BXBX NOVEL Chapter 115 - 92: Flower Thief, Your Incident Has Occurred 1
Lin Yi was carrying a longsword, a standard equipment for martial artists. He didn’t choose a more elegant or handsome sword because the majority of cultivators mainly use swords. In the Qi Refinement Realm, they practice with magic swords, and in the Foundation Establishment Stage, they use flying swords. Elegance is the main selling point.
He was no exception. Although he didn’t practice with a magic sword during the Qi Refinement Realm, once he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he would certainly learn sword control and acquire a flying sword.
Therefore, every swordsman could potentially attract the Flower Thief’s attention. If he wanted to play the part, he couldn’t afford a single slipup.
Upon arriving at an inn called Drunken Fragrant Residence, he found it was indeed bustling just as the inn server had said; there’s even a stable to keep horses and a service for looking after goods.
With his longsword slung over his shoulder, Lin Yi strolled into the inn. His face and other exposed skin were made up to look as if he’d been travelling outside for a long time.
His arrival didn’t attract special attention. However, with his cultivator’s keen senses, he noted that a gaze was fixed on him.
Lin Yi didn’t care, he didn’t even glace in that direction. He was now playing the role of a martial artist and couldn’t appear too percipient.
Many cultivators tend to feel superior when facing martial artists or ordinary people. Some Loose Cultivators in Qing Yun City even bullied martial artists.
Yet he acted completely normal. Seeing the lively scene, he even licked his chapped lips.
At this moment, the inn’s waiter approached. “Sir, you came just in time. We don’t have any vacant tables left. Can you share a table with other guests?”
“Sure.” Lin Yi nodded and then followed the waiter to a seat by the window.
At the table, two martial artists were already seated. He bowed and said, “Pardon me for the intrusion, gentlemen.”
“No, no. Please be seated.” One of the martial artists with a square face said, waving his hand with a smile. The other one was eating his food nonchalantly.
“Waiter, I heard from the innkeeper that the food in your inn is affordable and delicious. Please bring us a few your of signature dishes and a jug of wine,” Lin Yi ordered.
“Certainly, sir. You have come to the right place, the Drunken Fragrant Residence.” The waiter replied with a smile, then instructed the kitchen to prepare the food.
Once the food and wine were served, Lin Yi poured a cup of wine and raised a toast to the two martial artists. “Gentlemen, I raise this cup to you.” He finished his wine in one gulp.
“You have impressive drinking skills. However, I assume you’re new here as you look unfamiliar. Weren’t you in Qing Shi City before?” The square-faced martial artist asked after draining his wine cup.
After his words, Lin Yi felt several gazes fall onto him. Among them was the gaze that had been on him when he first walked in the door. It came from just two tables away.
“I was previously tasked in Chaozhou City and Xi Sha City. The environments there are not so good, so I planned to come to Qing Shi City. It’s close to the Cultivation World, perhaps I can earn some spirit pearls.” Lin Yi replied without hesitation.
He had memorised all the information about the cities ruled by the Liu Yun Sect, including famous local inns and the Flower Moon Land, which are places frequented by martial artists.
“Indeed. Xi Sha City is near the desert. Looking at your face, it seems you’ve been sunburned,” said the martial artist with a square face, nodding as he observed Lin Yi’s sun-dried and tanned face.
At this time, a man’s voice came from two tables away. “Hey, brother, you’re from Chaozhou City! I heard that there was a fascinating Oiran there, she plays the zither exceptionally well. What was her name again, I seem to have forgotten it.”
“Oh! You’ve been to Chaozhou too? That Oiran is named Xiang Qin, a beauty like a fairy. Sadly, she’s only sells her art, not herself. So close yet so far,” Lin Yi said looking surprised as he glanced at the man, shaking his head in pity.
The crowd in the inn also joined in on the conversation, discussing the Oirans they had seen while travelling across the world.
Some people started talking about trivial news, like which widow in Qing Shi City was the most beautiful.
There was a person looking like a martial artist who mentioned that a wealthy merchant with the surname Liu had recently moved nearby. He had unintentionally seen the merchant’s daughter, resembling a fair lotus, utterly beautiful and pure, starkly different from the bewitching crew in the Flower Moon Land.
“Hehe, sometimes the purer they appear, the more passionate they are in private.” Some martial artist shared with lascivious grins.
At this point, Lin Yi noticed the eyes of the man with the fair complexion light up, as though he was intrigued.
“Hey, have you heard the news? Several girls in Qing Shi City have been defiled by the Flower Thief recently, leaving the city’s girls too scared to venture out.”
“I heard, it seems that it’s a cultivator. That bastard is ruthless, not just defiling girls, but also torturing them to death, and even mutilating… they’re utterly inhumane.”
“Yes, the City Lord Mansion is furious and issued a bounty, deploying numerous martial artists and constables to investigate and capture him, but they’ve obtained nothing.”
“The cultivator assigned by the Liu Yun Sect to reside and teach in our Qing Shi
City has also joined in, but he hasn’t succeeded either..”