Pei Chengze pretended to be afraid, took a step back to hide his face and smiled, Mo Li raised his face, turned to the man with the appearance of a lady, and said, "I'm sorry, I rarely eat pastries, I don't know how it tastes?" Tell me about it. ”

"Uh, I'm sorry, but how does the pastry taste? I can't give a correct statement about the taste until I've tasted it, but most of the pastries are sweet, and Moli cake is sweet. ”

Do you want to buy this? In case it doesn't taste good, Rong Berry will cry to death, so it's better to ask him.

Mo Li glanced back, then took a few steps back, his petite body approached Pei Chengze, and raised his eyebrows, "Have you eaten it?" ”

Pei Chengze looked at her and replied: "No, but this ink cake is indeed very famous, I heard that its flavor and fragrance are comparable to the autumn feather leaves of Nanji Kingdom, and it is said that it is difficult to buy, so I don't know if this store is genuine." ”

"Autumn feather leaves? What's that? Mo Li's eyebrows furrowed slightly, he looked around and said, "There is no one here, you said the Moli cake so well, it seems that it is indeed a fake shop." ”

When the man in front heard this, he hurriedly waved his hands, "Miss, don't talk nonsense, the pastries in this store are definitely genuine, in fact, this store has just opened, and it is also a store that is about to be moved, so there are not too many rumors." ”

"Uh, why move out?" Mo Li asked.

"Hey, because we accidentally offended a local adult, we had to move out."

Pei Chengze took a closer look at the surrounding layout and confirmed that this was not a fake shop, Mo Li just wanted to ask what big people he had offended, but Pei Chengze took the lead and said, "Let's have a plate of ink cakes." ”

"Well, okay, you wait." After saying that, the man left.

Mo Li stretched out his white and tender hand and grabbed Pei Chengze's arm and said, "Aren't you afraid that he will slander you?" The things here are very expensive at first glance, do you have any money? ”

Pei Chengze glared at her, his slender hand gently patted Mo Li's little hand, and said mischievously: "Hey, I really have it, take it away for me, this must be a genuine store," his left hand pointed to the stone pillar on the second floor, "Do you see that sign, that is the autumn feather leaf, it is extremely rare, ordinary people can't see it, it can only be had by some nobles, open your eyes." ”

"Oh, it's really beautiful, isn't it a flower? Why is it called a leaf? "Don't be puzzled.

Pei Chengze patiently explained: "Well, it looks like it doesn't match the name, this is actually growing on a tree, and the autumn feather leaves are his leaves, because they look like flowers and are very rare, so people think it's very peculiar, so they list it as one of the top ten divine leaves in Nanji, and this kind of leaf can only be used to decorate people with status and status, this shop is not simple." ”

"Oh, that's it, no wonder, then again, what big guy has this store offended? To move out. ”

Pei Chengze shook his head and replied: "I don't know, what is certain is that the owner's rights behind this store should be quite large." ”

This shop, nine times out of ten, is Mu Liang's, in addition to him, there is also Mo Zhuyan, however, it may also be from other countries, so it has to be checked by Yanfeng.

Mo Li and Pei Chengze found a place to sit down and wait quietly for Mo Li Cake, for a while, the two had no sound of talking, Mo Li quietly listened to the sound outside the door, all kinds of cries, from time to time there was the sound of carriages passing by, and the sound of people communicating, endlessly.

Pei Chengze looked at her, and he couldn't think of any topic at this time, so he took the folding fan in his hand, put it away and opened it.

Time passed, and the man in brown clothes came out with an ink cake and slowly and carefully placed it in front of Pei Chengze, "Guest officer, please use it." ”

Pei Chengze took off the handmade and delicate purse from his waist, took out three gold leaves in it and put them on the table, and the man smiled and didn't take it, he felt very weird, so his eyes were closed and opened, and then he calmly said: "What? Give less? Or do you think this gold leaf is fake? ”

The man shook his head and calmly explained: "No, the Moli cake can only be paid after tasting, if the guest officer thinks it is not delicious, he only needs to pay the cost of production, if the guest officer thinks it is delicious, then he can charge you all the fees you paid." ”

Is it true here? That's not just saying that it's not delicious, you can save money.

Mo Li pointed to the money and hurriedly said, "Quick, put it away." Then he reached out and picked up a piece of ink cake, opened his mouth to eat it, and then said very heavily, "It's not delicious," and not long after he finished speaking, he picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Pei Chengze: "......, are you sure it's not delicious???

At this time, the man said, "This young lady, can you tell me the shortcomings of this ink cake?" What's wrong with its taste? If you can't tell, you'll be charged twice the fee. ”

"Huh? Ahem. Mo Li had just eaten two pastries, her cheeks were full, and the man's words made her choke, Pei Chengze immediately poured her a glass of water, and hurriedly said, "You eat slowly." Then he said helplessly to the man, "It's delicious." Then he took out three more gold leaves and laid them on the table.

"Then, don't bother, please use it slowly." After speaking, he left with a gentle pace.

Mo Li took a sip of water, and finally recovered, but when he saw that those few gold leaves were taken away like this, he couldn't bear it, stared at Pei Chengze fiercely, and said, "What are you doing?" Are you stupid for money? Really give him more gold leaves. ”

Pei Chengze didn't answer positively, but just asked, "Mo Li, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Me? What can I do? Mo Li was very puzzled by this question.

"You weren't like this before, Moli cakes are obviously delicious, why do you lie? For that money? Seeing that Mo Li lowered his head and didn't reply, he continued: "It's not that I don't have money, do you know how difficult these pastries are?" This money is not tightly given to the owner of this shop, and those who make ink cakes, didn't you say before, eat as much as you want, be worthy of yourself and others, don't steal and cheat, don't tell lies, you have forgotten all this? ”

"I'm stealing, I'm wrong." Mo Li whispered, and looked at him from time to time, like a child who made a mistake.

Pei Chengze shook his head helplessly, pushed the plate on the table in front of her, smiled, and said, "Eat, I'll buy a plate later." ”

Mo Li pursed his lips and smiled, "Okay, thank you." ”

"What's so polite with me, little slippery." Pei Chengze said with his hands crossed on the table.

"Huh," Mo Li grimaced at him, and then picked up the pastry and ate it contentedly.

The brown-clothed man hiding in the shadows, his eyes were on Mo Li's body, carefully observing the sword in Mo Li's hand, and whispered, "Mo Li." Then he quietly retreated.

The ancient city of Yuzhou

The ancient city of Yuzhou is the last city that leads to Hetu Country in Nanji, although it is not the only way to go, but if you want to reach it as soon as possible, you can only pass through here, because of Lin Liang's proposal to Mu Liang, the martial arts examination will be held in Hetu Country, so Ning Zuo must return to China first to take care of everything, just in case.

But at this point, the news from Nanzhen stopped him.

"You mean, Pei Chengze has already found Mo Li? When did he find it? Ning Zuo questioned Zhang Yu, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Back to Your Highness, according to the letter on the carrier pigeon, Pei Chengze arrived in Nanzhen this morning, and it is not indicated when it is."

Ning Zuo asked, "What about Si Ling's people?" Isn't there still Lin Liang and White Light? ”

Zhang Yu replied respectfully: "Your Highness, Si Ling's people have already returned to Beizhen very quickly, and Lin Liang and Bai Deng also returned to the Lin Mansion very early, so..."

"So, Mo Li didn't have anyone around to protect her." Ning Zuo was shocked, thought for a while and said: "Zhang Yu, you take someone back to Hetu Country first, find a good family for Jiuming Jiuyi, the martial arts will be held for a month, half a month, if I don't go back, I will go to Bu Xiangliu." ”

"Yes."

Jiu Ming on the side said: "Your Highness, let Jiu Ming stay, I won't trouble you." ”

I'm sorry, Jiuming, Si Ling said that you are worth cultivating, but there are too many troubled times, and you have lost your parents because of me, and I don't want to bother you anymore.

Ning Zuo half-knelt on Jiuming's shoulders with his hands, looked at him, and said softly: "Jiuming, if you are by my side, there will be no one to protect my sister, so follow Zhang Yu, protect my sister well, and wait until the day when the troubled times are over, I will go to you, I will definitely do it." ”

Jiu Ming remembered the last few words of Ning Zuo's departure a few years ago, "When I get stronger, I will come back to you, I won't let you go hungry at that time, I will definitely come back to you." He lowered his eyes and his eyes were sour, turned to Jiuyi, and replied, "Okay, I'll wait for His Highness to come back." ”

Ning Zuo picked up the cloak and was about to leave, but he was still not at ease and turned around and instructed: "Zhang Yu, remember, be careful of the examiner this time." ”

"Yes, it is a matter of the future of Hetu Country, and the subordinates must act cautiously."

Ning Zuo glanced at him, "Take care." Then he left, and after Zhang Yumu sent Ning Zuo away, he ordered the rest of the people to go in the direction of Hetu Kingdom.

South Town West Street

Mo Li and Pei Chengze finished eating the Moli cake and bought a few more plates, Mo Li staggered out of the attic, watched the people coming and going, and said, "Yunsu, what's wrong with you today." ”

"Huh?" Pei Chengze held the box of ink cakes, and felt that Mo Li's question was inexplicable, "What can I do?" I don't know what you're asking. ”

"It's just that you don't smile much today, and you seem to have a little bit."

"What? I'm today, at that time, because you didn't hate me," Pei Chengze interrupted her, looking innocent and very aggrieved, but after thinking about it, "Eh, don't you even want to talk to me and don't want to talk to me?" What about you? What's going on today? ”

Just because I said I hated him? Poof, how do you feel that he is a little cute, it's really inexplicable.

Mo Li didn't expect him to also come to a rhetorical question, "Ahem," glanced at him, and said, "I just think that today you don't make people so annoying, it's just not so fake, it's fine, that's all." ”

Pei Chengze's slow footwork followed her, and after listening to what she said, he looked at the person in front of him in surprise, "Is this so?" The unhappiness in his heart disappeared in an instant, the smile on his face couldn't overflow, and the corners of his mouth wanted to raise frantically.