Left the academy and returned to the palace.

Guan people seem to have something on their minds, and they haven't seen their eyebrows for a long time. He only sat on a bench in the courtyard and looked at the mountains from afar.

Xiao'e brought the tea, and the Guan people only ordered it to be put aside first. Until it cools down, it doesn't move.

After noon, the porter who guarded the door received an invitation. The person who came specially instructed that it should only be handed over to the customs officer.

Guan was surprised, he lived in a simple house on weekdays, and he had never made confidants and friends, so he was curious who would post to him.

When I opened it, it was written: Brother Wen intends to go out of the mountain, lest it be difficult to see him. Therefore, the banquet Phoenix Building is set up tonight, and the fake hall is disrespectful, so please meet.

The following payment is, Fan Bufan.

Guan Ren closed the invitation and said secretly: "I only went to visit the Duke of Tai in the morning, and he handed over the post in the afternoon, and the relationship between the two must be unusual." ”

In the evening, Guan Ren went alone to the Phoenix Tower on Yanzi Street in the north of the city.

At this moment, it is late, it is meal time, the hall of the restaurant is full of people, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, and the order is guessing the boxing, so it is not lively.

The shopkeeper ran up and asked with a smile, "Childe, please, what do you want to eat?"

Guan Ren hurriedly said: "Don't bother, I'm here to find someone." ”

"But looking for Fan Gongzi?"

"Exactly. ”

"Childe, please come with me. ”

Guan Ren followed the man to a side room on the third floor, and when he walked in, there was only Fan Bufan in the huge room.

The sky was dark, there were candlesticks in the four corners of the room, and under the firelight, Fan Bufan's fat face was shining with oil. He stood up, invited Guan Ren to sit down, and said with a smile: "Xiao Guan, let's meet again." ”

Guan Ren looked at the dishes on the table and looked at them one by one, all of them were high-quality. There are shrimp mud tofu, sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup, crystal balls, fried duck feet, snow venison.....

One of the dishes is shrimp paste tofu, which is particularly rare. It is to mash the good shrimp meat into a meat puree, put it in the ice cellar for an hour or two, take it out, and then cut it into tofu pieces with a quick knife, and fry it in oil and it will not fall apart. Not to mention the time-consuming dish, this dish also requires an ice cellar.

After watching it, Guan Ren couldn't help but shake his head: "When we meet friends, why bother spending so much." Besides, you are a bookstore manager, where did you get so much money?"

Fan Bufan laughed and said disapprerovitically: "Eh, it's cheesy to talk about money, try it quickly, it doesn't suit your appetite." ”

Guan Ren did not raise his chopsticks, and said: "Brother Fan, you and I have known each other, and it is okay to talk about it." You're inviting me here this time, it's not just about eating, isn't it?"

Fan Bufan lifted the wine jug, poured a glass for Guan Ren, and said with a smile: "Let's drink this glass first, and then talk." ”

Guan Ren hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Thank you Brother Fan for your kindness, but it's a pity that I don't know how to drink." ”

"This drinking is like drinking water, how can you drink it or not?" said Fan Bufan, handing the wine glass to his mouth, raising his head and taking a sip.

"Mr. Ben asks you, are you really going to go out of the mountain?"

Guan Ren did not hesitate: "Leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"Is it okay not to go?"

Guan Renhu said suspiciously: "Did the Duke of Tantai ask you to persuade me?"

Fan Bufan was noncommittal: "If you believe Mr. Ben, don't go." ”

Guan Ren frowned and asked, "Why?"

Fan Bufan raised his head and drained another glass, and exhaled a breath of wine: "The current day, isn't it good?"

Guan Ren shook his head and sighed lightly: "You don't understand it." ”

Fan Bufan's wine surged, his face turned red, and he suddenly squatted his wine glass on the table: "Mr. Ben doesn't understand." But you know that if you go out of the mountain, you will die. ”

Guan Ren stared at Fan Bufan for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "How do you know that I will die?

Fan Bufan poured another full glass, raised his head and drank, and then looked at Guan Ren: "What did you think Mr. Ben said was drunk?"

Guan Ren didn't answer, Fan Bufan sighed, and said meaningfully: "If you insist on going out of the mountain, you will definitely die if you go here." There is an ambush in the mountains, and as soon as you enter the mountains, someone will shoot you to death. We are friends, I don't want you to give your life in vain, you have to know how to measure and know how to advance and retreat. ”

Guan Ren squinted slightly: "Duke Tai wants to kill me?"

Fan Bufan was taken aback, and most of the wine had woken up. In a panic, he knocked over the wine glass, the wine flowed all over his sleeves, and he forced a smile: "Where do you want to go?" This matter has nothing to do with the Duke of Tai. Mr. Ben is just thinking about your safety. ”

The people concerned knew that this matter would inevitably be inseparable from the Taigong Gong. Thinking back to drinking tea and chatting at that time, it is hard to believe that such a kind old man would be tempted to kill people behind his back. couldn't help but sigh, with some feelings: "Brother Fan thinks that this day is interesting right now?"

Fan Bufan didn't know what he meant, so he didn't think about it deeply, and said, "What's interesting, isn't everyone living like this?"

Guan said: "When I came, I passed by a market and met a fish killer. ”

"You're talking about the old fish head in Textile Lane, right? Mr. Ben often goes to his place to buy ........"

Guan Ren turned his head to look at Fan Bufan, staring straight at him without speaking.

"Uh...... Then you say, you say. Fan Bufan stumbled.

Guan Ren sighed: "I haven't closed my eyes for a few days and nights. Since the last time I saw that map in your shop, I couldn't eat well, I couldn't sleep, and when I closed my eyes, I could see the vastness of Middle-earth. ”

"When I came, I passed by the fish stall and saw a lot of fish swimming in the tank. I thought, if they had seen the great rivers and deep pools and lakes outside, as well as the ebb and flow of the northern underworld, how could they be trapped by a mere tank of water now?"

After speaking, Fan Bufan was silent.

Guan Ren picked up the wine glass, wanting to use wine to drown his sorrows. After thinking about it, he handed the wine glass to Fan Bufan.

Fan Bufan refused: "Brother, if you are upset, take a drink, what can you do for me?" He did not call himself Mr. Ben again this time.

Guan Ren smiled and said: "You are more pitiful than me, this wine is naturally up to you." ”

Fan Bufan was puzzled: "What do I have to be pitiful?"

Guan Ren chuckled: "If I can only stay in this city for the rest of my life, then I will spend the rest of my life drinking." When you are drunk, you can't remember that there are ten kingdoms of Middle Earth outside the mountain, as well as Kunlun and the sea. But I'm going out of the mountain tomorrow, and my wine will be drunk in Daqin, in the snowy mountains, and on the top of Kunlun. My wine only respects the happiness of life, and does not pour out the sorrow of the world. ”

Fan Bufan raised his wine glass in a daze, not knowing what to think.

Guan Ren persuaded: "Don't be stunned, drink quickly." The days are still long, if you don't drink some wine, how can you survive the rest of your life?"

Fan Bufan's hand trembling slightly, and he suddenly asked, "When will you leave tomorrow?"

Guan Ren quipped: "What? Are you going to announce the secret to the Tai Tai? so that he can teach him to ambush his men in advance." ”

Fan Bufan shook his head very lightly and did not speak.

Guan Daodao: "You drink slowly, I'll leave first." Of course, thank you Brother Fan for reminding me and saving my life. ”

After Guan Ren left, Fan Bufan looked at the wine in his hand, did not move for a long time, and finally gently put the wine glass back on the table.

Guan Cai left the restaurant, and immediately another person followed, he stood at the door of the store and watched Guan Ren go away, and then ran away in the other direction.

This man walked through the streets and alleys, and finally entered the Sage Academy.

In a quiet courtyard, the lights in the bamboo building are flickering.

When he saw that the person sent had returned, he asked, "How is it?"

The man replied, "The young master and the boy are talking to each other, and the little ones have heard it on the side. ”

"Did he change his mind?"

The young master persuaded him for a long time, but the kid didn't take it to heart, and said that he would leave tomorrow. ”

The Duke of Tantai narrowed his eyes, a cold glow suddenly appeared, and snorted coldly: "You quickly go and gather people, and go to the north mountain to ambush tonight, and send someone to guard outside the palace, don't let that kid escape." As soon as he entered the mountain, he called for his hands. You don't need me to teach you how to deal with it afterwards, do you?"

"The little one understands. ”

"Go ahead. ”