Chapter 156: Encounter at the Inn
Yu Hengzi nodded to everyone, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Everyone, although we are in the rivers and lakes, it stands to reason that we should not be concerned about national affairs, but now that the Khitan is invading the south, the people of the Central Plains will be devastated. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoWe are chivalrous and righteous people, and we must not stand idly by this time. ā
Lu Zhicheng had long wanted to get ahead in this troubled world and make contributions, he still remembered what his father had done back then, and after listening to Yu Hengzi's words, he said with excitement: "Dao Chief, this is a major matter related to the life and death of my Han people, Lu is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, go to the enemy camp and try his best to stop the Khitan Emperor from going south." ā
Yu Hengzi was stunned in his heart, and immediately stopped: "Master Lu, don't do it! As the saying goes, the son of a daughter can't sit down." You are the leader of the Central Plains Martial Arts Alliance, and you can't take risks like this. ā
Lu Zhicheng laughed and said: "There are many heroes in the Central Plains martial arts, and without me Lu Zhicheng, there are naturally others who stand up." ā
Lai Jiyun had already recovered from the sad experience just now, and when he heard that Lu Zhicheng was determined to go to the Khitan camp, he clapped his hands and agreed: "Senior brother, this is a good idea, if we capture Yelu Deguang, the Khitan will fall apart, and my Jin Kingdom can be worry-free forever." ā
Lu Zhicheng said: "Senior sister, you are easy to say, if you want to capture the Khitan Emperor, I am afraid it is more difficult than ascending to the sky." ā
Lai Jiyun's eyes widened, and he didn't seem to understand Lu Zhicheng's words.
Yelu Deguang's guards are strictly guarded, and Lu Wanli, Heliantian, Hupingqiu, and Xishuishen are all among the best masters, and they are not weaker than the knights who participated in the martial arts conference this time. Before Lu Zhicheng came to Yingzhou again, he had already inquired about the skills of these people, and he had his own sense of proportion. Now there is an additional Heavenly Evil Lord out of thin air, and there are almost no flaws in his martial arts routines. Lu Zhicheng had already practiced the Thousand Shapes Sword Technique, but he still didn't have the confidence to defeat the other party. He went to the Khitan camp this time, just to try to persuade Yelu Deguang not to go south.
Lai Jiyun thought for a while and said, "Senior brother, there is always a way. When we arrive at the Khitan camp, we can act when we see the opportunity. ā
Lu Zhicheng's words had already been spoken at this time, and there was no possibility of taking it back, in order to take care of the face of the Central Plains Martial Arts, he insisted: "Dao Chief, you have also seen that my junior sister has to go to the tiger's den, and Lu has to go with her." ā
Yu Hengzi glanced at everyone and said approvingly: "After Lu Gongzi is worthy of being a hero, the tiger father has no dogs! ā
Lai Jiyun nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern." The thousand-shaped sword of my family is not useless, if anyone dares to intercept it, he will be injured completely. ā
Lu Zhicheng laughed and said, "Senior sister, the thousand-shaped sword is not used to hurt people. It's getting late, so let's go. After speaking, he bowed slightly to Yu Hengzi, and said to the martial arts warriors in the room: "Seniors, Lu Mou said goodbye, take care." ā
Mu Yuchun, Li Yuanyan, Fan Shumin and others returned the salute and deliberately sent the two to the gate of the Sky Villa, and then returned the same way.
Lai Jiyun sorted out the burden on his body, took out the prepared thousand-shaped sword, and walked side by side with Lu Zhicheng in the direction of Mozhou.
The two of them walked dozens of miles, and when they saw that it was dark and seemed to be raining, they quickened their pace and came to an inn before the rain fell.
It's still a vast mountain, and there aren't many pedestrians passing by. This inn is only a few rooms. The shopkeeper opened the door and welcomed the two into the room, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, there are just the last two rooms left today, do you want to live in one, or both?"
Before Lu Zhicheng could answer, Lai Jiyun reprimanded the man: "Don't you have long eyes? We are a man and a woman, of course, we live in two rooms." ā
The shopkeeper was about to get the key to the room, when he heard a knock at the door. He immediately turned around and walked to the door, and said in a loud voice, "There is no room here, you can go elsewhere." ā
There was silence at the door, and suddenly a few Khitan words came out, to the effect that the store should open the door quickly. The shopkeeper was originally a Han Chinese, and since Yingzhou was ceded out, there are many Khitan people who come and go at the inn, so they also know a little about Khitan dialect. He listened to the man's words, hurriedly opened the door, and apologized repeatedly: "Masters, I've kept you waiting for a long time, please come in quickly!"
Lu Zhicheng and Lai Jiyun had already sat down at a table, raising their glasses and drinking water while looking at the people who entered the room.
The visitors were three young people, about twenty years old, all dressed in Hanfu, but they spoke Khitan dialect. The three of them sat down on the table next to Lu Zhicheng, and one of them said a few words of Chinese to the shopkeeper who was not fluent, and saw the shopkeeper immediately return to the kitchen and tell the cook to prepare wine and food.
The shopkeeper saw Lu Zhicheng and Lai Jiyun sitting down, thinking of the long journey between the two, he specially prepared two bowls of thick noodles for them, and said respectfully: "Two guest officers, these two bowls of noodles are for you, homely practices, don't dislike them." ā
Lai Jiyun turned around and glanced at the table of wine and food behind him, stared at the shopkeeper with his eyes and said, "Are you afraid that we can't afford to pay for it? Why do they have a lot of fish and meat, but we can only eat noodles?"
The shopkeeper trembled and said, "Girl, be quiet, this is the world of the Khitan people." The slightest mistake will make us all hit the ground. ā
Lu Zhicheng beckoned to him, motioned for him to leave, and then said, "Senior sister, thick noodles are also food, just fill your stomach." ā
The shopkeeper understood, and immediately walked quickly into the house, not daring to come out again.
Lu Zhicheng glanced at the three young men, and saw that there was a king's demeanor between the eyebrows of the person in the middle, and at this time he had guessed that these people had a big background. He quietly said to Ji Yun: "Senior sister, the three people behind you are not simple, you have to find a way to know their origins." ā
Lai Jiyun bit his lip, a flash of inspiration occurred in his mind, he pointed at the table with his finger, and said, "It's not easy, look at your junior sister's tricks." Lu Zhicheng smiled slightly, sat and watched the changes.
As soon as she finished speaking, she threw the thousand-shaped sword in her hand at the feet of the man in the middle, and shouted, "Oh, where did my sword go?"
Seeing this, the young man in the middle immediately stopped the chopsticks in his hand, bent down to pick up the thousand-shaped sword, shook it in his hand, and said to Ji Yun: "Girl, is this your sword?"
Lai Jiyun was taken aback, seeing that this person was very popular, and he was not at all like the temperament of a scholar who was happy to be a scholar, and his heart was confused at this time, and he replied incoherently: "Exactly...... It's this girl's, what's the ...... How is it in you?"
The man took a closer look at Ji Yun, nodded to her kindly, and replied softly: "Girl, I'm also very curious, why did this long sword fall at my feet for no reason, is it because of me?"
Lai Ji Yun saw him staring at him without blinking his eyes, his face was slightly red, and he said coquettishly: "This sword was still in the hands of this girl just now, why did it suddenly go to you?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "What do you mean, girl, did I steal your sword?"
Lai Jiyun didn't answer, and reached over to grab the sword, and the man deliberately raised the sword to let her grab it with one hand. Lai Jiyun jumped in front of him, trying to forcibly take it back. The other two quickly got up, blocked in front of Lai Jiyun with their hands, and said in unison: "The prince is above, don't be unreasonable!"
The young man glared at the two of them fiercely, and said to Ji Yun: "Girl, it's not that I deliberately embarrassed you, it's just that you wronged me for stealing your sword for no reason, and I feel a little unfair in my heart." Take this sword back. After speaking, he handed over the thousand-shaped sword.
Lai Jiyun stepped forward to retrieve the sword, glanced at the jade pendant on his waist, did not say a word, turned back and sat on the table, and said to Lu Zhicheng: "Senior brother, this person's jade pendant is engraved with the word Ruan, presumably the prince of Dongdan, Yelu Ruan." ā
Lu Zhicheng heard the name of this person, and thought: "He is the former battalion commander of the Khitan Southern Expeditionary Army, how could he suddenly appear here, there must be something strange in it." ā
Lai Jiyun and Lu Zhicheng were very puzzled in their hearts, and at this time, they were eating the thick noodles in the bowl vigorously, and after a while, the two big bowls had already bottomed out. (To be continued.) )