White Horse Town.

The shopkeeper of Rugui Inn is quite sorry, because the generous Qinzhou merchant has completed the purchase of goods and will be on his way home today.

Fortunately, he is very smart and knows the importance of repeat customers. Not only did he not show any disappointment, but he generously offered to waive the customer's last day's expenses, and also asked the clerk to help the customer carry the goods. The merchant was quite applauded for this.

, casually rewarded him with fifty taels of silver notes, but did not let his assistants do anything. He only said that his own men were enough.

At this point, of course, we feel sympathy for each other, and we have made a promise to stay at Rugui Inn again when we come to Kyoto in the future.

The shopkeeper sent the guests all the way until the other party's motorcade disappeared at the end of the long street, and then returned to the inn with unfinished business.

However, he had just returned to his bedroom when he suddenly felt that the sunlight behind him disappeared in an instant.

When he turned around, he saw that the door had been closed, and two men standing in the shadows looked at him with stern faces.

The shopkeeper was startled, thinking that he had encountered a strongman who had come down the mountain to kidnap someone, so he said in a trembling voice: "Are these two heroes going to stay in the hotel?"

The man on the left asked: "Can you read?"

The shopkeeper nodded subconsciously.

The man took out a token from his arms and held it out in front of his eyes.

Using the dim light to see clearly the words on it, the shopkeeper's legs instantly became weak. Without thinking, he knelt down and said: "The common people send their regards to the secret envoy of Taige."

That person obviously wouldn't be surprised. Not to mention ordinary people like him, even the officials of the third rank and below in Kyoto would probably be trembling with fear when they see the Taishitai Pavilion token stretched out to their faces. After all, Mr. Shen once

As I said, there are too few honest officials in Kyoto, and those who have never done anything wrong are almost extinct. Who doesn’t have secrets in his heart?

Thinking of this, he slowed down and said, "Don't be afraid, we just have something to ask you."

"Excuse me, sir." The shopkeeper said fearfully.

"Did the guests who just left speak with Qinzhou accents?"

"yes."

The two spies from Taishitai Pavilion looked at each other with some expectation in their eyes.

The day before yesterday, Silent Cloud gave an order, and Taige spies all over Kyoto and surrounding areas took action. According to the key information Pei Yue told Silent Cloud about Qinzhou, almost all the inns and brothels that had entertained Qinzhou guests in the past two days were raided.

I've been cross-examining, but unfortunately I haven't found anything yet.

Because Hakuba Town is far away from Kyoto, and there are too many inns and other places here, it is second to none outside Kyoto. It seems to be just a town, but in fact it is quite prosperous because of the ferry. In terms of area, it is larger than some of the following cities.

It was bigger, so the two spies found the mid-range Rugui Inn at this moment.

Just now they watched the innkeeper see off a convoy of more than thirty people. They didn't hold much hope at first and just thought it was a routine inquiry. Unexpectedly, the convoy was really guests from Qinzhou.

The spy on the left said gently: "You get up first and answer."

"Yes." The shopkeeper slowly stood up.

The man continued: "Tell us about the words and deeds of these Qinzhou guests here."

The shopkeeper didn't dare to hesitate, let alone conceal any details, so he started talking about those people who moved in a few days ago, and was very detailed.

"Wait! You just said that there were two women traveling with the merchant, one dressed as a maid and the other with a curtain covering her face?" The spy on the right suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the shopkeeper's arm.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, sir, please don't do anything!" the shopkeeper couldn't help shouting.

The secret agent could only let go of his hand first, and then asked hurriedly: "Say it quickly, right?"

The shopkeeper didn't know why and nodded with some fear.

Then he saw the surprise that could not be concealed in the eyes of the two spies. The man on the left immediately said: "Tell me the appearance of the dealer in detail, and what he has done and said these days.

Don’t miss anything!”

The shopkeeper said timidly, carefully observing the other person as he spoke.

After a while, the spy on the left patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder and said, "Remember, you are not allowed to tell anyone about this."

The shopkeeper lowered his head and said, "Yes, sir."

The two spies left in a hurry, leaving the confused and frightened shopkeeper standing there, staring blankly at the sunlight pouring in after the door opened, feeling that he had had a very weird dream.

In the alley outside the inn, the burly spy said: "Lao San, please inform the Lord and Mr. Pei immediately that I will keep an eye on those bandits. We will leave our mark on the road."

Another person said without hesitation: "Brother, be careful! Those people are very skilled, so remember not to be impulsive!"

"good!"

…

Baima Town is built along the Qishui River. This river originates from the Hengduan Mountains. The land on both sides of the river is therefore fertile and rich. It not only gave birth to the largest city in the world that has been the capital of various dynasties for thousands of years, but also made Yongzhou on the south bank the granary of Daliang.

Qishui runs east to west, almost meandering along the way, and finally crosses Qinzhou in the southeast of Daliang and merges into the vast angry sea.

The scenery on both sides of the river is beautiful and there are countless places of interest and historical sites, among which is the Yuejiang Tower, which is more than 20 miles north of Lian'an County.

It was only about forty miles from Baima Town to Yuejiang Tower. Fang Yunhu's motorcade left Rugui Inn and headed east slowly.

The sunlight above our heads has shifted and is slowly heading west.

Fang Yunhu leaned in the spacious and comfortable carriage, looked at Nan Qin who was sitting cautiously in the corner, and said with a smile: "Actually, I went to Liyuan to see you."

Nan Qin forced a smile and said, "Young master is elegant."

Fang Yunhu sighed: "I just admire my father's vision in choosing you from so many children. Without any reference factors, he seemed to be able to predict that you would stand out in the Liang Kingdom and become the seat of those dignitaries.

Distinguished guest."

Nan Qin lowered his head slightly, obviously not knowing how to reply.

Fang Yunhu didn't pay attention, but suddenly a deliberately lowered voice came from outside: "Sir, please report urgently."

Fang Yunhu sat up and said calmly: "Tell me."

"The informant in Kyoto just sent the news, and the spy suddenly found him and said he had important information for us."

"Come in and talk."

The carriage door was opened, and a figure floated in, then knelt on one knee in front of Fang Yunhu, not even looking at the slightly shocked Nan Qin next to him.

Fang Yunhu looked at him and said in a deep voice: "The insider around Pei Yue?"

The man with sinister, wolf-like eyes lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Fang Yunhu rubbed his fingers gently and said in deep thought: "What did he say?"

The man replied: "He asked our people for ten thousand taels of silver, and then told us Pei Yue's arrangements for today."

Fang Yunhu asked: "What is the arrangement?"

The man hesitated for a moment, and then said with a strange expression: "He said that Pei Yue deployed heavy troops in Pingyuan Town south of Kyoto and Lishui Mansion in the east. No matter where our real target is, we can rescue the Nanqin Protection Valley."

Fan. Then, he said that Pei Yue had guessed that we were from the Zhou Dynasty, and had arranged checkpoints on various roads south of Yongzhou, and set up dragnets waiting for us to get in. "

Nan Qin glanced at Fang Yunhu cautiously.

There was silence for a moment in the car that was driving smoothly. Suddenly, Fang Yunhu chuckled. He turned to look at Nan Qin and asked with a smile: "Do you think this news is credible?"

Nan Qin was slightly shocked, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Fang Yunhu didn't care. He looked at the man kneeling opposite and asked, "What do you think?"

The man replied seriously: "Sir, this is a lie."

Fang Yunhu thought of something, narrowed his eyes and said, "Then the 10,000 taels went out?"

The man smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, Fang Qi is afraid that he will miss your important event at this juncture. He would rather believe it than believe it."

"Idiot." Fang Yunhu criticized the word lightly, but he didn't get angry because he knew what this person said was reasonable. They had been developing that spy for a long time. Except for the first chance to get Fang Rui's burial place, he had been there ever since.

There is no progress. Now is the most critical moment. The other party holds such important information, and no one except himself dares to refuse.

He thought for a while and said slowly: "Pei Yue is forcing me."

The fierce man frowned and said, "What does he want to do?"

Fang Yunhu smiled lightly and said: "One part of that news is true. Pei Yue guessed our true identity, so he told us through the mouth of the insider. He knew that we would retreat south to Dazhou. Now it is a gamble.

Dare we believe this is possible?"

The fierce man said doubtfully: "Sir, we didn't originally plan to..."

Nan Qin suddenly glanced at him.

Fang Yunhu raised his hand to interrupt him and said with a smile: "I sent him a letter, and he used his inner voice to send me a paragraph. It was true or false, false or true. It was just to see who could guess the other person's identity.

thought."

He paused and clicked his tongue: "It's interesting."
Chapter completed!