Deep in the mountains, the rain poured down.

The bean-sized raindrops fell on the leaves layer by layer, and the dull sound was connected, only when it touched the bricks and tiles on the roof of the broken temple, the sound was a little different.

The temple door was tattered, dusty, and covered with cobwebs.

The invincibility of messy weeds has occupied the cracks of the floor tiles, forming an occupation zone in groups of three or two, eroding the field of the yard.

The night wind was fierce, and the broken windows rattled.

The temple is empty, several Buddha statues are broken, and one of them has been cut off by the Buddha's head.

There was a fire burning in the corner, and a thin old man huddled aside, who seemed to be asleep, his clothes tattered and a little muddy.

Outside the ruined temple, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a person walked in.

The man was nine feet tall and muscular, dressed in a black trench coat with a hat pressed so low that he could not see his face.

He looked around, glanced at the thin old man, but didn't care, and waved his hand. Four men dressed in black came in the back, each carrying two long strips of objects crossed behind him, one of whom was carrying two rabbits in his hands.

This person is Cheng Ming, out of the cross slope all the way to the north, through the mountains and forests did not stop, I wanted to rush to Dongchang Mansion today, but I didn't expect to encounter heavy rain in the middle of the night.

took off the hat and handed it to the man in black, and was about to find an open space to light a fire to eat, but he didn't expect the thin old man to speak.

"You're here? It's also time to come. ”

The old man's voice was hoarse, and there was a special smell in this dark and rainy night.

"You're talking to me?" Cheng Ming looked left and right and pointed to his nose.

"Hehe, the monkey cub is playing a game with the old ancestor. It's good, it's good. ”

The old man suddenly took out a small gourd from his arms, beckoned to Cheng Ming, and said, "Come on, come on, I have the best Jian Nanchun here, bring the rabbit here, let's build a fire." ”

Cheng Ming frowned and said, "You recognized the wrong person!" ”

The old man laughed rattlingly, "It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, all you ask for is a good meal, I have wine, you have meat, and eat it on the table, the wine and meat are complete, why don't you do it?" Besides, this is a good wine, thirty-year-old Jian Nanchun, I'm afraid it's not easy to find now. ”

Cheng Ming looked at him quietly for a while, and suddenly smiled, "You're right, good wine should not be missed!" ”

Cheng Ming walked over and sat opposite, the two black-clothed men stood behind him, one left and one right, leaving one to dispose of the horses outside, and the other to find some rotten wood nearby, break it into several pieces, and throw it into the fire.

"Give me a taste of your wine!"

Cheng Ming took out a white porcelain bowl and said to the old man.

"Hey, it's a character who doesn't suffer losses, you have to be good first, not bad, it's good, people like you can go long in officialdom."

The old man was not stingy, pulled out the small gourd, and carefully poured half a bowl.

The wine is viscous and transparent, slightly amber in the firelight, and exudes a strange aroma.

Cheng Ming sniffed lightly, "It's a good wine, the cellaring time is not short, and there is already a tendency to change wine cream, but it's a pity that there is no new wine around me, otherwise I can mix it." ”

"It's a good eater! But with your little money, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat anything really good. ”

The old man took a small sip, held it in his mouth for a long time and was reluctant to swallow, squinting his eyes and enjoying it for a long time before speaking.

He took the skinned and cleaned rabbit from the man in black, took out three steel drills, built a simple grill, and gently roasted it.

Cheng Ming didn't bother to explain to him, when Pingshui met, why bother.

The old man stopped talking, squinting and leaning against the corner.

There weren't too many spices around, and it wasn't convenient for outsiders to use the essence, so I didn't cook complicated dishes, I made them at random, added some pepper and salt, and it was done.

Pull out a dagger, split the roast rabbit in two, and throw half of it over.

The old man reached out and grabbed it, sniffed it, and opened his mouth to bite. The black claws grabbed the rabbit's legs and tore them like a man-eating ghost.

Cheng Ming slice a piece of the dagger, put it in his mouth, and chewed it carefully.

He has long been without food to provide the body's energy, and retains the habit of eating, but just likes the pleasure of taste.

The rabbit meat that has not been strengthened by essence has a lot of poor meat quality and has an obvious fishy smell, but with old wine, it forms another unique charm. It's delicious.

Cheng Ming is very satisfied, this wine has not been changed.

The two were eating quietly, and the man in black was cooking the other one.

"Saber of the Kingswood! It's okay, it's not an insult to the ancestors. ”

The old man gnawed half of the rabbit into a skeleton and threw it away and burped.

Cheng Ming glanced up at him and continued to eat slowly.

The old man seemed a little surprised, "Why, don't you do it?" ”

"Neurotic!" Cheng Ming rolled his eyes, "Give me more of your wine!" ”

"Huh? You... ”

Bang –

As soon as the old man said a word, the door of the temple was kicked open, and a group of men dressed in robes and carrying swords at their waists walked in quickly.

After these people came in, they quickly occupied a favorable position without saying a word, and the crossbow arrows in their hands were aimed at Cheng Ming and his gang.

The man at the head took off his hat, revealing the black gauze hat inside.

He seemed a little surprised, glanced at Cheng Ming and the five of them, and said, "It's really surprising, I didn't expect that after cleaning up for a year, there are guards by my father-in-law's side." Sure enough, it is worthy of Wei's father-in-law, the means are endless, and the escape is also full of tricks, in the past few months, it can be regarded as a pain to the lower officials! ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"Interesting, interesting, the most interesting thing about this life is that you never guess what will happen in the next moment. I didn't expect it to be wrong, and I pulled a few to be with my ancestors, not bad, not bad, not lonely on Huangquan Road. ”

"Father-in-law doesn't have to say clever words, no matter what you say today, you have to borrow your father-in-law's head for a purpose."

"It's not surprising that you want to kill me, and it's not a day or two since the Impermanence team pestered me. But still a little curious, Chongzhen's little boy sent an edict, clearly saying that I had hanged myself. How do you kill a dead man, and what do you get by killing it? ”

"It's nothing, it's just a thousand households, the little sesame official is not worth mentioning in the eyes of my father-in-law, and I hope you will fulfill it."

The old man's eyes widened, as if he wanted to laugh, "From the small flag to the thousand households, this kind of nonsense will be believed by ants like you." What was the result of the brocade guard who was promoted three levels in a row last time? It's not that there is no head, the little cub is restless, not good! Not good! ”

"That's no way, the father-in-law has great powers, how can the emperor not know, in order to make the eunuch party completely dead, don't say that you died once, that is, you died three or five times, and you have to kill when you should kill!"

"Oh!" The old man nodded, and realized, "Whose mouth is this pried open again." The ancestors have this little secret, but let you all find out. Not bad, yes, it's a bit capable. But has the silver been found? ”

"Don't worry about your father-in-law, this little thing can be done without you!"

"It's nice to say, like it was a year ago... Hehe. ”