Chapter 757: Chapter 757: Exposed!
Everyone quickly changed their clothes and followed the original route of the troop silently, then sneaked into the Flying Horse Hostel.
They had thought that it would be incredibly difficult to break into the Flying Horse Hostel, but now they had just walked in so brazenly!
It was truly unbelievable!
This made Di Yelei regard the old Daoist with even greater admiration.
Inside the Flying Horse Hostel, unlike the quiet outside periter, it was bustling with life.
As the group of horsen walked by the kitchen, the appetizing sll of wine and dishes wafting from inside really made the worms in their stomachs scream with craving. Eunuch Xiao couldn’t endure it any longer, so he quietly slipped into the kitchen when no one was looking.
“Hey…”
Di Yelei reached out to catch him, but Eunuch Xiao slipped away like a loach and went straight into the kitchen.
Zhao Yuanlang’s eyebrows flickered: “Follow him.”
As there were only a few of them now, they couldn’t afford to lose even one person.
Once inside the kitchen, an even more intense aroma of at filled their nostrils, making their already hungry stomachs even hungrier.
In the past few days, while fleeing for their lives, they hadn’t even dared to light a fire and had mostly filled their stomachs with so random foraged food. Now that they were slling such delicious dishes, their stomachs growled like drums.
When they finally saw so freshly cooked braised pork in front of them, who could resist not eating it?
As they walked past the stove, the plates of at and dishes that had been placed on it disappeared. Then, no longer minding the hot food, they hid in the storage room and quickly finished off the plates of at.
Eunuch Xiao looked at the now empty plates and resentfully glared at the old Daoist.
“I thought monks and Daoists were supposed to abstain from wine and at? How co you eat even more than everyone else, and don’t leave any for the others? You don’t even have to exert any energy, so why eat so much?”
Among the group, Eunuch Xiao didn’t know martial arts, Zhao Yuanlang was injured and couldn’t move, so when it ca to fighting, it was up to Di Yelei, the Little Scout, and General Xing. Although there were only three people with fighting abilities left, fortunately, they were all willing to fight to their deaths, so they managed to break into the Flying Horse Hostel.
The old Daoist sneered, “I am a Taoist priest, not a monk; why should I abstain from at and wine?”
“But you… can’t eat that much…” Eunuch Xiao still wouldn’t give up, scraping the plate with his knife.
Di Yelei’s stomach was still empty, but at least he had so at to fill it, and he felt his strength return. He then turned to Zhao Yuanlang and asked in a low voice,
“Now that we’ve arrived at the Flying Horse Hostel, has the person who initially agreed to et with us specified a place to et? Or is there so way to identify them?”
“Initially, we only agreed to et at the Flying Horse Hostel. I never thought it would cover such a wide area. Where are we supposed to find them?”
Zhao Yuanlang also sighed deeply.
Nowadays, it’s hard to tell friend from foe with troops everywhere outside. It’s really difficult to figure out how to find the ones who are supposed to help them.
“Chief Zhu, where’s the braised pork?”
A voice suddenly sounded.
Imdiately followed by an impatient voice: “Isn’t it right over there? That… huh! Where’s the at? Where is the braised pork I just cooked?”
An astonished voice ca from outside, followed by a series of footsteps.
Imdiately, another voice ca: “I say, Xiao Zhu, you little rascal, did you sneak a taste again? And then deliberately fra everyone else? Alright, alright, stop talking about it. Hurry up and make more dishes to send up there. The Post-house Minister is waiting!”
“What’s going on? So many dishes were ordered early in the morning. The Post-house Minister has never done this before.” A voice muttered as it walked away.
“Just do it! The honorable teacher of our Post-house Minister has arrived. Do you think our master won’t be nervous? Hurry up, and after cooking, send soone to deliver it. Prepare more signature dishes, and you’ll be rewarded.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll get to it right away!”
The retreating voice was full of flattery, followed by the sound of knives chopping on the cutting board.
“That’ll do.”
After the voice finished speaking, it quickly left the kitchen and walked away.
Several people hiding in the storage room exchanged glances and then crawled out one after another.
Di Yelei had long arms and legs, and within two steps, he ca to the chief chef’s side: “Chief Zhu, is there…hehe, a place where we brothers can lend a hand?” Di Yelei kept rubbing his hands, his eyes almost falling into the pot as he swallowed his saliva.
“Go away! This was personally requested by our master. You can’t be greedy. Wait, you look unfamiliar?”
Chief Zhu had no suspicions and drove Di Yelei aside while continuing to serve the cooked dishes from the pot.
Di Yelei chuckled and took out a few copper coins from his arms, stuffing them into Chief Zhu’s hand with a flattering smile.
“Chief Zhu, hehe… I have admired our master for a long ti. Let deliver this dish, and I promise to send it straight to you, alright?”
Chief Zhu glanced at the handful of copper coins and casually put them in his pocket, adding an extra spoonful of at on top of the dish before handing the plate to him.
“It’s kind of you to offer. Just rember to know when to stop, understand?”
Chief Zhu assud Di Yelei’s mouth was simply watering for the at and wanted to sneak a taste, so he naturally obliged.
Di Yelei happily accepted the offer, and imdiately picked up two plates of at and went out. Zhao Yuanlang and the old Taoist also gathered around, each holding a plate and quickly followed the others carrying wine and dishes into a tent.
However, before the three could enter, a scolding voice suddenly rang out from the side.
“Stop! Who are you? Why are you barging in there? Hey… I’m talking to you, the kid carrying the braised pork. Don’t you know the rules?”
The man was a soldier dressed as a general, who, when he saw Di Yelei not responding even after being scolded twice, walked over with large strides.
Di Yelei hurriedly nodded and bowed: “Your Honor, Your Honor, I was confused for a mont, just for a mont.”
“What do you an, confused for a mont? This is the food our master is going to eat. Now is a critical ti, and we cannot tolerate any mistakes. Otherwise…”
The general beca more and more indignant: “Wait! Sothing’s wrong. Based on your badge, you should be one of my soldiers, but I’ve never seen you before. Lift your head and let have a closer look.”
“Your Excellency, I’m new here…” Di Yelei’s eyes whirled around restlessly.
“That’s not right! I haven’t recruited any new soldiers for a long ti. Who are you, exactly?”
The general felt that sothing was amiss and quickly stepped forward, seemingly ready to arrest Di Yelei.
Damn it! They’re exposed! Di Yelei’s heart raced with alarm.
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