Xiao Man frowned, "Who's playing tricks here? Come out!"
Yet, no one answered her. Xiao Man walked forward slowly. Just as she reached the door, it suddenly opened, and a force pulled her in. The innkeeper's waiter was so frightened that his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
After being pulled inside, Xiao Man realized that the creature that pulled her in was a mythical beast called a Nightmare Beast, which could drag people into a void.
"Wen Ting, get out!" Xiao Man commanded coldly. "You should know that the Nightmare Beast is useless against me."
A light laugh echoed. Xiao Man finally saw clearly that a person was sitting by a table in the corner, looking at her with a half-smile.
"You are truly heartless. I helped you so much, and you don't even thank me?" Wen Ting walked slowly to Xiao Man and looked down at her. "If it weren't for me, your plan wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
"You've been waiting for me here all along?"
"No, I just arranged for informants at the town entrance. I knew as soon as you appeared, and I knew you would come here." Wen Ting sat down beside her, took out snacks and hot tea, and invited Xiao Man to sit. "It's been a while. Sit down and have some tea. I assume you have many questions for me."
Xiao Man sat down opposite Wen Ting. "How did you know I would be here?"
"Guesswork," Wen Ting said slowly. "I received news that you were captured by the demon tribe. I figured you would be fine, otherwise, they would have killed you instead of capturing you. After you escaped, you would surely come to investigate the Jin Chang Clan. If someone guarded the entrance, they would know when you arrived."
"This is Tian Jian Sect's territory. Aren't you afraid of trouble from Tian Jian Sect if you cause a scene on their land?" Xiao Man asked casually as she took the tea.
"If the useless ones of Tian Jian Sect could track me, I would have died countless times already." Wen Ting looked at Xiao Man. "Are you taking the person with you?" Su Dan Novel Network.
"Yes," Xiao Man nodded. "Can you give him to me?"
"Just take the Nightmare Beast. They are all trapped in the Nightmare Beast's illusion, dreaming pleasant dreams," Wen Ting said with a smile. "Such a person is actually the wife of the Jin family's patriarch. No wonder people say the Jin family has declined."
"The Jin family will not decline."
"That's right. The Jin family is already in your grasp, so how could you let it decline?" Wen Ting pushed the pastries towards Xiao Man. "Osmanthus Almond Cake, your favorite from the past."
Xiao Man glanced at it and said faintly, "I don't like it. You are the one who likes to eat it."
Wen Ting was slightly taken aback, a complex gleam flashing in his eyes. "Then do you like Jadeite White Jade Cake?"
"Too sweet."
"Mung Bean Cake?"
"Too greasy."
"Then what kind of pastries do you like? I'll go buy them."
"Don't bother with these efforts," Xiao Man stopped him. "Now, you are no longer you, and I am no longer me. Let the past remain in the past. We are even, so why continue to entangle ourselves?"
Wen Ting just smiled. "Precisely because we are even, we can start anew. And I know you too well. You want to find your mother, and you want to go back, but someone won't let you, and that person is very powerful. Therefore, before that, you will definitely conserve your strength and develop your influence. The Beast Taming Sect is also a decent force, don't you want it?"
"If I want it, will you give it to me?"
"Yes, if you want it, I'll give it to you!" Wen Ting said with conviction. "As long as you say you want it, I'll hand it over with both hands!"
"Wen Ting, the Beast Taming Sect is not yours to command, nor does it belong to you. You are only the young sect master of the Beast Taming Sect, not yet the sect master. Even if you become the sect master, you will be restrained by the elders, and they will not let you act recklessly."
"The Cang Xuan Continent is facing a disaster. Even if they want to live in peace, they can't."
"What do you mean?"
"The Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Tian Xuan Sect once spied on heavenly secrets and discovered that the Cang Xuan Continent would face a catastrophe. No one will escape!" Wen Ting said slowly. "The relationship between the Beast Taming Sect and the Tian Xuan Sect is far more complicated than you imagine. If A'man wants to know the truth, she must go to the Tian Xuan Sect."
Xiao Man narrowed her eyes, not answering.
"At the peak of Cang Mountain, there are all the answers you seek."
Cang Mountain peak again. Wen Ting seemed to know something but was unwilling to tell her. She even saw pity in Wen Ting's eyes. Was Wen Ting pitying her?
"What is at the peak of Cang Mountain?"
"The truth," Wen Ting's gaze turned to the door. "I don't know what you intend to do, but I can tell you that I am on your side. You may not believe me, but it's okay. Time will prove it. I am the only one who has always been loyal to you!"
"Guest, guest, are you there?" The waiter, having woken up and realizing he was still alive, was about to run out. When he reached the stairs, he remembered Xiao Man being pulled into the room. He bravely came back. "Guest, are you still alive?"
The waiter put his ear to the door, listening carefully to the sounds inside. The door suddenly opened, and the waiter stumbled in. He saw Xiao Man sitting alone by the table, looking around. There was nothing unusual in the room, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He got up from the floor.
"Guest, this backyard is truly strange. Why don't we go out first?" The waiter hurried over and pulled Xiao Man away. "If something happens to you here again, I'm afraid our inn will really have to close down."
"If I stay here and leave unharmed, the rumors of your inn being haunted will be dispelled on their own," Xiao Man steadied herself. "I'll stay in this room."
"Stay in this room?" The waiter's face turned green. "No, no, this is too dangerous. Even if the inn goes out of business, we can't let anything happen to you. Please go to the front yard. The front yard has many people and strong yang energy, so demons and ghosts dare not come."
Xiao Man was about to refuse, but the waiter, without explanation, pulled Xiao Man out of the backyard and locked it with some trepidation. It was too terrifying; he wouldn't dare to go to the backyard even in broad daylight from now on!
As Xiao Man came out, she saw several other people walking in. "We need a room, are there any available?"
"Yes, yes, yes, guests, please upstairs."
"Are you crazy? This inn is haunted, how can you stay here?" One of them hesitated, unwilling to stay.
"All the inns in town are full. Even if there are vacancies, the prices are ridiculously high, and we can't afford them. If you don't want to stay here, you'll have to sleep on the street!" The leader said. "We're all here to enter the Tian Jian Sect. It's only for a few days, so it's fine."
"Haven't you heard that the Jin family's team disappeared after entering this inn last time?"
"They have legs, maybe they just left on their own. If this inn is really haunted, why are the innkeeper and the waiter unharmed?" The leader's gaze fell on Xiao Man. "Are you also here for the Tian Jian Sect?"