Chapter 3: Clouds
Xu Honglin of the Iron Blood Gate was defeated by Li Mubai with a seemingly simple but extremely subtle imperial spell, although the diners couldn't understand the middle doorway, but it did not prevent them from watching the excitement, Li Mubai defeated Xu Honglin's Immortal Flying Knife with ordinary bamboo chopsticks, it must be Li Mubai is more powerful.
The diners returned to their seats one after another, Liao Ping's face was a little complicated, he originally thought that after cultivating his true qi, he was already a cultivator, but today seeing the seemingly simple but dangerous battle between Xu Honglin and Li Mubai, Liao Ping understood that he was no different from the other diners at the cold noodle stall, that is, a person who practiced martial arts a little stronger than ordinary people, and was not a cultivator at all.
Liao Ping's gaze at Li Mubai was too direct, so that Li Mubai was a little uncomfortable, it was strange that a big man was stared at directly by another big man.
"This friend, if you have something to do with me, then sit down and talk, you look at me like this, to be honest, I want to beat you. ”
Maybe Li Mubai is different from other cultivators, after hearing this slightly ridiculous sentence, the bold diners of the cold noodle stall laughed, and an old man with a goatee seemed to be accusatory but actually maintained the authenticity:
"Li Xianchang, don't mind, Liao Ping, this kid is a little unsmart on weekdays, so his words and deeds are a little different, but his character is absolutely reliable, he likes to help people since he was a child, he is as strong as a cow, but he never bullies honest people. ”
Li Mubai poured a bowl of tea, drank it in one gulp, and said with a smile: "If you don't bully honest people, just bully dishonest people like me, you give me a review, I have practiced in Sword Valley for eighteen years, and today is the first time I left Sword Valley, so I wanted to eat a sour and spicy signature cold noodles, but he directly treated me as a ruffian." ”
A hot current surged up, Liao Ping only felt that his face was hot, and he defended in shame: "I, I, I thought you were in league with that hooligan son." ”
Li Mubai said to the vendor girl: "This hard-working little girl, tell me, do I Li Mubai have a rogue face?"
The vendor girl's face also turned red, and she said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Brother Mubai, because cultivators never come to the stalls of ordinary people like us to eat, they think that what we eat is lowly and not in line with their identity, so we don't believe that you are here to eat cold noodles." ”
"And this rule, how come I don't know?"
Li Mubai knew that many cultivators would choose to eat food with sufficient spiritual energy, which would help them cultivate, and the rejection of cereals was just because they had no value in cultivation, and they regarded cereals as lowly things, and eating them would lower their status, Li Mubai had heard of it for the first time.
A diner said cautiously: "Maybe it's because Li Xian has lived in Sword Valley for a long time, so he doesn't know much about the rules of the cultivation realm. ”
"Fart!"
The diner was startled by Li Mubai, and his right hand holding the bamboo chopsticks trembled a little.
Li Mubai coughed lightly and soothed: "That uncle over there, don't be afraid, I, Li Mubai, am not a stingy person, you just forget that I am a cultivator, and call me Li Mubai directly, or call me Mubai's little brother, I am eighteen years old this year, you just treat me as an ordinary young man, we are discussing with each other, even if we fight with red faces and disrespectful words, it is just a reasonable dispute, I am not a hooligan." ”
The diners breathed a sigh of relief, and were amused by Li Mubai's exaggerated expression, he was not a stupid person, Li Mubai said this to appease him, a high-ranking immortal would actually consider his mood, which made the diners sincerely respect Li Mubai.
"Okay, little brother Mu Bai, you said that there is no such rule, but the immortal cultivators we see will not eat the food made from these grains, why is this?"
Li Mubai said: "Cultivators don't eat ordinary grains, because ordinary grains have no aura, and they are of no value to cultivators; what they want to eat most is food rich in aura, including spiritual fruits, spiritual food, spirit animal meat, etc., because these foods can speed up the speed of their refining qi, and some high-grade foods can even increase their qualifications and understanding." Therefore, the reason why we don't eat whole grains is not because cultivators are superior to others and think that whole grains are lowly things, but because they simply don't want to eat them. It's the same as some people don't like meat, some people don't like vegetables, some people find pasta hard to eat, and some people find rice hard to swallow. ”
The diners were talking, obviously amused by Li Mubai's novel rhetoric, and defeating Xu Honglin with bamboo chopsticks proved Li Mubai's identity as a cultivator, and sitting here eating cold noodles with ordinary people confirmed his remarks.
The vendor girl brought a big bowl full of sour and spicy signature cold noodles to Li Mubai, and said sweetly: "Brother Mubai, I am good at making a proposal to increase the amount of vinegar a little, it should meet your appetite." ”
Li Mubai looked at the vendor girl with some surprise and asked, "How do you know that I prefer a little bit of sour taste?"
The vendor girl smiled: "When Brother Mu Bai said sour and spicy, not only did the accent of the sour word be a little heavier, but the look in his eyes was also different, so Yun Cai guessed that Brother Mu Bai preferred the taste of sour compared to spicy." ”
Li Mubai smiled: "Aren't you afraid that you guessed wrong, I'm angry with you?"
The vendor girl put her hands behind her back and squinted her eyes and said, "Don't be afraid, because Brother Mu Bai won't be angry about this matter, and, most importantly, I guessed right." ”
Li Mubai took out a pair of bamboo chopsticks and tasted a mouthful of sour and spicy cold noodles, and the long-lost feeling came from the tip of his tongue, so that Li Mubai couldn't help but eat a few more bites, before putting down the bamboo chopsticks and saying to the vendor girl: "Very high level of cooking skills, the word signboard lives up to its name, you just said, your name is Yuncai, is it a name or a name?"
The street vendor girl said: "Cloud is my name, we ordinary girls don't have a surname, and when I get married in the future, whatever my husband's family name is, I will have my surname." ”
Li Mubai frowned slightly and said: "This is an unreasonable rule, everyone should have the right to a surname and first name, regardless of birth, whether male or female." ”
Yun Cai said: "Brother Mubai, it's really interesting for you to speak, it's the first time I've heard that girls can have a surname, my grandfather's name is Zhou Erlin, if I can also have a surname, then it's called Zhou Yuncai, right, grandpa?"
Yun Cai turned around and asked the vendor owner Zhou Lin, although it was a mocking tone, but there was a look of expectation in his eyes.
However, on Tuesday, Lin did not respond to Yun Cai's expectations, although Li Mubai said it very reasonably, but if he really named Yun Cai Zhou, it is very likely that he will not be able to marry in the future, after all, the girl has no surname, and it was already a tradition before the establishment of the Chu State.
Yuncai turned his head, shrugged his shoulders, smiled helplessly at Li Mubai, and said, "Grandpa doesn't dare to call me Zhou Yuncai, because he is afraid that I won't be able to marry in the future, and I will become an old girl that no one wants." ”
"Hahaha-"
There was a cheerful laughter among the diners, and Li Mubai also smiled silently, the traditional concept is not something that can be changed for a while, just like Yun Cai said, if she changes her name to Zhou Yuncai, it is likely that she will not be able to get married, because the future husband's family will guess that since she is already called Zhou Yuncai, will she have already married once?
After a full meal, he refused Yun Cai and Zhou Lin's request that he not charge, Li Mubai left ten Wen Chu coins, and said: "Small business, no credit, please eat a bowl of signature cold noodles, you have to sell ten more copies to earn back the capital, love is love, business is business." What's more, if you don't accept these ten Wen Chu coins, if that hooligan son comes again next time, how should you deal with it?"
Tuesday Lin's face showed a look of worry, and when Yun Cai saw this, he grabbed the ten Wen Chu coins in the palm of his hand and said, "Brother Mu Bai, Yun Cai understands, when the work is over, I will tie these ten Wen Chu coins with a rope and hang them on my body as a peace charm." ”
Li Mubai laughed and said, "Yuncai, you are smarter than your grandfather, it's a pity that you don't have the surname Zhou, your signature cold noodles are sour and spicy, delicious! I will come again next time I have a chance." ”
Yun Cai smiled and said, "Brother Mu Bai go slowly, next time I will make you Susan fresh cold noodles, which are also our signature cold noodles." ”
Li Mubai said: "Okay, next time, I'll order your vegetarian three fresh cold noodles." ”
Li Mubai left the cold noodle stall and walked straight to the office of the Cexian Bureau, just now Xu Honglin acted arbitrarily, and the Cexian Bureau actually chose to watch the fire from the other side, which made Li Mubai very unhappy, a dignified official agency of the Chu State that specializes in cultivating the truth, and it can't even do the rules and authority, what is the meaning of existence of such a Cexian Bureau?
Although the Cexian Department has its own considerations and balances, as a person whose interests have been damaged, if Li Mubai does not express his dissatisfaction, where is the dignity of the disciple of Li Xingchen, a sword cultivator who is one of the four legendary monks?
"The Cexian Department is important, and idle people are not allowed to enter!"
The guards of the Cexian Department are two arrogant middle-aged people, Li Mubai secretly estimated that the realm of these two middle-aged cultivators is probably in the Qi Cultivation Realm, and it is impossible to judge the specific Qi cultivation layer, but it is certain that these two people have not reached the peak of the Qi Cultivation Realm, because Li Mubai thinks that the two of them are too weak.
The doorman of the Cexian Bureau, although his strength is insufficient, but he is full of momentum, Li Mubai is not angry, after all, these two cultivators are only acting according to orders, the focus is on the formulator of the rules, what kind of attitude is the real power cultivator of the Jiangcheng Cexian Bureau.
Arching his hand towards the two middle-aged cultivators, Li Mubai slightly released the aura of the Qi Cultivation Realm, and said without being humble or arrogant:
"Please inform, Li Mubai of Sword Valley, the first time he set foot in Jiangcheng, he came to visit the Jiangcheng Cexian Bureau. ”
The faces of the two middle-aged cultivators showed a look of surprise, this young man, before releasing the aura of the Qi Cultivation Realm, they were completely unaware of the other party's breath, and they were able to hide the Qi to a silent level, this Sword Valley Li Mubai, the cultivation of the Qi Cultivation Realm was very pure!
Glancing at each other, one of the middle-aged cultivators bowed slightly to Li Mubai and said:
"Fellow Daoist, wait a minute, I'll go and report. ”