Chapter 465 Chapter 5 Drinking Horse Post Tour

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling deeply experienced the majestic mountains and rivers in the northern frontier. In front of them, there are towering mountains, and the primeval forest is vast and dense, stretching endlessly. In the depths of the forest, there are streams flowing, lush water and grass, birch trees and sparkling trees. The road is rough and difficult, and you can imagine the hardships of business travel. But they are leisurely and contented. Since they plan to stay in Yinmayi, they don't have to hurry and just enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.The sky was still covered with dark clouds, and the three of them took it for granted. Although they felt a bit of a fly in the ointment, the cool weather made people feel refreshed.Going to a high place and looking from a distance, you can see low farmhouses and cattle and sheep in the fields from time to time, which seems to be isolated from the world.After passing through a mountain, the official road turns straight, and the trees in the distance seem to be surrounded by clouds, like a fairyland, which is fascinating.

Ren Junxi said: "That's the water vapor rising from the Yinma Hot Spring. Fortunately, I didn't go the wrong way." Kou Zhongqi said: "Aren't you an old horse who knows the way? How can you be afraid of going the wrong way?" Ren Junnen blushed slightly and said, "I've only been here twice, and I'm still not so sure." Kou Zhong laughed. "This is a misunderstanding. I saw that you were so impressed by the proprietress of the Yinma Posthouse, Mrs. Sao, and thought you had been here more than ten times." Ren Jun begged for mercy: "Master Zhong, please let me go."

The sound of hoofbeats was loud, more than a dozen riders came from behind, and at a glance they knew they were members of the gang. Seeing that the three of them saw no weapons except Ren Jun, they glanced at them and passed them without stopping to go to the Yinma post. Kicking up the dust that was slowly rolling in the sky, it fell on them head-on and face-like with the wind like a wall. Kou Zhong smiled at Xu Ziling: "Being one step faster than others is always an advantage." Before the words were finished, the sound of hoofbeats started again, the three of them turned their heads and looked back, a man dressed as a Taoist priest, a lone mule was running towards him.

The middle-aged Taoist priest was born with a strange and ugly appearance and a short stature. From a distance, he shouted: "Hello, you three. I am Taoist mule. Are you brothers from that gang?" Kou Zhong waited for him to come to the side of the horse before he smiled and said: "We have no gang or affiliation, this trip to Shanhaiguan is to do something for the proprietress." The mule Taoist showed his original expression, his eyes fell on the three horses, and he said with a flash of light: "Good horse! If you are willing to sell it to the Northern Caravan, you will definitely earn more than ten taels of gold."

Kou Zhongdao: "Our horses are like Taoist priest's mules, they are the lifeblood and heart, we will never give them up." Taoist mule said in astonishment: "How do you know that Xiaolei is my lifeblood?" Kou Zhong smiled and said, "Just seeing how the Taoist chief trims the mule's fur so smooth and beautiful, you know that the Taoist chief loves the mule like his life." The mule Taoist laughed loudly and said: "Well said, seeing you are so cute, I would like to advise you, if you don't want to sell the horse, you'd better not go to the Yinma Station, it will only take a lot of effort to make a detour." Haha A burst of good laughter quickly passed them away.

Kou Zhong stared at the back of his lone mule, and said with a smile: "This is the benefit of traveling thousands of miles, otherwise, how could we meet so many strange people, this mule Taoist is very interesting." However, Ren Jun's face was serious, and he said, "Why did the Northern Caravan come to Yinma Station?" Xu Ziling asked in surprise, "Have you heard of the Northern Caravan?" Ren Jundao: "Xu Kaishan, the head of the Northern Horse Gang, is the largest horse merchant in the Northeast. He specializes in trading with the tribes outside the Great Wall, and then sells the horses to the south for huge profits. Gao Kaidao can't control him. King Xia has deals with him from time to time."

Kou Zhongdao: "The gang of knights who passed by earlier, are they from the Northern Horse Gang?" Ren Jundao: "If they are members of the Northern Caravan, their horses have horseshoe-shaped marks on their stock. Since their horses do not have this mark, they cannot be members of the Northern Caravan." Kou Zhongdao: "The three gangs of Beisai are the Beiba Gang, the Wailian Gang, the Saimo Gang and the Changbai Sect. They are not part of the Beima Gang. It shouldn't be anything. Why did Xiaojun have such an expression when he talked about them? So nervous?"

Ren Jundao: "The reason why the North Horse Gang is not listed in the second gang and the first faction is because their rise is only a matter of the past few years. Xu Kaishan has not been heard of by anyone three years ago, but now he has a family. Du Xing, the overlord, is also a brother of Xiao Xiao, Master Zhong should know why I am nervous." Kou Zhong turned to Xu Ziling and said, "Do you think Xu Kaishan will be Cui Wang?" Xu Ziling asked Ren Jun: "Is it possible to barter with the people outside the Great Wall?" Ren Jundao: "Generally, goods are exchanged for goods, and gold is rarely traded."

Xu Ziling nodded and said, "The possibility is quite high." Kou Zhong said distressedly: "How can I catch his sore feet? This guy must have robbed a large amount of property before making a deal, otherwise it would suddenly appear so quickly. Du Xing is willing to become a brother with him, so it can be seen that this person The background is not simple." Xu Ziling was shocked and said: "Lu Pingding was killed by Cui Wang because he caught the hungry wolf Cui Wang's sore foot, and even destroyed the evidence." Kou Zhong was stunned for a moment, then patted his legs and said: "That's right, Cui Wang is just asking for goods and money, and killing those who resist is just to gain prestige, it is neither wise nor reasonable to take the risk of killing everyone in Lu Ping's mansion. It also magnifies the burning of houses, which is to destroy evidence that may exist."

Ren Jundao: "If Lu Ping knew who Cui Wang was, of course he would spread the word immediately. Why didn't there be any news?" Kou Zhong gave a thumbs up and said, "Xiaojun has begun to have the ability to think and analyze, congratulations." Ren Jun was praised, his tender face showed excitement and shyness, and he said shyly: "The two gentlemen can't stop encouraging the boy, of course the boy has to use his brain." Xu Ziling said: "There are no wonders in the world, and there are all possibilities. Maybe Lu Ping got the evidence but didn't know that it was evidence against Cui Wang, or he had to wait for someone to see it. As long as we find out what happened to him before he was killed. Whereabouts, who you have met, maybe you can figure out some clues."

Dust suddenly rose in the distance, and a horse-drawn carriage with knights and mules came from the direction of Yinmayi. Kou Zhong performed the method of observing dust personally taught by Linglongjiao, and said: "The heads of the dust are scattered and the formation is not neat. This group of people seems to be in one team, but they actually belong to different teams, and they are walking in a hurry. It means that the Yinma Station has withdrawn." Ren Jun was stunned and said, "What happened?" The three of them couldn't help patting their horses and speeding up to meet the convoy. When they approached, they must have been the merchants who were resting at the Yinma post, and "escaped" from the post one after another. The three avoided the side of the road.Kou Zhong asked the leading team: "What happened?" One of them, a fat man dressed as a businessman, replied: "You must not go to Yinma Station. There are many gang members coming there now, and there will never be any good things." The three of them watched caravans passing by in a hurry, and people kept urging them to leave. At last, the caravans left in a hurry. It's Fu Jie, how about it?" Xu Ziling nodded in agreement, and said, "Even Du Xing, who is as caring as he is, would not have guessed that we came so quickly." According to Du Xing's speculation, after Zhai Jiao returned to Leshou, she still had to send someone to travel long distances to Pengliang to find two people, and it was still unknown whether the two could be separated.If Du Xing can capture Zhai Jiao alive, of course it will be another matter. Ren Jun smiled wryly and said: "Frankly speaking, the two fathers are as mighty as gods. Everyone can see that you are extraordinary people. Changing your name still cannot conceal your true identity." Kou Zhong said confidently: "Xiaojun's life experience is not rich enough, and people's psychology is very strange. Not only are they mostly self-centered, but they also subconsciously regard themselves as superior to others. You think we are better because you know us. There are two things. If someone doesn’t know us, they will deliberately belittle us in their hearts. For example, although these two boys are as thick as bulls, they should only have silver-like gun heads and no weapons. They have dull eyes. Dingyin deceived women everywhere with his two pretty faces, and caused excessive drinking and sex." Ren Jun was stunned and said: "Your eyes... oh..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that Kou Zhong's eyes were full of energy. . Xu Ziling smiled because of it, and walked on flatteringly, saying: "So what if you see through us, come on." When the three of them rode down the slope leading to the Yinma Station, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were amazed. They never imagined that there was such a strange and majestic hotel in the frontier area. Yinmayi is located on the side of the canyon on the high side of the mountain, with a high mountain on its back. It has the flavor of a cottage that occupies the mountain as the top, and has the power of military defense. The main building is a two-storey taxi building surrounded by a stone wall with a height of three feet. The main building is located on the side of the mountain. The place where the horses and chariots stop.The gate corresponds to the main house, and there is only one entrance. There are as many as fifty guest rooms along the wall. The courtyard is surrounded by a corridor, and there are groups of seven or eight chairs and tables for people to rest and chat. Freehand, the center of the courtyard is a large pool with a width of two feet. The three of them rode into the post brigade, four or five groups of people sat on the tables and chairs, and the weapons were placed on the table, but the nearly ten people were silent, and everyone raised their eyes and stared at the three of them in a very unfriendly way.There are more than a dozen sets of wooden pens for tying horses in the square. A clerk who seems to be a hotel is pouring fodder and water into the manger for more than 50 horses to eat.The atmosphere reveals a kind of tension and concentration that is about to rain, which makes people feel chest tightness. Kou Zhong glanced around, there were men and women staring at him, more than a dozen big men who overtook them earlier occupied two of the tables, but there was no Daoist Mule, maybe he was in the main building, so he was nowhere to be seen. There are two women. One delicate and one seductive. A delicate woman in her twenties, she occupies a table with another tall and handsome young man, she is a man of talent and looks, she is very suitable, she is separated from the people on the left and right by an empty table, and she does not want to mingle with other people. The other big one was sitting among seven or eight strong men, like a little red in a thousand green bushes, his beautiful eyes full of autumn water were full of seductiveness, and his demeanor was graceful, but his eyes were frivolous and sensual, as if as long as he was If she catches the eye, she will come and go whenever the situation arises.She has a very high frontal bone and a pair of brown phoenix eyes, she must be of foreign blood. Qianlimeng didn't know if he had seen the same kind, and suddenly his neck neighed, causing a commotion among the calm horses, as if only Qianlimeng's horse was looking forward to it. At the table next to the door was a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe, who looked like a senior official, his eyes lit up immediately, and the two armed men sitting next to him were also in this way. Ren Jun was watched with tremors, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling calmly dismounted. At this moment, a colorful cloud floated down the steps from the gate of the main building, greeted them with a charming smile, and said, "Don't let them scare you, three guest officers. I can give you the most special discount. Alas, you can choose from thousands of dollars." Picking, actually picking this slave's shop to hold his grandma's martial arts meeting, the old man is really displeased." Needless to say, she knew that she was the coquettish proprietress of Yinmayi, but she didn't expect that she would not sell to gang bullies from all over the place, scolding whenever she wanted, without any scruples. Someone said in a strange voice: "Lady Sao, did we say that we don't pay for food and lodging?" All the men roared and laughed, because they were sitting around the pool in the center of the square, the sound came from all directions, the vibrations oscillated back and forth, and there was a certain momentum, which also diluted the stalemate atmosphere before. Lady Sao came in front of the three of them, glared at her almond-shaped eyes, straightened her waist and said coquettishly: "What about paying the bill? If it gets out, people will know that my Yinma Posthouse is only for you people who like to fight and kill. The servants still use it." Doing business? If Cui Wang is provoked to anger the slave family, who will take care of the slave family?" The speaker was at a loss for words. The three of them exchanged glances, knowing what they expected, these people gathered here for Cui Wang.Seeing clearly that the "famous Chinese and foreign" Sao Niang is indeed plump, and she is too plump. She is older than thirty, and she can resist the invincibility of the years only by applying makeup.Wearing a tacky red dress, the smell of powder and spices is tangy, but her watery eyes are indeed provocative, reminiscent of cheap carnal transactions. The handsome young man next to the delicate girl proudly raised his voice: "For the inconvenience caused by the proprietress, Shi Qing would like to apologize on behalf of the teacher." Sao Niangzi smiled at him and said: "How could the young master be included in the scolding of the slave family? Mr. Lu will never scare away the guests of the slave family." Mr. Lu was very embarrassed by what he said to her, he glanced awkwardly at the delicate beauty next to him, seeing that she didn't look displeased, he began to feel relieved, and of course he didn't dare to provoke the lady again. The seductive woman let out a coquettish smile, her eyes fluttered in the audience and said: "A good-looking man, take advantage of it." All the big men at her table laughed loudly, full of mockery. The man whose strange voice was targeted earlier was one of the more than ten big men who drove three people outside the post. Knowing that the words of the seductive woman were aimed at him, he insinuated that he was not good-looking, and stood up with a smile and said proudly : "The so-called one who doesn't know is not guilty, Qinggu hasn't tried the younger brother yet, so I don't know the younger brother's strengths, the younger brother will not blame Qinggu." These words were obscene and obscene, which immediately made all his partners laugh out loud. The table of big Han people called Qinggu showed anger, as if they were going to kill at any time. The pretty girl blushed slightly, and leaned close to Mr. Lu's ear to whisper sweetly. Kou Zhong and the others began to understand what Xing Wenxiu meant when he said that the various gangs would act independently, and that this was the first time they united to deal with Cui Wang. Just look at how they are attacking and trampling each other verbally, we can see that each gang is not convinced by the other. On the contrary, Qing Gu didn't think it was a problem at all, and said with a coquettish smile: "What do you call this brother from the Northeast Society? Why don't you go around the room with me, so that I can see your strengths, and take advantage of Xu Da Before the head of the family comes to relieve boredom." The three people's spirits were greatly lifted when they heard that, it turned out that everyone was waiting for Xu Kaishan to visit. The man from the Northeast Gang obviously didn't have the guts to follow Qing Gu into the room, and said with a smile, "If Qing Gu can't get up when Xu Dadang comes to the house, wouldn't it be a crime for me, Luo Deng?" These two sentences were even more blatant and ugly. Although his companions still laughed and cheered, they finally had no courage to mount their horses, and their momentum was not as good as before. Qing Gu laughed so hard that her branches trembled wildly, she said flatteringly: "A coward who hasn't made any progress." Sao Niangzi didn't know if it was out of jealousy of the young girl who was younger and more beautiful than her, and said to the three: "Don't bother with them." Then she shouted: "Come here, let the three young masters lead the horse." Then he looked at the three of them with a wry smile as if taking off their clothes with his eyes, and said: "The three young masters are really handsome." It was the first time Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling molested a woman with their eyes, I don't know if it was out of anger or amused. Kou Zhong pointed to Ren Jun and said, "The proprietress forgot about Xiao Jun so quickly? Is he your admirer?" Lady Sao reluctantly turned her eyes away from the two, and landed on Ren Jun, saying, "This little brother looks familiar." Ren Jun was betrayed by Kou Zhong, and he was so ashamed that he just wanted to find a hole in the ground to hide in to avoid everyone's eyes. Xu Ziling made a relief and said, "We want three guest rooms, and we will be leaving tomorrow morning." At this time, two men were ordered to wait on the horse. Mrs. Sao completely forgot about Ren Jun, took the opportunity to step off the stage and said, "The three of you, please come to the lobby with my servants to sing hot tea." The two were about to follow her into the main building when someone suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling stopped, thinking that trouble is coming.