Fushun City at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not large, but there were a lot of people. This place with a lot of people naturally needs accommodation and food, and no matter who it is, if you don't eat a meal, you will always be hungry and panic. The 'Happy Forest' hotel in the west of Fushun City is not far from the city gate, and people from all walks of life gather here, which is very famous.

The 'Happy Forest' is a timber-framed beamed building with a three-storey main building the size of two or three basketball courts, located at a pedestrian intersection in the west of the city. Dozens of tables can be placed in the lobby of the store, there are private seats on the second and third floors, and there is even a courtyard for parking cars and horses inside, which is convenient for merchants from the south to the north to stay.

The consumption in the store can be described as rich and thrifty, the peddler pawn can pay a few pennies to sell a bowl of wine in the lobby, and the wealthy merchant and high-roller go up to the third floor to spend a lot of money, and can order a gluttonous feast. Many people come here, and they often have to inquire about Miss Guo, who runs this hotel. It is said that this eldest lady is a daughter, with a beautiful appearance and a lovely figure, and it is a pleasure to be able to see it.

Although Miss Guo runs the hotel, she doesn't show up every day, let alone entertain anyone personally. However, every time she appeared, it was like a glimpse, and the men in the whole restaurant looked around. Many people go to the 'Happy Forest' and talk about how they and Miss Guo are, but in fact, they are all nonsense. ”

Wang Kunpeng accompanied Zhou Qingfeng to infiltrate Fushun City, telling anecdotes about Miss Guo and the 'Happy Forest' hotel along the way. Both of them are dressed up in ordinary clothes at the moment, Wang Kunpeng took off his scholar's robe, Zhou Qingfeng changed into ordinary cloth clothes, and no one paid attention when he walked on the street - the power of the Ming Dynasty government was really not enough to monitor everything, and there was nothing that could be done in places with a lot of people.

Following the vendors selling all the way, Zhou Qingfeng walked to the door of the 'Happy Forest' hotel. At first glance, the hotel is not surprising, the wooden storefront tends to turn black over time, the varnish on the door posts is mottled and falling, and the floor of the store is littered with debris waiting to be cleaned up.

Compared to the low and grey houses around it, this hotel is bright and lively. Early in the morning, many diners come in and out, and the people seated talk loudly, tell some market jokes, and talk about social anecdotes.

Zhou Qingfeng also walked in with Wang Kunpeng, chose an inconspicuous location, asked the shopkeeper for two steamed buns and hot porridge, and sat down to eat slowly. As he ate, he kept an eye out for movement in the hotel.

There were a lot of diners this morning, and they were chatting about the major events outside Fushun Pass yesterday - a group of bold strongmen actually ransacked the horse market and robbed all the goods sold by the guerrilla adults to the Ministry of Jianzhou.

It is said that the Mongolian army is coming, that there is a counterattack by Yehebu, and that there are bandits gathered around Fushun, and that many people say that they are conclusive, as if they have seen it in person, but Zhou Qingfeng is talking nonsense when he listens carefully. However, some people talked about the Fushun guerrilla Li Yongfang who gathered all the soldiers in the city early this morning and went out of the city, saying that he wanted to exterminate a certain village that was causing chaos and evil and was connected to foreign thieves.

Wang Kunpeng's expression was naturally gloomy when he heard the news, and he said a little sadly: "There are still many people in our village who have not left. ”

"Hmph...... don't all those who are lucky deserve to die." Zhou Qingfeng didn't care, "Yesterday, I kicked out the transport team of many people who were lazy, greedy, and disobedient, and they actually publicly said that they were going to the government to sue me and let me die well." These people think they can survive without working with me? Now it's up to whoever dies badly. ”

Zhou Qingfeng waited in the hotel lobby after breakfast, hoping to have a 'chance meeting' with Miss Guo. After all, the two have met before, and they have practiced each other's human feelings, and it is also etiquette to say that they came to thank them. Just talk a little more, see if you can talk, and ask how to ask Guo Budo to make a move?

just sat for half an hour, only to make Zhou Qingfeng's butt hurt. The hotel was busy, and the shopkeeper ran back and forth, but Guo Jiao did not appear. Wang Kunpeng could only whisper: "Miss Guo is just afraid that she won't come today." ”

"Go up to the second and third floors." Zhou Qingfeng wanted to walk around and expand the search area.

But Wang Kunpeng stopped and said, "Young master, if we go upstairs, it will be too conspicuous." In fact, we have been sitting here for so long, and we have already finished eating early, and the shopkeeper has looked at us several times. ”

is also said that Zhou Qingfeng and Wang Kunpeng deliberately made it dirty and dusty in order not to attract attention. They look weird if they go up to the second floor. Zhou Qingfeng could only scratch his head and call the shopkeeper to pay the bill, leaving more than a dozen copper plates and walking out of the 'Happy Forest', "Then what should we do now?" Do you want to live in this 'happy forest'? ”

'Happy Forest' provides two services: catering and accommodation, and Zhou Qingfeng wondered if it would be more convenient to meet Guo Jiao when he lived in. The two stood at the door of the hotel and were about to discuss, Wang Kunpeng suddenly turned around, pulled Zhou Qingfeng and left, and said in a panic: "Young master, go quickly, someone recognizes me." ”

Turning an intersection, Zhou Qingfeng glanced backwards, only to see an official in a soapy coat rushing over. This man was of medium height, with a leopard's head and eyes, and a beard that was rooted like a steel whisker, and he was very vicious. He chirped and pushed away a few passers-by and rushed to the door of the hotel first, and saw Zhou Qingfeng disappear around the corner and strode after him.

Wang Kunpeng was cleaned up by Jinyi Wei last time, and when he saw the official errand, he lost his soul and ran wildly along the street. Zhou Qingfeng knew that he couldn't run fast, so he didn't run with him, but ran into an alley on the side of the street to try to dodge. And the soap-clothed official saw that the two targets were fleeing separately, so he simply left Wang Kunpeng and went straight to chase Zhou Qingfeng.

Hearing the rapid footsteps approaching behind him, Zhou Qingfeng scolded in his heart. Yesterday, he coaxed a blonde hottie with long legs by selling cuteness. Is it also selling cute today? Damn, I don't sell cuteness to a stinky old man.

Zhou Qingfeng wore the 'Listening Stone' sent by Hezhuo, and his ears became extremely sensitive. He ran through the complicated alleys, but he could still clearly hear the movements of his pursuers, and even clearly sketch in his mind the actions of the other party looking for him, as if he were looking for him.

"Damn it, this is not an ordinary official errand." Zhou Qingfeng's brain was running at high speed, and the sound collected in his ears fed back a lot of information about his opponent.

Just by the speed and agility of the opponent's rapid progress, you can tell whether the opponent should also be considered a monk, or the type who is good at melee combat. However, this person's cultivation is far inferior to that of masters like He Zhuo and Yuan Qingying, and even for example, the bald barbarian Batu, who should be an official with some ability in the border wilderness.

Zhou Qingfeng couldn't run fast, and he was unlucky to walk into a dead end. There was no way to go on the opposite side, and there were low walls on both sides that were difficult to climb, and the enemy behind him was already approaching, so he immediately took out a talisman seal and threw it casually.

The talisman is a 'maze charm' given by Yang Jian, which spontaneously combusts without fire after being thrown, and can create a large amount of smoke. The soapy official had already chased after Zhou Qingfeng, still holding a waist knife in his hand. He was extremely familiar with Fushun City, and knew that there was no way out of the alley drilled by Zhou Qingfeng, so he was waiting for the turtle in the urn.

Dongchang arrested Gu Yuanwei's master and apprentice, and recently put Zhou Qingfeng on the wanted list, and offered a reward of 50 taels. If Zhou Qingfeng knew, he would have roared angrily - damn it, Lao Tzu is only worth fifty taels? Even if there are no five million taels or five hundred thousand taels, a rare talent like Lao Tzu is worth fifty thousand taels!

Fifty thousand taels? Dream on!

In the future, the wild boar skin rebelled, and the Ming Dynasty and the opposition were furious, and they also offered a reward to take the head of the wild boar skin. How much is the bounty? There were only 10,000 taels for Nurhachi. Nurhachi's Eight Great and Shuobeile only offered a bounty of 2,000 taels, and the rest of the uncles and nephews only had 1,000 taels. If it is a pioneer general, seven hundred taels will be at the top.

Uncle Zhou, you little kid can have fifty taels is already very valuable, you must know that Wang Kunpeng doesn't have a copper plate. The soapy official who chased after him did not hesitate to ignore Wang Kunpeng, and wanted to take Zhou Qingfeng to earn fifty taels of silver.

It's just that this official was about to capture Zhou Qingfeng alive, and a puff of smoke suddenly rose from the alley, making people blind. The official thought that Zhou Qingfeng was going to run, so he immediately swung the steel knife in his hand and slashed hard, and several inches of energy penetrated from the blade, splashing the low walls on both sides of the narrow alley with dirt and ashes, and kept collapsing.

Zhou Qingfeng couldn't see the enemy on the other side clearly, but he listened to the wind discernment, and he could clearly sense the position and actions of the soap-clothed official by relying only on the sound waves collected by his ears. He could feel the official cha constantly waving his waist knife in the thick smoke, approaching step by step, compressing his range of motion, and he immediately released all the spiritual power he had into a spell.

'Open the eyes of the sky', discern the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent, especially see through the opponent's defensive weaknesses and offensive intentions.

The first trick was useful, and the official on the opposite side was still unconscious, but scolded loudly in the thick smoke: "Doll, don't blame you Han Gui Han Grandpa for being ruthless today, who made your head worth fifty taels of silver?" Give me my life! ”

The blade was already approaching Zhou Qingfeng, and this soap-clothed official obviously wanted to slash Zhou Qingfeng to death without giving him any chance to live. But when a knife slashed through the door in front of Zhou Qingfeng, Zhou Qingfeng lit a fire at his fingertips.

The flames quickly grew larger, and a mixed burst of sound rushed out, crashing headlong into the official on the opposite side. Zhou Qingfeng's first two attempts at the 'Lightning Strike Technique' against the enemy did not receive too good results. After 'opening the Eyes of Heaven', he felt that this so-called 'lightning strike' did not seem to be very powerful against the monk, and this time he turned to 'flames', first, to blast away the enemies who pounced, and secondly, it was best to blast the surrounding walls to facilitate his escape.

The erupting flames slammed into the soap-clothed officer's body, and the strong qi waves all rushed forward, and the scorching flames quickly ignited the soap-clothed official's hair and clothes. The billowing smoke also formed an air stream in the flames, surging down the blasted officials. After this flame broke out, the space in front of Zhou Qingfeng instantly opened up, and the originally narrow alley turned into a pile of rubble.

The entire Fushun City could hear the roar of this erupting 'flame'.

Zhou Qingfeng didn't care about checking the life and death of his opponent, and left in a hurry by stepping on the ruins all over the ground. After a while, the alley where the explosion occurred surrounded many curious people watching the excitement, and some residents whose homes were destroyed ran out and cried and cried.

And under a pile of collapsed earthen walls, the official just now actually came out with a wow. Covered in charred black, he cursed loudly: "Damn it, this doll can actually spell?" Remember this hatred for my old Han, don't let me catch this kid, otherwise I'll skin him and cramp! ”

After the two spells were used up, Zhou Qingfeng became like an ordinary person. He ran out in a panic and found that Wang Kunpeng had long since disappeared. That scholar must be like a frightened bird at this moment, and he will not reappear easily. He thought that he had made such a big move, and if Guo Jiao was in the 'Happy Forest', he was afraid that he would come out to check, so he ran to the hotel again.

It's just that when I arrived at the door of the hotel, I saw a lot of rags, unkempt beggars were blocking where, the leading beggar had black fingers, a thin face, and was holding a broken bowl and shouting: "Uncles, bless your family with a safe house, many sons and many blessings, good luck, and the prince Wandai." A few of us have been hungry for days. Okay, okay, give it food, right? ”

The hotel's junior was driven away with a look of disgust, but the beggars refused to leave. After Zhou Qingfeng got closer, he felt that the clothes of these beggars were very familiar, and then took a closer look at the leader - isn't this the 'all-in-one'? Looking at the back, aren't they all those companions who crossed with him?

Why is it so miserable? They're all beggars!