Fang Yang, being a young man after all, was completely dumbstruck facing such an alluring fox spirit. He could only stare at her blankly, unable to utter a word.
It was Gu Wanyin who regained her composure first. She smiled and said, "Welcome! Please take a look at our hotel rules. Guests from the spirit realm need to stay in the special building. To exchange points, you'll need to use items from the spirit world. Do you have any Immortal Seeking Flowers? It's 100 points per flower, and you'll need 200 points for one night's stay."
"I brought some," the nine-tailed fox spirit said. "The billboard mentioned that Immortal Seeking Flowers could be exchanged for points, so I brought quite a few."
As she spoke, her eyes and brows exuded charm, yet it seemed completely effortless.
This was probably the innate allure of fox spirits.
Gu Wanyin wiped the corner of her mouth, making sure she wasn't drooling.
She was the boss, after all. She had to keep her composure.
The nine-tailed fox spirit raised her hand, and several small circles of light immediately appeared in her palm. Gu Wanyin saw that each circle contained a tiny flower, purple and beautiful.
Fang Yang finally snapped back to reality, his face flushed as he said, "Please place the Immortal Seeking Flowers on this machine."
The nine-tailed fox spirit let out a coquettish laugh and placed all the flowers on the machine.
She had brought eight in total, exchanging them for 800 points, and checked into room 201 in the special building.
However, she only paid for one day's stay, leaving 600 points, presumably to buy things.
After receiving her room key, the nine-tailed fox spirit brushed a strand of hair from her temple and asked, "This is my first time here, and I'm not very familiar with things. Could you give me a detailed introduction to your hotel?"
"Of-of course!" Fang Yang stuttered. "Our restaurant, no, I mean bar, no, I mean hotel..."
Gu Wanyin knew the young man was hopeless.
But she couldn't blame him. He was just an ordinary person, a young man at that. How could he resist the enchantment of a nine-tailed fox spirit?
Moreover, this nine-tailed fox spirit wasn't like the ones typically portrayed on TV, dressed in ancient costume. Instead, she wore a fiery red bodysuit that perfectly showcased her sizzling figure.
The spirit realm truly was a magical place.
"Let me do it," Gu Wanyin volunteered. "I'm the owner of this hotel. Why don't I show you around?"
"Sure," the nine-tailed fox spirit said, walking over and affectionately linking arms with Gu Wanyin. "You can call me Nine-Tails."
This was Gu Wanyin's first time seeing a living fox spirit, and it was a bit different from what she had imagined. Mainly, she wasn't aloof at all. If not for her enchanting aura, she would have seemed like the girl next door, and her scent was incredibly pleasant too.
Gu Wanyin gave her a tour of the hotel, but most importantly, she brought her to the alchemy shop on the first floor of the special building.
The interior of the alchemy shop was decorated in an antique style, with a light scent of incense that was quite calming.
In the center, there was even a large alchemy furnace, adding to the atmosphere.
Nine-Tails' eyes lit up as soon as she saw the various pills displayed in the cabinets.
Gu Wanyin walked over with her and saw that each type of pill had a card describing its effects.
There were pills for enhancing cultivation, strengthening the body, beautifying appearance, increasing charm, and even some with a chance of granting new abilities...
There were even pills that could help spirits who hadn't yet taken human form to do so quickly. However, these pills, along with the cultivation-enhancing ones, were the most expensive. Gu Wanyin saw that a single pill that could enhance one year's worth of cultivation cost 5,000 points!
This was quite different from 5,000 points in other stores. After all, items from the spirit realm couldn't exchange for many points – an Immortal Seeking Flower was only worth 100 points! And spirits couldn't use Crystal Cores to exchange for points!
But thinking about it, consuming one of these pills to save a year of cultivation might be worth it for spirits, right?
"This is amazing!" Nine-Tails exclaimed. "Are these pills really so miraculous?"
"Of course," Gu Wanyin said confidently. "The products from our hotel are absolutely reliable!"
However, Nine-Tails only had 600 points left on her room card now.
After looking around, she could only afford to buy the cheapest refreshing pill.
Nine-Tails seemed a bit disappointed. "It looks like I didn't bring enough Immortal Seeking Flowers."
After some thought, she decided not to waste her points. She'd bring more items to exchange for points when she returned to the spirit realm tomorrow.
Nine-Tails took a liking to Gu Wanyin and said she'd bring more customers tomorrow to boost her business.
Gu Wanyin was delighted.
Nine-Tails was truly a good spirit, beautiful and kind-hearted!
...
As Gu Wanyin returned to her room, she passed through the lobby and saw Fang Yang still in a daze.
She walked over and waved her hand in front of his eyes. "Wake up, you haven't been bewitched by Nine-Tails to the point of losing your mind, have you?"
Fang Yang's Adam's apple bobbed as he tried to suppress the scream that was about to burst from his throat.
"Boss, there really are spirits! And she, she's so enchanting!" Fang Yang said excitedly. "It's strange, it's not just that she's beautiful, but there's this feeling that just captivates you..."
"Well, she is a spirit after all," Gu Wanyin said. "A fox spirit at that. Enchantment is in their nature. But you need to keep it together from now on. More and more spirits will be coming, and I think most of them prefer to come at night. How can you manage if you can't keep your composure?"
Fang Yang snapped to attention, finally fully awake.
That's right! He was a hotel attendant. He had promised the boss he would work hard. He couldn't mess up!
"Yes, boss!" Fang Yang thumped his chest in assurance. "I'll definitely keep it together!"
Gu Wanyin nodded.
Xu Shi and Fang Yang had been working as attendants for a while now, and they had always been reliable, so she trusted them both quite a bit.
It was normal to be excited the first time seeing a spirit, but it would surely get better after that.
...
Although Gu Wanyin had already told the other guests about the spirit realm portal and the special building, when everyone saw Nine-Tails calmly eating breakfast in the cafeteria the next morning, they were still stunned for a moment.
Those nine fox tails looked so soft, as if they'd be nice to touch!
But no one dared to actually go up and touch them, only daring to look from afar.
Nine-Tails wasn't bothered by all the stares. After finishing her breakfast, she looked at her card and saw that 50 points had been deducted, which worried her a bit.
The spirit realm didn't have human food, so she couldn't resist trying it, but she didn't expect to get hooked so quickly. Just one breakfast cost 50 points.
Compared to the price of the pills, this wasn't much, but what spirits needed most were the pills!
She would be returning to the spirit realm soon, and she planned to gather more Immortal Seeking Flowers and jewelry to exchange for points.
Gu Wanyin and Cola Burger also came for breakfast. Because Nine-Tails liked Gu Wanyin, she also took a liking to Cola Burger, even offering her tails for them to touch.
Burger hugged one of the tails, reluctant to let go.
Nine-Tails then said to Gu Wanyin, "I'm going back to the spirit realm today, but I'll bring a few friends over. However, one of my sisters is a cat spirit, and her personality... is a bit aloof."
