"Huaiyan, why don't you take Xiangyang back to Changhuan in seven days! I always feel that accidents will come at any time, and I don't want to hurt the two of you because of what happened to Ah Li. ”

Ke Liuyun's sudden words really made people feel inexplicable and added a trace of panic at the same time, especially Xiang Yang, from the moment she smelled blood, the first thought that came to her mind was to leave this ghost place.

Both of them were expecting Gu Huaiyan's answer, but the woman holding the mandarin duck knife leaned over with a smile.

"Although this inn is mixed, it is a good place to stay. There is only one inn within a radius of 100 miles, except for the Pinjin Nest that belongs to the Western Regions...... You have no other choice. ”

After bowing his head and whispering to the two, Gu Huaiyan stepped forward and hugged the woman: "Dare to ask the girl, who are the people who live in this inn? Who is the girl in red, her martial arts seem to be very good." ”

After the two presumptuous laughs, the woman explained: "This is really an inexplicable place, neither the Great Song Dynasty nor the Western Regions can control it and dare not take care of it. Therefore, the travelers who live here are even more unclear, their identities are often very different, black and white, and the Song people, the people of the Western Regions and even the people of the Western Xia can all gather here.

It may be a wanted criminal by the imperial court, a literati who dances and writes, or an ordinary merchant and drinker...... It's more about people in the rivers and lakes.

But no matter what their identity is, they have only one purpose when they come here, and most of them go to the Golden Nest to seek human bliss...... The woman in red was one of them. ”

After having a general understanding of the situation of the guests staying there, Gu Huaiyan asked politely again: "Dare to ask this girl, is the innkeeper from the Song Dynasty or the Western Regions? Is he from the imperial court or from the rivers and lakes? Is it the underworld or the white way?"

After a sneer, the woman shook her head with her twin knives: "The boss is even more mysterious, he hides in his small dark house all day long and does not show up and only collects money, no one has ever seen his true face of Lushan, you can only listen to the voice and distinguish people." ”

After staring at the woman in front of him for a while, Gu Huaiyan said again: "I see that the girl's dress must be Song people, and the three of us happen to be Song people, can the girl be a guide for us?"

"That's not a problem, come in with me!" The woman happily inserted the two mandarin duck knives back into her waist, turned around and beckoned the three of them to enter the door.

After only taking two steps, Xiang Yang tugged on Gu Huaiyan's sleeve again: "Childe, do we really want to stay here?" I'm still a little worried...... I'd rather live outside. ”

Although Xiang Yang's voice was very small, the woman still turned her head and laughed loudly: "What my sister said is too stupid! This is a desert, and it is not as good as the climate of our Central Plains." Don't look at the sun is still shining, and at night the temperature plummets, and the wind and sand are coming.

When the time comes, you won't be able to freeze to death, and you won't know where the wind is blowing when you wake up...... No matter how strong your martial arts are, you can't resist the devouring of the wind and sand, and you have to merge with this desert...... But I can't survive!"

In desperation, Xiang Yang had no choice but to follow the footsteps of everyone and walked in, but he always dragged Gu Huaiyan and Ke Liuyun's arms and refused to let go, and he had a sense of security between the two of them.

Different from the endless desert, the inn is not only neat and clean and lively, but many strangely dressed travelers not only do not make people feel repulsed, but look colorful.

"Sister, brother...... Come, you all sit here!"

After hearing the woman's call, the three of them sat down without a moment's hesitation, but in the next moment, Gu Huaiyan saw an extremely familiar face.

It was this familiar face that made him suddenly calm down, who was still in doubt.

After the cordial "Brother He" ended, He Zhi hurriedly put down the meal and ran forward to give Gu Huaiyan a big hug: "Brother Huaiyan, the two of us are really destined! I really never dreamed that I would see you here!"

"Do you know?" Looking at the series of movements made by the two of them in one go, the other three asked this sentence almost in unison.

After the five of them sat down at a table, they introduced themselves in a unique way, and this unfolded in this inn full of mystery.

As early as half a month ago, Fang Pu received a letter from his uncle who was a merchant in the Western Regions. The letter said that the old man knew that the end was approaching, and he wanted to see the only relative in the world on his deathbed and tell the family secret, that is, his niece Fang Pu.

The trip to the Western Regions was too far away, Fang Pu had never traveled far since she grew up in the Central Plains, and He Zhicai, who was not at ease, accompanied her after discussing with Xue Liangyu.

After learning the purpose of the two's trip, Xiang Yang asked curiously, "Dare to ask Sister Pu, have you met your uncle?" Since you have been here for a few days, why are you still living in this inn...... And not your uncle's house?"

After sighing lightly, Fang Pu dragged his cheeks and explained, "Since everyone is their own person, I won't hide it from you...... In addition to being a businessman, my uncle also has a double identity as the steward of the Golden Nest in Changle City in the Western Regions.

And the owner of the golden nest has always had a strange temper, and the date and time of opening the door to welcome guests are not fixed and there is no order to follow. Sometimes it takes six months to welcome guests, and sometimes it welcomes customers once every three days. The time to welcome guests is also determined by the mood of the owner of the golden nest, which may be an hour, ten days and a half months or even longer......

It has been three days since He Zhi and I came, and the golden nest has never been opened to welcome customers, so naturally I will not see my uncle. With the exception of the two of us, all the travelers who stayed at the inn went for the golden nest. ”

After an exclamation, Xiang Yang couldn't help but pout: "I can't imagine that there are bosses in the world who do this kind of business, although it sounds very free and easy, but there are no guests to come to the door...... Did they live by drinking the northwest wind?"

He Zhi, who was drinking and listening to the story intently, said with a smile: "It is said that the owner of the golden nest earns two taels of silver in a day...... Even if you eat abalone and sea cucumber for ten years, you can't finish it. People are not short of money, so business is naturally spontaneous!"

As soon as his words fell, Ke Liuyun let out a second exclamation: "Oh my God! What kind of business does this boss of the Golden Nest do?"

Gu Huaiyan, who had been silent, couldn't help but speak: "The so-called 'gold sales' are probably the places where the travelers of this inn wantonly squander their money! If my expectations are good, there should be special 'gold' places such as casinos and green buildings. ”

As soon as he heard this, Fang Pu immediately gave a thumbs up: "Brother Huaiyan is still smart, what you said is exactly the same as what I heard! There are not only casinos and green buildings in the golden nest, but also wonderful scholars who are responsible for selling martial arts secrets and secrets and helping people change their faces!"

"Ah......" Xiang Yang couldn't help but ask again: "The secret of martial arts is something that is not passed on to the martial arts of all factions, and few people should know it except for the disciples of this sect...... Can you sell these things too?"

Ke Liuyun then chimed in: "That's right! What else is there to makeover...... The appearance of a person is given by his parents, and he is born with it...... Can this be changed?"

Fang Pu nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes! It's just that the price is very expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it for a lifetime......! It is necessary to pay 10,000 taels of gold to the boss of the gold nest.

If you want to change your face and become a new person, the price is even more outrageous and terrifying! But except for the important criminals who are wanted by the imperial court and the Jianghu people who have made many enemies in the martial arts, only those who are disgusted with their original appearance will spend a lot of money. ”

After thinking thoughtfully for a while, Gu Huaiyan suddenly pointed to the red yarn not far away and asked, "I just heard Sister Pu mention that Taoyao Niangzi, who is she? We obviously don't know her, why is she laughing at the door?"

After glancing in the direction Gu Huaiyan was pointing, Fang Pu grabbed his finger in time and shook his head: "Her martial arts are the weakest of all the guests in this inn, but she is the most ruthless!

At breakfast today, she secretly buried several highly poisonous silver needles on the path of the two travelers, causing them to die on the spot. ”

After gasping, Xiang Yang, who clenched his fists, couldn't help but bite his lip: "It's really unexpected...... How could she be so cruel when she didn't look very old, and what kind of grudge did the couple have against her?"

"Because those two travelers are a husband and wife! The man, who had been a merchant for many years and was very rich, saw that she was beautiful, and when he saw her beauty, he said something similar to buying her back as a concubine with silver. The woman was angry with her husband, so she scolded her for being a 'shameless fox'...... After the two girls fought, the peach girl was defeated.

I thought that this would be the end of the matter, but who would have thought that she would hold a grudge and poison the husband and wife and take the lives of the couple! In this kind of place, everyone has nothing to do with themselves, and no one will avenge the husband and wife. ”

After listening to Fang Pu's explanation, Ke Liuyun, who was used to donating blood as a killer, was suddenly frightened, but subconsciously made a move to protect Xiang Yang: "Xiang Yang just fought her outside the door, will she use the same method to retaliate against Xiang Yang?"

Fang Pu smiled and waved his hand: "Although that little lady is ruthless, she is very 'kind' to good-looking men and her partners! Otherwise, my brother and I would have died more than 800 times!"