When I Lay Flat, the Female Lead Panicked - Chapter 19
Chapter 19: The Young Miss
Led by Wen Nanshu into the Full Moon Tower, Luo Xiaoxiao’s mind was filled with one word: lavish!
Golden lions stood guard at the entrance, jade tiles paved the floor, dragons were carved into the black pillars, and a phoenix pond was embedded in the ground.
Like a scene from an immortal realm crafted with a huge budget in a video game, every detail seemed incredibly expensive.
Not to mention the lobby alone, which was as big as her university’s soccer field.
“Wow…” Luo Xiaoxiao’s eyes didn’t blink once, like someone who had never seen the world.
Although her demon palace also had a lot of treasures and was huge, her red-haired father had no taste. He was a nouveau riche who only knew to throw his treasures into a vault to collect dust. He was also obsessed with decorating the demon palace in a murky, dim, and obscure underworld style.
Unlike the Full Moon Tower, which was not only an ostentatious display of wealth but also had taste!
Luo Xiaoxiao’s eyes never stopped moving as she was led by Wen Nanshu. She looked at everything with eager curiosity.
As a result, she didn’t even notice that Wen Nanshu had already received a room key from the very respectful manager at the front desk.
Wen Nanshu looked at the girl with an amused expression, who was now studying the colorful koi in the phoenix pond.
She gently held the girl’s small hand and handed her a room key made of a high-quality, warm jade. “Wait for me here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”
“Okay~”
Holding the jade key, Luo Xiaoxiao nodded obediently. She then listened and sat down on a wooden chair by the phoenix pond, behaving as good as gold.
Her eyes showed a hint of tenderness. Wen Nanshu resisted the urge to reach out and ruffle Luo Xiaoxiao’s soft hair. She turned and walked purposefully toward the back kitchen of the inn.
Passing the Immortal Gate was not something that could be done in a day or two.
She remembered the girl’s happy smile when she ate delicious food. She estimated that the existing grain-fasting pills in her “scarcely-provisioned” storage bag probably wouldn’t please the girl.
So, Wen Nanshu decided to go and instruct the chefs to make some food that would suit the girl’s taste and could be stored in a storage bag.
…
Not long after Wen Nanshu left, the Full Moon Tower welcomed two more guests.
One was a person in a black robe with a low, mysterious aura, whose face was unclear. The other was a young girl wearing a luxurious brocade robe with phoenix patterns. Her face was beautiful and her demeanor was bright and ostentatious.
The girl’s hair was tied up in a cloud bun, and she wore a red jade bracelet. She didn’t have many accessories, but any single one of them would be worth a fortune. She gave off the impression of a noble and elegant young lady.
Of course, that impression quickly vanished the moment Luo Xiaoxiao heard her speak.
“Esteemed guest, I am truly sorry. The inn is indeed full. I’m afraid that even the lowest-level communal beds are full. There are truly no more rooms. Even if you offer an exorbitant price, the most I can do is get you a ‘Human-rank’ room.”
“‘Human-rank?’ Are you crazy? A room for commoners? How can I, the princess, stay…”
“Cough!”
As if reminding her of something, the black-robed person by her side coughed lightly.
The young miss frowned and crossed her arms, stopping herself from speaking further with reluctance.
Then, with a spoiled and impatient tone, she changed her words. “Anyway, I don’t care. A ‘Human-rank’ room doesn’t suit my status. I won’t stay there! You must arrange a ‘Heaven-rank’ room for me. Name your price!”
“This…”
He secretly glanced at the mysterious, powerful being beside the young miss. The manager was in a difficult position, but he still smiled and said politely, “Miss, it’s not that I don’t want to arrange it for you, but there are truly no rooms left. And the ‘Heaven-rank’ rooms are limited. I can’t afford to offend any of the people who can stay in them, and I wouldn’t dare to ask them for you.”
“Heh… What’s there to be afraid of? Aren’t all the people who come here trying to get into the Tianyan Sect? Tell them to come out! I want to see how noble they are!”
“This…” The manager was stunned by her incredibly arrogant and bold words. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead. Before he knew the young miss’s identity, it was hard for him to offend her.
He could only continue to persuade her in a gentle tone, “Miss, there are truly no rooms left. Why don’t I check the other inns under the Full Moon Tower to see if there are any available ‘Heaven-rank’ rooms for you?”
“Don’t fool me! I’m not an idiot. The rooms in those broken-down places are nowhere near as good as a ‘Heaven-rank’ room here. Arrange one for me now, or I’ll smash this broken inn of yours!”
Her eyes were filled with impatience. The little princess, who had been spoiled and grown up with no regard for the law, raised her hand to slam the table, about to throw a tantrum. But her wrist was unexpectedly and easily caught by the black-robed person, who had been silent since they entered and had barely said a word.
“Yu’er, this is the Tianyan Sect, not Xuanming. Don’t cause trouble. Let’s go to another place…”
His voice was a calm, low baritone, mixed with a hint of helplessness. Fortunately, the temperamental young miss seemed to listen to him very well.
When she heard him speak, she pouted angrily, but at least she calmed down and compromised.
However, before the young miss left, she still glared at the manager, making a haughty statement. “Hmph, if I don’t stay, I don’t stay. This mere Full Moon Tower is not worthy of me. I’ll have my father… my dad buy it and use it to raise pigs!”
“…”
Luo Xiaoxiao held the jade key in her hand, resting her chin on it as she watched this noble and willful young miss’s bizarre outburst.
Just as Luo Xiaoxiao was thinking about which supporting character in The Prideful World this kind of arrogant character might be, the young miss’s footsteps, which had been angrily walking past, suddenly stopped when she reached Luo Xiaoxiao.
“…?”
Luo Xiaoxiao looked at the beautiful face, brewing with great anger, that had suddenly appeared in front of her. She looked left and right in confusion, wondering if she knew her.
Then she saw the young miss staring intently at the jade key in her hand. She looked at Luo Xiaoxiao with hostility, as if her princess syndrome had flared up, and said in a spoiled voice.
“You! Yes, you!”
“…Me?”
Luo Xiaoxiao was caught off guard by being pointed at. She followed the direction of the hand and pointed to herself in a state of bewilderment.
“I can’t even get a ‘Heaven-rank’ room. How can you?”
“…”
‘Heaven-rank?’
Luo Xiaoxiao looked at the jade key in her hand. There did seem to be the character for “heaven” engraved on it.
“Fifty thousand spirit stones!”
“?”
“You think it’s too little? A hundred thousand!”
“??”
Luo Xiaoxiao tilted her head, looking at the young miss in confusion. Before she could react, she saw the young miss stomp her foot in anger, her brows furrowed, with an arrogant and difficult-to-deal-with look.
“Damn it! You still think it’s not enough? Then two hundred thousand! Hey! Two hundred thousand spirit stones are enough for you to buy a decent place to live in Fengtian City, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold. Don’t be too greedy. Give me the jade key.”
“…”
She finally understood what the young miss meant. Luo Xiaoxiao looked at her comically throwing a tantrum. A hint of slyness slowly appeared in the depths of her deer-like eyes.
She deliberately lowered her eyes as if in a dilemma. The girl’s voice was timid, “I…”
The young miss thought Luo Xiaoxiao’s looks were decent enough to be accepted by her. But her clothes were not luxurious. She assumed Luo Xiaoxiao was from a small sect and had been lucky enough to get a ‘Heaven-rank’ room.
She thought that any person who wasn’t an idiot would agree to her terms. Her mood improved a little. The young miss had a willful demeanor, as if she were entitled to the ‘Heaven-rank’ room, and she uncharacteristically praised her.
“Hmph, a wise person knows when to yield. You can be considered a…”
“I’m not selling it.”
“…?! You! Do you know who I am? How dare you refuse me?”
“Who are you? I don’t know, and I don’t want to know.”
Her face was calm. She glanced indifferently at the young miss whose face had turned red with anger. Not only was Luo Xiaoxiao not afraid, but she also made the young miss feel as if she was being looked down upon.
“Damn it! What’s your name?”
“Niewodie.”
“Hmph, Niewodie, is it? I’ll remember you! Niewodie!!!”
“Oh…”
“You!”
Hearing Luo Xiaoxiao’s soft and sweet answer, the young miss was enraged by the amused look in her eyes and the calm, indifferent, and bored expression on her face.
She had never been treated so perfunctorily. As if she had been provoked, the young miss could no longer control her temper. Sparks flew from her eyes, and anger showed on her face. Just as she was about to explode, the black-robed person beside her sighed softly and interrupted her with a calm but authoritative voice.
“Yu’er, control your temper when you’re outside. Letting your emotions show will hinder your future cultivation.”
With that, the black-robed person’s sharp eyes glanced indifferently at Luo Xiaoxiao. A look of contemplation appeared in his dark eyes.
If he’s not mistaken, the jade key in the girl’s hand belongs to ‘Heaven-rank’ room 01 of the Full Moon Tower. This room is not for sale to the public.
By all rights, it belongs to that person from the Tianyan Sect or her core disciples. But this girl has no spiritual energy fluctuations at all. She doesn’t seem to have cultivated any immortal techniques.
While he was thinking, everything was answered by the appearance of a figure.
“What’s wrong?”
A beautiful voice, as clear as a spring and yet not cold, entered their ears.
A woman with elegant features and a graceful aura, dressed in a simple but elegant blue and white mystic robe, walked to Luo Xiaoxiao’s side.
When she saw the two people blocking Luo Xiaoxiao, her expression changed slightly.
Then she bowed politely to the black-robed person and said respectfully.
“I have long heard of the name True One Xuanheng. I am Wen Nanshu of the Tianyan Sect. I am sorry for not welcoming you upon your arrival.”
“Mhm.”
Seeing that the core disciple could recognize his identity with a single glance, Si Gan’s eyes slightly darkened. He nodded lightly in response.
While Si Gan’s attitude was far from warm, the young miss beside him was a different story.
“Ah… It’s, it’s Big Sister Wen! Big Sister Wen… L-long time no see.”
Her eyes lit up, and her cheeks instantly flushed. The young miss’s gaze toward Wen Nanshu now lacked the arrogant and domineering demeanor she had when she was confronting Luo Xiaoxiao.
She looked like a young girl in the first flush of love. It was a transformation comparable to a Sichuan opera mask change, and it left Luo Xiaoxiao stunned.
What? This idiot young miss knows my female lead?