coolies, we won't get your kindness." We are still as full of spirit as before. The resolute woman is different from any woman Lu Yunyou has encountered before, giving him a feeling that is far more powerful than that of ordinary men. A feeling of boldness.
"Girl, you must not do it. Hard work is what rough men should do. How can it be better than having fun with us?" This time it was a companion of the tall and thin man who spoke. His voice was rough, but his words were also very emotional. , the result is very funny.
"You are despicable." Thinking about it, it was because the other party bullied his junior sister that the dispute between the two parties started, which eventually led to the current disaster. A look of anger appeared on the face of the man named Zhang Guang, and he said coldly to the eight people on the spot: " You guys are deliberately making things difficult for our fellow seniors and sisters, and you still want us to seek help from you, which is simply wishful thinking."
By this moment, Zhang Guang fully understood that the other party had deliberately set up a trap that had caused them to fall into the current predicament, and the purpose was to target his two junior sisters.
"Brother Zhou is just kindly thinking about your two junior sisters. Letting them do hard labor is not safer than staying with us. I don't think you should think about it first." In order to achieve his goal, the companion of the tall and lanky man said duplicity. A word of advice.
