Northern Territory.

After driving for several days, Hu Fei and others finally returned to Tianyuan Ancient Town. They did not encounter any pursuers along the way.

Hu Fei guessed that it was Xiao An and the group of black men with white cloth belts on their arms who blocked all the pursuit for them, otherwise the Beiyuan court and Chunqiu Hall would not have just let him leave the north.

The ancient town has once again returned to the bustle of the past, but this time it is not like the last time Hu Fei and the others came. There are all kinds of merchants from the Central Plains and beyond the Great Wall, and everyone is shouting enthusiastically, buying each other's goods, their faces full of joy.

A sincere smile.

It had only been half a month since the last bloody fight in the ancient town, but the people here seemed to have forgotten it. It seemed that in this place where no one cared, death was common.

This world is originally a world where the weak eat the strong, and there is no absolute fairness.

After Hu Fei and a group of people entered the ancient town, they came to the Mingtong Inn again. The difference from the last time was that this time there were many guests staying in the inn, all of them businessmen coming and going.

And the boss, unlike the last time we parted, seemed to have recovered from his fear and also forgotten that tragic night.

But when he saw Hu Fei and his men appearing at the door of the inn again, he couldn't help but froze on the spot, his mouth wide open in surprise.

"What are you doing standing around? Are there any guest rooms?!"

Pei Jie, who was accompanying Hu Fei, looked at the boss and asked loudly and dissatisfied.

"Ah? Yes, yes..."

"Master, please come in!"

Following Pei Jie's dissatisfied words, the boss came back to his senses, nodded hurriedly and replied, quickly approaching Hu Fei, looking groveling.

Hu Fei glanced at the boss, said nothing, and led everyone directly into the inn, selected the remaining seven or eight guest rooms, and stayed in them.

Originally there was no need for so many guest rooms, but after the battle in Fanyang City, many of them were injured, especially Chundie, who was seriously injured after being hit by Yu Lingji's kick.

So Hu Fei took all the guest rooms. Except for one for himself, the rest were used for the wounded to recuperate, and others could also find a chance to take a break.

After running all the way, everyone was tired. Except for Ye Qing who was guarding Hu Fei's guest room with three golden cavalry guards, everyone else went back to their rooms to rest.

Since there is not enough room for each person, the bed can only be used for the more seriously injured person to sleep on, and the others can only hang out on the table or chairs.

Hu Fei returned to the room alone, closed the door, and sat on a chair with a slightly solemn look on his face.

During the trip to the north, although the mission was completed, eleven Jinyi Guards and three Golden Cavalry Guards were killed one after another, which can be said to be a heavy loss.

But thankfully, he and the remaining people finally evacuated from the northern border alive. As long as they pass through Tianyuan Ancient Town and walk some distance, they can enter the Ming Dynasty, and it will be relatively safe then.

If it weren't for the appearance of Xiao An and that group of mysterious men in black, I'm afraid all of them would have to stay in Fanyang City.

Thinking of this, Hu Fei felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He found the wine bottle from the luggage on the table, unscrewed the lid and took a few sips.

The wine that Chundie refilled for him hadn't been finished yet, but Chundie had been seriously injured and was lying on the bed in the guest room next door, and could no longer serve him.

Fortunately, he still kept some of the medicine Xiao An gave him last time, otherwise it would be really unpredictable.

Thinking of Wu Yun and Yu Lingji, Hu Fei couldn't help but feel a little scared. He didn't expect that the top killers in Chunqiu Hall would be more difficult to deal with than the last.

It seems that it is not that easy to compete with Chunqiu Hall.

Therefore, Hu Fei had an idea in his mind. After returning to the capital, he had to find a way to find some masters from the martial arts world to join the Jinyiwei, so that he would be able to fight against the top killers of Chunqiu Hall in the future.

After thinking about this clearly, Hu Fei took a few more sips of wine, then lay down on the bed with his tired body, and soon fell asleep.

He is too tired.

...

Time passed minute by minute until night fell once again in this ancient town.

The street also became quiet, merchants closed their stalls, and pedestrians went their separate ways.

But Hu Fei was still immersed in sleep and did not wake up for a long time.

"Master Jiu?"

"It's time for dinner."

Pei Jie stood at the door of Hu Fei's guest room, knocking on the door and shouting in a low voice beside the door.

He didn't dare to shout loudly for fear of shocking the young master.

"Master Jiu?"

After knocking on the door for a long time, there was still no response from Hu Fei inside, only bursts of snoring could be heard.

In the end, Pei Jie could only give up, knowing that the young master must be too tired, so he had to sigh and prepare to leave.

But at this moment, Pei Jie suddenly heard a horrified cry coming from Hu Fei's guest room!

"Master!?"

Pei Jie was stunned for a moment and shouted loudly. Without any time to think, he kicked the door open and rushed into the guest room.

Immediately afterwards, Pei Jie saw Hu Fei sitting on the bed with a pale face.

As Pei Jie rushed in, Hu Fei was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Pei Jie, his eyes full of confusion.

"Master, what's wrong?!"

Pei Jie looked around vigilantly and found nothing unusual. Then he came to the bed with a puzzled look on his face, looked at Hu Fei on the bed with concern and asked.

"Oh, it's nothing, I had a nightmare."

Hu Fei waved his hand feebly, said slowly, and stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.

"Nightmare?"

Pei Jie was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what kind of nightmare the young master had, but his whole body was soaked with cold sweat.

"What happened?!"

At this time, Ye Qing, who heard the commotion, rushed over and asked nervously as soon as he entered the door.

"It's okay, the young master had a dream."

Pei Jie turned to look at Ye Qing, waved his hands and said.

Hearing Pei Jie's answer, Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief and slowly came to Hu Fei's bedside.

"Do you feel that there is anything wrong with this ancient town and this inn?"

Hu Fei rubbed his slightly sore forehead, glanced at the two people beside the bed, and asked thoughtfully.

"No..."

Pei Jie shook his head and answered blankly.

"If there is any difference, it is naturally different from the last time we came here, but this difference now seems to be the original appearance of this place."

Ye Qing also looked at Hu Fei with a puzzled expression, thought for a while and then analyzed.

"Master, did you discover something?"

Pei Jie hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask.

"nothing."

"By the way, how is Chundie's injury?"

Hu Fei waved his hand and did not continue the topic. He changed the topic and asked.

"Oh, after half a day of rest, I have recovered a lot. We can continue our journey tomorrow."

Pei Jie smiled and replied hurriedly.

Chundie's serious injury made everyone sweat. Now that Chundie is getting better, everyone is relieved.

"That's good. We'll set off early tomorrow morning. This ancient town is very weird. It's best to leave as soon as possible."

Hu Fei nodded and said thoughtfully.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Pei Jie and Ye Qing nodded in agreement at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei got up, washed his face, and then followed Pei Jie downstairs to the lobby on the first floor for dinner.

Except for Chundie who was recovering from his injuries, everyone else had gathered in the hall to wait for Hu Fei's arrival. When Hu Fei didn't come, none of them dared to move their chopsticks.

"Eat, eat, everyone has worked hard and is open to eating."

After Hu Fei sat down, he waved to everyone and said slowly.

Everyone agreed, hurriedly picked up their chopsticks and started using them.

Hu Fei sat on the chair and looked at the dishes on the table. He had no appetite at all. He just held the wine bottle and took another gentle sip.

He didn't know why, but he always felt an uneasy feeling in his heart, as if something was about to happen.

"Where are the other guests?"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei took a look at the empty hall and couldn't help feeling a little confused, so he asked casually.

"Oh, I've probably eaten them all."

Pei Jie looked around and at the closed guest rooms upstairs and downstairs, and answered slowly.

Hu Fei nodded and said nothing more.
To be continued...