The shopkeeper said that there have been many guests recently and all the good rooms were occupied, leaving only a single room in the backyard next to the woodshed. He asked me if I would mind. We have all lived in the woodshed, so naturally we don’t care about living next door to it. In order to protect Yun Zhou, we have always lived in the same house along the way. Even if there was an extra room, I would not live there.
I was wearing coarse cloth clothes, and the ribbon for tying my hair was a hemp rope. Yun Zhou was just like me, and he was stupid. When the shopkeeper saw our appearance and demeanor, he thought we had no money in our pockets, so he kindly exempted us. Deposit for room.
He also reminded us not to come out unless there is nothing wrong. Recently, there have been a lot of gangsters on the street. They have occupied all the inns. Ordinary people must not provoke them.
After a quick calculation, I knew why so many people from all walks of life gathered here.
In seven days, there will be a martial arts conference held every seven years. The conference will be held at Yuancheng, the headquarters of the Wulin Alliance and the center point where the four countries meet.
The Qiongyu Pavilion, the residence of successive Wulin leaders, was built in Yuancheng. Whoever became the leader would live in it. Only the Wulin leaders and their families were eligible to move in. It was similar to the White Palace in a certain country.
The martial arts conference includes both martial arts competitions and ranking sessions, as well as discussions on major world affairs, but the highlight is the election of alliance leaders.
The position of Alliance Leader is allowed to be re-elected. As long as the various 'assessments' are passed, there is no limit on the number of re-elections.
The current leader of the alliance, Lu Yu, has been re-elected once. This year is his fourteenth year as leader of the martial arts alliance, and it is also his sixtieth birthday.
At that time, Yuancheng will definitely be celebrating and bustling with excitement.
Yuancheng is located at the center of the intersection of the four countries' territories. It has always been autonomous and self-governing, like a special small country, managed by the city lord elected by the residents.
The city lord is only responsible for the affairs within the city and does not care about anything else.
In terms of scope, his power is not as great as that of the leader of the martial arts alliance.
The leader of the martial arts alliance is in charge of the affairs of the four kingdoms and has many masters under his command. His eldest son Lu Zhan also created his own martial arts and is known as a martial arts wizard.
It is a pity that Tian was jealous of Yingcai. When he was 30 years old, he went crazy while practicing Qigong. Rescue efforts failed and he died.
His wife died in childbirth at an early age, and they both died young, leaving their ten-year-old son to be raised and taught by Lu Yu himself.
This child's name is Lu Youkang. He is 20 this year, but his reputation in the world is not very good. It is said that he has many connections with evil demons.
I have him in my original memory, so I know what he looks like, and I also know that the rumors are true, and he does have a 'bad friend'.
In order to prevent him from following his bad friends, the leader of the alliance, Lu Yu, locked him up at home and thought about his mistakes for more than half a year.
After settling in, I took Yunzhou out to eat wontons. He has a special liking for food stalls.
While eating, I heard the guests at the table next to me chatting and mentioned that this grand event was actually a 'three blessings' for the Lu family.
The old alliance leader's re-election was a first blessing, his sixtieth birthday was a second blessing, and Lu Youkang's engagement was a third blessing.
When I heard Lu Youkang's fiancée's name, I almost choked on my wontons.
I am an emotionless killing machine, but I am not. A sweetheart will not be able to bear the explosive gossip.
"White Peony?" Diner A also looked surprised and said in a low voice: "That is the princess of Jiu Shuang Kingdom, a serious princess, married to the grandson of Alliance Leader Lu, this..."
"What are you talking about? How can the princess be happy with this? She's just running away!" Diner B covered his mouth with his hands, but his eyebrows were very lively, and he seemed happy to watch the fun without taking it too seriously. Sample.
"Escape from marriage? It's a big deal. Doesn't this mean that we won't be able to see the princess at the conference?!"
"How can the Lu family lose such a big person? Hey, they will definitely find a way to cover it up."
"That's right, even if the Lu family doesn't take any action, the Jiu Shuang Kingdom will still have to find ways to save face."
"Ah~ah~"
I was listening intently when Yunzhou's big hand suddenly reached out to my eyes and shook it.
He had already eaten all the wontons in his bowl, and there was no soup left. I lowered my eyes and saw that there were no more wontons in my bowl. I only took one bite!
"You're amazing at cooking." I complained in a low voice and asked the boss to give him two more bowls. He told me that I had nothing else to do and just wanted to eat.
After eating and drinking with me these days, he doesn't look fat at all. He still looks thin when dressed and undressed... He is also thin. I don't know where the food and nutrition are.
"Heroes, we meet again."
After ordering wontons for Yun Zhou, I was about to continue listening to the gossip, when suddenly there was an extra person next to me.
This voice sounded a bit familiar. I looked up at his face, and I couldn't help but secretly admire his charming and charming face!
"Who are you?" However, I didn't recognize this person. He frowned slightly and looked at me with tearful eyes, which made me feel creepy.
Wait, those teary eyes look familiar.
"I'm Ah Zhao~" As he said that, he squeezed over and sat next to me. The wonton stall had a long bench, and one bench could seat two people.
He flicked the handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a graceful and smooth movement. I nodded, yes, it was him.
"Where's your lady? Why are you alone?" After saying that, I regretted it. I finally got rid of the master and servant, so why did I ask about their movements?
"My young lady is in trouble, please call for heroes to save her!" Azhao had just deliberately lowered his voice to prevent his voice from appearing too shrill and abrupt, but did he know that simply changing his voice was useless? His exaggerated and delicate movements are more eye-catching than his voice.
The guests eating next to him and the passers-by on the street, including the owner of the wonton stall and his little grandson who had just turned two years old, all paid attention to him and saluted him.
The secret guards were not used to being watched, so I paid for the meal, grabbed one in each hand, and carried them back to the inn.
Our room is next to the woodshed in the backyard, and we can get closer through the small door in the backyard.
I pushed Ah Zhao into the hut next to the woodshed. The conditions inside were slightly better than the woodshed, but there was no space for three adults to stand on the ground.
I went into the house and took out the snack bag, stuffed it into Yunzhou's arms, and asked him to sit on the pony by the door and eat snacks.
Azhao and I were talking in the house. There were stables and pig pens in the backyard. To prevent the smell from reaching the guests, no windows in the guest rooms opened to the backyard.
It was convenient and hidden to talk here, so I didn’t close the door. I just moved a bench for Azhao and asked him to sit down and talk.
"Your young lady is in trouble. You shouldn't ask me for help. Doesn't she have parents or brothers? There are always servants. You might as well go home quickly and get reinforcements."
"But water from afar can't quench the thirst of the near. We are strangers in the outside world, and we only know you as a friend."
"She and I are not friends."
"Since we are destined to meet each other, why can't those who are destined to be friends be friends? Hero, just help her~ Didn't you save her last time? If you hadn't taken action in the woodshed, with my young lady's skills, she would have had a different head. Got married."
"That's by the way."
