The smoke waves are motionless and the shadows are deep, and the blue color is not as deep as the green color. Lin Manliu and Ning Ke drove non-stop. After a day and a half of tutorials, they finally arrived in the town where Yuezhou Crossing Station was located on the evening of July 17th.
Along the forest road, behind the shadows of the trees, one can already see the vast lake. Perhaps there has not been any wind in these days. The waves in the lake are calm at this time, and the shadows of the mountains on the other side are reflected on the bottom of the lake.
Watching the red sun in the dusk reflecting on the lake, Ning Ke looked at the scenery passing by, wondering what he was thinking about.
She suddenly said aloud: "Now that we are here, is there any way to find out?" The young man in a short shirt was riding a horse beside him, and soon he mused and said: "Those three people came here to rescue the bandit horses stranded in the inn. The first direction is naturally the river crossing inn...".
"Are you going to ask the inn clerk or the shopkeeper?" Ning Ke asked.
"Brother Ning, don't be ridiculous... You must also know that this place must be where the power of the Fengxue Grand View Tower is located, and the inn is naturally like this. Regarding the cause of the incident, Miss Yue and I killed two of his disciples, and then discussed After the three members of the team returned to this place, their whereabouts are unknown or they were killed or alive, so now I can directly come forward to ask?" Lin Manliu said angrily, why is Ning Ke still ignoring him like this?
"Idiot... you can also inquire about your whereabouts through other things! Who doesn't have the guts to directly ask people? The three people I know are dead here, have you seen them?" Ning Ke looked at the young man with a look of disgust.
Lin Manliu didn't answer for a while, just waved his hands and sighed. As soon as the two of them were talking, they had almost entered the inn town. There were only a few more people and young people coming here following the caravan, but there were fewer gray-robed swordsmen patrolling and stationed here than before. Many, the young man thought secretly, maybe because he suffered heavy losses before, there is less control here?
It's also convenient for you to do things yourself. The boy in a short shirt did not go directly to the river crossing station, but found an inn on the edge of the town. After placing the horses, the two went upstairs and entered the house.
Lin Manliu opened one side of the window. Although the location of this inn was not as good as that of the crossing station, he could only see half of the town, but it was enough. After the two of them had walked along the streets of the town, Seeing this, together with the view from the window now, I roughly covered the activities of the Fengxue Grand View Tower disciples here.
Every hour, two Fengxue Grand View Tower disciples in gray robes and holding swords will come out from the ferry and the inn. They will patrol the town. After about half a stick of incense, the two people will alternate places. The one who was originally in the inn is Then you will take a boat back to Yuezhou City, and those coming from the ferry will enter the river crossing station.
"If you have not entered the inn when you passed by this place with the caravan before, why not go to the inn later and have a look?" Ning Ke suggested from the side.
"It's feasible. The Fengxue Grand View Tower disciples here are stubborn and will do their own thing. Try not to argue with them later..." Lin Manliu agreed to Ning Ke's proposal, but also reminded him.
"Brother Lin, must he have forgotten who I am? Aren't I just a poor scholar now? Have I ever had a dispute with these people in the world?" Ning Ke waved his hands and patted the coarse linen clothes on his body as he spoke. .
"There are also shops selling cloth or sewing clothes on the road these days. Brother Ning, why don't you hurry up and make some clothes like before..." The boy in a short shirt looked at Ning Ke who looked poor and looked confused.
"...No money, what's wrong? Let's go and check out the river crossing station." Ning Ke straightened the hairpin on his head with both hands, turned and walked directly outside the house.
This Ning Ke was so strange. He secretly and openly thought that the clothes he bought were not good, but he never changed them... Lin Manliu didn't go into details, so he followed Ning Ke out and headed towards the river crossing station. OK.
The two of them were walking in this small town by the lake, and from time to time they would see some wanderers dressed as scholars. Three or two people walking together on the street, talking about today's scene on the lake, how it makes people inspired by poetry. Before sleeping soundly tonight, they must Write a poem and invite everyone to enjoy it tomorrow.
There are also some knights-errants in the world. The swords behind them seem to make people afraid to approach them. The scholar who was chatting and joking first noticed these knights-errants in front of him and stepped aside to avoid them. In this way, you Coming and going, it's harmonious.
Then there are the vendors who stop here, shouting about the fine wine, food and small items in their stores from time to time. It is a peaceful and peaceful scene. Who would have thought that a few days ago, in Yuezhou City on the other side of the river? And how many life-threatening fights there were outside the city.
But before the two of them could appreciate the evening sunset, someone spoke up and broke the tranquility of the place. A man in gray robes and holding a sword walked out from the crowd in front of him. He ignored those who blocked him along the way. He just retreated without any mercy.
Some people who wanted to speak out could only remain silent when they saw the clothes on the person, stepped aside and waited until the person disappeared.
It was the patrolling disciple of Fengxue Grand View Tower. It looked like he was coming from the ferry. He was shouting:
"Get out of the way, get out of the way. If you don't want to cause trouble, please step aside..." It seemed that he was planning to patrol the town as soon as possible so that he could go to the inn to rest.
After the man walked away, the young man looked at the figure that disappeared into the crowd. He stared at it for a while and then began to think deeply.
"Brother Ning, do you think that the Evil Slaughter Sect is disturbing the stability of the Jianghu sect or the stability of the Jianghu sect..." Lin Manliu suddenly said softly while looking at these scenes.
"Don't you feel pity for the evil-slaughtering sect in your heart? Do you think what they did is not wrong? If you think so, I don't mind giving you a good discipline for my uncle?" Ning Ke said casually from the side, but what he said was He said that he was questioning the young man next to him.
"It was me who was abrupt..." The boy in a short shirt raised his hands and rubbed his face, forcing himself to refresh himself and stop thinking about these unrealistic things.
"It's useless to talk more, it's easy to think about, okay?" Ning Ke stopped criticizing Lin Manliu's previous words and asked him aloud.
"Well, let's go and have a look." The young man nodded. The two of them walked among the crowds on the street, secretly following the Fengxue Grand View Tower disciple who had gone to the inn, and prepared to follow him into the inn to investigate.
Perhaps it is because of the ferry station that this place is more lively than anywhere else in the town. Caravans coming and going here are shouting and waiting to go inside to rest, and there are also more literati and poets, holding a pot of pure wine in their hands. Nian then leaned under the ridge of one side of the inn and talked about the poetry in his heart with a few friends.
Not long after, Lin Manliu and two others also entered the inn and found a free space in the hall on the first floor. The leftovers on the table might be due to too many guests in the inn. The waiter also There was no time to clean up in the future, so the two of them didn't mind too much and just sat down.
It didn’t take long for an inn clerk to trot up to the table and keep apologizing to Ning Ke. It seemed that in the eyes of the inn clerk, Ning Ke was the sour scholar who came here to travel, while Lin Manliu was the scholar who followed his husband. He had spent his whole life working for others, so of course he had no good feelings towards this book boy.
"This young master... there have been more people coming here to cross the river recently. Please bear with me. If you need some food or wine, please call the cook to bring it to the young master later..." The waiter asked diligently.
"Just some ordinary local food and drinks." Ning Ke took out some money from his sleeve and put it beside the table. The inn clerk immediately understood that the money thrown out before the meal was a signal for him to keep some. Let the chef serve the food as quickly as possible.
"Okay, young master, let's go now!" The inn boy got an advantage and immediately put away the money and walked towards the kitchen. Before he was halfway through, he shouted to the kitchen to prepare the food and drinks, and then continued towards the kitchen. The other tables went to work.
The Fengxue Grand View Tower disciple that Lin Manliu and Ning Ke had noticed earlier did not stay in the hall, but walked directly upstairs. This made the two of them seek information from the gray-robed man holding the sword. The idea was cut off, but I didn't come here just for clues about that person. I could also investigate from other places later.
It didn't take long for Ning Ke's food and drinks to be served, including four simple dishes and two pots of wine. She filled a small bowl for herself and looked at the young man: "Take one?"
What responded was Lin Manliu's head shaking like a rattle. Ning Ke squinted his eyes and whispered softly: "I don't even know how to drink. Brother Lin must be so boring...".
The young man in short shirt just used chopsticks to pick up some food and put it into his mouth. His mind was always focused on the Fengxue Grand View Tower disciple who went upstairs earlier. As soon as the time comes, that person will definitely find a way after he walks out of the inn. Get some clues about the three caravan members from them.
While the two of them were sitting around doing nothing, a man dressed as a scholar sitting at a table not far away talked about the recent events of the Slaughter Evil Sect and the Heaven and Earth Alliance based on what he had learned from their previous tour of the lake.
"Brothers, may I hear about the recent battle between the Earth Alliance and the Tue Evil Sect in the dense forests of Qianzhou!"
"I heard about it! That Yangfeng was destroyed in the struggle between the two sides, and the scenic spot in our hearts disappeared. Alas..."
"The Evil Slaughter Sect was not the same as the Fengxue Grand View in Yuezhou..." Before the man finished speaking, someone immediately slapped the table to stop him from speaking, and Lin Manliu also glanced sideways.
"How dare you talk nonsense on human soil! Didn't you know that someone came here to ask for some horses and property before and was taken away?"
Horse property... If so, it is indeed inseparable from the Fengxue Grand View Tower.
"Thank you, brother... I have forgotten what happened that day. Those three men came here to beg for horses, and then disappeared... I think it must be difficult for those people to get any benefits..." .
"Don't talk about this anymore! Otherwise you'll get burned!". Then the scholars at the table stopped talking about this matter and began to chat about other trivial things. The boy in a short shirt and the poor scholar who were eating vegetables looked at each other. After the two nodded to each other, there was no words. After the food on the table was finished, We walked out of the crossing station together.
