Chapter 127: Jiang Yuyan in trouble, transplanting flowers and trees
Yan Xiaoliu walked into the inn with a cautious look on his face, as if he was holding something extremely dangerous.

He swallowed his saliva as he walked, his eyes fixed on the things in his hands, not daring to relax at all.

Tong Xiangyu was a little disappointed when she first heard that Captain Xing was not coming to eat, but when she heard that County Magistrate Lou had sent something, her eyes immediately lit up.

She hurriedly took two steps closer and asked in a low voice.

"Old Xing, who did Magistrate Lou give these local specialties to?"

Captain Xing pretended to think about it, then spoke while counting on his fingers.

"They are several wealthy people in our town. Oh, and there is also Mr. Li. The merchant is you. Magistrate Lou said that your inn is a model merchant and specially awarded you. Even Mr. Liu who sells rouge and Hanyuanzhai did not receive it."

Upon hearing this, Tong Xiangyu became even happier, and her eyes turned into crescent moons.

She didn't care about other people, but Tong Xiangyu was still very happy that she could surpass Yihonglou in this matter.

"Then bring it in quickly, this is..."

Tong Xiangyu enthusiastically made way in, but when she saw what Yan Xiaoliu was holding, she couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"What is this?"

Tong Xiangyu was a little confused and didn't recognize the thing in Yan Xiaoliu's hand.

Other people in the inn also came over and looked at the local specialty sent by County Magistrate Lou with curiosity.

Under the gaze of everyone, Yan Xiaoliu finally took the things to the table, stopping every three steps, then carefully placed them on the table and wiped the sweat off his face.

"I'm so tired. This thing is quite heavy!"

After Yan Xiaoliu finished speaking, he took a step back.

Everyone in the inn has been completely attracted by this.

Looking at the thing in front of me, it is an irregular oval shape, light yellow all over, and covered with hard spikes.

If you take a closer look, you can smell a strange odor that's hard to describe.

Everyone present was stunned and didn't know what this thing was - except Li Ming.

Li Ming was outside them and looked at the scene, which he found quite funny.

Isn’t this thing just a durian?
But it doesn't look very fresh. Come to think of it, it is true. After all, County Magistrate Lou brought it all the way here from his hometown in Lingnan. Even if he tried his best to get it here, it would still take a lot of time. But it should still be edible.

Everyone in the inn looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.

It’s just that the things were sent by County Magistrate Lou, so Tong Xiangyu couldn’t say that she didn’t recognize them.

She couldn't help but look at Bai Zhantang.

"Old White, you are well-informed. Can you take a look at what this is?"

Bai Zhantang also looked at it for a long time, but finally shook his head.

"I don't recognize this either. What is this thing? Why does it have so many thorns? Could it be that this is a new hidden weapon developed by some sect?"

Bai Zhantang stroked his chin and made random guesses.

"You must be joking. Magistrate Lou gave us a gift. Would he give us a hidden weapon? Besides, I haven't heard of any sect in Lingnan that produces a lot of hidden weapons."

Lu Xiucai said with his hands in his pockets.

"That's true."

Bai Zhantang couldn't help but look a little embarrassed.

"Scholar, you read a lot, so what do you think this is?"

"This……"

Lu Xiucai was a little embarrassed for a moment. He came over to observe carefully, while his brain was working rapidly, searching for the knowledge he had read in his mind.

However, I couldn't think of any description that matched the thing in front of me.

He also said casually: "In my opinion, this thing has a special appearance and a faint smell. It should be a decorative ornament."

"Uh……"

Tong Xiangyu looked at him half-believingly and half-doubtingly. Although she felt that what he said was not very reliable, she was not sure for the moment.

"Xiao Guo, come here..."

Just as Tong Xiangyu was about to greet Guo Furong, she kept waving her hands.

"Don't ask me. I've never seen this thing in the capital before. It looks dangerous. You guys study it."

Tong Xiangyu was also helpless. There was a group of people in the inn, but no one knew what this thing was.

She couldn't help but look back at Captain Xing.

"Old Xing, please forgive my ignorance, but can you tell me what this is?"

“This, this is… ahem!”

Captain Xing coughed to cover up his embarrassment, then turned around and looked towards Yihong Tower.

I saw someone standing at the door of Yihonglou and started shouting loudly towards the street.

"Yihong Restaurant has a special offer today. Every distinguished guest who comes to patronize us will receive two abalones for free!"

"abalone!"

Captain Xing's eyes suddenly lit up and he touched his belly.

"It just so happens that I haven't had dinner yet. Shopkeeper Tong, I'm leaving first..."

"Go back..."

Before Tong Xiangyu could try to persuade them to stay, Captain Xing had already fled with Yan Xiaoliu.

But after running a few steps, he thought of something and turned back to Li Ming and said, "By the way, Master Li, I have already delivered this specialty of Magistrate Lou to your martial arts hall, but you were not there at the time, so the concierge received it for you."

"Okay, I understand. I'll try it when I get back."

Li Ming responded with a smile.

"Taste it?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the inn looked at each other.

"Master Li, this thing... is it for eating?"

Bai Zhantang looked at the durian on the table again.

Tong Xiangyu failed to keep Captain Xing, but her interest was also piqued.

Since Master Li said it was food, it should be correct. Tong Xiangyu had just been fooled by Lu Xiucai and was already prepared to buy a shelf to put this thing on as decoration.

"This thing looks hard, how do I eat it?"

Everyone was like a curious baby, except Lin Pingzhi who was following behind Li Ming and looked a little helpless.

Apart from Li Ming, he was the only one present who knew about durian.

After all, Lin Pingzhi's hometown is far away in Fuzhou, not far from Lingnan, and he has seen this durian himself.

"Pingzhi, explain it to everyone."

After hearing Li Ming's instructions, Lin Pingzhi immediately explained how to eat it.

"This is really strange!" Everyone in the inn was amazed when they heard it.

But just as he was speaking, a sweet voice like a silver bell came from outside the inn door again.

"Your inn is really old-fashioned. You don't even recognize this kind of fruit. It's really that Master Li is knowledgeable. I really admire him."

When she looked up, sure enough, it was Sai Diaochan and Xiao Cui who walked in. Tong Xiangyu looked unhappy when she saw her, and immediately became alert, thinking that Sai Diaochan must be here to steal the guests.

Sure enough, after walking in, Sai Diaochan ignored Tong Xiangyu's hostile gaze and came up to hold Li Ming's arm.

Although she touched nothing, Sai Diaochan was not angry, but said to Li Ming with a smile.

"Master Li, our Yihong Restaurant has been open for several days, but we haven't seen you come yet. I am so disappointed. Master Li, do you have any problem with our Yihong Restaurant? Why are you not even willing to show your support?"

Sai Diaochan is already beautiful, and her voice is so sweet and charming when she begs Li Ming, which really makes people feel pity for her.

Even Bai Zhantang who was standing next to him couldn't help but look at Sai Diaochan a few more times. As a result, when he turned around, he was met with Tong Xiangyu's murderous gaze. He shrank his neck in fear, and felt a bit of murderous aura.

Before Li Ming could reply, Sai Diaochan continued speaking as if she was afraid of being rejected by him.

"We have just bought a group of maids in Yihonglou these days. They are all very pretty. While we eat in our restaurant, there are also various performances of playing musical instruments and singing to entertain everyone. Master Li, can you come and give us some advice and suggestions?"

Sai Diaochan's tone was a bit coquettish.

"No wonder I noticed Yihonglou's business has been better these days, and there are obviously more male customers..."

Lu Xiucai sighed, he was also a man, he couldn't help but look at Yihonglou more, he couldn't help but feel a little curious, the maids in Yihonglou must be very good looking.

Sai Diaochan thought that after saying this, it would definitely be attractive to Li Ming.

Unexpectedly, when Li Ming heard about the buying and selling of maids, his brows slightly frowned and his tone became much colder.

"Not interested in."

After saying that, Li Ming wanted to sit down.

But suddenly, they heard a noise outside the gate of Yihong Tower. Master Li Ming and his disciples, as well as everyone at Tongfu Inn, were attracted and looked over there.

The gate of Yihong Tower was originally bustling with activity, but suddenly a slim and beautiful woman ran out from the gate with a look of fear on her face.

"I'm not... it was those people who said they could take me to find my father. I didn't expect they would sell me out... please let me go..."

Before the woman could finish her words, she was caught up by several waiters from Yihonglou.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you guys arguing about?"

Sai Diaochan gave a look, and Xiao Cui hurried out and scolded them.

"Sister Xiao Cui, this girl was clearly bought by us, but now she insists on leaving. We are trying to persuade her." One of them said.

Xiao Cui looked at the woman with displeasure on her face.

Xiao Cui herself was bought by Sai Diaochan. Not only did she become Sai Diaochan's personal maid, but she also developed many talents.

She knew very well that many of the newly bought women would try to escape.

But there is no way, the business of buying and selling human beings exists in this world, and the money of Yihonglou has been spent, so it must not be wasted.

Xiao Cui didn't take it seriously. Anyway, apart from being a little harsh in her words, Sai Diaochan treated the bought maids well in other aspects. Xiao Cui got used to it after a while.

It's much better than having them sold directly to brothels.

Xiao Cui was just about to command a few people to pull the woman back.

But the woman still begged: "I really need to go find my father. If it's silver, I will return it to you later. My father is a martial arts hero. I will definitely return it to you after I find him..."

The woman had an outstanding appearance, and when she begged, she looked quite pitiful.

But after such a commotion, many diners at Yihonglou couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to leave.

Seeing this scene, I felt so guilty that I lost interest in eating any delicious food.

Seeing that the restaurant business was affected, Sai Diaochan became a little anxious and hurried out.

Li Ming and everyone else in the inn also walked to the door of the inn and stood on the steps.

However, as soon as Li Ming stood still and got closer, he noticed a new prompt popped up on the system.

[Match detected: Jiang Yuyan]

[Matching martial arts successfully: Transplantation]

[Limited time promotion for "Transplantation": 2000 attribute points, would you like to purchase it? ]

"She is Jiang Yuyan?"

Li Ming looked at the beautiful woman begging desperately, and his heart moved.

No wonder this scene looks so familiar.

In the plot of the TV series, there is indeed a story about Jiang Yuyan looking for her father, but she gets deceived and sold to a brothel.

It just seems that this world is a little better. She was simply sold to Yihonglou, which is much better than a brothel.

It turns out that she is the famous Jiang Yuyan, and the father she is referring to is the famous Jiang Biehe.

Even though Li Ming was in Qixia Town, he had heard of Jiang Biehe's name many times and knew his reputation and status in the martial arts world.

But it was far away from him, so Li Ming didn't pay much attention to it.

Since Jiang Yuyan appears, it means that the plot integrated into this world is not the plot of the original novel of The Twins of Heroes, but the plot of the TV series that has been magically modified.

Correspondingly, the settings of martial arts such as the Wedding Dress Magic and the Art of Transforming Flowers and Jade have also changed.

What the system suggests should be referring to the martial arts of grafting hidden in the Liuren Divine Dice.

When Li Ming thought of this, he couldn't help but recall the many scenes in his mind where Jiang Yuyan was heartbroken, then turned completely evil, and started killing crazily.

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of me who is crying and begging desperately, it is really hard to imagine what she will look like after she turns evil.

But one cannot refuse the benefits that come to one's door. In the TV drama, the martial arts of "Yihua Jiemu" is extremely powerful. It can absorb other people's internal strength to quickly achieve success. Even the power of Yao Yue Lianxing of Yihua Palace was absorbed by Jiang Yuyan.

Li Ming immediately used up his attribute points and purchased the Art of Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees.

Looking at Jiang Yuyan again, Li Ming's heart moved.

Jiang Yuyan has not turned evil yet, nor has she lost faith in fate. She is actually not a bad person by nature, so there should still be room for rescue.

In addition, Jiang Yuyan's martial arts aptitude should also be extraordinary.

Otherwise, no matter how good she was at grafting, she would not be able to achieve anything in such a short period of time.

It just so happens that the position of one of his direct disciples has been vacant for a long time. Isn't this a benefit that comes right to his doorstep for free?
But before Li Ming could say anything, Tong Xiangyu next to him couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to stop him.

Xiao Cui couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw Tong Xiangyu meddling in other people's business.

"Manager Tong, this is our Yihonglou's family affair. What does it have to do with you? If you want to intervene in this matter, you can. We bought this girl at Yihonglou, but we spent five hundred taels of silver. How about you give us the money?"

After Xiao Cui said this, Tong Xiangyu was speechless.

This price was much more expensive than she had imagined. Even though Tongfu Inn had been doing good business some time ago, its expenses were also not small, and she couldn't just take out five hundred taels of silver.

Besides, Yihonglou bought many maids. Even if I could save one, I couldn’t save all of them.

It’s just that Tong Xiangyu is a kind-hearted person and it’s really hard to bear it.

But even though five hundred taels of silver was expensive, he was probably not lying. Jiang Yuyan was already pretty, and even if she was sold to a brothel, she would probably start as a top prostitute. Five hundred taels was really a bargain.

While I was thinking, I suddenly heard Li Ming's voice.

"No matter how much silver it is, our martial arts school will pay for it."

After saying that, Lin Pingzhi walked forward a few steps and took out a few banknotes.

It was only after receiving instructions from Li Ming that he stepped forward and took out the money.

Jiang Yuyan suddenly looked up and looked at Li Ming and Lin Pingzhi with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of surprise.

(End of this chapter)