The young man nodded in satisfaction and raised his chin proudly. He glanced at the shopkeeper from the corner of his eye and said,"Take this. Prepare a load of ancient pine charcoal for this young master. It has to be at least five hundred years old. Then, take out the snow water that you have stored for more than two years and boil it with the ancient pine charcoal.”
The shopkeeper, who had received the golden leaf happily, was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. He looked at the golden leaf in his hand and then looked at the arrogant youth. He smiled awkwardly and said,"This…Young Master, this old man has lived for a long time, but I have never seen any ancient pine charcoal that is more than five hundred years old, not even one that is more than a hundred years old. Who would use such precious wood to burn charcoal? Moreover, the store had never stored snow water in the cellar before. It was always directly used from the well water. Isn't it just boiling water to make tea? Why go through so much trouble? I'll ask the waiter to bring a pot of freshly boiled water. I guarantee that the tea leaves that are resistant to soaking will be brewed to their full flavor.”
The more the young man listened, the more displeased he became. His face was filled with anger as he sneered,"That's why I say you're pigs. You don't know what enjoyment is at all. Tea brewing was the most important thing since ancient times. Not only did the tea leaves have to be good, but the water had to be good as well. The firewood used to boil the water also had to be particular. Otherwise, the taste of the water would change. One more thing I need to pay attention to is what kind of tea to make and what kind of tea set to match. Originally, I thought that you wouldn't be able to take out any decent tea set in this small place, so I used my own. I didn't expect that you didn't even have snow water and pine charcoal. It really disappointed me. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come to this damn place to play. I would have directly found a female ghost to play with.”
"Since little duke…en…young master thinks this place is too shabby, why don't you follow this lowly servant to the city lord's manor to drink a cup of Seven Herbs Nine Fragrance Dew Tea?”
I looked towards the door and saw a middle-aged man dressed in a black brocade robe walking towards the inn with a large group of attendants. When he reached the entrance of the inn, the black-robed man saw the youth walk straight in while his attendants guarded the entrance tightly.
"How did you know that I would be in Mo City?”The young man seemed to know the man in the black brocade robe. He looked at him in disbelief.
The black-robed man chuckled and said," Young Master has been interested in strange things since he was young. Mo City has been haunted recently, so I, as the City Lord, made a notice at his own game. In order to cause a stir, I said that women and ghosts are not allowed to enter the city, and men and ghosts are not allowed to leave the city. In fact, these are just gimmicks to attract attention. The ultimate goal is to invite Young Master to Mo City as a guest to taste the Seven Grass and Nine Fragrant Dew, a specialty of Mo City. I really don't dare to enjoy the good stuff alone.”I don't want to drink your Seven Herbs Nine Fragrance Dew Tea, I don't want to drink tea now…" As he spoke, he ignored the man's invitation and walked straight to the door. Unexpectedly, the door was guarded by the man's attendants and he couldn't get out."This young master wants to go out for a walk now. Hurry up and get rid of these dog slaves. If you anger this young master, be careful that this young master will chop off your head as well.”
A trace of jealousy flashed across the man's face, but he immediately laughed as if nothing had happened. He came behind the young master and said respectfully,"If the young master is interested in my head, my Yellow Tune Tower can give it to you at any time. However, I would like to ask the young master to lend me my head for a while. When the Yellow Tune Tower brings the young master back to His Lord, you can kill me or cut me up as you like.”After the black-robed man finished speaking, he shouted at his followers,""What are you standing there for? Quickly invite the Little Lord back to the Manor Head as a guest. If you neglect our respected guests, I will chop off your heads and feed them to the dogs before the higher-ups come to ask for your heads.”
Without saying a word, the attendants unsheathed their swords and surrounded the door, eager to give it a try. It was as if they were going to rush in and tear the young master apart at any time, but no one really stepped forward to make a move.
The young man saw the attitude of his followers and took two steps back in disgust. He glared at the black-robed man, Yellow Tune Tower, with hatred.
Under the young man's hateful gaze, Huang Qulou remained calm and composed. He even returned the young man a gentle smile and said,""I know that Little Lord doesn't like to be touched since he was young, and I don't want to make things difficult for Little Lord. Little Lord, you should follow me back to the City Lord's Mansion. Otherwise, don't blame me, your uncle, for making you unhappy.”
The youth was not angry, but happy instead. He smiled at the Yellow Tune Tower like a spoiled child, and his two charming dimples appeared again. Even the Yellow Tune Tower, who had seen countless people, could not help but be distracted. However, the youth took the opportunity to say,"I know that Eighth Uncle loves Shang 'er the most. Shang' er still wants to play outside for a few more days. When he's done, he'll go back immediately.”
"Since Little Lord is willing to sympathize with me, then you should go back with Eighth Uncle. Otherwise, I can't bear the crime of dereliction of duty.”Huangqu Lou spent a lot of effort to recover from his daze. He thought to himself that it was a close call, but on the surface, he still stood respectfully at the side with his hands by his side.
The young man saw that Huang Qu Lou had no intention of backing down. He saw me sitting on a stool and leisurely drinking tea. His originally angry face walked towards me as if he had discovered a new continent.
The Yellow Tune Tower seemed to be very concerned about the young man. As soon as the young man moved, he immediately followed behind him. The young man lowered his head in annoyance and bit his lips. When he raised his head again, he had already put on a smile. When his dimples made me drunk, he said to me,"Big brother Jiang, you didn't even care about them bullying me. Do you really have the heart to watch me get captured by that bastard father and be thrown into the dungeon to live a dark life?”
I was stunned and asked casually," Isn't he your uncle? He only captured you to bring you home. Why would he harm you?" I think you'd better go back with your uncle. People in Jianghu are vicious. You're so arrogant. Sooner or later, you'll be hurt.”
"Big Brother Jiang, why are you not a good person like them? You don't know that this old fellow looks like a sanctimonious person on the surface, but he's very evil in his bones. That day, when I went to his house as a guest, I accidentally saw him flirting with the little maid in his residence. In order to hide his false reputation, he killed the little maid on the spot and then came after me. He wanted to kill me too, thinking that this way, the dead could not testify. However, the heavens did not grant him his wish and allowed me to escape by luck.
Today, I risked my life to sneak into this city and wanted to tell her family about the death of the little maid. However, I didn't expect that the heavens would be blind again and not grant my good intentions. Could it be that Brother Jiang is also blind?”
I was frightened when I heard this, but I still asked him in confusion,"Why is he so polite to you when he wants to catch you? Am I really blind?”
"Young Master Jiang, right? I'm the City Lord of Mo City, Huang Qulou. Young Master Jiang's eyes are truly sharp. You can tell that my nephew is lying with just a glance. This is all our fault as elders. We didn't educate him well since he was young, and now we've offended Young Master Jiang. I'm truly sorry. I apologize to Young Master Jiang on behalf of my nephew. Since Young Master Jiang is my nephew's friend, if Young Master Jiang doesn't mind, why don't you accompany my nephew to my residence for a cup of tea? I'm confident that the tea in my residence won't be inferior to the Yuqian Longjing tea that Young Master Jiang is drinking now.”Huang Qu Lou, who had been standing respectfully at the side, had been quietly listening to the youth's words. He neither expressed anger nor showed the slightest hint of anxiety. He waited for me to finish before continuing in a friendly manner.
Seeing that he couldn't ask for help from me and was instead standing on the same side as Huang Qu Lou, the youth was so angry that he pointed at my nose and shouted,"You…you…you, how can you be like this? I thought you looked like a good person, so I risked my life to tell you a secret about being beheaded. Don't look at his gentlemanly appearance now, he's evil deep down. Don't be deceived by his appearance. Do you know that he's putting on an act in front of you now? Once you leave, he'll catch me right after. Don't you think you're pushing me into a fire pit? We have no grudges. Why do you want to harm me? Do you have the heart to see me die like this? Is there any justice in this world? Do you have any sense of justice?”I was rendered speechless by the young man's words. Just as I was about to ask something, I heard Huang Qulou say kindly,"Young master, don't be so willful. You know that you've caused young master Jiang to be unjust. Be good, quickly go back with uncle. If you've suffered any grievances, go home and tell your father.”
Seeing that I was indifferent to his words, the young man gritted his teeth in anger and said,"You can ask this young master to go back, but you have to promise this young master one thing before this young master will go back with you. Otherwise, even if this young master dies, I won't go with you.”
Seeing that things had suddenly taken a turn for the better, Huangqu Lou quickly replied happily,""As long as Little Lord is willing to go back, I will do anything for you, not to mention one, even a hundred.”
The youth gritted his teeth and looked at me coldly. His expression was filled with hatred as he pointed at me and said,"I want you to kill him." With that, she walked out of the door without looking back.
When Yellow Melody heard this, his expression didn't change at all, as if killing a person was a very normal thing. He only looked at me with a compassionate gaze, then followed the youth out. Outside the inn, he said to the attendants,"Do it cleanly." Then, without looking back, she followed the young man and gradually walked away.
After Yellow Tune Tower left, the attendants immediately took action. They first shouted,"The city lord's guards have discovered traces of female ghosts in this inn. Those who are not involved in the matter should immediately leave. Otherwise, if they delay the official business, they will be killed without mercy.”
With their shouts, the people who were already frightened by the notice became even more frightened and quickly slipped away. Even the guests who were originally in the inn left in an instant. Then, those followers immediately sealed the entire inn and trapped me alone in the inn. They wanted to trap me like a turtle in a jar.
From the beginning to the end, I ignored the actions of the Yellow Tune Tower's followers and drank my own tea. However, I understood one fact: The young man said that the Melody Tower was a sanctimonious place, but they were evil deep down. Now, I somewhat believed him. The way the Melody Tower gave orders and the way his followers killed people made me feel that the Melody Tower was not a good person. What did he take me for? Was I a fish on the chopping board waiting to be slaughtered?
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