Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

If everything Chen Tian had felt since entering the shop was a kind of antique charm and a tranquility that could refresh the mind, then the voice echoing in his ears at this moment was as vulgar and unbearable as the smell of money.

Therefore, as soon as Chen Tian heard this voice, his brows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of suspicion as he looked in the direction from which the voice came.

Rushing towards them was a middle-aged man of about forty, with a small mustache on his lips. He looked as if he had just woken up from a dream, wearing clothes that he hadn't had time to put on properly, and running towards Chen Tian and the others in cloth shoes, as if afraid that he would be too late and they would leave.

Clearly, this person had just been sleeping and had rushed over in a hurry after receiving the shop assistant's notification, so much so that he hadn't even dressed properly, and was extremely sloppy.

The man had a large belly, and as he ran, his elastic flesh bounced up and down, as if with great effort. As soon as he arrived in front of Chen Tian, he was panting and sweating profusely.

Chen Tian and Qin Yi exchanged glances after seeing this scene, then pursed their lips and chuckled.

Just as the man was panting, Su Yingxue and the shop assistant who had greeted them earlier also walked over from behind.

The shop assistant was quite clever. As soon as he arrived, he hurriedly supported the still-gasping middle-aged man, allowing him to finally have the strength to stand upright in front of Chen Tian and the others.

Su Yingxue, on the other hand, was perfectly fine, smiling sweetly as she skipped over to Qin Yi's side.

After waiting for a while, the middle-aged man seemed to have recovered. He first pushed away the shop assistant who was supporting him, then put on a flattering smile, bowed to Chen Tian, and said obsequiously, "Welcome, distinguished guests, to my Fuyuan Inn. My humble surname is Bi, and I am the owner of this inn."

Chen Tian smiled and nodded after hearing this. In fact, from the moment this person came out, Chen Tian had already sensed a familiar aura from him, an aura that was exactly the same as that of the old man who had saved Chen Tian and Xiaolong back then.

It was conceivable that this middle-aged man was definitely a descendant of the old man.

However, after confirming this, Chen Tian couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After all, he was also truly helpless as to why such a kind and benevolent old man would have such a prodigal descendant.

Indeed, although this was an inn, it was covered in dust, with thick layers accumulated as if it hadn't been cleaned for years. Moreover, looking around, there were only them as customers in the huge inn, which was extremely desolate!

Along the way, the places where Chen Tian and the others had stayed were all the most luxurious inns in the area, so when Su Yingxue suddenly came to this dilapidated house that was comparable to a haunted house, she seemed dissatisfied with everything.

"Xue'er, don't be rude!" Qin Yi was a well-educated woman. When she heard Su Yingxue's complaint, she quickly patted the back of her hand, signaling her not to continue.

Although Su Yingxue was unhappy, after receiving Qin Yi's hint, she could only pout her lips and remain silent.

Seeing this, Qin Yi shook her head helplessly, then slowly turned around and smiled at the embarrassed middle-aged man, "My maidservant is ignorant of etiquette and made a slip of the tongue just now. I hope Manager Bi won't take it to heart."

"Haha, Madam Yang, what are you saying? The one who should apologize is me. If I had known that the two distinguished guests were coming, then I would have cleaned up early and greeted you with the most grand etiquette!" Since Qin Yi had offered a way out, the middle-aged man naturally knew what to do and immediately climbed down the ladder, letting out a long sigh of relief in his heart.

"Hmph, no matter how much you clean, it's still the same old broken place, what's the difference?" Su Yingxue couldn't help but mutter again after hearing these words.

As soon as she said this, the atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to freezing point, and even Qin Yi didn't know how to remedy the situation.

After a long silence, the middle-aged man suddenly darkened his face and kicked the shop assistant in the butt, scolding, "It's all your fault, you bastard, you only know how to be lazy and not work hard. What are you still standing there for? I'm giving you a deadline to clean everything up today. If you don't finish, don't even think about eating dinner tonight."

It turned out that this guy had pushed all the responsibility onto the shop assistant.

The poor shop assistant couldn't express his suffering and could only clean the inn while wearing a mournful face and scrambling around.

At this time, the middle-aged man smiled again and said to Chen Tian and the others, "Alright, distinguished guests, to welcome you, I have already had the kitchen prepare a table of good dishes. Let's go to the Elegant Garden on the fifth floor now."

As he said this, the middle-aged man turned around and led the way for everyone.

Qin Yi and the others hurriedly followed, but Chen Tian remained standing still and turned to look at the huge camphor tree behind him, his eyes flickering, wondering what he was thinking.

"What's wrong, Young Master Yang? Is there something wrong with my camphor tree?" The middle-aged man, who was welcoming guests in front, asked curiously after seeing Chen Tian's appearance.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just had some sentimental feelings." Chen Tian smiled lightly after hearing this, then smiled again, "Alright, let's hurry up and move forward."

As he said this, Chen Tian no longer hesitated and continued to walk upstairs along the stairs.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man turned his head and stared at the camphor tree in the courtyard, his brow furrowed, as if he was quite puzzled.

However, when he saw that Chen Tian and the others were about to walk away, he immediately put all these doubts behind him and hurried to catch up!