Chapter 18 There are uninvited guests at night

Chang'an City has a total of nine entrances, the interior is divided into two urban areas in the east and west, including a total of one hundred and eight square markets, which seem to be neatly repaired, but there are also three, six, nine and so on, after all, the dignitaries in the court, Huang Zi and the ministers naturally cannot live like these ordinary people who face the sky.

Then again, if someone is really so frugal, a dignified member of the court, but lives in an inconspicuous small courtyard, and eats chaff all day long, then at best it is indeed an ancient legacy and an honest official, but at worst, it is the face of the court, not to mention that if there is one person who does this, it is already an enemy of hundreds of officials.

A drop of hot oil in a pot of cold water and a drop of cold water in a pot of hot oil are two very different things.

In short, in addition to the difference in the size of the area, if you look down from above, the closer it is to the edge of the city, the worse it is, and the closer it is to the central imperial city, the more noble it is.

After coming out of Chang'ansi, Li Qingchen inquired left and right, and finally found a place that he could afford, but when he looked at the dilapidated restaurant in front of him, he still sighed helplessly.

There's no way, in order to understand the truth behind some things, he can be the thief who robs the road, because he can tell which is more important, but if he just does this kind of dirty thing for his own enjoyment, then he can't do it, after all, no matter what he says, he is also a child who grew up in the town martial arts, not raised by the green forest bandits.

He was carrying a dark gray cloth baggage in his hand, which contained a few clothes for changing clothes, and the broken silver was put close to him, and he was not disgusted, but just as he was about to go to the inn, Leng Buding suddenly had a young man in white who was half a head shorter than him, and he crossed him directly, and then crossed the threshold with some strange steps, and walked to the counter first.

At the moment when the two sides staggered, a strange throbbing suddenly appeared in Li Qingchen's heart, that feeling, just like an unarmed ordinary person, on a snowy night, he encountered a hungry wolf in the wild, when he looked at the other party's scarlet and bloodthirsty eyes, he would naturally have a sense of fear that made his body weak.

It's not cowardice, it's just because you know that the other party is a hunter, and you are just an ordinary prey, and resisting will only bring more tragic results.

This short boy who gave Li Qingchen such a terrible feeling actually looks like he has clear eyebrows, the facial features on his small face are extremely standard, not to mention, there is a red beauty mole in the center of his eyebrows, which adds a touch of softness to it.

The reason why the other party is sure that the other party is a teenager is not only because of the relationship between the other party's clothing, but more importantly, it is also the innate induction of everyone's qi as a middle and third-grade martial artist, if it is the first reaction of ordinary people to see this young man in white, they may really think about it because of his appearance, thinking that this may be a beautiful girl dressed as a man, but Li Qingchen did not think about it.

In such a wrong moment, Li Qingchen dared to be sure that this was a beautiful young man who was a little short, but this person's temperament and demeanor, as well as all aspects including his walking posture, were completely incompatible with the word "beautiful boy".

If Li Qingchen's occasional sense of indifference is just a natural alienation from this world, then this person is completely rejecting everything in the outside world, all worldly rules and truths, in his opinion, are just useless bullshit, he is like a lonely wolf wandering in the wasteland, speechless and speechless, just silently alone.

Li Qingchen only glanced at it slightly, and dared to conclude that this person must have experienced many extremely tragic battles, or that the environment in which he lived in the past should be very unpeaceful, because he even walked, he was slightly bent at the waist, and his steps were strange, because he walked the kind of small steps that were small but extremely steady, and the whole person gave people the feeling that he was ready to attack and hunt at any time, which also led to the fact that he was not short, but he looked not tall.

"Live, one. ”

This young man with a conspicuous red mole on his eyebrows, but his voice was very hoarse, it sounded as if he hadn't drunk water for a long time, dry, and the words he said made people wonder if this person was a citizen of the Daluo Dynasty.

And the shopkeeper behind the counter, who looked not very old and had a clean towel on his shoulder that could wipe the tables and chairs at any time, was obviously also taken by his momentum, and for a while, he was speechless.

Seeing this, the young man frowned slightly, and it seemed that he was obviously a little annoyed, but for some reason, he didn't say anything again, or did it directly, seeing this, Li Qingchen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Little Er, I also want a guest room." ”

While he spoke, he also used the means of transmitting the sound into the secret, which was equivalent to someone yelling directly in his ear, the shopkeeper exclaimed, and jumped three feet high in fright, and finally came back to his senses, and it was too late to clean up the things that were picked up by himself, he first glanced at Li Qingchen opposite, and then cautiously looked at the young man who was still silent although he was very impatient.

Li Qingchen smiled slightly, stretched out his hand, and said, "He came first, I can wait for a while." ”

A grateful expression suddenly appeared on the face of the shopkeeper, and after nodding slightly, he hurriedly walked out from behind the counter while talking.

"There are really not enough people in the store, so I'm sorry for you to wait a while. ”

Li Qingchen also bowed slightly in response.

The shopkeeper bent over, walked up with a flattering smile on his face, and greeted the young man warmly: "Guest officer, please come here." ”

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Finally registered, I have to say, this Chang'an City check is indeed strict, since I have already entered the city, but to stay here, even the official with the road guide and so on have to ask again, but after all, I found a place to stay, which is not bad.

Even if it is such a humble inn, it is always a more private place, but all martial artists do not like to be seen in the process of cultivation, which is completely different from the scholar, who always wants more people to see him.

was led upstairs by the shopkeeper, and after taking a door key, Li Qingchen came to this room for him to stay temporarily.

The room is not large, and there is a small bed with a curtain, a small square table with a set of coarse porcelain tea sets on it, a small cabinet for decoration and storage, and a cheapest glazed vase on the market on top of the cabinet for decoration.

Although it is very incredible that such a simple inn appears in Chang'an City, where every inch of land is expensive, because there are many people coming and going in Chang'an City every day, and most of them cannot afford to pay the high room fee, so although it looks simple, there are actually a lot of things that should be there, and the room fee is extremely cheap, but it is more popular.

Think about those cold men who have studied hard for more than ten years, just to ride the wind and rise to heaven together, in order to save money, they either live in temples on the outskirts of the city, or can only live in a firewood house full of sundries, and even worse, they can only endure the stench and live with livestock, he Li Qingchen is not bad at the moment.

After putting down the package, Li Qingchen walked to the window, put down the stuck window latch, and pushed the window open, fortunately, although the house looked old and dilapidated, let alone the inside, even a small place like a window crack was wiped very clean.

This is enough, because in a place like Youzhou, where the wind and sand are very strong, it is impossible for the house to remain so dusty.

After pushing open the window, Li Qingchen found that the direction he was facing was the backyard of the inn, the place was not big, and the back was actually the back kitchen of the inn and the horse shed firewood house, but it was ingenious that wherever there was a smell, the mouth was open to the outside, and the guests inside could not be smoked at all.

As for going over the stone wall in the backyard, and looking out, it was a continuous number of buildings, according to the rules, this kind of small inn was not too high, so it was not too far, Li Qingchen's vision was completely blocked by a house, and he could no longer see what was behind.

Listening to the unrelenting noise outside, and then looking at the people walking through the lanes, Li Qingchen couldn't help but think, in this world, I don't know how many people with various obsessions come here every day, but most of them can only leave the scene in the end, I don't know how long they can stay here, can they also find out the truth and avenge their father-in-law, but also leave their own stories?

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It was already the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the time of night was naturally later than usual, and when the red sun like egg yolk finally gradually lost its light that shone for eternity, and a bright moon jumped into the sky, the window that Li Qingchen deliberately left during the day, and the unlocked window was pushed open from the outside, and then I saw a vigorous black shadow suddenly turned into the house.

Li Qingchen, who had not been asleep in the first place, had already heard the movement as soon as the other party came, and turned directly out of the bed, and took a closer look through the moonlight that came in from the window, but saw that the person who came was lean, and his arms were hanging down above his knees.