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Chapter 130 Ambush
Everyone at the table listened intently, holding their breath. After a long while, someone finally spoke.

"Who did it?"

But the one speaking wasn't the person at the table, but the waiter next to him who was also listening intently.

Several pairs of large, bell-like eyes stared at him at once, and the waiter almost peed himself.

He quickly nodded and bowed, smiling obsequiously, and retreated.

However, as soon as he was out of sight, he crouched behind Liang Zhu again, eavesdropping secretly.

After driving away the irrelevant people, the third brother shook his head and said.

"I don't know, the people in the county haven't investigated it either—but I heard them say that, judging from the traces, the killer must have been a swordsman, and a swordsman skilled in fast swords."

swordsman?

Could it be right here?
This time, everyone held their breath and looked around, trying to see who was wearing a sword.

But Zhou You listened with complete indifference.

Now that Duanxie has been stored in the ring, I'm just a wandering Taoist priest. What do I care about some murderous swordsman?
After searching around and finding no strange people, the burly men discussed for a long time and finally came to a conclusion: this place was not a good place to stay, and it was best to run away as soon as possible.

Those people immediately paid for their meal and made their escape—just then, Zhou You's dishes were served.

However, there are only four items.

Braised lamb liver, mixed fish in soy sauce, braised chicken pieces, and a plate of stir-fried wild vegetables with meat.

Although they call it their signature dish, it's actually just a bunch of home-style dishes.

Zhou You wasn't too dissatisfied. After all, before entering the script, he had only managed to get a barbecue from Li Sanli. The rest of the time, he was cooking instant noodles. After entering the script, there was a round of fighting, followed by a journey of eating and sleeping in the open, munching on dry rations picked from corpses. These home-cooked meals were already a rare treat for the two of them.

Picking up a slice of lamb liver, it was tender and smooth, mixed with the aroma of stir-fried scallions and garlic, without any unpleasant fishy smell—although the chef at this eatery was not as good as the chefs at restaurants, his skills were still quite solid, and his home-style dishes were really good.

Zhou You, enjoying his meal, took another bite of the mixed fish, while simultaneously pouring himself a glass of wine with his other hand, and then raised the glass—

But just as he was about to put it to his lips, he suddenly frowned.

But soon, he smiled, shook his head, put the cup back, and continued eating meat and vegetables as if nothing had happened.

However, upon seeing his action, one of the remaining guests at the two tables suddenly turned cold.

half an hour.

Only a few scraps of food remained on the table.

Zhou You had eaten about 80% of his fill and was sitting at the table picking his teeth.

For some reason, while the people who came later had almost finished eating, the people at the other two tables still hadn't left.

Whether it was those bald monks or those skinny bamboo poles, they all remained seated upright in their chairs, only the tea on the table was changed time and time again.

Manager Ma didn't dare to chase these fierce-looking fellows away. Fortunately, it wasn't mealtime yet, and no more customers had entered the restaurant since, so he didn't have to worry about finding a seat.

But at that moment, Zhou You's voice suddenly rang out.

"How much is all the food for my meal?"

The waiter was about to go over, but Manager Ma had already quickly come to the table and then said with a smile.

"Sir, that'll be forty-seven coins in total. Since this is your first time here, forty-five will suffice. We hope you'll visit our shop again next time."

Zhou You took out a piece of silver from his pocket.

"Is this enough?"

For some reason, even though he was looking at such a large sum of money, Manager Ma's voice sounded a little stiff.

"Sir, this is too much. It's too much trouble to cut. What about that piece of silver you had earlier? That's easier to find." "No, this is fine. I'll need some change later. You can cut this piece of silver for me."

Even Manager Ma's smile became somewhat stiff this time.

For small shops like theirs to make change like this, they have to use special tools to weigh it, cut off a piece, weigh the cut-off piece again, and then compare the two before collecting the money. This is not only time-consuming and laborious, but it can also easily lead to disputes with people over weight issues, so they are usually reluctant to accept this kind of change.

But since the guests had already spoken, he could only nod obediently and then planned to go to the back room to find tools, but someone suddenly spoke again.

"And also, there's a hair of one of your guys mixed in with this fish."

So, I've run into someone trying to cause trouble?
Manager Ma suddenly realized what was happening and was about to report it to the authorities, but Zhou You just smiled and said...

"Shopkeeper, please don't be in a hurry. I'm not asking for a refund or to cause trouble. I just want to ask you to help me teach your servant a lesson so that he'll be more careful next time and not cause this kind of trouble again, okay?"

Manager Ma finally breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded and bowed in agreement, pulling the innocent-looking waiter towards the inner room—

At this point, only these few tables of guests remained in the lobby.

At that moment, Zhou You picked up another cup, poured himself a cup of tea, and then smiled.

"Everyone, you've all been waiting for so long, shouldn't you tell us why you've come?"

No one answered.

But at the same time, several pairs of eyes were fixed on Zhou You.

The man remained completely calm, simply drinking the tea and then filling his glass with the wine bottle.

"The wine is good, but unfortunately it's mixed with impurities and has become rotten."

He picked up the wine glass and casually spilled it on the ground. The wine gradually evaporated in the air, but what remained was not a brown floor, but a long green streak.

Only then did someone from those two tables speak.

It was the table with the skinny bamboo pole.

The man's voice was cold and sinister, sounding like a slippery snake at first glance.

"This is a poison I specially purchased from Sichuan. The most important thing is its concealment. As long as it's mixed into wine, even a god wouldn't be able to detect it. How did you manage to find out?"

Zhou You simply smiled.

With his experience in the martial arts world, he certainly wouldn't be able to tell at a glance that the wine was poisoned. However, the Yin Ghost Bait Song is a cultivation technique based on 'eating', and it even has the ability to swallow poisonous things. Zhou You only needed to smell it to realize that something was wrong with the wine.

Therefore, he naturally realized that someone in the restaurant wanted to harm him.

Seeing his expression, before the skinny guy could say anything more, someone at the bald monk's table immediately stood up.

"Since he's been exposed, why waste words with him? We outnumber him now, and he's careless and didn't bring his sword. Let's seize the opportunity to capture him first!"

“No rush.” The skinny man gently stopped him, glancing at Zhou You, whose expression remained unchanged, before suddenly saying, “My friend, please rest assured, we are not here for revenge against that witch, nor do we wish to fight you. You only need to hand over the ‘token’ you have, and we will naturally let you go—”

Zhou You simply chuckled and shook his head.

But suddenly, a dagger slid out from his sleeve and went straight for the table!
A 'click' sound.

A scorpion that had been secretly crawling over was pinned to the bottom of the plate.

"What a scheme! You talk about giving advice, but you're secretly planning to pull a fast one on me—are all you Gu players this cunning?"

The man was silent for a few seconds, then uttered a sinister sound.

"Do it!"

(End of this chapter)