The Condor Heroes: The Quanzhen Sect has produced a vengeful master!

Chapter 146 Black Market

The wind showed no sign of stopping, whipping up clouds of yellow dust.

As darkness fell, the group finally arrived at their destination.

"Front!"

Old Sand Fox pointed ahead.

Everyone covered their mouths and noses, and could only vaguely see the house.

As they drove the camels closer, they discovered that it was actually an inn.

Staff members were constantly carrying things into the inn from the front door.

Everyone quickly dismounted from the camels and led them over.

A fellow camel ran over and took the camel's reins.

The man waved his hand, while the camel foreman directed a burly Mongolian man to watch over the camels and goods to prevent them from being stolen.

The group followed the waiters into the inn.

The workers brought all the things from outside inside.

Crunch!

The inn's main door was closed, shutting out the strong winds outside.

The leader of the camel gang directed several burly Mongolian men to pull on the iron chains and pin the mad monk to a corner.

Wang Jiuling glanced around and saw that the inn's lobby was indeed very large and crowded, almost like a small market, noisy and bustling.

When Wang Jiuling and his group entered, everyone suddenly fell silent, turned to look at the door, and after a few seconds, the noise resumed.

Wang Jiuling glanced at it and immediately became alert.

At this moment, the shopkeeper ran down from behind the counter.

The shopkeeper looked to be in his fifties, with small eyes.

After he arrived, he immediately saw Wang Jiuling and Tuo Laoda standing at the front. After thinking for a moment, he cupped his hands in greeting and spoke in Mandarin.

"Gentlemen, are you here for a stay or...?"

The camel leader looked around. "Let's get something to eat first, then we'll leave when the wind stops!"

"Oh, and there's also the camel watcher; remember to keep a copy!"

"Alright! Please come in, everyone!" The shopkeeper led the group inside.

"You're really lucky! Any later and our inn would be closed!"

"Please have a seat! I'll call the waiter right away!"

After Wang Jiuling and the others were seated, the innkeeper's eyes fell on the mad monk, who was tightly chained and had his head bowed. "Um... gentlemen, this..."

The camel boss waved his hand. "Don't worry, boss, it won't affect your business!"

The shopkeeper then cupped his hands in greeting and left, heading towards the counter. "Rolling Dragon! Where is everyone? Didn't you see the customer arrived?"

Wang Jiuling and the others sat there. The eldest son of the camel looked around and said in a deep voice:

"We can't stay here any longer. The wind has stopped, we need to leave quickly."

Wang Jiuling nodded.

Just then, the waiter came over. "Gentlemen, what would you like to order?"

Before Camel Boss could speak, Wang Jiuling blurted out, "Plain noodles, plain water, nothing else."

The eldest camel looked somewhat surprised, but quickly smiled and spoke up.

"These are all I want!"

The servants went downstairs, and Old Camel smiled at Wang Jiuling. "It seems that you often travel the world, Daoist Master."

Wang Jiuling nodded slightly. "I usually like to take my disciples around to discuss the Dao, so we travel to many places."

Zhao Xiaoer sat next to Wang Jiuling, somewhat confused about what was going on.

Camel Boss took out chopsticks he had prepared in advance, as well as dried meat and other ingredients he had dried from his bag.

"Let's eat this while the noodles are served!"

At this moment, a burly Mongolian man shook his head and mumbled something in a foreign language for a long time.

The camel leader answered him in Mongolian, which displeased the burly Mongolian man, but he still nodded.

"Hehe, he wants to eat roast whole lamb," Camel Boss explained to Wang Jiuling with a smile.

Zhao Xiaoer was somewhat confused.

"Boss Tuo, why are we only eating vegetarian noodles? Last year..." He had just started to speak when Zhao Dachun covered his mouth.

"Don't ask any more questions."

But his hand was quickly slapped away by the camel leader's chopsticks. The camel leader squinted. "Idiot! You two are the least capable in the caravan! Don't you know how to learn?"

"What? Planning to just freeload for the rest of your life?"

Zhao Dachun lowered his head after being scolded, and the eldest son of the hunchback looked at Zhao Xiaoer. "You were able to find Master Wang, which shows you have some sense. Ask whatever you want!"

Zhao Xiaoer was quite bold and immediately asked why they weren't eating roasted whole lamb.

Because Camel Boss isn't usually stingy, and now that they're on a long journey, they can't go without meat.

Upon hearing this, Camel Boss shook his head with a smile, while Wang Jiuling glanced at Zhao Xiaoer.

"You've never stayed in an inn before?"

Zhao Xiaoer shook his head. "I've been into the desert twice in previous years, but both times I rested at the post station."

Wang Jiuling gestured to a table in the distance and whispered, "This is a shady establishment."

Zhao Xiaoer turned his head in surprise and saw that the two merchants at that table were ordering food, and they were frowning in confusion.

"What? Sheep come in two-legged and four-legged varieties? What's the difference?"

What has four legs?

The waiter replied, "It's a whole sheep!"

The merchant then asked, "And what about the two-legged ones?"

The waiter laughed and said, "We'll cut it up and shred it into small pieces for you!"

The merchant immediately waved his hand. "Of course I want the two-legged kind! Easy to eat!"

In the distance, Wang Jiuling squinted. "The 'four-legged sheep' the waiter mentioned is a whole roasted lamb."

"But 'two-legged sheep' refers to living people, and this mutton is human flesh, so it can't be served directly, so it has to be torn apart."

Zhao Xiaoer was so shocked by these words that he covered his mouth.

"This...this..."

Wang Jiuling turned to look at him and said with a smile:

"This is underworld slang. Those who understand it will not break the rules, but those who do not may easily get into trouble."

We only prepared plain noodles and water; these are all light and simple, so he couldn't easily poison us, and he knew we were experienced江湖 (jianghu) people.

Zhao Xiaoer was stunned.

The elder camel laughed and said, "Daoist Master, you are truly knowledgeable!"

Wang Jiuling nodded, thinking to himself that he had dealt with many such shady shops before, and then looked at the silent Old Sand Fox.

"Grandpa, I wonder when this strong wind will stop?"

Old Sand Fox thought for a moment, then whispered, "This place is a windy spot; it might take two or three days, or even eight or ten days!"

"We need to cross Rubber Mountain, but we can't rush it. We have to wait for the wind to stop before we set off!"

Wang Jiuling nodded.

His gaze swept across the entire area, his fingers tapping on the scabbard of his sword.

He thought to himself that anyone who dared to run a shady shop must have some skills. He still didn't know the details of this shady shop, and his large group of people, as well as other innocent customers, might have to stay here for a while.

If we act now, and something serious happens to the inn, the strong winds outside will become a problem.

Let's put a countdown on their lives...

Wang Jiuling's hand left the sword sheath.

Camel Boss sensed a murderous glint in Wang Jiuling's eyes. "Daoist Master, it's better to avoid trouble! We might have to stay here for a few more days!"

Wang Jiuling did not give him any guarantees.

At this moment, at the counter, the shopkeeper was unaware that he had been targeted by Wang Jiuling and that he didn't have many days left to live.

He winked at the waiter who brought the noodles.

The man nodded.

"Sir/Madam! Your noodles are here!!"

The waiter carried a large tray and placed bowls of noodles down one by one.

"Wait... Ouch!"

As he turned around, he suddenly tripped and fell to the side.

That spot was the wooden stool next to Boss Tuo, with Boss Tuo's bundle on the stool.

At this moment, the inn became eerily quiet.

A dozen pairs of eyes were fixed on the waiter's location, or rather, on the bundle on the stool that was about to be scattered on the ground.

Camel Boss's expression changed, but he didn't have time to take the bundle away.