Chapter 106: Border Town on the Prairie (Additional Chapter for Leader Ragnarous)
Chapter 106: Border Town on the Grassland (Additional chapter for Alliance Leader Ragnarous)
Ximen Rou stayed at Cangjian Villa until after the Chinese New Year, and then left.
Before leaving, he told Lan Yueyi and You Longsheng an address, and told them that if they wanted to find him, they could just send a letter there.
Children of Jianghu are indeed straightforward and leave as soon as they say they will.
When Lan Yueyi wanted to leave, she was stopped by You Longsheng, "Bai Tianyu invited us to go outside the Great Wall after the Chinese New Year. You haven't been there yet, let's go together!"
You Longsheng said faintly, "You can't really use me as a tool for you to vent your anger, can you?"
Lan Yueyi was so angry that she laughed, and "hardly" punched You Longsheng in the chest, but she didn't refuse, but asked, "When will Ding Chengfeng and Baiyun come?"
"The Lantern Festival has passed, and I guess they will leave soon." You Longsheng calculated the time he and Ding Baiyun agreed on, "Just in time for the Great Wall. The snow outside has just melted, and there are herds of cattle and sheep. It is the best season for scenery. "
"At that time, Bai Tianyu said that our horses were not good enough, so he asked us to go to the outside of the pass to find him, and he would give us a good horse for each person." You Longsheng stroked his chin, "You go too, one more person means one more horse, and it's a bastard not to take advantage of it!"
Lan Yueyi couldn't help laughing, "Then I really have to go. A good horse is very useful when I return to Miaojiang."
You Longsheng nodded, "It will be much more convenient for me to find you."
Lan Yueyi couldn't help but smile, tapped You Longsheng's chest, gave him a wink, and offered a kiss.
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Half a month later, outside Yanmen Pass.
Three horses galloped in, You Longsheng was in the middle, Lan Yueyi and Ding Baiyun were on the left and right.
Ding Chengfeng didn't come with him, because he let his wife win the bid when he left home last time, and now the second child is about to be born, he stayed at home with his wife.
Let Ding Baiyun tell You Longsheng, "Remember to pick a good horse for me!"
Ding Baiyun was speechless, "My elder brother was not like this before."
You Longsheng blinked, "Why does this sentence sound familiar to me?"
Ding Baiyun glared at You Longsheng angrily, "We have all been led astray by you!"
You Longsheng: ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
"We are at the border town." Lan Yueyi pointed to a small town on the edge of the grassland in the distance and said.
Border towns, small border towns, most of them have no names, but are scattered on the grassland outside the pass, belonging to major forces and tribes, most of whom are people who come from the inside to make a living, and people who live in the inside with mixed Hu and Han people, and of course there are Hanized Hu tribes.
And this small town in front of us is actually considered big among all the border towns outside the pass, because the owner of this city is called Bai Tianyu.
The Divine Sword Hall has only risen outside the pass for a few years, but it is rampant in the east of the pass outside the pass, and its reputation is great.
Many Hu tribes who wanted to take advantage of the situation were wiped out. The demon sect that was prepared to enter the Central Plains to establish its prestige after forbearing for decades was also blocked outside the pass by Bai Tianyu with one sword.
"Is the Divine Sword Hall in the city?" Lan Yueyi asked.
"No, the Divine Sword Hall is located on a mountain not far west of the town. A mountain villa has been built. The stockade of the Wanma Hall is on the grassland more than 20 miles north of the border town." Ding Baiyun said.
"This border town is a place for the Divine Sword Hall and the Wanma Hall to relax, entertain and entertain guests." You Longsheng said.
Lan Yueyi nodded, "The forces outside the pass are complicated, so you need to be careful."
"Go around the city first, and then go to the Divine Sword Hall to pay homage." You Longsheng whipped his whip into the air and rode forward.
The three of them quickly entered the city and found that this so-called border town, although not as good as the big city inside the pass, was already quite prosperous.
Many trades inside and outside the pass are completed in the city, and there are many permanent residents. There are all kinds of shops selling cloth, jewelry, and alcohol in the city, as well as inns, restaurants, gambling houses, brothels, and other places of money consumption.
In the city, You Longsheng actually saw several disciples of the forces inside the pass.
"That's Qin Pengfei from the Qin family in Yunzhou." Ding Baiyun looked around and recognized a few people, "and Wang Ziyi, the big spearman from Beiping Prefecture."
Lan Yueyi blinked, "Is the one who just walked out of the brothel a monk?"
You Longsheng sighed, "He is a disciple of Master Tie from Wutai Mountain. I met him last time when I attended Yuan Qiuyun's wedding."
Although the Divine Sword Hall entered the pass only last year, it has actually intersected with many forces inside the pass, just like Ma Kongqun's Wanma Hall has not entered the Central Plains for 20 years, but is still famous in the martial arts world.
You Longsheng and the others recognized some people, and some people also recognized them, but they were in the border town and were not familiar with each other, so they played their own games and did not say hello.
But the gossip that You Longjianke and Baiyun Fairy went out of the city and entered the city quickly spread.
So, when You Longsheng and the other two found a restaurant in the border town and ordered a table of roasted lamb chops and roasted beef, and were feasting on them, a gentle and smiling man in white sat down at the table for the three people.
"Master You, Miss Ding, Miss Lan, the food outside the border is not as fine as that in the Central Plains. Are you used to it?"
Lan Yueyi couldn't help but look up at him, "Do you recognize me?"
"Three years ago, I was there when you killed Zheng Dadao in Yan'an Prefecture." The man in white said.
Lan Yueyi thought about it and realized that she had gone to the north three years ago. There was a local tyrant who was not tactful and was bitten on the neck by her scorpion tail whip.
But she didn't notice that there was a master next to her.
"Not used to it." You Longsheng shook his head and commented bluntly, "The free-range lamb is a little older, the meat is firm but not tender, it is not castrated in advance, it has a strong fishy smell, and they are reluctant to add spices, just a little salt, it is really not very good."
"To roast lamb legs, you need to use a three-month-old, carefully raised lamb, bleed it with a knife, poke small holes with an iron skewer, and marinate it with salt, cooking wine, and pepper overnight."
You Longsheng said, "When roasting, the heat must be steady, and it must be roasted until it is fat but not greasy, tender but not raw, crispy but not burnt. Of course, spices are also indispensable. Grind cinnamon, cloves, star anise, fennel, cumin, and dried ginger into powder and sprinkle it at any time.
If you can eat spicy food, sprinkle a handful of chili powder when it comes out of the oven, that's the world The ultimate pleasure, the ultimate enjoyment. "
The man in white was stunned by what he said, and didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he could only say dryly, "I didn't expect that Master You was so knowledgeable about food."
"You're welcome. If you can't even eat well in life, what's the point of living?" You Longsheng raised his eyebrows at him, "Don't you think so?"
"Isn't it?" The man in white could only nod, and his eyes turned. Before he spoke, he saw You Longsheng gestured to him and pointed at the beef and mutton on the table, "Come on, let's go together, don't be polite."
The man in white finally couldn't help it, "Why don't you ask who I am?"
Ding Baiyun and Lan Yueyi were holding back their laughter, and You Longsheng looked up and asked in surprise, "Aren't you Bai Tianyong?"