Chapter 119 (1/2)

Chapter 119 - Cold Night

The southern border flavour was greatly different froh the place was res with the Central Plains And the local produced fur, ore etc had good reputations in Central Plains and attracted quite a number of Central Plains merchants to come forward to trade And as time went by, the southern border which did not have any inn, under the influence of the Central Plainscities and towns

The place where Ghost Li and Xiao Bai were noas such an inn, its name directly taken fro into the inn, very evidently the tables and chairs decorations were influenced by Central Plains culture but the innkeeper and waiters were all local Zhuang tribe people Zhuang tribe in the southern border had the biggest population and in relative, their people were better off and were most influenced by the Central Plains, unlike the other tribes which still insisted on hunting as their radually started to farm and trade

But it was also because of that, Zhuang tribe’s trait was more placid, most of the tribe people did not have that intrepid characteristic so they were not as powerful as the Miao tribe which had a smaller population than them

Ghost Li and Xiao Bai sat down, a waiter was already co over to serve them, by now the sky had turned dim but there was not many customers in the inn The waiter’s appearance and clothes looked to be fro tribe but e was rather fluent

“Two custo? Our inn still have clean rooms, our prices are the most reasonable, well-known near and far”

Ghost Li nodded, said, “Give us two clean rooht”

The waiter smiled and nodded, then said, “Two custoht, do you want to order some rice and dishes?”

Ghost Li was not hungry but glanced at Xiao Bai, decided he should order soive us tls of rice and also a few…”

“Hm!” Xiao Bai suddenly exclaimed, a smile on her face, said, “Do you have ‘Earth Stuffed Siskin’ here?”

Ghost Li was surprised, looked at Xiao Bai, that waiter was also stunned, took another glance at Xiao Bai, said, “Miss can it be that you have visited southern border before, this signature dish, naturally we have it”

Xiao Bai’s s, slowly said, “Oh, right, also ‘Three Parts Snake Intestines’, ‘Roasted Bear’s Tail’, ‘Roasted Autumn Leaf’, ‘Five Little Worms’, ‘Black Heart Fruit’ …”

Her eyes sparkled, speaking while thinking, initially her speed was still slow, na the dishes by dishes, however her speed increased towards the end, the names of the dishes were also very bizarre, unbelievable upon hearing it, definitely not what Central Plains would have

Ghost Li was dumbfounded and in the inn, other then the waiter whose s aardthe accounts at a distance also came over

After Xiao Bai had named nearly thirty dishes in one breath, she then stopped to take a breath, turned and smiled to the innkeeper and waiter, “Those dishes, do you have it here?”

The innkeeper and waiter looked at each other, after a while the innkeeper gave a dry laugh and said, “Miss you are really knowledgeable, those dishes that you have said just now, not one of them are not southern border faredients are not easy to find, other than the Earth Stuffed Siskin, my inn can only make Black Heart Fruit and Roasted Bear’s Tail, I’m very sorry”

Xiao Bai’s face revealed her disappointht then just make those three dishes first!”

The innkeeper and the waiter hurriedly acknowledged and went off Xiao Bai turned around and saw Ghost Li looking at herself, she smiled sweetly and said, “A few hundred years already, I do not knohy too, suddenly feel like trying the local flavours of those times You came here before, have you ever tried those dishes?”

Ghost Li shook his head, in the past when he visited southern border, his heart was preoccupied with finding the Black Shaman Tribe to treat BiYao, hoould he have the ood food, usually he would settle his meals simply in the wilderness This time if not for the special circu irl after all (although a thousand year old evil spirit), surely they could not be sleeping in the wilderness every night therefore they entered the city

He was silent for a while, suddenly asked, “Earth Stuffed Siskin, I can roughly guess what is it, what is Black Heart Fruit?”

Xiao Bai laughed and said, “There is a special fruit in the southern border, ereen in appearance hite tender flesh but the heart of the fruit is black, using oil to deep fry it, the taste is really delicious”

Ghost Li frowned then asked again, “Then that ‘Roasted Bear’s Tail’ what is that too, don’t tell me it is the tail of a black bear? I have heard of bear’s paws and bear’s gall but have not heard that bear’s tail can be made into a dish?”

Xiao Bai smiled and said, “This bear is not a bear, there is an unique beast in the southern border, called “Long Tailed Bear’, its size is much smaller than the black, white bears that we are familiar with but thetail is where the essence is, in southern border locality, it is very famous!”

Ghost Li was quiet, Xiao Bai looked at hie, you don’t usually show any interest in anything, why is it when it comes to food, you are interested?”

Ghost Li was stunned, did not speak for a while, since young he had grew up in Qing Yun Hill Big Ba, he was really quite gifted and had an interest If he was raised in a coht even make some small achievements Just that now…

Ghost Li sighed softly, suddenly his enthusiasm dried up and did not wish to speak anymore Xiao Bao looked at him with interest, her eyes twinkled with tenderness, wondered as she thinking in her heart?

Only Xiao Hui was looking restless, its head turning here and there,so

The late quiet night, TianShui Stockade which had been bustling with people for the whole day, gradually quietened dohen it was nightfall

TianShui Inn had a total of two storeys, the second storey housed the guest rooms Ghost Li observed carefully, only Xiao Bai and hih it seemed lively here but in this season, the world, disorder in succession, not many Central Plains merchants came to southern border And the southern border locals, most of them would not stay in inns

Xiao Bai’s room was just beside Ghost Li, separated by wooden boards, it did not offer hters and [zhi zhi] sounds could be heard froain ran over to Xiao Bai’s rooh Xiao Hui still sleep with Ghost Li every night but Xiao Bai for some reasons, was especially close to Xiao Hui, and now Xiao Hui loved to stick close to this thousand year old fox spirit

Ghost Li lay down in his roo ti tiht but he was still not sleepy, feeling somehow vexed, he stood up and sloalked to the , pushed opened it and looked out

Different froht sky, dark clouds slowly dispersing but the layers of clouds were still there, faint aps

The clear ht, like frost like snow, quietly shone down, onto his body

The vast world, was in deep slus were quiet with no human sounds Only from an unknown street corner, low insect cries could be heard, the sounds mournful

Blackness enveloped the earth

Through the , gazing afar, thousands of ht sky still

Under such desolate, lonely night sky of the southern border, suddenly, the past like surging waves, rose up into his heart

Not long before, that child in the re, turbulent waves of the worldly affairs, drifting along with the waves Occasionally looking back, that actually, he had nobody by his side

Life was really lonely…

The man under the moon, his head bowed and silent

[Si!]

A sound pierced through the sky in the far distance, faintly travelling over

Ghost Li raised his head, frowning, a slight flare in the horizon, like a h the horizon, past the TianShui Stockade, landing in the west

And behind it, there were threeclosely

Ghost Li was extrehted, with one look he could tell that the four lights were h the sky and although the three lights behind were still unable to catch up with the first light but the fleeing person was still unable to shake off the pursue

After a ht see at its location, it was at the southwest direction from TianShui Stockade

And then, the three pursuing lights also landed down

Ghost Li was still for a ht his mood was restless and he really did not wish to be alone here, he waved his right hand, soundlessly transforhts landed

After his figure diminished, [zhi ya] a sound, the room’sbeside Ghost Li was pushed opened too Xiao Bai carrying Xiao Hui, gazed towards the direction where Ghost Li flew to, after a ure disappeared into the darkness

Xiao Bai’s face was still, no expression on her fair face, only her eyes, had a strange gleam

Ghost Li soundlessly flew and soon discovered the location where the four lights landed, it here the previous TianShui Stockade building had been, that derelict mountaintop for many years mountaintop

Just that when he just entered the stronghold, aan angry sound, hter were heard