Chapter 001: Making a Move, Situation (Seeking Recommendations and Bookmarks!)

  Xu Xuan and the others dismounted their horses, at this moment the scholar looked up at the name of the inn, his pupils shrinking slightly before opening his mouth to say: "Boss, this inn is brightly lit with many horse carriages, it seems that the people living inside are not ordinary."

  Xu Xuan heard this and pondered for a moment, then took several steps forward and knocked on the iron ring of the tightly closed inn gate.

  Bang!

  "Are you still open for business?"

  As soon as Xu Xuan finished speaking, he heard the sound of weapons being drawn from inside, followed by a creaking sound, and the inn's door opened. A woman with a foxy face and a delicate skirt walked out from inside.

  "Actually, our shop is already full. Why don't you go somewhere else?" The foxy woman said lazily, leaning against the doorframe with one hand.

  Xu Xuan looked at this and sized up the woman, then glanced around at the guests eating in the hall with his peripheral vision. He saw that the floor was covered with large and small boxes, and on the eight immortals tables, not only were there delicious dishes, but also sharp nine-ring broadswords.

  Xiangzi, Feiniu and others surrounded her, seeing that this woman actually didn't give Xu Xuan any face, they suddenly became furious!

  "Be quick! Arrange for the best rooms and delicacies to serve us immediately! Otherwise, don't blame me for shedding blood here today!"

  The blind man let out a loud shout and immediately pulled out a large, shiny knife from behind his back and held it to the woman's neck!

  The arrogant words suddenly made the various people inside eating stand up, and then they saw the woman in a floral skirt pretending to be terrified and laughing: "Ah, guest, I've seen it here too, it's indeed full of guests, why not go to the next house?"

  Xu Xuan turned his head and stared at Xiazi with a fierce gaze, and then saw Xiazi snort coldly and put away the big knife.

  "We've had a long journey, I see your restaurant still has two empty tables. Let's order some small dishes first!" Xu Xuan said calmly.

  At this moment, Xiangzi and others already knew that Xu Xuan's words were the last pleasant conversation. If they still don't take it to heart, even if they trample this place flat, it wouldn't be unjustified.

  The woman in the flower skirt was taken aback at first, then looked at Xu Xuan and Blind Man and others, finding that Xu Xuan and others were not simple, so she opened her mouth and said: "Li Laoer, take good care of these guest horses, and you follow me!"

  "Yes, Boss Yun!"

  An old man in a white shirt hastened to walk out of the gate, and soon saw Xu Xuan and others walking into the inn.

  "Who's so bold as to want a bloodbath here? It turns out it's just a bunch of country bumpkins!" A burly man in black robes sneered, slamming his wine cup on the table.

  As soon as these words fell, the seven big men around the table burst out laughing.

  "Hahaha! It turns out to be a group of country bumpkins! Look at that woman, she looks just like a man, and they're treating her like a treasure, it's hilarious!"

  Xu Xuan heard this and became furious, his two hands instantly swung forward, eight cold gleaming flying knives split into eight directions, directly shooting out at the black-robed big man!

  Whoosh!

  "Not good!"

  "It can't be like this!"

  Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!

  In just one breath, the eight big men simultaneously covered their necks with both hands, and blood flowed out of their necks as if their lives depended on it. It was clear that they had been killed by Xu Xuan's opening move!

  "The wine bill for this table is on me! Blind man, Fatty Ox, take these corpses away and bury them!" Xu Xuan said coldly.

  "Alright!" The blind man and Fatty Ox exchanged a glance, then each of them grabbed the collar of one of the corpses and headed towards the inn's main gate.

  The crows and sparrows have fallen silent!

  No one had expected that this table of guests would be mocking Xu Xuan and the others for just a few sentences, only to be killed on the spot, while at this moment, the other tables of guests were re-examining Xu Xuan and the others with a new look.

  "This brother is truly a hero! Under the mirror, this is my friend Lan Feng. Today's wine bill for your table will be on me, let's consider it fate that we became friends!"

  The person speaking wore a purple robe, with a pale complexion, although he looked somewhat frail, the long gun placed behind him against the wall revealed that he was a skilled martial artist. The other man, named Lan Feng, had black hair draped over his shoulders and a hint of bloodlust in his eyes as he nodded slightly at Xu Xuan, acknowledging his presence.

  "Haha! Alright, since that's the case, then I, Xu Xuan, will take it!" Xu Xuan laughed loudly and immediately sat down beside an octagonal table near the two of them.

  "Boss Yun, aren't you going to prepare a good table of wine and dishes for Brother Xu and the others?" The man who called himself Fang Jing said, looking at the still slightly dazed woman in the flower skirt.

  "Alright...alright, Master Fang!" The woman in the flower skirt replied and hastily headed towards the back door of the kitchen.

  It was said that the owner of the inn, Fang Jing, called him 'Young Master', and Xu Xuan took a closer look at him. Later, he saw Blind Man and others gathering around.

  "Those who couldn't keep their eyes to themselves are already buried behind the inn!" The blind man said in a low voice.

  Xu Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing the words, and immediately turned his body 45 degrees to glance at the corridor of the two-story inn, where he saw a man in black robes smiling at him.

  "Does it look good?" Xu Xuan said calmly.

  The man on the second floor corridor saw Xu Xuan ask this, and immediately walked down a few steps from the stairs of the second floor. After a few breaths, he appeared in the living room on the first floor.

  "This friend of yours just killed a member of the Lianfeng gang, you're in trouble!" The man in black robes said with a faint smile, his tiger-like eyes gleaming.

  As soon as this was said, the scholar stood up and slightly bowed his hand, saying: "Does this brother know the inside story of the Lianfeng gang?"

  "Hahaha! The Lianfeng Gang has hundreds of members, and their leader 'Heilong' is even more formidable with his Six Pulse Peak cultivation. Ordinary people wouldn't dare to provoke him!" The black-robed man laughed first, but the words he spoke made Xu Xuan's eyes widen in surprise.

  The blind man gave the black-robed man a meaningful look, then said: "Boss lady, those guys' rooms are now empty, we'll just move in directly. As for the rent, we'll pay you double!"

  Yun Boss heard the blind man say so, and suddenly showed a hint of joy on his face, saying: "Then thank you for your generosity!"

  The two men, Fei Niu and Zuo Lun, exchanged a look. The blind man leaned in close to Xuan's ear and said, "Boss, I'll go prepare something in the room first. If those Lotus Peak thugs really find this place, we'll take care of them once and for all!"

  Xu Xuan nodded slightly and immediately poured a cup of wine from the small servant's previous pour on the table into his own wine bowl!

  "Wait!"

  The scholar saw this and hurriedly stopped him with a shout, then pulled out a silver needle from his sleeve.

  This silver needle makes a circle in the wine cup, and it's like a slight nod.

  Xu Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said: "Come on, brothers, let's drink!"

  "Cheers!"

  Shu Sheng, Da Dan and others filled their wine cups to the brim, drinking them dry in one gulp. At this moment, Xu Xuan and others didn't even glance at the black-robed man.

  He knew it was a bit dull, so the man in black robes shook his hem and walked up two floors again.

  A man in a black robe walked into a guest room at the end of the second floor corridor and immediately closed the door.

  "Hey, Leng, have you figured out what's going on? What's the story with these guys?" a middle-aged man with a big nose asked from inside the room.

  "I've never heard of a master with the surname Xu around here, but these people are extremely mysterious. They can still talk and laugh after hearing me mention the name 'Black Dragon', the leader of the Lianfeng Gang. It seems they're not simple at all!" The man in black said.

  "As long as it doesn't ruin our big plan, everything else is trivial!" The big-nosed man nodded slightly.

  These two men were actually the two famous capturers of Zhongyuan Red City, the man in black was called Leng Xue, with a strength of Wu Mai Dian Feng, skilled in using the Nine-Section Whip! And the big-nosed man was also an old-brand famous capturer, nicknamed "Ghost Hand" Hei Ren.

  The two great detectives of the Red City have appeared at the Cloud Inn, their goal is to capture the notorious thief from Central Plains 'Flying Heaven Rat' - Zhou Tong.

  As a result of their inquiries, Leng Xue and Gui Shou learned that the notorious thief had disguised himself and fled to the Lianfeng Mountains to escape their pursuit.

  As long as they left Lianfeng Mountain Range, it was no longer the territory of Zhongyuan, which is also why these two people would wait in Yunzhong Inn.

  After all, under the Lianfeng mountain range, there is only this inn, and if you go further, you will have to hurry up for another six hours.

  Ordinary people would have been exhausted after crossing the Lianfeng Mountains, how could they still have the energy to trek for another six hours?