In order to survive, she forced herself to have a happy ending with the yandere villain.

Qiao Wanwan and the others followed the servant around to the front desk.

There was only an elderly man with white hair at the front desk, who had an air of otherworldly wisdom.

Holding an account book in one hand, his old eyes narrowed slightly, while his other hand moved swiftly through the air, flipping through the abacus. His long white beard fluttered gently with the speed of his hands, sweeping away the dust in the air.

In this space, only the crisp, rhythmic "pat-pat" sound could be heard.

He doesn't look like an ordinary elderly person.

The servant stopped and turned back, smiling as he reminded them.

"Heroes, please wait here for a moment. I will go and call the manager."

"it is good."

Qiao Wanwan watched the servant approach the shopkeeper and thought to herself: It's just asking a question, why make it so mysterious?

But the next second she was proven wrong.

The servant approached the old shopkeeper, raised his voice, and shouted loudly into the old shopkeeper's ear:

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper! Stop what you're doing, a swordsman has come looking for someone."

"What?"

The old shopkeeper didn't stop what he was doing; he was still smoothly calculating with his abacus.

I strained my ear, but I still couldn't hear clearly.

"... "

Qiao Wanwan was speechless at the scene before her.

Haha, so the old shopkeeper is hard of hearing!

She thought there was some mysterious persona involved.

The abacus clicked and clacked.

The servant sighed and grabbed the old shopkeeper's hand.

Shout loudly in his ear:

"Stop what you're doing. Some chivalrous people have come looking for someone. Do you think they're the ones the employer is talking about?"

"Find someone?"

"Yes, find...someone!"

The servant whispered in his ear to confirm his words.

The old man rubbed his ears, squinted at the group of new guests, and asked:

Who are you looking for?

Gu Chaomu then stepped forward and asked:

“We came here to find Alliance Leader Qiao. He said we could come to Yu Rong Inn in Anqi City to find him.”

"!!"

When the old shopkeeper heard him mention Alliance Leader Qiao, his two white eyebrows twitched slightly as he stared at them with suspicion.

"Who are you to the alliance leader?"

"Oh, we are important people to the Alliance Leader."

To convince him, Gu Chaomu pushed Qiao Wanwan, who was hiding behind him, forward.

He introduced it with a smile:

"This is Qiao Wanwan, the daughter of the alliance leader."

"... "

Qiao Wanwan, who originally had no intention of standing out, was unexpectedly pushed to the forefront by the male lead.

He gave an awkward smile.

"Huh? Is she really the alliance leader's daughter?"

The old shopkeeper looked unconvinced. He walked out from the front desk and carefully examined Qiao Wanwan from left to right and top to bottom.

Qiao Wanwan felt like a monkey being watched, and she was very uncomfortable.

Spring and Summer behind her looked at the old man, looking at him again and again, still looking.

Isn't this just trying to take advantage of the prostitute?

She stepped forward indignantly, using her body to block the old man's gaze that was staring at her young mistress.

Dissatisfied:

"Old man, haven't you stared enough? How dare you stare at my young lady with both eyes?"

"Eh?"

The old shopkeeper immediately straightened up and stroked his white beard.

Two "tsk tsk" sounds.

"This maid's temperament is just like that of Alliance Leader Qiao's daughter. Are you sure there's no mistake?"

Gu Chaomu frowned slightly.

"What do you mean?"

"Hey, don't be too angry. I just wanted to verify something. After all, the Alliance Leader told me that he loves women and enjoys playing around. I figured he must be the spoiled and willful type, otherwise he wouldn't have run away from home. So, let's see if your daughter is really like that?"

"... "

Um...

Qiao Wanwan said, "This is what they mean by 'good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast.'"

She twitched the corner of her mouth.

Spring and summer are fiercely protective of their owners, and their tempers tend to be short-tempered.

"You old fool, you're not allowed to slander my young lady. My leader clearly meant that she is lively and adorable by nature."

Qiao Wanwan pulled Chunxia back, trying to calm her down.

"Miss, don't listen to his nonsense."

"Okay, don't worry, I don't care about these things."

The old shopkeeper listened, gently stroking his white beard, a wide smile spreading across his lips.

"Haha, what a loving master and servant pair!"

Gu Chaomu frowned slightly, knowing that the old shopkeeper seemed to have already seen through the situation and just wanted to tease them.

He respectfully asked the old shopkeeper:

"Senior, we are here to see Alliance Leader Qiao. Please don't waste our time."

The old shopkeeper is now sharp-witted and clear-headed, unlike the hard-of-hearing old man from before.

He clicked his tongue twice at Gu Chaomu's words.

"Alright, alright. I'm not teasing you anymore. These past few days, there have been people trying to find the Alliance Leader, and I thought you were imposters pretending to be the young ladies. So I just played a trick on you."

"... "

The old shopkeeper slowly returned to the front desk and picked up his abacus again.

"But the person you're looking for isn't here."

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The people present guessed what was going on and their brows furrowed slightly.

Standing in front, Gu Chaomu asked with a hint of suspicion:

"Senior, do you mean that Alliance Leader Qiao is not here?"

"Kid, you guessed right."

"The alliance leader isn't here! He never came at all."

"!"

Those present all wore strange expressions upon hearing the news.

Xie Ze, who was following behind them, listened to everything silently, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

One could see the woman in front of him looking stunned and disappointed after hearing the news.

His eyes gradually darkened.

Qiao Wanwan's mind was a complete mess at this moment.

Everything she had hoped for shattered at that moment.

The original owner's father, the leader of the alliance, is not here?

What will she do in the future?

Can't we go back?

Seeing Qiao Wanwan's blank and disappointed expression, the old shopkeeper gave them a hint.

"But... here is a letter. It was sent by the Alliance Leader at breakneck speed, and he asked me to deliver it to you personally."

He slowly lifted the abacus, beneath which lay a letter.

He handed it to Qiao Wanwan and said:

"Girl, take this. It's a letter from your father."

"Okay, thank you, senior."

Qiao Wanwan stared at the letter in the old man's hand, trying to comfort herself.

It's okay, this means there's still a chance.

She reached out and took the letter, then eagerly opened it.

The general content is:

My dear Wanwan, I'm so sorry, your father couldn't make it to Anqi City to see you.

It's alright, just wait patiently in Anqi City for a few days.

Even if your father is bleeding from a head wound, he will still rush to see you.

Don't worry.

take care of yourself…

After reading the letter that Qiao Wanwan had opened, Gu Chaomu found that it didn't mention him at all.

It seemed the leader of the alliance didn't remember him.

Does the leader still remember entrusting his daughter to him?

I'm really annoyed.

But this is for the best, since the alliance leader hasn't arrived yet. He can finally carry out his original plan.

Gu Chaomu feigned regret and comforted Qiao Wanwan:

"Wanwan, since the Alliance Leader hasn't arrived yet, let's stay in Anqi City for a few days and wait for him."

"Well, that's the only way. But where will we stay?"

"Stay here? This inn can accommodate us martial arts practitioners."

"But…"

Qiao Wanwan looked at the group of martial arts figures not far away, although they no longer had the threatening look they had shown earlier.

But her sixth sense told her that this place was a mixed bag, with all sorts of people, and it was extremely dangerous.

"I think we can still find other guesthouses to stay in."

Gu Chaomu asked, puzzled:

"What's wrong? Wanwan, don't you like it here?"

"Yes, I don't like it."

"... "

Gu Chaomu fell silent.

He also wanted to find some experienced martial arts masters in this inn to learn from their experience so that he could quickly improve his skills.

Moreover, this inn is really cheap for people from the martial arts world.

Qiao Wanwan refused to spend any money on him, so for someone who had no money, staying here was extremely comfortable and showed him a great deal of respect.

Gu Chaomu forced a smile and said with a troubled expression:

"But... we agreed to wait for the Alliance Leader here. If we go to another inn, he might not be able to find us for a while and he'll be very worried."

Qiao Wanwan puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

She had already made up her mind that she didn't want to stay here.

If he insists on staying, then they will go their separate ways.

The woman had just opened her red lips, wanting to tell him her decision.

But then, a young woman's loud, carefree voice came from outside.

"Shopkeeper, where's the information I requested?"

A girl of about sixteen years old, dressed in a light blue traditional sect uniform, with a sword at her waist, walked straight through the crowd to the front desk where Qiao Wanwan was, and slammed her hand on the table.

He threatened the old shopkeeper:

"Where's my information? You'd better take this money seriously, or I'll destroy your inn."

"Oh dear, my little darling, who did you say you wanted to see yesterday?"

The lively woman clenched her fists and cracked them.

"Old man, if you keep pretending, believe me, I'll have your inn demolished right now."

"No, no, no, I'll say it myself."

"Isn't the person you're looking for right behind you?"

"!"

The girl, reminded of her mistake, turned around and met Qiao Wanwan behind her.

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