The Heroes of Gulong: Great Chefs from Past to Present

Chapter 108: Intrigue and intrigue

In the dark night, freezing rain fell from the sky, and the streets were deserted.

However, in this late night of cold winter rain, a noodle stall opened its awning, lit a candle, and started serving noodles.

There's a lot of noodles underneath and they're very thick.

It seems that there will be many customers at the noodle stall soon.

On such a cold night, let alone pedestrians, not even wild dogs would show up.

But someone really came.

It was a middle-aged man with thick calluses on his hands. It seemed that he had just pulled weeds from the field and had not even washed his trousers before he came.

The legs of his trousers were soaked by the freezing rain and mixed with mud, turning them yellow and scratchy. His hands and feet were also blue from the cold.

The middle-aged man didn't feel cold at all. When he came to the noodle stall, he just asked coldly.

"Is what you said true?"

The noodle stall proprietress didn't answer, she just swept the bench and said, "It seems that you have come from a far away place, so let's eat some noodles first."

A bowl of white noodles was served, without even chopped green onions, and those who saw it had no appetite at all.

The middle-aged man was indeed very hungry. Looking at the pot full of white noodles, he nodded, sat down and ate the noodles.

As I was eating, my tears couldn't stop flowing.

The man did not cry easily because he did not reach the sad spot.

Before the man finished eating the noodles, three people appeared on the street again, including a wealthy businessman with a big belly, a young man holding a sword full of hatred, and a woman with a sad face.

The three people looked at each other and turned away. Because they were all sad people, they didn't want to see another face like their own.

Sit down and eat noodles.

When I ate it, it was freshly cooked and it was so hot that I cried.

The crowd grew again, one became four, four became seven, until the three noodle tables were filled with people, and some people began to eat noodles standing up. The noodle stall owner said with a somewhat uncomfortable look on her face.

"It seems like the others won't be able to come tonight."

Everyone's expressions became solemn, and the wealthy businessman in the crowd spoke.

"Aunt Hua, have you really found the whereabouts of the Plum Blossom Thief?"

The Plum Blossom Thief has been roaming the world for more than a year, persecuting many good women. Li Chaofeng knows who the murderer is, and he also knows that there will be many people around Lin Xianer who will act as Plum Blossom Thief for her.

But he never thought that the woman killed by the plum blossom thief also had a family.

Father, mother, husband, brother, even sister.

People in the world competed for favor because of Lin Xian'er's words, "She will give her life to catch the plum blossom thief."

Just the golden silk armor of the Plum Blossom Thief, who was suspected to be able to deal with it, caused rivers of blood to flow from the rivers and lakes.

But these people at the noodle stall were looking for the whereabouts of the Plum Blossom Thief before Lin Xianer "promised herself".

Just can't find it.

The Plum Blossom Thief is in Shandong today and will go to Jiangxi tomorrow. They can't catch up with him, let alone find him.

The dead are gone, the living still have to live, they can only choose to forget.

But once someone tells them the whereabouts of their enemy, they have to come, even if it's just a joke.

Aunt Hua didn't like this mission because it was too uncomfortable to watch and her heart was not happy enough. She just smiled and answered seriously.

"No, it's just that my son found someone who can find the Plum Blossom Thief."

The young man holding the sword opened his eyes wide: "Who?"

Aunt Hua's face was full of solemnity: "Master Yuanlong, Li Chaofeng."

The wealthy businessman narrowed his eyes: "Aunt Hua is talking about Li Chaofeng, who is being hunted by the Money Gang."

Li Chaofeng became famous because of the Money Gang. As famous as the Money Gang is, Li Chaofeng is as famous as he is.

Aunt Hua smiled: "It is said in the Book of Changes that if a dragon sees its head but not its tail, it is Qian."

"The four lines of the Qian hexagram may jump into the abyss, and there is no fault."

"Li Chaofeng fights against the Money Gang alone. He seems arrogant but has a solid foundation for his advance and retreat. He is Mr. Yuanlong."

Everyone was silent, but quickly raised their heads, because they were not here to hear Li Chaofeng's new name, a woman asked.

"Who is your son?"

A trace of pride flashed across Aunt Hua's face: "Xiaoxiang knight, Hu Tiehua."

She was indeed proud because she was indeed Hu Tiehua's "mother".

It's just that she didn't give birth to Hu Tiehua, but her son who was born through gambling.

If she wins, she is Hu Tiehua's mother. If she loses, let Hu Tiehua sleep.

Hearing Hu Tiehua's reputation, the farmer who came first nodded. "Aunt Hua is indeed Aunt Hua. I heard that Hu Tiehua and Li Chaofeng are close friends, so this matter is indeed feasible."

The young man holding the sword shook his head: "Even if Li Chaofeng can fight against the Money Gang alone, no one in the world has heard of his ability to find people."

Aunt Hua laughed, and many people laughed.

Because they know a truth, a person who knows how to hide himself in front of others without being discovered is the most suitable person to find the Plum Blossom Thief.

In the cold night, a man coughed twice and asked: "So, what price do we have to pay for revenge?"

Aunt Hua solemnly said: "Come here, and then let Mr. Yuanlong see you, or rather, see the pain on your faces."

Her eyes drifted to the small building opposite, where there was also a light, and Aunt Hua spoke solemnly.

"Then, together with Mr. Yuanlong, go kill the Plum Blossom Thief!"
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  In the small building opposite the noodle stall, Hu Tiehua was holding a wine jar and drinking. Li Chaofeng was also drinking from a wine glass, looking at the various people on the noodle stall with a puzzled look on his face.

"Hu Tiehua, these people don't seem to be Jianghu people."

Hu Tiehua said proudly: "Of course, these people are all relatives of the victims of the Plum Blossom Case. They may have lived in the world, but now, most of them have retired to the mountains and forests or returned to the market."

Li Chaofeng narrowed his eyes: "So what do you want them to do? Can they deal with the Plum Blossom Thief?"

Hu Tiehua asked, "Why are you unwilling to deal with the Plum Blossom Thief?"

Li Chaofeng's eyes widened and he quickly clenched his fists: "So...are you forcing me to take action?"

Hu Tiehua put away her smile and looked solemn.

"Snake brat, didn't I tell you, I want to show you the world."

"And this is the Jianghu, called intrigue."

"You are good at everything, but there is one thing wrong with you. You are too soft-hearted."

"It's hard for people who are too soft-hearted to stay out of things."

Li Chaofeng pressed his heart, closed his eyes, stopped listening to the sounds outside, and gritted his teeth.

"My bowls of noodles really fed the dogs."

Seeing Li Chaofeng's sinister voice, Hu Tiehua sighed in her heart, knowing that what he did this time was not honest enough.

Because Li Chaofeng truly regarded him as a friend, but he wanted this friend to solve a "noisy matter" that was extremely troublesome.

It was indeed troublesome, and Li Chaofeng dared to go on an adventure with him into a desert he knew nothing about.

But the first time he heard that he wanted to deal with the Plum Blossom Pirates, his expression was that he refused to participate.

Not only did he refuse to participate, but he also tried to keep him out of it.

This is a big trouble, one that Hu Tiehua can never solve alone.

So he needed help, but he couldn't ask Li Chaofeng anymore. The friendship between the two was not enough, and he already owed Li Chaofeng his life.

You only have one life. If you owe too much, you are acting rogue.

So he started acting rogue.

Li Chaofeng is too soft-hearted. He will always look at the misery of the world before choosing to forget about it.

But there was so much misery that he couldn't let it go.

Hu Tiehua laughed when she heard Li Chaofeng talk about things in face to face.

"If eating one less bowl of noodles can save one more person, I can stop eating your noodles for the rest of my life."

After hearing this, Li Chaofeng looked straight at Hu Tiehua and suddenly burst into laughter.

"I was wrong."

Hu Tiehua hesitated: "What do you mean?"

Li Chaofeng looked at Baoding Mansion and then at Hu Tiehua.

"Didn't you ask me if you could solve the Plum Blossom Thief if you had my skills?"

Yes, even the prophet Li Chaofeng couldn't solve the problem of plum blossom thieves, but Hu Tiehua can really solve it.

Hu Tiehua was overjoyed: "Didn't you say you can't?"

Li Chaofeng sighed: "That's because I only calculated your martial arts, but forgot that you have friends!"

"Hu Tiehua, compared to me, a loner, you have many, many friends."

Hu Tiehua: "What do you mean?"

Li Chaofeng stopped explaining and just stood up and said something.

"Let's go."

Hu Tiehua stood up: "Where are you going?"

"Go...see the plum blossoms."

(End of this chapter)