Ryan walked into the inn.
The front desk was manned by a stern old woman.
Her face seemed more suited for a dean of discipline than an inn receptionist.
In another world, that face would cost her many young, vibrant customers.
But in this world, that face meant reliability!
"Staying?" the old woman asked, looking at Ryan as he approached.
"I have a question for you," Ryan said, smiling.
His smile often had many unexpected effects when dealing with women.
But this time...
The old woman's face fell. "This isn't a fortune-teller's shop."
"There might be a dangerous person mixed in with your guests."
Ryan warned seriously.
But the old woman's rigidity exceeded his imagination.
"Even if a Noxian comes, they still have to pay!"
"...Even if they pay, they could still be a bad person."
"No, if they pay, they're a guest!" The old woman had her own rules.
"What if I just want to ask which room a guest is staying in?"
Ryan tried a different approach.
The old woman didn't refuse directly. "Which guest?"
"A lame man..."
"A what?"
"A lame man..." Ryan repeated.
"A lame what?"
"Man!"
"What lame?"
......
Ryan looked at the old woman.
He wasn't angry.
Instead, he was a bit curious if a transmigrator's soul was hidden beneath that aged face.
"A man, he's limping..."
"I know you're talking about a lame man, but there isn't one," the old woman said emphatically. "From when we opened today until now, no lame man has come here."
"Impossible!"
Ryan had seen the figure walk in with his own eyes.
"Are you trying to cause trouble, young man?"
The old woman picked up the hot tea beside her.
The people around were drawn by the commotion, and even outside the inn, several heads appeared.
"Are you saying this inn has a vengeful spirit!?" Ryan suddenly yelled. "Thank you for your kind warning, I wouldn't want a disheveled female vengeful spirit crawling on me while I sleep, and I certainly don't want to see a baby vengeful spirit smiling at me when I get up at night..."
After speaking, he didn't look at the old woman's green face and fled the inn as if escaping.
......
Ryan didn't go too far.
After walking to the street, he circled back from another street.
Now he was squatting in an inconspicuous corner opposite the inn.
The reason he 'spread rumors' was certainly not to respond to the old woman's attitude.
If he were the owner, he wouldn't take immediate action based on a stranger's words either.
He lied hoping to use this method to keep more people away from danger.
And the effect was evident.
In just about ten minutes, five or six families were already hurriedly moving out with their luggage.
And with the departure of these families, this ghost story might reach even more people.
After all, evil spirits truly exist in this world.
And rumors about evil spirits can quickly spread in any universe.
The only victim in this, perhaps, was that old woman.
But Ryan didn't think she would care.
Because when others reported losses to her, she would also sternly ask, "What currency did you just say?" or "What gold did you say?"
......
Ryan stayed nearby for two hours.
During this time, almost half of the people in the inn left.
The remaining half were attracted by the temptation of half-price rooms and stayed in the inn.
Ryan didn't know if money could make ghosts work, but he knew money could make people disregard their lives.
And he wasn't just wandering around during this time.
He first tried to sneak into the inn to explore, but as soon as he reached the door, he encountered the old woman's gaze, which could almost kill someone...
After this attempt was blocked, he started from another angle.
Anyone who could leave him with such a perception was definitely not an ordinary person.
And non-ordinary characters usually become 'heroes'.
So what hero has the above characteristics?
It didn't take much time for Ryan to come up with a startling answer.
"Jhin..."
Ryan searched his mind for all information about this name.
A cruel murderer;
An escaped convict from a monastery prison;
Suspected of having Noxus's support, after Noxus invaded Ionia, he began carrying out assassinations and bombings in various areas of Ionia...
Some people once thought Jhin was the Joker of Runeterra, but in Ryan's view, the essence of the two was completely different.
The Joker's killing was to prove his obsessive worldview, to make the world acknowledge the evil in human nature.
Jhin's killing was more like an evil fruit born from a perverted psychology; he used the guise of art to conceal a perverted and cruel core, or in layman's terms, an antisocial personality...
The reason he could 'roam freely' in Ionia for so many years was simply by exploiting the kindness and simplicity of the Ionians.
After all, in the story, if Kusho hadn't intervened forcefully, Jhin would have died many years ago at the hands of Zed.
As for why the background story showed no precautions against Jhin...
Ryan felt that this blame should also be placed on the Kinkou Order, because after they captured Jhin, they didn't tell all of Ionia that this person was the infamous Golden Demon, but quietly sent him to a monastery prison.
And the monks of the monastery prison not only didn't punish him but also provided him with a good learning environment, allowing him to engage with art and dance.
So to this day, in the eyes of most people, the Golden Demon is still a demon, not a human.
But these secrets couldn't be hidden from a smart transmigrator.
Ryan recalled what Hui told him when she left last night.
Hui was going to introduce a friend to him.
At that time, he still felt sorry for Hui having few friends.
But now it seemed...
The demon had already arrived quietly.
Ryan turned and walked into the alley.
If that figure was truly Jhin, then his actions had undoubtedly attracted the other party's attention.
But attention or not, with Jhin's personality, he wouldn't simply flee.
In the background story, even knowing that Zed and Shen were tracking him, he still meticulously carried out his plan.
He even left souvenirs for his pursuers after completing his initial plan.
So his actions might have actually stabilized him.
Plus his foreknowledge of the background story...
Ryan looked towards Gouya Temple in the distance.
According to the background plot, he would gain Hui's trust, then trick the most powerful person in the entire temple, Hui, into unconsciousness, directly blow up Gouya Temple, and incidentally kill the four grandmasters who trained Hui.
In terms of intelligence, Ryan didn't think he was smarter than Jhin.
Therefore, his only advantage was knowing the plot's direction and the qualitative difference in power between them.
The background story might have differences in details, but the general direction wouldn't be a problem.
Ryan's brain cells began to churn wildly, and after a while, he had an idea...