Chapter Seventy-Eight: Going to the Banquet
With a knowing smile, Chen Rui knew that he was one step closer to the "strong bones" realm.
In order to prevent changes, Chen Rui looked inward for a while, and when the cracks on the bones gradually stabilized, he was really relieved.
The preparation before this "solid bone" realm is divided into three stages, namely "split bone", "bone repair" and "new bone". As the name suggests, when these three stages are passed, the bones in the human body can break out of the cocoon into butterflies and become the bones of hard brute beasts, that is, the "solid bones" realm. In order to cope with the exponential hard cultivation in the future, and his own conditions were not very suitable for cultivating martial arts, Chen Rui had to take these steps seriously, he carefully sorted out the remaining medicinal juices and medicinal residues, but Chen Rui did not take these medicinal juices away, because he could not use the storage bag that required spiritual power to drive, and he could not take them away at all.
Explain a few words to the guards downstairs, and ask them to bring a message to Dai Xiahu, saying that their decoction medicine is here for the time being, and then Chen Rui took three days' worth of medicine and went straight to the restaurant.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Chen Rui asked the guy to prepare toiletries for himself, and then soaked them directly in the hot water. After drinking the decoction, Chen Rui's pores began to flow a sticky liquid, although there was no peculiar smell, but it was very uncomfortable.
Soaking in the bathtub, Chen Rui began to think about what happened next.
After taking these medicines, he had to accompany the bait to the outside of the city and escort a batch of very important goods to the destination, according to the performance of the bait, this batch of goods is very important. It's a pity that he doesn't know what kind of item it is, and he doesn't even know who the boss behind the bait is, but he can also guess that he is a very powerful character, at least not much worse than Dai Xiahu.
Just as Chen Rui closed his eyes to recuperate, a sharp voice shouted: "Chen Gongzi, there is something to come in in Xia Kongsan, can you let Xia in." ”
This Kong San came just in time, Chen Rui was worried about the goods, so he said directly: "Come in and say, I just have something to ask you." ”
When Kong San pushed the door in, Chen Rui had already sorted out his clothes and sat at the wooden table.
Kong San was slightly stunned when he saw Chen Rui, feeling that Chen Rui's whole temperament was different from before, but he couldn't see why, so he could only smile and say: "Chen Gongzi is worthy of being a master, I haven't seen him for a day, I feel like a different person!"
Chen Rui naturally didn't know the meaning of Kong San's words, thinking that he was touting himself, so he waved his hand directly and said: "There is no need to say flattery, don't you have something?" ”
"That's right. Kong San paused and said, "Today, my master set up a banquet, and I hope that Gongzi will go to Pingbian Mansion, and if there is anything specific, I will discuss it when you arrive." ”
"Heibianfu, if I'm not mistaken, it's where the lord of the castle lives. "When Chen Rui investigated Dai's Mansion, he also noticed this Pingbian Mansion, and he had the impression that it was the territory of the city lord, but why did he, a city lord, have an intersection with the small rivers and lakes like Fang Bait?
Kong San was not surprised: "That's right, it's the city lord of our Fengming City, the mansion of the general of Pingbian." I also just found out that the master behind Boss Fang turned out to be the famous one, Pingbian General Wei Chongyan!
"Okay, I'll get ready first, you can wait for me outside the door. Chen Rui estimated that he would not be able to come back until late at night today, so he prepared the medicinal juice to drink in advance, and then came to Pingbian Mansion with Kong San.
This Wei Chongyan is worthy of being a soldier, even if he retires, the style of the military camp in the house. In the wide courtyard, there were many swords, guns, and weapons, which were divided on both sides. In the very center, there is a huge stone carved war drum, on which the drum is carved with tigers and wolves, showing the majesty of the master's family. The only thing that was uncoordinated was the guards in the courtyard, who did not choose the kind of elite soldiers, but some old, weak, sick and disabled, and even a soldier with empty sleeves.
The doubts in Chen Rui's heart are even heavier, this is not in line with the rumors, although Chen Rui did not deliberately ask, but he often heard the evaluation of this General Wei by the people in the city, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the style is extremely poor. In addition, I just learned that this Wei Chongyan has a close relationship with Fang Bait, so I can't see that he is the kind of person who will sympathize with his subordinates, but the soldiers of Pingbian Mansion are obviously taken care of by Wei Chongyan, otherwise they would not have hired these remnants a long time ago.
Chen Rui had a faint intuition in his heart, he might hear some terrible secret today, and he didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse for him to wade into troubled waters.
Thinking about it, Chen Rui had already arrived at his destination, and as soon as he stepped into the door, he heard a familiar voice calling him.
"Brother Chen, this way, this way!"
When Chen Rui heard this, he looked at the call, and saw the scholar who was drinking together yesterday, Lu Yunyuan standing beside Fang Bait, and kept waving to him.
Chen Rui nodded, quickened his steps and walked up. When he walked in front of Lu Yunyuan, Fang Bait also greeted: "Brother Chen's body is really like a bison, I have already gone to your place in the morning, but I didn't expect the store to say that you didn't return overnight, I guessed that Brother Chen was going to look for flowers and ask willows, so in the end, I had to let Kong San pick you up." ”
"Haha, Brother Fang laughed. Chen Rui smiled noncommittally, this bait really thought that he was the same as him, a person in the rivers and lakes who was drunk with wine.
The three of them belonged to the earliest group of people who came, and between they were talking and laughing, three more people came. They are Wei Chongyan's former adjutant, Wei Liao, who is tall and big, exuding an iron and blood aura from top to bottom, and he is indeed a dead soldier who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Although the other two are dressed as ordinary people, their accents are obviously different, but Chen Rui is not from this world, and he can't tell where they come from.
The six of them got together, introduced themselves to each other, and drank a pot of tea, and the highlight of today's banquet was on the stage.
"All heroes and heroes can appreciate their faces and deign, I Wei Chongyan thank you here!" Wei Chongyan raised the wine glass in front of him and drank it all, the arrogance of drinking was in stark contrast to his Confucian dress.
Chen Rui took a closer look at this heroic Confucian general.
I saw that Wei Chongyan had a slender figure, long arms and broad shoulders, if it weren't for the long scar there in his eyes, he was wearing a plain gown, which was quite like a Confucian master. Just by virtue of his reputation as a general in Pingbian, Chen Rui looked at him differently.
Wei Chongyan felt Chen Rui's gaze, he picked up his wine glass, looked at Chen Rui carefully, and slowly walked to Chen Rui's side and said:
"Presumably this is the immortal master in Fang Bait's mouth, Chen Rui, Chen Gongzi! Come, I will toast Chen Gongzi with a glass of wine!"
Chen Rui also stood up, picked up the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Everywhere, it is all boasted by Brother Fang, but General Wei's name is powerful all over the world, I have heard it a long time ago, this glass of wine is regarded as a general who is respected by Chen Mou for the country and the people!" When Chen Rui said for the country and the people, Wei Chongyan's eyes narrowed, but it was only for a moment, and it returned to normal.
After drinking this glass of wine, Wei Chongyan returned to his seat and said, "Speaking of which, I am a general, you don't know, in the eyes of some people, it is a joke. Unlike Brother Chen, at a young age, he is already standing at the peak of martial arts, which is really admirable. ”
Everyone here, except for Chen Rui, has met Wei Chongyan more or less a few times, so they naturally know the meaning of Wei Chongyan's words.
The adjutant Wei Liao said in a deep voice: "General, you are as kind to us soldiers, I don't care which dog is so rude to you, as long as you give an order, I, Wei Liao, will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire, and I will not give up!"
Wei Liao's words, Wei Chongyan was very satisfied after hearing it, but he still signaled Wei Liao to calm down: "Old Wei, you are still the same, today I have the honor to sit with all the heroes and heroes, don't mention the depressing words, everyone drinks." ”
That Wei Liao had been with Wei Chongyan for many years, and knowing his temperament, he stopped talking and raised his glass to drink.
After a few drinks, everyone was a little drunk. Fang Bait, who has always talked a lot, had already fallen asleep on the table at this time, but it was Lu Yunyuan, who was usually silent, who spoke: "General Wei, I can tell you that this Brother Chen's kung fu is truly at the pinnacle of martial arts. Not to mention that there are thousands of invincibles, but if you want to get out of a thousand elite soldiers, it should be easy. ”
"Oh, what Brother Lu said has always been pragmatic and truth-seeking, I really want to see Brother Chen's supernatural powers, I wonder if Brother Chen can show his hand?" Wei Chongyan's eyes were shiny when he heard this, and he still looked slightly drunk before.
Chen Rui can see that these guys have premeditated, and they keep setting themselves up on the wine table, just waiting for this one. However, if someone hands over the extremely valuable goods to himself, if he does not show his hands, it will really make the other party feel uneasy.
"General Wei, I see that the stone bone in the mansion is quite precious, I don't know if the general is reluctant to give him up?" Chen Rui stretched out his hand and pointed at the stone carved war drum outside the door.
Wei Chongyan knew that Chen Rui was planning to show his kung fu, but he didn't understand why Chen Rui chose the stone drum: "Brother Chen, what use do you want that stone bone to have, and it can't be knocked or sounded." Although there are some remnants of defeated soldiers in my house, if you carefully pick and choose, you can also find a few masters who can block a hundred. Why don't I let them accompany Brother Chen to practice, just so that my group of brothers can have a long experience and open their eyes. ”
Chen Rui nodded helplessly, the other party clearly wanted to explore the reality of his strength, and if he wanted to excuse himself, it would cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Then, Chen Rui walked to the martial arts arena in the courtyard, and around him were eight soldiers armed to the teeth, all of them were alive and vibrant, and there were the remnants of the defeated soldiers in Wei Chongyan's mouth.
Wei Chongyan stood tall and shouted softly: "Begin!"
Before the words could be spoken, the eight soldiers came straight at the point with the long knives in their hands, and the order they had received before was that they did not have to show mercy as if they were on the battlefield.