"Now we've modernized it as well. At the same time, it also fully considers the humanistic atmosphere, and while building new high-rise buildings, it also retains many ancient buildings. ”

Lao Bao pulled Xu Feng out of the palace complex.

"A blend of history and modernity, with a large number of modern facilities, it also retains the weight of history."

Outside the palace, right next to the wide street,

It looks no different from a human city, except that the lights are not so bright and a little gray.

Under the gray fog, you can also see many shadowy figures walking back and forth.

"Not bad, right?"

Lao Bao seemed to be determined to leave Xu Feng behind, his hand kept holding Xu Feng's shoulder, and he grabbed Xu Feng's hand no matter how bad it was.

It seems that he is afraid that he will run away.

As he spoke, he looked at Xu Feng again.

Xu Feng looked at Lao Bao, and then at the Difu Xudu City, which was a little far from what he imagined.

"Not bad?"

Xu Feng replied with some uncertainty.

"That must be good. We have a lot of talents here, and some of the talents above will come down sooner or later. For example, the architecture has absorbed the opinions of many masters, and different styles of buildings have been retained in different areas, which can be described as a hundred flowers. ”

Xu Feng listened, and couldn't help but glance back at the somewhat 'new' palace building.

Lao Bao also looked back,

"Hmm...... This one is new. But as far as Xu Feng is concerned, you can see that this is new. ”

"Brother Xu Feng, you see that we are not bad here, or we will think about it, and stay here to do it."

Lao Bao grabbed Xu Feng's hand again and said.

Xu Feng looked at this old bag, and felt like a black-hearted coal boss who was coaxing an ignorant boy to go to the mountains to mine.

"This ......"

Xu Feng opened his mouth,

"Okay, let's take a look at ......"

Xu Feng didn't say anything, and Lao Bao pulled Xu Feng forward again,

If you want to take him to continue to appreciate the beauty of the capital city, probably to make him 'happy'?

"Brother Xu Feng, we are really short of people, just so you are here. I'll do it here for a while. ”

"If you see anything you are not satisfied with, you can just say it, say it, we will discuss and discuss, and see if you can arrange it."

"Hmm...... No internet? ”

"Hey, you said it early, look at this, the new Xingchen mobile phone, sent to you. It's all said. We've been modernized here for a long time. ”

"Don't worry, there's a net."

"Hmm...... Can I connect to it? ”

"In principle, not really. But since it's Brother Xu Feng, if you need it, I can open a special line for you. However, I still hope that Brother Xu Feng will not expose too much information on the Internet above. ”

"Hmmm......"

"Is there anything else wrong with this? Bring it all up and I'll solve it for you. ”

"I heard that here, there is less vacation time?"

"Listen to what that cow and horse told you, don't worry, the job assigned to you is different."

"You have a lot of free time in your life, so you can take a vacation whenever you want, and decide for yourself."

Xu Feng turned his head again and looked at Lao Bao.

To be honest, he was a little moved.

It's like Lao Bao said, he doesn't have half a family member on it, and he doesn't have anything to worry about.

And now, when I come to work in the capital city, I have free time to eat and live in a private room.

There are even nets...... Maybe here, he can continue to update the novel he didn't finish.

…… Xu Feng really wanted to slap himself, when was he still thinking about this kind of thing.

"And we have a lot of beautiful female ghosts here, Xu Feng, you are not married yet, and you are not in love yet, right?"

Now it feels like Lao Bao is like a demon, crazy to bewitch him.

It's more like trying to trick him into digging coal.

"By the way, it is said that in the west of the capital city, a new food street has been opened, bringing together chefs from all walks of life, Xu Feng can also go over if you want to eat."

Xu Feng was even more moved.

This is going to come down sooner or later, and it seems good to come down in advance, and there can be a formation?

I just don't know what this old bag wants him to do.

"That's it, Brother Xu Feng, don't be in a hurry to make a decision first, it's all now, you should be hungry."

"Gollum ......"

As if he knew in advance, after Lao Bao finished speaking, Xu Feng's stomach screamed cooperatively.

"Brother Xu Feng, you just came down, you haven't gotten used to it yet, wait for the back, you won't be hungry."

"Let's go, I'll treat you to something to eat."

Lao Bao smiled, and then his hand still didn't let go of Xu Feng's arm,

Take Xu Feng and walk forward.

Just two steps forward, the scene around me seems to have suddenly crossed a long distance,

Just now it was next to that lively street,

In a blink of an eye, Lao Bao took Xu Feng to a remote and barren place.

The bustling high-rise buildings before were no longer visible, and where the two of them were standing, there was a yellow mud road that was just shoulder-width apart from three or four people.

The yellow mud road was dusty, there was not even a single weed on the side of the road, and beyond the road, there was still a thick black fog, and it was impossible to see anything clearly.

Along the way, the yellow mud road goes forward, and at the end of the road, there is a quaint building that straddles the road.

It is a small building with about two floors.

The outside of the small building looks like it is also dusty, and it feels like it will crumble down when the wind blows.

But the truth is that it is standing there steadily.

On the first floor of the small building is an open lobby.

With a front door and a back door,

The front and back doors are open, facing each other,

It's like the yellow mud road under your feet, passing directly through the first floor of that small building.

And look back along the yellow mud road that passes through the small building, it seems that not far behind the building, is it a bridge? Some old bluestone slab bridges?

This is the food street that Lao Bao said?

Xu Feng couldn't help but turn his head and look at Lao Bao,

"It's not a food court, but there's an inn here, the one in front."

Lao Bao seemed to know what he was thinking, and said with a smile.

Then he led the way to the inn.

Xu Feng looked at the old inn again, and he couldn't see the other guests.

Did this really bring him to dinner?

Xu Feng followed.

When the two arrived at the door of the inn, Lao Bao stopped again.

Xu Feng glanced at the door of the inn, and there was no plaque on the top.

But there are subcouplets hanging on both sides.

"Sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty"

"Seven Emotions of Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Grievance, and Happiness"

Look into the inn again, the lobby on the first floor.

Except for the aisle left in the middle, which is allowed to pass through the yellow mud road,

The two sides are indeed like inns and restaurants, with some tables on them.

It's just that the dining table is as old as this inn, leaving traces of time - pitted, either ash or pulp.

"Xu Feng."

Lao Bao also glanced into the inn,

Turned his head again and looked at Xu Feng,

The previous smile on his face was gone, and he said to him again with a straight and serious face,

"We really can't bear it, so we can only let you come back early."

Xu Feng looked at Lao Bao's appearance and blinked.

It seems that the old bag has revealed some information.

But when Xu Feng opened his mouth and wanted to continue asking,

I saw Lao Bao turn his head, and with the previous smile on his face, he walked into the inn.

"Eh, it's time to the inn, let's eat first."

Damn the Riddler......

Xu Feng complained, so he could only follow Lao Bao into the inn.

However, in the inn, except for Xu Feng and Lao Bao, there was no other figure.

“…… Boss, come to the guest. Cook two bowls of noodles! ”

Lao Bao shouted upstairs.

"The boss is not here, so I want to eat noodles and cook them in the kitchen by myself."

Then a female voice sounded upstairs, like the voice of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl,

The voice was calm, but unceremonious.

“…… Xu Feng, you sit first. ”

Lao Bao turned around and beckoned Xu Feng to sit down,

Then he stood up a little stupidly, and shouted upstairs again,

"I've brought someone for you, are you sure you won't come down and have a look?"

Upstairs was quiet,

Immediately after, there was a sound of coming downstairs.

Xu Feng turned his head to look, and saw a figure in gray linen clothes walking down the stairs.

According to the voice I just heard, it should be a young girl who came down,

Xu Feng, who was just sitting, no matter how he stared at the face of the figure, the face of the figure seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, and he couldn't see it clearly.

And he saw the maiden come down downstairs,

probably glanced at Lao Bao first, and then followed Lao Bao's gaze and looked towards Xu Feng.

Then the maiden paused, and stood still,

Xu Feng, who couldn't see her face clearly, could only feel that the girl seemed to be staring at him all the time.

Xu Feng was a little uncomfortable, and there were some indescribable complex emotions.

In the inn, there was also a long silence.

Until Xu Feng stood up uncomfortably and wanted to say something,

Finally, the old bag broke the peace.

"Hehe, then you can cook us a bowl of noodles now."

The girl looked at Xu Feng again for a while,

Then he just said to Xu Feng,

"You sit."

I turned my head again, probably in the direction of the back kitchen,

"He has, you cook it yourself."

The girl who walked away said again.

Lao Bao didn't mind, and sat back with a smile.

"Brother Xu Feng, what do you think of here?"

“……”

Xu Feng looked at the smiling old bag, and then turned his head to look at the inn.

How to say it.

It looks better than the outside.

But it's still very shabby and old.

And, Lao Bao now asks what this means.

“…… That...... Lao Bao, is the job you assigned to me here? ”

Xu Feng asked cautiously tentatively.

Then, I saw Lao Bao slapping the table and said happily,

"Since Brother Xu Feng, you took the initiative to mention it, then you can work here."

"This inn will be run for you, you should be the boss here."

"There is a place to live upstairs, and it belongs to you, Brother Xu Feng."

“……”

That's what it means to eat and live?

Xu Feng was a little silent.

Look at the old inn again.

The palace I saw before can be renovated, can't it be renovated here?

However, it's not bad to have an inn to operate in the underworld?

And this inn is probably still a 'public institution'?

"So what do I need to do? Just to receive guests coming and going for dinner? ”

Xu Feng asked again.

"Pretty much."

"Speaking of which, Brother Xu Feng, you are a fat man, did you see the bridge outside the back door of the inn?"

"That bridge is the Nai He Bridge, and under the bridge is the Lethe River,"

"The road in front of the inn is Huangquan Road. Everyone who wants to cross the bridge behind this inn has to pass by this inn. ”

"Do you think it's a fat shortage?"

Lao Bao said to Xu Feng excitedly, like a sales promotion of real estate.

Xu Feng looked at the empty inn lobby of him and Lao Bao,

Serious doubts about the words of the old bag.

But he didn't speak.

Let him be. Since you can't go back, it's not bad to have a job to do in the underworld.

There are no guests here, just leisure.

“…… Not everyone will cross the Nai He Bridge from behind. Some have their own bridges, and some have their own bridges. ”

"Only deep obsession has merit...... People who have something to do with this place will pass through here. ”

At this time, the girl whose face could not be seen clearly came out again,

Two bowls of steaming noodles were already served in his hand.

It seemed that he heard Lao Bao fooling Xu Feng, and explained out loud.

"It's okay if there are fewer people, Brother Xu Feng, you say yes, there are few people who are free, and you can walk around if you have nothing to do."

Lao Bao said again with a smile.

Xu Feng nodded.

It's okay, I really want all the dead souls to pass through here,

It seems that this inn can't be received by just this girl and him.

“…… I've got you a boss here, and you're satisfied, right? ”

Lao Bao spoke to the girl again.

The girl didn't say anything, but walked over with two bowls of noodles.

first put one of the bowls in front of Xu Feng, and then looked at Xu Feng in a daze,

I casually put another bowl of noodles in the old bag that I had been looking forward to for a long time.

Xu Feng took the chopsticks and looked at the girl standing next to him, silent, just looking at them in silence, a little hesitant.

And Lao Bao was unceremoniously, holding chopsticks and holding noodles, and he had already taken a breath and ate it.

"Eat, Brother Xu Feng. The noodles here have a different flavor, and even if the chef doesn't have this soup base, he can't cook this taste. ”

"Hmmm......"

Lao Bao greeted Xu Feng.

Xu Feng sniffed the smell of this side, and he did feel hungry,

After hesitating, he picked up the noodles and ate them.

The steaming noodles, as soon as you eat it, you will have a particularly complex taste.

Probably ...... The five levels of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty appear in the reincarnation between the mouth and tongue,

However, it was only a short moment, and after taking the second bite, Xu Feng only felt delicious and extraordinarily fragrant.

Pick up the noodles and eat a little bigger.

"This noodle, the most important thing is this soup base, Brother Xu Feng, this soup base, but Meng Po soup."

"Ahem...... What? ”

Lao Bao shook his head there and admired,

Xu Feng, who was stuffing noodles into his mouth, choked directly.

What is it?

Meng Po soup?

Xu Feng remembered the legend about Meng Po soup,

looked at the old bun who was already drinking soup with a bowl of noodles on the other side,

I looked at my bowl again, and I had already eaten more than half of the noodles.

"Hey...... It's fine. This Meng Po soup, some people eat it, forget this life, some people eat it, but the past, and some people eat it, just think it's delicious. ”

Lao Bao put down the bowl and said to Xu Feng with a smile.

The girl next to her also said more at this time,

"Eat, it's okay."

Xu Feng thought about it, and what happened tonight was sure that there was nothing wrong.

I continued to eat with my head bored.

This noodle tastes really good.

It's like the best noodle I've ever eaten in my life.

"Eat slowly, don't choke, I'll cook it if it's not enough."

The girl next to her said to Xu Feng again.

"Then give me another bowl by the way?"

The old bag next to him followed.

The girl ignored him, just kept looking at Xu Feng.

"Hey...... Unloading the mill and killing the donkey...... I crossed the river and demolished the bridge, brought you the boss over, and ate a bowl of noodles. ”

Lao Bao sighed, then put down the bowl in his hand and stood up,

"I'll bring you this innkeeper, and I've eaten the noodles."

"Brother Xu Feng, the next thing, if you want to do something, just ask her, she is your next subordinate."

"It's yours, and I'll go. Come back to me if you have something. ”

As he spoke, Lao Bao stepped out of the inn.

As soon as he went out of the inn, Lao Bao's figure suddenly disappeared.

Xu Feng finished eating the noodles, raised his head, looked in the direction where Lao Bao left, and then looked at the girl beside him.

I don't know why, although this inn is very dilapidated, but it also has a feeling of peace of mind.

It's just that this girl didn't speak, just stood there and looked at him, which made Xu Feng a little embarrassed and embarrassed.

"Have you finished eating? Is it still needed? ”

"Hmm...... No, I feel full. That, how do you call it? ”

"Boss, my surname is Meng, I don't know what my name is."

The girl still responded calmly, and her eyes did not leave Xu Feng for a moment.

"Meng Po?"

Xu Feng subconsciously whispered.

The girl did not answer.

“…… Then I'll call you Ah Meng, or Xiao Meng, right? ”

"Well, okay, boss."

The girl nodded.

"You can just call me Xu Feng...... You sit down. I want to stand up when you're standing. ”

"The next inn is the two of us. But you know, I'm new to the city, and I don't know what to do, can you tell me what to do next? ”

Seeing that the girl was still standing, Xu Feng inexplicably didn't have much vigilance and alienation towards this girl.

Maybe the girl, although she seems to be a little cold to others, seems to be okay to him?

Subconsciously stretched out his hand and wanted to pull the girl to sit down.

But halfway through his hand, Xu Feng reacted,

The two of them have never known each other, and they don't seem to be suitable, so they have to withdraw their hands again.

But who knows,

At this time, this girl took the initiative to stretch out her hand and stretched it out to Xu Feng's hand, and her wrist was attached to Xu Feng's palm.

Still staring at him.

"Uh......"

Xu Feng was stunned for a moment, but still stretched out his hand and politely took the girl,

Sit down on a stool on the other side of the dining table.

The girl looked at Xu Feng again and paused,

Then he answered Xu Feng's question,

"Wait."

"Only those who are obsessed and unwilling to leave, and who have great merits, will come here."

"We waited for them to come to the door and give the obsessed person his Meng Po soup. Boss...... Xu Feng, you can talk to people with great merit and fulfill their last wishes. ”

"Send them up to the Nai Ho Bridge again."

"That's what the inn is all about."

"Hmm...... 'Meng Po soup that belongs to him'?"

"Meng Po soup needs flowers and leaves on the other side, petals on the other side, and the water of the Lechuan River...... and obsessions. ”

"We need to help find their obsessions and melt them into Meng Po soup, and they drink them, and these people who don't want to leave can walk on the Nai He Bridge."

"Some of these people have just died, some have been dead for a long time and are still wandering on the Huangquan Road, and in the dark, they will all come here."

"Oh......"

Xu Feng seemed to understand.

"Knock Knock ......"

At this time,

There was another knock on the inn door.