The night is dying, and the dawn is approaching.

Edgeworth roamed the sky, chasing the fading crescent moon, and Mu Shan had already returned to the vicinity of the Eight Treasures Linglong Pagoda with Sima Yuchen again.

"I left in a hurry yesterday and forgot to bring money, so I ended up having a bully meal here." Mu Shan raised his eyebrows, and said as much as he could: "Fortunately, I was witty enough to pull Cai Yang and Zhou Tai from the same door over in time, and then I sneaked away, otherwise, maybe I am still brushing dishes for them now!" ”

"Cai Yang and Zhou Tai? Same door? How come I haven't heard their names? ”

"I'll tell you more about that later. Although this shop is said to be expensive, the taste is really good, and it is in the wilderness, there is no store in front of the village and no store, only this one, presumably the shopkeeper is full of money. The dawn of the day, ten thousand golden rays sprinkled on the red tile eaves of the Eight Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, as if to give it a layer of sacredness and solemnity: "Let's go, go eat something first, let's talk slowly." ”

It was still early, and between the neat and orderly table lines, there was no one else except for the few customers who had stayed last night to enjoy breakfast, and the spacious tower suddenly seemed a little empty and deserted.

"Guest officer......" Xiao Er saw that another guest came to the door, and greeted him warmly, but when he saw Mu Shan, those polite words suddenly seemed to be firmly choked in his throat, and he couldn't say anything: "...... Why are you here again? A small shop is a small business......"

"Hehe......" Sima Yuchen on the side heard this, thinking of Mu Shan's obscene appearance of sneaking away after eating, and instantly couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

Mu Shan's face turned red, his fists clenched, and he said strongly: "Do you understand the principle of customer first, if you open the door, you will naturally want to do business, and Uncle Ben is not bad for your money, what kind of attitude do you have, is it not a beating!" ”

“…… The guest officer's lesson is, please sit inside, what do you want to eat, I will help you calculate it first. Sorry, guest, this is not for you, this is the new rule of the small shop, check out first, then eat! ”

"Snobbery, see money!" Mu Shan was embarrassed by the curious eyes cast around him, his right hand touched his waist, and his body suddenly stiffened: Oh no, I came and went in a hurry, and I forgot to bring money again!

The embarrassment only lasted for a moment, and Mu Shan saw that Xiao Er's eyes were full of disdain, and he had a bombarding posture, so he quickly changed the topic wittily: "Yuchen, do you have any loose money on your body, I just brought a few taels of gold out, I'm afraid that the store won't be able to find it!" ”

"These silver taels should be enough!" Sima Yuchen looked at Mu Shan's embarrassed appearance with a smile on the corner of his mouth, took out a few taels of broken silver from his waist, threw it to the shopkeeper, and said, "Bring anything delicious." ”

"Hey, that's enough, that's enough, you two please wait, here's coming, here's coming."

Seeing Xiao Er's face smiling like a chrysanthemum, Mu Shan hurriedly ordered: "Prepare two upper rooms, and Uncle Ben wants the top seven floors of the tower." ”

"Guest officer, I'm really sorry, the top seven floors of the tower have been covered, can the sixth-story one be? You can rest assured, the sixth floor is high enough, and you can also enjoy the scenery of the surrounding area. ”

"Wrapped?" Mu Shan asked in surprise, "Has the whole floor been covered?" Which loser's insistence is spending money here? ”

"This ......, the small one is not clear, please forgive me."

Mu Shan waved his hand and said impatiently: "Forget it, six floors are six floors, and Uncle Ben will clean up the two clean houses that are connected together." ”

"Uncle Ben......" Sima Yuchen looked at Mu Shan with interest, and asked with a smile: "How can you learn Gan Ning's tone of speech, is it possible that you also want to be a water bandit?" ”

"This is called seeing people and talking about people, and talking about ghosts." Mu Shan said with a weak face: "You don't know, I talked to him politely before, but I didn't expect that guy to think that I was an honest person and easy to bully, and then I learned the appearance of Xingba and threatened him fiercely, but I didn't expect him to be honest." This person, the more honest he is, the easier it is to be bullied. Besides, if he knows my name and goes around talking about it outside, my name will be ruined in his hands! ”

"I am famous...... Sima Yuchen couldn't help but look at Mu Shan with a smile, his laughter became louder and louder, and he gradually laughed and trembled: "A person who has no money and can only eat overlord meals, what else does he have a reputation, haha......"

"It's not that I don't have money, it's that I forgot to bring money...... Mu Shan muttered in a low voice: "Okay, don't laugh, pay attention to your image, everyone is looking at you!" ”

"Didn't you say that you were going to reconnoiter Zhang Chun's movements? Why did you book a room here again, do you think Zhang Chun will pass by here? ”

"Judging from my years of military experience, if Zhang Chun wants to attack Jinyang, there are only two ways to choose, one of which is to pass through here, and the path is the shortest. The second is to take a long detour, passing through Yi County and Dai County, then it will take a long way, not to mention the time, the grain and grass are not easy to supply, and it is easy to be cut off from the back road, so he should pass through here. What we have to do is to use this place as a base, go out to reconnoiter from time to time, and once we find that Zhang Chun has moved, we will immediately rush back to Jinyang to report the news. ”

"Hehe, you have grown a lot over the years, I remember when you were in Changshe, you only listened to Cao Cao's command, and you didn't know how to think, but now you have learned to analyze."

Hearing Sima Yuchen's praise, Mu Shan only felt light and fluttering, extremely comfortable: "That's, don't look at who I am." In a few years, maybe my ability to fight will be even better than Apu's! ”

"So, who are Cai Yang and Zhou Tai you said before? Are they really from my Heavenly Sword Sect? The people who could be sent to the Northland were not ordinary people, how come I had never heard their names? ”

"They ......" After thinking for a moment, Mu Shan asked slowly, "Yuchen,...... Have you ever heard of Sword Shadow? ”

"Sword Shadow?" Sima Yuchen trembled slightly, and asked with an unnatural expression, "You mean the sword shadow in the Heavenly Sword Sect?" The sword shadow is like a shadow, without self, walking in the dark for many years! ”

Mu Shan said in surprise: "So, have you heard of them? ”

"Well, the disciples who can be selected for Sword Shadow are all people with good roots and tenacious personalities. Originally, my second uncle also proposed that you join the Sword Shadow, but the master refused. ”

Sima Wang......

“…… In that case, I'm lucky! Mu Shan was furious, it was obvious that Sima Wang definitely recommended him with the mentality of communiqué personal vendetta, if he really joined the Sword Shadow, maybe he would be eliminated by him by borrowing a knife to kill people: "Cai Yang and Zhou Tai are both Sword Shadow people, Cai Yang betrayed the master and threw himself to Zhang Chun, Zhou Tai was captured by Cai Yang, and now his whereabouts are unknown." ”

"Cai Yang took refuge in Zhang Chun?"

"Well, I've seen it with my own eyes, and I can't be wrong. I have already written to tell my master about this, but unfortunately it is only my one-sided statement, and there is no evidence, but I am afraid that I will not be able to help him. ”

"Sometimes what you see with your own eyes may not be the truth, I told you that the people who can be selected for the Sword Shadow are all people with strong personalities, and they will definitely not be easily tempted, maybe he has some hardships."