Wen Wen could sense a thin barrier outside the old inn, with only the entrance left open.
He walked around the inn twice and discovered that this barrier was constructed using several special supernatural items as its foundation.
Its strength far surpassed that of the old inn in Furong River City. Not only could one not sneak in stealthily, but it was also capable of withstanding Wen Wen's attacks!
However, it was only a matter of a few attacks. With Wen Wen at full power, it wouldn't be difficult to destroy it if he truly wanted to.
But before thoroughly investigating Red Beard, Wen Wen had no intention of openly making an enemy of him.
So Wen Wen returned to the car and simply changed his appearance to better suit the style of the old inn.
Pale skin, heavy dark circles, bloodshot eyes, slightly trembling dark lips… overall, he looked like a standard deranged serial killer.
Wen Wen was satisfied with his disguise; this would surely allow him to check into the old inn without any obstacles.
Yes, Wen Wen planned to stay here until he dealt with Red Beard.
To deal with Red Beard, the old inn was the best breakthrough point.
And the best way to understand an inn was to experience it firsthand.
Thus, he leaned on his white bone cane and limped towards the inn's front desk.
An old, hunchbacked security guard with buck teeth and a grotesque smile sat by the entrance. The receptionist was a pretty young woman who appeared somewhat nervous when Wen Wen entered.
Wen Wen tossed a small cloth bundle onto the receptionist's desk. Inside were stacks and stacks of cash.
"One hundred thousand. I want to stay for ten days."
As he threw the money, Wen Wen's heart ached slightly, but he was confident he would take away more when he left.
Wen Mian never took a loss!
The receptionist took the bills from the bundle, placing them into the bill counter one by one.
When she took out the last stack, her hand trembled involuntarily before she calmly placed it into the bill counter.
Beneath the last stack of money was a pool of crimson blood!
This blood was intentionally obtained by Wen Wen by slitting Wu Wang's arm. It had been treated with special methods to instantly evoke a sense of disgust.
Judging by the receptionist's reaction, the effect was quite good.
However, this young woman being frightened by the blood on the money suggested she wasn't aligned with the others in this old inn.
Wen Wen had learned beforehand that the old inn in Baoya City had a peculiar rule: it only accommodated villains.
The standard for a villain was difficult to define. If it were merely accidental killing or hit-and-run, one wouldn't even get past the entrance and would be kicked out.
Wen Wen suspected the purpose behind the old inn's practices, but since he intended to stay, he had to act like a villain.
After counting the money, the receptionist looked at Wen Wen nervously, not issuing him a room card.
The buck-toothed old security guard sitting at the entrance shakily stood up, walked over to Wen Wen, and asked menacingly, tilting his head up:
"If you want to stay here, do you know the rules?"
Wen Wen gently spun his cane, a trace of madness enveloping him. He bent down, bringing his face close to the old guard's, and asked with a hint of mania, "Do your rules say I'm not allowed in?"
The buck-toothed old guard took a step back, then offered Wen Wen an awkward smile and said, "No… you can check in here."
Wen Wen straightened up, touching his nose with disdain.
How long had it been since that old guard's buck teeth were last brushed? The smell was nauseating.
Only after Wen Wen received his room card and started up the stairs did the buck-toothed old guard breathe a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his brow.
For a moment, he thought he was going to die!
Why would someone like this come to the old inn to seek refuge?
But he was definitely a villain, a truly wicked one, qualified to stay at the inn.
Whether letting him stay was a blessing or a curse, the old guard also walked up the stairs. He needed to report to the manager.
Within this old inn, there weren't no guests as peculiar as Wen Wen.
Watching the buck-toothed old guard leave, and seeing the flicker of fear in his eyes, a sliver of hope appeared in the receptionist's eyes.
"If it's this person, perhaps they can help me get out of here…"
But this thought was quickly extinguished.
The reason she had survived in this inn until now was entirely because she did not do anything unnecessary.
This receptionist's name was Chai Yun, a third-year student at Baoya University.
Her father had collapsed and was hospitalized during work and was diagnosed with uremia, requiring exorbitant medical expenses.
Therefore, she had to work part-time while studying, but the jobs she could find couldn't alleviate her family's financial pressure.
Only the receptionist position at the old inn offered an unbelievably high salary, thirty thousand yuan a month!
So, even though she knew it might not be a good place, she nervously came to apply.
Initially, she thought many people would compete for this job, but to her surprise, she was the only applicant. The manager only glanced at her before signing the contract.
The contract stipulated that she must work for at least one month and that she must not let anything she saw affect her work, nor should she do anything extraneous during her work.
Only then would she be approved for normal resignation after a month. Sudan Novel Network.
This contract made her uneasy, but the advance payment of one month's salary made it impossible for her to refuse.
At that time, she had not yet realized that this seemingly old inn was actually a terrifying den of horrors.
Chai Yun was responsible for collecting fees and registering guests, assisting with storing belongings, and selling items like drinks and towels. Sometimes she also had to go upstairs to deliver things to guests.
However, whether a guest could check in was not decided by her, but by the buck-toothed old guard at the entrance.
Although the old guard's buck teeth were somewhat ferocious, and he was always smiling, he appeared to be a kind old man.
But on her first day of work, Chai Yun realized his terrifying nature.
That morning, a handsome young man wanted to stay at the inn.
As a novice, Chai Yun was fumbling with the procedures.
But at that moment, the buck-toothed guard beside them suddenly lunged at the young man and gnawed frantically at his neck with his ferocious buck teeth.
Screams and flesh flew together, and fragments of internal organs splattered onto her face, yet she showed no reaction.
She had been scared stiff at that moment.
Later, she realized that it was precisely because she was too terrified to move at the beginning that she had managed to survive and perform her job successfully.
If she had screamed or tried to escape then, she might have met the same fate as that young man.
Afterward, the old guard said that the young man was an undercover agent sent to investigate the old inn.
As for who sent him, Chai Yun dared not think.
She only wanted to survive the month at the inn and resign smoothly.
All the horror stories she had ever encountered paled in comparison to this inn.