Chapter 187: Hunt and Kill
When every night falls, there are always some literati and artists lingering in the Qinglou. The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra and the graceful dance are always unforgettable.
Jixia City is the intersection of the Western Regions, Kunlun and the Central Plains, there is no county government here, and there is no garrison army, it is a place that belongs to the three regardless of the three. Countless outlaws, rangers, and passing merchants loved to stay here.
At the same time, Jixia Castle is also a city that never sleeps, and it is a paradise for men. Almost every street is a Qinglou gambling house, usually at this time in the Qinglou is full of warblers singing and dancing, wine glasses are staggered, the gambling house is also full of noisy sounds, gamblers are even more unscrupulous roaring. However, tonight's Jixia City is different, there are rows of young girls standing at the door of each green building, throwing winks at passers-by, and no one enters, and the gambling house is extremely quiet.
These people rushed towards a three-story restaurant in the north of the city, as if there was something good to do better than a glass of wine and a beautiful woman in their arms.
"Hmph!" Jiaoyin Fang's Oiran Miaoying stomped her foot, looking very angry, and muttered very unhappily in her tone: "What's so good about this Liuxian Wine Inn, it's all gone there!"
A woman on the side who was on par with her said with a smile: "What is my sister angry about, I know that on this day every year, the proprietress of the Liuxian Wine Inn will appear and present a dance of Tianxian and Jade Dance for the drinkers." Therefore, the men in this city, the people who come here, naturally have to go and see it. ”
"Why don't you just dance, my mother will dance too!"
Liuxian Wine Inn is located in the north of the city, just on the edge of the moat, and from the north gate is the main mountain range of Kunlun Mountain.
The general restaurant is full of food and drink, but the people who come to the Liuxian Wine Inn are inside and out, the upper, middle and lower floors, a total of one hundred and eight tables are full of people, and the tables are full of food and wine, but no one moves their mouths.
After a while, a middle-aged man in a bright red shirt came out from behind, and many familiar people among the guests recognized that this was Chi Zhengyang, the shopkeeper of the Liuxian Wine Inn.
Ji Zhengyang greeted the person who greeted him and walked towards the big high platform in the center.
He walked slowly up the stairs, straightened his clothes a little, and faced the crowd with his ears, making a downward gesture with his hands, signaling for everyone to be quiet, and then the wine house returned to its previous quiet.
Chi Zhengyang opened his mouth, hugged his fist, and then said, "Thank you for coming to my Liuxian Wine Inn." I know that everyone is here for Miss Chen. ”
"That's right, call Miss Chen out, everyone is in a hurry!" a one-man middle-aged man at a four-person table in the far left corner of the first floor stood up and muttered loudly.
"Miss Chen is still preparing, please wait a moment. Are you tired of eating the Eight Flavor Treasures and Immortal Wine at my Liuxian Wine Inn, why don't you see everyone move their chopsticks?" Chi Zhengyang said with a smile.
"How could it be? Who in this Jixia City doesn't know the treasures of the Eight Flavors of Liuxian? I only have the opportunity to eat such delicious food today, and I can see Miss Chen's dancing again, it can be said that I am fortunate to have three lives!" someone immediately replied.
"In that case, please enjoy the food and wine first, and Miss Chan will come later. Chi Zhengyang said, and then the group smiled politely and picked up the chopsticks on the table.
"Cousin, the younger brother came from Jiangnan, and I only know that this Miss Chen's song of Heavenly Immortal Jade Dance is the best in the world, but I don't know what kind of food the eight flavors of the treasure that the shopkeeper said just now are, which is worthy of everyone's respect?" asked a handsome boy in a brocade dress in a private room on the second floor to the young man next to him.
The young man smiled slightly, smiled with a spring breeze on his face, and then picked up a piece of orange meat with a few white lines, and then said: "This is one of the eight treasures of salmon, according to legend, this meat is obtained from the vast sea thousands of miles away, and it is frozen with thousands of years of cold ice to keep its meat fresh, so that it can be eaten refreshed, and the filth can be washed! Cousin, can you taste it and see if it has such an effect? By the way, it is best to dip it in the black sauce first." ”
The brocade boy picked up a piece of salmon, then dipped it in some sauce, gently put the fish meat in his mouth, chewed it slowly, a cold feeling spread from his tongue to his whole body, he felt an incomparably comfortable, the internal force in his body suddenly flowed gracefully, and he felt as if he was stronger than before.
"This is worthy of being a treasure! I feel that my internal strength has improved a lot after eating this piece. I'll have two more pieces!" he said, grabbing another piece of salmon.
“...... Cousin, don't worry. Eating this piece of salmon just now just opens your taste buds, and there are good things to come. Did you see that little black egg dish?"
The brocade-clothed boy followed his cousin's hand and saw a fist-sized jade saucer, with a small lump of black rice grains the size of rice.
He had heard of the eight flavors before, but he only saw seven dishes on the table, thinking that it was one missing, but he didn't expect it to be the same, and several other dishes were served on porcelain plates, but he didn't expect this to be served in jade.
"Cousin, what is this, it is actually held in jade, how can this jade be the best Hetian jade, and it is also mutton fat white jade?"
"This is amazing, thousands of miles farther than the canglan Tianhai, it is called sturgeon, due to the scarcity of quantity, there is only such a small dish per table. Most people don't notice this, but your cousin ate this delicacy last time, and it's naturally unforgettable. ”
"Oh, then the little brother should have a good taste, such a delicacy that my cousin will never forget. After speaking, he picked up the small jade spoon on the side of the plate, scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth.
"Don't, don't......" his cousin said suddenly, causing him to stop.
"What's the matter, cousin?" can't this sturgeon just eat?" he asked curiously.
"Eat it as you can, but not like that! You put your hand out!" he said with a smile on his face. The brocade boy stretched out his left hand, and then he took the jade spoon in the brocade boy's hand, asked the brocade boy to lay the palm down flat, and then poured the sturgeon in the spoon on the back of his hand, and then made a gesture to invite him to eat.
The boy in brocade showed a hint of curiosity, and then his tongue gently rolled the sturgeon into his mouth, and a delicious taste spread from his tongue, and he felt that his whole body was wrapped in a delicate and pure breath, which was so delicious that he wanted to swallow his tongue.
"Come on, cousin, let's try this wine again. His cousin poured him a glass of wine and handed it to him with a smile.
He took the glass and drank it down, an indescribable sensation spread throughout his body, and he felt that he was faintly showing signs of breaking through to the subtleties of his mind.
"Cousin, I feel like I'm going to break through to the point where I'm going to be distracted. He said excitedly, he really didn't expect this trip to be worth it.
There are one hundred and eight tables in the inn, and each table is enjoying the food, and there is great admiration in the mouth. At this time, a burst of golden bells' voices came, and only a refreshing fragrance rushed into everyone's noses.
Following this faint fragrance, a light purple figure walked out from behind and walked quickly to the center of the stage. Everyone looked at it and saw that the light purple figure was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She wore a flowing cloud bun, wore an eight-treasure jade hairpin on her head, and two small golden bells hung from the end of the hairpin, and a slightly larger bell pinned to the waist of her purple fairy dress, which jingled when she walked, and the sound of the bell came into everyone's ears, which seemed light and ethereal, like a bird singing.
"Could it be that she is the proprietress of the inn, the girl Chen who dances the Heavenly Immortal Jade Dance?"
"Hey, although that girl is also light and handsome, she is just Miss Chen's personal maid Ting'er, far worse than Miss Chen!" replied to one of the people he had met before.
"Hiss......" The man gasped and said in his heart: "A little girl is so beautiful, then isn't this Miss Chen a fairy in the sky?"
The girl on the stage bowed slightly, then opened her cherry mouth and said softly: "Everyone knows the rules of my Liuxian Wine Inn, every year on September 12, my young lady dances the Tianxian Jade Dance here. My young lady doesn't like people to disturb her, but if there is anyone who picks quarrels and provokes trouble, she will be thrown out to feed the dog!"
"I'll naturally know about this! Miss Ting'er, hurry up and ask your young lady to come out!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Miss will be there shortly. Ting'er said with a smile.
At this time, suddenly the center of the stage was sprinkled with flower petals all over the sky, and a melodious and moving flute sound came, and a young girl wearing a white light gauze Yuehua group slowly floated down from mid-air, she played a jasper flute, like a fairy in the world.
Immediately after that, another flute sounded, and a girl dressed like the girl who played the flute before sat in the air, a guqin placed on her legs, and every note she played was clearly audible.
When the girl landed on the stage, she heard a loud bang, and out of nowhere, a harp shaped like a curved bow flew out, and the harp was gilded, and 47 golden strings of different lengths were arranged from front to back.
A light red figure jumped down from the third floor, everyone took a closer look, it was a girl with a flowing cloud bun, the girl stepped on the petals that were still floating in the air, a dragonfly dotted water gently fell to the left of the harp, a short stool then flew onto the stage, she waved her left hand lightly, grabbed the short stool, and then put it behind her, sat down slowly, and then stroked the piano with both hands.
The three women continued to play, and as the song ended, the petals in the sky also fell.
At this time, all the guests woke up like a dream, and the scene erupted in thunderous applause.
A newcomer asked those who had visited: "Brother, which one is Miss Chen? Could it be the girl in red who strokes the harp? This Miss Chen is really fresh and refined, like a fairy." ”
The other man laughed out loud, and then said: "No, the woman who strokes the harp is Miss Chen's maid Qing'er, the flute girl is the maid Ya'er, and the other girl who strokes the piano is the maid Xi'er." ”
"What?" the newcomer said in a surprised voice, and then said expectantly, "What kind of fairy figure should this Miss Chen be?"
In a moment, the three girls took a few steps back, and their musical instruments also moved to their sides, and they resounded a song, and a song like a heavenly sound came into everyone's ears, like a kingfisher playing water, like a yellow warbler singing.
"Yuhu long sword scoops spring water~"
"Wine into the lovesick year~"
A roll of white yarn flew from the third floor to the stage, and a graceful woman in white slowly flew to the stage from the third floor with one foot on the white yarn, and the song came out of her mouth. She didn't squint, there was no wind at this time, but the clothes on her body were fluttering, like a fairy who didn't eat the fireworks of the world, everyone's eyes were reluctant to blink, and moved straight down her figure to the stage.
She fell down the white veil onto the wooden board of the stage without making a sound, which shows the lightness of her body and the grace of her light work. She continued to speak, and the refreshing singing voice rang out again.
"I don't know when the snow will be on the pillow~"
"Tears
The eyes are full of affection~"
"Jun Gui~"
Her figure was like a light butterfly, and she began to dance, and everyone listened to her singing and dancing as if they were in the heavenly palace fairy world.
At the end of the song, everyone still didn't react, and at this moment, a figure flew down from the second floor and went straight to Miss Chen on the stage.
Miss Chen frowned, and Qing'er, the maid who was stroking the harp, jumped lightly and stopped in front of Miss Chen.
"Bold fanatic! Dare to disturb the young lady dancing! Leave and right! Take it down for me!" she shouted, and a few people dressed as shopkeepers under the stage on the first floor jumped up and surrounded the visitors.
The man drew a short whip tied around his waist and struck it the floor with a dull thud.
"Who is this person, who dares to disturb Miss Chen, is this looking for death or death?"
"Yes, yes, we haven't seen such a person in Jixia City, who is this?"
"Who are you?" said Miss Chen coldly.
"Shenyu, tell me, why did you kill my mother?" the man stared at Miss Chen, his tone with deep sadness.
"I don't even know you!" replied Miss Chen, confused, her two eyeballs turning in a circle in their sockets, looking very cute.
"Five years ago, we met in Jixia City, you treated me so well, we went back to Chengdu Mansion together, I didn't expect it...... You actually ......" The corner of the man's eyes was already hazy with tears, and he took out a purple gold sword from his arms, then raised it up, and said loudly: "Do you still know this purple gold sword scroll?" You said to give this to my mother as a gift, but I didn't expect it to be my mother's amulet!" After speaking, it smashed to the ground, and the purple gold sword hit the floor, making a metallic sound.
This person is Huang Bo, who just arrived in Jixia City today. Ye Feng and Tang Li were stunned as they watched the scene in front of them on the second floor.
"Unexpectedly, the sinking fish that Huang Bo said was actually this Miss Chen......" Ye Feng sighed in his heart.
"I don't understand what you're saying at all! You're crazy, aren't you? Take him down and drag him out to feed the dogs!" Hearing this, Miss Chen's eyes showed a murderous aura, and she said angrily.
When the shopkeepers who came around heard her words, they rushed towards Huang Bo. The whip in Huang Bo's hand danced, and several people fought, and Miss Chen and her maid took the opportunity to step aside.
After a while, several shopkeepers were knocked to the ground by Huang Bo, and the brocade-clothed boy on the second floor jumped up, glared at Huang Bo angrily and said, "Your Excellency has disturbed the nature of everyone, and you still want to commit murder to Miss Chen, which is really hateful." Seeing that Your Excellency is also a person in the martial arts, Yu Wenzhou, the young master of Xiuyue Villa in the south of the Yangtze River, discussed two tricks with you. ”
Unexpectedly, Huang Bo didn't answer him, and the whip in his hand hit him directly, only to see that his whip was like a snake coming out of a hole, and it was quickly attacking him.
"It's good!" he shouted, and a trick of meteor catching the moon dodged the whip that flew over, and then wanted to grab the whip, but the whip seemed to have life, and went around to the other side, Yuwenzhou was not in a hurry, the internal force of the whole body poured out, and the body turned into a chaotic stone and pierced through the air to attack Huang Bo, who was also dexterous and easily resolved this move.
"Who is this whipping? It is so powerful? The owner of Yuwen Shao Village of Xiuyue Villa is famous, and he has reached the peak of cultivation at a young age. ”
"Look at his move just now, I'm afraid that he has already reached the realm of subtlety, right?"
Everyone talked about it, and the form on the field was varied, and it was so interesting to watch. But after a while, only a miserable scream was heard, and Yu Wenzhou was knocked out of the stage, and a blood-red whip mark on his face looked shocking.
Everyone in the wine inn was silent for a while, and Huang Bo didn't go to Guan Yu Wenzhou again. Miss Chen's eyes revealed incomparable disgust, and she said coldly: "I have never liked to use force on my own territory, very good, you have successfully provoked me." After speaking, the internal force shook, and the clothes outside turned into fragments and flew out, revealing a white practice uniform inside.
Then Miss Chen jumped lightly, jumped onto the harp, and lightly tapped the tip of her left foot on the upper end of the harp, and everyone in the audience couldn't help but shout hello at this light skill.
At this time, Ye Feng and Tang Li also came down from the second floor, originally Tang Li still wanted to continue watching the play, and she ate two more bites, after all, she had just arrived in this Jixia City, and the dry food she ate on the way was going to vomit.
Seeing Ye Feng and Tang Li standing beside Huang Bo and whispering something, Miss Chen on the harp let out a sneer: "What's the matter?
Ye Feng hurriedly said, "Miss Chen, don't misunderstand, we are here to persuade you." ”
"Children of the rivers and lakes, if you want to fight, even if you persuade him not to fight with me, I can't let him get his wish. Really when I stay in the Immortal Wine Inn, it's easy to bully?" Miss Chen didn't appreciate it at all, Huang Bo pushed Ye Feng and Tang Li away, and greeted Miss Chen who flew down.
Miss Chen looked down at Huang Bo and slapped her, he didn't dare to be careless, a lion fight rabbit faced Miss Chen, the two of them did not win or lose in the first move, and each was repelled a few steps by the opponent's palm.
Ye Feng shook his head, knowing that he couldn't be persuaded, he knew that with Huang Bo's IQ, it was impossible not to see that this woman was not the one who killed his mother, but that You Tingxing Yi was the one who looked like the woman in front of him.
It's just that he thinks that You Tingxing is casually disguised, and he didn't think of You Tingxing's appearance, there is really such a woman with such a face in this world, is it a coincidence or is You Tingxing deliberately disguised as Miss Chen?
If it's the latter, then Blood Killing Lou and You Tingxing must have played a big game of chess.