The inside of the pass has long been bustling and boiling, but outside the pass is extremely quiet, on the vast wilderness, occasionally only see the antelope grazing, but if the occasional horse passes, these antelopes seem to be frightened, scattering and fleeing.

After walking for a long time, I saw a lonely inn on the grassland in the distance, leaping in front of me.

"That's it." Bai Ze breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There is no way to go in now, and we can only stay here for a few more days, miss." ”

Xi Muyun felt that he probably didn't want to stay in this place anymore, thinking of this, she smiled faintly and said: "The sky is high and the water is wide here, the air is good, and it feels very peaceful to live here, why not do it?" ”

Bai Ze smiled and said: "Miss can adapt, and I don't have anything to worry about, but we are just waiting for that monk to come here, and I don't know where to settle down now." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's all on the grassland anyway, it's so vast, people's hearts seem to be broadened." Xi Muyun smiled.

They were very vigilant when they entered, Bai Ze took the lead and went in, Xiao Er surrounded him very enthusiastically, and said in a sip of Peking dialect that was not very proficient: "The guests look like they are from outside the Guan, we have good yak meat here, as well as mare's milk wine, do you want to try it." ”

Bai Ze frowned slightly, although he knew that these people who were used to being shopkeepers had very sharp eyes, and they could guess where the other party came from just by a person's dress, words and deeds, but he was still a little hesitant to be mentioned in his heart, after all, at this time in an extraordinary period, anyone is dangerous.

The shopkeeper didn't see Bai Ze's hesitation, and still asked, "What does Mr. want to eat?" ”

"Has a monk ever been here?" Bai Ze went straight in.

"We are a place that sells wine and meat, and the monks don't come often, and I haven't seen them in the past two days." Xiao Er replied with a smile.

Bai Ze nodded, "Clean up a few good rooms, there is money." ”

Xiao Er smiled, and hurriedly shouted to clean up only two good rooms, and then said, "How many days does the guest officer want to stay?" ”

"Wait for someone, people come and leave, why do you ask so much?" Bai Ze frowned, now he doesn't believe in anyone, he can only believe in himself, otherwise, if he loses Xi Muyun, he is afraid that he will feel guilty for the rest of his life.

There was still nothing wrong with the shopkeeper, and he looked like a local, so Bai Ze beckoned people to come up and tightly controlled the surroundings of the inn.

Seeing him with such fanfare, the shopkeeper asked him with some confusion, "What's wrong with objectivity?" Could it be that he caused trouble elsewhere and came to us to avoid the limelight? ”

Bai Ze closed the curtain, turned his head and smiled and said, "What? Scared? Don't want to receive us guests, you have already received the deposit"

"A few don't look like bad people, in the grassland for so many years, all kinds of horse bandits, I have seen a lot, in order to avoid the pursuit of officers and soldiers, they are direct threats when they enter the store, if they don't give them a place to hide, then they have to carry a machete to kill, a few people also know how to give money, it is enough to show that it is good." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"We are also to avoid the officers and soldiers, if there are officials from the Central Plains, no, everyone, if I am from the Central Plains who come here to find our whereabouts, you will say that you have not seen them, do you know?" Bai Ze said.

The shopkeeper nodded, "Got it, don't worry, by the way, don't you have to wait for someone?" Wait for someone, wait for that person to come, I can know that it is the person you are waiting for. ”

"It's a monk, an ascetic." Bai Zedao.

The shopkeeper said that he had written it down.

That's where they stayed.

During the period, sure enough, there were two groups of officers and soldiers secretly investigating, and they were mysterious, saying that they were tracking down the suspect, and the portrait was a woman, Xiao Er was keenly aware that this was the woman who stayed with Bai Ze and those people two days ago, so he shook his head and said: "Such a beautiful woman, gentle eyebrows and eyes, not like us herdsmen, where can you see such a woman on this prairie?" ”

"You're not lying? The nearest inn outside the gate is yours, and you've done a lot of business over the years, right? If you don't want to do it here, then you can harbor the suspect. The officers and soldiers frightened him and said.

The shopkeeper hurriedly made a frightened expression, shook his head and said, "I know all the rules." ”

"You know? I heard that the owner of this inn had colluded with horse bandits two years ago! You're not going to do that again, are you? The officer asked.

"My lord, this is an empty thing, but don't listen to other people's nonsense." Xiao Er said with an aggrieved face.

When the official saw him like this, he left a portrait on the table, "Tell the passing guests that if they see this woman, they will immediately withhold it, and the reward will be 1,000 taels." ”

"One thousand taels, that's all!" The shopkeeper couldn't keep his mouth shut for a long time in surprise, and only said after a long time: "I know, if I know that there is so much money, the big guy will definitely be willing to tell you their whereabouts." ”

"Hmm." The officer nodded, turned and walked out.

"A few adults remember the next time they come, come to me for a cup of tea, and if I know anything, tell a few adults." The shopkeeper sent them out with a smile, and clapped his hands helplessly, "It's a pity, I promised someone else's first, otherwise the thousand taels of silver would have been properly received!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a sword was placed on his neck, and when he turned his head to look, he found that it was Bai Ze, and he trembled with fright, "A few guest officers have something to say, our small shop is not interested in dancing knives and guns." ”

"What were you talking about?" Bai Ze frowned.

"Didn't say anything!" The shopkeeper raised his head and said.

Bai Ze was about to ask again, but a monk came in outside, with a hat, and looked at it, isn't that an ascetic who has had a relationship?

"Let him go, he is my friend, his name is Ada, he is absolutely reliable, he is just greedy for money as he says he says, but in fact, he values his friends very much, and he will never do such a thing," the monk said with a smile.

"Oh, Mingkong, you're here, if you don't come again, I'm really going to be killed by this person, it turns out that the person he wants to see is you, you don't say hello to me early, it also makes me a little mentally prepared." Ada immediately walked behind the monk, as if he was a little apprehensive.

Mingkong smiled, "It's just that I'm not sure if I'll come, so I didn't say hello in advance, besides, the identities of these people are also considered threats, you know less, it's also for your good, it's also for your good, I know you're righteous, if you see them earlier, you won't betray them." ”

"You know me." Ada smiled, "I'll get you something to eat as usual." ”

"No need, recently I have followed what the master said, to suffer myself, to reflect on the Dao Fa, to the depths of suffering, the truth is self-evident." Mingkong smiled.

"If you want me to say, what are those things, the Tao is not in these, but in the heart." Ada disagreed, "Then I happen to have some nests made of wild vegetables here, can you take one?" ”

"That's fine." Mingkong did not refuse this time.

Bai Ze pulled Mingkong over at this time, "It's okay for us to stay here, the officers and soldiers have already come, it's hard to guarantee that they won't come a second time, if Miss Xi falls into the hands of those people, maybe what will happen?" ”

Mingkong nodded and said, "I know, I don't have a better place to go, I'm afraid there are only the most holy temples, and those people don't dare to break in." ”

"That's fine." Bai Ze nodded.