Chapter 157: Brilliant City (3)
"But for now, Blackfinger shouldn't be going to attack you again."
When Ariel heard this, she smiled a little unkindly: "So that's the case, then they really found the wrong person, and in the future, our names will be added to the list of those who the black fingers dare not provoke."
As for the reason for Ayton's attack, there is actually one thing that Warren did not say, that is, basically no one will enter Huangyao through the south gate, and sometimes they would rather take a long detour to the southwest or southeast gate to enter.
As a last resort, there will be some guards around them, even if they are alone, they will proudly report their names, and the black finger naturally knows who should not be provoked.
A handsome man and a woman like Ayton drove an ordinary carriage, walking on the road as if no one was around, looking around with a strange expression, which naturally attracted the attention of Black Finger.
The conversation went by quickly, and soon Ayton was in front of the hotel, which was relatively close to the East End, and the environment was relatively clean.
There was a restaurant not far away, and there was a gurgling sound in both of their stomachs.
"Well done, I'll stay here for the time being. Ayton took out a silver coin again and handed it to the young man.
Seeing that he was so generous, the latter took a step back, bowed and thanked: "Thank you for your generosity, I will come here at this time in the next few days, just ask me any questions." ”
"Got it, you can go back" Ayton waved his hand and led Ariel into the hotel.
The innkeeper was a middle-aged man of about forty years of age, who saw two young men and girls walking in the door, as if they had not had guests for too long, and immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Do you want to stay in a hotel? We have a good guest room here, the price is affordable, I don't know the two young masters..."The fat on the short and fat boss's face is entangled, but the appearance is quite neat, and people can't afford to feel a trace of disgust.
Ayton glanced around, perhaps because it was late, it was just the two of them and Humpty Dumpty.
"Took us to the room first, the price was good. ”
"Okay, two of you, please..."
The short and fat boss led the two of them up to the second floor, which is one of the few two-story buildings in the complex.
The creaking sound of stepping on the wooden floor made a rugling sound, and the room was generally very simple, with only a wooden bed and a large wooden barrel for bathing, and no two cupboards for storing salutes.
Even so, the standard of cleanliness of the environment is still up to par, and Ayton nodded: "That's it, let's live in a first... How's it for three days? ”
Of course, Ariel had no objection to this, and the two went downstairs to pay the rent and deposit, and told the boss to take care of the carriage they were travelling with, and walked out of the hotel gate.
They don't worry about this boss's bad intentions, important items are stored in the storage space, if he really has any bad intentions, it will only be him who regrets it.
"Let's go, let's go to dinner"
"It's finally time to eat, brother, I want to see how about the food in this imperial capital? ”
The two held hands, under the light of the setting sun, strolling through the empty streets, the shadows were stretched for a long time, enjoying this short leisure time.
The restaurant is not far from the hostel, Ayton glanced around, there is actually a plaque called 'White Fat Man' hanging above the hotel, looking at this crooked font, Ayton estimated that the owner made it himself.
Perhaps because of its proximity to the East End, the environment here is relatively acceptable, unlike the garbage-strewn roads they passed through before.
"Guest... "A chubby boy of about the same size as the innkeeper came running, and the two looked very similar.
When the fat squire saw Ariel's beautiful face, his eyes widened, and he froze in place for a moment.
"Well... It's beautiful."
"Reiner, don't greet the guests yet!" interrupted the middle-aged landlady of the hotel. The body is also slightly chubby, which is a bit rare in the slums.
"Oh... Okay, Mom" Reiner turned his head in response, looking honest and honest, but a pair of small eyes peeked at Ariel sitting in the chair from time to time, and forgot to hand over the menu in his hand.
"Look at what, look at it and gouge out your eyeballs" Ariel slapped the table angrily.
Reiner took an awkward step back, but the hotellady stepped forward to reassure him and let him go back to the back kitchen.
"I'm sorry, my son is not sensible, and I ask the two guests to forgive him"
Unlike her son, the first thing this fat aunt paid attention to was the sword they were carrying behind them, and this kind of blade licking blood character was by no means something that ordinary people could provoke.
Ayton waved his hand: "Don't worry, we won't care, just serve the food early." ”
"Thank you for your kindness, by the way, I'm the owner and kitchen here, you can just call Fat Auntie. ”
The fat aunt handed over the menu in her hand, and Ayton pushed the menu directly to Ariel, who ordered several dishes that she had never seen before returning it to Ayton.
Ayton smiled bitterly after taking it, the price was not expensive, but so many of them couldn't finish it, so they simply returned the menu to the fat aunt who was waiting.
"That's all, plus a tip if I'm satisfied. ”
Hearing the word extra tip, the fat aunt happily accepted the menu and ran into the back kitchen non-stop, ready to show off her skills.
There is a saying about tipping in Huangyao, but it is limited to wealthy families, and there is definitely a lot to give, and it is difficult for ordinary civilians to even have a full stomach, and what kind of tip is given.
"Brother, how long are we going to stay here?" asked Ariel, with her chin propped on her hands
"What's wrong? don't you want to stay here?" Ayton was a little surprised, and took a pair of bamboo chopsticks from his bosom and handed them to her.
"That's not true, anyway, with my brother, it's the same everywhere, but didn't we have an agreement with Lan Keke? Come here to find her, but she's a princess, how did we find her here?"
In this mixed Yaolan Imperial Capital, it was indeed difficult to see her as an ordinary mercenary, but he believed that Lan Keke would definitely take the initiative to contact them when he heard that two young men with black hair and black eyes.
"Staying for a while, I felt like we were going to meet sooner or later. ”
"So we're going to live in the city for a long time, aren't we?" said Ariel, playing with the chopsticks in her hand, two sticks as agile as daggers, swirling around her dexterous fingertips.
Ayton thought about it, anyway, they didn't have any goals recently, and they might be able to get the protection of the little princess in this imperial capital.
"Let's stay for a long time, we haven't had anything to do lately anyway. ”
"Nothing to do?" Ariel gave Ayton a sudden blank look, as if to say that he had been very busy lately.
Ayton recalled that he had been working on drawings recently, and he had not overcome many difficulties on them, and grinned embarrassedly: "Tomorrow, tomorrow we will go to the East End for a good stroll, and then buy a house of our own, how about it?"
"That's pretty much it, don't stare at some broken drawings all day," Ariel said with a satisfied expression.
When the two were chatting, the fat aunt also came up with two dishes.
The rich aroma of the vegetables made the hungry two swallow their saliva at the same time, different from the game style of the Land of Thorns, the meat dishes in the Yaolan Imperial Capital are more captive-bred poultry.
The two whole chickens are shiny and shiny, the heat is just right, and the meat is delicious.
Originally, the stomach was empty, and the two of them basically relied on dry food on the road, so their taste buds had already faded out a lot.
The two ignored the cutlery next to them, and directly used chopsticks to hold the large pieces of roast chicken taste buds.
The fat aunt looked at the strange tableware used by the two in surprise, and didn't ask too much, so she returned to the kitchen and continued to work on the next dish.
After a period of eating and drinking, the time of the night finally came, and Ayton and Ariel leaned on each other contentedly, as if they were still nostalgic for the remnants of the table.
"Ariel, we should go" Ayton stood up and pulled Ariel, who was beside him.
Ariel licked the remaining grease from her hands without any image.
Seeing this, the fat aunt of the hotel smiled kindly: "The two guests are temporarily staying in a nearby hostel, and please come to our store more if you have time in the future."
"Well, okay" Ayton looked satisfied, probably because of the fact that he was in the South District, the restaurant was not frequented by many customers, but the level of cooking was still commendable.
Leaving double the money for the meal, Ayton wiped his hands and left the hotel door with Ariel.
Reiner looked at the departing backs of the two of them, her eyes showing deep yearning, and her mother walked up to him and sighed.
"Don't look at it, we ordinary people won't be like them, the black-fingered people will come tomorrow to collect protection money, and with this money, they shouldn't embarrass us anymore"
Reiner didn't speak, but his fists clenched, showing his reluctance to fate, and from the Southern End, he was labeled a pariah from the beginning.
Two young men and women walked happily on the street, like a couple who showed affection in their previous lives and walked on the park path.
"Brother, I have to say that the food on this ground is much better than in a dark cave," Ariel walked ahead unsatisfactorily.
Ayton smiled faintly, indeed, compared to the depressing underground life, being in a human civilization gave him a long-lost sense of peace, even after experiencing the suffering of life and death in the Thorn Land, but in the end they all returned to the ideal state.
"yes, but we still have to be aware of the potential threats around us, and we can't let our guard down, you know?" Ayton looked at Ariel's delicate melon seed face steadily.
Today, the performance of the innkeeper's son gave him some alarm, beautiful women are the most easily coveted, whether it is the difficulty of the officer when entering the south gate of Huangyao, or the temptation of the black finger later, Ariel's posture occupies a great component.
Ariel smiled playfully and said crisply, "Oh, I know... Remember tomorrow's agreement, no, according to what you said, if a man and a woman get along, then they should be dating. ”
"About... Will it?" the corners of Ayton's mouth twitched slightly, the word felt strange, but he couldn't tell what the strange thing was for a while.
Ariel took Ayton's hand and said coquettishly: "I don't care, anyway, you said that you would stay with me all day, and you were not allowed to study those drawings, nor were you allowed to find that blue coco." ”
"Okay, I'll listen to you tomorrow" Ayton compromised happily, no matter what he had been through, he felt that it was worth it.
"Hee-hee, that's right."