Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "It is indeed made of bean curd skin. It tastes a bit different from meat, but it's still good for satisfying a craving."
Lin Yan'an nodded, and after savoring it again, he realized that it did taste slightly different from meat, but it was enough.
If Jiang Yimian hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have realized at all that what was in his mouth wasn't meat.
He then reached out with his chopsticks to taste the crispy pork next to him.
The first bite was filled with the aroma of fried food; the crispy outer layer exploded in your mouth, revealing tender meat inside. He raised an eyebrow and praised repeatedly, "This crispy pork tastes great. If a restaurant knew how to make it, it would definitely attract many customers."
He had eaten this kind of fried food before, but it tasted very different from today's.
Seeing this, Xiao Fu couldn't resist any longer. He picked up a piece of braised pork with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. The rich sauce mixed with the meat was so delicious that he almost swallowed his tongue. He mumbled, "Good, good, much better than the ones in restaurants. Miss Jiang, you're amazing."
I thought it was already amazing that this person could make soap, but I never imagined they also had such good cooking skills.
Jiang Yimian just smiled, packed the dishes from the kitchen into a food box, and said, "They taste best when they're hot. You should take them to them quickly."
Lin Yan'an nodded quickly, took the food box, and said, "Consider it a favor I owe you."
After saying that, he walked straight out of the inn.
Xiao Fu glanced at the dishes on the table with some reluctance, hesitated for a moment, then stuffed the remaining crispy pork into his mouth before leaving satisfied.
Seeing that the two had left, Jiang Yimian didn't linger. She told the innkeeper and left directly.
The shops on East Street have been under renovation for some time now, but she hasn't been to see them yet. Today is the perfect opportunity to go and take a look.
*
At this moment, in a village on the outskirts of Qinghe Town.
Lu Cijian looked coldly at the person sitting in the main seat and said in a detached tone, "What do you want with me?"
Song Chengbing glanced at him and said irritably, "Can't I come to you for no reason? I'm still your master. I don't expect you to be filial to me, but you don't have to treat me like a stranger."
"You're so heartless! You used to be so adorable, what happened to you?"
He still remembered the first time he met Lu Cijian twelve years ago. He felt sorry for the skinny, ragged child in front of him, but there was hope in the other person's eyes, shining brightly.
But later, the thin, expectant child gradually changed. He became indifferent, quiet, and appeared heartless and devoid of love.
Upon hearing this, Lu Cijian merely chuckled and calmly looked at the person in the main seat, "Don't you know very well why I've become like this?"
Song Chengbing choked, remaining silent for a long while before finally saying, "Are you blaming me?"
It's his fault for taking him away without explanation and then dumping him in that godforsaken place without any regard for his wishes.
At that moment, he thought they were saving him.
Lu Cijian remained silent, his expression still calm. Only his fingers, hanging by his side, curled slightly before quickly relaxing. He said indifferently, "You didn't call me here today to talk about this, did you?"
Song Chengbing sighed. Seeing that he looked perfectly normal, he finally said helplessly, "I heard you saw Xie Yu a few days ago. How was it? Has her condition relapsed recently?"
There are many things to do in the capital now, and he always has to run back and forth. Unfortunately, none of these people are easy to deal with. For no reason, Xie Yu insisted on coming out of the capital to recuperate. What if she gets targeted by someone? Wouldn't that be a disaster?
Lu Cijian frowned. "Who is Xie Yu?"
Song Chengbing was taken aback, and after a long while, he said, "Xie Jingxuan's younger sister, you met her a few times when you were little, have you forgotten?"
He originally thought Lu Cijian simply disliked him, but now it seems that the other party doesn't even want to remember that memory.
What happened back then was indeed his fault.
Lu Cijian then remembered the person he had seen at the yamen that day. At the time, he felt that the person looked somewhat familiar. It turned out that she was Xie Jingxuan's younger sister.
He said in a nonchalant tone, "We have met once."
Seeing that the other party didn't speak again, Song Chengbing didn't know what to say for a moment. To be honest, he didn't have much experience being alone with the other party.
Lu Cijian wasn't a talkative person. He wanted to get closer to the other person, but unfortunately, he missed the time when Lu Cijian treated him like a savior and ended up pushing him into a fire pit with his own hands.
When he returned, Lu Cijian had already become cold and indifferent, making it difficult for anyone to get close to his heart.
He seemed to hate Moge, everything and everyone there.
Thinking back to what happened back then, Song Chengbing felt a pang of regret. After a long silence, he said, "When do you plan to return to the capital? I heard that you've already made preparations there. As long as you show up, the plan can be implemented smoothly."
Then we can move on to the next step.
Lu Cijian glanced at him and said indifferently, "Not now. You haven't done what you promised me yet, and besides, the matter of Baozhitang has already alerted the enemy."
Song Chengbing choked, rubbing his temples with a headache. "Those two people you mentioned are probably dead. Mo Ge has been searching for so long without any news. I've searched almost everywhere I can."
I can't continue searching unless you provide more specific information.
If I had known, he wouldn't have made such a promise that he would be able to find it. Now look what's happened, this brat has me in his grasp.
Well, now is indeed not a good time to return to Beijing.
It's actually safer for Lu Cijian to stay here.
The reason Baozhitang ordered the crackdown was not only because he was dissatisfied with those people daring to attack people in broad daylight, but also because he wanted to test the person behind him. Now it seems that he was indeed a bit impulsive.
Fortunately, it wasn't a bad thing; on the contrary, it made that person make up their mind.
Lu Cijian frowned and remained silent for a while before asking, "What other places haven't you looked?"
The influence of the Mo Pavilion extends throughout the Great Jin Dynasty; there is almost no information that the Mo Pavilion cannot obtain.
Unless those two were included by other forces and remained outside the Mo Pavilion's intelligence network, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any news about them.
Song Chengbing was taken aback, then suddenly realized something. "You mean the missing person might not be dead, but the Mo Pavilion just hasn't been able to find them in other territories?"
Logically speaking, the missing person was just an ordinary citizen; how could he possibly be hidden by other forces?
What do they want ordinary people to do?
As for the one who was conscripted, he was more likely to have died on the battlefield. How could an ordinary person possibly survive on the battlefield?
Especially considering that the battle that started was fierce and resulted in countless deaths and injuries.
Too many people have died and been forgotten, and finding them is like looking for a needle in a haystack; it's far too complicated to investigate them one by one.
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