Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

Chapter 216 The Clinging Old Man

Lingyi hurriedly traveled for two days before arriving at a nearby town to buy candles, but strangely, he couldn't find any in any of the stores he visited.

In desperation, he had to continue searching in farther places.

As Lingyi hurried on his way, he was extremely anxious and had no idea that he had been targeted by an old man riding a donkey.

The old man followed Lingyi slowly, watching him anxiously walk into one store after another looking for candles.

After some effort, Lingyi finally bought some precious candles. He carefully wrapped them up, put them on his back, and then his stomach growled with hunger.

Lingyi saw a small noodle stall ahead and decided to sit down and eat something before continuing on his way.

The owner of the noodle stall enthusiastically brought a bowl of steaming beef noodles, placed it in front of Lingyi, and said with a smile: "Sir, please enjoy it slowly." Lingyi smiled and nodded, picked up the chopsticks, and was about to enjoy this bowl of delicious noodles.

However, at this moment, Lingyi suddenly found that there was an old man with white hair and a sage-like appearance sitting opposite his table. What surprised him even more was that the old man was holding his bowl of noodles and eating it with big mouthfuls.

"Hey! Old man, who are you? Why are you stealing my noodles?" Ling Yi asked angrily, thinking that this old man was too unreasonable.

He glared at the old man angrily, then turned to the boss and said, "Boss, give me another bowl of noodles."

"Young man, do you understand how to respect the elderly and love the young?" the old man said confidently.

Lingyi thought it was better to have less trouble than more, so he suppressed his temper, moved to another table and sat down, ignoring the old man.

The old man finished the noodles in no time, not even a sip of soup was left. At this time, the boss prepared the noodles and was about to serve them to Lingyi. The old man looked at the bowl of noodles eagerly.

Before the boss could deliver the food to Lingyi's table, the old man grabbed it and ate it with big mouthfuls, which scared the boss. He apologized to Lingyi repeatedly.

He even asked, "Look at him, you are too overbearing. This guy has given you a bowl of noodles, why are you trying to snatch it from him?"

"Go away. Go and make noodles for him. I promise not to snatch it. After you eat this bowl of noodles, I'm full and I don't want it anymore. Are you afraid that I can't afford to pay for your two bowls of noodles?" The old man from Tianshan said shamelessly.

The boss had no choice but to turn around and go back to making noodles.

"You old man, you've gone too far. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you don't know your place, do you? You grabbed the first bowl of my noodles, and I didn't hold it against you, but you went even further," Lingyi said with a roll of his eyes.

The old man from Tianshan said with a sly smile, "Hey, young man, don't be so stingy. You are constipated, do you know that you should eat less beef? I stole your beef noodles because I saw that you were constipated."

The people eating noodles around burst into laughter. Lingyi's face turned red with embarrassment, and he was so angry that he wanted to beat the old man up.

At this time, the boss brought the noodles, put them in front of Lingyi, and said apologetically, "Young man, thank you for keeping you waiting. I put more beef in it as an apology. I'll give you a 10% discount on this noodle."

Lingyi was very hungry, so he picked up the noodles and started eating. He looked at the tempting beef but didn't dare to eat it. He was speechless, wondering how the old man knew he was constipated.

The old man from Tianshan looked at Lingyi's actions, his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter, and then he walked to the kitchen and whispered:

"Boss. See, the young man eating outside is my grandson. I tried to find him a wife, but he didn't want to and was angry with me. You'll ask him for the money later. I'm leaving first." After saying that, the old man from Tianshan rode away on his donkey.

The boss nodded doubtfully, but because there was a new customer, he didn't think any more about it and turned around to continue working.

As Lingyi watched the strange old man leave, his mood suddenly improved a lot, and even the noodles in front of him seemed to taste better.

When Lingyi finished eating the noodles and was about to pay, the boss suddenly told him that he needed to pay for three bowls of noodles. Lingyi asked in confusion:

"Boss, I only ordered one bowl of noodles and ate one bowl of noodles, why should I pay for three bowls of noodles?"

The boss smiled and replied, "Young man, the white-haired old man just ate two bowls of noodles. He told me at the time that you were his grandson, so he stole your noodles. He also specifically asked me to ask you for the money for the noodles, and then he left first."

The boss patiently explained the whole incident.

"Boss. You were cheated by that liar. That is the real liar. I don't even know him. He is my grandson." Lingyi explained, becoming even more angry.

The boss refused to listen and insisted that the two knew each other, otherwise why would he steal his noodles instead of others.

Finally, Lingyi had no choice but to pay for the three bowls of noodles. He was so angry that if he wasn't in a hurry, he really wanted to catch up with the old man and beat him up.

At this time, the old man Tianshan was lying on the grass in the sun, quietly waiting for Lingyi to pass by. He knew that Lingyi would definitely take this road, so he was in a particularly relaxed and happy mood.

Lingyi jumped on the horse and squeezed the horse's belly hard, making the horse gallop. He was worried that the princess was still waiting for the candles, and time was running out, so he couldn't waste a minute or a second.

However, at this moment, Lingyi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach, as if something was rolling and stirring in his stomach. He realized that he might have a stomachache, so he quickly got off the horse and tied it under a big tree.

Lingyi hurried to the nearby woods and found a secluded place to solve the problem. After some effort, he finally felt much better, so he tidied his clothes and prepared to return to his horse and continue on his journey.

When Lingyi walked back to where the horse was tied, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Hey, young man, we meet again! Oh my, you are not constipated anymore, it seems that my medicine is really effective! Did you feel good just now?"

Lingyi looked up and saw the old man with white beard sitting under the tree, looking at him with a smile on his face and a hint of cunning. It turned out that Lingyi had not noticed that this tree was where the old man Tianshan was.

Ling Yi gnashed his teeth in anger, glared at the old man Tianshan, and cursed loudly: "You despicable and shameless old man, how dare you give me drugs! And you have the nerve to say that your medicine is effective? Moreover, you ate noodles without paying, and you still blamed it on me, you are simply a rogue!

If I don't teach you a lesson today, I won't be worthy of being your master!" As he said this, Lingyi rushed towards the old man Tianshan angrily.

However, the old man was so slippery that Ling Yi didn't even touch the old man's body and he was so tired that he was out of breath.

The old man swung his arm lightly, and Lingyi fell to the ground. He looked at the old man with an unpleasant expression and asked: "Old man, who are you? You have such powerful martial arts, why are you following me?"

"Guess what?" said the old man from Tianshan with a wry smile.