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Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "How far is it from your Cave Master's residence? Why do you want to drink tea here?"

But Chu Huan said with a smile: "General Xuanyuan, we are indeed tired after traveling all the way. Since there is hot tea here, let's have a cup of it. It's good to warm up."

The guide immediately said: "Lord Chu, there is Cordyceps tea in the teahouse, which is a specialty of our Guifang. It is good for the body, and the yield is very small. People outside can't drink this kind of tea."

"Oh?" Chu Huan handed the horse to Sun Zikong, "Do as the Romans do, since there is such a good tea, you really can't miss it."

Everyone arranged the horses immediately, and Chu Huan went up to the bamboo building first. Inside the bamboo building, there were two tables with hot water burning in the corner. When Chu Huan and others came in, he hurriedly invited everyone to sit down, Xuanyuan Sheng arranged for a few guards to guard outside, and the others entered the bamboo building. Although not everyone was interested in Gui Fang's tea, Chu Huan Before coming, I have already explained that we should respect the people of Guifang, do as the Romans do, and it is good to sit down and deal with it casually.

The people were divided into two tables, and the people from Guifang served teacups, but the teacups in Guifang were different from other places, they were all made of bamboo tubes, and the teacups themselves had a faint bamboo fragrance.

After placing the teacups, the two Ghost Fang people each took a bamboo tube, took out the tea leaves from inside and put them into the bamboo cups, and introduced: "This is our Ghost Fang's Cordyceps tea. The bugs...!" Seeing a strange expression on the face of an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he was staring at the teacup. The tea leaves of this Cordyceps tea were really mixed with dried bugs, and he laughed and said: "Everyone, don't be afraid, this bug They can all be used as medicine, they are good for the body, they don’t look good, but they taste different when you drink them, only the most distinguished guests will offer our Cordyceps tea.”

Chu Huan looked at the man from Gui Fang who was boiling water, and asked, "I heard that making tea is a very particular thing. There is a special tea house here. Do you have a special tea man here?"

The ghost who led the way said: "The two of them are staying here specially." Pointing to the two people who were waiting in the bamboo building, "They have a lot of research on Cordyceps tea."

At this time, the hot water has boiled, and the two Ghost Fang people brought hot water pots over, and poured hot water for everyone's teacups one by one. Taste, more bamboo fragrance of bamboo cup.

Chu Huan picked up the teacup and sniffed it closely. His face was full of intoxication, and he said with a smile, "This tea has a strong fragrance. Yes, is there any particularity about the water you use to make tea?"

"Water?" Everyone in Guifang was taken aback and looked at each other.

Chu Huan smiled and said: "I really talked about the tea with the old ghost master before. The old ghost master said that there are several springs in Daqimeng Mountain. Cordyceps tea is the best tea in Daqimeng Mountain. Is it true? Is it soaked in spring water?"

Gui Fang who led the way immediately gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Exactly, the Cordyceps tea is brewed with spring water, so Master Chu also knows." He raised his hand and said: "Master Chu, please have a taste, the Cordyceps tea has just been introduced, It will be a bit bitter, but the aroma will soon fill the mouth."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Thank you for entertaining me with such precious tea." He picked up the teacup and leaned it to his mouth. The ghosts all looked at Chu Huan, as if they wanted to wait for Chu Huan's evaluation of the Cordyceps tea. Seeing that Chu Huan was about to drink it down, Xuanyuan Sheng suddenly said, "My lord, wait a minute!"

Chu Huan paused, and everyone looked at Xuanyuan Shengcai. Xuanyuan Shengcai had already picked up his bamboo cup and handed it to the guide. , we naturally can’t be rude, this brother, we are the guests, you are the host, the host can do whatever you want, in order to express our gratitude to you, we will respect you first for this cup of tea!” Pushing the teacup in front of that person Pushed, almost close to the man's chest, "Brother, please drink tea first!"

Several people from Guifang immediately looked at each other in dismay, and the guide's eyes twitched, and he smiled awkwardly: "This...!"

Chu Huan also smiled and said: "Yes, Guifang is our brother from now on, we must treat him like flesh and blood brothers, this brother, you have worked hard this time and wait at the foot of the mountain, this cup of tea, you have to go first no matter what. Drink." He put down the teacup and said solemnly: "If you don't drink it, brother, we won't be able to drink this cup of tea!"

Among Chu Huan's subordinates, although some felt disgusted when they saw this Cordyceps tea, some felt that it was very rare and eager to try it. They really wanted to taste what this strange tea tasted like. No one dared to drink due to etiquette. Some people were looking at the tea leaves with their teacups. Seeing that Chu Huan put down the teacup suddenly, they put down the bamboo cups as well.

The faces of the people from Guifang changed slightly. Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes were piercing and he was imposing. He was tall and armored, and his sword eyebrows were raised slightly, giving people a sense of oppression. The guide couldn't help but took two steps back. Without a smile, he said in a deep voice, "Lord Chu, what are you...what are you doing? Doing as the Romans do, could it be...it is wrong for us to invite you to drink tea?"

"I didn't say you were wrong." Chu Huan said with a smile: "We just want to express our gratitude to you!"

"Do you suspect that there is something wrong with the tea?" The guide looked displeased, "If Mr. Chu suspects us ghosts so much, then we don't know whether we should trust you!"

Chu Huan stared into the eyes of the guide, and said calmly, "When did I suspect that there was something wrong with this tea? I just offered you a cup of tea. Why is your Excellency so excited?" He glanced at the other ghosts. The man frowned slightly, and said lightly: "Could it be that there is really something wrong with this tea?"

"If Master Chu is really suspicious, there is no need to drink tea." The guide sneered, "I will go up the mountain to report to the cave master, and tell the cave master that Master Chu has arrived."

Chou Ruxue, who has not said a word by Chu Huan's side, is wearing a bamboo hat, and the front of the hat is pressed down. Only half of his nose and mouth can be seen, but his eyes cannot be seen, but he suddenly said: "I'm afraid you guys I can't see the so-called Cave Master...!" As soon as he finished speaking, he got up, and at some point he had drawn his sword in his hand, and he rushed towards the guide, and the cold moon blade in his hand struck at him like lightning. .

Qiu Ruxue drew his knife very suddenly, and many people were startled. The leader saw Qiu Ruxue attacking him, but his reaction was very quick. He had already stepped back. Gui Fangren was also very alert, the kettle had already slammed towards Qiu Ruxue, and the scalding hot water inside had already splashed out of the kettle.

The leader retreated, Xuanyuan Sheng didn't allow him to retreat, the teacup in his hand had already been thrown towards the man's face, before he was bullied, he reached out and grabbed the man, and shouted sharply: "Where are you running!"

After all, the guards were not vegetarians, so Xuanyuan Sheng made his move at this time, and everyone immediately understood what was going on. Two guards had already come to Chu Huan's side, with their swords drawn, and the others had already rushed towards those few people like wolves and tigers. People from Guifang, they don't care what happened, since Xuanyuan Shengcai has done it, it means that it's time to do it.

The guards are all elite soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not trivial. When this group of people fight, they have an advantage in terms of combat effectiveness and numbers. The ghosts in the bamboo building are obviously not ready to fight against Chu Huan. Hand to hand, when Xuanyuan Shengcai waited for someone to make a move, these people retreated immediately, each dodging towards the window, and in the blink of an eye, two or three people jumped out of the window one after another.

The leader also wanted to leave, but his speed was far less than that of Qiu Ruxue.

He dodged Xuanyuan Shengcai's hand, but Qiu Ruxue had already rushed over, the sound of the knife was clear, the light of the knife was like lightning, splashing out with a smear of blood red, extremely alluring, a human head flew out in the bewitching red .

At this time, there were already guard warriors who wanted to jump out of the window to chase after them, so Xuanyuan Sheng said sharply: "Don't chase, it's important to protect your lord!" Pushed to the corner, the man showed horror on his face. Facing two tall and mighty guards, unarmed, he stepped back, leaning against the bamboo wall. Chu Huan had already stood up, with his hands behind his back, coldly Looking at that person, he asked in a deep voice: "Who sent you here, just say it, and you can live!"

The man saw the gleaming knives all around him, his body trembled, he opened his mouth, but he didn't say a word. At this moment, he heard the man's scream of "ah", and saw a big knife unexpectedly. It protruded from the man's chest. Everyone was surprised, the knife had been withdrawn quickly, the man clutched his chest, looked down, then his figure swayed, and he fell forward to the ground, twitching a few times. It doesn't move when it's down.

Everyone looked at the bamboo and wood wall and found that there was a gap between the bamboo and wood that had been widened. It was obvious that the knife had penetrated through the gap.

At this moment, Qiu Ruxue had withdrawn his knife, and Xuanyuan Sheng just took a look at Qiu Ruxue. In fact, until now, Xuanyuan Sheng didn't know the origin of Qiu Ruxue. He only knew that there was such a person beside Chu Huan suddenly. The inexplicable person, seeing his sword skills today, is really very sharp. The cold moon blade Chu Huan gave to Qiu Ruxue, obviously he valued this person very much.

The sky was already very dark, so Xuanyuan Sheng walked up to Chu Huan, frowned and said, "My lord, is there something wrong with Guifang? Why are these Guifang people here to ambush us?"

At this moment, Qiu Ruxue was already holding a silver needle to probe the tea, glanced at the silver needle, and said with a sneer, "The tea is indeed poisonous...My lord, it seems that they really want to put us to death!"

Chu Huan frowned, and after a long time, he shook his head and said, "People from Guifang wouldn't do that." Looking at Xuanyuan Shengcai, he asked, "General Xuanyuan, why are we here this time?"

"Isn't it to count the household registrations of ghosts and set aside land for them?"

"That's right." Chu Huan walked to the door of the bamboo building. It was already dark, surrounded by dense forests and steep rocks, and a gust of cold wind blew in. The people around him seemed to feel that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at the bamboo building. , "If you are from Guifang, and you see that the court is going to solve their survival problems for them, would you still send someone to assassinate the officials of the court? Once we really die here, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"Big soldiers are pressing down on the situation, and ghosts and dogs will not stay!" Xuanyuan Sheng said solemnly.

"If we were killed here, Ghost Fang would definitely be doomed." Chu Huan said slowly, "Even if Ghost Fang really lost his head, they couldn't be so hasty. Since they were going to use tea to assassinate them, why did they send some fundamentalists to kill us?" People who don’t understand the tea ceremony? People who know a little about the tea ceremony can’t make tea with such boiling water, and when making tea, the water is like a trickle. They are pouring water, not making tea. Having lived in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, it is impossible to be ignorant of the tea ceremony, since this is a place dedicated to drinking tea, and there are dedicated tea masters, it will not be so vulgar...!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "The last general is only skeptical, so I tried it out. After a trial, there is indeed a problem!" He came from a famous family, so naturally he knows quite a lot about the tea ceremony, and Chu Huan has been in the officialdom for more than a year. Although he can't say he is proficient in martial arts, he still has a little knowledge of basic martial arts.

Chu Huan looked at the dark forest and murmured to himself, "Who is this trying to murder us behind the scenes?"