Little by little, the sky darkened, and finally the black clouds swallowed the last faint glimmer of light.

Zhao Li got up and walked to the small well next to the house, where a whetstone was placed on top of the pressing stone at the mouth of the well.

He didn't make much effort, so he brought a bucket of water from the well, poured it hard, and poured the cool and cold well water on the whetstone, like a mirror, just a little cold, Zhao Li sat on the stool in front of him, put the blade of the steel knife on it, and sharpened the blade with both arms.

This knife was found in Wu Zhu's house, the edge was sharper than the ordinary swords on the market, but also tough, good texture, when he was with the caravan, he chopped a few wolves in the forest, the blade was slightly blunt, and it was a little difficult to sharpen.

Gradually, the edge of the knife was sharpened as sharp as it had been at the beginning, and even in the dim candlelight, it reflected the cold light, and the cold light on the blade seemed to be cut if touched.

Zhao Li calmly stared at the sky, got up, and changed into a new dress cut of black cloth.

With one hand, he lifted the long knife that sharpened the edge of the knife beside him, and jumped out of the wall from one side, the door was locked, but the light was still on, the meat was boiling in the pot on the stove, and the white aroma flew out of the wooden openwork pane, which was conspicuous even in such a dark sky, as if there were people inside.

Perhaps because they feel that there is a suspicion of having no face and no skin to rub food, the residents of Xilu City have an unwritten rule, except for their best friends, or they have already made an appointment, otherwise they will never go to the door to visit at the meal.

Zhao Li was cooking something in the pot, and no one would look for him for at least an hour.

He calculated the time in his heart, and an hour was enough.

I just happened to eat meat when I came back, and it happened that the soybeans were still stuffy for a while.

Muttered in his heart, Zhao Li walked quickly through the twilight alley, although he was only in the realm of one qi vein, but after all, he was a cultivator, and the Jiuli Refining God Determination also strengthened his perception, coupled with Wu Zhu's experience, it was not difficult to avoid the people in the city in this small city.

There were no dangers along the way, and a moment later, Zhao Li appeared in front of a low tavern.

This tavern is obviously some years old, the blue wine flag has become black, with traces of oil stains and rain, as if it has never been cleaned, Zhao Li casually took out a mask from his arms and put it on his face, opened the curtain and walked in, as soon as he opened the door, the boiling heat wave and sound overwhelmed him.

Bright lights, men talking and laughing loudly, drinking and eating meat, and women.

This place is almost completely different from the Xilu City seen in the daytime, wanton and carnival, Zhao Li saw that on the table, there were also those men and women with swords on their backs, their eyes were straight, and they strode towards the innermost horizontal table, a man was sleeping on the table, and Zhao Li knocked on the table with his fingers in front of his ear.

The man opened his eyes in a daze, yawned, and saw Zhao Li wearing a mask, stunned for a moment, and then said lazily:

"New guests, huh?"

"If you have anything to eat and drink, just talk to Xiao Er. ”

Zhao Li said calmly: "I don't have the wine I want here." ”

The guest laughed, there is no wine here, and there are few places in Xilu City that will have it. ”

"Is there a wine made of jade and white jade?"

The lazy man was stunned for a moment, looked Zhao Li up and down, laughed, and said strangely:

"Guest, this was a password used sixty or seventy years ago, and it was abolished forty years ago. ”

"Did you just crawl out of some moldy coffin?"

He didn't lower his voice when he spoke, the people around him heard it clearly, paused for a moment, and burst into laughter, obviously these people also knew about this place where there was a transaction between cultivators, but most of them were not at the level of cultivators, but their strength was only beyond that of ordinary people, and they did not have the extraordinary ability to give birth to cultivators.

The corners of Zhao Li's mouth twitched slightly.

This scene, coupled with the words of the shopkeeper just now, is obvious.

The information in Wu Zhu's memory is outdated.

Times have changed, my lord.

He sighed inwardly.

But don't eat stool.

Zhao Li silently spit out a bad sentence, listening to the mocking laughter of the people around him with the help of wine, his body naturally turned towards the horizontal table, his arm pressed on it, and then looked at the shopkeeper who laughed, and laughed, and replied leisurely:

"yes. ”

"Just crawled out. ”

"Uh-huh???"

The smile on the shopkeeper's face froze suddenly, and the laughter around him was still there, and he noticed that Zhao Li was wearing a white mask, and his eyes were two narrow exaggerated arcs, which were clearly white under the illumination of candlelight, but they made people feel inexplicably deep and terrifying, overlooking himself with a sense of oppression.

The shopkeeper felt a little chill down his spine.

Zhao Li shrugged his shoulders, played with a white porcelain cup on the table, and said slowly:

"Don't be nervous, just kidding. ”

"Although the password is outdated, so many people know it, so I think there are other ways, right?"

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, really understood the meaning of people being scared to death, wiped the sweat from his sideburns, heard the inquiry, and subconsciously said:

"Prove your strength or financial resources, it's fine. ”

“...... It's that simple?"

A certain man with thick arms took a sip of wine, snorted, and laughed:

"It's simple? It's a big breath, it took me so many years to pass the assessment, and I was able to come here to drink wine and eat meat, exchange pills, and seek guidance, and I was actually called simple by you? Okay, Lao Zhou, leave the audit to me this time, let me see this great master." ”

"Boy, uncle, I'm the teacher of the Tiger Martial Arts Hall in Xilu City, come, let me try your methods. ”

He walked out with a snort of wine, a knife in his hand.

The people around were ready to see this good show, they all retreated to the sides, moved the tables and chairs, and suddenly vacated a small space to accommodate the two of them to fight, each carrying wine, the most excessive one grabbed a handful of melon seeds, squatted on the highest table, while sipping melon seeds, while pouring wine, watching attentively.

Zhao Li looked at the opponent in front of him, and could feel that there was also a breath of qi circulating in the opponent's body, faintly more than his own body, but it seemed that it was only too much.

Tianquan's true qi accelerated, and he felt that he had a great advantage, and he could directly draw A to solve the opponent.

Zhao Li thought about it, decided to be cautious, looked at the shopkeeper next to him, and said:

"What are the requirements?"

The shopkeeper nodded and explained:

"As long as you can support a stick of incense under Su Jiaoxi's knife......"

Zhao Li nodded, his palm rested on the hilt of the knife, his breath suddenly became long, and the Jiuli Refining Divine Decision instantly made him abandon all distracting thoughts, but this appearance made many people around him laugh more, and felt that the person in front of him was really making a fuss and pretending.

Because this is completely different from when you play with the big guys.

A voice muttered, too pretending.

Some people are laughing, some people are complaining that they have disturbed the conversation and laughter, and they want to end it quickly with the big man, and some people are betting.

Zhao Li was not affected in the slightest.

He has experienced a real battle, understands the truth that the winner is the living, and the winner is racing for speed, and since he is already an enemy at this moment, he has no hesitation, and he shoots with all his might, and his mind sinks into the icy lake.

A copper plate popped out of the shopkeeper's finger, flew up with a whirl, and landed on the ground, and the crisp sound was muffled.

Because there is a knife sound.

The sharpened edge came out of the sheath with a loud bang.

Zhao Li used the martial arts of Jiuli Tiexi, learned in a dream, basic and plain, although it is not comparable to Ji's knife technique, but compared to the ordinary Jianghu style, the sword technique created by those Jiuli ancient people fighting with fierce beasts in the jungle is obviously even better.

Heavenly Power's internal qi exploded instantly.

Like a burst of thunder and lightning, a cold light slashed through the hot air of the tavern.

It landed firmly on the neck of the big man.