Money can make ghosts grind, Ning Bosheng's silver is not ambiguous at all, and the smile on the face of the shopkeeper instantly became enthusiastic, and he specially sent the best wine and food in the inn.

Everyone looked at the exquisite dishes in front of them, and all they thought about was the people outside the city. These dishes have become decorations here, and no one has an appetite.

"A few guest officers, but the food is not to your liking?" Seeing that no one was moving their chopsticks, the shopkeeper couldn't help but ask. "If that's the case, I'll have the kitchen bring the rest of the food over now, what do you think?"

There was a famine outside, and business at the inn was brisker than usual.

Zhu Yuan deliberately asked him with a puzzled face, "Isn't there a famine in Xingcheng?" How can there be extra food to entertain guests? ”

"This doesn't worry about the guest officer, our city lord has a clever plan." The shopkeeper became vigilant, and his smile faded a little, "The room is ready, it's upstairs, you just need to go upstairs to see it." ”

Zhu Yuan ate a few bites tastelessly, then put down his chopsticks, "I'll go up first,"

After a while, Ning Bosheng personally brought the food into the room, and after comforting him for a while, Zhu Yuan finally had an appetite and barely ate a few bites.

"Who is in charge of Xingcheng? Can you know the prince? Zhu Yuan hated that he couldn't drag him out and beat him now, as a parent official, but he was a fish and a common man.

Ning Bosheng thought for a moment, "Lin Shuwen, the city lord's name, has been in Xingcheng for some years. He didn't know anything else.

"We'll see him tomorrow." The matter has been inquired clearly, and Ning Bosheng plans to reveal his identity tomorrow.

In the City Lord's Mansion, the middle-aged man's fat body sat on a chair, and the wide chair couldn't fit his fat all over his body.

Next to him is the beautiful and moving concubine, leaning on him delicately. I don't know what the city lord said, the little concubine's smile trembled.

The city lord was about to hug the warmth of Xinna's concubine, when an inopportune voice broke in, "City lord, there is a letter from the capital." ”

The good thing was interrupted, and he was very dissatisfied, "What letter is so important that it won't be sent in after a while?" ”

The housekeeper lowered his head and glanced at the concubine.

The city lord looked at him and sent the concubine away.

"It was sent by the prince?" The city lord's fat face was unusually serious, "Where is the letter?" ”

The steward gave him the letter, and went out to call the staff of the house.

"What does the lord command?" When all the staff members gathered in the study, the lord of the castle spoke about the contents of the letter.

"The prince wrote a letter and sent it, saying that King Mingrui was ordered to go to Taihe for disaster relief and had arrived in Xingcheng." The city lord recalled the contents of the letter, his face condensed, "The prince means to let me take the opportunity to get rid of them, what is your opinion?" ”

The staff was shocked, it was a prince, and he would kill him if he said it, it was too casual. When I looked up, I found that the city lord did not show fear, but was faintly excited.

The staff is accustomed to observing words and feelings, so he naturally follows what he thinks in his heart and says, "The city lord should naturally come according to the prince's wishes,"

"I think so too, but where will King Rui be?" Xingcheng is his territory, even if the king of heaven Lao Tzu comes, he must listen to him.

The city lord's heart continued to swell, and he sent people to find Ning Bosheng's traces.

At this moment, the staff member talked about the strange thing he had encountered today, "It is strange to say, everyone knows that there is a famine in Xingcheng, but today another group of merchants has to enter the city, and they plan to do business in Xingcheng." ”

The city lord is not stupid, he can become the lord of a city, and he can't do it without brains. Just from the words of the staff, he sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly continued to ask him, "You tell me carefully." ”

The staff happened to be in the inn, so they told him everything Ning Bosheng and them had done, no matter how big or small, and nothing was omitted.

The city lord laughed, "I suspect they are Ning Bosheng, the king of Rui. ”

"How so? If King Rui really came, why didn't he go directly to the City Lord's Mansion? "The staff has seen those few people, and no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a prince from the capital.

"Which inn do they stay in?" The city lord plans to go and see it for himself, and as long as he is sure that it is him, he can do it.

The staff said the name of the inn, and the city lord led people to surround the inn overnight, and not even a fly could fly out.

"Why don't you just do it?" The staff were worried that such a big battle would let the people inside go, so they proposed, "Regardless of whether it is the king of Rui or not, we will set fire to the inn, and the people inside will not be able to escape." ”

The city lord still had some hesitation, after all, there might still be people living in Xingcheng in the inn, and if this matter spread, it would be unfavorable to him.

"It is better to kill by mistake than to let go. City Lord, if you hesitate any longer, maybe people will run away. The staff finally convinced him.

The city lord gave an order, and a raging fire rose in the inn, illuminating the sky.

The tongue of fire struck at the house where Zhu Yuan and they lived, and Ning Bosheng was alert, and woke everyone up with a calm face, intending to jump from the window.

Zhu Yuan, choked by the heavy smell of smoke, coughed constantly, and the fire almost surrounded them.

"Jump down from here." Ning Bosheng hugged Zhu Yuan's waist and was about to jump down.

The city lord planned to burn Ning Bosheng and his party to death in the inn, and when he sensed that they were about to escape, he immediately sent archers, and the rain of arrows in the sky attacked them.

Ning Bosheng couldn't move an inch, as long as he probed, he would be shot to death.

The smoke in the air became heavier and heavier, and Zhu Yuan, who was smoked, was a little dizzy, and saw a beam with flames falling down in a daze, and at that moment, she didn't know where the strength came from, and successfully pushed Ning Bosheng away.

The beam fell on her arm, and her hand was instantly numb when it hit her.

Ning Bosheng hurriedly pulled her over, "Where is the injury?" ”

As soon as Zhu Yuan spoke, smoke would enter her throat, and she covered her mouth and shook her head, signaling that she was okay.

Outside was a raging fire and a rain of arrows, and they had no other way out.

Zhu Yuan thought for a moment, and then woke Bai Bei up.

She asked Bai Bei to make a well that could lead directly to the outside, and they couldn't walk on the ground, so they walked from the ground.

Bai Bei quietly went to prepare, and came back after a while, and at the same time told Zhu Yuan where the entrance was.

She pulled Ning Bosheng to a place that had not yet been affected by the flames, and told him in a hoarse voice, "When I came to the inn, I found that there was a big well outside, and there was no water in it, so it would not be a problem to hide a few people. ”

The matter was urgent, Ning Bosheng didn't think much about it, and immediately let her lead the way. Several people carefully dodge the rain of arrows outside and find the entrance to the well.

Considering that there were several people, Zhu Yuan deliberately asked Bai Bei to make the entrance very large, and she and Ning Bosheng jumped down first. It was dark underneath the well, but there was no suffocating smoke, and Zhu Yuan could finally breathe normally.