Chap 3: Slow Day

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Liu Yang's Pov:

Liu Yang's routine would go like this for the following weeks: from 5 am to late evening, she would be a server at the inn. Then after dinner, she would venture into the night with nothing but her two daggers, and hunt for monsters.

Weeks turn into a month, and as the light rays filter through the window and glare down at Liu Yang's face, she ponders on how long it has been.

She smiles sadly as she remembers the Chen family, and her promise to visit them in a month's time.

She doesn't let herself think too long and begins to get ready for the day.

Once she was dressed and ready in a server's uniform, she made her way downstairs and began preparing the tables for the customers.

"Good morning Li Fang." Liu Yang greeted a fellow worker at the main door. His job was to greet customers at the door and then send them to a server (like Liu Yang), who will then direct them to a place to sit.

Li Fang greeted back with an excited nod.
"What's got you so excited, Li Fang?" Another worker asks.

Li Fang grins, "This morning, I overheard some men saying that a few cultivators will be coming to CaiYi. It's rumoured that these cultivators are very wealthy!"

'That was something to be excited about.' Liu Yang mused as she wiped a table with a wet rag.

The same server who asked Li Fang said, "Oh! I heard something similar too! Apparently, some of the locals have been complaining about hearing the sound of a crying woman at night. It's truly frightening!"

Li Fang raised his brows, "Oh?"

The server continues, "And there's more! The locals that reported this, would wake up the next day with three long gashes down their face and would even find some of their belongings taken from them!"

Liu Yang paused from wiping another table and she straightened her back.

'Crying women? Locals getting attacked? Stolen belongings? How come I only just heard of this!?'

"What about you, Liu Yang? What are your thoughts about all of this?" Liu Yang was snapped out of her reverie when someone called her name.

She chuckled awkwardly once her body relaxed, "Oh uh, I don't really know... Just as long as these cultivators pay well, I guess..." She smiled sheepishly while scratching her head.

Li Fang turns to the other server, "See? She gets it!"

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