Chapter 26 Two days after the memories of Chengxintang, there was no news from Uesugi side, but Xia Cheng's call came first.

"After a few days of practice, how did you adjust?" She asked.

"It's not good," Xu Changqing said bluntly, "There are too many people in the gym and the music is too noisy." It's very suitable to go to jumping exercises to lose weight, but it's not okay to practice boxing. ”

Xia Cheng was silent for a while and said, "That's it, I'll take you somewhere." ”

From Sapporo, head west along the coast of Ishikari Bay via Otaru. After passing through the long Wuwei Tunnel, there is a very, very small seaside fishing village in front of you, Laigishi Town.

Xia Cheng stopped the car and pointed to the left side of the road: "Get out of the car and follow me." ”

"Kamui Shrine?" Xu Changqing looked at the words on the gray stone tablet on the side of the road, "The shrine can also practice boxing?" ”

"What do you want to do so much, just come with me."

Walking along a tree-lined ancient road and climbing up the moss-covered stone steps, the end of the road suddenly opens up to a tall Japanese-style wooden building. Green tiles and black walls, antique. There is a wooden sign hanging in front of the smoky yellow wooden door. Xu Changqing read it word by word: "Chengxintang? ”

"The dojo that my father left behind is usually not visited. Uncle Matsumura, the owner of the Yamashita tavern 'Ting', is an old friend, he has the key, and he will come to clean it every week," Xia Cheng threw Xu Changqing a bunch of keys, and by the way, he also threw the car keys to him, "If you want to practice boxing, practice here." Eat and go down the mountain, the seafood here is still very good. Remember to keep your phone on at all times, and I'll get in touch with you the day before the fight. ”

Pushing open the door, you can see a 100-meter-square martial arts training ground. There is a horizontal plaque hanging in the center: "Mirror stops water", a very imposing wild grass.

was about to go in, but Xia Cheng turned around and left. Xu Changqing was surprised: "Why don't you go in and sit?" ”

She paused in her steps, but did not look back. "I still have something to do, let's go first."

"What can happen like this?" Xu Changqing's voice chased after him, "Look at you as if you're running away, is there a ghost in the museum?" Is it a glamorous female ghost? ”

With such frivolous remarks, Xia Cheng almost fell when he heard it. "When I was eighteen years old, I stood at the door of Chengxin Hall and swore that I would never step into it in my life!" She suddenly turned around and glared at Xu Changqing, "I want to know why?" Come with me for a drink. ”

"Okay."

The tavern 'Ting' in Kishimachi is very old. The signs of wind and rain have long since faded. As soon as Xu Changqing pushed the door open, Xia Cheng shouted: "Uncle, Uncle Matsumura!" ”

Is this drunk before you drink? Girl, you're not a good drinker.

A little girl appeared behind the counter, tied with a double ponytail, and spoke crisply: "My father is not here, I'm going fishing." Huh," she said, her eyes lit up, and she folded her hands and flipped over the counter neatly, "Sister Karen, why are you here?" ”

"Xiao Ting, it's you looking at the store," Xia Cheng grinned and pulled the little girl's ponytail, "Come, give Sister Karen and the guy next to her," she waved her hand proudly, "serve wine." ”

The little girl pursed her mouth and turned her face away: "Sister Karen was drunk as soon as she came......"

"Are you afraid that others will drink too much when you open a tavern?" Xia Cheng patted the table at the counter, "Sister doesn't drink without money!" ”

"Let's go for wine," Xu Changqing smiled at the little girl, "It's okay to have me with her." ”

The little girl was so angry that she simply stopped looking at the store. "Drink, drink, it's better to get drunk." She muttered as she walked, and slammed the door before leaving. Xia Cheng took out the wine and glass from behind the counter and pestled it in front of Xu Changqing: "Come!" ”

After a few hours, the bottles began to swing to the ground. Liquor, beer, sake, vodka, daiginjo, and more.

"Cheers."

Xia Cheng raised his glass and touched Xu Changqing, and drank it all by himself.

"You're drunk." Xu Changqing smiled bitterly. He had blessed himself with a spell to increase his resistance for the sixth time, and his magic power and spiritual power had been consumed a lot. Sure enough, no matter how high the kung fu is, he is afraid of kitchen knives, and he has no chance of winning with a person who is going to get drunk if he goes out.

"Who said I was drunk," Xia Chengqian squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Changqing, "You haven't drunk that cup just now." ”

"I drink, I drink."

"You know, I hate people who don't drink well," Xia Cheng patted Xu Changqing on the shoulder, "It's not about you." You're a good drinker, at least you've never been drunk," she pointed to Xu Changqing's nose, "At the Blue Bird Bar, I picked you at a glance." ”

Hey, this confession is too straightforward. Xu Changqing's head was full of black lines.

However, Xia Cheng gasped as he spoke, and then said, "...... A person like you, who drinks a pound of vodka and doesn't shake his hands, is definitely a master! I knew I was going to be right to punch you. ”

It turned out that it was not a confession, but this way of speaking was too ambiguous, girl, did you really not drink high?

"It's really heartbreaking for the rotten club that my dad left behind! Actually, I don't even know, why do I have to wipe this ass for him? Long Ze they want it, just take it! If it were possible, I would even want to lose the surname Xia Cheng......"

Suddenly, Xia Cheng began to tell about her past.

Her mother, Lucia, moved from Europe to the Far East, mingled in a tavern in Vladivostok and later smuggled into Ezo. Twenty or thirty years ago, Sapporo was not so lively, and there were few foreign beauties in the drinking halls. Xia Cheng's mother was quite popular for a while, until she was unlucky and bumped into Xia Cheng's father and someone in a shootout. That day, she was just drinking with someone in the private room, and suddenly Yuichiro Natsusumi kicked open the door and broke in, bang, bang, There was a burst of shooting from both sides, and Xia Cheng's mother was innocently shot. Fortunately, Yuichiro Natsusumi is the kind of killer with a conscience, not only did he not make up for a shot, but he found a small hospital behind her back.

This is how Xia Cheng's mother met her father, and bullets were used as matchmakers.

Xu Changqing praised: "Isn't it very good, it seems that the plot in a police movie is very romantic." ”

"It's a pity, it didn't last long," Xia Cheng sighed, "That old bastard of Yuichiro Xia Cheng is completely a drunken maniac." For as long as I can remember, I remember him beating my mom all the time. If you drink wine, you will be beaten, and no one can stop you from spreading it wildly. Wine, tears, scars, multiplied by eighteen times, is my entire life until the age of eighteen. ”

No wonder Xia Cheng hates people with poor drinking so much, probably every guy with a bad drinking habit can evoke the dark memories of her childhood.

"What about after eighteen?"

"After eighteen? Then it stopped, and the old bastard was no longer my and my mother's nightmare. ”

"Rehabilitated? That's good. ”

"Rehabilitation?" Xia Cheng smiled mockingly, "On my eighteenth birthday, he drank with people outside until late at night. After drinking, the car with bodyguards was blocked on the highway by seven or eight cars. It is said that the people chasing him did not say a word, and when he got out of the car, he was shot indiscriminately. He's all in the grave, and he can't stop? ”

"Sorry to remind you of these bad memories. But at least," Xu Changqing tried to make the conversation a little more sunny, "you and your mother don't have to worry about domestic violence anymore, right?" ”

Xia Cheng's voice was extremely gloomy: "I may be, but my mother is not." Half a year before the old bastard hung up, when she was home alone, she first swallowed a lot of sleeping pills, and then lay in the bathtub and cut her wrists. When I got home, the water from the bathtub had already flowed into the living room. Red, all red. Why, she endured it for so long, and she could be relieved by enduring it for a few more months, but ...... "Her grief was so intense that it was heartbreaking, like a cup of Long Island iced tea."

"I'm sorry." Xu Changqing's efforts to dilute the atmosphere failed, and he could no longer find other words.

"She didn't die, she was resuscitated in the best hospital for a week, and her condition was stable, but she never woke up. I heard from the doctor that such a condition would not be revived unless God performed a miracle. But I don't believe it. I insisted on giving her the best care, which requires a million yen a month," she glared at Xu Changqing, "Now you understand, why do I like money so much?" Money is my mother's life. As long as there is a price, I will buy it. Buy back her health, buy back her smiling face! ”

Filling the wine glass in front of him with sake, Xu Changqing picked it up and touched it lightly with Xia Cheng. "Trust me, one day you'll get what you want," he said, as if in a promising tone, "Cheers." ”

At some point, it started to rain lightly outside the window. It was dripping with the dark clouds of this gloomy day. The only road that crosses the small fishing village alternates traffic lights. Time seemed to stand still, except for the soft humming of the old record player in the tavern:

The long night of indifference, the moment of closing your eyes

Meteors are silent, who accompanies your loneliness

Let my heart stay here, this night, just to watch you

When, where, where is love going

And so like that, I can't see myself clearly

Let your dreams stay here, Rainbow Bridge, connect me and you

Ahh

The river of sorrow rushes into the distance, without stopping, carrying flashes of love and memories-