"It's so enjoyable! It's really enjoyable. This is the first time I've felt like this after drinking for decades!"
Li Taibai picked up the jade bowl again and said confusedly.
"Thank you...old friend. If it weren't for my old friend, I wouldn't have been able to...taste such magical...brew!"
On the side, the god of wine Zhang Xu was even more confused than Li Taibai.
It could be seen that his whole body was full of energy and he had entered another state.
"Are you convinced?"
After drinking it all, Li Taibai turned to look at the God of Bacchus.
"I'm convinced!"
Zhang Xu also drank it all in one gulp.
"Then do you still remember our bet?"
Li Taibai asked with raised eyebrows.
Bet?
Meng Haoran and Wang Changling were also drunk, but when they heard Li Taibai's words, they both looked puzzled.
Do they still have a bet?
What bet?
They really don't know.
"Remember!"
"Does that still count?"
"Hmph! I am the kind of person who doesn't keep his word? The emperor and the sky are above, and the earth is below. I am willing to serve Li Mo as my master in this life. If I violate this oath..."
Zhang Xu raised his eyebrows and immediately made a blood oath.
"I want to serve my lord as my master...this..."
In this way, Wang Changling and Meng Haoran were stunned.
"The two old friends don't know something. When I asked him to go to Chang'an for a fight, he refused to go. Finally, I was forced to say that there was a peerless immortal brew in Dongdu. He didn't believe it, so we made this bet.
If I lose, I will go to his thatched cottage to stay with him for a few years. If I win, we will do things together."
Li Taibai explained vaguely.
"So that's how it is...can't Dionysus stay in Yuntian Manor from now on?"
Wang Changling was overjoyed.
Unintentionally, Li Taibai was a big help.
"It's natural."
"Okay, okay! In this way, you won't be missing three in mahjong!"
Meng Haoran also looked happy.
"Playing mahjong? What mahjong?"
The Dionysian beside him was confused again.
"It's definitely not going to work tonight. I'll teach you how to play tomorrow. It'll be fun! Come on, come on... Eat wine! Eat wine!"
"Come!"
...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Mo's carriage drove slowly along the official road.
After three consecutive days of driving, they were getting closer and closer to Ruyang County. It was expected that they would reach the entrance of the canyon in just half a day's journey.
now,
The people accompanying the motorcade have all changed their costumes, and they look like a merchant motorcade.
"Sir, there is a tea stall not far ahead, and a lot of people have gathered there. Why don't we fix it for a while?"
On the carriage shaft, the driver turned his head and whispered.
The driver was none other than Li Zhe, a seventh-grade master among the thirty-two secret guards. Another seventh-grade master was on the carriage of Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng.
It is said that they originally wanted Xidu to help Zhu Cang.
As a result, halfway through, Li Taibai invited the God of Wine and sent them back first, saying that there was no manpower in Dongdu and asked them to stay with Li Mo.
Before leaving, Xue Song brought them into the team, and this was the scene before them.
"Um!"
In the car, Li Mo nodded.
After traveling for three consecutive days, I was very tired from the fatigue of traveling and traveling, especially Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng who were behind me. They were old and not warriors, so their bodies could not bear the burden of continuing to travel.
"Hush!"
The carriage was not very far from the tea stall. After a while, the carriage stopped and Li Mo and others got off the carriage.
Looking at the tea stall again, Li Mo's expression changed slightly.
I saw a lot of pedestrians and merchants taking a rest at the tea stall, but not many tea drinkers and many of them were looking at them up and down.
"Is there a problem?"
When he was confused, he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman coming to Li Mo.
"Master, are you going to Ruyang County?"
He cupped his hands and said.
"Well, let's have a bowl of tea and rest for a while before going."
Li Mo spoke.
Seeing as this man was just an ordinary businessman and not a warrior, there was no harm in informing them.
"How about we go forward together in a while?"
Hearing this, the merchant was delighted and said hurriedly.
"Let's move forward together?"
"Young Master, please don't misunderstand me. For many years, the Ruyang County Road into the county has been infested with bandits. Most of the merchants coming and going must have more than a hundred people to go there. We are already short of numbers. If we add the Young Master's team, we will be able to pass."
Hundreds of people..."
The merchant hurriedly explained.
In fact, he had been waiting here for more than two hours. When he saw that there were more than a dozen young men in Li Mo's team, he took the initiative to invite them.
If it were anyone else, he would definitely not take the initiative to speak.
"So that's how it is, great!"
Li Mo sighed slightly, this Ruyang County is really... the merchants who come and go are forced to look like this.
"As expected, Mr. Lang, I invited you to have tea with me! By the way, sir, it seems like this is your first time coming to Ruyang County?"
The merchant was overjoyed when he heard Li Mo agreed. He waved to the waiter first and then said.
"Um!"
"I, Liu Shan, am in the silk business. I wonder what kind of business you are in?"
This merchant was a familiar person. When the waiter served tea, the merchant actually sat down with him.
"Just do some white linen paper business."
Li Zhe on the side wanted to stop him, but Li Mo secretly winked, just in time to ask him about the situation in Ruyang County.
"Oh, that's not bad! By the way...is this your lady?"
After a pause, Liu Shan looked at Zhou Yurou.
"Exactly!"
"Mr. Sir, my lady is born with a beautiful country and an amazing appearance. Once you enter the county road of Ruyang County, you must cover your veil, otherwise you will cause big trouble."
Turning his head and looking around, Liu Shan lowered his voice.
"Cover your face?"
"Well! There is great unrest in Ruyang. I only warned you when I saw your husband going to Ruyang for the first time."
Liu Shan sighed.
In fact, he had his own selfish reasons for speaking. Once there was a beautiful woman in the team, it would be easy to attract the attention of the bandits.
"Are the bandits in Ruyang County so bold?"
Li Mo's voice deepened.
This is too courageous.
"By the way, I heard that Dongdu Biejia took two thousand troops to Ruyang a few days ago. These bandits should be restrained."
"Don't drive? Don't mention it! This official is the same as the county magistrate of Ruyang County. When I first arrived in Ruyang a few days ago, the bandits in the county were a little more calm. The people felt that they saw hope, so they went to the county one after another.
If you file a complaint with the government, what will happen to you?"
When Zhao Hai was mentioned, Liu Shan's face instantly became filled with resentment.
"What's wrong?"
"Then Biejia actually put all the blame on the new county magistrate, and finally found some people to drag the complainants away from the Yamen Gate.
I heard that the new county magistrate used to be a book writer.
Counting on him? It is more practical to go to the temple and burn a few sticks of incense. And I bet that the new county magistrate will never survive more than half a year."
Liu Shan smiled bitterly.
Sometimes he really feels that the imperial court has given up on Ruyang County. Ruyang County has become like this, and it has not changed for many years.
