Thick fog drifted into the inn lobby from every corner, and a cold and cold breath hit the face.
More and more guests came in and out, and the entire lobby became more and more noisy.
Those strong men were eating. Suddenly, a bald man with a big beard stood up and walked slowly towards the old shopkeeper at the counter. A cunning light flashed in his eyes. When he approached, he asked the old shopkeeper "Shopkeeper, I want to ask you something?" He stared at the old shopkeeper with his slender eyes.
The old shopkeeper lowered his head and was looking for something on the counter. He was suddenly startled when he heard the sound. He quickly raised his head and saw a ferocious bearded man standing in front of him. He couldn't help but be shocked. He immediately asked with a smile: "What does this guest want?" What are you asking about?"
The bald and bearded man glanced at his surroundings and said quietly: "Have you seen five Jianghu people with Guanzhong accents coming to invest in stores in the past two days? Four men and one woman. Two of the men are mentally ill. Unclear patient." His eyes wandered and glanced at the people dining in the lobby.
The old shopkeeper knew at a glance that this person was not a kind person, and he did not dare to offend him easily, so he had to deal with it carefully and said with a smile: "Look, guest, there are many people coming and going in the shop, and people traveling in the world often show up. , I really didn’t pay attention to the five gangsters you mentioned who came to invest in the store. Sir, please find someone to inquire about it!"
The old shopkeeper was startled, thinking of the gang of four men and one woman. At noon yesterday, there was exactly such a group of people. In addition, later last night, Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian were standing at the gate waiting for Liu Ruyan and Liu Ruyan. Luo Xiangxue's situation left a very deep impression on these people.
Presumably, it was those people that the strong man in front of him was asking about. But it seemed that this strong man must have come with bad intentions. He did not want to reveal the guest information to outsiders at will, so he had to pretend to be confused and use a few simple words to get over.
The bald man frowned, stared at the old shopkeeper, and asked doubtfully: "If you think about it again, you really haven't seen it before?"
The old shopkeeper pretended to be thinking, shook his head and said: "Really not! There are many guests in my inn. There are everyone from all over the world, how can I remember them all clearly?"
The bald man turned around helplessly and walked back, took a big step, and sat down on the wooden bench. The older man sitting opposite him asked, "How is it? What did the old man say? Have you seen the whereabouts of those people?"
The bald man sighed: "The old man said he didn't know. He said there were all kinds of people in the inn, and occasionally people from the world would come. However, he had no impression of those people. Even if he had seen them, he couldn't remember them."
Another lean man said: "Perhaps they have already entered the pass. We wait here at this inn. The chance is too slim. Although this is the largest and most famous inn in Yangping Pass, they may not have been here at all. I Look, let's go ask somewhere else!" He looked up at the corridor on the second floor, where some hotel guests were walking down the wooden stairs one after another.
Xu Feng observed the movements of these people and glanced at Liu Ruyan's wing on the second floor from time to time. The doors of Liu Ruyan and Chu Yunfei's rooms were closed, and there was no movement in Luo Xiangxue's room next door.
Lei Zhentian was worried that their whereabouts would be exposed, so he suddenly whispered: "Xu Daxia, these people are obviously coming for us. We can't stay here for a long time. We have to leave as soon as possible. If we are really targeted by them, it will be difficult to escape." He looked around. He glanced at it and then said, "It's so late, why haven't they come out yet? How about I go up and have a look!"
Xu Feng glanced at the three handsome men, nodded silently to Lei Zhentian, and whispered: "You must be careful not to make any noise. Go ahead and I'll keep an eye on these people."
Lei Zhentian stood up and left the table, walked past the strong men as if nothing had happened, stepped on the wooden stairs, and arrived in front of Liu Ruyan's wing. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked downstairs again and saw Those strong men were still drinking and eating meat, not paying attention to this.
He then stretched out his hand and hesitantly knocked on the door. "Dong, dong, dong." After a while, the sound of soft footsteps came from inside. The door opened, and it was Chu Yunfei who opened the door. He saw it was Lei Zhentian, and he was about to He said hello, but Lei Zhentian stretched out his hand to stop him. Lei Zhentian winked, glanced downstairs, and whispered: "Don't say anything, there are people from Hell Gate downstairs!"
Chu Yunfei was stunned, his eyes wide open, and he whispered: "Have the enemies discovered it? How many people came?" He said, turning back to Liu who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
Ruyan glanced at it, with deep anxiety in her eyes.
Lei Zhentian leaned next to his ear and said, "There are only three of us. Early in the morning, I went downstairs to have dinner with Master Xu and heard those few people talking. They were the people from Hell Gate who came for us. We took advantage of them not to notice now. We have to get out of here quickly." He glanced at Liu Ruyan on the bed and asked, "Young Master Liu is still asleep, maybe he slept late yesterday. Brother Chu, without further ado, go and wake him up."
Chu Yunfei's face was flushed, and his energy was much better than yesterday. He turned around and approached Liu Ruyan's bed, stretched out his hand and gently shook his shoulder. Liu Ruyan suddenly opened his eyes and saw Chu Yunfei's anxious face. Standing in front of him, he turned over and sat up, saying, "Master, when did you get up? Oh my, I overslept."
Chu Yunfei hurriedly whispered: "Get dressed quickly. The people from Hell Gate are here. We have to leave quickly! The sooner the better!"
Liu Ruyan couldn't help but was startled, and murmured: "They're still here! Let's go, I'll wake up Xiangmei!" He dressed quickly and got out of bed, holding the long sword on the bedside in his hand, and stepped forward He walked briskly towards Luo Xiangxue's room next door.
Luo Xiangxue had already woken up, got up, sat under the window to dress up, put her clothes in order, picked up her sword and was about to open the door and go out.
Liu Ruyan was about to reach out and knock on the door, but the door was already open. Luo Xiangxue stood in front of the door. When she saw it was Liu Ruyan, she was a little surprised and said, "Brother Liu, why are you here?" She realized that it was already bright. Thinking of how many drinks I had too much last night, my mind was still not clear, and I blushed in embarrassment. Her hangover state last night must have been seen by Liu Ruyan, which really ruined her impression in his mind.
Liu Ruyan winked at her and signaled her not to make any sound. He leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice: "There are people from Hell Gate in the lobby. Let's be careful not to surprise them. I didn't expect these people to still be there." They're here, we need to leave immediately."
Luo Xiangxue was shocked and asked hurriedly: "They are really chasing us down the mountain, aren't they already targeting us?" She slightly poked her head out and glanced at the lobby downstairs. This glance coincided with Xu Feng's gaze as he looked up. Xu Feng looked calm and nodded slightly towards her.
Liu Ruyan said: "They are drinking downstairs and they probably haven't noticed us yet. Come on, let's disguise ourselves. These people must have our portraits in their hands. Don't let them find out." After that, he brought Luo Xiangxue. Going to a secret corner of the corridor, Luo Xiangxue took out a piece of colorful coarse cloth from the bag, tore off a piece and wrapped it around her head, looking exactly like a village girl.
Luo Xiangxue pursed her lips and said playfully: "How about it, do you look like the girl next door who does laundry and cooking?" She smiled softly. At this time, it was rare that she was still in the mood to joke.
Liu Ruyan couldn't help but laugh and said: "It looks like, it looks very much like the village woman next door! Come on, let's go down."
Luo Xiangxue rolled her eyes at him angrily, cheered up, and pretended to be hunched over and limping seriously. Liu Ruyan also wrapped a piece of rough white cloth around his forehead. When Lei Zhentian saw the appearance of the two of them, he couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. He untied his bun and let it fall down, covering his face for a long time. He also put some stains on the rotten wood in the corner and wiped his clothes all over. Dirty. He looked like an elder of the Beggar Clan.
