Chapter 3 Teahouse Storm
Because he was worried that the bandits and spies would be on their way first, Liang Yan only took the small roads instead of the main roads. He couldn't run anymore, so he only dared to rest by the tree for a while. He took a breath and immediately continued on his way.
When he ran to the door of the inn, he found that seven fast horses were already parked there.
“What’s wrong, I didn’t expect them to arrive so fast on horseback. After all, I was a step late.”
Inside the teahouse.
"Boss, we have checked all around here. There is no one there, but there is an old monk in this teahouse."
Chen Lin frowned and said, "Old monk? Come with me and have a look."
Everyone followed him and walked in. When they were in front of the door of the room, Chen Lin secretly sensed it and confirmed that there was no spiritual power fluctuation in the old monk's body. Then he felt relieved and faced Mr. Cheng. Er winked.
The latter understood, with a ferocious look on his face, and was about to go in and take the old monk's life.
At this time, a person outside the teahouse door suddenly shouted:
"Old magician, your luck has come. She believed in the lot you calculated for my lady yesterday and specifically ordered me to come back to you to ask for another lot."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened with a bang, and a boy in his teens came in. He was tall and thin, wearing gray linen clothes and carrying a bundle in his hand.
"Don't worry, I won't let your misfortune go to waste. I brought it with me." Before he finished speaking, he seemed to notice the people in the store, and immediately became quiet, and subconsciously hid the baggage behind his back.
Everyone in the store looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that this boy had brought some money to ask for a fortune.
The second Cheng Laoer coughed and smiled kindly: "Little brother, are you here to ask for a signature?"
The child looked panicked, and then he said with strong courage: "Who are you? My master is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and my lady is even more prosperous. I came here to ask for the signature on the lady's order. If I can't go back in a while, the lady will have to go back." meeting "
Cheng Laoer felt funny, and then thought of something again, and asked harmoniously: "You just said that you were ordered by your lady?"
Child? Hearing him ask this, he seemed to be emboldened. He put his hands on his hips and said loudly: "That's natural. My young lady is so charming. On weekdays, several princes from the royal family come to my house specially to get close to me. As for those dignitaries and rich boys, they have even crossed the threshold of their homes. Hmm, I don’t know how many people want to curry favor with us!”
It’s okay if he didn’t say it. When he said it, Cheng Laoer was even more jealous, and then he whispered in Chen Lin’s ear. Lin also smiled and nodded.
Cheng Laoer got his consent and said: "Little brother, the seven of us are all traveling businessmen, so it is fate that we meet here today. After listening to what you just said, we are very interested in your young lady. I also admire you very much, please help us introduce you to me.”
After hearing this, the child quickly shook his head and waved his hands and said, "No, no, my lady came to her hometown to worship her ancestors. She promised not to see anyone. If I take you there, I will have to have my legs broken. Besides, your identities are unknown." , I can’t tell.”
He was about to say anything more when he suddenly heard a bang and saw Shi Laosan slapping his palm on the wooden table next to him. The wooden table immediately fell into pieces and scattered on the floor.
"Boy, I advise you to be sensible. Think about it, is it your head that is hard, or is this wooden table hard?"
The child was already stunned and murmured to himself: "You. You"
Cheng Laoer coughed upon seeing this. : "Little brother, we are just a group of businessmen, but we all have different tempers. Although I am willing to reason with the little brother, I am afraid that my friends do not have the patience. I advise the little brother to cooperate obediently. Otherwise, hey hey." The threat behind his words was already obvious.
The child lost his courage and looked at them timidly like a frosted eggplant.
Seeing that he was stunned, Cheng Laoer said gently: "Don't worry, the seven of us brothers love to make friends. Today we just want to see the lady and make friends. There is no other intention."< br>
The child seemed to have been persuaded by him, and said weakly: "In that case, I will introduce you to them. After all, I won't be out for a long time, so some knights might as well borrow the horses."
Cheng Laoer nodded and said, "That's how it should be." Then he said to the two bandits next to him. With a wink, the two men understood, and silently walked up to the child, vaguely sandwiching him in the middle, obviously to prevent him from escaping.
But they didn't notice a wry smile on the child's face the moment he turned around and walked out the door.
This child is naturally Liang Yan.
He heard a conversation between several people in the jungle before. From their conversation, he deduced that these people should be lustful people. In desperation, he came up with such a trick, fabricating a beautiful lady to seduce him. drive them. It's just that I am not a servant of a wealthy family at all, so where can I find a charming young lady for them?
Liang Yan smiled bitterly in his heart. He was afraid that when they found something was wrong, he would be the first to kill him to vent their anger. He could only hope that he could take them far away and let the old monk take the opportunity to escape.
Then he sighed in his heart: "Old monk, old monk, I hope you will be smarter and take the opportunity to run away later. If you save my life, I will return your life. We don't owe each other anything." "Hmph, although I, Liang Yan, have no ability, I am not an ungrateful person!"
In the teahouse, the old monk was sitting cross-legged. Everything outside the door fell into his consciousness in detail. He had long sensed the group of bandits just now. They were all ordinary warriors. The leader was only a junior at the first level of Qi training. He didn't take it to heart at all. .
But when he found Liang Yan coming back and looking furtively outside the store, he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling. I want to know what this little kid is doing when he comes back.
By this time, he still didn't know Liang Yan's intention and couldn't help but laugh.
"This guy is a tough guy. Although he has an extreme personality, he is also a person who has clear grudges and attaches great importance to love and justice. If he is given a little guidance, he may not be able to introduce good people in the future. Way." What the old monk was thinking was that he regarded Liang Yan as half of his disciple without realizing it.
While thinking, the beads flew out of his hand, and he was about to take action.
Suddenly, his right ear moved, and he turned his hand to take back the beads.
"It seems that this teahouse is going to be lively. Haha, let's just wait and see what happens."
At this time, Liang Yan had already walked outside the teahouse door with everyone, and was about to set off when something came from the official road. There was a sound of hoofbeats. Chen Lin and others stopped after seeing the person clearly.
The horse arrived in front of the person, and a middle-aged man in black stood down. He knelt on one knee and said:
"To report to the gang leader, the target and others have accelerated their journey for some reason. They traveled under the stars and night, and now they have reached ten miles. We'll be here soon."
"What?" Chen Lin glared, "Didn't Tan Ma say he would arrive only the day after tomorrow?"
The middle-aged man in black hurriedly said: "My subordinates don't know that they suddenly accelerated their speed and didn't rest at night. They only went to bed in the middle of the night and traveled on starry night. My subordinates didn't dare to delay for a moment, but they were only more than They hurry up."
Chen Lin's face softened slightly. He said slowly: "Since they are in a hurry to reincarnate, we must not lose our etiquette. Brothers, follow the plan."
Cheng Laoer came over and asked in a low voice: "What about this boy and the old monk? What to do? How about cutting them down and burying them in the backyard? It's too late to kill them now. There is a very powerful master among them. At their level, she is extremely sensitive to the smell of blood. If she finds out that she is fishy, it may be detrimental to our plan."
"Then. What should I do?" Chen Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Then the old monk He hasn't moved since he was blind or deaf. As for this kid, don't we still need a tea boy? Hehe, let this guy pretend to be a tea boy to serve tea. Well, you are the least wary of children, wouldn’t you say? ”
Cheng Laoer's eyes lit up, he stretched out his thumb and said: "What a brilliant idea!"
Chen Lin smiled slightly, secretly activated his spiritual power, raised his hand and pointed a blue handle. The knife flew out and was inserted an inch in front of Liang Yan's feet, exploding the rocks on the ground.
"Little doll, I won't hide it from you. Grandpas all want to do big things. Later I will let you pretend to be a tea boy and do as we say. If you do it well, let it go. If you leave, if you mess up, I I will kill you in an instant, and the stones on the ground will be your fate!"
As soon as he said this, Chen Lin looked at Liang Yan with an evil look on his face. Liang Yan's face was pale, his whole body was shaking, and he couldn't stop it on the surface! The nod should be. But he secretly said in his heart: "I heard what they said in the forest before that there was a master among the group of people they ambush, which made the man in purple quite afraid. They planned an ambush here, obviously they didn't want to fight head-on. If they waited They have solved the target, and my fate is certain. The only way to survive now is to find a way to inform the people who come, to break their plan, and to wait for them to fight."
"But this man in purple is always paying attention to my actions. If I make any move, I will be the first to be killed by him. Wouldn't it be unjust to die?" Even though Liang Yan is usually smart and clever, he can't think of anything at this time. A foolproof strategy.
While thinking, everyone there had changed their clothes. Cheng Laoer pretended to be the shopkeeper, a bandit pretended to be a waiter, Shi Laosan and the remaining bandits pretended to be here to drink tea. The tea guest, Chen Lin, was hiding in the backyard room. Shi Laosan also handed Liang Yan a set of tea boy clothes. Liang Yan reached out and took it, sighing secretly: "Now we just have to act according to circumstances."
Everyone finished dressing up and took their seats. Liang Yan took a broom and swept the floor in the front yard. After a while, there was suddenly a chaotic sound of horse hooves outside the yard.
Then someone quickly walked into the courtyard. Liang Yan looked up and saw that the person who came was a woman with a slender figure, wearing a fiery red military uniform with a black belt around her waist. The sword is sheathed, and the hair is tied high.
This person seems to prefer red, and he also wears a red ribbon around his ankle.
As soon as the woman entered the courtyard, her eyes darted around. Seeing Liang Yan looking at him, she looked directly at Liang Yan without hesitation and looked up and down at the same time. Liang Yan was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head, fearing that he would anger the man in purple in the dark and stab himself.
The woman in red looked at Liang Yan twice, then ignored him and walked straight into the teahouse.
"Shopkeeper, we have reserved the guest room here today." The woman in red said, taking out a silver coin and throwing it on the table.
Cheng Laoer looked embarrassed and said in a low voice: "This is not very convenient, girl. You see, that table is also a place for people from the world. They came here to drink tea first. We are also a small business, so why bother?" I'm sorry."
The woman glanced at her and said, "It doesn't matter. They are drinking tea here. As long as they don't offend us, it doesn't matter. I just want to reserve the room in the backyard. No one else is allowed here tonight. Overnight.”
Cheng Laoer's expression changed, and then he took the money with a smile and called to the waiter,
"Come, make a table for the guests, and wipe it well!"
The woman in red After a few more instructions, Cheng Laoer nodded, and then the woman showed a satisfied look, raised her hand and whistled in her mouth.
The people outside the door slowly came in, and saw a dozen or so guards surrounding a beautiful middle-aged woman, who was holding a little girl. The little girl was wearing an emerald green coat, with picturesque eyebrows and her hair tied back into two small clusters. She was quiet and gentle, with a heroic spirit in her eyes. She was truly a beauty.
For some reason, when the little girl came in and saw Liang Yan, she stared at him intently, showing curiosity. Liang Yan felt quite uncomfortable. He scratched his head and thought to himself, "Is there something wrong with my face?"
When the woman in red called her, she reluctantly looked back.
"Little girl, what are you looking at so attentively?"
The little girl's face turned red, "Where is it, Aunt Qing, I'm just too tired from the long journey, and there happens to be a teahouse here. , let’s drink a glass of water and take a rest.”
The woman in red patted the girl’s head lovingly and said, “It’s been really hard these days. I'm sorry, things have really changed. We need to speed up our schedule. Fortunately, we are not far from Yuncheng now. Let's rest here tonight."
After that, he took the little girl with him. The beautiful middle-aged woman found a clean table and sat down. Chong Lao Er shouted: "Shopkeeper, please bring two pots of herbal tea first."
"Okay!" Cheng Laoer agreed, handed two pots of herbal tea to Liang Yan, and signaled to him with his eyes.
Liang Yan took the teapot, took out a pair of teacups, and silently turned around and walked towards the table.
He knew in his heart that the tea must have been manipulated, and he would kill them just waiting for them to drink it.
Liang Yan wanted to remind the woman in red, but he knew that if he made the slightest move or opened his mouth to speak, the man in the inner courtyard would kill him instantly without hesitation.
One step, two steps, three steps, finally, Liang Yan silently walked to the table of the woman in red, placed the tray with the teapot and tea sets on the table, then turned around and left, without saying a word from beginning to end. One sentence.
The moment Liang Yan turned around, the woman in red seemed stunned for a moment, and then immediately returned to normal.
The girl behind the table had a bright red face. She had been peeking at Liang Yan since he came over. When he came to the table, her face was as red as an apple. She looked down. Feet, dare not raise your head again. Unfortunately, Liang Yan was so nervous that he didn't pay attention at all.
The middle-aged beautiful woman smiled and touched the girl's head, then picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for each of the two people on the table, and poured another cup for herself. The little girl was already thirsty. Pick up the tea cup and drink it. The woman in red suddenly stretched out her hand to stop her.
"Shopkeeper, please call the waiter here. I have something to ask him."
Cheng Laoer saw that the matter was about to succeed, but was suddenly interrupted, and he felt a little nervous. The monk was confused. I had no choice but to say to the waiter: "Did you hear that? Why don't you go over quickly and see what the noble man wants, so that you can serve him well. If you offend the noble man, huh! Let's see if I don't pull your skin off!"
The bandit pretending to be a waiter responded and walked over quickly. The woman in red did not look back, but said lightly: "We have always been particular about our meals, and we need to be more cautious when going out. Why don't you take the first sip of tea for me?"
Nashan The bandit didn't expect her to make such a request. He was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
With just this moment of hesitation, the woman in red already understood. Before she turned around, the knife had been unsheathed. Everyone saw only a circle of silver light flashing, and the waiter's head was flying high. Blood splattered everywhere.
The woman in red held a knife to protect the girl and the beautiful woman behind her. The surrounding guards were immediately alert and formed a circle to protect the two of them.
"Humph, since the waiter knows about it, the shopkeeper can't get away with it, right?" The woman in red snorted coldly.
In this situation, Chen Lin and others, who originally planned an ambush, not only had no chance to take action, but instead let the other party kill one person first.
I was stunned for a moment. However, these people were wild bandits in the mountains and forests, and they had seen scenes of strong winds and waves. Seeing that their plan was foiled, they calmed down instantly.
Cheng Laoer smiled sinisterly and said: "Young girl has good eyesight, I don't know when she will find the flaw."
The woman in red looked at him coldly, obviously not planning to answer.
"Clang!" was the sound of a cup being thrown to the ground, and then Cheng Laoer shouted gloomily: "Do it!"
(End of this chapter)