Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

The next day, Zhou Feng woke up naturally and then took Chen Xiao and Tie Jianguo, who had prepared a carriage, to Ban Zhe Mian.

Unlike his last return to Tokyo, this time when Zhou Feng rode in a carriage bearing the Celestial Master's insignia, he attracted almost 100% attention.

Pedestrians on the road turned their heads to look, and many even bowed deeply to him from afar.

In the Song Dynasty, Zhou Feng, though not a livestreamer, genuinely helped the people of Bianjing (Kaifeng) lower the prices of grain, sugar, and salt.

Zhou Feng and his team couldn't care less about the people in other regions, but the people of Tokyo truly worshipped Zhou Feng as a god because he could provide high-quality and low-priced daily necessities.

Without stopping at all, the carriage arrived at the half-covered doorway opened by Zhao Pan'er.

Zhou Feng led Chen Xiao out of the carriage, and Tie Jianguo went to park the carriage properly.

Before the two even reached the door, two figures rushed in from the side. The one in the lead was a tall, thin man wearing a blue cloth shirt.

Two steps behind him was a young woman, dressed in a neutral style and somewhat sloppy clothes.

"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"

The man ran past Zhou Feng and led the woman behind him straight into the teahouse.

This made Zhou Feng frown.

Didn't Zhao Pan'er's teahouse previously have a very high-class image?

How can someone like this be allowed to go in for tea?

However, Chen Xiao, who was standing next to him, suddenly frowned slightly, stepped forward, leaned close to Zhou Feng's ear, and whispered, "Boss, those two look familiar. There was a scene in the original story where the man took a sip of his fruit drink, lay down on the ground, spat out blood, and pretended to be dead, while the woman yelled that the tea was poisoned and tried to extort money from him. I think her name was Ge Zhaodi, and she was involved in quite a few scenes in the original story."

After confirming that this world was the "Dream Record", they watched the TV series no less than ten times and became very familiar with the main and supporting characters.

Zhou Feng narrowed his eyes, recalling that part of the story.

However, Gao Guancha has personally brought his daughter to apologize, and Yu Zhongquan has also been implicated in the case of the Imperial City Guard. Ouyang Xu is still suffering in Xijing.

Who instructed these two to cause trouble at Zhao Pan'er's teahouse?

It seems that there are some differences between the real world and the original plot.

However, Zhao Pan'er is not short of subordinates now, and she also has plenty of people who can protect her. In a while, the people who can follow Zhao Pan'er will be the kind of people that women in this era would be begging for.

As a supporting character, Ge Zhaodi is clearly not a good person either, as she can associate with thugs to stage accidents. Let her, along with Zhou She and Yu Zhongquan, contribute to the upgrade of the Double Door.

"Walk!"

Zhou Feng lifted his foot and walked towards the teahouse: "Let's go see what she's up to."

When the two entered the semi-veiled room, Zhao Pan'er was chatting and exchanging pleasantries with several familiar tea drinkers.

She looked up and saw Zhou Feng walking in from outside, and her eyes lit up instantly.

The two tea drinkers also noticed Zhou Feng and quickly apologized and left, not daring to delay him from talking to Zhao Pan'er.

Putting everything else aside, which of these half-veiled old tea drinkers doesn't know the relationship between this Celestial Master and Lady Zhao?

Just as the two slowly approached, about to speak...

With a thud, the tall, thin man swayed and slid off the bench, falling straight to the ground.

A dark red liquid suddenly gushed from his mouth, flowing down his chin onto his clothes and then spreading into a shocking stain on the ground.

The next second, a hoarse sound came from his throat, his limbs twitched a few times, and then he became completely still.

"Big brother! Big brother, what's wrong!"

Ge Zhaodi screamed, slammed the bowl of hawthorn drink on the table, ran to the man's side, and pretended to push him a few times.

Zhou Feng took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and rolled his eyes.

But Ge Zhaodi didn't notice his expression and continued her performance with all her might: "My older brother was perfectly fine, but after coming here and drinking this hawthorn drink, he turned into this!"

Seeing the man spit out several more mouthfuls of dark red liquid, Ge Zhaodi suddenly stood up and pointed at Zhao Pan'er: "Poisoned! Your tea is poisoned!"

As she spoke, she suddenly ripped off the silver ornament hanging around her neck and dipped it into the bowl of hawthorn drink.

The silver chain visibly darkened where it had been submerged in water. She immediately swung the chain around, her voice trembling with tears, yet still strong as she shouted towards the people around her, "The tea is poisoned! My brother drank your tea and collapsed! This shady shop is killing people! Please, everyone, help me report this to the authorities!"

The teahouse instantly erupted into chaos. The dozen or so casual customers on the first floor all stood up at once, creating a near-complete mess as they pushed and shoved their way out of the shop.

Zhou Feng, his face grim, didn't say a word, but simply raised his hand and waved it forward. Chen Xiao and Tie Jianguo immediately stood on either side of the teahouse's entrance, blocking it.

The fastest tea drinker bumped headfirst into Tie Jianguo's chest, bounced back and staggered a few steps. Looking up at Tie Jianguo's expressionless square face, he chose to remain silent.

"Please be patient, everyone."

Zhou Feng's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the hall.

The seasoned tea drinkers recognized Zhou Feng's identity and naturally dared not act rashly.

The new tea drinker wanted to say something, but was pulled back by the person next to him, who quickly whispered a few words to him and then immediately fell silent.

In the blink of an eye, the entire teahouse returned to calm.

Upon seeing this, a flash of panic crossed Ge Zhaodi's eyes.

Why is the situation completely different from what she expected?

But she also noticed that the one who was keeping the scene in check was Zhou Feng, who was not far from her.

Since that's the case, let's deal with this guy first!

Having made up her mind, Ge Zhaodi stomped her foot and charged at Zhou Feng: "You're in cahoots with this shady business! My brother is dead, and you won't even let anyone report it to the authorities? Is there no law anymore? I..."

Before she could finish her shout, Chen Xiao stepped in front of Zhou Feng and slapped her across the face.

The slap made Ge Zhaodi see stars and spin halfway around.

After staggering a couple of steps while covering her face, she gritted her teeth, roared, and pounced on Chen Xiao again, scratching his face with her five fingers like claws.

She hadn't learned any martial arts; she just learned some rough and unsavory moves from wandering the streets and practicing martial arts in the city.

It's fine to ambush a person normally, but when it comes to a king of soldiers like Chen Xiao, who was trained in this world, your skills are completely inadequate!

Chen Xiao dodged to the side, grabbed Ge Zhaodi's wrist with his left hand and twisted it backward, then thrust his right knee into her knee, causing her to cry out and kneel down.

Even after being pinned to the ground, she continued to struggle, kicking her legs wildly: "Let me go! You're bullying me because you outnumber me! My brother's life..."

Chen Xiao frowned, pulled out a stun gun from his waist, and without saying a word, stabbed Ge Zhaodi in the back.

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