"Crunch."
Push open the slightly old door in front of you and enter the store.
There was no light, and the environment looked a little dim. There were rows of square black wooden tables in front of me, and the red blessing lettering was pasted behind the counter.
Probably because of the rain, there was a slight smell of musty food in the shop.
Look around.
Find a clean seat and sit down.
Soon, the store owner came from the kitchen, holding a jar of hot rice wine in his hand.
He was very old, his back was very bent, his hair was silvery white, the wrinkles on his face were deeply blackened, and he was wearing a dark yellow mandarin jacket that was stained with oil.
"Girl, you must be wet..."
The voice of the old man seemed a little weak in the noisy rain.
He opened the jar, poured the yellow wine into a bowl, and pushed it in front of Jiang Zirou.
"Drink some hot wine to warm yourself up."
With that said, the shopkeeper turned around and went back to the kitchen. Soon, there was a sound of "tuk-tuk-tuk" from inside.
Like chopping vegetables.
"well…"
Looking at the dripping rain outside the window, Jiang Zirou sighed softly.
Seeing the white smoke curling up from the hot rice wine, she sank into her thoughts, and not long after she came here, she found Ling Xiao.
Obviously, contact this disciple as soon as possible.
It's much better than wandering alone in this dead city in the rain alone.
Send a simple message with your own unique imprint of immortality.
Soon after, I received a reply from Ling Xiao.
Presumably he's having some trouble there, but he'll be there soon.
Jiang Zirou didn't think too much, and waited here quietly. Ling Xiao was able to quickly reply to his message, indicating that his current situation should be safe.
Don't worry about yourself.
When the rice wine becomes warm slowly, it tastes best.
Jiang Zirou picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
The spicy taste first explodes in the mouth, and then the taste becomes sweet and mellow, both sweet and bitter but just right. After swallowing the wine, the fragrance between the lips and teeth lingers for a long time.
She has tasted countless good wines, and there is no lack of priceless nectar.
But this kind of wine... has a different flavor.
Sure enough, life can bring surprises everywhere.
The haze covering my heart dissipated a little, and soon, the sound of hobbled footsteps came from the kitchen again.
The shopkeeper held a piece of sliced beef in his hand and placed it in front of Jiang Zirou.
"There are only these left in the shop..." The old man squinted his eyes, looked at Jiang Zirou, and said, "It seems that the girl is from a wealthy family, why did she stay here?"
"I'm from out of town."
Jiang Zirou put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a smile, "It's the store, everyone else has left, why do you stay here?"
from out of town...
When the old man was startled, he knew that the girl in front of him had a lot of background.
No wonder she looks so beautiful... The old man thought to himself, he walked not far away, pulled out a stool and sat down, and then quietly replied:
"I'm old, I live here alone, and I don't want to bother others anymore."
"I live alone, what about my family?"
"My wife passed away last year. Originally, I had a pair of sons and daughters. The daughter married to a foreign country and hasn't come back to see me for a long time. As for the son..."
The old man paused for a moment, with a painful look on his face:
"I fought a few days ago and died at the hands of barbarians."
There was silence for a while, except for the sound of rain coming from outside the window.
Jiang Zirou picked up the tea bowl in front of him, drank the rice wine in it, and boldly wiped away the trace of wine hanging from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.
"How about it, it tastes good."
Seeing the long-awaited look on the girl's face, the wrinkles on the old man's face unfolded one by one, revealing a happy smile.
"very nice."
Jiang Zirou looked up at the gloomy rain outside the window, "The important thing is that I am lucky to be able to drink such a bowl of hot wine that has just been warmed on such a rainy day."
Feeling the familiar breath approaching rapidly.
She stood up and came to the store with a piece of silver in her hand, and put it on the table in front of the old man.
"No need."
There was no look of surprise on the old man's face, but he shook his head and said calmly: "How about treating this bowl of wine as my treat for a girl? I'm afraid I won't be able to spend this money in the future."
"It will be fine."
Jiang Zirou said softly, put down the broken silver, turned around and came to the door.
…
"Shua!"
Like a big black bat falling from the sky, its wings spread, firmly covering the door frame of the tavern.
In the next instant.
The huge figure disappeared, replaced by a young man with a handsome appearance and a somewhat pale complexion.
"Master!"
Seeing the dusty figure in white clothes in front of him, Ling Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that all the difficulties encountered would disappear in front of her.
"Come in, sit down, and talk slowly."
Jiang Zirou pushed open the door, and Ling Xiao walked in from the door, his body was dripping with rain, and he was wet.
"This little brother is..." The shopkeeper's voice came from the darkness.
"It's a friend of mine." Jiang Zirou replied, "I don't mind if he comes to the shop to avoid the rain."
"cough!"
The old man coughed a few times and said, "Anyone who comes is a guest, there is no reason to drive away the guests."
As he spoke, he brought another jug of wine from the kitchen and put it on the fire to burn slowly.
The stove was lit, bringing a glimmer of light to the dimly lit shop.
…
"What happened here, that's all..."
The wind and rain are like waterfalls, and the sky is dull.
Ling Xiao relayed to Jiang Zirou in detail what happened these days, including what he had seen and heard in Nanting Lake.
"really."
She nodded, "Exactly what I guessed before."
She came to the window, the location of this restaurant is excellent, through the window, you can see the sparkling water on Nanting Lake.
This would have been a wonderful scenery.
But now, Jiang Zirou could only see the rolling black mist in the distance, bloody light permeated the mist, as if some monster was hiding in it.
"In addition to these news, Jin Yiwei also caught a very important person."
Ling Xiao came behind Jiang Zirou and said suddenly.
"Oh, who is it?"
"Ke Xing."
Ling Xiao explained: "It's Ke Qiao's younger brother. The incident that happened in Nanyang Lake this time has a lot to do with this guy."
After Ling Xiao's explanation, Jiang Zirou immediately understood.
"Bring him up," she ordered.
soon.
Under the supervision of the two Jin Yiwei, a chunky figure appeared in front of them.
His eyes were dull, his mouth was wide open, and saliva was constantly oozing from the corner of his mouth, obviously he had lost his mind.
"call out!"
Jiang Zirou waved his hand, and Yuan Shen Dao sword turned into a golden light, piercing the fat man's eyebrows.
Wandering around inside, he said helplessly, "I'm really crazy, I'm not pretending."