At noon, when this team of more than ten horses entered the town from the east, it immediately attracted the attention of many people in the southern Yunnan town. Many people looked at the young people on the horse's back with curious eyes, guessing their purpose.

This town called Linbian is the next inconspicuous small place in Bolang County, Quzhou Prefecture, southern Yunnan. However, because it is located at the junction of southern Yunnan and Qianzhou provinces, there are many merchants and horses coming and going on weekdays, which makes the people in the town more knowledgeable than people elsewhere.

The reason why this group of people in the town is that the time is wrong, because today is the first day of the Lunar New Year at the beginning of the year.

According to the usual practice, even if they are really busy traveling, they will rest for two days at this time and have a good holiday before setting off. But this team of people is so good that they appear in this strange town in such a dusty manner. Obviously, they should have been on the road on New Year's Eve yesterday.

Another thing that surprised people was that there were too few people in their group, with only four people, and there were as many as ten horses. But are there any goods accompanying them? Could it be that they were horse vendors? But everyone knows that horses are produced locally in southern Yunnan, so why should they transport the same-bred horses from Qianzhou from thousands of miles away?

Such a strange situation naturally made many people in the town feel strange, and they paid more attention to the arrival of these travelers riding slowly. It was not until they saw them coming and stopping to the only inn in the town that everyone looked back, but the doubts in their hearts were far from dissipating.

During the crowd's eye-catching look, three people turned over and fell off the horse in a very neat way. However, the young man in the middle seemed quite stiff when he dismounted, and finally fell to the ground with a weak pace. If someone else hadn't helped him, he would have fallen, and he would have fallen. He was obviously a person who was not good at riding a horse.

"Young master, it doesn't matter, right?" Li Moyun, who held Li Ling, greeted him with some concern. The former just smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, it's just that this section has gone long and I can't use my feet."

Li Ling suffered a lot along the way. Because his riding skills were not bad at all, but in order to leave Qianzhou before pursuing the troops, they rushed to cross mountains and ridges, and always took some uneven roads, which was naturally a torture and test for him.

Fortunately, he was young and had not wasted exercise because of his official status, so his skills were not too bad. With the help and guidance from others, he had been riding a horse for more than ten days and gradually mastered some riding experience, and at least he could keep up with the team. However, after riding a horse for several days, the most hurt was the inner side of his thigh that had been working hard. Now both sides have already broken their skin and blood. It was really painful, so he had some abnormalities when dismounting.

Seeing that he said this, the other three people didn't say much, and immediately entered the inn. He greeted the shopkeeper who had been greeted and asked for a quiet courtyard to rest. He was in Qianzhou before, afraid that the enemy would not give up and chase him, so they did not dare to slack off all the way. Now they have entered southern Yunnan and feel that it is much safer. Naturally, the few people want to rest for two days and restore their energy.

But after requesting it, the shopkeeper who greeted him smiled and frowned again and quickly bowed: "I would like to ask a few guests to forgive me. The cross-yard in the shop has already been in charge, so I can only let you live in the guest room. However, the few rooms in the shop are quite good, enough to allow two people to live together, and it is convenient to eat, and you can call the waiter to do things at any time..."

"Your store has a prosperous business, and it is like a guest at this time." Li Ling laughed unconsciously when he heard this. Although he failed to go to the unique cross-yard as he wished, he would not be unhappy. "Then let's go to two rooms. Also, you have to take good care of us horses and check the bill at that time."

"Okay, please come upstairs, several guests." Seeing that they were so easy to talk, the shopkeeper was naturally happy. He quickly greeted him and signaled the client beside him to go over and lead the guests upstairs.

The few of them were very tired, so they smiled and followed the clerk to walk upstairs. While leading the way, the waiter also introduced the specific situation of several rooms upstairs in his house, and let them choose. Obviously, the business here was not very good because of the holiday relationship, so they had customers across the courtyard.

Li Ling and the others didn't pay much attention to the arrangement of the room, so they just pointed to two rooms at will. However, just as they were about to enter the room and the guy laughed and went to get them hot water, Yang Chen suddenly said, "Slow down. Brother, how many quiet buildings are there in your inn?"

"The guest officer has three cross-campus places, each of which can accommodate six or seven people." The man replied honestly.

"Oh? So, there have been three groups of distinguished guests here recently?"

"Yes, I've been here in the past two days. There is another yard that has been booked and the guests have not arrived yet."

"Are the guests who have already been in the two hospitals the same batch? How many of them are there?"

"There are fourteen people."

"What kind of dressing up? Do you have weapons with you?" Yang Chen continued to ask, his eyes set on the other party's face, and he did not give him any chance to think about it or escape.

At this time, Li Ling and others understood one after another, and each was alert. Their inquiry and their expressions made the guy feel something was wrong, and hesitated: "This...", but he was a little afraid to tell the inside story.

Seeing this, Li Ling immediately took out a five or six taels of silver from his arms and shook it in front of him: "As long as you say everything, this is your reward." The silver they carried with them was naturally found from the knights who conveyed the message. Although the amount was not too large, it was enough to spend all the way.

The guy in such a small town inn had never seen such a large reward, and his eyes suddenly became a little straight. It was not until Li Ling collected the money again that he realized: "To be honest, the guest?"

"certainly."

The guaranteed guy replied without hesitation and immediately said, "They are all short-dressed as travelers, they all look good at martial arts. There are also many long bags in their luggage, which look like weapons..." When he said this, he even began to guess the identities of Li Ling and the others. Are they robbers and thieves?

The expressions of Li Ling and the others became even more serious at this time: "Has they ordered the last yard?"

"That's not. It was a military lord from southern Yunnan who came earlier and told him that there were big men who wanted to rest here and let us prepare to greet him." Li Ling was slightly stunned. There were even people from the southern Yunnan army who were going to come here. Is this coincidence, or are they also related to the guys in Qianzhou? However, the pitiful information currently available is obviously not enough to infer, and even the true identity of the people who cross the courtyard there is not easy to assert.

So at the end, they could only make a more practical request: "Then let's choose two rooms that can see several cross-yard buildings for us. This shouldn't be difficult."

Seeing Li Ling lifting the silver again, the guy hesitated and shook his head immediately: "It's not difficult. You can see three cross-yards next to you in the two upper rooms here, but if the distance is a little farther, you may not be able to see it in real detail."

"It's okay, take us here." Li Ling and his friends exchanged glances. Under the guidance of their friends, they entered two relatively spacious and clean rooms. Then Li Ling handed over the money to the other party. When the friend was grateful, he reminded him again: "Don't let others know about this. If your shopkeeper asks, he will say that we are choosing a guest room above. Do you remember?"

"I understand." The guy was already happy because he had received a fortune, so he naturally agreed to the request at this time. In fact, even if Li Ling didn't pursue this sentence, he would not say this. This was his salary for more than half a year. If he wanted to say it, he would definitely be snatched away by the shopkeeper.

It was not until the person was sent away that Li Ling and the others stood in front of the half-open window and looked at the courtyards below and looked at them.

At this time, the three courtyards seemed quiet, but there were horses in two of them. It was obvious that someone was staying in, and the courtyard on the far right was empty at this time.

"Can you see some clues right away?" After all, Li Ling lacked enough experience in the world, so he could only ask the Yang brothers.

After careful observation, Yang Zhen shook his head gently: "It's just an ordinary Yunnan horse, but there is no characteristic of military horses."

"It seems that the two of them are not on the same journey." Yang Chen already understood Li Ling's thoughts. As he spoke, his eyes glanced at the vacant cross-yard over there, "But they really might be coming for us." After all, this time was too coincidental, and they could not believe that the other party had nothing to do with their own family.

"What should I do? Will I be the best at first?" Yang Zhen said, looking ready to move.

Li Ling hurriedly stopped him and said, "If they were really enemies, I'm afraid they already knew that we were here."

This is an inevitable thing. After all, their group of people drove over in a mighty manner, and the whole town was alarmed, let alone the enemy who was willing to wait here. Of course, if it was just a coincidence, there would be no need to attack them.

"Then how do we deal with it?"

"Wait a minute, wait until it's dark. I think if they really came for us, they would definitely do something after dark. Also, maybe after a while, the guests in the third yard will also arrive. Once the water is muddy, it will be much easier for us to get out." Li Ling had a decision in his mind and gave a clear explanation.

This method is indeed safe, and the few people were tired all the way, so they took advantage of this time to nourish their spirits and fill their stomachs, so they were not too anxious.
Chapter completed!