Kaifeng Bistro

The young man was silent for a while, then replied in a low voice: "Xu Gan."

"What do you do, why do you do this?" The middle-aged man continued to ask.

Xu Gan didn't answer his words, and after a while, he said: "I can defeat Duan Tieta."

"The tone is not small." The middle-aged man laughed.At this time, the moon shadow moved, and the young man's face emerged from the darkness.

The middle-aged man was stunned.The moonlight was still dim, but he vaguely saw that although the young man was thin, he had sharp edges and deep outlines, and he looked handsome and majestic under the moonlight.He looked down at himself at this moment, his thick black eyebrows raised slightly, and his eyes shone with a sharp light.

The middle-aged man was originally the boss of the Sang Family Wazi, his surname was Chen, and his last name was Yu Wan. He has been running the Sang Family Wazi so far, and he feels that he has seen all kinds of people, but this man named Xu Gan has an aura around him. It made him tremble in his heart, and his body unconsciously leaned back slightly.

"It's interesting." Chen Yuwan came back to his senses, stood up straight, and took two steps back: "Boy, I don't care who you are, as long as you come to Sangjia Wazijiao, as long as you want money, you have to obey my arrangement."

"... Right now you are not allowed to win, you are only allowed to lose. I will tell you when you can win. Five games, you can make an offer." Chen Yuwan tossed the satin robe, turned and left.

"Wait. I want to wear a mask." Xu Gan stopped him.

Chen Yuwan paused, did not turn around, just nodded, and said to the manager, "Okay."

The steward asked curiously: "I think this Xu Gan has outstanding looks, and it can be regarded as a gimmick to attract customers. Why put a mask on him?"

Chen Yuwan smiled mysteriously, but did not speak.He looked back and saw that the guys were busy, preparing to let Xu Gan play.The people who bent over to help him straighten his robes looked like a group of dwarfs in front of the already tall Xu Gan.

Xu Gan still stood proudly, motionless at their mercy, and the evil spirit emanating from him that was colder than the early winter air made Chen Yuwan somewhat uneasy.

Chen Yuwan glanced back again, and walked quickly to the brightly lit restaurant beside the corner.

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"Oh my god, Zhifeng, you idiot, you're back again!"

"Don't turn around, Tan Zhifeng, you can sleep under the bridge hole tonight, and you will come back here no matter what."

After half an hour, Tan Zhifeng found that he seemed to be spinning in circles all the time, he couldn't help it, he didn't know his way, and there was no one on the street, he almost fainted.

"Stop talking!" Tan Zhifeng himself was a little bit crazy: "You should come out and help me alone!"

"Mai...Mai...Long..." The boy's voice rang out in the silence: "Mai what...what does Brother Zhifeng say..."

Tan Zhifeng looked aside, it was a narrow and remote alley.At the entrance of the opposite alley, there are three big characters "Wheat Straw Alley" written impressively.

Tan Zhifeng: "...so it's here."

There was a murmur of angry reprimand in the basket.Tan Zhifeng stood at the entrance of the alley and started to worry—although he finally found the right place, but it was so late, who could he find to rent a house?A gust of cold wind blew by, and he felt sadly that what his companions said might be true, they were going to sleep on the street today.

Tan Zhifeng remembered that the young man who showed him the way said that all the students living in this alley were students rushing to take the exam. Maybe someone would show kindness and save them from spending their first night in Kaifeng under the bridge hole.

He walked into the alley and looked on both sides. There was no door that looked more friendly than the other. He closed his eyes and walked a few steps. He mustered up his courage and raised his hand to knock. In the basket that had been silent for a long time, the The cold young man in green shirt suddenly said: "Tan Zhifeng, there are people in the alley."

"Yo, you have to be careful, this man is hanging around, he's either a drunkard or a beggar." The girl added.

"Maybe... he, he just wanted to rob?" the boy stammered.

Tan Zhifeng turned around and stared at the black shadow at the entrance of the alley. The man was standing bent over, leaning on the wall, as if he was panting. "Ah..." The next moment, the girl's extremely destructive scream and the sound of horseshoes coming from far and near came from the basket.

Tan Zhifeng really felt the danger coming, the alley was empty except for him and the guy in ragged clothes who was a few steps away from him at the entrance of the alley, but at some point, a galloping horse suddenly Passing past him, he rushed straight towards the man at the entrance of the alley.

"Be careful!" Tan Zhifeng shouted quickly, and the man at the alley suddenly raised his head and looked at Tan Zhifeng.

In the dim light, Tan Zhifeng only caught a glimpse of the other person's side face, and he froze for a moment, his mind completely blank.Don't allow him to think too much, the frightened horse neighed and raised its front hooves, stomping hard on the opponent.

Tan Zhifeng didn't care about calming down his emotions. He waved his right hand, and countless bright white light spots scattered from his slender fingers, and quickly floated towards the furious horse.When these light spots approached the horse, they suddenly spread out and joined together to form a floating, shining, crystal-clear giant net, gently wrapping the furious horse from all directions, and freezing it in the air. .

The person under the horse's hoof quickly retracted his body, rolled on the spot, and got out of danger.Although the horse lost its balance, it stopped in mid-air under the traction of the optical network, and then fell to the side of the road bit by bit.

Tan Zhifeng fell to the ground in shock, gasping for breath.When he looked towards the entrance of the front alley again, the ragged man he had rescued had disappeared.

"What's the matter?" Tan Zhifeng was taken aback by the creaking of a small store next door.

What came out was a man in his 50s and [-]s with hemp shoes on. As soon as he stepped out of the store, he shrank and took a breath: "Hiss, it's so cold."

Under the surprised gaze of the other party, Tan Zhifeng slowly got up from the ground, and said as calmly as possible: "I... It's the first day I came to Kaifeng Mansion, and I want to ask if there is anything nearby... Can I stay here, or is it A rented place?"

A cunning look flashed in the slightly bulging eyes of the other party, he sniffed, and looked at Tan Zhifeng curiously: "What? Do you want to rent a house, do you want to take the imperial examination? Live by yourself or...?"

The shock caused to Tan Zhifeng by the incident just now has not disappeared, but the middle-aged man saw that he didn't look like a rich man, and he was a little silly, so he lost his interest. Just as he was about to enter the house, Tan Zhifeng stopped him: "Hey...wait! I...I want to live for a while, the best, the best place is a little bigger, and I can start a small business or something..."

The man turned around immediately, his eyes lit up: "It's easy to talk! What skills do you have, little official? Did you see that the innermost room used to be a shop selling oil cakes, and it can hold seven or eight tables and chairs?" .My place is next to Taixue and Guozijian, and many scholars come to buy food. I see you are a gentleman, you can't go wrong renting here!"

In fact, Tan Zhifeng hasn't figured out what he plans to do?In the long years, he has done almost everything.He doesn't want to show his face, but he can't be too isolated from the world. Being a cook is his old profession. Unexpectedly, after going around, he has the opportunity to resume his old job.

Besides, looking at the direction where that person disappeared just now, he had a feeling that that person would appear again.In the streets where young people gather, there is no place where it is easier to inquire about things than a tavern.

"Can I live? How much money is it for a month? Don't be dumb, just bargain!" Thinking of those companions, their voices came out of the basket immediately.

"Oh, here... is there a place to live in this shop, and how much is the monthly rent?" Tan Zhifeng repeated according to the script.

"Yes... yes..., there are two floors above and below, people can live on it, it's spacious, oops, what are we talking about standing here, the whistling wind has blown our stomachs, I'll just take you to have a look. "The man quickly entered the house, took the key, wrapped himself in a cotton robe, and led Tan Zhifeng to the end of the alley.

As their figures disappeared into the darkness of the long street, the frightened horse that ran out of the alley just now trotted slowly, and appeared at the entrance of the alley again. In the darkness, its figure reflected on the wall It shrank rapidly, became thinner and longer, and finally turned into the shape of a two-headed snake, hissing and spitting out letters on the ground.

An extraordinarily tall and strong man of a foreign race came out right after him. His hair near his forehead was shaved and the rest of his braids were loosely draped over his shoulders. A vicious eagle-like gaze.

He raised his hand, and the two-headed yellow snake obediently snaked up his body, wrapping around his arm and regained its tranquility.The man looked down at the yellow snake and said to himself, "Hehe, who stopped you?"

The yellow snake hissed again, and in his mouth was a small piece of paper he had picked up from the ground.The man's eyes lit up, and he looked at the piece of paper and became thoughtful.For a moment, he closed his eyes, feeling the various auras flowing in the city.

For a moment, the laughter in the tile fence, the sighs in the dark alley, and countless crying, helpless, and painful voices rang in his ears together. "I...I don't want to just jump down like this..." He accurately caught one of the sighs of fear.

A distorted and strange symbol rose from the man's palm, emitting black air. The man grinned and pressed his hand heavily against the blue brick wall.

The black air gradually dissipated, and a satisfied expression appeared on the man's gloomy face.He turned around and looked around: "You can't do anything to him, how about we change the way and let him have some lawsuits?...Come on, follow me to the Longjin Bridge..."

The night was dark, and the huge and heavy city gate finally closed with a rumbling sound. In the darkness under the Longjin Bridge by the Caihe River near the Suzaku Gate, there seemed to be a thin figure hovering, it was the scholar who showed Tan Zhifeng the way just now.He has been wandering here for a long time, waiting for someone, while thinking about his thoughts.His whole body was like a leaf, trembling in the cold wind.

"Father is dead... what's the point of your efforts?"

"You are unfilial! He will not forgive you!"

The cold wind on a winter night was wrapped in ice particles, piercing through the neat but paper-thin long gown of the young man. He was not tall, his face was pale, his skin covered his bones, and he looked like he had not recovered from a long-term illness. The cold wind blew his lips trembling with cold.He always felt a hoarse voice urging in his ear: "Jump down, go down and apologize to your father!"

The young man's face was full of tears, but his eyes became clear again after a brief blur: "No... I can't dance, dad is for me, I can't give up... so many years of hard work, as long as I live , there will be opportunities in the future, in the future..."

He stopped, but a low voice came from behind: "You have no chance."

"You're not...how could it be you?" The voice was so familiar, the young man realized something instantly, he turned his head, widened his eyes in horror, and fell under the hard push of the other party.He stretched out his hand and grabbed the air a few times indiscriminately, before he sank into the icy river, without even having time to yell for help.