Special Banquet
"If senior brother Shen Xiu wants to go down the mountain, don't you have to tell eldest senior brother?"
"Eldest senior brother was already dissatisfied by the fact that you didn't morning class today, if you went down the mountain without warning, it would inevitably make eldest senior brother angry."
"At that time, your relationship with eldest senior brother might become stiff!"
Cheng Ming continued, seemingly caring for Yu Yan, but there was a threat hidden in between the words.
Yu Yan looked at the two monks with a smile that was not a smile, he didn't follow what they wanted, but changed the subject and asked,
"When did the poor monk say he was going down the mountain?
Cheng Xu let out a low chuckle.
"We know your temperament very well, if you are not going down the mountain, why would you suddenly inquire about how to get to Thorn Ridge?"
Yu Yan was speechless, he didn't expect so many people in Lan Xing Temple to know about his predecessor, monk Shen Xiu.
Yu Yan couldn't help thinking to himself,
'It doesn't make sense!'
Shen Xiu was a relatively recluse person, he didn't like to move around, so how can just anyone in this small Lan Xing Temple know so much about him?
'Sure enough, there is nothing more complicated than human hearts in the world.'
Yu Yan quickly lost intrest in this matter, after all, the friends and enemies that monk Shen Xiu had, have nothing to do with him, Yu Yan.
Monk Shen Xiu had already died from being sucked dry of his yang energy.
Unless someone comes and trouble him in person, he won't care about some petty plots these monks have
Therefore, Yu Yan took out the invitation card given to him by the abbot Shen Hui, and said indifferently,
"The abbot asked the poor monk to go to Thorn Ridge for the banquet on his behalf. "
What other questions do you two have?"
Cheng Xu and Cheng Ming's expressions suddenly changed.
It is true that they are close to Cheng Yan, but that is also because Cheng Yan is the most likely to become the next abbot of Lanxing Temple.
Hearing that he was acting on the abbot's instructions, Cheng Xu and Cheng Ming didn't dare to continue make things difficult for him, so they hurriedly explained the route to Thorn Ridge to Yu Yan in detail.
After finishing speaking, Cheng Xu said with a flattering face,
"Senior Brother Shen Xiu, my layman brother joined the Chang Fu Escort Company. "
"I happened to hear him say that the Chang Fu Escort Company is going to escort a customer in that direction soon."
"If you don't mind, I can write a letter to him, asking him to let you join them!"
Yu Yan suddenly smiled and responded,
"Then I will count on you, senior Brother Lao Cheng Xu!"
'It indeed worthwhile for me to take out the invitation card and pretend to be a tiger!'
Originally, even if he were to clearly ask about the Thorn Ridge route, it would be a headache to make the journey, but he didn't expect this Cheng Xu to be so considerate!
The reputation of the Chang Fu Escort Company is not small, and they dare to accept even the escort requests to travel to and from different counties!
One must know that they still use cattle and horse drawn carriages for transportation, so the traveling speed is very limited.
In addition, the routes people travel on often pass through wild undeveloped places, adding a bit of unknown danger.
This makes most bodyguard agencies, to only dare to travel within one county, in order to guarantee the safety of the escort bodyguards, and to reduce casualties.
The companies that can travel across a whole county, can already be regarded as big escort companies!
It can be seen from this that the Chang Fu Escort Company is so powerful that t can be said that it is one of the top Escort Companies in this place of mediocrity.
"Senior brother Shen Xiu is too polite, please wait a moment, I will find a pen and paper to write on."
Cheng Xu replied, and hurried went to the main hall in the front yard.
Without making Yu Yan wait for a long time, Cheng Xu came back letter that was still wet with ink.
"Senior brother Shen Xiu, walk slowly, I will give eldest senior brother an explanation on your behalf."
Cheng Xu said again.
"Thank you."
Yu Yan thanked again, as he walked towards the his house in a good mood.
He was going to pack his luggage.
As for the monk Shen Xing... He had disappeared while Yu Yan was talking to Cheng Xu and Cheng Ming.
As Yu Yan walked away, Cheng Ming couldn't help frowning, and he reminded Cheng Xu,
"Wenjin, Cheng Yan probably won't like it if you do this."
Wang Wenjin is Monk Cheng Xu's layman name (name before becoming a monk).
"Yuanzhao, of course I know this."
Cheng Xu (Wang Wenjin) smiled, seemingly without a care.
"Then Wenjin, why would you still do it?"
Cheng Ming (Li Yuanzhao) continued in low voice,
"Cheng Yan's heart is not very big."
"You also know that Cheng Yan is narrow minded and short sighted."
"It was a last resort for us to take refuge in him before, after all, Cheng Yan was the most outstanding in the temple at that time, and he also had the qualifications to inherit the position of abbot."
"But it's hard to say now, if I'm not mistaken, the Thorn Ridge banquet that Shen Xiu is going to should be the banquet that my father mentioned before, and only the most talented people are eligible to receive invitations to go there."
"If the abbot let Shen Xiu go to this kind of banquet, what are the chances of Shen Yan winning?"
Cheng Xu laughed, the Wang family he was born in was considered to be upper-middle class family in Sutanghe County, and he also had a friendship with several officials and gentry, so he knew many secret information that poor families did not know.
At this moment, Cheng Ming's face was full of shock, and he asked in disbelief,
"Wenjin, you mean that there is a wise person in our temple?"
"There is no conferment from the imperial court."
Cheng Xu shook his head.
"Then how did the abbot receive the invitation?"
Cheng Ming was surprised.
Cheng Xu still shook his head, and he said,
"I am also very surprised about this, but I didn't misread the invitation, because I was lucky enough to see an invitation card for the banquet with my own eyes before, and the one in Shen Xiu's hand is completely the same."
"Wenjin, according to what you said, the abbot is more optimistic about Shen Xiu now?"
Cheng Ming asked thoughtfully.
"If Shenxiu comes back from this trip and is entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the abbot, then it will prove that I guessed correctly."
"What about now?"
"Tell Cheng Yan the truth! Anyway, sooner or later these two will fight each other, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers."
Cheng Xu suddenly laughed,
"Yuanzhao, when I went in to get a pen and paper, I saw something very interesting. Guess what it is?"
"What interesting things can you see?"
Cheng Ming didn't believe he saw anything interesting.
"Among the few noble people who came to Shang Xiang today, there is a very beautiful girl. Cheng Yan..."
Cheng Xu whispered, Cheng Ming listened with a suppressed smile.
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The end