Chapter 21 Two Cups of Tea

The night covers the earth, and a few stars twinkle with the cold moon. A light breeze blows by, bringing up the past . The lights in the city become brighter in autumn. There are more than two or three people who are melancholy tonight.

The little girl Shi Yu was sitting in front of the door with her head clunked. Since Shen Kuang and Su Yao left, Shi Yu always felt empty in her heart, and even her original interest in reading prescriptions was gone, so now she is sitting alone in front of the door. In a daze before.

Senior Han was still like that, sitting on the counter and drinking, squinting at Shigure who was not very interested, and said angrily, "You girl, you have been haunted since that kid left."

Hearing the master's words, Shigure straightened up. She didn't care about what her master was teasing her about, she just frowned and said thoughtfully, "Master, can Sister Su avoid those who are chasing her by following Brother Shen to Plum-Mist City?"

Han Zhongjing took a sip of wine and said contentedly, "With the boy's master protecting him, nothing will go wrong easily. Besides, Plum-Mist City is hundreds of miles away from here, and the Tianjian Division will not be able to find it for a while. What? Aren't you worried about the boy?"

Finally, his master saw through his thoughts. Shi Yu's face turned red. For a moment, he didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. After struggling for a long time, he stammered, "Master, Brother Shen...will be fine, right?"

"I knew you were worried about that kid." Han Zhongjing rolled his eyes at Shi Yu, but he smiled in his heart for no reason.

"That kid's case is more complicated, and I don't know what he will do when he knows everything. But don't worry too much, that kid has a good heart, and his master is taking care of him, so nothing will happen to him."

In fact, since she asked the question just now, Shi Yu's attention has not been focused on the master's answer. Her thoughts are in a mess and have drifted far away. Therefore, when she heard the master say that everything was fine, she just said "hmm" indifferently. What Shi Yu was thinking about, I'm afraid only she herself knows.

Qiuluo City was extremely quiet tonight . Seeing that it was getting late, Shiyu was ready to close the shop. After a day of running around, he was tired and it was time to take a good rest.

However, just as she stood up and walked to the door, she found that two figures had appeared outside the door. They were facing away from the moonlight, so her appearance could not be seen clearly. They were walking slowly towards the hall. Seeing this, Shi Yu first cried out and stepped back unconsciously.

Han Zhongjing, who was sitting on the counter, opened his eyes when he heard the sound and looked towards the door.

"What's wrong, girl?"

"Master, we have guests!"

While Shi Yu was talking to her master, the two men came in. Shi Yu looked at one of them in surprise. It was none other than the young Tianshi from last night. Their eyes met, and the other was also looking at her.

In a flash, Shi Yu seemed to smell the unusual smell in the air, so she wanted to ask the other party to leave, so she made up an excuse. "Guest, we are closed, please come back tomorrow." She said softly.

However, the other party did not care about Shi Yu's order to leave. Both of them looked calm and behaved very politely, and were not moved at all.

After a while, the man in red who was standing in front of him said calmly, "Little girl, could you give us two a cup of tea?" The man in red leaned forward slightly, and his courtesy was impeccable.

Seeing this, Shi Yu turned around and looked at her master in embarrassment. When her master nodded, she also nodded to him. "Then, please wait a moment."

The two people who came in were also strange. They didn't say anything else except asking Shi Yu for tea, and then they found a table and sat down. I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but at this time they happened to sit opposite Han Zhongjing on the counter, but the two sides neither spoke nor made eye contact.

Soon, Shi Yu brought tea. "Sir, please enjoy your meal!"

Song Wan took the teacup, nodded slightly to Shi Yu, and naturally handed the first cup to Fu Nianzhi.

As the tea went down his throat, Fu Nianzhi said with a smile , "Shopkeeper, this is great tea." His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for the people present to hear clearly.

Shi Yu wanted to tell the other party that this was just ordinary wild tea from the mountains, but unexpectedly, the chef on the other side spoke up, "Haha, then why don't you drink a few more cups."

"Good tea, one cup is enough!" Fu Nianzhi said with a smile.

After saying that, he put down the teacup and looked around, and sighed unconsciously, "It seems that people in the martial arts world like to live in seclusion. Owner, this inn is very good."

Han Zhongjing smiled and said, "I am no match for ordinary people. As I am old, I naturally want to do as little as possible. I am satisfied with just an inn to stay in."

"It's inevitable that people will envy me for having such a leisurely life!"

"Haha, it's just a little bit of free time, there's nothing to envy. On the contrary, I think the guest has a handsome appearance, so he should be envied."

The conversation between the two people seemed like the greetings between strangers, but also like the dull reunion of old friends. Neither side used flowery words of praise, but it sounded so appropriate to the ears.

"What's the store's name?"

"My last name is Han."

"Doctor?"

"Exactly."

"He is not much different from an old acquaintance of mine. That man also has the surname Han. He is an excellent doctor and is known as the Saint of Medicine." Fu Nianzhi's words were still calm and gentle, and he still kept smiling when communicating with Han Zhongjing.

Han Zhongjing shook his head, "No, that's the height that people like me who study medicine dream of. The title of a saint is rare in the world!"

Fu Nianzhi also smiled and said, "Although I am not proficient in physiognomy, I know a thing or two. Judging from the store owner's noble demeanor, his medical skills must be extraordinary. Even saving the dying person should not be a difficult task."

Han Zhongjing waved his hand, "Sir, you are too kind . If he can be saved, he is probably not going to die yet. If the King of Hell wants to kill him, even doctors like us will find it difficult to save him."

Han Zhongjing answered quickly and appropriately, and Fu Nianzhi smiled faintly and stopped asking questions. Although there were not many words between the two, the question in Fu Nianzhi 's mind had been answered at this moment. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling, this time also praising, but the object was not the tea.

“The people in Xuanji Mountain are all very good!”

Han Zhongjing shook his head and asked doubtfully , "Xuanji Mountain? Where is that place?"

Fu Nianzhi looked up at Han Zhongjing and saw that his eyes were blurry, as if he was drunk. But he couldn't hide it from him. Seeing this, he understood the reason better, so he also replied, "It's a good mountain. You can go and have a look when you are free."

Han Zhongjing smiled and said, "That must be the case!"

At this point in the conversation, both of them fell into a brief silence. The unusual atmosphere at first dissipated immediately. Shi Yu stared at the two curiously. Until now, she didn't understand why they came here so late at night. Two cups of bitter tea shouldn't be that attractive.

Soon, the tea in the two cups ran out, and the man in red chuckled, as if he was about to leave.

"Can I get money for two cups of tea?"

"Haha, I'm happy tonight, why not give it to the guests?"

"Thank you very much, store owner."

Fu Nian bowed, and Song Wan also followed suit. The underworld is not like the temple, so the etiquette is naturally different.

Shi Yu had been sitting beside the master since she served the tea , watching the two people without saying anything. Listening to the conversation between the master and the strange guest, Shi Yu felt that they were like old friends but also very strange, which made her confused.

Among the two, only the man in red had been talking to the master. The woman in black beside him did not say a word from beginning to end. Shi Yu occasionally made eye contact with her, and the other party smiled slightly without any malice.

The moonlight is bright tonight. In Shi Yu's eyes, there are two more people worth remembering under the moonlight, as well as two more strange people. Or maybe three, because the master is also very strange tonight.

Another thing that Shi Yu found strange was why the bitter tea turned into good tea in the other person's mouth. She saw the two of them drinking calmly and thought it was good tea. But she was the one who made the tea, so she knew the bitterness. It was used by the master to entertain strange guests, and the purpose was obvious, to send them away.

Shi Yu had sensed something was wrong since the two of them entered the room, so she had an idea of the tea she would use for the reception . But the master seemed to pay no attention to the two of them, and had a good chat with them, which made Shi Yu wonder if she shouldn't have brewed that kind of tea. When the guests left, the master finally answered her strange thoughts.

"Master, the tea I brought them was the tea you specially prepared for seeing off guests. Did I make a mistake?" After the people left, Shi Yu closed the door and asked the master.

Han Zhongjing smiled and said, "It's okay. Although they are not here to cause trouble, there is nothing wrong with using that tea. Master, I don't want to have anything to do with them. It's best to send them away and send them as far away as possible."

"Master, is that man in red also from the Tianjian Division you mentioned?"

Han Zhongjing nodded, "One of the five red-robed great celestial officials of the Heavenly Supervision Department is named Fu Nianzhi. I originally thought that the imperial court only dispatched minor celestial officials for this operation, after all, that already represented a very high level of operation. But I never expected that this old guy would come in person. It seems that the Su family or the other families, or even that kid, has something that the imperial court is extremely eager to obtain."

After hearing what his master said, Shi Yu was shocked and asked, "Aren't Sister Su and Brother Shen in danger?"

"They have been chasing for twenty years. As long as the imperial court does not take large-scale actions, they will be safe for the time being. But..."

Thinking of this, Han Zhongjing's mind slowly drifted away. When he knew Shen Kuang's identity before, he once thought that he had seen through some of the whole story of what happened back then. But after meeting Fu Nianzhi today, he suddenly realized that his original views were too simple, and things might be far more complicated than he imagined .