Volume 1 Loulan Secret Words Chapter 4 The Old Taoist Little Monk
Originally, after the autumn equinox, the ancient city of Loulan was not allowed to have a night market in the past. After all, no one knew when the group of stray soldiers hiding in the Northern Desert Wasteland would come out. Even if there were soldiers stationed at each city gate at night, in order to ensure the safety of the people in the city, Li Chaonan still resolutely forbade it.
But just two days ago, Li Chaonan himself withdrew this ban early, saying that he wanted to let the soldiers from Guanzhong feel the life of Loulan at the border gate, and also took into account those warriors who came to Loulan to practice or those who happened to catch up with the appearance of the royal tomb and wanted to see the true face. Some of them may have never been to the ancient city of Loulan, Li Chaonan thought, also to let them experience the style of Loulan.
Therefore, tonight's Loulan is a bit particularly charming.
Those night stalls that had been closed at this hour a few days ago all poured out this evening, and those snack shops, teahouses, and restaurants all extended their closing hours, and even on the long stone bridge on the edge of the east city, it was specially made into a lantern street, juggling, guessing, singing, everything.
As soon as Lu Li walked to the edge of the bridge, he immediately stopped. He also suddenly remembered that the ban on the night market had been lifted, but he had never seen this situation tonight.
Lu Li continued to walk, but slowed down, he raised his eyes and kept looking around, and suddenly found that there seemed to be a lot more fresh faces in this city, and there were people of all kinds of appearances. Most of these should be people who have come from Zhongzhou to train or play, Lu Li thought like this, and felt a little strange, since the imperial court attached so much importance to that royal tomb, if something really happened, wouldn't it be asking for trouble.
Lu Li was still wearing the armor of the guards at the moment, which was a bit eye-catching, but he found that in this bustling crowd, there was also a group of black-armored soldiers, some of them were on duty, with solemn faces, and they were specially here to maintain the order of this night market, and some were in groups of three or five, drinking small wine and listening to small songs in the restaurant.
The operas in this area of Loulan are mostly Qiang tunes, and the tunes are a little more heroic and a little less soft than those in the Central Plains and Kyushu. This is really a novelty for the group of soldiers who have never set foot on the border.
What's fresh is not only this tune, but also the unique Malan wine and the unique birch cake of Loulan, basically the fun and food here are a little different from those in the Central Plains, which can undoubtedly make that group of people addicted.
Lu Li walked along, and suddenly felt a little hungry, and then remembered that he had been in a coma for a day today, and he hadn't eaten anything, and he was in a hurry from the general's mansion just now, and he didn't even get a mouthful of food.
Lu Xuan thought, even if he didn't talk to Li Wanyu, he would have to eat a meal. Lu Li subconsciously touched his waist, this fucking is wearing armor, how can he put any copper plate. He suddenly raised his head and saw the restaurant called "Red Sleeve Move" on the west side of the main road, and his heart began to drum.
This is obviously going to eat a bully meal, but the proprietress of the restaurant still knows herself, but will this affect the bad, but it is just a meal, and there should be no big problem.
Lu Li paused for a few breaths, took a deep breath and walked straight towards the restaurant.
The name of "red sleeve move" is still very loud in this Loulan City, although it was only newly opened last winter, and the people are not locals in this area of Loulan, but the two daughters of the proprietress wear a red dress every day at the door to solicit customers The scene has long been well known, and this meal and a store are also dragged with a pull, not to mention that it is rare in this Loulan City, even in the Central Plains Kyushu, it is difficult to see.
However, this unique name and the pair of delicate and small sisters really made the business of this restaurant popular. Maybe they didn't come for the taste of the dish or the comfort of the bed, but just to see the red sleeves.
Lu Li walked to the door and stopped. He didn't see the legendary pair of sisters, maybe it was because of the big night, and now there is such a group of black-armored soldiers in the city, if they are still so public, it will always have a bad impact.
"Yo, isn't this an official, do you want to eat or stay in the hotel, you can rest assured, you will not find a second one in this Lancheng in this store, the taste is definitely a must, if you live in the hotel, the room on the third floor is satisfactory to you, the bed is as big as you want, and the window is very tight." “
"Hey, this isn't Lu Li, look at my sister's excitement. ”
Lu Li was a little stunned by this sudden remark, he raised his head, and was about to say that he wanted to eat something, when he saw a somewhat bewitching woman dressed up and greeted him.
The woman's peach blossom eyes, and the pale blue plaid tight-fitting robe she wore on her body, showed off her plump figure.
Lu Li didn't understand this plump posture, but he just felt that since he was recognized, then tonight's overlord meal might really have a show. Thinking like this, Lu Li followed the woman into the door and was taken to an empty table in the corner by the window.
The woman put away her exaggerated demeanor just now, and said with a smile: "Say, what do you want to eat, did you come out this big night to see that the night market had just opened, and you want to hook up with a good woman?"
Lu Li was a little embarrassed when he heard this, when did he have this hobby, he didn't even know what love was and what love was, let alone what the technical work of hooking up was. And this also breaks the military discipline of the border pass.
Thinking of Lu Li, he hurriedly waved his hand, his face showed a little shyness, and said softly: "Sister Yu, don't laugh at me, bring me a bowl of sauce noodles, remember to put more meat foam!"
"Cut, how dare I laugh at you!Lao Chen, a bowl of sauce noodles!" the woman smiled, and after speaking, she looked at the two black-armored soldiers who walked over the side outside the door, and saw that they were walking a little staggering, and they should have almost drunk it.
The woman immediately changed into the smiling look she had just now, and walked over with a smile on her face.
Lu Li glanced at it with slanted eyes, retracted his gaze, and smiled bitterly. The temperament of this boss lady is naturally not something she can provoke, and she is not on the same level at all.
"Official, your noodles!" Xiao Er quickly brought the noodles up, and immediately went to Zhang Luo for several other tables of guests, there were people coming in and out of the door, Lu Li found that there were really a lot of people eating on the first floor, and there were almost only a few empty tables in the corner next to him. It seems that this night market has just opened, and the business is really good!
Lu Li was eating noodles by himself, and was thinking about how to get out later, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the figure who stepped through the door.
It was a monk who looked younger than himself, and his height was only on Lu Li's brows, he was wearing a light blue monk's robe that seemed to have been washed and a little whitish, and his face was calm, but there was a bit of calmness that did not fit his appearance, and his eyes were as clear as Li Wanyu's eyes. And the pair of cloth shoes under his feet are dusty.
Clean!
This was the first impression that this little monk gave to Lu Li, and it was a little clean that made him want to go up and step on his feet. Lu Li has not seen many monks in this Loulan City, and the annual pilgrimage ceremony of Helan Mountain attracts many monks from the two Lancha to visit. Although this is not as good as the annual Ten Thousand Buddhas Dynasty in Luoyang, it can be regarded as a major event in the northern Xinjiang region!
But he really had never seen such a clean monk. Lu Li was thinking like this, and his eyes suddenly retreated to the big stone that the little monk was carrying behind him. It wasn't until he slowly walked over and walked to the middle of the first floor that Lu Li settled down and saw the appearance of the stone clearly.
It was a stone tablet with words inscribed!
The word Lu Li couldn't recognize, it was not a common text in Western Xia, it looked more like a coherent spell. The stone tablet was dark all over, at least half a head taller than the little monk, and he was forced to carry it on his back.
Lu Li shuddered unconsciously, this big night, walking around with a monument on his back, is a little unlucky. However, it was surprising that the people who were eating on the first floor only raised their eyes and glanced at the little monk without even saying a word.
"This little monk, are you here to stay in the hotel?" The woman had actually seen the figure of the little monk a long time ago, but she felt that it was indeed a bit unacceptable for this monument to enter the store.
But the person in front of him is a monk, so all the rules have to be taken seriously.
Lu Li looked at the woman's attitude and suddenly understood the truth, thinking that it was also because of the originator of the martial arts in the Landa Temple, so that the entire Western Xia, whether it was the common people or the cultivators, was very conscious of giving three points to the monks.
"Excuse me, I want a somen noodle and then stay here for a while. The little monk lowered his head, and after speaking, he stood in place again, he seemed to want to say something, the thick eyebrows under his forehead were slightly frowned, looking very embarrassed, which looked a little funny in Lu Li's eyes.
In the middle of the ring, he suddenly put on a smiling face, reached into the placket of his chest and touched it.
After another half-ring, his smiling face slowly dissipated again, and finally withdrew his hand in a daze.
Lu Li put a smile on his lips and held back a smile.
"I've given all the money to the beggars on the way, or the poor monk might as well go." The little monk said with a shy face, and then prepared to turn around and leave.
"Don't worry, the little monk came from afar, and he stayed here, which is the blessing of my red sleeves for a hundred years of cultivation, and your Buddhists don't say that money is something outside the body. Don't worry, don't worry!" the woman looked at the little monk in front of her with a smile who didn't seem to have seen much of the world, and felt a little panicked.
This is your mother's, if you leave here, my store will not be closed!
"Little Er, first give the little monk a piece of plain noodles, and then go and clean up the innermost house on the second floor. The woman glanced at the table, and finally stopped at the corner of the window railing by Lu Li.
"Then thank the donor, what is the difficulty of the donor, although I told the poor monk that the poor monk will not shirk what he can do. The little monk bowed his head slightly, bowed, and paused again before following the woman.
Lu Li hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to eat noodles, one by one, chewing and swallowing slowly.
"You sit down first, and when you finish eating, someone will naturally lead you to the wing room on the third floor to rest. The two saluted each other again, and Lu Li saw the little monk sitting quietly on his side.
From beginning to end, he had no intention of taking down the stele on his back, looking at Lu Li's eyes, as if it was not a stele at all, but more like a piece of flesh and blood growing on his body.
Lu Li suddenly felt that it was so unfair, why should people be able to eat and drink for nothing and live in vain! Thinking like this, Lu Li glanced at the little monk with his spare eyes, but quickly took it back.
Lu Li sandwiched the noodles again, and suddenly felt bland and tasteless, and seemed to be a little cold.
It seems that this side is not eaten tonight, he rolled his eyes, and suddenly covered his stomach and wanted to stand up to pee, and then saw a strange man pacing through the gate and walked in!
It's over, Lu Li took a deep breath, and sat down again.
The man was a little tall and thin, with long fluffy hair draped casually over his shoulders, and he carried a long book bag, and the appearance on his face should have been relatively decent, but most of it was blurred by the beard of his chin. Dressed in tattered white and yellow robes, he looked more like a beggar.
What surprised Lu Li was not this dress, but the white flag that looked like a signboard in his hand. Eight large characters are written on the front and back of the flag.
"Miracle medicine, save the life and help the wounded!"
He just squinted his eyes, held his head high, pestled the sign, and limped in!
Almost at the same time, all the guests who were eating in the lobby on the first floor turned their eyes to him.
"This is not a place to eat. He raised his head again, as if it were struggling, and his movements seemed a little stiff. This extremely hoarse voice, Lu Li felt more like an old man in his seventies and eighties.
"This Taoist?" said the woman, who walked over slowly, and took a deep breath, and she realized how all these strange people liked to come to her shop tonight.
"Exactly, poor Dao!" the old Taoist took a step back when he heard this, bowed his head and saluted.
"Eat?"
"Yes, I still want to stay in a hotel. ”
"Is there any silver?"
"Silver, this thing, is all outside the body, and the poor road naturally does not have it. But..."
When the woman heard this, she shook her arm and interrupted his words, the expression on her face changed instantly, and a wave of anger surged into her heart, and she roared loudly: "Liu'er, blast me out!" At this moment, a big man was snatched out of the kitchen, this man was holding a kitchen knife in one hand and a roast chicken in the other. He walked towards the old Taoist with such a fierce momentum.
Lu Li's eyes widened, and a little chill suddenly appeared on his back.
"Hey, don't push the poor road, you have something to say. The old Taoist was pushed out of the door, and his mouth was full of muttering, and all eyes were cast on them at once.
Seeing this, Lu Li covered his stomach and quickly got up, he stood up and glanced at the monk who was sitting beside him and eating noodles quietly.
The little monk suddenly raised his head and looked at Lu Li and smiled slightly.
Lu Li smiled in a panic, covered his stomach and walked towards the path behind the hall.
It's not once or twice that Lu Li has come to this restaurant, but today is the first time for Overlord Meal. Lu Li turned two corners and walked out of a side door at the back, he raised his head and looked around, then pulled his legs and ran towards his residence. If you don't take advantage of the chaos and run away, you won't be able to get out at all!
Lu Li had been worried that the woman would be chased after him, so he ran into the south alley without stopping.
Lu Li still had palpitations, and almost subconsciously opened the broken door, and a blue blade slammed across his neck!