Chapter 3: The Strange Hokuriku People

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye. For more than a month, Baozi washed and cooked for Mo Liang every day, and cleaned the house. Mo Liang also gradually got used to it. In the past, he was used to being alone, but now he has someone to serve him all of a sudden, and it feels really good. The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that Baozi's piano skills and ability to show off his style had not improved at all, and he didn't make a single vote in this month.

Fortunately, every once in a while, Baozi can still make some money back with her face and straightforward temperament, which is why Mo Liang didn't drive her away.

What disturbed Mo Liang was that he woke up several times and saw Baozi climb onto his bed at some point, sleeping next to him in rags. This made him suspect that this woman was entangled with him. Maybe during this time, I was too good to her, which made her delusional.

He didn't plan to let the bun stay by his side for a long time, for him, the bun was a money-making tool, and it was better to call it a partner. When he makes a big vote, he will leave Treasure City, and he will not bring a woman in the way.

It's just that the expected big order has not appeared for a long time.

The sun was very hot on this day, and the sun was dazzling. Mo Liang lay bored in the shadows under the eaves of the roadside. They hadn't paid in for a few days, and Mo Liang was seriously considering whether it was time to sell the buns, after all, she had a pretty face, and the bustard would definitely be willing to pay a good price when she sold it to a brothel. Thinking so, he glanced at the bun.

Baozi stood at the door of the hotel with Qin in his arms, sweating profusely. Ask everybody who comes into the hotel, sir, do you want to listen to the piano? I can play everything.

Stupid, thankless. Mo Liang thought.

As long as you are willing to pull down the neckline of the silk coat a little, there will naturally be a lot of men to listen to the piano. He has said these truths to Baozi countless times.

Mo Liang sighed and took his gaze back. At that moment, he suddenly spotted a bulging bag on the side of the road, a tightly wrapped man in a cloak to be exact.

In this weather, if you don't wear anything, you will faint under the sun, and some people will wrap themselves into a rice dumpling.

Mo Liang deliberately glanced at the man. Beside the 'zongzi', there are two big men wearing coarse cloth suits, one on the left and one on the right, as if they are protecting the 'zongzi'. The two men are tall and mighty, especially from the footsteps, it can be seen that the next plate is very stable, and they can't take such steps without more than ten years of basic skills.

The three of them walked into the Fuxing Hotel in this way.

"Do you want to listen to the piano, gentlemen?" asked Baozi at the door. The two strong men ignored her and walked straight past her, but 'Zongzi' glanced up at her, and for a moment, Baozi caught a glimpse of a rich red.

The three of them found the farthest place in the corner of the lobby and sat down, and ordered a few more dishes. The costume of the zongzi inevitably attracted the attention of several diners. Dressed like this on a hot day, if you are either a fool or have some kind of unsightly disease.

Several curious glances came over and were frightened away by the fierce eyes of the strong man. Two strong men are like two hills, isolating the 'zongzi' from the crowd.

It didn't take long for the meals to come to the table one after another. The two strong men didn't seem to have much appetite, their faces were full of sadness, and their chopsticks didn't move a few times. Only the 'zongzi' has a good appetite and the chopsticks move the most diligently. From time to time, he pointed to a dish and whispered to two strong men.

"Nanlu cuisine really has to go down to Nanlu to eat authentic. This garlic balsamic vinegar fish alone has a completely different taste from the chef in the nest party. "If anyone hears him speak, they will find that he does not speak the most common Nanriku dialect here, nor does it look like any dialect of the Nanrku region, but rather something like the language of the Hokuriku region.

"What, don't you eat it?" Zongzi asked when he saw that the two strong men were slow to move their chopsticks.

The two strong men absentmindedly pinched a few chopsticks and put them down. They looked at the zongzi with a leisurely appearance and felt admiration in their hearts. One of them couldn't help but ask, "Sir, do you think the monster will chase after you?"

"Don't think about it so much, Rick. Sooner or later, he'll come, and it's useless for us to worry about it. Zongzi said while eating, "I have already sent the 'coordinates' this morning, and it will only be three or four days at most, and Ouranos will come to pick us up." All we need to do now is be patient. ”

Hearing the words Ouranos, the strong man's mind was neutral, and a huge eye-like thing floated in the sky.

"I don't understand, sir. Why don't we just find a random wilderness and hide and wait for Ouranos, and come here, if so, I'm sure the monster won't find us. Li Ke hesitated for a long time and said. He glanced around again and whispered, "Here, sir, you're too eye-catching."

Zongzi looked up and looked around, all with black hair and yellow skin. "You're right. I wanted to do the same. But the remnants of the monster's insect power on me interfered with me, preventing me from sending out very precise coordinates. If we hide in the wilderness, Ouranos may not be able to find us for the rest of our lives. ”

"Is your injury okay?" asked Rick worriedly. They all witnessed the terrifying power of the monster, and they couldn't help but worry about the injuries of the 'zongzi' in front of them.

"Thank you for your concern. It doesn't matter if I hurt me, just recuperate for two days. Zongzi said.

He paused, put down his chopsticks and said to Li Ke and the others, "If it happens, the monster will chase after you." You go first with your things. ”

The two were about to object, but Zongzi raised his hand to stop them, "Only I can stop him here." Remember, our mission this time is to bring this thing back to Ouranos, which is the most important thing, and we must not waste it. ”

Li Ke and the others had no choice but to say yes, but they thought in their hearts that they would let Mr. go first with his things no matter what.

Mo Liang also found a seat in the corner of the lobby and sat down. In order not to make the store suspicious, I had to order two side dishes and a pot of wine. It was a pain in his heart. The same thing is on the outside for less than half the price.

"Little beauty, that's right. It's you, come here. Mo Liang pointed to the bun, "Come and sing a song for me." ”

The buns came over, and Mo Liang took her hand and said. "What do little beauties sing?"

"Sir, you name the song. ”

"Will the Jade Lotus Ring?" Baozi shook his head.

"Singing at four o'clock in the middle of the night, the spring night is winding around the pillar, will it?" Baozi shook his head again. The shopkeeper not far away couldn't help frowning when he heard him order some vulgar and obscene lyrics.

"You don't dare to come out to sing anything, why don't you let me teach you well. As he spoke, he took the bun in his arms and put his head on her chest.

For a moment, others could only see his head lying on Baozi's chest. The shopkeeper was about to step forward when he saw that the situation was not good, but he saw Baozi break away from his hand and stand up.

"Please be respectful, sir. Baozi said.

"Shameless things for the face. Mo Liang scolded and waved his hand, "Get out." ”

Baozi didn't say a word, lowered his head, walked to the wall and sat down. The shopkeeper was relieved to see that nothing was wrong. The three people on the side of the lobby just glanced at this and then withdrew their gaze and ate by themselves.

Mo Liang sat on the table and drank to himself, glancing towards the side of the lobby without missing a trace. He saw Baozi hesitating by the wall for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the three men with a xylophone.

"Gentlemen, do you want to listen to the music?" Baozi saw the fierce appearance of the two big men, and his voice couldn't help but be a little frightened. The zongzi sitting in the middle moved slightly, and the cloak rose diagonally upwards a few points.

This time, the bun saw it clearly. She saw long hair like a flame jumping, jade skin carved with a high nose, thin lips, and sword eyebrows.

Li Ke was about to wave her hand to let her go away, but the cloaked zongzi opened his mouth in the same Nanlu Dujing dialect, "I am very honored, beautiful girl, please talk about it for us." ”

The two strong men glanced at each other, thinking that Mr. had made another mistake with his old mistakes. I only heard Zongzi whisper to them, "I've always heard people say that the instrumental music of the southern country is different from the northern country, and I have long wanted to see it." ”

Baozi sat down in front of the three of them, only to see that she was a little nervous, and after taking a deep breath, the strings caught the xylophone. As soon as the sound of the piano came out, the faces of the three of them changed. But Zongzi didn't interrupt the buns, and several times during this period, Li Ke had impatient actions, but he stopped them. Baozi knew that he didn't pull it well, so he didn't dare to look up at the three of them, thinking that he would finish the song cleanly. With her eyes downward, she surveyed the trio's clothes and the things they were carrying.

finally waited for the end of the song, and Baozi actually heard the zongzi in front of him applaud, "The preferences of the southern people are really unique, unusual, unusual." As he spoke, he handed the bun a few silver coins. Then he asked, "Beautiful girl, where did you learn to play the piano?"

"Yes, my brother taught me how to play the piano. Baozi didn't expect that anyone would be interested in his piano, and insisted on listening to it, and was a little dazed for a while. "Well, to be able to teach such a unique genre, I must meet your brother when I have the opportunity. Baozi didn't know if he was sincere or making fun of her, so he didn't answer for a while, just took the money and thanked her again and left.

Zongzi watched the bun leave with interest. When the bun was far away, Li Ke immediately said to the man in the cloak, "Sir, don't misunderstand. The beauty of southern instrumental music is not as good as that of the girl. Zongzi nodded and said, "I understand." But interrupting a lady's performance is not a gentleman's behavior. ”

"Do you see clearly, it's from Hokuriku?" asked Mo Liang in the alley.

"Yes, red hair, blue eyes. It's pretty. Baozi said.

"Is it a woman?"

"No, it's a man, a very beautiful man, prettier than a woman. Baozi said, thinking back to the handsome face of the red-haired man. She was the first time she had seen the Hokuriku people, and she wondered if all the Hokuriku people were born so good-looking.

Mo Liang flipped a few silver coins in his hand. It is the most common type of twilight silver dollar, and there is nothing unusual about it.

Jubao City is nearly 10,000 miles from Broken Ridge Mountain, and no Northuri has descended to such a position since the Third Civil War. The sudden appearance of a disguised Hokuriku at this moment will never be for no reason.

Mo Liang couldn't help but associate the appearance of the Hokuriku people with the recent intensification of the Twilight Kingdom Restoration War. After all, the war with the Hokuriku was the main reason for the destruction of the country at dusk.

"What did they have with them?"

"Two short knives, and a big wooden box. Mo Liang nodded. As soon as he saw those two strong men, he knew that they were Lian Jiazi, and they must have brought self-defense equipment with them.

It's that zongzi, looking at the pace and breath, it seems that he doesn't know martial arts at all.

It has been nearly seven years since the restoration of the country. During these seven years, Hokuriku was unusually quiet. It stands to reason that the Dilan Federation will definitely not sit idly by and remain indifferent to the restoration of the country at dusk. In this way, it is very likely that this Hokuriku was a spy sent to the Southern Continent to carry out secret activities.

Thinking of this, Mo Liang's spirit was lifted. This is a big deal, not to mention that these spies usually carry a full amount of activity funds, and even if they don't have anything, bringing such a northern spy to the Twilight people can be exchanged for a large bounty.

Mora didn't care about war. As long as there is a sum of money that allows him to continue this idle life.

"Go back and keep an eye on them. Find out what room they live in, and ask what they are doing here. Let me know if you find anything. ”

Baozi's face showed a difficult color, and Mo Liang looked at it and sighed. "Forget it, just keep an eye on the room where they live. ”

Baozi obediently answered and was about to leave.

"Wait. Mo Liang shouted, and as soon as the bun turned around, a violent shock knocked on the door of her head, only to see a red mark immediately appear on the door of her head. Baozi was so painful that tears rolled in his eyes.

"Don't tell anyone that I taught you the piano in the future, understand?" Mo Liang said viciously.