Chapter 914: One Man Can Defeat a Million-Man Army
Zuixianlou, although this name looks very imposing, it is actually a more common name.
Basically, you can find two restaurants called Zuixianlou in the three cities.
Of course, as for the quality of the food at Zuixianlou, that depends on how many customers it attracts.
The local residents will not tolerate a restaurant whose food is not delicious enough.
But the Zuixianlou in Bai Ancient City does have real skills. It is said to be a centuries-old restaurant that has been there since the construction of Bai Ancient City, and has been the leader in the catering industry in Bai Ancient City for hundreds of years.
In Baigu City, being able to hold a banquet in Zuixian Tower is naturally a very prestigious thing.
Even the business hours of Zuixianlou itself are very short. Since seventy years ago, it has only been open from Shenshi to Zishi (5pm to 12am). It is always full every night, and often at the beginning of the month, the restaurant is already filled with customers waiting to take numbers.
Sometimes, all the business locations for the month are sold out in the first three days of the month.
The above is Tu Shanyi’s introduction to Zuixianlou. In his words, for an expensive restaurant that he would envy when he saw the sign when passing by, but would not dare to go in.
And today, Zuixianlou, which is always full, was booked by Yueyao.
When Mo Cheng arrived at the entrance of Zuixianlou and was about to ask someone where Yueyao was, he found that Yueyao was already waiting at the entrance.
Seeing the person in charge of [Nanli Dao Domain] waiting at the door, Mo Cheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew very well that when giving a gift to someone, one must have something to ask for, and since he had made such a show of courtesy, one could imagine how difficult the matter would be.
It won't be that simple after all.
"Your Excellency Mo Cheng, you have come. Yue Yao has been waiting for you here for a long time."
Yueyao was wearing an ink-colored palace dress today, with a phoenix pattern embroidered on it and cloud patterns embroidered on the sides. There were patterns embroidered with gold thread on the cuffs and collar, and she covered it with a plain silk shawl with three thousand ink drops hanging down and rolled up with a gold hairpin.
"Yueyao, you are too kind. I am just a scholar, I don't deserve it."
"If even a talented person who can take the head of an enemy general from among thousands of soldiers says he is not worthy of the task, then there will be no heroes in the world."
Yueyao turned around and led the way. "Let's not give way to each other at the door. Please follow me."
Following Yueyao all the way to the top floor of Zuixianlou, there was already a table full of dishes, and there was no one else on the top floor except him and Yueyao.
Seeing this, Mo Cheng sighed inwardly again. This level of hospitality also meant that the troubles Yue Yao would have to deal with next would be far beyond ordinary.
Afterwards, the two did not talk about anything else, and it seemed that both the host and the guest were having a great time.
I don’t know whether Yue Yao was happy or not, but Mo Cheng himself seemed to enjoy the meal very much. Even though he was not a gourmet, he could taste that the dishes at Zuixianlou were delicious.
However, he could only give meaningless praise like "very delicious". If he was really asked to say what was good about it, Mo Cheng would be at a loss.
At the same time, there is a beautiful woman by his side, who explains in detail the origin and cooking methods of each dish, and also brings up the local customs and anecdotes of various places.
After three rounds of drinking, Mo Cheng put down the wine glass in his hand and asked directly without any politeness, "Has Yueyao encountered any trouble recently?"
Yue Yao was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "If I say no, I'm sure Mo Cheng won't believe it. But this matter is quite troublesome, Yue Yao doesn't want Mo Cheng to get involved, and if I tell you this, it will make me look unsatisfied."
"I guess Yueyao has only recently gathered the lost subordinates under her command."
Yueyao didn't mean to say anything, but Mo Cheng didn't intend to spend more time on this matter. "I guess they brought back some news that made you feel extremely troubled."
"First, let's speculate why Yue Yao, as the leader of [Nanli Daoyu], fell into Dangyangpo, and..."
Mo Cheng paused for a moment and continued, "I saw clearly at the time that the group of Wu Man clearly wanted to kill you here, and they mobilized too many troops."
The force used to encircle and kill Yue Yao at that time was more than could be described as a regular encounter. It was a completely carefully planned kill.
"I have also asked other people. The Wuman invasion this time came at a strange time compared to the usual times."
"The Wuman invasion that shouldn't have happened, the purposeful siege that shouldn't have happened, and you being the only one there at the time..."
"Someone wants you dead, and you have to die at the hands of Wu Man. Why is it Wu Man and not someone else? Because this siege is an accident and not a murder."
"Someone in [Nanli Daoyu] wants you dead, and your men brought back some evidence, evidence that is enough to accuse you of murder. Am I right?"
There was silence, and then Yue Yao smiled bitterly, "Mo Cheng, you really have a keen eye. You can guess ."
"So you have a situation where you have evidence against someone who has committed murder and has gotten away with that murder."
What will happen when a murderer finds out that the person he wants to kill is not only alive, but is also walking towards him with evidence of his crime?
This kind of thing doesn't even require too much thinking. Mo Cheng knows that the murderer will definitely try to kill Yue Yao on the road like a madman.
The Wuman invaded and the leader died tragically, what a good excuse.
There is no need to think too much about whether the next person is Wu Man or a killer disguised as Wu Man.
"Yueyao is indeed in danger at the moment. All my guards were killed. Although the remaining subordinates escaped, their cultivation is not high. It can be said that if Yueyao stays in Baigu City , she can still hold on for a few months, but if she leaves the city..."
If he walks less than twenty miles out of the city, he will probably be killed and his body will be dumped in the wilderness or even destroyed.
Mo Cheng did not say these words, as these words were meaningless. He lowered his head, looking like he was thinking about the pros and cons, but in fact he was looking at his task system.
He had a hunch that this seemed to be a mission.
Then, the task panel really popped up as he thought.
"I'll take you back to [Nanli Daoyu]."
Simple but clear words reached Yue Yao's ears, making her a little unbelievable for a moment.
"To be honest with you, Mo Cheng, Yueyao is in a very dangerous situation right now."
"No matter how dangerous it is, it is no more dangerous than the Golden Eagle Khan and his millions of soldiers."
If Mo Cheng needed to consider other things before, then when the task panel popped up, he had no other ideas.
"Since a million strong troops could not harm Yue Yao, I wonder if the rats sent by the murderer can defeat a million strong troops?"
"I alone am enough to rival an army of a million!"
