Zhang Yanling frowned, turned around and saw the pale-faced innkeeper and several waiters standing behind the counter, and waved to them.
The shopkeeper and several waiters came over nervously.
The old shopkeeper cupped his hands with a mournful face and said, "What should we do? Mr. Zhang, what should we do? These people are going to burn down the shop and kill people. What should we do?"
Zhang Yanling waved her hand, pointed at the group of people outside the window and said, "Do you know any of them?"
The shopkeeper was startled and said hurriedly: "Master Zhang, I don't know them. You must be doubting us."
Several waiters also bowed to each other and said: "We don't know these people. As long as there are people in the town or the nearest village, we will naturally know them."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Is there any Qinglong Mountain nearby? Is there a strongman's stronghold?"
"No, no, where is the Qinglong Mountain in Baodi County? There are some small hills, but they can't hide people at all, let alone a cottage." The shopkeeper and the clerks shook their heads in denial.
Zhang Yanling nodded and asked again: "What's the accent of these people? It sounds like a local Baodi accent to me. You are locals, don't you think so?"
The shopkeeper and the clerks listened for a moment, then nodded and said, "Oh, it's indeed our local accent in Baodi. Are these people locals? Where can the local robbers come from?"
Zhang Yanling showed a sneer on his face, waved his hands and said: "It's okay, you can step back."
The shopkeeper and the waiters hurried back to hide behind the counter, feeling shocked and confused.
Zhang Heling came forward and asked: "Yanling, who are these people? Are they coming for us?"
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "The Zhou family is causing trouble behind. It seems they know what happened last night. Someone in the village tipped off the news. They are here to cause trouble for us."
Zhang Heling said in shock: "Are they really causing trouble? Are the Zhou family seeking death? How dare they do such a thing."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "Destroying someone's wealth is like killing their parents. It's not unusual for them to do this. Whether they are behind it or not, you will know once you try it."
Zhang Heling said: "How to try?"
Zhang Yanling turned to the nursing staff guarding the door and said in a deep voice: "Open the door!"
Several nursing staff were stunned, and one person asked in surprise: "What did the young marquis say?"
Zhang Yanling shouted: "Open the door."
Zhang Heling was startled and said: "Brother, what should I do if the door opens and they rush in?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Who can this house stop? It's easy for them to rush in. Don't worry, brother, I will take care of everything."
Zhang Heling thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "Everything will be done according to the instructions of the young marquis."
Zhang Yanling said solemnly to everyone in the room: "Listen to me, I won't ask you to take action, and no one is allowed to do anything rashly. If I do, you will all risk your lives for me. I usually support you, but now it's...
It’s time to see how you perform.”
Huang Si and others said one after another: "Don't worry, you two Marquises. We have worked hard to protect the two Marquises."
Zhang Yanling nodded, reached out and took off the gun from his waist, held it in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Open the door."
The nurse at the door did not dare to neglect, and opened the lobby door with a crash. A wave of heat rushed in from the door, strong sunlight came in, and the room suddenly became bright.
The screams and curses in the yard suddenly stopped. Maybe the other party didn't expect that the people inside suddenly opened the door, and they all shut up in surprise. In their surprised eyes, one person covered the sun with his hands and slowly
He walked out and stood on the steps at the entrance of the lobby. The man was handsome in rich robes and robes, but he had a fierce smile on his face at the moment.
"Who is the leader among you?" Zhang Yanling asked in a deep voice.
All the powerful people in the yard were silent for a moment subconsciously. The bearded man snorted and said in a deep voice: "Grandpa Jiang is here, who are you?"
Zhang Yanling glanced at the bearded man and said solemnly: "You are their leader, aren't you? Are you a hero from Qinglong Mountain? I am Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang in the Ming Dynasty. You are so brave, what do you want to do in broad daylight?
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The bearded man laughed loudly and said: "Master Hou? That's even better. Grandpas need to eat and spend money. If Mr. Zhang is wise, he will hand over the money. Naturally, we brothers will not embarrass you. Forgive me.
The lives of all of you. If you don’t know each other, no one in this inn will survive today. My brothers from Qinglong Mountain have always killed people without batting an eyelid and never buried them."
"Yes, you can kill them or bury them! Kill them all and leave no one behind!" The strongmen nearby also shouted loudly.
Zhang Yanling sneered and waved his hands and said: "Don't make any noise, I'm just asking for money. Things are easy to handle. I have plenty of money. But you guys came a step late. When you came yesterday, we still had hundreds of thousands of taels of silver with us.
But it's a pity that last night we bought the fields of the people here, and we didn't have any money left, so we exchanged all the land deeds. Otherwise, you can send a few people back to the capital with us, and I will get tens of thousands of taels when we get there.
I’ll give you the money to spend on your expenses.”
The bearded man laughed loudly and said: "Master Zhang, do you think we are fools? Let's go back to the capital with you to get it? Isn't this like throwing ourselves into a trap? We want it now."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Chief Chiang is not stupid, but as I said, the money has been used to buy land, and there is no more money. What can we do? Even if you kill us, won't you still have no money?"
The bearded man named Jiang chuckled and said, "Isn't there a land deed? The same goes for the land deed."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "I have never heard of robbers snatching land deeds. What do you thieves want from the land deeds? Do you plan to build a manor to collect rent? This is unheard of, and it is a big joke."
The bearded man was stunned for a moment and argued forcefully: "The land deed can be exchanged for silver. Can't we sell it to others for silver?"
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Are the robbers starting business again? If others have money to buy your land, they dare not trade with you. Have you forgotten that you are robbers? Don't rob others if they have money.
Come on, you want to exchange the land deed for it? Are you crazy?"
The bearded man hesitated and couldn't answer, and said angrily: "You are so lenient in controlling me. What should I do if I want you to control me?"
Zhang Yanling stopped smiling, her face turned cold, and she shouted sternly: "Of course I have to take care of it. You are so brave to be ordered by someone to pretend to be a strongman and rob us with the intention of stealing our land deeds. How much money did the Zhou family give you?
How dare you be so bold? You usually make trouble in the county, beat and bully people, these are all trivial matters, but if you really want to pretend to be robbers and rob, it will be a capital crime. Do you understand? A group of idiots are actually being punished.
Don’t even bother with your life. Was it Zhou Shou or Zhou Ying who asked you to come?”
The strong men were stunned. They never expected that the other party would reveal their identity in just a few words, as if they had seen it with their own eyes. Everyone was stunned and didn't know what to say.
The bearded man was also stunned, but then he burst into laughter and said: "I didn't understand a word of what you said. It seems that you won't shed tears until you see the coffin, and you look down on my brothers in Qinglong Mountain.
In this case, don’t blame us for being ruthless. Mr. Zhang, I ask you one last time, will you hand over the land deed?"
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "Brother, do you have to think that you are a robber? Robbers want to behead, I am not trying to scare you."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you want to hand over the land deed? If you don't hand over, I will kill you all." The bearded man shook his big ring knife and shouted loudly.
Zhang Yanling nodded, turned around and stretched out his hand toward the door behind him: "Bring it here."
The bearded man was ecstatic. He thought Zhang Yanling was scared and asked someone to get the land deed and hand it over with both hands. He was about to say something like "If you don't eat a toast, you'll have to drink a fine wine" and "If you don't see the coffin, you won't shed tears" to ridicule him, but he found out
What Zhang Yanling got in his hand was a smoking huozhezi, and he was immediately confused.
After Zhang Yanling got the fire stick, he aimed the black fire stick-like firecracker in his right hand at the bearded man, and lit the gunpowder fuse without hesitation. The strongmen looked on stupidly at Zhang Yanling doing all this.
, watching the lead burning with blue smoke, someone suddenly realized something.