Lin Ji didn't know the background of Chengbei Qing's second master, nor did he want to know.
There were many monks in Licheng, but before entering the city, Lin Ji's consciousness had already swept the entire city.
There are only three people in the day travel realm, and they are all just entering the day travel realm.
In such a barren land, cultivation resources are scarce and spiritual energy is sparse.
Anyone who still has some ambition to make progress would not choose to stay in a place like this.
"Is ten taels enough for food and housing?" Lin Ji asked.
The waiter was stunned for a moment, obviously hearing the implication of Lin Ji's words.
"This is enough..."
"Then go get ready and let him know. Lin is waiting in the inn. If Mr. Qing wants to take revenge, let him do it."
Hearing this, the waiter was a little embarrassed and seemed to want to say something else.
Lin Ji didn't want to talk nonsense, and glanced at the shopkeeper behind the counter, who had been silent and concentrated on settling accounts.
"Shopkeeper, how do you do?"
The shopkeeper raised his head and looked at Lin Ji.
He put down his pen and bowed his hand.
"Qing Laoer's cultivation level is not low. If the guest is confident enough to handle it, please ask the guest to stay at another house." The shopkeeper said, "After all, if he comes to visit me, if he breaks the tables and chairs in my house..."
"I will compensate according to the price." Lin Ji said.
The shopkeeper nodded and said to the waiter: "Boy, go and do your work."
The waiter responded, smiled at Lin Ji and said, "Young man is too blind to see Mount Tai. I hope the guest officer will forgive me. You guys will wait a moment."
The food in Fengyun Inn is really not that good, and this inn obviously doesn't expect to make money from the food.
After filling their stomachs at will, Lin Ji and others went back to their rooms to rest.
Before returning to the room, Lin Ji found the waiter again, gave him some loose silver, and asked him to buy some clothes from the girl's house and send them to Lianyu.
From beginning to end, he never took that second master Qing seriously.
He just wanted to rest in Licheng tonight and leave early tomorrow morning.
Staying in this damn place for any longer would be torture.
...
Leaving the city, north of the city.
The entire house outside the city looks dilapidated, but in the north of the city, an exquisite house stands out from the crowd.
In the main hall of the house.
Mr. Qing sat quietly on the main seat.
He looked to be in his thirties. He was wearing a white gown. He was very thin and lacked any dignity.
He just sat quietly, looking out the door, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, a strong man walked into the hall.
He knelt in front of Mr. Qing.
"Second Master, I can't find out the details of that kid. They don't appear on Jian Tiansi's wanted notice in the past six months. It seems that they are monks who used Qingzhou to go elsewhere because of their cultivation."
Qing Erye did not comment, picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip.
The strong man said: "Second Master, he killed Hutou and a few minions at the door. Although these people are not on the stage, they are working for us after all... If we let them leave like this Go, I’m afraid the brothers below will have objections.”
After hearing this, Mr. Qing's face finally showed some fluctuations.
He put down the tea cup, thought about it for a moment, and then asked: "That is also a day-traveling monk. Even if he is not as good as me, I can't take him down easily."
"This..." The strong man did not expect Mr. Qing to say such words.
Second Master Qing picked up a piece of paper on the table.
There were several portraits drawn on the paper, and they were Lin Ji and his party.
He looked at the portrait on the paper for a long time and sighed inaudibly.
"Zhang Jing, what do you think I should do?"
"I don't know." The strong man shook his head.
Hearing this, Mr. Qing stood up and came to stand next to the strong man.
"That guy Hutou is in charge of more than a dozen prostitutes in the city. He has treated you a lot over the years, hasn't he?"
"Yes." The strong man did not dare to hide it and admitted it simply.
"Then it's up to you to deal with the brat you talk about." Mr. Qing said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the strong man's eyes widened and he said in panic: "Second Master, you also said that he was a Japanese monk. How could I..."
"Haha, I was just a kid before, but now I ask you to take action, are you scared?"
Mr. Qing's tone showed no fluctuation. He just waved his hand and the strong man stopped moving.
Boom.
The corpse fell to the ground. There were no wounds on his body, but he was completely dead.
Shortly after the strong man's body fell to the ground, a figure suddenly appeared in the hall, picked up the strong man's body and threw it out.
Then, he looked at Mr. Qing.
"Let me go. After all, he is the one who killed us."
After hearing this, Mr. Qing thought for a moment and nodded.
"If he is a Taoist, we would naturally not dare to offend him, but a man from the Sun Traveling Realm dares to kill people indiscriminately in Licheng. I guess he is used to living freely elsewhere and feels that he is a person."
"Oh, I can't even count the number of big shots who have died in Licheng over the years with two slaps."
...
Late at night, Fengyu Inn.
Lin Ji was sitting in the lobby, with a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts in front of him.
The bed in the inn was so humid that he suffered from diaphragm while sleeping.
He clearly used spiritual power to clean it up several times, but it didn't take long for it to return to its original state.
Anxious, he simply stopped sleeping, asked the waiter for a bottle of wine, and came to the lobby.
In the lobby, only the shopkeeper was still sitting behind the counter, with hot water boiling on the stove beside him and a pot of tea on his other side.
"Where is the guest officer from?"
"Coming from Jingzhou, we are going to Victoria." Lin Ji said.
"If you want to go to Victoria, why not borrow it from Xiangzhou?"
"That's too roundabout. If we go from Qingzhou, the distance will be shortened by half."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper had a slight smile on his face.
"Do you regret it?"
"I regret it." Lin Ji nodded calmly and said, "Qingzhou's official roads are in disrepair and are not much better than the dirt roads in the countryside. After entering Qingzhou, the bandits on the road also delayed a lot of time, which is all a lot of trouble."
As he spoke, Lin Ji poured himself another glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"The shopkeeper sits behind the counter all day, don't you feel bored?"
"Always protect the guests in the inn."
"I've been here for a long time and haven't seen any other guests? Are they all hiding in the house?"
"I came here to seek refuge. Naturally, I am timid and fearful of trouble. It's not surprising that I don't want to see anyone." The shopkeeper smiled, "It's like a guest officer. This is the first time I've seen him."
"Does the shopkeeper think that I should be like a bereaved dog, terrified all day long?"
"Although the guest officer has the skills of a Japanese traveler, he should also know that there are differences between the same people as a Japanese traveler. Mr. Qing has been in Licheng for more than ten years, so he has his reasons."
"What do you mean by the shopkeeper?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows.
"Either make an apology or leave as soon as possible."
"What if I don't?"
After the words fell, Lin Ji suddenly felt that his vision was a little blurry.
Lowering his head, his own shadow on the table had disappeared without knowing when.
