Chapter 10: Rumors
After receiving the cold black metal, Gu Zipei didn't take a second look, he put it in his arms and strode towards the city.
After walking less than ten steps, Fang Jue's vision was wide and bright.
Restaurants, inns, miscellaneous shops, and wine shops are lined up one after another; handsome men and beautiful women, with yellow hair hanging down, in groups of three or five; rouge gouache, pen and ink danqing, can be seen everywhere on the roadside.
A quiet and peaceful scene.
Seeing this scene, Gu Zipei's tiredness during the journey was swept away, and his mood couldn't help but become happy all of a sudden.
When the mood is happy, the appetite needs are even greater.
Gu Zipei didn't have time to look at other shops, so he followed the flow of people and the fragrance to the highest restaurant nearby.
The front of the building is crowded with people, and the fragrance of vegetables is overflowing.
"Yunxiang Building. β
Gu Zipei raised his head and looked at the golden plaque, and he didn't know who wrote the words on the plaque, but it made Gu Zipei's heart move.
But he didn't care about anything else at the moment, and walked inside.
"Welcome to the shop!" As soon as he entered the door, a shopkeeper with a smile on his face greeted him.
"One!" Gu Zipei waved his sleeves, "Serve each of your store's signature dishes!"
"The guest officer is here, please!" The shopkeeper nodded, and led Gu Zipei to the side of the stairs while smiling, "It's noisy down there, why don't you go upstairs to the private room?"
Gu Zipei glanced upstairs and saw that there were three floors above this building, and these three floors looked more luxurious than the first.
This is based on the status of the customer, and the higher the floor, the more distinguished guests are served.
As soon as Gu Zipei came up, he asked for a portion of each of the signature dishes in the store, although it was a little unsightly, but on the other hand, it showed that this person was not bad for money. Therefore, Xiao Er naturally wanted to entertain him upstairs.
"No, I don't. Gu Zipei said lightly.
"Okay, the guest officer, please!" The shopkeeper was not verbose, and led him to a table by the window, all kinds of customers in the store have come, but for any kind of customer, the mood comes first.
As soon as Gu Zipei sat down, he saw that Xiao Er hadn't left yet, so he asked, "Why don't you go to the kitchen to cook, are you afraid that I won't be able to pay?"
"Of course not. Xiao Erfu said with a smile, "The guest officer came to the small shop for the first time, I don't know the situation of the small shop, although the store is small, but there are many dishes, including ......many signature dishes."
"How many?" Gu Zipei looked at the shopkeeper with a displeased face.
"Ninety-nine. Xiao Er reached out and picked up the recipe on the table, opened it and handed it to Gu Zipei, "I don't recommend you to taste it all at once, because different flavors of dishes may have some conflicts and affect each other." β
"Do you have any recommendations?" Gu Zipei was interested, and what Xiao Er said made some sense.
"Judging by the appearance of the guest officer, you must have been in a hurry for a long time, and your stomach must be empty at the moment, I suggest you come to a bowl of somen noodles to cushion your stomach first, and then decide whether to eat something else after eating. β
"Hmm. Gu Zipei nodded, looking at the recipe in front of him, "Just follow what you said, have a somen noodle." β
"A bowl of somen noodles!" Xiao Er turned around and shouted, then said to Gu Zipei, "You can take your time first, and then call me after you choose." β
"Little Er!" shouted a big man standing at the door.
"Come on!" Xiao Er turned around and agreed, then looked at Gu Zipei again, "You watch first?"
"Hmm. β
Gu Zipei looked at the names and introductions of the dishes on the menu, and couldn't help but be a little distracted for a while.
"Have you heard?"
A whisper suddenly came from behind Gu Zipei.
Originally, there was nothing special, but the curiosity unique to human beings made Gu Zipei continue to listen.
"What did you hear?" another voice sounded, presumably another diner at a table.
"The matter of the City Lord's Mansion!"
"City Lord's Mansion?" the man seemed to be eating something, and his speech was a little slurred.
"I heard that last night," the man lowered his voice, "the City Lord's Mansion was burglarized. β
"Ahem, cough~" The other person suddenly coughed violently, as if he had choked.
However, while coughing, he did not forget to gossip, "True or false!?"
"Of course," the voice said triumphantly, "that's what I told myself about my job as a doorman in the City Lord's Mansion. β
"Hey, let's talk about it. "Another person came interested.
Gu Zipei listened expressionlessly, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip.
"Hey, hey. The man paused, "This is about to start with the city lord Shi Huaixin getting a treasure." β
"Treasures?" Gu Zipei muttered inwardly, "What kind of thing can be called a treasure." β
"What treasure?" asked the other.
"An earth-shattering, unparalleled magic weapon. The man's voice was a little agitated, "Its name is - no harm!"
"No injury!?" Gu Zipei couldn't help but change his face when he heard the name.
"What is harmless?" the other person couldn't help but ask, hearing this, "It sounds like a very powerful treasure when it sounds like a name." β
"That's right!" the man continued, his voice becoming more agitated, "According to legend, this treasure is the personal armor of the Sword Emperor, one of the Seven Emperors. β
When humanity was endangered, it was the seven emperors who led humanity to victory against foreign races.
And the Sword Emperor, one of the Seven Emperors, was one of them.
It's a pity that in the last battle of the year, five of the seven went to five, and the remaining two also left quietly after the war, nowhere to be found.
The name of the Sword Emperor has long been unknown, but in this Yunyue City, which has a certain relationship with him, various legends about him have been circulating.
Various titles such as the Chosen One and Human Hope have long been common, and the treasures left behind by various bizarre deeds and legends have always been talked about and longed for.
But this time, something is different.
Because this treasure does exist.
Taking a sip of tea, Gu Zipei's eyes drooped, and he was combing through various possibilities in his heart.
"Hey, then the theft you are talking about can't be the theft of this treasure. The other asked anxiously.
The man didn't speak, but said meaningfullyβ
"Who knows. β
This sentence has a deep meaning, which made Gu Zipei frown for a moment.
"The noodles are coming~" Xiao Er held his face and walked quickly towards Gu Zipei.
"Bang dang. The dull collision of porcelain and wooden table sounded, and a bowl of steaming somen noodles was placed in front of Gu Zipei.
"A bowl of somen noodles, slow to use. β
"No need to order anything else. Gu Zipei closed the menu in front of him, his expression was slightly serious, "I'll finish eating this bowl of noodles and leave." β
Xiao Er was stunned for a moment, and then his expression returned to normal, but he was not so enthusiastic.
"You use it slowly. So saying, he turned and beckoned to the other table.