Chapter Twenty-Six: Hidden Depths
Okay, that's all for today......"
"Huh, haven't we heard enough?"
"It's just that your book has been getting shorter and shorter lately. β
When Uncle Zhu was about to stop talking today, the audience was dissatisfied. Not to mention the normalcy of stopping at a key place every time, it hangs people's appetites. Let's just say that this time is much shorter than usual.
"Since everyone is so enthusiastic...... I'll give you another paragraph...... But that's all, just a paragraph. I'm also having to take my old age now, and I can't say that long. β
After Uncle Zhu said this, the audience cheered.
"Let's go, let's go somewhere else......"
After saying that, under the leadership of Feng Yan, the seven people left this side.
At this time, Uncle Zhu, who was telling the story, paused, as if he had forgotten what to say next, but his perennial experience made him quickly make a suitable response to save the scene.
The seven walked slowly forward, and finally came to a halt near the end of the street. Now, they have arrived at the Drunken Immortal Tower. Along the way, Wang Ling and Feng Yan saw many shops that had basically not changed, and they still maintained their previous appearance.
In the last ten years, it seems that nothing has changed here. However, the familiar faces that had become a little old told them that it had indeed been another ten years of storms.
When they came to the door of the Drunken Immortal Building, the first thing the seven people felt was a faint smell of wine, which was also a major feature of the Drunken Immortal Building. Although Aunt Wang has always operated this place as a restaurant, there is a signature wine like Shenxian Brew, and the taste of other drinks is also good, so that now diners who come to Zuixian Lou have a little spare money and always want to taste the wine here.
Diners have a need, so they have to prepare. As a result, by now, the wine in the Drunken Immortal Building has become an indispensable thing on the dinner table of all diners. is also in this situation, so that Zuixian Lou has always had a faint smell of wine, and it is more like a restaurant.
Others think that such a situation is worthy of the title of Drunken Immortal Building, but Aunt Wang doesn't think so, she is just a little helpless. The guys in the store know that she is really a drunken fairy building opened with the purpose of opening a restaurant. It's just that she does have a lot of effort in bartending, and she uses this to attract people, who would have thought that it would become like this.
Seeing that there were more people at the door, a runner came over to greet him.
"Guest, may I ask...... Miss, you're back!"
When I saw the appearance of seven people at the beginning of this running hall system, I immediately recognized Wang Ling.
"Are you ......?"
Wang Ling thought about it, she didn't seem to have such a person in her memory.
"I'm Xiao Xu, I was young when I saw you before, didn't I just start working for a few days......"
At this time, Wang Ling remembered. There are a group of children in Zuixianlou, all of whom are family members of other clerks, and they are also people who have been trained by Zuixianlou and have held various positions in Zuixianlou after their ability is sufficient. One of them is Xiao Xu, but Wang Ling has seen four or five sides.
"It's you......"
"Miss, let's talk about it here, let's stand here and do bad business. β
After that, the group came to the back hall.
"Uncle Liu, how is he?"
"My father, it's fine, and his body is still strong. Didn't I take over his shift...... Now he's in charge of the books. β
"That's right...... Xiao Xu, why didn't you see my mother?"
"Boss, she said that she went to collect ingredients, and pulled a few uncles and uncles together, and now there are basically only us juniors left in the store. By the way, they've been away for ten days, and they should be back tonight. β
When Xiao Xu said this, the others didn't react, but Feng Yan and Wang Ling were a little confused.
"Collect ingredients? Drunken Immortal Lou has never cooperated with Lu Lutong and will supply ingredients on time, how can it still be missing?"
Feng Yan asked.
"No, no, there is no shortage of ingredients in the store, but the proprietress has a new idea and is ready to do something new. And the required ingredients are not available on the other side for the time being. β
"That's ......"
"Xiao Xuβ"
At this moment, there was a shout from the front hall.
"It's comingβ"
Xiao Xu replied loudly, and then said to Wang Ling:
"Miss, I'll go ahead and get busy first. β
"Hmm...... You go get busy. β
After Xiao Xu left, Wang Ling entertained everyone. At this time, Yueli was a little angry, her little face was puffing up for a while, she shook her head helplessly when she held her forehead, and then looked at Wang Ling and Xue Ji and sighed.
"Yueli, what's wrong with you?"
Wind Death Yueli asked with concern.
"Eh, it's the same miss, why is there such a big difference!"
As soon as Yueli's words came out, everyone was stunned at first, and then happy.
Yueli's current state is obvious, it's sour. Although a place like Drunken Immortal Building should be polite, people can also recognize their own young lady at a glance, which is like the stupid doorman of the Yue family, and their own young lady can't recognize it.
"Eh, second cousin, why didn't you recognize you without asking?"
"Yes, they said they hadn't seen me for years, and they forgot what I looked like. β
After Yueli finished speaking, it became even more sour. I haven't seen this for many years, why did I forget it on my side?
After settling in, it was still early, and Xue Ji wanted to see where Feng Yan used to live, and everyone agreed. Then the seven of them left through the back door and headed for the old house.
Soon after, Windfall saw the familiar old house. Now, it's still the same as it was ten years ago, spotlessly clean, as if someone had taken care of it regularly. However, the closed door and the faint light around the house told the wind that it was all just the work of the spirit circle left behind back then. Under its protection, time in this house seems to have stood still.
"Is this where you used to live, cousin?"
Xue Ji asked.
"Well, I used to live here with my master...... Hey, what do you think of this place?"
"Hmm...... I've never seen a house like this before, and I always feel a little new. β
Listening to Xue Ji's answer, Feng Yan shook his head, walked to the door, took out the key, opened the door, pushed the door and walked in. After entering the courtyard, the courtyard is the same as before, there is no change. Under the eaves of the house, there are still lanterns that were hung before.
The set of iron-striking equipment in the yard has not changed much except that it is not in operation. The only change is that it is more chaotic over there, with less ink and more of the atmosphere of moon glass.
The pile of strange-shaped iron tools randomly placed over there is a masterpiece left by Yueli last time. As a refiner, she still can't do anything about these mortal irons. If you push a little harder, it will be like this. Of course, there are normal ones, but the number is ...... It can only be described as miserable.
After looking at it, the four people who had been here all felt that there was no change here, Hua Xi and Xue Ji were a little curious, this was where Feng Yan used to live, and Yemo was looking at this side, from time to time he was distracted, as if he was thinking about something.
"Huh, has anyone been here?"
Feng Yan's sentence made everyone stunned.
"How do you know someone has been here?"
"Look over there......"
The wind slammed down the closed door. The others looked over, and Moon Shadow, Wang Ling, and Moon Glass immediately noticed the problem. Below the eaves above the door was a lantern, and the tassel of the lantern was now caught inside the door.
This is actually not an abnormal situation, and that kind of distance is easy to cause this problem if you are not careful. But the problem is that they all clearly remember that when they left, they paid special attention to the door, and made sure that the door could not hold the lantern tassel before closing.
After that, the seven began to look for clues in the courtyard. Hua Xi, Xue Ji, and Yemo are responsible for checking if there are any traces or anomalies left, and the other four are responsible for checking if there are any missing things.
Half an hour later, all the results came out, and they were all nothing. There are no anomalies in any corner of the yard, and there are no lost things. The only thing that is uncertain is the number of unfinished irons over there, but who has run into the house and how many unfinished irons are outside?
"Is this weird? This should have entered the house, how could it be that he didn't steal anything...... It can't be that your master has come back, right?"
Yueli thought about it, and suddenly thought of such a possibility.
"If the master comes back, won't there be no changes?"
"Maybe you didn't have to steal anything, so the people who came didn't take anything......"
"But no one here is going to steal......"
"That's right...... By the way, can any of you here remember exactly what it was like?"
Yueli thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of a possibility, so she pointed to a pile of things on the other side of the iron furnace and asked. All three shook their heads.
"That might be some mystery here......
After that, everyone looked around here and found that there was no change, and there was no mystery. Except for iron tools, which are iron tools, there is no abnormal situation here at all.
"Is it really that the master didn't do anything after he came back?"
"It's more likely than someone stealing something and finding out they didn't steal. β
Yueli said.
"yes......"
Storm Death agreed.
"Regardless of this, let's go back to the Drunken Immortal Tower now, at this time, Aunt Wang should come back. β
Then, everyone went back to the Drunken Immortal Tower.
After arriving at the Drunken Immortal Tower, unlike Feng Yan thought, Aunt Wang did not come back. However, after running back and forth, everyone didn't want to run for the time being, so they all took a break for the time being.
And in the place of Zuixianlou, when resting, it is natural to have good wine and food, not to mention that the highest status here now is our snack Wang Ling. So, Wang Ling arranged a table for her signature dish, as well as fruit wine. Although there is only one wine king Ling among the seven people who is dipped in wine, this fruit wine can still be drunk by others, and it tastes good in itself.
Just as the meal was all ready, the sound of cars and horses attracted everyone's attention.
"This should be Aunt Wang coming back, right?"
Yueli said.
At this time, Feng Yan and Wang Ling didn't say anything, and got up and walked out directly. Seeing this, the others were embarrassed to sit here, so they followed.
"Hurry up, someone is here to help!"
A familiar voice sounded, and Feng Yan and Wang Ling saw the familiar person.
"Mother......
Hearing this, Aunt Wang was stunned for a moment, then looked at the source of the sound, and was stunned again.
"Ling'er, and Ah Feng, you're back......"
Aunt Wang was a little excited.
Then, the mother and daughter hugged each other.
At this time, the guys in the store came out, and Aunt Wang saw it and remembered what was going on.
"Hurry up, in that car, you all look for your father, and take it back to your own ......"
After Aunt Wang said this, the guys were stunned.
"Boss, what's the situation, why is it all here?"
A guy lifted the curtain and saw a group of middle-aged and elderly men lying there in a row.
"Hey, they can't persuade them, they have to fight with others, no, they didn't hold it up, and they came back lying down. β
"Fight for wine, the boss lady, how did you come back in the end? Usually this situation is not complete, but you won't let you go, right?"
"So I drank them all. β
After Aunt Wang finished speaking, except for Feng Yan and Wang Ling, everyone else on the seven-person side was stunned, and those guys extended their thumbs to Aunt Wang one after another.
"Boss, you're so good!"
When the guys moved those guys, the others wanted to help. After all, it's hard to move one person at a time. But the next moment they didn't have that idea. The guys are like Hercules, and they don't feel any difficulty at all when they carry each other.
At this time, Aunt Wang opened another carriage, which contained the ingredients she bought this time.
"Aunt Wang, let me help. β
"Then it's troublesome Ah Feng. β
"Aunt Wang, let's help too. β
Yueli also said that she wanted to help, and the others were also ready to help.
"Then we're bothering everyone. β
All kinds of ingredients are packed separately, and it is more convenient to carry, but it is heavier. But all seven of them were monks, and that weight was nothing.
So, Feng Yan walked away one by one, Hua Xi did the same, and Xue Ji did the same. At this time, the Night Ink Spirit Power moved, letting the package float by itself, and then guided it over. This made the other three who were about to wrap the package suddenly wake up, and then they moved their spiritual power, and pulled all the packages through with their spiritual power.
As a result, what would have taken a lot of effort was easily solved. When the guys brought the people back and settled them and prepared to move the ingredients, they were stunned. The carriage, which was supposed to have something left, was now empty.
"It's gone so soon, the boss lady is strong again!"
"The boss lady is really strong, we don't have to exercise enough......"
"Hmm...... In the future, I will strengthen my exercise. β
"Alright, in that case, let's all go back, there's still something to be done over there. β
On the other side, under the command of Aunt Wang, all the ingredients were put into the warehouse by seven people. Seeing so many ingredients, Wang Ling and Feng Yan couldn't help but be a little worried, and they were afraid that they would have a hard time in the next few days.
After that, Aunt Wang thanked everyone, and then got to know Hua Xi, Xue Ji, and Yemo, and then sat at the dinner table with everyone.
At this time, the food was a little cold, and Yueli used some fire spiritual power to heat it up a little. Then, everyone talked about their experiences over the years while eating.
Chatting and chatting, Yueli said a sentence:
"Aunt Wang, I haven't seen you for ten years, you are still so beautiful......"
At this time, Yueli noticed that something was wrong.