Chapter 587: Walking into a Trap
"Who is coming?!"
At the south gate of Zhongling City, several men dressed as soldiers blocked Wei Changtian's way.
It was just getting dark, but the city was already dead silent. If it weren't for the occasional barking of dogs, Wei Changtian would have really thought that Zhongling County had become a dead city like the villages he passed by along the way.
"Soldiers, we are just passing by here."
Zhang San jumped off the carriage and trotted over to the soldiers: "It's getting late now, I want to go into the city and find an inn to rest for the night."
"It's just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you can help me."
As he spoke, he quietly handed over a few coins.
Under normal circumstances, the officers guarding the city walls would not question the people entering and leaving the city too much.
And if they ask, then most likely they want to get some benefits.
Zhang San naturally understood this, having done this many times before, so he moved smoothly and calmly as he stuffed the silver into the hands of the leading soldier.
Four or five people, four or five cents of silver.
It’s not much, but it should be enough.
But who would have thought that the leading soldier would glance at the silver coins and then shook his head with a sinister smile.
"It's easier to go into the city."
"But you have to let everyone in the car get off first and accept our questioning."
"If everything goes well, we can enter the city."
"this"
Zhang San subconsciously looked back and found that the two carriages were motionless. He immediately understood Wei Changtian's attitude.
He immediately took out a five-liang silver ingot from his bosom and said with a smile: "Sir, we have been traveling for a whole day, and everyone in the car is asleep. Look."
"oh?"
Looking at the silver ingot, the soldier seemed a little surprised.
He did not hide it, took the silver ingot, played with it for a while, and then nodded with a smile.
"In that case, there is no need to investigate."
“Let him go!”
“.”
"Shh."
The barricades blocking the city gate were moved away by several soldiers, leaving a passage wide enough for one vehicle to pass through.
Zhang San hurriedly bowed to the soldier and thanked him, then turned around and prepared to drive into the city.
However, when he had walked a few steps away, he suddenly heard the soldier behind him say: "Oh, I forgot to tell you."
"There is only one inn still open in the city at this time."
"It's in the north of the city. It has no name. There are six red lanterns hanging in front of the door. You can see it from far away."
"You'd better live there."
“.”
Suddenly stopping, Zhang San looked back at the soldier's expression, and then responded repeatedly: "Thank you for the reminder, sir!"
"Well, go in."
“Yes, yes.”
"Gurgle"
The wheels rolled, and soon three carriages drove into the city gate one after another under the watchful eyes of several soldiers.
Wei Changtian didn't say a word during the whole process. He just listened to the conversation outside the car silently, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.
The moonlight was cold, and the sound of horse hooves rolled through the deserted streets. The sound pierced the darkness, and was instantly drowned out by the darkness further away.
Most of the houses on both sides were pitch black, and the occasional light was very faint, as if there was some kind of curtain covering the windows.
"Sir, although those soldiers are wearing military uniforms, the weapons they hold are not standard military equipment."
While driving the carriage, Zhang San lowered his voice and said softly, "I was once a bandit myself, so I paid careful attention to their words and actions. I think they are all bandits."
“.”
"Um."
Wei Changtian's response was a little slow, and apart from a slightly dull "hmm" there was nothing more.
Zhang San guessed what he was thinking, so he waited for a moment and asked again:
"Sir, are we going to the inn in the north of the city?"
"Should we find a few civilians to find out the situation first?"
"No."
Wei Changtian's voice rang out from behind the curtains: "Just go to the inn directly. Someone will come to find you when the time comes."
"Yes, I understand."
“.”
After the brief conversation, everyone fell silent.
The carriage was moving very fast, and after about quarter of an hour they arrived at the inn that the soldier had mentioned.
From the outside it does look like an inn, but there is no door plaque, just three big red lanterns hanging on each side of the gate.
Apart from this, there was no light in the entire inn.
Judging from this scene, it is definitely a real "black shop".
“Boom boom boom!”
After parking the carriage, Zhang San got out and rang the doorbell.
Not long after, the door creaked open and a heavily made-up woman came out.
This woman is quite pretty, with a well-proportioned figure. It is not an exaggeration to say that she still has her charm.
I don’t know if it’s because the light from the lantern is too strange, but it makes her look a little spooky.
"Hey, sir, do you want to stay at the hotel?"
Standing in the yard holding the door, the woman looked up at the three carriages.
Zhang San did not reveal any flaws and answered in the same servant's tone: "Yes, I just heard from the military officer at the city gate that there is an inn open here."
"We plan to rest here for one night. Please, boss, open a few rooms for us."
"Okay, okay, everyone, please come in quickly."
The woman was slightly stunned when she heard "General", but soon the smile on her face became even wider. She welcomed Wei Changtian, Wei Xianzhi and others who had already got off the car into the yard with a smile on her face.
With the light of the lantern, her eyes swept over several people one by one, and finally stopped on Wei Changtian.
It is not difficult for Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen, the old "foxes", to hide their aura, so now they look like just an ordinary wealthy master and mistress.
Although Wei Changtian also tried to restrain his aura, he was too handsome after all. "Sir, it's dark in this courtyard, please slow down."
The pretentious voice was not loud, and the woman twisted her body to get closer to Wei Changtian, as if she wanted to hold his arm, or as if she wanted to take advantage of him.
She did not hide her lust in front of so many people at all. It seemed that this woman was not only doing black business, but also felt she was doing it without fear.
But "Go away."
With a flick of his sleeves, Wei Changtian only needed one word to make the woman's expression freeze.
She paused, and the confusion in her eyes gradually turned into a viciousness hidden in embarrassment.
But Wei Changtian didn't even look at her. He put his arm around Yang Liushi's waist and walked towards the main hall of the inn.
Even Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen didn't say much, they just followed the two of them at a moderate pace.
"Pooh!"
Looking at the backs of the four people, the woman spat lightly, quickened her pace to catch up with them, and whispered something to herself.
"If you weren't born with a beautiful appearance, I wouldn't even look at you."
"Since you are so ignorant, don't blame yourself for falling into my hands."
"Humph, wait for your parents' bodies to be collected."
"And your little wife can be given to Liu Mazi."
"She's delicate and tender, I wonder how long this little bitch can survive Liu Mazi's hands."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I never thought there would be such a big thing in this world."
“It’s God’s will.”
(End of this chapter)
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