Chapter 108: Searching for the Sword: Yuelai Inn
When Lu Yu and Wei Simeng arrived in the town, the sky was getting dark. The big red lantern of the Panda Inn has been hung high, and it stands out on this not-so-spacious main street.
"It's really called 'Yuelai Inn'......" Wei Simeng said with a humble eye.
"Don't complain, it's already very lucky that it's not called the Dragon 'Gate' Inn." Lu Yu said casually, and pushed the 'door' first. The shopkeeper, who was busy greeting guests, saw that there was a new guest entering the 'door', and hurriedly rubbed his hands and came over to greet him: "Guest officer, do you want to play the tip or stay in the hotel, we have a reasonable price here, first-class service, and the accommodation conditions are incomparable......
"Needless to say, you cut some pig 'meat' for us, 'make' a pot of good wine, and serve a few steamed buns. By the way, open two more ...... Ah no, an upper room. Lu Yu hesitated, but chose to be safe. After all, the situation in this neighborhood is unknown, and the two of them still act together and take care of each other.
"Two people sleeping in the same room? This is ......"
The shopkeeper stared blankly, looking up and down at Wei Simeng behind him. He has fine skin and tender 'flesh', and he is dressed as a literati, and he seems to be a few years younger than Lu Yu, who is dressed as a chivalrous man and has 'messy' hair.
"Rabbit husband?"
"Not !!"
The two retorted in unison. The rabbit Xianggong that the shopkeeper just said is a child, which refers to an underage male pet, which is generally bought by dignitaries for fun. Lu Yu took a deep breath, tried his best to calm his mood, and said slowly: "This is the younger brother, it is better to have a care for the first time, and it is also troublesome for the store to find a spacious room for us, the price is easy to say." ”
The shopkeeper looked at them with a smile: "If the guests really need it, in fact, our store can also provide some special services, such as soundproofed rooms......"
"Shut up, don't you want to do business anymore!"
A person suddenly flashed out behind the shopkeeper, and without hesitation, a hand knife slashed at his head. I saw that the man was wearing a set of clothes in the store, but he didn't look like a boss, but more like a Jianghu person who 'licked' blood on the knife edge.
The big man smiled and said, "The new recruit is not sensible, and the two masters are strange." Come, the upper room is ready, the key is here, the meal will be prepared for you, do you want to eat in the lobby or will it be served to you in the room later? ”
Wei Simeng glanced at the inn lobby. The inn wasn't huge, and the entire lobby was only full of six or seven tables, and it was almost full at this point.
Near the windowsill sat three men dressed as barbarians, drinking wine and eating 'meat' in large bowls, all three of them were burly and powerful, with two scimitars tied to each of their waists, and the blades were short enough to be quickly unsheathed at any time. The big man in the middle looked like the leader, but he didn't have any weapons on his body, but there was a thick serrated knife on his side against the wall, which was not something that ordinary people could wield, and it matched the physique of this barbarian man. At this time, although they were drinking and boxing, the leader always forgot to glance over here, intentionally or unintentionally, and the other two were also secretly observing the surroundings. Obviously, all this cheer is an illusion, and they are not as brave and resourceless as they seem.
On the table near the kitchen, a wizened old man was drinking himself, wearing a hooded cloak, which had been turned down to reveal his silver-white hair. He was facing away from the two of them at this time, seemingly careless, but his ears were twitching slightly, obviously listening carefully to every sound here.
At the table on the side of the stairs, sat two guys who looked like twin brothers. They were of similar stature, dressed in identical clothes, combed identical hair, and even looked at least nine points alike. At this time, although they pretended to be eating, they secretly 'exchanged' their heads and ears, as if they were planning something.
On the other side of the table, a beautiful and bewitching young 'woman' was sitting on the big 'legs' of a big fat man, feeding the latter affectionately. The fat man was tall and large, with thick arms, and most of the gold-handled knives on the table were his weapons. The 'woman' is full of wind and dust, not like a person in the rivers and lakes, but like this fat man's pet or a temporary call to the dust 'girl'. And behind them, there are two figures who look like bodyguards, one on the left and one on the right, standing 'waiting', looking at the figure, most of them are two good practitioners.
And the one close to the 'door', and the one closest to Lu Yu and them, sat a young man who didn't look amazing. His hair also has a kind of 'messy' smell like Lu Yu's, but it doesn't have Lu Yu's natural curls with 'messy' and 'messy' effects, and it still looks a lot more pleasing to the eye. At this time, he was quietly nibbling on the buns, gnawing very slowly and attentively, even if he heard Lu Yu's voice, he only raised his head and glanced at it, and then continued to bow his head to deal with his buns. Intellectually speaking, this guy seems to be the most normal one all the way to the present. However, Wei Simeng's sixth sense told him that this seemingly harmless guy might actually be the most dangerous one in the audience.
These men occupied a circle of tables around the hall, except for the one in the middle, maintaining some kind of wonderful balance. If they were to sit down here, they would have to be prepared to be surrounded by strong onlookers.
After thinking about it for a while, Wei Simeng was about to say, "It's better to go to the room to eat", but Lu Yu replied without hesitation: "The room is where you sleep, and of course you have to eat in the lobby." ”
He swaggered down at the very central table and cried out, "Come on! Hurry up and bring me good wine and food! ”
Wei Simeng didn't know him ordinarily, and when he saw him like that, he knew in his heart that he was acting again. Lu Yu was obviously very cautious when he first entered the 'door', even during the conversation with the shopkeeper with a strange temperament, his eyes still did not forget to quietly observe the surroundings. It was impossible for him not to see what Wei Simeng had noticed just now, and with his acumen, he had already noticed the strange atmosphere that was now permeating the inn. However, at this time, he suddenly turned into a rough man, and took the initiative to jump into the center of the whirlpool of the atmosphere, the only explanation for this is that he also has his plans.
There is no doubt that Lu Yu is planning to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger and quickly cut into the center of the incident. At a time when all the big guys are ghosts, he sits directly in the center of the audience with a big grin, which will undoubtedly break this temporary peace. Wei Simeng sighed, knowing that his friend would definitely not be persuaded to come back, so he could only follow. He slowly walked to the table and sat down opposite Lu Yu, the two chatted and laughed, but their eyes were vigilantly observing the others in their respective sights.
Sure enough, as soon as Lu Yu and Wei Simeng sat down, before the wine and food were served, some people couldn't hold back. As soon as the leader of the barbarian clan raised his chin and snorted from the tip of his nose, his subordinates immediately understood, coughed vigorously, and walked over to Lu Yu's table. He walked very slowly, and deliberately made a louder noise than usual when he stepped on the ground, in order to let everyone know that he was coming. As soon as Wei Simeng saw his expression, he knew that someone was planning to use them to establish his authority.
"Hey, someone's coming, you pay attention." Wei Simeng reminded carefully.
"Which side? Prairie or five 'flowers' and 'meat'? Lu Yu asked nonchalantly. These two self-coined terms are naturally used to refer to the two tables of the barbarian and the big fat man. From his point of view, he could only see the two tables of the thin old man and the twin brother, and at this time, although the two tables remained in their original state, they turned their eyes uncontrollably to this side, obviously paying close attention to their situation here.
As for the young man with 'messy' hair...... It's not that Lu Yu doesn't think he won't come, it's just that even if he wants to come over and sit down, he won't adopt such an idiotic way.
Wei Simeng was slightly stunned by him: "Uh...... I'm thinking it's ...... Five 'flowers' and 'meat' from the prairie? His reaction was right, because the barbarian man who came over was a little fat, and he was the largest in their table.
Lu Yu smiled slightly, didn't look back, and waited for the other party to send the 'door' by himself. He took a sip of lukewarm wine, closed his eyes, and pretended to be savoring the aroma of the wine. This rice wine is brewed by the store itself, and the taste can only be regarded as average, of course, Lu Yu's closed eyes can't be to concentrate on tasting wine, but to cover up what he is doing.
Without anyone noticing, the eyeballs under Lu Yu's eyelids had completely turned into a fiery red complexion. His hand holding the wine glass suddenly shook slightly, and the glass made an inaudible "crackle", and it was already slightly cracked.