Chapter 54: Yunshui Town
Mo Xiaolou and his entourage flew southeast for half a day and had already entered the territory of the Song Kingdom, but so far, they have not encountered any righteous people chasing and killing.
The body of the black-ridged centipede landed on a tall mountain peak, and at this time, the red sun was setting in the west, and a town appeared in the distance in the sunset.
"Xiao Hei, you and Xiao Bai wait here first, I'll go to the town ahead to do some errands, and I'll be back before dark. ”
Mo Xiaolou looked at the town under the sunset in the distance, and a trace of sadness arose. At that time, thanks to the care of the owner of the Li family noodle restaurant in the town, he would send the cut wood over every month, so that he could exchange some money to subsidize the family, and he could also eat a bowl of hot beef noodles to satisfy his hunger.
"Don't worry, you just have to go, Guan Haitian's guy is so injured that he has no time to chase after us, not to mention that now that you have successfully married the Dan, plus me and Xiaobai, the other vassal forces of Kun Cangzong will naturally have to wait and see, and no one will work hard for Guan Haitian regardless of the cost." ”
In the past half a day, the black-ridged centipede has been extremely excited, he didn't expect Mo Xiaolou to fulfill his promise so quickly and take him away, although he had another purpose for approaching this stupid boy, but at this moment, the black-ridged centipede had already regarded Mo Xiaolou as a real partner and decided to follow him forever.
Yunshui Town, a small border town in the northern part of the Song Kingdom, has a history of more than 100 years. Because of its proximity to the border of Song and Qi, the transportation is convenient, and it has gradually become a distribution center for trade, not to mention that there are less than 1,000 residents in the town, but everyone is doing business and is very rich.
Seven years ago, the Song Pass Tianmen Pass fell, Yunshui Town fell into the hands of the Northern Qi, considering that this is the only way to go south, so, the Northern Qi has always been brutal to Yunshui Town is particularly gracious, in addition to the heavy tax, did not kill here.
Walking on the familiar streets, looking at the plaques on both sides, the past becomes clear. Now, the carefree mountain boy no longer exists, and there is only a man who hides hatred and loneliness in his heart on this bluestone road.
In front of a shop, Mo Xiaolou stopped, looked up, and saw the words "Li Family Noodle Restaurant" written on the signboard.
"We've been flying for a long time, you don't just come here to eat a bowl of noodles, do you?"
Kun Yangzi was a little puzzled, he didn't have the slightest interest in this kind of mortal world.
Walking into the store, Mo Xiaolou chose a position by the window and sat down.
At this time, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy ran over, brought Mo Xiaolou a glass of water, and asked diligently, "What do you want to eat?"
"May I ask how your shopkeeper Uncle Li has been doing lately?"
Hearing Mo Xiaolou's question, the other party showed a puzzled look and said, "Returning officer, the shopkeeper in our store is called Li Zhuang, who is only in his twenties this year, and he is not Uncle Li, are you mistaken?"
Hearing the conversation between the two, a young man who was checking the ledger behind the counter came over.
"Did the guest officer come to the shop before? You should be talking about my father, who passed away seven years ago. ”
The young man's name is Li Zhuang, 22 years old this year, and he is the shopkeeper of the Li family's noodle restaurant.
Moved a chair and sat down at the table, Li Zhuang began to look at Mo Xiaolou, his father died seven years ago, this person looked about his age, if the other party knew his father, then he should have been in the store when he was a teenager.
"What? Uncle Li passed away seven years ago?"
"Hey, when Tianmen Pass fell, the Northern Qi army immediately occupied Yunshui Town, my father saw that the prisoners of war of my Song Kingdom were pitiful, so he sent a few steamed buns to them, who expected that because of this incident, several Northern Qi soldiers came up to fight, and my father was not in good health, and passed away in a few days. ”
Li Xiang's eyes were moist, his expression was full of grief, and he was already a little choked up in his tone at the end.
"It's those Northern Qi miscellaneous again!"
Mo Xiaolou clenched his fists crackling, and a pair of red eyes were full of fierce light.
"Guest officer, don't you dare to say that now, there are often patrols from Northern Qi passing by on the streets outside, and it will be bad if they hear it!"
Although he had already taken away his cultivation, Mo Xiaolou couldn't hide the tyrannical aura emanating from his body, coupled with the scar on the left side of his face, which really frightened Li Xiang.
"Hmph! This guy's father was beaten to death, he didn't even dare to scold, why should he still live like this kind of waste?"
In his mind, Kun Yangzi said disdainfully, in his world, as long as the other party has something he can use, even if it is a passerby, he will kill people mercilessly and seize treasures, if the other party has a trace of something that he does not like, he will easily destroy people.
"Shut up!"
After being stopped by Mo Xiaolou, Kun Yangzi muttered a few more words in a low voice, and then stopped talking.
Seeing that Mo Xiaolou's expression returned to normal, Li Zuo felt a little relieved and said, "I don't know what the guest officer wants to eat?"
"Bring a big bowl of beef noodles, add more chili peppers and green onions, and pack me an osmanthus cake!"
After hearing Mo Xiaolou's words, Li Xiang's expression was a little dazed, and after a while, he realized that he was out of shape, and smiled awkwardly: "Don't blame the guest officer, I see that the things you ordered are the same as one of my friends back then, so I feel a little nostalgic." And it depends on the way you look....... If it weren't for this scar, it would be somewhat similar to my friend. ”
"There is no shortage of coincidences in this world, can Brother Li talk about the recent form of the Song Kingdom?"
Mo Xiaolou diverted Li Xiang's thoughts, he was most afraid of recognizing the old man now, which would only increase his sadness.
"Hey....."
Li Zhuang shook his head and sighed, and said weakly: "The 300,000 troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty have gone all the way south, and the momentum is like a bamboo, and now the soldiers are coming to the city, and the imperial capital has been besieged for a month. ”
"What! Rongcheng has been under siege for a month?"
"Yes, it stands to reason that the soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty fought bravely, how could they be so defeated, I just heard that there are immortals in the Northern Qi army to help, but this is just a legend. ”
"Hmph, bullshit immortals help...."
Mo Xiaolou's eyes flashed with ferocity, since listening to the conversation between Zhao Yu and Guan Haitian that day, he knew that Shangguan Hong had been secretly helping the Northern Qi royal family all these years, it seemed that this time, the national hatred and family hatred could be ended together.
"It seems that the previous plan is going to be changed, and the top priority is to lift the siege of Rongcheng, which is Shizun's hometown and the imperial capital of the mother country, and must be guarded. ”
Looking at the beef noodles that had been served, the aroma was fragrant, but Mo Xiaolou lost his appetite, he picked up the wrapped osmanthus cake, casually found a crystal clear gem in the storage bracelet, and threw it on the table. This was also a gift from the outer disciples when he broke through the fusion period, although it was no different from dung to cultivators, but it was invaluable in the mortal world.
"This.... It's so precious!"
"Don't worry, it's true. Mo Xiaolou carried the osmanthus cake, got up and walked to the door.
Li Zhuang hurriedly said: "I had a playmate when I was a child, and every time he came to the store to deliver firewood, he would pack a osmanthus cake, because it was his mother's favorite. ”
Mo Xiaolou's body froze, and he immediately strode out of the store. After Li Xiang chased out, he found that the other party had long since disappeared.
Looking at the stone road in front of the door that stretched into the distance, Li Zhuang muttered: "Xiaolou, is it really you?