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Chapter 6 A Chance Encounter

The Anxiang Pavilion lives up to the name of "Anxiang". The spices used in it are very special, very similar to the quiet fragrance of plum blossoms. They are neither strong nor will they get tired of it after smelling them for a long time.

Most of the people who come and go to Anxiang Pavilion are literati and poets, and few are rough and generous people.

The layout inside is grand and exquisite, and it is unique in the application of space. Obviously, the person who designed Anxiang Pavilion is a person who has achieved great success in architecture.

While walking, a young scholar suddenly came over.

Ji Liao's heart moved and he was actually an acquaintance.

He found Ji Liao, and for a moment he was catching it, slapped his head and said, "Hey, this is not..."

Ji Liao hurriedly walked over and patted the other person on the shoulder, saying, "Brother Zhu Yicai, it's been a long time since I saw you, it's been a good thing."

He whispered: "Call me Liao Ji."

Zhu Yicai smiled and said, "Hahaha, Brother Liao Ji, it's been a long time, long time no see."

He also whispered: "I will give me a new Guanyin statue to write a poem, I will not expose you."

Ji Liao nodded expressionlessly.

Zhu Yicai was obviously a regular customer here and said to the servant who brought Ji Liao to: "This is my friend. You should do whatever you should do now."

The servant nodded quickly and bowed and left.

Zhu Yicai held Ji Liao's shoulder and said, "I didn't expect that, Brother Liao is also one of us."

Ji Liao said lightly: "I'm here to find someone."

Zhu Yicai looked very familiar with him and said with a smile: "We are all here to find people. I wonder which girl Brother Liao is looking for."

Ji Liao simply ignored him and said directly: "Have you heard of Mei Sanniang?"

Zhu Yicai said: "I know, she was the most popular person in Anxiang Pavilion before, but she rarely appears recently."

Ji Liao said: "Do you know who is Mei Sanniang's best sister?"

Zhu Yicai coughed and said, "Brother Liao, you should look for another girl."

Ji Liaoqi said: "Why, she is gone?"

"Mei Sanniang's best sister is Wu Chunniang, it is my favorite." He was a little embarrassed.

Ji Liao smiled and said, "I'm not here to take your favor, I just want to ask her if I have something to do. Since it's such a coincidence, you should take me to see her."

Zhu Yicai said: "So that's it. Let's go, I'll take you there."

Zhu Yicai was indeed familiar with the road, and he kept taking Ji Liao to Wu Chunniang's residence. If Ji Liao came to find him, he could find this place, but Zhu Yicai led the way and recommended him, so he would have less trouble.

When Wu Chunniang heard Zhu Yicai's call, Niao Niao came out, but she was a beautiful woman with a young age. However, Zhu Yicai was only in her early twenties and was not as good as an old cow eating young grass.

This girl obviously likes Zhu Yicai very much, and she looks very affectionate. After all, Zhu Yicai is not big or small, and is also a famous talent with outstanding painting skills. She is not married yet and has a wealth of wealth. Not to mention a brothel girl, even many ladies from wealthy families like him very much.

Zhu Yicai introduced: "Chunniang, this is my friend Liao Ji."

"Hello, Mr. Liao." Wu Chunniang said a blessing to Ji Liaoyingying.

Ji Liao bowed slightly and said, "Hello Miss Wu."

Zhu Yicai said again: "Chunniang, my brother Liao has something to ask you. If you know anything, I will tell him without missing a single word."

Wu Chunniang nodded and said, "Young Master Liao has something to ask."

Ji Liao said: "I wonder if Mei Sanniang has come to you during the day."

Wu Chunniang was a little surprised and said, "Where did Mr. Liao come from?"

Ji Liao said: "My family lives near Lanruo Temple."

Lanruo Temple is a well-known ancient temple, so he naturally didn't worry that Wu Chunniang had never heard of it.

Wu Chunniang said, "It turns out that the young master is the one Sanniang said, let's wait a moment."

She went back to the inner room, and then there was a rustling sound, obviously looking for something. After a while, Wu Chunniang came out with a bag and said, "This is Sanniang's gold and silver jewelry. She said that she would not use this thing in the future. She specially taught me to hand it over to you."

Ji Liao knew that this was a thank you gift from Mei Sanniang to him. Since she asked Wu Chunniang to hand over the things to her, she obviously expected that she would not be able to come back.

He asked, "When she saw you, there was nothing else unusual."

Wu Chunniang said, "Yes, when she came, a Taoist priest followed me. After Sanniang gave me the things, she explained the words and left with the Taoist priest."

She paused slightly and then added: "I suspected that the Taoist priest had a problem at that time, because I saw that she was afraid of the Taoist priest, so I asked her quietly, and she just told me not to ask and don't worry. Seeing her saying this, although I was a little doubtful, I still didn't do much. Now that I think about it, I am still too careless and should ask a few more questions."

She had just gotten off a nap and was a little confused. Mei Sanniang suddenly came to find her, came and left in a hurry, and didn't react to many things.

Zhu Yicai said: "Is this Taoist priest a villain?"

He was quite chivalrous, otherwise he would not have made friends with Ji Liao.

Ji Liao said, "Not necessarily." He asked Wu Chunniang again, "Did you and Mei Sanniang meet in this room?"

Wu Chunniang recalled: "That's right, it was Shen Shi when she came to me, just one hour ago."

Ji Liao nodded and said, "You guys wait a moment."

He closed his eyes, and all kinds of residual odors in the room were coming. A large amount of complicated information poured into his heart, gradually becoming one picture. Soon he locked in one picture and grabbed a little energy.

Ji Liao opened his eyes and said, "Thank you for telling me that I have something to do, so I will say goodbye first."

Zhu Yicai said: "Brother Liao, you have discovered it, I will go with you too."

Ji Liao sensed that the aura was not far from the city and had not moved for the time being. He pondered slightly and said, "You can go with me, but don't mess around. Don't be afraid of anything you see." Zhu Yi was destined to break into this matter, and Ji Liao would not prevent him from pulling him. As for whether he has good fortune and becomes a practitioner, it depends on his luck.

Zhu Yicai patted his chest and said, "I have always been very brave. Do you remember why I fought with those bandits in the past?"

Ji Liao said lightly: "In the end, I beat them away."

When Wu Chunniang heard this, she couldn't help but smile.

Zhu Yicai called out and said, "I want to say, I have the courage."

Ji Liao nodded slightly and said, "I won't say much, let's go."

Zhu Yicai smiled and said to Wu Chunniang: "I'll leave first."

Wu Chunniang said "um" and sent them out.

The two left Anxiang Pavilion, Ji Liao just walked around often, so Zhu Yicai could naturally keep up. After turning two streets, he saw a restaurant called "Drunk Back".

Zhu Yicai smiled and said, "A small winery dares to call him drunk and not return."

Ji Liao smiled slightly and said, "The smaller the shop, the more you like to give a grand name to attract customers."

"This makes sense. Is this the convenient place we are looking for?" Zhu Yicai asked.

"That's right, let's go in."

After entering it, Zhu Yicai couldn't help but cover his nose. This wine shop was a place where peddlers gathered, and the smell was mixed. He was a rich young man, so he couldn't stand it. But seeing Ji Liao's expression as usual, he endured it.

This is a small shop. After entering, no bartender came to greet you warmly.

Ji Liao glanced inside and his eyes fell on a remote table. At this time, a drunk Taoist priest was scolded by a young servant. It seemed that he was the only bartender in this tavern and might have to work as a part-time shopkeeper, because he looked at the counter and there was no one.

"You, the bull who kills thousands of swords, have to pay the money for the past few days together, otherwise you won't want to leave." The bartender kept scolding the Taoist priest, and the words behind it sounded bad, obviously he wanted to spill out his resentment.

The Taoist priest had a beard on his face, and he could not tell his age, so he just let the other party scold him.

The bartender was probably scolding him for being tired and said, "You're giving me a word."

The Taoist chuckled and said, "How about you pick up my sip of wine, and you will take all the things you like about me."

The bartender spat and said, "Your ragged clothes are not worth much money."

His eyes rolled, and he looked at the Taoist priest's vermilion wine gourd. He snatched it and said, "This is a bit valuable."

The Taoist priest said seriously: "I can't give it to you just this."

Seeing that he cared about the wine gourd, the bartender became more and more convinced that the wine gourd was valuable. He said, "If you don't pay the bill, you have to use something to pay off your debt. Even if you meet the official, this is the case."

Zhu Yicai walked over and said, "I will give it to him so much money for wine."

Seeing Zhu Yicai wearing gorgeous clothes and dressed neatly, the bartender hurriedly smiled and said, "You are a top-notch man at first sight, but don't worry about this stinky Taoist priest. Last time, a master paid him a bill, and he was so shameless that he asked him to pay for three consecutive days of wine. Later, the master never came again. Speaking of which, this Taoist priest is actually our regular customer. I think he was pitiful, and later he paid for his money for his wine for several days, but he didn't know at all. He came to credit the day before yesterday, and came to credit the wine again yesterday, and today I came to open a store with a cost. How can I always pay him credit? Therefore, I can't pay him credit again today, and I have to ask him to pay back the money. Everything I said is true. You should know who he is now. If you pay the bill for him, he will definitely depend on you."

Zhu Yicai couldn't help but hesitate. He glanced at the Taoist priest again. Seeing that he was ragged, unshaven, and very pitiful, he felt sympathy, so he took out a ingot of silver and said, "Forget it, I'll settle the wine account for him this time."

The Taoist priest looked happy and said, "Young Master, you are such a great man. Thank you, thank you."

He said to the bartender again: "Give me a drink."

The bartender shook his head and said, "You are such a stinky Taoist priest."

He collected the money and went to make another pot of wine.

The Taoist priest had already asked Zhu Yicai and Ji Liao to sit down together.

He claimed that his surname was Zhang and he had no place to live. Zhu Yicai also introduced that he still had Ji Liao.

The Taoist priest was a familiar person. When the bartender got the wine, he pulled them to talk. Then Zhu Yi realized that the Taoist priest had a good understanding and had all the classics.

If he changed into a clean literati outfit, he would think that the other party was a well-educated scholar.

Zhu Yicai couldn't keep up with some topics.

However, no matter what the Taoist priest talks about, it will be difficult for Ji Liao. Zhu Yicai nodded secretly, thinking that if Master Ji did not become a monk, he would definitely be able to pass the imperial examination.

Unfortunately, he shook his head secretly.
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