245 First arrived in the border city

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Thank you for the pink ticket of the charcoal hill sister paper, and the money bag of the rurusb sister paper, thank you!

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Along the way, Li Banxia was carefully recalling the words that Chu Qianxiang shouted before leaving.

Wan Xuefeng?

It's a familiar name, I think I've heard it somewhere......

However, she couldn't remember where she had heard the name, she had knocked her head out, and she couldn't think of a reason.

Forget it, don't think about it if you can't think of it, it's still important to hurry. If there is fate, he will meet again one day, and it will be good to ask him again when the time comes.

Regarding Chu Qianxiang's use of a pseudonym, Li Banxia was not angry at all. They met in the water, and no one stipulated that a person had to tell everything unreservedly to the person they met for the first time. What's more, he has a heavy responsibility, and it is necessary to be more vigilant.

Li Banxia is not a person in the martial arts, and he doesn't pay much attention to things in the martial arts, so he naturally doesn't know about the famous remnant sword son in the martial arts. Even if she had heard of it, it was only when she had overheard others mention it, or when she was at Zhang Cassia Ming's house, she heard that the Remnant Sword Boy and the Peerless Dust Child, who were as famous as their Jade Flute Son, had a little impression in her mind.

With Chu Quanxiang, uh, no, it should be said that it was a letter left by Wan Xuefeng to her, and Li Banxia's heart was also full of confidence. At least for now, she doesn't have to worry about how to enter the barracks and see Doctor Zhang.

With this upliftment, Li Banxia was even more relaxed, and rushed to the border city non-stop, refusing to stay for a moment. Before anything else happened on the road, she hurried during the day, refusing to dismount except for a rest on the side of the road. And they won't just walk around.

In the evening, spend the night at the inn. Li Banxia learned the lesson of some time ago, and before setting off, he calculated the distance from this station to the next station, the time required, and the time that was likely to be delayed in between, etc., so as not to miss the accommodation-

In this way, after about five or six days, Li Banxia sat on horseback and looked at the tall city tower not far ahead, and the border city was already in sight.

She had just arrived in the border city. I don't know much about the situation here, so if I go to the barracks to report like this, it may be inappropriate. Let's find a place to settle down first. Ask around the city tomorrow and decide what to do.

Walking on the streets of the border city, the strong wind blows the withered yellow leaves, bringing a touch of gloom and withering to the important town here.

The border city was originally a lively place. Caravans and travelers from all over the country are endless, and peddlers and pawns, kings and grandsons, and martial arts high-rollers abound.

There is also the mutton wine rich in the characteristics of the border city, the fragrance of the fragrance floats for thousands of miles, the crisp sound of the copper bell, the dancing posture of the graceful exotic girl, and the twisted willow waist in the brilliant light.

These pictures that were once engraved in Li Banxia's mind one by one. I didn't see any of them. Yes, just lonely streets, with the occasional hurried figure. And the dead leaves that fluttered in the wind at dusk -

If it weren't for the tall city tower, the thick city wall was still in sight, Li Banxia really suspected that he had come to a wild place. Or maybe they came to a huge, cold tomb, and the silence was overwhelming. I don't know where I'm going.

Along the way, even if Li Banxia was alone in the mountains. There wasn't the slightest light, there wasn't a warm quilt, and she hadn't felt so weird at all times.

What the hell is going on in this important city? Will it turn a bustling town into what it is today?

It seems that the situation in this city is far more serious than she imagined, and it is much more serious.

Not long after walking, Li Banxia finally saw an inn on the corner of a street.

Renjia Inn.

One person and one horse stopped in front of this inn and stood for a long time, without waiting for the guys inside to come out to greet the guests. If it were somewhere else, before you were near, you might be far away, and the man at the inn beckoned you. And here, not only did I not see the enthusiastic Xiao Er, but he also seemed a little lonely.

Curious, Li Banxia had no choice but to tie Xiaochou to a wooden stake outside the inn, and he stepped forward to knock on the door to see what the situation was.

Actually, Li Banxia probably guessed it in his heart. This is a border city, turbulent for many years, the people have no fixed place, the day is precarious, not to mention the warm welcome to do business, this guy who eats at the head can stay until one day, who has the heart to care about these?

In addition, there have been a series of strange things in the general's army recently, morale is low, and the people are even more panicked. Although the general tried his best to block the news from the outside world, this is a border city, how much movement the enemy army has, how can it hide from the ears of this dry people?

And sometimes, you really have to trust someone's ability to listen to the news. No matter where they heard about it, there are really many sources and channels of information. Among them, there are exaggerated statements, and there are also partial facts, and in any case, the situation in this city is very dangerous.

The people who could walk moved away, and those who couldn't go, those who were reluctant to go, really couldn't go, and the gates were closed to stay in this city. If there is nothing important, I will never dare to go out easily, for fear that I will be caught by the enemy as soon as I go out, or I will be wronged by the knife.

When Li Banxia got closer, he found that the door of the inn was closed, and pushed it tentatively, but it was only covered, not closed. Thinking of this, Li Banxia raised his hand and knocked twice on the door.

No one answered, isn't the person inside sleeping?

Li Banxia raised his hand and knocked five or six times in succession, and his voice became a little louder. After a while, I heard the sound of movement inside.

The door creaked open, opening only a small slit half a man wide, and the people in the store poked their heads out of it.

The man was a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties, a little small, with many pockmarks on his face. As soon as he opened the door, his eyes began to spin out of the door, as if he were looking for something, afraid that there was something he didn't know about, or something that was not good for him.

Seeing that it was a girl's house, the vigilant look on her face improved a little, and she asked, "Girl, is there something wrong with you?" ”

Li Banxia pointed to the wooden plaque on the door, which read "Renjia Inn".

"I want to stay at the hotel—"

"I'm sorry, our shop doesn't live now~~" Before the man finished speaking, the door slammed shut, and the speed almost hit Li Banxia's nose.

"Hey~~Hey~~Shop, I'll live in a store, you open the door and let me in, okay?" Li Banxia patted the door, and before he finished speaking, he closed the door, even if he didn't let her stay in the hotel, he had to say it well. In this way, even if she goes to the next inn, she has a store in her heart.

The door opened from the inside again, and the person just now poked his head out again, with a little impatience in his expression: "Oh girl, you can go, the small shop really doesn't live ~~"

"Since this is an inn, it should be a convenient door for travelers who are away from home. I'm not a traitor, and I'm not a traitor, and I'm not missing your silver, why don't you let me stay in the hotel? ”

Seeing that it's getting dark, and it's in the bitter cold of this city, you can't let her squat on the street outside alone and spend the night, right?

"I said, girl, it's useless for you to say anything at this time, our small shop is no longer in business, and we haven't had customers for half a month. Now the city is in chaos, the officers and soldiers are catching spies everywhere, and the enemy army is shouting outside the city gate for a while, this little life is almost impossible to save, how can you have the heart to do your business? In the past two days, the officers and soldiers have all been out of the list, saying that if any inn has a newcomer, they must rush to the yamen to report and check clearly. You said that I spent so much time for a guest like you, and it was possible to offend those few officials, so I didn't care about me! ”

Speaking of the officials and masters of the Yamen, the innkeeper couldn't help but snort fiercely. After years of turmoil, the people have suffered enough, this group of things that eat people and don't spit out bones don't care about the lives of the people, and they also take the opportunity to make a windfall and exploit the people, do they really want to force them, the poor people, to the end of the road?

Mole? Isn't it something that those officials and masters of the yamen have made up? Although this city is in turmoil and may be captured at any time, as long as General Xiong is there for a day, this city will not be lost!

General Xiong is the god of war in the minds of their people, and he is a victorious general who brings vitality and hope to the people. With him, this city is still the territory of the people of their Bian Kingdom, and it is not their turn to come and be presumptuous!

Why is there a mole in the city, the inn restaurant has to pay a certain fee to take in guests, registered, etc., a large number of high-sounding things, not to stuff their own pockets?

They saw that the city was getting more and more depressed day by day, and they also knew that this battle would be fought soon, so they wanted to make a big profit before leaving. If you turn around and run away with the money while you are fighting, who will pursue it? Even if you want to be investigated, you have to be held accountable?

At that time, who can take care of them?

It was with this kind of thought that those people took advantage of the accident in the general's barracks to concentrate on resisting the enemy, so that the people in this city were full of grievances, and the people were miserable.

The border city was in turmoil, and there were not many guests in this inn, plus they were also worried about their lives, for fear of provoking people who could not be provoked at this time, and in the end, many inns simply closed their doors and slept in the house.

After all, the border city is a mixed place, and those who dare to swagger on the street and openly live in a store at this time are definitely not good.

If the door of the store is closed, it will save you from worrying every day, and from time to time you have to ask the yamen to be wronged by those officials!

It is no wonder that as soon as Li Banxia entered the city, he saw the desolate and withered scene in the city.

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