In the south gate of Yuanyang City, the "South Gate Laughing House" inn.

On the fourth watch, Mao Daochang and Wen Daochang did not sleep, and they heard the wrong "beating sound". The sound of banging gongs and bangs that was supposed to be "one fast and three slow" has become a five-watch sound of "one fast and four slow".

The voices of the two Taoist leaders were loud, and Xuan Zhongxian and Li Xiao were awakened one after another.

Fang Qiushui was still asleep, just like his daughter Fang Ya, he was a person who wouldn't wake up when there was thunder in his ears.

Xuan Zhongxian was a second-order qi refiner close to the third-order realm, and he heard that the whole city was making a mistake, so he concluded that there was a mutiny in the city.

The mutiny was initiated from the banquet in the hall of the Governor's Palace.

The all-night revelry turned into a massacre of the fourth watch. Many of the Jiang Longwei soldiers were cut into pulp either in their drunken sleep or in their hasty resistance.

The Xin guard outside the inn knocked on the door and said, "Xuan Sui military envoy, it's not good, there is an ambush in the city." We must get out of the city as soon as possible. ”

Xuan Zhongxian did not speak.

"Boom!"

Guard Xin broke through the door and said with a smile: "I'm here to ask the envoy to go on the road." Three other guards stood guard at the door.

Wen Dao said: "What 'on the road', do you want to kill someone?"

Guard Xin was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm here to ask the military envoy to go out." ”

Mao Dao said: "If you break the door, you will have to pay for the maintenance fee!"

"What maintenance costs?"

"Bet two hundred taels of silver. ”

"Why should I bet two hundred taels of silver?"

"You broke the door, don't you need to repair it?"

"Even if it is repaired, it will not cost so much silver. ”

"Okay, you can fix it now!"

"Draft the ancestors, I'll break the door and close your fart ......"

The word "matter" was not finished, and with a snap, Guard Xin was slapped in the face, and the pain was hot.

"Senior brother, don't be rude. Mao Daochang got up quickly and pulled Wen Daochang back. "You started beating people, how can I still uphold justice. ”

"What presides over justice?"

Mao Dao said: "Senior brother, look at this kid, he broke the door of the inn, and he still wants to get out of the city gate as soon as possible, obviously he doesn't want to repair the door." ”

"Didn't you hear him cursing?"

"He scolded, that is because he is not cultivated enough, and besides, you have already slapped him in the mouth. I'll just forget it. We are all fairy-like people, so don't be like them. ”

"Senior brother, you're right. Daochang Wen said viciously to Guard Xin: "Hmph, you hurry up and lose money." ”

"Senior brother, what you said is not right, not to let him lose money, but to let him pay the deposit first, and if the money is not enough, he will pay later. ”

"Senior brother, isn't two hundred taels too little?"

"Then four hundred taels!"

Xin Huwei dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, and he was furious in his heart: At most, twenty taels of silver will be used to repair the door, but you will ask for four hundred taels?

The three guards behind Guard Xin didn't speak, they stood outside the door, happy to watch Guard Xin's jokes. Colleagues who have no interests can get along in harmony, and colleagues who have conflicts of interest are enemies.

Xuan Zhongxian saw that the two Taoist chiefs were blocking the Xin guards, and quickly calculated two choices in his heart: one was to follow the Xin guards out of the south gate to find Jiang Longwei's Chinese army, and the other was to stay in this inn and wait for the end of the rebellion to meet Zhou Dongcang.

Both of these choices are to put oneself in danger of being controlled by others. The lesser of two evils, Xuan Zhongxian decided to make peace with Zhou Dongcang.

Mao and Wen suppressed their temper and anger, and were still patiently discussing the matter of the deposit with the Xin guards.

Elder Mao Dao said selflessly: "I asked you to pay a deposit, not to put the money in my own pocket, I am thinking about the store and ordinary businessmen." ”

"That's right, fighting injustice is my and my brother's philosophy of life. ”

Xin Huwei could only receive more than two taels of silver from Jiang Longwei every month, and he usually used money for food and drink, plus some money to send to his parents at home, and there was almost no surplus in his salary every month, where was there four hundred taels? Four hundred taels was the sum of his salary for sixteen years without eating or drinking.

Guarding Xin wanted to cry without tears. I can't fight and fight, so let's go? I didn't bring Xuan Zhongxian back, so it's a big deal not to guard this work. Having made up his mind, he was leaving.

Before he stepped out of the threshold, his left and right arms were caught by Mao and Wen respectively. Mao Daochang smiled: "If you don't repair the door, you want to leave?" Wen Daochang said sharply: "Pay the deposit quickly." ”

Guard Xin sighed twice, endured the pain in his arm, and said, "I didn't ...... Didn't bring any money. ”

"You want me to be searched, don't you?"

Mao Daochang hurriedly said: "Senior brother, don't search your body, it will make us too uncivilized." Guarding Xin said with a pleasant face: "Leave a deposit of four hundred taels, and you can go." ”

Guarding Xin was angry and afraid, trembling with anger, afraid that his arm would be broken. There is no way to make money, if the arm is broken again, this life will be over.

At this time, when the guy from the inn heard the sound of breaking the door, he rushed over in a panic and said, "Everyone, what's the matter?

Guarding Xin saw the innkeeper coming, as if he had seen a savior, and said, "Shopkeeper, you can be fair, I broke this door, how much do you think you have to lose?"

The innkeeper said in his heart: You can just cheat five taels of silver, he knows the truth of bargaining, so he raised two palms, stretched out ten fingers, and said, "Ten taels of silver." ”

Mao Dao said: "How much? Don't worry, just tell me honestly, I am the master for you." ”

"And I'm in charge for you, is four hundred taels enough? If it's not enough, you can tell you a number?" said Wen Daochang sincerely to the innkeeper.

What is the situation? The innkeeper said in his heart: Could it be that the two Taoist chiefs want to blackmail this guest? Following the wishes of the two Taoist chiefs Mao and Wen, the innkeeper said sincerely: "I don't hide it, this door is worth four hundred taels of silver." ”

Pure silver: silver of full color.

Xin Guard scolded bitterly in his heart.

Li Xiaoxin said: In today's world, people only talk about being rich, powerful, domineering, and arrogant, and they don't talk about reason or the law.

Li Xiao didn't know how much a door was worth, but he really didn't like this inn guy, and he heard the sound of fighting outside the inn, so he said to Xuan Zhongxian: "Uncle Hua, how much is a door worth?"

"I don't know. Anyway, it's worth four hundred taels of silver now. Xuan Zhongxian said as he took out a stack of silver tickets from the pocket on his waist, counted four and handed them to Li Xiao, and said softly: "Hand it over." ”

Li Xiao was surprised for a moment, took four silver tickets, walked to Xin Guard, handed the silver tickets in front of him, and said, "Uncle Hua...... Xuan Da Lord, for you. ”

Mao and Wen glanced at each other, and at the same time let go of their hands and let go of Guard Xin's arm.

Guard Xin took the silver ticket with both hands, had mixed feelings, and after handing the silver ticket to the innkeeper, he whispered to the house: "Thank you." ”

There was a banging knock on the door, followed by two loud "booms", the gate was broken, and two torches rushed in, lighting up the entire courtyard.

Soon, more than a dozen people from both teams all entered the courtyard. They shouted, "All the people in the house come out." "Yuan Yangwei captured the people of Jiangcheng,...... Hand over the Jiangcheng people", "Yuanyangwei captures the enemy soldiers,...... Hand over the enemy", "all the people of Jiangcheng will give me ,......".

Wen Daochang said angrily: "Why did you break the door again?" ”

"Shhhhhhh ”

"Can you break down someone else's door with an office job?"

The three guards at the door of the guest room wanted to rush out of the door and jump over the wall, but they didn't want to be blocked. The color of the clothes distinguishes people, and two of the three Jianglongwei guards were cut down by swords, and the other knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but was still beheaded.

The people in the room listened. You are surrounded, come out quickly. If you don't come out, we'll go in. ”

"Senior brother, can't we get out?"

"Of course it went out. ”

"Uncle Hua, can't we get out?"

"Of course not. ”

Soon, in the courtyard of the "South Gate Laughing House", more than a dozen people living in the hotel gathered, and the two Taoist chiefs Mao and Wen were controlling the qi to prevent others from approaching him and avoiding crowding.

On the contrary, more than ten soldiers of the two teams of Yuanyangwei could not stand in the courtyard and were squeezed out of the gate. The two teams of soldiers checked the way out of their hometowns one by one at the same time, and all those who were from Jiangcheng were cut down on the spot.

Wen Daochang secretly glanced at him and asked Mao Daochang if he would rescue him, but Mao Daochang said that he could not interfere.

Li Xiao listened to the slashing sound outside the house in the house, and asked Xuan Zhongxian for help: "Uncle Hua, you are the big head of Yuanyang City, can't you take care of it? Killing people is not good after all." ......”

Xuan Zhongxian said softly: "Soldiers, how can there be immortals?" As he spoke, he handed you a stack of silver tickets Li Xiao.

Li Xiao immediately understood what to do, and as soon as he walked out of the house, he was put on his neck by two Yuanyang soldiers with knives. He hurriedly said: "I know Zhou Dongcang Zhou. ”