As it turned out, Hao Yun was just lucky; the taste of the other dishes was truly indescribable.
One of the cold dishes was so disgusting that Hao Yun would probably never forget the taste.
After barely managing to eat lunch, Hao Yun made up his mind that he would be extra careful when tasting so-called specialty dishes in the future.
After lunch was settled, Arya was sent back by Jon, and Theon, who didn't like being with Robb, also went with them, leaving only Robb and Hao Yun.
The two strolled around the street for a while before Robb spoke.
"There's a hot spring outside the city, why don't we go soak in it?"
Hao Yun thought for a moment and realized that he hadn't soaked in a hot spring in a long time, so going for a soak would be nice. He nodded in agreement.
The two rode their horses out of the city and, led by Robb, headed west.
After walking for about an hour, a valley appeared ahead. As soon as Hao Yun reached the entrance of the valley, he felt a wave of heat.
"It's inside. This place is very hidden. I discovered it by accident when I was a child playing outside."
Robb dismounted and led the horse inside first.
Hao Yun, who was following behind, couldn't help but sigh, "This place is really nice."
After tying the horse to the side, Hao Yun took off his clothes and jumped in.
"Phew! That feels so good."
Leaning against the shore, feeling the lingering warmth of the hot spring, Hao Yun squinted his eyes.
"It would be even better if it were served with a pot of wine."
On the other side, Robb was similar to Hao Yun, leaning against the shore with a comfortable expression.
As the next lord, Robb has a tough time. He's under a lot of pressure, and this hot spring is his haven to relax.
"Maybe next time. It's freezing cold here, where would we get any wine?"
Before Robb could finish speaking, he saw Hao Yun holding a wine jug and pouring wine into a cup.
Chapter 134 Hot Spring
Under Robb's astonished gaze, Hao Yun drank the hot wine in his glass.
"Indeed, wine tastes better when it's warmed up."
Hao Yun, feeling quite pleased with himself, poured himself another glass. Seeing that Rob was watching him, he shook the wine jug.
"Want to have a drink together?"
Robb was still in shock and hadn't come to his senses at all. The two of them had come together, and Hao Yun was wearing only a single layer of clothing and a fur coat, which could be described as quite a lot.
Where did he get that wine jar, which is the size of a human head, from?
Ignoring the shocked Robb, Hao Yun continued to drink his wine.
"Where did you get that wine jar from?"
Once he came to his senses, Robb couldn't help but ask.
"That's easy, just watch."
Hao Yun looked at Luo Bo with a smile, and with a flick of his hand, a jar of wine appeared out of thin air.
"It's that simple, I can make it disappear."
Hao Yun tossed the wine jar back into his system inventory, a mischievous smirk in his eyes.
Robb, standing to the side, racked his brains but couldn't figure out how Hao Yun had done it. Finally, he remembered the witchcraft that the Grand Scholar had mentioned. Could it be that Hao Yun had used witchcraft just now?
Thinking of this, Robb's eyes turned strange. According to the Grand Maester, wizards were an extremely dangerous group of people.
"Hahaha, are you wondering if I'm a wizard?"
Robb, whose thoughts had been read, was somewhat embarrassed.
"Can't I be a spokesperson for the gods, or a god descending to earth to save all living beings?"
Hao Yun's reminder only made Rob's mind more confused. Could it be that the other party really had a connection with the gods? Otherwise, how could he conjure up wine out of thin air?
Hao Yun, who had been teasing Robb, quickly lost interest.
"Why think so much? Even if I were a god, it wouldn't affect you. Let's drink."
He tossed the half-full jar of wine over, and Robb caught it. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and took a sip.
After downing the strong liquor, Robb let out a long breath, and then his gaze toward Hao Yun became even stranger.
He even believed that Hao Yun was a god, because he had never heard of such delicious wine before.
As the son of a lord in the North, Robb was quite knowledgeable; he had tasted both the fine wines brought from the Shire and the locally produced ale.
However, compared to the jar of wine in his hand, these wines were worlds apart.
Hao Yun, who was in the hot spring, was very comfortable and had already closed his eyes and pretended to doze off.
Robb, still in a daze, picked up the wine jar and took another sip. Just then, a cold wind blew by, making him shiver.
Once back in the hot spring, Robb stopped thinking about Hao Yun's identity. After all, the Stark family worshipped the Old Gods, so even if Hao Yun was a god or a messenger of a god, it had nothing to do with them.
The two lay in the hot spring, completely unaware of the passage of time, as they both closed their eyes and fell asleep.
As darkness fell, the two horses on the shore seemed to grow impatient and began pawing at the ground with their hooves.
The first one to be awakened was Robb. He opened his eyes and saw that the sun was about to set, so he jumped up from the hot spring with a start.
"Oh no, Father must be getting impatient."
They woke Hao Yun up, dried themselves off, changed their clothes, and started heading back.
By the time the two left the valley, it was completely dark, but Robb was very familiar with the North and wasn't worried about getting lost.
"Stay close to me."
Seemingly worried that Hao Yun might lose track of him, Rob turned to Hao Yun and reminded him.
"Um."
Having received Hao Yun's response, Rob began to speed up. At this moment, the weather turned bad, and it started to snow lightly.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Robb, who was leading the way, could hardly keep his eyes open. He secretly blamed himself for falling asleep.
Meanwhile, in Winterfell, a dinner was being prepared around a warm fireplace.
"Where's Robb? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
Ed's expression was very serious. Normally, his eldest son was the most well-behaved, and he would never be late for such an important banquet.
"My lord, this afternoon I heard from the city guards that Robb and Hao Yun went out of the city. Haven't they returned yet?"
Theon was the one speaking. Don't let his serious expression fool you; he was secretly overjoyed. "You've been so cocky all this time, always talking to me like a lord. You're in for it now."
Ed frowned slightly and called the butler over, asking him to go down and inquire.
After inquiring, Ed confirmed that Robb and Hao Yun, who had left the city, had not yet returned.
"It's snowing outside, so they might be delayed on the road."
Seeing that her husband didn't look well, Mrs. Caitlin came out.
The restaurant returned to silence. About half an hour passed, and the butler went out to check several times, but still hadn't received any news of Robb or Hao Yun.
"I hope nothing bad has happened."
Theon couldn't help but mutter something to himself, which was overheard by Arya, who was standing nearby.
"Impossible! Big Brother and Hao Yuncai won't be in any danger!"
Arya glared angrily at Theon, then turned to look at her father.
Ed looked out the window at the snow and felt uneasy. Ever since he learned that his brother Robert was coming, this unease had become particularly strong.
Lady Caitlin was also worried about her son, so she went to Ed's side and whispered to him, "Why don't we go out of town and look for him?"
"Hmm, let Holland lead the men out of the city. But no, I'll go myself."
Feeling uneasy, Ed led two hundred soldiers out of the city to search for Robb and Hao Yun.
On their way back to Winterfell, Hao Yun and Robb did indeed encounter trouble. Robb, who was leading the way, had his warhorse lying on the ground, blood gushing from the wound on its neck.
Robb, who had fallen off his horse, also stumbled and fell to one knee on the ground, feeling dizzy.
As for Hao Yun, he was holding his warhorse firmly down; if he hadn't been holding it down, the horse would have turned tail and run away long ago.
Looking into the darkness, the culprit that had attacked Robb's warhorse was lurking there, seemingly about to attack Hao Yun as well.
"It was a wolf."
Muttering something to himself, Hao Yun jumped off his horse and dragged it to Robb's side.
As for the wolf lurking in the shadows, it had already prepared to attack.
Whoosh!
The wolf leaped out and pounced straight at the warhorse that Hao Yun was leading.
Danger loomed, and the warhorse neighed, desperately trying to break free and escape.
Hao Yun naturally wouldn't let it run away; if it did, who would carry him and Robb back?
"Stop it!"
With an annoyed roar, Hao Yun turned around and kicked the white wolf that pounced at him away.
Hao Yun's kick was extremely powerful; the wolf lay prone in the snow, spitting out blood and foam from its mouth.
The warhorse continued to struggle, so Hao Yun slapped it on the head.
"You have no sense of intelligence at all! Can't you see it's lying down? Be quiet!"
The warhorse calmed down, snorted, and stood still.
Robb, are you alright?
Still dizzy from the fall, Robb shook his head and shakily stood up.