"Serving? Oh oh, let's go, let's get the food on it! ”

Wen Xiuzhi woke up like a dream, he raised his hand to look at his watch, and smiled bitterly at Xu Yan: "I was too involved in the discussion just now, and before I knew it, it was half past seven." This, brother, I'm really embarrassed, I'm afraid I'm going to be late for a meeting over there, and I can't accompany you for this meal-hehe, fortunately, with Miss Zhu by my side, I won't be lonely if I want to come, right? Hehe!

I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, but after two busy days, I'll definitely invite you two to have a good meal to make up for it. ”

Saying that, Wen Xiuzhi stood up, picked up the handbag behind the table, he and Gao Min apologized to Xu Yan repeatedly, and then left in a hurry without even having time to eat a bite, and told Manager Mei to take care of Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang before leaving.

Manager Mei agreed repeatedly, seeing that Wen Xiuzhi valued these two young boys and girls so much, she was also puzzled in her heart, and became curious - Wen Xiuzhi's family background and identity, she knew that these two young boys and girls deserved Wen Xiuzhi to invite them to dinner so solemnly, and they were not ordinary children.

Especially that girl, that dignified and dignified extravagance, can be called the appearance of the country, and at first glance, this is not an ordinary child. And this young man has a calm gaze and a calm attitude, and he is accompanied by such a stunning beauty - these days, the beauties are very realistic, and they are either children of official families or rich young masters, and with such a beautiful female companion, this young man will not be an ordinary person.

As a manager of a high-end restaurant and club in the capital, you have to memorize the ranking characters on the hero spectrum in your heart, and what kind of children are there. Even if you haven't seen a real person, you probably have a score in your heart. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you will offend the great god. Manager Mei secretly went through all the young upstarts in the capital that he knew. But he never figured out who Xu Yan was.

She was curious, but she also had a heart to make friends. Although Wen Xiuzhi is gone. The banquet he ordered was served as usual, and a series of twelve dishes were served.

According to the rules, when the hotel is serving, the waiter must report the name of the dish and introduce the simple method. But in this work, Manager Mei snatched it from the waiter, and personally stood at the table to help Xu Yan announce the name of the dish, which seemed enthusiastic and attentive.

Listening to the introduction of the beautiful Mei manager, this is a table of Shuchuan-style dishes, which are brewed by the hotel's special chef Master Cao. It's not Wen Xiuzhi's face, waiting for idlers to come over, and he can't work for Master Cao to cook in person. Hearing that this table of dishes had such a good background, Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang were both interested-without Wen Xiuzhi and Gao Min present, Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang were just eating, and they were eating very comfortably.

This meal, Xu Yan ate heartily, and although Zhu Youxiang ate very gentlely and dignified, but. The speed at which she put down the chopsticks was not much slower than Xu Yan. I don't know if it's because I didn't eat lunch, such a full table of dishes was quickly swept away by the two of them.

Touching a round belly. Xu Yan ate to his heart's content. At this time, he remembered one thing and asked Manager Mei, "Manager Mei." Forgive me for asking a lot more - how much does it cost to have such a table of dishes? ”

Listen to Xu Yan ask. Manager Mei was surprised in his heart--how could those young masters ask the price for dinner?

She was still smiling: "Mr. Xu, you can use it slowly with peace of mind, this table of dishes." Director Wen had already signed the bill before leaving, and the account had already been settled, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

"I know Wen Xiuzhi paid for it, I just want to know the price."

"This ......" Manager Mei showed a look of embarrassment, she smiled bitterly: "Mr. Xu, you ask like this, it really makes me embarrassed, I really don't know how to answer you - in this way, if Director Wen asks, you must not say that it is to sue you!" ”

She lowered her head and leaned close to Xu Yan's ear, and whispered: "Today's meal is because there is no alcohol, and Director Wen is our internal agreement customer, and the price is specially discounted, so a total of 5,888 yuan." ”

Hearing the price, Xu Yan's eyelids jumped, but he still looked silent. He nodded very calmly: "That's the price...... It's pretty much the same. That calm demeanor, as if he was a frequent visitor to a five-star hotel restaurant every day.

Manager Mei smiled: "Mr. Xu is well-informed at first glance, please help me in the future - this is my business card, if Mr. Xu plans to come to dinner, call me to make an appointment to get a discount." ”

Xu Yan accepted the business card, touched his round belly and left with Zhu Youxiang to eat enough.

It wasn't until he came out of the door of the restaurant that Xu Yan stuck out his tongue, and he said to Zhu Youxiang with a smile: "Five thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight? God, the consumption in the capital is really amazing, fortunately, when I was in college, I didn't choose to study in the capital, otherwise the living expenses given by my parents would not last for a week. ”

Zhu Youxiang said with a smile: "Childe doesn't have to be thin - I guess, the dishes here are relatively expensive, and the ordinary restaurants in the market should not be so expensive." However, this meal was very expensive, but it was all enjoyed by me and Childe, and Mr. Wen and Mr. Gao of Zuodong did not have the opportunity to taste it, which is a pity. ”

"Hehe, don't mind. Now, it is an extraordinary time for Wen Xiuzhi, how can he care about a meal? Even if he is forced to stay, he will not be able to eat - if the monster matter is not solved, Wen Xiuzhi will always have trouble sleeping. Not to mention a wine banquet in the hotel, it is a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People, but I am afraid that he will not be able to swallow it. ”

Speaking of the monster, both of them were in a bit solemn, and soon they were silent. The two of them entered the elevator and quickly returned to their rooms.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the living room, looking at the brilliant night view of the city at night outside the window, Xu Yan stood for a long time and was deeply shocked in his heart.

Looking at the night scene, what Xu Yan thought of in his heart was his pride as a member of China - we have created such a glorious city and civilization, standing proudly on top of the world!

However, thinking of the terrifying natural disasters that Zhu Youxiang repeatedly mentioned, Xu Yan was faintly worried: Will the natural disasters mentioned by Zhu Youxiang really come? What you see in front of you is just a flash in the pan before you are about to perish?

To this conclusion. Xu Yan refused to believe it: how could it be! We have such a glorious civilization, such a great country. Such a powerful army, in the face of natural disasters. How can it be vulnerable?

But now, what appeared was just a low-level monster, which made the entire capital restless. But according to Zhu Youxiang, this kind of monster spirit body is just the weakest demon realm creature!

When those powerful demons break through the boundaries of space in hundreds of thousands, how will the human race resist?

Thinking of this, Xu Yan bit his lip tightly, and his heart was filled with deep worry.

In fact, as early as when Shuchuan and Zhu Youxiang first met. When listening to Zhu Youxiang's introduction to the natural disaster, Xu Yan had a faint worry. It's just that at that time, Xu Yan hadn't come into contact with monsters, and he was also skeptical of Zhu Youxiang's statement.

Moreover, Xu Yan still has a vague idea - the sky collapses and everyone is on top, I'm just an ordinary college student, I don't need to worry about such a national event, right? That's what the government and the military should be worried about -- they should be able to handle it, right?

But with the interaction with Wen Xiuzhi and others. Xu Yan discovered that when facing the demons of the Demon Realm, the government's response was not necessarily very clever - although Wen Xiuzhi and Gao Min still had many investigators, and they worked very hard to deal with this matter. Efforts to investigate, and even heroic sacrifices for it, but it is clear. In the face of the unprecedented life-and-death enemy of the demon world, the government's side has not even figured out the right enemy - although the state has also set up an investigation team. However, the main goal of this investigation team is to investigate biochemical and virus attacks, and even the direction is wrong.

And. The legendary all-powerful "relevant departments" are actually also composed of ordinary people. Wen Xiuzhi, Gao Min, Huang Shan, Zheng Qiuyi, these men and women, they are all very capable military and police personnel, but when it comes to dealing with monsters, they don't seem very competent, and even a little clumsy. According to their own experience, according to the rules and procedures, they dealt with the unprecedented enemy of mankind, and they seemed to be slow to move, and the steps were procrastinated-Xu Yan even thought arrogantly, if he were to deal with the monsters by himself, he should be much stronger than them.

Time passed, more and more demon monsters appeared around him, and the anxiety in Xu Yan's heart became heavier and heavier. When he was in Jincheng, in that familiar environment, Xu Yan could also anesthetize himself with that ordinary life day after day.

But after arriving in the capital, perhaps because he left that busy atmosphere, in this unfamiliar environment, standing on a high place and looking at the glorious night view of the city, Xu Yan's vision was also detached from the daily trivialities, free from the interference of the hustle and bustle of the world, his thinking became extraordinarily clear, and the worry that loomed like the distant horizon was now clearly highlighted, and a question could no longer be avoided:

A natural disaster is coming, what should I do?

Xu Yan looked up at the night sky, but under the brilliant lights of the city, there was almost no trace of stars in the sky.

Looking at the dark and deep night sky, Xu Yan felt a faint fear in his heart.

At this time, he heard a slight footstep behind him, and Zhu Youxiang had quietly walked to Xu Yan's side, looking at the night scene outside the window side by side with Xu Yan.

For a while, neither of them spoke, and they could hear each other's clear breathing.

Xu Yan hesitated, but still said the worry in his heart: "Xuan Yun, natural disasters, will they really befall the earth?" ”

As if he had guessed Xu Yan's mind and knew that he would ask this question, Zhu Youxiang said clearly: "Whether a natural disaster will come is like an earthquake, no one can predict it. However, at present, there have been monsters and spirits and demonic qi, which are all harbingers of large-scale natural disasters......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiang stopped talking and was silent.

Xu Yan's mood became heavier and heavier, and he asked, "Then, how much time do we have?" ”

Zhu Youxiang sighed lightly, and her tone was also full of helplessness: "I don't know...... Maybe a week, a month, a year, a hundred years...... It's all possible. The advent of natural disasters is unpredictable and unpredictable. ”

"Is there anything you can do to stop it?"

Zhu Youxiang glanced at Xu Yan, and she said clearly: "The so-called natural disaster is actually a spatial passage between our plane and the demon realm, or the two planes overlap in some areas, leading the demon realm monsters to enter our world...... This is because of the operation of the Heavenly Dao, which cannot be stopped by human beings. The only thing that humans can do is to be ready for war. Strain resistance. ”

Xu Yan smacked his lips, he really had nothing to say - what could he do to prepare? Even if you know about the crisis in advance. If you are not the leader of the country, what can you do to prepare?

Let alone. Even Zhu Youxiang herself said that she didn't know when the natural disaster would come and how long it would last.

Xu Yan took a deep breath, and he asked Zhu Youxiang a little weakly: "Then, Xuan Yun, what should I do?" ”

"Then it depends on what you want to do, Childe."

Looking at the glorious night scene outside the window, Zhu Youxiang said calmly: "If the natural disaster really comes, the son wants to save himself in this disaster." Childe needs to cultivate diligently and become stronger. ”

Xu Yan was silent for a moment, and then he said, "If I don't just want to protect myself, I also want to protect my relatives, my friends, those who love me and the people I love, what should I do?" ”

Zhu Youxiang smiled: "Then the boy has to work harder - again, you have to be stronger to protect the things you love and cherish." ”

Xu Yan took a deep breath, and he pointed to the brilliant night scene outside the window. He asked, "Xuanyun, this is the city that we humans have created, our civilization - is there any way to preserve it?" ”

Looking at the brilliant sea of lights outside the window, Zhu Youxiang sighed slightly. She said, "Childe." After I arrived on Earth, I have watched a lot of movies and news made by you on Earth, and I have heard a sentence. But it makes sense - with great power comes great responsibility.

I think. If this sentence is reversed, it will be more appropriate - how much responsibility do you have to bear, Childe. You have to have a lot of ability. If you don't have the ability, but you have to shoulder some responsibilities, it will be very tiring. ”

Zhu Youxiang said calmly, her crisp voice was like a crisp stream flowing in the space of the night: "Heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for ruin." As cultivators, we need to know the truth of following the heavens. Those who forcibly go against the heavens will often be eaten by the way of heaven. ”

Zhu Youxiang's words, Xu Yan didn't understand very well. But he probably heard that Zhu Youxiang was persuading him not to be too reluctant, not to do things that went against the sky-as if he was still laughing at his low cultivation ability and being too self-conscious?

Xu Yanjun's face flushed, he also knew that his thoughts were a little too arrogant, no wonder Zhu Youxiang tactfully advised himself not to daydream. was so ugly in front of Zhu Youxiang, revealing his foreign appearance, Xu Yan couldn't stay any longer. He vaguely opened the topic and said a few gossips, and then under the pretext of going back to his room to cultivate, he hurriedly left and ran away.

Looking at Xu Yan's slightly wolfish back, Zhu Youxiang showed a knowing smile, and then, her eyes turned to the window again, looking at the beautiful and splendid night view of the city, which shocked her heart.

Such a beautiful and magnificent city, densely populated with people and things, is as prosperous as fire, which really shocks Zhu Youxiang and envies. In her opinion, compared with the Chinese China here, although the territory of the Ming Dynasty is more vast, but in terms of prosperity and wealth, there is no city comparable to the human city in front of her.

Quietly staring at the beautiful metropolis in front of him, for a long time, Zhu Youxiang sighed softly on his lips: "Childe is right, it is indeed a beautiful city." It's a shame, it's a shame. ”

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Early the next morning, Xu Yan woke up early at seven o'clock. He lifted the curtains of his bedroom and looked out the window at the cityscape - the capital during the day was far less beautiful than the capital at night, the sky seemed gray, and the view was not far away.

After he washed up, he suddenly felt refreshed and refreshed. He opened the bedroom door and went out, only to see Zhu Youxiang already sitting in the living room watching TV.

Seeing Xu Yan come out, Zhu Youxiang turned around and smiled at Xu Yan: "Good morning, childe~"

Because he was ridiculed by Zhu Youxiang last night, Xu Yan hid a trace of unhappiness in his heart, but looking at the beautiful woman's hearty smile, his dissatisfaction suddenly disappeared, and he nodded and smiled: "Xuan Yun, where are you watching TV?" ”

"Well, I'm watching the news from the capital station - Childe, what are the arrangements for today?"

Regarding today's activities, Xu Yan really has some ideas: he just arrived yesterday, and he can hide in the hotel for a long time under the pretext of being tired from the journey, but if he doesn't go out to help Wen Xiuzhi do some work today, it seems a bit too much.

Although Wen Xiuzhi did not urge Xu Yan, Xu Yan also knew it in his heart - he lived in a VIP suite of more than 3,000 yuan, and ate a reception banquet of 5,81 tables from other people, and he was not too ignorant, so he had to wait until Wen Xiuzhi opened his mouth before he was willing to work, then everyone would be embarrassed.

Xu Yan said to Zhu Youxiang: "Xuan Yun, I'm going to go out for a walk today and see if I can hit that monster by luck—what do you think?" ”

Zhu Youxiang nodded: "This is as it should be." Where does Childe want to go today? I'll go with my son. ”

Where do you remember?

Looking at the gray sky of the capital outside the window, Xu Yan obviously hesitated - the capital is so big, where can I find an absconding uncle?

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Yan really didn't have a clue, so he said, "Just walk around and bump into your luck." Wen Xiuzhi himself said that if you are an adult, you will succeed in heaven. ”

Zhu Youxiang pondered for a moment, and she said, "If the son has no ideas...... I'd like to go to the place where the monster escaped from prison. ”

"To the investigation team's base?" Xu Yan was taken aback: "What are you doing there?" It's been three days, and there's no way the monster is still there, right? (To be continued......)