Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 243 Reunion with Fang Yuhe

This hotel is a combination of restaurant and accommodation; the restaurant is in the front, and a courtyard is in the back for guests to stay in.

Zhou Qing and his group were welcomed into the inn by the man who came out.

After talking, the group learned that the man was Fang Butong, the innkeeper.

After learning the shopkeeper's name, Zhou Qing already guessed who was coming to see him.

Fang Butong arranged for the six people to stay in a private room, instructed the waiter to prepare wine and food, and then left.

Xiao Xiao asked curiously, "Brother Zhou, you actually have acquaintances here?"

Chongshui Sect is 30,000 to 40,000 miles away from Qingyun Sect. The two sects have never had any contact. Zhou Qing looks young and has obviously just left the sect to travel. It is surprising that he can meet an acquaintance here.

Lin Li smiled and said, "Brother Zhou's friend seems to have a good relationship with the innkeeper. Perhaps he can arrange a room for us out of respect for Brother Zhou."

Even if the guest rooms are already full, the woodshed or storeroom would be fine too.

Yin Rong shook her head and said, "Sister Lin Li, you may not know this, but this Chenyuan Inn is quite famous in Chongshui Market. It has the largest area, the most rooms, and the most luxurious rooms. It is the first choice for people of status."

"So we checked other hotels before coming here, thinking there were definitely no rooms available. We were just trying our luck."

"Most of the people living here are disciples from Golden Core sects who are traveling, or heads and elders of Foundation Establishment families, or big merchants."

"Asking them to give up their rooms would offend people, and how could the hotel possibly offend a big client for the sake of a few of us?"

"As for things like the woodshed..."

Yin Rong smiled and shook her head, saying, "We're not going to be greedy for a room, so why should we sleep in someone else's woodshed? We might as well just make do with whatever we can find for the night in the wilderness."

Lin Li smiled sheepishly.

As everyone was talking, the door was pushed open, and a young man with a refined and easygoing demeanor walked in with a smile on his face.

Upon seeing Zhou Qing, he smiled and said, "Senior brother, you've finally arrived!"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "I knew it was you. What are you doing here?"

The visitor was Fang Yuhe.

He became an initiation disciple seven years ago. After cultivating in the sect for three years, he chose to work as a shopkeeper in the Chongshui Sect market.

Fang Yuhe smiled and said, "The shops here have always been managed by our Fang family, so I applied to work here to familiarize myself with the affairs in advance."

"Who are these?"

He looked at Xiao Xiao and the others and asked.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "The fellow Daoists who accompanied me on the road, these two are Daoists Xiao Xiao and Lin Li from Cloud Mist Valley, and these three are three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yin family."

He then introduced the five people, saying, "This is Junior Brother Fang Yuhe, the manager of the Qingyun Sect's shop here."

The three members of the Yin family, unaware of the inside story, did not react much, but simply greeted Fang Yuhe warmly.

Xiao Xiao was somewhat surprised.

He knew that for someone from a Golden Core sect like theirs to be able to serve as the manager of an important shop, they must be someone with a high status within the sect.

They could be Foundation Establishment experts or outstanding individuals who were already senior disciples during their initial apprenticeship.

Fang Yuhe in front of me must be one of the two, but he calls Zhou Qing "Senior Brother," which is really hard to understand.

Could Zhou Qing actually be a Foundation Establishment expert? But judging from his age, he doesn't seem like it.

Xiao Xiao suddenly became curious about Zhou Qing. Although they had traveled together, he had to admit that he knew very little about Zhou Qing.

He had initially thought Zhou Qing was just an ordinary disciple traveling, but now it seemed the truth was far beyond his expectations.

Ignoring Xiao Xiao's thoughts, Zhou Qing asked, "Yu He, these friends are looking for accommodation. Can you arrange it for them?"

Fang Yuhe smiled and said, "It was all arranged long ago."

“The sect sent me a message saying that you might be coming to Chongshui Sect, so I reserved Courtyard A of Chenyuan Inn for you. You can just move in directly.”

"Ah, Courtyard No. A!"

Yin Rong exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Li asked curiously, "Sister Yin Rong, what happened to Courtyard No. A?"

The Yin family, after all, was a clan within the territory of Chongshui Sect, and they were very familiar with the situation in the market.

Yin Rong said, "The rooms at Chenyuan Inn are divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D. Grades A and B are private courtyards, while grades C and D are ordinary rooms."

"Both Grade A and Grade B are not only independent courtyards, but also have particularly luxurious facilities. The Grade A independent courtyards are even filled with spiritual energy from mid-grade spirit stones at any time of the day."

Lin Li clicked her tongue in amazement and asked, "How many spirit stones will this cost?"

Yin Rong said, "I don't know about that. I've only heard about it, but I don't have the honor of staying for one night."

As she spoke, she looked at Fang Yuhe with curiosity, wondering who Zhou Qing's junior brother was, that he could so easily arrange for the No. 1 courtyard of Chenyuan Inn to close down, just to wait for Zhou Qing's arrival.

Others were more curious about Zhou Qing's identity, wondering why Fang Yuhe would make such a grand arrangement to welcome him.

Zhou Qing smiled and asked, "Is this inn your family's property?"

Fang Yuhe smiled and nodded, saying, "My family took over the management of the shops here from the Qingyun Sect. Later, we had some success and opened an inn here."

"However, our inn originally didn't have any advantage over others. It was only later, with the help of my senior brother, that we were able to use spirit stones to upgrade the inn's facilities. Now, Chenyuan Inn has become a well-known name in the market."

Fang Yuhe's family was among the first to pledge allegiance to Zhou Qing, and naturally, their status rose along with Zhou Qing's rise to power.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Enough talk. Take us to our lodgings. We've been traveling through the mountains for a while now, so we should wash up."

Fang Yuhe immediately led the group away from the private room and headed towards the backyard of Chenyuan Inn.

The backyard is quite large, and the scenery inside has been carefully arranged. Many green bamboos divide different parts, and a stone path connects them.

Fang Yuhe led the group along the path to the only courtyard, No. 1. Just as they were about to enter, the gate of the No. 1 courtyard, No. 2, opened, and a young cultivator with a gloomy face walked out.

The cultivator glanced at the group with a sinister look and said, "Manager Fang, are they planning to stay in the Class A courtyard?"

Fang Yuhe smiled and said, "So it's Fellow Daoist Mingying from the Golden Sunflower Sect."

Xiao Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing Ming Ying's name, but she said nothing.

Ming Ying sneered, "A few days ago I asked to stay in a courtyard with the character '甲' in the name, but Manager Fang made all sorts of excuses, saying that it had already been reserved for someone else."

"From then on, I wanted to see who was qualified to let me live in the B-class courtyard, but instead reserved the A-class courtyard for him."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Qing and said, "Hey, who are you?"

Zhou Qing shook his head with amusement and said, "Fellow Daoist, you've misunderstood."

(End of this chapter)