Qining walked non-stop all the way, and at dusk, dark clouds gathered, and heavy raindrops fell in a moment.
It was going to rain and my mother wanted to get married. There was nothing I could do about it. Fortunately, after walking for a while, a tea shed appeared on the side of the road. Qining saw many such tea sheds. Some roads had no villages in front and no shops in the back. Tea sheds are often operated to provide food and lodging for travelers.
Qining tied up his horse and entered the tea shed. It was already dark. There were lights inside, but there were not many guests. A fat man was sitting on a chair and dozing soundly. A waiter beside him was bored and lazily He was lying on the table playing with the tea cup. When he heard some noise, the waiter looked up and saw the door curtain being opened. He quickly stood up and came over to greet him: "Your Majesty, do you want something to eat?" Seeing Qin Ning dressed up, his expression became cold again.
Qi Ning was dressed like a disciple of the Beggar Clan, his clothes were ragged, and he was soaked by the heavy rain. He really looked quite embarrassed. He knew what the guy was thinking, so he naturally didn't take it seriously. He shook the rain off his body and said with a smile: "Little brother, Help me get some hot food to fill my stomach, and if there’s wine, bring some too.”
The waiter did not move, and the fat man was also awakened. He opened his eyes and saw Qi Ning. He stood up slowly and said, "There is food and wine. As long as you have enough money, you can have as much as you want."
Qi Ning didn't talk nonsense. He didn't have anything else with him, but he had enough money. He took out the money bag from his pocket and threw a piece of silver on the table. When the fat man saw it, he immediately smiled on his face and turned to look The guy scolded: "Why don't you go and prepare food for the uncle? What are you doing standing there? By the way, go get a basin of hot water and wash the uncle first."
The waiter hurriedly agreed, and the fat man took the money and said with a smile: "Sir, food and drink will be brought to you later. It's raining heavily outside and I'm afraid it won't stop for a while. Do you want to stay here for the night?" There is a guest room at the back. Although it is simple, it is no problem to protect it from wind and rain.”
Qining asked: "How far is the nearest city to the southeast of here?"
"It's at least forty or fifty miles away." The fat man said, "It's already dark. Do you want to rush there?"
Qining thought that it was not close even if it was forty or fifty miles away. The key was that the heavy rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. It would not be appropriate to brave the rain. Although this tea shed was simple, it was good to rest for a night to recharge. With his martial arts skills, he naturally wouldn't worry about anyone plotting against him. He thought for a moment and said, "There is another horse outside. Do you have any horse materials here?"
"Don't worry, uncle, the horses are well fed. I'll go over and feed them right away." The fat man also knew at this time that although he was in ragged clothes, he was not a beggar passing by, and he acted very enthusiastically.
"Now that you're tired, prepare a room and I'll spend the night here." Qining said with a smile, "I have some clean clothes. Bring one to change. It'll be a lot of money for you."
Without saying anything, the fat man immediately went to get a clean coarse cloth. The waiter brought hot water. Qining washed his face and changed into his shirt. Soon the waiter brought wine and food to the tea shed on the roadside. Naturally, There won’t be many sumptuous food and drinks, but with wine and meat, it’s not bad.
Qining was really hungry. He drank and ate at the same time. He finished one bowl of rice and before adding the second bowl, he heard a noise behind him. He turned around and saw that the door curtain was opened, and a tall man The figure came in from the door, and the waiter immediately greeted him and asked, "Do you want to eat or stay?"
The man glanced around the room and said in a deep voice: "Get food first, the sooner the better." As he spoke, someone came in closely behind him.
Qi Ning's pupils shrank slightly at this time. He knew that coincidences often happen in this world, but he never thought that some incredible coincidences would happen to him. He recognized the two people who came in from the door at a glance. , the tall man who came in first turned out to be Lord Vulcan, one of the Five Elements Lords of Jiutian Tower, and the one who followed later was none other than Prince Beitangfeng of the Northern Han Dynasty.
That night in Xiangyang, Beitang Feng and his party were besieged by Cao Wei, a beggar gang. Later, assassins tried to kill Beitang Feng. At the critical moment, Lord Vulcan led Beitang Feng out of the siege, and Prince Yu of the Northern Han Dynasty fell into the hands of the Shenhou Mansion and became a prisoner of the Chu Kingdom.
The local officials in Xiangyang and the Shenhou Mansion worked together to search for Beitang Feng's whereabouts, but obviously they could not find him. Qining also thought that once Beitang Feng escaped Xiangyang, he would definitely go to Xiangyang to find his uncle Qu Yuangu and use Xianyang soldiers and horses. If the fight for the position of emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty really develops like this, the Northern Han Dynasty will fall into civil strife, which will be of great benefit to the Chu State.
But Qi Ning never expected that these two people would appear here.
If you want to go to Xianyang, you must naturally go northwest to Xiangyang, and the road Qining is taking now is to the southeast toward Jianye. The two directions are exactly opposite.
He didn't understand why these two people appeared here. He just felt that everything in the world was full of surprises, and that such an incredible chance encounter would happen to him.
Beitangfeng's face was a little pale, and he looked quite depressed and sluggish. He was wearing a coarse cloth and was slovenly. He no longer had the brilliance he once had. He didn't know whether it was because he had been running away for days, or whether he was trying to hide it. After entering the house, , but Beitang Feng looked cautious, glanced around, and fixed his eyes on Qi Ning.
With Qi Ning's martial arts, if he really takes action, he has a great chance of winning against Lord Vulcan. It would not be difficult to capture these two people and bring them back to the capital, but Qi Ning has no intention of doing so. , once Beitangfeng is really caught, the civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty will disappear, which will be detrimental to the Chu State.
Qi Ning remained calm and did not look at them. He just lowered his head to eat. Beitang Feng felt slightly relieved when he saw that Qi Ning was wearing ordinary clothes and looked like he was choking.
The fat man already smiled and said: "What do you two guests want to eat? Are you staying here tonight?"
"Get food first, and stop talking nonsense." Lord Vulcan saw that Beitang Feng had already sat down at a table in the corner, and then he walked over and sat down, and ordered the fat man: "Bring up ten kilograms of wine. .”
The fat man exclaimed: "Ten pounds of wine? Sir, have you finished eating?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Mr. Vulcan said gruffly: "If you want a drink, uncle, just come up."
The fat man smiled apologetically and said, "Yes, yes, yes." He hesitated and then said with a smile, "Uncle, we have a rule in our teahouse. If you want to drink, you must pay for the drink first. Do you think so?"
Lord Vulcan opened his eyes wide, reached into his arms, took out a few times, came out empty-handed, and looked at Beitang Feng, but Beitang Feng shook his head, a little embarrassed.
He obviously wanted to conceal his wealthy status, so he didn't wear any valuables.
"Bring me the wine first. Anyway, I won't be short of your wine money." Mr. Vulcan looked at the fat man and said, "I'll pay you back twice as much when the time comes."
The fat man has been doing business all year round, and his ability to observe people's emotions is naturally very important. At this time, he understood it, and he smiled and said: "When is that time?"
Beitangfeng's face darkened, and he couldn't help but scolded: "You slave, you are talking so much nonsense. What I don't need most is money. How can I lose money from you?"
"It's the uncle who gets the money. What a slave like me is doing is a small business. I refuse to eat and drink for free." The fat man didn't have a good face. He turned around and winked at the waiter. The waiter understood and retreated. Ning saw it, but pretended not to see it, and just ate and drank by himself.
Beitang Feng had been running around in embarrassment these past few days and had suffered a lot. He was suffocating in his heart. At this time, he saw that a small character who opened a tea shed dared to be so rude to him. He was extremely angry. He slapped the table and stood up suddenly. When he wanted to scold him, Lord Vulcan stretched out his hand and grabbed Beitang Feng's wrist. Beitang Feng knew what Lord Vulcan meant, snorted coldly, and sat down.
Only then did Lord Vulcan let go and looked at the fat man, and said: "Shopkeeper, we just need to eat hot food. Since we promised to repay double, the debt will not be missed. Just rest assured." His tone was calm, obviously suppressing anger.
Qi Ning understood in his heart that these two people were fleeing all the way. In order to cover up their whereabouts, they were tolerant and did not dare to cause trouble easily.
"If you don't have any money, don't talk nonsense here." The fat man raised his hand and said, "Get out immediately."
Lord Vulcan's expression darkened, and he sneered: "No one has dared to speak to me like this. If you are sensible, you can quickly prepare wine and food and serve them, and you may still be able to survive."
Seeing the ferocious look on the tall man's face, the fat man took a step back and sneered: "When we open the door for business, I haven't seen anyone. I've seen you more arrogantly than you." Looking back, he saw By now, the waiter had already rushed out with a knife in his hand and shouted: "Shopkeeper, if they want to cause trouble here, chop them with one knife." He came forward and stood next to the fat man, holding a big knife. aggressive.
Qi Ning looked amused, thinking that even if there were ten more people, all with knives in their hands, it would be nothing in front of Lord Vulcan.
Lord Vulcan suddenly laughed, the sound was like a loud bell, and the fat man and the waiter couldn't help but backed away in fear. Lord Vulcan stood up slowly, with a fierce look in his eyes, and a thunder sounded in the air, shaking the whole place. Lord Vulcan said coldly: "Look Come on, you guys really don’t want to live anymore.” Qi Ning slowly raised his hand, saw it from the corner of his eye, and frowned slightly, thinking that although the shopkeeper was snobbish, he was not guilty enough to die, and he couldn’t just watch Lord Vulcan kill people here. commit murder.
He quietly reached into his arms and touched the cold blade. At this moment, he heard a gust of cold wind coming. Several people looked at the curtain door, but saw that the door curtain was opened, and another figure walked in slowly, Seeing the scene in the room, the man ignored him and walked to a table and sat down. He raised his hand and placed a long sword with a sheath on the table. He looked calmly and glanced at the fat man and said: "Prepare the food and drinks to be served!" He threw a piece of silver on the table, glanced at Lord Vulcan, and said, "The remaining silver is considered their meal money."
Qi Ning glanced at the man and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. He thought to himself that he should read more almanacs when he went out. What day was today? There were some incredible coincidences.