44. Border Courtyard Town (2)

The prescription prescribed by Elder Deng was quite effective in calming the nerves and sleeping peacefully, and soon Mu Qinglan fell into a deep sleep. Qin Chuan slowly parted her small hands that she held tightly, gently covered her with a quilt, walked outside quietly, and slowly closed the door.

I saw Huang Bao and another Baixi Gang disciple, Zhu Bo, chatting without a word in the corridor, thinking that they were protecting themselves under the orders of Elder Deng. He didn't want to disturb the conversation between the two, so he tiptoed out of the corner of the shop and walked to the front hall on his own.

It was dark when I put in the store last night, and I couldn't see the scene of the inn clearly, at this time, it seems that this inn is very small, the structure is simple, there are more than 20 tile houses on three sides of the patio, and the backyard is a stable, a firewood room, a warehouse, in addition to the more than ten upper rooms where the four people of the Baixi Gang and Mu Qinglan lived, there are more than 20 lower rooms and bunk rooms, and the two big houses in the southeast corner are kitchens.

Qin Chuan came to the counter and inquired about the shopkeeper, and knew that this town was called "Bianyuan Town", which was the only place to go to Tai'an, and it was only fifty miles away from Tai'an in the north. This "Xia Family Inn" is also the only shop in the town that can eat and stay. It's just that at that time, there were not many businessmen and travelers from the south to the north, the guest rooms were vacant, and the business was very cold.

The shopkeeper was about fifty years old, hunched over, with a goatee under his chin, and was described as obscene, squinting with a pair of thin eyes, and looking lethargic and listless. According to his self-proclaimed surname Xia, a native of Bianyuan Town, he was a widower, and the inn had been open for thirteen years.

It was just after midnight, and I could hear the noise outside the store, the sound of selling, bargaining, and the sound of traffic, which was very lively, but it was still early before lunch, and there were no drinkers in the lobby, only a guy cleaning up the tables and stools. Qin Chuan pondered in his heart: "If it is really only this one, when Yumei and the second elder of King Wu pass through this town." Most of them will also stay here. ”

Unbeknownst to him, Shopkeeper Xia thought about it for a long time, and he didn't think that Yi Wanyu and others had appeared here.

At this time, the shopkeeper who was wiping the table and stool heard the answer between the two, and also stepped forward and said that he had never seen Yi Wanyu, Sang Qinghong and others. Shopkeeper Xia said with a smile: "Not only Uncle Qin, but also the grandfather surnamed Deng who accompanied the uncle has also inquired about the little old man several times!"

When Qin Chuan heard that Elder Deng had also come to ask, he sighed and thought to himself, "Yumei and Master Sang Helm have been gone for a long time, these people may not remember it clearly. But the second elder of King Wu is only two days faster than us at most, so why is there no news at all?"

Shopkeeper Xia saw him and didn't ask anymore. He looked down at the account book and fiddled with the abacus.

Qin Chuan was full of suspicions, walked to the side unhappily, and sat alone at a wooden table in the corner of the lobby, worried about the safety of Yi Wanyu, Sang Qinghong and others.

At this moment, a person suddenly rushed into the store crookedly, holding a wine bottle in his left hand, rushed to the counter, and slapped his right hand on the counter. shouted: "Lao Xia, your grandmother is a bear, Lao Tzu was drinking in your bird shop last night, why did you count two pennies more!

Shopkeeper Xia's face changed. He pointed at the man's nose and scolded: "Sun Liu, what kind of scoundrel are you playing! You filled up the yellow soup yesterday and made a lot of noise, and you came to get drunk and crazy this morning, what can you do? It's too early to drink." Get out of here!"

The man slammed the counter, jumped up, and scolded, "your grandma." Last night, Lao Tzu ordered a total of three meat and three vegetables from you, and the four corners were white, how much silver did you collect, and you must calculate it clearly today, otherwise it will be a black shop!"

Shopkeeper Xia frowned and said, "The account has been settled early, what is it? Sun Liu, you want to spread wine and go crazy elsewhere, don't mess around with me anymore! When the guests who drink wine see it later, what will it look like? Hurry up, go quickly!" Sun Liu didn't give up, just scolded non-stop, and he would definitely ask Shopkeeper Xia to count the two pennies he had overcharged.

Qin Chuan saw that Sun was in his sixties and forties, with old clothes, burnt skin, triangular eyes, a collapsed nose and crooked mouth, unkempt hair, and a single person in the market.

He didn't care about such a market disciple, and he couldn't rest assured that Mu Qinglan got up, so he wanted to go in and take care of it. Seeing that the only customer in the store was about to leave, Sun Liu immediately staggered up, grabbed Qin Chuan's sleeve, and shouted loudly: "This old brother gives a review, do you say that this Xia Family Inn is a fucking black shop, specializing in bullying guests, eating people without spitting out bones!"

Qin Chuan smelled the smell of wine all over his body, almost wanted to be disgusted, and smiled: "This brother Tai is really addicted to alcohol, he drank it early in the morning!"

Shopkeeper Xia was angry and anxious, his face was swollen red and purple, like a pig's liver, he was busy behind the counter and stomped his feet again and again, shouting loudly: "Sun Lao Liu, you, don't harass the guests! Xiao Qian, quickly pull this drunk!" The shopkeeper Xiao Qian reached out and pulled it, but Sun Liu pushed him hard, and he fell to the ground with a bench.

Sun Liu scolded sexually, shook off Qin Chuan's hand, pointed at the foul language of the shopkeeper Xia, and scolded: "Xia Laosan, you black-hearted bastard, what about your wife and daughter, why don't you dare to come out, hide inside and steal the man's! Your grandmother's annoyed Lao Tzu, and they were all sold in the kiln." Let's see if you pay me for my drink!"

Shopkeeper Xia was shocked, trembling, terrified, and suddenly shouted: "My sixth grandfather, you come, I'll pay you money!"

Sun Liuzheng scolded himself happily, and suddenly heard this, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, as if he didn't believe his ears. Shopkeeper Xia didn't wait for him to speak again, slapped the two copper coins on the counter, and said angrily: "Pay back your two coins! Why don't you drink your eight cakes!" Sun Liu rubbed his eyes, walked to the counter crookedly, grabbed the copper coin, and looked at the shopkeeper Xia blankly, looking unbelieving.

Shopkeeper Xia's face turned pale, his goatee couldn't stop jumping, he was angry and anxious, and gasped: "If you don't get out of the money, what are you doing with a dead face?" Sun Liu put the money away, shook his head, and walked out of the store, muttering to himself: "It's strange, the iron rooster is also plucking......"

Qin Chuan watched Sun Liu's back disappear at the door, shook his head, and wanted to return to the guest room. Suddenly, the fellow secretly tugged at his sleeve and pouted at him, obviously wanting him to come out and speak. Qin Chuan knew that something was wrong, nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back, Shi Shiran paced a few steps, and stepped out of the store.

I saw that the town of Bianyuan was crowded with villagers who came to catch the market, and it was very lively. When I inquired, I found out that it was today's meeting. He walked leisurely to a stall selling jewelry outside the inn, turned around, and saw the shopkeeper and the two gods mysteriously approaching, and whispered in his ear: "Uncle Qin, please come with me!"

One after the other, the two of them walked out of an alley to a secluded and desolate broken grass house outside the town. Seeing that there was no one around, Qin Chuan frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

The shopkeeper craned his neck and saw that there was no one around. He stretched out his right hand, palmed it upward, closed his five fingers slightly, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, hurry up!" Qin Chuan was stunned, he didn't know why, he thought that you sneakily brought me here, I don't know what the hell is going on?

The shopkeeper saw that his face was not good. He smiled and said in a low voice: "Uncle Qin, you old man is also careful, it's not as refreshing as the Uncle Deng under you! It's not that I can't trust your old man with a little money." It's just that this matter is very dangerous, if you let the family know the way, the life of the little one is difficult to protect, you should pay the silver first!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand again. Spread your palms.

Qin Chuan was suspicious for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly realized: "I'm so confused." Yumei obviously taught me, Brother Kong Fang's servants are ghosts and spirits, and they are invincible, and the second child in this shop is obviously asking for silver!"

Xiaoqian received the money, and his face was full of joy, and he said with a smile: "Uncle Deng instructed the villain before he left, if there is news, only tell him one." But the villain has already figured it out, you are always their leader, and the reward is naturally more. Hehe, I'm not a fool with little money!"

Qin Chuan listened to his rambling and didn't get to the point, frowned, and wanted to have a seizure. Xiao Qian was also very obedient, and when he saw that his face was not good, he hurriedly changed his words: "Son, the two girls you always asked about came to our inn to stay and rest seven days ago, but they were picked up by a group of people at that time!"

Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is this true?Who picked them up?" shook his head, and said, "You have a lot of girls coming and going from the north to the south here, how do you know that this is the person I am talking about?"

Xiao Qian said proudly: "When you always ask my shopkeeper, the villain can conclude that it is those two girls, with a look and a figure, and a cavalry blade, which will never be wrong." Besides, in this world, if you want to find another person with a face and figure equal to one-ten-thousandth of the beautiful girl in a dark color, I am afraid that it will be difficult to ascend to the sky, and if you want to forget her Chang'e-like Peugeot appearance, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult. Hehe, unless it's ......" glanced at Qin Chuan and hesitated: "Unless it's the sick Mu girl next to your old man!"

Qin Chuan secretly thought that the "beautiful girl with a big color" was Yi Wanyu, but Xiao Qian's words were exaggerated, and asked, "Who were the people who picked her up that night?

Xiao Qian shook his head and said: "The two girls were very happy at the time, how could they quarrel? Seeing that Qin Chuan's face was full of disappointment, he hurriedly said: "However, the second group of people that Uncle Qin inquired about, that is, the blue-faced uncles, came to the store at noon the day before yesterday. And as soon as they came in, they first inquired about the whereabouts of the two girls. Qin Chuan knew that Elder Wu was born with a slightly blue face, and most of the "blue-faced uncle" in Xiao Qian's mouth was him, so he couldn't help but let out a "huh" and groaned.

Xiao Qian saw that Qin Chuan's face was solemn, he was very proud, and shook his head and said: "The blue-faced uncle couldn't ask for news, so he hurriedly used some wine and rice, and left." Originally, the villain didn't pay much attention to it, but at that time, the shopkeeper ordered the villain to clean up their dining table, and it happened that when the villain looked up, he inadvertently saw two men in green clothes and swords on their waists outside the store, sneakily following the green-faced uncle and his party. ”

Qin Chuan thought to himself: "'Uncle Blue-Faced' is obviously Elder Wu, but I don't know who is following them. He asked, "What happened?"

Xiao Qian spread his hands and shook his head: "What happened later, the villain really doesn't know." But those two men and villains in green clothes also remember clearly, they were two of the group of people who picked up the beautiful girl seven days ago!"

Qin Chuan frowned and said: "There are so many passers-by in the town, how do you know that those two people in Tsing Yi are coming for Uncle Qingmi?" Xiao Qian said: "The villain didn't know about it, but it was only after Uncle Deng asked last night that he found out about it!"

Qin Chuan Qi said: "Then why?"

Xiao Qian said: "That's because ......" suddenly opened his mouth wide, his face was stunned, his body rushed forward straight, he fell to the ground, his hands and feet twitched a few times, and he lost his breath.

Qin Chuan was shocked and angry, looking around, only to see a yellow shadow flickering behind the tree in the distance, and a person rushed to the west quickly and incoherently. The man was like the wind, with only a few ups and downs, and he was far away.

His mind moved, remembering the cause of death of Duan Qi and Bu Liu that day, and leaned over to inspect the "jade pillow acupoint" at the root of Xiao Qian's head, and sure enough, he found a slender "bee tail needle"!

Looking back at the back of the person, it seems that he is one of the "double bees in Hanzhong".

The Qiudi Bee brothers have been attached to the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and they have a grudge against Yi Wanyu to kill their father.

Qin Chuan was taken aback: "Could it be that the one who picked up Yumei and the Mulberry Helm Master that day, and followed Elder Wu and his party, was the person of the Double Bee?" It's just that Yumei has a common enmity with them, how can she willingly go with them?"

Qin Chuan looked at Xiao Qian's corpse and thought to himself that he was just an ordinary shopkeeper, not a person from the rivers and lakes, just a little greedy for money. Unexpectedly, as soon as the silver arrived, he was brutally killed, but he responded to the sentence "people die for money, and birds die for food". In addition to sighing, he became more and more indignant at the evil deeds of the enemy bee killing people indiscriminately.

Suddenly, I heard a slight sound of fireworks in the distance east of the town, faintly coming from the wind. This sound was very weak, and it was extremely difficult for others to hear, but Qin Chuan had practiced the "Quiet Listening to the Eight Directions Technique" in Mount Emei, and he immediately heard it really. He stood up on an ancient locust tree, raised his eyes, and couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, only to see a yellow smoke screen in the eastern sky into a figurative figure, which was a special firework, imagining the shape of the "Xunzi" in a hundred plays, which lasted for a long time, and was the signal for the gang to gather the gang during the day.

He knew that this kind of fireworks signal was quite different from the evening, when the sun was warm and the east wind was blowing, and the yellow smoke remained in the air for a while before it gradually faded. People outside the gang only say that it is an ordinary family holding a happy event, and they will never think that it is a mystery in the gang.

Lift your breath and run towards the direction of the fireworks like a fly.

Although his skill recovery is less than 30%, the wonderful light skill of "a feather floating in the sky" has been used freely. In an instant, the fireworks signal was there, but it was a large green wheat field.

Strangely, the fields on the plains are vast and blue, but they are so empty that not even a single farmer can be seen.

Qin Chuan looked at the traces of fireworks in the sky that gradually dissipated, and wondered in his heart, he didn't know who sent the signal, and he didn't know why there was no figure.

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind: "Oh no, don't fall for the enemy's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain!" (To be continued......)