The teahouse is not big, just four rooms connected together, but as soon as Bai Ran entered, the tangy aroma of tea hit her face!
Bai Ran was a little surprised. Although he didn't know much about tea ceremony, he felt a faint aura from the fragrance of tea.
As soon as his heart moved, he stepped inside without any hesitation.
There are three rooms in a row, one large and two small. They are all filled with tea guests in groups. Even because there are no empty seats in the teahouse, there are still seven or eight people in different clothes standing aside.
Waiting quietly.
Even though there were many guests in the teahouse, no one made any noise.
Most of them closed their eyes lightly and tasted the tea in front of them. Only a few people were muttering something in a low voice.
On the front wall of the big room in the middle, there is a piece of yellow paper about ten feet high, which reads "Limited to one pot per person per day" and other large characters with flying phoenixes, which is extremely conspicuous.
Bai Ran saw these words and felt a little funny in his heart. This was the first time he heard that people in the food and drink business restricted the amount of food and drink others could eat.
However, he just laughed it off and didn't bother to think about it. Instead, after scanning the room, he immediately walked over to a person who looked like a shopkeeper in the corner.
This should be the shopkeeper of the teahouse. He is about forty years old, has a mustache, and looks extremely shrewd.
At this time, he was behind a counter, lowering his head and calculating, and looking at an account book beside him from time to time.
Bai Ran walked over in a few steps and stood in front of the counter, then remained silent. This made the shopkeeper raise his head and look over in astonishment.
Once he saw that he was innocent, the man's expression immediately changed. He hurriedly put away his abacus and account books and walked out from behind the counter.
He asked with some fear and respect:
"Senior, do you need help from this junior for anything? I will do my best!"
This shopkeeper turned out to be an immortal cultivator, but his cultivation level was pitifully low, only at the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage.
Now facing Bai Ran, this unfathomable "senior", I naturally felt uneasy!
Bai Ran said nothing. He flicked his sleeves on the counter, and a crystal blue jade pendant appeared on the table.
When the shopkeeper saw this jade pendant, he was stunned for a moment, but then he said with a look of surprise:
"It turns out that it's Senior Bai who has arrived. I'm so rude! The young master has already given instructions, saying that Senior will arrive in the near future. This junior has been waiting for a long time!"
After hearing what the other party said, Bai Ran put away the jade pendant in the same way and said calmly:
"I want to see your young master now. Lead the way!"
"Yes, senior!" the shopkeeper responded obediently.
Then the man called a man dressed as a waiter, and after giving him a few instructions, he took Bai Ran out of the back door, straight out of the town, and headed west.
To the west of "Sima City" is a large group of yellow-green hills. There are countless large and small ones. But the shopkeeper knew the way and led Bai Ran through the hills several times.
After turning, we arrived at a flat depression covering an area of more than 100 acres.
In the middle of the depression, there are seven or eight white stone houses. Surrounding them are a few emerald green bamboos planted in one place to the east and one to the west. They are sparse and inconspicuous.
Yan Ping was on a mission recently, and Bai Ran came to see Qi Yunxiao whom he met at that time.
After the shopkeeper led Bai Ran to the area, he bowed and said to Bai Ran:
"Senior, my young master is inside the house. However, there are some formations set up outside the house. I should have informed the young master before letting outsiders in. However, the young master has already given instructions about Senior Bai, so senior just follow me closely.
.Otherwise, the ban will be triggered, which will be very troublesome!"
Bai Ran looked thoughtfully around the depression and the green embroidery that seemed to have no pattern at all, and said nonchalantly:
"I know, just go ahead.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he took a breath and carefully led Bai Ran towards the house.
His walking route was very strange. He took three steps for a while, then took two steps back, and then took five steps to the east, but then took six steps back. The whole move was chaotic and there seemed to be no pattern.
In this way, the two of them slowly approached the house in the depression.
"Master, Senior Bai is here, come out and meet us!" When he was only about ten feet away from the house, the shopkeeper finally breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly into the largest room.
"Bai Ran? That's great! But wait a moment, I'll be out right away!" Qi Yunxiao's voice of surprise came from inside the room, but then there was a muffled "bang", and then Qi Yunxiao's words of endless complaints came.
"Ahem, failed again!"
As soon as the stone door opened, Qi Yunxiao walked out with a look of disappointment on his face, and there was a hot breath on his body.
However, when he saw Bai Xun, his expression suddenly turned from gloomy to clear, and he hurried forward with some excitement:
"Really, this is great! Please come with me and let me show my kindness as a landlord. There is nothing else here, but there are indeed a few cups of good tea."
Qi Yunxiao enthusiastically invited Bai Ran into the room next door. His gestures were much more mature and sophisticated than a few years ago.
"That'll be hard work, haha!" Bai Ran said politely, knowing that he still had to ask for help.
Then he entered the room and sat down next to a rectangular table.
"Bai Ran, um..." When Qi Yunxiao ordered the shopkeeper to go down and make a pot of tea, he turned around, hesitantly looking like he wanted to say something.
Bai Ran turned over his hands with a smile, and the "Yunxiao Experience" appeared on the table. The silver light of the book still showed that it was still banned.
When Qi Yunxiao saw this book, he perked up. Just when he was about to reach out and take it, he suddenly remembered something. He quickly said, "Senior, please wait a moment."
Bai Ran chuckled lightly, as if he had guessed the other party's intention.
Not long after, Qi Yunxiao returned to the house excitedly, with a wooden box about a foot long in his hand.
"Senior, here is a set of improved inverted five-element formation magic tools. Although the power is not as high as originally expected, it can reach half the power of the original magic formation, but it has also been increased to one-third of the power of the original magic formation.
It's much stronger than the original one!" Qi Yunxiao said apologetically, obviously feeling a little uneasy about his failure to increase the power of this set of formation weapons to the promised power.
"One third?" Bai Ran's expression changed, and he was extremely surprised!
You know, he had no hope of actually improving that set of formation flags. The inverted five-element formation that can exert one-tenth of its power has already made Bai Ran extremely satisfied! You know, a monk in the pill formation stage like Lei Wanhe
, I feel a headache after seeing this formation. If it really improves by two or three times, wouldn't it be possible to exclude monks in the Danjie stage from the formation?
Thinking of this, Bai Ran couldn't help but take the wooden box and prepare to take a closer look, while Qi Yunxiao also picked up the silver book and looked at it carefully.
As soon as the lid of the box is opened, a set of impressive formation flags and array disks appear in the box.
Bai Ran took it out one by one and looked at it carefully. The number of formation flags and formation disks in this set of magic weapons was much greater than the original set, and the patterns and runes on the formation flags and formation disks were also obviously complex.
Yes, it seems that what the other party said is true, and the power should indeed be greater than the original one.
Bai Ran happily put away the set of formation flags, and then glanced at the opposite side.
At this time, Qi Yunxiao was stroking "Yunxiao's Experience" with his hand with a happy face. It seemed that the seal had also been verified.
"I'm very satisfied with your improved array formation weapon! It's really troublesome for you, fellow Taoist." Bai Ran said with a smile.
"Senior, what are you talking about? I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you for returning this book intact. Only this junior should be very grateful!" Qi Yunxiao heard what Bai Ran said and shook his head sincerely.
said.
Bai Ran smiled, and after a few words of modesty, he started chatting with Qi Yunxiao.
After the shopkeeper went down for a while, he brought two cups of green tea.
The aroma of this tea is obviously more fragrant than that of the "Qingquan Teahouse" tea. It is obviously a higher-quality tea, and the spiritual energy it exudes is also stronger.
Bai Ran took two sips at Qi Yunxiao's ardent invitation. His mouth immediately felt refreshing and his mind was clear, and he couldn't help but praise:
"Good tea. I didn't expect that the tea leaves can be mixed with spiritual energy. It's really wonderful! It must have been made by Taoist fellow Taoist himself. Han admired it very much." Bai Ran said this sincerely, which can make ordinary people
Tea leaves contain spiritual energy, which is indeed something I have never heard of before. What’s more, this tea is indeed extremely fragrant, no worse than any of the world’s most famous teas.
After hearing Bai Ran's words, Qi Yunxiao showed embarrassment on his face and hurriedly explained:
"Senior, I have misunderstood. This tea was not prepared by my junior, but was given by a good friend. My good friend spent nearly ten years researching this tea!"