Sword from Songshan

Chapter 54: Under the Qingcheng Mountain
Fusheng Restaurant, one of the four largest restaurants in Chengdu, is not only known for its former imperial chef, but its homemade old wine is also well-known far and wide, and is known as the fragrance of half the city!

At noon, four young men went up to the third floor and walked straight to a table near the window. There were already two guests at the table, who were drinking from their cups when they were suddenly grabbed by the wrists by two men.

"Where did the turtle come from..."

Judging from their attire, the two men were either wealthy or noble. He was about to open his mouth to scold them, but when he looked up and saw that the four of them were wearing Qingcheng Sect uniforms, he quickly swallowed his words.

He picked up the wine glasses and jugs and moved them to other tables in a dejected manner.

The waiter came over quickly, took the dishes away from the two people, and carefully wiped the table and chairs with a rag.

"Fourth Brother, please take a seat."

"My fellow disciples, please take a seat too."

The four of them then smiled, exchanged some polite words, and sat down, then clapped their hands on the table again.

"Waiter! Mapo tofu, chicken slices in lotus leaves, Dongpo pork elbow, pick up seven or eight of your specialties and bring them up! Bring two jars of Fusheng Laojiao first, so my senior brother can quench his thirst!"

"Wait a moment, young man! I'll be there soon!"

When visiting a big restaurant, the first thing to do is to have good eyesight.

The other party was a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect. In Sichuan, the Qingcheng Sect was as powerful as the Emei Sect. They were the leader of the righteous path and if they stomped their feet the whole of Bashu would tremble. How could the waiter dare to neglect them?

Without caring about other tables, the best wine and food were served to their table first.

Although the other guests who arrived early were indignant, just like the two people who were driven away before, they dared not say a word. At most, they just cursed a few words in their hearts.

"I hate it so much!"

But there are always exceptions. Not everyone is willing to swallow their anger. There are always a few people who are blind.

With a thick northern accent, an ugly hunchback shouted and stopped the waiter who was hurriedly serving the dishes.

"I was the first one to sit down, why did they get served first?"

"Sir, please wait a moment."

The waiter couldn't afford to offend any of the guests, so he had to smile apologetically. Seeing the Qingcheng Sect disciples looking at him, he quickly spoke.

"I'll finish serving those gentlemen and ask the kitchen to prepare it for you right away."

"No! I want to eat now!"

Unexpectedly, the ugly hunchback not only refused to listen, but snatched the dish of fried chicken from the waiter's tray.

He reached his dirty hands directly into the plate, completely ignoring the heat, and just grabbed the food and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Ouch~!"

The waiter finally reacted and screamed in fright.

"You...you...how did you eat it!"

"Why? Aren't cooked dishes meant for people to eat?"

"You ungrateful hunchback! You've caused great trouble!"

Seeing those people from Qingcheng Sect approaching with cold faces, the waiter whispered a warning and then quickly hid aside.

Bang~!

With a slight sound, a scabbard poked on the table in front of the ugly hunchback.

Although the sword has not been unsheathed, the threat is obvious.

The ugly hunchback turned a blind eye to this and continued to stuff the tender chicken slices into his mouth.

"Ugly hunchback! Is this dish delicious?"

Luo Renjie leaned closer to the ugly hunchback and said something coldly.

“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”

The ugly hunchback didn't even raise his head. He just stuffed food into his mouth and his speech was unclear.

“Of course our food is delicious!”

Luo Renjie instantly became furious and grabbed the ugly hunchback's hand.

"What's your dish?"

The ugly hunchback stopped, then looked up at the four people, and then suddenly grinned.

"Since it's your dish, you will pay for it."

"what?"

This ugly hunchback not only stole their food, but also asked them to pay the bill?
It’s so deceiving!
"hateful!"

"court death!"

The four men immediately became furious and started yelling at the ugly hunchback and were about to attack him.

Bang! Who would have thought that the ugly hunchback would take the initiative and slap Luo Renjie on the chest. Although the ugly hunchback looked wretched, he had some palm power. Caught off guard, Luo Renjie stepped back several steps and fell to the ground.

"Brother!"

The sudden change made the other three people's faces change drastically.

Clang~!

Then he came to his senses, drew out the sword in his hand, and stabbed the ugly hunchback.

"Ouch~!"

When the other guests upstairs saw the Qingcheng Sect draw their swords, they panicked and retreated in all directions.

In contrast, the ugly hunchback showed no fear at all. He picked up the plate of chicken slices in lotus leaves on the table and threw it over, then pulled out a sword from somewhere.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding~!

The long sword drew an arc and started fighting with the Qingcheng Sect disciples who rushed over.

The people upstairs hid under the wall in panic, watching the excitement with wide eyes.

Huh~?

It was really novel. The sword in the hunchback's hand had a very strange shape, forming an arc. The man was hunchbacked and the sword was also hunchbacked. It turned out to be a hunchback sword.

Is there anyone in the world who uses this kind of strange weapon?
"Tsk tsk, it still doesn't work after all."

Although the weapons are unique, the martial arts are just so-so.

Under the siege of four people from the Qingcheng Sect, the ugly hunchback showed signs of defeat after just a dozen moves.

After retreating again and again, he finally reached the wall, where it was time to retire.

Brush~!

The ugly hunchback used his sword to temporarily force the four men back, and said with a look of resentment on his face.

"The scum of the Qingcheng Sect only knows how to bully the weak with their numbers! The old master has already gone south. After he gets the Sword Manual of Exorcism and practices the peerless swordsmanship, he will definitely kill everyone in the Qingcheng Sect!"

"Sword Manual of Exorcism!"

Hearing these four words, Luo Renjie's face changed instantly.

Hurrah~!

At this moment, the ugly hunchback suddenly climbed out of the window.

"Oops!"

The four people from Qingcheng Sect rushed to the window and saw that the ugly hunchback had already landed and disappeared into the crowd.

"Come on!"

"No need!"

The other three were about to jump out of the window to chase after him, but Luo Renjie reached out to stop them.

After a slight hesitation, he suddenly said something.

"go back!"

"go back?"

The other three were stunned and looked at each other.

"Where to go back to?"

"Where else can I go back to? Of course, I'll go back to the temple!"

Luo Renjie's expression was extremely serious. He turned around and walked out.

The remaining three people were even more confused. Why were they in such a hurry to go back when they hadn't even finished the wine yet?
But since Luo Renjie said he wanted to go back, how could they dare to say no?

Although he was annoyed, he had no choice but to hurry and catch up, cursing the ugly hunchback in his heart for ruining their drinking mood.

"Peerless swordsmanship?"

At a table in the corner of the third floor, a man with a rectangular face, sword-like eyebrows and thin lips paused slightly for a moment while holding the wine bowl.

Just now, the Qingcheng Sect disciples were fighting with the ugly hunchback. Although the others were enjoying the fight, they all looked quite frightened.

Only this man sat there from beginning to end, with a calm face, drinking from bowl after bowl by himself. Not to mention fear or retreat, he didn't even move his butt.

It was not until he heard the ugly hunchback say the words "peerless swordsmanship" that he paid attention. He also saw the Qingcheng Sect disciples leaving in a hurry, and he couldn't help but wonder, what kind of peerless swordsmanship is this Sword Manual of Exorcism?
"Go back and ask Master."

But he didn't think much about it. He poured out the last bowl of wine in the jar and drank it all. He left a small piece of loose silver on the table before getting up and leaving.

At the same time, a man in the crowd straightened up and watched the Qingcheng Sect disciples walk out of the restaurant and leave in a hurry, with a slight smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)