Chapter 524
"This..." Shopkeeper He didn't expect him to make such a request, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Zhang Jin said again: "Shopkeeper He, don't worry, everyone. I will pretend to be Jinyiwei alone. If you are found out, you can also say that you don't know and put the responsibility on me. You can also get rid of the suspicion of murder."

This said to everyone's heart, as long as they still want to make a living in the land of Daming, killing Jin Yiwei will always be a shameful thing.

If someone can help clear the suspicion without implicating himself, that would be great!

With such a mentality, all the caravan guards looked at Shopkeeper He expectantly.

Faced with such a group of eager gazes, shopkeeper He frowned slightly, then sighed, feeling a little helpless: "Then trouble this brother, because our affairs still implicate you, He is really guilty! This 20 taels of silver you Let’s just accept it, and take it as everyone’s thanks for your help.”

As he spoke, he handed over the silver ingot in his hand, trying to force it to Zhang Jin.

Zhang Jin took a step back and put off with a smile, "That's not necessary. It's not easy for you to go out and do business to make money. It's better to share the 20 taels of silver with the dead guard brothers, so as to save their families from worrying about the future."

After speaking, he turned around and went to search for Mu Zongqi's clothes and belongings.

Shopkeeper He and the commander of the guards looked at each other, handed over 20 taels of silver to each other, and said in a deep voice: "You heard it all, this brother has a kind heart, take it and share it with the dead guard."

"Yes, shopkeeper." The guard commander took over and put away the 20 taels of silver.

In less than a stick of incense, the six royal guards, including Mu Zongqi, were all cleaned up, and their bodies and clothes were buried in different deep pits in the woods.

Zhang Jin asked the people in the caravan to borrow a set of underwear, and outside they were wearing the flying fish suit and outer armor that they took off from Mr. Mu Zongqi. The bamboo hat was replaced with a black gauze hat, and the straw sandals became official boots. Now walking feels comfortable too much.

Zhang Jin, who had finished changing clothes, came to the crowd: "Shopkeeper He, do you think I look like a Jin Yiwei?"

Because it was the clothes that were taken off first, except for the blood stains from the fight on the lower half of the clothes, it was clean on the whole. At this time, it was worn on him, and the embroidered spring knife was pinned to the back of his waist. A bit of Jin Yiwei's chilling and cold temperament.

Shopkeeper He took a deep breath, secretly startled, and looked at each other with the commander of the guards, both of them were puzzled.

After the mountain woodcutter changed his costume, he actually had a strange feeling that people could not tell him that he would not come!
Looking at the stunned crowd, Zhang Jin asked again, and only then did someone reply: "Okay, you really look alike in this dress, as if it should have been worn on you."

"Don't talk nonsense! Didn't you say that this brother is Jin Yiwei?" The guard commander quickly gave the man a look.

"Ah? I didn't mean that. What I meant was that he was really similar, more similar than that general flag." The guard quickly explained.

"Yeah, yeah, what Li Sanlang said is right, I also think that this brother really looks more like Jin Yiwei in disguise."

"No, or more like a senior official of Jinyiwei, this demeanor looks like an ordinary person!"

The others started talking in a hurry.

"Okay, okay! Everyone hurry up and leave. Tell me what happened tonight, and don't spread it out. Finally, work harder and rush to the inn outside Lanzhou City to rest. Thank you everyone!" Shopkeeper He spoke loudly.

"Li Sanlang, you lead people to open the way in front, and others will protect the convoy in the middle!" The guard commander ordered.

Shopkeeper He asked someone to bring a horse to Zhang Jin: "What's the name of this brother?"

"Surname Zhang."

"Brother Zhang, oh no, Zongqi Zhang, this is your horse."

Zhang Jin took a look at the horse. He didn't know how to ride a horse, but since it was a gift from Shopkeeper He, of course he couldn't refuse it.

"Thank you, Shopkeeper He."

"No thanks, Zhang Zongqi deserves this." Shopkeeper He said with a smile, "Zhang Zongqi, please get on the horse, we will be leaving soon."

Following the command of shopkeeper He and the guards, the caravan quickly moved again and rushed towards Lanzhou City not far away.

Zhang Jin straddled the horse, stepped on the stirrup, held the rein in his hand, and activated the anti-gravity force field of the [Tianxing Bracelet]. The whole person did not sit on the saddle, but floated up and was carried forward by the horse. The fact that I don't know how to ride a horse has been fooled. At the same time, floating like this is more comfortable than riding a horse, and it saves the horse's energy.

Along the way, shopkeeper He and the commander of the guards chatted with Zhang Jin from time to time, but most of the time, Zhang Jin prevaricated on the excuse of not wanting them to know too much, so as not to implicate them after the incident of pretending to be a royal guard was exposed. The question of residence.

After about a stick of incense, the caravan arrived at the Tongshang Inn outside Lanzhou City. At this time, the inn was already full of people. Chatting, laughing and cursing loudly!
The door of the inn lobby was pushed open, and Shopkeeper He and his party walked in from the outside.

"Several guest officers, the rooms of the small shop are already..." The shopkeeper greeted him with a smile on his face, but he stopped abruptly in the middle of the conversation.

"What do you want to say?" Zhang Jin immediately walked in the front, took the silver ingot from shopkeeper He and slapped it on the counter, making a loud noise, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

The fellows and guards of these other caravans had different expressions when they saw this brocade guard in flying fish suit.

"What are you looking at, haven't you seen Jin Yiwei!" Zhang Jin swept his gaze away, and all the people present in the hall turned their heads and looked away.

He snorted, and his eyes fell on the innkeeper, "Three guest rooms, one bunk, prepared fodder for the horses, and replenished all the food and water by the way, this ingot of silver will be used as a deposit, and if it is not enough, I will pay again."

The innkeeper swallowed, forced a smile and said, "Master, the hotel rooms are already full. If you don't mind, how about resting in the room where the villain lives? I can only be wronged..."

Before the innkeeper could finish speaking, Zhang Jin interrupted him: "Grievance? Do you recognize this token?"

An oval-shaped token was thrown over, and the innkeeper hurriedly caught it with both hands, for fear that if he accidentally dropped it on the ground, he would be killed.After catching it, he carefully glanced at it and then respectfully returned it: "I recognize it, I have seen Master Zongqi!"

Zhang Jin took back his waist badge slowly, and said lightly: "It's good to recognize it, there is no word of grievance in Jinyiwei, do you understand?"

"Understood! Understood!" The innkeeper nodded his head.

"Now that you understand, let me ask you again, are there or not these three guest rooms?"

When Zhang Jin said these words, he turned his head and looked into the hall, his eyes passed over a group of ordinary caravan buddies and guards, and he fell directly on a few middle-aged people in the corner who were dressed in extraordinary clothes.

Those middle-aged people noticed his gaze, and the expressions on their faces suddenly became a little ugly.

These words were clearly addressed to the innkeeper, but in fact they were also addressed to them.It depends on whether the shopkeeper of the inn is sensible, or they are more sensible.

The three parties were silent for a while, and finally a businessman couldn't bear the pressure brought by Jin Yiwei's name, and he handed over to the people at the same table, and then got up and told the innkeeper that he was willing to give up a room.

Someone took the lead, and the remaining two rooms were quickly vacated.

"My lord, what do you think?" The innkeeper thanked the merchants who gave up the room, and then turned to ask Zhang Jin's attitude.

"I want three upper rooms." Zhang Jin glanced at the shopkeeper.

"Don't worry! Upper rooms, definitely upper rooms! Except for Tongpu, all the upstairs rooms are upper rooms." The innkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"What do you think?" Zhang Jin suddenly turned his head to ask shopkeeper He and the guard commander.

"It's up to the adults to decide." Shopkeeper He said respectfully.

"Okay, shopkeeper, go upstairs and lead the way. I'm tired after driving for a day. Bring me a basin of water to wash my face and burn my feet." Zhang Jin waved his hand as a gesture.

"Okay! Guest officers, please go upstairs!" The innkeeper personally led the way, and at the same time he did not forget to order the shop assistants to greet other people in the caravan.

After shopkeeper He and the guard commander arranged things, they also went upstairs.

The innkeeper led the three of them to a guest room, opened the door himself, and said with a smile, "My lord, this is your room."

"En." Zhang Jin responded, and said to shopkeeper He next to him, "You're welcome, this is what I should do. Everyone is tired tonight, take a good rest, and have to hurry tomorrow."

After speaking, he stepped into the room and closed the door.

"My lord, the wash water and foot wash water will be delivered to you soon!" The innkeeper finished speaking, and then led shopkeeper He and the guard commander to the other two guest rooms.

Not long after, two basins of clean water were sent to Zhang Jin's guest room, one basin of warm water to wash his face and one basin of hot water to soak his feet.

While Zhang Jin was washing his face and soaking his feet to enjoy a moment of comfort, shopkeeper He was having a secret conversation with the guard commander in another guest room.

"Big boss, that brother Zhang is full of mystery and weirdness, why don't we find an excuse to separate from him tomorrow, so as not to spoil our good business."

"Hmph, do you think it's that easy. Now he is the General Banner of Jinyiwei. When we separate, we don't care, but he does. I didn't even ask for 20 taels of silver before, I'm afraid it's too big. The identity of Jin Yiwei and our relationship are confirmed in this inn, I am afraid that the news will soon spread as the caravans leave tomorrow."

Shopkeeper He poured himself a cup of tea. The free tea in the inns outside the city was not good, and it tasted harsh, but he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

"You said, is he a human or a ghost?" The guard leader lowered his voice and turned his head to look in the direction of a certain wall.

Shopkeeper He put down his teacup: "Is there any difference between a human and a ghost? In this borderland desert, when you should be a human, you should be a human, and when you should be a ghost, you should be a ghost. They are all for the sake of living and eating, and it is not shameful. "

"Then we just let him go?"

"Of course not, let's see what's going on. He's still a human right now, and we're going to do it when he turns into a ghost. I don't believe it. A ghost wearing a flying fish skin can be stronger than a real person?!"

Shopkeeper He exerted a slight force on his palm, and the teacup was instantly shattered, and the pieces of porcelain scratched against his palm, making a harsh sound.

Seeing this scene in front of him, the guard leader was surprised and admired: "Master, your iron palm has improved a lot!"

Shopkeeper He opened his palm, and the fragments of the teacup fell on the table. He blew on some of the powder stained in his hand, and shook his head: "I'm old, this is the end, and after working for a few more years, I should spend my old age in my hometown Slightly."

"I also kind of miss the child and the child's mother." The guard commander laughed foolishly.

"Go back to your room and rest early. You have to hurry tomorrow morning. I hope nothing will happen tonight." Shopkeeper He got up and walked to the bed.

"Master, rest well, I'll go back first." The guard commander turned and left the room after speaking.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, Zhang Jin was woken up. As soon as it was dawn, the caravan guys at the inn packed their things and prepared to go on the road.

After washing up, he came downstairs and saw that shopkeeper He had been waiting at the table for a long time.

"Shopkeeper He, did you rest well last night?"

"Thanks to my lord, I slept peacefully."

The two exchanged pleasantries, and then had breakfast together.

After breakfast, the caravan counted the goods and supplies, and then started on the road.

The caravan first crossed the river by boat from Lanzhou Wharf, then went northward along the official road, and went outside the Northwest Pass along the Silk Road.

Along the way, horses were exchanged for camels, the wind and sand hit people, the scorching sun was fierce, and the natural scene of thousands of miles of yellow sand and uninhabited desert in the northwest was unreservedly displayed in front of Zhang Jin.

Despite the discomfort of the wind and sand, the scenery and customs of the desert will always make people feel open-minded and hearty.

In the daytime, the sky is as blue as blue, pure and clean.At night, the Milky Way hangs upside down above your head, which is fascinating to watch!

The world is vast, and people are like ants. I can see some inexplicable pride in his heart!

Shopkeeper He and Zhang Jin have roughly understood what the other party is really hiding after getting along and getting in touch with each other during this period of time, but they are tacit to each other and never take the initiative to talk about this aspect.

It took about a few days to go north from Lanzhou City, and the caravan finally arrived at the destination of Zhang Jin's trip.

"Zhang Zongqi, these are the two stone tablets, on which are engraved 400 years ago in Xixia characters. It is said that the place name Longmen comes from these two stone tablets. Not far from here to the west is Yumen Pass, which is where you and I parted. It's time. Ah, by the way, the Longmen Inn you're looking for is a few hundred meters north of here. I've told you the details, so be careful when eating and drinking inside."

"I see, I'm born cautious. Shopkeeper He, you guys should be careful when you go out and do business this time, take care of yourself."

"Thank you Zhang Zongqi, if you have the opportunity to see you again in the future, please leave!"

"Farewell!"

Standing in front of the stele, Zhang Jin watched shopkeeper He's caravan drift away, then turned around and rode towards the Longmen Inn.

Shopkeeper He's gang of black caravans can tell from the beginning when they dare to confront Jin Yiwei.Moreover, every time shopkeeper He and the commander of the guards talked in secret, they thought they were quiet enough, but Zhang Jin's strong hearing still heard a lot.

But seeing that Shopkeeper He and the others didn't want to do anything to him, Zhang Jin didn't expose them.

These are just tool people that have nothing to do with the plot, and there is no need to waste energy and fight.

What's more, in the eyes of the other party, there are many doubts about himself, and the two sides are just using each other.

(End of this chapter)

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