Chapter 56: The Inn Ablaze

  However, this town is not small, although there are no tall city walls, only a dilapidated earth wall, and most of the houses and inns are not concentrated inside the earth wall, but scattered around it. There are several main streets in the town, three horizontal and three vertical, with a constant flow of people coming and going, which surprises Guo Fei.

  "I remember now!" Hu Xiaoyue suddenly exclaimed.

  "What's wrong?"

  "This way southeast leads to Weiguo, due south is the capital of Zhao Kingdom, southwest is Heishi County City. There are three main roads ahead, so it's called Sancha Village. A hundred years ago when my whole family went to 'Heiyan Highland' to make a living, we passed by here." Zhao Xue said in a low voice.

  "You're familiar with the terrain here, so we don't need to ask for directions." Guo Fei said with a smile.

  The inns here are much worse than those in Wusong Town. Guo Fei and the others chose an inn called "Qingliu Shop", which is located on the official road, with a large stream behind it, hundreds of weeping willows standing at the door, thorny bushes and reeds surrounding the four sides, 100 rooms, reed curtains, spacious stables, and is considered one of the larger inns.

  Guo Fei originally wanted two rooms, but Hu Xiaoyue disagreed, thinking it was too expensive.

  "Master, serving you is our duty as slaves. Where has there ever been a case of slaves and masters living separately? Moreover, who knows when the assassin will pop out, don't you worry that I'll be killed by the assassin?" Hu Xiao Yue said with a mix of anger, shyness and coquetry.

  After such a long period of "training", Guo Fei has basically become immune to her charm. However, Guo Fei is also worried that after a long time of being influenced, his own state of mind has gradually strengthened, but his vision has also gradually risen, and when he sees a stunning beauty, in his eyes she might just seem like an ordinary woman, and he won't be moved.

  "This little devil, don't make me unable to find a wife!" Guo Fei sighed in his heart.

  In his past life, this delicate and tender girl who looked like she was only 16 or 17 years old, as lovely as a flower, would have been taken away by the police if they had stayed in the same room. In this world, there is no household registration, no ID card, and no police to manage, so it's just one room after another. Guo Fei suddenly felt a bit disoriented in time and space, but he still asked for a suite with two beds. If they really lived in one room, it wouldn't be about sleeping, but rather a test of willpower.

  After dinner, as usual, Guo Fei wanted to take a hot bath, but the waiter told him there wasn't one, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed. He then asked if there was a horse market where he could get rid of his extra thoroughbred horse. The result was that the waiter told Guo Fei that there was a livestock market here, but it only dealt with draft mules for farming, and such a valuable thoroughbred horse would probably not find a buyer.

  "It seems like we can only deal with it when we get back to Blackstone City!"

  Although his cultivation has been constantly improving and he won't feel as tired as in his past life even if he sleeps a little less, Guo Fei still likes the living habits of his past life and needs to sleep on time at night.

  Guo Fei placed the Xuan Tie sword on his own head and fell asleep. He was now more and more fond of this Xuan Tie sword, rarely putting it away in the Bing Fu space because its ability to sense danger was much sharper than Guo Fei himself.

  Guo Fei learned from the book "Qidao Lianfa" that Qidao is a murderous object, extremely sensitive to the aura of killing intent. Once there is an evil killing intent approaching its master, it can sense it more keenly than a cultivator. Moreover, as it continues to evolve, it can even counterattack on its own initiative.

  Hu Xiaoyue watched as Guo Fei lay down and fell asleep soon after, feeling a little lost. She didn't have the habit of deep sleep, so she sat by the window, slowly inhaling and exhaling against the starry sky. This was a habit of their demon tribe, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon in the heavens to cultivate their bodies and condense their demonic elixirs.

  "Clang!" The Xuan Tie sword let out a faint hum, suddenly startling Guo Fei awake. Hu Xiao Yue also opened her eyes, looking at the Xuan Tie sword with a surprised expression.

  "Boom!" A fierce heat wave rushed in, the windows and doors were suddenly blown open by the heat wave, and a group of flames forcibly "squeezed" into the house. All objects inside the house caught fire instantly, and the flames rushed towards Guo Fei and Hu Xiaoyue.

  "Master, be careful!" Hu Xiaoyue shouted loudly, her body suddenly spinning up, spitting out a mouthful of blue mist, protecting Guo Fei. At the same time, the Ice Spider Xuan silk ribbon in her hand danced and spun like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers, sweeping away the flames.

  Guo Fei's body was protected by the airflow transformed from Hu Xiaoyue's Water Yuan Qi, taking advantage of the moment when the flames that had rushed to his face were blocked outside. Guo Fei immediately transformed into a ninja, bent down and picked up the Xuan Tie sword, his figure turned into a flowing light, following the path opened by Hu Xiaoyue's Ice Spider Xuan silk, he charged forward through the flame passageway.

  Hu Xiaoyue spun two ribbons and then protected Guo Fei as they rushed out of the chaotic dance of fire snakes.

  The two of them escaped from the sea of flames and looked around, seeing that the rooms on either side were safe and sound, but the room they were in was engulfed by raging fire, clearly someone had set a trap for them.

  "Huh!" Guo Fei was taken aback, and upon closer inspection of the flame cluster, it seemed that there was something jumping around inside. The object was hidden in the sea of flames, about the size of a squirrel, with its entire body spewing out orange-red flames. Wherever it went, the flames would suddenly surge up to several meters high, and everything it encountered would be set ablaze.

  "Huo Xi Shou!" Hu Xiao Yue's face changed color and she said in a low voice.

  "Could it be the Squirrel Monster?" Guo Fei muttered to himself.

  "Heh heh." Hu Xiaoyue smiled. "Master, that's not a squirrel, it's an existence like me."

  "Fox!" Guo Fei exclaimed in surprise.

  At this time, the inn owner and his apprentices started to put out the fire. Guo Fei stared at the beastly aura, which seemed to be slightly alert, and gradually disappeared in the flames. When the beastly aura disappeared, the flames suddenly became weaker, it can be seen that the beastly aura was the source of the fire.

  Guo Fei's mood became heavy, and his fear of the unknown occupied his heart for a moment. What is this thing, it's too terrifying, it can actually ignite a huge fire in the sky.

  Hu Xiaoyue's face also tensed up, as if she wanted to say something to Guo Fei, but the shadows were moving around, and it was chaotic. Even Li Zhang led a team of soldiers rushing over, at this time, it wasn't a place for conversation anymore.

  The big fire spread unchecked, and the entire inn was destroyed. The boss watched the fire, anxiously jumping up and down and crying loudly, and if it weren't for his partner holding him back with all his might, he would have rushed in.

  Fortunately, the stables and guest rooms were separated, so the horses did not catch fire. Guo Fei led the horses away, pulled over a young servant, gave him a silver coin for the room fee, and then took Hu Xiaoyue away from the inn.

  "Master, I suspect that the one who just ambushed us was from the Huo Fox tribe." The two of them walked a short distance away, continuing along the settlement, and Hu Xiaoyue leaned in close to Guo Fei, speaking in a low voice.

  "Fox tribe!" Guo Fei's heart moved, he had heard Zhao Xue mention the Fox tribe, seemingly in the south of Zhao country, and Zhao Xue seemed to have been to the Fox tribe.

  "It's definitely the Huo Huo tribe." Hu Xiao Yue revealed a hint of hatred. Then she said in a low voice, "The Huo Huo tribe lives at the border of Zhao and Wei countries, in a valley northwest of Wan Keng Mountain, called Red River Valley. The place is rich in resources, with many spiritual trees and fruits, making it suitable for secluded cultivation. In fact, two hundred years ago, that was originally our White Fox tribe's residence."

  "Oh, then why were they occupied by them?" Guo Fei asked in surprise.

  "Our family has been thriving in the Red River Valley for generations, living in harmony with the human tribe. Five hundred years ago, the Fire Fox Tribe of Black Rock Highlands suddenly migrated and entered the Wan Ku Mountains to survive, later coveting our place of survival, colluding with the lord of Zhao State near Wan Ku Mountains, and launching a surprise attack on our White Fox Tribe."

  We were defeated, the tribal leader and elders all died in battle, and the remaining tribespeople scattered and fled, forced to exile themselves near Wan Ku Mountain. They still didn't feel at ease, sending people to hunt us down. I've been on the run ever since I was a child, hiding from the White Fox tribe. My family brought my siblings and me here, taking refuge in the Black Rock Highlands. Fifty years passed before we secretly returned to Wan Ku Mountain to search for other tribespeople. Unfortunately, most of our people were dead or wounded, with very few remaining.

  For many years, we have been planning to avenge ourselves, but the Huo Fox tribe has grown more and more powerful. They are closely related to a lord in the southern part of Zhao State, and they even sent a transformed fox girl to establish a relationship with the human lord. It is said that one of the concubines of the "Auxiliary King" of Zhao State's southern region is actually the daughter of the Huo Fox tribe's leader, who has gained great favor from the king.

  The Huo Fox tribe relied on the human lord and obtained many resources, developing very quickly over the past hundred years. They now have dozens of high-ranking experts at the level of Yao Wei, and it's said that several low-ranking Yao Jiang have already been born." Huo Xiao Yue said to herself in a self-deprecating tone as she rode her horse.

  The level of the demon guard is higher than that of the human gas repairman, but in reality it is different. The demon tribe's demon guard has formed a demon pill, which is much stronger than the human gas repairman. Moreover, the beast species are different, and the attack power is also very different. What humans rely on are weapons, tactics, and profound martial arts. Only when they reach the level of Wu Zong do they practice profound martial arts that are not weaker than the demon tribe's cultivators of the same level.

  "What about the fox demon's cultivation that attacked us just now?" Guo Fei asked calmly.

  "It hasn't reached the level of a demon general, but it's probably a high-ranking demon guard, close to perfection!" Hu Xiaoyue said with a hint of worry.

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