Volume 1: Winds Rising From the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 103: Anxi Bandits
Gradually, three or two Tianlong Sect disciples came in, and the deserted tavern became much more lively.
Shopkeeper Cao was busy calling Xiaolan and Zhuzi! His wrinkled face also showed a long-lost smile from the heart.
Meng Shan brought Mu Qing'er, Ji Tang and others into the tavern, and saw Zhen Yuanzi drinking with a horse-raising disciple at the same table, with different expressions.
"Haha! The Taoist said he was going to wander around, but it turned out that he left Meng behind and came here alone to drink! Come on! Let's drink a few bowls together!" Elder Meng occupied a table and laughed loudly at Zhen Yuanzi.
Zhen Yuanzi smiled, stood up and said with a smile: "That's what I want! On this occasion of leisure, I should drink with Elder Meng! Haha!"
When he turned around and left, he saw Lin Yi secretly curling his lips, and Zhen Yuanzi thought to himself, this kid is making fun of him again! He rolled his eyes, and hurriedly pretended to be at ease, raised the wine cup in his hand, and said to him seriously: "Little friend Lin, I will punish myself with a glass of wine as a courtesy to leave!"
Zhen Yuanzi raised his head and drank the wine in the cup. The bottom of the wine cup was bright, and he winked proudly. You little bastard, I'll let you laugh at me!
Seeing Zhen Yuanzi move, Elder Meng and his disciples stood up to greet him. But they all thought in their hearts, why did the respected Taoist Zhen Yuanzi speak politely and treat a horse-raising disciple with great courtesy? !
Lin Yi sat alone, expressionless, and ignored Zhen Yuanzi's departure.
In the eyes of everyone, Lin Yi seemed young and ignorant. On the other hand, Zhen Yuanzi was old and honest, open-minded, and showed the style of a master!
Suddenly, a dull sound of horse hooves came from far away, shaking the old dust on the adobe wall of the wine shop, and the sound of hooves became louder and louder, and it reached the door of the wine shop in an instant.
"Xi Yuyu" the horse neighed loudly, and arrogant scolding sounded...
The wine shop has two doors, the northern foot door faces the courtyard, and the southern main door faces the street outside.
Everyone in the Tianlong Sect looked up at the main door facing the street. Who would come in such a remote place?
...
Manager Cao leaned on the counter, his face was ashen, and he looked like a disaster was coming.
Lin Yi retracted his gaze, lowered his head to play with the wine cup in his hand, and frowned.
...
The door curtain was lifted up with a whirl, and a gust of cold wind was wrapped.
"Old man Cao, hurry up and serve the wine and meat..." A strong middle-aged man strode into the wine shop, waving a horse whip and shouting loudly.
The man was wearing a sheepskin coat, with a saber slanting down his waist and a short blade stuck in his deerskin boots. His yellow face and short beard exuded an evil aura, and his lion-like eyebrows and tiger-like eyes were full of rebelliousness and arrogance.
After yelling at Shopkeeper Cao, he suddenly saw several tables of people sitting in the tavern. The man looked fierce and cursed: "Damn, old man Cao is doing good business!"
Then, the door curtain kept lifting, and more than 20 people rushed in. They were dressed similarly to the man, and they kept yelling.
"Shopkeeper, bring the wine and meat quickly, or I'll tear down your bird shop..."
"Here I come! Here I come!" Shopkeeper Cao's back was even more hunched, and he hurried out from the counter. He was careful, forced a smile, and bowed his head.
The leading man had an experienced look. Seeing that the Tianlong Sect’s people had unknown origins, they were all calm and composed, unlike ordinary people, he restrained himself a little, grabbed Cao’s neck, walked to a table and sat down, and then put down the old shopkeeper with his feet off the ground.
Shopkeeper Cao was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he could not stand. The man lifted him up again, and laughed: "Don’t be afraid, old man Cao! I, Sha Lao Si, don’t owe you anything for drinking. Serve you well, grandpa has silver!"
The man called Sha Lao Si casually threw out a piece of silver, estimated to be four or five taels, and it fell at Cao’s feet.
Sha Lao Si smiled proudly and said: "Old man Cao, don’t stand there stupidly, collect the silver quickly and bring some wine and meat."
Those men also found seats and sat down one by one, slapping the table and shouting.
Shopkeeper Cao bent down to pick up the silver, his face bitter. He raised the silver with both hands and begged, "Master Sha, please be merciful. How dare I take this silver? Please take it back!"
"Pa——"
Sha Lao Si slapped the table and was about to get angry. After rolling his eyes and scanning around, he suddenly smiled and said, "Old Cao, you haven't been here for more than half a year. You don't know what kind of person I am, Sha Lao Si. How could you come to your small shop to eat for free? Are you sincerely ruining my reputation in front of everyone?"
As he said this, Sha Lao Si's voice became cold, and his tiger eyes were shining fiercely, looking at Shopkeeper Cao who was shaking like a sieve.
Shopkeeper Cao's face was deeply wrinkled, and the silver he held was like a piece of charcoal. He cursed in his heart, you Sha Lao Si, there are times when you don't eat for free? You have done so many unscrupulous things, what reputation do you still want?
"Hurry up!" Sha Lao Si shouted again. Shopkeeper Cao was frightened and trembled. He responded in a hurry, put the silver in his pocket with a painful look, and slowly turned away. His timid and bullied appearance made Sha Lao Si's followers laugh again.
Mu Qing'er and Senior Sister Xu sat together, and next to them were Ji Tang and Luo Rong. Meng Shan and Zhen Yuanzi each held one side, and the six of them sat around a table.
Meng Shan and Zhen Yuanzi looked relaxed, toasting each other, and ignored everything that happened around them. Mu Qing'er, Ji Tang and Luo Rong had gloomy faces and hidden anger, only Senior Sister Xu frowned and sighed!
"Humph! I don't know where these people came from. They are so arrogant and annoying!" Mu Qing'er put down the bamboo chopsticks in her hand and muttered.
Meng Shan shook his head and said nothing. Zhen Yuanzi chuckled, and he dipped his finger in the wine and wrote two words on the table. The four young men saw it, and their expressions suddenly became clear. So that's it. Knowing the four people's thoughts, Meng Shan had no choice but to say softly: "Wait and see, if he doesn't come for us, let him be!"
"This is the words of an old man! I respect Elder Meng!" Zhen Yuanzi nodded and raised his glass.
"There are thorns everywhere, so we have to do this!" Elder Meng said in a deep voice.
"If you provoke a thunderbolt, what can't be crushed into powder?" Zhen Yuanzi replied softly, the meaning of his words was obscure, which made Mu Qing'er puzzled and pouted. Elder Meng smiled, raised his glass and invited the old Taoist to drink with him.
The voices of several people were very soft, and no one else paid attention, but Lin Yi heard it clearly. He couldn't help but sighed that this old Taoist really knows how to talk!
With more uninvited guests, the wine shop became much noisier, and it was no longer quiet. Lin Yi simply stood up and walked towards the counter. He said to the panicked shopkeeper Cao: "Shopkeeper, please settle the bill!"
"Ah! Yes...! That guest, you are the last one to settle the bill after eating and drinking!" Shopkeeper Cao stuttered.
Lin Yi nodded and walked out. Zhen Yuanzi's voice came from behind: "This kid got a bargain--!"
The door curtain was lifted, and a girl came in with a wooden tray in her hand.
The girl was wearing a flowered cotton gown and a leather waistcoat. On her rosy face, a pair of beautiful big eyes were smiling. It was Xiaolan, the granddaughter of shopkeeper Cao.
Lin stepped aside to make way for her. Xiaolan smiled shyly and walked in.
A whistle sounded, accompanied by the sound of drooling, which made Xiaolan hurried her steps. She just wanted to put down the wine and food quickly so that she could escape early.
"This girl is pretty, haha! Come here and let me take a look!" Sha Lao Si was guarding a table with two of his men. He was smiling obscenely and waved at Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan blushed and hurriedly put down the wooden tray and wanted to leave, but she regretted it in her heart. Just now, she thought that Zhuzi was too busy, so she came to help. Who would have thought that this group of people would come!
Her wrist was grabbed by someone, and Xiao Lan became more and more ashamed and angry. She couldn't help but look back and yelled: "What are you doing——?" What she saw was the ugly appearance of salivating.
Sha Lao Si tightly grasped Xiao Lan's wrist and refused to let go.
"Master Sha! Master Sha! This is my granddaughter! Please be kind and don't treat her like a child!" Manager Cao hurriedly trotted a few steps, blocked in front of Xiao Lan, desperately twisted Sha Lao Si's fingers, and did not forget to beg.
"Haha! She's grown up so big, and she's as pretty as her mother! Old man Cao, you're so damn lucky!" The two men laughed sarcastically, and there was another round of laughter in the tavern.
Xiaolan struggled hard, but Sha Laosi's claws were like iron pliers, and she couldn't get away at all. She cried in despair: "Grandpa, Grandpa..."
Shopkeeper Cao had no choice but to kneel on the ground with a "thump". He kowtowed like pounding garlic, begging with tears in his eyes: "Master Sha! I beg you to let my granddaughter go! Isn't it enough that you destroyed the child's mother? You broke my son's leg, I admit it. But the child is still young, please let her go! I beg you!"
Cao's forehead was bleeding, and he was shouting hoarsely, which made Sha Lao Si, who was burning with lust, frown. He no longer cared about the people of Tianlong Sect. He could no longer bear his arrogance for many years. He kicked Cao and cursed: "Damn it, I just want to see what this girl looks like, you are crying and ruining my mood, get out of here!"
Cao was kicked and rolled over twice, and fell at Lin Yi's feet.
Lin Yi leaned over and helped Cao up. It seemed that he fell hard, but fortunately, his fur coat was thick and he was not injured. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the situation in the wine shop quietly. He was not in a hurry to leave for a while.
"Grandpa——!" Seeing Manager Cao being kicked over, Xiaolan cried and struggled miserably, but still couldn't get rid of Sha Laosi's claws.
Watching Xiaolan being humiliated, Mu Qing'er's eyes were full of anger, and she was about to slam the table, but was stopped by Meng Shan's eyes. Ji Tang and Luo Rong's faces were livid, but they could only endure it because they were elders.
"Uncle Meng, why can't you do it?" Mu Qing'er was so anxious that tears came out. She had already drawn the short sword from her waist and wanted to save poor Xiaolan.
"We are not here to do justice. Besides, if you save her for a while, can you save her for a lifetime?" Elder Meng was unmoved and said coldly.
"Huh! How can you not save her for a lifetime?" Mu Qing'er pouted and said with indignation. Ji Tang and Luo Rong pondered for a while after hearing this, their faces eased a little, and they sighed.
"Haha! Be patient!" Zhen Yuanzi said with a smile, and then looked towards the back door. Mu Qing'er and the others were confused. Following his gaze, they saw a dark shadow suddenly passing through the door curtain and rushing towards Sha Lao Si.
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