After leaving Hangzhou, Xueguan and Zhang brothers walked and stopped all the way, advancing towards the Central Plains region.
The reason why Xue Wuhen rushed to the Central Plains was because he was ordered by his two masters to wish the hero Chu Tianhe on his birthday.
Chu Tianhe is known as the Hero of the Central Plains. He is superb in martial arts and highly respected. He is not only the leader of the current martial arts alliance, but also Xue Wuhen's benefactor.
When Xuesong's family was killed by evildoers such as Kuezhan and the Butcher, it was the Central Plains hero Chu Tianhe who risked his life to rescue the eight-year-old Xue Wuhen from the butcher's knife and gave him to Sima Jian Sima Kong to raise. Only then did we have the current Xue Wuhen, otherwise he would have died long ago!
Therefore, Chu Tianhe was Xue Wuhen's great benefactor, and Xue Wuhen was always grateful.
After ten years of dreaming of being separated from each other, I didn't realize that I was a young man.
In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed. Xue Wuhen has grown up and has achieved academic success. It is time for him to thank his savior and wish his benefactor Chu Tianhe a birthday.
There is still some time left before Chu Tianhe's birthday, and there is plenty of time, so Xue Wuhen is not in a hurry and just walks and stops to enjoy the scenery along the way.
Unexpectedly, something inexplicable happened.
When the sun set that day, they saw a roadside inn at a corner on the roadside. Xue Wuhen and the other two were also hungry, so they jumped off their horses and walked in. They planned to eat and stay overnight before setting off on their journey tomorrow.
As soon as they walked into the door of the inn, the waiter came up to them as soon as he saw them, and said with a smile on his face: "Three guests, are you the three young masters of Xueguan and Zhang?"
Xue Wuhen was startled after hearing this and asked: "Little brother, the three of us brothers have never been to my house, and we have never met each other. How do you know us?"
The waiter smiled brightly and said: "Hi, Mr. Xue, Mr. Guan and Zhang have such special looks that you can recognize them at a glance.
And you are with Guan and Zhang. Needless to say, you must be Xue Wuhen, the eldest brother of the Taoyuan Trio, right? Xue Shaoxia? "
Zhang Feide laughed after hearing this and said: "Oh, brother, it seems that many people know about our three sworn brothers in Taoyuan, haha, I really didn't expect it!"
Then he said to the waiter in the store: "Second brother, get me some dishes and three jars of wine. The three of us brothers will have a full meal and we will be on our way tomorrow!"
"Okay, please come upstairs, three of you!"
The second brother led Xue Wuhen and the others to a private room on the second floor and said, "You three gentlemen, please come and sit inside!"
Xue Wuhen glanced around and saw that the table in the private room was filled with dishes, and they were all hot. It looked like they had been served not long ago.
So he asked doubtfully: "Second brother? Are you mistaken? We just came in and haven't ordered yet. Why are there dishes on this table? Are they from other guests?"
"That's right, it belongs to the three gentlemen. You can feel free to eat. Someone has already paid for these meals!"
After the waiter finished speaking, he wanted to go downstairs. Xue Wuhen grabbed him and said, "Second brother, if you say this, I'm confused. Who invited the guests and who paid for them?"
Zhang Feide is a carefree man, and he doesn't take it seriously if the sky falls. Upon seeing this, he said: "Brother, as long as you have something to eat, why do you care so much about him?
Hey, let's eat, then take a shower and go to bed. We have to go on a journey tomorrow! "
Xue Wuhen is a principled person who repays kindness and doesn't like to eat for free, especially when he doesn't even know who is treating him, so he can't eat casually, so he still grabbed the waiter and asked: "Little brother, you'd better tell me clearly, who is the treat?"
The waiter blinked his eyes and said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Hey, it's really strange today. The person entertaining the guests won't let us reveal his identity. But the diners have to find out clearly, and they have to break the casserole to get to the bottom of it.
Alas, being a human being is difficult, but being a waiter is even more difficult! "
Seeing his helpless look, Guan Wenchang, who had been silent since entering the door, spoke at this time: "Brother, the second brother has his own principles and difficulties, let's not make it difficult for him to leave his wife, right?"
Although Xue Wuhen was unwilling to ask for a result, he was also a considerate person. Upon seeing this, he said: "Okay, in that case, I won't embarrass you, little brother, let's eat!"
"Hey, that's right. If you have wine today, you will get drunk today. Don't worry about what will happen tomorrow. You three gentlemen, please use it slowly!"
When the waiter saw what Xue Wuhen said, he was immediately relieved, sang a promise, and hurried downstairs to greet other customers.
"Heh, what little second brother talks is quite interesting!"
Xue Wuhen shook his head and smiled. When he saw the dishes on the table clearly, he couldn't help but froze again!
It turned out that the dishes on the table were all their favorites. Xiuxue Wuhen’s favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, Kyoto sliced duck, and mutton-shabu-shabu, and Zhang Feide’s favorite beggar’s chicken and braised trotters were all clearly visible!
And Guan Wenchang's favorite food, steamed buns, thousand-layer cakes, and steamed mandarin fish, are also on the table!
Even the twice-cooked pork, Buddha jumping over the wall, and fried peanuts that the three brothers like to eat are not missing!
"Oh, what the hell!"
Seeing the table full of their brothers' favorite dishes, Zhang Feide couldn't help but open his eyes wide with question marks on his face.
"Who's treating us?" Xueguan, Zhang and the others said in unison.
Suddenly, Zhang Feide said loudly: "Oh, I know who it is, it must be Miss Jiang Yueqin!"
However, Zhang Feide's guess was immediately denied by Xue Wuhen, who shook his head and said: "Third brother, it's impossible, it's not Miss Jiang Yueqin's invitation!"
Zhang Feide frowned and said: "Brother, why is it impossible? Who else would treat us to dinner besides her? Besides, in the contest to recruit a bride, you defeated Han Shilei and became the final winner. At that time, Jiang Zhensheng personally gave away his daughter It's up to you, you don't want it.
So I think Miss Jiang caught up with me later and secretly arranged the meal, hoping to make you change your mind? "
"Huh? Third brother, although what you said makes sense, it's not right either."
Xue Wuhen said calmly: "First of all, even if Miss Jiang Yueqin wanted to do this, it would be impossible because we met her by chance and didn't know each other before. How could she know what dishes the three of us brothers like to eat? Woolen cloth?
Besides, Miss Jiang Yueqin is the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. With so many people following her, she should be very proud and her self-esteem should be much stronger than others. But I rejected her on the spot, so she should hate me very much. Yes, how could you still come to curry favor with me? "
After hearing his analysis, both Guan and Zhang felt that it made sense, so they speculated that it might be Qin'er or Xue Wuhen's master.
Even the little beggar Xue Wuhen met when he just came down the mountain came to mind. However, after some analysis, these speculations were denied.
Zhang Feide had a forthright temperament and made many friends. At first, Zhang Feide also thought that it might be his friends who invited him. However, after some arguments, they were all ruled out.
Suddenly, Xueguan, Zhang and the others thought of someone at the same time, and the three of them said in unison: "Zhuge Changfeng, fifth brother!"
Xue Wuhen said excitedly: "Fifth brother is like his ancestor Zhuge Liang. He does things mysteriously, his style is often unexpected, and he likes to make things mysterious. I think it was him who arranged it this way, just to give us an unexpected surprise!"
Guan Wenchang said: "I think it should be like this. Well, since the fifth brother is here, the fourth brother Lu Zilong should also be with him, right?"
"Oh, no, it's not the fifth brother!"
Xue Wuhen muttered: "During the robbery in Maple Forest City, the fifth brother was so seriously injured that one of his legs was almost cut off by Wang Hushan. It is impossible for him to recover so quickly. It is not the fifth brother's treat!"
"That's right. Fifth brother should still be recovering from his injuries on Mount Emei."
While he was talking, his stomach suddenly rumbled. Zhang Feide slapped the table and said, "Oh, forget about him. I'm hungry. I'll wait until I'm full!"
Amidst the loud shouting, Zhang Feide picked up the chopsticks and threatened to eat the food. Suddenly he jumped up and shouted: "Oh, no!"
He yelled like this, which immediately startled Guan Wenchang. The chopsticks he just picked up also fell to the ground. Guan Wenchang looked depressed and complained: "Oh, third brother, you were so surprised. What are you doing? Do you want to scare me to death?"
"Shh!"
Zhang Feide made a hissing gesture, came in front of Xueguan and the others, and said mysteriously: "Oh, I remembered, this must be the road meal and decapitation wine that Han Shilei invited us to eat!"
"Meals and drinks on the road?"
After hearing what he said, both Xue Wuhen and Guan Wenchang felt that it was possible. Because in the contest for marriage in Hangzhou, Han Shilei was defeated by Xue Wuhen because he was arrogant and did not show his black iron scimitar. He would definitely not be reconciled to this and would definitely find a way to take revenge on Xue Wuhen.
There are many disciples of the Demon Sword Sect, and they are well-informed. After detecting the whereabouts of Xue Wuhen and the others, they set up an ambush and poisoned the food to assassinate the three of them. This possibility is very high.
In particular, the waiter didn't dare to reveal who was treating him, so it was more likely that someone from the Demon Sword Sect did it.
Thinking of this, Xueguan and Zhang all had a premonition of the seriousness of the matter, so they all went downstairs and walked out of the inn, clapped their horses and whipped away.
In fact, if Xue Wuhen was alone, he wouldn't be afraid of the people from the Demon Sword Sect. As long as Guan and Zhang were around, he would naturally want to protect their safety. It was always better to be cautious.
Seeing the three people from Xue Wuhen leaving, the waiter and shopkeeper were dumbfounded. What were they doing? You didn't eat the food on the table and just left like this? Aren’t you happy when someone treats you to eat and drink for free?
Worried that people from the Demon Sword Sect were chasing after them, the three brothers from Xueguan and Zhang ran wildly until they found another inn called Xiangshun in a small town in the middle of the night. At this time, they were exhausted, hungry and hungry. Not caring about so much anymore, after finding the Xiangshun Inn, the three of them dismounted and knocked on the door fiercely to wake up the innkeeper.
After opening the door and going in, Zhang Feide sat down on a long bench with his big horse and Jin Dao, and shouted: "Shopkeeper, cook me some dishes. I'm so hungry that stars are popping up in my eyes. I won't eat anymore." He’s so dead!”
