When the stall owner looked up again, there were already two people sitting at the table in the stall. One was the learned gentleman from before, and the other was a rough and chivalrous man who sat next to the learned gentleman.
"Oh... So you, a scholar, brought guards with you. Why didn't I see them just now? No wonder you dare to hang out in this Dukuifeng market at night. But finding a martial arts man with strong blood may not be helpful! Here, two of you, your big bone tofu soup!"
While the stall owner was speaking, he had already handed out two bowls of prepared pork bone and tofu soup and stood behind the kitchen cart without moving. Ji Yuan and Xiezhi then stood up and reached out to take the bowls.
The two bowls were not big, just like soup bowls, but they contained a few large bones with meat and a large piece of old tofu. The tofu was full of small holes, and you could tell at a glance that it had absorbed the essence of the soup.
"smell good!"
Ji Yuan couldn't help but exclaim in praise. The Xiezhi on the side was also sniffing the contents of the bowl. He scooped out a little bit of the old tofu with a wooden spoon and tasted it. It was salty and fresh, and very warming to the stomach when swallowed.
Seeing the expressions of Ji Yuan and Xiezhi, the stall owner laughed again.
"How is it? Doesn't it taste good?"
"Mm, delicious!" "Yes, it's good, the cooking is very good!"
The owner chuckled, and as other customers arrived, he quickly asked them to sit down.
"Big pig head, give me a bowl of tofu soup!" "Me too, give me a bowl."
"do not forget me!"
"Okay, right away. How are you guys going to pay the bill today?"
"Put it on the account book. I'll call you when I get something good someday."
"Okay, okay..."
The stall owner hurriedly started serving soup again, and the few people next to them were obviously not human, or it could be said that "humans" were rare in this Du Kuifeng market, so they all looked at Ji Yuan and Xiezhi with smiles. The smiles were not full of kindness, but they were not full of malice either. At most, they were in the mood to watch a good show.
"Stop looking at me, stop looking at me. You're scaring off my customers. Are you going to pay for the two bowls of tofu?"
“That won’t do…” “Come on, come on, eat, eat!”
There was a commotion going on nearby, but Ji Yuan and Xiezhi were not affected at all. The latter tasted the tofu in the bowl and smiled and whispered to Ji Yuan.
"Du Gangsong has pulled a lot of pig spirits to Du Kui Peak. And this pork bone tofu soup, hehe, the pork bones are really well stewed."
Ji Yuan picked up a pig bone, scooped out the marrow with the chopsticks beside him, and then sucked it into his mouth.
"This tastes really good. I have to learn how to make it, especially the old tofu that absorbs the soup, which is quite good."
Xiezhi looked at Ji Yuan eating old tofu and gnawing on big bones, and thought for a moment.
"That Zhu Yan..."
Seeing Ji Yuan looking at him, Xiezhi hurriedly spoke.
"I'm not encouraging you to deal with him, but I'm explaining the situation to you. Zhu Yan is a beast that brings disaster, and he's not a good person..."
"Well, I know that, but I still say that it is not appropriate for me to go to the Southern Wilderness Mountains to look for him..."
Xiezhi frowned slightly, but Ji Yuan continued speaking.
"But if Zhu Yan is looking for trouble and happens to run into me, then I will be forced to take action!"
Xiezhi's eyes lit up.
"You got a plan?"
"I don't have any plan, I just have a hunch that Li Feng's affairs cannot be concealed."
"You mean that Du Gangmane?"
Ji Yuan looked at Xiezhi and shook his head slightly.
"That's unclear, but this wild boar is smart and has been trapped by your oath, so he probably doesn't have the guts to do that. But if Zhu Yan is really one of those fighting for the way of heaven and earth, he will be unable to hide it sooner or later, especially now that something bad has happened, he will always feel it."
Xiezhi laughed aside.
"Perhaps Zhu Yan is not as powerful as you think. But if we really fight him, we still have to be cautious. We may not be able to stop him. But we can't just stay here and wait for him, right?"
As Xiezhi spoke, he looked at Ji Yuan's soup bowl and saw that Ji Yuan was holding the chopsticks in one hand and covering his bowl with the other hand. After taking a closer look, he realized that the little paper crane had been standing in front of the bowl at some point. Ji Yuan was picking up a small piece of old tofu soaked in soup, and the little paper crane took a tentative bite. The little white crane's eyes narrowed.
"You little guy should have tried eating a long time ago. Does it taste good?"
"Chiu~~~"
Ji Yuan raised his head and looked at Xiezhi. This guy's attitude now seemed to be more enthusiastic than before.
"Either sooner or later, Ji has his own arrangements."
…
While Ji Yuan and Xiezhi were eating big bone and tofu soup at the Du Kuifeng market, Zuo Wuji and Li Feng were feasting at the Li Mansion. If Zuo Wuji really let go and ate, his appetite would be exaggerated, and Li Feng's appetite was not small either. In the absence of Ji Yuan, even the two servants sat down together and cleared out the whole table of dishes, and most of them went into Zuo Wuji and Li Feng's stomachs.
"Hiccup~~~"
Zuo Wuji burped and sipped a pot of wine with a satisfied look on his face.
"It's so comfortable. After all, they are a wealthy family. The quality of their dishes is not inferior to those in big restaurants!"
"Hey, if you like it, Mr. Zuo, you can come often in the future. I'll ask the kitchen to cook in different ways, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied!"
Zuo Wuji glanced at Li Feng and shook his head slightly.
"I think it's better to forget it. Your grandmother hates me after I come here once. If I come here often, she might report me to the police. No, your father is a high-ranking official. She might even ask your father to send troops to arrest me."
"Then you are not afraid, right? What are thousands of troops and horses in your eyes?"
Li Feng was talking with a smile, while two servants who were asked by Li Feng to sit down at the table were secretly shocked, thinking that their young master was really bold to say that, and that the warrior next to him must have drugged the young master with some kind of love potion.
Zuo Wuji also smiled.
"That's right. A huge army of soldiers and horses cannot run as fast as me. If I run away, they will definitely not be able to catch up with me."
…
Two days later, several horse-drawn carriages were parked outside the gate of the Li Mansion. Servants were constantly moving things onto the carriages, and Li Feng was standing by and watching.
About half an hour later, Madam Li came down to the gate with the help of her maid. When Li Feng saw her coming, he hurriedly saluted.
"Grandson greets grandma!"
"Well, Feng'er, after you go to the capital, get along well with your father and learn skills from the immortal master. Don't think too much about what others say about you. No one knows you in the capital. You are the young master of my Li family."
Li Feng looked up at his grandmother and felt a little touched.
"Grandma, can I hug you?"
Old Madam Li looked at her grandson without saying anything. She stretched out her hand and Li Feng immediately fell into the old lady's arms. This was the first time he felt his grandmother's hug.
"Brother..."
When Li Feng was holding his grandmother, a childish voice came from the house. He looked up and saw that it was his younger brother who was being held by Madam Li.
As Li Feng's biological mother, Mrs. Li did not dare to look at Li Feng's eyes, but the child in her arms was waving at Li Feng.
Li Feng stepped away from his grandmother's arms and bowed respectfully towards the door.
"Greetings, mother!"
Mrs. Li looked a little embarrassed. She wanted to act affectionate, but she always felt scared every time she saw Li Feng. She had woken up from nightmares countless times during her three years of pregnancy and could feel the horror inside her body, so she just smiled and nodded.
"Feng'er, when you go to the capital, you must listen to your father and study hard..."
The words were similar to what his grandmother said, but Li Feng didn't feel any warmth and just nodded in response.
"I've got it in mind, kid!"
Outside, the servants who had already packed up the carriage were calling out.
"Master, the car is ready!"
Madam Li stretched out her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"How about we wait until we have lunch before leaving?"
Li Feng shook his head.
"No need, grandma. It's still early now. Lunch is at least an hour and a half away. And after lunch it will be late. We won't be able to travel far."
"Um… "
Old Madam Li nodded, and saw that Li Feng had already run to the carriage, standing there and bowing towards the gate of the mansion again.
"Grandma, Mother, Li Feng is leaving now!"
After saying that, Li Feng didn't wait for the servants to put the stool away, but jumped directly onto the carriage and sat next to the coachman. Then several carriages began to move one after another.
"This kid, making such a fuss..."
Madam Li sighed and turned to look at Li's mother, but saw that she seemed to be breathing a sigh of relief, so she glared at her.
…
On the other side, Li Feng was riding in a carriage heading out of the city. After getting a little far away from home, Li Feng kept urging the coachman to speed up.
"Hurry up, the city gate is over there, hurry up..."
"Uh, Master, we can't go any faster. We're in the city. If we go too fast, we might bump into pedestrians."
"Okay, okay, hurry up!"
"Yes Yes… "
The servant driving the carriage was also wondering why the young master was in such a hurry to leave? He was quite averse to going to the capital before. However, it could only be attributed to the fact that an immortal wanted to be his master, and the young man's temperament became aroused.
The carriage team quickly left the city of Kuinan County. When they were outside the city, the speed was obviously faster than that inside the city. Li Feng sat in the carriage and looked around, his body shaking from the bumps of the carriage.
About five miles out of the city, Li Feng finally saw what he wanted to see. He was so excited that he almost jumped up and pointed to a big tree on the side of the road not far away.
"There, there, hurry up, stop! I told you to stop!"
"It's the young master! Oh..."
The carriage that Li Feng was on gradually stopped, and the other carriages also stopped one after another. Li Feng jumped directly out of the carriage.
"Mr. Ji, Mr. Zuo, get in the car quickly!"
It turned out that Ji Yuan and Zuo Wuji were waiting there beside the tree.