All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 81: Jianghu Tea Array
Ride fast at night and head straight to the county town!
Fortunately, this place is very close to the county town. Riding fast, the three of them arrived at the city gate just as the sky turned pale.

To the three's surprise, the inspection at the city gate was extremely lax. As long as one paid three cents, they could enter the city directly!

And there are an unusually large number of people coming here.

The national sacrifice is almost compulsory for the people in the city. Preparations for the national sacrifice have been going on these days, so there are a lot of people.

At the same time, because there were so many people, countless merchants also smelled the scent and all rushed towards the Nanhai County City!
Walking on the street, there are crowds of people and vendors everywhere.

There are rows of shops on both sides of the road, and the aroma of wine and the laughter of diners can be heard from the restaurants.

The jugglers on the street were shouting "good" with gongs, and the old man carrying bread on his back would approach people to sell it to them.

On this side, the red building is decorated with colorful lanterns, and on the other side, jade pendants are leaning against red sleeves from the flying eaves.

The bustling scene was filled with the air of everyday life. If it weren't for the fact that the meat sauce in the pancakes of the old man selling them was mixed with human fingers, the Buddha paintings that looked like human skin were hung in the street restaurants, and the bloody daggers stuck in the waists of the walking merchants, Ji Ran would have almost forgotten that this was the cannibalistic Southern Han.

“Is it lively?”

Chen Qingyan narrowed his eyes, watching the bustle, and said, "Five years ago, during the first month of the lunar year, the capital of Southern Han was also bustling with activity. The emperor, intrigued by the crowds, ordered the army to seal all gates and execute all the men."

"Then the Emperor rode on horseback, armed with a bow, and hunted for seven days and seven nights in the city, shooting women for his own amusement."

"There's even the prime minister's wife and the duke's daughter-in-law among them."

“This is Nanhan.”

Chen Qingyan said this, pointing to a paper figurine shop not far away. Under the plaque on the door was a picture of a bow. The shop was on the corner of the street, in a recessed alley. It had no windows and didn't look like a serious business.

"this home."

Ji Ran and Xun Yu didn't understand, but they knew that this should be the mark left by the people in the martial arts world.

creak-

Chen Qingyan strode in.

Ji Ran followed closely behind. He looked up and saw that it was an empty shop with only a few pale paper figures placed in the corner.

In front of the counter, a man in his twenties was lying on the counter, snoring. He was wearing a sweatshirt, revealing arms as thick as a woman's thighs. He woke up immediately when he heard the noise!
Ji Ran looked at him. His physique didn't look like that of a paper-folder at all.

Chen Qingyan immediately made a hand gesture, pointing his middle finger, ring finger, and pinky finger at himself. This was a jargon-speak for the underworld. It meant I'd like to discuss something with your boss.

The man was stunned and immediately said, "Fuck it!"

Chen Qingyan didn't answer and just threw out a token.

when!
The token fell accurately in front of the man. He fixed his eyes and understood the identity of the person.

"Why worship the kiln, buy or sell?"

"purchase."

Chen Qingyan stepped forward and uttered a few words, which caused the man's muscles to bulge and jump instantly!

"Buy the two-cornered vines."

For a moment, the atmosphere was quiet and tense.

Xun Yu whispered, "Brother Chen wants to find the Taoist named Jiang."

Although Xun Yu didn't quite understand the slang Tuanchun, he knew a thing or two.

The so-called "two-horned vines" refer to people with the surname Jiang, and "Hua Ba" refers to Taoist priests.

Judging from the man’s reaction, I came to the right place!
"Cough, cough, cough!"

Just when the situation was tense, a slightly old voice was heard.

"Now that we know about Master Jiang, there's no need to go around in circles."

"It's either Lao He or Eagle Claw Sun."

An old man in a black robe walked out slowly.

He had a gaunt face and slightly protruding temples. He looked thin, yet carried a faintly dangerous aura.

He picked up the sign on the cabinet and nodded: "Taiping Dao, if it is true, then it is certainly not the court's lackeys."

"If you want to know about Master Jiang, it depends on whether you are qualified."

"Go, set up a tea array."

Ji Ran frowned upon hearing this, and tried to step forward, holding his knife. This matter was of great importance, and hesitating would be too much!
However, Chen Qingyan stopped him and shook his head slightly.

The world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing. Some things will only cause more trouble if you don't follow the rules.

Ji Ran had no choice but to follow suit and watched the man place two tea bowls and a small wine cup on the table in front of the old man.

There is yellow tea in the small wine cup, and two bowls of clear water on the east and west sides.

A chopstick was placed on the side. "Clear and Turbid Formation."

The old man said calmly, "Use chopsticks as swords. Before the tea in this wine cup is clear, whoever has the darkest color in their bowl wins."

"please!"

At this moment, the burly man in the sweatshirt got into position and shouted loudly!
Just as Chen Qingyan was about to step forward, Ji Ran stopped him and said, "I'll do it."

Chen Qingyan paused slightly, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Ji Ran immediately walked to the table and picked up a pair of chopsticks.

The rules are simple and easy to understand. Dip your chopsticks in tea and add it to your bowl. Whoever gets the darker color wins.

The old man tapped the table three times and said, "Begin."

Whoosh!
At this moment, the burly man immediately took action, but instead of dipping the tea in it, he smashed it hard on Ji Ran's chopsticks, and then instantly dipped the tea into the bowl!

A drop of tea falls into it, and amber ripples appear.

At the same time, he turned his hand back and smashed towards Ji Ran's chopsticks, so lightly and quickly, like a sword technique!
Ji Ran was on guard at this moment and squeezed hard!
boom!
The sturdy man's face changed. This kid has such a ruthless hand!
I just saw Ji Ran's chopsticks dipped into the water, and no matter how hard the strong man tried to move them, they didn't move at all!

The old man next to him immediately changed his expression!

This situation couldn't be achieved with just a little more strength! This young man in white was at least several times more powerful than his disciple!
but!

The sturdy man saw the water coming out of Ji Ran's chopsticks, and he immediately wiped away the water droplets on Ji Ran's chopsticks!

The man grinned!
He's definitely going to win! This guy has the strength, but he doesn't know how to do this! It's obvious he's only played a few games!
He immediately followed suit and added some color to his own bowl.

Ji Ran looked at the light yellow in his bowl, the man's deft manipulation, and the dancing tea color.

An idea immediately came to his mind.

From the moment he cast the Life Steal, he could see some things, but he was too nervous during the battle and could not think when stealing lives, so he could only act randomly.

So now...

Stealing life!

Ji Ran concentrated his attention, used the Calming Pearl, and felt the skill with his heart!
I see!
He saw images flashing rapidly like a kaleidoscope, which were the abilities and attributes of this strong man!
It's it!
【You temporarily steal part of the target's IQ.】

Ji Ran frowned. Why didn’t he feel any changes in himself?
But the next moment, the strong man got some water on him and froze in the air.

Where do you want to...stick it to?

The burly man was stunned for a moment, but then made a move that almost made the old man fall over in anger - he really didn't know what to do, so he put the chopsticks in his mouth and licked them.

When Ji Ran saw this scene, he immediately knocked on his bowl, then dipped some tea into his own bowl.

The strong man was overjoyed when he saw this and immediately followed Ji Ran to get wet.

The two people's chopsticks flew quickly, and soon Ji Ran's bowl was covered with tea, a sea of ​​orange and yellow.

The old man was furious at first, but ended up feeling helpless.

Xun Yu and Chen Qingyan were stunned.

At this moment, the old man slowly said: "Good Taoist magic."

"I am Huang He, from the Kongtong Sect."

"Let's contact Master Jiang now."

Chen Qingyan's expression changed, and he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings to the elder of Kongtong Sect. I will explain the matter in detail to you, senior."

Huang He looked at Ji Ran and said, "Boy, your eyes are too fierce."

"The underworld has its own rules, and you must abide by them."

The old man had clearly seen Ji Ran's advance with the knife. However, since Ji Ran had won this time and the old man had accepted it, he naturally didn't care about the old man's words and just ignored them.

"Walk."

Huang He turned around and went to the back with Chen Qingyan.

At this moment, the strong man frowned and muttered, "What's my name?"

"Sun...that's not right. Huang He? That's not right either."

"Yes, my name is Sun Yi!"

Sun Yi suddenly raised his head, looked at Ji Ran in horror and asked, "What did you do to me!"

"You stole my brain!!"

(End of this chapter)