Chapter 3 Teahouse Storm

Because he was worried that the group of bandits and spies would be on their way first, Liang Yan only took the small roads instead of the main roads. He couldn't run anymore, so he only dared to rest for a few breaths by the tree, and then continued on his way.

When he ran to the door of the inn, he found seven fast horses parked there.

"What's wrong, I didn't expect them to arrive so fast on horseback. I'm still a step late after all."

Inside the teahouse.

"Boss, we have checked around here. There is no one there, but there is an old monk in this teahouse."

Chen Lin frowned and said, "Old monk? Come with me and have a look."

Everyone followed him and walked in. When they were in front of the door of the room, Chen Lin secretly sensed it and confirmed that there was no spiritual power fluctuation in the old monk's body. Then he felt relieved and winked at Cheng Laoer.

The latter understood, and with a ferocious look on his face, he was about to go in and take the old monk's life.

At this time, someone suddenly shouted loudly outside the teahouse door:

"Old magician, your luck has come. Yesterday you calculated the lot for my lady. She believed it deeply and specially ordered me to come back to you, hoping to ask for another lot from you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened with a bang, and a boy in his teens came in. He was tall and thin, wearing gray linen clothes and carrying a bundle in his hand.

"Don't worry, I won't let your misfortune go to waste. I brought it with me." Before he could finish his words, he seemed to notice that everyone in the store immediately became quiet, and subconsciously hid the baggage behind his back.

Everyone in the shop looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that this boy had brought money to ask for a fortune.

Cheng Laoer coughed and said with a kind smile: "Little brother, are you here to ask for a signature?"

The child looked panicked, and then he said with strong courage: "Who are you? My master is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and my lady is even more prosperous. I came here to ask for the signature on the lady's order. If I can't go back in a while, the lady will have to go back." We will investigate."

Cheng Laoer was amused, but then he thought of something again, and asked harmoniously: "You just said that you were under the orders of your young lady?"

The child seemed to be emboldened when he heard him ask this question. He put his hands on his hips and said loudly: "That's natural. My young lady is so charming. On weekdays, several royal princes come to my house to get close to me. As for those dignitaries and rich princes, they even cross the threshold of their homes. Hmph, I don't know how many people want to Flatter us!"

It was okay if he didn't say it. When he said it, Cheng Laoer became even more jealous. He then whispered in Chen Lin's ear, and Chen Lin also smiled and nodded.

Cheng Laoer got his consent and said: "Little brother, the seven of us are all traveling businessmen, so it is fate that we meet here today. After hearing what you said just now, we also admire your young lady very much. Please ask my little brother to introduce you to us."

After hearing this, the child quickly shook his head and waved his hands and said, "No, no, my lady came to her hometown to worship her ancestors. She promised not to see anyone. If I take you there, I will have to have my legs broken. Besides, your identities are unknown." ,not sure."

He was about to say more when he suddenly heard a bang and saw that Shi Laosan had slapped his palm on the wooden table next to him. The wooden table immediately fell into pieces and scattered on the floor.

"Boy, I advise you to be sensible. Think about it, is it your brain that is tough, or is this wooden table tough?"

The child was already stunned and murmured to himself: "You...you"

Cheng Laoer coughed when he saw this: "Little brother, we are just a group of businessmen, but we all have different tempers. Although I am willing to reason with the little brother, I am afraid that my friends do not have the patience. I advise the little brother Brothers, it’s better to cooperate obediently, otherwise, hey hey,” the threat behind his words was already obvious.

The child lost his courage and looked at them timidly like a frosted eggplant.

Seeing that he was stunned, Cheng Laoer said gently: "Don't worry, the seven of us brothers love to make friends. Today we just want to see the lady and make friends. There is no other intention."

The child seemed to have been persuaded by him and said weakly: "In that case, I will introduce you to them. I won't be out for a short time. Why don't the knights lend me some horses?"

Cheng Laoer nodded and said: "It should be like this." Then he winked at the two bandits next to him. The two men understood and silently walked to the child, vaguely sandwiching him in the middle. To prevent him from escaping.

But none of them noticed the wry smile on the child's face the moment he turned around and walked out the door.

This child is naturally Liang Yan.

He had heard a conversation between several people in the jungle before, and deduced from their conversation that these people should be lustful people. In desperation, he came up with this trick of making up a beautiful lady out of thin air to lure them away. It's just that I am not a servant of a wealthy family at all, so where can I find a charming young lady for them?

Liang Yan smiled bitterly in his heart, fearing that when they found something was wrong, they would be the first to kill him to vent their anger. He only hoped that they could be taken far away so that the old monk could take the opportunity to escape.

Then he sighed in his heart: "Old monk, old monk, I hope you will be smarter and take the opportunity to run away later. If you save my life, I will return your life. We don't owe each other anything. Humph, I, Liang Yan, Although he has no ability, he is not an ungrateful person!"

In the teahouse, the old monk was sitting cross-legged in meditation. Everything outside the door fell into his consciousness in detail. He had long sensed the group of bandits just now. They were all ordinary warriors. The leader was only a junior at the first level of Qi training. He didn't take it to heart at all. .

But when he found Liang Yan coming back and looking furtively outside the store, he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling. I want to know what this little kid is doing when he comes back.

By this time, he still didn't know Liang Yan's intention and couldn't help but laugh.

"This guy is a tough guy. He is a tough guy. Well, although he has an extreme personality, he is also a person who has clear grudges and attaches great importance to love and justice. If he is given a little guidance, he may not be able to lead him to the right path in the future." The old monk thought. As he thought, he unknowingly regarded Liang Yan as half of his disciple.

While thinking, the beads flew out of his hand and he was about to take action.

Suddenly his right ear moved, and he turned his hand to take back the beads.

"It seems that this teahouse is going to be lively. Haha, let's wait and see what happens."

At this time, Liang Yan had already walked outside the teahouse with everyone, and was about to set off when the sound of horse hooves came from the official road. Chen Lin and others stopped after seeing the person clearly.

The horse came in front of the person, and a middle-aged man in black got down, kneeling on one knee and saying:

"Reporting to the leader of the gang, the target and others have accelerated their journey for some unknown reason, traveling under starry night, and are now ten miles away. They will arrive soon."

"What?" Chen Lin glared angrily, "Two days ago, didn't Tan Ma say that he would arrive the day after tomorrow at the earliest?!"

The middle-aged man in black hurriedly said: "My subordinates don't know that they suddenly accelerated their speed and didn't rest at night. They only went to bed in the middle of the night and traveled on starry night. My subordinates didn't dare to delay for a moment, but they were only more than They hurry up."

Chen Lin's face softened slightly and he said slowly: "Since they are in a hurry to reincarnate, we must not lose our etiquette. Brothers, please act according to the plan."

Cheng Laoer came over and asked in a low voice: "What about this kid and the old monk? How about cutting them down and burying them in the backyard?"

"It's too late to kill them now. There is a very powerful master among the opponent. At their level, she is extremely sensitive to the smell of blood. If she finds out that she is fishy, ​​it may be detrimental to our plan."

"What should we do?"

Chen Lin pondered for a moment and said: "The old monk hasn't moved since the beginning. I don't know if he is blind or deaf, so there is no need to worry. As for this kid, don't we still need a tea boy? Hehe, he will be there then. Let this kid pretend to be a tea boy and serve tea. People are the least wary of children, don’t you think?"

Cheng Laoer's eyes lit up, he extended his thumb and said, "What a brilliant idea!"

Chen Lin smiled slightly, secretly activated his spiritual power, raised his hand and pointed, a blue knife flew out, inserted an inch in front of Liang Yan's feet, and exploded the stones on the ground.

"Little baby, I won't hide it from you. Grandpas all want to do big things. Later I will let you pretend to be a tea boy and do as we say. If you do well, I will let you go. If you do If you smash it, I will kill you instantly, and the rocks on the ground will be your fate!"

As soon as he said these words, Chen Lin looked at Liang Yan with an angry face. Liang Yan's face was pale and his whole body was shaking. On the surface, he couldn't stop nodding in agreement. But he secretly said in his heart: "I heard what they said in the forest before that there was a master among the group of people they ambush, which made the man in purple quite afraid. They planned an ambush here, obviously they didn't want to fight head-on. If they waited They have solved the target, and I will definitely die. The only way to go now is to find a way to inform the people who come, break their plan, and wait for them to fight each other, then I will have a chance of survival."

"But this man in purple is always paying attention to my actions. If I make any move, I will be the first to be killed by him. Wouldn't it be unjust to die?" Even though Liang Yan is usually smart and clever, he can't think of anything at this time. A foolproof strategy.

While they were thinking about it, everyone there had changed their clothes. Cheng Laoer was pretending to be the shopkeeper, a bandit was pretending to be a waiter, Shi Laosan and the remaining bandits were pretending to be tea guests, and Chen Lin was pretending to be a guest. Tucked away in the backyard room. Shi Laosan also handed Liang Yan a set of tea boy clothes. Liang Yan reached out and took it, sighing secretly: "Now we can only act according to the situation."

Everyone finished dressing up and took their seats. Liang Yan took a broom and swept the floor in the front yard. After a while, there was suddenly a chaotic sound of horse hooves outside the yard.

Then someone walked quickly into the courtyard. Liang Yan looked up and saw that the person who came was a woman with a slender figure, wearing a fiery red military uniform, with a black belt around her waist, a long sheathed sword on her back, and her hair. Tie up high.

This person seems to prefer the color red and wears a red ribbon around his ankle.

As soon as the woman entered the courtyard, her eyes darted around. Seeing Liang Yan looking at him, she looked directly at Liang Yan without hesitation and looked up and down at the same time. Liang Yan was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head, fearing that he would anger the man in purple in the dark and stab himself.

The woman in red looked at Liang Yan twice, then ignored him and walked straight into the teahouse.

"Shopkeeper, we've reserved the guest room here today." The woman in red said, taking out a silver coin and throwing it on the table.

Cheng Laoer looked embarrassed and said in a low voice: "This is not very convenient, girl. You see that table is full of people from all walks of life. They came here to drink tea first. We are also a small business, so we can't afford to offend."

The woman glanced at her and said, "It doesn't matter. They are drinking tea here. As long as they don't offend us, it doesn't matter. I just want to reserve the room in the backyard. No one else is allowed to spend the night here tonight."

Cheng Laoer's face changed, then he took the money with a smile and called to the waiter,

"Come on, make a table for the guests and wipe it down!"

The woman in red ordered a few more times, and Cheng Laoer nodded. Then the woman showed a satisfied look, raised her hand and whistled in her mouth.

The people outside the door slowly came in, and saw a dozen or so guards surrounding a beautiful middle-aged woman, who was holding a little girl. The little girl was wearing an emerald green coat, with picturesque eyebrows and her hair tied back into two small clusters. She was quiet and gentle, with a heroic spirit in her eyes. She was truly a beauty.

For some reason, when the little girl walked in and saw Liang Yan, she stared at him intently, showing curiosity. Liang Yan felt quite uncomfortable. He scratched his head and thought to himself, "Is there something wrong with my face?"

When the woman in red called her, she reluctantly looked back.

"Little girl, what are you looking at so intently?"

The little girl's face turned red, "No way, Aunt Qing. I'm just too tired from the long journey. There happens to be a teahouse here. Let's drink a glass of water and take a rest."

The woman in red patted the girl's head lovingly and said: "You have really worked hard these days. Things have really changed. We need to speed up our schedule. Fortunately, we are not far from Yuncheng now. We will be here tonight. Let’s rest for a night.”

After saying that, he took the little girl and the middle-aged beautiful woman to find a clean table and sat down. Chong Cheng Lao Er shouted: "Shopkeeper, please bring two pots of herbal tea first."

"Okay!" Cheng Laoer agreed, handed two pots of herbal tea to Liang Yan, and gestured to him with his eyes.

Liang Yan took the teapot, took out a pair of teacups, and silently turned around and walked towards the table.

He knew in his heart that the tea must have been manipulated, and he would kill them as soon as they drank it.

Liang Yan wanted to remind the woman in red, but he knew that if he made the slightest move or opened his mouth to speak, the man in the inner courtyard would kill him instantly without hesitation.

One step, two steps, three steps, finally, Liang Yan silently walked to the table of the woman in red, placed the tray with the teapot and tea sets on the table, and then turned around and left without saying a word from beginning to end.

The moment Liang Yan turned around, the woman in red seemed stunned for a moment, and then immediately returned to normal.

The girl behind the table had a bright red face. She had been peeking at Liang Yan since he came over. When he came to the table, her face was as red as an apple. She looked down at her feet and didn't dare to look up again. . Unfortunately, Liang Yan was so nervous that he didn't pay attention at all.

The beautiful middle-aged woman smiled and touched the girl's head, then picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for each of the two people on the table, and poured another cup for herself. The little girl was already thirsty, so she picked up the tea cup and was about to drink it. Down. The woman in red suddenly stretched out her hand to stop her.

"Shopkeeper, please call the waiter here. I have something to ask him."

Cheng Laoer saw that the matter was about to succeed, but was suddenly interrupted. Monk Zhanger was immediately confused. He had no choice but to say to the waiter: "Did you hear that? Why don't you go over and see what the noble man wants, so that you can serve him well. If you offend the noble man, huh! Let's see if I don't pluck your skin!"

The bandit pretending to be a waiter responded and walked over quickly. The woman in red didn't look back, but said calmly: "We have always been particular about our meals, and we need to be more cautious when going out. Why don't you take the first sip of tea for me?"

The bandit didn't expect her to make such a request. He was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

In just this moment of hesitation, the woman in red already understood. Before she could turn around, the knife had been unsheathed. Everyone could only see a circle of silver light flashing, and the waiter's head was flying high, with blood splashing everywhere.

The woman in red was holding a knife to protect the girl and the beautiful woman behind her. The surrounding guards were immediately alert and formed a circle to protect the two of them.

"Humph, since the waiter knows about it, the shopkeeper can't get away with it, right?" the woman in red snorted coldly.

In this situation, Chen Lin and others, who originally planned an ambush, not only had no chance to take action, but instead let the other party kill one person first.

He was stunned for a moment. However, these people were wild bandits in the mountains and forests, and they had seen scenes of strong winds and waves. Seeing that their plan was foiled, they calmed down instantly.

Cheng Laoer smiled sinisterly and said: "Young girl has good eyesight, I don't know when I discovered the flaw."

The woman in red looked at him coldly, obviously not planning to answer.

"Bang!" There was a sound of a cup smashing to the ground, and then Cheng Laoer shouted gloomily: "Do it!"