Wine Between the Flowers Chapter 26: The Storyteller

As Zuo Qiu Xun spoke, the eyes of the entire restaurant focused on Zuo Qiu Xun and his party.

As expected, someone immediately stood up and asked anxiously: "What about the ending, what is it?" A group of people around him also excitedly echoed: "Yes, what is the end?" Is the snake demon with Xu Gongzi? Zuo Qiu Xun smiled slightly, did not panic, took a sip of wine, and said: "Then the story of the old gentleman started, it is said that after the snake demon was beaten by a punch by the martial artist surnamed Lin and bled seven holes, he had to use his cultivation as a price to finally escape from the hands of the martial artist, but because of the great reduction in cultivation, he could not maintain his human form, and could only show his tail." In the end, she risked her death to go to Jiangzhou to find Xu Gongzi, and went through a lot of hardships to meet Xu Gongzi. But who knew that Xu Gongzi was a negative man with a cold nature, and when he saw that the snake demon's mana had been lost and he couldn't maintain his human form, he immediately became disgusted. It happened that Miss Bai, the daughter of a rich family in Jiangzhou, took a fancy to Xu Gongzi, so the two secretly tied the knot, and the snake demon was abandoned. Zuo Qiuxun's tone was full of sensationalism, so this story came out of her mouth, which immediately added a lot of color.

Immediately, a middle-aged man gritted his teeth, clenched his fist and slammed the table, and said angrily: "That's the case! The surname Xu is not a good thing when I hear the name, the snake demon girl is so good to him, but she only ends up with such a tragic end, she is really blind! Someone still refused to give up and asked her, "Then what about after that, did the snake demon kill the two?" The woman who had been sobbing before also spoke: "Kill, kill!" The most damned man in the world deserves to die, that Xu Gongzi deserves to die if he disappoints the snake demon girl so well! Zuo Qiu Xun carefully examined the woman, and found that the woman was sitting alone at a table, with only a small pot and a small plate of venison in front of her, and she came alone, and looked like she was dressed like a poor family.

She thought for a while, and then continued to tell the story: "The snake demon saw that he was so let down, and the love for Xu Gongzi in his heart turned into monstrous resentment, and finally killed the two of them on the day of Xu Gongzi's marriage to the white girl, but he was also subdued by the monks who came immediately afterward, and was finally suppressed under a high tower for eternity, and never left. The old storyteller, who was still proud to sell Guan before, heard that Zuo Qiu Xun was going to tell the end of the story, so he began to sit on the side with his head down, but as soon as Zuo Qiu Xun said the real ending, a glimmer of light immediately flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Zuo Qiu Xun in confusion.

The old man squirmed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, Zuo Qiuxun also looked at the old man at this time, so the old man wanted to speak and stopped.

When the crowd was moved by this story, and was busy discussing, the old storyteller walked to Zuoqiu to find the group.

When Xu Huaigu saw it, his face was a little ugly, and he said to Zuo Qiuxun: "Look, you are nosy, you have robbed other people's jobs, I am afraid that you will be found by others." Zuo Qiuxun sat down, smiled casually, and said, "No, it's too late for him to thank me." Xu Huaigu looked puzzled.

The old man really walked in front of Zuo Qiu Xun and stopped, with a smiling face, and said to her: "Little girl, do you really know the end of the story, or do you just make it up?" Zuoqiu Xun said quietly: "I know the end of the story. The old man said, "But that's not how the story ends, is it?" The snake demon should finally let go of Xu Gongzi and the white girl, and finally retreat to the mountains, and then don't ask about the world, why do you say that the snake demon killed the two? Zuo Qiu Xun smiled calmly: "So what, old man, you didn't plan to talk about such an ending at the beginning, right?" The old man was shocked for a while before he laughed out loud: "Little girl, your ability to guess people's hearts is really exquisite, and I can't escape you if I think about anything." Zuo Qiuxun pointed to the woman over there and said, "What is the origin of that woman who eats hot pot alone?" The old man said sadly, "It's a poor man." Her family was already very poor, and she married a bad man, so her life became more and more difficult. Just a few days ago, the man of his family went out at night to have an affair with someone else's woman, but that night was the first day of haunting, and the man and the woman who were cheating on him both died on the street, which was a miserable one. And the woman could not accept this fact even more, and after that, she went crazy all day long, and was about to go crazy. ”

"His man used to love to eat the hot pot in this restaurant, but he didn't eat it a few times before he died, but now that he is dead, he will never be able to eat it. After that, the woman came to this restaurant every day to eat hot pot, and the owner of the restaurant took pity on her, and never received any money from her, and invited me to come here to tell a story, saying that it was a storytelling, but in fact, he wanted the woman to have a hope for life and not seek death. Xu Huaigu solemnly listened to the old man's story, and his heart was also very complicated, and he said with some anger: "Ghosts and things have harmed people so far, and God should be punished!" The old man looked at Xu Huaigu, and then saw the sword box behind Xu Huaigu, and immediately panicked, and hurriedly told Xu Huaigu: "This little brother, look at you with the sword box on your back, you are a swordsman, right?" Xu Huaigu nodded heavily.

The old man's face was poignant, and he persuaded: "Then listen to my advice, don't be impulsive to get involved in this matter." Don't you know, the official yamen also wanted to catch that ghost, but every time in vain, they killed two martial artists from the Three Realms! What is the level of martial arts in the Three Realms, little brother, you must know better than me, so don't be rash. When the man Kong Xiong heard this, he suddenly became angry, and said angrily: "The government is afraid, so my generation of Jianghu guests should naturally come forward!" The innocent people of Lucheng Li were killed, I can't see it, I have to intervene, and I might as well tell you the truth, this little brother with a sword next to me is not a simple person, he is a genuine Three Realms sword cultivator! The man raised his index finger as if showing off and drew in the air, and said to the old man, "Jian Xiu, you know, right? It was the sword cultivator who moved the flying sword and killed the enemy for thousands of miles! The man's voice was already loud, and at this time, the word sword cultivation was like thunder, and suddenly the whole restaurant was quiet, and he looked at Xu Huaigu and his party in shock.

Xu Huaigu was taken aback by the man's sudden words, and then his brows twisted into a rope. It was too stupid to say in front of everyone that Xu Huaigu was a sword cultivator in the Three Realms, and he had already exposed himself before he started catching ghosts.

Xu Huaigu was a little angry at the man's recklessness, and sure enough, although the man had a heart to support justice, his mind was too simple.

Zuo Qiu Xun's face was slightly flushed, and then he immediately sent a voice to Xu Huaigu in the heart lake: "Hurry up, don't explain!" Xu Huaigu immediately got up and pulled Yu Qin to leave quickly, and Zuo Qiu Xun also got up to leave, Huang Shan couldn't care about the wine and food anymore, and hurriedly followed.

When the man saw that the group had all left suddenly, he immediately panicked, stretched out his hand to grab Huang Shan, who was walking at the back, and said, "Why did you leave?" Huang Shanli ignored this daredevil, and left quickly, leaving the man at a loss, not knowing what to do.

In a hurry, he dropped his chopsticks and quickly chased after him, shouting: "Wait for me, wait for me!" Everyone in the back only heard the word sword cultivation, and then everyone at this table left in a hurry, and immediately looked at this side suspiciously.

The shopkeeper reacted suddenly, hurriedly stepped forward and chased a few steps, and shouted: "Eh, guest officers, your meal has not been paid yet!" Huang Shan was stunned for a moment, and then heard Zuoqiu Xunxinhu's words: "Don't care, just go quickly!" Huang Shan heard Zuo Qiuxun's tone was extremely anxious, and he didn't care about asking the reason at all, so he hurriedly left.

The man Kong Xiong heard the reminder of the shopkeeper in the back and wanted to settle the bill, but he saw Xu Huaigu and his party hurrying away, and he had no silver on him, so he was also ruthless and chased in the direction of Xu Huaigu and his party, and shouted to the back: "Shop, I'm sorry, we have a little urgency to deal with, and we will check out next time!" When the shopkeeper heard this, he stood in place at a loss, and then stomped his feet angrily and walked away dejectedly.

The shopkeeper looked at the group of people who were far away, and said helplessly to the other people in the store: "This guy is not a good person, don't be discouraged, you should eat, you should drink." So the people in the restaurant gradually became noisy again, and soon the boiling heat of the hot pot was noisy again, and the restaurant returned to its original appearance.

Everyone spoke freely, drinking and eating meat happily, but there were more or less sandwiches in the topic.

The old storyteller stood next to the table in front of Xu Huaigu, watching with interest the backs of them leaving in a hurry.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant walked out from behind the counter and smiled at the old man: "Old man, don't be surprised, this Jianghu guest, his temper is weird, and his behavior is not surprising." First disrupted the old man's storytelling plan, and then provoked trouble, and left without even paying the money, looking at the appearance of the storyteller woman and the man with the sword on his back, they are not poor people, and there is definitely no shortage of money, but this virtue is really not high. The old storyteller hid Xingmu in the wide-sleeved robe, shook the loose robe, and replied, "Not surprising, but the woman is also a wonderful person, and can guess my thoughts." The purpose of helping the woman has been accomplished, so I will not come to the restaurant from tomorrow. The shopkeeper smiled, took out a piece of snow silver from his waist bag, and said: "The old gentleman said that these books are a few days, and these rights should be rewarded, and the old gentleman buys wine and drinks." If you still want to eat hot pot in my restaurant in the future, just come, and I will be treated. The old storyteller did not shirk it, and stretched out his hand to take the ingot of silver, and suddenly the outstretched hand sounded a few times.

The shopkeeper was strange and said suspiciously: "Old man, do you have a small bell on your wrist?" The storyteller smiled gently, covered the little wind chime, and then took it back, saying, "It's just a relic of my father's mother in the past, and I always carry it with me as a talisman." When the shopkeeper saw that it was a private matter of the old man's family, he didn't bother to ask, and left to take care of his business.

The storyteller stood still again, looked in the direction where Xu Huaigu and his party left, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and said, "Interesting, the man with the sword on his back is a little interesting, and the woman in white is even more interesting." He muttered, "It seems that a plan is still a plan after all, and the change will come as soon as it is said." ”