Blue Phoenix Chapter 8 - The Black Lion

Looking at the inn in front of them, both Hui Yue and Cai Jie were staring agape. The house seemed so run-down that no one would think it was safe. Loud sounds of glasses clanging and people partying could be heard through the broken-down door. The scent of beer and food wafted out through the shattered windows and the door. Glancing at each other Cai Jie finally shrugged as they opened the door and entered the shabby looking inn.

Upon entering both were astonished to see that although everything was worn, the room was not as destroyed as they had expected. As soon as they stepped inside, the room quieted down, and Hui Yue saw everyone turn to look at them. The man behind the counter looked suspiciously at the two men who had come in. Hui Yue sighed as he headed towards the man.

“I am here to visit a friend who is residing here right now. His room is on the second floor, door number seven,” Hui Yue said with a low voice. But because the inn was so quiet, everyone heard him. Hearing the words, everyone suddenly turned hostile, and Hui Yue could not help but sigh. If he truly had to fight the experts within the inn, then he could easily massacre them, especially with Cai Jie by his side.

“Just go tell him that Hui Yue is here to speak with him,” he sighed once again, and the man behind the counter made a gesture with his hand after which a young child rushed up the stairs towards the second floor. Looking around the room, he found that there were commoners who had no cultivation base alongside cultivators with ranks all the way up to King. There were no Emperors, nor were there any Saints around but every other rank was present. Everyone was observing these two unknown men that had arrived at the inn making them all alert.

Saying nothing, Hui Yue just waited for the young child to relay the information. After a few moments, they suddenly heard a door slamming against the wall followed by feet rushing down the stairs. Moments after Gao Yan was seen on the stairs. His hair was disheveled, and his eyes searched for the

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