While the man was speaking, his eyes were fixed on the umbrella in Ye Sanqi's hand, as if he wanted to see what was going on.
At that time, Chinese people rarely took umbrellas with them when going out. Only foreigners would go out with umbrellas.
In Europe, especially the English, umbrellas are not only a symbol of status, but also a sign of a gentleman. No matter it rains or not, you have to carry a long-handled umbrella to walk leisurely. When it rains, you can also hold an umbrella for ladies. More gentlemanly.
At that time, there were many foreigners in the country, and many people imitated the ways of foreigners. Many people would equip themselves with long-handled umbrellas regardless of what they were wearing. However, this is also convenient for those people who are accustomed to using umbrella-type weapons.
The man was probably looking to see if what Ye Sanqi was holding was a weapon like a Tiangang umbrella.
Ye Sanqi was too lazy to talk to the other party. He sat on the sliding pole brought by those people and knocked the edge of the sliding pole a few times with his umbrella: "Let's go!"
The eight people on the other side carried the sliding poles and quickened their pace as they left the town. A few of them were faster than horses, and they didn't slow down much even on the mountain.
Eight people carried Ye Sanqi and I and ran for nearly an hour before we stopped at the edge of a mountain road. I could faintly hear the sound of water from a distance. The mountain road should lead to the river.
Eight people carrying the sedan stopped and a few more people emerged from the woods beside the road. The leader walked up to the sliding pole with a black cloth and bowed respectfully: "Master Qi, I'm offended."
Ye Sanqi looked at the other person: "This cup of Rhinoceros Town has a radius of 180 miles. I am more familiar with you than you. Do you need this?"
In Jianghu Road, wearing a black cloth blindfold is the rule when entering the other party's lobby. But this kind of rule can only be used on the Green Forest Road, in order to prevent visitors from seeing clearly what is going on on the way to the entrance of the Green Forest Hall.
The name "Green Forest Road" comes from the "Green Forest Army", a rebel army in the late Western Han Dynasty. Later, it generally refers to the people in the rivers and lakes who gather in the mountains and forests and turn into bandits.
Later, the "Green Forest" included all the bandits and bandits on land and water.
The one-eyed dragon and the White Fish Gang who came during the day are all people who eat this bowl of green forest rice.
"The white fish on the top of the waves are the dragons at the bottom of the water, and the rivers and seas are ups and downs in the palm of your hand." It refers to the three families of Green Forest Hall who live in the water. Their posture is also within the rules.
Ye Sanqi's question actually stumped the other party.
Strictly speaking: Black Jiao's entrance is not in this area. They sent someone to put a blindfold on Ye Sanqi, it was a rule and it was to save face.
The leader said: "Master Qi, you are right, but we have to talk things over! You, sir, can't make it difficult for the younger ones, right?"
Ye Sanqi said: "I give you face, and you have to give me face. My disciple will not wear a blindfold."
"This..." When the man was about to speak, someone next to him whispered something to him. The other party just smiled and said: "Master Qi is giving me face, of course we have to take care of him. Someone, come and serve Master Qi."
That person probably thought that since I had followed Ye Sanqi for just a few days, there would be no danger, so he nodded and gave Ye Sanqi this face.
As those people carried us inside, Ye Sanqi's voice came to my ears: "Pay attention to your surroundings. Don't panic and run to the wrong place."
Ye Sanqi was obviously on the sliding pole in front of me, about five or six meters away from me, but he seemed to be lying next to my ear and talking, and his voice could not be softer.
I didn't even bother to think about how Ye Sanqi managed to talk in my ear, and looked towards the roadside with dripping eyes.
The road is not long, but there are several people hiding at intervals. I did a rough calculation and found that there were forty or fifty people hiding on this road alone.
Those people carried us to the big boat docked by the water, and then took off Ye Sanqi's blindfold. The one-eyed dragon was the first to come up and clasp his fists: "Mr. Ye, I'm offended."
"I put some apology wine in the boat, and I asked your husband to honor it."
Ye Sanqi nodded and raised his legs and walked into the cabin. There was also a one-eyed dragon in the cabin. There were eight people at the table. Except for the one-eyed dragon with a bit of a smile, the others either had a bit of hostility or a full face. Arrogant, he didn't take Ye Sanqi seriously at all.
Ye Sanqi was drinking and eating meat there with a calm demeanor, without even looking at those people.
A young man with tattoos on his face squinted at Ye Sanqi for a long time, then picked up a peanut and threw it towards Ye Sanqi: "Hey, haven't you eaten yet?"
Ye Sanqi waved the chopsticks in one hand and picked up the peanut: "Didn't your father teach you any rules?"
The one-eyed dragon shouted sternly: "Qingzi, what are you doing? Why don't you have any rules? Make amends to Mr. Ye."
Qingzi's move was originally a test. When he played the peanuts, his hands were filled with hidden energy. The peanuts flew over, and it was easy to avoid them, but it took a little more effort to avoid them.
Moreover, Qingzi used his hands and Ye Sanqi used chopsticks. He already had an advantage. Ye Sanqi not only caught the peanuts lightly, but also how the peanuts flew when they were picked up. It was still the same when it came off, the skin was not broken, the flesh was not broken, and not even a few salt flowers stuck to it fell off. Both sides made a decision.
Testing each other's depth is a common thing in the world of martial arts. After the test, one party stands up to apologize, and the other party laughs it off, and everyone loses face.
When Qingzi stood up and raised a glass with both hands to apologize to Ye Sanqi, Ye Sanqi seemed not to know that there was such a person beside him. He should eat and drink, so he just left him there.
Qingzi was holding the cup, neither standing nor sitting. His face turned blue and red, and his eyes kept looking at the face of the one-eyed dragon.
The one-eyed dragon's expression was extremely ugly but he couldn't get angry. The atmosphere in the cabin was not only extremely embarrassing, but also smelled of gunpowder.
When someone in the cabin coughed twice and wanted to speak, someone knocked on the door and said: "The boss is at the end of the road."
The one-eyed dragon then stood up and said, "Mr. Ye, the place for the submerged coffin has arrived. Let's go take a look together?"
"Okay!" Ye Sanqi put down the cup and walked out. I quickly followed Ye Sanqi.
When I saw the scene outside the cabin, I was dumbfounded. From outside the boat, I could only see endless waves of water. This was not in a river, but it was clearly a large lake on the top of a mountain!
I felt dizzy looking at the waves in the water that looked like they had been stirred up by yellow mud. Then I lowered my head and looked under the boat, only to see our boat parked on a spot of clear water.
This piece of water that is so clear that you can see the bottom is as if the power of the devil has hollowed out a piece of the turbid water and forcibly poured in clean water.
People who eat on water have a saying: Don’t be afraid of the muddy bottom of the water, but be afraid of the clearness within the turbidity. That means there's something incredible hidden under the water.
