Chapter 237: The Truth of Hospitality
In the evening, Li Yunuan and his entourage arrived in Jiangling City.
In order not to break the balance between the cultivation realm and the mortal dust realm, and also to avoid the ubiquitous eyeliner of Kuze, after officially descending the mountain half a month ago, the group immediately divided into two teams. Li Yan and Xu Yuanyuan went first, and the three of them and one beast slowly followed, avoiding crowded places such as towns as much as possible, staying in farmhouses or even in the wilderness.
Along the way, they ate and slept in the open, and finally saw the prosperity of the world again, not to mention that the phoenix and the unicorn were excited, and even Li Yunuan and Li Yeyin also had a trance feeling of being reincarnated.
After officially entering the city, Li Yeyin took the first step and agreed to meet at the entrance of Changle Fang. In order to avoid trouble, Li Yunuan put on a hat, hugged a unicorn, and walked side by side with Feng Qingde on the main road of Jiangling.
At this time, it was getting late, most of the merchants had closed their stalls, and the smell of food wafted out of the alley, which caused the unicorn and the phoenix to be extremely excited.
Li Yunuan's mood was a little heavy.
Although he knew that the rise and fall of the Dao was the destiny of heaven, but looking at the Gangneung City, which had been washed in blood five years ago because of his resistance to death, had been restored to such a state, although the men and women on the street were in a hurry, they all showed satisfied looks, and their hearts were even more mixed.
The people live in the moment, and whoever is good to them, they follow.
At this time, Li Yeyin also finished his business, he stood at the entrance of an alley in Changle Fang, and after making sure that Li Yunuan saw him, he immediately walked into the alley.
Li Yu warmed his heart and comprehended, grabbed Feng Qingde, who was reluctant to give up the glass beads in the shop, and dragged him into the alley without saying anything.
"Hey, hey!" Feng Qingde hummed dissatisfiedly, fortunately there were few people on the road at this time, otherwise the appearance of this man and woman would definitely attract onlookers.
As soon as I entered the alley, the atmosphere suddenly changed.
Behind the white wall that is more than a foot high, there is a faint sound of flowing water and green bamboo, but compared to these, what attracts Li Yunuan's attention more is the ebony door that is hidden in front of him.
Li Yeyin stopped, motioned for Li Yunuan and Feng Qingde to step back, and then slowly stepped forward and pushed open the wooden door with a folding fan.
There was no one behind the door.
The winding path leads to the secluded place, the cool breeze blows, the doors and windows of the Accord are all opened, and the ebony table in the hall is full of all kinds of delicacies, and the aroma is so strong that the saliva of the unicorn is dripping, and the golden retriever is stained.
The food is current, but the owner is nowhere to be found.
"It's ...... Temptation?" said Li Yeyin with a smile as he stepped into the Accord.
Li Yunuan and Feng Qingde glanced at each other and walked in.
But they don't have to worry.
The monk's physique has been tempered by the true yuan, and the poison of the blood seal in the throat of ordinary people is just a delicacy for them to accompany the vegetables, and Feng Qingde and Qilin are even more respected by the holy beasts, how can they take poison seriously.
Thinking so, three people and one beast entered the table and began to eat.
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The dishes prepared by the owner with his head and tail are actually very ordinary, such as steamed sea bass, five treasures of mandarin ducks, fish soup with lettuce, stir-fried lotus root tips, and water chestnut balls...... They are all fresh Jiangnan dishes, and the taste is light and oozing a trace of deliciousness, but it is not surprising, Li Yunuan and Li Yeyin put down the red sandalwood chopsticks after eating a few bites.
Qilin and Feng Qingde are beastly mentality, they don't understand the benefits of light and elegant, they actually dislike the soup too much, it has no taste, and they spit it out after a few bites. Only the fried silkworm pupa with green onions is facing the appetite, one person and one beast you compete for me, and you are happy to eat.
At the end of a noisy meal, the master's family finally came out with a group of servants.
The first one was a purple-faced man in his thirties, dressed as a rich man with brocade all over his body, but unfortunately the rumbling muscles that silk couldn't cover still betrayed him. The people behind him were all burly and tall, and they had obviously all been trained in the army.
As soon as the man entered the warm pavilion, he bowed his hand to the three of them and said: "Three great powers, my marshal is busy with military affairs, so he can't meet him immediately, and he will be fully responsible for hospitality, I don't know if the meal prepared by the cook is the right appetite." β
Li Yeyin smiled and was noncommittal.
Li Yunuan wanted to speak, but seeing Li Yeyin laughing weirdly, the words came to her mouth and swallowed back.
Feng Qingde was the only one who couldn't see that they understood, and deliberately muttered loudly while grabbing the plate with the Qilin: "This silkworm chrysalis is doing well, but the amount is too small, and it is not enough to stuff the teeth." β
The purple-faced strong man obviously didn't expect that the "great power" of the Dao Bone Fairy Wind had a soft spot for silkworm chrysalis, and his face turned from purple to black in surprise, and he desperately squeezed out a stiff smile, and said: "It turns out that the great power likes to eat cicada chrysalis, and the end will immediately let the kitchen prepare ten more plates!"
"Ten sets is a bit much. Feng Qingde didn't know how to write politely and instructed, "That's it, cicada chrysalis, centipede, and snake meat each have six plates, and I haven't eaten anything I like for a long time." β
The purple-faced man wiped his cold sweat and said, "If the master likes it, the general will definitely do it." β
Then he turned around and ordered someone to notify the kitchen immediately, and when he was done, he bowed his hand to Li Yeyin and said: "Li Gongzi's friends Miss Xu and Miss Li have made great contributions to us, and we should have treated us with VIP courtesy." However, there have been many criticisms in the army recently, believing that the military should not pin their hopes on the power of the monks in the major affairs of the country...... The marshal is still trying his best to balance, hoping that several great powers will be able to forgive the marshal for his distress. β
Li Yeyin smiled and said, "I understand your suffering. The identity of Princess Changning is not recognized by the elders, and Marshal Heng will not be able to completely command the rebel army for a day, and he needs the support of the Liu family Qu family, and the Liu family and the Qu family have always opposed the monks' interference in military affairs. β
When the purple-faced man heard this, he smiled and said, "Thank you Li Gongzi for your understanding." β
Li Ye said: "The general is busy with affairs, but he can still set aside time to entertain us, and his sincerity can be seen." β
The purple-faced man hurriedly changed his words and said, "Xiang Jun is just a general, and he doesn't dare to accept the prince's gift." β
The two of them then perfunctory again, until the kitchen sent all the cicada chrysalis, centipedes and other things that Feng Qingde wanted, Xiang Jun saw that it was getting late, and said a few words casually, so he left the courtyard under the pretext of being busy with military affairs.
Before leaving, he specially urged the servants to be courteous and not to be slackened in the slightest.
The butler agreed.
It's a pity that as soon as Xiang Jun left, Li Yeyin asked the housekeeper to step down, and at the same time said to Li Yunuan: "Xiang Jun doesn't like us very much. β
"How can you tell?"
Li Ye was silent.
Feng Qingde, who was eating silkworm chrysalis on the side, raised his head and said disdainfully: "If you look down on it, you can look down on it, who is rare and they can afford it!"
Li Ye groaned: "Don't you forget the rules of the cultivation realm and the mortal realm that cannot arbitrarily interfere with the rise and succession of dynasties?"
Feng Qingde said: "Isn't it disobeyed by Kuze?"
"Kuze ignores the rules, because he is a god transformation power, and no one can punish him. But if we do the same thing, we will be targeted. Li Yeyin explained with disgust.
"Oh, it turns out that you also deceive the good and fear the evil. Feng Qingde snorted nonchalantly.
Li Yeyin was too lazy to continue talking, but Li Yunuan was soft-hearted, deliberately put aside the topic, and said: "Compared to Xiang Jun's opinion of us, I want to know what medicine was bought in Lu Dao Hengge's gourd." β
"What do you mean?" Feng Qingde asked.
In order to get the name of righteousness, he carried the name of Princess Changning. But the Southern Tang clan did not have Princess Changning. Li Ye groaned.
Seeing that Feng Qingde didn't understand, Li Yunuan added: "At least none of my sisters have titles from Changning." β
"Don't the Liu family and the Qu family know about the Dao?" Feng Qingde said in surprise, "I heard that the Qu family and the Liu family are both the mainstays of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they have intermarried with the Li family for three consecutive generations, so it is impossible not to know which princesses the Li family has." β
"Theoretically, it is the way of knowledge, but unfortunately people are unpredictable. Li Yeyin said coldly, "What's more, the authentic bloodline of the Qu family has been severed, and the people who participate in the righteous army at this moment are just some side branches. β
"You human things are really complicated. Feng Qingde, who was full of paste in his mind, said, "It's still when we were simple and couldn't explain the reason, so we showed our true bodies and fought, and the one who won was the one who made sense." β
"But human beings have intelligence. Li Yunuan argued, "Because of wisdom, human beings will be blessed with unique nature and become the spirit of all things." β
Li Yeyin said: "The army has always been stubborn and conservative, and firmly believes that no matter how brave the horseman is, it is impossible for one person to control the overall situation of the world. How do they know that if it weren't for the alliance agreement to contain it, it was strictly forbidden for monks to interfere in the rise and fall of the world, otherwise there would be peace in the world!"
"So what are you going to do? Prove that you're not a fraud, or are you ...... Obey the precepts of the Xiuzhen Alliance?" Feng Qingde asked with interest.
Li Yeyin didn't answer, and Li Yunuan squatted down and teased the Qilin who was eating with a mouth full of oil.
Seeing their expressions of "you are a fool", Feng Qingde suddenly felt bored with himself, and said: "Okay, I know that you think I have a bad brain and can't understand your profound calculations. But there is one thing, but I know the way, and you don't know the way. β
"What's the matter?" asked Li Yunuan, who couldn't bear to hurt his dignity.
Feng Qingde boasted: "If the Three Realms catastrophe resumes, and the alliance will take care of itself, then are you violating the rules, and who-"
Without waiting for Feng Qingde to finish speaking, Li Yunuan faced a basin of cold water: "Why don't I understand your words at all?"
Feng Qingde, who was ridiculed so lukewarmly, felt more and more bored, turned to look at Li Yeyin, and said, "What did your two maids do......? More fear than respect?"
Li Yeyin was also dry, and said: "Straighten out the armament and make firearms and poisons." β
Feng Qingde was silent.
Li Yunuan was also speechless.
"You're going to do whatever it takes. She whispered, holding down the belly-filled Kirin with her hand, pulling out her handkerchief and wiping its oily mouth and paws.
Li Yeyin said disapprerovingly: "It's just that on the premise of not violating the rules, make things as desperate as possible." When Kuze assisted Murong to break Jinling, he didn't care about the rules at all. β
"Butβ"
Li Yunuan hesitated. Li Yeyin's words are not wrong, many times, killing is the shortcut to peace.
So she quickly thought of another thing: "We only resigned and went down the mountain half a month ago, what do you think of Hengge's attitude...... Looks like you've been working together for a long time?"
"You know my character. In fact, during the three years of my retreat in the Unknowable, Xu Yuanyuan and Li Yan have been in contact with Heng Ge and others. The three swords breaking Chang'an is the message we have agreed on, so that everyone in the world knows that the blood of the Li family has not been cut off, and the Tuoba clan has not yet sat firmly in the world!"
"So you've alreadyβ"
Li Yunuan's question, Li Yeyin did not answer.
The little unicorn saw that the atmosphere was embarrassing, and his mouth and paws were wiped clean, so he stretched his waist, hunched the cat's waist, spit out a round ball, and flatteringly pushed it in front of Li Yunuan, and said: "Ma Ma, when I went down the mountain, I asked the old men in the back mountain for a lot of jelly beans and fruits, all of which are in the ball." β
"Huh?!...... Steal...... No, it's a robbery!"
Looking at the colorful space ball flickering under the candlelight, Li Yunuan didn't know whether he should be rewarded or punished.