A simple inn, the room is simply furnished, and from time to time you can smell a damp and moldy smell. Li Xian sat cross-legged on the bed, and Lin Feng stayed beside him restlessly. On the way, Lin Feng fainted in a hurry, and when he woke up, he had been taken to the door of the inn by Li Xian. This place is a small town, called Xiangyan, not far from the withered giant tree, and like the mixed settlement outside Haishi, it is also inhabited by the spirits of various tribes who have left their homes.

But unlike the mixed sea market, the people of this town are very poor. Not only because they were all people who came to the royal capital to seek jobs, failed in business, or went into exile and worshipped, but most of the materials needed by the Oling tribe were directly transported by the silver dahu tribe to the royal capital by sea, and the benefits that the people of this small town could get from the royal capital were really pitiful. On weekdays, I can only farm fields, sell vegetables, work part-time, do some small crafts, small businesses, and barely make a living. Fortunately, because the town is poor and dilapidated, the sheriffs and tax collectors of the Ao Ling clan rarely set foot here, so Lin Feng and Li Xian were able to settle here with peace of mind.

Li Xian had already vomited several mouthfuls of blood when she entered the inn, and it seemed that the fight between her and Huang Zu underground had caused her a lot of damage. When the black and thin innkeeper saw the panicked Lin Feng and Li Xian, who had blood on their clothes, she didn't ask anything, and directly led the two of them to the innermost room of the inn. Li Xian took out her personal tips and handed her the fee, but she didn't accept it.

There was a knock on the door.

"Who!?" Lin Feng, who was extremely sensitive and irritable, couldn't help but snort.

"It's humble, send something to the guest officer. The soft voice of the innkeeper sounded outside the door.

Lin Feng opened the door a crack and saw that there was only the female boss, who was holding a wooden basin in her right hand, a towel soaked in the basin, and a food box in her left hand. Lin Feng let her into the house. She put the object on the table, glanced at Li Xian, who was still on the bed with her eyes closed, and said to Lin Feng: "There is some hot water here, wash your body." Then he opened the food box, and there was a set of half-worn burlap clothes on the upper layer, and a few black-flour dumplings and a large bowl of hot porridge on the lower level. "There are only these things in the humble body, if you don't dislike it, you will eat some. ”

Lin Feng was a little moved, but his mood was really upset, so he only nodded silently.

Wait for the female boss to go out and close the door again. Li Xian spoke: "Is there anything delicious?"

When Lin Feng heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Granny Li had opened her eyes, and said, "Mother-in-law, are you feeling better?"

Li Xian squeezed out a smile on his weak face and said, "No matter what, you still have to fill the temple of the five internal organs, the old woman hasn't had a good meal for a long time." ”

Lin Feng was a little relieved to see that his mother-in-law still had the heart to laugh, and asked carefully, "Mother-in-law, are you fine?"

Li Xian said: "My life is fine, but I was seriously injured this time, and I need to concentrate on recuperation for a period of time to recover." ”

Lin Feng snorted, "But... But Yun'er was caught by them. ”

Li Xian smiled, and then said solemnly: "I will officially teach you the exercises in a while." When you have a little success, I will also recover some of my skills, and it will not be too late to save Yun'er girl together. ”

Lin Feng didn't dare to be stubborn, nodded, and suddenly said: "There is still a child, I rescued Yun'er, I must still find a child to ask for an explanation!"

Li Xian sighed: "Okay." Hey, the human heart should be the most difficult thing in the world to guess and understand... Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's eat first. ”

Lin Feng didn't have the heart to eat, but when he saw that Granny Li wanted to eat, he had to set up the dishes and chopsticks and help Granny Li get out of bed and sit down. The porridge is very light, and the black noodles are even more difficult to swallow. Lin Feng barely ate some, and then served Granny Li to wash her face, take off her blood-stained coat, and change into coarse linen clothes.

"I didn't expect this shop to look shabby, and the food and clothes are still clean. Li Xian said with satisfaction, and asked Lin Feng, "I passed on your cultivation method and are you still practicing, right?"

Lin Feng said: "There is no day of waste. ”

Li Xian praised: "Okay, then I'll pass on your more complicated method of moving the veins, you can practice it in the compartment, and when I leave the customs tomorrow, I will add some details." So he attached his ear to explain the mantra and the acupuncture points of the fortune veins to Lin Feng in detail, and then took out the personal bag and said, "Go ahead, take it to the woman, let her change some food." ”

Lin Feng was puzzled: "Mother-in-law hasn't eaten yet?"

The mother-in-law smiled and said, "You will know when you go." ”

Lin Feng locked the door and came to the lobby. I don't see the black thin female boss. When I found the back kitchen, I saw the woman squatting in the corner of the earthen stove and munching on something. Lin Feng quietly walked over and saw her pinching a piece of elm bark and chewing it hard.

"You..."Lin Feng was speechless for a while.

The woman hurriedly raised her head, and when she saw that it was Lin Feng, she smiled a little embarrassedly.

Lin Feng's heart was sour, "How do you gnaw on the bark?"

The woman said, "It's okay, humility... Get used to it. ”

Lin Feng said: "You gave us all the food..."

The woman said, "You are guests, and besides, you are still injured, so you can get better quickly by eating something..."

Lin Feng's eyes moistened. He took out Granny Li's bag and handed it to the woman, asking her to change some food. The woman repeatedly excused herself. Lin Feng said that it was for Granny Li's treatment needs, so the woman took the bag and went out.

After a meal, she came back with half a bag of grains and returned the bag to Lin Feng.

"This?" Lin Feng was a little puzzled.

The woman said: "These grains are all made up by the neighbors for the lowly, well, the lowly body is useless, and it has caused them a lot of trouble." She seemed to be saying to Lin Feng, and she seemed to be sighing to herself. Lin Feng couldn't help but ask about the woman's life experience.

It turned out that the woman and her husband were both pilgrims of the Xuanju clan, and after being deeply shocked by the majesty of the Withered Giant Tree, they immediately decided to stay. Relying on their industrious hands, little by little this small inn was built. Unfortunately, her husband died a few years ago, and before leaving, he made a last wish to bury his bones in the hills where the whole view of the withered trees could be seen. She didn't leave, guarding her man. She is too weak to do heavy work, and her livelihood depends on this inn. A few years ago, she was able to make a living, but the inn was dilapidated year by year, there were fewer and fewer people living in the hotel, and her life was also hard.

"Is it bitter?" Lin Feng asked.

The woman smiled indifferently and said, "Bitter." But as long as you guard your husband and read his smile, you will be content. One day, when I have practiced enough, I will be able to go to the great god Changzuo through the sacred tree, and my husband will be waiting for me there..."

As the two were talking, they heard the noise of people outside the inn. Lin Feng immediately dodged and hid in a hidden place, peeking out. Outside, the gongs were tight and the firelight was bright, and an Ao Ling official wearing red clothes on a green background came to the open space used by the town to catch up with many green armor and yellow helmets.

The official was half-covering his nose with a handkerchief, as if there was a very uncomfortable smell in the air. "Listen, all of you, if you see these two people, report them immediately, and if they are verified, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver! If two people are captured, a reward of one thousand taels of silver!" he said, pointing to one of the guards and pasting two leaf wanted notices on a stone bulletin board in the clearing.

The people who watched the excitement immediately talked about it. Out of nowhere, a yin and yang strange voice said: "My lord, those silver rewards are deducted from our hands, I'm afraid it won't be enough to buy a shirt for your little wife." The crowd burst into laughter. The official's fat face turned red, and he yelled angrily, "Who are you? You guys can't hold up the wall. As he spoke, he turned around and left, walked a few steps and turned back, and asked the guards to post another leaf portrait on the bulletin board, and said: "This thief, tomorrow Mao Zheng two minutes in public beheading, the king of the Ao Ling League license, if you want to observe, bring the nameplate, to the king of Dingcheng to register." After speaking, he took the guards and walked away.

On the bulletin board, a leaf is painted with a young man, and a leaf is drawn with an old woman, Lin Feng is hidden in the crowd, and he doesn't need to look closely, he knows that it is Granny Li and himself. But on the third leaf, the person painted has a delicate face and delicate eyebrows, not who You Boyun is! Lin Feng heard the fat official say that tomorrow at two o'clock, that is, at half past six tomorrow morning, he will be beheaded for the crime of being a thief. Damn, this son and the king of the Ao Ling League are too ruthless.

The more Lin Feng thought about it, the more angry he became, the more anxious he became, and he hurried back to the inn and went to unlock the door of Granny Li's room, wanting to tell her the news and ask her to have an idea. Who knew that before he could get closer, an inexplicable force threw Lin Fengdan to the ground. Lin Feng was stunned, Granny Li had also set up a protective vein boundary around her retreat? She was too seriously injured this time, and she was afraid that someone would disturb her?

Lin Feng got up and paced back and forth in the inn, in a dilemma. Granny Li can't break in here, and Yun'er has to go there, what should I do? Lin Feng stomped his feet, alas, it's useless to think too much, Yun'er must be saved, even if he knows it's a trap, he has to jump. Since Granny Li has the protection of the Pulse Realm, I will go to the Dharma Field to delay some time, and when Granny Li leaves the customs tomorrow, she should have a way to rescue us. Thinking of this, Lin Feng hurriedly found the innkeeper, although she must have known that she and Granny Li were the people wanted by the Ao Ling clan. But he couldn't take care of it, he needed the female boss to bring a message to Granny Li.

But the woman spoke first: "Don't worry, the humble body will not denounce it." ”

Lin Feng said guiltily: "However, I'm afraid it will affect you." ”

The woman shook her head and said, "The people here hate those Ao Ling officials, they just didn't say it, and they won't say it. Even if I traced it, I could say I didn't know. ”

When Lin Feng heard this, he was always uneasy, but there was nothing else to do, so he apologized: "Thank you, eldest sister, but... Can I trouble my eldest sister one more thing?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, looked at Lin Feng's earnest and anxious eyes, and still agreed.

Lin Feng was so grateful in his heart, and said: "It's not a big deal, it's just to beg the eldest sister, if the old woman in the room comes out and tells her for me, I will go to the royal capital to save Yun'er." ”

The woman said, "Okay, I will bring it to you." ”

Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief, looked at Granny Li's door again, gritted his teeth, and ran out of the inn. As soon as he ran to the bulletin board, he saw the torches on the road ahead, and a group of Aoling guards swarmed, and the bright blades looked particularly dazzling in the light of the fire, and the chubby official panted and shouted as he ran: "Don't let them run, hurry!"