This was a restaurant called Five Flavours Shop. The shop wasn't very big, it was only a three-story building. However, it was very lively inside. A lot of people wearing short clothes were sitting in the shop, drinking and eating. The waiters were running around the shop, constantly bringing food and drinks to the tables. The voices of the people who were eating in the restaurant were very loud. From time to time, there would be laughter or cursing. It was very lively.
When Zhao Hai entered the shop, the shop suddenly turned silent. Everyone looked at him blankly. For a moment, the first floor of Five Flavours Shop was so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
Zhao Hai looked at the people who were startled. He didn't feel anything strange about their reaction. This was because his body was 2.5 meters tall. If it was placed on anyone, they would be very surprised. And with Zhao Hai's majestic muscles, they would be even more surprised.
Zhao Hai stood there and looked at the people. He didn't care about them and went to the counter. There was a shopkeeper standing behind the counter. The shopkeeper wasn't very tall. He wore a scholar's robe and had an abacus on his head.
Zhao Hai knew that this abacus could be considered a scholar. However, he could only be considered a scholar. His talent wasn't very good. He could cultivate his strength, but he was afraid that it would be very difficult for him to have high achievements.
Zhao Hai cupped his fist towards the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, is there still an empty seat?"
The shopkeeper quickly recovered. He looked at the soul on Zhao Hai's head. The soul on Zhao Hai's head had already recovered. It was still a small grass. However, the shopkeeper didn't look down on Zhao Hai just because he was a plant master. Instead, he quickly said, "Yes. Mister, please come with me." Zhao Hai nodded. Then he followed the shopkeeper to a corner of the first floor. There was a small table there. This table wasn't big and could only seat four people at most. However, it was currently empty.
The shopkeeper pointed at the small table and said, "Mister, I'm really sorry. Because we're busy right now, there's only one table left. If Mister doesn't mind, then please sit here."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "I didn't mind." Then he sat down and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, bring four of your best dishes, half a jin of wine, and four steamed buns." The shopkeeper nodded. Then he immediately waved his hand to call a waiter and gave the order.
After the waiter left, the shopkeeper didn't leave. Instead, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "This is Mister's first time in Tideview City. I haven't seen Mister before."
Zhao Hai looked at the shopkeeper and smiled faintly, "Shopkeeper's eyes are really sharp. This is indeed my first time here. To be exact, this is my first time in the Wen Ji Continent. I'm from the Soldier Spirit Continent. I just arrived here today. It's already dark, so I can't enter the city. I'm also feeling hungry, so I came here to look for food."
When the shopkeeper heard Zhao Hai, his eyes couldn't help but light up as he said, "Mister actually came from the Soldier Spirit Continent? I really didn't expect this. I remember that our Wen Ji Continent hasn't had people from the Soldier Spirit Continent for a long time. "
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "I've let Mister see a joke. I'm indeed from the Soldier Spirit Continent. I heard from my family's elders that the Wen Ji Continent and the Soldier Spirit Continent are different. So I came here to see."
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "So that's how it is. Since Mister is from the Soldier Spirit Continent, then this meal is on me. But before Mister came to the Wen Ji Continent, did your family's elders tell Mister about the rules of the Wen Ji Continent?"
Zhao Hai stared, then he looked at the shopkeeper with a puzzled expression and said, "I don't know what the shopkeeper is talking about. Is it about the identity token? "
The shopkeeper immediately replied, "It's about the identity token. I wonder if Mister has gotten one yet?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "I haven't. I just arrived at the seaside. Because of the bright lights, I came here. Now that it's dark, I can't enter the city. Therefore, I can only wait until tomorrow to get one."
When the shopkeeper heard Zhao Hai, he immediately said, "Does that mean Mister doesn't have a place to stay? There are a few rooms in the back of the store. If Mister doesn't mind, then please take a seat here. This little one is a student of the city's Literary Academy. Tomorrow, this little one will go to the Literary Academy to get an identity token. How about it? "
Zhao Hai looked at the shopkeeper, then he smiled faintly and said, "Oh? Wouldn't that be too troublesome for the shopkeeper? Could it be that with my identity card, there's something else I can do there? "
Since Mister is from the Martial Spirit Continent, your identity card will be different from the ones we use. No one will make things difficult for Mister because of this. Although I am a student of the Academy of Literature, my talent has always been poor. Therefore, I wasn't valued by the Academy. Since Mister is from the Martial Spirit Continent, it has been a long time since someone from the Martial Spirit Continent came here. Therefore, this matter will certainly attract the attention of the Academy. If I introduce Mister to the Academy, it will be more or less my contribution. Maybe the Academy will reward me. Because of this, I am very attentive. If Mister doesn't agree, then I won't force Mister to stay. "
Zhao Hai stared, he didn't think that the shopkeeper would say something like this. Originally, he thought that the shopkeeper was plotting something. But after hearing what the shopkeeper said, Zhao Hai didn't feel anything. In any case, it didn't matter which academy he went to register his identity.
After thinking about this, Zhao Hai immediately turned to the shopkeeper and said, "So that's how it is. How could I refuse the shopkeeper's good intentions? Alright, I'll be staying here today. I'll have to trouble the shopkeeper tomorrow."
When the shopkeeper heard Zhao Hai, his face was filled with ecstasy. He immediately said, "Thank you Mister, thank you Mister. All of Mister's expenses will be free of charge. Please enjoy your meal. After you finish, I'll take Mister to your room to rest. I guarantee that Mister will be satisfied." Then the shopkeeper cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai before he turned around and left.
Before long, the waiter gave Zhao Hai four side dishes, a jug of wine, and four steamed buns. Zhao Hai also ate and drank freely. Before long, after the meal was finished, the shopkeeper came over and led Zhao Hai to the backyard of the Five Flavors Restaurant.
While Zhao Hai was eating, the people in the restaurant were all paying attention to Zhao Hai. Many people had heard the conversation between Zhao Hai and the shopkeeper. They knew that Zhao Hai came from the Soldier Spirit Continent. They were very curious, so they paid attention to Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai didn't care about it.
He followed the shopkeeper to the backyard of the Five Flavours Restaurant. The backyard of the Five Flavours Restaurant wasn't small. There were a lot of rooms, but some of them were lit up. Obviously, people were already living inside.
The shopkeeper led Zhao Hai to a small courtyard. Then he gently pushed open the door and walked in. The courtyard wasn't very big, there was only a row of rooms. There were no lights in the rooms. The shopkeeper took out a match and lit an oil lamp in the room. Then he covered the lamp with a shade. Then he said to Zhao Hai, "Mister, please take a seat and rest. In a while, I'll have someone bring Mister a bath and tea. Does Mister have any other orders?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Nothing. Thank you, shopkeeper. This is already very good."
The shopkeeper cupped his fist to Zhao Hai and said, "Then I won't disturb Mister's rest. I think Mister must be very tired on the way here. Mister, please." After that, he slowly left the room.
Zhao Hai looked at the small courtyard. This small courtyard was obviously the best room in the Five Flavours Restaurant. This small courtyard could accommodate a total of about 20 people. Obviously, it was prepared for a family. There weren't many people like him who occupied a small courtyard.
His current position was the living room of this small courtyard. This living room wasn't very big. It could accommodate more than a dozen people. There was a sofa, a small tea table, and a few tables of green plants in the four corners of the room. It made the whole place look very warm.
On the left side of the living room was the bedroom. There was a table, a desk against the wall, and a chair on the side of the desk.
On the right side of the living room was a study. What Zhao Hai didn't expect was that there were a lot of books in this study. There was a big desk in the study. On this desk, there was a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, which could be used at any time.
Zhao Hai looked at this arrangement and nodded slightly. This shop was really thoughtful. There was even a study, and there were books in it. It was really good.
Zhao Hai didn't know that in the Wen Ji Mainland, a bigger hotel would be arranged like this. In the hotel room, there would be a large or small study. If there wasn't a study, people would think that your shop wasn't good enough.
Zhao Hai entered the study and looked at the books on the bookshelves. The books on the bookshelves were very common. Zhao Hai had seen a lot of books before, but there were also some that Zhao Hai hadn't seen before.
After looking at these books, Zhao Hai knew that the people of the Wenji Continent were much more proficient in the study of scriptures compared to the people of the Spirit Soldier Continent. Although the Spirit Soldier Continent also had some books about scriptures, these books weren't very important. Most of them were only studied by scholars. And although the status of scholars in the Spirit Soldier Continent was higher than ordinary soul bearers, they couldn't be compared to professionals. Because of this, there were very few books about scriptures, especially the annotations of scriptures.
On the other hand, in the Wen Ji Mainland, there seemed to be a lot of books about scriptures. There were even more annotations on scriptures. Some of the classics had many annotations on them. Different people and different times had annotations on them. This made Zhao Hai very surprised.
Zhao Hai took out a book with annotations on it and carefully looked at it. In the Soldier Spirit Continent, such annotations couldn't be found. Zhao Hai was very curious about how the people here explained the Book of Scriptures.
When Zhao Hai saw the contents of the book, he was surprised. The annotations didn't just explain the author's understanding of the Book of Scriptures, it also contained the concept of pursuing the Dao. Pursuing the Dao through literature wasn't something that an ordinary person could write. The person who wrote this book must be an expert.
This aroused Zhao Hai's interest. Zhao Hai took the book and carefully looked at it. Just as he read two pages, he heard a knock on the door. Then a voice was heard, "Mister, this little one is here to deliver you some water."
Zhao Hai said, "Come in." The person outside the door nodded and then walked in. Zhao Hai discovered that it wasn't one person who came in, but three. The first person was holding two wooden buckets filled with hot water. The second person was also holding two wooden buckets filled with cold water.
The third person was holding a large kettle in his hand. This kettle wasn't any smaller than the wooden buckets. His other hand was holding a black object. Zhao Hai didn't know what it was for.
The three people rushed towards Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, we're here to deliver you some water."
Zhao Hai nodded. The two people in front of him went to a nearby room and poured the two buckets of hot water into a large wooden tub. The two buckets were very big, so after pouring the two buckets of hot water, the large wooden tub was almost full. The other person took a bucket of cold water and poured it into the large wooden tub. Finally, he felt the temperature of the water with his hand before putting the bucket of cold water down.
The other person who was holding the kettle entered the living room and put the copper kettle on the ground. Then he put the black object on the ground as well. Then he blew on the black object. The black object immediately caught fire. It turned out to be a charcoal stove.
Then, the waiter filled the teapot with water and put the big copper kettle on the charcoal stove, leaving the fire on. Then, another waiter brought the wooden bucket into the living room. The wooden bucket had a lid and was filled with cold water.
Zhao Hai knew what was going on when he saw the water. After the waiter prepared everything, he turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, the bath water has been prepared. The tea has also been brewed. May I ask if you have any other orders?" Zhao Hai nodded and said.
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "There's nothing else. You can leave." The three men nodded. Then they gave a salute to Zhao Hai before turning around and leaving.
Zhao Hai looked at the departing men and smiled faintly. Then he went to the bathhouse and took a bath in the wooden bucket. Then he returned to the living room and sat there, drinking tea while reading a book.
To be honest, the content of the book really attracted Zhao Hai. This was because the writing was really good. It clearly described the person's understanding of the Dao. Since Zhao Hai came to the Soul Realm, this was the first time that he saw someone with such a clear understanding of the Dao. Although this understanding was still very immature in Zhao Hai's eyes, he could already see the shadow of the Dao.
After reading the annotations, Zhao Hai looked for another book with annotations. These two annotations weren't written at the same time, and their annotations were also different. However, these annotations were still very wonderful. This was an eye-opener for Zhao Hai. He didn't think that in the Wenji Continent, scholars had already reached such heights. This was really rare. Zhao Hai didn't think that in the Wenji Continent, scholars had already reached such heights. Moreover, Zhao Hai knew that the books in the study room must be very common in the world. Profound books wouldn't be placed here. If such a book had reached such a level, then what level would the books in the Academy be? Zhao Hai was really looking forward to it.
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