Today is a strange day...
The man surnamed Sun and the old man Li had similar thoughts in their minds. The two younger generations did not dare to say much at this moment and were very cautious.
Fortunately, nothing happened afterwards. The man in luxurious clothes just focused on eating noodles, and the two men in gray sat on his left and right. They didn't order food or chat much. Most of their attention was on the man eating noodles, and they would occasionally glance at Sun. Apart from that, there were no other unnecessary movements.
The man in luxurious clothes ate very slowly, as if he was savoring the food. After a while, he spoke with emotion in his tone.
"I learned from a book that this place is the hometown of the Sage of Literature. Although it is a remote place, it is the source of the world's literary tradition and a place that scholars from ancient times to the present yearn for! I am no exception, so I traveled across oceans, trekked through mountains and rivers, and came here to make a pilgrimage thousands of miles away..."
The man chewed, put down his chopsticks and looked into the distance along the street, looking at this quiet little town.
"Well, come to think of it, it's been more than forty years!"
More than forty years
The four people from the Sun and Li families couldn't help but look at this diner again. Even if he came here in his teens, he should be close to sixty years old now. But now, although he looks pale, he doesn't look like he is in his sixties. He clearly looks like a young and strong man.
"Dad..."
"What do you want to do? Pack up your things. Once the guests have finished eating, we should close the stall and go home."
Old Sun glared at his son, then began to pack up the cart as if nothing had happened. Sun Yiqiu hurried over to help.
Setting up stalls outside to do business all year round, sometimes one does encounter some strange things, but the Sun family mostly does business during the day, and it is in their hometown, so they rarely encounter such things. But they have heard some diners talk about it, and they have also heard the older generation talk about it.
When encountering such a thing, the best way to deal with it is to remain calm and act as if nothing happened. If you make a fuss, it will easily cause trouble.
After waiting for a while, the diner finally finished his noodles and put down his chopsticks.
"Shopkeeper, how much?"
"It's twelve coins in total. Put the bowls and chopsticks here, and the money on the table. I'll clean it up later. Sir, since you know the rules of our shop, you must be a familiar customer and I can trust you."
Old Sun pretended that he and his son were busy tidying up the cabinet cart, putting away tools, extinguishing the fire, tidying up the brackets, and removing the wheel clips. He seemed very busy.
The diners at the table nodded, put down four copper coins, two large and two small, then stood up. The two men in gray also stood up.
The three men walked out of the stall, but before leaving, the man looked back at Sun Yiqiu again, with a hint of a smile on his pale face.
"Young man, you look handsome despite your young age. Are you not married yet?"
"Tsk, just him?"
A man in gray sneered, and the other man in gray looked at the man next to him, who kept smiling.
“I think it’s pretty good.”
Old Sun looked at his son, then exchanged a glance with Old Man Li. The two older men seemed to have a tacit understanding and stood up one after another.
"Sir, you are joking. If my son is handsome, those scholars and celebrities would be gods. But this brat is also lucky. Although he has not married yet, he will get married on a certain day..."
"Hahaha, yes, yes, I watched this child grow up, and I'm quite satisfied with him. Dongdong and him seem to be in love with each other, and our two families are interested in strengthening the relationship, so..."
Old man Li also spoke with a smile.
"Grandpa Li? Dongdong!"
Sun Yiqiu looked at the girl over there in surprise. The latter was obviously stunned for a moment, and then her face turned red.
"Oh, I see. Congratulations!"
The diner nodded, bowed to congratulate both sides, then turned and left. The two men in gray took a look at the noodle stall and followed him.
It was not until the three strange people left for a while that the two elders at the stall relaxed.
“Huh…”
Old Sun let out a long sigh, and so did Old Man Li, but the former soon had a sincere smile on his face.
"Hey, Uncle Li, I take what you just said seriously!"
"Hahaha, you, but I think there's nothing wrong with that."
The two looked at their two juniors. Sun Yiqiu had already run to Li Dongdong's side. One was excited and the other was shy, but they didn't see any resistance in either of them.
"Closing the stall!"
Old Sun went to the table, cleared the dishes, took out the four copper coins, and threw them into the money basket on the cabinet cart.
However, the heavy copper coin became light as soon as it left his hand and was thrown down. Before it even touched the money basket, it floated away. After passing the wooden sign "Keep a copy" next to the money basket, its color was no longer copper yellow, but became paler.
"Hiss...Uncle Li!"
Old man Li also came over quickly. When they both looked at the ground carefully, they both felt a chill running through their bodies.
“Paper money!”
Those four were not copper coins at all, they were clearly four paper money, round on the outside and square on the inside, and pale in color. Considering what had just happened, they looked particularly creepy.
"this... ... "
"What are you talking about? Let's go to the City God Temple to worship together tomorrow!"
As Old Man Li spoke, he bowed several times in the direction of the City God Temple.
"Yeah!"
As they talked, they began to tidy up their stall. As for the paper money on the ground, they absolutely did not dare to accept it.
Just a moment later, before Sun's stall was closed, two people came walking quickly from the street in the distance.
The two men were dressed in white and wore tall hats. One had a sharp blade on his waist and a steel gun on his back, while the other also had a sword on his waist but carried a large black umbrella on his back. Their steps were light and their speed was incredibly fast, like two martial artists with superb martial arts skills, but the pedestrians and merchants around them seemed to ignore them.
Soon, the two of them stood directly at the location of Sun’s noodle stall.
Old Sun and Little Sun seemed to have an inexplicable sense and turned to look outside the stall, but saw nothing. They continued to work and chat with the Li family.
The two men in white looked at the Sun family, then looked at each other, and quickly focused their attention on the paper money on the ground.
"What a sinister paper money!"
One person frowned and whispered, while the other half squatted down and grabbed four pieces of paper money.
"Not only is the Yin energy very heavy, but there is also a slight but very strange demonic aura. This matter should be reported to the City God!"
"As it should be, let's go!"
As they were talking, the two men had already hurried away. But before leaving, one of them swung his knife at the location of Sun's noodle stall. A slight white light flashed, and the body temperature of both the Sun and Li families seemed to rise a little.
In the eyes of the Sun and Li families, the paper money that was lying on the ground would be picked up by a gust of wind, circled in the air for a few times, and then disappeared without a trace.
... ...
The location of Ning'an County City God Temple, where the underworld is located, the chief god wearing an official hat has an angry look on his face.
"How dare you! How dare you perform evil deeds in Ning'an County? This is a good place in the world, and you can't let it do what it wants!"
This City God was ordained as a deity by both the heavens and the human worlds, and has governed Ning'an County for eighty years. He has never seen any evil creature dare to run wild here. Even if there are some cases on weekdays, they are at most minor cases involving wandering ghosts.
The City God is not always strict. It is true that he is angry at the moment, but at the same time he is a little excited. Oh my god, this might be a big case!
"The gods of day and night obey orders!"
"I'm here!"
"I order you to investigate immediately. Don't miss any clues. If it is really an evil thing, we must not let it harm people!"
"Yes, sir!"
The day and night parading gods of Ning'an County left quickly, and the City God also cast a spell to notify all the land parties in the world to pay more attention.
On the other side, the diner who had finished his noodles had left Ning'an County with the two men in gray and walked into the wilderness.
A man in gray couldn't help but ask.
"Mr. Gao, you're not really going to choose that boy, are you?"
"I think that young man is quite nice."
"Just him? What qualifications does he have?"
The other man in gray couldn't help it and made a sarcastic remark.
"I am just a small noodle vendor. I am not good at literature or martial arts, and I am not particularly good-looking. What qualifications do I have? Can I rely on a word from you, Gao?"
The elegantly dressed man glanced around and a smile appeared on his face.
"That's better than you two toads..."
"you!"
"Haha, don't be angry, and listen to me in detail. Although the Sun family is inconspicuous, as you have just seen, this family has a deep fortune and is by no means ordinary!"
"Humph, it's just some good fortune. Maybe my ancestors have done some good deeds. It's normal!"
The man shook his head repeatedly.
"No, no, that's absolutely not normal! The Sun family doesn't seem to have produced any wealthy or powerful people, but the people in the family rarely get sick. Almost all of their ancestors died of natural causes and several generations lived together. They almost never had unfilial descendants, almost never got involved in evil, and almost never had too much bad luck..."
"One incident would be fine, but when they are put together, although they are not exaggerated, they are enough to illustrate the problem. The more common these incidents are, the more they show that the Sun family's fortune is so profound that it is rare in the world!"
"this... ... "
The two men in gray looked at each other in bewilderment at what the man said. Is it really that exaggerated
"If the Lady can use this blessing to her advantage, she will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort!"