Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Furnace Strikes
As the name suggests, the water around the inn is covered with lotus flowers, which bloom beautifully against the backdrop of flat leaves, and can be intoxicating without fragrance.
Li Jikui rowed the oars to let the boat slowly land, and Ling Wenxuan helped tie the rope on the dock so that the three ladies on the boat could land smoothly.
It is a spacious loft with open-air seating and indoor seating, with open-air seating mainly for generous customers who can enjoy the view of the river while enjoying the scenery of the river, while ordinary customers pacing into the storefront and asking for food and drink and sit slowly.
Li Jikui suggested that everyone choose an open-air seat to sit down, after all, there are too many people in the store, and it is not convenient to talk about things.
Compared to the occasional clashing of wine glasses, the open-air seating was empty, so they chose a seat for five people closest to the riverbank.
"Wouldn't it be too flamboyant to choose this seat, I feel like everyone in the store is watching us. The last one to sit down seemed to have a drop of sweat on her head, "You shouldn't sit outside at all, and you don't feel safe at all in front of everyone." ”
"How much interest can a few of us poor bastards make people? Ling Wenxuan glanced contemptuously at Lan Lingxiang who was sitting on his left, "Be careful of your wallet, if you encounter a robber, hehe......"
Lan Lingxiang snorted coldly and said, "Miss Ben is so strong in kung fu, can't she even deal with robbers?"
"Don't forget, you're my underdog, I don't know where you got your confidence. ”
"In short, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, we must pay more attention to the surrounding environment, accidents can happen at any time. Lan Lingxiang was about to retort, but Gui Xun'er hurriedly interrupted her and said, "If you don't feel safe, we'll change stores." ”
"Miss Gui, you're too worried, Xiao Xuan'er and I have been friends for many years, how could you harm him. Li Jikui picked up the menu on the table and snapped his fingers, "Let's see what is delicious here, what do you want to eat, just tell me, I have a treat for this meal!"
"Barbecue!" Yuna replied with a smile on her face.
At this moment, a tall woman in a white lace and emerald green maid outfit walked in, her hair was coiled, and she held a plain pen and a pamphlet for the dishes: "Barbecue, right, so what meat are you not to eat?"
"Five barbecue dishes, no meat that can't be eaten. ”
"Then please wait a moment, I'll call someone to get ready!" the woman turned and walked into the store.
"Ahh ”
"Xun'er, what you said is a bit ......" Ling Wenxuan's head seemed to draw three vertical lines.
"Hmph, as the Father's Guardian Nun, I have to worry about your safety at all times, didn't she just ask us what kind of meat we can't eat?
"Guests, what's the matter? Is there a mistake in the menu? Can I change the menu for you?"
"Uh...... It's nothing ......" Rosewood coughed twice as she pretended to be calm, "May I ask what kind of meat you are serving here?" ”
The waiter smiled and said, "Our side is mainly beef, but there are also fish, venison, mutton and high-grade pork. ”
Gui Xun'er pondered for a while and said, "Then I'll designate five portions of barbecue to use all beef." ”
"Okay! I'll do it for you later. The waiter changed his words and said, "By the way, there are some very interesting dishes to recommend in our restaurant, do you want to try them?"
"What kind of food? ”
"For example, bear tongue, bee pupa, maggots in the North Sea, and dragon wings! ”
Everyone couldn't help but shudder after hearing this, and Gui Xun'er squirmed her lips in embarrassment: "No...... No need ......"
Ling Wenxuan glanced at Youna on Lan Lingxiang's left-hand seat, and her smile was completely absent at this time: "It's really a heavy-tasting restaurant, it actually shook my Xiao Na and killed all of our appetites in an instant." ”
Lan Lingxiang deliberately raised his tone and said: "It is you who are shaken, the dish is not just based on the color to distinguish whether it is delicious or not, you have to taste it to know." ”
Ling Wenxuan pretended to admire and said, "Female man, I support your idea very much, I'll let Xun'er help you order those special dishes later, and you will use your terrifying taste buds to destroy the signature dishes of this store for us." ”
Lan Lingxiang pouted and said, "Hey, I just said to play, if you want to try, you can try!"
Ling Wenxuan ignored Lan Lingxiang, but leaned down and whispered to Li Jikui, who was sitting on his right, "Do you understand?"
Li Jikui shook his head: "Xiao Xuan'er, don't explore, we don't understand the world of local tyrants!"
"You two! dare to make fun of me!" Lan Lingxiang's fingers clenched into fists, but Ling Wenxuan and Li Jikui were still talking and laughing, and their four eyes turned into laughter.
Just as Lan Lingxiang was thinking about how to take revenge, a little girl about ten years old came to everyone's table with a big stove. Just as she was about to bring the stove to the table, the Seven Artifact Detector in Ling Wenxuan's pocket suddenly vibrate.
Ling Wenxuan's face showed a fierce light, and he reached out vigilantly to grab the little girl's hand: "Who are you, what is your purpose?"
The little girl was obviously frightened by his sudden move, and with a flick of her hands, the entire stove flew towards Ling Wenxuan's head.
"I'm sorry I can't hold the stove steadily!"
Ling Wenxuan felt a burst of heat on his head, and his eyelids rolled and he fainted.
After more than ten minutes, when Ling Wenxuan woke up again, he found himself in a house, with Youna sitting next to the bed, and Lan Lingxiang and Gui Xun'er standing on both sides.
"You've finally woken up, this guest. The woman with coiled hair walked quickly to Ling Wenxuan from the other side of the room, "I'm really sorry that my daughter's negligence caused you to be injured." ”
"I remember you are ......" Ling Wenxuan, who sat up slowly, rubbed his head vigorously, "I was ...... by that big stove just now"
"Straight to the ...... You deserve it, you!" Lan Lingxiang clasped his hands and laughed, "Who told you to be obsessed, even the little girl will not let go." ”
"How can I have?" In a trance, Ling Wenxuan subconsciously touched his coat pocket, he remembered that the Seven Artifact Probe had indeed reacted at that time.
"My name is Sylva, I'm the proprietress of the Lotus Pavilion, and this is my daughter Kalia. When the woman with the hair introduced herself, everyone noticed that the little girl with long hair was hiding behind her, her eyes peeking in their direction, "Leah, don't apologize to this guest soon." ”
The little girl walked out in response, she turned her fingers with a red face and apologized to Ling Wenxuan again and again: "This brother, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... I'm sorry. ”
Ling Wenxuan touched his head and smiled: "It's okay, my body is so tough, what is this little injury? It's good that my hair hasn't been burned." ”
"Really?" Lan Lingxiang pointed an elbow towards Ling Wenxuan's chest.
"You...... You're revenge. Ling Wenxuan clutched his chest, forcibly refusing to worry about Lan Lingxiang, "By the way, where did that guy Li Jikui go?"
Seeing that Yuna was about to answer, Gui Xun'er hurriedly answered: "He sent you here and left, saying that he wanted to go back to the Hergrilla Monastery to deal with some things. ”
Ling Wenxuan grinned and said, "Didn't he tell us that he had something to talk about?" Now he has disappeared in the blink of an eye, this kid is too unrighteous." ”
"No!" said that the person who brought you here was me!" Hilna took Kalia's little hand and found a wooden chair to sit down.
After carefully looking at Sylna's face, Ling Wenxuan found that her actual age was much older than she looked, with sparse silver threads hidden in her hair bun, and some even floating outside, her face after removing makeup was almost like two people compared to just now, and every wrinkle condensed the hard work she had put into this family.
Ling Wenxuan touched his chin and thought for a while, "You and your daughter have Western names, this is so strange, there are very few people who use Western names to name themselves in this world nowadays. ”
"It's not surprising at all, isn't this friend of yours also using a Western name?" Hilna pointed to Yuna, "During the time you were unconscious, this girl told me that you had come all the way to Heglila in search of the Seven Artifacts. ”
Hearing what Hilna said, Ling Wenxuan couldn't help but complain in his heart that Yuna spoke openly, but thinking about it, the previous doubts about Yuna's name were finally confirmed, as Hirna said, the name "Yuna" is indeed a Western name.
Gui Xun'er, who had been silent for a long time on the side, suddenly spoke: "Li Jikui asked us to come to you, is it because you know the whereabouts of the second Seven Artifacts? Can you tell us where it is?"
"There's no need to rush this matter, not to mention that you have worked so hard along the way, so I just asked the cook to prepare some exquisite dishes, please accept it. Sylna put her hands on her thighs, thought for a moment and continued, "Also, during your time in Heglia, if you don't dislike it, you can stay in our shop, and we will entertain you in full and free of charge, hoping to compensate you for your losses a little." ”
"What? is it free of charge for food and lodging?" Seeing that Sylna nodded, Lan Lingxiang slapped her thigh and stood up, "You think I can't afford to pay......"
"Ah...... Hostess, you are so polite, we stayed. Ling Wenxuan hurriedly stepped forward to cover Lan Lingxiang's mouth, "What my friend means is that she feels that she doesn't want to go for nothing, don't worry, I will try my best to convince her." ”
"Then rest here for a while, and I will command the servants to prepare a room for you. With that, Sylna took Kalia by the hand and led her out of the room.
After Sylna was lucky, Ling Wenxuan let go of the hand attached to Lan Lingxiang's lips, but he didn't expect to be immediately grabbed by the other party with a backhand and pressed his head on the bed board, twisting his arm painfully.
Gui Xun'er didn't pay attention to Ling Wenxuan, who was wailing on the side, and said to herself: "It seems that this place is not suitable for a long time, we had better not live here, the words and deeds of the mother and daughter are suspicious no matter how you look at them." ”
"But the priest said that he would not use Miss Lan's money, and we don't have a few copper plates on us, so if we miss this shop, do we have to sleep on the street?"
Yuna's words made Gui Xun'er unable to refute, she couldn't imagine that when this girl was also a spirit, she didn't follow her will but seemed to be stupid.