Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 654
Two miles out of town.

The Yangtze River is within easy reach.

Li Zhen looked at the small area where only ordinary fishing boats and small boats were parked, not even a pier, but at most a few houses built along the water, and asked suspiciously to the woman who was looking out the window:
"My lord, come here...but what is there to do?"

"Have."

The woman responded:
"This place is called Pai Rafting. Some people in the villages outside Jiangdu City fish and sell fish here. Although there are many people buying fish in Jiangdu City, the fish tax is harsh. Selling fish requires money, and boats also need to dock. Money. Gradually, this kind of raft pavilions appeared near Jiangdu. There will be one every other way. If a fisherman catches big and good fish today, he will sell them in the city. But if the fish he catches is small and Miscellaneous, then most of them will come to these places.

Moreover, the food here is also cheaper than in Jiangdu City. It is not the time now. After a while, those fishing boats returning late may fill up this area... I remember you once made a fuss about the second brother of the Yan family. A poem, right?Jiang Feng Yuhuo vs. Mianmian?Heh... After a while, when the sun sets, the scenery is just like your poems. "

"Uh……"

Hearing Master Huqiu's explanation, Li Zhen was stunned for a moment before asking:

"Then let's come here today..."

"Don't you want to eat small fish and miscellaneous fish? Bring you to eat."

"..."

The unremarkable words made Li Zhen instantly at a loss for what to say.

And at this moment, the carriage also arrived at the side of the so-called Pai Raft Pavilion.

These houses are tea shops and wine shops, but the environment looks very simple.

Just like those teahouses in Qiemo, they belong to the lowest level of existence.

House of flies?

It is quite appropriate to use this word to describe it.

After the carriage was parked, Master Huqiu opened the door and got out of the carriage.

Looking left and right, I found a tea shop run by an old man and an old woman who was a short man, and walked in step by step. Under the old man's terrified eyes, he sat directly in front of a tea shop, which was considered clean. in front of the desk.

And Li Zhen, who had been following her all the time, smiled and said to the old man:
"Old man, is there any fish?"

"Uh... yes... yes."

"Well, how do you eat it?"

"It can be boiled...can be baked...and...can be torn and eaten."

tear it up and eat it?
Li Zhen reacted for a while before she understood, and asked:

"For drinking?"

"Exactly...exactly...they are all new this year..."

"Well, let's have a plate, and for wine... a jug of good wine, but let's make an agreement first, don't mix it with water~"

"Don't dare~"

Hearing Li Zhen's words, the old man shook his head quickly.

Just kidding... This masked man is not easy to mess with at first glance.

Mixed with water?

Too long?
"Well, please trouble me...My lord, let's sit over there, it happens to be able to see the river view, how about it?"

Following his words, Master Huqiu glanced at the shanty next to the house, which happened to be a laneway leading to the river.

After walking over, it is the Yangtze River where several fishing boats are docked.

"Ah."

As soon as she answered, Li Zhen stood up, and in the old man's increasingly timid eyes, a ball of golden light carried the table and chairs all the way to the riverside behind the alleyway.

There are many pebbles washed by running water by the river, and the slope of the table is also inclined.

It's ok.

Li Laodao went down one foot, and the two legs of the table got stuck in the stone, and it became smooth instantly.

At this time, Master Huqiu said:
"Go get a cup from the car."

"Eh, yes."

Li Zhen shook his shoulders and disappeared.

While the woman was sitting on a chair, looking at the scenery of the Yangtze River at sunset, for no reason, the eyebrows and eyes under the bamboo hat softened a little.

Soon, when Li Zhen came back, he had a plate of dry salted fish in his hand, some dried bamboo shoots in the salted fish plate, and a jar of wine that he didn't know what it was.

When it was poured out, he realized...

It turned out to be rice wine.

It's quite cloudy.

Apparently, the place doesn't have any good wine either.

But Li Zhen wasn't picky either. He just poured a glass for Master Huqiu, poured another for himself, and took it up:
"Sir, please."

"Ah."

The woman clinked a glass with him, and after taking a sip, she didn't say whether the drink was good or not, she picked up a dried bamboo shoot and put it into her mouth under the bamboo hat.

Li Zhen, on the other hand, used chopsticks to break open the salted fish little by little, so that the two of them could pick it up, and then put a piece of meat into their mouths.

That taste...

In fact, it tastes like salted fish.

But maybe it was because he was in a relaxed mood, the Taoist narrowed his eyes, and nodded with a smile:
"Well, the fish of the Yangtze River is pretty good."

After finishing speaking, he raised his head and glanced at the silent Master Huqiu, and asked:

"What is your lord thinking?"

"I'm homesick."

"..."

Li Zhen was taken aback.

There is a breeze blowing from the river.

The light yarn was blown.

It made Master Huqiu's voice erratic.

"Thinking about the situation at home, and thinking about how Erlang can control the situation in Hedong. Thinking about how father will deal with himself after the tax harvest this autumn. I'm still thinking about my mother's health."

"Uh……"

Listening to her words that seemed to remove all defenses at once.

After Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, he raised his wine glass:

"Then adults should eat more."

"Why?"

"Because I'm full... I don't want to go home."

"..."

The woman glanced at him through the veil, shook her head slightly, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Then, she seemed to open the chatter box, and said to herself:
"Boss and I have never dealt with our temper since we were young."

"Uh……"

Li Zhen reacted for a while before realizing that she should be talking about Li Jiancheng.

"I don't like how he treats people and things with fake politeness. Although he is the eldest son, it is logical that he will inherit the family business in the future. But I just don't like it, especially seeing him even in front of me, in Erlang In front of him, we always put on the airs of a big brother...Because of these, we had many disputes when we were young."

"...But your lord is very kind to Li... Second Young Master, right?"

"Ah."

Ignoring Li Zhen's awkward address, she responded;
"Erlang likes to follow me since he was a child. He will go wherever I go. If there is anything wrong, I will be the first to look for it. Then Yuanba..."

Suddenly, Master Huqiu paused.

Even through the bamboo hat, Li Zhen felt a gaze fall on him.

"Taoist, you don't like Yuanba very much, do you?"

"Uh……"

Li Zhen was a little embarrassed.

After all, he really scolded that phrase "how to be like a beast" back then.

So at this moment, I can only make up for it, explaining:
"No, no, how is it possible. After the misunderstanding is resolved, it is impossible for Pindao and the third son to have no grievances or enmities. But..."

Speaking of this, Li Zhen's eyes became a little more serious:
"Pindao's suggestion is just a suggestion. I suggest that adults should restrain it as much as possible. After all, this world doesn't mean that everyone who encounters the third son... this kind of... innocent temper, no matter what he says Whatever you say, what you do, or who you offend, you can be forgiven. So...the adults need to pay more attention."

"..."

Hearing this, the woman was silent for a moment, then nodded:

"Ah."

As for the time to speak, one after another, some fishing boats can already be seen on the river.

Some are facing the sun, some are against the light.

But in this flaming red, it looks like there are dark shadows.

Li Zhen was holding the wine glass, unwilling to continue talking on this topic, he said with emotion:
"It's really beautiful."

Master Fox Fur did not speak.

Just nodded silently.

Obviously agree with Li Zhen's words.

And Li Zhen didn't talk, just looked at the sparkling river, in the beautiful scenery of the sky and water, you drank wine and ate fish one by one.

Enjoy this beautiful peace.

However, this calm did not last long.

His brows suddenly wrinkled.

Just about to turn his head, Master Huqiu suddenly said:

"do not move."

"...?"

Li Zhen was a little puzzled.

But Master Huqiu picked up the wine glass by himself.

"Didn't you always want to taste the taste of these fish, then eat well and drink well. What's the matter, let's talk after eating."

"..."

Li Zhenxin said that your heart is big enough.

That's right, through the induction of Qi mechanism, Li Zhen suddenly discovered... There are a few more powerful practitioners in this calm paving pavilion.

You know, he and Master Huqiu just sat here.

"Is it coming for us?"

"Who knows. It seems that they don't want to move, just let them go. I'm in a good mood today, so I can pretend that I don't see it. If...these people didn't come for us."

"..."

Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, and sighed sincerely:
"This world is really hard enough."

These people are in his induction, and they don't seem to know how to hide themselves.

Although the breath is gone, it is well hidden.

But they can't learn the ability to integrate with the world and the environment like smiling.

Therefore, in Li Zhen's eyes, no matter how well it is hidden, it is like a big light bulb.

Someone is near the carriage.

Those who were more courageous sat in the restaurant over there.

Others stopped on both sides of the official road.

Li Zhen has the final say...

"One, two, three...seventeen people. The strength is not weak. There are 12 people in the Freedom Realm. The five auras are a bit more complicated, but they are only in the Dust Realm..."

"Ah."

Master Huqiu nodded again to express his understanding, and then knocked on the table:
"Pour wine."

Seeing that she really didn't care about the purpose of this group of people, Li Zhen kept silent.

After filling Master Huqiu with wine, he picked up a chopstick of salted fish and continued to taste the bitter and slightly salty taste.

Then, an old man who knew nothing came over with a porcelain basin.

There are some small miscellaneous fish inside, boiled with water and thick soy beans.

It is similar to the stew in the north, but there are still some differences, and it is lighter.

After bringing a pot over and two dry biscuits for soup, he quickly left.

Li Zhen's appetite was finally aroused, and he hummed:

"I only drink the water from the Yangtze River, and I eat Wuchang fish..."

"Where is Wuchang?"

"Xiakou."

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan built Xiakou Castle for defense because Wuchang was "beautiful because of the mountains, only two gates were opened, and the circumference was only three or two miles away".

But it's not called Wuchang yet.

So Lord Fox Qiu didn't know.

After hearing Li Zhen's explanation, she shook her head:

"There are always so many strange words."

"Hey, my lord, try it quickly."

A pot of stewed miscellaneous fish with cloudy soup, served with dry cakes, after Li Zhen took the first bite... he was actually a little disappointed.

Because this fish is actually not much different from ordinary fish.

But in the blink of an eye it doesn't matter.

Yangtze River Well, what you eat depends on your mood.

"My lord, in fact, this fish doesn't do it this way."

"what is that?"

"Remove the scales and viscera, first fry it in hot oil, add scallions, ginger and spices, and remove a little bit of fishy smell from the turbid wine. Then add water to stew, scoop up a spoonful of thick sauce, and cook until the crispy meat is rotten The pot...before it comes out of the pot, cook some vinegar on the side of the pot, or sprinkle some icing sugar, that is the real delicacy."

Before Li Zhen finished speaking, there was a rapid "whoosh" in the sky.

Someone fired a snapping arrow.

It exploded in mid-air.

At the same time, all the practitioners in Li Zhen's senses began to move towards this side quickly.

Swish swish!
In a few breaths of time, the "guests" all armed with weapons and full of vigor surrounded Li Zhen and Master Huqiu by the river.

"..."

Li Zhen, who had just picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, paused.

After thinking about it, he didn't let go of the meat, and just put it to his mouth.

But at this moment...

"Whoosh!"

One of the water thorns was exactly right, and it hit the golden light that lit up beside Li Zhen.

When you meet the golden light, you will not be able to advance an inch.

And because of the principle of golden light, the qi attached to the water thorn dissipates by itself.

The long needle fell on the table.

Li Zhen glanced at it, put the fish into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then glanced at Master Huqiu, who was drinking by himself, as if he didn't notice anything...

Helplessly sighed.

"Ugh……"

A sigh.

Li Zhen turned his head.

What came into view, besides the members of the Overseas Club, were a few Golden Spearmen armed with long spears, and under the cloaks were golden armors.

Next to it are a few beautiful women who stand with their hands behind their backs and look like immortals.

On the far side is a group of swordsmen standing with their swords in their arms, posing... a few swordsmen in the same shape as the Supreme Treasure in "A Chinese Journey to the West".

A group of people are male and female, old and young.

A dozen or so people don't seem to be good at anything.

The eyes staring at Li Zhen and Lord Huqiu were full of anger and coldness.

And the moment he saw their eyes, Li Zhen knew why these people came here...

how easy...

The armor standard of the Golden Spear Army is not like that of Lin Haiying, the tiger guard of the Golden Spear Army, but the shape of a tiger's head.Rather, it looks like a dragon scale.

And there are two lifelike dragon heads on the opponent's knee pads...

Dragon scale army.

should be.

Then there are these people from the Overseas Club.

Although I didn't see the little girl Tian Yu, but the water thorns hanging in the leather bag on the waist, and the dress with the tie on her head have already expressed her identity very clearly.

Yu Tianzong, Burial Sword Tomb, Golden Spear Turning Over the Sea and Bright Moon Shining, Blade's Edge is Heartless and Cold-Blooded.

Now the Golden Spear Army, Fanhaihui, and Mingyue Immortal Sect are all here, the Wuqing Valley uses knives, and those swordsmen are either from the Jianjian Tomb, or from the Blood Killing Building...

Although I don't know the specific identity, but the purpose of coming is already easy to guess.

Lord Huqiu's battle in Liyang... It was almost like a joke in Li Zhen's eyes, killing most of the main players of their sects.

And the purpose of these people is very simple.

Come to seek revenge.

only……

Li Zhen looked over one by one.

He tilted his head suspiciously.

Although there are more than a dozen masters in the free environment...

But you only have such a small number of people, aren't you a little...too contemptuous of people.

But I just thought about it in my heart, even though the other party had already thrown the stinger over, he still asked:
"Heroes, is there some misunderstanding among us? Why don't you all calm down and have a peaceful talk?"

No one responded to his words.

One of the men wearing cloaks and holding a golden gun directly tore off the cloak on his body.

Only then did Li Zhen discover...

He has only one arm left.

The other arm was empty and had disappeared.

And on that face, there was a distorted expression filled with hatred, anger, viciousness, and an impatient pleasure:
"Li He! Are you going to just sit like this and not say anything!"

Hear this.

Did Lord Fox Qiu respond?

Responded.

But words were not his response.

It was to Li Zhen.

After she took a sip from the wine glass, a calm voice sounded:

"Taoist priest, you also know the ins and outs of the matter. Whether these people's lives are saved or not, I leave it to you."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Under the indifferent words, she picked up a chopstick of dried bamboo shoots.

Don't forget to urge:
"Small movements, don't cause any trouble."

(End of this chapter)