Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

Fei Yi and the others went to "investigate the case", and Rong Ze was not idle, he decided to make a meal and reward this group of young men.

Pull out and seal the miscellaneous hairs on the hooves, blanch them in boiling water, pick them up, change the pot again, and put the hot water below the surface, add ginger slices, star anise, cooking wine and other materials, boil the water and simmer on low heat for one hour.

During this time, other dishes can be prepared.

Wait for the hooves to boil until they are overcooked, pick them up with a slotted spoon, and drain the water.

Start another frying pan, fry the rock sugar, wait for the sugar to melt, add the hooves and stir-fry to make it evenly colored with sugar.

The soup in the pot tightens and thickens, spread the green leafy vegetables on the plate as a base, put the hoof on the plate, and then pour the remaining soup.

Green vegetables are dotted with bright red elbows, and the rich aroma floats down the chimney, blown by the wind, and sent far away.

"Brother Rong Ze must be making delicious food!" The teenagers who came back from the investigation cheered and hurried to the post house.

Fei Yi has a racial advantage, and is still the first to reach the destination.

But before he stepped into the kitchen with one leg, he froze in place.

"Brother, why don't you go in?"

People came one after another, and they couldn't help being surprised to see him like this.

Fei Yi turned around with his neck stiff, with a strange expression on his face, he opened his mouth, hesitant to speak.

At this time, without him making a narration, everyone could clearly see what was going on in the kitchen, and they all showed expressions as if they had experienced a thunderstorm.

"Master, Shizu!" Someone shouted involuntarily, with a trembling ending, straight to the sky.

"Master Zu" ignored them, but Rong Ze turned around when he heard the movement, and waved to the stunned young men with a smile: "Come in, you have had a hard day, come and eat something good."

Hearing this, Fei Yi subconsciously shifted his gaze from Yuan Shi to the table.

So-look, you can't move your eyes for an instant.

In the center of the huge table is a large plate of golden red and oily rock sugar elbows, piled up like a hill and still steaming.

In addition, there are side dishes such as cold black grass, boiled cabbage heart, etc., and the rice is also steaming hot in the white porcelain round bowl.

Fei Yi sucked his nose hard, his throat rolled up and down, and at the same time, the sound of his companions swallowing saliva could be heard in his ears.

However, because of the person sitting on the main seat, no one dared to act rashly.

Yuan Shi didn't seem to see them, he used his chopsticks to scratch gently on the pig's skin, and then pulled, and the long shreds of pork were stretched at the joint between the skin and the meat.

Finally, under the action of external force, the shredded meat broke off and bounced on the shiny golden skin, trembling slightly.

Everyone's heart also trembled.

Fei Yi couldn't bear it anymore, so he bravely stepped into the kitchen.

Yuan Shi, who was slowly eating the hoof, raised his eyelids, glanced casually, and then retracted them.

The big stone in his heart finally landed safely, Fei Yi winked at his companions, and everyone also quietly entered the kitchen, finding their seats to sit down.

Everyone was a little cautious at first, but they gradually relaxed as the delicious food entered their mouths.

Even the apprehension on many people's faces was replaced by excitement: being able to eat at the same table with Yuan Shi is enough for them to boast - a hundred years!

As a chef, Rong Ze received a lot of admiration, as if he was a hero who saved the world.

Everyone thought that he had invited Yuanshi here.

Rong Ze couldn't laugh or cry: In fact, when Yuan Shi appeared in the kitchen, he was no less frightened than Fei Yi and the others.

Until now, he is still a little dizzy, and he can't believe that a big man like Yuan Shi has the leisure to come here to taste his craftsmanship.

Does this mean that my cooking skills are so good that even a saint can be conquered?

Thinking of this, Rong Ze couldn't help being a little excited, - the chopsticks were not clamped firmly, - an elbow with sauce on it drew a perfect arc in mid-air.

The incident happened suddenly, and no one reacted, not even Yuanshi who was smeared with grease.

"..."

"..."

The shiny elbows slowly slid down the silver-purple auspicious cloud pattern robe, and finally rolled to the ground.

The sound was very soft, but it fell on everyone's ears, like a thunderstorm before the rainstorm.

"I'm done eating." Fei Yi put down his chopsticks with a wooden face, and hurriedly walked, as if someone was chasing him behind him.

"I'm ready to eat too!" Inspired, the rest of the disciples also put down their chopsticks one after another, and left the place of right and wrong as if fleeing.

Rong Ze wanted to cry but had no tears.

What about being a good brother?

Man's mouth, liar ghost!

"Heaven, Tianzun, I, I will help you wash and clean..." Rong Ze had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

Facing the young man with pale lips and full face, Yuan Shi slightly lowered his eyes, and said lightly, "It's okay."

As he spoke, he got up, walked out the door, and then stopped suddenly.

Rong Ze stood up in trepidation, pinching the corners of his clothes with both hands.

"It's delicious." After leaving this sentence, Yuan Shi drifted away.

So is Tianzun angry, or not angry?

There was no one in the field of vision, Rong Ze still maintained the posture just now, with a troubled face.

……

Yuan Shi returned to the room, looked down and saw the oil stains on the front, and the dark tide surged in his eyes.

— A golden light condensed on his fingertips, but it never fell.

After a while, the golden light went out, and the oil stain was gently touched with the fingertips.

- Down - down, tender and lingering.

***

The results of the investigation about the half footprint came out soon, and the truth was surprising.

The man behind the scenes who drugged Xiao Xiaobai was none other than Shi Liyan, the lord of Heishui City.

"Shicheng Lord? It's him?" Fei Yi had a good impression of Shi Liyan earlier, and gave him the elixir refined by his master.

Thinking that he was foolishly deceived by Shi Liyan once, Fei Yi was ashamed and angry, gearing up to find Shi Liyan to settle the score.

It was Rong Ze who stopped him in time, stared at him with black eyes, and said calmly, "Even if you go to confront Shi Liyan like this, he probably won't admit it. Because we have no evidence."

It's only half a footprint, and the other party can find various reasons to get rid of the crime.

Fei Yi was burning with rage, his eyes seemed to be burning with two small flames: "Master, I'll beat him up and see if he's willing to tell the truth!"

Rong Ze rubbed his temples with a headache, and said helplessly, "While force can solve problems, it can't solve all problems."

"What if Shi Liyan refuses to admit it? Are you really beating him to death? If it gets out, what will outsiders think about explaining education? How will Heavenly Venerable think about you?"

"I—" Fei Yi opened his mouth, but found that he was speechless.

The purpose of this investigation is to make up for his mistakes. If he fails to make up for his mistakes and adds another crime, then he really has no face to continue to stay.

Thinking of this, Fei Yi couldn't help feeling a little discouraged, and said in a muffled voice, "Then tell me, what should I do?"

Unknowingly, his attitude towards Rong Ze has developed from disdain at the beginning to respect now, and even a little admiration for him.

Rong Ze thought for a moment: "I have an idea..."

***

"Chengxian Pill? Is this true or false, even if you don't know any Taoism, you can fly up in place if you eat it?"

Shi Liyan stopped abruptly, peeked around, and saw two Chanjiao disciples sitting and chatting by the Heishui River, and one of them was holding a delicate jade bottle in his hand.

The other party didn't seem to notice him, and continued: "Of course, the master said so, so is it false?"

The other person chuckled and said, "Oh, it's really cheap for that mortal. He is so lucky. Because of his good looks, he was chosen by the master to take him back to be a cleaning boy, and the master gave him Chengxianwan , I have a chance to ascend for nothing. Tsk tsk, you say that we have practiced for so many years, it is not as easy as swallowing an elixir."

This statement is really heartbreaking.

Shi Liyan thought of how he searched for immortals when he was young, and after traveling for more than ten years, he finally found the legendary Kunlun Immortal Mountain, but he was turned away due to lack of qualifications.

After that, he worked hard all the way to become the Lord of Heishui City. In the end, he was not as good as Rong Ze, an ordinary person who didn't even know the most basic Taoism.

He clenched his fists tightly, his nails dug deep into the flesh, but he didn't dare to make a sound, he clenched his teeth and continued to listen to the two chatting.

—A person asked: "Hey, do you think this Chengxian pill is really so magical? Then if I take it, will my skills be greatly improved?"

Another person said: "Hey, let's forget about it. Chengxian Pill Chengxian Pill, as the name suggests, is for mortals to become immortals. We are already immortals, and eating them is useless. By the way, does Fairy Chang'e know? She It was only after taking this medicine that year that he ascended.”

Shi Liyan's heart moved: he had heard the story of Chang'e flying to the moon since he was a child, and God knows how much he envied that woman.

"What about the remaining medicine? Have you thrown it away?"

"It's useless anyway, so throw it away."

With a sound of "click", ripples appeared on the surface of the Heishui River.The two disciples seemed to be busy with other things, so they left quickly.

After they left, Shi Liyan quickly ran to the river, not wanting to jump into the water.

He groped in the water for a long time and drank several sips of water before he came ashore covered in river mud.

He spread out his palm, and there was a delicate and small jade bottle lying in the palm, which looked like nothing ordinary.

He didn't care to change into dry clothes, and tremblingly uncorked the jade bottle.

God bless, the elixir inside is still there!

Shi Liyan was so excited that he poured out the remaining pills on the spot and stuffed them into his mouth.

vomit!

The indescribable smell made his stomach churn, but thinking of the special effect of "Chengxian Pill", he still swallowed it back with difficulty.

"It's disgusting," Fei Yi, who was hiding on the cloud, said disdainfully with disgust on his face, "This Shi Liyan is really crazy in order to become an immortal. He even swallowed the 'Shiquan Dabu Pill' we specially prepared for him."

"Benefits touch people's hearts." Rong Ze shook his head and reminded, "Fei Yi, it's your turn to play, perform well."

***

Shi Liyan opened his eyes again, and found himself in a dark space.

He couldn't help being stunned: Is this the legendary fairyland?Not quite like it...

He subconsciously rubbed a flame, and the sudden flame frightened him-jump.

You know, in the past, his fireball technique could only produce flames a little bigger than a pea, but now, a fireball bigger than his head was burning in his palm.

His cultivation base has really increased, and he has ascended to become a fairy!

Shi Liyan was extremely excited.

At this moment, a faint and old voice sounded from all directions as if traveling through the ages:

"I am asking the fairy guest. I have three questions. If you can answer all of them truthfully, you can officially enter the fairy gate."

This was the first time Shi Liyan had heard of the existence of "Questioning Cyclamen", and it was a bit strange.But the joy of becoming an immortal has already overwhelmed all other emotions, he didn't think much, bowed respectfully to the void, and said: "Excuse me, Master Immortal."

"First, who are you?" asked the cyclist.

It turned out to be such a simple question.

Shi Liyan heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Little man Shi Liyan, the lord of Heishui City in Kunlun Mountains."

He deliberately ambiguous the concept, and pulled the tiger skin of "Kunlun Mountain" as a banner.

"So it's the Kunlun Immortal, I'm sorry." Wen Xianke's tone softened a bit, which made Shi Liyan very proud.

The second question I asked the celestial guest was: "What kind of exercises do you practice?"

This question is easier to answer, Shi Liyan completely relaxed, without thinking about it, he said: "The villain is practicing the fire movement technique."

"What were you doing when the sun went down two days ago?"

"Little man—" Shi Liyan suddenly stopped talking, his face full of daze.

He didn't understand why the first two questions were so simple, but the third question was so tricky.

Want to tell the truth?

If you don't say it, will it affect his immortality?

Big beads of cold sweat broke out from his forehead and back, and soon the whole person seemed to be fished out of the water.

"When the sun went down two days ago, the villain was there, teasing the spirit beast." He gritted his teeth.

"If you tell a lie, your fairy bones will be removed, and you will fall into the animal realm forever." Wen Xianke seemed to know that he was hiding something, and reminded him coldly.

Accompanied by his words, shrill screams rang out one after another. There was no wind, but the fireball in Shi Liyan's palm shook violently, shrinking to the size of a fingernail.

"...The villain was stealing a 朏朏 beast at that time."

Shi Liyan didn't expect that this "asking celestial guest" would be so powerful, he even knew such secret things, if he continued to lie, he might really fall into the animal realm.

Shi Liyan admitted that he took a fancy to the 朏朏 beast beside Rong Ze, and wanted to take its inner alchemy to enhance his cultivation—the inner alchemy of spirit beasts can all help cultivation, and the 朏朏 beast is the leader among spirit beasts. Neidan is a rare tonic.

Seeing that Rong Ze was squeezed out by his peers, he thought that he should be easy to bully, so he took the opportunity unprepared and drugged the dessert, trying to take the opportunity to stun Xiao Xiaobai.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiaobai didn't want to eat the snack with added ingredients, so he had to do it himself, covered its mouth and nose with the drug, and took it away from the posthouse.

As a result, it happened that the swarm of berserk beasts attacked the city, and he was afraid that his absence would attract suspicion, so he had to put the matter aside for the time being, and deal with Xiao Xiaobai after the swarm of beasts passed.

But I don't know if the potency of the medicine was too weak, so Xiao Xiaobai woke up early, bit off the rope that bound him, and escaped.

Needless to say, the story after that, Rong Ze discovered that the weird yellow hair on the side of Xiaobai's cheek was stained by the drug potion.Following this clue, they followed the clues and finally found out who was behind the scenes.

Shi Liyan was afraid that he would fall into the realm of animals forever, so he didn't dare to cheat, and told the whole story exactly.

"Master Immortal, I'm telling the truth. May I ask if this is okay?" Shi Liyan said with a nervous face.

However, he did not get any response.

"Master Immortal?" Shi Liyan sensed that something was wrong, and suddenly felt a sharp pain on his face.

He touched it with his hands, and his hands were warm.

With the faint firelight, he finally saw clearly that it was his blood.

***

After playing all the images recorded with Lingshitong, Fei Yi gently held his breath.

He didn't know if they had passed the calculation like this.

Yuan always said, "Where is Shi Liyan?"

Fei Yi replied: "The disciple has asked someone to keep him under strict supervision."

What he didn't mention was that Shi Liyan had been beaten until he was hanging on his breath.

Yuan Shi nodded lightly: "Such a greedy villain will never be worthy of being a human being."

After saying this, Shi Liyan can't stand up completely regardless of this life, the next life or the next life.

"Disciple takes orders." Fei Yi heaved a sigh of relief, he knew that this meant that he had passed the test and redeemed his achievements.

He suppressed the joy in his heart, and retreated respectfully.

For a moment.

Yuan Shi cast his eyes on Rong Ze who was still standing still, and raised his eyebrows lightly: "Is there anything else?"

Rong Ze's thick eyelashes fluttered up and down like a frightened butterfly. He pursed his lips, wiped the moisture from the corner of his clothes with his palm, took a deep breath, and looked into Yuan Shi's eyes: "There is something, but... I don't know what to ask Inappropriate to ask."

Those smoky purple eyes just looked at him silently, Rong Ze made an "uh" sound, scratched the back of his head, and was suddenly discouraged: "Okay, I really want to ask. So--I really asked?"

Rong Ze suddenly realized that he could let go more and more in front of Yuan Shi.

He thought, maybe this is the result of the rock sugar elbow?

"Dare to ask Tianzun, did you already know that Shi Liyan did it?" Rong Ze asked.

A flash of astonishment flashed across Yuan Shi's eyes. Although he quickly recovered his usual calmness, this subtle movement could not escape Rong Ze's eyes.

Sure enough.

Rong Ze guessed that Tianzun actually felt that Shi Liyan was untrustworthy from the very beginning, but he deliberately didn't make it clear, and wanted to take the opportunity to hone this group of enthusiastic and naive disciples.

After this short time together, he felt more and more that Yuan Shi was not as serious and indifferent as he appeared on the surface.

This discovery made the smile on Rong Ze's lips brighter.

Yuan Shi didn't understand why Rong Ze suddenly laughed, but looking at the deep dimple around his lips, the corners of his eyes also slowly, slowly curved into a subtle arc.

It's as if a wind suddenly blew up on the calm lake, wrinkling a piece of spring water.

"Then don't disturb Tianzun's rest." After getting a satisfactory answer, Rong Ze also wanted to leave.

The door was gently closed from the outside, and the line of sight seemed to be cut off.

But that's just for ordinary people.

Yuan Shi saw that Fei Yi who was waiting outside met Rong Ze, his lips moved, and he asked something anxiously.

Rong Ze just shook his head with a smile, and said something, so Fei Yi had no choice but to walk away.

Rong Ze turned his head suddenly, Yuan Shi was startled.

The door turned into an ordinary wooden door again.

Strange, no one.

Rong Ze touched his face, and couldn't help laughing that he was too sensitive: Yuanshi Tianzun is here, unless there is another daring lunatic like Shi Liyan, who would dare to make small moves in private?

Well, that feeling of being watched must be an illusion.

The author has something to say: Later, Rong Ze accidentally discovered that Yuanshi had hidden a robe with suspicious marks on the front.

He took the robe and asked Yuan Shi: "Why do you keep a dirty laundry?"

Yuanshi's eyes dimmed: "You really can't remember anything?"

Seeing that Rong Ze was still puzzled, those smoky purple eyes became even darker, almost swallowing people.

Yuan Shi leaned forward, spraying warm breath on Rong Ze's neck: "The deity reminds you..."

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