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The carriage was silent for a moment, and a middle-aged escort who led the horse looked fierce, pointed at Xu Mu and scolded, "Huangkou Xiao'er, do you know who is sitting in this carriage!"

Xu Mu led the horse to the side of the inn and tied it up, his movements were orderly, and then he jumped lightly, landed on the eaves of the third floor of the inn, looked at the man calmly and said:

"I don't care who he is, but I came first, so this room is mine."

When the middle-aged guard heard this, the sturdy body under the cloth shook suddenly, and the rich blood qi emanated, and the entire inn seemed to shake because of this, and the horses accompanying him also let out an uneasy neigh.

"Look for death!"

He roared angrily and slammed his fist at Xu Mu, releasing all the momentum of the peak of the second stage, without sparing the slightest hand.

Xu Mu stood on the eaves of the window, his eyes were like an eagle, and he was a little angry in his heart, this punch came down, and if he was an ordinary monk, he would probably die.

But he didn't understand, it was obviously the house he liked first, why did these people say a word, he had to let it out, and if he didn't let the other party, he would abolish himself, is this the truth of the Great Zhou Jianghu?

"Bang!"

The fists and palms met, and the middle-aged guard maintained the posture of punching out, his body hovering in mid-air, his eyes frightened.

Because of his punch, it felt as if it had hit the indestructible meteorite, and the man's palm was just open, and it stopped all his strength.

And when the man gently pushed, those forces were returned, mixed with even more terrifying strength, and the middle-aged guard fell to the ground with a bang, smashing out a big crater.

"Bang!"

The stone bricks were shattered, and smoke and dust were everywhere.

Zuo Mingqiu slowly withdrew his hand, and then stood with Xu Mu and said:

"You better not make a move, these people's identities are not simple, I'm worried that they will recognize you."

Xu Mu nodded, in fact, whoever shot was the same, he just let the other party learn a lesson.

"Young man, it's too much."

In the carriage, a vigorous old voice was heard, and the curtain was lifted by a pair of wrinkled hands.

This is an old man.

A very strong old man.

Xu Mu looked at him, silent, his eyes were full of vigilance, and Zuo Mingqiu was also solemn.

This old man felt like a majestic mountain to them, and both his realm and strength were far above them.

"Not a domain master." After Xu Mu perceived it carefully, he said lightly.

"But it's not much close." Zuo Mingqiu said with a solemn face, this old man is obviously a major cultivator of the peak realm of the fourth stage, and he is only one foot away from being able to enter the five realms, so he will give them two such a big pressure, and ordinary lords of the four realms can't do this.

"I didn't kill him, I just taught him a lesson." Zuo Mingqiu said lightly.

When the old man heard this, he said in a hoarse voice, "Not everyone in our family can teach a lesson."

"I look at the two of you, and you don't look like ordinary rangers, report to your sect, and then talk about how to end it."

Zuo Mingqiu said calmly, "There is no door and no faction."

The old man's expression was gloomy: "Are you sure?"

As he spoke, the coercion on his body intensified, as if the realm had expanded, enveloping the entire inn in it, including the innkeeper of the four realms, and everyone felt a suffocating oppression.

Xu Mu's right hand was quietly placed across his waist, and so was Zuo Mingqiu, the two of them looked solemn, always ready for a big battle.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the inn snorted coldly, and the realm also expanded, pushing the realm of the old man in the carriage away from the inn, and at the same time said in an unkind tone:

"This guest, if you don't stay at the hotel, please leave, and if you have any grievances, please settle them on the street, and don't affect my inn!"

The old man in the carriage was silent for a moment when he heard this, and when he was about to say something more, another person sitting in the carriage suddenly stopped him.

"Forget it, Elder Commander."

Through the gap in the curtain of the carriage, Zuo Mingqiu could vaguely see that there was a thin man sitting in the carriage, wearing a yellow robe, and his face was covered.

"We are here this time for that sword, it is related to Brother Wang's birthday, there must be no mistakes, and the matter here will be let go first."

The young man said softly, so the old man glared at Xu Mu and Zuo Mingqiu, and then slowly lowered the curtain.

"Take him to another inn."

There was a sound in the carriage, so the guards around immediately set off, picked up the middle-aged man who was knocked to the ground by Zuo Mingqiu's palm, and then led the carriage to the front of the main street.

The onlookers were all relieved. There is no other reason, it's just that the old man is obviously a strong man in the Four Realms, and Xu Mu and Zuo Mingqiu are also like some kind of good stubble, and the old man in the inn will inevitably cause great fluctuations if he makes another move.

Nowadays, the streets are crowded with people, and if there is a big war, they don't even know where to hide.

And Xu Mu and Zuo Mingqiu stopped when they saw each other, and the two of them were also silently relieved.

In fact, Xu Mu didn't want to fight, the other party was a strong man in the four realms, and he didn't know if there were any reinforcements, in broad daylight, he and Zuo Mingqiu were already very good if they could run with the help of Xunzi.

"Here are three hundred taels, and we will stay for three days."

Xu Mu took out a money bag and handed it to the old man beside him, with a respectful expression, he knew in his heart that if he hadn't made a move just now, the people in that carriage would definitely not give up.

The old shopkeeper of the inn took the money bag, opened it in public, took a third of the silver inside, and then threw it back.

"I broke the window in this upper room, so I'll give you a cheaper."

"You are the people who go to the room, and the little two will personally deliver the food to the door every day, without charging money, if you don't want to eat, you will only say it in advance."

The old shopkeeper looked at Xu Mu and said, his face calm.

"So much cheaper, and food?" Xu Mu was stunned for a moment, because of the first snow in the Sword Pavilion, Taocheng is now overcrowded, and the streets are full of people looking for inns to stay in.

This inn doesn't increase the price, and even gives them a discount!

"It seems that the old-timers opened this inn really just to pass the time, and they don't care about money."

Xu Mu wrote the old man with his hand, and then took Zuo Mingqiu into the house through the window, and in the house, at this time, there were already two junior ones waiting with hammers, nails and planks, with lazy expressions, obviously not surprised by the destruction of the house by their shopkeeper.

Entering the inn, Xu Mu and Zuo Mingqiu randomly found a place to drink tea and sat down, and sitting here, they could vaguely hear the sound of hammering nails in the house.

"Take turns tonight and leave one person for vigil."

Zuo Mingqiu drank the hot tea in the cup, his brows furrowed slightly.

He was quite familiar with the Great Zhou, and the clothes worn by the people sitting in the carriage on the street just now were very similar to the horse coats worn by the royal family of the Great Zhou.

And looking at the scale of its convoy, the sixteen guards are all at the peak of the Second Realm, and the coachman riding the horse in front of him is a little old man, who has never said a word from beginning to end, and his strength may not be weaker than the lord in the carriage.

Zuo Mingqiu said with a solemn face:

"I suspect it's the prince sitting in that car."

Xu Mu was slightly shocked when he heard this, and he also frowned and said:

"I heard it, the person in the car seemed to have mentioned something, Brother Wang, the word birthday, and I thought it was strange at the time, but how did you know for sure?"

Zuo Mingqiu took a deep breath and said:

"Then it must be, in another month, it will be the birthday of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the eldest prince Zhou Su, since the people in the carriage call him Brother Wang, he must also be a prince, but I don't know how old it is."

"It doesn't matter how old he is, as long as he's not the third."

Xu Mu arched his hand and said.

Zuo Mingqiu raised his eyebrows:

"What, you're also afraid of Zhou Yuan?"

Xu Mu shook his head: "I can't talk about being afraid, I just think that family."

Guy kind of like a madman."

When Zuo Mingqiu heard this, he sighed and said:

"That's true, a long time ago, I saw him once in the Imperial Court of the Great Zhou, and during the two incense sticks, he kept telling me about freedom and equality, and my ears were calloused."

"Ji Xuansu is even more miserable, he has read through the three thousand Dao Zang since he was a child, but in front of Zhou Yuan, he can't interject at all, obviously he is the same age, but Zhou Yuan is like his elder, every time he speaks, it seems to be a lecture."

"Hmm......" Xu Mu thought about the picture of the three of them staying together, and couldn't help but laugh.

"In this day and age, when it comes to freedom and equality, he does look like a madman."

"How's that guy's strength?"

Xu Mu asked with some curiosity, he only heard the wine fairy say that Zhou Yuan was the newly rising prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was very prestigious among the people, and he was also valued by the national teacher.

"When I was in the middle of the second stage, I fought once, but he had just finished arguing with Ji Xuansu at that time, so I couldn't win." Zuo Mingqiu said, and then added seriously, "It's just that even if there is no Ji Xuansu, I will win."

Xu Mu smiled when he heard this: "I believe in you."

"Guest, the room has been repaired!"

Xiao Er, who was repairing the room, walked out with tools and greeted Xu Mu warmly.

"Okay." Xu Mu turned his head and waved his hand, stood up, and walked back to the house with Zuo Mingqiu, and only then did they take a closer look at this hard-won upper room.

Spacious and bright, mahogany tables and chairs, landscape ink paintings, not stained with a trace of dust, pleasing to the eye.

"If you're sleepy, get some sleep."

Xu Mu said, and flew to lie on the bed.

On the other side, Zuo Mingqiu was indifferent, and his expression slowly became solemn.

Xu Mu didn't know why, and asked:

"Why do you have that expression?"

"Shhhh Zuo Mingqiu raised a finger and said to Xu Mu, "In this room, someone has installed an eavesdropping magic device!"

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The first snow fell in Taocheng for three days and three nights.

In the upper room on the third floor of the inn, there was silence for three days and three nights, and it was not until he checked out and left that Xu Mu said the first words of these days.

"Thank you boss for your hospitality."

Xu Mu looked at the old man in front of him, and said with a smile on his face, the latter glanced at Xu Mu deeply and did not speak.

The eavesdropping artifact was installed in Xu Mu's house by the people he sent to install it, because he didn't open an inn to retire here as he seemed, but had other plans.

Therefore, every room here, even the room where the lord lives, will have a very hidden eavesdropping device.

Zuo Mingqiu found out where the magic weapon was, but he didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't dismantle it.

And Xu Mu simply cultivated the closed-mouth meditation, for three days and three nights, except for sleeping and talking in his dreams at night, he never said a word, and communicated with Zuo Mingqiu with the sound of the divine soul throughout the whole process.

"Are you going to the Sword Pavilion?"

The old shopkeeper of the inn surnamed Fang asked Xu Mu.

"Yes." Xu Mu replied, and then asked, "What's the matter with the seniors?"

Hearing this, the old man in charge of the four realms coughed softly, and took out a small wooden box from the counter below, boxy and heavy, and I don't know what it was inside.

"If you can, please help me transfer this thing to the Qi Long steward of the Sword Pavilion, and tell him that he must keep it properly."

Xu Mu was stunned when he heard this, and asked suspiciously:

"Why me?"

The old shopkeeper of the four realms looked at Xu Mu and said with a smile:

"The Sword Pavilion is as proud as it is today, Xuan, Huang Erbang don't know how many knights gather here, ordinary people, etc., will definitely not have the opportunity to meet my old friend."

"The old man was restrained by this small inn and couldn't get out of it, so I wanted to find a reliable person to help me send it over, just the two of you

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When Xu Mu heard this, he was silent for a moment, and then he opened his mouth and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint my seniors."

"The two of us are not going to the Sword Pavilion to get the sword, but to ......."

The old man interrupted Xu Mu:

"Even if it's just a simple teleportation array, you can help me, because my little friend from Qilong happens to be the one in charge of the Sword Pavilion formation."

"You can help me transfer this item to him, and he will make it easy for you at that time."

Hearing this, Xu Mu put a hand on the wooden box and asked tentatively, "Is this true?"

The old man nodded, "It's true."

"Okay."

Xu Mu and Zuo Mingqiu glanced at each other, then took the wooden box, turned around and was about to leave the inn, but at this time, he heard the old man ask suspiciously:

"Don't you just ask, what's in this box?"

When Xu Mu heard this, he asked rhetorically:

"I asked, will you tell me?"

The old man smiled slightly: "If you don't ask, how will you know that I won't tell you."

"And I warn you, there is a ban on this box, and if you try to forcibly open it and check it, you will be counterattacked."

"No, I'm not curious." Xu Mu waved his hand, although he didn't know what the purpose of the old shopkeeper was, he didn't care so much.

All he cared about was whether he could successfully sit on the teleportation array and go home, and that was all.

"Little Er, please lead our horses out."

Xu Mu beckoned to Xiao Er at the door, who nodded and trotted out two horses.

Xu Mu put away the small wooden box, then turned over with Zuo Mingqiu on the horse, raised his hand and raised the whip, and quickly disappeared into the heavy snow.

The old housekeeper sent Xu Mu out, looking at the backs of the two of them gradually drifting apart under the wind and snow, and his eyes gradually became solemn.

"Tell Qi Long that you can close the net!"

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