Chapter 15: Angry Alone Duan Zhou: I almost forgot, he didn't know...
Because Duan Zhou had said before that he would treat Chen Wei to a meal and he could eat anything, Chen Wei asked the waiter to recommend two signature dishes. When the dishes were served, Chen Wei noticed what they were.
"Blue Cloud White Crane?" Chen Wei pointed at a plate of emerald green stalks and white unknown ingredients and asked, "What is this?"
"Stir-fried lettuce with shredded white mushrooms." Duan Zhou took a bite and put down his chopsticks.
"Delicacies from land and sea?" Chen Wei pointed at another dish again. He paused and asked, "What is this made of?"
"Big stew." Duan Zhou took a sip and frowned slightly. He hesitated for a long time between spitting it out or not, and finally swallowed it. He looked at the water next to him and took two big gulps, finally diluting the fishy taste in his mouth.
Seeing that Shen Wei was about to take this dish, he immediately stopped him and said, "Don't eat it. It tastes a bit special. It's stewed with various vegetables mixed with fish."
"So seafood means delicious fish soup?" Shen Wei was a little surprised.
"A fish that dies with its eyes open." Duan Zhou felt that this description was more appropriate.
Chen Wei refused to believe it and insisted on having a taste. Then he kept silent and did not taste the "delicacies from the mountains and the sea" again until the end of the meal.
For the first time, he felt that the description of Duan Zhou was very apt, that is, a fish that died with its eyes open and wanted to leave a sense of revenge for the world of cultivation.
"Do you have meat at home?" Shen Wei thought for a moment, called the waiter over, and asked, "It can't be all vegetarian, right?"
The waiter was shocked and immediately said, "What are you talking about, sir? Of course everything is vegetarian. This is a vegetarian restaurant that supplies the herbivorous cultivators of the Myriad Beast Sect. Didn't you see the sign on the roadside when you came in? There are carrots on it...except for fish."
Shen Wei: ...
Who would look at this thing when entering the inn? And who would understand its meaning?
He sighed deeply. He was full anyway, so he prepared to pay the bill. Duan Zhou beside him naturally prepared to take out his wallet, but when he reached out and touched it, his eyes moved slightly, and the corners of his lips that had just been raised slightly pressed down. He had a hunch that something was wrong.
He had been in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect for such a long time and had never used a purse, so he didn't notice that his purse was no longer around his waist. He guessed that it was lost when he was struck by lightning.
"Sir?" The waiter smiled and stretched out his hand, saying, "Not much, twenty cents."
Chen Wei was also looking at him. When he saw that Duan Zhou had not yet taken out the money, he leaned over and lowered his voice and asked, "Are you out of money?"
"What do you mean, no money?" Duan Zhou was a little embarrassed, and he whispered back, "I just..."
"Hmm?" Chen Wei stared at him. Every time he stared at Duan Zhou, he felt like he was being watched wholeheartedly. His throat moved slightly, and he looked away unnaturally, and said reluctantly, "My purse...seems...lost, lost."
Just as he was about to say something to explain, he saw Chen Wei immediately untied his purse, took out twenty coins and put them in the hands of the waiter, then smiled and said, "It's okay, I brought money, enough for us to go to the sect meeting."
Duan Zhou's thin lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something. He looked at Chen Wei's focused expression, with half a candied haws left in his hand. Although this thing was a bit sweet and sour and not suitable for Jiao's taste, Duan Zhou inexplicably felt a little indescribable feeling.
He felt that the sugar on the outside of the candied haws made him too sweet.
After they finished their meal, the two of them got up and walked around the city to see what was there. Because they were close to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, they could occasionally see various spirit beasts running by. The most numerous of them were the various birds in the city.
"The inn we're staying in should have two owners." Duan Zhou suddenly said.
"Why? Have you investigated it?" Chen Wei was a little surprised. He really didn't notice this. Then he heard Duan Zhou say, "There is a carrot and a bird's paw print on the plaque at the door, and there are rabbit and bird patterns on the vase in the room. In short, I have never seen such a strange combination anywhere else, and the food is basically vegetarian and fish."
"You mean, the owner of this inn should be two spirit beasts, a rabbit and a bird?" Shen Wei asked.
Duan Zhou nodded, but they were only staying for one night, so it didn't matter who the boss was. They just had to find a place to eat meat tomorrow. Just as Duan Zhou was thinking this, he saw Chen Wei preparing to go for a walk on the bridge.
This seemed to be a lantern festival. Many monks came here, some even wearing various animal masks. They squeezed everywhere in the middle and forced Chen Wei and Duan Zhou to separate. Duan Zhou's face changed slightly. He didn't bother to appreciate the scenery. He immediately looked everywhere for Chen Wei's traces, trying to find the spirit beast in white clothes in the crowd.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on a white figure in the crowd. He immediately squeezed over, raised his hand and patted the other person's shoulder, saying, "Chen Wei."
"Ah?" The man turned his head, and it was not Shen Wei at all. He was a little puzzled and asked: "Are you looking for me?"
"No..." Duan Zhou shook his head. Before he could continue searching, he felt a slight heaviness on his shoulder. Someone put his hand on his shoulder. Duan Zhou had never been so close to anyone before. Subconsciously, his back stiffened and his whole body became alert. However, when he turned around, he saw a man in white wearing a snake mask.
“Chen Wei.” Duan Zhou looked at the snake mask, and then at Chen Wei’s face through the mask. His uneasy heart began to beat wildly. He tried his best to suppress his unusual emotions, looked at the other person calmly, and said, “Is it you?”
"You guessed it right away." Chen Wei took off his mask, revealing that he was actually dressed in white with a sword, and his hair tied with a silver crown. In Duan Zhou's eyes, he was an existence that Jiao couldn't take his eyes off.
Chen Wei played with the snake mask in his hand for a while. The group of people behind him rushed over again and bumped into Chen Wei's shoulder. He subconsciously took a step forward and bumped into Duan Zhou's arms. Then he stuffed the mask to Duan Zhou and said with a smile: "The vendor said that there is only this one mask left. Let's switch and wear it for something new."
"Why did you choose a snake mask?" Duan Zhou asked in a low voice. His eyes moved slightly, and when he looked at Chen Wei, there was a hint of meaning in his eyes that he couldn't explain.
"There's only one left." Chen Wei thought the other party didn't hear him clearly, so he said, "Snakes are good. I like snake masks very much."
Duan Zhou's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his eyes and looked at Chen Wei, who was very close to him. He could almost feel the high temperature on his body. He looked at the crowd rushing onto the bridge again, and simply pulled Chen Wei to his side. He whispered, "Be careful."
That night, there were candied haws, snake masks, and the order to be the clan leader. No matter how Duan Zhou thought about it, he felt that Chen Wei's eyes were not innocent when he looked at him.
He was secretly distressed in his heart. This Chen Wei was really... For a moment, Duan Zhou couldn't think of the most appropriate word to describe Chen Wei.
After looking at the lanterns, the two were pushed away by the crowd and simply went back to the inn to rest. They happened to meet a young man in black walking towards them. The man was a bit tall and was carrying a rabbit.
The waiter immediately came up and said, "Boss, Second Boss, you're back. How's everything going?"
"It's going well." The tall and thin young man called "Big Boss" looked pale. He said calmly, "Prepare some medicine for me and send it to the house."
"Ah? Is the second boss injured?" the waiter asked immediately.
"No." The rabbit seemed to have been holding it in for a long time. It said, "I'm not injured. I was caught in a fishing net by mistake while the osprey was flying. It's not a big deal, but the root of my wing is twisted. I guess I won't be able to fly for a few days."
Osprey? Wing root? Can't fly?
Chen Wei subconsciously glanced at them, but they obviously didn't notice this side. When they realized something was wrong and looked over, there were only two human monks walking up the stairs. Osprey withdrew his gaze, looking a little confused.
After Duan Zhou and Shen Wei returned to the house, he immediately started to sleep on the floor like a familiar person. Duan Zhou asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'll sleep on the floor, and you sleep on the bed." Chen Wei didn't care about this. He had also asked Duan Zhou to agree to be a guest of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, so he naturally wouldn't let him sleep on the floor. So he said very attentively: "Go to sleep quickly. We have to travel tomorrow, so rest early."
"You sleep on the bed, and I sleep on the floor." Duan Zhou simply sat on the floor and said, "Let's sleep."
He stared at Chen Wei, and his eyes should have been warm, but the snake dragon clan had this common problem. No matter who they stared at, no matter how emotional they were, they always gave people a cold feeling. Chen Wei felt a chill on his spine and lay obediently on the bed, not daring to refute.
Duan Zhou lay on the ground contentedly, with the snake mask in his arms. He couldn't sleep a bit, and Chen Wei seemed really tired, and soon fell into a deep sleep. The moonlight shone in through the window. Duan Zhou took out the snake mask, stared at it for several times, and murmured in a low voice: "Why choose the snake?"
The corners of his lips just turned up when he suddenly remembered a very important question.
Chen Wei doesn’t know yet that he is Jiao, let alone who he is, and has always regarded him as a human swordsman.
And Zhuque had said before that Chen Wei’s enemy was a “big boss among snakes”, and Chen Wei obviously had an ambiguous attitude towards this enemy. Thinking of this, Duan Zhou’s face suddenly darkened and he became furious.
But all the dragon could do was toss and turn and get angry alone.
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