banquet
Envy those who really have aura, the landscape turns into the wind and moon in their eyes, and the common people only have mercy in their eyes, and we, ordinary people who have no aura, just glimpse the wind and moon through their deeds, it makes me happy enough. - "Preface to the Biography of the Heroes"
The dazzling sun finally seemed to consume the last of its rays of light, lurking behind the fish-scale clouds that obscured half of the sky, rendering those large chunks of clouds into intoxicating colors.
Intermittently as if to be separated, but there is still a trace of continuity, the golden light that shines on all things shines through the gaps in the clouds, throwing it to the earth, floating light leaps gold, and all things are light.
At this moment, only a small half of the glow remained, as if the moon had been eaten by the legendary tengu, and the dim orange glow of the sunset was gradually coming to an end.
It will rise again tomorrow, shining on the land of Jiuzhou, like the banquet that will be held tonight, some people will leave the venue with high spirits, and some people will end up drinking and hating the wine in their cups.
"Little ones, collect the boat, big brother is going to do something big today!"
Liu Heihu was still as usual, shirtless, revealing his sturdy back, and wearing only a black shorts on his legs.
Liu Heihu stood alone above the high cabin, looking down at the guy in the dock who was desperately unloading the ship's goods, and a huge and ferocious black tiger was tattooed on his back, as if he was going to choose someone to eat in the wind.
"Chief, will you take the ship now? There are still a lot of goods that have not been unloaded? ”
The young man who was standing in the cabin in the morning to report the invitation to Liu Heihu glanced at the hot dock, his face sank slightly, and he walked up to Liu Heihu and said in his ear.
"Is it a big deal to go to a banquet, or is it a big deal to unload these goods?"
The young man looked at Liu Heihu with a bad face, and he didn't dare to say more, but nodded dumbly.
"You go with me to the banquet tonight, and you will go and order your subordinates not to collect the ship first, and unload this batch of goods before the ship leaves tomorrow, I just thought about it, it is better to unload it today, otherwise it will delay tomorrow's trip."
Liu Heihu jumped off the top of the cabin, kicked the shore under his feet, and turned his head to the young man for a long time.
"But, chief, the brothers have been running around on the ship for a day today, isn't it too late to let the brothers finish unloading this cargo a little more?"
The young man hesitated for a long time, and finally his face became firm, he looked at the group of crew guys who were secretly looking at him, and said in a low voice to Liu Heihu, who was walking in front.
"Huh?" , Liu Heihu stopped with a pale face, turned his head and stared directly at the young man, time seemed to stand still, and the young man couldn't help but tremble a little in the face of that wolf-like look.
"You don't usually talk so much, little black." , Liu Heihu used his thick fingers to pestle Xiao Hei's thin body, and the young man only felt as if his chest had been slammed with an iron weapon, and he couldn't help but take two steps back for a while.
"Blackie, have you gotten too close to those fleet mates lately, and you think you're their head?"
Liu Heihu finally retracted his gaze after a while, Xiao Hei only felt that his throat suddenly seemed to be choked, and he was speechless for a while before the pressure that came to his face.
"I ...... I, I didn't, Chief! ”
Xiao Hei's body struggled for a long time, but he finally said a word, his eyes dodged, and he never dared to look up at Liu Heihu standing in front of him.
"Remember, little black, who made you eat and who made them eat!"
"What I can give you, I can take them back with a word!"
Liu Heihu coldly put down a sentence, leaving Xiao Hei in the extremely lively dock, standing in place with his head down, a little deserted.
"I ...... I, I'm just a piece of shit. ”
The little black teeth creaked, and from between his teeth, a sad and self-deprecating word came out for a long time.
Liuyue City, Zhongshan Hall.
"Master dog, the little ones have gone out to inquire, there should be no accidents."
The old dog gently held a string of black jade Bodhi in his hand, and slowly turned around, his eyes were obscure, "There is really no accident?" ”
"I've inquired a few times, and the brothers on the other side of the overpass said that there was an assassination two days ago, and they all used their bows and crossbows, presumably it should be the assassins found by the two brothers of the Li family who scared the courage of that little five, so there is tonight's peace banquet, and there must be no major incidents!"
Na Jia Sanyi touched his mustache, licked his face and smiled, and swore that he went out to find out the news today.
"Oh, I see, no wonder that Li Hu told me last time that I was waiting to see the show!" The old dog suddenly seemed to understand something, and a hint of a funny smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
"That's good, let's go meet these big people in Flowing Moon City."
The old dog was wearing a gorgeous embroidered robe newly bought today, his eyes narrowed, and he smiled at Jia San, who was accompanying him.
Liuyue City, the Li family's mansion.
Li Long held a crystal clear feather fan in his hand, glanced at the sky on the horizon, and secretly said in his heart that the time had come.
And Li Hu's figure was late, and when he saw his eldest brother standing at the door of the mansion waiting for him, he panicked and hurriedly trotted all the way.
"Big brother, why did you come so early, looking at it this way, it's still my brother who is late!"
Li Hu opened his mouth panting, his body slightly undulating.
"Is everything arranged? It's not a matter of sloppiness! ”
Li Long asked with a little worry, and glanced at his younger brother next to him, for fear that his younger brother, who had been sloppy in the past, would have some accident tonight.
"It's all arranged, big brother, there's no problem." , Li Hu patted his chest and said with a smile on his face, "I transferred three hundred sturdy slaves from the slaves, all of them are practitioners, and I arranged for them to dress up in disguise near Taihe Building."
Hundreds of slaves were arranged, and they were waiting in the vicinity of Taihe Tower, if something happened to our side, we could arrive in half a pillar of incense! ”
When Li Long heard his younger brother's arrangement, he couldn't help but nodded, but he had made some progress, so he looked at Li Hu with more relief in his eyes.
"Okay, then let's go, go to Taihe Tower for a banquet, and see what the young master of the White Wolf Army can give us.
I don't ask for much, let go of one or two streets, everyone's face can get by, and it won't fall into the face of three or four thousand cavalry troops, after all, this will be a long time in the future, everyone can use the right place, more things are better than less things, and harmony makes money! ”
Li Long leaned on the carriage, stunned, and whispered to his younger brother who was sitting next to him for a while.
"Since the eldest brother has said so, then presumably those people in the White Wolf Army will be grateful to Dade, and we will only be the first to look forward to it in the future! Big brother foresight! ”
Li Long's heart was a little stuffy at this time, he just thought that he was old, but when he heard this, he just waved his hand lightly and motioned to the coachman to go to Taihe Tower.
"Master, you really don't bring anyone?"
The doorkeeper boy opened his eyes wide and looked at his master with some astonishment, and his tone was a little amazed.
Wang Youcai glanced at the doorkeeper with some depression, "I'm going to a banquet, what am I going to do with people." ”
Wang Youcai has been out of the house since the rising sun today, and he waited until the sun set before he went home, but he didn't take anyone with him, and no one knew what the master was doing alone.
After coming back, he went to the ancestral shrine to put on a stick of incense, and his mouth was just muttering something, planning things in the people and things in the sky, and so on.
"Master, just take me with you, I can protect you if something happens!"
The gatekeeper was a little shy and pestle in place, looking at the old man who was about to go out, and said anxiously.
"Don't think about it, go home obediently and watch the door, wait for the master, if the master can't come back tonight, you can go your separate ways."
Wang Youcai glanced at the boy guarding the door, staggered into the carriage, waved his hand and got into the carriage.
"The lord is weird today, hey, I just didn't go to Chengtaihe Building, I heard that the food there is a must!"
The gatekeeper boy stood in place and touched his head, thinking of the people in the house boasting that he had been to Taihelou several times, and how delicious the food in Taihelou was, the gatekeeper boy only felt that his saliva was about to flow.
Azule lazily leaned back in his chair, holding a bowl of tea in his hand, as if he was distracted, and opened his eyes for a while and blew the hot air in the tea bowl.
Xiao Wu Ah Qi sat on the left and right, Ah Qi was still wearing the black robe, his face was a little sad, and Xiao Wu was very panicked in his heart.
"Ah Qi, don't show this picture! I panicked when I saw it! ”
Azule sneered, and tapped Ah Qi with one hand, and then Xiao Wu.
"Ah Qi is the book that I brought to the East Road, and I am worried!" , Azule stroked his palms and laughed, "Little Wu, why are you worried?" ”
Xiao Wu looked at the eyes of the two of them, but he was also a little embarrassed for a while, and scratched the back of his head, "I, I, I'm not worried, Brother You're here, what am I worried about." ”
Azule's eyes were bright, but he no longer teased Xiao Wu, but just took another sip of hot tea and let out a pleasant sigh.
"Shizi, everything is arranged!"
"Huh?"
"The three thousand brothers have been divided into several groups of armor and secretly lurked in the street closest to the Li family's mansion, as soon as the Taihe Building has an arrow, more than a dozen breaths can surround and destroy the Li family."
Azul looked up and glanced at the leader of the White Horse's Righteous Servants.
"Where is Taihe Tower?"
"A hundred axemen are waiting!"
"Where's the dockyard?"
"Three hundred iron riders!"
"Don't let one go tonight!"
"No!"
Azule looked at Xiao Wu with a solemn face on the side, smiled in a low voice, got up and asked the maid who served to put on a black coat for herself, stretched her wrist and hung Da Han on her waist, and then patted Xiao Wu's shoulder, her tone was full of emotion.
"Attend, let's go to this last feast!"
The starlight fell on the shoulders of the three people, shining brightly, and the murderous opportunity between heaven and earth suddenly appeared.
"Hey, long time no see, Brother Liu! It's too late! ”
Li Long smiled affectionately, stepped forward, and grabbed Liu Heihu's strong and powerful hands.
"Hey, isn't this my brother of the Li family, it's been a few days, don't mention it, I don't know where so many goods came from today, it's three times as much as usual, those vendors seem to be in a hurry to ship, my brother has been busy for a day."
Liu Heihu waved his hand, grinned, and said hello to Li Hu on the side.
"Hahaha, where in the world is there any reason why you don't want to make more money, Lao Liu, I will ask you to drink two more drinks later!"
Li Hu arched his hand at the burly Liu Heihu, and said with a smile.
"Hahaha, it's easy to say, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"
"Yo, the old dog is here too, this dress is really magnificent!"
Liu Heihu was greeting each other with the two brothers of the Li family, but he saw the old dog standing on the side at the door of Taihe Building, so he also smiled and said hello.
"Everyone is here, then let's go in, what are you doing outside the door now!"
Li Long's eyes rolled, and he raised his hand to signal the two of them to enter the building together.
"Haha, come in!"
"Brother Li, please!"
"Please!"
"Four distinguished guests upstairs private room, please, my master is already waiting for you, please!"
The four of them came together, and the guy who was waiting at the door saw that he was already leaning over slightly, signaling upstairs to please.
In the past, the Taihe Building, which was full of seats, was quiet today, and there was no one who obviously chartered the entire building today specifically for today's banquet.
For a while, the four of them couldn't help but have some sincere smiles on their faces.
"Why did it take so long for a few brothers to come, they want to worry about Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu wants to wear it!"
"Brothers, please come in!"
With a warm smile on his face, Xiao Wu heard the sound and walked out of the private room, stepped forward, and greeted him warmly.
"Yo, the little five, the little five are in love, go out to greet us, the four of us are flattered!"
Li Long saw that Xiao Wu was also surprised in his eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and the other three also spoke out to greet him, and the guests and hosts were happy for a while, and those who didn't know really thought that they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
"Hahaha, brothers, please come in, the food is a little cold!"
Xiao Wuyi raised his right hand and said with a smile.
As soon as the four of them entered the door of the large private room, they were all a little surprised, because they saw a person they had not expected to appear.
"I didn't expect Lord Wang to be faster than us, and he has already sat down! It's us who are late, and we should be punished with a drink! ”
Li Long had already restrained the surprise in his heart, and with a smile, he bowed his hand to Wang Youcai as soon as he saw it, and said to Xiao Wu behind.
"Hahaha, all seats, try this Taihelou's signature dish first, braised crucian carp."
The four of them are also relieved, they are all thoughtful people, how can they lose their temper so easily, Liu Heihu, who has always been rough, is also good at dancing with long sleeves at this moment, and toasts again and again.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.
Wang Youcai on the side was like sitting on pins and needles, although his face was silent, and it was darker from the night, but a hand under the table began to tremble.
The four of them were a little full at this time, and their faces were still as calm as before, waiting for the real main course to be played tonight.
"Hey, Xiao Wu just arrived, didn't figure out the situation, and collided with a few brothers, is it Xiao Wu's, Xiao Wu is here to toast a few brothers, and I hope that a few brothers Haihan!"
Xiao Wu looked a little drunk, and said in a low tone while holding up a wine glass.
"Little Five, where is this, the Little Five can do such a great thing at a young age, defeating the black-armored private army that is doing evil in Liuyue City, and you brothers have to thank you for the people of Liuyue City!"
The four of them looked at each other, with a smile in their eyes, but they all got up to toast, and Li Long took the lead in clinking glasses and said to Xiao Wu.
"Hey, Xiao Wu is bitter, in the past few days, I don't know what's wrong, there are always assassins assassinated with me, you brothers don't know, just the day before yesterday, Xiao Wu really almost went to see Hades!"
Xiao Wu seemed to be a little scared on his face, and said in a trembling voice.
Li Hu was about to show a hint of self-satisfaction on his face, but he was immediately taken back by his eldest brother.
"Hmph, the murderer must be found, Xiao Wu, don't worry, there are a few brothers here, there is no hiding place for this gangster in Liuyue City, I will definitely give you an explanation!"
Li Long snorted coldly, with a strong anger on his face, as if he had been assassinated that day.
Xiao Wu secretly hated in his heart, and scolded the dog thief, but his face was not shocked, and he looked grateful.
"Hey, it's still a few brothers who are intimate, otherwise Xiao Wu won't know how to live in Liuyue City in the future!"
Xiao Wu said as he carried the wine glass, and poured wine for the four people in front of him one by one.
"It's easy to say, I Liu Heihu has nothing else, it's just righteousness, since Xiao Wu has recognized me as a brother, then Xiao Wu has something to do, and I Liu Heihu is naturally the one to do!"
That Liu Heihu drank to the fullest, patted his chest, he had already taken off the clothes on his upper body, but he revealed the huge black tiger tattoo.
Li Hu, who was sitting next to him, saw it, but the corners of his mouth showed a trace of disdain, and his body moved half an inch faintly, when had he ever seen such a vulgar person.
"Come, Brother Liu drink! You and my brother have a drink! ”
Xiao Wu also agreed, that is, he got up and touched the wine glass.
After Liu Heihu's performance, it seems that several people can negotiate an alliance today, and the old dog is naturally not far behind, and hurriedly raised his wine glass and said with a smile at Xiao Wu.
"Little fifth brother, my old dog has no other skills, if there is any inquiry, lack of hard work, use my old dog, the definition of the old dog is not to be shirked!"
Xiao Wu's face was full of spring breeze, but he seemed to be choked and couldn't speak, just touched the wine glass with the old dog.
The Li brothers also seem to have a deep relationship with the five brothers, and they all expressed their hearts.
It is in their interest to turn enemies into friends.
In just a few breaths, Wang Youcai next to him couldn't help but be dumbfounded, thinking that he thought that his usual performance was good enough, but it was still far from enough to look at it today.
"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, at this time, I have a lot of regret in my heart, if Xiao Wu knows that several brothers are such righteous people, how can he offend several brothers."
Xiao Wu clutched his wine glass and said with tears in his eyes, "So in order to show Xiao Wu's sincerity, Xiao Wu decided to give Phoenix Street and the affiliated commercial street for a few days to his brothers. ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Wu paused, "But! ”
The four people's eyes straightened when they heard this, and they hurriedly asked, "But what?" ”
"I agreed, my eldest brother didn't agree!"