Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 6: Chaos in Wulong Town
In a small restaurant in Wulong Town, there were a few light dishes on the table, but no wine.
Tang Zheng and Tian Meng had both changed into clean clothes and sat at the table.
Tian Meng bought a foot-long piece of silk, carefully rewrapped the flower king, and then carefully put it into a new bundle before handing it back to Tang Zheng.
"The whole day and night was like a dream..." Tian Meng's eyes were still a little red. After packing his bag, he poured a cup of tea for Tang Zheng and himself, and clinked glasses with tea instead of wine.
Tang Zheng threw all the miscellaneous things he had picked up, such as the fire starter, into his bag. He drank the tea in the cup without saying a word and ate a few bites of the side dishes.
Tian Meng put down the cup and said, "I didn't expect that I could survive the fatal 'Starburst'. If I hadn't met you, I might have died in Fengmen Village."
"If you hadn't used Starburst to kill the venomous snake, I would have died just as well." Tang Zheng raised his chopsticks and waved them indifferently, "Don't think about that! Look forward!"
"Well, look forward..." Tian Meng's dejected look suddenly disappeared, and he raised his glass seriously, "Brother! Last time we met, I asked you your name, but you didn't tell me directly. I wonder if you can tell me now?"
"Oh?" Tang Zheng was picking up the side dish with his chopsticks and put them down quietly.
Tian Meng asked seriously.
Although Tian Meng had asked very politely in the haunted house in Fengmen Village last time, his seriousness this time was incomparable to last time.
Tang Zheng raised his head and tapped the bowl twice with his chopsticks: "Me..."
This seemed to be the first time in many years that someone asked his name so seriously!
"Tang Zheng!" Tang Zheng's voice was not loud, but it was as clear as the morning bell at dawn: "Remember me, my name is Tang Zheng!"
"Tang Zheng... Tang Zheng..." Tian Meng repeated it twice, "What a good name... Upright, a gentleman... What a good name."
"Really? I think so too!" Tang Zheng laughed.
Although his real feeling was that the words Tian Meng uttered had nothing to do with him.
The two people had a great conversation, drinking tea instead of wine and toasting each other.
The meal was quickly finished. Tian Meng wiped his mouth before speaking again: "So, what are your plans next, Brother Tang? Will you continue to travel around?"
"Hmm..." Tang Zheng had just arrived in this strange world and hadn't decided where to go for the time being, so he asked, "What about you?"
"In fact, after experiencing this day and night, my thoughts have changed a lot. In Fengmen Village, I took a step that I had never mustered the courage to take, and fought! In fact, how many people who have never lit up a fate palace in their entire lives have made great achievements on the battlefield? I think that even if the star veins are blocked, the inheritor of the Frostless Blade should not live like me!"
"so?"
"It has always been my dream to join the army!" Tian Meng's eyes drifted out the window. "If I had not accepted Tangjiabao's invitation to teach, after everything I experienced in Fengmen Village, I would have headed west immediately!"
However, Tian Meng is a man of his word.
Since I have agreed to teach at the Tang family, I must not irresponsibly quit Tangjiabao just because my mind has changed.
What Tian Meng didn’t say was that compared to teachers in other places, the teachers in Wulong Town are even more special.
Wulong Town is located at the junction of Wuqing Mountain and Longding Mountain. Wuqing Mountain is the territory of Zhaixing Sect, while Longding Mountain is the territory of Qintian Sect. Therefore, Wulong Town belongs to a gray area between the two clans. It is very chaotic and few scholars are willing to come here. If he does not take up the post, I am afraid it will be really difficult to find a teacher in Tangjiabao in a short time.
Tang Zheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "By the way, does being a teacher provide food and lodging?"
"Ah?" Tian Meng was once again stunned by Tang Zheng's jump.
"What I mean is, how about I go to Tangjiabao for you?"
Tian Meng's eyes lit up instantly.
However, he immediately felt something was wrong: "How can that be? You have your own business..."
Tang Zheng leaned back in his chair and spread his hands: "To be honest, I'm in need of a suitable job!"
"No... no way?" Tian Meng couldn't believe it. "What a coincidence?"
"Yes, what a coincidence." Tang Zheng pointed at himself again, smiling like a drunkard, "So, what do you think of me? Am I suitable?"
Before the two of them could discuss the matter in depth, they saw the wooden door of the restaurant being kicked open.
The three people who came in were all wearing outer coats embroidered with the word "blue". The leader put one foot on the chair at the entrance and raised a purple-gold round yin-yang plate in one hand and moved it in the air. The other two held small purple-gold plates and ran up to the second floor.
"Is that... a star-gazing disk?" Tian Meng frowned and pulled Tang Zheng's sleeve. "Is it looking for us?"
Tang Zheng gently placed the cup on the table and smiled as if he was not the one being talked about: "Well, it should be."
…
Tang Zheng and Tian Meng certainly didn't know who Fengmen Village belonged to, let alone what the relationship was between the Flower Field and Yinlan Villa.
However, seeing how anxiously they were looking for someone, it was not difficult to guess who they were looking for.
Tian Meng was startled and felt cold sweat on his back. When he looked again, he saw Tang Zheng still drinking tea leisurely.
The two people were now sitting in the corner, and it would take some time to find them. However, the leader was standing at the door, motionless. The blue-winged star image floating behind him was maintained undisguisedly, and there was a ray of starlight shining under the wings.
The leader of the team was actually a two-star warrior!
Not to mention that Tian Meng has already experienced a starburst. Even if he hasn't had a starburst, with his one-star power and mediocre PK skills, he definitely can't compete with a two-star warrior.
The leader of the Lan family glanced at the star-gazing plate and actually walked straight towards Tian Meng and Tang Zheng.
In an instant, Tian Meng's face turned pale.
Unexpectedly, the leader of the Lan family stopped at a table in front of Tang Zheng and the others, and clapped his hands: "You, and you, get up!"
Tian Meng was stunned.
At the table sat an old man with white hair and beard, and a little boy about twelve or thirteen years old, who looked like a grandfather and grandson.
Hearing the voice of the Lan family leader, the two men didn't even raise their heads and continued eating and drinking.
"Oh, is it really okay to let such a young child drink?" Tang Zheng sighed.
“…” Tian Meng was speechless. Was that the point?
Not getting a response, the leader of the Lan family called out, and the two Lan family servants upstairs also came down with small star-appraising plates in their hands. The three of them formed a siege in front of the table.
The old man picked up a piece of fish with his trembling hands and put it into the child's bowl.
The anger of the Lan family leader was immediately ignited by this casual action: "According to the order of the owner of Yinlan Mountain Villa, all warriors above two stars in Wulong Town are interrogated. You'd better cooperate."
Tian Meng looked at Tang Zheng in surprise.
Two stars?
Is there any misunderstanding in between?
Why are warriors above two stars being checked?
Before Tian Meng could think clearly, the leader of the Lan family grabbed the old man by the collar and said, "Don't speak? You think you can escape my eyes by not speaking? Take them away! Take both of you away!"
Tian Meng's face suddenly turned red.
He couldn't stand seeing someone bullying the weak in broad daylight, especially an elder and a child!
"Let them go, the one you are looking for..." Tian Meng slapped the table and stood up.
As a result, halfway through standing, Tang Zheng suddenly pulled him back to the chair.
"Ah..." Tian Meng looked at Tang Zheng with confusion.
Although he was still not quite used to Tang Zheng's moral integrity, he absolutely believed in Tang Zheng's character!
If Tang Zheng was the kind of person who wouldn't say a word when he saw injustice, we could have just left him alone in Fengmen Village.
But what does Tang Zheng mean by this? Is he asking him to stop meddling in other people's business?
Tian Meng's brain was not working very fast to begin with, and now it froze completely.
"Oh, OT, OT." Tang Zheng helplessly rubbed his forehead. (OT: Overtaunted, a term in World of Warcraft, meaning out of control hatred)
In fact, he saw clearly that the old man and the young man had never taken the Lan family leader seriously from the beginning. But Tian Meng's scholarly spirit had already completely brought the hatred of the Lan family leader and the two servants over.
After Tang Zheng pinned down Tian Meng, he stood up and quickly pulled the leader of the Lan family, smiling: "Hey, three big brothers, come on, listen to me..."
As he said this, he mysteriously pulled the three people to another empty table.
"Uh..." Tian Meng's eyes fell on the bundle that Tang Zheng placed next to him.
Just now, for a moment, he seemed to see Tang Zheng put two fingers into the bag and took out something?
But Tang Zheng's speed was too fast and he couldn't see clearly.
Everyone in the tavern followed Tang Zheng and focused their attention on that corner...
"I want to tell you something in secret. If you let the fourth person know, he will be dead." Tang Zheng lowered his voice and stretched out his hand to pat the three people. "We... are tomb raiders!"
"Ah? Robbery...tomb robbery?" One of the servants widened his eyes.
"Shh!" The leader immediately stopped him and turned to Tang Zheng, "Hey, in your line of work, you must get a lot every time, right?"
"Well, I just got some good stuff, but I shouldn't make it public, I shouldn't make it public..."
"I understand, I understand..." The leader also lowered his voice, "Hey, that..."
"Since I have a chance to meet you three brothers today, I will certainly not let you go home empty-handed." Tang Zheng patted his chest generously, "It's really fate. I just fished out a set of blood jade cups today, exactly three of them, as if I had prepared them for you a long time ago..."
Everyone in the tavern stared at Tang Zheng in amazement. As if he was telling the truth, he picked up the empty teacups on the table next to him and stuffed them into the hands of the leader and the two servants.
The tavern waiter rubbed his eyes hard.
He is not dazzled!
What Tang Zheng picked up were indeed three empty teacups.
One of them even had a small break on its corner!
"That's... the Blood Jade Cup?" Tian Meng had even forgotten to breathe. Even if his brain was slow, he could be sure that they were definitely three ordinary teacups.
Everyone subconsciously held their breath.
After a while, they saw the leader open his mouth wide, and with joy, he raised the broken-corner teacup in his hand above his head with trembling hands. He took a deep breath while looking at it and said, "Beautiful... The blood jade cup is indeed worthy of its reputation, so beautiful..."
Tian Meng's mouth also opened wide - how could this be possible?
"Look, the angle at which the moonlight is coming through is like it's coming through the little... girl's gauze skirt." A servant of the Lan family also raised it with an intoxicated look on his face.
"If this were filled with a glass of old wine, the taste would be...tsk tsk..." Another servant of the Lan family had a similar reaction.
At least half the people in the pub subconsciously glanced out the window.
moonlight?
Where does the moonlight come from?
It’s mid-afternoon now, and the sun is at its best!
