The three couples had planned to stay overnight at an inn. They decided to find a place to sleep and rest (yes, afternoon naps are needed), then go investigate the fires at night.

"Uhh..." The inn owner croaked. "You want three rooms?"

Shen Qingqiu nodded. He wondered if the inn owner was judging them again like the others... but as it turned out, the inn owner had bad eyes. The inn owner didn't judge them, and merely told them, "We only have two rooms left, each with one bed."

Hearing that, Lan Zhan's eyelids had twitched.

"...ahh, is that so? Really?" Wei Wuxian put up a front. "Can you check again? I don't mean to judge your skills based on your... appearance, but..." His gaze wandered to the inn owner's glasses and squinting eyes, "You don't look very capable in the aspects of... seeing."

"Hahaha." The inn keeper laughed sillily. "What'd you say?"

Wei Wuxian, "..." Was this inn keeper pretending, or was he both blind and deaf?

He coughed, pressing a fist to his mouth. Then, he talked again, but this time, with a higher voice. "Ohh brilliant sir, can't you see that I'm a pretty maiden? You can call me Big Sister."

Indeed, the inn keeper's eyes were blind. When he'd heard the feminine voice, his cheeks turned red.

"A-Ah, so it was a Big Sister, not a Big Brother!" The inn keeper babbled.

Wei Wuxian turned to Lan Zhan, holding up a 'thumbs up'. His happy smile seemed to roar SUCESS!

The remaining three couples stared dead-eyed at him, "..." What in the world was the Yiling Patriarch thinking?

"Yeah, so great sir, I was just wondering if there were any spare rooms left." Wei Wuxian continued his feminine voice. "Last time, you told me and my companions there are only two rooms left, each with one bed. Is that true? Could you possibly check again for me?"

The inn keeper nodded. He went through his folder, then shook his shoulders. "This Big Sister, I'm afraid that I was not mistaken."

He pointed a scrawny finger at the remaining three couples, "You can either share a room with half of them, or just hog a room to yourself. Make sure to keep the battle minimized to below the head and shoulders... oh, and don't ruin my inn please. Last year, the ceiling collapsed, so I had to rebuild it myself. Big Sister, you all look like daoists, so just please... not the ceiling."

The three couples, "..." Why do all of a sudden, they feel immense pity for this inn keeper?

The cat meowed, as if it could sense the inn keeper's pain.

"Ohh?" The inn owner's ears had pricked. "Why Big Sister, you can act like a man... and even a cat?"

Wei Wuxian, who was suspected for sounding like a cat, "..." No, I'm not so skillful.

"Understood, great sir." Wei Wuxian continued his feminine voice. "We'd like to book those two rooms them. Just speak the price, and we'll give it up."

The inn owner flushed at the last sentence. "One room is merely a few silver coins."

After paying for the two rooms, the inn owner handed over the two keys. The three couples held onto the two keys, feeling complicated at what to do.

"We'll be off now, great sir." Wei Wuxian cheered. He then left the counter.

As a cultivator, his ears could naturally hear all whispers of the inn. By accident, he'd heard the inn owner grumbling under his breath, "Children nowadays. Not only do they take a liking to switching genders, but even do so as an attempt to seduce me... an old man. Why, I am not into cut-sleeves, nor having an affair with a cut-sleeve who's already married."

Wei Wuxian tripped, then choked on the air.

Behind him, Lan Zhan's lips curved upwards in a gentle arc.

They meant to go find their rooms, however, they had to pass by the dining room first. There was the sound of many laughter and uproar. Shen Qingqiu was confused. He saw how many odd and muscular men there was in the dining room. There was at least twenty of those muscular men.

"What's going on in the inn?" Shen Qingqiu questioned. "I thought that it was odd at first... due to that there was only two rooms left. Now I understand why. It's because there are so many people staying... but..."

"You guys shouldn't mess with them." A waitress on the side sighed.

She saw the three couples' curious faces, then explained. "In Square Town, there are people infatuated with the great Immortal, and naturally people who despises the Immortal. These hoodlums- I mean, muscular men are tourists. They heard about the fire incident during nighttime, then said that the Immortal isn't a good person."

The waitress laughed. "Can you believe it? Just because nobody has ever seen the Immortal's appearance doesn't mean that the Immortal is a bad person. They said that the fire isn't caused by the ghosts because there are none. 'The Immortal is the cause of the fire. You're trusting the wrong guy'."

She finished her dramatic impression of them, then continued. "Anyways, they are insistent on finding the true persona and identity of the Immortal."

"Don't you care for the Immortal?" Xie Lian asked.

The waitress smiled sweetly. "Well, I am merely a waitress working at the inn. As a villager of Square Town, yes, I do care for the Immortal. But again, I believe that the Immortal is strong enough to withstand some petty men. Besides, I am frail and have no strength. I'd be beaten into a pulp if I do interfere."

The three couples understood.

When they arrived upstairs, the three couples stopped before the two rooms, which were side by side. Shen Qingqiu looked at the two keys in his hand.

He then announced, "There are two rooms and six of us. This means... we must split into two groups of three."

Luo Binghe's face darkened. "...does this mean..." At least one pair of couple will be separated.

"I'm not separating from Shizun!" Luo Binghe cried. He pulled at Shen Qingqiu's sleeves, weeping and sobbing. His tears and snot were all wiped on his Shizun's sleeves.

Shen Qingqiu had dark lines running across his face. Binghe... must you embarrass me like this...

"If you're going to separate anyone, separate Wei Wuxian and his hubby! There's no way anyone of us are going to sleep in a room with them!" Luo Binghe blurted aloud. His demonic forehead mark glowed red as he was furthermore upset.

Wei Wuxian paused. Wait... did the Demon Lord want to...

"I'm not separating from Lan Zhan!" Wei Wuxian clutched onto his husband's arm, crying for dear life. "Why must you be so cruel, Luo-xiong!"

"Oh come on!" Luo Binghe was driven to the brink of insanity. "Everyone here knows that you two fuc... I mean, sleep the loudest! Nobody wants to hear that!"

A red faint blush bloomed on Wei Wuxian's cheeks.

He panicked, looking at Lan Zhan's expressionless face then back at Luo Binghe's flushed one.

"Don't look at me!" Luo Binghe blatantly spat. "Look at them! See? Even Shizun, Xie-xiong, and Hua Chengzhu agrees with me!"

Wei Wuxian's gaze fell on the remaining three couples.

Shen Qingqiu snapped open his fan, covering the lower half of his face. "I mean... HanGuang-Jun and Wei-xiong are quite loud."

Xie Lian cupped his own cheeks, feeling the heat radiate off onto his palms. "...I agree."

"See?" Luo Binghe blurted. "Lan Zhan and you are definitely going to separate no matter what! I'm not going to stay in this inn without you two in separate rooms!"

A vein popped in Wei Wuxian's head. He was irritated. Luo Binghe could've calmly talked and said, "Wei-xiong, my benevolent Yiling Patriarch, you and HanGuang-Jun are so passionate at nighttime that not everyone can handle it. Could it be possible for you two to... discontinue that in Square Town?" However, no, Luo Binghe didn't do so.

Instead, that crybaby of a Demon Lord decided to rudely comment on the volume of their sleep!

Wei Wuxian lifted his head up. A maniacal expression was contorted on his face, "Oh hell no! I am not going down without a fight! If Lan Zhan and I have to separate, then all of you have to do so as well-"

In the end, the rooms were arranged as such:

Room 1

- Wei Wuxian, Luo Binghe, Hua Cheng

Room 2

- Lan Zhan, Shen Qingqiu, Xie Lian

There was the sound of loud wailings. The walls' soundproof was quite good, so nobody outside the foreboding room could hear the cries. However, the same couldn't be said for those inside.

Luo Binghe covered his ears, "When will he stop...?"

Hua Cheng ignored him. He merely thought to himself if it was reassuring for his Gege to stay in a room... with two other men... yeah, that's not reassuring at all. What if his Gege's kindness is taken advantage of? He is so gullible and unsuspecting... And what if his bad luck kicks in again?

Hua Cheng could only inwardly worry.

Meanwhile, the creator of the wailing—Wei Wuxian—had been banging on the walls, trying to somehow feel his lover's presence in the next door room. "Lan Zhan! Why must they separate us!"

Luo Binghe pulled Wei Wuxian off from the wall. "Stop crying. The walls don't want you near them."

Wei Wuxian huffed. "I'm upset."

"You're upset?" Luo Binghe felt like he was a cat, who was downed in cold water. Now, he was mad and his fur was all riled up. "I'm the one that should be upset here! It was only supposed to be you and HanGuang-Jun separated! However, my Shizun and I were caught up in your provocation! Now... I can't sleep beside Shizun... and other men are sleeping with him..."

The more he said, the angrier he got. "It's so unfair!" He pouted.

Wei Wuxian sneered. "Why should I care if you're upset. Luo-xiong, stop crying and wipe your tears. I'm not going to listen to you cry all night."

Luo Binghe, "..." How hypocritical and shameful can one man possibly be?

He was speechless, "Then what were you doing a few seconds ago?"

"It's not even nighttime yet." Hua Cheng sighed in the corner. He ignored Luo Binghe's earlier unbridled speech. "Why are we being forced to stay in these rooms... even though we don't have to sleep?" He was the Ghost King. Generally speaking, he didn't even need to sleep.

"Hey!" Wei Wuxian piped up. "Haven't you heard of the term 'the early bird gets the worm'? We'll be investigating Square Town during nighttime, when the rumoured fire starts. If we don't rest in the afternoon, then we won't have enough energy for the night."

Hua Cheng pretended to not hear him. He continued sighing, "I wanted to spend time with Gege."

Afternoon naps were only for children... he thought.

While in the other room, a certain Martial God is sleeping under the covers. Xie Lian's face was peaceful and tranquil, as he burrowed in the corner of a pillow.

The black cat curled up in a ball, laying on the pillow as well.

Lan Zhan and Shen Qingqiu looked at this young man (based off of appearances, of course). They felt quite old compared to Xie Lian. After all, how does one fall asleep once they're tasked to? That was only capable for children. And children... well, none of them were children, right?

"How is Xie-xiong asleep already..." Shen Qingqiu fanned himself.

Lan Zhan wore a solemn expression. He wanted to spend some time with his lover (in bed), even though it was the afternoon. The GusuLan disciple felt like no one would mind the noise... but it seemed like the remaining three couples differed.

"Ahh... HanGuang-Jun, don't be so down." Shen Qingqiu patted a hand on the said-man's shoulder. "There will always be new chances... for you... to make love."

Lan Zhan brightened up. "Mn. You're right." There will always be more chances to show off.

Shen Qingqiu had a feeling that Lan Zhan didn't quite understand what he meant.

The inn owner: Today, I met a bunch of weird people. There was a group of buff men wanting to hunt down our Immortal, and a transgendered man who tried to seduce me. Thankfully, I am an old man and won't fall for the Fox Demon's tricks! Haha! I'm such a genius!

Wei Wuxian: Our legendary battle hasn't even begun yet! 😤 You won't stay happy for so long!