Night fell, and it grew dark.

As far as the eye can see, there is a vast white snow, deserted, and there are no towns.

Yu Shuang and Pan Xincheng walked forward side by side, and behind them, two footprints, one large and one small, were left on the white snow, extending straight back.

Yu Shuang looked around and said to Pan Xincheng: "Uncle Pan, it's getting dark, and there is no place to stay right now, do we want to sleep in this snow?"

Pan Xincheng smiled when he heard this, and said lightly: "How to rest in the snow? We have to hurry up, there should be an inn less than ten miles ahead." ”

Yu Shuang frowned, and said suspiciously: "But I can't see the town? Could it be that the inn is lonely in the barren snow?"

Pan Xincheng nodded, and said, "Yes, this inn is built from the ground, and the location is in the middle of Yulin City and Fuxiang City, and it is specially designed to provide accommodation for past business travelers." ”

Yu Shuang wrinkled her nose and snorted heavily, and before she knew it, the snot was dripping.

He was really anxious, his physique was afraid of the cold, and he had been freezing in this ice and snow for an afternoon, and in this barren place, he was afraid that the night would be even more cold.

Pan Xincheng looked at him, his face was gentle, and he said lightly: "Shuang'er, it's better for us to go over, and you will suffer less." ”

Yu Shuang's head immediately shook like a rattle, and said hurriedly: "It's okay, I'm fine." Don't use Edgeworth, just go. ”

Yu Shuang knew in her heart that Edgeworth's words would be faster, but the cold wind would be stronger, and it would be strange if she really arrived at the inn and would not be frozen.

Pan Xincheng walked forward, turned his head to look at Yu Shuang, frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but seemed to think of something, and did not speak.

When night fell, there was no longer a glimmer of light in the sky, but fortunately, the snow on the ground was white, and the earth was brightened. The two of them stepped on the snow like this, and walked about half a stick of incense.

Pan Xincheng walked in front of Shuang, suddenly stopped, raised his hand and said, "Shuang'er, look, there is an inn in front." ”

Yu Shuang raised his eyes when he heard the sound, and really saw a building, brightly lit, standing alone in the wilderness. He couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then he came to his senses and said to Pan Xin: "It's finally here, let's go quickly." ”

Pan Xincheng smiled slightly, and was about to speak, but found that Yu Shuang had already walked in front of him and ran quickly towards that little light.

He smiled bitterly and quickly followed.

Approaching, Yu Shuang stopped, looked up, but saw that the door of the inn was open to the north, and four eye-catching big characters were presented on the plaque "Liuyang Inn", Yu Shuang frowned, and suddenly felt that this name seemed to be a little familiar, and couldn't help asking: "Uncle Pan, why is the name of this inn called 'Liuyang Inn', is there a forest near here?"

Pan Xincheng walked beside him, also raised his eyes to look at the plaque of the inn, and said with a faint smile: "Of course not, this place is located in the boundary of the righteous Liuyang Mountain, so it has a sensational name, but it has nothing to do with the Liuyang Mountain faction." ”

Yu Shuang smiled knowingly, turned around and looked at this inn carefully, the inn has a total of four floors, from the outside it is very gorgeous, the area is also quite large, more than three times larger than the "Lake Pavilion" where Pan Xincheng lives, it is built by blue bricks and blue tiles, but there are traces of time on the green bricks, and it looks like the age of construction is very long.

Lanterns the size of a human head are hung all over the inn, and the wind and snow are bleak, gently floating, colorful, and look very gorgeous.

"Let's go in. Pan Xincheng took the lead and pushed open the door of the inn.

Yu Shuang nodded, followed Pan Xincheng and walked in, as soon as he entered the door, Yu Shuang was startled by the scene in the inn, but saw that the hall of the inn was full of people, looking at their costumes, most of them were people from the rivers and lakes, in groups of three or five, talking happily around a table, singing and dancing in the center of the hall, and the noise came and went.

He faintly felt that this inconspicuous door seemed to be the existence of subverting the three views, and the outside of the door seemed to be hell, with a cold wind and a scorching heaven and earth. Inside, there are singing and dancing, wine and meat, like heaven.

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed in gorgeous clothes saw the two of them, suddenly with a surprised smile on his face, walked over from the center of the hall quickly, and smiled at Pan Xincheng: "What kind of wind blew Pan Gongzi here? ”

Pan Xincheng smiled faintly, waved his hand, put his hand on Shuang's shoulder, and smiled at the man: "The shopkeeper is polite, I and this little friend will stay here tonight, and the shopkeeper will arrange a room for us, which is the accommodation fee." As he spoke, he took out a tael of silver from his bosom and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took the silver tael, smiled from ear to ear, stroked the finger-length beard under his lips, and said with a smile: "A hero like Pan Gongzi is coming to the shop, the shop is full of flowers, please come in, what do you want to eat?" I instructed my subordinates to prepare, and I will personally send it to Pan Gongzi later. With that, he bent over and assumed a "please" pose.

Pan Xincheng was not polite, nodded to him slightly, and said as he walked: "Then it's bothering the shopkeeper, let's make a few specialty dishes first, and in addition, we are coming to some hot soup, we don't need to send it to the room, we will eat here." With that, he walked to an empty seat in the hall and sat down, and Yu Shuang also sat down.

The shopkeeper leaned over and brought the teapot on the table, poured a cup of hot tea for Pan Xincheng and Yu Shuang, and said with a smile: "Look at the appearance of Pan Gongzi, but where are you going?"

Pan Xincheng picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea, looked sideways at the loading cabinet, and said casually: "Entrusted by the city lord, go and do something." ”

The shopkeeper glanced at Yu Shuang intentionally or unintentionally, and said, "Is this little friend unwell?

Yu Shuang was stunned when he heard this, and smiled at the shopkeeper, but he forgot to put down the cotton cloak on his head for a while, and after being reminded by the shopkeeper, he reacted, and was about to raise his hand to solve it, but was stopped by Pan Xincheng, Pan Xincheng looked at the shopkeeper sideways, the cold glint flashed in his eyes, and said solemnly: "Shopkeeper Xue, what you shouldn't take care of, it's best not to ask blindly." ”

The shopkeeper suddenly stiffened with a smile on his face when he heard this, his eyes flashed, he hesitated for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Yes, yes, what Mr. Pan told me is that I lost my words." ”

Pan Xincheng looked sideways at Taichung and said slowly: "Go get busy, there's nothing for you here." ”

Shopkeeper Xue's face changed when he heard this, but he still walked away.

Yu Shuang looked curious in her heart, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "Uncle Pan, why don't you let me solve it?"

Pan Xincheng's eyelids have been jumping on this trip, so he brought out the frost, although he didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd of the Nie City Lord, but after all, he was still careful.

Shopkeeper Xue can open the inn in such a remote place in the troubled times, and the wind and rain have been smooth for many years, and it must be indispensable to flatter people from all walks of life.

Naturally, he didn't want Shopkeeper Xue to inquire about Yu Shuang's affairs, but it was not easy to explain to Yu Shuang, so he had to divert the topic and explain: "This inn is located in a remote area, the guests are chaotic, and there are people on the righteous path and the devil's path, so we need to be careful so as not to cause extraneous branches." ”

Yu Shuang nodded in a daze when he heard this, although only a pair of eyes lit up on his entire face, but he thought that it was always right to be cautious, but soon, he looked at Pan Xincheng with doubts, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Pan, if you don't understand, how can I eat?"

Pan Xincheng smiled bitterly when he heard this, and wanted to protect Yu Shuang, but he forgot about this fork, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the dish will come up in a while, and it will be solved." ”

Yu Shuang felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, but she didn't pay attention to it, glanced around, and said suspiciously: "Uncle Pan, we haven't seen a single figure along the way, why are so many people staying here in such a deserted place?

Pan Xincheng looked at the stage performing with singing and dancing, and said casually: "The location of this inn is not under the control of the city, so there are mixed fish and dragons, and everyone has it." ”

"Guest officer, the dish you asked for is here, please use it slowly!" At this time, a thin shopkeeper served the meal.

Although they are all vegetarian dishes, but Yu Shuang at the moment, he can't help but feel relish, his eyes flashed, and his stomach screamed twice, Pan Xincheng listened to it in his ears, smiled slightly, turned his head to him and smiled: "Hungry, right? Eat quickly, along the way, you must have suffered some hardships, but a manly man, suffering some hardships are not necessarily all bad things." As he spoke, he sandwiched the dishes on his plate into Yu Shuang's bowl.

Yu Shuang smiled at him and nodded, then took off the cotton clothes wrapped around his head, breathed a long sigh of relief, didn't say much, picked up the chopsticks and devoured them.

Pan Xincheng looked left and right, the hall was very large, there were hundreds of tables and chairs, and almost all of them were full. Some people were sitting, some were standing, the noise was unusually noisy, and his eyes were fixed on the faces of several people, but he found that these people seemed to be raw faces, he had never seen them, and almost all of them were big men with tendons and flesh, and their faces were hideous and rude.

He frowned, he had been to the "Liuyang Inn" many times, but it was the first time he had seen such a crowded scene as today. This also made him suddenly feel uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't think of what was wrong for a while, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Uncle Pan, why don't you eat?" Yu Shuang didn't think about it so much, at the moment her appetite was greatly aroused, and she was eating by herself, when she suddenly turned her head to look at him.

Pan Xincheng was stunned when he heard this, came back to his senses, and said in a low voice: "I'm not hungry, you eat, we'll go to rest after eating, and we'll leave when we're done." ”

Yu Shuang was surprised: "So early?"

Pan Xincheng looked at him and said solemnly: "Yes, I feel that this inn is strange. ”

"What?" Yu Shuang was startled, and then startled again.

Pan Xincheng's eyes were still looking at the people in the hall, and he said in a low voice: "These people are not ordinary people, they have murderous intentions on their faces, maybe there is something greasy in the middle." ”