In a harmonious atmosphere, the celebration and summary meeting was finally over, and Wen Xiuzhi drove Xu Yan back to the hotel, and sent Xu Yan downstairs to the hotel. Then, Xu Yan went to the hotel by himself - because of the fooling around last night, Xu Yan was still a little uneasy in his heart, for fear that Zhu Youxiang would see something.

He pushed open the door and found Zhu Youxiang sitting on the sofa in the living room, leaning forward, watching TV intently, but he didn't notice that he pushed the door in - Xu Yan's first reaction was that the damn "Double Palace Mystery" was filming a sequel again, otherwise Zhu Youxiang would not be so fascinated, and then he woke up: "What are you doing stupidly, the heroine of the Double Palace Romance, she only slept with herself last night - she said in person that she didn't shoot the sequel to the Double Palace Romance!"

At this time, Xu Yan noticed that the program Zhu Youxiang was watching was the international channel of CCTV and international news, so he stopped curiously and listened to the voice on the TV: "...... According to the corpses found so far, there are more than a hundred, and these corpses are all almost completely dried corpses with a large amount of blood lost...... According to the spokesman of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police have grasped the motive of the murder of this ruthless murderer and have certain clues, the Metropolitan Police Department has set up a search countermeasure headquarters for this case, the spokesman called on the citizens of Tokyo not to panic, to remain calm, the police have locked the target, the murderer is those psychopaths who worship vampires, they will soon arrest the murderer...... Those rumored vampires don't exist......"

As the announcer spoke, the television showed heavily armed Japanese policemen, shields and guns in their hands, as if they were facing the enemy, and paramedics, wrapped in white protective suits, who carried the tightly wrapped corpses on stretchers to the car.

This Japanese news passed quickly, and the next thing that was broadcast was the situation in Ukraine, and the news of large groups of people demonstrating and throwing Molotov cocktails, and where the fire was fired again. The government army and the civilian armed forces fought again - Xu Yan was numb to the chaos in Ukraine, and there was no demonstration and war over there, and the wind and waves were calm and peaceful. That's the weird thing.

He looked at Zhu Youxiang, but saw that she was still staring at the TV, frowning, looking worried, Xu Yan coughed dryly: "Ahem." Xuanyun, I'm back!"

Zhu Youxiang was watching TV in the hall of the room, and when she heard Xu Yan's voice, she turned around and smiled: "I'm sorry, I was watching it just now, Childe, are you back?"

Seeing Zhu Youxiang, Xu Yan was inexplicably relaxed, and suddenly felt very peaceful and warm, and he said apologetically: "I'm back." Excuse me. Xuan Yun, Wen Xiuzhi dragged me to celebrate last night, I drank too much, I can't come back, I left you here alone, it's really sad not to go......"

Zhu Youxiang waved his hand to stop Xu Yan and continued: "Childe doesn't have to explain - Childe socializes with friends, this is a normal exchange, and a man should do." Mr. Wen also called me to explain earlier. Childe drank a lot of bars last night, and now he's a little uncomfortable?"

Listening to Zhu Youxiang's gentle and kind words, Xu Yan's heart was calm. But there is a hidden sense of guilt. He sat down on the sofa and spread his hands and feet comfortably: "It's okay, it's not very uncomfortable. Xuan Yun, I haven't had time to thank you for saving my life. At that time, I was trampled under the feet of the monster and couldn't move, and I thought I was really going to die. ”

Zhu Youxiang said with a smile: "Childe's words are serious, although I will not interfere with Childe's experience in slaying demons and demons, but this is just to cultivate Childe's experience." Seeing that Childe is worried about his life. How can I sit and watch Gongzi die under the claws of the monster without making a move? However, my Gongzi's performance this time is really hardly superior. ”

I knew that Zhu Youxiang would probably mention this, but when Zhu Youxiang really mentioned it, Xu Yan couldn't help blushing. He said vaguely: "I think, in this battle, my performance is not good or bad, it's normal~ There are no outstanding highlights, but I haven't made - uh- big mistakes, it's just an ordinary normal level." ”

Zhu Youxiang asked calmly: "In your opinion, Gongzi, with the level of your qi induction period, plus a team of elite officers and soldiers armed with firearms, in the end they ended up with a draw with a low-level monster, is this situation normal?"

Xu Yan knew that this was Zhu Youxiang saving face for himself, which was a tie, this was obviously his own defeat! At that time, he was so embarrassed that he shouted "help", if it wasn't for Zhu Youxiang's flying sword to save him, his little life would have been a whimper--where is this called a tie?

Xu Yan made a bitter face and raised his hands to show surrender: "Xuan Yun, I know, I must have made a mistake, but I just can't figure it out, what did I make a mistake?" I think that in the whole battle, I have been very cautious and careful, and my combat effectiveness is also normal - why did I fight that bad battle later, I think, it should be that monster is too powerful, too cunning, beyond the ordinary, right?"

Zhu Youxiang nodded lightly: "Childe thinks that monster is more powerful and cunning than usual, and I also agree with this, this is indeed a reason why the battle is unfavorable." But the strength or weakness of the enemy or the wisdom and foolishness of the enemy, this is not up to us to choose, we can only decide, only our own actions. Therefore, whether the enemy is strong or not is not the focus of our discussion.

Just now, Childe has a saying that he feels that his combat performance yesterday was quite ordinary, and it can be regarded as a normal performance - I should correct Childe's thoughts: normal is not the same as ordinary!"

Xu Yan was surprised: "Normal is the same as ordinary, isn't that the same?"

"It's obviously different. For example, as a healthy adult man, normally, they should be able to walk more than ten miles without collapsing, but I look at most adult men in your country, their physical fitness, it is estimated that they will run a few hundred meters, they will be out of breath, this is the so-called ordinary.

For another example, as a monk in the Qi Induction Period, with the two great skills of sword and protective shield, under normal circumstances, Childe you should be able to kill it very easily, but in fact, Childe, you tried your best, and in the end you could only end up equally. In this way, I believe that in yesterday's battle, there must have been some mistakes.

Now, our discussion is not to criticize you, Childe, but to find out the mistake, so that you can understand it and develop your strengths and avoid weaknesses in the future. Avoid the same mistakes and the same dangers. ”

As she spoke, Zhu Youxiang looked at Xu Yan with blazing eyes, in her flickering eyes. Xu Yan read a sentence: Next time, if this kind of thing happens again, Xu Gongzi, you don't have such good luck, and someone will send a flying sword to save you!

Xu Yan stared at the teacups on the table, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop. After pondering for a long time, he said, "Xuan Yun, what you said makes a lot of sense. I feel like there's one place where my mistakes are the worst. ”

"Childe, please speak. ”

"When the monster escaped from the next door, I shouldn't have followed the hole to chase it - at that time, I thought that the monster should have lost its soul after being badly damaged, and it should have fled for its life, and would not have the courage to ambush me. So...... Unexpectedly, that guy just squatted at the entrance of the cave and ambushed me, almost killing me - when I was against the monster before, I pressed it to fight, but it was that mistake, and the momentum of victory and defeat was immediately reversed, and I was almost turned over by the monster. I think that must have been my biggest mistake. ”

Zhu Youxiang bowed her head, and she asked, "So, what experience did Childe sum up from this?"

Xu Yan was stunned. "Didn't I say that, I shouldn't have hunted down the ...... of the nightmare."

"Eliminate the demons, cut the grass and roots, and after defeating the monster, completely cut it down and destroy it, leaving no future troubles. How can this be said to be wrong? Since he has gained the upper hand in battle, it is right for Childe to completely destroy the demon and pursue and kill it. If there is a mistake, the fault is only the way of chasing and killing.

Childe had already thought that the monster might be ambushed on the other side, but he still had a chance in his heart. Rushing straight away, and finally falling into the trap of the monster - IMHO, this idea that "the monster is stupid" is very dangerous.

In the past, my master once said that the living environment of the demon world is a hundred times more dangerous than the human world, it is a world of blood and fire that is at war all day long, the weak eat the strong, the fittest survive, and all the monsters fight all day long. All the monsters that can survive there are strong men who have experienced a hundred battles, and their battle instincts are very sharp and cunning. Therefore, when fighting monsters, Childe must not be lucky, and may even plan for the worst first to ensure that he is invincible, and then look for a fighter. ”

Listening to Zhu Youxiang rambling a lot, Xu Yan frowned slightly, looking a little impatient - Zhu Youxiang said a lot, it did sound very reasonable, but the most critical issue, she never talked about it, Xu Yan couldn't help asking: "Xuan Yun, could it be that when I was chasing that monster, there was a better way than to drill through that hole?"

Zhu Youxiang said with certainty: "A better way? There must be one, and there is more than one." ”

Xu Yan was surprised: "There is more than one way?" Xuan Yun, can you tell me about it?"

"Maybe it's because of the bystanders, but I helped Gongzi come up with some methods. For example, Childe, you have a sword stunt - with Childe's current skills, you can easily use the sword to make a big hole in the wall that can pass people, and then Childe calmly breaks through the wall, in this case, the monster probably can't ambush you, right?"

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then, he screamed "sigh" and slapped his thigh: yes, I'm really stupid! Seeing that monster drilling through the dog hole, he didn't think much about it at all, and he had a kind of "If you want to go over, you can only get out of that hole like the other party", but you forgot that with your own strength, you actually have the ability to quickly punch a big hole in the wall and then directly break the wall and chase it over!

He already has the strength to surpass mortals, but he is still a mortal mentality, and he has not yet realized the fact that he is already a monk!

Seeing Xu Yan's stunned expression, Zhu Youxiang smiled, and she explained, "Young Master Xu, this is also the tradition of our Holy Sword Sect. After each battle, the master always summons all the disciples at the first time to review the whole process together, review the pros and cons and gains and losses in the battle, comment on the performance of the disciples in the battle, summarize the experience, and learn lessons - after this process, not only the disciples who participate in the battle will gain something, but also the other disciples who observe will also get a lot of useful enlightenment, and avoid some mistakes in future battles......"

Zhu Youxiang was still talking, but Xu Yan's phone rang, he picked up the phone and looked, but it was Wen Xiuzhi. He was surprised, he had just broken up with Wen Xiuzhi, what was he calling again?

Xu Yan pressed to answer: "Brother Wen, hello!"

Wen Xiuzhi didn't greet Xu Yan either, and went straight to the point: "Yanzi, you and Miss Zhu are still in the hotel, right? Have you eaten lunch? Is the place set?"

"Not yet, I'm going to go out with Xiao Zhu to find some snacks in the capital. Taste the local ......"

Hearing Xu Yan say that he hadn't eaten yet, Wen Xiuzhi immediately became happy: "Ah, haven't you eaten yet, brother and Miss Zhu?" Then don't eat yet, I'll be in your downstairs lobby." Come downstairs and meet me, I'll take you to eat fresh, and you'll be satisfied!"

Then, without waiting for Xu Yan to agree, Wen Xiuzhi hung up the phone directly. Xu Yan could only smile bitterly at the microphone. He said to Zhu Youxiang: "Xuan Yun, Mr. Wen said to take us out to play today, he was waiting for us in the lobby of the hotel, he wanted to invite us, and said that he wanted to take us to a fresh restaurant, you see......"

"Mr. Wen?" Zhu Youxiang frowned slightly, and she said euphemistically: "Mr. Wen is a prominent figure in your country's Yamen, with heavy responsibilities and busy affairs. For our business, delay Mr. Wen's work. I'm really upset. ”

Xu Yan didn't think about it so much, he said: "It's okay, Wen Xiuzhi proposed to take us to dinner, and it wasn't what I asked, he should be measured and should be fine." ”

At that moment, Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang got out of the hotel and met Wen Xiuzhi in the lobby of the hotel - looking at Wen Xiuzhi's appearance, he didn't seem to have left at all. He greeted Zhu Youxiang with a smile and said, "Let's go." Get in my car, I'll take you to a special place to find something to eat, and you'll be absolutely satisfied!"

Xu Yan still thought. Which high-end club did Wen Xiuzhi want to take him to eat and drink, or a special diet in the capital hidden in the deep alleys that no one knew but he didn t expect that Wen Xiuzhi started the car and came to the street, and then. The car drove all the way down the street for about half an hour, but it stopped.

Wen Xiuzhi pointed to a restaurant in front of him and said, "It's here, this is it!"

Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang also got out of the car, looking at the signboard at the door of the restaurant, Xu Yan couldn't cry or laugh: KFC, KFC fast food restaurant!

Dare to love, Wen Xiuzhi blew the boss's cow, saying that there is a great delicacy, and he took half an hour to arrive in a good place, but it turned out to be a KFC fast food restaurant!

For a while, Xu Yan really thought that he had misheard, he pointed to the red storefront of KFC and asked, "Brother Wen, are you joking with us, right?

Wen Xiuzhi was stunned, he smiled and said: "How good this place is, the scenery is bright, the sun is shining, the street scene is bustling, eating here must taste good! Brother, you believe me is right, come on, let's go in-hehe, Miss Zhu, let's go in first." ”

Wen Xiuzhi pushed and pulled Xu Yan into the KFC restaurant, and found a place by the window: "Brother Yan, and Miss Zhu, sit down and rest! ”

Listening to Wen Xiuzhi's generosity over there, Xu Yan really couldn't cry or laugh - if he was eating in a high-end restaurant, Wen Xiuzhi said, "Everyone can order whatever you want, count it as mine", everyone will praise Director Wen for being really bold and magnificent, but at home in KFC, what kind of big guy are you Wen Xiuzhi? Are you funny?

He smiled wryly, "Here, just eat whatever you want - uh, I want a glass of orange juice." ”

Zhu Youxiang nodded: "Me too, I want a glass of orange juice." ”

Hearing Zhu Youxiang's familiar words, Xu Yan couldn't help but think of the first meeting between himself and Zhu Youxiang was in a KFC fast food restaurant. He turned his head to look at Zhu Youxiang, but saw that the latter was also looking at him, the two met their eyes, and at this moment, they both understood each other's eyes: "Just drink a drink to fool Wen Xiuzhi, and when you finish drinking, send him away, so that the two of them can leave an empty stomach and continue to look for food in the capital!"

Wen Xiuzhi looked very sorry: "No, right? You two eat so little? You're not losing weight, are you? You have to eat a good lunch—or I'll add a burger to each of you?"

The so-called good eating is to add a hamburger - by this time, Xu Yan was really completely speechless about Wen Xiuzhi's "generosity", he forced a smile and said: "We just ate, and we are not hungry, Brother Wen, you eat yours, don't worry about our affairs." ”

"In that case, I'll go and order food. ”

Wen Xiuzhi went to the counter to order food, and then soon returned, and the tray in his hand was full of all kinds of food: burgers, fries, chicken nuggets, juice, egg tarts and desserts...... The tray full of food was in stark contrast to the lonely glass of juice in front of Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang.

Seeing Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang's surprised eyes, Wen Xiuzhi smiled, but he was not ashamed: "Recently, I have been under a lot of pressure, I have a lot of things, I am busy, and I am a little thin, and my wife told me to eat more." ”

Xu Yan looked at Wen Xiuzhi with disdain: it was clearly his own greed, and he used the excuse of "his wife confessed", this guy is really shameless - strange, Wen Xiuzhi is a good drinker and lustful and eats a lot, but his figure is not out of shape, he has always been so slim, this is really unreasonable.

One of the advantages of eating fast food at KFC is that everyone can eat it very casually, and there are not so many cumbersome etiquette. Wen Xiuzhi was holding a bunch of food and nibbling on it, while Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang were slowly sucking the juice in the cup.

Extremely bored, Xu Yan looked at the street scene outside the window and found that opposite this KFC restaurant, there were rows of shops and shops, the most conspicuous of which was a KTV. Xu Yan glanced at it, the name of the KTV is "Jinshan Nightclub", the store is very magnificent, splendid, and the advertisements are about to reach the street in front of the door - Xu Yan knows that the cityscape renovation here in the capital is very powerful, and the ordinary shops even have to take care of the stool out of the street, but now looking at the huge "Jinshan Nightclub" signboard abruptly across the street in the air but no one asked, Xu Yan faintly guessed that the owner of this nightclub should have a more powerful relationship.

"Brother Yan, what are you looking at?"

Wen Xiuzhi didn't know when he had stopped talking, his eyes were blazing, Xu Yan smiled: "Brother Wen, you actually ate all of them?"

Wen Xiuzhi took a napkin and slowly wiped the greasy on his hands over there: "Well, I'm done." Brother Yan, what are you looking at over there? Is there anything special about that casino, you are so fascinated by it-hehe, you shouldn't be looking at the beautiful women in the advertisement, right? Be careful that Miss Zhu will be angry!"

Knowing that Wen Xiuzhi was joking, Xu Yan pointed to the billboard and said, "I really let Brother Wen guess it, I'm really looking at this billboard." I thought, who is the owner of this nightclub, so capable that he has put up all the billboards above the street, and the city management and industry and commerce don't care about them, it's really an eyesore to watch. ”

Wen Xiuzhi wiped his mouth with a napkin, and he said lightly: "Since Brother Yan is looking at this card, it is an eyesore...... Maybe this store will be smashed later?"

Xu Yan said with a smile: "How is this kind of thing possible? Even if the chengguan really comes, it is estimated that he will only ask the boss to take back the advertisement, how can he casually smash other people's stores?"

Wen Xiuzhi showed a sly smile, and he said lightly: "The world is so big, there are no surprises, maybe our urban management comrades are working too enthusiastically?"

Xu Yan was slightly stunned: Wen Xiuzhi's expression and words were very dark, as if he was referring to something - not only this sentence, but from the time he pulled himself to this KFC for dinner, Wen Xiuzhi's words and deeds revealed a strange taste.

Xu Yan was about to ask a question, but at this time, Wen Xiuzhi pointed to the outside of the shop window and said in a deep voice: "Look, our chengguan comrades are here!"

Xu Yan let out an "ah", he looked out in the direction pointed out by Wen Xiuzhi, and sure enough, he saw seven or eight vans coming from the street and stopping at the door of the nightclub, the door opened, and forty or fifty men jumped out of the car- Xu Yan noticed that Wen Xiuzhi kept saying that this was the chengguan, but there was no sign of a law enforcement car on the van, and the strong men who jumped out of the car were not wearing chengguan uniforms, they were dressed in civilian clothes, with short haircuts, and all of them were wearing a variety of sneakers on their feet. (To be continued.) )