In the shadow of the inn courtyard, Shi Mu looked in the direction of Zhong Xiu's residence from afar.

At this moment, it had been a stick of incense since that Xiaowei entered the room, and Zhong Xiu's room had not moved at all, which was somewhat unexpected by him.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps walked in from outside, he frowned, his consciousness swept away, and the person who came was Leng Yuetong, with a happy look on his face, looking like he had come back from a good trip, and he was in a good mood.

Shi Mu naturally did not show up to greet him, and continued to hide in place.

Leng Yuetong walked not far from Shi Mu's hiding place, her footsteps flickered, and she turned around and looked in the direction of Shi Mu's hiding place, with a trace of doubt in her eyes.

Shi Mu was startled in his heart, and hurriedly reined in his whole body's breath.

Leng Yuetong glanced at it twice, then shook her head, turned around and continued to walk forward, and soon disappeared in front of her.

Shi Mu secretly exhaled, and there was a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

This woman's cultivation is not too high, but judging from the scene she saw at night before, as well as all kinds of unbelievable abilities, this woman's origin is by no means simple.

He shook his head and put the thought aside, this was not the time to think about it.

At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps, and a group of several people walked over, and the one in front was an old man in a black robe, who was the person Shi Mu had just spied in the City Lord's Mansion.

He was followed by several people, all of whom were barbarians of the Winged Crane Tribe.

The innkeeper from before was following him in fear.

Shi Mu's face changed.

"Stone, why is this guy here? Do they want to do it immediately?" Cai'er's voice appeared in Shi Mu's heart.

Shi Mu shook his head, but the thoughts in his heart turned.

"Are those distinguished guests living here?" the black-robed old man glanced at the courtyard not far away and asked the shopkeeper beside him.

"Yes, Lord Castle. The shopkeeper hurriedly said.

"This person is the city lord!" Shi Mu was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but look at the black-robed old man a few more times.

This person's face was dry, some like a dried corpse, only a pair of eyes were really bright, and his body exuded an aura of non-anger and self-authority.

The black-robed old man nodded, stepped to the gate of the compound, and was about to push the door in, when the courtyard gate was suddenly opened, and four or five innate martial artists jumped out and stopped in front of the door.

"Who is Your Excellency, dare to trespass here!" one of the red-robed men shouted.

In mid-air, a clear shadow flashed, and Ling Toad's figure emerged.

The white light flashed in the inner room, and Zhong Xiu's figure also appeared in mid-air, looking coldly at the black-robed old man and others in front of the courtyard, without speaking.

"It turned out to be Ling Toad Daoyou, I haven't seen you for so long, is this how you welcome old friends?" The black-robed old man first glanced at Zhong Xiu, then looked at Ling Dao with a smile on his face, and said so.

This person forced a smile on his corpse-like face, and it looked extremely strange and ugly.

"Are you...... Yunyang Daoyou?" Ling Xue was stunned, saw the appearance of the black-robed old man, and said with some hesitation.

"Hehe, it's down there. When you come to my city, you will not know what to say. The black-robed old man said.

"Haha, I'll just say it's familiar. I haven't seen you for decades, and I can't imagine that Yunyang Daoyou has already assumed the position of the city lord here, congratulations. Ling Toad immediately laughed and arched his hand.

"Ling Daoyou is polite!, Your Excellency, as the number one fierce general under the command of the Youcan City Lord, is now famous, far stronger than me, the City Lord of a small city!"

"Miss Zhong, this person is not a suspicious person, it is a friend I met before, Mo Yunyang of the Winged Crane Department, and now he is the city lord of Yunyi City. Ling Yu turned to Zhong Xiu and said.

Zhong Xiu's brows frowned slightly, but he did not relax because of Ling Xuan's words, and looked at the black-robed old man with a pair of wonderful eyes.

Ling Toad saw that Zhong Xiu didn't speak, and his face was a little embarrassed.

"Why don't you introduce Ling Daoyou, who is this girl?" asked the black-robed old man.

"This is Zhong Xiu, Miss Zhong, and she is the guest elder of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce. I waited for this trip to escort a batch of goods for the lord of Youcan City, and this happened to pass through this place. Ling Toad explained.

"It turned out to be a distinguished guest of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, and the old man was far away!" the black-robed old man's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said.

"Lord Cloud City is polite. I don't know why you're here at this moment?" Zhong Xiuzhu's lips opened slightly, and her voice was cold.

"Originally, there was no big event, but I have known Ling Daoyou for many years, and I want to invite you to come over to drink and chat, talk about old feelings, and let me enjoy the friendship of the landlord. But I didn't expect to meet the distinguished guests of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce here, so it's better to be together!" said the black-robed old man.

"I'm sorry, Cloud City Lord, I'm ordered to escort the goods, and I'm afraid I won't have time to accompany you to feast. Without waiting for Ling Toad to speak, Zhong Xiu directly refused.

Ling Xuan frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but he glanced at Zhong Xiu and said nothing.

"Haha, Miss Zhong is thoughtful, so I admire it. As for security, the girl can rest assured that at this moment she is in the city under her jurisdiction, and no bandit will have the courage to attack the inn. This drinking is just a trivial matter, the old man just has a batch of valuable goods want to sell, has not found a suitable person to entrust, now see the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, Miss Zhong is so responsible, but just come over to see, if it is suitable, there will be Miss Zhong on behalf of the girl. The black-robed old man said.

When Zhong Xiu heard this, he was slightly stunned, and a trace of hesitation flashed on his face.

The black-robed old man didn't urge, and chatted with Ling Yu on the side, and between his words, there were some past acquaintances between the two.

"Cloud City Lord, can you please bring the goods here, the little woman is really not good to leave the inn, if you want to have a banquet, you can also do it at the inn. Zhong Xiu thought about it and said apologetically.

"There are a lot of goods in that batch, and they are the demon beast materials that Cloud Wing City has hoarded for more than ten years, and it seems that it is a little inconvenient to bring them here. The black-robed old man's face was a little embarrassed.

Zhong Xiu's eyes lit up, as far as he knew, the Chamber of Commerce had recently ordered the purchase of demon beast materials in various places in order to make a big deal, and if she could make this deal, it would be of great benefit to her position in the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, and it might even help that matter.

Moreover, the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce is famous, and if this kind of door-to-door business is still refused, if it spreads, it will also damage the reputation of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.

"Alright then, that's all for tonight. Zhong Xiu pondered for a moment and nodded.

The black-robed old man's face was happy, and a subtle glint flashed in the depths of his eyes.

"Cloud City Lord, please wait a moment, the little woman still has some things to order. Zhong Xiu then said again.

"Yes, Miss Zhong, please. The black-robed old man hurriedly said.

Zhong Xiu turned around and summoned the guards in the courtyard, and after he left, the person in charge of this place was arranged, and asked the guards on shift to be doubled, and so on, one by one, explained in an orderly manner.

"Xin'er, Xiaowei, if something happens, use that thing to inform me. After Zhong Xiu made the arrangements, his lips moved slightly, and a wisp of voice came into the ears of the two maids.

The two nodded slightly, indicating that they understood.

"A few of you also stay and help guard the safety here, and you must not allow anything to go wrong, otherwise you will be asked!" The black-robed old man also turned around at this moment, and ordered a few people behind him with a solemn face.

The barbarians agreed in unison.

"Two, please!" said the black-robed old man with a gesture of invitation to Zhong Xiu and Ling Yu.

The three of them quickly walked towards the inn gate together.

In the distance, Shi Mu watched the three of them walk away, his brows furrowed, and his face was full of disbelief.

He had obviously told Zhong Xiu about the conspiracy of the Wing Crane Division, why did she still act like this.

Could it be that Zhong Xiu didn't believe the contents of the jade slip? Or did Zhong Xiu have other ideas or tricks?

"Stone, why did Miss Zhong leave with the other party!" Cai'er's voice sounded in her head.

"Follow along. Shi Mu said, glanced at the convoy of the inn, shook his figure, and chased after Zhong Xiu and the others.

In the inn, more than 20 guards almost stood on a human wall, surrounding the convoy.

Zhong Xiu had just given the order that no one was allowed to leave this courtyard until she and Ling Yu returned.

"Hey, why don't you see Brother Mu Shi?" the purple-haired young man who had been riding in a floating cloud car with Shi Mu and Leng Yuetong looked around, and suddenly said softly.

Leng Yuetong was standing beside him, and when she heard this, she frowned and looked around.

Shi Mu was indeed not seen in the courtyard.

"Did you go out and didn't come home?" the purple-haired young man guessed.

Leng Yuetong snorted coldly, two strange lights seemed to flash in her beautiful eyes, and she didn't speak.

"Ladies and gentlemen, is there a place here that we need our help with?" At this moment, among the few barbarians left behind by the black-robed old man, a tall black-skinned winged crane barbarian walked over and said.

"Thank you for your kindness, but we can just keep it here, so don't bother you. Among the guards, a lean middle-aged man from the late congenital stage walked out and stood in front of the black-skinned Winged Crane Barbarian, and said with a wary look in his eyes.

Before Zhong Xiu left, he had specially instructed him to beware of these winged crane barbarians, and never let them approach the convoy.

"However, the Lord has already ordered us to stay......" said the Black-skinned Crane Barbarian with some embarrassment.

"These goods are important for us to escort, and a few of them are outsiders after all, so please don't embarrass us. The lean middle-aged man was unmoved.

"Hehe, this is natural. The black-skinned crane barbarian nodded and smiled.

"In that case, I'll go and inspect the rest of the inn, unaccompanied. The Black-skinned Crane Barbarian continued, then beckoned and led the others towards the rest of the inn.

The lean middle-aged man's face softened, and he walked back to the convoy.

Several winged crane barbarians walked out of the courtyard, and the smile on the face of the black-skinned barbarian led by them suddenly disappeared completely, and they glanced back at the courtyard, and a trace of intriguing strange light flashed in their eyes. (To be continued.) )