Afternoon, Shihe Inn.
This inn is quite famous in Taizhou. Firstly, because it is located at a transportation hub and has a large flow of customers almost all year round; secondly, because the cook here has a family-style skill of stir-frying pork liver. It's so good that some people even skip going to high-end restaurants and come here just to eat it.
A store like this is undoubtedly quite busy during the day, especially during meals.
For example, right now, at noon, the store is noisy to the point where it feels like you can hear everything, but not hear anything at all.
Hu Wenzhi was sitting in a corner of the lobby of this store, sharing a table with a middle-aged man with a half-year-old child.
Let’s talk about this old Hu. After leaving Shanghai County, he said goodbye to Sun and Huang and started traveling alone.
After all, he had only asked Shuanghe and Eunuch Wei to take him back to the Central Plains from Japan. There was no reason to follow them.
Furthermore... after what happened in Shanghai County, Hu Wenzhi did not dare to go with Shuanghe; because from Hu Wenzhi's perspective, Sun and Huang were involved in too many forces. , the water behind them is too deep, and if nothing else goes wrong, the two of them have been spotted by the "King of Desire" Ding. If they continue to follow them, I am afraid that even I will be involved in some kind of conspiracy.
Therefore, after leaving the city, as soon as he stepped onto the fork in the official road, Hu Wenzhi proposed that he would like to walk around alone and "no more bothering the two young heroes."
When Sun Huang heard this, he immediately understood what Hu Wenzhi meant. Anyway, their friendship was average, and there was indeed no motive for both parties to act together, so just leave if you want.
However, before leaving, Sun Yixie still used the process of "making a good relationship" and took the initiative to give Lao Hu some money, saying... "You just returned to the Central Plains. Even if there are relatives and friends who can't be contacted for a while, there must be some travel expenses, right?"
Hu Wenzhi also knew that the other party was selling favors to him, but considering that he already owed Sun Yixie a A large gambling debt was not short of these one hundred taels, so he accepted it with a little politeness.
After that, Hu Wenzhi went on the road alone, leisurely traveling around the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
Recently, he was passing through Taizhou. After some inquiries, he came to the Shihe Inn and wanted to try the fried pork liver here.
Because he was alone and kept a low profile, it was easy to arrange everything. Even if the store was full, he quickly found someone to join the table.
Originally, this was going to be a beautiful day, with good food and good wine. After eating, we would go out for a walk, bask in the sunshine of the spring afternoon, and inhale the smoke of the city's fireworks. How pleasant it would be.
Unexpectedly...
Just when Hu Wenzhi was about to take the first chopsticks in front of the fragrant and hot pork liver, there were some words that he shouldn't have heard. It accidentally drifted into his ears.
"Your Majesty is indeed extraordinary... Who would have thought that the legendary 'Shadowless Poison Lord' would actually be such an ugly little old man." A middle-aged man's voice sounded from the guest room above Hu Wenzhi's head. sounded.
"Hey, brother, you are underestimating the Poison Lord. In my opinion, the Poison Lord's current appearance must be disguised, right?" Another man's voice continued. .
The two people speaking are familiar to everyone. They are Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao who had failed to raid the Three-Character King in Najiang Forest before, and later abandoned their companions and fled the scene.
Of course, after the incident at Wujian Villa, the two of them no longer dared to claim the name "Nine Heavens Sword" in the arena or in public. They didn't even dare to use their real names. Dare to report it, otherwise you may be swarmed by the righteous people who have heard the news and use it as a reputation pack.
Fortunately, there were no photos back then, and there were very few people who could recognize their appearance at a glance, so it was no problem for them to walk around normally; as for each other, they treated each other as brothers. When naming, they say "Hong Lao Da" and "Hong Lao Er".
Right now, Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao, under the instructions of their "masked man" master, came to this inn to meet the legendary "Shadowless Poison Lord" and replace them. Their master is discussing a commission.
Ordinarily... it is a good choice to choose this place to talk, because in this environment where the whole store, inside and outside, is very noisy, the few of them are talking in the room. However, it is difficult for them to be overheard; and if something unexpected happens during negotiations, they can also use the crowd to create chaos and take advantage of the situation to escape.
But who would have thought that there would be a master of ear skills who had been away from the Central Plains martial arts for more than 20 years and almost no one would take precautions. Today, he just happened to sit at their feet during a table fight. Less than two meters away.
This Hu Wenzhi is also unlucky. To put it bluntly, he doesn’t want to hear about these at all, and he doesn’t want to be involved in these martial arts conspiracies that have nothing to do with him, but on the other end Both sentences were poured into his ears. He couldn't pretend not to hear them, right?
"Some things are wise only if you see through them without telling them." After listening to Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao's two sentences, Wuying Duzun used his old man's voice to speak calmly and slowly. replied.
This sentence may sound like nothing at first, but in fact it is a threat, even an ultimatum.
If Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao didn't know their differences and continued chatting about each other's "real appearance", they might not be able to leave the inn today.
"Uh...heh...yes, what Du Zun said is absolutely true." Chixiao is also an old Jianghu. There is no way he can't understand such an obvious hint. He quickly responded, "Let's Let's talk about business."
Hearing this, Du Zun was silent for two seconds and then said again: "Did you bring the things?"
Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao said to each other. After taking a look, Bixiao took out a small bundle from his arms and put it on the table..
"Right here." Chi Xiao glanced at the baggage, then raised his eyes to Du Zun, and replied in a deep voice.
"Can you please open it for me?" Du Zun asked again.
The two hesitated for a moment, then Chixiao nodded to Bixiao, and Bixiao reached out, untied the two-layered baggage, and opened the brocade box inside, which revealed the A token in a box.
The moment he saw the token, Du Zun's eyes changed. His old face and hazy eyes seemed to be more than ten years younger in that moment.
However, he soon calmed down again and let the "spirit" disappear from his face.
"Poison Lord, you shouldn't suspect that this token is fake, right?" Bixiao saw that the other party didn't pick it up and didn't say anything after looking at it for a long time. He thought it was this reason, so he asked.
"Don't worry." Du Zun replied at this time, "I still recognize Zhenxia Ling." He paused, "Please help me wrap it up again."
< p>Chixiao and Bixiao exchanged glances again, and then Bixiao replied "OK", then closed the brocade box again and wrapped it with two layers of baggage."Du Zun, what our 'master' wants to ask you to do..." Chi Xiao saw that the other party had already accepted the reward, so he continued.
"I, Wuying Du Zun, since I have made the price and received the reward, I will definitely get things done." Du Zun interrupted the other party and said, "Your master should know that I Are you ready for the letter?"
"Hey, it's here." Seeing that the other party finally mentioned it, Chi Xiao took out a letter from his arms and put it in. On the table, next to the bundle.
"Yes." Du Zun glanced at the envelope and nodded, "Well, if there's nothing else, please do it."
What he meant was that the burden and Leave the letter behind and you can leave.
Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao did not want to stay in the same room for a long time with such a person who was regarded as the "Poison King", so when the other party said this, they immediately stood up and left, and within a minute He quickly left the inn.
After the two people left, the Poison Master sat quietly in the room for a while, as if thinking about something.
After a while, he picked up the letter on the table, opened it and looked at it.
Then, he did something that many villains in film and television dramas particularly like to do, which is to "mutter to themselves while watching some important information alone."
"Humph...Wu Mingzi, Wu Mingzi, after so many years you are still the same, like to hide your head and show your tail, and be smart...
"If you know that the other party is a master of poison, you won't Dare to show up on your own, find two losers to show up... The letter was written by your left hand, exactly the same as the handwriting you used when you 'did that thing', huh...
"Your sword skills are obvious You are already number one in the world, but because you are too cautious, you never dare to show it, and you hide in the dark all day long and persist in pursuing these conspiracies... I don’t know whether you are naturally timid or too conceited.humble. ”
While Du Zun was chanting, he had finished reading the letter containing the entrustment.
He kept every word in the letter in mind, and then used the candle to The fire burned it to ashes.
Then he slowly stood up, put away the baggage on the table, and walked out of the guest room.
What he didn't know was that at this moment. , there is a person downstairs, because he inexplicably heard too much information that should not be heard, and is extremely dangerous once he hears it, the pork liver in his bowl is no longer fragrant. Recently, the transcoding has been serious, which makes us more motivated. The update is faster, please use your little hand to exit the reading mode. Thank you