Ye Shikai led the guards forward slowly, He Linghan was just a woman after all, and he had never ridden a horse before, and besides, he also wanted to cherish the good time with her.

When the guards crossed the junction of Dong County and Hanoi County, it was already late, so he asked the army to find an inn and set up camp next to it, so that He Linghan could live in the inn.

"My lord, you should also live in the inn, otherwise it will not be safe if you leave your wife alone in the inn. Mancang suggested, after all, this is not an official road, it is just a small road, and there are not many people who usually come and go, and this inn stands alone on the side of the road, which is a little suspicious.

"It's okay, then you take the brothers to stay here, and Xue San takes a few brothers to live next to me. Ye Shikai is really worried, if he runs into a "black shop", it will be really troublesome.

"Shopkeeper, get some wine and meat, besides, there are more than two hundred horses outside, you get some forage and take care of it." Ye Shikai entered the store with the sergeant and walked to a shopkeeper head-on.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please do you want to be sharpened or stay in the hotel. ”

"Open three rooms, and I'll tell you if there's anything else. Ye Shikai said lightly.

"Well, please inside. ”

Ye Shikai took He Linghan into the guest room, the ancient hotel is naturally not as good as the modern one, and this is not the metropolis of Xianyang, it is just a small inn on the side of the road, the conditions are naturally average, but it is better than sleeping in the open air.

"Ling'er, how is it here. ”

"It's good, you know I don't care about that. He Linghan said lightly, Ye Shikai observed carefully, this is on the second floor, there is a yard outside the window, and there are some chickens and ducks and other poultry in it, but there is nothing abnormal, this small shop is only a few dozen square meters, and there are not many people to hide, not to mention that there are two hundred guards around Ye Shikai, and there should be no problem with safety.

"Well, then we'll stay here tonight, and if things go well tomorrow, we should be able to get to the county governor's mansion. Ye Shikai nodded and said.

"My lord, I checked and everything is fine in the room. Xue San stepped forward to report that the reason why Ye Shikai let him protect him was because he used to be in the rivers and lakes, and he was also familiar with these inns, so before checking in, he ordered Xue San to check it carefully.

"Well, that's good. ”

"My lord, this inn is a little eccentric. Xue San said suddenly, and after He Linghan heard this, his body trembled instinctively.

"What do you mean by that? Ye Shikai immediately asked.

"First of all, there are generally few inns on this kind of remote road, and now the situation is turbulent, and there are many robbers in the eastern county, and small shops like this, if there is no strong armament, they have long been robbed by robbers, but it looks very peaceful here, and there are a lot of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep in the courtyard, which is very strange. ”

"You mean it's a black shop run by robbers. After Ye Shikai heard this, his face was solemn, what Xue San said was extremely true, but he ignored this.

"This is just a subordinate speculation, when I used to wander the rivers and lakes, I often heard of bandits and robbers running black shops, mixing anesthetics in the food, numbing the passing guests, and then taking their lives, taking their money, and then burying their bodies in the wilderness, there is no way to find them. ”

"Is it so scary. When He Linghan heard Xue San's words, he couldn't help but feel frightened, this does sound very scary, in fact, there is indeed such a black shop, if he encounters it, he can only blame himself for being unlucky.

"Madame General, please rest assured, there are subordinates here, and you will definitely do your best to keep them safe. ”

"Xue San, I'll check the dishes in this restaurant later. Ye Shikai commanded.

"Don't worry, my lord, our brothers have been in the kitchen all the time, I think, even if this is a black shop, they don't dare to attack us, there are two hundred brothers outside the door, if something happens inside, they can raze this place to the ground in the blink of an eye. ”

"Be careful, anyway. ”

At night.

"Shopkeeper, do you usually have a lot of customers here? At dinner, Ye Shikai asked at the dinner table.

"Yo, don't hide it from this military master, our road, although it is a little remote, but it is a shortcut for nearby merchants to and from various counties, and now there is naturally no one to come and go at night, but there are still many people during the day, often come to the store to rest, order some tea and wine and meat. The shopkeeper replied.

"Yes, the situation is turbulent now, and there are a lot of robbers and robbers nearby, are you not afraid of being robbed when you open a shop here? Ye Shikai asked rhetorically.

"The military master is wrong, this road is so long, there is only one shop, and the merchants who come and go also have a place to rest, if this store is destroyed, then the merchants who come and go will have no place to rest, then the merchants on this road will inevitably decrease, if I am a robber, I naturally do not want the merchants here to disappear. ”

Ye Shikai understood the words of the shopkeeper, compared to robbing this inn, the merchants on the road can get more, but if the inn is destroyed, then there will be fewer merchants, although the robbers are barbaric, they will not do the thing of killing chickens and taking eggs.

"A few military masters, what do you want to eat? ”

"Some wine, meat, and noodles. ”

"Well, wait a minute, the good food will be coming soon. ”

"My lord, I also took the brothers to check just now, there is no tunnel under the inn, there is no way to hide people, and the brothers have also tried the wine and meat, and there is no problem. Xue San said softly on the side.

"Could it be that we are really suspicious, maybe this is just an ordinary inn. He Linghan said lightly.

"A few military masters, I know that you are worried that this is a black shop that kills people and sells goods, and please rest assured that the small shop is very clean. The shopkeeper brought the dishes to the table, and when he saw that everyone was slow to move their chopsticks, he also guessed their thoughts.

"If a few military masters don't believe it, the villain can try it. ”

"Haha, no need, how can we not believe it, it's just that my wife suddenly became unwell. Ye Shikai suddenly smiled and took out some broken silver from his pocket.

"Shopkeeper, kill two chickens, stew some hot chicken soup for my wife, and the rest of the silver will be considered as a reward for you." ”

"Yes, thank you for the reward, the villain will go, don't be impatient. ”

"Let's all eat. Ye Shikai said lightly, "Don't worry, there is no poison in this dish." ”

After everyone listened, although they were still puzzled, they also believed in Ye Shikai, so they used chopsticks to eat, although this small shop is located in a remote area, but the cooking skills are good.

"I remember that there was a kind of poison, which was divided into two, and if one of the poisons was taken, it would be fine, but if the two poisons were mixed together, it would be highly poisonous, and if the shop poisoned the dishes and the wine separately, it would be difficult for the brothers who tested the poison to find out, but just in case, I just tried it with a dog outside the store, and the wine and the food were not poisonous. Ye Shikai explained to everyone. 21