As soon as Li Lingshengpu entered the town, he saw the towering tree entrenched at the gate of the town, with its thick roots intertwined, and its teeth and claws were rooted on the ground. The huge trunk of the tree, which several adult men could not surround in their arms, was covered with uneven brown bark, thick branches, and lush green leaves. At first glance, this giant tree is not a magnificent sight to behold.

As night approached, every household in Baling Town began to light up. On the street, I only saw a few old men jumping on their burdens and hurrying away. Li Lingsheng greeted a man who was walking in his direction.

"This uncle, is there an inn nearby where you can stay?" Li Lingsheng asked politely.

The uncle who was stopped by Li Lingshen glanced at Li Lingsheng, and then smiled: "Young man, you are from out of town, right?" ”

"Well, I'm from Luoyang. ”

"Oh, Luoyang, that's a good place. If you want to find an inn, turn right in front and go straight at the fork in the road, turn left and you will see. ”

"So, thank you, uncle. ”

"No thanks, no thanks. ”

After the uncle finished speaking, he left, and Li Lingsheng followed his words and found the inn very smoothly.

This inn looks very ordinary, but the four big characters of "Fenglai Inn" on the peach wood plaque at the main entrance are very eye-catching.

As soon as Li Lingsheng entered the door, a shopkeeper with a white cloth towel on his shoulder greeted him attentively.

"This guest officer is still staying in the hotel. "The shopkeeper looks very festive, with a round face, a double chin, big eyes, and a smile that makes the whole person come alive.

"Let's stay at the hotel. ”

"Eh, Haoler, please come with me, guest officer. The shopkeeper bowed, and then quickly took Li Lingsheng upstairs.

The room layout of the Fenglai Inn is quite elegant, and the utensils on the bed are all light-colored, which is generous and makes people look more comfortable. The shopkeeper first made the bed, then diligently wiped the tables and chairs in the room, and then asked Li Lingsheng with a smile what else he had to order.

"Just get a few side dishes. After Li Lingsheng finished speaking, he casually threw the money to the shopkeeper, and the little second smiled so generously that his eyes couldn't close when he saw the gold owner make such a generous move.

"Eh, the little one understands, the little one understands. After saying that, he went out lightly and closed the door by the way.

Li Lingsheng was a little emotional, should it be said that God blessed that bastard pervert for not taking away all the money on his body? Moreover, there was an unexpected extra money bag on his body, which contained several gold nails. Li Lingsheng was speechless for a while, what did that young man want.

The shopkeeper quickly brought the food up, and seeing that the dishes were not bad, Li Lingsheng nodded. The shopkeeper saw that the owner was satisfied, and also showed a happy smile.

"By the way, I haven't asked you what your name is. Li Lingsheng casually grabbed a chopstick lotus root clip and asked.

The shopkeeper didn't seem to react to why the gold owner suddenly asked such a question: "Ah, I...... The small one is called Ngawang. ”

"Oh, Ngawang. On the way here, I heard that there was a great event in Baling Town recently, do you know what it is? Li Lingsheng pretended not to know.

"Oh, that's what you're asking, that's a coincidence. ”

"How can I say this coincidence. ”

"Our Fenglai Inn is the property of the richest Su Yuanwai in Baling Town, and recently Su Yuanwai wants to drink the local Haoqiang Zuoqiu Liaoyuan in Baling County to marry and marry his daughter, no, tomorrow is this auspicious day. The Su family is the richest family in Baling, and this wedding will definitely be very beautiful at that time. Moreover, Su Yuanwai said that he would hold a feast in the center of Baling Town and invite the people of the town to celebrate the marriage of his beloved daughter. ”

"That's a great event. Then do you know where Zuoqiu Garden is, I also want to go to celebrate such a big happy event. ”

"Ah, you said Zuoqiu Garden. If you want to go to a garden that is not in the town, go out of the town gate, face the big tree at the town gate and go northwest, if you see a large manor, it is the Left Hill Garden. ”

"Oh, that's right. ”

"However, guest officer, there are some things that you don't know from other places, but we locals know it. ”

"Oh, is there any secret here?"

Ah Wang's eyes flickered: "Guest officer, don't you know, this Zuoqiu Liaoyuan is notoriously tyrannical and impermanent in Baling County, he is already fifty years old and has taken many aunts, and every once in a while, there can be news that one of his concubines has died, in fact, he was abused to death." Although Zuoqiu Liaoyuan is powerful in Baling County, who will send the girl there to live and suffer. Su Yuanwai is just such a daughter, if she really marries Zuoqiu Liaoyuan, then her life will be ruined. ”

Li Lingsheng's face remained unchanged, but in his heart, he had already put people like Zuoqiu Liaoyuan on the blacklist: "Could it be that Su Yuanwai is so inflammatory, that he wants to marry Zuoqiu Liaoyuan regardless of his daughter's happiness?"

"Hey, Su Yuanwai is also helpless. Zuoqiu Liaoyuan didn't know when he saw his daughter's face, and then went to Su Yuanwai's house again and again to propose marriage, but Su Yuanwai naturally did not agree. But who is Zuoqiu Liaoyuan, his subordinates are innumerable, and they call people to Su Yuanwai's shop every day to smash the field, and invite Su Yuanwai to go to Zuoqiu Garden to drink tea. The boss is not happy, and those of us who are working down there are also scared. ”

"Didn't Su Yuanwai think about leaving Baling County with his family? ”

"Why not, don't you know that the Zuoqiu family and the famous Octagonal Village in Baling County, Yuntian Village are allies, and the bosses of the three families often sit down to drink together. Su Yuanwai's family also thought about escaping, but before they could run out of the border of Baling County, they were invited back to the town by the patrols in those villages. Su Yuanwai tried and failed repeatedly, and later stopped running away. ”

During the chat, Li Lingsheng had already wiped out all the food. The shopkeeper was a little dumbfounded, he didn't expect the gold lord to eat so quickly, but when the gold lord ate, he didn't like those people in the rivers and lakes who gobbled it up. Li Lingsheng is indeed a little hungry, although he eats quickly, he eats very elegantly, the posture of holding chopsticks is very beautiful, and the sitting posture is also very upright. The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva, this gold owner knew at a glance that he was from a big family, otherwise how could ordinary children be so particular about eating.

"It sounds like this Zuoqiu Liaoyuan faction is very unpopular, aren't the people in Baling County very worried?"

Ngawang sighed: "Who said it wasn't, this Zuoqiu family is famous for bullying men and women." sue the official, and the official family should also be afraid of Zuoqiu Liaoyuan for three points. Over time, everyone no longer expects the government to be the master of the people. Which family's daughter is a little better-looking, and the parents are hiding and not letting them come out to see people, for fear that they will be caught by someone in the Zuoqiu family. When Ngawang said this, the past in his heart suddenly came out, and tears burst into his eyes.

Li Lingsheng strangely forgot to glance at Ah Wang.

"I'm sorry, officer, the sand is in my eyes. Ngawang rubbed his eyes desperately, and as soon as he let go of his hand, both eyes were red like a rabbit.

It's a good clean inn, the windows are not opened, where does the sand get into your eyes, and you don't have a head when you lie. Li Lingsheng shook his head, picked up the teacup with his right hand and took a sip of water.

"It's good if you have something on your mind, don't worry, I won't say it. ”

Ngawang blinked his eyes and glanced at Li Lingsheng gratefully before he spoke.

Ngawang's family is a very ordinary family in Baling Town, and the family has a little land to cultivate, but they are also well fed. Ngawang had an older sister, who was handsome and lovely, and was well-known in the town, and every day people who came to Ngawang's house to propose marriage were about to break through the threshold. Ngawang's sister was originally a person in love, and the target's parents also liked Ngawang's sister very much, and they were very happy that he could marry, and Ngawang's parents agreed when they saw that the family was also very good, and the young man was also very honest. The two families got together and even discussed the auspicious date of the wedding. But a few days before Sister Ngawang got married, there was a shocking thunderbolt for them, the eldest young master of the Zuoqiu family fell in love with Sister Ngawang and wanted to marry her as a concubine, and at this time Sister Ngawang had already taken Sister Ngawang to Zuoqiu Garden. Ngawang's parents were frightened, but for the sake of their daughter, they still ran to Zuoqiu Garden to ask for someone, thinking that the people of the Zuoqiu family would embarrass them, but they didn't expect the young master of the Zuoqiu family to take them to see their daughter very well. However, what they saw was the corpse of their daughter hanging from a three-foot white silk. Ngawang's mother was immediately stimulated and passed out, and Ngawang's old father trembled and moved his daughter's body down, only to see her holding a small piece of paper tightly in her hand, which read: Father, mother, and daughter are not filial, and can only support you in the next life. Ah Tian, I'm not clean anymore, I don't deserve to marry you anymore, you go find a good woman to be your wife. The old father looked at the piece of paper and finally cried bitterly.

"My mother couldn't stand such a blow because of this incident, and she died soon after she fell ill. Ah Wang clenched his fists, and tears flowed down so unwillingly: "But our family has no power or power, and we can't fight the Zuoqiu family." My sister died like this, and the government didn't dare to avenge us at all, and my father came to the door several times to ask for justice, but he was beaten out. ”

Li Lingsheng was silent.

"The dead are gone, and the living mourn. ”

"Thank you, officer, for listening to me so much. ”

Li Lingsheng shook his head.

Ngawang cleaned up the dishes, wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Since the guest officer has nothing to do, the little one will retire." If you need anything, pull the bell at the head of the bed, and we will definitely come to serve you as soon as possible. ”

Li Lingsheng glanced at the head of the bed, saw the golden bell hanging there, and nodded to indicate that he understood.

After Ngawang went down, Li Lingsheng sat on the chair and slowly drank the tea in the quilt. He stood up, opened the window and looked into the distance, the light reflecting on his clear eyes, which seemed to light up. He had a hunch that the frost dragon was over there, in the Zuoqiu Garden. Zuoqiu Liaoyuan is such a scum, don't get dirty with the frost dragon.

Li Lingsheng made a decision, he wanted to explore Zuoqiu Garden at night.

And Ngawang, who had put the dishes and came out to wipe the empty table, saw another guest at the door of the inn, rubbed his eyes, raised a smile and greeted him. It's just that this guest officer seems, uh, how to say, it seems to be a little difficult to mess with. Ngawang looked at the cold-faced rakshasa who was riding on a tall horse and looked down at him with cold eyes, releasing cold air infinitely, sweating profusely, and reluctantly smiling.

The guest officer snorted...... Or stay in ...... hotel."

"Stay. ”

The man dismounted neatly, and threw the reins at Ngawang. Ngawang hissed in pain, and said in his heart that this was so angry for the guest officer.

Nonsense, my wife can't be found, can I not be angry?

The author has something to say: a transitional chapter