Chapter 471: Chapter 166: The Art of Sorcery and Gu! Are you eating a pig? You’re eating a Taoist! (A 10,000-word Chapter asking for subscriptions)_2
Next to him, Yun Jiuqing exclaimed excitedly, "We’ve arrived at Neihai County, which means we’re not far from the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Dynasty now!"
"Eh?" Xing Fengzi asked in surprise, "Has Yun Scholar been here before?"
Yun Jiuqing nodded and said, "A couple of times, I guess!"
Xing Fengzi was a bit envious. Yun Jiuqing seemed only a year or two older than him but had already spent so much time adventuring within the Great Zhou Dynasty, reaching many novel places.
On the contrary, he, a little Taoist Priest from Di Zu Guan, had been down the mountain for no more than a month.
Yun Jiuqing introduced, "However... The last time I came here was quite a few years ago. I remember it was when an uncle from my family took me to the Imperial City and we passed through here. At that time, the uncle mentioned that Neihai City has a renowned roast meat restaurant."
"It’s a pity that every time he passed through, he would find it too crowded to squeeze into. Each time, that uncle could only look on longingly, unable to buy a single piece of roast meat."
"The last time he brought me along, we couldn’t get in either, damn it!"
As he said this, Yun Jiuqing complained, "I remember I was still young back then, my thinking rather childish, thinking I could bribe the crowd in front with money to clear a path."
"But then... I offered them a silver note promising ten silver taels each, yet none of them would give way."
"This time, I must find out just how delicious that roast meat is to make these people ignore ten silver taels," Yun Jiuqing muttered. "I just don’t know if that shop is still there after all these years."
After all, there has never been a peaceful time inside the Great Zhou Dynasty.
There would always be some malevolent ghosts, some wronged spirits appearing.
Living in such a dynasty,
Is always nerve-wracking.
The group entered Neihai County, and with his shallow memories in mind, Yun Jiuqing excitedly led Fan Wu and the others through the streets, arriving at a certain place.
"Here it is!" Yun Jiuqing pointed ahead and announced, "This is the place my uncle took me to last time!"
She tiptoed to see farther, "I can see that shop! It’s actually still here!"
Yun Jiuqing was both astonished and pleasantly surprised as she scurried over to see a bustling crowd ahead.
The number of people here was far from average.
Looking around...there had to be at least several hundred people, all gathered outside the entrance of a restaurant.
Their attire was diverse.
Some seemed like ordinary folk, some were dressed in rather extravagant clothes that screamed wealth, and some looked like house servants running errands for their Family Heads.
Xing Fengzi observed as well, in fact, even more curious than Yun Jiuqing since he had stayed in Di Zu Guan until a month ago.
Fresh from his mountain retreat, he was curious about all things mundane.
"It looks quite crowded inside too," Xing Fengzi said in amazement. "Adding those inside to those outside, there must be at least five or six hundred people, right?"
Smelling the faint aroma in the air, Fan Wu could tell it was the scent of roast meat.
Yet it also seemed faintly off to him.
Fan Wu’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He was contemplative.
With a mentality of watching the fun and trying his luck, Fan Wu walked over. His imposing height allowed him to overlook the assembly and see the state of the meat restaurant clearly.
The restaurant’s appearance was reminiscent of an inn, furnished with tables and chairs packed so closely there was hardly any space to move. Each chair was fully occupied.
There was a signboard hanging above the shop with a few large characters—Hunter’s Meat Restaurant.
Then Fan Wu lowered his head to look at a few citizens in front of him.
He saw the locals of Neihai County gazing longingly at the restaurant, drooling with desire, seemingly captivated by the enticing aroma in the air.
So much so, they seemed oblivious to everything happening around them.
Why say that?!
Because Fan Wu noticed one villager’s foot stepping on the back of another’s, yet the stepped-on villager seemed unaware of anything.
As if... a person weighing a hundred or two hundred pounds were stepping on his foot with no feeling whatsoever.
It was bizarre!
Fan Wu could also observe that each of the customers packed into the benches, almost crushed against one another, gorged on their food like Hungry Ghosts, as if they hadn’t eaten a grain of rice in days.
They grabbed the savory roast meat with their hands, disregarding the chopsticks provided by the restaurant, and shoved it straight into their mouths.
Chomp, chomp—
Chomp, chomp—
With his remarkable hearing, Fan Wu could even hear the sounds of these people chewing their food. The collision of teeth and juicy meat, the noise of chewing and swallowing filled his ears.
"Daoist Priest Fan! Daoist Priest Fan!" As the excited voice of Yun Jiuqing reached him, Fan Wu turned his head in that direction and saw Yun Jiuqing excitedly waving a few red skewers.
The excited shouts of Yun Jiuqing came, "Daoist Priest Fan, Daoist Priest Fan, I got some red skewers! As soon as a few people leave from inside, we can use these red skewers to take our seats!"
