"I didn't expect that not only does it seem that the business is booming, but you are also making a lot of money." Ouyang Xiaoleng said after sitting down, looking at the splendid decoration. He had done his research before he came, so he was sure enough to let the boss do things for him.

"Lord Wang Hu is really good at laughing, I'm just trying to save face, when I first took over this hotel, I was just in time for sixteen ......years ago," the innkeeper realized that he was about to bring up a topic that shouldn't be talked about again, and quickly jumped over and said, "I've been losing money at all in those years, and it's only been a little better in the past two years." ”

"I've asked someone to investigate a little, and the tax on your hotel doesn't match your luxury here." Ouyang Xiaoleng completely ignored the innkeeper's explanation and continued.

The innkeeper regretted it, thinking that he was only bent on trying to please the demon king fox boy, and he had forgotten about tax evasion for a long time, and now he didn't know how to explain it to let him go.

Just when he was worried, Ouyang Xiaoliang continued: "These are trivial things, I can also turn a blind eye, but ......"

"But what?! Please also give a small point! The innkeeper heard that there was a turning point in Ouyang Xiaoleng's words, and hurriedly asked him.

"I heard that you bought this inn from a man named Lady Lan, so I wondered if there would still be guests who came here when she was the boss?"

The innkeeper kept nodding his head and responded: "Some have, I don't dare to say anything else, the price is really cheap, compared with other hotels in Wangcheng, the location is good, but the environment is slightly ...... But there are still a lot of regular customers! ”

"Have any of them dealt with Madame Lan?"

"I want to think about it!" The innkeeper thought for a moment and continued, "I think of a customer who is in the business of rouge gouache and spices, and because many of them work on this street, they stay in my shop every year. He had a good relationship with me, and when I was drinking and chatting, I heard him mention that he was friends with his previous boss, that is, Mrs. Lan, who was also friends at that time, and suddenly changed the boss, and Mrs. Lan did not say goodbye, which made him a little disappointed. ”

"Is that guest at the hotel at the moment?"

"It's a coincidence that you came, he came to Yongchuan at the beginning of summer every year. I only checked in last night, because I drank wine in the tavern all night, and I'm afraid I'm still sleeping. ”

The guest in the innkeeper's mouth is called Flower Valley, a weasel monster, and the place where he lives is called Piaoxiang Valley, and when spring the valley is full of strange flowers and plants, and many flower demons are born.

He used the bite off the rhizome of the flower demons as a threat, controlled these flower demons, and asked them to make all kinds of rouge gouaches, spices and sachets for themselves, and then sold these things to various parts of the demon world to earn a good reward. The flower demons were afraid of his power, and they couldn't leave the valley to go elsewhere, so they had to obey him.

This weasel monster is extremely sensitive to all kinds of fragrances, and just let him smell it to analyze which kinds of flowers and plants each sachet or spice is made of. It is precisely because of this skill that he has created many unique fragrances, and because he does not have to pay the flower demons, he has an absolute advantage in price, so he is quite popular in many places.

The reason why he became friends with Madame Lan began with his second stay in this sparrow hotel. He has a hobby, that is, he likes to observe all kinds of people of the opposite sex, and through observation, he can know their personalities and preferences, and sometimes he can even guess a few points of their stories.

In the first year, he noticed the hostess of the hotel, she always liked to wear men's clothes, both temperament and demeanor were vigorous, ordinary fragrances were certainly not suitable for her, she needed a smell of her own.

So after returning to the Valley of Fragrance, he began to experiment and mix constantly, and finally came up with an orchid-based fragrance, with hibiscus, lily, and a little pomegranate flower and other plants. In the spring of the following year, when he was doing business in Yongchuan, he strongly recommended the fragrance he had designed for her to Madame Lan, and sure enough, she liked her, and every year after that, he would ask him to match the same fragrance to himself.

During the relationship between the two, he felt more and more that this lady Lan was hidden behind the deep loneliness behind the conversation and laughter, she was like a puppet living with a mask, and the identity of the innkeeper must be just a cover for her true purpose.

She is very talkative, but she talks more about other people's business, and always rushes over her own past in a few words. So although they have known each other for many years, except for knowing that she is from Miancheng and came to Yongchuan in search of a friend, and as a result, she stayed here and opened a hotel, Huagu doesn't know much about her.

Once, Flower Valley had drunk too much wine with the customers who had bought his own goods, and it was late at night when he returned. He staggered into the hotel, and was about to rely on the support of the handrail of the stairs to go upstairs to his room, when he heard a sound coming from the counter. Driven by curiosity, coupled with the effects of alcohol, he couldn't help but want to go with him to see what was going on.

As a result, he found a small door, and from the small door went out into the backyard of the hotel, and there was a wooden door on one wall in the backyard that led to nowhere. He opened the door and entered, the light inside was very dim, and there were a lot of goods and miscellaneous items piled up, guessing that this should be the warehouse of the hotel.

He was about to turn away, but he fell into a hole in the ground with one foot in the air, and after rolling several stairs in a row, he finally got up and walked down a few more steps to a flat passage, the weasel monster was naturally used to walking in the dark, so even if he didn't use demon fire, he wouldn't hit the walls on either side. He was just thinking about where this passage leads, when a woman's voice comes from ahead, and he quickly hears that it is Madame Lan who is speaking.

"Your Excellency, as you can see, the passage has been repaired."

"Well, well done! That prince has also been explained by us, plus the one in the back mountain and the palace outside the Chenji Palace, as well as the one on Chestnut Street, it is enough for my people to enter the royal city smoothly. ”

"Please also fulfill your promise to continue the treatment of my son."

"Don't worry, I have long had feelings for Lanzhu, and I will definitely cure him for him."

"Thank you, sir!"

"There are still a few months to go, and on New Year's Eve, I want to wash this city in blood and give the demon king fox a big gift with white bones!"

Frightened to death by what he had heard, Hanaya stumbled back to the entrance of the secret passage and climbed up, and then went back to his room in the hotel along the backyard. He lay on the bed, touched the cold sweat on his body, and gradually fell asleep in fear. When he woke up again, he couldn't tell if what he had heard last night was just a drunken nightmare or if it had actually happened.

It's just that on the night of New Year's Eve, the royal city really had a huge change, and the demon Qingyun led his subordinates into the city unexpectedly, not only killing countless city residents, but even the demon king fox and his wife were not spared, so far the demon world has also fallen into endless darkness and almost declined.

Flower Valley still came to Wangcheng Yongchuan at the beginning of summer this year, but there was a depression everywhere, and although the Sparrow Hotel still existed, it had changed owners. Knowing that Lady Lan was nowhere to be found, and that it was difficult for business to continue, he had to return to Piaoxiang Valley with his goods, and it had been many years since he came here again.

He had thought about who he would tell about that night, but he was afraid that he would get into trouble, he was just a businessman, he only wanted to be safe, and he never thought about which side he wanted to turn to, and whose heavy responsibility he would get, so he buried those words in the bottom of his heart. But even after all these years, the voice of the man who spoke to Lady Blue, and his terrible language, remained a constant theme in the nightmares that often haunted him.

I got drunk the night before, and I thought I could get a good night's sleep, but I didn't expect to have that dream again. Just as he was trapped in his dream, worried that he would be discovered by the two people who were talking in the dream, he was woken up by a sharp knock on the door. He opened his eyes and took a deep breath, feeling that he should really thank the man who had knocked on his door.

Outside the door, in addition to the innkeeper, there was also a young man, even if Huagu was still a little sleepy-eyed, he could see that this young man must have an extremely noble identity. And he had a hunch that the reason why the boy followed the innkeeper to find him might have something to do with his nightmare.

The room was very messy, and although the main goods were left in another room on the first floor of the hotel that he had rented as a storeroom, the salutes he had brought with him, the clothes he had taken off, and the large and small wine jars were scattered throughout the room, on the bed, on the table, and on the floor...... In the air. Moreover, there was a strong smell of alcohol in the room, which was mixed with the smell of various spices on his body, so that the innkeeper and Ouyang Xiaoleng couldn't help but cover their noses at the same time.

"What does this smell like?!" The innkeeper simply stepped back into the door.

"Hehe, I drank a little more last night." Hanaya stretched and replied.

"I think it's better to talk to me, how can this place be a demon king...... Oh no, sir, stay there. The innkeeper turned to Ouyang Xiaoleng, and when he saw him nodding in agreement, he said to Huagu, "Huagu, get dressed and come with us, this adult has something to ask you." Don't ask anything, just do me a favor! ”

Hua Gu casually put on a long shirt, but the strap that matched it was missing, so he tied one casually and walked downstairs with them. The three of them sat down in the innkeeper's room, looked at each other, and without the politeness of the process, Hua Gu asked directly: "I don't know who this adult is?" ”

The innkeeper wasn't sure if he could report Ouyang Xiaoleng's name, so he looked at him, and when he saw him nodding, he said, "This is the current Lord of the Demon Realm, Lord Demon King Fox!" ”

"I've long heard that it's a teenager who ascended the throne this time, but I didn't expect it to be so young!" Hua Gu opened his eyes wide and looked at Ouyang Xiaoleng as if he were watching a rare object.

"Flower Valley, pay attention to your identity!" The innkeeper reminded.

Ouyang Xiaoliang said disapprenously: "It's okay, it's easier to talk this way, I came today to ask you about Mrs. Lan, who used to be the proprietress of this hotel." ”

"I see." Flower Valley responded as if he already knew everything.

"Listening to your tone, you've already guessed my purpose?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked curiously.

"yes. I'm naturally good at reading words and feelings, and the more guests I've met, the more I know, and the stronger this ability has become. Hanaya smiled bitterly, he knew that he was finally here.