During the Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty. In the middle of winter, in the bleak north, on the official road leading to Zhangde, Henan, a young man wearing a purple robe, long boots, a red ribbon tied around his waist, and a face like white jade appeared.

The cold wind had not stopped, blowing his long flowing hair, which had obscured half of his face, and his expression was dashing and somewhat mysterious.

I don't know how long later, the cold wind became even more fierce, it rolled the residual leaves on the ground, fluttering, inadvertently, lifted his extremely thin robe, and exposed a short sword at his waist.

From his melancholy eyes, there was a bit of panic and uneasiness.

After noon, the gray sky condensed with a few black clouds, and the cold wind stopped imperceptibly.

This young man's surname is Qin, his name is Xiaotian, and he is from Hebei.

He had traveled a long day, was very hungry, and the weather was extremely cold, and he wanted to find an inn to rest.

After wandering the streets for a long time, Qin Xiao found an inn.

There is an eye-catching sign on the façade of the inn: "Yiyue Inn"

He calmly walked in and found a place to sit down.

The inn was very quiet, and there seemed to be no business.

A young man who looked like a shopkeeper was sitting at the table napping, his head shaking like a chicken pecking rice, and his appearance was very funny.

Qin Xiaotian shouted: "Shop, in this cold weather, you are still napping, what good wine and good food can be served!"

His shout, the sound was like a huge thunder, the shopkeeper woke up in startle, squinted his eyes and stretched a lazy waist, he came out in thick clothes, cheered up, and said with a smile: "This young master, what do you command?

Seeing that his face was red from the cold, the shopkeeper was stunned and said, "It's freezing this day, where is the master from?"

Qin Xiaotian was silent.

The shopkeeper hurriedly changed his words and said: "Master, you sit down first, our store has all kinds of things, what kind of chicken, beef, pork, and fine wine?" Qin Xiaotian smiled slightly: "That's good, then how about cutting me a pound of beef and two pounds of pork, and then adding a jar of high-quality wine?" Qin Xiaotian laughed and said, "So, are you underestimating me, or are you afraid that I won't be able to pay for the wine?" Even if you bring me a jar of high-quality wine, why is there so much nonsense!"No, it's the master who is too worried, I see that you are young, in troubled times, the so-called rivers and lakes are sinister, you have to guard against it! Qin Xiaotian was not only not grateful, but showed an angry expression on his face, and said: "Don't be so long-winded, are you not behaving properly?" "Master, you can come later." The shopkeeper nodded and replied. After a while, the shopkeeper put a steaming plate of beef and a large plate of pork on the table. Then he brought a jar of fine wine and laid it on the table. Qin Xiaotian poured a big bowl of wine, drank it in one go, and then poured a big bowl, and was about to drink it, when suddenly there was a big chaos at the door, and the shopkeeper ran to the door to probe his head and peeked out, and then hurriedly ran to Qin Xiaotian's table and said: "This master, it is the officers and soldiers of Zhangde Mansion who are here, do you want to avoid it?" Qin Xiaotian suddenly glared, his eyebrows furrowed, and he said disdainfully: "What about the officers and soldiers of Zhangde Mansion? I don't break the law, what am I afraid of them doing?" As soon as he finished speaking, a Qing soldier in his thirties, wearing armor and a feather hat and a goatee walked in, glanced at the deserted inn a few times, and then yelled at the shopkeeper: "Junior, where is your master?" The shopkeeper recognized that it was the chief soldier in the Zhangde Mansion, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute with a smile: "Yo, it's the chief soldier, I don't know what the chief soldier has to say when he comes to our shop?" "Don't talk nonsense, quickly ask your master to come out to see me!" The general soldier said without looking at him. It turned out that the name of the general soldier was Lin Lifu, and he was a force that relied on the Luo Governor of Zhangde Prefecture, and it was rampant, and the people dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. Seeing that the chief soldier looked unhappy, the shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said, "If you go back to Lin Ye, I... My grandfather suffered from a cold the day before yesterday and has been bedridden ever since. "You might as well sit down and have a light meal, and let me report to our master. "No need. Lin Lifu said coldly. Recently, thieves have been rampant at night, but your lord has left his post without authorization, and if our prefect investigates it, he is afraid that he will not be able to eat and walk around. Seeing that the chief soldier was angry, the shopkeeper shrank and ran upstairs. Not long after, the shopkeeper came down with a sad face and replied to the chief soldier: "My lord, my lord is ······." The chief soldier waved his hand and said, "You don't have to say more, that damn old thing, it's really unreasonable!" Lin Zongbing ordered: "Search for me! Search carefully!" The shopkeeper was anxious, and looked at them upstairs with a sad face, and he didn't know what they wanted to search? He stepped forward and begged bitterly: "Lord Lin, what is going on? My lord is really bedridden!" Before a cup of tea, more than a dozen Qing soldiers ran down from upstairs and reported: "Lord Chief Soldier, that bad old man is indeed bedridden and dying." "Ah, it's all true!" said a mysterious smile on Linlifu's face. On the right side of the inn, Qin Xiaotian was still sitting at the table drinking, his expression was elegant, as if all this had nothing to do with him, he slowly raised his head, slapped the table and said, "Xiao Er, bring me another jar of wine!" He slapped the table, as if he was deliberately diverting the attention of others, and the shopkeeper was already squatting in the corner of the store and trembling. Lin Lifu squinted at the past with a pair of small eyes, and his gaze happened to meet Qin Xiaotian's four eyes. Lin Lifu scolded: "You Diao Min, you are so bold, you dare to slap the table and shout in front of Lord Ben?" Qin Xiaotian glared at him and replied lightly: "My lord, why do you want to bully each other?" "What is your name?" Lin Lifu asked loudly. "Qin Xiaotian. Lin Lifu was shocked after hearing this, and he calmed the town god, you are the people on the rivers and lakes who call the "holy hand of the fast knife" Qin Xiaotian. "Yes, in the lower piano howling sky. Qin Xiaotian was forbearing, stepped forward to salute Lin Lifu, and said, "If the adults don't dislike it, can you accompany you to drink a few glasses?" Lin Lifu didn't answer his words, but laughed, his light laughter shook everything in the inn wantonly, the shopkeeper suddenly felt the whole inn spinning, he tried to open his eyes, and then, his ears were as uncomfortable as pins and needles. It turned out that Lin Lifu was born as a bandit, relying on his own skills, and later took refuge in the imperial court, and his career was prosperous. Qin Xiaotian saw his reckless look, and thought to himself: "You dog thief, you dare to plot against others!" When he was hesitating, Qin Xiaotian felt the plates and bowls on the table shake, and suddenly the bowls and plates hit each other together, making a cracking sound. Qin Xiaotian also secretly used internal force, picked up chopsticks unhurriedly, drank and ate alone, his face did not change, and he looked like nothing happened. Within a few seconds, Lin Lifu's face was flushed, the hot sweat on his forehead was inexplicably dripping, his physical strength was tired, and he took a few steps back. Suddenly, there was a shattering sound, and Lin Lifu flew out violently, hitting the wall of the doorway, only to make him scream. Others didn't know, it turned out that this was Qin Xiaotian who used his superior internal skills to knock Lin Lifu down. The soldiers were so surprised that they didn't know what to do when they saw that Lin Zongbing had laughed a few times and was falling for no reason, and hurriedly ran forward to help him up. "My lord, what's wrong with you?" asked one soldier with concern. Lin Lifu scolded angrily: "Damn, get out of the way, Lao Tzu is not dead yet!" Qin Xiaotian stood up with a smile on his face, and asked mockingly: "Lord Lin, what's wrong with you? Refuse to drink happily with him, why did he fall down for no reason?" Lin Lifu was difficult to distinguish, suffering from his face, and raised his hand and said: "The surname Qin, the mountain does not turn around, the coming day will be long, and there will be a period later!" Lin Lifu limped up, holding his ass with one hand, with an extremely miserable expression on his face, and shouted irritably: "Let's go!" So a large group of soldiers left the inn with Lin Lifu in their arms. Seeing that the officers and soldiers had retired for no reason, the shopkeeper was puzzled. Anyway, he felt that he could be safe for the time being. There was a big hole in the wall of the doorway, and the wind poured in through the hole, and he couldn't help but shiver. So he came to Qin Xiaotian's table in a trembling manner and said, "This master, the officers and soldiers are here, why don't you avoid them? These dog officers can't afford to offend." "Alas, these years are in turmoil, and the Qing Empire is afraid that it will be destroyed in the hands of these people. The rivers and lakes are sinister, and you still have to be cautious. Qin Xiaotian was slightly drunk, stood up with drunken eyes, and said: "I am not afraid of heaven and earth, one day, I Qin Xiaotian must eradicate which thieves and scum and eliminate harm for the people." "Oh, it turns out that the master is Qin Xiaotian. I've often heard your name mentioned by past guests, and today I see that it lives up to its name. Qin Xiaotian raised his hand and said, "Thank you for the compliment! In the first time I set foot in the rivers and lakes, it is not enough to worry about it!" "By the way, I'm tired, Xiao Er, you can prepare an upper room for me." The shopkeeper agreed: "Qin Daxia, the little one is ready for you to go!" After that, the shopkeeper shrank up and went upstairs. After a while, he came down from the second floor, "Master Qin, the upper room that the little one asked for you has been settled, just waiting for Master Qin to rest." I have chosen for you a comfortable upper room, which is also the most luxurious one of our inns, which is spacious and bright, and you can enjoy the most famous monuments of Zhangde by pushing the window. Qin Xiaotian staggered upstairs, and the shopkeeper helped him into the room and put him to sleep.