The first time Xiao Zhan saw the shopkeeper of this inn was three days later.

In the past three days, the proprietress has been staying in the upstairs room, and Xiao Zhan doesn't know what she is doing.

The proprietress has a slender posture and a delicate appearance, although her expression is plain, but she has a lot of charm between her gestures.

According to Dian Wei, Zhou Yuqin, the shopkeeper, is a famous beauty in this city, and there are many suitors.

This sentence aroused Xiao Zhan's suspicions.

You must know that in a world of cultivating immortals, if the proprietress of an inn has many people who are concerned, how can she be alone?

Could it be that Zhou Yuqin is also a cultivator?

But even if she is a cultivator, Xiao Zhan can't see it when she doesn't show her mountains and water, and she can't feel the slightest energy fluctuation.

In the evening, the diners who came to the inn for dinner had already left, and the guests staying at the hotel did not come out of the room.

Zhou Yuqin called Xiao Zhan and Dian Wei to the door of the inn, frowned slightly, and said:

"Has anyone been looking for me in the last few days?"

Dian Wei smiled and shook his head:

"No."

Zhou Yuqin nodded, looked at Xiao Zhan and said:

"Work with me, there are no other requirements, work honestly, and tell me if you have any questions."

Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded:

"Don't worry, I understand."

Zhou Yuqin's hmm:

"I'm going out for a few days, and you two take care of the inn."

With that, she stepped out.

When he couldn't see Zhou Yuqin's figure, Dian Wei looked at Xiao Zhan with a smile:

"Well, brother didn't lie to you, did he? Our shopkeeper, that's really beautiful."

Xiao Zhan asked calmly:

"Do you think the shopkeeper is a cultivator?"

Dian Wei was stunned:

"Impossible, right?"

"If we are cultivators, can we still open an inn? Doesn't it make sense?"

Xiao Zhan didn't speak, judging from his vision and experience, Zhou Yuqin should be a woman with a story, not a simple innkeeper.

But everyone has their own experiences and stories, and Xiao Zhan doesn't plan to figure it out.

He walked upstairs, and once he was in the room, he sat cross-legged by the window, trying to sense the energy of the world.

But an hour passed, Xiao Zhan opened his eyes, and still didn't sense any energy fluctuations.

And, a wave of sleepiness began to strike.

Xiao Zhan was about to go to bed, but he caught a glimpse of a swordsman downstairs walking into the inn.

The swordsman was tall and tall, wearing a black robe, and the long sword in his hand was particularly eye-catching.

Moreover, he wore a hat on his head, covering most of his face, and he could only vaguely see that it was a well-defined face.

Then Xiao Zhan heard Dian Wei's voice sound:

"Guest officer, may I ask if you want to stay in the hotel?"

A hoarse voice sounded:

"Stay in the hotel."

After a while, the footsteps of going upstairs sounded.

But Xiao Zhan only heard a step, and he could judge that it was Dian Wei's footsteps.

The swordsman didn't make any sound, he must be a cultivator.

In the next moment, Xiao Zhan heard the door next to him being opened.

Immediately after, there was a knock on Xiao Zhan's own door.

Dian Wei's deliberately lowered voice sounded:

"Xiao Zhan, there is an adult living next door, you can be careful, don't make any noise."

Xiao Zhan responded, and then held his breath, trying to feel the movement in the next room.

But Xiao Zhan couldn't hear any sound, couldn't feel any breath, as if there was no one in the next room.

Xiao Zhan was not discouraged.

Since he chose to seal from

With all his strength, he tried to adapt to the rule system of this domain with a blank body, and naturally made up his mind, and he would not choose to give up because of a small setback.

For the next few days, everything was peaceful, and the swordsman who lived in the room next to Xiao Zhan never left the room.

And the shopkeeper Zhou Yuqin has never returned.

The inn has always been managed by Dian Wei and Xiao Zhan.

Late that night, Dian Wei had already gone to bed, and it was Xiao Zhan's turn to keep vigil.

Xiao Zhan sat at the door of the inn, drinking while continuing to try to sense energy.

"Xiao Zhan!"

Tong Yan's voice sounded not far away, and there was weakness and haggard in his voice that could not be concealed.

Xiao Zhan looked up and saw Tong Yan and the three of them slowly walking over.

In the moonlight, Tong Yan's face was a little pale.

And Gao Zhuang and Ai Shou, who were walking beside her, were even more seriously injured.

Especially tall and strong, one arm has disappeared.

Xiao Zhan frowned:

"You're in danger."

Tong Yan smiled bitterly and nodded weakly.

Xiao Zhan stood up and said:

"Come in first, I'll get you some food, and then I'll prepare two rooms for you to rest in."

Tong Yan thanked him and walked into the inn with Gao Zhuang and Ai Shou.

Xiao Zhan went to the back kitchen, prepared some food and wine for the three of them, and then brought them out and put them in front of the three of them.

In fact, the three of them were all cultivators, so they didn't need to replenish their energy in this way.

But now the state of the three of them is very weak, and through eating, the three of them can relax.

Gao Zhuang didn't say anything, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Ai Shou did the same.

After a few glasses of spirits, the expressions of both of them gradually relaxed.

Xiao Zhan looked at Tong Yan and asked in a deep voice:

"Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Tong Yan shook his head:

"Your cultivation is completely lost now, and you can't help us if you want to."

Xiao Zhan was silent, after all, what Tong Yan said was the truth.

"Xiao Zhan, you go and rest, we will also go upstairs to rest in a while, and when it is dawn tomorrow, you will follow us back to the Ethereal Sect."

Xiao Zhan shook his head:

"Miss Tong, thank you for your kindness, I have lost my cultivation now, and I probably won't be able to enter your Ethereal Sect."

"I decided to stay here for the time being, to see if there is any way to resume my cultivation, and if not, I will probably be here for the rest of my life."

Hearing this, a complicated look flashed in Tong Yan's eyes.

Xiao Zhan knew at a glance that probably Tong Yan didn't have the confidence to be able to bring himself into the Ethereal Sect.

After a while, all three went upstairs to rest.

The sky soon brightened, and the state of the three of them was slightly better, and when they left, Tong Yan also gave Xiao Zhan a communication jade card. Look at the book

Although the communication jade plate must be injected with energy before it can be used, it is also a kindness from Tong Yan after all.

According to what she said, if Xiao Zhan needed her help with anything, he could find her by going to the Ethereal Sect with the Transmission Jade Talisman.

Xiao Zhan thanked him and watched the three of them walk out of the inn.

But just after the three of them left, the swordsman in Xiao Zhan's next room, who had not moved, actually left.

Xiao Zhan subconsciously felt that something was wrong with the situation.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Zhan and Dian Wei said hello and quietly followed.

This was done because Xiao Zhan noticed at the beginning that Tong Yan and the three of them did not sacrifice the flying carpet, obviously because they were too injured and had no way to fly.

And that swordsman didn't fly with an edgeworth, which was also a point that aroused Xiao Zhan's suspicions.

With the body of a mortal, following them, Xiao Zhan must maintain a high degree of vigilance.

Therefore, he put the distance very far.

But even so, the risk of Xiao Zhan being discovered is still very high.

After all, Xiao Zhan knew how terrifying the cultivator's perceptual ability was.

After leaving the city, Xiao Zhan saw the swordsman and still kept his distance and followed behind Tong Yan and the others.

Xiao Zhan was even more sure that this swordsman was here for Tong Yan and the three of them!

But how did he know that Tong Yan and the three would appear in the inn?

Xiao Zhan frowned, thinking of a possibility.

Among the three Tong Yan, there is a female cadre.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan's brows suddenly furrowed even tighter.

Nearly two more hours have passed.

The three of them rested on a hillside.

The swordsman, no longer hiding at this time, walked towards the three of them with a long sword.

Because Xiao Zhan was far away from them, he didn't hear what they said, only to see the swordsman attack Tong Yan and the others.

Tong Yan and the three of them were already very weak, and the three of them still fell behind in the face of this swordsman.

However, Tong Yan still has some life-saving hole cards, which made the three of them struggle to support.

Not long after, Xiao Zhan saw that the man named Ai Shou suddenly punched Gao Zhuang.

Caught off guard, Gao Zhuang was beaten out and flew out, and he vomited blood frantically in mid-air.

Tong Yan was stunned by this sudden change.

Then she took out a small bronze bell for the first time and rushed to the dying Gao Zhuang.

In the next moment, she poured the last wisp of energy in her body into this small bronze bell, and the bell instantly enlarged, enveloping her and Gao Zhuang in it.

The swordsman's wrist flicked, and the sound of the sword whistle spread, and in the next moment, countless sword rays bombarded out.

But these attacks were all blocked by Tong Yan's magic weapon.

Ai Shou probably didn't expect Tong Yan to have such a life-saving magic weapon.

He joined forces with the black-robed swordsman to attack, and it took a lot of energy, but he still couldn't break the defense.

Slowly, Ai Shou began to become angry.

Little by little, time passed.

The black-robed swordsman and Ai Shou tried an unknown number of times, but they still couldn't break the magic weapon.

A whole night passed.

The next morning, the two tried again, but the result was still unbreakable.

Moreover, there is no longer an elixir on the two of them that can quickly restore energy, but Tong Yan's strength is recovering rapidly.

In the end, the black-robed swordsman and Ai Shou could only choose to leave.

Xiao Zhan still didn't show up.

He hid in a bush, thirsty and hungry, but he still didn't show up.

Because he didn't know whether Ai Shou and the black-robed swordsman really left, or whether they were hiding and observing in secret.

Sure enough, just after the two left, Tong Yan put away the magic weapon as soon as possible and prepared to leave with Gao Zhuang.

The black-robed swordsman and Ai Shou immediately flew over from two different directions and attacked again.

Tong Yan was also very decisive, and the moment the two appeared, he reactivated the magic weapon to protect himself and Gao Zhuang.

The black-robed swordsman and Ai Shou's attacks landed on the magic weapon, making a deafening sound, but they still didn't cause harm to Tong Yan.

Then Ai Shou scolded and flew away.

The black-robed swordsman also flew away in the other direction.

This time, after waiting for about two hours, Tong Yan put away the magic weapon again, and observed the surroundings with great vigilance.

It wasn't until she was sure that the black-robed swordsman and Ai Shou had really left that she fell to the ground weakly.

The pills on her body have all been exhausted, and she has already suffered internal injuries, so it is already a rare thing to be able to hold on until now.

In addition, Gao Zhuang had fallen into a coma at this time, and his state was very bad, and if he delayed it any longer, he was afraid that he would lose his life.