A low hill that separates the woods where Buxianju is located from the area of Luoxia City.

After climbing to the top of the slope, the prosperous state city appeared in front of He Tianyao's eyes. Although it was the middle of the night, there were still many bright lights in the city. The torches on the walls outlined the outline of the great city, and at times figures swayed on the walls—the patrolling guards of the city.

"How's it going, it's beautiful, isn't it?" Gu Wanting's voice was filled with pride.

"Hmm...... Not bad. "He Tianyao's evaluation of Luoxia City is not high. She is prosperous, but compared with the capital city of the seven counties of the Qinglong Continent in the Great Red Realm, its scale is still much worse.

Gu Wanting was dissatisfied with He Tianyao's tone: "Huh...... It's only at night, and it's only beautiful during the day! She ran down the ramp to the city gate, and He Tianyao followed her closely.

There was a unique fragrance wafting from Gu Wanting's body, and He Tianyao couldn't help but sniff it carefully, the fragrance was like the fragrance of lotus flowers.

"Hehe, is it fragrant?" Gu Wanting, who had sensitive ears, actually heard the sound of snorting behind her, "This is a lotus fragrance purse sewn by my mother's own hands, give you one." Gu Wanting took out a small bag from her waist and threw it to He Tianyao.

He Tianyao took the sachet and looked at it, through the moonlight, he could see the exquisite pattern embroidered on it: there was a phoenix rising to the sky on the blue silk surface, and its eyes should be a gem, shining with blue crystal light. The long phoenix tail extends to the lower end of the purse and is connected to the hanging tassels decorated with tail feathers, which are also dotted with colorful colored threads, which is very beautiful. "Ting'er, Ling Tang is really a good embroiderer. It's beautiful, but it's too precious for me to want. ”

"Take it, there are two of these phoenix lotus purses, and I have another one. Gu Wanting took out another red sachet and shook it, "The crystal on it is just an embellishment, and it's not worth much." ”

"Hmm...... All right. The taste of this sachet is indeed very special, it is lotus incense, but it seems to be a little different. It stands to reason that I can smell the scent of the sachet behind you, so it should be a little choking if I sniff it in front of my nose. But this sachet is different, smell hard, the aroma is more fragrant and elegant. ”

"Wow, the nose is quite smart!" Gu Wanting exclaimed, "When my mother made the sachet, she deliberately sprinkled a few drops of special fragrance preservation liquid into the crushed lotus petals, and there is no problem with the fragrance of a sachet of this size. ”

"One hundred and eighty years, so powerful?" He Tianyao sniffed carefully, "But why didn't we smell this aroma when we chatted last night?"

"My mother was blind in both eyes when she was young, and she spent eight years embroidering these sachets by touching them little by little. Not long after, my mother died...... So I kept the two sachets in a closed wooden box, and I was reluctant to wear them. Gu Wanting said lonely.

"Ah......" He Tianyao felt that he couldn't ask for it anymore.

"You promised me to accept it, don't regret it!" Gu Wanting spoke before him, "The sachet is sewn out to be worn, and always hiding it at the bottom of the box is equivalent to burying it." If you think it's precious, just cherish it and don't give it to others!"

"This ......" He Tianyao suddenly remembered something, brought the purse closer to his eyes and looked at it carefully, and asked, "Ting'er, if I guessed correctly, these two purses are a pair?"

"Uh...... Huh?" Gu Wanting was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slightly embarrassedly, "Isn't 'two' just 'a couple', what's so strange?"

"No, that's not what I'm talking about. The embroidery on my sachet should be a 'phoenix', and the embroidery on your purse is a 'phoenix', 'phoenix' and 'phoenix' are a male and a female, and 'phoenix' is just a general term, just like 'mandarin' and 'duck', is that so?" He Tianyao asked.

"Oh, what are you talking nonsense, let's go!" Gu Wanting avoided the topic, and her feet sped up.

He Tianyao looked at the sachet in his hand and sighed. Gu Wanting's thoughts, he finally understood. It's just that he doesn't have a childlike affection for Gu Wanting. Although Gu Wanting is a little willful, she is undoubtedly a kind-hearted girl, He Tianyao doesn't want to hurt her too hard: "Should you stay away in the future, or just pick it out?" He now regrets a little that he shouldn't have agreed to Gu Wanting to come out with him. "Well, let's wait for the right time. In short, starting tomorrow, we must try to avoid the two of us being alone. He Tianyao thought to himself.

After approaching the city gate a little, Gu Wanting suddenly led He Tianyao to turn down the avenue to the right, and pushed through the grass to the root of the city wall. Under the city wall, Gu Wanting went around into the distance again. Whenever they heard footsteps on the wall, the two men waited with their backs against the wall, waiting until the patrol was far away before moving on. In this way, after a small half circle around the city wall, Gu Wanting whispered: "It's here!"

He Tianyao looked up, and only the torches on the wall here were extinguished.

Gu Wanting put her hands in front of her mouth and let out a cry that resembled an owl: "Goo-goo-goo-goo-", after a while, there were three coughs from the wall, and then there was a "whoosh" sound, and a rope ladder was thrown down from the wall and hung down in front of the two. Gu Wanting stretched out her hand and pulled the rope ladder, and someone on the wall also pulled up. Gu Wanting nodded to He Tianyao, and then took the lead in climbing the rope ladder.

The walls were about twenty feet high, and the two of them climbed up lightly.

When he was about to climb to the top, a clear voice suddenly came from the wall: "Brother Li, what are you doing here?"

The two were startled and hurriedly leaned on the wall.

"Oh, it's you. I just saw a figure shaking from afar, so I came over to take a look. Hey, why are you here alone? What is that on the wall? Is it a rope ladder?" another voice said.

The hearts of the two people on the wall suddenly sank.

"Hmm...... Just now, I heard Xiao Wang tell me that there was a torch on the wall here, so I moved the rope ladder over, and wanted to go down to check and check, and by the way, the torch was lit again. Brother Li, you also know that this corner is relatively biased, so it's better to keep it bright. ”

"That's right. When the torch is extinguished, just pull it back through the ignition hole?

"With so many torches extinguishing this one alone, I wanted to check from the outside to see if someone had deliberately extinguished it. It's just that...... I'm a little afraid of heights, why don't you go down and check for me, Brother Li? I'll help you watch the rope ladder. ”

"Hey, I'm not going. Go yourself, I'm leaving!" and then, the footsteps of a man walked away.

He Tianyao let out a long sigh of relief when he heard Gu Wanting above.

"Miss, come up quickly! there's no one else here. The man on the wall cried out softly.

The two climbed the wall, and a young man dressed as a guard was standing respectfully.

"Xiao Tie, it's okay, I haven't seen you for many days, my brain is a lot brighter, and I have learned to use tricks. I want to get away with it. Hey, no, it should be 'want to indulge in the past', haha!" Gu Wanting patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

The "little iron" couldn't laugh at all, and said with a sad face: "Miss, I beg you, don't embarrass me anymore, this is the last time, right?"

"That's not sure!"

"Miss, if I am found again, I will be severely punished, and it is light to deduct the money like last time, and I will be expelled from the immortal army!"

Gu Wanting comforted him with a big grin: "Oh, how could it be? With the wisdom of the two of us, how could we be caught a second time?"

He Tianyao couldn't help but smile and said: "Heh, if it's really a 'strong team', then you shouldn't be caught the first time." ”

"Hey, you don't know, last time it was a special situation. Gu Wanting said seriously to He Tianyao.

"Xiao Tie"'s face was full of helplessness, and he looked "resigned to his fate": "Miss, if something really happens in the future, you have to do your best to help me." ”

"Don't worry, this girl is the most righteous. How about not only me, but my brother also moving out to protect you?"

"There is a big lady This sentence is done. The patrol is coming, so let's go. I have hidden the rope ladder at the base of the inner wall, and you will be careful when you go out of the city tomorrow morning. I'll go first. "Xiao Tie" arched his hand to the two of them and hurried away.

"Ting'er, listen to what you mean, does the leading team have a big face in Luoxia City?" He Tianyao asked.

Gu Wanting's answer was vague: "Hmm...... It's okay. Let's not go down the street, go on the roof. ”

In the middle of the night, wear night clothes and go to the roof. He Tianyao always felt uneasy in his heart, but Gu Wanting has always been at ease. It seems that she has infiltrated the city more than once or twice.

After passing through a few blocks, He Tianyao couldn't help but ask, "Ting'er, where are you going to take me?"

Gu Wanting pretended to be mysterious and said: "Don't make a sound, just follow me quietly, and I'll take you to see the most lively place in the city." ”

The two gradually approached the heart of the state city. The buildings here are also getting taller and bigger.

In the end, after climbing the roof of an eight-story round high-rise building, Gu Wanting stopped.

"Ting'er, is this place?"

Gu Wanting took off her hat and took a deep breath: "Here, it is the highest place in this Luoxia City, and you can see the whole city." ”

He Tianyao looked around, and sure enough, the night of the whole city was in full view. "Yes, yes. But did we come here just to see what was going on?"

"Of course not. The building at my foot is called 'Nine Heavens', and it can be regarded as the largest restaurant within a radius of thousands of miles. Gu Wanting introduced.

"No wonder it's lit up in the middle of the night. He Tianyao leaned on the edge of the eaves and looked down, carefully counted the number of layers, and turned around and asked, "Ting'er, there are only eight layers, why is it called 'Nine Heavens'?"

"There's another floor underground. Come, let's go in and see. ”

"Go in, go in, how can we get in this costume?" He Tianyao said in surprise.

"Oh, come on. Gu Wanting took He Tianyao's hand and walked towards the middle of the roof.

"Hey......" He Tianyao almost didn't hold hands with the girl, only felt that the palm of the little hand holding him was warm, and it seemed that he was still trembling slightly. He was confused for a while, and subconsciously flipped his palm, but held the slender jade hand in his palm, the delicate and smooth touch, the soft and boneless grip, made his breathing become rapid.

Gu Wanting let He Tianyao hold his hand, lowered her head and walked forward slowly, how she hoped that she would never be able to walk to the top of the treasure in front of her.

After a moment of indulgence, He Tianyao gradually sobered up, he finally realized what a rude thing he had done, and he quickly let go of his hand.

Gu Wanting withdrew her hand and murmured, "Arrived, arrived......" She squatted down in front of the treasure top, gently pushed away a few tiles, and pushed hard, the treasure top was unexpectedly moved, revealing a round hole the size of a wellhead.

The two jumped down one after another, and inside was the attic on the highest floor of the "Nine Heavens".

Ting'er ......" He Tianyao didn't know what to say.

"Hmm......" Gu Wanting kept fiddling with the corners of her clothes with both hands.

"Actually, I ......" He Tianyao knew that now was definitely not a suitable time to pick out the girl, not to mention that he had just shaken the hand of the girl.

Gu Wanting didn't know what he was thinking, and said shyly: "It's okay, you...... If you like it, you can like it......" She herself thought it was strange, she had never said such a bold thing. "Am I shameless?" she thought to herself, her face flushing with shame.

He Tianyao scratched his head, he didn't know how to deal with this situation. "He Tianyao, He Tianyao, what kind of faint did you send just now?" he questioned himself in his heart, but at the same time, another question was born, "Do you really have no feelings for Ting'er at all?"

This small attic for storage was not a good place to keep warm, and the noise from downstairs dragged the two of them back from their respective reverie.

"Ting'er, did you dig the hole in the roof?"

Gu Wanting smiled proudly: "Yes, it's not bad, right?"

"What's good, make a hole in someone's roof, why do I still think you want to be a snitch?"

"Hehe, yes yes, yes no yes. Be careful, come with me. ”

The two of them emerged from the attic and stepped onto the circle corridor. "This floor is a dedicated place to store ingredients. The kitchen is on the next level. Further down are the boxes of various grades. Gu Wanting introduced.

"It's strange that the kitchen is on the seventh floor of such a tall restaurant. ”

"'Nine Heavens' was not originally a restaurant, but an auction house. Later, in order to better entertain the important people who came to participate in the auction, these layers were added to it. Gu Wanting smiled suddenly, "It is precisely because of this layout that we have the opportunity to be opportunistic." She led He Tianyao quietly down to the seventh floor, pushed open a door with a light on, and got in.

There was no one in the room, and there was a counter by the window with various wine jars in it. There were several square tables in the room, on which were many kinds of food and drink, some of which were still steaming.

Gu Wanting walked around the square table with her hands behind her back. He Tianyao noticed that there was a wooden sign hanging on the edge of each table, with the words "Yunxia Pavilion", "Danxia Pavilion", "Yanxia Pavilion" and so on.

Gu Wanting took out two pairs of chopsticks like a trick and handed them a pair to He Tianyao. He Tianyao was stunned with his mouth half open.

"I'm still stunned for what to do, pick up what you like and eat it. Gu Wanting unceremoniously picked up a piece of fried meat and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Ting'er...... It turns out that you took the trouble to bring me here just to steal food?" He Tianyao couldn't cry or laugh.

"Don't say it so badly. It's called 'tasting', well, 'tasting'!" Gu Wanting said, "However, don't 'taste' too much, it is obvious that it is not good to have fewer dishes." Look, how beautiful this dumpling is!" a drawer of peony steamed dumplings, a total of ten, now there are only nine.

"This room is a preparatory room, right? After the kitchen is ready, it will be placed here first, and then Xiao Er will serve it to the guests in the box one after another, but you will take advantage of it, and take advantage of Xiao Er's absence. He Tianyao can be seen clearly.

"Exactly!" Gu Wanting urged, "Why don't you hurry up and 'taste' it?"

"Why don't you have to eat? This wine cabinet can be used to hide, and you can continue to come out to eat when Xiao Er is gone." ”

"Of course I do. I mean, when people come, they're going to have to bring the food away, so you have to hurry. Gu Wanting's words made He Tianyao completely convinced.

"Then can you stay here and 'taste' by yourself?" He Tianyao smiled bitterly, "I want to go back." ”

"You're not waiting for me? Oh, it's nothing, I don't eat much. In the past few years, my mouth has been nourished by the 'Nine Heavens', and after living in Buxian Residence, I always feel that there is a craving attack in my mouth, and the wine and food in other places are not palatable. If you don't believe it, try it. Gu Wanting picked up a mouthful of food and stuffed it into He Tianyao's mouth without saying anything.

One chews out the juice, the second chews the flavor, and the third chews are full of aroma. He Tianyao couldn't help but praise the cooking skills of "Nine Heavens".

"How about it, don't you regret coming here?" Gu Wanting smiled evilly.

"Well, but after that, it's still daytime, and we come in with dignity for a good meal, how about it?"

Gu Wanting's expression became solemn, and she shook her head and said, "I'm afraid this won't work......"

Before He Tianyao could ask in detail, there was a sound of voice outside the house. He hurriedly pulled Gu Wanting and hid in the wine cabinet.

The door was pushed open, and two people entered.

"Hey, why haven't the Neptune shrimp balls ordered by Mingxia Pavilion been ready yet? The guests over there have urged me several times, Chef Wang shouldn't have forgotten to make them, right?"

"Where, that dish would have taken a lot of work, and Chef Wang was the only one on duty in the kitchen at this time, so he preferred to order that dish in several private rooms. Just now, Chef Wang made three plates, and I took them to other boxes. Another humane.

The first person said dissatisfiedly: "You have to serve the food in the order of first come, first served!

The second person was remarkable: "I have seen the guests of Mingxia Pavilion, but they are just two passing merchants." Caixia Pavilion is a friend of the city lord, Feixia Pavilion's guests are the chief and deputy commanders of Haitong Camp, and in Hongxia Pavilion is Qianmeng Girl. Tell me, should I give them first?"

"That's right...... Then you're doing the right thing. Lady Akane ...... Tsk, I don't know who is so blessed tonight. The tone of the first person was full of envy.

"Heh, just with your little money...... Anyway, it's not your turn to be in the whole city. The second man scoffed.

"Then when she plans to be good one day, I will go and propose to her. ”

It turned out that the "Akane Dream Girl" was a prostitute.

The first person was suddenly surprised: "Huh, why is there one less peony steamed dumplings in this drawer?"

The second man said, "I'll check, one, two, three...... Seven, eight, nine, hey, that's right, ten peony steamed dumplings, one less should not be named! Could it be that Chef Wang is tired and confused, so he made one less?"

"No way! Look at the other two drawers, they're ten. ”

There was silence in the room.

Gu Wanting looked up at He Tianyao, who seemed a little nervous.

He Tianyao signaled that she didn't have to worry. In his mind, even if he was caught, it would be a big deal to lose some money.

"Oh, there must be rats here!" the second man slapped his thigh, "I used to think like the dishes were passive. ”

"Then let's eat this drawer, hurry up and let Chef Wang make another drawer. ”

"Well, I'll see. ”

The two of them spoke, leaving the pantry.

Gu Wanting breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and stuck out her tongue at He Tianyao, she looked so cute.

He Tianyao suddenly felt a pounding in his heart, and couldn't help but lightly tapped the tip of Gu Wanting's nose, thinking: "Heh, how can this be? I really still have some ...... for Ting'er" A smile rose at the corner of his mouth, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped the remaining oil on Gu Wanting's lips.

Gu Wanting's big eyes blinked flutteringly, and her face flushed.