Chapter 178: Identity Revealed
At the banquet, a strong man with a black face like an iron tower sat in the middle. With a tall posture and hands flat on his legs, sitting here gives people an unshakable momentum, at least with the realm of qi smelting, and he is only one step away from the ninth layer of the apex of the Dao Period.
He is the most important eastern frontier general of Qingxiao Country, Zhou Tianju!
No wonder he can become a first-class frontier general, for Qingxiao Kingdom, this kind of talent is simply the giant pillar of the town!
As long as he's there, you can sit back and relax.
"Well, the dishes in Wangdelou near the mining area are not bad. Shopkeeper Sun, I am a rough person, and I can't compare with you, a person who enjoys happiness in the imperial city all year round!" Zhou Tianju laughed, and the aura of the superior person was on his face.
The emaciated old man sitting next to him immediately laughed and said: "Heyββ? General Zhou is laughing, although I live in the imperial city, I am just a small person who does business, where can I compare with the general? Today, my Sun Lianwang is fortunate to be at the same table with the general, it can be said that I am fortunate to be able to blow it for several years! Come! I salute you for this glass of wine!"
This person is Sun Lianwang, the shopkeeper of Yuehai Commercial Bank, and he is also the agent of Prime Minister Sun Tian. As he spoke, he took his glass and drained it.
Don't look at the humility in his words, but he acts and speaks quite decently, and narrows the distance between the two sides in a witty way.
"The matter of this gold mine depends more on General Zhou. I will report the difficulties and complexities to Master Sun. Sun Lianwang picked up his wine glass again, and suddenly whispered to Zhou Tianju, who was sitting next to him: "However, I recently got the news that in order to compete for the right to mine gold, other forces actually used the side door to poison and control the local city defense army. At the same time, even your brother-in-law has already fallen on the road. β
"What?" Zhou Tianju frowned suddenly, his voice was low, he was stunned at first, and then followed, his voice was like a bellows, and he was murderous.
"Who did it? Where is it?"
"They are here, and they are said to be going to use this banquet to poison us. Come to think of it, I have successfully blended into the restaurant. Sun Lianwang sneered and looked out the door. Zhou Tianju also followed his line of sight.
At this moment, a handyman was serving the dishes, and behind him, Wang Kaifu was followed by a nervous face.
Of course, he knew that Xu Hao was going to raise the soul dedication talisman to Zhou Tian today, but he didn't know exactly how to put the poison and where to put it in the dish.
This made his heart go up and down, you know, all the wine and food here at the moment have to go through two procedures: silver needle poison test and guard consumption. It can be said that it is tightly guarded, and it is impossible to succeed smoothly whether it is placed in wine or food.
At this moment, Xu Hao, who was dressed as a handyman, suddenly had to personally serve the food and deliver it. At this time, Wang Kaifu was completely nervous!
Obviously, he was going to poison at this moment.
However, all the soldiers and guards here did not have the slightest intention of letting down their vigilance, and various defense and detection methods were still in use, how could Xu Hao poison him?
Once you fail, your net worth and life will have to be played with!
Wang Kaifu prayed secretly in his heart, and he almost knelt on the ground.
It's a pity that the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes, and the so-called fear of what comes. At this moment, I don't know why Zhou Tianju and Sun Lianwang actually got up at the same time, no longer eating and drinking, but walked over!
"Little guy, what is this dish?" asked Sun Lianwangpi with a shrill voice without smiling. In his eyes, there was a sense of schadenfreude.
Xu Hao, who was serving the dish, frowned slightly when he saw the two of them coming over, but he was not anxious, but lowered his head and said respectfully: "My lord, this dish is called Caotang Basu." β
As he spoke, he handed the dish to the guard next to him.
The guards were also suspicious, and they didn't know why the general and Sun Lianwang got up and walked over at the same time. Of course, he is also more serious and cautious.
Reach out, pick up the silver needle, and stab it at all parts of the dish. Compared to just now, I don't know how much!
When Wang Kaifu saw this, he only felt a buzz in his brain. The world is spinning, this is the rhythm of being caught directly on the spot, don't even think about hiding.
He even quietly closed his eyes......
This situation was also carefully grasped by Sun Lianwang, and he sneered more and more in his heart. However, after a few moments, there was no unusual reaction on the silver needle.
"Huh?" Sun Lianwang saw that his old face became gloomy, and Zhou Tianju was also puzzled, and looked at him.
Wang Kaifu opened his eyes, and when he saw this scene, he felt a little relieved! This Xu Hao really has a set, and poisoning can actually make the silver needle not react.
However, Sun Lianwang's words later made his heart tense again.
"You taste it!"
The guard nodded, and used his chopsticks to pinch out some of the dishes and taste them. For a moment, there was still no abnormality!
"General, there is no problem. "The guard's affirmative retribution. These words instantly made Wang Kaifu down-to-earth, and it seemed that Xu Hao had temporarily given up poisoning.
Otherwise, if you want to poison just now, it will be difficult to get your wish!
"Wait!" Sun Lianwang's old face turned red, he took the initiative to sue just now, but he didn't find out anything, which is really embarrassing.
He immediately stopped Xu Hao and shouted, "Who are you, what's your name?"
Xu Hao bowed his hand respectfully and replied without hesitation: "In the next Xu Zhe, he is a miscellaneous servant here. β
"Hmph!handyman?" Sun Lianwang sneered: "Don't think I don't know who you are!
Now that the matter has come to this, how can he end it there? In any case, he must reveal the true face of this boy.
After shouting, after a while, I saw an old man running up quickly. Panting, he poured hard a few times, and then he opened his mouth and said: "The old man, the shopkeeper of Wangde Building, Tian Fumao." β
"Shopkeeper Tian, tell me, this kid is your handyman?" Sun Lianwang asked in a deep voice, his eyes blooming, staring at the other party, but if there is the slightest lie, it will not escape his gaze.
Tian Fumao looked at Xu Hao, frowned, thought about it and said, "My lord, IβI don't know him." β
When these words came out, Sun Lianwang suddenly showed a smug look, while Zhou Tianju had a serious expression and anger in his eyes.
"He's my man. Suddenly, Wang Kaifu opened his mouth and said to Zhou Tianju: "The young general Wang Kaifu is the city defense general of this county town. This person is my subordinate, and I dare not slack off when my lord is here, so I removed the miscellaneous servants who did not know the roots. β
"Oh?" Zhou Tianju's expression slowed slightly, and he stepped forward, scanning him from top to bottom. Said: "You are the local city defense general? Very good, I ate very well today." β
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Sun Lianwang and said, "Shopkeeper Sun, I've almost eaten today, let's go back." β
"Butβ" Sun Lianwang hesitated unwillingly. But Zhou Tianju interrupted him directly: "Okay, I'll talk about it later, I'm tired." β
After saying that, he actually took the lead and strode downstairs.
With the departure of the protagonist, the others naturally followed suit, and the restaurant, which was originally full of soldiers, was empty in an instant......