But he said that after the waiter led the three young men in with an apologetic smile on his face, he only glanced into the lobby, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.
It's also his fault that he promoted too hard outside the door and attracted too many customers. Now the large hall on the first floor of the restaurant is full of seats.
The private room upstairs should be somewhat empty, but the three young masters have just explained that today they are going to listen to the old man Sun in the building telling stories about the world.
At this moment, the guy's forehead was sweating.
If he hadn't shouted that way before, and people would have turned around to leave when they saw that there were no seats, he would have had no choice but to apologize and respectfully send him out.
However, everyone now knows that when two talented people came here, they left because of their poor hospitality. That would not only damage the restaurant's sign, but also damage their own jobs.
Seeing this, Hu Long over there suddenly opened and closed his lips and teeth as if he said something, but Ah Fei, who was close at hand, just held a bowl and ate, as if he didn't notice anything. On the contrary, Wang Shouren at the door turned his head to him in surprise. Looking over here, he immediately saw Hu Long sitting at the table raising his wine bowl to greet him.
He pondered for a moment and said to Li Xunhuan and Tang Yin in front of him: "Two worthy brothers, Brother Yu, I saw that the seats in the hall were full, but there was only a Taoist priest and a young man sitting at the table in the corner. We were just here to listen to books, not to listen to books. For dinner, it’s better to share a table with them.”
Li Xunhuan and Tang Yin both saw the boy's difficulties and could understand his difficulties in making a living.
At that time, Li Xunhuan smiled and ordered the waiter: "Then I'd like to ask you to discuss it with the Taoist priest and explain that Li has invited all the food and drinks for the table."
"Thank you three gentlemen!"
The waiter felt like he was being pardoned. After thanking him, he quickly ran to Hu Yuan's table and told him about the incident with a smile.
Naturally, Hu Long would not refuse and nodded readily.
After thanking him happily, the man turned around and asked the three of them to come over.
After the two parties met and exchanged names, Hu Long and the three people sat around the table. A Fei had already put down his quick work of cleaning the rice bowl and stood behind the master in a polite manner.
Li Xunhuan was also a good drinker. When he saw Hu Huan drinking from a large bowl, he couldn't help but feel happy. He also ordered the waiter to serve several dishes and five kilograms of Shaoguo wine, also using a large bowl to hold the wine.
After Wang Shouren and Li Xunhuan rushed to fill up the wine for themselves and Tang Yin, they took the initiative to raise their wine bowls to greet Hu Long and said, "I often hear people say that there are many strange people and strangers in the world of Jianghu. Only when I meet Taoist Hu Long today will I know This is true.”
Hu Long raised his wine bowl and clinked it with him. After they both raised their heads and drank the wine, they laughed and said, "Young Master Wang is the master who hides himself in the court. I am just a simple person who is just a master of the art."
It turned out that Hu Long had just used his true energy to condense his voice into a thin line and reach only Wang Shouren's ears, and invited the three of them to come and share the table.
This method of "transmitting sounds into secrets" is one of the wonderful uses of Qi that Hu Zhen discovered after reaching the innate realm.
Li Xunhuan and Tang Yin looked at each other with some surprise in their eyes.
With their minds, it was not difficult to guess from these two sentences that Hu Long had just revealed his skills without the two people's perception. This kind of cultivation method was really amazing.
What's even more astonishing is that Wang Shouren can be so highly praised by the other party, which is obviously not mediocre. Unfortunately, they spent more than one day with Wang Shouren, but they failed to discover that he was a martial artist.
In particular, Li Xunhuan and Wang Shouren are close friends from two generations: his father, Li Yizhi, and Wang Shouren's father, Wang Hua, took the exam in the same department. Wang Hua was the top scholar in high school and Li Yizhi was the top scorer in the exam. In the next generation, it happened that Li Xunhuan's brother Li Xunzhen and Wang Shouren took the exam in the same year a few years ago. , but it was Li Xunzhen who passed the exam and Wang Shouren failed; this year, it was Li Xunhuan and Wang Shouren who took the exam together.
From Li Xunhuan's understanding, the Wang family was a pure scholarly family, and Wang Shouren should not have any interaction with people in the martial arts world. So how he developed such advanced martial arts that he could even hide from his own perception is really puzzling. untie.
Although both of them were suspicious, they did not ask. Firstly, this was not the place to talk about such secret things, and secondly, Mr. Sun, the storyteller who attracted a lot of guests, finally appeared.
A waiter in the restaurant led an old man and a young man to come out from behind and sit down at a table near the window with several refreshments.
The old man had gray hair and a thin appearance. He looked about sixty years old. He was wearing a blue cloth gown. In his hand was a two-foot-long dry tobacco stick with a brass pot, a purple bamboo stem and a white jade mouth.
Following him was a little girl about the same age as A Fei, wearing a very beautiful red dress, her black hair was combed into two long braids, her eyes were dark and bright, and her eyes were very agile. Expressive, as if he could speak.
After the old man sat down, he coughed slightly and slowly asked: "Hong'er, is it time?"
The girl responded crisply: "Grandpa, it's time."
The old man picked up the tea bowl, blew the tea leaves on the water, took a few sips, put down the tea bowl slowly, and turned his eyes to look around.
He is not young, but his eyes are very bright and lively. Wherever his eyes go, everyone in that direction feels that he is looking at them, and they unconsciously keep silent.
After the entire lobby was silent for a moment, the old man suddenly spoke and read in a tolling tone: "Shooting cattle and fighting with life-threatening swords, walking alone thousands of miles with the overlord's spear. Dear guests, these two sentences of the old man are talking about two peerless people who once dominated the world. Master, does anyone know who they are?"
The girl on the side said appropriately: "Who are these two people? I don't think I have heard of them."
The old man said: "These two masters became famous more than ten years ago. It's not surprising that you are still young and haven't heard of them. To talk about these two masters, we have to start with another strange person. Since the generation of famous heroes Shen Lang returned to seclusion with a group of friends, and the order in the arena returned to chaos, with masters from all sides emerging. No one was convinced by anyone, and duels and fights for fame, fortune, and wealth were endless.
"Later, there was a strange man who called himself 'Bai Xiaosheng' and was determined to end the chaos in the world. He thought that if everyone could be ranked according to their martial arts level, many disputes might be avoided. So he conducted many investigations and gained an in-depth understanding of the situation. The world's most famous masters have compiled a list named 'Weapons Spectrum' based on their weapons.
"Only when determining the top spot, this strange man known as 'Hundred Dawn' was also in great difficulty. Because at that time, there were two most famous masters in the arena. One was the swordsman 'Deathly Scholar' Li Ziran who was born in the South China Sea. One is Tang Tianhao, the chief bodyguard of Yingtian Mansion's World Bodyguard Bureau and the "contemporary overlord".
"The former's 'Death Sword' is unparalleled in the world. Even the famous Tianshan old man Xue Ying, who was formerly known as the best swordsman in the world, broke his sword and was defeated; the latter's 'Overlord Spear' is also invincible. He was once the best swordsman in the world." Defeat the famous and terrifying demon giant "Rakshasa Ghost King" and his "Eighteen Ghost Riders of the Underworld" with one shot.
"Whether it is the martial arts skills displayed by these two people or the achievements they have achieved, it is difficult to tell the winner. To decide who should be at the top of this 'weapon spectrum', there is only one last way left..."
"I know!" The girl clapped her hands and laughed, "The fairest way is to let the two fight, and the winner will be ranked first."
The old man nodded and said: "That's it. On the day of Jingzhe nine years ago, the two met for a duel on Junshan Mountain in Dongting Lake. The battle lasted for three days and three nights. It can be said that the famous hero Shen Lang fought. After the Happy King, the most thrilling and shocking battle in the world. The 'Death Sword' sword energy soared into the sky, and the 'Overlord Spear' spear blasted away the clouds. It was really tragic, and the ghosts and gods were frightened."
The girl asked with curiosity on her face: "Grandpa, this battle is so fierce, what is the final outcome?"
The old man sighed: "Although this battle was a defeat with one move of the 'Overlord Spear', it still echoes the words of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu in the past, 'Heaven will destroy me, and it is not a crime of war'!"
The girl wondered: "Grandpa said so. Could it be that the defeat of the 'Overlord Spear' was not due to inferior skills?"
There were many people in the martial arts world among the guests present, and they were all familiar with the "Weapon Spectrum" rankings. Naturally, they knew the outcome of that battle, but they didn't know that there was something else going on.
Therefore, everyone lowered their voices and held their breath, staring at the old man intently, hoping to hear him tell the whole story.
Only Hu Long took the opportunity to drink another bowl of wine and quietly glanced at Tang Yin beside him who was listening most raptly. Sure enough, he saw a sad look on his face, and he became more and more certain that this was the case. The water in the world is deeper than I thought.
At this time, the old man finally revealed the answer: "The defeat of the 'Overlord Spear' was not in martial arts, but in the weapon. Although the 'Overlord Spear' was one foot, three feet, seven inches long and weighed seventy-three kilograms, seven liang and three cents. The whole body is made of pure steel, but it cannot match the sharpness of the 'death-killing sword' made of cold iron from the seabed. When the two sides fought to the final decisive move, the scarred head of the 'Overlord Spear' suddenly broke, and Tang Tianhao was also injured. Li Ziran's 'death-killing sword'."
"In this way, the defeat of the 'Overlord Spear' was indeed unjust." The girl commented seriously, and then said, "After this battle, the 'Death Sword' topped the list of the 'Weapon Spectrum'. Next is the 'Overlord Spear', and who are the next few?"
The old man said leisurely: "The third one is the 'Frost Moon Sword' of 'Yuehua Fairy', the fourth one is 'Tianji Old Man''s 'Tianji Stick', the fifth one is Shangguan Jinhong's 'Dragon and Phoenix Double Ring', and the sixth one is Guo Songyang's 'Songyang Iron Sword', as for what comes after, it's okay not to mention it!"
He said these words very casually, giving people a faint taste of the meaning of "all the rest are insignificant".
The girl is concerned about another thing: "'Moonflower Fairy'? Are there any women on the 'Weapon Book'?"
The old man sighed: "'Fairy Yuehua' is the only woman on the 'Weapons Book'. I heard that Bai Xiaosheng did not originally intend to include women on the list, but unfortunately this woman's martial arts and achievements were too dazzling. Since she Since her debut, just like no one can avoid the clear radiance of the moonlight, no one in the world can avoid her flying knife that is as cold as the moonlight."
"Frost Moon Flying Dagger, Fairy Moonlight?" While Hu Yuan poured himself a bowl of wine, he glanced at Li Xunhuan who smiled unconsciously on his face, and sighed in his heart, "It turns out that before 'Little Li Flying Dagger' became famous, , the one listed in the 'Weapon List' is really 'Xiao Li's (mother's) flying knife'!"
