I am a cat in the palace

Hearing Yinger knocking on the door, Zhen and Rourou hurriedly arranged their clothes, Rourou went to open the door and asked, "What's wrong?"

"That's it, this morning..." Ying Er turned his head and looked around, and whispered in Rourou's ear.

After Ying Er finished speaking, his fleshy brows frowned, "Didn't I send an order to the Tongzhou government to take down these people?"

"They left Tongzhou first, and then came in from Qingzhou, walking a third longer than us."

"And along the way, they changed people and did not change horses and traveled day and night, so they were able to arrive here at about the same time as us."

"Lan Feng almost lost them when he changed horses halfway, but he found them again after relying on Xinying to follow them."

"Then why didn't Lan Feng report it?"

"Xinying was released, but we have been wandering in the deep mountains these days, and Xinying couldn't find the mark, so the news didn't come in time."

"And, according to Lan Feng, who was following them, they came around from the mountain pass on the other side. There was no road there. They turned over several cliffs and fell to death along the way."

"There is no such a coincidence in this world. They will come in even if they fall to their death. Their purpose is probably the same as ours." Flesh's eyes darkened. How could the wealth of the Great Xia Emperor's House be coveted by others, let alone a Gang of bandits.

"Do you want me to kill them?" I walked over from behind the meat, and rolled up my sleeves as I walked. The clothes were still fleshy, and I had to roll up the sleeves and trousers on my body.

"Your Majesty the Great Immortal...is it true that your skills have improved?" Ying Er looked at me in surprise and joy.

I just felt the old man blushing, coughed lightly, and replied vaguely: "Well, yes, yes, my skills have improved a lot."

Rourou chuckled at the side, and I turned my head and gave him a hard look.

"Where are they?"

"It's just downstairs in the lobby, and they're making a fuss about asking the shopkeeper to quickly serve them wine and meat." Ying Er looked back at the small second floor in front of him, with a mocking sneer on his face.

"It just so happens that I'm hungry too, so let's go over and have a look together." Rourou turned around and pulled me up and walked towards the front building, but halfway through, my rolled-up trousers fell off, and when I stepped on it, I almost fell a dog Nibbling mud, fortunately, the naked eye quickly grabbed me.

"It's so long, it's really troublesome." I looked at the clothes on my body in disgust, then pulled up the pants vigorously, then lowered my head and prepared to pull up the trousers again.

But Rourou stopped me, and directly knelt down to roll up my trousers for me, "I'll go to the street later to see if there are any clothes for sale, and I'll buy you two replacements, let's make up for a while now."

Rourou stood up and rubbed the pair of cat ears on the top of my head that still couldn't be retracted. I immediately pulled his paw away with my hand, and suddenly felt a little bit of injustice in my heart. It's not as tall as this little guy I stepped on. Since the age of 13, every time I transform into a human form, I'm half a head shorter than him. I'm really not convinced.

But Rourou looked at Zhen, and suddenly a suspicious blush appeared on his face, and he said quickly and softly: "Actually, this... is pretty good."

After finishing speaking, he pulled my hand up and wrapped it into his palm, and secretly stretched out a finger to gently scratch my palm.

I pinched his finger with my backhand, and out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Ying Er who was following me on the other side, feeling that this uncle no longer knew where to put his eyes.

The two-storey building on the street of the inn also runs a restaurant on the upper floor, but the place is not big, and it can accommodate four or five square tables. At the moment, it is already crowded with twenty or thirty burly men in ragged clothes. One by one, they were devouring the table, no matter what Xiao Er put on it, it was all wiped away in the blink of an eye, and some people couldn't wait to pat the table and kick the stools and shouted for the food to be served quickly.

This early in the morning, it is also difficult for the innkeeper to buy and prepare so many meals on the spot.

The innkeeper, who was too busy to serve the dishes himself, was still very sharp-eyed when he spotted the meat coming in through the curtain at the back door.

"Oh, my young master, I'm really sorry. Do you want to have breakfast? I should have sent you to the house. There are so many guests here at the last minute, so I've neglected you. If you don't want to wait a little longer, I will immediately Ask the buddy to prepare a copy for you and deliver it early."

Although many guests came at once, the boss's face was obviously not as happy as when he received Zhen and Rourou yesterday. Instead, he wiped his sweat and put on a wry smile.

And upstairs, there were also shouts of dissatisfaction from the big man.

"Go do your work, let's find another place to eat." Rourou sympathetically motioned the boss to go to work first, and glanced upstairs as he spoke. A big man also turned his head to meet Shang Rourou's gaze.

The man was startled, as if he was thinking about something, then he jumped up and ran towards the table further upstairs.

But Rourou ignored him, and walked out of the door holding Zhen's hand, "It's dark and smoky here, let's find a quiet place to eat first."

I was led by him and could only walk forward, but to my surprise, before Rourou stepped out of the inn gate, there was already half of a big man protruding from the upper floor and shouting at Rourou: "Young master! , I didn't expect to meet again here, but it's really destined, why don't we come up and eat together?"

Rourou didn't even look back at him with disgust, so he just waved his hands back and said lightly, "You're welcome, I can't get used to greasy food in the morning."

After saying that, he took me and strode out the door.

I turned my ear tips, and I could clearly hear those rough guys scolding behind me.

"Damn! What kind of attitude is this kid? Don't stop me. Let me go down and teach him a lesson!"

"Shut up, haven't you caused enough trouble along the way? If it weren't for you, how could the old man fall to his death? You can't stop!"

……

"Last night, Huang Ye and Huang Zhi each brought two people to explore the situation in this small town."

"Although this city is not big, it makes full use of the dangerous terrain in the mountains. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although there are four gates, there are actually only three gates for ordinary people to enter and exit. The other gate is But it is not allowed to pass.”

"Early this morning, Huang Ye sent someone out to inquire again, but they said that the city gate does not lead to other places, but directly leads to the City Lord's Mansion."

"The City Lord's Mansion is not in the city?" I feel a little surprised, this kind of situation is rare.

"Yes, I also found it a bit strange, so I didn't let Huang Ye and the others sneak over to take a look."

"No, let them prepare some gifts, let's visit directly."

"Yes."

This small town named Wangcheng is really small, and it may be because there are too few people from outside. There are not many shops on the street, and there are not many restaurants, but just walk in and order a meal. A bowl of very ordinary egg noodles was unexpectedly smooth and delicious, no worse than that made by the most famous chef Baian in Changyang Restaurant.

"With such a good craftsmanship, it's really wronged to live in this small town. When we leave, I must ask him if he would like to come to my house to be a master of the white case." Lin Guanwei chased after him While sucking the noodles with big mouthfuls, he spoke vaguely.

"Haha, thanks to the guest officer's praise, the villain has lived in Wangcheng for many years, but he can't live without this place." As soon as Lin Guanwei finished speaking, a very hearty and laughing voice came from the back kitchen. The direction is passed.

Zhen and Rourou immediately looked at that person when they heard the sound, only Lin Guanwei stuffed a mouthful of noodles, and before he could swallow them, they were all hanging by his mouth, he could only pick up the bowl and turn his head sideways to the back.

But I saw a fat man in his 40s, with a short stature, coming out of the back kitchen. He was wearing a blue cloth shirt with two patches on the cuffs and the lower skirt, a greasy apron around his waist, and a casual tie on his head. He had a messy bun, and his beard hadn't been shaved for three to five days, covering half of his face long and short.

Lin Guanwei saw that the noodle maker came out with such a slovenly appearance, he couldn't swallow the noodles in his mouth, turned around and silently spit the noodles back into the bowl.

I rolled my eyes at him, the young master is sick!It's hypocritical!

But Rourou smiled at the fat man: "Master is good at cooking, whether it's noodles or eggs, they are cooked to perfection."

"Haha, as long as the son likes it, it is my ancestral craft. Back then, when my grandfather escaped from the famine, he supported his family of eight with this hand-made noodle skill. Unfortunately, it will be lost in my life. Lah." The fat man was praised by Lin Guanwei and Rourou successively, his face was beaming, as if he was aroused by the conversation, he just casually rubbed his hands on the greasy apron and sat down next to Lin Guanwei.

Lin Guanwei's face froze, he is the son of everyone, even if he is usually careless, it is relative.

At this moment, a greasy cook who had just come out of the kitchen sat down on the same bench with him without paying attention. Moved nearly a foot.

Rourou pinned him with his eyes, and he barely sat still and stopped moving.

The fat cook didn't seem to find anything, he was always cheerful, and even asked about Rou Rou proactively.

"The young master is not from Wangcheng, is he, is he here to visit relatives?"

"No, I just happened to pass by." Rourou replied with a smile while eating noodles.

Seeing that Rourou continued to eat noodles, the fat chef smiled even more happily, "Our city is hidden in such a remote valley, even if there is a guide, it is not easy to get in. Why did the young master pass by here?"

"I got lost in a mountain torrent, and then turned to you after turning around. Speaking of which, I looked at the map carefully before I came out, but I didn't find such a small town under the administration of Tongzhou Capital."

"Our city is in this ravine, and it is inconvenient to get in and out. Seriously, it is considered to be under the rule of Suining County, the capital of the same state. However, for more than 20 years, Suining County has ignored us. It is estimated that we have already been given to us. I forgot, even if I didn’t forget, I probably wouldn’t bother to bother, after all, it’s too difficult to enter this city from outside the mountains.” The fat cook shook his head and sighed with a look of embarrassment while talking.

"Then my brother asked you to go out, why don't you like it? Isn't it better outside than this mountain?" Rou Rou glanced at Lin Guanwei, and continued to laugh.

"Hey, although the mountain road is inconvenient, life in this city is not difficult. There is no land tax, no poll tax, and the city lord will be paid the city lord's protection fee of one copper coin a year, so you don't have to worry about being dragged into a strong man. Every day if there is a business, I sell a few bowls of noodles to make a little money, and if there is no business, I make a bowl of noodles for myself, and take a nap when I am full. Where can you live such a good life?"

The smile on Rourou's face faded slightly, looking at the greasy fat cook in front of him, he couldn't help repeating his words softly: "Yes, where can I live such a good life?"

I looked at him, quietly took his hand under the table, and then squeezed it lightly. He turned his head to look at me, and smiled at me, signaling that I don't have to worry.

"One day, the whole world will live such a good life."