The landlady rolled her eyes and took out a scroll from under the counter. After unfolding it, she stared at it for a few times and then looked at Chen Chao, "Please see for yourself. Do you have any resemblance to this Lord Guardian?"
?”
Chen Chao was a little confused. He had never disguised himself when he was away from home. Logically speaking, he couldn't tell his identity when looking at the portrait.
He curiously walked over and took a look at the portrait. He was almost pissed off. Does the guy in the portrait look anything like him?
No wonder Chen Yi said before that he hung his portrait in his residence and looked up at it day and night, but in the end he still failed to recognize himself in front of the mountain gate.
This damn painter had to earn an unconscionable amount of money to paint such a portrait that is extremely inconsistent with me.
Chen Chao sighed.
But when I think about it, it seems reasonable. The skills of painters in the world are different. Those painters in Shendu naturally have good skills. In addition, maybe they actually saw themselves in Shendu at that time, so the portraits still have half or eight of their own splendor. This is
Outside the capital of the gods, there is no guarantee of the painter's skill. He may even be copying other portraits. Even the portrait he copied is not the one that most resembles him. After so many years of going back and forth, it seems that the difference is too big, but that's okay.
Understood.
However, even though I have figured out the joints here, the atmosphere is a bit awkward at the moment. .??.
Chen Chao laughed dryly, lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then changed the subject and said, "Madam boss, has there been any fun in this city recently?"
The proprietress is worthy of being a prostitute who dares to open an inn. Naturally, she has no problem observing words and demeanor. When Chen Chao asked, she naturally had the good sense not to mention the minor incident before, but after thinking about it carefully, she
, the landlady just said, "Is it fun for the county governor to marry a concubine?"
Chen Chao asked, "Why, is he an official with little popularity?"
The landlady shook her head and said with a smile, "I can't say that he is a good official, but he has not done anything bad. The imperial court is here in New Liuzhou, and it has always been strict with officials. After all, half of the taxes from the treasury are allocated to the north every year, and there are many of them.
How dare the officials here in New Liuzhou dare to be corrupt? A few years ago, a group of officials were changed. It has only been a few years, and it is about to happen again? Everyone knows that they are in the limelight, committing crimes against the wind, and living
Are you getting impatient?"
Chen Chao nodded, but still asked curiously, "Then why do you think it would be fun for the county governor to marry a concubine?"
"Because the Sheriff's wife is a fierce woman, but she is also a hen that cannot lay eggs. Over the years, the Sheriff has been worrying about marrying a wife and starting a business, but every time he just starts to show some signs of it,
Isn’t it fun to be messed up by Madam? Now to do it again is another attempt by the county guard to muster up the courage. I have prepared everything, but I don’t know if I can do it this time.”
The landlady glanced at Chen Chao, "But I see
The Lord County Sheriff reckons that he will fall short this time, as the County Sheriff's wife is really tempered, and it is said that at home she even made the County Sheriff kneel down to admit his mistake."
Chen Chao thought for a while and asked, "How powerful is the county guard's wife's natal family?"
The landlady shook her head and said, "No, the county guard's wife's family is from a scholarly family, but I don't know why her temper is so bad. As for the county guard, I don't know why his henpeck is so serious."
In this Yuting County, it is almost known to everyone that the county guard is afraid of his wife.
Chen Chao took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, and muttered, "I don't know why I am so afraid of my wife."
The landlady heard it, but she pretended not to hear it. She stretched out her hand to cover her mouth and yawned, and said with a smile, "Why haven't you rest yet?"
Knowing that this was to drive people away, Chen Chao put the wine bowl on the counter and murmured, "There are no free drinks."
The landlady laughed angrily and said, "Why don't the guest go to the county magistrate's house tomorrow and help the county magistrate marry the concubine? Anyway, according to the guest, isn't the guest the governor?"
Being talked about like this, Chen Chao said helplessly, "Why did the boss lady bring up this matter?"
The landlady was also a little helpless, "If the guest really can't sleep, or the slave family can find a waiter to take you to Goulan in the city to listen to music. Don't worry, report the name of the slave family inn and keep it for a discount."
Chen Chao waved his hand and said calmly, "Forget it, I don't like going to that kind of place."
The landlady looked strange and stared at Chen Chao, as if she was about to say something next moment.
Chen Chao quickly shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Madam boss, don't say hurtful words!"
The landlady covered her mouth and smiled. It would have been better if you didn't say this. But if you said this, wouldn't it be a cover-up?
Chen Chao looked at the look on the landlady's face and knew that this was the case regardless of whether he asked or not. He waved his hands feebly, but still had no intention of returning to the wing on the second floor.
The landlady frowned and said, "The guests really don't want to rest?"
Chen Chao looked at her and said, "I'm afraid if I go up to rest, I won't be able to see the landlady tomorrow."
The landlady was startled, and her eyes became a little strange and complicated.
Chen Chao looked at her, smiled, and said, "Some things are in the past. There is no need to keep them in mind now. If you can let them go, then others can also let them go."
The landlady chuckled lightly, "How can it be so easy?"
Where do you come from, whose daughter is it?
It is something that cannot be changed in a lifetime, and it is not something that you can really let go of when you say you want to let it go.
Even if you don’t think so, are there really outsiders who don’t think so?
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Don't be stubborn and stubborn. Don't think that everyone has the same idea as you, otherwise there will be no way out."
Chen Chao thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'll lend you the pen and ink."
The landlady looked at Chen Chao with some suspicion, "What? The customer wants to write a poem for me?"
Chen Chao didn't say anything, just looked at the landlady, who had no choice but to quickly get a pen and ink and put it on the counter. Chen Chao picked up the pen and wrote a few words on the paper. After the ink dried, he handed it to
Give it to the boss lady.
"The boss lady has long wanted to start over, so she has actually started over. Don't wade into muddy waters and do nothing, that's fine. If someone really causes trouble for the boss lady, give him this piece of paper. Look, probably nothing will happen."
Chen Chao narrowed his eyes, just looked at the landlady, and said no more.
He turned and went upstairs.
The landlady stood in front of the counter and remained silent for a long time, neither speaking nor moving.
After a long time, she sat down again and continued drinking.
An hour later, the boss lady, who was already a little drunk, reached for the piece of paper and read the line of words on it.
"If you have to spare others, please forgive them?"
The landlady murmured, "Is it really that easy?"
…
…
The night is dark.
In the forest beside the official road outside the county where it rains, there are many figures.
There are dozens of people ambushing here, waiting patiently.
The leader wore a lotus crown on his head, and his thin face was full of murderous intent.
The rest of the people beside him were silent, just looking at the official road ahead in the moonlight.
I don't know how long it took, but the Taoist wearing a lotus crown asked, "Where is Yuxuan? Is that woman really not planning to come?"
A short Taoist next to the Lotus Crown Taoist shook his head and said, "She has been notified. She was a little hesitant at the time. She hasn't shown up yet. She probably doesn't plan to come. Also, this woman has always been timid. Because of my temper, I have long wanted to leave the mountain, but now that the building has collapsed, I am afraid that I will not come."
Lotus Crown Taoist laughed and said, "Does she really think she can escape unscathed? Now that the Taoist lineage has been destroyed, she is a remnant just like us. As long as Daliang is investigated, she can't escape at all. She might as well join us to keep warm."
"A woman is a woman. She is short-sighted and only thinks that everything will be fine if she hides it."
Yes, how can it be so easy?"
The short Taoist nodded and said, "Senior brother, after we have done this, we will kill the woman. What should we do next?"
Taoist Lotus Crown nodded and said, "I already have a plan. When the time comes, we will find a sect to join, change our appearance, and practice hard for decades. I don't believe that the Liang Dynasty will always be like this. Will Chen Chao not die?" ?”
The short Taoist smiled bitterly and said, "With his current state, I'm afraid it will be really difficult for him to die."
"Confused, if the demon clan really wants to start a war with Daliang, how can he not go to the northern border? After going to the northern border, he will no longer be able to control him. Without him, how terrible will Daliang be in the future?"
Taoist Lotus Crown took a deep breath, "Those of them also have a saying that a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. If we wait a little longer, we can always avenge the cave master."
The short Taoist wanted to say something else, but the Lotus Crown Taoist had already shaken his head.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
A motorcade was driving slowly in the night. On both sides of the motorcade, there were guards sitting on horseback, wearing black official uniforms.
Taoist Lotus Crown took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes.
In the mountains and forests, murderous intentions suddenly appeared everywhere.
When he realized this murderous intention, Master Lotus Crown suddenly shouted in a low voice, "You are confused, you have to calm down!"
A muffled groan came instantly.
Taoist Lotus Crown turned his head to look, and at some point, a middle-aged man had appeared among their group of people. He was standing here quietly, looking at him.
Lotus Crown Taoist's eyes widened.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I, Commander Chen Wannian of Zuowei, have been waiting here for a long time on your orders."
It turned out that the murderous intention came from this middle-aged man.
Chen Wannian?
Taoist Master Lotus Crown vaguely remembered something. There seemed to be a person in Fengling Mountain back then, and he was called this name. He was said to be the first person outside the country.
later……
Later, he went to work as an official in the capital of God?
Taoist Lotus Crown's eyes widened, and his face instantly turned pale, as if he had been struck by lightning.
How come there is a Wangyou here, and it seems that he knew that they would ambush Daliang here very early.
Chen Wannian said calmly, "Do you fellow Taoists just surrender, or should I send you on your way? You must know that my fist is not very serious. If you really use it, someone will die."
Having said this, Chen Wannian was in a good mood and said with a smile, "I don't really like killing people, but if I kill you, I feel good about it."
This chapter has been completed!