Chapter 277 - Disdain
The hostess was greatly surprised to hear Bai Rouyun"s words. She had lived within Xiumeng City for many years already, and she knew very well that while the City Lord did protect his shortcomings and sided with the residents over foreigners, he was not likely to cause this group trouble for something as minor as being rude.
However, she did not mention anything, as she observed Bai Rouyun"s facial expressions. The annoyance in the young woman"s eyes was clearly not fake, and she truly meant what she said.
As the hostess looked at the entire entourage, she found that it seemed to have been split into two groups, one that was somewhat inferior and dared not say much, and another, controlled by this young woman.
She quickly understood that while this group of people were officially here together, Bai Rouyun was the one in control, and if a conflict would happen, then she would have the final say.
The hostess" eyes landed on Jiang Wei, and a flash of interest pa.s.sed by swiftly, but no one managed to catch it in time.
Everyone else present was still trying to comprehend the sudden change in att.i.tude. Bai Rouyun was generally a very easy-going person and her temper was not soft, but she did not bother to get annoyed with others either.
However, now it seemed that when someone crossed her bottom line, she truly did not mind being ruthless to ensure that others listened to her words.
The Eternal Shadow Palace"s guards were not surprised by her sudden eruption of majesty. Although not every expert from the Eternal Shadow Palace had met Bai Rouyun, they all knew that their madam"s temper was not that simple.
They had witnessed her decisive measures when handling the Qing twins, so punishing this woman with a few slaps was already considered a simple punishment.
However, while the guards were feeling pride from watching their madam"s domineering display of authority, the rest of the members from Blue Water Inst.i.tute were feeling ghastly upon witnessing the beaten face of Gu Xinxing.
There was a stream of blood that trickled down her mouth, and even her eyes were somewhat closed by the swollen flesh around them.
The face, which had previously been considered delicate and exquisite, was now looking beaten with blue bruises and b.l.o.o.d.y marks.
"Miss Bai, although I understand your stance, you have handled the matter in a rather questionable manner. We can all agree to your words, but you should have informed us beforehand, and not directly used violence against my sister."
Although Gu Xinyue was scared of Bai Rouyun and her ruthless actions, she still had to defend her sister, and at the same time her image.
She had always pretended to be a gentle and innocent young woman who wished for world peace. She was used to pretending to willingly sacrifice herself for even a tiny cute animal, so she, naturally, had to voice a few words in defense of her sister.
Gu Xinyue was also a bit more intelligent than Gu Xinxing. She understood that Bai Rouyun"s actions were mainly due to her bottom line being crossed, but as long as she maintained a polite facade and tried to reason, Bai Rouyun would not lose her temper with her, and she was not likely to suffer any physical harm.
Unfortunately, she was taking herself a bit too serious, and Bai Rouyun simply glanced at her with disinterest.
"Madam, is it possible for you to show us the rooms?"
Bai Rouyun had already turned towards the hostess and asked for the rooms. She was not willing to waste more time on the siblings, and she felt it was enough to warn them once.
The hostess smiled happily and grabbed a bunch of keys from behind her counter. "Please, follow me. I have three floors with rooms, and the best rooms are on the top floor. There are four of these luxurious rooms, and they contain individual sleeping quarters, living quarters, and even bathrooms."
"The second floor is a bit more crude, but the rooms are still single-rooms. The rooms are smaller than those on the top floor and there are ten rooms on that floor.
"The first floor has ten rooms as well, but five of them are double rooms, while the others have four beds. In total, my inn is capable of accomodating forty-four guests staying the night."
Bai Rouyun was grateful for her introduction and nodded her head repeatedly.
"Madam, we are thirty guards, so we will take the shared rooms. They are already more than enough for us to share, so do not worry about our accommodation."
The one who spoke was the guard that had meted out her punishment for Gu Xinxing. He was a stalwart figure and his back was straight as he spoke on behalf of all the guards that had been hiding in the shadows along the way.
Bai Rouyun could see that they did not feel unhappy with these chambers, in fact, it was apparent that they preferred to stay together in the rooms, and she nodded her head to give her approval.
"The luxurious rooms are going to be given to Madam, Jiang Wei, and Mo Chu. The final room will be left alone for now."
"The rest of the Blue Water Inst.i.tute will have to make do with the rooms on the second floor."
Although the members of the Blue Water Inst.i.tute were slightly disgruntled by this decision, they dared not show their dissatisfaction, as Gu Xinxing was still lying on the ground as a clear proof of what happened when one crossed Bai Rouyun.