Finally arriving at the legendary Dragon Gate Inn, a hint of curiosity flashed across Li Yao's face.
Soon, Li Yao and his group arrived at the Dragon Gate Inn.
Before even stepping into the inn, Li Yao heard a series of noises coming from inside, including women shouting and cursing.
Li Yao and the others dismounted and tied their horses to the entrance of the inn.
As soon as we entered the inn, the noisy place immediately fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.
In the inn, almost everyone's eyes were on Li Yao and his group.
However, most people's eyes were fixed on the two baskets, and their eyes gleamed with greed.
Clearly, these people are not good people.
Li Yao's gaze swept across the inn and landed on a graceful, mature woman dressed in a way that was both alluring and suggestive.
Presumably, this woman is Jin Xiangyu, the owner of the Dragon Gate Inn.
Jin Xiangyu stood with one foot on a stool and held a basin in the other, seemingly about to throw it at someone.
She spotted Li Yao and his group, and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but curiously scrutinize them.
At this moment, Li Yao's gaze had shifted to a group of soldiers, the general in the lead of whom had a fierce and menacing face.
Finally, Li Yao's gaze fell on an inconspicuous corner.
Inside the inn, almost everyone was watching Li Yao and his group, except for one elderly figure in the corner, who was quietly sitting at a table eating.
Li Yao sensed an extremely powerful aura emanating from the aged figure's back.
This is a master!
Tie Zhu walked to the counter and said to the shopkeeper in a friendly manner, "We would like three superior rooms."
The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying, "Alright, alright, please sit down at this empty table and rest for a while."
Tie Zhu nodded and, together with Li Yao and the others, walked toward the empty table the shopkeeper had pointed to.
At this moment, the fierce-looking general stopped Li Yao and his party, took out a portrait, compared it with Li Yao and his party one by one, and finally snorted coldly before leaving with a group of soldiers.
Li Yao guessed that the general should be the commander of Longmen Pass, and the portrait in the commander's hand should be Zhou Huai'an, who was currently wanted by the authorities.
After Li Yao and his entourage sat down, a waiter politely asked, "Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?"
Tie Zhu said, "Bring us whatever you have on hand."
The waiter then asked, "Would you like some drinks?"
Tie Zhu nodded and said, "Alright."
"Alright, please wait a moment, gentlemen."
The waiter called out and left.
Soon, the waiter brought over a jar of wine.
Jin Xiangyu swayed her graceful waist as she walked over, took the jar of wine, and poured a cup for Qiu Moyan.
Then, she put one hand on Qiu Moyan's shoulder, stroking it, and brought her mouth close to Qiu Moyan's ear, asking in a sweet voice, "The winds and rains from all directions can't compare to the rain from our Longmen Mountain, what do you mean?"
After saying that, she blew a breath into Qiu Moyan's ear.
Qiu Moyan frowned and turned to the side.
"Where did the rain come from on such a sunny day?"
Tie Zhu took over and said, "Boss lady, is the food ready?"
He was unaware that Jin Xiangyu was using slang to test them, to see if they were involved in the underworld.
"What's the rush? It'll be ready in a minute!"
Jin Xiangyu licked her lips and gave Tie Zhu and the others a flirtatious wink, making them blush.
It must be said that Jin Xiangyu is indeed a bewitching enchantress.
Seeing the expressions on Tie Zhu and the others' faces, Jin Xiangyu looked quite smug.
However, when her gaze fell upon Li Yao's deep, unfathomable eyes, she shuddered, feeling as if she were falling into an abyss.
Chapter 122 Ten-Flavor Meat Buns: An Unexpected Turn of Events
It took Jin Xiangyu a long time to finally look away from Li Yao's gaze.
She felt a chill run down her spine, realizing she was drenched in sweat, as if she had just been pulled out of the water.
She had never encountered such a terrifying gaze before.
However, when she looked closer, she saw that the other person had delicate features, clear eyes, and a calm and composed face.
Aside from the calm, she found nothing that frightened her.
Could it be that she misread it before?
Let's test the waters!
With a charming smile and swaying her slender waist, she walked up to Li Yao, placed her hand on his shoulder, stroked it gently, and asked in a soft voice, "Young man, where are you from?"
Although Li Yao has traveled through multiple worlds and spent many years in total, his appearance still resembles that of a young man in his twenties due to his cultivation of the "Great Dao True Scripture".
Li Yao smiled and said, "From where did you come from?"
Jin Xiangyu was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Li Yao to answer like that.
She chuckled and said, "Young man, you're quite amusing. So, where are you headed?"
As she spoke, her restless hand reached towards Li Yao's chest.
Li Yao grabbed Jin Xiangyu's restless hand and chuckled, "Let's go somewhere!"
Jin Xiangyu's expression changed drastically. He felt as if his hand was being clamped by an iron clamp, and it was about to be crushed by the other party at any moment.
Li Yao shook off Jin Xiangyu's hand, still smiling, and said, "Boss lady, is the food ready?"
"Eat, eat, all you do is eat! You'll stuff yourself to death!"
Having been rebuffed by Li Yao, Jin Xiangyu could only walk away grumbling.
Qiu Moyan, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, looked at Li Yao with some surprise. She hadn't expected Li Yao to have such high self-control, remaining calm and composed in the face of Jin Xiangyu's constant provocations.
Just then, the waiter brought over a plate of steaming hot buns.
A group of people were gathered around a table not far away, all watching Tie Zhu and his group's movements with unfriendly expressions.
Their gazes were mostly fixed on the two baskets on their backs.
Clearly, they were after the basket, thinking it contained valuables.
"These steamed buns smell so good!"
Tie Zhu and the others had been eating cold and hard dry rations all the way, but now that they had hot buns, they couldn't wait any longer. They reached out, grabbed a bun, and stuffed it into their mouths.
Li Yao looked at the steamed buns, a thought flashed through his mind, and he quickly said, "Don't eat them!"
Just as Qiu Moyan was about to speak, upon hearing Li Yao's words, she immediately put down the steamed bun and asked, "What did you discover? Did you poison this steamed bun?"
Upon hearing this, Tie Zhu and the others immediately spat out the buns they were eating.
However, Tie Zhu frowned and said, "These steamed buns smell so good, they don't seem poisonous."
Li Yao smiled and said, "Of course, buns wrapped with spiced pork are fragrant."
"Spiced pork?"
Qiu Moyan frowned.
Clearly, she had never heard of spiced meat.
Li Yao poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and explained, "Sun Erniang from Liangshan once used spiced meat to make steamed buns for her guests."
"Human flesh buns?!"
"vomit……"
Before he could finish speaking, Tie Zhu and the others started vomiting violently.
Snap!
He Hu, whose face was full of fierce flesh, suddenly slammed his hand on the table and said angrily, "So this is a black shop."
The people around the table not far away stood up one by one, quietly drew their swords, and silently surrounded Qiu Moyan and the others.
Qiu Moyan and the others were all martial arts masters, so they naturally sensed the murderous aura around them.
Suddenly, a man swung his knife at He Hu. He Hu used the scabbard in his hand to thrust backward, sending the man flying.
Immediately, everyone else brandished their swords and slashed at Qiu Moyan and the others.
Unfortunately, these people were no match for Qiu Moyan and his group, and were quickly defeated and suffered a terrible defeat.
"This is a tough one, time to get out of here!"
Someone shouted loudly.
With a whoosh, all the robbers scurried away in disgrace.
Qiu Moyan and the others did not want to cause any more trouble, so they did not kill them all.
Throughout the entire ordeal, Li Yao remained quietly seated and did not make a move.
In fact, he didn't even need to lift a finger; he could tell that these robbers were no match for Qiu Moyan and his group.
What he cared about most was the old figure sitting quietly in the corner.
When the fierce fight broke out, the old man was still quietly eating, as if he were deaf and blind and had not heard or seen the commotion in the inn.
Jin Xiangyu remained leaning against the counter, watching coldly.
As soon as the robbers left, Jin Xiangyu snorted and shouted, "It's getting dark, light the lamps!"
After saying that, she went upstairs.
Qiu Moyan and the others stood up and walked towards the guest rooms upstairs.