After The Fall Of The Earth, My Hotel Became Popular - Chapter 9

Just when he wanted to touch the rockery, the Rabbit Butler Suddenly began screaming.

　　Even Ji Mingyuan, who was still looking down at the flowers, looked sideways at him.

　　”Ah! The sun is setting!”

　　The Rabbit Butler jumped around, jumping as if he had gone crazy while staring with his red eyes: “It’s time to go and rest. Master, you must be exhausted from the ventures of the day.”

　　He looked at Wen Bei without blinking, and its three-petal mouth moved.

　　What a poor way to change the subject.

　　Wen Bei lowered his eyes and smiled after a moment: “Yes.”

　　…

　　The Butler Rabbit didn’t want him to know what exactly was hidden in the rockery.

　　When it was late into the night, Wen Bei slowly opened his eyes . He stared at the ceiling with his clear eyes for a long time, and then sat up.

　　The white feet were randomly put into the shoes, and with movements as light as those of a cat, Wen Bei silently escaped into the night, ultimately walking into the garden.

　　The pink and white flowers in the garden bloomed with all their strength under the moonlight. When they saw their beloved master coming, they shook slightly and promptly said hello.

　　Wen Bei raised a finger and slightly raised the corner of his mouth to signal them to be quiet. He was like an elf suddenly visiting in the dark night. His black hair fell softly, and he was mixed with a bit of frightening and agile beauty, but there was no smile in his eyes.

　　He knew that there was an unknown danger under the mysterious rockery.

　　But as the Owner of the Hotel, what he hated the most was when things spiralled out of his control.

　　Turning a blind eye was the absolute last thing he would do.

　　The less the Butler Rabbit wanted him to know, the more he wanted to find out by himself.

　　Wen Bei groped for the rockery stone. The uneven surface made his palms ache, but he still rubbed it carefully inch by inch.

　　Finally he touched a slightly different spot in the corner and pressed hard.

　　The sound of gears turning was heard, and a secret passage downwards appeared directly under the rockery.

　　It led to the basement of the Hotel?

　　But, he had never heard that there was a basement…

　　The secret passage was so dark that no light could be seen, and only the nearest steps were slightly illuminated by the little moonlight from above.

　　Wen Bei tentatively walked down. Just two steps away, a burst of black mist suddenly enveloped him, and it was as cold as an executioner’s blade pressing against his skin.

　　The strange Black Mist didn’t leave him any room, and directly pulled him down.

　　The reckless collision caught Wen Bei off guard. At that moment, the quickest decision he made was to directly raise his hands to protect his fragile neck. However, he was unable to prevent his elbows and other places from being bruised. He groaned in pain and gritted his teeth, the clothes on his body became more messy from the pull of the black mist.

　　Like a bird whose wings had been mercilessly ripped apart, Wen Bei was unable to struggle and could only be helpless and pitiful. This kind of fragile beauty had the potential to attract the prying eyes of hunters.

　　At the last moment when he fell heavily to the ground, he saw a tall figure, so he used his last bit of strength to lean on him to avoid falling to the hard concrete ground.

　　But the terrifying cold air coming from his body due to the contact made him instantly regret.

　　He might as well have just fallen to the ground.

　　The black shadow stretched out his hands which climbed up his slender neck slowly and teasingly. Then be chuckled with interest: “Huh? Are you the new owner of the Hotel?”

　　Wen Bei’s breathing became rapid in vain, because the big palms that restrained him suddenly began to exert force, with a cold breath, as if they wanted to directly break his bones.

　　The figure hidden in the black mist gradually emerged. His handsome and god-like face had no expression at all, but when Wen Bei looked over, it showed a bit of joy.

　　He chuckled, as if watching a helpless struggling bird fall into the palm of his hand.

　　Wen Bei felt that the oxygen supply to his brain was rapidly decreasing, and he instinctively wanted to move the man’s big palm, but his little strength could not shake the strong man’s grip. A bright red colour spread across his fingertips and the end of his eyes, like an extremely beautiful flower that was quickly withering.

　　Such a kind of broken beauty couldn’t arouse any sympathy from the people in front of him. Instead, a desire for sadism intensified in the man’s heart.

　　So beautiful.

　　Qiu Tin looked at him, with an unknown arc at the corner of his mouth.

　　Of course, flowers only release their decadent fragrance when the petals are broken and crushed.

　　If it were anyone else, his brain might have started to go into chaos until all the oxygen was robbed, but Wen Bei calmed down instead.

　　Every time he was up against death, his desire to survive and his rational control over his body would reach their peak.

　　He suddenly let go of the hand that was trying to break free the man’s wrist, and went straight down, as if he had lost his vitality and strength to struggle.

　　At the moment when Qiu Tin showed a dull expression, his right hand stretched out slightly behind his back, directly grasped the black dagger that had been hidden in his lower back, and used his last bit of strength to quickly slash towards the man’s aorta.

　　He didn’t pray that such an attack would hurt him, but that it should be enough to force the man to retreat and release his grip.

　　The moment he stepped back, it was almost like a nimble rabbit escaping from the talons of an eagle. He turned his shoulders to the side to avoid the attack from the black mist. The attack that was originally going to land on his heart only scratched his shoulder and penetrated a little, releasing some blood.

　　The moment he smelled the blood, Qiu Tin’s eyes were blurred for a moment, and the terrifying black mist behind him twisted and exuded a cold aura.

　　In less than a second, Wen Bei had already stepped back several steps.

　　Cold sweat dripped from his chin and disappeared from his collarbone. His black hair hung slightly damp, making him appear well-behaved, but his upward-looking cat eyes instantly showed a provocative and arrogant look: “Come here.”

　　This was, by no doubt, an arrogant gamble.

　　He was betting that the man wouldn’t be able to leave the area beneath his feet.

　　Otherwise, the black mist would not have been used to draw him closer in the first place.

　　And the black mist seemed to be powerless just after it dissipated, otherwise the blow just now would not have landed on his shoulder but went straight to his heart.

　　The man in front of him really wanted to kill him.

　　Wen Bei’s originally untidy clothes looked even more messy. He arched his eyebrows, and his pretty little face was still flushed with the crimson colour that had just been pinched out. He was like a bewitching goblin from an ancient storybook, full of temptations. He had a human aura, but his words were full of mockery: “It turns out it was just a bluff.”

　　The anger of being almost killed just now lingered in his heart, and there was no warmth in Wen Bei’s eyes.

　　Qiu Tin looked at him intently for a while, and the black mist behind him expanded several times, twisting and shaking horribly, as if it was screaming for him every second.

　　KILL HIM! KILL HIM! KILL HIM!

　　But the man remained motionless, and the young man’s face was clearly reflected in his black hair and red eyes.

　　The eyes were obviously like stagnant water, but they made people feel frightened for no reason. The red colour seemed to have been infected by blood, and there was a heavy murderous aura.

　　A coldness like being stared into by the abyss spread in his heart, and he did nothing but feel extremely oppressive. However, the only young man present who looked at him was not afraid.

　　The scene gave off a strange sense of dissonance.

　　Like a weak newborn lamb facing a mad wolf with sharp fangs while remaining indifferent instead of twitching in fear.

　　After confirming that he could not follow himself, Wen Bei left his back with confidence and boldness.

　　Soon, the basement returned to its initial dead silence.

　　He didn’t know how much time had passed, but the man who was about to be wrapped completely in the black mist finally moved.

　　He lowered his head and looked at the palm of his hand. On it was the stain of the little blood left by Wen Bei just now. It was still warm at first, but now it was only cold, but the fragrance had not dissipated, and it was so sweet that it made people panic.

　　It was a fragrance he had never smelled before.

　　Qiu Tin watched intently, then suddenly lowered his head and leaned on it, his face almost touching the palm of his hand. He took a deep breath, and a look of obsession suddenly appeared on his pale face, which was almost no different from perverted enthusiasm.

　　It smells so good.

　　…

　　Wen Bei didn’t know what had happened in the basement after he left. He kept going up the stairs and immediately left the uncomfortable and dark basement directly.

　　As soon as the mechanism on the rockery was touched again, it closed again.

　　As soon as Wen Bei turned around, a small figure suddenly appeared in his line of vision.

　　Butler Rabbit’s three-petal mouth moved, as if angry and helpless: “Have you met him?”

　　Wen Bei calmed down: “Well, why did you hide it from me?”

　　He was not in a hurry to ask the Rabbit Butler who that person was.

　　He had just been in contact with the red eyes that looked like the presence of Satan in Hell. Now after seeing such scary eyes, the red eyes of the Rabbit Butler suddenly felt more friendly.

　　The Rabbit Butler’s big ears drooped, and he grabbed his own ears nervously: “I just didn’t want you to get hurt.”

　　Wen Bei touched his neck. There were bruised finger prints on it, which looked particularly dazzling on his fair skin.

　　He raised his eyebrows slightly: “Since you already know about this dangerous person, can I tell you about the basement now?”

　　Butler Rabbit was furious when he had arrived earlier. But at this moment, his aura was completely suppressed. He was like a child who was asked a question by the teacher in class. His paws twisted his ears uneasily: “That person’s name is Qiu Tin, he is the mortal enemy of the previous owner of the hotel. In fact, he is also the owner of the hotel. The last owner had sealed him in the basement, and all I know about him is his name, he is actually a lunatic in and out.”

　　”The last owner?” Wen Bei’s focus shifted.

　　Rabbit Butler’s three-petal mouth moved: “You are the second owner of the Hotel. The previous owner has passed away. This hotel is his last legacy.”

　　Wen Bei turned back and saw that the retro and shabby appearance of the hotel looked even more miserable in the night.

　　Wen Bei: “This is…hard work?”

　　Was this the same Hotel that couldn’t even pay the wages of its employees?

　　The Rabbit Butler who was questioned loosened his big ears: “The Hotel was not like this before! Back then, it had the most gorgeous appearance! It even had the most healing hot spring in the world…”

　　It was the type of Hotel that could bring one countless hopes wherever they were.

　　The Rabbit was uninterested in bringing hope to humans. He just wanted to restore the Hotel to its former glory.

　　Before it finished speaking, it was interrupted by Wen Bei’s yawn.

　　Due to sleepiness, the beauty under the moon had his eyelashes curled like butterfly wings stained with small drops of water, and his cat eyes became misty, making him stand in the sea of flowers and make people feel pity.

　　Wen Bei gently raised the corners of his lips and winked playfully at Butler Rabbit: “Okay, it’s time to say good night.”

　　…

　　The huge fly hovered in the air, and its countless compound eyes clearly saw the three humans escaping like ants below.

　　It stretched out its long body, and the half-corrupted rotten flesh on its body emitted an unpleasant smell. It was about to penetrate the body of one of the humans. One of them quickly closed his eyes and used his superpower. 【Clear!】

　　The space between the three people was suddenly covered with a layer of transparent material that was invisible to the naked eye, and their presence was reduced to a minimum. Even if they were still standing upright, they would be like a stone on the roadside that could not attract attention.

　　But sadly the user was just a child, and his powers could not last for long. The layer of transparent material began to crumble after ten minutes.

T/L NOTE :

Possible ML’s entry? I have no idea either