At this moment, he was sitting in a spacious courtyard. On the table was a table of delicacies specially prepared by the Inspectorate, knowing that he wanted to taste human delicacies.
On a small table next to it was a mahogany box containing 1,200 taels of silver that Jiang Lin had obtained in exchange for the wild ginseng.
The person who came to deliver the things to Jiang Lin was very respectful and promised to arrange a guide for Jiang Lin before the evening.
Jiang Lin didn't care much about the guide. He looked at the food on the table.
Although this Great Sheng Dynasty has never appeared in history, its level of development is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty that Jiang Lin knows.
The staple food on the table is a kind of flatbread, which is baked crispy on the outside, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and has a sauce for dipping on the side.
As for the dishes, there are chicken, duck and fish dishes, most of which are stewed. There are two fish dishes, one is soup and the other is sashimi.
There are not many kinds of green vegetables. Combined with the conclusion I drew from visiting the street stalls before, some vegetables that are common in later generations, such as Chinese cabbage and bok choy, have not yet appeared.
The food tasted pretty good, and what made Jiang Lin happy was that he could taste seasonings such as pepper and Sichuan pepper in the dishes.
While Jiang Lin was savoring the food of this world slowly, someone in the Supervisory Office was discussing who should be Jiang Lin's guide for the next month.
Lu Yi is one of the few monsters in the Huaiyang Supervisory Office. In her opinion, it is natural to send someone with a high enough status so as not to offend Jiang Lin easily.
But some people can't swallow this.
For example, Chen Yu.
He had reason to be arrogant. Huaiyang City was ruled by the famous Taoist Chongyu Temple, and Chen Yu was the nephew of the current master of Chongyu Temple.
He has a high status and great talent, and is usually praised. This time, he suffered such a hardship at the hands of Jiang Lin. How could he swallow this humiliation
But direct revenge is obviously impossible.
This monster from "White Tiger Ridge" is too powerful.
If not for this, the Supervisory Office would never have tolerated Jiang Lin’s arrogance before.
Listening to the people from the Supervisory Office discussing the issue of sending a guide to Jiang Lin, Chen Yu's eyes flickered and he suddenly had an idea.
"Isn't Mr. Jiang a great demon? I have a perfect candidate here..."
As night was falling and the lights were just coming on, there was a knock on the door of Jiang Lin's temporary residence.
The middle-aged Taoist priest from the daytime appeared after opening the door. He said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang, because you are from the demon race, our Supervisory Office has thought about it and found a guide from the same race for you."
As he spoke, he moved aside a little, revealing his figure hidden in the night.
Jiang Lin looked at it and was stunned.
It’s actually a child
The child was wearing a black robe. His features were incredibly beautiful, but his dark eyes were gloomy and full of hostility.
The child's transformation was very complete, and apart from the two delicate black horns on his forehead, he looked quite cute.
Jiang Lin couldn't tell what kind of monster he was.
Before Jiang Lin could speak, the child spoke first:
"Is he the big demon you're talking about?"
His voice was clear and pleasant to the ear, but the words he said were not so pleasant:
"Yes, it's not bad. Much better than those rubbish in your Supervisory Department."
Middle-aged Taoist priest: “…”
He seemed very angry, but he dared not say anything and could only keep it in his heart.
He said to the boy in black, "Master Xiaozong, haven't you always wanted to meet other great monsters? Now Mr. Jiang has come to our Huaiyang City and will stay here for a month."
He then said to Jiang Lin, "Mr. Jiang, we in the Supervision Department are afraid that you are not used to humans. This Xiao Zong Lord is the most powerful demon with the bloodline in our Huaiyang City. You can get familiar with him during this month and visit our Huaiyang City together."
Jiang Lin frowned. Before he could say anything, the black-clothed boy called Xiao Zong Da Ren had already shown an unhappy look: "Who is the great demon in your Huaiyang City? I stayed with you only because you have a cook who makes delicious yokan. Don't flatter yourself."
The middle-aged Taoist priest said: "Yes, yes, it was my words that were inappropriate."
Jiang Lin became curious when he saw this. He originally thought that the boy looked troublesome and was ready to refuse him, but seeing the respectful look of the middle-aged man, he couldn't help but feel a little curious about the child.
Both sides were relieved. The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye immediately without Jiang Lin saying anything.
Seeing him fleeing, Jiang Lin knew it was definitely not because of him.
He looked at the boy in black: What did this child do to make people so scared
The boy in black felt his gaze and puffed up his face, "What are you looking at? If you look again, I'll dig your eyes out!"
The words were cruel, but with the puffy face, they didn't have much killing power.
Jiang Lin couldn't help but smile.
Boy in black: “?”
Suddenly, without any warning, he punched Jiang Lin.
The white and even somewhat tender fist looked non-threatening.
However, Jiang Lin was more cautious because of the middle-aged Taoist's words. After struggling in the last days for many years, he also knew that one should not judge a person by his appearance, so he did not take it lightly.
He soon began to thank himself for his caution - when he met the fist, he felt as if he was facing a small mountain.
Jiang Lin looked at the little boy in black with suspicion. If the monster was in adulthood, it would certainly appear as an adult when it transformed, which would help it to exert its strongest strength.
The child looked no more than six or seven years old, and he didn't mind being addressed as "Master Xiao Zong", so it was obvious that he was not yet an adult.
What kind of bloodline has such terrifying power in childhood
But he was surprised that the little boy in black was also obviously surprised that Jiang Lin took his punch without any injury.
He looked at Jiang Lin again, and then nodded reluctantly: "Then Taoist Gou didn't lie to me this time, you are really not bad."
When he said this, his eyes suddenly noticed the dishes on the table next to him, and his eyes lit up: "Are you eating?"
After saying that, he ignored Jiang Lin and walked towards the table with food.
Jiang Lin:
He was a little confused by the child's illogical behavior. Is he really just a child
He followed and saw that after the kid looked at the dishes on the table, he showed a look of disgust: "These things again, were they sent by the Supervisory Department?"
After he finished speaking, he sat down on the chair with a gloomy look on his face and stopped talking.
Jiang Lin recalled his previous conversation with the middle-aged Taoist priest and asked tentatively, "You don't like to eat these?"
The little boy glanced at him and said, "I've been eating this for so many years. It's too greasy."
Jiang Lin couldn't help but ask, "How old are you?"
The black-clothed boy was startled, and looked at Jiang Lin strangely. Because this man was barely pleasing to the eye, he said, "I don't know."