At the hour of Hai, there were only two guests in the entire inn, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

The shopkeeper came down from the third floor carrying an axe, blood still dripping from it. It was not yet coagulated, and it was unclear whose blood it was.

A faint smile appeared on his lips. Although he had mistakenly entered the town and was forced to abide by the rules, he saw this as an opportunity, an opportunity to unleash his true nature.

He had already forgotten how long he had been in Buyi Town, and he couldn’t remember how many people he had killed.

These two were also lucky. Buyi Town was full of traps, but they managed to avoid them and survive until now. The previous guests were not so fortunate. They were unfamiliar with the place, didn’t know the way, and didn’t believe in the rules, so they quickly perished.

There were ten rooms with the word “Di” on them, and nine of them had their doors turned black, which was evidence of their demise. And that didn’t even include those foolish enough to stay in the “Tian” room on the third floor.

The luck of the newcomers had run out.

He decided to knock on their door all night, until morning. Even if he couldn’t kill them, he would torment them.

“Strange, the lights were on in Room Four with the word ‘Di’ the past two days. Why aren’t they on today?”

The shopkeeper quickly understood the reason and sneered, “You thought I would spare you just because of this? How naive.”

He adjusted his tone and lightly knocked on the wooden door. “Guests, please open the door. Perhaps there has been a misunderstanding between us.”

The shopkeeper paused and said in a more steady and reliable voice, “Guests, please open the door. Perhaps there has been a misunderstanding between us.”

As usual, there was no response.

Suddenly, a hand emerged from somewhere and grabbed his ankle.

“Who’s there!”

He looked down and discovered that a dog hole had appeared below the wall of Room Four with the word ‘Di’. A pale hand extended from the hole, tightly gripping his ankle.

That hand was incredibly strong. With a strong pull, it dragged him down.

Bang!

The shopkeeper fell to the ground, and the axe flew to the side.

He desperately tried to crawl out, trying to break free from the restraint, but the strength of that hand far exceeded his imagination. He couldn’t escape!

He had always been the one pulling others, when had he ever been pulled by someone else!

He was going to die!

A sense of absurdity arose within him! But how was this possible? He was the hunter, and the guests were the prey!

“No, this is possible!” The shopkeeper remembered the second rule.

[From the hour of Hai to the hour of Chen, the thatched huts with closed doors and the rooms in the closed inn are absolutely safe. Anywhere else is dangerous.]

Room Four with the word ‘Di’ was still closed, which meant it was absolutely safe for the guests. If he was pulled into the room, his fate would be absolutely miserable!

The shopkeeper desperately clawed at the floor with his fingers, like a prey being swallowed by a python, trying to escape to the heavens. He shouted desperately, “Help! Help! Save me!”

He shouted with genuine desperation.

But unfortunately, no one came to save him.

There was no rule in the “Rules of the Inn in Buyi Town” that said the shopkeeper could be saved.

When more than half of his body was pulled in, he firmly pressed his hands against the walls on both sides and exerted all his strength, finally breaking free from the restraint.

The shopkeeper didn’t even bother to pick up the axe. He limped back to Room One with the word ‘Tian’.

“He escaped?” Meng Jingzhou felt somewhat helpless. The opponent’s strength was surprisingly great. Even when he crushed the opponent’s ankle, he couldn’t hold him back.

The two of them had said that they would deal with the annoying shopkeeper today. He kept knocking on their door every night, disturbing their sleep.

But they didn’t go out to inquire. The two of them were the leaders of the Demon Cult. When had they ever been bullied like this?!

After observing for two days, the two of them had already understood the rules of the inn and quickly formulated a plan.

Lu Yang first used the Qingfeng Sword to dig a hole under the wall, imitating the shopkeeper’s figure.

Using the rule “Rooms with closed doors are safe,” they ensured that when they pulled the shopkeeper in, he wouldn’t be able to harm them. The initiative would still be in their hands.

“Only lively prey is interesting!” Lu Yang’s mouth curled into a cruel smile, and his terrifying voice echoed in the room.

Two dark figures emerged from Room Four with the word ‘Di’, one holding a sword and the other empty-handed, picking up the dropped axe.

The tip of the sword slid across the ground, making irregular sizzling sounds, while the axe dripped blood, making a dripping sound.

The two dark figures walked around the inn with the bloody weapons.

On the second floor… no, it was on the third floor.

There were four rooms on the third floor, all with the word ‘Tian’.

The dark figure with the sword knocked on the door, his voice gentle. “I heard there’s a free dinner here. We’re hungry and want to eat. Please open the door.”

Seeing no response from Room One with the word ‘Tian’, Lu Yang became impatient and knocked hard on the door. “Open the door! We want to eat! What kind of service is this?”

“There seems to be a misunderstanding between us. Open the door, and let’s have a good chat!”

“Open the door! Open it now, or I’ll break it down!”

The knocking was loud enough for the entire inn to hear.

Lu Yang kicked open Room One with the word ‘Tian’, but it was empty. He wanted to go in, but was blocked by a force and couldn’t enter.

[Rule Five: Cannot enter rooms with the word ‘Tian’.]

The shopkeeper hid in one of the rooms, trembling at the sound from the next room.

“Don’t… don’t be afraid. The rules say we can’t enter rooms with the word ‘Tian’. They can’t come in, they can’t come in.” The shopkeeper repeated to himself, but he had no confidence in his heart.

Lu Yang kicked open Room Two with the word ‘Tian’, and Room Three as well, but he didn’t find any trace of the shopkeeper.

“That leaves Room Four with the word ‘Tian’!”

Without hesitation, Lu Yang kicked open the door and saw the shopkeeper curled up in the darkness.

“Come out! Spare your life!” Meng Jingzhou threatened with a stern voice.

The shopkeeper, seeing Meng Jingzhou’s bluff, let out a big laugh and said, “Haha, as expected, you also have to abide by the rules!”Only he could decide who could enter and who could not in the Tian character room. Moreover, in the Tian character room, he had an absolute advantage, and no one could harm him!

Just as the waiter was considering whether to pull these two in, Lu Yang calmly took out a wooden plaque from behind him. Upon seeing it, the waiter’s face turned into one of utter terror.

The plaque read: Di character room number four.

Lu Yang had anticipated this situation and tried to change the door plate of the Di character room number three to that of the Di character room number four. The black door of the Di character room number three turned brown, indicating that it had become the “Di character room number four”.

This method worked.

Lu Yang changed the door plate of the Tian character room number four to that of the Di character room number four. The barrier disappeared, and they could enter directly.

One held a sword, the other an axe, both with terrifying smiles on their faces.

Under the terrified gaze of the waiter, the two walked into the room and considerately closed the door.

Now this was the Di character room number four, which was absolutely safe for them.

Lu Yang kicked the waiter over with one foot, breaking his hand and foot tendons to prevent him from escaping.

Meng Jingzhou gave him two big slaps as interest for his intimidation.

Then the two of them changed him into a white robe.

“Speak, what do you know!”

【Rule Seventeen: Don’t easily believe the words of strangers. Those in white robes always tell the truth】

(Extra chapter for Sect Leader Tianqiong Yunhai)

(End of the chapter)