Chapter 44: A New Crisis?
At dusk, it was time for the townspeople of Yinling Town to have dinner. At the end of the day's work, I can finally take a little rest. Laughter can be heard in almost every household.
Standing at the gate of the town, Tang Ning was very pleased. The last time I visited, it was razed to the ground by a group of robbers. This time, it was actually rebuilt.
And the population seems to be a little larger than it was last time.
There is a restaurant in the town, which is the only one in Yinling Town. After entering, the enthusiastic shopkeeper immediately ran out to receive a few people.
"A few guest officers, please...... Come sit here, what are you going to eat today? The shopkeeper's eyes were sharp, and his gaze kept wandering over the boots under the feet of the three of them.
The two guards of Lin Wei and Su Song entered the door and sat on the other side of the group. When Xiao Er asked them, they waved their hands together, signaling that they would not eat anything.
Xiao Er is more clever and understands it immediately. The heart said that what kind of big man is coming? How do you go out and take a bodyguard with you?
Su Song and Cheng Yang glanced at each other, and said in their hearts that the shopkeeper was a little enthusiastic. But he didn't think much of it, cleared his throat and asked, "Hmm...... What do you have to eat here? ”
"That's a lot, we have it, steamed lambs, steamed bear's paws, steamed deer tails. Roast duck roast chick roast goose ......"
"Stop, stop." Tang Ning hurriedly patted the table: "If you have something to say, don't come up and report the name of the dish." ”
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, professional habits ......" The shopkeeper scratched his head and said: "Anyway, the best thing we eat here is wonton, and the Taoist masters of Yinling Temple are here, and they only eat wontons, and nothing else."
If the three of you are interested, why not try it? ”
"Okay, then give the old man a ravioli." Su Song nodded.
"I'm the same." Cheng Yang followed.
"I'm the same." Not to be outdone, Downing was not to be outdone.
The shopkeeper knew what the three of them were going to eat, so he hurriedly ran to the back kitchen with a confession at the three of them.
Tang Ning began to look at the surrounding environment, the restaurant was well maintained. It looks a little old on the outside, but it's brand new on the inside.
The lobby on the first floor is very spacious, with a total of 12 tables. But if you count the table you are at, there are only five people on the table.
And these people all looked like passers-by in the dust, eating fast. After eating, he went to the yawning shopkeeper to settle the bill, and then went upstairs to his room.
Before the wontons were served, Cheng Yang told Su Song about the previous things in Yinling Town. Tang Ning looked around boredly, and saw two Taoist priests coming in from outside the door.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw these two Taoist priests coming, he suddenly came to the spirit. didn't need the shopkeeper to come out, he went out in person, walked around from behind the counter, and asked the two of them very earnestly what they wanted to eat.
"Let's cut a plate of bacon, and then half a plate of pickles and two bowls of rice."
When Tang Ning saw this scene, he suddenly became big
Realize.
If you guess correctly, there is a high probability that this restaurant was opened by Pei Xiantong with the money he gave.
It's amazing, and he's quite business-minded.
After the bandits near Yinling Mountain were cleared twice by the Zhenjiang army, a rumor spread in the green forest.
said that there was a Dao aunt in the Yinling Temple who was the woman Tang Killer had a crush on, and he was afraid that the main house at home would be mad, so he had to keep it here. So this side is protected by Tang Killer, whoever dares to do something here, Tang Killer will take Zhenjiang Army to his house to do something.
After this rumor spread, all the heroes of the green forest felt that it was very credible. Therefore, I am afraid that I will not be able to avoid Yinling Mountain, so that within a radius of 100 miles, there is no thief on the mountain, and this place is indescribably harmonious and peaceful.
Therefore, the merchants liked this place very much, and Yinling Town was a good place to stay. Opening a restaurant here is enough to make a lot of money in Yinlingguan.
Just as Tang Ning was thinking wildly, the shopkeeper brought three bowls of wontons with a tray in his hand.
"Three guest officers, these are the wontons you ordered...... shopkeeper said and put the three bowls of wontons in front of the three of them one by one. Tang Ning thanked Xiao Er, and picked up the chopsticks to eat.
The steaming wontons exude an enticing aroma, and the shop Xiaoer's recommendation is really good, and the wontons here taste much better than those in other places.
In a short time, the three of them finished eating the ravioli. The two old men wiped their mouths after eating, and left with a very natural smile, leaving Tang Ning to settle the bill.
Just as Tang Ning was about to go out, one of the two Taoist priests who came earlier stopped Tang Ning.
"Hey, please stay here. Poor Dao, look at you so familiar, I don't know where we have seen it? "The Taoist priest tried to show kindness as much as possible.
Lin Wei had just stepped out of the door with his front foot when he heard the Taoist priest talking. So he put his foot back and looked over his arms.
"No, no, you recognized the wrong person." Tang Ning remembered what he was going to do for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little weak, and said subconsciously.
In order not to attract attention when they left the camp this time, Tang Ning and his party deliberately did not wear armor official uniforms, but changed into civilian clothes, which was not small compared to weekdays.
This is also recognized, and you can imagine how good you are in the Yin Tomb Temple.
Maybe the girl came back and painted a portrait and hung it in the house every day......
Thinking of this, Tang Ning had a headache, turned his head to look at the Taoist priest, and said with a sneer: "If there is nothing to do with the Taoist chief, a certain family will leave first." ”
"Oh...... Okay, I'm sorry I recognized the wrong person. The Taoist priest said apologetically.
Then Tang Ning left the restaurant, and the Taoist priest, who had been facing away from Tang Ning and did not speak, suddenly said softly: "Is it him?" ”
The voice was slightly dull, but I could still hear that it was a woman's voice.
"Yes, he's right." Another Taoist priest looked at Tang Ning's back from the open window: "Why did you just now."
Don't make a move? ”
"The guy next to him is strong, I'm not sure." The woman said: "And your behavior just now is very dangerous, he has dealt with Taoist priests a lot, and we are not real Taoist priests, if you are exposed, it will ......be difficult for us to find a chance next time."
With that, the woman suddenly closed her mouth.
The shopkeeper walked over with a plate and said with a smile on his face: "Two Taoist leaders, hard work!" Oh, thanks to you, this Yinling Town can be rebuilt. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how this hard life would be! ”
"Didn't the layman already say this before?"
"Really?" The shopkeeper was very surprised, then patted his head, and said apologetically: "Oh, it's true, this person forgets things when he gets older, and he doesn't remember what he just said!" Ha ha!
But I can't say enough about it!
By the way, this is bacon for two orders. Rice was delivered immediately, as well as pickles......"
Hearing this, the Taoist priest looked at the plate containing the bacon on the table, and blinked, with a rather obvious look of confusion on his face.
"Poor Dao is talking about a disc...... How is the amount so large? ”
"Huh? Could it be that the two of them are new Taoists who have come to Yinling Temple? No matter what we do in Yinling Town, it is the best for the Dao Chiefs, this is a matter of course! ”
While he was talking, another guest came in from outside the door. Xiao Er was busy serving food in the kitchen, and the shopkeeper accused the two of them: "I'm sorry, the two Taoists, the guests are here, you two use it slowly, don't disturb the two." ”
Then he turned and left.
The shopkeeper was talking to the people behind him, and the woman opposite the male Taoist priest sighed and said, "Prepare to prepare, we have been exposed." ”
"What?!" The man was startled and subconsciously spoke.
However, the sound was a little loud, and everyone around looked at it. Including the shopkeeper who is talking to the customer.
Then the man lowered his voice and said, "What's the matter?" How do you know?! ”
"These pieces of bacon were poisoned." The woman sniffed with her nose, revealing a hint of disgust and said, "I used to know a person, and my favorite thing to use was this poison.
People who first see this thing will never be able to tell it, but those who are familiar will know that it has a special taste.
The bacon has a strong flavor that just masks the smell of poison. But I'm too familiar with the smell to fool others, but not me. ”
The man nervously asked, "What poison?" Isn't it awesome? Are they ready to take our lives? ”
There was a bit of nostalgia in the woman's tone: "This thing is made of mad fruit, and after ingestion, you can't lose your life, but you will fall into a state of madness for a long time." After that, you will be weak and at the mercy of others.
They want to capture us alive, so find an opportunity to strike first and find a way to escape. ”
“……”