Chapter 319 The City Lord's Wedding Banquet, Old Chen Tou
The old man died.
But there was a knock on the door of the tomb, and Liang Du and Zhang San couldn't help but look at each other at this moment.
Who will come here at this time?
Liang Du looked at Zhang San, who shook his head and said that he didn't know either.
Although he had some friendship with Lao Gui, it was just a verbal friendship. Zhang San came here tonight just to eat Liang Du.
It's just that he's unlucky, and now he can only pray to stay with Liang Du as a slave to get a slight chance of survival.
At this time, with the knocking on the door, ripples appeared in the space of the tomb, which made Liang Du a little curious.
Zhang San was a little frightened. To be able to make such a big noise in Laogui's tomb, it seemed that the person coming was quite powerful.
On the other side, the visitor was obviously a little angry because no one opened the door. The knocking on the door became more and more urgent. Hearing the urgent and heavy sound, he was afraid that if he didn't open the door, the other party would attack him soon.
Liang Du squinted at Zhang San. He also had a blank expression on his face. Liang Du could only shake his head. This Taoist priest was not reliable at all.
Therefore, he had to lead Zhang San to the front yard of the tomb, and then asked Zhang San to be more careful before opening the door to welcome guests.
How dare Zhang San refuse to agree? Although he was a little panicked, if he didn't agree at this time, it would be useless and he would be dead.
As soon as he opened the door, a look of surprise flashed across his face, because the person who came was a well-known person in Fengdu. He was the envoy of Fengdu, commonly known as the city lord's staff.
"It turns out to be Messenger Liu, why do you always come back here?"
Zhang San subconsciously exchanged greetings, then realized what he was doing and quickly ushered him into the courtyard. The person who came was the Liu Shishi whom Zhang San mentioned, and he was still mumbling.
"Why are you the one who opened the door? Where's Lao Gui? You've been knocking on the door for so long, and you're only responding now. Are you deaf?"
Liang Du looked up at this moment and felt happy when he saw the so-called Messenger Liu. The appearance of Messenger Liu was really interesting.
I saw that his upper body was dressed like a scholar, with his scholar's shirt and scarf intact, but his lower body trousers turned out to be a soldier's uniform, neither fish nor fowl.
What's more important is that he holds a silk scarf in his hand and walks as if he has no bones, which makes him even more ridiculous.
Looking at his face again, a pair of triangular eyes looked around, and when he opened his mouth, he spat out a snake-cutting message. He turned out to be a monster.
In other words, Messenger Liu was probably a snake demon during his lifetime.
It’s really interesting!
While Liang Du was secretly amusing himself, Messenger Liu was still muttering, "Zhang Sanla, where is Lao Gui? Why haven't you seen him for so long? Is he so busy?"
Zhang San immediately smiled flatteringly, thinking urgently in his mind, thinking about how to fool him, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
In the past few days, there have been more and more strange things coming and going in Fengdu City, and many important people have come to the nearby city. The reason is that Fengdu City is mainly celebrating his birthday.
Thinking of this, Zhang San spoke quickly.
"Mr. Liu, I forgot to tell you that Lao Gui is not at home, so I didn't dare to open the door for so long."
"Not at home?"
Messenger Liu was obviously a little surprised, but Zhang San had already thought of the reason and opened his mouth.
"Old Gui heard that the city lord celebrated his birthday. To show his loyalty, he has gone out of the city to prepare birthday gifts for the city lord. He is not at home at the moment.
As for me, I happen to have something to ask of Lao Cui, so I will help him look after his house, and when he comes back, I can join him in congratulating the city lord on his birthday."
"Oh, I can't see that Old Gui still has such thoughts, but that's right, after all, there are only a few Old Gui who have lived long enough to this day.
However, there is no need for a birthday gift, you should prepare the wedding gift first, and then prepare the birthday gift later."
At this moment, Messenger Liu actually raised his orchid finger and shook the silk scarf gently. Zhang San stayed away silently, but he was a little surprised:
"Wedding gift?"
Messenger Liu didn't care, he just covered his red lips with a silk scarf and said in a tired voice:
"The city lord got a stunning beauty yesterday. She was extremely handsome. At that time, the city lord was so happy that he immediately recognized that the beauty was the next city lord's wife!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't know where he took out Zhang Dahong's post and handed it directly to Zhang San with a sinister smile on his face.
"So I'm here today just to send invitations. Don't rush to prepare the birthday gifts. Prepare the wedding gifts first."
Zhang San cursed in his heart, was this the first time the city lord got married? But he still had a flattering smile on his face, after all, he wanted to send Messenger Liu away as soon as possible
"Congratulations to the city lord. Don't worry, Messenger Liu. Laogui and I will definitely prepare wedding gifts and we will never let the city lord down."
Ma San congratulated him and his tone was full of flattery. Messenger Liu was naturally satisfied, but after sending the invitation, he seemed to have completed his mission and was ready to leave.
However, when he turned around, he saw Liang Du watching the excitement beside him, and his eyes couldn't help but light up - such a handsome scholar.
Where did this new trick come from?
Messenger Liu immediately knew in his heart that this was not a strange thing in Fengdu, because with such a handsome appearance, how could he not be impressed?
"Oh, Zhang San, where did this little brother come from? Why do you look so unfamiliar? Why don't you introduce me?"
Fortunately, Zhang San had the experience of dealing with it just now, so he was well prepared. He said calmly:
"Mr. Liu, this is Lao Wei's distant cousin and nephew. He just came to join Lao Wei in the past few days, so I met him."
"Lao Gui's cousin and nephew?"
Hearing what Zhang San said, Messenger Liu couldn't help but become interested. He had never heard that Lao Gui had such a handsome cousin and nephew.
He couldn't help but circle around Liang Du twice. In his excitement, he couldn't help but stretch out the snake letter and explore it in the air.
But then, his triangular eyes froze, a little confused.
"That's strange, why don't you have my Fengdu mark? Laogui's cousin and nephew are not my Fengdu Zhonggui?"
Zhang San was shocked when he heard this and was a little worried. Of course, he was worried that Messenger Liu would offend Liang Du and that he might die afterwards.
However, Liang Du's expression did not change at all at this moment and he spoke smoothly. Zhang San breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise the death of Messenger Liu would have been a troublesome matter.
"I am not a weirdo from Fengdu City, but a country bumpkin from outside the city. Now I am seeking refuge with my old uncle to make a living."
"Is that so?" Messenger Liu was a little confused when he heard this, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Zhang San, as if to confirm.
Zhang San nodded naturally without saying anything more, "Mr. Liu, this is really Lao Wei's cousin and nephew. You can come and check again when Lao Wei comes back."
"Okay, okay, it's not like I don't believe you, I just see how anxious you are."
Messenger Liu looked at Liang Du with a pity in his eyes. Zhang San naturally knew what he was thinking. If it weren't for his identity as the old cunning nephew, he might also want to swallow Liang Du to increase his longevity.
But now that Zhang San has testified, and the city lord asked him to send the invitation, it is naturally impossible to have a quarrel with Lao Cui.
Therefore, although it was a pity in his heart, the most important thing now was not to offend the city lord. He could clearly distinguish the priorities.
"What a handsome young man."
In the end, it was a pity that Liu Shishi touched Liang Du's hand, and the expression on Zhang San's face suddenly froze.
Messenger Liu!
Are you looking for death?
Zhang San's heart immediately jumped up. Fortunately, the situation he was worried about did not happen, but Liang Du's eyes were directly on Messenger Liu's neck.
It is said that if you hit a snake, it will hit you seven inches. But I don’t know if this snake monster’s seven inches is on its neck?
If Liang Du hadn't wanted to find out what was going on in Fengdu, he might have taken action now, but he wanted to spend more time understanding the situation, so he didn't take action.
Messenger Liu didn't know that he was going around the gate of hell. He looked at the way Liang Du looked at him and his heart trembled.
"Scare, why is this little guy's eyes so scary!?"
At this time, Messenger Liu showed a pair of triangular eyes and glanced at Liang Du several times. He was relieved after confirming that Liang Du had no intention of taking action.
"It's better to leave early, why do you feel so frightened?"
Thinking of this, he was still a little panicked, so he didn't waste time and directly stuffed the red post into Zhang San's arms.
"I have other posts to send, so I'll take my leave now. Remember to attend the city lord's wedding banquet on time."
After saying that, Messenger Liu left in a hurry, and Zhang San couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately there was no accident, I was almost scared to death.
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"So, are you saying that the city lord gets married every once in a while, and the bride doesn't live long each time?"
After Messenger Liu left, Zhang San gave an overview of the situation in Fengdu City, especially the main characters in the city.
After listening to this, Liang Du thought for a while and found it a bit strange, especially getting married so soon.
He even felt that there were some deep secrets to be discovered in this matter, so he carefully asked Zhang San about the specific situation in this regard, and finally got some results.
However, he did not tell Zhang San his conjecture at this time. Instead, he looked at the red posts on his phone and thought about how to get the information he needed.
After all, there are too many secrets in this world. How could words like Underworld and Fengdu not make Liang Du think about it?
Liang Du came back to his senses at this time and turned to look at Zhang San.
"What kind of wedding gifts does the city lord usually prepare when he gets married?"
"Ah?" When Zhang San heard this, he couldn't help but show an expression on his face, but it wasn't a sigh, but a mocking disdain.
"The wedding gift that the city wants is not an ordinary gift. It's something of little value. I'm afraid everything won't go away after the wedding banquet."
"When did this city lord get married, when did he not ask us to shave off a layer of skin to satisfy his greed?"
After hearing this, Liang Du already knew that Zhang San was probably very resentful towards the Lord of Fengdu City. It seemed that Zhang San had suffered a lot.
"Then if I plan to attend the wedding banquet of the Lord of Fengdu City, what should I prepare?"
After hearing what Zhang San said, Liang Du was unmoved and instead asked what gift he should prepare.
Zhang San was a little surprised when he heard this. Thinking that he and Lao Gui had been teased by Liang Du before, a bold idea came to his mind.
"Mr. Lang, you don't want to make a scene at the wedding banquet and make the city lord lose face, do you?"
Liang Du didn't expect Zhang San to think so, and couldn't help but be stunned, but then he smiled half-smilingly.
"If I say yes, will you come with me?"
Liang Du was joking, but he didn't expect Zhang San to take it seriously. His face turned pale, but then he nodded.
"If Mr. Lang doesn't mind, I will go with you."
"ah?"
Now it was Liang Du's turn to be a little surprised, thinking that Zhang San was afraid that he would deal with him if he didn't agree with him, so he said this.
"Zhang San, just tell the truth. I won't hold you accountable. As long as you don't want to go, I can let you go. Anyway, we have no enmity, as long as you leave the red wedding invitation."
Liang Du thought that Zhang San would leave after he said this, but he didn't expect that he still shook his head.
"Lang Jun, you misunderstood me. I really decided to go with you."
Liang Du was really curious at this moment, why did Zhang San, an experienced trickster, make such a decision?
After all, he had said that he would be his slave because of a life and death crisis, but just now he had clearly said that he could leave and he would never pursue it, so why did he still follow him?
Zhang San saw Liang Du's confusion and said with a smile: "Lang Jun, do you believe that I think I have a better future by following you?"
"believe!"
Now it's Zhang San's turn to be a little confused, why don't you play according to the routine?
Liang Du was laughing in his heart at this time, what's your reaction? Trusting your intuition is such a thing, but he has encountered such a defiant person as Fang Xiu.
Zhang San's intuition was not worth mentioning in front of Fang Xiu.
After all, if it was Fang Xiu, he would have already foreseen the danger, and would have run away long ago since it would never be in front of him.
In the end, Zhang San didn't understand why Liang Du believed his words, but now he spoke up and suggested something.
"Lang Jun, although I don't know what you want to do, the Taoist priest wants to cause trouble at the city lord's wedding banquet. I think you can find someone."
"who?"
"Old Chentou!"
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The old Chentou Zhang San mentioned was not an ordinary person. He was also considered a number one figure in Fengdu City, but he had been somewhat quiet in recent years.
As for the reason why Lao Chentou fell into decline despite his great ability, the reason is also very simple.
How could he be so cool after offending the Lord of Fengdu City?
It can only be said that fortunately, Old Chentou is very capable, so he can still survive safely in Fengdu even if he offends the lord of Fengdu City.
Although, his life is a bit miserable now.
As for why Old Chentou offended the Lord of Fengdu City, the reason is also very simple, because he and the Lord of Fengdu City were once competitors.
Old Chentou's junior sister was once childhood sweethearts with the Lord of Fengdu City, but unfortunately it was the Lord of Fengdu City who married Old Chentou's junior sister.
Therefore, the Lord of Fengdu City and Lao Chentou were also considered rivals in love, but it was Lao Chentou who lost.
Therefore, Old Chentou also became the laughing stock of Fengdu City, but no one dared to say this in front of Old Chentou.
"Lang Jun, if you want to cause trouble for the Lord of Fengdu City, Old Chentou is the best helper. After all, he is also considered the enemy of the Lord of Fengdu City.
Moreover, he may be the person who knows the Lord of Fengdu City best, but he has a bad temper since his junior sister died not long after marrying the Lord of the City."
In fact, Old Chentou was not so depressed at the beginning, but when the news of his junior sister's death came out, he could not accept the fact and broke into the city lord's mansion once.
And he was also the only person in Fengdu City who survived after the Lord of Fengdu City took action.
The original words of the Lord of Fengdu City were that as long as Old Chentou survived his three attacks, he would forget about it.
Unexpectedly, Old Chentou was not dead, he just offended the Lord of Fengdu City and his life was not as satisfactory as he wanted.
Zhang San also didn’t understand why Old Chen Tou was still alive after such humiliation, or whether he was drunk and scolding the Lord of Fengdu City.
However, the Lord of Fengdu City had given him a break and naturally he would not break his promise, so he let it go. Anyway, Old Chen couldn't afford to make trouble.
Liang Du understood Zhang San's intention at this time.
Since you are determined to deal with the Lord of Fengdu City, bringing Lao Chentou with you will disgust the opponent.
Don't tell me, Liang Du quite likes this idea.
When they arrived at where Old Chentou was, they found him huddled in the corner of the street, already drowsy.
But the Fengdu mark on his forehead ensured his safety.
Otherwise, I'm afraid he may be swallowed by strange things while being confused and his life span will be increased.
Liang Du and Zhang San took a look at the environment that Old Chen was in. How is this situation the same as what Zhang San said?
This old Chentou is in no way destitute. He is obviously a walking corpse and has lost the dignity of the Fengdu natives.
Otherwise, how could he be sleeping on the street? After walking for so long, Liang Du saw Old Chentou, the only strange thing wandering the streets.
However, Liang Du also felt more and more that it was a brilliant idea to invite Lao Chentou to the wedding banquet.
Zhang San stepped forward at this time and shook Old Chen's head awake. The drunk Old Chen's head immediately woke up and became furious.
But then, Liang Du said something that made him calm down instantly and became silent for a moment.
"The city lord has invited me. I wonder if Brother Chen can give me a favor and come with me to celebrate the city lord's wedding banquet?