Liu Shou has inherited Baihe Inn for eleven years.

The inn was passed down from his grandfather's generation. It was originally called Jixiang Inn, which could only be considered the last inns in Zhaohua City. However, since a noble man rescued several white cranes in the yard and planted a osmanthus tree, the situation changed.

The white cranes and osmanthus trees bring good luck. The osmanthus trees grow amazingly and bloom in the next year. The fragrance of flowers is everywhere, and half of the city can be smelled. The white crane probably misses his benefactor. Every October, he will stay in this backyard for a few days, completely ignoring the onlookers.

The white crane dances under the golden osmanthus tree. Jixiang Inn has accumulated a lot of reputation through this unique wonder and gradually developed. The name has also been changed into a white crane, transforming into the largest inn in the west of the city.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Baihe Inn came to his father's hands, and due to poor management, the benefits were not as good as before. After the Shanyin Rebellion, outsiders were more willing to rest in the north of the city when they arrived in Zhaohua City, where gambling shops and brothels were everywhere, and they were most loved by the rich. Seeing his peers moving to the north of the city one by one, Liu Shou could only stare at him. He didn't want to move, but his grandfather's last words were on the top. As long as the osmanthus tree bloomed and the white crane still came, the inn would have to be kept.

Keep it! Although I can't make much money, I can still support my family. Liu Shou looked at the guests who were eating in the lobby. They were all ordinary people living nearby, and there were no one outsiders who could spend more money to stay.

God bless you, I hope there are more serious people from outsiders, and don’t just focus on indulging in the north of the city.

He was thinking in his heart that as if responding to him, several customers came into the store from outside.

The four people who came in were obviously together, one of them was a handsome adult man with a long sword in black. The remaining three were all teenagers, two men and one woman, and both had outstanding appearances.

They had no luggage and no dusty appearance. They were obviously not from other places, but Manager Liu was still very happy because he recognized the adult man's clothes from Shenhu Hall at a glance. These four must be members of the Yin family! Moreover, the older boy was dressed in luxurious clothes and had the highest status among the four, and was 80% the noble son of the Yin family.

Good luck is coming! Manager Liu was secretly excited. Since the county magistrate's house was completely killed, Zhaohua City has actually been controlled by the Yin and Tao families. The Yin family manages the east of the city, the Tao family manages the west of the city, and the north of the city has become a well-known gold-selling cave.

When the noble man arrived, the shopkeeper Liu naturally greeted him in person. The young master said domineeringly: "I want four guest rooms and food is delivered to the house. We siblings only need some tea and snacks."

It is worthy of being a member of the Yin family. As expected, he actually ordered one for everyone.

He took the four of them into his room attentively. Seeing that they were all a little tired, he hurriedly called the waiter to bring some hot water.

Yin Qi lay down on the bed in the guest room, carefully judging the movements of the several houses next to her. After confirming that the other three were resting in the house, she walked downstairs gently.

The meal time had passed, and there were no customers in the hall, and only the waiter was cleaning the tables and chairs. When he saw Yin Qi, he said curiously: "Miss, what are your instructions?"

"Where is the thatched cottage in Guizhan?" Yin Qi asked knowingly.

The waiter pointed to the back, "It's just north of the osmanthus tree."

Yin Qi walked to the backyard and saw that there was no one around when she was about to reach the cottage. She turned around suddenly, walked to the back door quickly, opened the door bolt and ran out.

Yin Qi quickly walked through several alleys with her memory and came to Uncle Ya’s house. The courtyard gate was half-closed, and she walked straight in.

The yard is small and the house is very dilapidated. Various pottery and semi-finished products are piled up on the ground. Uncle Mute should make a living. If he really digs the tunnel secretly, it would be a good cover.

Yin Qi stood in the yard. Before she could call for someone, a short and strong middle-aged man walked out of the house. She quickly showed him the mark of the contact - a bamboo drawn on paper.

The man was a little surprised and said, "You are the girl from Qingluan Pavilion? How did you get out?"

Yin Qi was even more surprised. "Uncle Mute" was not mute. She asked back: "Are you Uncle Mute?"

"Yes," he looked at Yin Qi with some confusion, "You don't look like you are fifteen years old!"

The identity was confirmed, Yin Qi felt relieved and briefly explained to Uncle Ya to her process of alliance with Jiang Yuenu, and told him their thoughts.

Uncle Ya expressed his admiration for her "feat" that sneaked over, but was worried that she would be discovered, so he hurriedly took Yin Qi to the house to see the authentic tunnel he dug.

Before she could really see the tunnel, Yin Qi always felt that it was not real enough. She didn't really believe it until she went down from the narrow entrance.

Although the entrance is narrow, the bottom is quite spacious, enough for two people to pass through upright. However, the black and broken passage leads not to the west, but to the east, which makes Yin Qi very puzzled. Shouldn’t it be the most convenient to go west to the city?

She told Uncle Ya about her questions, and Uncle Ya explained: "I forgot to tell you that the tunnel I dug did not lead to outside the city, but to the county magistrate's mansion."

"County Magistrate's Mansion?" Yin Qi became even more confused.

"There is a tunnel leading to Shanyin Town, which was dug by the last county magistrate," Uncle Ya squatted down and began to draw pictures on the ground. "Because it was used to escape in an emergency, the project was carried out very secretly and few people knew about it. After the completion, all the craftsmen were secretly killed, including my father."

He suddenly sneered a few times and said, "But the county magistrate was unable to use it in the end. He was killed by his whole family. It was really retribution!"

Yin Qi has long heard of this matter, and it all originated from the magician gathering in Shanyin Town more than 30 years ago.

The founding official of Yan State, the Taichangqing Kong Yi, was plotted to death during the rally. Emperor Zhao, who had long admired her, was furious and ordered the killing of all the magicians who attended the rally and the detention of the unofficial ones to be investigated. After this order, the forces that were originally ready to move took advantage of the momentum, and Yan State suddenly became in chaos, especially in the southwest region.

Seeing that most of the foundation that Emperor Xuan had worked hard to lay down was about to be destroyed, Emperor Zhao suddenly announced his abdication, allowing his only eight-year-old son to inherit the throne, and ordered Princess Leyang to supervise the country. The eldest princess was as good as men. After the reign of the country, she immediately asked the governments in various places to stop persecution of the martial artists and appease them. Most of the places were pacified, but they lost control of Qingzhou and Yizhou.

The county magistrate's family died four days before Emperor Zhao's abdication. The detained and fled magicians worked together inside and outside, and without knowing the knowledge, they killed all the old and young people in the county magistrate's office without even letting go of the servants and soldiers. It is said that their way of killing people was very mysterious, and all the dead died in their sleep.

Perhaps because of the serious sin, most of the magicians suffered retribution. Many people committed suicide, and some became mentally ill and became crazy.

In short, this incident became more and more evil, making the people in the city dare not approach the county magistrate's palace, fearing that they would encounter a ghost who died.

Uncle Mute gave his bucket-like waist and taught in a rough voice: "If you want to escape, it will be difficult to get out of the city gate. It is covered with eyeliners from the Yin Mansion. It will be different if you have authenticity!" His tone suddenly brought a sense of pride, "Even if you are found missing, the Yin family would not have thought that you would leave the city through authenticity. When they searched the city and started looking out of the city, you were already thousands of miles away!"

Yin Qi nodded in agreement. Uncle Ya was very correct in his analysis, and it was too much more labor to dig the county magistrate's mansion from here than to directly dig out of the city. Shanyin Town is also far enough, it is a good place to transfer.

Time was limited, and Yin Qi saw that she had achieved her goal, so she hurriedly came out of the tunnel and returned to the ground.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Ya, Yin Qi quickly walked back. When she was about fifty feet away from Baihe Inn, she and Yang Cheng collided.

Yang Cheng was alone, and Yin Tingxiu and Bai Yin were not around. Seeing Yin Qi, he was looking around, looking for someone. Needless to say, the thing that Yin Qi ran out was discovered, and Yang Cheng was coming out to find her.

In order to deal with this matter, Yin Qi had already thought of a remark in advance. She pretended to be guilty as planned and asked, "Sir Yang Wu, why are you out?"

Yang Cheng stared at Yin Qi and smiled and said, "Girl, should I ask you this?"

"I just want to be familiar with the roads. I don't remember some places very clearly," she said with fear, "If the third brother knew that I hadn't remembered it, he would definitely despise me even more, so he didn't tell you."

Yang Cheng nodded casually and turned around and walked back. It seemed that he had no interest in what Yin Qi was doing, just find her.

The two walked back together, silently not talking anymore. In the quiet, Yin Qi remembered Ali's affairs. Before she could ask, Yang Cheng actually started talking first.

"Tell the maid named Ali that I have no interest in her and don't go to my house to deliver things again, there will be no peace there."

Yang Cheng's house is right in the north of the city. Yin Qi asked in disbelief: "Have Ali really gone to your house?"

Yang Cheng smiled and said, "Why am I lying to you?"

Yin Qi didn't expect that Ali was so bold that he dared to go to the north of the city by himself and ignored his reputation. But after meeting him a few times, he happened to save her once, and she fell to such a point, which she really couldn't understand.

Now that things have happened, the problem is no longer about Yang Cheng. The key is to make Ali die of this heart.

Yin Qi promised Yang Cheng that he would persuade Ali well.

The two entered the inn through the back door, and before they could reach the front hall, they heard the fierce fighting.

Yang Cheng reacted quickly. He had already identified Yin Tingxiu's voice, so he rushed over quickly.

In the middle of the hall, Yin Tingxiu and a young man in blue were hard to distinguish. Bai Yin stood aside in a tangled manner, wanting to help but dared not move. On the other side were two adult men standing, watching the fight seriously. One of them was around thirty years old, with a worried look on his face; the other was younger, with a leisurely posture, as if he was watching a good show.

Yang Cheng observed for a moment and found that this was not a deadly fight, and the meaning of competition seemed to be stronger. The younger man over there saw Yang Cheng coming in and advised: "Little ancestor, please stop!"

Yang Cheng also said: "Three Young Master, stop beating!"
Chapter completed!