Volume 1 The Year of the Phoenix, Chapter 44, Asking Straight Questions
In the Baiwei Pavilion, in front of the long tables with exquisite carvings, many disciples sat and ate, during which there were disciples dressed as men, shuttling with plates, sending the food to the disciples waiting for the meal, Zhao Yun made a rough observation, there were about forty or fifty disciples dining in the entire Baiwei Pavilion, and there were many long tables empty and no one cared, except for the collision of some dishes and chopsticks, and some small whispers, the entire Baiwei Pavilion looked quite neat and calm.
Follow Taobao to find a long table away from the crowd, the two sat cross-legged on the grass mat on the ground and sat opposite each other, just as Zhao Yun asked where the meal came from, Taobao wiped the edge of the table with his hand, only to see a bright square appear, and then smiled at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun understood, and also reached out to wipe it on the table, and a glowing square appeared in front of him, only to see that several lines of text were displayed on it, all of which were the names of some dishes, but most of the names were gray, only the words "one meal" were lit up, Zhao Yun remembered the stone platform of the gambling house again, and the reason was the same as this, click on the name of the dish, there should be a guy corresponding to the dish, but unfortunately there is only one choice.
Zhao Yun ordered a meal, then looked up at Taobao with a smile, "Senior sister, is this how this is used?"
Tao Bao nodded, got up and walked to Zhao Yun's side, and pressed it on the lower right corner of the box in front of Zhao Yun.
Then he sat down on the other side and whispered, "A meal requires two points of labor, and I will invite you to this meal." ”
"Labor, what's it!" Zhao Yun was surprised.
"When we finish a day's work in the Danfang, there will be ten points of labor, and these will be recorded, and you will register for this when you first enter the door. ”
This labor force Zhao Yun heard of it for the first time, although he felt that it was a bit complicated and redundant, but this was also a labor in exchange for food, which was quite reasonable, and the price of this meal was not too high.
Zhao Yun stared at the lower right corner of the box, there was a small dot floating on it, and Taobao pressed here, which should represent the consumption of Taobao's two points of labor, and the two points of labor are not much, but it makes Zhao Yun like Taobao more.
Waiting for the disciple dressed as a guy to present the meal, Zhao Yun ate it in a big gulp, looking at Zhao Yun's delicious appearance, Tao Bao stretched his small mouth, and smiled slightly on his peachy round face.
"Little Pig Girl, you eat very well here!"
Suddenly, an abrupt voice came, and then a big man sat on the long table, Zhao Yun swallowed the mouthful of food in his mouth, and looked up at the person at the table.
The man turned his back to Zhao Yun and turned his head to look at it, with a hint of abuse in his eyes.
"Yo! Piggy has a follower!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger again, pinched a handful of food in Zhao Yun's bowl, picked it up and looked at it, rubbed his fingers and spilled it.
"You guys eat well, but I've been hungry for a long time, brother. As he spoke, he rubbed his fingers on the table twice.
Zhao Yun suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the other party's wrist, frowned and glared.
The other party immediately turned around, his face trembled, and shouted angrily: "Heh! Dare to do something to me, boy, don't you want to be in the Fire Leaving Sect!"
"Yes. ”
Zhao Yun replied lightly, then squinted and smiled, the strength in his hand increased, only to hear the sound of "Ah!", the other party's neck shrank, and his face cried out in pain.
"You can't use soul power in the Baiwei Pavilion, you kid, let it go, otherwise you will feel good later!"
Zhao Yun shook his head slightly, "First of all, I didn't use my soul power, and secondly, if you want me to let go, you can apologize to me first!"
At this time, Taobao had already gotten up and walked to Zhao Yun's side, grabbing Zhao Yun's clothes with a frightened face.
Seeing that Zhao Yun still didn't let go, the other party bared his teeth and looked at Taobao again, "Taobao, let him go, otherwise I will tell Senior Brother Yunfei later, neither of you will have good fruits to eat!"
"Senior Brother Yunfei, even if the head of the sect comes, you must apologize!" Zhao Yun said coldly.
There were also two disciples standing next to the other party, and when one of the disciples saw this, he pointed at Zhao Yun and shouted: "You just came, Senior Brother Pei, you dare to provoke, don't let go quickly, otherwise we will be welcome!"
"You're welcome, do you want to do it with me here?"
Senior Brother Pei, who was arrested, hurriedly turned his head to look at the two disciples, and shouted urgently: "It was he who made the first move, what are you afraid of! Help me clean him up!"
As soon as the words fell, a deeper force came from his wrist, and this Senior Brother Pei shouted out again, and the two disciples next to him saw this, not only did they not step forward to help, but instead looked at Zhao Yun with fear, and took a step back.
Seeing this, this Senior Brother Pei was resentful and disappointed in his heart, and he couldn't hold on any longer, so he hurriedly said to Zhao Yun with a bitter face: "This junior brother is sorry, you let me go!"
"And Senior Sister Taobao!" Zhao Yun tugged at his hand and asked him to face Taobao.
When Senior Brother Pei turned his head to Tao Bao and said sorry, Zhao Yun threw out the wrist he was holding.
At this time, the two disciples surrounded him, greeting Senior Brother Pei with a concerned face, Senior Brother Pei frowned and bumped into the two disciples, covered his wrists and walked out, walked out when he walked to the door, and suddenly stopped, turned his head and threw a vicious look at Zhao Yun before leaving.
"Are you alright? ”
Seeing Senior Brother Pei leaving, Tao Bao stood beside him with his hands clasped, lowered his head and asked in a whisper.
Zhao Yun smiled, "What can I do, but that Senior Brother Pei is afraid that he won't be able to sleep well tonight." ”
Zhao Yu took a bite of food, and when he saw Tao Bao still standing next to him, he wondered: "Senior Sister Tao Bao, you seem to be very afraid of that Senior Brother Pei, does he often bully you?"
Tao Bao nodded silently with a tight mouth, "His name is Pei Qian, and he has been here from the Fire Sect for three years, and I heard that he has cultivated to the late stage of soul refining. ”
"Pei Qian? ”
Zhao Yun muttered and asked again, "Who is that Senior Brother Yunfei he was talking about?"
Hearing Zhao Yun ask Senior Brother Yunfei, Tao Bao looked around carefully, and then replied: "Senior Brother Yunfei is the youngest disciple in charge, and he has a very good relationship with Senior Brother Pei. ”
"That's right. Zhao Yun nodded slightly, understanding why this Senior Brother Pei dared to act like this
"Senior Sister Taobao, you came to invite me to dinner today, have you already thought about letting me give you a head?" Zhao Yun suddenly asked.
When the speaker asked, Tao Bao trembled, his head lowered, and the hand that was originally rubbing the corners of his clothes also stopped, trembling slightly.
Seeing Taobao like this, Zhao Yun knew that he had guessed correctly, although he was only in his teens, but after experiencing so many things, he was no longer the ignorant teenager he once was.
"Senior sister, don't stand, sit down. ”
Tao Bao lowered his head and cautiously walked to the opposite side of the table and sat down, still bowing his head and not daring to face Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun shook his head impatiently, and asked because of his bluntness, Tao Bao, who had gradually become familiar with him before, began to become rusty again at this moment, as if he had returned to the moment when he first saw her.
But Zhao Yun had to do it again, he was willing to stick a knife in his friend's ribs, but he preferred that it would be natural rather than being used, now that he had recognized Taobao as a friend, he couldn't allow this kind of thing to exist, only by piercing it in advance could he show his attitude of making friends, and only in this way could he have a heart-to-heart relationship.
"Senior sister, I don't blame you, but if you need my help, just tell me directly, as long as it's my friend, I really think it's right, what I said just now may be a little straight, but please understand, I don't want you to feel guilty in the future." ”
Tao Bao slowly raised his head, and said with a glint in his eyes: "Senior brother, I'm sorry." ”
Zhao Yun smiled and patted his chest in fear, "I accept your apology, it's okay, let's eat, if that Senior Brother Pei dares to bully you again, I will beat him in the ass!"
"Poof!" Taobao suddenly banished his smile, and a mouthful of food almost squirted.
Coming out of Baiwei Pavilion, Taobao has faded away, like a peach that has survived the rain, flashing red in the sun, less twisted, more casual, Zhao Yun can't help but be happy for her.
"By the way, Senior Sister, do you know where Chunqing Ju is?"
"Chunqingju, are you going to find Elder Hong Ming?"
Zhao Yun shook his head, "No, I'm going to find Senior Brother Chu Wangwang." ”
"Senior Brother Chu...... I don't seem to see him very often in the sect. Tao Bao said with a memory.
"Senior Brother Chu should have been here for a long time from the Fire Sect, right?"
"Anyway, it's been a long time, but I heard that his father has opened a lot of mines in various parts of Zheng Guo, and he has to go to the mines often to help, so he rarely stays in the sect. ”
It seems that Senior Brother Chu must have been able to become an inner disciple because of the mine at home, and what he said at the beginning was that a gold bead was only the money for a meal, but now that I think about it, it is really normal.
Different from Fanglianju, Chunqingju not only covers a larger area, but also looks more elegant and elegant with flowers and fruits between the terraces and water pavilions, and there are disciples guarding outside.
When Zhao Yun explained his intention to the guarding disciples, but was told that Chu Wangwang was not in Chunqing's residence, Zhao Yun asked him about Chu Wangwang's whereabouts, and the other party replied about the inner door, and their outer disciples didn't know, and it was inconvenient to ask, so Zhao Yun had to turn around stupidly.
Before he had taken a few steps, a voice came from behind him, "You are that disciple of Elder Jinghua, right?"
Zhao Yun turned around and nodded.
"Then come with me. ”
The disciple pointed to Tao Bao again, "She can't go in." ”
Zhao Yun asked Tao Bao to go back first, and he followed him to Chunqing's residence, to a room with carved beams and paintings, and when he led his disciples to retreat, a middle-aged man who was as tall as the head of the family was looking at him with a smile on his face.
Zhao Yun immediately thought that the person in front of him should be Elder Hong Ming, the owner of this Chunqing Residence, so he bowed his hand, "Disciple Zhao Yun, meet Master Hong Ming." ”
"Sit down. Hong Ming pointed to the seat next to him.
"Thank you, Senior Uncle, the disciple is here to find Senior Brother Chu, I don't know where he is now?" Zhao Yun did not sit down, but asked where Chu Wangwang was.
Seeing that Zhao Yun was reluctant to sit down, Hong Ming sat down by himself, took another sip of tea and said, "It's unfortunate that my nephew came, your senior brother Chu left yesterday." ”
Hearing Hong Ming say this, Zhao Yun had no choice but to arch his hand: "Then the disciple won't disturb the master, and let the disciple retire first." ”
Hong Ming Zhenren put down the tea bowl and smiled slightly, "I'm not busy, I have long heard that Senior Sister Jinghua has accepted an apprentice with excellent qualifications. ”
Saying that, Hong Ming stood up from his seat and said, "Since I saw my nephew today, as a teacher, I should also express my words, and ask my nephew to wait." ”
After Hong Ming finished speaking, he turned around and entered the inner hall, and walked out after a moment with a beautiful box in his hand.
"Uncle Shi doesn't have anything to do here, so he gave this soul jade to his nephew as a meeting gift. ”
"This soul jade can unleash an attack from a Void Transformation Realm cultivator, inject a little soul power when using it, and drive it with mental power. ”
Hong Ming opened the box, took out a beautifully carved leaf-shaped red soul jade, and handed it to Zhao Yun
Zhao Yun didn't want to take it, but he thought that the elders couldn't give it away, so he had to take it.
"Thank you, uncle, if there is nothing else, the disciple will retire first. ”
"Go ahead. Hong Ming smiled kindly.
After leaving Chunqingju, Zhao Yun let out a long breath, and for some reason, although Uncle Hong Ming looked amiable, but when he faced it, there was invisible pressure, could it be because Master Hong Ming's cultivation was too high? Staring at the soul jade in his palm like a red leaf, Zhao Yun shook his head, tied a knot, and tied the soul jade around his waist.