Because Brido wanted to arrive in Chang'an before the child's full moon, although the caravan was full of people and goods, the speed was almost caught up with Lin Feng's speed yesterday, and before dark, he crossed the mountains and rushed to Shenshan County in Jinzhou.

Looking at the county seat of Shenshan County shrouded in the red glow of the sunset, Zhao Shifu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "In addition to the necessary rest of horses and livestock, this caravan was stunned for a moment without delay, and none of the people in the caravan shouted that they were tired, I have never seen such a hard-working caravan, even ordinary marching soldiers, when marching, may not be able to compare." ”

Sun Fujia looked at the county seat that was close at hand, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, arriving at the county seat meant that it was temporarily safe, and the Four Elephants Organization would not easily make a big move in the county seat, which meant that they had spent another day safely.

Listening to Zhao Fifteen's emotion at this moment, Sun Fujia said with a smile: "After all, the road through the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty is full of dangers, not only will the road be blocked by robbers, but the harsh rain and snow storms are sometimes more deadly, if each of them has their own thoughts, is not united enough, does not obey orders, and cannot endure hardships, then this caravan will not be able to go here at all, and it will not know where to become a tired white bone on the road for a long time." ”

"I thought that choosing their speed would delay a bit, but now it seems that it has not had much impact, and the progress of our return to Chang'an is guaranteed because of Brido, which is also a surprise."

When Zhao Shifu and the others heard this, they all nodded with joy on their faces.

This was indeed a bonus, after all, under normal circumstances, the speed of the caravan would definitely not be able to keep up with their own speed.

Xiao Man'er looked at Lin Feng with a smile and wanted to say something, but at this time, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, because she found that Lin Feng's brows were slightly frowned, his eyes were deep, and his expression was a little serious.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Man'er asked in a low voice.

"Fifteen is right."

"What?"

Lin Feng shook his head, his eyes passed through the curtain of the carriage that was lifted by the wind, and looked at the caravan members who did not shout bitterness or tiredness, his eyes narrowed, thoughtful.

As he spoke, the caravan had already entered the gate of Shenshan County.

As they entered the county seat, the lively shouts and bargaining sounds quickly rushed into the eardrums, as if they had returned to the world compared with the coldness of the road.

As soon as the caravan entered the county seat, it turned a corner and left the main road of the county seat.

When Lin Feng saw this scene, he realized in his heart, it seems that Brido should have a plan, how far he goes every day, where he lives, he has a strict and clear plan, and in order to catch up with his son's full moon banquet, Brido is also hard enough.

Not long after, the caravan stopped in front of a large inn.

Lin Feng and the others got out of the carriage, and saw that the shopkeeper of the inn had already greeted him with his men.

The shopkeeper was in his forties, tall, not as rich as an ordinary businessman, and his body was thin, he quickly came to Brido and said, "Except for the three rooms that already have guests, after receiving your news, the rest of the rooms have not been sold to any more guests, and all of them are reserved for you." ”

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Brido frowned slightly, and said, "Can't you let the people in those three rooms leave?" When I sent someone, I asked for the entire inn. ”

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed: "The least number of guests in the three rooms has been staying for two nights, I really can't drive people away for no reason, I am also a businessman, please understand, I can't spoil the popularity for this business, otherwise who will come to live with me in the future?" ”

"And although those three rooms are occupied, I am the largest inn in Shenshan County, and the rest of the rooms are enough for you."

Listening to the shopkeeper's explanation, Brido's face was still a little hesitant, he looked at the caravan members on the side, this person whispered: "Only here can live our people, if we change to other inns, we must at least divide into two inns." ”

Brido's brows furrowed even tighter, he thought for a moment, looked at the innkeeper, and said, "You can go and ask the people in those three rooms, and say that I am willing to pay three times the price to compensate them, invite them to live in other inns, and ask them if they are willing." ”

The innkeeper hesitated for a moment, and when he saw that Brido insisted, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go and ask someone." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and called Xiao Er to inquire.

Brido was patient, and stood so quietly at the inn door, ignoring the pointing and pointing of passers-by.

With a snap, Chen Miao's folding fan bag unfolded, and while he fanned the fan, he scolded his belly: "Do you say that this Brido is a little too cautious?" Isn't it just that there are three rooms where other people live? As for the painstaking efforts to get it away? ”

Sun Fujia smiled bitterly: "Chen Gongzi has not experienced the hardships and dangers of Brido and their journey...... They were able to come here safely, perhaps because of Brido's over-cautiousness. ”

"I understand, isn't it that the realms outside Datang are very chaotic."

Chen Miao folded his fan and said: "But this is not the Western Regions, it is the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty sings and dances, and mountain bandits are rare, not to mention that there is also the protection of the government in this county, what danger can there be here?" ”

Sun Fujia thought about it, and rarely agreed with Chen Miao's statement: "That's true...... Maybe they haven't gotten used to the tranquility of Datang. ”

Are you really not used to coming here?

Lin Feng squinted his eyes, Lucheng County is located in the northeast area of Chang'an City, and the caravan from the Western Regions wants to pass through Lucheng County, so they have to make a small circle in Datang, and this small circle, plus the business they do in various places, is not impossible to do in a month or two.

It's been so long, isn't it enough for them to get used to the tranquility of coming to Datang?

Not to mention that Brido will put his wife and children in Chang'an, what he wants is the peace of Datang...... How could he not be accustomed to the tranquility of the Tang Dynasty?

Out of caution, it is normal not to talk to outsiders and not let outsiders join the caravan, but now they don't even want to live in the same inn as anyone else, and they came first...... This is indeed a bit of an over-the-top of caution.

Why so cautious?

Is it really a matter of habit?

Or is there something else?

While Lin Feng was pondering, Xiao Er returned.

"How?"

The innkeeper hurriedly asked.

Xiao Er shook his head and said: "They don't want to leave, they are not the masters of the bad money, but there is a guest officer who said......"

"Say what?"

Xiao Er was a little embarrassed: "Said that he was willing to pay ten times the house money, please let the person who let him leave leave, and let me ask the other party if he is willing." ”

Hearing Xiao Er's words, Brido's eyelids couldn't help jumping.

The innkeeper was also a little embarrassed, he didn't dare to let Xiao Er continue to speak, but looked at Brido in embarrassment, and said, "They don't want to go, you see?" ”

Brido looked up at the sky, the sun had completely set, and there was only one last ray of sunset left, and it was no longer possible to continue on his way, and it was too late to reach the next city before curfew.

And keep your own people apart...... He shook his head and said, "So be it." ”

The innkeeper hurriedly smiled and said, "Come inside, please." ”

"Don't rush, unload first!"

Brido refused the innkeeper's invitation and quickly instructed his men to carry the goods.

Seeing this, the innkeeper hurriedly said: "The room for loading the goods has also been prepared, please ...... here."

As he spoke, he asked Xiao Er to lead the way.

In order to protect the goods from being destroyed during the long journey, all the goods were packed in a box, so the caravan members only needed to carry the boxes in pairs.

"Slow down, be careful, if the goods in the box are damaged, you won't be able to pay for it."

Brido carefully instructed his men as they carried the boxes.

After seeing that all the boxes were carried to the inn, he breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately hurriedly came to Lin Feng, and said with a smile: "Dao Chief, I was too busy to take care of it just now, I neglected Dao Chief, and I hope that Dao Chang will forgive me." ”

Lin Feng looked indifferent to the Taoist master, and said calmly: "The people in my Dao Sect pay attention to being at ease with what they encounter, and they don't care about these, and the businessmen don't have to mind. ”

Hearing this, Brido breathed a sigh of relief.

He walked towards the inn with Lin Feng and said, "I have specially prepared the best upper room for the Dao Chief, although the Dao Chief may not care about these, but this is my heart, and I hope that the Dao Master will not refuse." ”

Lin Feng still looked indifferent: "Whatever you encounter, whatever room the businessman prepares for the poor road, the poor road will live in whatever room." ”

Brido nodded repeatedly, and they entered the lobby on the first floor of the inn, and instead of ascending the steps, they walked through the hall and into the back door.

After going out of the back door, Lin Feng found that there was a large courtyard similar to a courtyard behind him, and there were many houses in the courtyard, and the doors of these houses were open at this time, and the caravan members were moving the box to the two rooms in the corner.

"I see, I said that from the main entrance, this inn can't accommodate more than 100 people, and it turns out that the backyard can also accommodate people."

Brido took Lin Feng into the northernmost room, this room sits north and faces south, it is very spacious, divided into two rooms, inside and outside, it is indeed luxurious.

After entering the room, Brido invited Lin Feng to sit down very politely, and then poured water for Lin Feng, and asked for warmth, Lin Feng's eyelids were raised, and he said lightly: "Poor Dao likes to talk straightforwardly, and businessmen don't have to beat around the bush." ”

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Brido coughed awkwardly, but to be a successful businessman, thick skin is the standard, he quickly recovered his face as before, and said with a smile: "I really can't hide anything from the Taoist...... I just want to know, is there any result of the Taoist leader's deduction of my calamity? ”

Listening to Brido's words, Xiao Man'er and the others couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, wondering how Lin Feng would fool Brido.

Seeing Lin Feng's expression as usual, his fingertips pinched lightly a few times, and then said: "Merchants should know that the specific heavenly machine cannot be directly leaked, otherwise the poor Dao will be attacked by the Heavenly Dao at the same time, and because the heavenly machine has been leaked, it will cause the heavenly curse to fall, but it will make your disaster even more severe, so that the opportunity for you to avoid danger will also be gone." ”

When Brido heard this, his face couldn't help but change, and he hurriedly said, "This ...... This ......"

Lin Feng continued: "So the specific heavenly machine, Poor Dao can't tell you, but Poor Dao also has a sentence that can tell you. ”

Brido hurriedly looked at Lin Feng.

I heard Lin Feng say: "Since the poor road came with you, it is to help you turn evil into evil, so you can do your own thing with confidence, even if the disaster comes, there is a poor road, you can also ensure that you are safe and sound, and you can arrive in Chang'an smoothly." ”

Brido's face suddenly showed excitement, what he was waiting for was Lin Feng's words, he hurriedly saluted: "Thank you Dao Chief, thank you Dao Chief, in the future, I will definitely donate money to repair the Taoist Temple where Dao Master is located, promote Dao Chief's exquisite Taoism, and make a name for Dao Chief." ”

Lin Feng shook his head, looking like a master: "Before going down the mountain, the teacher specially taught you not to care about false fame, everything is fate, don't force anything, so businessmen don't have to do this, if you have a heart, you can do more good deeds in the future." ”

Hearing this, Brido's face was more respectful, and he quickly nodded yes, just as someone outside called him, and he quickly turned away.

Seeing Brido leaving, Sun Fujia and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Fujia said with a smile: "Zide, your response to this is really leaky, if he has a smooth journey and no accidents have occurred, it can also be explained that you helped him drive away disasters and avoid disasters, and he still won't have any doubts about you." ”

Chen Miao nodded again and again, looking at Lin Feng with burning eyes, with a look of learning again.

Lin Feng smiled lightly: "After all, I don't really know fortune telling, in case I say it wrong, the disaster comes or doesn't come, it will be troublesome, so it's better to answer with this kind of words, no matter what happens later, I can explain flexibly." ”

Everyone nodded.

Lin Feng stretched his waist, looked at the lanterns outside the door, and said with a smile: "Let's all rest early, no surprise, our enemies have already begun to investigate the caravan, and should know that many caravans have outsiders joining...... They should be big and hesitant by now, so we're safe and can sleep soundly tonight. ”

…………

It is sixty miles away from Shenshan County in the mountains and forests.

A bonfire was lit, and an iron pot was set on the fire, and some bones were boiling in it.

Not far away, Kui Su, dressed in a black robe, stood under a tree, listening to the report of the thin monkey.

"Xingjun, the brothers of other routes have already received news one after another, and they have not found any trace of Lin Feng and the others, Lin Feng seems to have disappeared out of thin air......

"As for the caravan, the brothers on the three roads closest to us have received news that they have all discovered this morning that outsiders have joined the caravan to Chang'an with money, and it is not one or two caravans, but a full five caravans."

"And that's not counting the one caravan we've found on this road, if you count it, that's six caravans."

When the thin monkey said this, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he said, "It's really strange, why are so many people joining the caravan to go to Chang'an?" ”

Kui Su listened to the thin monkey's words, his face was very ugly, he was silent for a long time, and then suppressed his voice and said, "Do you think this is a coincidence?" ”

The thin monkey was taken aback: "Isn't it?" ”

Kui Su said coldly: "Haven't you found it yet? Isn't this just another form of a six-horse carriage? ”

The thin monkey was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Could it be ...... This is all done by Lin Feng? Is it Lin Feng's trick? ”

Kuisu's wide cuffs were blown by the wind, and he flicked his sleeves, leaning behind him, and said, "I never believe in coincidences. ”

"This ......" the thin monkey frowned, "If it is really Lin Feng's trick, doesn't it mean that Lin Feng is hiding in these caravans?" But the number of caravans is too much, and there are quite a few caravans, we can't shoot easily, once we find the wrong target, I am afraid that we will startle the snake, and it will attract the attention of the imperial court. ”

There was a dark tide of terror in Kuisu's dark eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "If it's okay for him to hide in these caravans, we still have a specific goal, but what if this is another disguise?" Just as the six carriages drew our attention, he took the opportunity to escape...... If we do it again, we may not be able to find his whereabouts again. ”

The thin monkey's face was shocked: "Then what should I do?" ”

Kui Su's eyes flickered, and many thoughts came to his mind, and he was silent for a long time before he let out a sigh of relief and said, "There is no other way, but the safest method." ”

"Focus on investigating these caravans, and at the same time notify the shadows of all the cities along the way, let them continue to pay attention to the inn, find out if there are people who meet the characteristics of Lin Feng's five people to stay, there is no need to limit the limit of five people, if there is, report it immediately."

The thin monkey really wanted to say that such an investigation would inevitably lead to wrong information, after all, Lin Feng would be disguised, but only based on characteristics such as height and weight, and if the number was not fixed, someone would definitely be misidentified.

But seeing Kuisu's ugly face, he had to swallow these words back into his stomach.

After all, if Kuisu could have had other better ways, he wouldn't have cast such a wide net.

Originally, when he received the task of intercepting and killing Lin Feng, the thin monkey felt that this was simply a simple matter, and Kui Su personally went out, and all sixteen of them were dispatched, not to mention intercepting and killing one Lin Feng, even if it was a hundred Lin Feng, it would be captured.

Can ...... now Seeing that Kuisu, who was known for his resourcefulness and calmness, had repeatedly lagged behind Lin Feng, and now he had no way to deal with it, he couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart, this operation, shouldn't there really be an accident......

The thin monkey secretly glanced at Kui Su, who was still standing in the cold wind with a cold face, hurriedly shrunk his neck, and quickly left.

Night has finally fallen.

Darkness swallows heaven and earth.

…………

Following.

Early morning.

Lin Feng was still chatting with Zhou Gong on the spacious and soft bed, when he was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door.

Lin Feng opened his eyes in a daze, and heard Zhao Fifteen's voice coming from outside the door: "Father-in-law, people from the government are here to search the inn." ”

"Official?"

Lin Feng quickly came to his senses.

But soon turned into doubts: "What is the government doing here?" Still searching the inn? Could it be someone from the Four Elephants Organization? ”

"That's not right!"

Lin Feng shook his head and denied this speculation, if it was someone from the Four Elephants Organization, after finding out that he was hiding here, it would be more appropriate to secretly follow the caravan, and then choose to intercept and kill on the uninhabited mountain road.

In that way, you can be unaware, and it is extremely inconvenient to do it in the county, and there are many people.

Not to mention that if something really happens to him, the imperial court will definitely send someone here, and the members of the Four Elephants Organization hidden in the county government will inevitably be exposed.

Therefore, the Four Elephants Organization will not do such an obviously unprofitable deal.

But if it's not the Four Elephants Organization, then why?

While thinking, he got dressed, quickly came to the door and opened it.

After seeing Zhao Fifteen in front of the door, he asked, "What happened?" ”

Zhao 15 said: "It seems that the county government has received an anonymous letter, which says that a Jiangyang thief who has been arrested by the imperial court for many years has hid in the inn where we are, and the government does not know whether it is true or false, so it came to search and confirm." ”

"Anonymous letter? Jiangyang thief? ”

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes.

At this time, the people from the government had already rushed over, and the county lieutenant led by him said: "Everyone is standing in the middle of the courtyard and waiting, we will compare the portraits one by one, and at the same time we will search all the rooms......"

Lin Feng looked at the servants who were rushing in, and said, "Let's take a look at the situation first." ”

After the group gathered, they stood in the courtyard with the caravan members.

Watching the officials rush into the room to search, Sun Fujia frowned and said, "Where did the Jiangyang thief come from?" And it's an anonymous letter? What can't you say directly, and write a letter without leaving your name? ”

Lin Feng rubbed his thumb and index finger lightly, and said slowly: "Something is wrong......

"Is it the Four Elephants Organization?" Sun Fujia was shocked in his heart and said in a low voice.

Lin Feng shook his head: "It shouldn't be, but specifically, we have to see if they can find anything......"

At this moment, the county lieutenant of Shenshan County suddenly walked out of a room, and he said, "What is in the box in the room?" ”

Brido hurriedly smiled and said, "Back to the county lieutenant, they are all the goods we brought from the Western Regions, nothing special." ”

"Open!" The county lieutenant said.

Brido's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "County lieutenant, it's really nothing, it's just some common Western Regions commodities, we spent a lot of effort when we filled it, if it was opened, it would be a lot more troublesome to reload, we were in a hurry, and we really couldn't delay, so I hope the county lieutenant can accommodate one or two......

As he spoke, he secretly stuffed some precious jewels into the county lieutenant.

The county lieutenant quietly accepted the jewelry, and then said, "It's sensible......"

Brido nodded repeatedly: "It should be, it should be." ”

But who knows, the county lieutenant suddenly turned his face and said, "Then it must be opened too!" This Jiangyang thief has at least dozens of lives on his hands, and now it is rare to have news of him, if he is hidden in your box and taken away by you, I can't say how many more people will be harmed in the future. ”

"So, open it!"

Brido didn't expect that the county lieutenant would embarrass himself after receiving the money, and he would still speak, but the county lieutenant had already ignored him and directly ordered his subordinates to open all the boxes.

Brido's face became more and more ugly, and he said, "County Lieutenant, do you really want to embarrass us?" You Datang have preferential treatment for us merchants in the Western Regions, so if you embarrass us like this, you won't be afraid-"

Before he could finish his sentence, suddenly, in the room behind him, an exclamation came out: "Yes...... There are dead bodies! County Lieutenant Zhao, there are dead bodies in the box! And two dead bodies! ”

"What!?"

Brido was immediately stunned, and instantly froze in place: "How is it possible!?" ”

In the crowd, Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng fiercely: "Zide! ”

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes: "Sun Langzhong, maybe I really have some talent for fortune-telling, this Brido really has a disaster......

As he spoke, he looked at Brido.

Looking at Brido's incredulous appearance, thinking back to Brido's nervous appearance just now, he didn't want the box to be opened at all, his eyes flashed slightly, thoughtfully.

"Interesting, he shouldn't know about the corpse, so why is he so nervous? Ordinary goods, worthy of offending the government to block? ”

"This caravan ......"

Lin Feng slowly said to himself, "I'm afraid...... What a secret is hidden? ”

(End of chapter)