This year is Xiao Li's sixth year in Bright Moon City.

For Xiao Li, this is already his second hometown. The neighborhood calls Xiao Li Mr. Li, because Xiao Li has been to many places and lived in many places. Xiao Li knows the customs of many places, as well as the characteristic dialects, and knows a lot of things.

In this era, only the nobles of the family were qualified to read and write. Even the relatively enlightened Shu Guo in the entire Ji Dynasty was no exception.

For the neighborhoods in the collar, where he can take a hand, Xiao Li will spare no effort. Everyone loved this guy from afar. However, no one has ever known where this young man's real hometown is, nor does he know what his full name is, only that his name is Xiao Li. Occasionally, when someone asked him about it, he would smile and say, "I'm from afar." ”

When he has nothing to do, Xiao Li will always sit here and there on the streets of Mingyue City, skewering there and wandering around. Everyone knew that there was such an ordinary person like them in Bright Moon City.

But if ordinary people see Xiao Li, it is difficult to remember his appearance at a glance. Xiao Li has a public face, and he is always full of vigor when he speaks, and everyone who knows him feels that he gives people a special sense of intimacy.

On October 10th, Bright Moon City ushered in the first snow of the year. I thought it would be a snowfall, but I didn't expect it to turn into heavy snow near noon. As the first place in Jibei to feel the winter mood, this year's Bright Moon City will be the last place in Jibei to usher in snow.

The frost and wind passed over the eyes, and the heavens and the earth turned into one color.

Because of the previous war between the Mexican Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom, Mingyue City has long lost its past prosperity. At this time of year, the streets were full of people, and there was no intention of sheltering from the cold and snow, but now it is the opposite. In order to make a living, the vendors along the street had to brave the wind and snow to come out to do business.

Almost all the food in the entire country is hidden in the streets and alleys of Mingyue City, which is not only fair in price, but also extremely delicious. This is also one of the reasons why Xiao Li often wanders around Bright Moon City when he is fine.

Today's Xiao Li got up early in the morning because he had something to do. In the past, he came out of this lonely city in the north of Jibei day and night. The wind and frost chilled his eyebrows, but they couldn't stop him in the slightest.

He especially likes to go to the shop called "Little Tiger Fried Bun" on Baihu Street in the east of Mingyue City to eat fried buns. "Little Tiger Raw Pan-fried" is very famous in the whole Jibei! Thin skin wraps fresh meat, the soup is delicious, mixed with a little sesame flavor, after the entrance, bite the thin skin, the delicious soup will immediately moisten the teeth, the occluded taste buds will be opened naturally in an instant, then you will understand, what is the delicious taste in the world!

Xiao Li is a frequent visitor to "Little Tiger Raw Fried", probably because Xiao Li has a public face, so he will always be mistaken by the boss of "Little Tiger Raw Fried". Xiao Li didn't care about this, because he just wanted to be an unknown eater and didn't want to be remembered by anyone.

After Lian Mu pulled Meng Jian out of Yao Pavilion, he came directly to the street of Mingyue City. He didn't plan to take Meng Jian to eat something in the cafeteria of Guang Yuan, because he knew that the delicious food in Mingyue City was on the corner of the street.

The snow was a little heavy, but fortunately, the two of them brought umbrellas with them when they left the courtyard. Meng Jian's day was a little confused, he didn't know what Lian Mu wanted to do. Yesterday I said that I would take him to join the Frost Sword, but now I suddenly left the Bright Courtyard.

Lian Mu didn't think so, but said: "Come, don't worry, take you to the street first, and eat some special food in Mingyue City!"

Meng Jian was helpless: "The snow is so big, don't use it." ”

Lian Mu was puzzled: "What is this bit of snow?"

Meng Jian: "This bit of snow is nothing, but it's cold!"

Lian Mu: "Then take you to eat some warm!"

Meng Jian: "Can I refuse..."

Lian Mu: "No!"

Before Meng Jian came back to his senses, Lian Mu had already pulled him to the White Tiger Street in the east of Mingyue City at this time, and they stepped on the flying snow along the way, one walking like flying, and the other full of reluctance.

When the frost wind blew on his face, Meng Jian's face was gradually frozen into iron blue. At this time, the White Tiger Street has gradually increased the number of people. The vendors along the street are enthusiastic, and as far as the eye can see, there is food everywhere.

Lian Mu patted Meng Jian on the shoulder: "Come! I will let you remember this lonely city in Jibei today!

Meng Jian smiled awkwardly, he felt that as soon as Lian Mu said this, something bad must have happened. Lian Mu smiled and asked, "Do you have any money with you?"

Meng Jian: "Huh?"

Lian Mu: "I was in a hurry when I just left Yao Pavilion, and I forgot to bring money to go out, or brother, you will suffer a little loss and cushion first, and I will pay you back later." ”

Meng Jian: "Didn't you say today that you would take me to join the Frost Sword, why did you suddenly come here to eat?"

Lian Mu: "You have joined the Frost Sword. ”

Meng Jian: "When?"

Lian Mu: "Just now. ”

Meng Jian: "Why don't I know?"

Lian Mu: "I will now officially inform you. ”

Meng Jian: "......"

Lian Mu: "So come out to eat something good and celebrate such a joyful moment, is there any problem?"

Meng Jian: "No problem..."

Lian Mu: "Okay, tell me if you have any money!"

Meng Jian: "Brought a little." ”

Lian Mu glanced at the surrounding food stalls, then closed his eyes and shook his nose like a hunting dog: "Let's go, I'll take you to eat the most famous fried buns on this street!"

Meng Jian: "Raw fried buns?"

Lian Mu: "Yes, do you like to eat fried buns?"

Meng Jian: "What is a fried bun?"

Lian Mu: "The skin is crispy, the juice is thick, the meat is fragrant, and the meat is delicate! Take a bite, and the meat, oil, onion, and sesame flavors are all delicious in the mouth for a long time. ”

When Meng Jian heard this, it seemed to be delicious, so he asked, "Is it expensive?"

Lian Mu: "Don't worry, the snacks on this street are all small businesses, cheap food!"

Meng Jian: "That..."

Lian Mu: "Come on, come with me!"

The two walked through the wind and snow, and it didn't take long for them to sit in the shop of "Little Tiger Raw Fried". The enthusiastic boss greeted, "How many?"

Lian Mu: "Both." ”

Boss: "Please." ”

At this time, the "little tiger is fried", business is booming, and it is almost full. In such a depressed Bright Moon City, it is really rare. The snow outside the store was raging, and the fragrance in the store was overflowing, which made Meng Jian a little eager to sit down and taste the "fried buns" in Lian Mu's mouth.

Today's Xiao Li, dressed in an earthy gray robe, is sitting next to Lian Mu and Meng Jian. He eats slowly and delicately. I don't know if I am seriously enjoying the taste of food or listening to the hustle and bustle around me.

Lian Mu: "This shop is very famous in the whole Jibei! You have to remember the address, you can come here more often when you have nothing to do in the future, and you will not get tired of eating!"

Meng Jian: "Let's talk about it!"

Lian Mu: "Wait for you to take a bite and believe my words, I promise that you will not regret coming here with me today!"

Meng Jian: "I'm not picky when I eat. ”

Lian Mu: "That's better, there are so many delicacies in Mingyue City, I'll take you to eat enough later!"

Meng Jian: "But I'm afraid I don't have enough money!"

Lian Mu: "Then when the meeting is finished, we will go back to Guang Yuan, I will go get some money first, and then we will come to this street again?"

Meng Jian's gaze fell on the vast snow outside the store: "Can we wait until we return to the Guangqi Courtyard and wait for the snow to be a little lighter before coming out for a walk?"

Lian Mu: "I'm afraid this snow will not be small for a while." ”

Between the words, the person who ran the hall brought the raw fried food ordered by Lian Mu, and warmly entertained: "Guest officer, and use it slowly! It's not enough to shout small, be on call!"

Lian Mu: "Okay, there is work. ”

As the steaming fried buns were served, Meng Jian's appetite was immediately aroused, he looked at the fragrant fried buns and asked Lian Mu, "Is this the fried buns?"

Lian Mu smiled: "Taste it!"

Meng Jian listened, carefully picked up the raw fry with chopsticks, and took a bite gently. The delicious soup flows down your lips and teeth. Because it was too hot, Meng Jian curled his tongue and swallowed it in a hurry, which made Lian Mu laugh on the side: "How is it, how is it?

Meng Jian: "It's delicious, but it's too hot." ”

Lian Mu: "It tastes better with some vinegar!"

Speaking of which, Lian Mu began to look for vinegar.

At the table where he and Meng Jian were seated, the vinegar bottle was already empty before they sat down. The boss's business is too good, so he should be busy and forget. So Lian Mu took the vinegar bottle from the next table, which was Xiao Li's table.

At this time, Xiao Li had just finished eating and was getting up to leave.

In a hurry, Meng Jian looked at the man in the earth-gray robe, and thought to himself that the snow outside was so heavy, wasn't it cold for him to wear so little?

Xiao Li caught a glimpse of Meng Jian in his spare eyes, and he smiled at Meng Jian. Meng Jian thought to herself, this person knows me, so he nodded and smiled, and when Meng Jian came back to his senses, Xiao Li was already in the snow.

When looking back, Meng Jian unexpectedly found that at this moment, in the wind and snow, a little boy was standing on Baihu Street with a wooden frame full of masks, shouting if anyone had bought a mask.

And the man in the thin robe, after whispering to the little boy, seemed to have bought all the masks from the little boy's hand, along with the wooden frame.

The little boy happily disappeared on the White Tiger Street, Xiao Li looked at the little boy's distant figure and smiled, and then picked a tiger striped mask and put it on his face. In the wind and snow, at the door of the store of "Little Tiger Raw Fried", Xiao Li, who was wearing a mask, suddenly looked back at Meng Jian in the store, Meng Jian was stunned, and then asked Lian Mu: "Do you know the person who sat at that table just now?"

Lian Mu was puzzled: "Who?"

Meng Jian: "That's the person." ”

Between the words, Meng Jian pointed to the wind and snow outside the store.

Lian Mu looked in the direction of Meng Jian's finger, but saw nothing except passers-by and snow in the wind: "Who is anyone, are you hungry and stupid brother!"

Meng Jian looked back when he heard this, and the person who was originally standing in the wind and snow with a mask had long since disappeared at this moment. Sniffing carefully, although there was the aroma of fried dumplings and soup, Meng Jian still couldn't help but shudder, thinking, "Could it be that I met a ghost just now?"

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and soon the traces of the past will be buried under this long-lost blizzard. No one will remember who has been to where, everyone is running for their own lives in the snow, and who has time will care about things that have nothing to do with them.

Lian Mu looked at Meng Jian at this time, and was a little strange: "What's the matter? What are you doing? Eat! It's not delicious when it's cold!"

Meng Jian looked at Feixue and said, "Okay." ”

......

To the east of Mingyue City, at the intersection of Qinglong Street and Baihu Street, a dark red carriage is walking in this world that is gradually wrapped in snow pigment.

A teenager rode a black steed alongside the carriage. His gaze was gloomy, and his back was as straight as a spear. The black brocade robe and the car turned into one color, but it was incompatible with the surrounding snow scene, and the dark gold sword hung on the young man's waist, which was worth a lot at a glance. The eagle-like nose sniffed the chill here, but when he smelled the smell of the market exuded from the ordinary people who rubbed shoulders with him, the young man showed undisguised disdain.

When pedestrians saw the carriage, they chose to avoid it, as if they were afraid of provoking people who shouldn't be provoked. The wheels turned round and round, and the carriage was accompanied by no other escort except for the young man. In fact, as long as the teenager is alone, it is enough.

When the carriage came to the intersection of Baihu Street, an old inquiry suddenly came from the carriage: "Ming'er, how long do we have to go home." ”

"Father, you're here when you cross this White Tiger Street," said the young man, whom the old man called Ming'er, respectfully. The aroma of all kinds of food wandering on the street of Baihu overflowed here, and the elderly man lifted the curtain of the car, looked at the snacks along the street, and said: "The front is Xiaohu fried raw, right?"

"Yes," said the boy, "what does my father command?"

"You go buy a few cages of Xiaohu fried rice and bring them back, I haven't eaten his fried buns for a long time, I happened to pass by today, and I smelled this aroma from afar, it's really gluttonous!" the old man said slowly.

When the young man heard this, he hurriedly said, "Son, let's do it!"

Elderly man: "Go and come back." ”

The young man waved his hands: "No." ”

The black steed quickened its pace after the boy answered, and the speed of the carriage slowly slowed down here, as if waiting for the boy.

In the heavy snow, a few pedestrians who seemed to pass by exchanged glances here, and followed the young man who had gone to buy fried food, lest he miss any clues, and only a few people continued to stare at the carriage that was getting slower and slower.

Xiao Li, who was holding a wooden mask, shook his head here and rubbed shoulders with the young man. Xiao Li, who sells masks, shouted as he walked. He's not kidding, he's really selling masks. Some children who came from nowhere surrounded Xiao Li after the boy rode a horse and rubbed shoulders with Xiao Li. Not far away, the carriage stopped on the side of the road, and the old man in the carriage was so troubled by the noise that he asked the coachman, "What's going on outside, so noisy?"

The coachman said respectfully: "Back to my lord, a vendor selling masks is surrounded by a group of children, so there is some noise. ”

The withered hand slowly lifted the curtain, and his deep eyes followed the direction pointed by the coachman, Xiao Li, who was holding a wooden mask, happened to notice the carriage parked on the side of the road at this time, and the old man in the carriage also saw Xiao Li at this time.

The old man said lightly: "Call him over." ”

The coachman was instructed: "No." ”

The children surrounding Xiao Li were dispersed with the appearance of the coachman. Xiao Li, who looked dazed, also came to the carriage parked on the side of the road under the greeting of the coachman.

The old man looked at Xiao Li in front of him with a smile: "How do you sell this mask?"

At this time, Xiao Li was wearing a tiger stripe mask, and he was neither humble nor arrogant: "My mask is only sold to people who are destined." ”

When the coachman heard this, he was a little displeased, and wanted to reprimand Xiao Li for not knowing how to lift, but he was stopped by the old man. The old man asked Xiao Li: "How can you be considered a destined person?" ”

Xiao Li: "It depends on how much this old man is willing to spend." ”

The old man smiled: "Mr. Li is still as humorous as before. ”

Xiao Li smiled: "Lord Lu, don't come unharmed." ”

Old man: "How long has Mr. Li been here?" ”

Xiao Li: "Just arrived, not long. ”

Old man: "Then Mr. Li, here is the mask I want today?"

Xiao Li: "It depends on Lord Lu's sincerity." ”

The old man took out a gold ingot from his sleeve. One gold ingot is enough to buy thousands of masks, but it seems that there is only enough to buy one mask here in Xiao Li: "What kind of mask can you buy at this price?"

Xiao Li looked at these masks on the wooden frame, each mask was drawn with the totems of the major princes of the Ji Dynasty, which can be said to have a deep meaning.

Xiao Li asked, "Lord Lu picks one?"

At this time, in the Xiaohu fried shop, the young man riding a horse just now was queuing up to buy fried buns. Lian Mu and Meng Jian happened to be about to leave after eating, and they happened to meet with them. The enthusiastic Lian Mu patted the young man on the shoulder: "Yo, this is not the eldest son of Lord Lu's family, Lu Ming Lu Gongzi?

Lu Ming was taken aback by Lian Mu's shoulder pat, and instinctively put his hand on the dark golden sword hilt on his waist, and his action also made Lian Mu startled: "Don't be impulsive, your own people!"

Lu Ming fixed his eyes and saw that it was Lian Mu, the commander of the Frost Sword, so he said disdainfully: "Who did I think, it turned out to be Lord Lian Mu Lian, what a coincidence, you are also eating fried buns here?"

Lian Mu smiled: "I will come here to sit when I have nothing to do, what's the matter?

Lu Ming said: "I happened to pass by, and my father suddenly missed the snacks in this store and wanted to try them, so he asked me to buy some and take them home." ”

Lian Mu: "So that's the case, then Lu Gongzi, you continue to wait, my brother and I will take the lead for the time being, and have the opportunity to drink together!"

Lu Ming said embarrassedly: "Goodbye." ”

Between the words, Lu Ming glanced at Meng Jian, who was following Lian Mu, and didn't ask Lian Mu who this young man who was following him. In a hurry, Meng Jian waved his hand goodbye, and Lu Ming, who didn't want to deal with it, immediately waved his hand back when he saw this, and then watched Lian Mu and Meng Jian disappear into the wind and snow.

After turning around, Lian Mu whispered to Meng Jian on the side: "This is the representative of our lord and faction, Lu Ming, the eldest son of Lord Lu Youlu, who is said to be young and his strength is close to the peak of the tenth order. The next time you meet and walk around, don't have anything to do with them. ”

Meng Jian was curious: "Why?"

Lian Mu: "Our Lord Deer is mainly responsible for grain and grass. At present, the Department of Laws and Laws is investigating Luyou, and the lord of the country suspects that the previous few times we lost several wars with Mexico have something to do with this Lord Luyoulu. As the old saying goes, the soldiers and horses do not move, and the grain and grass go first, so before each battle, Lord Lu has always known our marching route well. In the previous battles with Mexico, the problem was the robbery of grain and grass. ”

Meng Jian: "So the lord of the country suspects that Lord Lu did it on purpose?"

Lian Mu: "Lord Lu is an old minister of the country, if you want to investigate his dereliction of duty, you have to have conclusive evidence, you have sent someone to investigate before, but the person sent to investigate has no news later." ”

Meng Jian: "I just heard Brother Lian mention what the Law Division, what does that do?"

Lian Mu: "The Department of Justice, we have set up an institution specially set up by the country to supervise hundreds of officials, and the specific things to do are very complicated and wide-ranging, and they are mainly responsible for the lord of the country, so I will tell you about this later." ”

Meng Jian nodded as if he didn't understand, and his eyes turned back to the little tiger behind him between words, but when he looked back, he unexpectedly saw the masked Xiao Li standing by a carriage on the side of the road.

Meng Jian wanted to stop Lian Mu and pointed it out to him, but when Meng Jian turned around and was about to call Lian Mu, Lian Mu had already walked away. Lian Mu in the distance urged: "What are you thinking? Hurry up, I'll take you to eat something more delicious later!"

Meng Jian looked back at Xiao Li with a mask in the distance, and then looked at Lian Mu who was walking away, and after a moment of hesitation, Meng Jian followed Lian Mu's footsteps and disappeared into the wind and snow.

Next to the carriage, Xiao Li held a wooden frame full of masks and asked Lu You: "Have you thought about it, Lord Lu, which one to choose?"