Kaifeng Bistro

Chapter 75

Zhan Zhao had just walked out of Wheatstraw Lane when he saw a silver light flash in front of his eyes, a stone was thrown from the eaves and landed on the ground one step away from him.He looked up, and saw under the faint moonlight, someone wearing a white shirt was lightly stepping on the blue tiles from the eaves, flying towards the tall and solemn Buddhist hall of Tianqing Temple in the distance.

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, and performed lightness kung fu, followed behind this figure, and stepped on several streets and alleys with him, high and low roofs, and the two landed together on a side hall beside the bell tower.

After Bai Yutang sat down, he took out a wine jug from his pocket and shook it in his hand, then glanced sideways at Zhan Zhao, and said to him, "Don't you have business to do? Why do you have time to accompany me here?" Have a drink?"

Zhan Zhao didn't answer, but took a sip from the jug that Bai Yutang handed over, and said, "Yutang, I know you hate King Xiangyang and his henchmen, and I also know that you think Xu Gan's background is very suspicious. Actually, I checked carefully, although I didn't find anything inappropriate, but I also know that if he hadn't been taught by an expert from time to time, how could he, who grew up in the market, be familiar with poetry and books, and have excellent martial arts skills? What? It’s just that you have been in contact with them for some time now, seeing is believing, you must have already judged him and Zhifeng’s behavior in your heart, they are not..."

Bai Yutang snorted coldly, interrupted Zhan Zhao's words, and recited in a low voice: "'The other millet is lili, the seedling of the other millet. The walking is sloppy, and the center is shaking...'Since you know it too, Mr. Zhan Mi Li Zhitan, why don't you always take my words to heart?"

He raised the jug and took a sip, then said: "'Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want?' Of course there is nothing wrong with Zhifeng, but Xu Gan...? Okay, Zhan Hero, since you also believe my master's rhetoric about the reincarnation of the dragon, why are you sitting here wasting time with me?"

Zhan Zhao saw that Bai Yutang's expression was unkind, and knew that if he continued arguing with him, he would definitely get angry, so he turned around and went to drink silently, and didn't make a sound anymore.Bai Yutang took the jug and drank the last bit of wine in the jug, stood up, under the cold moonlight, his face was still handsome, but there was a gloomy murderous look in his eyes.

"I can never tolerate these people living in the world." He said, "Whether it is the Xixia rebels, the remnants of the King of Xiangyang, or the spies of the Liao Kingdom, Zhan Zhao, I will definitely eradicate them. As for whether you are willing or not?" Help, then it's up to you." After saying that, he threw the jug, flew down the side hall, and walked in the direction he came from.Zhan Zhao was the only one left standing on the cold roof and sighing softly.

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"Brother Zhifeng, why did Brother Bai and Brother Bai live in our house?" Tan Zhifeng and Changshang settled down after Ling'er cleaned up the mess, Changshang asked Zhifeng curiously.

"Why? Isn't it great that Brother Bai lives here? He knows a lot of delicious food and fun. I think you usually like him." Tan Zhifeng asked with a smile.

"Oh, but Zhuo Zhuo said that he should live with Big Brother Zhan, Brother Zhifeng, why should he live with Big Brother Zhan?"

"Uh...he..." Tan Zhifeng glanced at the pink Hyacinth next to the counter, and the whole bud of the Hyacinth shrank into a ball: "...He can also live with Big Brother Zhan, But hasn't he already given us a lot of money? Right, if Yi Yi wants to return the money to him, then..."

"That seems to be difficult." Shangshang seemed to start to sympathize with Bai Yutang a little bit. He was about to continue to say something, but suddenly, there was a noise from the next door. The not particularly solid door looked over.

Tan Zhifeng thought that Xu Yan had woken up. He walked to the back and was about to push the door open when a voice suddenly came from the next door: "...If I hadn't recognized you during the winter solstice, if I hadn't followed here, you would still want to hide When?!"

Tan Zhifeng froze for a moment, and retracted the hand that had been placed on the door.This is a young and energetic voice of a boy, or a teenager, with pride and dissatisfaction: "Don't you know, we were all looking for your whereabouts a few days ago..."

"Go back, A Yuan." Xu Gan said in a deep voice, "I have my own life to live."

"Xu Gan!" The young man's angry voice trembled: "Xu Gan, you didn't treat me like this in the past! In the past, you and I were not together for a day, even if you married a wife and had... had this child, but We are still the same as before…”

When Shangshang heard this, he was puzzled and wanted to ask a question, but immediately stretched out a hand behind him, covering his mouth tightly.

Tan Zhifeng looked back, it turned out that Zhuo Zhuo and Yi Yi had been lying by the door together, listening very intently, Tan Zhifeng gestured for them to go back to sleep, but they didn't seem to see it.At this time, the boy next door continued: "...Since you went out to treat this child, you have stopped talking to me... It's not that I refused to take care of you when you got sick after you came back, it's because of you Let me go without saying goodbye, I... I am really angry with you... I wanted to forgive you now, but where have you been these past few months! Why did you sell the shop that Blacksmith Xu left you? Why didn't you Tell us you moved here?!..."

Speaking of this, his voice suddenly became soft: "Brother Xuan, I miss you very much. You are the same as me. In Kaifeng, who else can I rely on besides you?"

Tan Zhifeng didn't know whether he was surprised or stunned at this moment. The boy's tone was affectionate and weird. He was naturally very puzzled and a little uneasy. Not only that, but at the same time, he felt that there was another person on the roof. A familiar warm spiritual power was lingering, and this person was also listening intently to this inexplicable conversation.

Tan Zhifeng didn't know if Xu Gan next door was aware of this, but he seemed to be just listening silently, and it took a long time before he said lightly: "Those things have passed."

Tan Zhifeng frowned and took a step back, Xu Gan's voice seemed to have changed, yes, compared to before he fell into a coma, his voice was colder, almost the same as when the two just met, he pressed his hand together On his chest, he found that the beating warm pulse that once echoed in his heart had also disappeared.

He took a step back, but accidentally bumped into Zhuo Zhuo's body, and let go of Zhuo Zhuo's hand holding Chang Chang. Chang Chang was already sleepy and tired, and bumped towards the door in a dazed state.

Changshang is now a strong and half-grown young man, the thin wooden door can't stand his bump, he couldn't stand steadily, so he quickly grabbed Yiyi's sleeve.

"Let go!" Yiyi was pulled by him like this, and she staggered at her feet. He gritted his teeth and scolded while stretching out his hand to fumble around, just in time to push Tan Zhifeng who was out of his mind. He slammed the door open and fell in.

At the last moment, Yi Yi not only raised his hand to grab the thick door frame, but also grabbed Tan Zhifeng who was about to fall to the ground.Tan Zhifeng looked back halfway, and saw Xu Gan standing indifferently like a mountain, and another slender, strong and fit boy.

With a hiss, Tan Zhifeng's thin sleeve broke, and he closed his eyes in despair, but he didn't hit the cold ground hard as he expected. On the contrary, a pair of thick, strong, warm hands supported him. .

Tan Zhifeng opened his eyes and saw that Xu Yan's deep eyes were staring at him closely. Although his eyes looked a little complicated, they still carried a trace of warmth that Tan Zhifeng was familiar with.Tan Zhifeng stabilized his body, pushed away Zhuo Zhuo and Changshang on his body, held Yi Yi's hand and stood up, turned around, and said to Xu Yan: "I..."

He was still struggling to find words, but Xu Gan interrupted him.He took Tan Zhifeng's hand, walked up to the boy, and said to him: "A Yuan, this is Zhifeng, he is my younger brother."

Only then did Tan Zhifeng see clearly that the young man in front of him was not only tall and straight, but also very beautiful.He has a pair of proud, round cat eyes, a small nose, and thick lips. He looks a bit like a vigilant and defensive cat, no, it should be said that he is more like a rebellious cheetah. With an unpleasant light flashing, he looked Tan Zhifeng up and down.

"Ah, this is...?" Seeing that Xu Gan didn't intend to introduce, Tan Zhifeng could only ask himself.

"This is the son of my neighbor's aunt who grew up with me in the south of the city, named A Yuan." Xu Gan said.

After finishing speaking, he gently embraced Tan Zhifeng's shoulders, and said to A Yuan who was standing opposite: "Ling'er is asleep, A Yuan, let's see you some other day."

When A Yuan saw Tan Zhifeng, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and he was filled with resentment and unwillingness in an instant. He frowned and looked at Tan Zhifeng viciously.Then, he suddenly laughed coldly, and said, "You? You are Xu Gan's younger brother? Do you have any evidence? You look nothing like him! Who are you?!"

As he said that, he stretched out his hand towards Tan Zhifeng unexpectedly, but was opened by Xu Gan.

"Enough!" Xu Gan shouted angrily in a low voice.His voice was not loud, but it made A Yuan shiver in fright.

A Yuan suddenly stood there for a moment as if frozen in ice, then laughed at himself and walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and said coldly. Staring at Xu Gan, he whispered, "Xu Gan, don't forget who you are."

This strange remark fell into everyone's ears. Everyone looked at Xu Gan, but Xu Gan's expression was still as calm and indifferent as before. A Yuan gave Tan Zhifeng a contemptuous glance, then pushed them away, and walked away. The steps ran out of the alley.

There were a few light noises from the roof, Zhuo Zhuo and Shang Shang complained to each other, Tan Zhifeng drove them back anyway, and closed the door leading to the next door.

Tan Zhifeng looked at Xu Gan suspiciously, but Xu Gan smiled at him, and asked directly: "What's the matter, I think I've slept for a long time, what happened all this time?"

Tan Zhifeng put his hand on Xu Gan's heart, Xu Gan's heart was still beating strongly, he frowned and looked at Xu Gan and asked, "You...what do you remember?"

Xu Yan held Tan Zhifeng's hand on his chest, closed his eyes and thought about it for a while, and replied, "A lot."