Chapter 58 Dragon and Snake Mixed
"Little...little brother..." Faced with the sudden intrusion of the Jade Tiger Hall disciple, the old man's body trembled noticeably. He turned to Liu Xunyi and begged bitterly, "I have already told you everything. Now can you please let me leave this place of trouble?" The old man's voice was a little weak. It was obvious that he was extremely afraid of the people of the Jade Tiger Hall, so much so that he didn't even have the courage to be in the same room with them.

Liu Xunyi still held the old man's neck tightly, and asked instead of answering, "What's your name, brother?"

"My last name is Ding, and I am the third child. You can call me Ding San, little brother." The old man replied timidly, secretly glancing at the movements of the Yuhu Hall disciples while speaking.

A group of Yuhu Hall disciples lined up in the lobby of the inn, guarding the gate and not allowing anyone to enter or leave, but they did not take the initiative to attack, as if they were waiting for someone.

"So it's Mr. Ding San." Liu Xunyi laughed softly, "But you can't leave now. I have to ask you to help me clear my suspicion."

After saying this, without waiting for Ding San to refute, Liu Xunyi had already pressed the tip of the sword hidden under his sleeve against Ding San's ribs. As long as he made the slightest movement, the extremely sharp blade would instantly pierce his body.

This scared Ding San so much that he dared not struggle anymore. He could only nod bitterly and said, "Okay... okay... swords and knives have no eyes. Little brother, please be careful with your sword. I will help you deal with the people from Yulong Palace later." Ding San said this very reluctantly, but he had no choice.

The murderous disciples of the Jade Tiger Hall plunged the noisy Long'an Inn into a deathly silence. Only the man who had just flown in was still curled up among the overturned tables and chairs, wailing non-stop.

"Did that person offend Yuhu Hall?" Liu Xunyi asked in a low voice.

Ding San glanced at the man on the ground and said with a wry smile: "I think he was probably drunk and didn't have eyes, so he accidentally bumped into someone from Yuhu Hall while walking, and that's why he was kicked in by them. Hehe..."

From Ding San's words, it was not difficult for Liu Xunyi to detect the domineering behavior of Yuhu Hall. Ordinary disciples could hurt others so unscrupulously, which showed that they must be arrogant in their daily lives.

As they were talking, a burly, square-faced man strode into the inn. He was holding a skull-shaped knife and walked with great speed and power. At this moment, his face was gloomy and his eyes were dim, and he was obviously in a bad mood.

"This man is Yuhu Hall Master's confidant, Lei Biao. He is also the man I just mentioned who was ordered to 'turn Huodu upside down'." Ding San lowered his voice and explained to the puzzled Liu Xunyi, "Master, please don't provoke him. Lei Biao has a very bad temper. Almost every month in Huodu City, someone is beaten by him because of accidentally bumping into him. A few days ago, a blind boy was beaten to death by Lei Biao with a horsewhip in front of the Long'an Inn."

Liu Xunyi frowned and asked in surprise, "No one is watching over murder in broad daylight? Is there no law here?"

"The king's law?" Ding San stared at Liu Xunyi as if he were a monster, and laughed contemptuously, "In Huodu, Yuhu Hall is the king's law. In short, you must restrain yourself, or I will have to suffer the misfortune with you."

"Call out the Dragon King." Lei Biao's voice was as loud as a bell, and every word was sonorous and overwhelming. The "Dragon King" he was talking about was the nickname of the owner of Long'an Inn, 'Long Da Zhanggui'.

"Master Long is not here. I am the owner of Long'an Inn. I don't know..."

Before a skinny old man trembled and walked out from behind the counter, Lei Biao waved his hand and said, "You should know what's going on, so stop talking nonsense. I'll give you a cup of tea and call everyone in the inn to the lobby. I want to check them one by one, whether they are guests or waiters."

"Yes, yes!" The shopkeeper agreed quickly and quickly called the waiter to invite all the guests from each room down. For a moment, upstairs and downstairs were busy, and nervous people could be seen everywhere. Soon, everyone gathered in the lobby, and there were nearly a hundred people including waiters and guests.

"Check them one by one, and take back anyone who is suspicious!" Lei Biao gave an order, and more than a dozen Jade Tiger Hall disciples walked into the crowd quickly and interrogated them one by one. Lei Biao sat down on the table, inserted the skull knife beside him with a "clang", and looked at everyone with a sinister look.

Long'an Inn suddenly became lively. Under the questioning of the Jade Tiger Hall disciples, many people explained their innocence in a vivid and emotional way, fearing that they would be suspected. Some people were also dragged out of the inn by the Jade Tiger Hall disciples because of their unclear speech or strange eyes.

In a short while, seven or eight guests had been caught and beaten if they put up any resistance. The wailing and cries for help continued uninterrupted, and those who heard them could not help but feel a tightness in their hearts.

"Ok?"

While peeling peanuts on the table, Lei Biao looked around the inn. Suddenly, he noticed Ding San sitting behind the crowd. He couldn't help but stare at him, and then subconsciously stood up slowly.

"Master Lei, I am here today to drink with my friends." Ding San was the first to explain with a flattering smile, "I am sorry to have embarrassed you."

"friend?"

Lei Biao agreed with a suspicious look, and then glanced at Liu Xunyi who was wearing a bamboo hat beside Ding San. A trace of thought suddenly appeared in his eyes, and then he picked up the skull knife and walked towards the two of them, "Why are you wearing a bamboo hat in the middle of the night? Are you feeling guilty?"

"Look at what you said. My friend just arrived in Huodu this afternoon. How could he be guilty?" Ding San felt that the tip of Liu Xunyi's sword was about to pierce his clothes, and he was so scared that he quickly opened his mouth to rescue Liu Xunyi.

"You, take off your hat." Lei Biao ignored Ding San, and tapped Liu Xunyi's hat lightly with the skull knife, and said in a deep voice.

At this moment, the two Yuhu Hall disciples who were investigating nearby also came closer, carefully watching Liu Xunyi's every move.

Facing Lei Biao's order, Ding San gently nudged Liu Xunyi's shoulder with his elbow and said with an awkward smile: "Little brother, just pick it if Master Lei tells you to, to avoid any misunderstanding."

Under the different gazes of Lei Biao and Ding San, Liu Xunyi was silent for a moment, then he moved his left hand from the old man's shoulder, slowly took off his hat, revealing a young and handsome face.

"Your face is unfamiliar." Lei Biao's eyebrows gathered into the shape of the Chinese character "川". He looked Liu Xunyi up and down with a strange look in his eyes and asked, "Where are you from?" "Central Plains." Liu Xunyi answered truthfully. He knew that based on his appearance and accent, Lei Biao would be able to tell that he was not a local, so there was no need to deliberately deceive him.

"What are you doing in Huodu?" Lei Biao asked.

"I work as a laborer for the Fuhe Caravan to earn a living." Liu Xunyi's answer was quite simple. After saying that, he realized that Lei Biao still looked hesitant, so he added slowly, "It's the caravan led by Steward Xu of Fuhe Granary. They just arrived in Huodu this afternoon. Your Excellency... If Master Lei doesn't believe me, you can go and ask. The fellow laborers who came with me all recognized me."

Faced with Liu Xunyi's explanation, Lei Biao was skeptical. It was not that he did not believe what Liu Xunyi said, but he did not believe that a small coolie could have such courage and remain calm under the pressure of his momentum.

"you……"

"Go away!"

Before Lei Biao could speak, a loud commotion suddenly broke out from the other side of the inn lobby. First, a woman's angry shout was heard, followed by a Jade Tiger Hall disciple's cold shout: "If you dare to resist again, I will kill you without mercy!"

"You think you can scare us?" Along with a slightly childish sneer, the muffled sound of fists and feet colliding was heard, followed by a scream. Several Jade Tiger Hall disciples were knocked to the ground and rolled out from the crowd in a mess.

Then a nimble young boy came out, he looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a smug look on his face.

Following behind him were a man and a woman. The man was an ugly dwarf, as tall as a seven or eight-year-old child, but with a wrinkled and rough face of a seventy-year-old. Although the dwarf was not good-looking, Liu Xunyi could still see a hint of coldness in his eyes that came from being a veteran of many battles, and he was sure that this person must be a master.

As for the woman, she was a beautiful lady with a slim figure and pretty face. Judging from the way the three of them were dressed, it seemed that they were all misleading.

The sudden appearance of the three people immediately attracted Lei Biao's attention. He gave up questioning Liu Xunyi and turned to walk towards the three people with a dark face. More than a dozen Yuhu Hall disciples also drew their swords and surrounded them. Seeing this, the guests around hurriedly avoided them and looked at the three people as if they were three plague gods.

Lei Biao looked the three people up and down with a gloomy look, and asked tentatively: "Who are you? What are you doing in Huodu?"

"Huodu was trampled by our iron hooves a long time ago. This is a Mongolian city, so we can come whenever we want." The teenage boy sneered proudly, "But you, a Han Chinese, actually dared to be arrogant and domineering in our territory. It's really hateful!"

Although the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace is far away in the Western Regions, most of its disciples are Han Chinese. Even the palace master, three flag masters, and twelve hall masters are all Han Chinese. Therefore, the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace regards itself as a martial arts sect in the Central Plains and will never admit that it is a foreign race or a pagan religion.

"Bartel!" the dwarf said in a hoarse voice, "Don't be so rude, we are not here to cause trouble." The "Bartel" he was referring to was the name of the boy.

"Chagan, they were rude to Zhuoya first, so I fought back." Bater said with dissatisfaction. "Chagan" is the name of the dwarf, and "Zhuoya" is the beautiful woman.

Lei Biao looked at us coldly and said, "I don't care where you come from. Once you arrive in Huodu, you must learn the rules of the Jade Dragon Palace. If you know what's best for you, go back with us and explain it clearly. Otherwise, even if you are the king of heaven, you will never be able to leave here safely."

"Then you try it!" Bater was young and full of vigor. He turned his wrist and took out a scimitar, obviously ready for a fight.

Facing Bater's provocation, a cold light flashed in Lei Biao's eyes for a moment, and his right hand holding the skull knife also tightened a little.

"Everyone, don't be angry. We have no ill intentions in coming here. If you want us to go with you, then we will go with you. We can also take this opportunity to visit Master Cao."

Just when the two sides were on the verge of a fight, a loud and clear voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, and then a Mongolian man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and regular features slowly put down the jar of wine in his hand and walked towards Lei Biao with a big laugh.

He looked to be about thirty years old, with a look of generosity and heroism between his brows, and his speech and behavior were neither humble nor arrogant, yet polite.

When Bater and the other two saw him, they subconsciously took a step back to make way for him. The Mongolian man walked straight to Lei Biao and said with a bow, "It was just a misunderstanding. I hope this brother can forgive me!"

"Who are you?" As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person. Moreover, Lei Biao had not yet figured out where these Mongols came from, so he did not dare to make enemies easily.

"Traveling thousands of miles in the northern desert, I conquered 24 cities in a row. With curved swords, the sun, the moon, and the stars, I let my horse gallop freely."

Without waiting for the Mongolian man to answer, Bater couldn't wait to interrupt and said, "Open your dog eyes and take a good look. This is Su He, the number one expert in Chifengling, known as the 'fastest sword in Mobei'!"

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