Settled in Qixia Town, started with Qingwen

Chapter 126
The next day, before dawn, Li Xin woke up on the temporary bed made of tables.

He only slept for more than an hour.

But enough.

He looked at the other three.

Bai Zhantang fell into a deep sleep, apparently the deepest sleeper.

Yi Jifeng also opened his eyes because of the movement of Li Xin getting up.

The last one was Li Yuanfang. He didn't sleep at all. He was holding a long knife and sitting on a stool against the wall with his eyes closed, always on guard.

"Yuan Fang, you can sleep for a while before dawn, and leave the vigilance to me."

Li Xin got off the ground, pointed to the "bed" where he slept, and signaled Li Yuanfang to use this.

After all, it was a few layers of clothes, and it was still warm.

Li Yuanfang nodded, did not refuse, got up and walked over to sleep.

Seeing this, Yi Jifeng closed his eyes again and continued to sleep.

Li Xin glanced at him, knowing in his heart that he didn't trust the three of them enough.

Even with Li Yuanfang on guard, Yi Jifeng didn't sleep well.

It's not that they suspect that the three of them have malicious intentions. After drinking Li Xin's wine before, there is no need to guard against this for the time being.

It's because they haven't seen the abilities of the three of them yet, so they are worried about Li Yuanfang's vigilance work.

Li Xin can understand him.

Withdrawing his gaze, he sat in the position where Li Yuanfang had just been, and also closed his eyes and rested his mind as a precaution.

At the same time, his "Easy Tendons and Broken Bones Chapter" is also secretly running and practicing, and his internal strength is growing stronger all the time.

The sky is gradually getting brighter, and I don’t know which family nearby has raised chickens. I only hear the crowing sound of "woo woo woo", which means that a new day has officially arrived.

Li Yuanfang and Yi Jifeng jumped off the table one after another, and Bai Zhantang got up stretching himself.

"Oh, I slept so well this night, it was great!"

Bai Zhantang was in high spirits, as expected of sleeping on the table all year round, last night he seemed to be sleeping in the Tongfu Inn.

If he had been sleeping on the bed in the guest room, he might not have been so comfortable.

Of course, that being said, in fact, whenever there is something strange at night, he will definitely be able to wake up the first time.

In terms of this ability, even Li Yuanfang is not as good as him.

"Brother Bai, you can relax all day today, and then you have to follow the plan."

Li Xin approached and said softly.

"clear."

Bai Zhantang made a "understanding" gesture.

Yi Jifeng didn't feel anything when he saw the two of them communicating in a low voice, because he was planning to do something himself.

He cupped his fists at Li Xin and the three of them and said, "Brothers, you are from the Jia family, and you are here to receive the Nine Dragons Sun and Moon Bottles. My goal is the same as yours, to keep the national treasure from being taken away by others. How about In Shuangqi Town, we will act together, gather a strong team, and wait for the arrival of General Fuyuan's treasure-protecting mission!"

After recovering from failure and regaining confidence, Yi Jifeng will naturally continue his journey to fame.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of time for him to come out of the rivers and lakes when he first came out, and he would have no face to meet people when he returns.

And now that he proposes to act together, it means that he is the leader and Li Xin and the three are his followers.

After all, he is the young owner of Famous Sword Villa.

The three of Li Xin are well-known, but they are just pawns from the Jia family.

"Yi Shaoxia, we are all in the town anyway, so we don't have to squeeze together to act? We can help each other at any time! Besides, the three of us are from Jia's mansion, so we will become your burden instead!"

Li Xin knew that General Fuyuan's men would arrive at Shuangqi Town in about four or five days.

It is impossible for him to follow Yi Jifeng for such a long period of time.

What is his status now?
Commander-in-Chief of Tianji Guards, a third-rank official position.

Following someone from a well-known family, but actually a rookie in the rivers and lakes, there are benefits, but the problem is that there is no such thing.

Of course he refused.

Besides, Bai Zhantang will leave tomorrow as planned.

There is no special matter, just go to meet the treasure guard team, and prepare to follow in secret, so as not to be robbed in advance.

If an accident happens, he can choose to find an opportunity to intervene at any time.

"Yi Shaoxia, even the righteous people in the Jianghu are prejudiced against the people of the imperial court. We follow you, which is not conducive to your recruiting people."

Bai Zhantang also said at this time.

"The two are right. That being the case, we will move separately in the next few days, and I will find another place to live. If we want to separate, we will completely separate and wait until the critical moment to reveal our relationship. It is also a strange move."

Yi Jifeng nodded slowly, thinking more deeply.

"Hehe, Yi Shaoxia is really thoughtful, so it's decided!"

Li Xin smiled and praised.

Then the conversation ended, because several people heard someone coming downstairs.

It's another guest of this inn.

One by one, they came down to the lobby one after another. When they saw Li Xin and the four of them, as well as the temporary "bed" that hadn't been packed yet, a few of them were surprised, but most of them were expressionless.

The four of Li Xin cleaned up quickly, and then sat down two by two.

He sat at the table with Bai Zhantang, Li Yuanfang and Yi Jifeng, ready to order something to eat.

"Where are the people from the inn? Bring me a pot of wine and two catties of horse meat!"

But among those who had just walked down, someone shouted first.

More people sat down silently and took out their dry food to eat.

This is the case for the people at the bottom of the rivers and lakes. Most of them are hard-pressed, and only a few can eat well.

But among them, except for the thick-skinned ones, even if they eat their own dry food, several people will sit at the same table and order a jug of wine together.

Otherwise, people who have no consumption at all will choose to eat in the room before coming out.

"Yi Shaoxia, here is your wine and horse meat, please use it slowly."

There seemed to be only four people in the Haoyuan Inn, so I heard the shouts of the guests. Ximeizi came over with the things, first found the table of Li Yuanfang and Yi Jifeng, and put the things on the table.

"Hey! You little girl, we were the ones who ordered it first, why did you give it to them first? Don't be tempted just because you look good-looking, right?"

People at a certain table were dissatisfied and laughed.

"Hmph, can you control who I like to serve first? Go to another house if you have the ability."

Ximei didn't hesitate after she finished speaking, she turned and went back to the back kitchen.

"Brother, you are being preempted by others, do you want me to intervene?"

Bai Zhantang glanced at Yi Jifeng and said to Li Xin with a smile.

"No need."

Although Li Xin thinks that Ximeizi is very beautiful, he has no such heart for the time being.

There are too many beautiful women in the world, but he is still more willing to focus on his own strength.

When Bai Zhantang saw him like this, he felt bored and couldn't continue this topic, so he thought about changing the topic.

It would be hard for him to sit together without talking.

"Who is this called horse meat?"

Soon the red-coated girl who was thirteen or fourteen years younger than Ximei also came out with horse meat.

"Here, give it to me first!"

Bai Zhantang called out immediately.

So the girl in the red coat brought it over.

This time, no one picked on faults or complained and made fun of them. Unlike the Tiger Wing gang last night, this group of guests was relatively restrained.

Or, have they experienced the martial arts of that Liu Gong?So dare not cause trouble?
Li Xin made a reasonable guess.

"Well, this horse meat is really top-notch. It would be even better if it could be spiced in."

Bai Zhantang has already started eating.

His taste was completely distorted by the hot strips.

Li Xin suspects that if it gets worse, he will become hot and unhappy.

"I heard no, the eight friends of Qiushan had internal strife, and three of them died because of this secret book of internal strength."

"According to reliable news, the descendants of Jia's family were assassinated one after another, and the evil god Huoyun appeared in Qixia Town."

"The Qingming Sword was captured by General Jin Guoyi."

"There seems to be Ouyang Feng's whereabouts in the Jiangnan area."

"Half of Rama's body reappears in the rivers and lakes."

"Xiangguo Temple was destroyed."

"The members of the Tiger Wing Gang are divided into two batches, and they are also rushing to Shuangqi Town."

"There are rumors that the Yitian Sword of the Emei Sect actually hides a shocking secret."

……

While eating, various rumors and news were being said on several tables around, and most of them didn't deliberately lower their voices, so they could be easily heard.

Only a few messages were exchanged softly by people at two tables.

But it couldn't escape Bai Zhantang's ears.

He turned to inform Li Xin.

"The secret of Yitian Sword?"

Li Xin was basically indifferent to these news, only about the Yitian Sword of the Emei School, which made him frown slightly.

"What's wrong, what's wrong with that?"

Bai Zhantang said sharply.

"fine."

Li Xin shook his head and didn't say much.

He didn't think much about it, it had nothing to do with him anyway.

He is more concerned about when his internal strength can catch up with Bai Zhantang, and he can hear the whispers of these people clearly.

Of course, the so-called whispering is actually relative.

Who's talking in an inn lobby about what's really important?

It was all said in the room behind closed doors.

"Everyone! My name is Yi Jifeng, and I come from Mingjian Villa. As the young owner of the villa, I came to Shuangqi Town to make friends. I will treat you to Yi Jifeng for this meal. Everyone, just eat and drink!"

Suddenly, Yi Jifeng got up from his seat, and after drinking a bowl of wine to everyone in the lobby, he loudly announced his family name and expressed his treat.

Of course, he also showed off his saber, on which the mark of Famous Sword Villa is the most powerful proof of his identity.

Li Xin was dumbfounded by his operation.

Bai Zhantang was similar, shaking his head speechlessly, feeling that this guy was too impatient.

But it can't be wrong.

Simply and directly to win people's hearts, for those people in the lobby who are mostly old-fashioned fritters, the effect is not great, it depends on the follow-up.

"It turns out that the young master of Mingjian Villa was in front of him. I have lost sight of Mount Tai. I will punish myself with a bowl!"

At least someone immediately chimed in.

Others also applauded one after another. Some people treat guests, and they don't eat for nothing.

Some of them couldn't even afford it.

Regardless of whether it was breakfast or not, as long as Yi Jifeng dared to pay, they would dare to eat and drink with their stomachs open.

Just for such a meal, people who originally lived nearby would not be at a loss if they came to Shuangqi Town.

"Okay! Wine and meat, please bring them up!"

From Yi Jifeng's point of view, he has a lot of money on him, first use the money to buy people's hearts, and how much he can receive.

With the people who follow at the beginning, it will be easier and easier to recruit people later.

And he showed his financial power, but he also needed to show his force, so his words had already used [-]% of his internal strength.

People in the backyard and kitchen of the inn must be able to hear it clearly.

The ears of everyone in the lobby were shaken.

Some of them were more or less surprised, and then began to flatter.

"Young Villa Master is indeed young and promising. It really shames me to have such strong inner strength at such an age."

"Nonsense! Without such skill, can he become the young master?"

"Master Young Master, Mingjian Villa is one of the leaders of the righteous way. You must have come to protect the Nine Dragons Sun and Moon Bottle, right? If you don't dislike my inferior martial arts, how about letting me help?"

"Me too!"

"Count me in!"

The situation is actually very good, and it is developing according to Yi Jifeng's thinking.

In just a few words, several people are willing to follow him temporarily.

Yi Jifeng said kind words to them with a slight smile.

However, Bai Zhantang curled his lips and said softly: "The ones who express their views at the moment are those who can't even afford horse meat just now. I guess they want to take advantage of that boy Yi in the past few days, so that they will definitely not have to worry about eating."

Li Xin nodded, he also observed this, and said: "We don't care about him, he is not stupid, he has his own ideas."

So the two just ate their own.

During this period, Ximei and the red-coated girl came in and out, serving horse meat and drinks for everyone, and they were busy for a long time.

Finally, when everyone was full of food and drink, Yi Jifeng greeted him and asked the ten or so people who decided to follow him to go out together and prepare to recruit more people to strengthen the team.

The rest of the people didn't stay for long, and they all went out to form gangs, inquire about news, or take the opportunity to settle accounts and seek revenge in the town.

They all have self-knowledge, know that their own martial arts are low, at most they will try their luck to see if they can take advantage of the chaos to get the Nine Dragon Sun and Moon Bottle.

In addition, coming to Shuangqi Town is purely about participating, aiming at everyone gathering together and being able to do more things.

For example, someone thought of a business opportunity and set up a stall in the town to sell some Jinchuang medicine, detoxification water and so on.

When there are more people with the same idea, they gather together to form a scale, which makes it more attractive to shop and buy.

"Hey, why don't you two go out for activities?"

The lobby of Haoyuan Inn was suddenly empty, Ximei was sweeping the floor and when she reached Li Xin's feet, she asked strangely.

The main reason is that there are only Li Xin and Li Yuanfang left here.

Even Bai Zhantang went out to hang around to relax, so that he could bask in the sun outside, but he was overwhelmed a few days ago.

"Going out? I'm going out."

After speaking, Li Xin picked up a stool, went outside the entrance of the inn, and sat down against the wall.

Also bask in the sun.

Li Yuanfang drew a gourd in the same way, and also moved a stool and sat down beside Li Xin, holding the long knife and closing his eyes to rest.

"Yi Shaoxia who came with you is already doing great things, why are you sitting still?"

Ximei came out and saw Li Xin's lazy movements, and then looked at Li Yuanfang, but she still chose to talk to Li Xin.

"What are you doing sitting? It was rainy and windy a few days ago, and today I can finally bask in the sun. Why don't I just sit?"

After Li Xin finished speaking, he ignored her and also closed his eyes to rest his mind.

"Humph."

Ximei snorted in disgust, turned around and continued cleaning.

"Good girl! Bring a basin of water, one table is so dirty!"

At one point she cried out.

"understood."

The red-coated girl responded and quickly brought the water.

Li Xin heard the word "good girl" outside the door, and finally remembered who she was.

No wonder she is a little familiar with her, and the name of this town is also familiar.

I just blame myself for not seeing the whole thing before time travelling, so my impression is not deep.

"Hey, what is the famous sword villa, where is it?"

Some time passed, Ximeizi finished her busy work, moved a stool, sat not far from Li Xin and asked.

"What hello? My name is Li Xin, why don't you call me Li Shaoxia too?"

Li Xin opened one eye to look at her, then closed it again.

"Li, Li Shaoxia, just tell me, where is Mingjian Villa?"

Ximei continued to inquire.

"I don't know."

Li Xin didn't even bother to open his eyes, and just perfunctory.

"Aren't you with Yi Shaoxia? Why don't you know?"

Ximei said.

"We've only known each other for a day, and we're just walking together on the road. We don't know him well. If you want to know anything, you might as well ask him directly."

Li Xin still kept his eyes closed, making slight driving movements with his hands.

He seems to have nothing to do while basking in the sun, but he has been cultivating his internal strength, and his mind has sunk into the jade pendant space, watching Qingwen tidy up flowers and vegetables, feed horses, chickens, ducks and geese.

At the same time, he also exchanged medical experience with Qingwen.

How can I have time to chat with Ximei.

"If you don't tell me, don't tell me. Who cares about you and insists on asking you! I'll ask my grandfather, he must know such a famous villa."

Ximei said and moved the stool back.

When I came to the backyard, Haomei was leaning against the well, as if she was waiting for Ximei to come back. When she saw her, she asked, "Did you find out?"

"No, the one surnamed Li refused to say."

Xi Mei was slightly annoyed.

"Which one is surnamed Li? It seems that both of them are surnamed Li."

Haomei frowned slightly, a little uncertain.

"It's that annoying apprentice!"

Ximei became angry when she said that: "Yesterday you stared at me and asked me my name, but today you just ignore me. You really are a playboy."

"A playboy? That's not good. It seems that Yi Shaoxia is more suitable."

The good girl said seriously.

"It's suitable, but you have to be careful. You have to understand it clearly. If you look like a human on the surface, but you are actually full of bad intentions, then I will have a bad life when I marry."

Ximei's tone became more serious.

Seriously... in choosing a husband-in-law.

"Yes! You must see people clearly, otherwise, miss, you will marry me and you will have to take me with you. I will not live a good life if you suffer."

Good girl said.

"Why is it so difficult to choose a good husband and son-in-law to marry? I will be 17 years old after the new year, and I will be an old girl if I don't hurry up! No, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go find my grandfather."

Ximei was in a hurry, and left the backyard after speaking.

"Hey……"

Hao Mei wanted to stop her before it was too late.

Just at this moment, a guest's voice came from the lobby: "Bring a jug of wine! Bring some good food to grandpa!"

It sounds like a new customer.

Otherwise, I would have known that this shop only sold horse meat.

The good girl had to go out to say hello.

Sure enough, four guests came in the lobby, all of them were armed, and they were from the Jianghu.

"Huh? Pretty little girl, is there anyone else in your inn?"

Seeing the good girl walking into the lobby, the four guests all showed wretched smiles.

"My father is in the kitchen. We only sell wine and horse meat here. You can eat it or not!"

My good girl is used to being molested.

For this kind of customer, she has the same attitude as Ximei, and she can't give a good face.

"Hey! How did you talk? Say it again in the arms of the uncle!"

The one who was the closest, took a step away from the seat, and was about to grab the arm of Haomei.

"Dad, someone is making trouble!"

The good girl backed away and yelled in fright.

"What are you shouting for? You accompany the four of us, and the reward is indispensable!"

The man succeeded, he grabbed Haomei and took her into his arms.

Haomei was hugged tightly and struggled desperately, tears came down in an instant.

The man lowered his head and was about to forcefully kiss the good girl's neck and face.

Swish!
But at this moment, there was a sound of breaking through the air.

"what--!"

The man screamed in pain and was forced to let go of the good girl.

Haomei rolled and crawled on the ground and fled to the wall before turning her head to see the situation of the man.

It turned out that it was a stone that hit the back of the man's hand. Not only did it hit, the stone was also embedded in the flesh, causing blood to flow.

"Good girl!"

At this time, the crippled middle-aged man in the backyard, that is, the good sister and her father, rushed to the lobby.

Seeing the villain with the back of his hand injured, he was immediately startled.

Looking at the integrity of the clothes on the younger sister's body, he was relieved.

"father!"

The good girl threw herself into his arms.

"It's okay, Dad is here."

The lame patted her on the back and looked towards the door.

The person who sent the stone was standing there.

It was Li Yuanfang!
Not only the lame man looked at him, but the injured man and his three companions all got up from their seats and stared at him solemnly.

"Why do some people always like to use their lower body to drive action? Oh, I see. It's because you have no brains."

Li Yuanfang said lightly.

"You, who are you? Report your name!"

The other person asked.

"You don't deserve to know who I am."

Li Yuanfang still stood outside the door and did not come in.

"What did you say!"

The other four were furious when they heard this.

The back of one hand was injured, and there was still room for change.

But if they are completely despised, they will have to face a choice, admit it completely, or see the truth under their hands.

"I usually don't like to say it a second time, but since your brains are not good, I will say it again. You don't deserve to know who I am."

Li Yuanfang remained calm.

"Bastard! You..."

The other party wanted to get angry, but after looking at the back of the injured companion's hand, the stone embedded in it had to be dug hard to get it out, so he didn't dare to say any more.

"You should be thankful."

Li Yuanfang glanced at the bloody stone that fell on the ground, and said: "I still want to use this place to sleep, and I don't want to make the smell of blood all over the place, so get out before I change my mind."

"Shut up and go, don't let me hear any of you barking again."

As soon as these words came out, it was tantamount to pushing the other party to the cliff.

Admit cowardly, or fight to the death, choose one of the two.

There is little room for compromise.

The four of them chose to admit defeat.

Without saying a word, he ran away in despair.

If you want to save your life, you have to throw away your dignity. Most of the people at the bottom of the rivers and lakes have experienced this situation.

Those with low martial arts who dared to fight hard were basically dead, or disabled.

"Thank you, Young Hero, for your help."

The bad guy was driven away, and the lame man and the good girl came forward to thank him again and again.

Although the cripple was capable of driving the four away, it was always a step too late.

Li Yuanfang made a timely move so that Haomei didn't suffer.

"It's just a little effort, it's not necessary."

After Li Yuanfang finished speaking, she walked back to the wall outside the door, sat down and continued to bask in the sun.

Before the treasure guard team came to town, he and Li Xin really had nothing to do.

Just wait.

If you really want to manage something, it is basically a waste of effort, it is better to wait for work at leisure.

The cripple and the good girl leaned out from the door, looked at the laziness of the two, and looked at each other speechlessly.

(End of this chapter)