A pot of hot water, two teacups, half aroma, facing each other.
Dugu Sheng was confused when he looked at the teapot on the table. The tea was good tea. People like him who didn't like tea knew it was good tea from the aroma of the tea.
But he had no desire to take a sip, mainly because he knew that his life would be in danger if he drank this pot of tea. As for his stupid junior brother, haha~ What kind of junior brother? He is obviously a traitor to the Tianshan Sect. From then on, the two junior brothers cut off their ties.
Thinking of Dugu Sheng, he subconsciously stayed away from Mo Xinjian, who was drinking tea with his eyes closed.
At this time, Mo Xinjian had a look of enjoyment on his face. The Enlightenment Tea was indeed as smooth and sweet as the rumors said. It is said that it also has aphrodisiac effects, but I don't know if it is true. He had never drank the tea, and he had just told An An that he had. It was a white lie just to avoid losing face in front of An An.
Although the tea was good, it was limited. Mo Xinjian was just about to ask Qiu Sheng to give him some water for a second brew when he was stopped by An Xin:
"You haven't given me the money yet. Don't think you'll die after eating it. Haven't you drank this Enlightenment Tea? Don't you know the nature of life after one soak and death after two."
Mo Xinjian was stunned. He really didn't know that there was such a saying. After thinking about it, he said:
"Master Xie An reminded me that I had forgotten this feature. The Enlightenment Tea is indeed worthy of its reputation. I just drank a pot and my body felt faintly hot."
An Xin nodded:
"This is the characteristic of Enlightenment Tea. You have drank the tea and eaten the food. It is time to pay a total of 40,000 taels and 3 yuan. Which of you will pay."
When Mo Xinjian heard An Xin's words, he nodded and looked at his senior brother.
At this time, Dugu Sheng saw Mo Xinjian looking at him and quickly lowered his head to show that he did not recognize him.
Mo Xinjian saw his senior brother's evasive eyes and quickly sent a message:
"Brother, pay. What are you doing standing around?"
"Sister, I asked you to refuse the call just now. If you don't listen, you have to scream. I only have 2,000 taels of silver on me."
"No, senior brother, what you just meant is that you have enough money, so don't worry."
"Use your brain. Don't you know how much my monthly salary is? What do you think of 40,000 taels? Don't tell me you know me. I don't have a junior brother like you."
An Xin looked at the two people who were standing there, with a dark look on his face. How could he not know that these two people were going to eat the King's meal:
"I said you two, it's time to pay."
"Haha, Mr. An, let's discuss it."
Dugu Sheng had no choice but to show his big white teeth and smile at An Xin.
"Hmm~"
"Can I issue an IOU?"
An Xin looked at the two outstanding Tianshan Sect disciples who looked like dogs in their clothes, thought for a while and nodded:
"Well, seeing as you are like this, you probably don't have any money to pay. Just give me an IOU of 80,000 taels in the name of Tianshan Gate."
"Isn't it Ximanliang?"
Mo Xinjian on the side scratched his head and wondered.
"An IOU of 120,000 taels."
"You~"
"One hundred and sixty thousand taels!"
An Xin ignored the two of them at all and looked at Yin Ren aside silently.
Yin Ren understood immediately and ran to the back hall to take out the sack and rag that he had treasured for a long time.
Dugu Sheng couldn't help but trembled when he looked at the blood-curdling things in Yin Ren's hands and said quickly:
"We write. If you have something to say, talk it over."
......
Dugu Sheng finished writing the IOU and asked his junior brother to sign his name before drying the paper and handing it to An Xin. An Xin took the paper and looked at it, then put it in her arms and said:
"Don't you take something as collateral?"
Dugu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then after thinking for a while he took out a piece of amber-like agate from his arms and handed it to An Xin and said:
"This is our Tianshan Sect's most precious prisoner dragon crystal. It will be mortgaged to Mr. An first."
An Xin took the prison dragon crystal, nodded and put it in his arms, looking at Dugu Sheng carefully, this kid has something. I'm afraid it's not a big deal to seek cooperation with Dong Dao this time.
......
Dugu Sheng still left, walking towards the East Island facing the stars in the sky. Not only did he not want to leave during the day, but also the last money he had was taken away by An Xin, which was called interest.
Mo Xinjian followed Dugu Sheng with his head lowered, his eyes full of loneliness. How can I feel aloof and aloof like when I first entered the inn?
......
Inside the inn
Yin Ren and Chaofeng brought the food.
Just as Qiu Sheng was about to pour out the pot of Enlightenment Tea, he was stopped by An Xin:
"Go and make another pot and bring it over. Don't waste this enlightenment tea."
"Boss, didn't you say that the second brew of tea is poisonous?"
"Looking at what you said, I can tell at a glance that the boy is not qualified to drink the Enlightenment Tea. You lied to him. This Enlightenment Tea needs to be washed. Most people will throw it away after the first brew. Only after the second brew can you truly taste the Enlightenment Tea. Taste. So Mo Xinjian ended up feeling lonely."
Qiu Sheng was stunned. Sure enough, his boss was not a human being.
Everyone finished their meal and drank tea.
Yin Ren couldn't help but ask:
"Boss, what kind of cooperation can we negotiate if Tianshan Gate goes to Dongdao? If Tianshan Gate is close to the first palace in the northwest, even if it succeeds in cooperating with Dongdao, it will not be of any benefit to them."
"I have also thought about this problem, but I guess there is a problem within Tianshan Gate. It is estimated that Tianshan Gate is controlled by the First Palace in the Northwest. These two people seem to be here to cooperate, and they should be sent by his master Seeking asylum. Otherwise, the Zhenpa treasure would not have fallen into Dugu Sheng’s hands.”
"Um~Boss, didn't Dugu Sheng mortgage the Prisoner Dragon Crystal to you? He always feels stupid for giving away the Zhen Sect's treasure like this."
"Are you stupid? I can't see! Dugu Sheng is mature. At least he was not deceived by his master's words about coming to Dongdao to negotiate. He is very smart. I guess he knew it when his master handed him the Dragon Prison Crystal. This Tianshan Sect is finished. I was sent by Master just to retain some of the Tianshan Sect’s inheritance.”
"Uh~ Boss, that's not right, then Mo Xinjian is still so arrogant."
Yin Ren asked in confusion.
"You're talking about that idiot, he's about to die."
"What do you mean! Is the first brew of the Enlightenment Tea poisonous?"
"What are you thinking? If Gu Tian knew that these two people were here to seek asylum, how could he let two disciples of the Dragon Transformation Realm from other sects wander around the East Island at will. So the best solution is to let these two people Only one of them will survive. In this way, Dongdao will have a good reputation in Jianghu, and there will be no need to worry about Dugu Sheng forming a small group."
......
There were stars, and a ray of moonlight lengthened the shadows of the two people on the road.
Dugu Sheng looked at Mo Xinjian who bowed his head and said nothing, patted the other party on the shoulder and smiled:
"It's okay, just be more careful next time."
"Well! That Mr. An is really not a thing. He just extorted so many treasures from my Tianshan Gate for 40,000 taels, including IOUs and trapped Longjing. He even didn't let go of the 2,000 taels of silver notes we had on us. I will definitely talk to Gu Tian when we get to Dongdao."
"Junior brother."
Dugu Sheng stopped and suddenly stopped Mo Xinjian. Mo Xinjian looked at his senior brother blankly:
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"Junior brother, please remember what I'm going to say next! When you get to the East Island, you must not mention Mr. An's blackmail of you today. Also, keep this letter written by Master to the owner of Gu Island, and read it when you get to the East Island. Hand it over to the owner of Gu Island."
"Senior brother, what do you mean? It is only appropriate for you to teach this letter to Master Gu Island. You are the senior brother of Tianshan Sect. No matter what, you should deliver it with your own hands."
"Senior brother, I just thought of something important, so I won't go to East Island for now."
"It's something important. Didn't Master ask you to discuss the marriage with the granddaughter of Yaogu Island with the owner of Gu Island? Is it more important than this?"
"Don't worry about it. You can wait until I go to Dongdao to talk about the marriage with Dongdao. You must not discuss the decision with the people of Dongdao alone."
"Okay, senior brother, then come to East Island as soon as possible. I don't know what to do on East Island alone."
"good."
......
Dugu Sheng watched Mo Xinjian gradually walk away and exhaled a chill. He just stood there quietly until his junior brother disappeared from his sight.
"Junior brother! Live a good life alone from now on."
