Chapter 231
Chapter 231 - It Is All That We Can Say and We Shall Never See Each Other Again!
Zuo Shaotang and Xiao Feng sat on the seats as they watched Yin Xu nibble on the steamed bun with interest. He occasionally took a sip of the wine, and it actually looked like he was eating a big meal.
Zuo Shaotang had already understood some of Yin Xu's diet preferences, and was deeply puzzled by it, “Is the steamed bun really that tasty?”
Yin Xu swallowed the food and shook his head, “It's not good, it's so bad.”
Zuo Shaotang felt that this answer was the normal one, and was about to mock his eating style, when he heard the other party add, “It's actually the steamed bun from Third Prince Mansion that's delicious. I heard that it's made with milk, and after it's cooked, it has a milky fragrance, slightly sweet, delicious!”
Zuo Shaotang swallowed the words he was prepared to say and stuffed a bun into Xiao Feng's hands, “Let's eat too. Based on the current situation, it's impossible for us to eat too much.”
He really shouldn't have agreed to follow Yin Xu into the city, and even wanted to come up with such a disgraceful identity. If he couldn't live in a good place or eat good food, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
Yin Xu leisurely finished more than half of the steamed buns, drank half of the jug of wine, and then lazily leaned on the window edge as he basked in the sunlight.
Zuo Shaotang and Xiao Feng stared at each other, and after the time it took for an incense stick to burn, they could no longer sit still, “Sect Leader, are we going to sit here until it gets dark?”
Yin Xu remained with his eyes closed, and yawned, “Who said you have to sit, you guys can go lie on the bed. This sect leader will not fight with you for it, moreover … You can do whatever you want, and I'll pretend I didn't hear anything. “
Zuo Shaotang and Xiao Feng's faces turned black at the same time, and stared at the window side with great tacit understanding, “Sect Master sure knows how to joke around, haha!”
It was truly hard to tell that their Sect Leader was an impure youngster.
The corner of Yin Xu's mouth curled, and he pulled up the cape that he was wearing to cover his eyes, “I really can't see or hear anything.”
Xiao Feng stood up, unable to endure anymore, “This subordinate will go out for a walk.”
“I'll go too.” Zuo Shaotang also stood up, and followed Xiao Feng out of the door.
Right after the two of them left, Yin Xu walked over to the bedside slowly, preparing to have a good night's sleep. However, when he saw that the black blanket on the bed had a musty smell, the cold and hard bed felt uncomfortable and he also went to sleep.
He turned and chased after Zuo Shaotang. Since he could not sleep, there was nothing to wait for in this room.
Kun City was indeed worthy of being the largest city in the southwest. The streets were bustling with activity, and the people were not affected by the current situation, as if they did not know about the awkward situation of the city at all.
After Yin Xu walked onto the street, he was no longer in a hurry to find Zuo Shaotang and the others.
He had learnt some history and folklore about Kun City from Teng Yu, but he had never seen things recorded in books with his own eyes before.
The people of the southwest were more valiant, and the women here were more free. Even unmarried girls could go on the streets, but because of the strong sunlight, it was generally dark and not beautiful.
Yin Xu was wandering around the stalls. The artifacts made from Kun City were very developed, even a wooden hairpin was carved in an exquisite and extraordinary manner.
Yin Xu had chosen a few for Teng Yu to gift to him. Although he knew that Teng Yu did not like this kind of little thing, it was still his intentions right?
Walking along the street, Yin Xu noticed that there were people monitoring the people walking on the street. Presumably, they were spies sent by the Duke of Qin and Second Prince.
Yin Xu pretended that he did not realize it and did what he had to do. In any case, his current appearance was completely different, as long as he could completely cover up the aura on his body, he would truly be a small farmer.
Furthermore, the items he bought were not very conspicuous either. They were all small items worth a few coins and not even a thief would be interested in them.
After strolling around the streets, Yin Xu found an open-air tea shop and sat down to rest. A pot of hot tea and a plate of tea cake were both very satisfied.
“Hey, have you heard? His Majesty has sent people to attack Kun City.”
“What kind of joke is this? Isn't Kun City also part of the great pillar? How could the Emperor possibly send troops to fight the Kun City?”
“You don't know?” The man who brought up the topic was slightly surprised and whispered into his ear.
“It can't be? “I've just returned from purchasing goods from the west. No wonder I felt that the inspection at the city gate was much stricter than before.”
“That's right, in a few days we'll have to go in and out. We don't know if the higher-ups will force us to recruit soldiers or not.” The man was worried.
“It can't be?” The other party was shocked again. “How did something like this happen?”
“Sigh, this is the fight between the immortals. If the mortals were to suffer, this kind of thing would never affect our southwest border. I never thought that that master would use this place as his base. Sigh, I don't know what would happen in the future.”
“Then it seems that I won't go out until things are settled. Orphans and widows are born in my family. If I leave, I won't be able to take care of anything.”
“Don't worry, with our relationship, if there's anything I can do, I'll bring my sister-in-law and nephew home. Presumably …” “It'll be fine.”
Yin Xu faced the two men, listening to their worried discussion about whether he should save more food, secretly send his wife and children out, move his entire family into the countryside for a while, and so on.
Yin Xu propped his chin and drank a mouthful of hot tea, a slightly bitter taste spread around his mouth, and even if he did not understand how to taste the tea, he knew that the tea leaves were ordinary.
This made Yin Xu even more dissatisfied. Being chased to such a remote place before even reaching the end of the year, how could he be so irritable?
“Oh right, I heard that the yamen is hosting a welcoming banquet tonight. You said that it's at such a time, how could that person still have the mood to do this?”
“Hey, how could we possibly know about you? But it must have been an important person, how do you know? “At this time, the news from the yamen shouldn't get out, right?”
“You forget? My brother was a cook in the kitchen of the yamen, and he casually mentioned it when he came home. “
Yin Xu rubbed his chin. Normally, a young man of his age would have grown a beard, but he knew that with his physique, he would probably lose all of his hair in this lifetime.
This reminded him of the eunuchs in the palace. It was said that they were the same way, pale white with no beard, and a shrill voice, Yin Xu trembled and thought to himself: It's good that my body hair only grew a little slower, I'm not so sissy.
When the customers left, another two people sat down. Yin Xu was writing on the table with his head lowered, dipped in tea, when he heard someone laugh by his ear.
“Haha …” Look at this bumpkin, his writing is so ugly! “
Yin Xu frowned and raised his head, only to see two scholars sticking their heads out to look at his writing, while looking at it, ridiculing his writing.
Although this was a fact and Teng Yu had also made fun of his words before, for two things that he didn't even know where to come up to to to actually dare to laugh at him, was truly displeasing to the extreme.
Yin Xu wiped the words on the table, stood up and threw down the three copper coins, then walked past the two scholars with his head held high.
The other party's mocking laughter continued. Yin Xu snorted, and poked off the remaining powder on his finger, cursing silently: You all laughed so happily! Then don't stop.
When Yin Xu walked far away, the two scholars realized that something was amiss. It was as if someone had pointed their laughing point at them, causing them to be unable to stop.
The surrounding guests slowly turned their gazes over. Some of them even cursed in a low voice, “Madman!”
The two scholars' faces turned red, and they were extremely embarrassed. However, they couldn't control their facial expressions, so they could only throw down the tea money and escape under the fingers of the crowd.
However, just as they ran a few steps, they were stopped by two youths.
“Haha …” Is there something you need? “Hahaha …”
Zuo Shaotang held back his laughter and sized the two scholars up once, then asked with concern: “Brothers, what's wrong with you two?”
“Hahaha …” We too… “Haha, I don't know …” Tears streamed down the faces of the two scholars, but they could not control their laughter.
“So it's like that. I've seen similar cases and know of a side effect that can be treated. Why don't you guys try it?”
“Good!” Haha … Great … “Quick, tell us what's going on, haha …”
Zuo Shaotang said in a serious tone, “It's like this, remember this well. When you go back, take a pot of child urine, even if you don't have child urine, add a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of vinegar, and a handful of ashes and cook for a quarter of an hour. Hot drinks, three times a day, it'll be fine for a day.
“What?” Haha … You're bullshitting! He had gone too far! “Hahaha …”
Zuo Shaotang pulled down his face, and snorted coldly: “If you two brothers do not believe me, then feel free to not try, just say whatever you want to say, and we will meet again in the future!”
Zuo Shaotang angrily pulled Xiao Feng and ran, leaving behind the two students who were still laughing in the wind. If the two students from before had asked them for money or something, they might not believe it, but the other party had left without saying anything, so it must be true?
However … A child urinating? Piss from a horse? Ugh …
Zuo Shaotang could not help but laugh out loud after he left, causing the people around him to think that he had been possessed as well.
“Enough, is bullying fun?” Xiao Feng wanted to stay away from him already.
“Can't you see? They were drugged. “
“So what?” It had nothing to do with them.
“If our Evil Sect invented this, it would be that Elder who was thrown into the nest by the Sect Leader. Have you forgotten?”
“So what?” It still had nothing to do with them.
“You really are …” Stupid! ” Zuo Shaotang snorted twice, “Although there might not be just the three of us in the city, but those who would have this medicine are only that one. Those two scholars definitely do not know how to offend him, we have avenged him.”
Xiao Feng wanted to say that he was not that familiar with the new Sect Leader, what does other people offending him have to do with us?
However, seeing that Zuo Shaotang seemed to have done something big, it was not good for him to continue punishing him.
The two went back along the way and bought some food on the street. Although it wasn't good, it was still better than steamed buns.
Zuo Shaotang chewed on his meat pancake as he walked. After eating and seeing that Xiao Feng had not moved at all, he put his hand next to his mouth and said, “Hurry up and eat. We still have to go back to inform Sect Leader about the news.
Xiao Feng frowned, and turned his face away uncomfortably.
“Hurry up, there are so many people watching us on the street.”
Xiao Feng glared at him, and thought: “You still know how to be watched by so many people?”
However, he knew how thick-skinned Zuo Shaotang's skin was. If he continued to persevere, who knew what kind of tricks this person would come up with, so he could only hurriedly take a bite and snatch the biscuit in his hands.
Zuo Shaotang chuckled softly, and then hummed a small tune as he walked beside Xiao Feng. He was obviously in a very good mood.
Xiao Feng nibbled at the meat patty tastelessly. Unknowingly, his mood had also become lighter, but his eyes could still not help but drift to the side.