On this day, Zhang Jin was sitting on the top roof of the inn, biting a dried date in his mouth. This was the only sweet thing he could find. People said that eating sugar can make people feel better, but he didn't

I don’t think so, eating dried dates is just to satisfy the craving.

In the Longmen Inn in the desert, most people choose to drink to satisfy their cravings. Not only the caravan guys passing by, but also Chang Xiaowen and other Tatars. They do nothing every day but drink from getting up in the morning until going to bed at night.

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It's not like Zhang Jin has never tried drinking to relieve his boredom, but drinking alone is really boring. His current status as a Jinyiwei means that he cannot drink with other people.

And in his opinion, the wine stored in Longmen Inn is not really good to drink. Whether it is kumiss, white wine or rice wine, the taste is quite bad.

What made him feel a pity was that there were no wine sellers in the caravans that came and went in the past few days. There were quite a few people buying and selling tea, coarse salt and silk. He finally came here, but he didn't drink any wine from the Western Regions.

Zhang Jin, who was staring at the sky in a daze, suddenly froze his eyes, spit out the already eaten date core in his mouth, slowly stood up from the hut, and looked towards the sky to the left.

From the southwest sky, a dark cloud-like thing floated up and down, like some kind of monster!

He knew without guessing that those must be the flocks of birds that escaped the black sandstorm in the movie. Seeing these birds proved that the black sandstorm was coming soon, and coming with the black sandstorm were several protagonists who were about to appear.

"It's finally here, no need to wait any longer."

Zhang Jin was secretly happy, so he turned over and jumped off the roof, using the [Sky Star Bracelet] to land lightly on the yellow sand ground.

The arrival of the flock of birds also attracted the attention of many people in the inn. When Liang Cai saw this scene, he quickly winked to a few waiters and began to persuade people to leave the inn and go to the inn fifty miles away to escape the black sandstorm.

Seeing Zhang Jin coming in from the door, Liang Cai quickly stepped forward to persuade him: "My lord, the black sandstorm is coming. You should go to the inn to take shelter. The black sandstorm is too dangerous. It will blow up even if it blows up."

The whole inn will be buried!"

"I know, you go and inform the others." Zhang Jin said casually, turned around and walked towards his room.

After returning to the room, Zhang Jin climbed out of the window and stole a few candles when the inn clerk was not paying attention. Then he returned to the room, opened the door and shouted loudly to Liang Cai and others downstairs: "

Prepare me a piece of roasted naan and mutton jerky to take away."

Liang Cai responded and turned around to send Ercai, who was clearing the table, to go to the kitchen to prepare food.

Chang Xiaowen also heard his shouting, raised his head and looked towards Liang Cai, raised his eyebrows and looked sharply.

When Liang Cai saw her hinting that he was going to poison, he quickly turned around and made a hidden gesture to signal her not to act rashly.

Since this Jinyiwei is planning to leave, let him leave. One more thing is worse than one less thing. Digging for treasures is the most important thing!

Seeing how cowardly Liang Cai was, Chang Xiaowen rolled his eyes angrily, turned around and continued drinking.

Not long after, the roasted naan and dried mutton were prepared and delivered to Zhang Jin in a cloth package.

"Sir, what else do you need?" Liang Cai said with an attentive smile.

Zhang Jin opened the cloth package and smelled it. After confirming that it was not poisoned, he threw a piece of silver to the other party: "These are enough. A black sandstorm is coming. You should leave quickly. If you stay, you will die."

"Thank you for your concern, sir. We will definitely leave." Liang Cai cupped his hands and thanked him.

Zhang Jin nodded, didn't say anything more, picked up the cloth package and walked out of the inn door.

"My mistress said that next time we meet, she will definitely let you see her true abilities!" Hagang Tongga suddenly said loudly.

"Don't worry, I believe we will meet again soon." After Zhang Jin finished speaking, he left without looking back.

Liang Cai walked to the Tatar table and said with some dissatisfaction and helplessness: "They are all gone, why do you have to say such things."

Zhang Jin left the inn, and when no one was paying attention, he slipped to the entrance of the previous secret passage and opened the wooden door. The moment he entered the secret passage, he saw two figures riding camels at the end of the southern horizon, slowly heading towards the dragon gate.

Come to the inn.

Judging from their appearance, appearance and time, they should be Ling Yanqiu and Su Huirong.

"Two more people from the protagonist group have entered the stage." Zhang Jin thought in his mind, slid into the tunnel, and then closed the secret door.

Here, Ling Yanqiu brought Su Huirong to the Longmen Inn. After tying the camel's reins, the two of them walked into the Longmen Inn despite Huang Gang's obstruction and persuasion at the door.

"I asked you to guard the door to prevent others from coming in. Why did you come in again?" Liang Cai, who had just seen off the caravan, grabbed Huang Gang who came in from outside and asked angrily.

Huang Gang was also helpless: "They ignored me, I can't stop them."

Liang Cai left Huang Gang angrily and hurried over to persuade Ling Yanqiu and the others, but before he could speak, Ling Yanqiu blocked him back with a word.

"I know, let's leave after eating."

Seeing this, Liang Cai didn't feel like saying anything more, so he could only ask: "Uh... what do the two of you want to eat?"

"I'll have a bowl of mutton soup...noodles." Su Huirong reached for the chopsticks, but Ling Yanqiu raised her hand to stop her.

Ling Yanqiu's face showed an old Jianghu smile: "Give me two bowls of plain noodles, don't ask for anything else, that's it."

"Zhongzhongzhong, the plain noodles will be here soon." Looking at her appearance, Liang Cai knew that the visitor must be a well-behaved Jianghu person, so he said cheerfully, "Bring two bowls of plain noodles to the kitchen."

After Liang Cai left, Ling Yanqiu explained the rules of Longmen Inn to the confused Su Huirong.

But before the two of them had finished their meal, Ling Yanqiu, who was watching all directions and listening in all directions, noticed that a large number of people were coming outside. She alertly came to the window and looked out. She found that these people were acting suspiciously, so she immediately returned

When he arrived at the table, he pulled away Su Huirong, who was still eagerly waiting for the plain noodles.

As soon as the two of them left, the large group of people outside stepped into the Longmen Inn.

This group of people who came was none other than the Xichang fanzi troops led by Tan Luzi, the second stall owner of the Xichang factory. Although they were all dressed like ordinary people, their aura could be seen at a glance by anyone who was interested.

Xin Ping, who had just come out of the kitchen with two bowls of plain noodles, suddenly saw a group of officers and soldiers appear. His hands shook in fright, and the tray and two bowls of noodles fell to the ground and fell apart.

Fortunately, Liang Cai came to the rescue in time, thus avoiding the danger of Xin Ping being suspected and exposed.

After Xin Ping left, only Chang Xiaowen and a group of Tatars who were drinking were the most conspicuous ones left in the inn lobby. Tan Luzi and others also looked at these Tatars unceremoniously.

The Tatars also stared at the group of uninvited guests with their wine bowls in hand.

The two sides faced each other, their eyes met in the air, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

But soon, Huang Gang walked in with a suitcase in his hand and smiled attentively to a regular customer: "Uncle Lu Bu, wash your hands!"

Lu Bu, the local snake guide who led the Xichang troops, was not polite. He washed his hands while asking for information: "Have you seen any unfamiliar women here in the past ten days?"

"Unfamiliar faces... I've never seen them before." Liang Cai thought for a moment and shook his head.

As an old Jianghu, he can definitely tell that Ling Yanqiu and Su Huirong are women disguised as men, but they know that the rules of the black shop are Taoist people. As long as there is no head-on conflict, the Taoist people will not betray the Taoist people, let alone provoke the officers and soldiers.

What's more, if those two women in disguise were really the people this group of officers and soldiers were looking for, wouldn't they be asking for trouble if they said they had seen them before? Seeing that the black sandstorm that happens once in sixty years was about to come, he wished that everyone

Everyone has left Longmen Inn, don’t delay your plans to make a fortune!

Ling Yanqiu and Su Huirong did not go far, but hid outside the inn to peek at the situation inside.

After a while, Chang Xiaowen and Tan Luzi, the second stall owner of Xichang, had a disagreement and started to spar with each other. In the end, Tan Luzi was the superior and grabbed the knife and forced Chang Xiaowen back.

Seeing that something was wrong, Liang Cai hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, finally calming down the fight.

However, no matter how much he tried to persuade him, Tan Luzi and other Xichang people still firmly stayed and threatened to book the inn.

Liang Cai here was worried about how to get rid of these troublemakers and evil stars. On the other side, Ling Yanqiu took Su Huirong to the kitchen to steal a leg of lamb, but accidentally hit the West Factory and wanted to drug the Tatars with wine.

Poison conspiracy.

Su Huirong's unintentional exclamation aroused Xichang Fanzi's alert. Although he did not catch the two of them when he came out to investigate, he still found a clue in the sachet that fell from the ground.

Ling Yanqiu and Su Huirong ran to the sand dunes not far from the inn, found the mechanism and opened the secret door with familiarity, and took the lead into the tunnel.

The wind and sand brought by the prelude to this black sandstorm covered up many traces of Zhang Jin's previous visit, so Ling Yanqiu did not find any clues. After entering the tunnel, he used the fire to illuminate it and walked towards the depths.

"Hero, can I ask you a question? Why are you so familiar with this place? Have you been here many times? Could it be that you just... oh!" Su Huirong asked curiously, and the result was:

I accidentally tripped over my feet and fell to the ground.

"Don't talk nonsense, watch the road." Ling Yanqiu reluctantly reached out to help her, "What do you want to ask?"

"Are you..."

Su Huirong was just halfway through her words when suddenly a male voice came to her mind and took over: "She wants to ask you if you are the imperial convict from three years ago, the former proprietress of Longmen Inn, Ling Yanqiu."

The sudden male voice made both of them alert!

Ling Yanqiu stretched out his hand to protect Su Huirong behind him. He reached forward with the fire stick in his hand, trying to illuminate the figure in the darkness in front of him: "Who? Who is pretending to be a ghost in front!"

"You can't talk nonsense. I'm not pretending to be a ghost." Zhang Jin smiled, took out the fire stick and lit the candle in his hand. The dim and warm candlelight lit up, reflecting his appearance.

Ling Yanqiu's eyes were alert and sharp: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Su Huirong suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! He... is wearing... a flying fish suit!"

"Feiyu suit? Jinyiwei?" Ling Yanqiu was a little surprised and glanced back at Su Huirong, "Isn't it that Xichang is chasing you?"

"I, I don't know." Su Huirong shrank in fear.

Zhang Jin turned his eyes from Su Huirong to Ling Yanqiu, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not here to arrest you, and shopkeeper Ling, the woman behind you is not as weak as you think, be careful to know people well."

I don’t know my heart.”

Ling Yanqiu smiled disdainfully: "You Jin Yiwei just like to sow discord, don't think I will be fooled."

Zhang Jin shrugged and did not make any more excuses. Su Huirong had already won Ling Yanqiu's trust. Without conclusive evidence, he could not identify the other party as a spy sent by Yu Huatian, the governor of the West Factory.

Anyway, everyone is in the same boat now, and Su Huirong's identity will be exposed sooner or later.

However, Su Huirong's hidden identity actually does not have much impact on his plan. The most important thing is to see whether he can convince Yu Huatian. As long as he convinces Yu Huatian, Su Huirong will not pose any threat.

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To be continued...