"It's not surprising that there are meteors streaking across the sky."
"We have sent a waiter to Liyue Port to inquire about the news. Please be patient."
"Don't worry, Wangshu Inn is capable of protecting the safety of passing merchants..."
Phil Godette, the owner of Wangshu Inn, stood by the counter, with her hands folded in front of her belly, her head slightly raised, smiling as she answered the inquiries from the various guests in front of the counter, her eyes narrowed like a lazy cat, but better than a cat A little more cunning.
After hearing the boss's explanation, several excited guests calmed down slightly, but many merchants still decided to leave Wangshu Inn and wanted to rush to Liyue Port overnight with their goods to see if there were any new business opportunities.
Phil Godette was not annoyed and waved to the waitress Yu Hua, who was calming everyone's emotions, and asked her to handle the check-out procedures on her behalf.
She herself left the counter with a black and white tabby cat named Ah Wei, stepped out of the moon door, and came to the large terrace of the inn.
The night wind blew on her face, and the landlady took a deep breath. As the cool breath entered her heart, her mood became lighter. The air after the rain is always so fresh, and it is rare to have such a refreshing time in Dihua Island.
It's just that such a big thing happened, why didn't I see that guy in Huai'an?
Phil Godette frowned, leaning on the railing and looking towards the ground floor of the inn.
But everything you could see was a noisy crowd, porters busy carrying goods, merchants shouting, lanterns lighting up one after another, and the sound of cargo balloons inflating.
After a while, dark clouds accumulated in the sky that blocked the moonlight, and rumbles of thunder came from the sky.
The cat in Phil Godette's arms jumped out, stretched out softly, shook its head and returned to the inn to take shelter from the rain.
Animals have always been able to sense changes in the weather better than humans.
"The immortals are questioning the crime, but I don't know if Lord Ningguang can handle it properly."
After losing the cat in her arms, Philgodette returned to the front desk thoughtfully, took two oil-paper umbrellas from the counter carved from Cuihua wood, returned to the terrace again, and went down the nine-curved corridor to find no one there. of Huai'an.
"Where will the future of Liyue Port go..."
The terrain of Dihuazhou is too flat and gentle, and even rugged and towering mountains are scarce. The remaining slight undulations can only be called hills.
Wangshu Inn just stands on the vast but flat land. As long as you are willing to stop and look far away, whether it is Qingce Village in the northwest, Liyue Port in the south, or even Jueyunjian beyond. All can be seen.
This is why Ningguang specially arranged to build an inn here.
Only halfway through the nine-winding corridor, the wind and rain suddenly fell, beating against this lonely inn.
A rain-stained leaf fell from the Wangshu ancient tree. Due to the weight of the rain, it failed to spin, and was struck by the wind on the edge of the umbrella held by the woman.
Phil Godette looked up, stretched out her hand to hold the leaf, and pulled it in.
She held the leaf in front of her eyes, and the rainwater on it began to slowly gather, flowing down along the veins of the leaf, and forming a drop of black water at the bottom.
When did the rainwater in Dihuazhou become so dirty?
Phil Godette stared at the water drops for a long time, then loosened her fingers, and the rain mixed with the leaves fell downstairs.
The corridor had just been repaired by Huai'an, and there were more and more tourists coming and going. Some regular customers who knew Phil Godette smiled and greeted the landlady, but more customers still hurried up and downstairs, passing by.
At the corner of the nine-winding corridor, Philgodette finally found Huai'an, who was trying to squeeze through the crowd and hurriedly wanted to return to the top of the inn.
Huaian was only wearing a thin middle coat, and the mustache on the wing of his nose had been soaked by the rain. He came to his wife holding an oil-paper umbrella in a state of embarrassment.
"Gedette, the garrison of Qingce Village has lit the beacon fire!"
Huaian's tone was filled with surprise and worry. He took the umbrella handed by his wife and before he had time to open it, he immediately pointed to the mountains to the northwest.
Looking in the direction Huai'an pointed, Philgodette only saw the thick night under the rain.
"Did you read it wrong? Ever since the emperor surrendered Chilong, there has been no fighting in Qingce Village for a long time."
Phil Godette held an umbrella in her right hand, reached into her arms with her left hand and took out a handkerchief to wipe the raindrops on Huaian's face.
Of course she understood the meaning of the beacon fire, but Liyue had been stable for a long time, and even though she knew a lot of information, she subconsciously believed that Huai'an had mistakenly recognized the lights of Qingce Village under the rain.
"No, I see clearly. This matter must be informed to Lord Ningguang as soon as possible."
Huai'an took the handkerchief, wiped two handfuls of it on his face randomly, and set off for Liyue Port regardless of the pouring rain.
"etc!"
Phil Godette frowned and raised her hand to stop the other party.
Huai'an didn't know what the meteors in the sky were, but as the owner of Wangshu Inn, Gaudette understood Ningguang's overall plan.
Now is the time when the Immortal Jueyunjian is at odds with Qixing. Wangshu Inn serves as the intelligence relay station for Qixing's dark side and must not break into Liyue Port at will to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
"I'm afraid you were dazzled by the meteor. How could there be a beacon in Qingce Village?"
Phil Godette is good at intelligence collection and analysis. Although she has some boxing skills, her eyesight is not as good as Huaian's.
Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, Huaian, who held his handkerchief and umbrella tightly, didn't make much excuse and insisted on leaving.
At this time, several flashes of lightning flashed across the sky, and Phil Godette, who was standing at the corner of the corridor, turned her head in surprise.
The lightning illuminated the wild mountains in the distance, and at the same time made the beacon fire next to the ruins of the city wall of Qingce Village more conspicuous.
The smoke caused by the burning beacon fire was swept up into the sky by the strong wind, dissolved in the clouds, and then fell into black rain.
The corners of the camellia cheongsam that Phil Godette wore were soaked by the rain, and her body suddenly froze, and her brown eyes that reflected the light of the fire suddenly shrank.
"Do you believe it now?"
Huai'an saw the look on his wife's side, sighed helplessly and was about to leave, but was stopped again.
"There are three Qianyan Army squadrons stationed south of the inn for a long time."
"You take these three teams to help Qingce Village, and I will rush to Liyue Port in person to report the situation to Lord Ningguang."
"Inform Jiang Xue and ask him to go with you."
Phil Godette quickly calmed down and arranged the tasks in an orderly manner, but the hesitation and fear in her eyes did not weaken.
Wangshu Inn is responsible for collecting intelligence. All the information related to Liyue, large and small, is transferred from Phil Godette to Liyue Port, like invisible transparent threads, connecting complex things. .
And Phil Godette was the one holding the line.
Such people always make people think they are deep-minded, know everything, and are difficult to guess.
But she wasn't sure what Qing Ce Zhuang was going through, to actually ignite the beacon that was only used during war without any warning.
Facing the expression that Phil Godette had never shown, Huaian didn't know what to say and could only nod and leave.
In Liyue Port, the alchemist family who received the order from Qixing also gathered at the bridge in the north of Liyue Port. Chongyun, who had been notified by Baixiao, was among them. After hearing about this, Xingqiu, the second young master of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, was even more excited. He brought more than ten servants with him.
The evil-killing team set off towards Wuwangpo in a mighty manner. Chongyun excitedly muttered mantras such as "Exorcise evil spirits and bind enchantments, clarify internal and external matters." Jade Pavilion.
But in this massive procession, Hu Tao, the leader of the Hall of Purity, and the ceremonial attendants were the only ones missing.
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