Chapter 1 The Inn

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the sun shines on the world and on everyone. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info warm and comfortable. At this time, it was the time for the osmanthus to bloom, and there was a laurel tree growing somewhere next to the path, exuding a burst of floral fragrance, wafting to Tianming's nose, and also dispersing farther away.

Tianming was the only one on the trail, he stopped to look, there was a small inn not far in front of him, he looked at the sky again, and said to himself: "It seems that I can only go here today, and if I go any further, I will sleep in the wilderness." ”

At this moment, Tianming has been away from Anyang City for three days.

After leaving from Yunmengze, the master and apprentice went to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and had a full meal, and then Lin Zhongzi returned to Kunwu Mountain. Although Lin Zhongzi verbally said that there was no urgency, I believe that in a few days, the news of the birth of Wu Zhi will spread all over the world.

Back then, most of the people who knew about this matter were the heads of various sects and a few elders, and the disciples in the sect didn't know much. Even after so many years, the heads of the various sects should know about this old matter, and they will definitely come to Zixiao Palace to ask Lin Zhongzi for an explanation. After all, back then, he said in front of the various factions that he could deal with Wuzhiqi, and he would definitely not let him go, but now Wuzhiqi has appeared intact, which makes everyone not worried? You must know that the cultivation of no branch is very high, and only Zixiao Zhenren can say that he has won him steadily, and no one dares to say that about the rest.

Now that he is out of trouble, will he find trouble with various factions? Of course, the worst result is that the demon clan will directly join the camp of the demon clan without disagreement, and it is impossible to say that the demon clan will make a comeback.

All this was explained by Lin Zhongzi to the leaders of various factions. Although Lin Zhongzi believed in his heart that Wuzhiqi would not do this, the leaders of the various factions would not think so, if this matter was not handled well, he was afraid that it would cause greater misunderstanding, so that there would be countless deaths and injuries, this was the last thing Lin Zhongzi wanted to see, so he must find a way to solve the matter of getting out of trouble without branching.

"I don't know if Master can solve this matter, otherwise it will always be a stain on the reputation of Zixiao Palace." Tianming thought to himself.

Before you know it, the sun has set, it is getting late, and night is about to fall. Tianming had already walked to the small inn next to the path at this moment.

After leaving Anyang City, Tianming walked like this for three days, and Edgeworth flew much faster, but Tianming loved this feeling of walking more, enjoying the scenery all the way, smelling the fragrance of flowers. It's just that the speed is much slower, and it takes less than a hundred miles to walk in three days.

He went all the way south, but did not take the official road. The official road is too far away, people come and go, all kinds of voices, it is too noisy, and there is no pleasant mood of walking the road at all. Therefore, he did not choose to take the official road, but took such a small road.

In front of the inn, a lantern was hung with a bamboo pole, which was lit at the moment, emitting a dim yellow light. There is a white cloth under the lantern, and there are three big characters on it, which seems to be the name of this inn.

The appearance of this inn is so simple, compared to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion that Tianming has been to in Anyang City, it is really a world of difference. It's just that in this wilderness, it is not easy to have such a place for people to rest and rest.

Tianming stepped in, the inn was very small, and there were only two tables and seven or eight stools in the lobby. At this moment, on a stool near the door, sat a young man, propped up on the table with one hand, his eyes closed, and he seemed to be sleeping soundly. Behind the counter, a chubby middle-aged man is holding an abacus to settle accounts, and he should be the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was counting today's accounts, and suddenly saw a person walk in, and he was overjoyed, and secretly thought: "There is another guest, so there will be no loss today." ”

He said to Tianming: "Please come in objectively," and shouted at Xiao Er, who was sleeping against the table: "Xiao Li, don't get up to greet the guests yet!" ”

Xiao Er, who was called Xiao Li, was obviously startled by this loud voice, and with a tremor in his hand, the person woke up.

"Guest, sit, sit. Don't know what you'd like to eat? When Xiao Li woke up and saw Tianming, he immediately changed his smiling face, and the sleepiness just now was gone, and he greeted him warmly. The transformation is so fast, you can tell at a glance that it is often the case.

Tianming walked to a table inside, sat down, and walked for a day, even though he was much better than ordinary people, he felt a little tired.

"Let's have a pot of hot tea first." Tianming said.

"Okay, wait a minute." Xiao Li said, and after speaking, he went to the back of the inn. There are only two people left, Tianming and the shopkeeper.

The lobby was very quiet, only the "crackling" sound of the shopkeeper behind the counter playing with the abacus was like a firecracker set off during the festival.

"Shopkeeper, your little shop is doing well, isn't it?" Tianming suddenly asked.

The shopkeeper was still counting his own accounts, and after a while, he said slowly: "Guest officer, you are laughing, you see my shop, the scale is so small, the outside is also very dilapidated, there are only a few houses, the key is that it is not on the official road, how can there be any business, it is already very good if you don't lose money." Even those robbers and thieves never come to me, guest officer, do you say good or bad? After speaking, he made a bitter face, as if it was really as he said.

Tianming was a little curious, and asked again: "In that case, why did you open an inn here?" ”

"Alas,"

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "Actually, this was also an official road before, but later, there was an accident and a change of way, and this place was deserted." And this inn, which is also the ancestral heirloom of my family, has been open here for hundreds of years, and it used to be a big inn, but now the business is sluggish and in disrepair, so I don't care anymore, and it is only the current appearance. ”

"Oh," Tianming nodded, and was about to say a few words of comfort, when he heard Xiao Er's voice from behind: "Guest officer, the hot tea you asked for is here." ”

In fact, before the two arrived, Tianming vaguely smelled a faint fragrance of tea coming from the inner room, which made Tianming a little shocked.

Then Xiao Er arrived at the table, quickly poured a cup of tea for Tianming, put the teapot on the table, stood sideways, and said, "Guest officer, please use it slowly." ”

Tianming was also a little thirsty, picked up the teacup, looked at it first, only to see that the teacup exuded heat, the tea was clear, not dim, a few pieces of tea leaves as thin as the tip of a needle floated in the cup, like a beautiful figure flying in the tea, it was good-looking, at a glance, it was not ordinary, only a light smell, but also exuded a strong fragrance in the nose. Took a deep sip. When the hot tea is in my stomach, I immediately feel hot in my body, so uncomfortable. Not only that, but there is also a fragrance left between the lips.

"This tea should be the best!" Tianming secretly admired in his heart.

"Shopkeeper, I don't know what the name of your tea is, it's so delicious?" Tianming asked curiously.

Tianming rarely drinks tea, but he still tastes good or bad. Even the famous tea that he drank in Anyang City was not as good as this nameless tea, and in his opinion, only the unique Kunwu tea on Kunwu Mountain could be compared to it. But it is really surprising that such a good tea would appear in such a small mountain inn.

"Hehe, speaking of this tea, that's the only thing I can get my hands on in this small shop, which is also handed down by my ancestors, and the tea leaves of the tea trees on the opposite mountain are taken, but this alone is not enough, and I have to have my family's ancestral roasted tea method to make this tea so delicious," Speaking of tea, the shopkeeper was proud.

"Yes, the tea in our store is delicious. Occasionally, when a rich boy from the city comes to play, he will buy a lot of it. Xiao Er on the side also interjected.

Tianming was noncommittal, stood up, and looked at the hill opposite that the shopkeeper said, the weather was not very dark at the moment, and he could still see things a little farther, "Is that one?" Tianming pointed to the mountain that looked like a galloping horse on the other side.

"Yes, that's it," the shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, "Guest officer, don't look at this mountain as inconspicuous, but the tea trees that grow on that mountain are rare in the world." ”

"Oh, that's right."

Tianming picked up the cup of tea on the table, took a sip of enjoyment, and asked, "I wonder if the shopkeeper has heard some rumors recently?" ”

"What do you mean?" The shopkeeper glanced up at Tianming with questions.

"Oh, yes. I came all the way from Anyang City, and I heard someone discussing that there was an ancient demon imprisoned at the bottom of Yunmengze Lake, and now he has escaped from the predicament. I don't know if the shopkeeper has ever heard of it? ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." ”

Xiao Er on the side spoke again: "I heard a guest from Anyang City say a few words yesterday, saying that the big demon also has a hydra, which is scary." ”

"It's exactly this, but I don't know if it's true or not, and I'm just hearsay, and I don't dare to take it seriously. This time, it's just a casual question. Tianming said.

Saying this, he was secretly surprised in his heart, he didn't expect the news to spread so quickly, even this lesser-known place was known, not to mention the other three major factions.

"I don't know how Master will face the anger of the other three factions." Tianming couldn't help but be a little worried about Lin Zhongzi's situation.

The little second wanted to say something more, but was glanced at by the shopkeeper, "Xiao Li, can you go to the back and take a look at the tea of the guest officer upstairs." ”

After speaking, he said to Tianming: "Xiao Li, this kid, likes to listen to these messy things, don't take it seriously, most of them are nonsense from those people, and they can't be trusted." ”

"yes," Tianming nodded.

"Da Da 。。。。。。"

Suddenly, there was a sound of going downstairs, and a crisp voice like a yellow bird came from Tianming's ears, but the voice was a little cold, and it seemed to reject people thousands of miles away, "Shopkeeper, is the tea I want?" ”