Daxia, Chaoan County.
The blazing sun shone hotly on the ground, and there were not many pedestrians on the street, only a few passers-by holding umbrellas walked in a hurry, and quickly ran from one shop to another.
The gray-brown wooden building is exposed to the sun, and the slight sound of wood cracking can be heard from time to time.
Located in Tsing Yi Restaurant on the west side of the county town, several waiters from the restaurant were lazily sitting on the benches in front of the door, carrying wooden basins filled with cold water, and continuously sprinkling water on the ground.
As soon as the water vapor touched the ground, bright fine ash was splashed with a puff, and at the same time, slight heat steamed up.
"This damn weather, why is it so hot!?" A mistress muttered in a low voice, reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and rubbed it on the towel on his shoulder casually.
"Is anyone there?" Suddenly, two yamen servants in official uniforms stepped in from the door of the restaurant. Drenched in sweat, clinging to his body. It makes people feel uncomfortable just looking at it.
"Second Master Zhang! Third Master Li, this way please! The shopkeeper has brought a new basin of white ice, and it is on the second floor. Many customers have gone up to the second floor." A waiter hurried up to greet him.
"Hey, I knew that Treasurer Jin has a way to get Bai Bing, which is only affordable by wealthy officials!"
The two errands were overjoyed immediately, and walked up the stairs.
Before the two of them could go upstairs completely, there was another figure in front of the gate.
"Xiao Er, come to the table for wine and food. The signature dishes you are good at are fine. Serve more meals." A calm and deep man's voice came from the door.
The two mistresses turned around and looked, both of them couldn't help but shiver slightly.
The guest in front of him was unbelievably strong, with a bamboo hat on his head, and an ordinary gray cloth bunt on his body. His exposed wrist was as thick as an ordinary person's arm. Walking to the entrance of the restaurant, it is almost like a wall, blocking most of the outside light.
"Alright... alright! Guest officer, please come in." A waiter hurried forward to greet him.
The two servants stopped on the stairs and looked towards the man from a height, their hearts skipped a beat.
"The Chen family posted a reward notice, but it provoked a lot of ghosts and monsters. Let's go, don't worry about it, let's drink ours." The older officer patted the other person on the shoulder. "It's none of our business."
The two spoke very quietly, but it still did not escape the ears of the man in the bamboo hat.
He raised his head and gently took off the bamboo hat, revealing an ordinary face that was indifferent and tinged with a hint of malevolence. It was Lu Sheng who had been away from Ziyan Villa for a long time.
After he got the location of the three platinum stone pillars from Gu Yan, he went straight to the first one without stopping.
This is Chao'an County.
This Chao'an County is located in a remote place, a small town surrounded by mountains, Lu Sheng inquired about the situation here for a while.
Knowing that the Chen family, a rich family in this county, has experienced a strange thing in recent years. Has been offering rewards for strange people and strange things to help solve. But it has been to no avail.
It's just that recently the Chen family took out another precious treasure as a reward, saying that whoever can solve the strange problem will give the treasure to the other party.
The treasure is called the Eight Treasures Coral Cup. It is an extremely delicate fiery red coral decoration, covered with precious stones, pearls and emeralds, which are extremely precious, only a little lower than the priceless exotic treasures.
There are even rumors in the world that this coral lamp is actually the one carried by the Jiugong Sword Master who died unexpectedly that year. It hides the terrifying skills of the Sword Master of Nine Palaces to rule the world.
Under these rumors, a large number of talented Jianghu people came from all directions, but the Chen family, who was only a wealthy family in the county, was immediately in danger and unable to compete with so many Jianghu masters.
The current situation is extremely troublesome, and the government has nothing to do with these high-ranking people from the rivers and lakes. They can only increase their troops to protect the city and implement curfews and other means.
Lu Sheng had a general understanding of the military situation in this world. The rivers and lakes of the Great Xia Dynasty were dominated by traditional internal energy and external martial arts. You Zhengdao represents the Shanhe Gang, Taishan Sect, and Shenyi Gate.
Lu Sheng just encountered robbers on the way, and interrogated some basic common sense from them. As for how powerful the top masters in the world are, he didn't know. This trip coincided with the Chen family's family matter, and he also planned to simply find out.
Along the way, he carefully studied the basic law of spiritual power given by Gu Yan, as well as the Heavenly Demon Jade Code, and roughly understood what to do in the future.
It's just that he didn't dare to practice the skills given by that person casually, so he planned to find a few test subjects to try.
The basic method of spiritual power, he has enough spiritual power, is very simple, just use the method used by the Sanbu Guardian Spirit back then, and build the foundation forcibly.
As for the Heavenly Demon Jade Code, he hasn't figured out how to get it yet.
Holding the bamboo hat, Lu Sheng scanned the first floor of the restaurant.
"It's on the first floor, please be quiet." He ignored Xiao Er's incoherent introduction and greeted him, and went straight to a table in the corner and sat down.
Another waiter hurriedly served him some cold dishes. Then serve a jug of cold water.
"Guest officer, take it easy! The food will take some time to prepare, please wait a moment." Xiaoer tried to speak in the gentlest tone he could. The man in front of him, at first glance, is the kind of ruthless Jianghu who says that he will never move his hands. Ordinary people really can't afford to provoke such a master.
"Well, let's go." Lu Sheng took out his chopsticks, picked up a peanut, and chewed it slowly.
After Xiao Er left, the first floor of the restaurant returned to its original calm. There were bursts of dog barking in the distance, mixed with the sound of pipa instruments.
Lu Sheng was very satisfied with this tranquility. The temperature was indeed very hot, but it had no effect on him. At this time, when his spiritual power reached a certain level, the essence in his body turned golden. Every move is terrifyingly powerful. He also practiced some of the external and hard skills in the Eight Demon Pole Ways. As long as the changes in the cold and heat of the outside world are not too drastic, it is almost as good as nothing to him.
After eating a few plates of cold butterflies, the tranquility of the restaurant did not last long, and another group of people came in front of the door. They were all young men in fine clothes.
Three men and two women, the average age is no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, each with a long sword and long knife hanging from their waists, and their long hair is neatly tied like a quack. But the immaturity and agility on their faces showed that this group of people were just boys and girls who wanted to pretend to be quack.
"Oh, isn't this young master Qun? There are also a few young ladies and young masters here too? Please come inside! Please come inside!"
The fat shopkeeper on the second floor hurried downstairs and rushed to meet him. Welcome this group of young second generations into the door.
"Treasurer Jin, I haven't been to your restaurant in Tsing Yi for a long time. Some new dishes have been served recently, so hurry up and try them. The weather is too hot, and you will be sweating after walking a few steps." The young man who took the lead had a gentle temperament, but Still can't hide the high spirits in the words, full of confidence.
"It's easy to say, I, Lao Jin, have all the names of the dishes in my mind, and I will immediately go into the wing room and report to the young masters and ladies." The shopkeeper Jin took the second generation up to the second floor with some words.
When going upstairs, the group of young people also noticed Lu Sheng who was eating in the corner. They all showed a faint look of interest.
Lu Sheng's attire can be said to be in line with the image of a Jianghu hero that these second generations have heard since childhood from storytelling and martial arts. Although the appearance is a bit fierce, this does not hinder the strong curiosity of the few people.
This time they heard that there were a lot of people from the rivers and lakes in Tsing Yi Restaurant, so they took the initiative to sneak out to see something new.
By the way, with the family martial arts that he has practiced hard for many years, he became popular in the world and became famous.
Among them, Chen Qun is the leader. Among the second generation of the Chen family, he, Chen Qun, is the only person in this generation who has mastered the family martial arts Qimei Wushuang Sword to the level of Xiaocheng.
After the group of second generations went upstairs, there was a little noise soon, as if someone had a dispute. But the voice quickly fell silent, and there was no movement.
Lu Sheng still sat and ate his own food. After eating at one table, he thought it tasted good, so he asked Xiao Er to serve a new table.
Soon, another strange combination of two people appeared in front of the restaurant.
A hunchback wearing a mandarin jacket woven with rich gold threads, and a slender middle-aged woman in white clothes wearing a veil and a long sword hanging from her waist entered the door one after the other.
"Serve the wine, the best wine, the more the better!" The hunchback with white hair lowered his head and ordered in a hoarse voice as soon as he entered the door.
"Okay! Okay! Sit down first, the wine will be here soon!" Xiao Er knew from this posture that the other party was a member of the world and could not be offended, so he hurriedly led the two of them to go to the second floor.
Unexpectedly, the hunchback glanced and saw Lu Sheng in the corner, but he didn't leave.
"On the first floor." He took the middle-aged woman to sit at a table away from Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng glanced at the two of them, ignored them, and continued to eat his own. He felt that something big might happen in this Tsing Yi restaurant, but it had nothing to do with him. He is just a spectator.
After the two hunchbacks sat down, people soon came in one after another, some of them with knives, some with swords, and some with steel whips and meteor hammers. You can tell at a glance that they are people from the quack.
The atmosphere in the restaurant is getting more and more dignified. Although there are more and more people, their voices are getting quieter.
As time passed, the sun gradually set to the west, but everyone in the restaurant seemed to be afraid of something. They were eating their meals and drinking wine, and secretly looked at other people around them vigilantly.
Lu Sheng finished the third table's food slowly, and wiped his mouth with the hot towel he sent. Leaning his back against the wall, he drank the wine slowly.
Boom! !
Suddenly there was a loud noise, which came down from the stairs on the second floor.
"Fuck you! Little bastard, I really dare not cut you??" A rough voice roared angrily.
Immediately afterwards, there was a rush of metal clashing sounds.
"Brother Qun!!" The screams of several young men and women overlapped.
Boom!
A figure rolled down the stairs from the second floor. Rolled all the way down and fell heavily on the ground in the lobby on the first floor.
Lu Sheng glanced at this person, and it turned out to be that noble young man Chen Qun who was looking forward to his composure before.
This Chen Qun was holding a broken sword in his hand, and his handsome face was bruised and swollen. It looked like he had been beaten badly.
"Brother, that kid just made a slip of the tongue, why did he act so ruthlessly?" Another old voice from upstairs sounded.
"Don't fly cranes in Xiayunxi, this kid is cut off today, he has one hand and one leg, and he says the same thing. Whoever dares to stop me, don't blame me for turning his face and being cruel!" The rough voice announced his name in a cold voice.
As soon as the name came out, there was silence upstairs and downstairs.
Even the hunchbacked old man sitting near Lu Sheng moved his eyes slightly.
No one spoke out to persuade.