Taiping Inn

Nowadays, Taiping Inns are everywhere, and there is naturally one in Langya Prefecture.

After Li Xuandu dealt with the tails behind him, he came to Taiping Inn. At this time, there were few guests in the inn. Li Xuandu went straight to the counter and took out a worry-free coin and put it on the counter.

The shopkeeper who was recording the accounts behind the counter raised his head and looked at Li Xuandu.

The shopkeeper had a round face and two mustaches, and was born with a smooth businessman's appearance. After a moment of silence, he smiled and said, "What are you doing, sir?"

Li Xuandu put away the worry-free coin and said, "I heard that the boss has a happy event and set it on April 18th. I came to congratulate him."

The shopkeeper restrained the smile on his face and said calmly, "So you are the boss's guest. Please follow me, sir."

After that, the guest led Li Xuandu to the backyard of the inn.

The two came to the cellar of the inn. The shopkeeper lit the light and saw that there were only some wine jars in the cellar. After the shopkeeper came to the east wall and rubbed the wall for a few times, he saw a wall turned over and turned out to be a secret door.

Although the Taiping Inn here is the property of the Taiping Sect, Chu Yunshen has built it into a secret contact point through his relationship with the Taiping Sect. The words Li Xuandu said before were the secret code set by Chu Yunshen. According to Chu Yunshen, this secret code is changed every ten days, and the Taiping Inn is the territory of the Taiping Sect, so the Qingyang Sect dare not go too far.

The shopkeeper went first, and Li Xuandu followed behind. After entering the secret door, there was a stone tunnel that could accommodate two people walking side by side.

Li Xuandu asked, "Shopkeeper, what's the situation in the city these days?"

The shopkeeper said, "Since the minister and Mr. Chu left the city, many people from the Qingyang Sect have come here, as well as many wanderers of unknown origin, who seem to have been hired by the Qingyang Sect at a high price."

Li Xuandu nodded silently.

This secret passage is very long, about two or three miles long. At the end, there is another wall.

The shopkeeper reached out and groped on the wall for a while, knocked forward, and the wall turned over. Behind the wall were several steps, and up the steps, there was another cellar.

The two came out of the cellar and found themselves in a backyard. Li Xuandu asked, "Where is this place?"

The shopkeeper replied, "This is the backyard of Yihonglou."

Just by hearing the three words "Yihonglou", Li Xuandu knew what this place was. He shook his head and laughed. He didn't expect Chu Yunshen to hide here.

The shopkeeper bowed and said, "I can only send you here. Please go find Mr. Chu yourself."

Li Xuandu nodded, and after the shopkeeper left, he turned his head and looked at a side door, saying, "Come out."

As soon as the voice fell, a middle-aged woman with a little makeup walked out slowly, bowed to Li Xuandu, and said crisply, "But Mr. Li?"

Li Xuandu nodded.

The woman's eyes seemed to be rippling with water. She looked at Li Xuandu affectionately, and turned to the side door with a charming look. At the same time, she waved her hand and said, "Mr. Li, please follow me."

If Li Xuandu fifteen years ago met a woman with charming manners, he might blush slightly, but now Li Xuandu is no longer young and immature. He just smiled and followed her.

The woman walked forward gracefully, out of the backyard, through the corridor and hall, and finally came to the door of an independent courtyard.

Langya Prefecture is the most prominent prefecture in Qizhou. The courtyards in the prefecture are naturally not small. They are not small houses with only one building. They are large and small courtyards. There are many single-family courtyards, which are full of people of all kinds. Chu Yunshen is hiding here because he is in the dark.

The woman knocked on the door gently. A tall and strong man opened the door. When he saw the woman, he smiled a little more: "It turns out to be Mrs. Fan."

Then he turned his eyes to Li Xuandu and said with some vigilance: "Who is this?"

Li Xuandu stretched out his hand and brushed his face, took off the mask, and revealed his true face: "It's me."

The man had seen Li Xuandu before, and knew that he not only knew the minister and Mr. Chu, but also had a good relationship with the eldest lady. He hurriedly saluted and said respectfully: "It turns out to be Mr. Li. Mr. Chu has been waiting for a long time."

Li Xuandu nodded slightly and walked into the courtyard.

This man was just a gatekeeper, not responsible for leading the way. Someone else led the way for Li Xuandu.

Madam Fan looked at Li Xuandu's back with curiosity.

This man was a confidant of Chu Yunshen, and was familiar with Madam Fan. He smiled and said, "Madam Fan, don't look at him. This Mr. Li is the man our eldest lady likes. Be careful that the eldest lady will demolish your Yihong Building."

Madam Fan was slightly surprised, "Although I have never met Miss Qin, I have heard you talk about her. She is a proud person. To be able to catch her eye, I think Mr. Li must be very good."

The man smiled and said, "Do you know which surname is the largest in our Qizhou?"

Madam Fan said, "Lanling Pei? Langya Xiao family? "

The man shook his head and said, "None of them are correct."

Mrs. Fan was surprised: "It's Li family."

"That's right." The man said, "Mr. Li, Mr. Li, where do you think this Mr. Li came from?"

Mrs. Fan murmured, "Is this Mr. Li from the sea?"

The man lowered his voice: "The Qin family in the North Sea, the Li family in the East Sea, Mrs. Fan understands it. What is a good match? This is a good match."

Mrs. Fan asked softly, "So, the East Sea is willing to help the Ministry?"

The man sighed, "It's hard to say. After all, the East China Sea is not a monolithic place. I heard rumors that the gentlemen are going to have another dispute, and it has caused quite a stir."

Mrs. Fan said, "Then the old immortal won't care about it?"

"Care?" The man said, "The old sword god is a half-immortal, how can he care about these mundane things?"

Mrs. Fan sighed, "If the immortals don't care about mundane things, we mortals will suffer more."

"Who said it wasn't?" The man said, "Fortunately, there are still the minister and Mr. Chu, otherwise Qizhou would really have no pure land."

Li Xuandu walked into the small building. The lobby on the first floor had been cleared at this time, and then two tables were put together, and then a map of Langya City was placed on it. The streets, alleys, shops, mansions, wells and trees were all clearly marked.

At this time, Chu Yunshen was sitting at the table staring at the map. After Li Xuandu came in, he raised his head and looked at Li Xuandu: "Why is Zifu dressed like this?"

Li Xuandu looked down at his peasant clothes, shook his head and smiled: "It's a long story, I'll tell you later."

Then he took out the list written by Liu Yushuang from the 18th floor, and after roughly recounting the whole process, he said: "I have no way to tell whether this list is true or false, and I will trouble Mr. Chu to identify it."

Chu Yunshen took the list and said: "Thank you Zifu, what are Zifu's plans next?"

Li Xuandu said: "I am a little worried about Baijuan, and I plan to go back to the Taoist temple to pick up some people."