/s日pt>In the shadow of the inn courtyard, Shi Mu looked far away in the direction of Zhong Xiu's residence.
At this moment, a stick of incense had passed since Xiao Wei entered the room, but there was no movement in Zhong Xiu's room, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps came in from outside. He frowned and his consciousness swept away. The person who came was none other than Leng Yuetong, with a cheerful look on his face. He looked like he had come back from a good trip.
Feeling good.
Naturally, Shi Mu would not show up to say hello, and would continue to hide in place.
Leng Yuetong skipped past not far from Shi Mu's hiding place. She stopped suddenly, turned around and looked in the direction of Shi Mu's hiding place, with a trace of doubt in her eyes.
Shi Mu was shocked and hurriedly controlled his aura.
Leng Yuetong glanced twice, then shook his head, turned around and continued walking forward, quickly disappearing in front.
Shi Mu secretly exhaled a breath, with a strange light in his eyes.
This woman's cultivation level is not too high, but judging from the scenes she saw the night before and her various incredible abilities, this woman's origins are by no means simple.
He shook his head and put this idea away. This was not the time to think about this.
At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps, and a group of people walked over. The one at the front was an old man in black robes, the same person Shi Mu had just peeped at the city lord's mansion.
Behind him were several people, all barbarians from the Yihe Tribe.
The innkeeper from before was now following him fearfully.
Shi Mu's expression changed.
"Shitou, why is this guy here? Do they want to take action immediately?" Cai'er's voice emerged in Shi Mu's heart.
Shi Mu shook his head, but thoughts began to swirl in his mind.
"Are those distinguished guests staying here?" The old man in black robe glanced at the courtyard not far away and asked the shopkeeper beside him.
"Yes, Lord City Lord." The shopkeeper said quickly.
"This man is the city lord!" Shi Mu was shocked and couldn't help but look at the black-robed old man a few more times.
This man's face was withered, somewhat like a mummy, with only one pair of really bright eyes, and he exuded an aura of calmness and self-power.
The old man in black robe nodded and walked to the door of the courtyard. Just as he was about to push the door open, the door suddenly opened and four or five innate warriors jumped out and blocked the door.
"Who are you? You dare to break into this place!" One of the men in red robes shouted.
A clear shadow flashed in mid-air, and Ling To's figure emerged.
A white light flashed in the back room, and Zhong Xiu's figure also appeared in the air. He looked coldly at the black-robed old man and others in front of the hospital without saying a word.
"So it's fellow Taoist Ling To. I haven't seen you for such a long time. Is this how you welcome an old friend?" The old man in black robe first glanced at Zhong Xiu, then looked at Ling To with a smile on his face and said.
This man forced a smile on his mummy-like face, which looked extremely weird and ugly.
"Are you...Fellow Taoist Yunyang?" Ling Tou was startled, and after seeing clearly the appearance of the old man in black robe, he said hesitantly.
"Haha, it's me. You came to my city and you didn't even hear a word." The old man in black robe said.
"Haha, I just said it looks so familiar. I haven't seen you for decades, but I didn't expect that fellow Taoist Yunyang has assumed the position of city lord here. Congratulations." Ling Tou laughed immediately and cupped his hands.
"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Ling To! As the most powerful general under the command of City Lord Youcan, your Excellency is well-known now and is far more powerful than me, the Lord of the small town!" the old man in black robe said with a smile.
"Miss Zhong, this person is not a suspicious person. He is a friend I met before, Mo Yunyang of the Yihe tribe, who is now the lord of Yunyi City." Ling To turned around and said to Zhong Xiu.
Zhong Xiu frowned slightly, but did not relax because of Ling To's words. He looked at the old man in black robe with his wonderful eyes.
Seeing that Zhong Xiu didn't speak, Ling To looked a little embarrassed.
"Why don't you introduce me, Fellow Daoist Ling To, who is this girl?" the old man in black robe asked.
"This is Zhong Xiu, Miss Zhong, the guest elder of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce. We are on this trip to escort a batch of goods for the Lord of Youcan City, so we happened to be passing through here." Ling To explained.
"It turns out that he is a distinguished guest from the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, and I am a little disappointed to welcome him from afar!" The old man in black robes' eyes lit up, and he quickly raised his hands and said.
"City Master Yun is very polite. I wonder why you are here at this moment?" Zhong Xiu's red lips parted lightly, her voice was cold.
"Originally, it wasn't anything big. I've known you for many years, Taoist friend Ling To, and I wanted to invite you over to have a drink and chat, reminisce about old friendships, and let me show my friendship as a landlord. But I didn't expect to meet Tian Wu here.
Distinguished guests from the Chamber of Commerce, why not come with us!" said the old man in black robe.
"I'm sorry, City Lord Yun, we were ordered to escort the goods and we have the responsibility. I'm afraid I don't have time to accompany you to the banquet." Zhong Xiu refused directly before Ling To could say anything.
Ling Tou frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but he glanced at Zhong Xiu and said nothing.
"Haha, Miss Zhong is so considerate that I admire you. As for the safety issue, please don't worry, Miss. We are in the city under your jurisdiction at this moment, and no bandits have the guts to attack the inn. This drinking is just a small matter, and I happen to have a batch of valuable goods that I want to
We have been unable to find a suitable person to entrust us to take action. Now that we see Miss Zhong from the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce and how responsible she is, we just want to come over and have a look. If it is suitable, Miss Lao Zhong will do it for us," said the old man in black robe.
When Zhong Xiu heard this, he was slightly startled, and a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.
The old man in black robe did not urge him, and chatted with Ling Tou beside him. His words were full of past acquaintance experiences between the two people.
"City Master Yun, can you please bring the goods here? It's really hard for me to leave the inn. If you want to have a banquet, you can also have it at the inn." Zhong Xiu thought about it and said apologetically.
"That batch of goods is quite large. It is the monster material that Yunyi City has accumulated over the past ten years. It seems that it is inconvenient to bring it here." The old man in black robe looked a little embarrassed.
Zhong Xiu's eyes lit up. As far as she knew, the Chamber of Commerce was recently ordering various places to purchase monster materials in order to make a big purchase. If this purchase could be made, it would be of great benefit to her position in the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.
, and might even help with that.
Moreover, the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce has a good reputation. If they refuse this kind of business that comes to their doorstep, and if word spreads, it will also damage the reputation of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.
"Okay then, let's talk about it tonight." Zhong Xiu pondered for a moment and nodded.
The face of the old man in black robe was filled with joy, and an imperceptible strange light flashed deep in his eyes.
"City Lord Yun, please wait a moment, the little lady still has some things to tell you." Zhong Xiu said immediately.
"Yes, please, Miss Zhong." The old man in black robe said quickly.
Zhong Xiu turned around and called the guards in the courtyard. After he left, the person in charge of the place was properly arranged and asked to double the number of guards on duty. Things like this were explained in an orderly manner.
"Xin'er, Xiaowei, if anything happens, use that thing to notify me." After Zhong Xiu made the arrangements, his lips moved slightly, and a wisp of sound reached the ears of the two maids.
The two nodded slightly to show that they understood.
"You guys will also stay here to help guard the safety of this place. We will never allow anything to go wrong, otherwise you will be questioned!" The old man in black robe also turned around at this moment and ordered the people behind him with a solemn expression.
The barbarians agreed in unison.
"You two, please!" The old man in black robe made a gesture of invitation to Zhong Xiu and Ling To and said.
The three of them quickly walked towards the door of the inn together.
In the distance, Shi Mu watched the three people walking away, his brows furrowed and his face full of disbelief.
He has obviously told Zhong Xiu about the plot of the Yihe Tribe, so why would she act like this?
Could it be that Zhong Xiu didn’t believe the content on the jade slip? Or, did Zhong Xiu have other ideas or plans?
"Shitou, why did Miss Zhong leave with the other party!" Cai'er's voice rang in her mind.
"Follow us and take a look." Shi Mu said, glanced at the convoy at the inn, swayed, and chased Zhong Xiu and the others.
In the inn, about twenty guards almost formed a human wall, surrounding the convoy.
Zhong Xiu had just given an order that no one was allowed to leave the yard until she and Ling To came back.
"Hey! Why don't you see Brother Mu Shi?" The purple-haired young man who once sat in a cloud car with Shi Mu and Leng Yuetong looked around and suddenly spoke softly.
Leng Yuetong was standing next to him. Hearing this, he frowned and looked around.
Indeed, Shi Mu was not seen in the courtyard.
"Did you go out and not come back?" the purple-haired young man guessed.
Leng Yuetong snorted coldly, two strange lights seemed to flash in her beautiful eyes, but she said nothing.
"Everyone, is there anything that needs our help here?" At this moment, among the few barbarians left by the old man in black robes, a tall black-skinned winged crane barbarian came over and said.
"Thank you for your kindness, but we will be here to guard you. No need to trouble you." Among the guards, a lean middle-aged man with late-stage congenital disease came out and stood in front of the black-skinned Winged Crane Barbarian, his eyes
He said with caution.
Just before Zhong Xiu left, he specially sent a message to him to be wary of these Yihe barbarians and never let them get close to the convoy.
"But, the Lord of the City has ordered us to stay..." the black-skinned Winged Crane Barbarian said in a somewhat embarrassed tone.
"These goods are important items for us to escort. After all, you are outsiders, so please don't make things difficult for us." The lean middle-aged man was unmoved at all.
"Haha, that's natural." The black-skinned Winged Crane Barbarian nodded and smiled.
"In that case, let me go and inspect other places in the inn, excuse me." The black-skinned winged crane barbarian continued, then waved and led the others towards other parts of the inn.
The lean middle-aged man's face softened and he walked back to the motorcade.
Several Yihe barbarians walked out of the yard. The smile on the leader's dark-skinned barbarian's face suddenly disappeared completely. He looked back at the yard, and an intriguing light flashed in his eyes. (To be continued.)