Chapter 184: Ruyi Inn
The bonfire burned out, the green smoke was slow, making a "zizi" light sound, the two of them surrounded the fire, snuggled up to each other, unconsciously the rooster crow had passed three times, at the right time, the east was also white, the two got up, shook their spirits, and walked straight out.
The two went all the way to the south, looking for the location of the Ruyi Inn, Yangliu Town, there were already some pedestrians, and if you looked closely, most of them were businessmen who got up early or did some small business. Last night, the two of them had already changed into the clothes of ordinary farmers, and at this time, they walked side by side on the road like a peasant couple who had left the farm early, but they also avoided people's eyes.
"Steamed buns, hot steamed buns......" suddenly heard a shout, and pedestrians on the road heard the sound and squeezed towards a steamed bun shop in the southeast corner.
"Dude, here are two meat buns......"
"Four ......"
With a rush of scrambling, there were not many freshly baked buns left, but there were still passers-by who kept coming. Zhang Wuyi and Ruoxian were attracted by the shouting, and after approaching, they found that this bun shop did not occupy a large area, and the left and right sides could not fit two zhang, just enough to accommodate three people, but although the sparrows were small, the five organs were complete, and the pots, steamers and other utensils in the store were readily available, and there was a square plaque hanging on the top of the store, on which Sun Er buns were written like dragons and phoenixes.
Ruoxian was full of anger when he heard the shouting, and saw that the cursive pen on the plaque was strong, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"Ruoxian, shall we go buy some steamed buns to eat?" Zhang Wuyi said as he covered his stomach.
The two of them tossed for a long time last night, so far there is no drop of water, the abdomen has long been empty, at first anxious to hurry, did not feel much, but at this time by Zhang Wuyi mentioned, and through the fragrance of the bun, Ruoxian also felt hungry and uncomfortable in the abdomen, so he took out some broken silver, and planned to buy some buns to eat.
The two asked for ten buns, wrapped them in oiled paper, and asked the man for some hot water to eat. Inadvertently, Ruoxian glanced at the three people in the bun shop, one old and two young, both dressed in coarse linen clothes, the old man's face was dark, thin and short, with two swallow whiskers under his chin, he looked energetic, he kneaded the batter while methodically controlling the heat under the steamer, which can be described as easy. The other two guys were about twelve, with clean faces, felt hats, and were very busy.
Ruoxian thought to himself: "The shouting voice just now is old and thick, full of energy, I don't think it will be from the mouths of these two young people, it must be the old man with a swallow beard" was turning to leave, and his eyes fell on the old man's hand everywhere, but seeing that his hands were rough, and the thumb joints were covered with calluses, it was extremely difficult to find if he was an ordinary person, but Ruoxian heard the sound and came carefully, and soon saw the clues.
Ruoxian didn't break it, only smiled slightly and turned around with Zhang Wuyi to leave, and when the two of them walked away, Ruoxian suddenly stopped and called Zhang Wuyi and asked, "Brother Wuyi, did you notice that the old man in the bun shop just now was a little strange?"
Zhang Wuyi was stunned and puzzled: "You mean the one in Sun Er's bun shop?"
Ruoxian nodded solemnly, and said: "This person is deeply hidden, as I expected, he should be a master in the rivers and lakes!"
Zhang Wuyi said: "I think he is just a small businessman, how did he become a master of the rivers and lakes?"
Ruoxian asked with a smile, "Idiot, did you notice his shouting?"
Zhang Wuyi scratched his head and sighed: "I didn't pay attention to this, I was just absorbed by the fragrance of the bun...... Attracted. ”
Ruoxian "giggled" three times and quipped: "You must be the reincarnation of a pig's womb, and you don't care about anything when you see something to eat." ”
Zhang Wuyi was embarrassed when she said this, and his face was flushed, and he only looked at Ruoxian stupidly and smiled.
Ruoxian laughed for a while, and suddenly said with a straight face: "The old man's voice is loud and spacious, his breath is restrained, he is forbearant and does not speak, he is clearly a master of the house, and the few cursive pens on the horizontal plaque are powerful, sharp, like a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing in one go, what ordinary person can write such a momentum?"
Zhang Wuyi tried to think about it, and found that it seemed to be as Ruoxian said, and he secretly admired Ruoxian's ability to observe people's subtleties.
Ruoxian was silent when he saw Wuyi, paused and said, "Actually, his biggest flaw lies in his hands!"
"Hand?"
Ruoxian raised her eyebrows and said, "Yes, I glanced at it when I turned to leave, and found that his hands were covered with calluses at the joints of the tiger's mouth, Brother Wuyi, what are you talking about, so many calluses will be born at the joints of people's tiger's mouth?"
Zhang Wuyi secretly wondered: "If you are an honest businessman, how can you have so many calluses on your hands......?"
Ruoxian nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, just now I looked at those cursive scripts and vaguely felt that there was a sword intent hidden between the lines of these words, vigorous and vigorous, hidden but not hairy, even if I was suspicious." ”
Zhang Wuyi pondered for a long time, and said uneasily: "Xian'er, do you think he will be a person sent by the Xuanyin Sect? If this is the case, then Uncle Zhou and they are not in danger?"
Ruoxian Xiu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and after a while, she stretched out again, only to see her shake her head and say: "It shouldn't be, I see that his sword intent is above board, and there is a vague sense of righteousness, and the martial arts of the Xuanyin Sect are ruthless and treacherous, and the internal force is always soft, and it will never be like him." ”
Zhang Wuyi's heart was a little relieved after hearing this, but when he thought of Zhou Chang Fengshang and didn't know what the situation was, his heart became uneasy again. Annoyed, he had to urge Ruoxian to speed up his pace.
The two of them walked for a long time, went around three streets and alleys, and finally found the Ruyi Inn at a corner of the town, which was remote, the store was deserted, and the pedestrians passed by in twos and threes, and they were all civilians who worked in the mountains.
Ruoxian tugged at Zhang Wuyi's sleeve and said in a daze: "This is the Ruyi Inn?"
Zhang Wuyi was also suspicious, but he inquired in many ways, there is only one inn in Yangliu Town named Ruyi Inn, which is here.
"Let's go, let's go in and have a look!" The two lingered for a long time, and decided to go in and inquire.
It was the morning market right now, and there was no guest in the Ruyi Inn except for the shopkeeper and a few guys, and everyone was a little surprised to see someone coming.
"Are you two going to be a top hitter or are you staying in a hotel?" a shopkeeper greeted him, with a smile on his face.
The shopkeeper was also full of joy at first, but after a little look, he found that the person who came was dressed in plain clothes and dressed ordinary, and suddenly lost interest, and only took care of his own abacus there, and did not care about the two.
"Little Second Brother, we want to ......" Zhang Wuyi was only halfway through speaking, and was immediately interrupted by Ruoxian, and said: "Little Second Brother, please arrange a first-class guest room for us." Then he smiled, took out a piece of silver from his bosom and shook it in front of his eyes, about ten taels.
As soon as the little second saw the light in Yinzi's eyes, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Come on, there is a ...... in the first room of Tianzi", and then took someone to the room to clean it.
The shopkeeper was also shocked to see Ruoxian's generous shot, and then bowed down in person, serving tea and water for the two, and greeted each other with a smile.
Zhang Wuyi was full of suspicions, and secretly thought: "I came to inquire about Uncle Zhou's whereabouts, why does Xian'er want to live in the store?"
The two found a vacant seat to sit down, only to see Ruoxian slap the table and shout: "Shopkeeper, give us a pot of good West Lake Longjing to moisten our throats." Then he placed the ten taels of silver on the table.
After the shopkeeper saw it, his eyes lit up, and he beckoned the left and right little guys to do so, and after a while, a pot of light and fragrant West Lake Longjing was brought up, and the shopkeeper personally poured tea for the two.
"The two guest officers, are they from other places, the West Lake Longjing of our inn is a must in Yangliu Town......" The shopkeeper boasted of himself, trying his best to get close to the two, but his eyes never left the ten taels of silver.
Seeing this, Ruoxian's eyes rolled, and he threw the silver to the shopkeeper, and said with a smile: "This will be regarded as a reward for you, as long as we are comfortable served, this benefit is naturally indispensable to you." ”
The shopkeeper was flattered when he heard this, and quickly put the silver in his pocket, his face was full of smiles, and he thanked him again and again. After a moment of compliment, he retreated alone.
Zhang Wuyi's heart was full of doubts, and he looked at Ruoxian in a daze, not understanding what kind of medicine she was selling in this gourd, as soon as the shopkeeper left, Ruoxian suddenly sank his face, dipped his hand in tea, and quickly wrote the word "careful" in front of Zhang Wuyi.
Zhang Wuyi was "stunned" in his heart after seeing it, and immediately the alarm rose sharply, and he looked around at everything. After about a cup of tea, the original shopkeeper went back and forth, and said with a smile: "Two guest officers, the upper room has been arranged for you, please come with me!"
Ruoxian nodded, got up and followed, followed by Zhang Wuyi. The two followed the shopkeeper straight up to the second floor, and then walked a few steps to the right-hand side and came to the front of the Tianzi No. 1 room.
"Two, please inside!" Xiao Er pushed open the door, and in an instant, a strong wind burst out of the room, grabbing Ruoxian between the lightning and flint, and at the same time, Xiao Er turned around, with a dagger in his hand, and stabbed towards Zhang Wuyi's heart. Saying that it was too late, Zhang Wuyi and Ruoxian went to the left and the other to the right, leaning slightly sideways, skillfully avoiding the other party's killing moves.
After the two of them dodged, they jumped down from the second floor, and six or seven sword and axe men instantly surrounded them, and at this time, the door of the inn had already been sealed.
"Hey, hey......" A shrill laugh, the shopkeeper slowly descended from the second floor, and the little second person followed closely, only to see him say as he walked: "It turned out to be two practitioners, but the old man looked away, but hey, hehe....." Before the words were finished, the shopkeeper looked up to the sky and laughed.
Ruoxian snorted coldly and said, "But what?"