Chapter 35: The Undercurrent
Ling Heng's teasing made Yu Panxin's pale face even whiter, and Ye August couldn't help but snicker when he saw the two of them bickering with each other.
But when she thought about it, a question immediately came to mind.
A ghost shop, apart from her and Ling Heng, what kind of people would come here to eat? Is this a "ghost shop"? ”
Thinking of this, Ye August was frightened by his own thoughts.
"Welcome!"
Suddenly, the sound of welcome came from the screen again, and two carved wooden doors slowly opened, and seven or eight men and women entered.
When Ye August was exclaiming in his heart, "These people won't all be ghosts", two feet suddenly appeared from under the robe suspended on the ground from the heart of the jade plate, and he stood firmly on the ground like a normal person.
A young and beautiful girl looked at them and asked, "We were introduced by a friend, I heard that the food here is delicious, I wonder if there are any private rooms now?" ”
Yu Panxin hurriedly stepped forward and said enthusiastically: "Welcome!" I'm the owner here, I'll take you to the private room! ”
When a group of men and women left, they all looked back at Ling Heng, and a contradictory feeling of pride and reluctance inexplicably rose in Ye August's heart.
Those people walked behind the screen under the leadership of Yu Panxin, Ye August rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and watched everyone disappear in front of him out of thin air.
"Where did they go?" Ye August asked Ling Heng in astonishment.
"Of course I'm going to eat." After Ling Heng finished speaking, he glanced at her impatiently, "It's time for us to go eat too, I'm really hungry." ”
Ling Heng couldn't help but take her hand and walked behind the screen.
Ye August was nervous and expectant, she wanted to know the secret behind the screen too much.
As soon as he came to this wall around the screen, a magical scene appeared in front of Ye August's eyes.
The wall disappeared in an instant, as if it had never existed, and a large lake full of lotus flowers appeared in front of her, and the water pavilions on the lake were scattered, and a refreshing cool breeze swept across her cheeks, lifting her spirits.
The melodious sound of silk and bamboo was accompanied by bursts of appetizing rice fragrance, Ye August was almost "attacked" by these sounds and fragrances and did not stand firm, but fortunately, Ling Heng pulled her.
Only then did Ye August notice that Ling Heng was holding her wrist without disgust.
Ling Heng took her up the delicate wooden bridge with ease, and she saw that the group of people just now were sitting in a water pavilion talking and laughing, and Yu Panxin was standing among them, as if listening to them order.
Ye August only glanced at Yu Panxin in a hurry, and his gaze fell on the wrist that was tightly held by Ling Heng.
It was as if a fawn was going crazy in her heart right now, pounding her little heart indiscriminately.
"Here we are."
Ling Heng let go of her hand unexpectedly, but Ye August hadn't come back to his senses too much.
Ling Heng didn't care whether Ye August was listening to him or not, and said to himself: "Originally, I shouldn't have brought you here now, but Yupanxin is my friend, and I need his help sometimes, so I brought you here first." Yu Panxin is a lonely soul who has been wandering in the world for thousands of years, and I helped him a little at the beginning, so he has this shelter. ”
But Ye August, who seemed to be stunned, heard Ling Heng's words word for word, and raised his head in surprise, "What? He's a thousand-year-old lonely soul? So how did you meet? Are there any other employees here besides him? Are they ghosts too? ”
"You'll find out later. Well, a la carte! Ling Heng showed a rare relaxed expression, and after snapping his fingers, a very simple menu with black letters on a white background fell on their table.
At the moment they were also sitting in a pavilion that stretched out of the lake, but their pavilion was smaller.
"What do you like to eat?" Ling Heng asked calmly.
"Me? I can eat anything. Ye August shyly glanced at the menu, and then looked elsewhere.
"Then I'll order it." Ling Heng really didn't say anything polite to her anymore, ordered six dishes in one go, and with a snap of his fingers, the menu disappeared.
"When someone else comes, do they order like this?" Ye August couldn't help but ask curiously.
Ling Heng looked at her faintly, "Of course not, do you want to scare everyone to death?" ”
Ye August shrugged his shoulders awkwardly, and set his eyes on the dreamy and beautiful lake illuminated by the night light.
"It's a great place to relax!" Ye August was completely attracted by the beautiful scenery, and forgot that this was a "ghost shop" for the time being.
Ye August was looking at the lotus flowers swaying in the wind, and there was a commotion from the water pavilion over there.
She immediately looked over there, only to see the group of men and women who were personally served by Yu Panxin drinking and punching.
"Distinguished guest, your dishes are ready!"
As soon as Ye August turned around, he saw a man wearing a smiling mask and a cyan robe standing at the table, he was pushing a dining cart, and the table was already full of exquisite dishes with all colors, flavors and flavors.
"Thank you!" After Ling Heng finished speaking calmly, he started to use his chopsticks first.
This masked man made Ye August feel a little frightened, but she couldn't resist the temptation of Caixiang and picked up chopsticks.
When the food was sent to his mouth, a huge sense of happiness and satisfaction instantly surrounded Ye August.
She had never eaten such a delicious dish, and even felt like she had survived in vain!
She began to eat greedily, bite after bite, and there was time to stop, and she would not stop the urge to eat.
However, this is a six-course meal of three meat and three vegetables, although the size of each dish is not large, and the dishes are deliciously maddening, but the human stomach is still limited, and two people obviously can't eat it.
"Detective Ling, did you order too much of this dish?" Ye August licked her lips and asked tangledly, seeing that Ling Heng stopped her chopsticks, she hurriedly said, "I'm not afraid of spending money, I'm just afraid that we won't be able to eat and it will be wasted." ”
After listening to her, Ling Heng continued to move his chopsticks and said, "Pack the rest back to Xiaoya." ”
Ye August secretly stuck out his tongue and had nothing to say.
After the two of them had a great feast, the masked man appeared again under Ling Heng's snap of his fingers, and after packing the leftovers for them, Ling Heng was about to leave with Ye August.
Ye August was a little puzzled, "What about Boss Yu?" Why haven't you seen him again? ”
Ling Heng said indifferently: "There should be other guests here, he should be busy." ”
Ye August looked around suspiciously, "But there is no one else here except for the table of guests just now." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, a man suddenly rushed to the water pavilion and shouted, "Help! ”