At the south gate of Zhongling City, several men dressed as soldiers blocked Wei Changtian's way.
It was just dark at this time, but the city was already dead silent. If it weren't for the barking of dogs from time to time, Wei Changtian might have really thought that Zhongling County had become a dead city like the villages he passed along the way.
"Several soldiers, we are just passing by here."
Zhang San jumped off the carriage and trotted to a few soldiers: "It's getting late now, so I want to go into the city and find an inn to rest for the night."
"It's just a small thing, I hope it's convenient for you..."
While talking, he quietly handed over a few pieces of silver.
Under normal circumstances, the officials guarding the city wall would not question the people entering and leaving the city too much.
And if you ask, then there is a high probability that you want to ask for some benefits.
Zhang San naturally understood this, and had done this kind of thing many times before, so he made a smooth move and quietly stuffed the broken silver into the hands of the leading soldier.
Four or five people, four or five coins.
It's not much, but it should be enough.
But who would have expected that the leading soldier glanced at Broken Silver and shook his head with a sinister smile.
"It's easy to enter the city."
"But you have to ask everyone in the car to get off first and accept our questioning."
"If there are no mistakes, we can enter the city."
"this......"
Zhang San glanced back subconsciously and found that both carriages were silent, and immediately understood Wei Changtian's attitude.
He immediately took out another five-tael silver ingot from his arms and said with a smile on his face:
"Master, we have been on the road all day, and everyone in the car has fallen asleep. You see..."
"oh?"
Looking at the silver ingot, the military man seemed a little surprised.
He didn't hide it, took the silver ingot and played with it for a while, then nodded with a half-smile.
"In this case, there is no need to investigate."
"Let go!"
"..."
"Tsk."
The Juma blocked in front of the city gate was moved away by several soldiers, making way for a passage that could accommodate a car traveling together.
Zhang San hurriedly thanked the soldier and turned around to drive into the city.
However, just after he had walked a few steps away, he suddenly heard a military man say from behind:
"By the way, I forgot to tell you."
"Only one inn in the city is open at this time."
"In the north of the city, there is no name. There are six red lanterns hanging in front of the door. You can see it from a distance."
"You'd better live there."
"..."
Suddenly stopping, Zhang San looked back at the military man's expression, and immediately responded:
"Thank you, Master Jun, for the reminder!"
"Well, let's go in."
"Yes Yes."
"Gululu..."
The wheels were rolling, and the three carriages soon filed into the city gate under the watchful eyes of several soldiers.
Wei Changtian didn't say a word during the whole process, he just listened silently to the conversation outside the car, his face becoming more and more gloomy.
...
The moonlight was cold, the wheels rolled through the deserted streets, and the sound of horse hooves pierced the darkness, and was instantly submerged in the darkness further away.
Most of the houses on both sides were dark, and the occasional light was very weak, as if the windows were covered with curtains.
"Sir, although those soldiers are wearing military uniforms, the weapons they hold are not military standard."
While driving the carriage, Zhang San lowered his voice and whispered: "The villains have also fallen into bandits before. I just paid attention to their words and deeds and felt that they must all be bandits."
"..."
"Um."
Wei Changtian's response was a bit slow, and there was nothing more except a dull "hmm".
Zhang San guessed what he was thinking, so after waiting for a moment, he asked again:
"Sir, shall we go to that inn in the north of the city?"
"Do you need to find a few common people to inquire about the situation first?"
"No."
Wei Changtian's voice sounded from the car curtain: "Just go to the inn. Someone will naturally come to your door then."
"Yes, I understand."
"..."
After the simple conversation, everyone stopped talking.
The carriage drove very fast, and in almost two-quarters of an hour, it arrived at the inn that the military man mentioned.
It does look like an inn from the outside, but there is no door plaque, just three red lanterns hung on both sides of the door.
Apart from that, there was no light in the entire inn.
This scene is definitely a veritable "black shop".
"Dong dong dong!"
After parking the carriage, Zhang San got out and knocked on the door knocker.
Not long after, the door creaked open, and what came out was a woman with heavy makeup.
This woman is quite pretty and has a well-shaped figure. It would not be too much to say that she still retains her flavor.
It's just that I don't know if it's because the light emitted by the lantern is too weird, which makes her look a bit eerie.
"Hey, guest, do you want to stay in the hotel?"
Standing in the courtyard holding the door open, the woman raised her eyes and looked at the three carriages.
And Zhang San did not show any flaws, and still answered in the tone of a domestic servant:
"Yes, I just heard from the military master there at the city gate that there is an inn open here."
"We are going to rest here for the night and ask the shopkeeper to open some rooms."
"It's easy to talk, please come in quickly..."
The woman was slightly startled when she heard "Master Jun", but soon the smile on her face became even bigger. With a smile on her face, she welcomed Wei Changtian, Wei Xianzhi and others who had already gotten out of the car into the yard.
By the light of the lantern, her eyes swept over several people one by one, and finally stopped on Wei Changtian.
It is not difficult for the old "foxes" Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen to hide their aura, so at the moment they look like just an ordinary wealthy man and his wife.
Although Wei Changtian also intends to restrain his aura, he is too handsome after all...
"Sir, there are so many people in this courtyard, please be patient..."
The woman's pretentious voice was not loud, and she twisted her body and moved closer to Wei Changtian, as if she wanted to help his arm, and she also seemed to want to take the opportunity to take advantage of him.
She didn't hide her lust in front of so many people. It seemed that this woman was not only doing business in a black shop, but she was also very confident.
but......
"roll."
With a flick of his sleeve, Wei Changtian only used one word and the woman's expression suddenly froze.
She paused, and the confused look in her eyes gradually turned into a ferocious look hidden in embarrassment.
But Wei Changtian didn't look at her at all. He put his arm around Yang Liushi's waist and walked towards the main hall of the inn.
Even Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen didn't say much, they just followed them neither quickly nor slowly.
"Pooh!"
Looking at the backs of the four of them, the woman spat softly, and while speeding up her pace to catch up, she whispered something to herself.
"If you hadn't been born with such a good skin, I wouldn't have looked at you twice."
"Since you are so ignorant, don't blame yourself for falling into my hands."
"Hmph, wait until you collect the bodies of your parents."
"And your little lady, you can give it to Liu Mazi."
"With such delicate skin and tender flesh, I don't know how many days this little bitch can survive in Liu Mazi's hands."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I never thought there could be such a big deal in this world today."