Maybe, maybe, probably...

Mr. Chu is really different from usual...

Before arriving at Yonggu Pass, Lu Jue did not put Xu Quan's doubts to rest at all. He even thought that this young man was more noisy than Xian Yujian - are all young men so talkative now? But after arriving at Yonggu Pass,

…

Lu Jue looked at Chu Yao, whose aura suddenly changed, and whispered to Xu Quan while no one was paying attention.

"...Wen Shi, you are not alone."

Xu Quan's eyes were filled with the majestic and steep Yonggu Pass. How could he still remember the content of his complaints two or three days ago?

Hearing this suddenly, his eyes were confused.

He asked: "What is not a person?"

Lu Jue said: "Mr. Gong Cao seems to be here to collect debts."

Look at Mr. Chu Yao's tall and proud back full of murderous intent! Even Yonggu Pass, one of the three most dangerous passes in the northwest continent, can't suppress his momentum, and even makes his momentum stand out! Lu Jue is absolutely unparalleled.

I doubt that if there is a blind enemy blocking the way ahead, Mr. Chu Yao will draw his sword out of its sheath! Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles!

Xu Quan was speechless: "???"

Is Brother Lu Shousheng's reaction so slow?

He swallowed his complaints silently.

Said: "We lose people but not the formation. The meritorious officer probably wants to be more powerful and give the garrison power!"

Chu Yao was originally a meritorious officer of Heyin, but he was transferred to Longwu County along with Shen Tang. He still held this position, as did everyone else, but the prefix changed from "Heyin" to "Longwu".

This time I am on a mission on behalf of my lord, and my momentum cannot be lost!

Lu Jue looked at Chu Yao's back and then at Xu Quan.

He always felt that it was not as simple as "losing the enemy but not losing the formation", but now he had no better explanation. He blinked and accepted Xu Quan's reason. Lu Jue thought about it, transformed into half a pair of martial arts armor, and held a handle in his hand.

The machete walks eight feet wide, one meter at a time!

Xu Quan saw it and followed suit.

One guard on the left and one on the right, a fierce and evil combination.

Chu Yao, who felt the fluctuation of martial energy behind him: "..."

Nervous messenger: "..."

This, this is really here to fight???

Fortunately, except for these two, the other soldiers did not move, and the messenger's tense nerves gradually relaxed, but he still did not forget to send a letter to the chief secretary and the others, so be on guard!

In short, the group maintained such a strange atmosphere and were introduced to the Yongguguan military camp. After receiving the news, the soldiers on the sentry tower had gone over early to report the news. The messenger welcomed Chu Yao and the others into the tent where the guests were received, and ordered people to serve hot dishes

Tea.

Chu Yao's attention is not here.

He asked the messenger: "I just saw the flag on the city wall. The handwriting is strong and powerful, the pines are tall and straight, and it is quite elegant. I guess it is not the work of a famous artist, but it is definitely the same. I don't know who mentioned it? I have also loved this all my life, and I liked it as soon as I saw it.

happiness."

The messenger felt quite proud when he heard this.

"The words on the flag? That was written by the military chief."

Chu Yao asked again: "Master? Don't you know your surname?"

The messenger said: "The master's surname is Yu."

Chu Yao said "Oh".

There was no expectation or joy on his face that he was about to see a master calligrapher. Instead, there were some complex emotions in his eyes that Lu Jue could not understand. These emotions made Chu Yao's eyes even deeper, as if they could swallow up all the light.

.

He asked again: "The general's surname is 'Chu'?"

The messenger nodded: "Yes."

I was wondering that this question was asked knowingly.

Isn't the "Chu" on the flag obvious?

Chu Yao said lightly "Oh" again.

He took a sip of tea filled with white mist, then closed his eyes to rest, as if he was ready to wait. But the result was just as he expected, several people were left hanging out in the tent, waiting for more than an hour.

Both Lu Jue and Xu Quan were furious.

The messenger had no choice but to smile and keep ordering people to come in and add more tea. He poured pot after pot of tea, which seemed to add fuel to the fire.

Lu Jue could still bear not to speak.

Xu Quan is not a patient person.

He is the precious cousin of the head of the Xu family.

Even if you don't go out to work hard, you can still live comfortably as a rich man in this life, the kind who doesn't have to worry about food and drink.

He asked: "What kind of hospitality is this?"

He also sprayed: "We have been traveling all the way for two or three days on behalf of the lord, and you are not prepared at all? There are dense surveillance towers along the way. I don't believe that we have to find someone to receive us at the last moment! Even if the lord general is not here, he can handle the matter.

The chief registrar should be here, right? It's so sudden. Could it be that he is sincerely looking down on us?"

His right hand has been placed on the handle of the knife at his waist, and his eyes are wide open.

Although the blade was not unsheathed, it revealed a trace of the murderous aura of a brave warrior, enough to make the messenger break into a cold sweat.

The messenger had to rack his brains to find excuses.

"Young general, please calm down. It's not because we are negligent, but because the Shiwuma bandits have been rampant in recent days. They often take advantage of the lack of patrol troops to dig through the city wall and sneak into the pass. In order to protect the people in the pass, the general and the others will go out on patrol from time to time..."

"Oh? Seriously?"

The messenger nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it must be an unlucky thing this time. The general and the others are out on inspection again. In the past, it would take two or three hours to come back after a trip."

What he said was not a lie.

However, as a guard general, his own general rarely leaves, and needs to stay at Yonggu Pass for a long time to prevent Shiwu from gathering his troops to attack suddenly. Small tasks such as inspecting the holes dug by the horse-catching bandits in the city wall are usually left to the generals below.

Although the messenger didn't know why the guard general didn't come, he had some guesses - he probably was deliberately keeping people in the dark, trying to weaken the group's momentum and show off their power - but he didn't know how long he would have to keep them in the dark, so he could only

Let's talk about a longer time.

Xu Quan hummed heavily.

Apparently he didn't believe the messenger's lies.

But there was nothing wrong with this excuse on the face of it, so I had no choice but to endure it, and I was already scolding it in my heart.

The only person present who wasn't in a hurry——

It was Chu Yao.

Not only was he not in a hurry, he also asked people to continue refilling the tea.

The messenger secretly observed his behavior and secretly thought that this man was very calm. Just watching, he felt that Chu Yao's tea-making skills were very familiar, and even some of his small movements were familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere...

Chu Yao noticed the messenger's thoughtful gaze.

He smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

The messenger said: "Sir, he is very good at making tea."

In fact, he didn't know much about it. He just thought that Chu Yao's flowing movements were very interesting to watch. Looking at him, he gave people the feeling of "the tea he brewed is definitely very expensive". Just open your eyes and brag, everyone is anyway.

I like to hear good things.

Xu Quan's attention was also attracted.

Lu was the only one who had no interest in this.

Isn't it just throwing some green leaves into the hot water?

Is there anything you can tell me about?

Compared with this strange way of drinking, he prefers the tea that his wife made for him in the boudoir. It can also be said to be tea porridge. All kinds of colorful ingredients can be thrown into it.

The flavor is fragrant and you will feel full after just two cups.

Unlike Mr. Chu who likes to drink leaf tea.

"Tea porridge" is the authentic "tea"!

Xu Quan said: "This kind of tea art is rare."

The most popular thing at the moment is the "tea porridge" that Lu Jue calls "tea porridge", which contains auxiliary ingredients such as onions, ginger, garlic, orange peel, dogwood... and so on. The richer the family, the more ingredients are added to it. Fry the tea leaves and make tea.

, generally popular among small countries or common people, probably because it is relatively easy to obtain materials.

Xu Quan drinks more "tea and porridge"...
To be continued...