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The Suspicious Inn
Author: Sherly N
last update2025-09-04 08:01:17

Sekar squinted at the building before her eyes. Two torches flanking the large gate swayed gracefully in the wind like dancers.

“Is this really supposed to be an inn?” she asked Xiao Chen softly.

“Perhaps it was designed this way to disguise its true purpose. That way, if bandits or the like ever wanted to cause trouble, they might think twice,” Xiao Chen replied. The same doubt lingered in his mind, but he didn’t want to be overly suspicious just yet.

Xiao Chen leapt down from his horse and walked toward the gate, which was unguarded from the outside.

Before he could knock, he sensed several faint energies behind the gate. He guessed they came from guards stationed for the night. To confirm his suspicion, Xiao Chen rapped several times on the sturdy wooden gate.

Moments later, the heavy door creaked open. Two men with swords at their waists glared sharply at Xiao Chen, then shifted their gaze toward Sekar, who still sat atop he
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