At noon, after strict inspection, the convoy finally entered Haoshang City.
Fortunately, they had the token from City Lord Haoshang, otherwise they would still be queuing at the city gate.
"Shopkeeper Dugu, have inspections in Haoshang City always been so strict?"
Lin Shan looked at the long queue forming at the city gate and asked curiously.
Dugu Heng also looked surprised, shook his head and said: "It wasn't like this before, maybe something happened."
Lin Shan nodded, and then asked: "Where should we go next?"
"It's almost dinner time. Let's go have dinner first, and then find an inn to settle down. I'll inform my friend and ask Divine Doctor Lin to come forward after everything is arranged."
Dugu Heng said.
Lin Shan said: "I came here by invitation. As the saying goes, guests do as they please. Shopkeeper Dugu will just make the arrangements."
"Okay, then I've overstepped my bounds."
Dugu raised his hands and said.
In Lin Shan's impression, Haoshang City should be very prosperous and lively, but after entering the city, he found that the streets were a little deserted, with only a few pedestrians walking in a hurry, which looked very wrong.
"Shopkeeper Dugu, the situation here is a bit strange."
Lin Shan said.
Dugu Heng nodded, his expression a little solemn: "It's indeed weird."
"Did you hear any news just now?"
Lin Shan asked.
Dugu Heng shook his head and said: "Those guards are very strict, and they won't reveal anything specific.
But from this we can guess that something very difficult must have happened in Haoshang City."
The once bustling streets are now deserted, and even the shops on both sides of the street are closed.
The motorcade was walking on the street, and the sound of horse hooves was very clear, making people always feel a little uneasy.
Arriving at a Tongfu Inn, Dugu Heng asked someone to knock on the door. After a long time, a shopkeeper timidly showed his head and said impatiently: "The inn is not accepting business today, so you should go elsewhere."
"Xiao Fuzi, you piece of shit, you don't even recognize me?"
Duguheng scolded him.
When the store clerk heard Dugu Heng's voice, he realized what he was doing and ran out of the store. He nodded and bowed and apologized: "Oh, I didn't expect it to be Uncle Dugu. This villain is blind, so no wonder."
"Xiao Fuzi, what happened in Haoshang City?
Why are the checks at the city gate so strict?
Even the streets are under martial law?”
Dugu Heng asked.
Xiao Fuzi's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly pulled Dugu Heng and said, "Uncle Dugu, this is not the place to talk. Follow me in quickly."
Dugu Heng frowned, then nodded.
Afterwards, the convoy entered the inn compound through the side gate, while Lin Shan and his party followed Xiao Fuzi into the restaurant lobby.
The back of Tongfu Inn is for accommodation, and the front is for wine and food.
Now Linshan Duguheng was invited to sit down in a private room on the second floor of the restaurant.
"Uncle Dugu, I'll tell the chef to cook the food first. I'll ask the shopkeeper to come and explain it to you in detail later."
Xiao Fuzi wiped the table with a towel, then asked the two of them to sit down and said.
"Okay, go ahead and settle down all my people.
I may have to stay a little longer this time."
Dugu Heng ordered.
"Young man understands.
Please sit down for a moment."
After Xiao Fuzi finished speaking, he walked out and closed the door.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the room. Dugu Heng hurriedly walked over and opened the door, and saw a slightly fat old man in brocade clothes standing in front of the door.
"Brother Dugu, I didn't expect you to come at this time."
As soon as the old man in brocade clothes opened his mouth, Dugu Heng was stunned.
"Brother Chen, what do you mean by this?
What happened in Haoshang City?"
Dugu Heng hurriedly invited the old man in Jinfu to come in, and then asked.
The old man in brocade clothes sat down next to Dugu Heng, and first glanced at Lin Shan warily.
Dugu Heng understood the idea and quickly introduced: "Brother Chen, this is Lin Shanlin, the miracle doctor, not an outsider. It's okay for you to speak frankly." Lin Shan cupped his fists and saluted the old man in Jinfu. Hearing that he was a miracle doctor, the old man in Jinfu also hurriedly greeted him again.
Then he lowered his voice and said with a solemn expression: "Two days ago, the city lord was assassinated and died!"
"What?
This...how is this possible?"
Dugu Heng was immediately shocked when he heard this, and Lin Shan next to him was also a little surprised.
No matter how weak a city lord is, he is still a nine-star master. It is really incredible that someone can assassinate a nine-star master.
"Although everyone doesn't believe this is true, news did come out from the City Lord's Mansion that the City Lord was dead. We were just worried that it would cause unrest, so we didn't announce the funeral secretly."
The old man in golden clothes said.
Dugu twirled his beard and said thoughtfully: "Now that the whole city is under martial law, are you looking for the murderer?"
"Who knows, the recent orders issued by the city lord's palace are very strange."
Speaking of this, the old man in Jinfu looked at Lin Shan, and then asked: "Brother Dugu invited Divine Doctor Lin to come here this time. Is it because of the illness of Mr. Yun's daughter?"
"Yes, I have reported it to Mr. Yun before.
It's just that such a big thing happened, I wonder if he has time to see me?"
Dugu Heng subconsciously worried.
But Lin Shan heard some clues from these unintentional words.
This Mr. Yun must be the old friend that Dugu Heng mentioned before, but now it seems that Mr. Yun may not be as simple as his old friend.
In addition, the lord of Haoshang City was assassinated. Dugu Heng was worried that Mr. Yun would not have time to see them, and he must be busy with affairs in the city. This shows that Mr. Yun's status is extraordinary.
And this also verified Lin Shan's previous conjecture, otherwise he would not have been able to get the opportunity to enter Tianbao Garden.
"Mr. Yun loves Miss Dai'er very much. Although the current situation in the city is unpredictable, Divine Doctor Lin is here to treat you. I believe that Mr. Yun will take time to see you."
The old man in golden clothes said.
Dugu Heng nodded and said: "Brother Chen is right, then I will go see Mr. Yun now."
"I'll go with you."
The old man in brocade clothes stood up as he spoke.
Dugu Heng said to Lin Shan: "Doctor Lin, please eat and rest here. We will talk about everything after I come back."
"Okay, please, Shopkeeper Dugu."
Lin Shan stood up and sent the two of them away.
Afterwards, someone asked Xingmou to have dinner with him.
"Xingmou, how much do you know about the city lord of Haoshang City?"
Lin Shan asked.
"Why do you ask?"
Xingmou asked back: "Could it be that the anomalies in the city have something to do with the Lord Haoshang?"
Lin Shan nodded and said, "I heard from the shopkeeper here that Lord Haoshang seems to have been assassinated."
"What?"
When Xingmou heard this, he was also surprised. This news was really shocking.
"City Lord Haoshang is very powerful. There are many masters in the city lord's palace, and there are seven ten-star masters in charge. Who can assassinate City Lord Haoshang under such circumstances?
Unless..." Lin Shan said: "Unless this person is a close associate of the city lord, or a certain ten-star master."
"Fighting in the same room?
Probably not, there must be some hidden secret that we don’t know about."