Chapter 4: The Inn Shocks

Zhong Yunlang thought about it again and again, Liu Daochang's serious injury has not healed, and there is really no hiding place in Qingchuan City on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoXinglong Inn at Qingchuan Ferry is a good place to go. The shopkeeper of Xinglong Inn and Zhong Yunlang met, although they were just ordinary people, but they interacted with visitors from the rivers and lakes a lot on weekdays, and they also had a chivalrous and heroic character. His personality, Zhong Yunlang is trustworthy.

Zhong Yunlang weighed the pros and cons: "Although this Xinglong Inn is a place where visitors from the rivers and lakes gather at the moment, there are many people and mixed eyes, but as the saying goes: it is hidden in the city." The trivial matter of living in an inn to recuperate from injuries is commonplace in the rivers and lakes, and it is expected that it will not cause people to worry. In the dead of night, everyone must have fallen asleep. I just need to slow down and move lightly, so that no one notices. ”

The decision was made, Zhong Yunlang exerted force under his feet, and ran eastward along the river bank, without stopping under his feet, and his body was already like a light smoke passing forward.

In a matter of moments, it was there.

According to the old rules of Xinglong Inn, there will be nine large lanterns at the inn at night, five of which will be hung at the door and four at the riverside ferry.

In addition to symbolizing the meaning of 'five lakes and four seas'. It is also used to illuminate the river and the night road, for the convenience of the merchants, and slightly used as a lighthouse. Wind or shine, never stopping.

Today, there are only four lights on, the four at the riverside ferry. The five large lanterns hanging at the entrance of the inn were all extinguished. The surroundings were surprisingly quiet, the river wind blew the four big lanterns swaying, and the bright light came, and the door of the inn was black, like a ghost house, lifeless.

Seeing this, Zhong Yunlang felt that the situation was different, and at this time, he was in danger of Shaoyangzi's safety, and he did not dare to take risks easily. As he hesitated, a palm gently put on Zhong Yunlang's left shoulder. This came down suddenly, Zhong Yunlang was also quick to respond, and he was about to take the person's wrist with his backhand, but he was carrying someone on his back, and he was quite inflexible when he made a move. Relying on the 'light smoke step' skill under his feet, this move turned around and got started, which made it accurate and fast.

Before there was a sound, Zhong Yunlang had already grabbed the man's wrist with his right hand. The two looked at each other, and Zhong Yunlang saw the person's face clearly. This person is not very old, only seventeen or eighteen years old, with high cheekbones on his thin and pointed face, and a pair of mouse eyes half-open, smirking at Zhong Yunlang. Zhong Yunlang frowned, and said in a low voice: "Fourth, at this moment, you are still fooling around." The two actually met.

The man had a hippie smile on his face, as if nothing had happened: "Master Zhong, what are you thinking, my arms are on your shoulders, and I just noticed." Hehe, but you're still fast, and you grabbed my wrist as soon as you made a move. ”

It turned out that this hippie smiling rat-eyed man was the fourth tiger in the 'Five Tigers of the River', named Liang Shang. His fist and foot skills are mediocre, but his sword attainments are extraordinary. But he rarely uses swords on weekdays, and people who are not familiar with him would never have imagined that this young 'smiling tiger' would be a closed disciple of the Shaolin Seven Absolute Swords. This time, Zhong Yunlang escorted Mu Wangye south, only Ying Wu accompanied him, and the remaining four tigers stayed in the river, I don't know why he appeared here.

Zhong Yunlang knows that he has always laughed and laughed, and he is not in shape, so he likes to fool around, and he doesn't really blame him. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Zhong Yunlang was also very happy to meet this time, and asked, "Fourth, how did you get here?" Liang Shang's eyes rolled and he said, "My ...... That, hehe, the prefect sent me to Qingchuan County to work for the government...... Oh, that, I was going to stay in the prefectural guest room, but, I thought, I thought. Yes, I want to visit Luber, so ...... Here it is. Hey. ”

Zhong Yunlang knew that he had always been playful, and after listening to what he said, he immediately understood: "The fourth child must be bored in Hejian Mansion, and he misses me and the fifth child very much, so he sneaked over to look for me, but he was afraid that I would be blamed, so he deduced that he obeyed the dispatch of the prefect." "Don't say it right now.

Zhong Yunlang was very tired after this night's vicious fight. Shicai had a conversation with the 'cult' girl on the river, and was reminded of old thoughts. In addition, he was worried about Shaoyangzi's safety, and he was really upset. At this time, when I saw Liang Sheng stumbling and talking nonsense, I suddenly felt quite cordial, and a trace of warmth surged in my heart, thinking: "After the death of Shizun, it is really a great blessing that there are still these five brothers in this world who have made friends with me." I don't know how the eldest brother, second brother, and third brother are doing in Hejian Mansion?"

Although the five tigers in Hejian all call Zhong Yunlang Zhong Ye, it is an old rule passed down from generation to generation in the Yamen, and the Yamen has to add the word 'Ye' after the surname of the first head catcher. In fact, these six people treat each other as brothers. Zhong Yunlang is two or three years older than Liang Sheng and Ying Wu, so he calls him two 'fourth' and 'fifth'. The other three tigers are older, so Zhong Yunlang is called a brother to the three of them.

Liang Sheng saw that Zhong Yunlang didn't speak, but said that he saw through what he said was not true, and he wanted to blame himself for the crime of leaving his post without permission, so he just wanted to divert the topic. Who knew that Zhong Yunlang actually asked: "Are the three elder brothers okay?" Liang Shang was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, the eldest brother is still the same." The second brother has gained a lot of weight in recent days, I see, it's like a ball, hehe. The third brother's light skills are getting better and better the more he practices. Zhong Yunlang smiled slightly.

The two really have too much to say when they meet, but the situation here is different, and it is not a place to talk. Zhong Yunlang beckoned Liang Sheng to retreat into the forest, briefly explained tonight's events, and said: "This Xinglong Inn is abnormal, wouldn't it be too hasty for me to leave Daochang Liu here rashly?

Liang Sheng said: "That's what you know." ”

When Zhong Yunlang heard this, he hurriedly said, "Hurry up." ”

Liang Sheng nodded, and continued: "When I came, it was not yet midnight. Luber beckoned a few men to remove the lantern. I went up to say hello to Luber, and he told me not to be loud, saying that there was a female ghost who was haunting him, and asked him to extinguish the five lanterns. I laughed and said, 'What kind of female ghost?' but Lu Bo told me not to talk nonsense. I took the big lantern from the guy and wanted to light it and hang it. The guests in the inn were not happy anymore, and shouted one after another, "Where is the rabbit cub, do you want to harm people?" After shouting like this, Lu Bo hurriedly whispered to the inn to dissuade him, "You don't dare to be so loud." When they heard this, their voices stopped. ”

Zhong Yun Langqi said: "It's okay if Lu Bo is afraid, most of the guests are martial arts heroes, how can they be afraid of this?"

Liang Shang said: "Yes, I also laughed secretly in my heart at the time, 'This female ghost is so powerful, she can make everyone afraid of being like this.'" But there was also a bold one who opened the door and went down. As he walked, he shouted, "Hmph, what a female ghost, so she has deceived others, but she can't bluff me Iron Sword Villa." I didn't know this person, but I later heard that I knew that he was Jiang Xiong, the deputy owner of Iron Sword Villa. ”

Zhong Yunlang had seen Jiang Xiong in the inn during the day, and knew that he was bold and showy, so he nodded and said in his heart: "It turned out to be him." ”

Liang Sheng continued: "This Jiang Xiong walked out of the door of the inn, without saying a word, snatched the lantern from my hand, lit it, and hung it up. This time, not only did everyone in the inn frighten me, but even I was startled. ”

Zhong Yunlang was quite surprised when he heard him say this: "Is there really any female ghost?"

Liang Sheng said: "I didn't see the female ghost, but a gust of wind blew, and the lantern that Jiang Xiong had just hung was immediately extinguished." Then the voice of the 'female ghost' came from afar, "Dare to light the lamp again...... No one in the whole inn could be heard from which direction the sound was coming from. The word 'life' lingered in the air for a long time, as if the bull-headed horse was whistling to summon spirits. After a long time, the sound finally stopped, but everyone's ears were still buzzing. I felt a strong internal force pressing against me in this voice, and at that time, I only felt that this heart was beating in my throat, and I was about to jump out if I was not careful. ”

Speaking of this, Liang Shang's rat eyes widened, as if he had palpitations, and a trace of cold sweat oozed from his forehead. Although Zhong Yunlang saw Liang Sheng sitting in front of him at this time, he couldn't help but secretly sweat for him when he saw him look like this.

Liang Sheng calmed down, and then said: "Fortunately, this internal force was withdrawn in just a moment, and my front and back were soaked with sweat. I tried to catch my breath, but I didn't hurt anything other than being sore. But when he turned to look at Jiang Xiong, he saw that he was bleeding from his seven orifices, his tongue was sticking out, his body was standing stiff, and he was dead. ”

Zhong Yunlang was surprised a lot, if it was really like what Liang Sheng said, then this should really be done by ghosts. You must know that when the internal strength cultivation reaches a very high level, it can carry the sound with internal force and deliver it for several miles, which is known as 'the sound of thousands of miles'. But it is unheard of to use sound to carry internal force like this, and it can actually hurt people to death. What's more, Jiang Xiong, the deputy owner of Iron Sword Villa, is not an ordinary person, and it is indeed terrifying to be killed by this 'female ghost'.

Zhong Yunlang was skeptical and asked, "Fourth, do you remember clearly? This Jiang Xiong really didn't suffer a plot, but was just shocked to death by the internal force contained in this sentence?"

Liang Sheng shook his head and sighed: "How could I be mistaken, there are still traces of sweat on my shirt! If it weren't for Jiang Xiong snatching the lantern from my hand and bleeding to death, maybe it would be me." ”

Zhong Yunlang was surprised, but still calmly calculated how to place Liu Daochang: "This 'female ghost' is so powerful, I don't know where it came from, I'm afraid this Xinglong Inn can't live." ”

Liang Sheng and Zhong Yunlang have been together for a long time, and seeing him worried, how can he not know his thoughts, so he hurriedly said: "After talking for a long time, I forgot about business." Zhong Ye doesn't have to worry, you come with me, I have a wonderful place to place Liu Daochang. So saying, he opened the way and walked deeper into the woods.

Zhong Yunlang knows that although he is giggling and turning upside down on weekdays, he often has a wonderful way to deal with it properly when he encounters serious things. At this time, hearing him say this, he was immediately overjoyed, and followed Liang Sheng to the depths of the forest.

After walking for a while, the trees in the forest became denser and denser, overgrown with weeds, and the road was extremely difficult to walk. Liang Sheng stopped, rummaged in the grass for a while, turned back to Zhong Yunlang and said, "Master Zhong, I found it." "I can only hear the chatter of chains, but the sound of the opening and closing of the mechanism.

Zhong Yunlang looked closer, and there was a square opening on the ground that was three feet long and wide, and there seemed to be a faint light underneath. There is a square plate cover next to the hole, and there is dirt and weeds attached to it, and when the hole is covered, it is indeed very well camouflaged, and it is difficult to detect.

The two of them carried Liu Daochang into the tunnel, at first they went straight up and down, with handrails on the wall, and went down to a depth of about seven zhang before they stepped on the ground. Zhong Yunlang looked around and saw a long and narrow tunnel stretching forward.

Liang Sheng pointed to the tunnel and said, "You will arrive through this tunnel." ”

Although the tunnel is narrow, it is still suitable for one person to pass through. Zhong Yunlang is thin, and it is not difficult to pass with Liu Daochang on his back. There is a slope in the tunnel, but it is gradually ascending. When we reached the end, we were close to the surface, and it seemed that the footsteps of people on the ground could be faintly heard.

It is a stone room, indoor tables, chairs, beds, and stools. On the wooden shelves all around, there are wine jars, and there are breathable holes around them, so that the candles in the room can be kept bright, and people can live here. Zhong Yunlang thought to himself: "This must be converted from someone's wine cellar, but I don't know how the clever ghost of the fourth child found out." ”

Liang Shang slapped the corner of his forehead: "Oh, I just went out, but I forgot to extinguish the candle." If you burn a lot of wine for the second brother, you will have to be scolded for being scolded. ”

Zhong Yunlang smiled, patted Liang Sheng on the shoulder and said, "Fourth, what are you talking about?

Liang Sheng made a grimace and stuck out his tongue: "It's a leak, Zhong Ye, don't tell the second brother." Hehe, you know, the second brother loves this one the most. It just so happened that Lu Bo also liked to drink, and the two had the same smell. The wine cellar of this Xinglong Inn has become a feng shui treasure for drunkards. ”

Zhong Yunlang couldn't help laughing, and said, "Second brother's feng shui treasure, how did you find it?"

Liang Sheng still said with a grin: "Hehe, is there anything else in this world that can stump me Liang Laosi?"

Zhong Yunlang saw that he was jumping around and had nothing to do, and it seemed that the 'female ghost' had never happened. couldn't help but laugh secretly: "My fourth brother, I don't know when I will be able to mature and be more stable." But after thinking about it, I felt a trace of admiration: "I don't linger in everything, I do whatever I want, this kind of realm is actually a cut above me!"

Zhong Yunlang put down Liu Daochang and let him lie flat on the stone bed.

"Ahem, ahem. Liu Daochang suddenly coughed lightly a few times, and his lips moved slightly. Liang Sheng poured a bowl of water and handed it to Zhong Yunlang. Zhong Yunlang fed Liu Daochang and drank it, and then helped him lie down again.

Zhong Yunlang reached out to probe his snort, and touched his pulse, both of which felt calm and even. Zhong Yunlang secretly praised in his heart: "I don't know what kind of elixir that girl gave Liu Daochang, so it seems that Liu Daochang will wake up soon." This girl is really not simple. ”

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard a 'bang' knock on the door, followed by a shout: "Open the door quickly, open the door quickly, the owner of my house has arrived." "What do you have to say to them, we are here to avenge the deputy owner." ”

I heard a loud bang, the sound of the door panel breaking.

"Oh, guys, what are you going to do. ”

Zhong Yunlang and Liang Sheng were shocked when they heard this: "This is Lu Bo's voice." "It turns out that this tunnel winds and twists and turns to this wine cellar, and it is actually under the Xinglong Inn.

Zhong Yunlang asked Liang Shang, "Fourth, how long has it been since Jiang Xiong was killed?"

Liang Sheng replied, "It's only two hours." ”

Zhong Yunlang said in a low voice: "This Iron Sword Villa is here to seek revenge, and it came so quickly. ”

Sure enough, I heard a majestic voice on the ground say, "What are you going to do?" My deputy owner of the Iron Sword Villa died here, so I naturally came to seek revenge. ”

Lu Bo hurriedly said: "That's not ......"

The man didn't wait for the shopkeeper to finish speaking, and said, "I don't care who does it." I, Chu Zhengqing...... Today, I will wash this Xinglong Inn with blood!"