Chapter 36 Opening a Village and Discussing Swords (Part 2)
Afternoon, village.
The only tavern in the village was very lively.
Tables of wealthy people sat there toasting and drinking, their faces glowing red, talking and laughing loudly...
Please note that when I say "loud", I'm not just talking about it, it's really high.
How high is it?
Let’s put it this way, it’s the level of “I want every word I say and every blow I make to be heard by a room full of people.”
If these people were chatting louder, they might even drown out the shouts of the waiter.
And just when the atmosphere in the tavern was in full swing, suddenly!
call--
With a cold wind passing through the hall, several figures appeared at the door of the store.
At that moment, the drinkers in the shop, especially those sitting close to the door, could not help but frown, and even stared at the door angrily.
Of course, there was nothing we could do about it... There were no automatic doors or central air conditioning in those days. In winter, even if the store closed the windows, left the door ajar, and hung a few thick curtains, the room would still be a little cold.
, and once a guest wants to come in or out, a little bit of wind will come in.
Fortunately, these people came in quickly and closed the door behind them.
But when the group of six people entered the room, stood in front of the counter, and took off their bamboo hats, the expressions of those who stared at them suddenly changed.
They may not know the others, or they may not recognize them completely, but Wen Yuzhai and Haicangfeng are quite well-known, so if these two appear together, they will naturally attract a lot of discussion.
"Eh? Isn't this the young man from the thatched cottage?"
"Hero Canglong Zangfenghai is also here."
"Wu Jian Villa is so proud that we can actually see these two coming together."
"Wait a minute, I remember that neither of them are swordsmen, right? Can they enter the village tomorrow?"
"Hey, I heard that Young Master has many connections and Hai Daxia is famous. Maybe he is a friend directly invited by Master Xiao."
"Oh... Then those people around them are not ordinary people after all."
"What's the point? Eh? Wait a minute... the youngest one looks a bit familiar..."
"Heh... I know that guy. I'm going to tell you his name. I'm sure you've heard of him too."
"Oh? Who is it?"
"Hehe, let me tell you, he is the second senior brother of the Hunyuan Star Gate, Hunyuan Divine Sword Lin Yuancheng."
"What? He is the leader of last year's Young Heroes Association, Lin Yuancheng who fought against the top ten masters alone at the 'Yomeng Tower' in the capital more than a month ago?"
"It's definitely true. I met him a few months ago when I went to Weihaiwei to participate in the 'Seven Heroes Association' of the Four Gates and Three Gangs."
"Hiss... I heard that Lin Yuancheng is the most talented swordsman among the young generation today. When I see him today, he seems to be just ordinary."
"Drink~ Why don't you take a pee and look in the mirror? You look like a crooked melon and a cracked jujube. How dare you tell others?"
"Hey! What's wrong with me? I... I'm better than that one with a 'smiley' face all the time, right?"
"Shhh... keep your voice down, be careful if people hear you and chop you into pieces."
The tavern was filled with people from all walks of life, so whispers like this were inevitable.
For Wen Yuzhai and others, they have long been used to hearing this kind of dialogue. Regardless of whether it sounds good or not, they are put off by hearing it and will not take it seriously.
"Masters, I'm sorry..." The shopkeeper standing behind the counter apologized to Wen Yuzhai before he could say anything, "As you can see, our shop is small..." He
As he spoke, he turned back and looked in, his eyes seeming to say: "You guys, just see for yourselves, this is really no place for you."
Wen Yuzhai turned around and took a look, and indeed... every table in the room was occupied at the moment. Several sets of tables and chairs were obviously added temporarily, and even the aisle where the waiter served food was almost crowded.
Seeing this, Mr. Wen turned around and exchanged glances with his companions, then looked at the shopkeeper and said: "Okay, warm up a few pots of wine for us, put two boxes of hot steamed buns in it, and we'll get it..."
Before he finished the line of "packing for me", a table next to him stood up and said, "Mr. Wen, if you don't want to give up, you can come to our table to drink together."
Wen Yuzhai heard the voice and turned around to take a look. He just looked at the clothes on the other person's body and tasted the accent of the sentence just now. He roughly guessed that this person should be from the Hequ Longkou Sword Sect, but he didn't.
Instead of telling the truth directly, he politely raised his hands and said, "I'm sorry to hear that I'm a young man, but I don't know who you are..."
"Liu Tuo, the leader of Halongkou Sword Sect, these are all my disciples." Liu Tuo said, waving his hand to introduce the people sitting at the same table with him.
"It turns out it's Head Liu, I'm being disrespectful." Wen Yuzhai said, then he glanced at the people at Liu Tuo's table and said with a troubled expression, "It's just... I see that Head Liu's table is also full.
Well, even adding one more person is difficult, and there are six of us..."
As soon as Liu Tuo said this, before Liu Tuo could answer, one of his disciples, the most astute one, stood up and said, "Master Wen, if you are willing to show your favor, we juniors will naturally do the same."
Give up your seat."
You see, this is emotional intelligence.
The same words, if Liu Tuo, the leader, said it, it would appear that he was mean to his apprentice, but if the apprentice took the initiative to say it, it would be "sensible".
"How can you be so embarrassed..." Wen Yuzhai's response was no surprise.
In fact, it was not that he was embarrassed, but that he did not want to give this face.
Wen Yuzhai is also an old man, so he can definitely tell what kind of people can be deeply friends with, and what kind of people can only be superficial friends at best...
He had seen too many people like Liu Tuo who were strangers to him and would try to get in touch with him whenever he found an opportunity.
"Is there anything good to sit at the door? The food and wine have been blown cold by the wind. Mr. Wen, I think you should come sit here with us. Our place is spacious and warm."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Unexpectedly, Wen Yuzhai had not rejected Liu Tuo yet. A few meters away, another person stood up at another table and also extended an invitation to him.
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There were only three people sitting at that table. These three Wen Yuzhai knew each other well. They all had the surname Dan, from Dan Yao. They were called Dan Long, Dan Hu, and Dan Bao respectively. They were three brothers. People in the world called them "Dan".
"Three Swords".
The martial arts of these three are pretty good among second-rate swordsmen, and the three of them work together very well. If they attack together, they will be able to compete with first-rate masters. It is for this reason that they are here.
He occupied the largest and best table in the tavern.
"Danlong, what do you mean?" After Liu Tuo heard that, he immediately glared at the Dan brothers' table and said sternly, "I clearly invited Mr. Wen and the others first, but you are interfering with me.
Aren’t you going to embarrass Mr. Wen?”
"Ha!" Na Danlong was also arrogant and directly replied in a sarcastic tone, "Embarrassed? It's you who is making things difficult, right? You don't even know who you are, you are worthy of being in the same class as Young Master Wen and Daxia Hai.
Table to drink?”
"You... are going too far!" Liu Tuo was so irritated by this that he was about to draw his sword on the spot.
"Oh, gentlemen! I'm begging you, don't hit me here!" The shopkeeper behind the counter couldn't sit still at this moment. He had watched similar scenes no less than ten times in the past few days, and then
He is fully aware of its development.
Although this group of so-called "heroes" usually consists of five or six people, they seem to be very generous in their dealings. In fact, after they finish the fight, the shopkeeper asks them to pay compensation, but they may not pay.
This kind of thing has been experienced by many innkeepers in Dashu: two gangs started fighting in the store. After the fight, the shopkeeper asked them for compensation for the broken things. Both parties told him to go to the other party to ask for it. In the end
You just won’t give me anything from either side. If you dare to push too hard, people will glare at you and pull out their knives. How dare you say any more?
"You two, please be patient." Wen Yuzhai also hurriedly smoothed things over, "This matter all started because of Wen. You two have good intentions. Don't let your friendship be ruined over this trivial matter..."
While they were arguing and persuading each other, other people in the tavern, including the five people who were traveling with Wen Yuzhai, also had different expressions: some people couldn't stand the arrogance of the Dan brothers, and some people couldn't stand the arrogance of the Dan brothers.
Some people despise Liu Tuo's snobbery, and some people think Wen Yuzhai is hypocritical...Of course, more people just have the mentality of watching a show, so whatever happens is fine.
But there was one person who, from the moment he stepped into the tavern, had been staring at a corner of the room with a serious expression, without paying any attention to the dispute around him.
That person is Lin Yuancheng.
There was also a person in the corner where Lin Yuancheng was staring.
This man looks to be in his mid-thirties, with thick eyebrows and broad eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth. His facial contours are as sharp as a knife or axe. His clothes are relatively ordinary, not gorgeous, but not shabby either.
The other guests were all sitting on chairs, but this man was the only one sitting on the ground alone with his back against the wall, with a long sheathed sword resting on his shoulder.
While everyone else in the store turned to look at the commotion, this man never raised his eyelids from beginning to end; he just held a pot of wine in one hand and a light steamed bun in the other, eating and drinking in silence.
"What are you looking at?" In fact, the Three-Word King had noticed Lin Yuancheng's movements a long time ago, but he waited for a long time before he leaned into Xiao Lin's ear and whispered this sentence.
"I seem...to have discovered a master." Lin Yuancheng also spoke at a volume that only the two of them could hear.
"Ha..." The man in the corner of the Three-Character Dynasty glanced at him, chuckled, and then said, "Good eyesight."
"Sure enough... as a swordsman, you can tell, right?" Lin Yuancheng asked.
"What do you see?" the three-character king asked.
Lin Yuancheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The 'aura' of him and his sword."
"I don't understand." Unexpectedly, the Three-Word King immediately shook his head in denial.
"Ah? Then why do you say it as if you can tell he is a master at a glance?" Lin Yuancheng said.
"Ha..." The Three-Word King laughed again, "Guess."
Lin Yuancheng was not stupid, and the answer was actually very simple, so he just thought about it for two seconds and then said: "You know him."
"Guessed it right." The three-word king said.
"Who is he?" Lin Yuancheng asked quickly.
The Three-Word King shrugged and replied to Lin Yuancheng with three words: "Duguyong."