"Where's the money that young lady paid for the room?"
After Yun Shunián had been gone for a while, the waiter slowly recovered.
By this time, the innkeeper had already thought of all the measures he would take if the waiter went mad. The very first step was to retrieve Yun Shunián's room fee.
"The room fee? Innkeeper, I told that young lady just now, but she hadn't paid the room fee yet... and then she turned into a phoenix and flew away."
As the waiter said this, he couldn't help but stutter. He himself found it unbelievable, let alone the innkeeper.
The innkeeper's eyes widened. He was breathing heavily with anger. After a moment, he took out more than ten copper coins from his sleeve: "This is your salary for this month. Hurry up and leave, you don't need to come back tomorrow."
The waiter's hand was stuffed with these few copper coins. When he looked up again, the innkeeper was already far away.
The waiter quickly took a few steps in the direction the innkeeper had left, but ultimately did not chase after him.
Regarding the young lady's room fee, he really couldn't give the innkeeper a reasonable explanation, especially since the facts were so unreasonable.
Furthermore, that young lady was staying in the best room, and one night's stay cost several months of his salary. If it were to be deducted from his salary, it would be truly disadvantageous. Therefore, the waiter could only let it go.
"Bad luck!" The waiter, clutching the few copper coins and the gold ingot Yun Shunián had given him, walked back.
At this moment, someone passing by overheard the waiter say these two words and couldn't help but chime in:
"Hey, little brother, you shouldn't say that. We just saw a phoenix! That's an auspicious omen."
The waiter: "..." He just thought that phoenix was bad luck...
The waiter's mood was at its absolute worst. He ignored the person and quickened his pace.
Not long after, the waiter, feeling dejected, couldn't walk anymore and squatted down on the spot. He glanced around boredly and happened to see a pawnshop.
The waiter squeezed the gold ingot in his pocket and walked in with a stroke of luck in mind.
More than ten minutes later, the waiter held the gold ingot in both hands, his eyes shining with astonishing brilliance: "Auspicious omen! It's truly a great auspicious omen!"
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Meanwhile, the great auspicious omen was anxiously soaring in the sky, not feeling like an auspicious omen at all.
Because along the way, Yun Shunián stopped at every inn to inquire about Mu Qi's whereabouts. However, even after returning to that wine shop and reaching the Nine Heavens, she still had no news of Zhaoxue.
Yun Shunián calculated the days and thought that Zhaoxue had likely already reached the Burning Body Abyss. Therefore, Yun Shunián did not give herself any time to rest and immediately flew to the Burning Body Abyss.
Upon arriving near the Burning Body Abyss, Yun Shunián discovered that the rumors were not exaggerated. The scorching flames made even Yun Shunián, a phoenix who bathed in fire, feel intense discomfort.
"Zhaoxue..." Yun Shunián called Zhaoxue's name several times but received no response. She lowered her head, looked at the unquenchable flames below, and plunged in.
The intense flames burned the skin of her phoenix feathers, causing Yun Shunián's internal organs to ache.
However, Yun Shunián had not yet found Zhaoxue's figure; she hadn't even caught a glimpse of Zhaoxue. Yun Shunián was unwilling to give up.
Yun Shunián endured the stinging pain, flying through every corner of the Unburning Abyss, meticulously searching for Zhaoxue's figure.
None, none, still none...
Compared to the physical pain, Yun Shunián's spirit, which was on the verge of collapse, was even more vulnerable.
Finally, Yun Shunián discovered Zhaoxue's figure in a recessed cave.
Zhaoxue was lying on his back, his expression peaceful. However, the clothes he wore were no longer the snow-white ones Yun Shunián was accustomed to seeing in the Nine Heavens, but a dark robe with gold trim.
Upon seeing Zhaoxue's figure, tears, carrying flowing fire, welled up in Yun Shunián's eyes.
At this moment, Yun Shunián's eyes only saw Zhaoxue. She leaped towards his figure and transformed into human form beside Mu Qi.
The person she had been desperately searching for was now right in front of her. Yun Shunián suddenly felt a sense of unreality. She reached out her hand, trembling, to touch Zhaoxue's face, fearing she would shatter this illusion.
It's so real...
When Yun Shunián's hand touched Zhaoxue's face, she instantly felt a slight coolness. At the same time, her hand was suddenly grabbed.
Yun Shunián was stunned, then met Zhaoxue's red-tinged phoenix eyes.
"Zhaoxue..." Before Yun Shunián could finish, she was pressed to the ground by Zhaoxue. Su Dan Novel Network.
Yun Shunián's crescent-shaped eyes widened as she looked at Mu Qi, who was so close, and was forced to endure this biting kiss.
Yun Shunián's heart pounded rapidly, but the tension that had been building up finally relaxed.
Soon, Yun Shunián's eyelids grew heavy and drooped, but she immediately forced them back up.
After several such mental and physical tug-of-wars, Yun Shunián completely closed her eyes, even though her lips still hurt.
When she woke up, Yun Shunián was awakened by the cold. She looked at the bonfire in front of her,愣了几秒钟, then realized something and looked up abruptly.
Only after her gaze landed on Zhaoxue's figure opposite her did Yun Shunián lower her head again, her breathing gradually slowing.
With just one glance, Yun Shunián noticed all the changes in Zhaoxue. He was back in white, and his eyes were no longer red.
"We are still near the Burning Body Abyss. How are you feeling now?"
Zhaoxue's gentle voice came from across her. Yun Shunián then noticed that apart from the bonfire, the surroundings were all extreme northern ice floes.
"Mm." As soon as Mu Qi finished speaking, Yun Shunián immediately responded, her face blushing intensely.
After a few seconds, Yun Shunián realized she had answered the wrong question and quickly added, "I'm fine."
The nervousness in Yun Shunián's tone was quite evident. As soon as Yun Shunián finished speaking, her face turned even redder.
How to put it?
With Yun Shunián's current complexion, even if she were with the Wine Immortal, without drinking a single drop, everyone would think she was the one who had drunk the most.
"Are you really alright?" Zhaoxue frowned, reached out, and pinched Yun Shunián's chin. He looked at her increasingly flushed face with worry in his eyes.