The last pass in the capital was originally a garrison city, but because the world has been decided, most of the soldiers in this walled city have been transferred to the capital as a forbidden army, and this is the place where the people live.

It is only said that this morning, the two horses trotted all the way, and they had arrived at the nearest city pass from Beijing, only to see the book "Longbi Pass" on the city tower. Dragon, take the place where the true dragon of the capital resides, the wall, refers to its city pass as a copper wall and iron wall, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now the people who come and go here seem to have slowly disappeared from this ironclad Xiongguan.

There were no traces of the war here, two horses slowly passed through the city gates, and the streets were still few pedestrians in the early morning, except for a few hawkers who sold breakfast.

"Brother Chen, after a night of healing, I think it's better to have breakfast, otherwise the recovery will not be good. A man immediately said.

That Brother Chen is naturally Chen Renhai, Chen Renhai said: "Thank you, Brother Wei...... But Brother Wei, I was ambushed before I entered Beijing, and this Longbi Pass is probably also very dangerous, this peddler ......"

The man nodded at Chen Renhai's worries and said, "I'll wait and walk along the main street, and walk to an alley in the downtown area, where there is an inn run by my friend, and I'll go there to rest." ”

"So, thank you Brother Wei. Chen Renhai said.

The sun gradually pushed the thin clouds away, and the streets were more crowded. There were more people in the streets, and the two horses arrived at the door of the store, and the shopkeeper greeted the two, "Uncle Wei is early, and you haven't asked this master yet?"

"Under the surname Chen. Chen Renhai said. "Lead Chen Ye and Wei Ye's horses to the backyard and take care of them. ”

The shopkeeper brought the two into the lobby, and the bookkeeper greeted the two, and the shopkeeper said, "Master Chen, what kind of room do you want to live in?"

A voice came, saying, "I gave Uncle Chen's house money." ”

"Yes, boss. The shopkeeper said, let's go upstairs to make a room for Chen Renhai.

"Shen Lie, Brother Chen owes you money for the room, I'll give it. The man said.

"It's good that you Wei Lian Mink actually told my brother such a thing. Shinyeol laughed.

The number of people in the inn gradually increased, the sun was shining, it was the time of the meal, there were many merchants in Longbi Pass, and the business of the inn was hot all year round. "The two brothers, upstairs in the private room, Shen has a treat. Shen Lie said.

The two repeatedly excused themselves to no avail, so they had to go upstairs with Shen Lie. In the inn around the building, Chen Renhai walked up the stairs and paused for a while. "Brother Chen......"

"Oh, come on. ”

Originally, Chen Renhai looked at the two people who were playing in the private room on the left side of the building, one was a monk, and the other looked like an ordinary person, but he had been playing with a small box in his hand. Chen Renhai was a little surprised and alert to the two people he saw, so he was dull for a while.

The wine and food in the private room were all served, and the three of them had a drink together. Shen Lie said: "Brother Wei went to the capital to sell spices on this trip, if there are still some left, you can sell them to me, and I also need this inn." ”

"Hahaha, Shen Yeol, if you joke with me like this again, I will abandon the wine and leave. My spices have been brought to you. Wei Lian Mink said.

Brother Chen smiled, and I punished myself. Shen Lie said. "What did Brother Shen say-" After saying that, Chen Renhai immediately returned the salute and ate a glass of wine.

The three of them talked and ate.

"I don't know why Brother Chen is going to the capital?" asked Shen Lie.

Chen Renhai was sluggish for a while, and Wei Lian Mink said: "Brother Shen, Brother Chen is the young castle master of Chenjiabao in Jinan......"

Shen Lie was taken aback, and immediately stood up and said, "After it turned out to be a famous family, Shen Lie was disrespectful-"

"Brother Shen doesn't have to be like this-" Chen Renhai immediately helped Shen Lie up.

Shen Lie said: "Today, I have this guest in my inn, and I have to cook a few specialty dishes for your guests." Wait, both of you—"

After saying that, Shen Lie immediately walked downstairs quickly and walked into the kitchen.

Chen Renhai smiled: "I don't know which dish the shopkeeper Shen will cook?"

Wei Lian Mink said: "Brother Shen is a good cook, but now there are few cooks, Brother Shen's skills in the past are famous, if it is not a weighty guest, Brother Shen is not cooking now." ”

"Hahahaha......" Chen Renhai laughed, and the two continued to talk and drink without mentioning it.

In the kitchen full of smoke, Yan Yu was also here. Yan Yu gave Shen Lie a packet of medicinal powder and said, "Put your good food and good wine into this-" With that, the white and tender hand touched Shen Lie's hand that was chopping vegetables. "I only promise you to deal with Chen Renhai, my brother, you can't harm him. ”

"I know—" Yan Yu said with a smile, opening the door from the back door of the kitchen and leaving without mentioning it.

When Shen Lie's dish was about to come out of the pot, another runner entered the kitchen and said, "The guests at the table playing chess want to eat the shopkeeper's famous dish in the afternoon, colorful tofu." ”

Shen Lie thought for a long time and said, "Give this dish to my guests in the private room first." ”

After that, he immediately started cooking again.

Chen Renhai looked at the two dishes in front of him, one was ordinary steamed fish, and the other was a hen stewed over low heat.

"Hahahaha, steamed fish noodles, lotus chicken. Wei Lian Mink said.

"Brother Wei, what's the solution to two dishes?" Chen Renhai asked. Wei Lian mink peeled off the belly of the fish, only to see that there were noodles hidden in the belly of the fish, and scooped out a rice ball in the soup with a spoon, and when the chopsticks were lifted, the rice ball bloomed like a lotus flower, and the bread contained meat and celery.

"Brother Chen, this fish needs to be caught in the river, raised until seven days before cooking, first take my spices and fish steamed together, and then mix noodles with good sauce, mix after mixing, put it in the belly of the fish and put it in the cage drawer of rice food, get the aroma of rice, thus, eat this noodles can feel the taste of a hundred spices, and the fishy smell is greatly reduced, only the fragrance of the fish is tender. Besides, this hen needs a chicken that can't lay eggs, and it can't be completely dissected, so it can only be simmered slowly, pick lotus flowers into the soup, and then wrap the rice balls in Brother Shen's technique, and wait for the hens to stew until the limbs are separated, and then put the rice balls into the soup to stew. Wei Lian Mink said. "This is one of Shen Lie's famous dishes, Brother Chen can try it-"

Chen Renhai tasted two dishes and said, "Hahahaha, Brother Shen is really good at craftsmanship." ”

At this time, noon has passed, the table has not been removed, and it is rare to have such a slow-paced meal here. The inn has come and gone, and I don't know how many customers there are.

Shen Lie came out of the kitchen after he was busy, and Wei Lian Mink had already taken down the dining table and replaced it with a pot of good tea, "After drinking so much wine, you need to drink strong tea." ”

"Thank you, Brother Wei, Chen just wants to rest in this inn until the afternoon and leave. Chen Renhai said.

"Why is Brother Chen so anxious? Shen Lie went back to his bedroom to change his clothes before coming out, and when he heard that Chen Renhai was going to leave early, he had questions, and secretly felt that Chen Renhai had found out that he had been drugged.

"Brother Shen didn't know, he planned to go to the capital today, and he didn't want to be blocked by someone on the road yesterday, but fortunately Brother Wei was saved. I wonder if these people will continue to obstruct me on my way, and I am afraid that my stay here will affect you......"

"Hahaha-" Shen Lie laughed, "I don't know how anyone in the rivers and lakes dares to obstruct Brother Chen's entry into Beijing without opening their eyes?" Brother Chen can rest assured, if they dare to make trouble at this Longbi Pass, I will let them have no return-" Shen Lie said.

"Yes, Brother Chen, rest assured, Shen Lie has a lot of prestige in Longbi Pass, and there are acquaintances in the government, and those gangsters don't dare to do anything wrong. Brother Chen will live here until tomorrow, tomorrow I will go on the road with Brother Chen, and there will be care on the road, and I also want to discuss martial arts with Brother Chen. Wei Lian Mink said.

Shen Lie smiled and said: "Brother Chen, you must stay today, my good wine has just come out of the cellar, I have a treat today, and there is a better one to show Brother Chen——"

"Shen Lie, take back your deeds, Brother Chen is a righteous person, and he doesn't like your red flowers and green willows. Wei Lian Mink said.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Chen Renhai.

"His shop, at night, is a different scenery, dancing girls and singers, eating, drinking and merrymaking, everything...... However, Brother Chen doesn't have to worry, when it comes to the night house, it is still the same quiet, and it will not affect Brother Chen's rest. Wei Lian Mink said.

"Hahahaha, that's so good. But how do you design it to have this amazing effect?" Chen Renhai asked.

"I can't hide it, Brother Chen, this inn used to be the imperial court military station, and there are no guest rooms on this floor, all of them are private rooms for eating and drinking, and it is the place where the sentry post rotates and sets up the arrow tower before. This floor used to be full of mechanisms, which I modified when I rebuilt the shop. As long as it is time to rest, the tenants go down from the platform, and the underground extends in all directions, and there are different guest rooms, which were the secret passages of the former soldiers, and now I have changed them into houses, and will not be disturbed by the noise on the ground in the slightest. At dawn, the tenants can come out of the balcony or go down the tunnel to the inn door and back to the ground. Shen Lie said.

Chen Renhai couldn't help but applaud and said, "Such a miraculous workmanship, is there anything in this world that Brother Shen can't do?"

The three of them looked at each other and laughed, ran upstairs, buckled the door, Shen Lie opened the door to ask, after the answer of the running hall, Shen Lie went back to the room, and said to the other two: "Everyone, there is a guest who has ordered, I have to cook, I will be absent for a while, and I will drink with the two of you in the evening——"

After the two returned the salute, Shen Lie went down to the kitchen again, and Chen Renhai and Wei Lian Mink talked in the room without mentioning it.

After Shen Lie returned to the kitchen, he opened the cage drawer and took out a plate of glutinous rice, the glutinous rice was colorful, Chen Renhai took out about twenty pieces of white tofu from a pool soaked in ice, the elasticity of the tofu was stronger than other tofu, I saw Shen Lie take out a clean sharp knife, cut a piece of tofu with a knife and divide it into two completely uniform thickness, and then made the internal force to collect a handful of glutinous rice in the tofu, and the tofu was actually in a piece and immediately colored. In this way, it took almost a quarter of an hour to prepare a plate of tofu.

Shinyeol held the plate out of his hand, and all the tofu was placed on the wall of the oven. Hearing only the sound, Shen Lie immediately slapped the stove with a palm, shaking all the tofu to disperse, Shen Lie swirled around with one hand, and actually caught all the tofu, and put it into the water in the cauldron in an instant, and there was another sound, Shen Lie fished up all the tofu, put it on the plate and put it back in the cage drawer to steam.

The secret door of the kitchen opened again, and Yan Yu walked out and said with a smile: "Good craftsmanship, if any woman follows you, wouldn't it be a great blessing?"

"It's a pity that you, a woman, have too many men, and you are enjoying happiness everywhere. Shen Yeol looked around at the kitchenware, found a bench, and sat by the fire.

Yan Yu approached and said with a smile: "If there are more men with you, won't you get more benefits?" After saying that, he slowly hugged Shen Lie's head and put it on her looming lower abdomen, pressed his hair, and said, "At least in this Longbi Pass, I will only ...... with you."

"Tonight, don't I still want to help you earn money......" Yan Yu continued. "That Chen Renhai...... What's the matter, add some medicine to him at night, and if he can't get to the capital tomorrow, he will fall off his horse......" said and laughed again.

Shen Lie stood up and said, "You go back first, I still have something to do." ”

"The two people who are playing chess upstairs, I also want their ......lives," Yan Yu said.

"What do you mean, run to my land and kill people?" said Shen Yeol, a little angry.

"This is the person you want to get rid of, and I don't give this opportunity to anyone else. With that, he tilted his head to Shen Yeol's shoulder.

Shen Lie grabbed Yan Yu's hand and said, "Go back and dress up well, I have to let you attract guests well at night, and if there is a commotion, put it there-" After that, he pushed Yan Yu away.

"One of the people who played chess was Master Jueming of Shaolin Temple, and the other was also the person who was named to enter Beijing, Pu Mu. Yan Yu pulled the collar that had just collapsed again.

"That Pu Mu is a person from Luoyang, he was raised by Shaolin monks when he was young, and then left Shaolin to make a name for himself in the rivers and lakes, but how could the court invite him this time?"

"Then I have to ask your superior, Pu Mu also just escaped the roadblock set by your master, and he didn't want to enter your wolf's den again. Yan Yu said.

"Even if you have to deal with them, you can't do anything in my shop. If you really want to do it, it can't be my people. With that, Shen Yeol took out a shadow puppet from the placket of his clothes.

Yan Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Ask me to take care of your underground casino during the day, ask me to recruit your prostitutes at night, and ask my wife to help you kill people?"

"Help me kill Pu Mu, the reward given to me by the master is all yours. If I can be the commander of the Ouchi, you will take care of the business of my shop, and you will benefit from seven and three of me. With this store, you don't have to rely on men with your foxy skills. Shen Lie said.

"Pu Mu's martial arts are unknown, but he was named by the imperial court, and I am afraid that my power will ......," Yan Yu said.

"I'll help then—" Shen Lie said.

Yan Yu didn't pay any more attention, and left from the small door just now without mentioning it.

The meal in the afternoon was a little more deserted than at noon, but it was quite lively. The private rooms are staggered, and the noise on the dining table in the hall is not shallow.

The autumn sunset was drowning quickly, and the guests eating in the hall gradually dispersed, and many of them had to rush to the night road, and they only stopped to eat in this inn, and did not linger.

Most of the private rooms are residents, so there are only a few guests.

Shen Lie walked out of the private room with Wei Lian Mink and Chen Renhai and motioned for the guys to close the door quickly. It is not difficult to know from what Shen Lie said that the scenery here is about to change.

Chen Renhai walked out of the private room and came downstairs, followed by Wei Lianmink.

"Brother Wei, it's better to let Brother Chen recuperate below, and you stay on top,......" Shen Lie said with a smile.

"You know I don't love these things, I used to just drink with you, and Brother Chen and I are on our way tomorrow, so it's better to rest tonight. Wei Lian Mink said.

"So, then tomorrow I will prepare some food for the two of you to hurry, and tonight I will be out of company-" With that, Shen Lie twisted the handrail on the escalator next to him with one hand. The floor and the staircase were folded in half, slowly opened, and the center of the hall also collapsed, and the collapsed floor tiles opened neatly, and a large number of people poured up in the dark passage. I saw those people, most of them hugging some young women from left to right, wearing brocade clothes, and their belts were also inlaid with rare gems—those young women were all dressed as Qinglou women—and some of them didn't seem to have good faces, and they were still muttering something.

I saw one of the pot-bellied middle-aged men smiling at Chen Renhai: "We all go up to have fun, but you go down to sleep—brother, if you don't have money, I'll invite you tonight, how about it?"

Another strong man with a sullen face said, "Boss, when will it start-" With that, he squeezed the middle-aged man away and bumped a way out of Chen Renhai and Wei Lianmink. Looking at the words and deeds of this strong man, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is venting his unhappiness.

"Brother, it's almost there. When the field below is cleared first, this will begin. Let's wait for my two brothers to go down and rest, they have to hurry tomorrow, forgive me, forgive me. ”

The man didn't speak, but he didn't seem angry.

Chen Renhai and Wei Lian Mink walked down the secret passage and went to the guest room under the guidance of their buddy. The man opened a single room for each of them, left a wax table and tea, and ordered the men on the ground to wait, and then returned to the hall. It is very luxurious, and he can't help but be curious about Shen Lie's strange character, but he also understands the eight sides of this kind of businessman, he also met such a businessman when he was taking care of his own business, but looking at Shen Lie's posture, it is far less simple than the people he met. But he was more curious about the monk and Pu Mu who were playing chess in the private room, and he had always suspected that these two people were the villains of the shopkeeper Qiu and others he met.

However, at this time, Chen Renhai's skill has recovered eighty or ninety percent, if he is vigilant, coupled with Wei Lian Mink, I am afraid that there should be fewer such episodes.

After Chen Renhai fell asleep, the ground really changed the world. The balcony was restored to its original state, and the private rooms were also changed, all the doors were open, and the guests who had just come up from the ground looked at the singers playing the piano and singing on the terrace, and the women who accompanied the wine next to them were playing wantonly.

Shen Lie accompanied the middle-aged man with a big belly and said, "Uncle Lai, how much money did you win today." The middle-aged man surnamed Nalai stretched out five thick fingers and said, "Not much, fifty thousand taels—"

"Hahahaha, good luck, I won't win all of Lao Ning's money, I see that he almost collided with my two brothers just now. Shen Lie said.

"He is unlucky today, and he has bled alone. Uncle Nalai smiled undiminished and drank another glass of wine. Seeing this, Shen Lie immediately got up, walked to Lao Ning's room with a glass of wine in his hand, Lao Ning saw this, and said directly: "You don't use it to toast, I want a woman, a woman-" After that, he pushed Shen Lie's hand, Shen Lie's wine spilled a lot, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say......

"Someone-" I saw Shen Lie call a few more women and said, "Uncle Ning is in a bad mood today, I see which of you can make Uncle Ning happy-"

After that, the voices of the group of women rushed to Na Lao Ning. Lao Ning laughed heartily and said, "You can all make me happy-"

The doors of all the private rooms have been opened, only the private rooms of Pu Mu and Jueming have not been opened. In order for Yan Yu to succeed in assassination, Shen Lie must take action. I saw that after he signaled to Lao Ning to leave, he came to the door of Pu Mu's private room, slowly pushed open the door of the two, and saw the two of them playing chess again.

Pu Mu fell into the plate and said: "This victory is inseparable, boss, look at this chess game, how can I win?

"As the old saying goes: 'A true gentleman is silent when watching chess.' 'How dare you point fingers at the game when you two love chess so much?' Shen Lie laughed.

"I think my chess game with the master has stirred up the atmosphere outside the door, and the shopkeeper has come to drive people away. Pu Mu said.

"Amitabha, Pu Jushi is persistent and Lao Gu is the winner, but unfortunately before the meal, Lao Gu and Pu Jushi have two draws. The game after the meal looked like it was a draw again. This chessboard is all a winning and losing handboard, that is, the two are on a par in chess strength, and it is not easy to draw three games in a row. Jue Ming said.

Shen Lie took a chair in his hand, sat next to the two of them, and said, "Then don't you also pay attention to chance in this world, I think the master has a fate with this brother." ”

"What the donor said is a bit mysterious, the chance is wonderful, there are many theories of cause and effect in the Buddha, and cause and effect are also said by chance, Pu Jushi, you have a fate with my Buddhism, and I am afraid that we will meet in the future. Jue Ming said.

"Although I don't have too high selfish desires, but the six roots are not pure, and there are many rules and precepts in Buddhism, I felt it in Shaolin when I was young. Pu Mu said.

The music outside changed its melody, and a woman in strange costume descended from the sky, and the surroundings seemed to be overflowing with fragrance, and the cheers of the guests became even more unbridled.

Pu Mu asked, "I think there is another scenery outside?"

Shen Lie opened the window of the two, and the window of the private room chosen by Pu Mu was the largest, because the door of the room was not facing the balcony, so it would affect the perception, so the window of the private room opened widely. "Brother Pu, look out—"

The woman danced between the terraces, and looked at Pu Mu with a charming eye.