Have You Met My Brother?[Comprehensive Martial Arts + Sword Three] Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Night Market Chat [Inverted v] Yan Bugui: That’s awesome, Brother Liu…

The night is getting darker and darker, and the number of pedestrians on the busiest streets in the city has gradually begun to decrease.After being active for a while, Yan Bugui, who felt even hungrier, was too lazy to guess what the strange man and woman were thinking. He quickened his pace and left the dark alley. He quickly followed the smell and found a stall selling barbecue. He ordered a batch of meat skewers, seafood and grilled vegetables, trying to fill his noisy stomach.

Probably because it is close to the seaside, there are many fresh fish, shrimp and shellfish in the barbecue restaurant. The price of these seafood is even cheaper than meat skewers such as mutton.

The swordsman didn’t ask the store to add too many spices – not because it was too expensive and he couldn’t afford it, but because he couldn’t get used to the strong taste.

In this regard, he followed Xie Donghai. During the ten years that his brother Xie had raised him in Penglai, he had long been accustomed to light meals. Every day he was either steamed or boiled, and there were not many stir-fried vegetables.After he came to Wengzhou, he learned how to grill fish, but he only sprinkled some salt on it and ate it as it was.Liu Yuan’s taste is relatively strong. He also eats wonton noodles. Brother Liu can drink a lethal amount of vinegar!

To be honest, if you really want to eat something a little heavier, Yan Bugui can still eat it, but you are not used to it, and you may even want to eat something with a strong taste once in a while, but Xie Donghai really won’t touch it.

It was said that when he and Liu Yuan first met, Liu Yuan’s impression of Xie Donghai was still that of “an overly strict parent”, and his favorable impression was low – especially after he learned that they were biological brothers, but a certain elder Xie had once punished his younger brother in front of his own brother. Liu Yuan’s face at that time was quite worth pondering… cough.

Even so, Liu Yuan still planned to host a banquet for Xie Donghai on the grounds of thanking Xie Donghai for taking care of “Liu Ze” over the years.After Yan Bugui asked about Xie Donghai’s taste, there was only a banquet for three people in that seat. Half of the dishes were heavy and the other half were light. Obviously, it was for both the guests and the host to enjoy themselves.

Yan Bugui didn’t think there was anything wrong with Liu Yuan’s arrangement at first. Although the atmosphere at the table was a bit stiff, the two brothers were able to speak politely – until Liu Yuan gave him a chopstick of sweet and sour fish.

After all, he and Liu Yuan had been hanging out in the Central Plains for two years. At that time, there were not so many details when going out. They could eat anything casually. If they came across something that tasted good, they would share a chopstick with each other to express “Look, if there is something delicious, they are thinking of you” – and then speed up and pull all the delicious food into their own bowls.

Yan Bugui thought, Liu Yuan just did it smoothly at that time, and he picked up the piece of fish meat and ate it out of habit.However, Xie Donghai’s expression became a little subtle because of this. He also picked up a boiled shrimp and put it in his bowl. He said in a low and gentle voice: “Sure enough, Liu Shaoxia is caring. I only care about myself and don’t know how to share.”

And just after eating a piece of fish, there was another shrimp in the bowl. The goose peeled it silently and ate it. Although Xie Donghai usually didn’t pay attention to eating at separate tables, he never fed him. This was the first time. Not to mention, it was quite fresh.

Liu Yuan didn’t know whether he was thinking of something or hearing something else. He frowned, but he spoke as usual without any extra personal emotions: “It’s just that everyone has different habits, so there is no difference between being considerate or not.” As he spoke, he added another piece of fried crab to Yan Bugui’s bowl.

Yan Bugui, who had just chewed a shrimp, had no choice but to pick up the crab legs and start chewing. In his ears, he heard Xie Donghai sighing leisurely: “I’m used to it… but I didn’t notice that Xiao Yan’s taste has changed.” Similarly, he didn’t forget to add a piece of Yong Tofu to Yan Bugui when he spoke.

Liu Yuan raised his eyebrows and placed a piece of roast mutton for Yan Bugui again: “Oh? I wonder which taste Zedi preferred?”

Xie Donghai smiled faintly, took a piece of thinly sliced sashimi and put it in Yan Bugui’s bowl: “Fried, deep-fried, stir-fried… there are also strong-flavored ones, he has never eaten them before.”

“I don’t know about this.” Liu Yuan stopped picking up food, but asked Yan Bugui seriously, “You didn’t pick anything when you were with me, but I ignored it… If it doesn’t suit your taste, remember to tell me.”

Xie Donghai nodded in agreement: “If you like something else, I will prepare more for you in the future.”

What can I say when I look at the increasingly full bowl of wild geese in front of me?He could only reply to the two eldest brothers: “I can eat both.”

Yan Bugui silently took the chopsticks and put the fragrant garlic oysters into his mouth, quietly suppressing the memories that came to him again.Since that day when he was almost full, he secretly made up his mind that he would never eat with his brother Xie and brother Liu again.Fortunately, Xie Donghai and Liu Yuan rarely get together and seem to avoid each other intentionally or unintentionally.

The swordsman didn’t want to know if the two men were secretly fighting each other. Anyway, this matter was beneficial to him, and he would not put forward any unnecessary opinions on it…

Eh?As he was eating barbecue, his ears suddenly twitched, and the shop owner seemed to mention him…

“Hey, Mr. Bai, are you closing the stall so early today?”

“Well, today is the last day to set up a stall, so close the stall early, rest early, and start early tomorrow.”

“Oh, Mr. Bai, are you leaving? Where do you plan to go?”

“It’s nothing high or not, I just plan to try my luck in the prosperous place of the capital.”

“Is that so…Ahem, are you still the same as you were the other day?”

“Yes, just give me a bowl of white porridge and bake a signature dish.”

“Okay! Please find a place to sit down first and let me see – Hey, young hero, would you mind adding one more person here?”

Hearing this, Yan Bugui raised his head slightly and glanced around quickly – this barbecue stall is obviously very popular, and the tables and chairs around it are full of people. If there are new customers coming later, if no one has left, they will have to share a table anyway.The swordsman was the only one at the table, and even though he hadn’t finished eating yet, he didn’t mind if there was one more person, so he nodded and replied, “Whatever.”

So “Mr. Bai” sat down opposite the swordsman.This person was wearing white clothes – but unlike Gong Jiu who looked very expensive, he looked a bit ordinary and quite handsome. He was holding a jade tree in the wind. As soon as he sat down, he politely held his hands and said, “Excuse me.”

Well, he looks like an ordinary scholar, but his martial arts is good… Yan Bugui just replied “Don’t bother” when he heard the word “Liu Yuan” mentioned by people around him. He immediately tilted his head towards the place where the conversation came from and raised his ears to listen carefully.

“…Have you heard? That guy named Liu Yuan is said to have almost become the deputy landlord of Jinfeng Xiaoyu Building!”

“Liu Yuan? Who is it?”

“It’s the mysterious swordsman who was rumored to have a tie with Master Su recently!”

“Oh! That swordsman with unknown origins and unknown apprenticeship! Then why did he almost become the deputy landlord? What was the difference?”

“Hey! You’re so focused! In short, it seems that this person himself rejected the invitation from Host Su!”

“Why refuse? Fengyulou is so famous. Becoming the deputy owner of the building will make you reach the sky in one step!”

“Who knows, maybe people look down on a mere ‘deputy’ landlord…”

“You’re so disrespectful. Didn’t Master Su beat this person out?”

“What a great person Mr. Su is, how could he do such a thing!”

“That’s right! And I don’t know which crack in the stone the person named Liu jumped out of. If there is any problem with him, of course he should keep it under his nose so that he can observe it slowly!”

…

“Young hero, are you interested in these small talk?” “Mr. Bai” on the opposite side didn’t know whether it was because he was bored waiting for food and wanted to find someone to talk to, or he noticed that the swordsman was particularly concerned about trivial matters, so he asked in a clean and somewhat cold voice.

Yan Bugui blinked and swallowed the mutton in his mouth before replying: “I heard that Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower is very famous in the capital. It just so happens that I am going to the capital to meet up with my brother. I want to know more about it and I will have an idea by then.”

“Mr. Bai” chuckled sullenly, but there was not much irony. He was just heard to say calmly: “There is a popular saying in the world that ‘60% thunder, 40,000 su’. In the young hero’s mouth, this ‘40,000 su’ is just ‘very famous’?”

Yan Bugui picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea: “I come from overseas and don’t know much about things in the Central Plains. If I make a joke, I hope you will forgive me.”

“So the young hero is from overseas?” A strange color seemed to flash in the eyes of the young man in white, and then he said to himself in a very low voice, “No wonder the style and material of such clothes are difficult to identify…”

“Mr. Bai’s” voice was too soft, almost breathy. Coupled with the noisy surrounding environment, it was difficult to hear the other party’s whisper under normal circumstances – but Yan Bugui’s hearing was so good that he could basically hear everything.

The swordsman looked at the man in white again without leaving a trace, and while the other party’s porridge and barbecue set meal had just been served, he asked: “I see that your martial arts attainments are not low, and we should be from the world of martial arts. Meeting is fate. I wonder if you can tell me about the world of martial arts? Well, you should not be short of money for this meal, but courtesy is reciprocal – I’ll invite you today.”

“Mr. Bai” was scooping out the thick white porridge with a spoon. When he heard this, he made a move and replied with a hint of emotion and anger:

“I’m just a scholar who sells calligraphy and paintings and writes letters for me. I don’t have any martial arts accomplishments… But I have heard a lot about the Jianghu story from the storyteller in the teahouse. I wonder what the young hero wants to hear? Of course, the meal is not expensive for the young hero. It’s just like two strangers who meet by chance and have a casual chat.”

Yan Bugui didn’t hold on to the lies in the other party’s words, but took advantage of the situation and asked: “Since the capital was mentioned before, why not talk about any noteworthy masters and forces in the capital?”

“The capital city…” “Mr. Bai” pondered for a moment, “At the feet of the emperor, the people are prosperous and prosperous. There are more people in the world than elsewhere, and most of them join one party. The sporadic lone travelers will not stay in the capital for a long time.

“The most noteworthy among them are the four forces – the six gates representing the imperial court, the Mi Tian League representing the rivers and lakes, and the Liufenbantang and Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower that span the imperial court and the rivers and lakes.As for the Quanzhen Sect, which is regarded as the state religion, it has no followers in the capital and has no sense of existence.”

“Mr. Bai” didn’t speak fast, but he didn’t speak like a teacher. He didn’t have the ups and downs of a storyteller. He sounded quite distant and indifferent, but he had a unique rhythm that was fascinating: “When it comes to martial arts, some people think he is the Sixth Five Divine Lords, and some people think he is the Seven Holy Lords of the Mysterious Sky Alliance…”