Chapter Thirty-Four: Sleeping Overnight in the Ancient City and Encountering a Black Shop
On the official road from Nanyang to Yingchuan, a convoy was advancing.
They were Xie Xin and his party who went to Yingchuan to visit Yingchuan Academy.
At the front of the convoy, Xie Xin rode a Dawan horse to open the way. As the most powerful man in the convoy, it was natural to protect the convoy.
In a carriage behind Xie Xin, two little girls were chatting.
While resting in the previous town, the two of them spent an hour walking around the entire town. At this moment, they were just discussing what they had seen and heard in the previous town, and what new things might be available in the next town.
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Located in the middle of the motorcade is the luggage of a group of people.
It’s hard to imagine why five people traveling need to hire an extra car to carry their luggage. If you really want to give a reason, it can only be said that women’s shopping ability is really very strong?
There was originally a carriage at the back of the convoy, but since the two little lolita started shopping, the carriage turned into a luggage cart, and the two teenagers who were originally sitting in the car can now only ride two horses to follow.
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It's not that they can't go directly to the front, but in order to prevent sudden attacks from gangsters from both sides, they can be a little more careful at the back.
Now that they have reached the second level of Qi training, with the help of Tai Chi, which they have gained a little bit of mastery, and the Lion's Roar Kung Fu, which they have just started to learn, they can repel a few bandits without any problem.
Even if there is, you can still hold the other party back and wait for Xie Xin's rescue.
Unknowingly, Xie Xin arrived at the ancient city he passed by on his last trip to Pingyu.
It was that familiar forest again. Xie Xin couldn't help but wonder, were there any officers and soldiers from the ancient city who pretended to be bandits and came out to rob the road this time?
Expanding the six senses to the maximum, I wanted to feel if there was any ambush nearby.
However……
"Sister, your breasts are so big! Why can't you see them even when you put on clothes?"
"Who knows? But there's nothing good about this big thing. Men will look at you lustfully, and your shoulders will be tired after walking for a long time."
"That's true, but I'm really envious! Can I touch it and see?"
"Didn't you start touching me already? Don't...don't use so much force...I'll get a little weird."
Fortunately, no one in the team walked side by side with Xie Xin, and no one from the front came to meet him.
Otherwise, they would find that Xie Xin was suffering from nosebleeds and even had a tendency to become obsessed.
"Ahem... these two little girls, do you think they can't hear because others can't see them? Forget it, it's better not to continue eavesdropping. If this continues, they will have to go crazy!" Xie Xin muttered in a low voice,
Then he directly took back all the expanded six senses.
However, during the process of taking it back, Xie Xin heard a few conversations coming from the woods.
"Sir, there is a convoy coming over there, and the box contains a whole carriage!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Just go out to work!?"
"But sir, the one taking the lead is the monster from last time!"
"Which monster?"
"It's the one who made our brothers fall over with a loud roar before!"
"Then why are you making such a fuss? I kept watch all night last night. Do you need to sleep now?!"
After listening to their conversation, Xie Xin couldn't help but smile secretly.
Those guys really didn't change their ways. They saved their lives last time, but they didn't expect to come out to rob them again now.
Speaking of which, what happened to the county magistrate of this ancient city? He actually allowed his soldiers to come out to rob. Aren't you worried that no merchants will visit the ancient city in the future, causing the ancient city's tax revenue to drop significantly?
The situation in the ancient city quickly aroused Xie Xin's interest, so he decided to spend the night in the ancient city tonight and explore the details.
"The ancient city is ahead, we'll spend the night there tonight!" Having made up his mind, Xie Xin turned around and said to everyone.
"Brother Xin, it's only noon now, and there are still three hours until night. According to our speed, it will definitely not be a problem to reach a larger town directly. Why do we want to stay in that small place in the ancient city?" Bian Linglong stuck her head out and asked.
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"Because I just discovered something interesting. As for what it is, I will tell you after we find a hotel in the ancient city to stay!" Xie Xin replied vaguely.
"That's it, good!" Bian Linglong's curiosity was aroused when she heard Xie Xin said something interesting.
Bian Linglong, who is the most qualified to object, has no objection, and the others are even less qualified to object.
So, a group of people entered the ancient city one after another.
As soon as we arrived at the gate, two soldiers guarding the gate came over.
"The entrance fee is thirty copper coins per person!" A soldier walked up to Xie Xin and stretched out his right hand.
"Master Jun, the price is only three cents elsewhere, why is it ten times as much here?" Xie Xin couldn't help but ask.
"Why do you care so much? If you have money, you can pay with goods. If you don't have enough money, you can use goods to offset it. If it's not enough, just go back where you came from." The city guard shouted rudely.
Looking at the slightly raised corners of his mouth, Xie Xin couldn't help but think:
If they had been robbed by officers and soldiers from the ancient city disguised as bandits on their way here, they would probably be penniless by now. It would be impossible to enter the city by then.
In other words, ordinary merchants or the surrounding people would not be able to enter the ancient city.
Those who can get in are either powerful rangers, merchants or aristocratic families with a large number of guards.
Why does the ancient city restrict people's access?
And for those big merchants or people from aristocratic families who enter, what will they encounter there?
Thanks for the letter. At this moment, I feel more and more curious.
Pretending to be embarrassed, he dug around in his arms, then took out one hundred and fifty coins from the Qiankun bag and handed it to the soldiers guarding the city.
When the soldier borrowed the money, he couldn't help but be stunned. But then he put a cushion in his hand, then nodded to the back and let Xie Xin and others go.
"Brother, the soldier guarding the city is so arrogant, why don't you teach him a lesson?" Xie Yice stepped forward and whispered to Xie Xin.
"We'll wait until you settle down. Don't let others see your mood now. There might be someone watching us somewhere that we can't see." Xie Xin replied in a low voice.
After listening to Xie Xin's words, Xie Yi immediately felt the gaze coming from nowhere. He wanted to turn his head to look, but was stopped by Xie Xin.
This time Xie Yi also made unnecessary movements, but silently felt that more and more eyes were looking at him. On the surface, he was silently rushing to Xie Xin's side, and even talked and laughed.
Just as we were moving forward, we couldn't help but glance around with the corners of our eyes.
When Xie Yi looked around intently, he realized that everything in this small town was so depressed. There were not many stalls on the road, let alone a few traders.
Every resident glanced at him. In their eyes, Xie Yi saw pity and ridicule.
Why do they look at me like this?
Xie Yi couldn't help but ask himself in his mind, but no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure out why this happened. And the person who could give him the answer was probably the big brother next to him.
"Dear guests, are you staying overnight? Or eating? Our hotel is the largest and only hotel in the ancient city!" When we arrived at the door of a hotel, a waiter came out with a smile.
"You can see, prepare three better rooms for us. In addition, take our horses to feed water and grass, and take the luggage in the car to our rooms." Xie Xin got off the horse and headed directly towards
The waiter gave the order.
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. I'll go and ask for help with other tasks!" the waiter replied with a smile.
After handing the reins to the waiter, the group walked directly into the lobby.
Since there are not many customers, most of the people eating in the lobby are local residents.
Seeing Xie Xin and others walking into the lobby, the diners inside raised their heads one after another, as if they were looking at monkeys.
When Bian Linglong and He walked into the lobby, the eyes of these diners were brightened, and their lustful hearts were completely exposed. They could see clearly at a glance.
"Brother Xin, this ancient city feels very weird!" Bian Linglong came to Xie Xin's side and whispered to him.
"It's naturally very weird here, so I want to know why it's so weird!" Xie Xin replied with a smile.
After listening to Xie Xin's words, except for He, who had never practiced before, the other two people around him actually listened.
"Waiter, if you have anything to eat, pick up some delicious food and bring it over!" After finding a table and sitting down, Xie Xin shouted to the waiters around him who were serving dishes.
"Okay!" The waiter immediately walked in and gave instructions.
Not long after, a plate of braised pork was brought up first.
"This braised pork looks delicious, but it doesn't even look like pork! Could it be beef?" He smelled the aroma of meat and took a piece to eat.
"It's delicious! It's so delicious!" He took a bite and felt it was very delicious, so he ate it up.
Seeing this, other people stretched out their hands one after another, and Xie Xin also took a piece directly.
I wanted to eat it in my stomach, but I don’t know why, but I always felt that I had smelled this meat before?
After recalling it carefully, I was shocked and threw the meat back on the plate.
tnnd! They actually served this kind of meat!
Xie Xin couldn’t help but cursed angrily!
Just now, he finally remembered.
When he used his penis finger to kill the Xie family and his son, the place where he was hit was naturally cooked by the scorching internal energy.
With the strength of Xie Xin's six senses at that time, how could he not smell the aroma of meat wafting out?
"What kind of store is this?!" Xie Xin couldn't help but frowned.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Xie Yi asked while chewing a piece of meat.
"This meat is not fresh, you better not eat it! Waiter, why are you serving us stale meat? Bring us another plate immediately!" Xie Xin threw the meat in everyone's hands back to the plate and shouted to the waiter.
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"This meat is obviously..." He Mou looked like he was still unfinished.
Just after saying four words, Xie Xin stared back with a fierce look.
"So the guest officer knows the goods? The little one will change it for you immediately!" The waiter smiled and took the braised pork in calmly.
"Brother, this meat?" Xie Yi approached Xie Xin and asked in a low voice.
"Don't ask, you all have no appetite after knowing it!" It was not the time to get angry yet, so Xie Xin had to answer vaguely.
Although they didn't get an answer, seeing Xie Xin's serious expression, they naturally didn't dare to say anything.
Afterwards, the waiter served some simple side dishes and meals. But the taste was just like the braised pork before, not a little or two different.
"Some people just ignore the delicious food and insist on eating these unpalatable things." He couldn't help complaining while eating a piece of green vegetables.
But she didn't notice that after she said those words, the diners around her had expressions that wanted to laugh but were holding back.
Naturally, He did not discover this, but Xie Yi and Lou Gui did.
This meat is so delicious, why don’t these diners order it? If they don’t have money, it’s impossible for everyone to have money? Is this meat really weird?
Xie Yi and Lou Gui couldn't help but suspect.
After a simple meal, just like before at Yuelai Inn, I thanked you for the money for the meal and hotel expenses.
Although this inn serves such meat, the price of food and hotel fees are normal.
Even compared to the standard of Yuelai Inn, it is a little lower.
Do you want customers to actually stay in the store?
Xie Xin couldn't help but be suspicious.
After going to the room, the group lay down directly on the bed.
The two little lolita had no interest in going shopping at this moment, because it was so depressed outside and there was nothing to buy.
From this, I can't help but complain about the thank you letter, why I want to stay in the ancient city for one night.
After complaining for a while, Xie Xin called Xie Yi, Lou Gui and Bian Linglong into his room. As for He, he let her make as much noise as she wanted. The content that followed was not suitable for her to listen to.
"Brother, what did you find? Also, today's plate of braised pork..." When everyone gathered, Xie Yi was the first to speak.
"Nothing, I just found that the entire ancient city seems to be a huge den of thieves. Every resident here feels like a bandit and their family members.
As for that plate of braised pork...are you mentally prepared? I don't want you to vomit after hearing this!" Xie Xin raised his head slightly and looked at everyone.
"Say!" Xie Yi and Lou Gui were already mentally prepared.
"I'd better go over and see He..." Bian Linglong had already guessed that as an ordinary citizen, she had seen too many nasty things that happened among refugees during drought or flood years.
Just because she had seen it too much, her stomach couldn't help but squirm when she thought of today's braised pork, and a feeling of nausea quickly came up.
She needed to find a place to vomit properly.
Xie Yi and Lou Gui in the room were not much better. After hearing the truth, they immediately grabbed the toilet and spittoon and vomited into them.
Except for some special groups, few people can remain calm after knowing what kind of meat they have eaten.
After a while, the two people finally calmed down a little.
"Okay?" Xie Xin asked.
"Well, I guess it's no problem." The two of them replied weakly.
Just now, they almost vomited out their bile.
"Then you come here now, I have a plan to be implemented tonight." Xie Xin smiled and waved to the two of them.
The two looked at each other, slowly stood up and walked to Xie Xin.