Chapter 34 The letter horse wanders and sleeps overnight
I have been practicing on the island for more than three months, and at this time, everything is already recovering, and spring is blooming.
Lin Zhao first went to the six gates intelligence base on the island, met its person in charge, thanked him for his previous help, didn't talk too much nonsense, and left directly.
When he came to the river, in the direction of Huijiang City in the west, Lin Zhao jumped onto the river. The river is surging, but Lin Zhao is like walking on the ground, stepping on the water, like Xu Shi is in a hurry, and he is hurrying westward.
With a cup of tea, he crossed the river for seven or eight miles and flew ashore near the wharf of Huijiang City. There was a fishing boat by the river, two fishermen were fishing, and when they saw Lin Zhao's figure galloping on the river, and finally flew ashore, the two panicked thought they had seen an immortal, and they kowtowed vigorously in the direction where Lin Zhao was.
After entering Huijiang City, Lin Zhao found the courtyard where all the masters gathered that day. This is the branch office of Six Doors in Huijiang Mansion, where the collection of a lot of intelligence and the summary of major cases are completed, and then quickly reported to the Six Doors Headquarters in Dawu Capital.
Lin Zhao entered after being passed on, and saw a master of the six doors who had participated in the action that day, and recognized Lin Zhao as soon as he met, with a polite attitude and respectful words.
After explaining his intentions, the master of the six doors sent his subordinates inside to get Lin Zhao's belongings, and chatted with him with the tea.
The subordinate came out after half a ring, holding Lin Zhao's backpack and hat in his hand. Lin Zhao was not polite, and directly inspected his backpack on the spot, and there were a lot of items in it, and he didn't move at all. Then he got up directly and said goodbye.
The master of the six doors kept sending Lin Zhao out of the gate, looking at Lin Zhao's tall back holding the dragon scale horse and gradually moving away, he secretly sighed: "What a master's demeanor!"
Since coming to this world, Lin Zhao has traveled alone for the first time. Along the way, Lin Zhao is not in a hurry, it is all stop-and-go, every time he arrives in a city and a town, he will find a good inn to stay, and then ask around, see the local customs, ask about the food and beautiful scenery, and go to taste the tour.
Five or six days passed, and Lin Zhao had only rushed half the way. However, the food from all over the world has been tasted all the way, and the whole body is comfortable, and the aftertaste is endless.
On this day, Lin Zhao coveted the beautiful scenery of early spring on the road, missed the accommodation, and saw the sunset, but he was not in a hurry. Just sit on the horse, trust the horse, and walk freely.
Whether it is a past life or this life, they are all busy, driving themselves like spinning tops, and there seems to be no time to stop.
Now that I'm on a journey, let's go as soon as I want, stop and travel freely if I want, and steal half a day of leisure! Lin Zhao sat on a horse, looking lazy and comforting himself.
The sun in the west faded over the mountaintops, and the light gradually dimmed. Because the scenery deviated from the official road during the day, I didn't know where I was at this time, but just walked along a small road.
After walking slowly for another half an hour, night fell completely, and the smell of grass mixed with the scent of wisps of flowers in the air, and the grass by the roadside kept hearing the chirping of insects and frogs.
Lin Zhao had already turned over and dismounted, holding the reins in his hand, and walked slowly.
The dark night could not affect Lin Zhao's eyesight at all, and he walked along the path to the top of a hilly low mountain, surrounded by no trees, only overgrown with weeds.
Lin Zhao stopped, looked up at the sky, and saw that the stars were all over the sky, and the light was brilliant, but there was no Milky Way, no Big Dipper, and no familiar constellations.
After a few hundred meters along the road, the terrain began to lower and gentle. Lin Zhao saw that four or five miles below the hill, there were scattered lights flickering. Knowing that there might be a village ahead, he quickened his pace and walked towards the place where the lights were flickering.
Walking along the winding path, Lin Zhao came to a small town with hundreds of households. The town is surrounded by a wall of large stones, which surrounds the town safely. Near the exit, there were two large wooden doors, which were closed at this point. Not far away, a small river flowed around the town, and the sound of the rushing water was particularly crisp in the silent night sky, as if singing.
Lin Zhao smashed the huge wooden door a few times, and after a while, the lights came on. Then two heads poked out above the huge stone wall, and there was a shouting question.
"What do you want to do in the middle of the night?" the voice was rough, revealing the impatience of being disturbed from the sweet dream.
"I'm just a traveler in a hurry, and I missed the lodging, can I spend the night in Guizhen!" I disturbed the two eldest brothers, this little wine money is a small meaning, and it is not a tribute!" Lin Zhao said, and threw a silver ingot upward, which was five taels.
He quickly stretched out a hand in the air and grabbed the silver ingot steadily, as if he had checked it, before he said in a reluctant tone: "You are really lucky, you meet our Niu brothers on duty at night, and if you want to meet the head of the Li sect in the town, you will be asked to spend a night in the wilderness!"
"Squeak!" came the sound of the wooden shaft turning, and the huge wooden door slowly opened.
"Fast forward, fast forward. Don't delay Lao Tzu's sleep!" the rude voice urged!
Lin Zhao didn't reply, and directly led the dragon scale horse inside. Under the light of the lantern, Lin Zhao saw two strong men with rough appearance and messy hair shutting the door hard, and when the door was completely closed, three wooden pins were inserted, and then he spoke:
"I'm really sorry to disturb the rest of the two eldest brothers!
"Yes, yes, yes, along the way, in the middle of the town, there are lanterns lit, go quickly!" one of the men replied irritably. Another man stood beside him, not speaking, just looking at Lin Zhao with strange eyes.
Lin Zhao smiled, arched his hand, said no more, and led the horse away.
Walking along the road, as the rude man said, near the middle of the town, there is a red lantern inserted in the door, with the word "inn" written on it, and the plaque on the door engraved "Fulin Inn".
After knocking on the door, a guy quickly opened the door, and the inn should still be open. After settling the dragon scale horse, Lin Zhao opened the best room. Seeing that there were still people drinking at four or five tables in the hall, he also ordered a green vegetable, a plate of fried beans, and a bowl of somen noodles.
Sitting on a bench, Lin Zhao waited for the meal, glanced at the other tables of guests, and saw that they seemed to be farmers in the town.
But the strange thing is that the guests at the four or five tables all looked very dull, as if they had something on their minds, just drinking stuffy wine.
The owner of the inn also had a gloomy face, sitting behind the counter blankly, without the slightest joy of opening the door to welcome guests. The whole hall was shrouded in an oppressive and dull atmosphere, revealing a trace of weirdness.
There was a loud bang, the sound of a palm slapping on the tabletop, which startled the innkeeper behind the counter and broke the dull atmosphere in the hall.
"Die today, die tomorrow, I think this town will die sooner or later! No, tomorrow I will take my mother-in-law and the dog baby to live in the city, even if I am a beggar, it is better than being here to die in vain!" a voice full of despair sounded.
Lin Zhao Huo Ran raised his head and looked at a man who stood up abruptly at the front table on the right. The man is middle-aged, with traces of early aging after a long period of hard work, and he is excited, frightened and desperate, and seems to have completely lost control of his words and deeds.
The three people who drank with the middle-aged man hurriedly got up, and comforted the middle-aged man for a while, and finally calmed down his emotions, and then the hall fell into depression and dullness. Except for the slight sound of drinking, none of the dozen or so people made a sound, and the air seemed to have frozen.
Looking around with his eyes, Lin Zhao saw everyone's expressions in his eyes. The people who drank in the hall should all be residents of the town, and they probably knew each other, but they didn't know what was going on in the town, and they all came to this inn and drank sullen wine when the night had fallen.
Suddenly, footsteps came, and the innkeeper was holding a plate, putting the greens and fried beans on the table, and a bowl of somen noodles with soup in front of Lin Zhao, before he whispered: "Guest officer, your dishes are ready!"
There are a few traces of emerald green tips floating in the somen noodles. Lin Zhao took a bite of noodles, although the taste was a little bland, but there was a faint fragrance of green vegetables permeating it, which could be swallowed. The fried beans are golden in color, very crispy and delicious, with a faint bean aroma.
The description of human meat buns in "Water Margin" in the previous life is too profound. Therefore, when Lin Zhao goes out, the diet he uses in the poor countryside is all vegetarian, and the wine is not stained, and the sweat medicine is the introduction of human meat buns.
After a while, Lin Zhao ate most of the food he ordered, then stood up and shouted: "Shopkeeper, help me prepare some hot water and send it to the room!"
Lin Zhao's voice suddenly sounded, shocking everyone in the hall again. Lin Zhao did this on purpose, although he didn't know what was going on, but the gentlemen borrowed wine here to kill their sorrows, which was really not in line with their own nature, and they were disappointed when they ate!
When he came to the backyard guest room, Lin Zhao opened all the windows and sent the cool night breeze into the guest room.
The innkeeper brought hot water with his hands and feet, and habitually asked, "What else does the guest officer command?"
Lin Zhao waved his hand, asking the guy not to worry, and to sit down and talk first. Then he took out two taels of silver and put them on the table, and the man's eyes were involuntarily attracted.
"When I first arrived, when I first had dinner, I saw a lot of diners in the hall frowning, and your shopkeeper also looked bad, when happened in the town?" Lin Zhao looked at the guy and asked in an indifferent tone.
When the man heard this, his face immediately showed a look of horror, and his expression was hesitant and uncertain.
"Tell me the truth, the silver on the table is yours!" Lin Zhao said again.
The man's face was a little pale, his mouth moved, and he didn't speak after a few breaths. "Actually, it's okay to tell the guest officer, but the matter is really terrible, and I hope the guest officer won't be shocked to hear it!"
As the guy slowly narrated, Lin Zhao probably understood what happened. After half a salary, the man finished talking about the situation and looked at the broken silver on the table.
Lin Zhao's face remained unchanged, and he waved his hand with a smile: "You don't have to worry, a certain family has always been a good talker, and the silver is yours!"
The man closed the door and left, Lin Zhao put his hands behind his shoulders and looked at the night sky outside the window. The stars twinkled in the sky, the insects chirped in the grass, and the dark fragrance floated in the air, so peaceful and quiet.
But in this warm spring breeze, there is evil and blood.
Exactly: the letter horse is alone by the reins, and the spring is bright and the night wind is tight!