Taiping Inn

Mrs. Jin smiled, her smile was charming, her eyebrows were red, her lips were red, her eyelashes were long and black, and every part of her was alluring. "But if Boss He can't tell the identity of the head shopkeeper, how can he win Miss's trust? Since it's a cooperation, sincerity is important."

Li Rushi looked at Mrs. Jin and said slowly: "If you talk about sincerity, isn't the token of Sect Master Bai enough? Or has Lord Murong developed some other thoughts and even refused to recognize the token of Sect Master Bai."

Mrs. Jin's smile gradually faded, "Boss He is using his master to pressure me ? "

Li Rushi shook his head and said, "I still say the same thing. Whether to tell Mr. Yu Murong about his identity as the chief shopkeeper can only be decided by the chief shopkeeper himself. I have no right to make the decision, so please forgive me, Madam."

Madam Jin wanted to speak, but Li Rushi interrupted her in advance and said, "The rules of the inn are strict. If anyone dares to cross the rules, the cook will deal with him. Please don't waste your thoughts, Madam."

Hearing the word "cook", Madam Jin suddenly felt cold, and the words that were already on her lips were swallowed back.

Ya Shengyun said, "A gentleman is reluctant to see the death of animals when he sees them alive, and cannot bear to eat their meat when he hears their voices. Therefore, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen." In a sense, the cook also has some functions of a butcher, so what exactly does the cook mentioned by Li Rushi do? It is very clear.

Mrs. Jin actually had the idea of ​​exploring the details of the inn, because this inn that appeared out of thin air was too mysterious. She had sent people to investigate, but nothing was found. Even the identity of this boss He was so real that it couldn't be more real, without any flaws. There is a saying: "No flaw is the biggest flaw." Being able to fake an identity to such an extent shows that the inn is definitely not a small organization that does little, but a powerful secret organization, comparable to Wan Du Men and Ting Feng Lou.

Because of this, Murong Hua and Mrs. Jin were curious about the details of the inn.

In fact, Li Ru was unwilling to tell the identity of the inn owner, which was also expected by Mrs. Jin. It was just from Li Ru's words that she found that what she had come into contact with was actually the tip of the iceberg of this inn. Since there are "cooks", "shopkeepers", and "bosses", there should also be "accountants", "waiters", etc., which shows that this inn has a clear division of labor, which is a bit like the Qingluan Guard.

Mrs. Jin thought for a moment and said, "The shopkeeper has something to do and can't come. We can't let Mr. Murong wait all the time."

Li Rushi remembered Li Feiyan's reply a day later, most likely to assign a top-ranking clerk to come, so she said, "The shopkeeper can't come in person, but he will send a trusted envoy. The envoy will arrive in the capital soon to meet Mr. Murong. Please rest assured, madam."

Mrs. Jin smiled and said, "The shopkeeper is really arrogant."

"Please be careful with your words, madam." Li Rushi said seriously, "The shopkeeper has his difficulties. Even if Master Bai knew about it, he would not say anything wrong about the shopkeeper."

Mrs. Jin was shocked.

As Bai Xiushang's confidant, she knew Bai Xiushang's status in the martial arts world very well. Although her master Bai Xiushang was not an immortal, because of her good dancing skills, she had a very good relationship with various forces. Cihang Sect and Qingwei Sect were business partners. In view of this, the Great Swordsman wanted to give his master a face. The master is on good terms with the old Taoist priest, and married his disciple, who has devoted his heart and soul to the disciple that the old Taoist priest likes the most. The two are in-laws. As for Qin Qing, who is known as the "King of Liao", that goes without saying. Even Mr. Qingping, who is now famous in the martial arts world, has to call her mother-in-law. It can be seen that the status of his master is transcendent.

This big shopkeeper can make his master not say a single word of wrong, at least he is an equal. In the martial arts world, he is a big man who can call the wind and rain. Such a big man secretly formed such a secret organization. What is his intention? Thinking of the master's hand order, an answer is ready to come out. Could it be the "King of Liao" who is eyeing the world? The one who can make the master send out the token is the head of the Qin family who has renewed his relationship with his wife.

Then it becomes reasonable for the people in the inn to secretly spy on the imperial capital and even the temple.

Mrs. Jin, who thought she had figured out the origin of the inn, smiled and said, "After all, we are all family. I understand."

Li Rushi was startled, then thought about it. Mrs. Jin was the person of Master Bai, and Master Bai was the stepmother of Miss Qin. They could indeed be considered a family. She did not deny it, but said, "Even if we are a family, we must keep it a secret for the respectable one."

Seeing that Li Rushi did not deny it, Mrs. Jin felt relieved and determined that the owner behind the inn was Qin Qing. She apologized and said, "It's my fault."

The atmosphere between the two became relaxed again. After Mrs. Jin talked about some major events that happened recently in the Imperial Capital, she said goodbye to Li Rushi, put on her hood, got on an inconspicuous carriage, and left Li Rushi's house.

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As the saying goes, "One autumn rain brings one cold." After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is late autumn, and the number of autumn rains has to be counted on fingers. It will snow soon.

The sky, which was originally gray, seemed to be splashed with thick ink. The leaden clouds became heavier and heavier. In a moment, the sky had completely darkened.

"Pah!"

A raindrop fell on Liu Jinyi's face.

One, two, three, more and more, countless raindrops poured down.

The autumn wind mixed with autumn rain, blowing on Liu Jinyi's face.

Liu Jinyi took a few quick steps and came to an inn.

Almost at the same time, the autumn rain that had been brewing for a day finally fell.

Countless raindrops fell from the sky, covering the entire Imperial Capital in a dense rain curtain. The fine and dense autumn rain hit the eaves, then flowed down along the black tiles.

Although the autumn rain is not as violent as the summer rain, the chill in it is deep.

Liu Jinyi took out half a dozen copper coins from his arms, threw them to the shopkeeper, and asked for a window seat on the second floor, and asked for a pot of wine and some food.

Soon, the waiter brought a plate of braised meat and a pot of wine to Liu Jinyi.

Liu Jinyi put a handful of copper coins on the tray, about twenty of them, and the waiter immediately smiled and said, "Thank you for the reward, sir."

Liu Jinyi said: "Waiter, I have something to ask you."

"Sir, just ask, I will tell you everything I know." After all, the waiter has seen the world in the Imperial Capital and can also speak in a literary way.

Liu Jinyi asked, "Have you seen anyone with a Liaodong accent recently?"

Perhaps because of the copper coin, or because of Liu Jin's martial arts outfit, the waiter did not perfunctorily answer, but recalled seriously for a moment before saying, "No."

Liu Jin nodded, without asking any further questions, and nodded, "You can go."

The waiter responded and went downstairs.

Liu Jinyi filled a cup for himself and turned to look at the rain outside the window.

When he was in Longmen Mansion in Zhongzhou, he secretly contacted people in the Confucian sect under the order of his superiors to explore the news of the Confucian sect, and then successfully entered a peripheral organization of the Confucian sect with the introduction of an old acquaintance in the martial arts world.

Since ancient times, there has been association behavior, which means forming a group. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, there are association behaviors. The development of Qingyang Sect was completed through the association of the people. The associations of the gentry are all kinds of strange. Some are for singing poems and writing, some are for studying books and studying theories, some are for criticizing current affairs, some are for playing musical instruments and singing, some are for traveling, and some are for enjoying delicious food and wine. There are even poetry clubs for young ladies and rich girls. In the past, Li Feiyan, Shi Wuyue, Han Wugui, Li Qingyun and others gathered together. Today, Qin Su, Yu Qingning, Lu Yanbing, Zhao Yu and others are actually also in associations. In this dynasty alone, there are more than 300 famous associations of this kind, and even more unknown ones.

The secret organization where Liu Jinyi belongs is named after the association, called "Yanxia Book Club", which aims to "read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles". Except for some Confucianists, the rest of the members are martial artists secretly recruited by Confucianists.

Because of Liu Jinyi's outstanding ability, he soon became a core member of Yanxia Book Club. Liu Jinyi thought that this peripheral organization belonged to Wanxiang Academy, but he gradually discovered that this secret organization actually had nothing to do with the great priests of Wanxiang Academy. Instead, it had some intersections with Wandu Gate, Tingfeng Tower, and Bailianfang. The people who controlled these secret organizations were other people in the Confucian School. These people were extremely powerful and respected, not inferior to the great priests.

Liu Jinyi found an opportunity to send this news out and asked about the identities of these Confucianists. However, the one who replied to him was no longer the Tianzihao clerk, but his old boss, the deputy shopkeeper, one of the six shopkeepers. The order given by the deputy shopkeeper was for him to continue to lurk, to protect himself, and not to reveal any flaws. At the same time, the deputy shopkeeper also gave Liu Jinyi the answer that these powerful Confucianists were Confucian hermits, a total of seven people, and were called the Seven Hermits of Confucianism. These seven people were appointed by the sage of the School of Mind to secretly guard the Confucian school, also known as the gatekeepers. The seven people concealed their real names and were referred to as Tiger Zen Master, Green Crane Layman, White Deer Master, Purple Swallow Mountain Man, Red Sheep Old Man, Golden Toad Old Man, and Dragon Old Man. The Dragon Old Man was the leader and was also the primary enemy of the inn.

So Liu Jinyi followed this Confucian peripheral organization called Yanxia Book Society and left Zhongzhou Longmen Mansion and the Imperial Capital in the North. When he arrived in the Imperial Capital, Liu Jinyi found that it was not just the Yanxia Book Society that came to the Imperial Capital, but also other book societies and poetry societies that came from all over the country. These associations all acted according to the orders of the hermits, and they also placed Confucian people among them to monitor the recruited martial artists. This made Liu Jinyi more cautious and did not dare to make any unusual moves, waiting for the order of the deputy shopkeeper.

What Liu Jinyi did just now was a task assigned by the president of Yanxia Book Club, to check whether there were people from Liaodong in the city. If they found people from Liaodong or other secret organizations, they must report them immediately.

This made Liu Jinyi realize that the inn might have also come to the imperial capital.