The Ruler Of All - 79 Pride Inn

“Brother Lin, Look at that inn, That looks like a good one.” Ku Wang said as he pointed towards a sign. Zhu Long looked towards the sign that Ku Wang had pointed towards, ” Pride Inn” Those words were written in bold letters. “If someone is bold enough to write a sign like that, I’m sure that their inn would be a good one, Let’s go there.” Ku Wang had already started to walk towards the Inn even before Zhu Long could reply. Zhu Long smiled wryly and followed behind. ‘Well, I guess that Brother Ku is right, if they are named Pride Inn, it might be a good place to say but I really don’t care about that. First, I need to get new robes. It feels weird that people are staring at me, especially at my marks. As soon as we get a room, I’ll have to ask Brother Ku to give me that robe back or just give me another dress.’ Zhu Long felt a bit weird when many people were staring towards him. It wasn’t because he was half naked, Many demons liked to show their chest and their scars, they got pride in it but in Zhu Long’s case, His body was covered by marks, which formed the shape of a dragon on his chest. Ku Wang had noticed the people’s gazes but acted like he didn’t even know, he even walked at a slower pace towards the inn. Zhu Long did feel a bit weird when the people’s gazes were on him but he shook it head and ignored them. Finally, Ku Wang and Zhu Long reached the door of the Inn.

Ku Wang opened the door and was immediately surprised, “This has to be one of the best interiors that I have seen till now, It just looks amazing!” Ku Wang excitedly looked at every corner inside. Zhu Long smiled and shook his head, ‘Brother Ku acts like a small child when he is excited, he was really being serious when he said that he hadn’t been outside much. His family must be very strict on him, or he must have a very high position so they must have been afraid of letting him be free as their enemies could use him as ransome. Well, it doesn’t matter now, Brother Ku hasn’t told me about himself, so I shouldn’t try to find everything about him. It’s the same with me, I also hid my true identity but I guess it was a force of habit, Oldie always forced me to do things like this when he took me to other cities to train. I really do wonder sometimes.. Why did he train me so much even if he knew that my body couldn’t use qi.. Wait, or was it that he knew that i could use some other source of power, like right now, where I’ve been using that ‘devilish’ power that Ku Wang talked about. So many questions, I really need to get back to the Zhu Sect and also ask oldie about this mark, I need answers!’ Zhu Long thought as he stood in front of the door of the Inn. “Brother Lin!” Ku Wang’s yell gave a small fright to Zhu Long, who looked towards Ku Wang and smiled wryly, “Brother Lin, I apologize, I was thinking of some other matters and didn’t hear you call out my name, Lets go and book the room now..”

Zhu Long shook his head and looked towards Ms Song, who was waiting for him. “Mr. Lin.. Please follow me, I will take you to your room.” Ms Song said as he looked towards Zhu Long, a small red blush on her face. Zhu Long nodded and walked towards her. “Umm.. Mr Lin, Why.. Why are you not wearing anything on your upper body? From what Mr Ku said, both of you are humans and From what I know, humans aren’t like Demons who pride themselves in showing their muscles and chests.” Ms Song said as he continued to deviate her eyes from Zhu Long’s body. Zhu Long smiled, “Well, My robe got torn so It’s more of a compulsion..” Ms Song then started to walk towards another door, the opposite direction to what Ku Wang walked. As Zhu Long followed Ms Song he started to notice her features, there were small horns at both sides of her head, but her hair was made in such a way that it looked like she was trying to hide them  Zhu Long wanted to say something but then didn’t, ‘She might just be embarrassed. But I think that a small talk would be helpful here, it feels very awkward with this much silence.’ Zhu Long thought of something, “Ms Song, What are your opinions on Humans? From where I come, If there was talk about demons, it would always be them wanting our blood, It just feels weird with such a change in the environment..” Ms Song froze when she heard Ku Wang’s words, She looked towards Zhu Long and asked in a serious tone, “Mr Lin, I don’t dislike humans but I do hate those who tease my horns.. But Mr Lin looks like the type who doesn’t hate demons..” Ms Song seemed to be honest. ‘MAybe that is the reason for her being a bit on the quiet side when it came to talking. Some guys must have seen her horns and maybe wanted to tease her or even try to make fun. I guess when it comes to races, It wouldn’t be demons who are the ‘evil’ ones, even us humans have probably done some ‘evil’ things to demons.. There is so much I have to learn about demons, My ideals have started to change when it comes to this war. Maybe later in life, if the war continues, I’ll have to start living here, no.. I will try to resolve this conflict, I don’t think that humans and demons need to continue this war. This city is proof that both races can live together.. But I shouldn’t say that outloud, there are still many things that I need to learn, who knows, there might be other things that might have caused the war, I shouldn’t be thinking of such things anyways, Power is what I need right now, only will I get all the answers I require until then, I will have to train my self..’ Zhu Long’s thought went all over the place but he ended up with the conclusion of getting stronger. “Mr Lin, This is your room, As requested by Mr Ku, You will receive new clothes from us in a few moments, I hope you have a good day.” Ms Song said as he smiled and walked back to the reception. Zhu Long was currently frozen at the moment, It seemed like Ms Song’s smile was the perpetrator. Zhu Long shook his head and opened the door, ‘She was really beautiful, no wonder other men would try to tease her.’ Zhu Long opened the door, with only one thought in his mind, ‘Now to get a refreshing bath.”