Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "How far is it from your cave master's residence?" Why drink tea here? ”

Chu Huan already said with a smile: "General Xuanyuan, we are indeed tired all the way, since there is hot tea here, we might as well have a drink, it is also good to warm up our bodies." ”

The leader immediately said: "Lord Chu, there is cordyceps tea in the teahouse, which is a specialty of our ghost recipe, it is very good for the body, and the yield is very small, but people outside can't drink such tea." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan handed the horse to Sun Zikong, "Follow the customs, since there is such a good tea, it really can't be missed." ”

Everyone arranged the horses at the moment, Chu Huan took the lead in the bamboo building, inside the bamboo building, two tables were placed, hot water was boiling in the corner, there were two ghost people in the bamboo building who were boiling tea, seeing Chu Huan and others coming in, they hurriedly invited everyone to sit down, Xuanyuan Sheng arranged for a few guards to guard outside, and the others entered the bamboo building, although not everyone was interested in the tea of the ghost party, but Chu Huan had already explained before coming that it was good to respect the ghost people, follow the customs, and sit down and deal with it casually.

Everyone divided into two tables, and the ghost people put on the teacups, but the ghost people's teacups are different from other places, they are all made of bamboo tubes, and the teacups themselves have a faint bamboo fragrance.

After placing the teacups, the two ghost people each took a bamboo tube, took out the tea leaves from it and put them into the bamboo cup, and introduced: "This is the cordyceps tea of our ghost recipe, there are several rare medicinal materials, and there are ...... insects in the mountains!" Seeing that the official of the household department showed a strange look on his face, he was staring at the teacup, the tea leaves of this cordyceps tea were really mixed with air-dried insects, and he had already smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, this insect can be used in medicine, it is very good for the body, it doesn't look good, but when you drink it, it has a different taste, and only the most distinguished guests will offer our cordyceps tea." ”

Chu Huan looked at the ghost man who was boiling water next to him, and asked, "I heard that making tea is a very particular thing, there is such a tea house here, do you send a special tea person here?" ”

The ghost Fang who led the way said, "The two of them are staying here. He pointed to the two people who were waiting in the bamboo building before, "They are very interested in Cordyceps tea. ”

At this time, the hot water had been boiled, and the two ghost people each brought a hot water kettle, and poured hot water for everyone's teacups in turn, and the hot water was poured in, and the heat floated up, with a strange smell, the smell of medicine, and the bamboo fragrance of bamboo cups.

Chu Huan picked up the teacup, sniffed it closely, his face was full of intoxication, and said with a smile: "The fragrance of this tea is really strong, yes, do you pay attention to the water you use to make tea?" ”

"Water?" The ghost party was stunned and looked at each other.

Chu Huan said with a smile: "I really talked to the old ghost master about the tea of the ghost recipe before, the old ghost master said that there are several springs in Daqimeng Mountain, and Cordyceps tea is the best tea in Daqimeng Mountain, is it brewed with spring water?" ”

The ghost party who led the way immediately gave a thumbs up and smiled: "Exactly, the cordyceps tea is brewed with spring water, and it turns out that Lord Chu also knows." He raised his hand and said, "Lord Chu, please taste it, the cordyceps tea will be a little bitter when it is just introduced, but soon the fragrance will fill the mouth." ”

Chu Huan smiled: "Thank you for entertaining with such valuable tea." Picking up the teacup and leaning it to his mouth, several ghost people looked at Chu Huan, as if they wanted to wait for Chu Huan's evaluation of Cordyceps tea, seeing that Chu Huan was about to drink it, Xuanyuan Sheng suddenly said: "My lord, slow down!" ”

Chu Huan paused, everyone looked at Xuanyuan Shengcai, Xuanyuan Shengcai had already picked up his bamboo cup, handed it to the leader, and said with a faint smile: "Although the adults have said that they want to follow the customs, but the ghost brothers are so enthusiastic, we naturally can't be rude, this brother, we are guests, you are the master, the lord is the guest, in order to show our gratitude to you, this cup of tea, we respect you first!" He pushed the teacup even more in front of the man, almost close to the man's chest, "Brother, please drink tea first!" ”

Several ghost people suddenly looked at each other, and the corner of the leader's eyes jumped, and he smiled a little embarrassedly: "This ......!" ”

Chu Huan also smiled and said: "Yes, the ghost party is our brother from now on, we must treat him like a flesh and blood brother, this brother, you are waiting at the bottom of the mountain this time, this cup of tea, you have to drink it first no matter what." He put down the teacup and said solemnly: "If my brother doesn't drink it, we can't drink this cup of tea!" ”

Chu Huan's subordinates, although some people feel disgusted when they see this cordyceps tea, but some people feel very rare, and they are eager to try, but they really want to taste what this strange tea tastes like, but Chu Huan didn't drink it, everyone didn't dare to lose their manners, they didn't dare to drink, someone was holding a teacup and looking at the tea leaves, seeing that Chu Huan suddenly put down the teacup, and they all put down the bamboo cup at the moment.

Several ghost people are slightly discolored, Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes are blazing, imposing, he is burly, armored, and his sword eyebrows are slightly raised, giving people a sense of oppression, the leader can't help but take two steps back, no smile, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Chu, you ...... What do you guys do here? Do you follow the local customs...... Is it wrong for us to invite you to tea? ”

"It's not that you're at fault." Chu Huan said with a smile: "We just want to thank you!" ”

"Do you suspect there's something wrong with the tea?" The leader looked displeased, "If Lord Chu is so suspicious of us ghost people, then we don't know if we should trust you or not!" ”

Chu Huan's eyes were like torches, staring at the eyes of the leader, and said calmly: "When did the official suspect that there was something wrong with this tea?" Just to toast you with a cup of tea, why is your reaction so excited? Glancing at several other ghost people, he frowned slightly, and said lightly: "Could it be that this tea, is there really a problem?" ”

"If Lord Chu is really so suspicious, you don't need to drink tea." The leader sneered: "I'll go up the mountain to report to the cave master and tell the cave master that Lord Chu has arrived." ”

Qiu Ruxue, who had never said a word beside Chu Huan, was wearing a hat, and the hat was pressed down in front of him, and he could only see half of his nose and mouth, but he couldn't see his eyes, but he suddenly said: "I'm afraid you won't see the so-called cave master ......!" As soon as he finished speaking, the man had already gotten up, and at some point he had drawn his sword in his hand, and the whole person had already rushed towards the person who led the way, and the cold moon blade of his hand slashed at the man like lightning.

Qiu Ruxue came out of the knife, very suddenly, many people were shocked, the leader saw Qiu Ruxue killing, but the reaction was very fast, the whole person had already retreated, but a ghost man with a hot water kettle next to him was also very smart, the kettle had been smashed at Qiu Ruxue, and the hot water inside had splashed out of the kettle.

The leader retreated, Xuanyuan Sheng could not allow him to retreat, the teacup in his hand had been thrown into the man's face, and he stepped forward, but he actually reached out and grabbed the man, and shouted: "Where to run!" ”

After all, the guards are not vegetarians, Xuanyuan Sheng made a move at this time, and everyone immediately understood what was going on, there were already two guards escorting Chu Huan, drawing their knives in their hands, and the others had already pounced on those ghost people like wolves, they didn't care what happened, since Xuanyuan Sheng had already made a move, it meant that it was time to make a move.

The guards are all elite soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not trivial, as soon as this group of people makes a move, whether it is in terms of combat effectiveness or numbers, they all have an advantage, and the ghost people in the bamboo building are obviously not ready to fight with Chu Huan's people, when Xuanyuan Shengcai and others make a move, these people immediately retreated, and each flashed to the window, and in the blink of an eye, two or three people jumped out of the window.

The leader also wanted to leave, but his degree was far less than that of hatred.

He flashed Xuanyuan Shengcai's hand, but Qiu Ruxue had already pounced, the sound of the knife was clear, the sword light was like electricity, with a touch of blood red splashed out, extremely bewitching, a human head in the bewitching red, had already flown out.

At this time, there were already guards who wanted to jump out of the window to pursue, and Xuanyuan Sheng said sharply: "Don't chase, it's important to protect your lord!" At this time, several people had already jumped down, but there was a ghost man who was forced into the corner by two guard warriors, the man's face showed a look of horror, facing the two tall and mighty guard warriors, unarmed, and stepped back, his body was against the bamboo and wood wall, Chu Huan had already gotten up, put his hands behind his back, looked at the man coldly, and asked in a deep voice: "Who sent you here, as long as you say it, you can live!" ”

The man saw the cold and shining knives all around, his body trembled, he opened his mouth, but he didn't speak, and at this moment, he heard the man's "ah" scream, only to see a big knife protruding from the man's chest, everyone was surprised, the knife had been quickly withdrawn, the man covered his chest, looked down, and then his body shook, and he threw himself forward and fell to the ground, and after a few convulsions, he didn't move.

When they looked at the bamboo wall, they saw that there was a gap between the bamboo and the wood, and it was obvious that the knife had penetrated through the gap.

Qiu Ruxue had already collected the knife at this time, Xuanyuan Sheng glanced at Qiu Ruxue, in fact, until now, Xuanyuan Sheng didn't know what the origin of this Qiu Ruxue was, he only knew that Chu Huan suddenly had such an inexplicable person around him, and when he saw his knife technique today, he was really very sharp, and the Cold Moon Blade Chu Huan gave to Qiu Ruxue, obviously he attached great importance to this person.

The sky was already very dark, Xuanyuan Sheng walked to Chu Huan's side, frowned, and said, "My lord, is there something wrong with the ghost side?" Why are these ghost people ambushing us here? ”

At this time, Qiu Ruxue had already taken a silver needle to explore the tea, glanced at the silver needle, and sneered: "The tea is really poisonous...... My lord, it looks like they really want to kill us! ”

Chu Huan frowned, and after a long time, he shook his head and said, "Ghost people won't do this." He looked at Xuanyuan Shengcai and asked, "General Xuanyuan, what are we coming here for this time?" ”

"Isn't it to count the household registration of the ghost party and set aside land for them?"

"Not bad." Chu Huan walked to the door of the bamboo building, it was already dark, surrounded by dense forests and steep rocks, a gust of cold wind hit, and the people around him seemed to feel that there seemed to be countless pairs of eyes staring at this bamboo building, "If you are a ghost and see that the imperial court wants to solve the problem of survival for them, will you still send someone to assassinate the officials of the imperial court?" Once we do die here, do you know what the consequences are? ”

"The soldiers are pressing, and the ghost chickens and dogs are not left!" Xuanyuan Shengcai said.

"If we are killed here, the ghost side will definitely not escape." Chu Huan said slowly: "Even if the ghost party is really dizzy, they can't be so hasty, since they want to assassinate with tea, why send a few people who don't understand the tea ceremony at all?" People who know a little about the tea ceremony, it is impossible to make tea with such hot boiling water, and when making tea, the water is like a trickle, they are pouring water, not making tea, the ghost people have lived in the original for hundreds of years, it is impossible to know nothing about the tea ceremony, since this is a special place to drink tea, and there are special tea people, it will not be so vulgar and unbearable......! ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "The last general is only suspicious, so he tried it, and after a try, there was really a problem!" "He was born in a famous family, so he naturally knows a lot about the tea ceremony, and Chu Huan has been in the officialdom for more than a year, although he is not proficient in the tea ceremony, but the introductory kung fu is naturally still slightly known.

Chu Huan looked at the dim mountain forest and muttered to himself, "Who is behind this who wants to assassinate us?" ”