Taiping Inn

All that Li Xuandu knew about Tingfeng Tower came from Hu Liang. Hu Liang had never mentioned the Twelve Divisions. However, Hu Liang was a distinguished guest of Wenxiang Hall and did not know much about Tingfeng Tower. It was reasonable that he had never heard of it.

Li Xuandu asked, "Then I wonder what the differences and similarities are between your duties?"

Maobu Qingniao said, "My duty is to deal with customers and do business, while Chenbu Qingniao is the guide."

Li Xuandu looked at the beautiful woman in leather armor, frowned, and asked, "Are there any men in your Tingfeng Tower?"

Before Maobu Qingniao could speak, Chenbu Qingniao had already raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "Why, do you look down on women?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and said, "It's not that I have prejudice against women, but it's inevitable that there are many inconveniences for men and women to travel together, which is not as convenient as two men."

Chenbu Qingniao snorted coldly.

The Bluebird of Maobu was obviously more tactful than the Bluebird of Chenbu, and tried to smooth things over by saying, "Please forgive me, sir. It is true that we have men in Tingfeng Tower, but we will not deal with guests directly. This is the rule."

"Rules." Li Xuandu repeated softly without forcing it.

The Bluebird of Maobu continued, "If you have no objection, then the Bluebird of Chenbu will lead the way for you."

Li Xuandu turned his head to look at the Bluebird of Chenbu: "Are you in the realm of Return to the True Realm?"

The Bluebird of Chenbu said expressionlessly, "It was agreed in advance that our Tingfeng Tower is only responsible for finding people, not protecting them. That is the business of Bailianfang. If you have any doubts about this trip, you might as well go to Bailianfang again."

Li Xuandu said, "Unfortunately, I just came from Bailianfang, but I pawned a lot of I just collected enough money from my belongings, and now I don’t have any extra money. ”

Chenbu Qingniao said coldly: “Then you can only wish you the best.”

Maobu Qingniao said: “By the way, we have another rule in Tingfeng Tower, there is no news that cannot be sold. If you are willing to spend another 400 Taiping coins, I can tell you some additional news about Governor Qin.”

Li Xuandu looked at Maobu Qingniao and was silent for a while: “I really doubt that you can read my mind and know exactly how much money I have left. . "

Maobu Qingniao's eyes narrowed into a pair of crescents, and she smiled and said: "This information may be useful or useless. Of course, we in Tingfeng Tower will never do anything that forces buying or selling. Whether to buy or not is entirely up to the guests. "

Li Xuandu pondered for a moment, took out thirty worry-free coins and one hundred Taiping coins from the "Eighteenth Floor", and piled them on the table: "Please speak."

Maobu Qingniao is the person in charge of Tingfeng Tower here, and the success or failure of the business is closely related to her, because according to the owner of the building, According to the rules, she can take 10% of the annual income. Today, she made a business of 2,400 Taiping coins, which means she earned an extra 240 Taiping coins, which is more than 7,000 taels of silver. So she smiled even more and said, "This news is actually just a temporary news. In addition to the guests, there are people who are looking for Qin Xiang's whereabouts."

Li Xuandu was startled and asked directly, "Who?"

The answer of the Maobu Qingniao was also very clear and neat: "Qingluan Guard."

Li Xuandu's face sank slightly.

"Looking at the guest's appearance, he should be an old subordinate of Governor Qin or an old friend of the Four Ministers, and he is not the same kind of people as the Blue Luan Guard." Since the Blue Bird of the Mao Department has received the money, he doesn't mind talking in more detail: "In the early years, the Blue Luan Guard was indeed very powerful. There was nothing in the world that they didn't know about. However, since Emperor Shizong, the Blue Luan Guard has been getting weaker and weaker. Now the Blue Luan Guard can only be confined to a corner of the Imperial Capital. As for the outside of the Imperial Capital, they are far inferior to our Tingfeng Tower. But then again, it is said that the ancestor of our Tingfeng Tower was also born In the Qingluan Guard, it was only later that they separated and went out to work on their own, which led to their current foundation. "

Li Xuandu said expressionlessly: "The Qingluan Guard was able to suppress the martial arts world back then, so it was naturally a huge force. As far as I know, the current Liushenmen, Bailianfang, Tingfenglou, Wandumen, and Wenxiangtang are actually separated from the Qingluan Guard, and they are considered to be of the same origin. "

Maobu Qingniao praised: "Sir, you are very knowledgeable, it is true. Seriously speaking, we are the orthodox descendants of the Qingluan Guard. Today's Qingluan Guard is a mixed bag, mostly people of both good and evil. "

Li Xuandu did not answer, and fell into deep thought.

Originally, according to his plan, he should have set off to return to Qizhou, but after learning that the Qingluan Guard was also tracking Qin Xiang, he had to put aside his trip to Qizhou for the time being and immediately go to Jiangzhou. Fortunately, he has now reached the Xiantian Yuxu Realm, which is roughly equivalent to the eighth floor of the Guizhen Realm. If he meets Lu Yanbing again, even without using the "Human World", he has an 80% chance of winning. If he uses the "Human World", coupled with desperate means such as "Reverse Heaven Tribulation", "Leverage Method", and "Leakage Pass", even the ordinary Tianren Xiaoyao Realm Grandmaster can fight.

At this moment, a voice of "Guest" pulled Li Xuandu back from his thoughts.

However, it was not the Maobu Bluebird, but the Chenbu Bluebird who had been silent. She smiled and said, "Why, after hearing the name of the Qingluan Guard and unable to hire the guards of the Bailianfang, you backed down?"

Li Xuandu ignored this little sarcasm and asked directly, "When did the Qingluan Guard inquire about the news?"

The Maobu Bluebird replied, "Three days ago."

Li Xuandu silently estimated that they were still in Beimang Mountain, so he asked again: "When can we leave?"

This question was asked to Chenbu Qingniao.

Chenbu Qingniao was a little surprised, surprised that this guy was not scared at all, and couldn't help but have a competitive mind: "Anytime."

Li Xuandu glanced at her: "That's the best. In addition, since we are two people traveling together, we should at least know each other well. How should I call you? Should I always call you Chenbu Qingniao?"

Although Chenbu Qingniao was reluctant, she had no reason to refuse, so she could only answer: "My surname is Liu, you can call me Liu Chen."

Li Xuandu didn't wait for Chenbu Qingniao to ask, and said: "My surname is Li, you can call me Li Xuandu."

Chenbu Qingniao, or Liu Chen, was about to speak, Maobu Qingniao rushed to her He winked and said, "My last name is Chen, you can also call me Chen Mao. There is another point I want to explain to you. As far as we know in Tingfeng Tower, the current situation in Jiangzhou is not peaceful, and the root cause lies in the two governors. Since the decline of the imperial court, Jiangbei is still okay, but Jiangnan is a little bit difficult to describe. Since ancient times, Jiangnan has been the financial pillar of the imperial court. Salt and grain are all transported from here. After the Great Zhou in the northwest occupied Shuzhou, they could go down the river at any time. The imperial court was unable to take care of itself and was unable to send troops. In order to protect Jiangnan, it could only let the governors and governors-general of the states in Jiangnan raise grain and soldiers on their own. As a result, the power of local governors and governors-general grew day by day, especially the Governor of Jingchu and the Governor of Jiangnan. These two governors The discord between the two governors is also a well-known fact. But then again, the court does not want to see a united Jiangnan, and the two governors are also well aware of it, so how true this discord is is also debatable. "

After all, Li Xuandu was a person who had participated in the court struggles before. Thinking that Qin Xiang would go to Jinling Mansion at this time, he immediately asked: "Is Qin Xiang invited by the Governor of Jiangnan to go to Jinling Mansion?"

To Li Xuandu's surprise, the Blue Bird of Mao, that is, Chen Mao, shook his head and said: "This matter is also related to the Governor of Liaodong. We are not very clear about the details."

Li Xuandu suddenly had a headache. If the three governors were involved in this matter, it would not be He could handle it alone. After all, the weight of a governor was almost comparable to that of the leader of a medium-sized sect. Many wanderers in the martial arts world were unwilling to be bound by the sect's rules, but wanted to seek wealth and fame, so surrendering to the imperial court was the best choice. After all, being a guard dog was always better than being a helpless stray dog. Therefore, the Qingluan Guard was at its peak in those days. After the imperial court declined, surrendering to the provincial governors in various places became the only choice. As a result, there were many extraordinary people under the command of the local governors. In addition, since they were on other people's territory, they could directly mobilize the army. Therefore, even the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal in his heyday would probably find it difficult to cause too much trouble on his own.