In the thirtieth year of the Qin calendar, at the beginning of summer. Kyoto Ryusho's Mansion.

The first general of the empire, the dragon general Xiang Wu, has been fighting all year round and rarely returns to Beijing. But this time he had to return to Beijing, first, to report the results of the battle. The second is the layout, the empire is about to have a big move on the Jianghu martial arts.

However, at this moment, Xiang Wu was drinking tea, his mind was not on meeting His Majesty to report the results of the battle, nor on meeting with the prime minister to discuss important matters, his mind fell on an inn that might not exist at all.

In his mansion, he still wears battle armor, so when he takes a sip of tea, it is also accompanied by the sound of metal, as if he wants to kill people all the time.

The tea is good tea, but his brow is furrowed all the time. Lao Xu, the housekeeper next to him, knew that his master must not understand what the problem was, so he was silent at this time, waiting for the master to ask him.

When the tea entered his mouth and the bitterness melted into his tongue, Xiang Wu said: "The plan to surprise the Yun Cavalry of the Tieli Kingdom is indeed wonderful. ”

Lao Xu nodded and said: "It is indeed a good strategy, decisive and fast, but no matter how good the strategy is, it also needs a person who can implement the plan well." This surprise attack, if it were not for the master's martial arts and the use of soldiers like gods, the strategy of the literati would have been on paper after all. ”

Xiang Wu's brows furrowed even tighter, and he said, "But do you know that although this operation was successful, I shouldn't have been able to come back." ”

Lao Xu was surprised, although he didn't know what was going on the battlefield, he always knew that his master was the number one general in the imperial court, and with him, he would almost not fail.

He also knew that there was a literati scholar under his master, and although the scholar did not fight, he really gave his master a lot of good strategies to retreat from the enemy and defeat the enemy. I don't know how much this article is hated by the enemy country.

Xiang Wu said: "In the battle of the Fog Prison Valley, the imperial court sent me, which showed that I was at a disadvantage, but its danger was still more than I expected. ”

"The surprise attack also proved to be right. It's just that the cloud cavalry of Tieli Kingdom is indeed the elite of the elite, and we have suffered a lot of losses. And it was cut off the circuit. So he could only walk on the dangerous road from the Hades arm. ”

When Lao Xu heard the arm of Hades, he couldn't help but ask: "Legend has it that the road is full of mountains and rivers, and there are countless man-eating beasts, and it is said that it is impossible for mortals in the flesh to walk through the arms of Hades. The host was able to return from there. He is indeed a man of God. ”

Xiang Wu shook his head and said, "I have killed so many people in the Tieli Kingdom in my life, and it is definitely better to die than to die if I fall into their hands. It's better to die in this wilderness and be a ghost. I didn't think so at first, although I had the idea of death, but I still wanted to go out, and the brothers did pass through a lot of poor mountains and bad waters, no matter how fierce the jackals, tigers and leopards were, how could they be the elite of the surprise attack camp specially selected by me. ”

Xiang Wu suddenly sighed and said: "The arm of the king of Hades, if I bring enough military rations, although I will be embarrassed, but I will definitely be able to get by, but at that time, I and all the soldiers fled in danger, how can there be any food, and at that time, it will take at least seven days to get out of the arm of the king of Hades, but within three days, the soldiers will starve to death." ”

Lao Xu had a cold sweat on his forehead and asked, "How did the master get out of this dangerous place?" ”

Xiang Wu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly asked an inconsequential word: "Old Xu, do you say that there are ghosts and gods in this world?" ”

Lao Xu said: "This old slave is not good. ”

Xiang Wu didn't care what Lao Xu said, he just suddenly wanted to ask.

"If there were no ghosts, why did an inn suddenly appear in the depths of Hades' arm that day? Except for ghosts and gods, who would open an inn in a place where there are dangerous mountains and rivers for thousands of miles? ”

Lao Xu was also speechless, his master had such an encounter when his life was on the verge of death. But after living in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, even Lao Xu knows that such a thing as ghosts and gods does not exist in the first place. He himself has done a lot of bloody things for his master, and he has blood on his hands, if there are ghosts and gods, probably ghosts and gods will never find people like them.

Lao Xu said: "No matter what, this inn has saved the master's life, and the old slave will order someone to go to the Hades arm to find it." ”

Xiang Wu shook his head, his eyes flashed, and said: "The first thing I did when I came back was to order my soldiers to search, but they walked along the route when I came back, but they didn't find any inns, and the scholar also said that no matter how rich a merchant is, he will not open an inn in such a place." ”

Lao Xu now understood why his master asked such a sentence.

This inn has disappeared out of thin air, if this is not a ghost, what is it?

Lao Xu was silent for a moment and then said, "Master, this matter is not simple, but do you need the old slave to send a message to Tianji Pavilion?" ”

Xiang Wu pondered. After a long time, he said, "Forget it, just leave it." Only me and the dozens of soldiers know about this matter, you and I both know that although Tianji Pavilion can find out, the means are inevitably extreme. That's it. ”

Lao Xu nodded, and responded yes. This is the end of the matter.

But there are ghosts and gods in this world, and the same problem arises in many other places.

Located in the southeast of the Empire, Fukutsu Castle is one of the most chaotic cities in the Empire, with the largest number of thieves and beggars. Therefore, it is also called the city of beggars. Countless people in the rivers and lakes will come to such a place to seek refuge after breaking the law, but there are only two outcomes waiting for them, and they will get away with it, or live a life more horrific than the imperial prison.

This beggar was born in Fujin City because he was a child, so his name is Ah Fu. There are no beggars in the empire, but beggars are still an indispensable part of every river.

On this day, according to the custom, Ah Fudang began to brag about his glorious deeds to several of his new subordinates, or tell stories about the rivers and lakes, proving that he had begun to break into the rivers and lakes.

"Although my Fu Ye is a beggar, the treatment I have enjoyed is not comparable to that of ordinary beggars." When he spoke, his eyes were higher than the sky, and he was so unexpected.

A younger brother said: "The boss must have eaten the roast chicken of Lao Li's family in the west of the city." ”

Another junior brother said: "The boss must have drunk the wine of the drunkard's house in the east of the city. ”

There is also a younger brother who patted the horse and said: "I see that the girl in the Spring Pavilion in the city also falls in love with the boss." ”

Eating, drinking, and prostituting, although Ah Fu also wanted to, he still made a very angry appearance and said, "Look at your little bit of talent!" Fu Ye, I am the one who has lived in a first-class inn. On that day, Fu Ye and I went out to practice, and I saw a restaurant comparable to the Supreme Pavilion of Kyoto in the wilderness outside the city. Even so, the innkeeper, when he saw Fu Ye and me, it was also a good food and drink. Roast chicken and wine women, that's everything. ”

In fact, although Ah Fu is bragging, he is not far from the truth. On that day, he was driven away by another group of beggars in the city, and went to the eastern suburbs, which had never been visited by many people, because the forest in the eastern suburbs was very disturbing to distinguish the direction, and people called the forgetting forest. As a result, Ah Fu was trapped for three days, and his hungry eyes were full of stars.

But suddenly I saw an inn not far away, although the inn looked old, it was not a little worse than those restaurants. And when the boss saw himself, he was really polite, although the meal was really not very delicious, but it was better than starving to death, and the other party actually only received a copper plate, you know, he is a first-class beggar, dozens of copper plates up and down every day.

Then the boss pointed the way, and Ah Fu finally survived the catastrophe.

At this time, a younger brother asked, "Boss, who will drive the inn to the eastern suburbs." And still forgetting to return to the forest. ”

Ah Fu was unhappy when he heard this, but in order to let these little brothers know how powerful they were, he decided to take the risk of entering the Forgotten Forest again.

So Ah Fu said: "How dare you question what Fu Ye said? I'm going to take you to the Forgotten Forest today and take you to enjoy it. ”

Ah Fu thought to himself, don't talk about these stupid boys, even he has never seen the Supreme Pavilion, so he will not be exposed to lies. And although the meal was unpalatable, a copper plate was better than buying steamed buns. What's more, life is in the world, and face is the word.

As soon as they heard their boss say this, everyone believed it a little, so these seven or eight beggars set off to the eastern suburbs to find an inn comparable to the Supreme Pavilion.

The journey was slow, and for fear of getting lost, a few beggars were shrewd and made a lot of marks along the way. It's just that when Ah Fu walked to the inn that day, he was dumbfounded, where was the inn, there was no ghost.

Therefore, life in the world, variables. If Ah Fu found out that he had lost face in the past, he would definitely be annoyed and angry and wanted to prove himself with his fists as a character of Fu Ye. But this was different, he ignored the whispering complaints and taunts of his younger brothers.

He was in a daze for a long time, and then said in a daze: "It's over, it's over, is it the hell I'm going to see, uncle?" ”

After that, Ah Fu never mentioned it again, as if he felt entangled in something unclean. If anyone dares to joke about this, Ah Fu will definitely not say a word, and greet him with a fist.

At this point, this matter will be left alone, after all, except for those who actually encounter the inn, no one will believe that there is such a thing in this world.

The same thing happened to a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam. The scholar did not know that the rivers and lakes were dangerous, but he was sold by his own coachman, and robbed of the coil and the carriage and horses, leaving only a few books. What was supposed to be a short journey is now far away.

However, perhaps destined to meet a nobleman, the scholar actually met an inn on the road without a shop in the village. The innkeeper is also the same age, although the food is not very delicious, but he can stay for a night, fill his stomach, has made him very grateful, after telling his own experience, the boss also understands very much, and only needs his own miscellaneous books as a fee.

That night, the scholar slept soundly.

However, when I woke up in the morning, I found that I was not in the inn, but in the woods somewhere. Is it a dream? But the hunger in my stomach disappeared. Is it a black shop? But he doesn't have anything to steal. The scholar was puzzled. Continue on your way.

But he didn't walk long before he saw a stone tablet, and the words on the stone tablet made him extremely excited, and the stone tablet had four words written on it: Kyoto Boundary.

When I woke up, I was in Kyoto.

The scholar had a relative in Kyoto, and after finding his relative, he asked his relatives if there was an inn called Molou Inn in the forest area from his hometown to Kyoto, and the relative told him that there was no inn in the forest area, but there were many houses on the official road, but there was no one called Molou Inn.

The scholar told his relatives what he had encountered, and the relatives only sighed that they were afraid that they had met the gods to help them, and this time they came to Beijing to catch the exam, and they would inevitably be on the list.

The scholar also felt that he had met a fairy. It's just that after more than a month, he didn't make the list.

The scholar was also free and easy, and said: "The immortals help me, but I am poor in my belly." "I'm a book lover, but I didn't care much about it, I smiled, and continued to read for the next time.

At this point, the scholar will let go of this matter, and only remember that the rivers and lakes will be sinister in the future, so he must pay more attention.

Although the relationship between the Wanzang tribe and the empire has been tense in recent years, they have never stopped trade. But that tribe was located in a treacherous place, and every time there was a great trade, it had to pass through a desert, which discouraged many people.

The businessman Qian Guanbei is a well-known profiteer in the empire, and he is not a traitor, so the word profiteer is not to belittle him, but to praise him, because Qian Guanbei is really good at business. The reason why he can be rich and rich is very simple, he can endure the hardships that others can't endure.

Especially in the past few years, the Wanzang tribe seems to have formed an alliance with the Tieli Kingdom. But often no one dares to do business that is hugely profitable.

The people of the Wanzang tribe like to make clothes from animal skins and bones, but in fact it is because the textile industry there is not very developed. They like the cloth of the empire very much, but on the side of the empire, animal skins are valuable. Seeing this, in recent years, Qian Guanbei has made a lot of money.

As always, he and his caravan walked in the desert.

It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances, and Qian Guanbei actually encountered a sandstorm. The caravan was nowhere to be found, and it was also a big loss, although Qian Guanbei was almost killed by the wind and sand, but he survived in the end.

It's just that the goods and dry food are gone, and there is nothing on him except a few large silver tickets.

At dusk, Qian Guanbei, who was dry and hungry, thought that his generation of famous businessmen was going to end up like this. He looked at the silver tickets on his body, and realized between life and death, no matter how much money there is, what is the meaning, the silver tickets cannot be turned into water and food after all.

When he was desperate, he suddenly saw an inn not far away, Qian Guanbei thought that it would be good to see a mirage before he died, but he was a famous businessman of his own generation, and the Supreme Pavilion had been to many times, so he should give a high-grade inn if he wanted to see it.

Yes, if you suddenly see such a building in the desert, naturally everyone thinks it is a mirage. Qian Guanbei had no idea of leaving.

Suddenly, however, his pupils shrank.

For he saw the dust flying, and heard the roar, and there would be no sound in the mirage. He saw the building move. There were actually sixteen wheels on the site of that building, and in the process of walking, Qian Guanbei also found that each wheel was undergoing subtle changes, some wheels suddenly gave birth to metallic claws on both sides, some wheels suddenly became taller and larger, and some wheels slowly became square. The wheels are changing all the time, so that even in the sand dunes, this building is moving forward extremely smoothly.

Then came to Qian Guanbei's face.

Then he saw a few dazzling words in the sun, the last floor inn.

Qian Guanbei will never forget that incident, he remembers the young boss, remembers the unpalatable meal, and remembers that a pot of water collected his 40,000 taels of silver tickets.

Yes, every time I think of this, Qian Guanbei feels a pain in his flesh, although he can see through the consciousness of money, it has always been simple in life and death, but it is actually difficult to implement his own consciousness.

But Qian Guanbei is a businessman, a successful businessman. He has a unique vision, so he remembers the other party's life-saving grace even more.

He clearly remembered that the young man said that if the people of the Wanzang tribe really attacked the empire in the future, it must be because you showed them what the empire had and they didn't.

And then there are no other words. But after returning from the desert, Qian Guanbei cut off his own financial route and no longer did business with the Wanzang tribe.

And he didn't say a word about that building, because he knew that there have always been many strange things in the rivers and lakes, and the reason why many businessmen can't live long is because they can't resist the temptation of the rivers and lakes.

It's just that Qian Guanbei has no interest in the rivers and lakes, he just wants to live a long time. So only he knows about it.

Qian Guanbei did live a long time, but he was still wrong.

Because no matter whether the merchant beggar, the scholar general, in any case, only works conscientiously in his own field, this is a part of the rivers and lakes. That's why this river and lake is interesting, and the rivers and lakes are indeed very small. But rivers and lakes are not only equal to martial arts.

That's why the last building inn can meet so many people in the rivers and lakes, so there are so many things happening above.

In fact, there are far more than these things, there is a general who returns from a narrow victory, a beggar who has lost his way, a scholar who fails the exam, and a businessman who has changed his mind. There are countless people in the rivers and lakes who are in a hurry, but whenever they want to hurry, there is always a time to rest, but if they want to rest, they will inevitably hope to meet an inn.

Many people have come across that inn, some people don't pay attention to it, and some people remember it for the rest of their lives.

The Last Floor Inn never stopped meeting. Chen Hui doesn't care about how his business is. Because he is Chenhui, he is a disciple of Chensha, no matter how bad this world is, he can live an extraordinary life.

However, he doesn't like to be vulgar, so his inn hopes to meet more people. This is his first year of travel. He knows a lot of things about the rivers and lakes, but he doesn't care, the affairs of the rivers and lakes are naturally up to the people of the rivers and lakes, he is a person from the rivers and lakes, but he is a passerby.

There is only one thing that I care about very much, but I can't find it, and that is Chensha's death. The old world was defeated by the new world, but he couldn't find it, he wanted to be such a great person as his master, but he died quietly, Chen Hui sighed at the cruelty of the rivers and lakes.

In fact, there is one more thing, although Chen Hui thinks it is acceptable, but he actually cares about it, that is, he has opened an inn for a whole year, although he has entertained many people, no one has ever praised his food for being delicious.

Chen Hui also wanted to know why he was hunting when he was a child, but the barbecue was always burnt, and why his master was the best in the world, but he couldn't cook a table of meals.

A year ago he thought he should find a cook, but this year he didn't like anyone. Because every time Chen Hui paid for a cook to cook, that cook had to buy good meat and good accessories.

This made Chen Hui feel that it violated the concept of a national warrior who should not be pretending to be a weapon.

And Chen Hui is indeed quite persistent in this matter, so in the year after he left Lian Qinghou to travel, he would rather endure the tormented look of the guests when they ate the dishes, and never find a cook indiscriminately.

But at this moment, Chen Hui was eating the vinegared cabbage he made, and he really felt a little admired for those guests.

Then he began to think about the master. He really wanted his master to reproach him, to reproach him for changing the first floor of the world beyond recognition, and for turning a gorgeous fortress into a greasy and dusty inn.

The master told him not to take revenge, even if he was strong enough, he still wanted to take revenge, and this matter was not negotiable for him. However, there are fights in the rivers and lakes every day, and people become famous or disappear every day, even if their master was the first in the world back then, he is still the same as those Jianghu guests. There are no waves in the dead.

But Chen Hui felt that it was still too quiet. It's like it's so quiet on purpose. Intuition told him that the master's affairs back then were not as simple as a duel between two world-class leaders, and then a fiasco.

After a long time, Chen Hui began to clean the last floor inn, and then prepared to drive to the next place. However, this time it was to settle the last floor inn, because he was going to find a cook, so it was naturally inconvenient to take such a large house.

As long as you meet as many people as possible, the truth of the year will definitely come out. Chen Hui is very resistant to really integrating into this river and lake, and is very resistant to contacting those martial arts knights, so his building has never stayed in an inaccessible place. Even if you need to enter a city occasionally, you should never bring it with you.

But again, the integration of rivers and lakes is more difficult than imagined but simpler than imagined. Chen Hui may feel that he can avoid a lot of things, but can he really avoid them?

That's an afterword.