The conditions at the wharf and ferry are naturally not as good as those in the city. Take the inn as an example, most of the time it is a large public house. There are more than ten or twenty people crowded in a room. Although it is warmer in winter, there are all kinds of smells in summer. It can make you doubt your life every minute.
But as long as you have enough money, you can live comfortably in even the worst environment. Tu Yuan walked around the ferry and found the largest inn with the best environment. Of course, this was compared to other inns. , it’s still a world of difference compared to what’s in the towns.
In the four-sided courtyard of the inn, except for the gatehouse facing the street, which is a two-story earthen building with several upper rooms, the rest of the courtyard is filled with Datong shops.
Tu Yuan rented out the second floor. In fact, there were only five rooms, one each for Chang Yu and Zheng Zhilong. The rest were occupied by him and a few of his attendants, while the rest of his staff went to live in Datongpu to take care of the horses. After all, This place is full of good and bad people, and if you are not careful, you can steal everything.
After settling in, it was already dark. After the store prepared food, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Tu Yuan was not worried about staying in Chang Yu's room for the night and was kicked out. There were all his own people upstairs, downstairs, and next door. What trouble could happen.
The summer night was a bit sultry. Chang Yu opened the window but there was no breeze. This made it difficult for him to fall asleep because of his worries. He sat by the window and picked up a lamp and looked at the lanterns hanging on the Yellow River Ferry outside the window in trance.
He was still thinking about Li Xingtian, not only because Chang Yu once regarded him as a friend, but also because there were too many unsolved mysteries about this man. Chang Yu could only conclude that he was Li Zicheng's subordinate, but the specific Nothing is known about his identity, his personage, or even his organization, and can only be speculated upon.
A great tycoon like Li Zicheng even founded the Dashun Kingdom. How could he not have some secret organizations and dark figures under his command? For example, Chang Yu himself established the Dongchang Wei Sixth Battalion after he became the governor of Dongchang, which is enough to compete with Li Zicheng. He competed with the Children's Camp and the Zhenshan Camp, and privately he recruited a group of martial arts masters, and even lurked to Xi'an to assassinate him. Moreover, even the Dongchang he was in charge of had such an organization specifically responsible for assassinations, and as far as he knew Chunxiang There is also one under my hand.
Li Zicheng started earlier than him, with a deep foundation and a more comprehensive layout.
Therefore, Chang Yu had reason to suspect that Li Xingtian was by no means an ordinary spy. He should be a member or even the leader of a mysterious organization hiding in the dark.
But as soon as Li Xingtian died, there were no clues to follow up. It was clear that there was such an organization, but it couldn't be seen or touched, which was heartbreaking for everyone.
If it was just this one thing, it would be fine, but as the governor of Dongchang, he had many things to worry about. What was Zu Dashou's plan in Ningyuan? Did the internal fighting between Dorgon and Hauge end with both parties losing or a winner? What was Zhang Xianzhong doing in Sichuan? Has the chaos in Yunnan been completely restored? Has the situation on the other side of the Yellow River changed again? Have peace talks officially begun...
Although the court today is much quieter and even showing signs of vitality, the court is still very poor and has no savings of less than 30 taels. Not to mention that this kind of infrastructure requires funds, which is a huge expense, and the entire north is still in a period of famine, and there is a shortage of money. Grain is short of rice...
Chang Yu's thoughts are getting bigger and bigger. He doesn't know that being a wealthy man is expensive. He has to worry about everything and has no time to deal with his own personal problems. Otherwise, this girl who has traveled through time for more than a year will not be able to do anything. Less than Sir Nawei.
There were too many things to worry about and I went through them in my mind before I realized it was getting dark. I stood outside the window and looked around. Except for the lanterns swaying gently at the ferry, there were almost no lights on the pier.
Chang Yu stretched and turned around to get ready to go to bed. He was thinking about closing the window, but felt that it would be too stuffy. At this moment of hesitation, he suddenly heard a crisp sound above his head. The sound was very soft, as if he was asleep. No one can hear it.
As a veteran of the martial arts world, Chang Yu suddenly realized what it was, there was someone on the roof!
So he turned around and rushed towards the bed, where his knife was hanging.
"Don't move!" But just as he moved, a gust of wind blew in from the window, and a very gloomy voice came from behind.
The sound was very close, as if in his ears. Chang Yu raised his hand and turned around slowly, and saw a masked man in black holding a crossbow and aiming it at him. This was a repeating hand crossbow. Generally, three can be fired and up to six can be fired. It is very lethal and can penetrate soft armor within fifty steps: "You should know what this is?"
Chang Yu nodded.
"If you do anything without permission, your life will be taken immediately," the man in black said coldly. Chang Yu nodded again, but he was very confused in his heart, could he not be an assassin? If it was an assassin, there was no such nonsense. He would have fired a crossbow directly from behind and would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die.
"Who are you?" Chang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little shocked in his heart. This man's soft-spoken skills are almost as good as that of the Japanese ninja. Let's not talk about how he avoided the light and dark whistles outside and climbed to the roof. If he fell asleep He couldn't hear the slightest movement from him just now, which made him a little uneasy. He didn't know if Jiang Fa, Su Jing and others who were sleeping next door heard it, but he was sure that Tu Yuan couldn't hear it because of his The purring continued.
He had to make some noise, Chang Yu began to make plans in his mind.
The man in black was about to speak when a black shadow flashed out of the window, and a person rushed in. The black man raised his hand and fired a powerful crossbow. The black shadow that was about to rush in turned over and out of the window, shouting: " There are assassins”.
Chang Yu heard the voice and it turned out to be Gu Youma.
As a master who has experienced hundreds of battles, how could Chang Yu miss this opportunity? When he saw the man in black going to shoot Gu Arima, he turned around and was about to draw his sword. Unexpectedly, he was faster, and the man in black shadow was even faster. Whoosh With a loud sound, a sharp arrow almost hit Chang Yu's hand, which made him tremble in fright and quickly raised his hand again.
"If you act rashly again, I will kill you immediately." The shadow man snorted coldly, keeping the crossbow in his hand aimed at Chang Yu's head.
Chang Yu sneered: "You can't escape even if you kill me."
There was movement outside. Although no one spoke, there were people on the roof outside the door, outside the window.
But Tu Yuan's snoring next door continued.
"As long as you are in my hands, I am safe. I can go wherever I want. No one dares to stop me, and no one can stop me." The man chuckled, his voice was not loud, but his tone was very arrogant, and he could not see or hear it at all. There was no trace of nervousness, although he also sensed that there were masters outside.
Chang Yu smiled: "So, do you know who I am?"
The man in black hummed: "I know."
"Aren't you here to kill me?" Chang Yu wondered.
"Of course, there is no need to ask more." The masked man sounded impatient.
Chang Yu's brows furrowed even more tightly: "Are you the only one?"
"sufficient".
"Then why don't you take action yet, or do it as soon as you come in, so you're not afraid..."
"What's so scary?" The masked man interrupted Chang Yu and said coldly: "I can kill you at any time, but I have to ask one thing before I kill you. If you want to tell the truth, I can have a good time with you."
Chang Yu smiled: "I know everything I know without telling me."
"Is the Earth Immortal still alive?" The masked man's eyes became sharp and he stared at Chang Yu without moving.
Chang Yu frowned and looked confused: "Earth Immortal? What Earth Immortal? Human or dog?"
The man raised his eyebrows and said sternly: "You are still arrogant when you are about to die..."
"I really don't know what the Earth Immortal is?" Chang Yu interrupted him: "It's not that I don't know, but that I don't know." The masked man stared at him for a long time, and felt that his expression didn't seem to be fake: "You really don't know The Earth Immortal?"
Chang Yu nodded: "I really don't recognize this name."
"So he didn't tell you..." The masked man suddenly sneered: "You should know Li Xingtian, right?"
Ah, Chang Yu was startled and couldn't help shouting in his heart, here it comes, here it comes.
"Li Xingtian calls him Earth Immortal? Is that his nickname? I've never heard him say it. By the way, where is he at this time?"
The masked man sneered: "The Earth Immortal once said that you are as cunning as a fox. It is true when I see you today. I have to ask you where he is." Chang Yu was startled: "Ask me, why are you asking me? I I have made friends with him and haven’t seen him for more than half a year, so why are you asking me?”
Tsk tsk, the masked man shook his head lightly: "What time has it been, and you are still acting coy. The Earth Immortal told you as early as years ago that you were suspicious of him. A few days ago, he followed you all the way south, and you would be sure to go wherever you went. Leave a secret note. The day before yesterday, he went into Hejian City alone to follow you, but disappeared like a stone cow into the sea. There is no trace. He must have fallen into your hands. Now you just need to tell me clearly. Is he still alive? If so. If he lives, maybe you can live a few more days."
"Okay, stop pretending." Chang Yu laughed: "Since you know that he fell into the hands of the governor, let's make a deal."
"When you see a person alive, you see a corpse when you die." There was a tremor in the masked man's voice, which Chang Yu keenly captured: "Is the Earth Immortal still alive? Where is he?"
"He has surrendered to me and is used by me." Chang Yu smiled slightly, but the masked man suddenly became furious: "Fart, he has morality in his heart and knows his integrity and integrity. How can he be willing to be a hawk in the East Factory? He, isn't he? …”
Chang Yu sighed inwardly. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to use the masked words and touch their bottoms, but who would have thought that these people are actually Li Zicheng's die-hard fans: "My hands are tired, can I put them down and talk?" .
"Let me ask you, is the Earth Immortal dead?" The masked man suddenly became furious.
Chang Yu shook his head lightly.
"Then, where is the other person?" The masked man became excited, and Chang Yu asked again: "Can I put my hand down to speak?" He was afraid that if he put his hand down on his own initiative, the other person would think he was taking a knife and suddenly attack.
"Yes, but don't act rashly. Don't forget that I can kill you at any time!" the masked man said viciously. "Say, where is the Earth Immortal at this time?".
Chang Yu smiled, put down his hands, pinched his sore joints and rubbed his waist: "You really don't believe he surrendered to me?"
"I don't believe it," the masked man snorted.
"Then you go die." Chang Yu softly uttered these words, and at the same time, he quickly pulled out the May 4th pistol from his waist and pulled the trigger on the masked man. He fired three shots in a row. That's right. , he always had the gun on him, but he was used to using the knife. At the critical moment, he only wanted to touch the knife and forgot that he still had the gun on him. He didn't remember until he had raised his arm for a long time, so he asked to put it down. Hands, pinching arms and rubbing waist are just cover-ups.
It's just that although he moved quickly, the masked man was even faster. The moment Chang Yu took out his gun, he pulled the trigger of the crossbow, and a sharp arrow shot through the air. Chang Yu flew sideways and barely managed to avoid the continuous triggers in his hand. He pulled the trigger, but the masked right hand shook and a cold light flashed, and only three clanging sounds were heard. He actually used a steel knife to block three bullets.
Such a close distance, such a sudden fire, and it was a bullet!
He actually blocked it with a knife.
Chang Yu was extremely horrified. He tried to pull the trigger again but found that the bullet was jammed! So without thinking, he raised his hand and threw the gun at the masked man. He rolled to the bedside, but when he heard a dragon roar and the green bird's sword was unsheathed, his whole demeanor suddenly changed: "You can't leave today. !”
The masked man was extremely shocked: "You, this fire gun is so powerful!"
"Hey, you have some knowledge to know that this is a fire gun, but you do have some skills. Even the fire gun can't hurt you at all. I want to see if this sword in my hand can kill you!" Chang Yu said with a vicious look on his face, brandishing his knife and was about to pounce on the rooftop and the Sujing outside the door. After hearing this, Wang Zhengnan and others were about to rush in and take action, but at this moment, the masked man shook his hand and let out a bang. There was a muffled sound, and a thunder exploded in the room. Chang Yu was so frightened that he quickly retreated to the corner, and then a thick fog appeared in front of him and he couldn't even see the light clearly.
At the same time, a fire broke out in the courtyard of the inn. The business travelers staying in the hotel were so frightened that they screamed and ran out in panic. The mules and horses also kept neighing and wailing. What was even more terrible was the hidden arrows shot from nowhere in the darkness. , which caught Su Jing and others on the roof by surprise and almost got injured, and soon the whole ferry became a mess with crowing of chickens and barking of dogs.
