Chapter 37: An Inn in the Desert
I don't know how long I have been on the road, but when I was exhausted, a big red flag with the word "wine" raised high appeared in everyone's sight with the wind. There is a restaurant in the middle of this desert!
"Drive!" Ling Yuan was overjoyed and hurried towards the restaurant.
The surrounding areas are all yellow flying sand and stones, and I don't know when a few people have been in the desert, and there is a barren radius of dozens of miles. At a glance, in addition to the desert or the desert, in addition to the loess flying sand or the loess flying sand, now there is a restaurant suddenly, which is really surprising!
"Hurry up and catch up with Brother Ling!, it seems that a whirlwind is sweeping towards us!" Hehuan sat behind and exclaimed.
"Drive!" I saw Ling Yuan whip and the horse began to gallop wildly, and the whirlwind behind him was getting closer and closer.
"Hurry up and open the door!" When he arrived downstairs at the inn, he saw that the doors and windows of the inn were closed tightly, and the whirlwind behind him swept in quickly, Ling Yuan couldn't help but shout.
"Squeak" The door of the inn suddenly opened automatically, and Ling Yuan rushed in the carriage without any scruples, and with a "bang!" behind him, the door of the inn closed tightly, and the sound of a whirlwind passing through the crack was faintly heard.
"It's so dangerous!" He Huan held his beating heart and lowered his head and sighed.
Everyone dismounted one after another, and only then did they see the face of this inn clearly.
The inn is divided into two floors, the lower level is the door that has just entered, and the horses are parked on both sides. Ling Yuan slowly pulled the horse to the bolt on the left side of the pillar.
In the middle of the lower floor is the hall of the restaurant, which is the size of an acre of land, and is dedicated to guests who come and go here to drink and talk. From top to bottom, there is a long hanging lantern, which is pulled directly from the roof of the building and extends to a height of three meters from the tabletop, and the dim light illuminates the entire hall, covering the tiredness of many faces of the guests who come and go.
In the middle, two wide staircases curve to the roof, both of which are sturdy wood and painted with vermilion lacquer, which looks grand and heroic in the light. The handrails of the staircase are carved with exquisite patterns and incomprehensible eerie characters, adding to the mystery of this inn.
Going up the stairs are the guest rooms, all suspended above the hall, made of rattan wood, painted with green lacquer, and connected by a dangling chain bridge. The rooms are thoughtfully lit with ever-bright lights all around, connecting the city, and illuminating both sides of the hall very brightly.
I didn't expect that in the middle of this barren desert, there was an inn with such an ingenious design!
And in the inn, I can't feel the flying sand and rocks in the desert and the sound of the wind!
"A few guest officers have come from afar, and they are not welcomed, don't blame you!" A clear female voice came from the stairs.
I saw this woman standing on the top of the stairs, wearing a red gold silk gauze skirt, wearing a magnolia jade hairpin, a black beauty mole between her eyebrows, her red lips were lightly opened and her breath became blue, her skin was like clotted powder like jade, her earrings were lightly drooping and scattered, and Ying Ying looked at everyone with a smile.
"The fairy is polite. I wonder if you can arrange three rooms for us?" Ling Yuan took out a gold leaf from his cuff and handed it to the woman.
The woman was not surprised to see Jin Ye, but seemed to have seen too many customers like Ling Yuan, and she didn't give change, just put it in her sleeve and said slightly: "Mulan thanked Gongzi." From the left hand three are the wings. I wonder if you've dined?"
"I'm so hungry...... Hehuan's mother ......" Xiaolan cried and pinched the corners of Hehuan's clothes, and put her head on Hehuan's thigh, with an expression that she was already hungry.
"Then bother the fairy to order some good food and drink. Ling Yuan said.
"Childe, wait a minute. Feel free to sit down. Mulan turned around and ordered Xiao Er.
Everyone randomly picked a place to sit down, and Xiao Lan Cried on the side was already cheering.
Seeing that this table was also surprisingly large, enough to accommodate twenty people, Zhan Xuan put his sword on the table with a "snap!", which immediately attracted the attention of the people around him.
Zhan Xuan looked back and saw that there were all kinds of people in strange costumes, and not far away, there was a white hexagram flag, on which were written the words "Clever Calculation".
I saw that next to the hexagram flag, there was a white-haired old man who was drinking leisurely, his body was in tatters, the wine had been stained with his beard and he didn't know it, a gourd wine pot was pinned at will on his waist, his eyes were slightly drunk, and he didn't look so leisurely!
Zhan Xuan retracted his gaze slightly, and secretly felt in his heart that although this person was in tatters, he had a bit of the meaning of fairy wind and bones, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart.
"Come on!" With Xiao Er's shout, I saw that there was a whole plate of roast duck, a plate of mutton, a whole portion of braised pork knuckle on the table, a large pot of drunken peanuts, a big bowl of donkey legs, and a big altar of good daughter red!
"Wow...... It's all on the whole one......" Yao'er saw that the delicious eyes began to bubble with Venus, and her saliva flowed, and she picked up the chopsticks and poked at the donkey's leg.
"It's worthy of being stuffed into someone's house, it's so atmospheric!" Ling Yuan also exclaimed.
"Hmm...... It's delicious...... "Xiao Lan weeped with meat in her mouth, looked at Hehuan with big eyes, and reached out to grab the roast duck.
"Do you know that something strange has happened in the South China Sea lately?" a group of strangely dressed people at the next table began to talk loudly, causing everyone to prick up their ears.
"This South China Sea was originally the place where the elves lived, but now the elves have begun to disappear, so that the elves have not been seen in and out for some time. One of the men wearing a white scarf said.
"Why?" began to talk in the crowd.
I don't know why, but everyone who has been there says the same. The man said again.
Seeing that there was no mystery to be revealed, everyone drank their own wines one after another.
"The elven clan disappeared?" Mo Tian frowned, always feeling that something was wrong with this matter, but he couldn't say the specific reason.
Several people also fell into deep thought, only Xiao Lan Wai and Yao'er were still stretching their bodies and constantly sending delicious food to their mouths, looking very happy.
"Bu your previous life, measure the good fortune and the murderer, count your previous life for a hundred years, and predict your future fate! I can't count it, I won't receive a penny!" The white-haired old man next to the hexagram flag seemed to be drunk and began to call out loudly.
Zhan Xuan looked at the old man, and an impulse suddenly surged in his heart, and he walked straight over with his sword, and said, "I wonder if the senior can test it for me?"
The old man looked up, squinted his eyes, and then nodded and beckoned Zhan Xuan to sit down: "Yes, you can count ten taels of silver for one hexagram." ”
"Ten taels?" Zhan Xuan looked at the old man suspiciously, so much?
"Too much?" the old man began to wave his hand at Zhan Xuan, with an expression of not bothering me if he had no money.
Zhan Xuan hesitated for a moment and handed over ten taels of silver.
The old man squinted his eyes and looked at Yin Liang, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he began to pull the placket and look at Zhanxuan.
"There is a heroic spirit between the eyebrows of the young man, and the aura of heaven and earth is gathered between the people, if I am wrong, the young man is not a common man, but ......" The old man squinted his eyes and stroked his beard, pausing slightly.
"And what?" Zhan Xuan frowned, stared at the old man, and asked.
"The young man is the face of the emperor. The old man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he spat out a few words without being shocked.
Zhan Xuan was so shocked that he almost wanted to reach out and draw his sword. Who is this person, and how do you know so much?
"There is a catastrophe in the life of the young man, and he must be extremely careful about the way forward, remember. The old man saw that Zhan Xuan pressed his hand on the sword and did not panic, and poured the wine into his mouth, laughed, and began to show his drunken smoke.
"Can the seniors make a divination for me?" Mo Tian stood behind Zhan Xuan at some point, stared at the old man, and handed over ten taels of silver.
The old man stared at Mo Tian, smiled, and made a gesture to sit down.
"There is a fairy aura between the young man's eyebrows, he must be a person who cultivates immortals, and his future is immeasurable......" The old man shook his head and squinted his eyes and began to say.
Mo Tian was slightly stunned, but did not speak, just stood with his sword in his hand and listened quietly.
"The red luan star moves, and the young man hits with peach blossoms. The old man shook his head again and said, "It's just that the young man has a catastrophe in his life......"
Calamity?Mo Tian frowned slightly.
The old man opened his eyes and looked at Mo Tian, with a look of pity, and said, "This catastrophe is incomprehensible. It is completely up to the young man to create himself. ”
"Thank you for your advice. Mo Tian shook his sword and turned to leave, not looking too convinced.
The old man looked at Mo Tian's distant figure, his eyes narrowed into a slit, he poured a sip of wine into his mouth, smashed his mouth, sighed slightly and looked at the wine jug drunkenly.
"Can the seniors make a divination for me?" Ling Yuan took out a piece of gold leaf from his bosom and placed it solemnly in front of the old man's eyes.
I saw that the old man's eyes began to glow, as if he was happy to see wine and meat, but it dimmed in an instant, and he rubbed his beard and shook his head with a look of pity and said: "The young man is unlucky, the old man only counts two hexagrams a day, and this is the third hexagram ......"
"Oh, so I won't be too strong. Leave. Ling Yuan bowed his head and said goodbye.
The old man returned to his drunken state, with a drunken and dreamy expression, banging on the table, but quietly put the twenty taels of silver into his arms.
Ha, today's drink money has been settled.
The old man squinted his eyes at Ling Yuan and his party, looking leisurely.
The night has gradually deepened, and under the ever-bright lights, the guests in the hall have scattered a lot, and the hall has begun to look empty.
"Hmm...... Acacia Mom ...... The food and wine in this house are so delicious......" Xiao Lan weeping, her mouth was stuffed with food, and she burped and said seriously.
Hehuan touched Xiaolan's head with a doting look and said, "Are you full?" Let's go, let's go upstairs." You're going to sleep with me and Sister Yao'er today. ”
Mo Tian looked at Xiao Lan and jumped up the stairs, and Hehuan disappeared into the corridor on the left in a white dress, with a thoughtful expression.
Is it you?
Mo Tian smiled slightly and walked up the stairs lightly.
Mulan, dressed in red, was on the corner of the upstairs, looking at the crowd downstairs, everything in full view.