The old man's figure was gone, but his mocking laughter still echoed in everyone's ears.

"The young man in cloth is a real traveler, better than a fake hero!"

Such a sentence can be understood by a fool. So much so that after the old man left, everyone's eyes in the inn turned to Shen Linfeng.

Shen Linfeng didn't want to attract attention, but this stinky old man who was going to die had to leave such a sentence when he was leaving, and now it was difficult for him not to attract attention.

However, Shen Linfeng didn't need to explain anything to these people. As soon as the old man left, he called the shopkeeper and asked him to take him and Qiu Ningxue back to his guest room.

The room is on the third floor, although it is not big, but it is quite tidy. The windows face north, and downstairs is the backyard of the inn. In the center of the courtyard was parked the carriages of passing merchants, as well as the horses used by the people in the martial arts downstairs.

On the left side of the yard is the stable, next to which is piled with hay for the horses. As for the right, there are three slightly dilapidated firewood houses. An old ox cart was parked next to the firewood house, with many loose bamboo baskets stacked on top of it. Looking at the appearance of this ox cart, it should be used by the inn to purchase vegetables and meat on weekdays.

At this time, two men dressed in ordinary clothes were leaning on the side of the ox cart and doing nothing. They spoke loudly, and Shen Linfeng could hear it clearly on the third floor. But he didn't care, just two guys in charge of procurement who had nothing to do to chat.

Qiu Ningxue began to clean up from the moment she entered the house, and the table, which was already spotless, was wiped twice by her.

"Brother Shen, who did you say was that old man just now?" asked Qiu Ningxue while wiping the table.

Shen Linfeng still looked out the window.

"I don't know very well about this. But judging from his martial arts, as well as his speech and demeanor. It's like a top master in the hidden world. ”

Qiu Ningxue put away the rag in her hand and nodded seriously.

"You are the same as I thought, I think he should be about the same age as my master, and I think the master and his old man will definitely recognize him. ”

Shen Linfeng nodded yes, he had heard Qiu Ningxue mention it before. The owner of Meihuazhuang is also an old man who is close to antiquity, only because he is tired of the disputes between the rivers and lakes, so he created the famous Meihuazhuang in the Meihuayu Island in the Yellow Sea.

For decades, Meihuazhuang has killed corrupt officials, punished bullies, and helped many poor people. Similarly, it also offended many people in the rivers and lakes. But these people have the heart to take revenge, but they don't have the courage to go. Just because the old owner is famous, people can't help but be daunted.

Although Shen Linfeng has never met the owner of the Plum Blossom Village, according to Qiu Ningxue's words, his style of action must be similar to that of today's old-timer.

"Hey, stop the fucking chatter, open the door quickly. ”

The voice outside the window interrupted Shen Linfeng's thoughts, and he continued to look back into the courtyard. I saw a man in black holding a wooden plate for serving food, and on top of the wooden plate were two bowls of steaming fine noodles.

Where did the two who had just chatted dare to be careless, and they both jumped off the ox cart. One took the wooden plate from the man in black, and the other took the key to open the wooden door of the firewood room.

Shen Linfeng's eyes lit up, and he saw that there was still a brand-new copper lock hanging on the broken wooden door. But judging from the surface of the house, it is obvious that the store could not have stored anything of value in it. Since there is nothing of value, isn't this copper lock unnecessary?

There were also two people who were just sitting on the ox cart and chatting, Shen Linfeng thought they were guys from the inn at first. But judging from the conversation they just had, it was clear that the two sides had known each other for a long time.

The dilapidated house, the unnecessary copper locks, the two men chatting, and the two bowls of fine noodles on the wooden plate.

Shen Linfeng's face was lightly raised, and at this moment he seemed to have understood everything.

The brass lock on the door was brand new, apparently just replaced. Not to prevent theft, but to keep the contents from coming out. As for these two men, they seem to be chatting, but in fact they are secretly guarding. The two bowls of fine noodles are easier to guess, indicating that they are locked in the house and are being kept under strict care...... Most likely, two living people.

Who is it?

Shen Linfeng didn't have to think about it to know that the two people who were locked up must be Gan Linger and the old man from Meihuazhuang.

Shen Linfeng initially thought that they would detain the two people in the room of the inn. But he never thought that the people of Tianquan Hall would lock him in the courtyard of the inn openly.

Moreover, the man in black did not shy away from talking to the two people on the ox cart, and the conversation between the three of them was clearly heard by Shen Linfeng upstairs. It's like ...... I was afraid that others would not notice them, so I deliberately said it to others.

Qiu Ningxue looked out, looking at her appearance, obviously having the same suspicions as Shen Linfeng.

"Brother Shen, do you think Ling'er will be locked in that room?"

"Nine times out of ten!" but ......" Shen Linfeng turned to look at Qiu Ningxue.

"There is still something suspicious!"

"Well, it's suspicious that you're acting too flamboyantly. ”

Shen Linfeng nodded in agreement, and then said, "There is another point, the southern suburbs are already close at hand. They could have transported people straight over in one go, so why stay here overnight?"

"It's not good, Brother Shen!" Qiu Ningxue stared at Shen Linfeng with a pair of big eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"I think...... It's a trap! They deliberately did this to lure us in!"

Shen Linfeng had already thought of this, and when he came back from the secret whistle of Plum Blossom Village to report that the people from Tianquan Hall had stayed in the inn, he had some suspicions.

Shen Linfeng believed that the news of their robbery and killing of the rickety old man outside Lin'an City must have reached Shen Gongzi's ears. It stands to reason that he can only avoid continuing to fight with Meihuazhuang by handing over the hostages to the Demon Sect as soon as possible.

However, this Shen Gongzi did the opposite. The southern suburbs are approaching, and the task is about to be completed. But his head was hot and he didn't leave.

Therefore, Shen Linfeng had to suspect that there was fraud in this.

"There's no other way now......"

Qiu Ningxue's face was shocked, and she hurriedly asked, "Brother Shen, do you want to ...... Don't be stupid! Judging by all the signs so far, this is clearly a trap!"

"It's a trap and you have to break through, otherwise, how can you know what kind of medicine they sell in their gourd. ”

Qiu Ningxue was speechless for a while. Her mind raced, hoping to come up with a better solution. But the current situation is very clear, and the person who wants to save may be right in front of you. It could be a trap, or it could be unharmed. But in either case, the premise must be ...... Go for it.