In the Taishou Mansion of Wancheng, Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci, who led the cavalry back to the city, knelt in front of Wang Mu, sweating profusely.

Although Zhen Fu rushed to the forefront when chasing the Chung Ling army and was drowned by the sudden resurgence of Huang Chunshui, he was miraculously rescued in the end and narrowly escaped his life. The wooden bridge that Liu Xuan cut off, and a plank happened to be rushed in front of him. He clung to the planks and drifted downstream for miles before he climbed ashore with difficulty. By the time he returned on foot to his troops, it was already dawn.

But at this moment, he has picked up a life, but his body is trembling.

Because maybe...... He's going to die again.

Wang Mu, who stood in front of the two of them, although his official position was not high, they all knew that he was the only protégé of His Majesty the Son of Heaven, and he was also the one who held the power of life and death for them.

And with 2,000 cavalry, to pursue the same number of routed soldiers, the task that he thought he would capture was smashed in the hands of the two of them.

The waiter was furious, I wonder if I would cut off their heads?

"Huang Chunshui...... Sudden interruption and sudden reflow? Moreover, exactly after the Chung Ling army crossed the river? Although the two of them knelt on the ground with their heads bowed, they couldn't see Wang Mu's expression clearly, but they heard his faint laughter: "What do you think...... Is this a credible claim? ”

"Subordinate...... The soldiers led by his subordinates have all seen it with their own eyes! If adults don't believe it, you can ...... Feel free to ask! There is no falsehood in what the subordinates say! Liang Qiuci's words trembled.

But Wang Mu was always silent.

Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci's hearts were pounding. The longer Wang Mu was silent, the more tense they became.

Finally, as if thousands of years had passed, they heard Wang Mu's chuckle.

"Huh! I believe, I naturally believe. This kind of thing...... Shouldn't it already be taken for granted? Why don't I believe it? Hehe...... Hehe...... Hahahaha! ”

The chuckle grew louder and louder, and finally turned into a wild laugh.

Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci were still tense, and they didn't know if Wang Mu really believed it or was just mocking.

"Alright, get up. I believe what you say, and you two are not to blame for this, so don't worry. It wasn't until they heard Wang Mu's words that the two of them really put their hearts at ease.

The two of them cautiously stood up, only to realize that their clothes were soaked behind their backs.

"Destiny...... Mandate of Heaven...... Destiny again......"

The two raised their eyes and looked secretly, and the expression on Wang Mu's face was extremely complicated, mixed with anger, unwillingness, helplessness, confusion, and muttering to himself alone.

"Teacher...... I told you that I do not believe in ghosts and gods, and I do not believe in destiny. I believe that you are the only one, teacher. I believe what you have described for me, that great, ideal country full of freedom and glory! I will be more determined than you, more persistent than you. I firmly believe that as long as it's right, then you should work hard to do it. As for the outcome, there is no need to care anymore...... But now ......"

Wang Mu shook his head, and his voice gradually became desolate: "But now, I am also a little shaken...... A genius like you, as unswerving as me, if you still can't resist the so-called destiny...... So should our struggle continue? ”

Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci looked at each other cautiously, not knowing how to deal with themselves at this moment. Naturally, they shouldn't have heard the squire of the attendants. But exiting the room at this time seemed a little too pretentious.

"Forget it...... Forget it......" Wang Mu shook his head, lowered his head, and his voice gradually fell into a low voice.

"Are you going to give up?"

An indifferent voice suddenly sounded, and then a black-clothed figure walked out of the corner, making Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci both startled. In this room, it was clear that there were only three of them. Who is this sudden appearance?

Han Zhuo...... Aren't you the least talkative? Wang Mu didn't raise his head, and asked lightly. Despite being interrupted, he didn't look displeased. Seeing that the waiter's reaction was so calm, he also let down his vigilance.

"Lord Shizhong, if there is no other command, the subordinate will retire." Fortunately, with the appearance of this man in black, Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci got a glimpse of a gap, and hurriedly seized the opportunity and exited the room.

Gently closing the door, the two of them stroked their chests and let out a long breath.

This time, I finally survived.

"I don't like to talk, and it's not that I can't talk." Han Zhuo walked up to Wang Mu with an expressionless face, looking at him calmly: "What's so strange?" ”

"No...... Nothing surprising. Wang Mu suddenly laughed: "It's just ...... It's like you're talking to me for the first time. ”

"Because I don't want to see you give up." Han Zhuo's voice was as flat as water: "I don't know how important the task given to you by the Lord is, but it must be very important. ”

"Give up...... Wang Mu smiled: "Speaking of which, Han Zhuo, I haven't seen you drink either......

Han Zhuo looked at Wang Mu quietly and did not answer.

"It's better to ...... Come and have a drink with me. Wang Mu suddenly turned around, took down two jugs of wine from the shelf behind him, walked to the table and sat down, and beckoned to Han Zhuo: "You don't like to drink, and it's not that you can't drink, right?" ”

"That's not right." Han Zhuo shook his head and stood still without moving.

"What?" Wang Mu looked at Han Zhuo in surprise: "In the world, there are still people who can't drink?" What happens if you drink it? Dead? ”

"Nope." Han Zhuo continued to shake his head: "What I said is not right, I mean...... I love to drink. ”

Wang Mu was just surprised, but now, as if he had seen a ghost, he stretched out his hand and pointed directly at Han Zhuo: "You...... You...... You...... Love to drink? ”

This stiff and rigid, eternally expressionless, always hiding himself in the shadows, a man who can't do anything but kill, actually ...... Love to drink?!

It's the biggest joke in the world.

"Yes. I drank it a lot when I was a child. Han Zhuo nodded calmly: "But since I followed the lord, I haven't drunk it again." ”

"To stay awake for twelve hours a day?" Wang Mu's shock gradually subsided, and he nodded slowly in understanding: "Since this is the case, then you shouldn't refuse me." After all, you're not with the teacher right now, and I'm ...... I don't need that kind of personal protection like you. Come on, take a sip with me. ”

Han Zhuo thought about it, didn't refuse again, nodded and sat opposite Wang Mu.

Wine is naturally good wine. Although there was no cup, there was no hindrance, and the two of them took a long sip of the spout.

The hot and spicy liquor flowed down his throat, and Wang Mu let out a long sigh of satisfaction, but Han Zhuo put down the wine jug without saying a word, and gently wiped his mouth with his sleeve, his expression did not change in the slightest.

"This wine...... Not good? Wang Mu looked at Han Zhuo with some humility. He is a good wine, and the wine he has is naturally a fine product. Han Zhuo's expression was as if he had just taken a big sip of water.

"Good. Better than all the drinks I've ever had. Han Zhuo nodded. Although he clearly said praise, he still had an indifferent expression on his face.

"Then you have to make it look like you've drunk good wine!" Wang Mu snorted and rolled his eyes at Han Zhuo.

"What should it look like when you drink good wine?"

“…… Forget it, I can't talk about your piece of wood. Wang Mu opened his mouth and stammered for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile helplessly: "Come, drink again." ”

The two took a big sip together, and Wang Mu put down the wine jug, his face already flushed. Although he is good at drinking, the amount of alcohol is just ordinary: "Han Zhuo, I'm afraid you can be regarded as the only person in this world who can drink with me as a friend." ”

"Unique?"

"Well, the only one." Wang Mu smiled: "What, is it hard to imagine?" I would pour myself drinks, I would accompany my teacher to drink, and sometimes I would go to the banquets of other courtiers. But...... It's the first time I've ever sat and drank with friends like this. ”

Han Zhuo didn't speak, only quietly listened to Wang Mu continue: "I was selected by the teacher since I was very young. Well...... By the way, you were already following the teacher at that time, so you must remember the happy expression on his face that day when I answered the teacher's question. ”

So, I became his disciple, the only disciple. Since then, he has become the person I respect most in my life. Yes, the most revered in the whole world, there is no one. He opened a window for me with his own hands, and through that window, I saw a new world! Spectacular greatness, incomparable, a new world that drives me crazy! ”

"The teacher thought too far, so far that he had already left everyone in the world behind him, and even his back could not be reached. And even I, I can only follow his footsteps from afar, and see a little bit of a figure. Even when Wang Mu was reminiscing, his eyes were full of fanatical light: "And just like this, it also made me realize that there is no one around me who is enough to be my friend." ”

"I sometimes have a drink or two with the teacher, but the teacher is not my friend. I sometimes go to banquets, but those people just value my status as a protégé of the Son of Heaven and want to convince me......" Wang Mu smiled disdainfully: "I really am qualified to be my friend, I think about it, it seems that you are really the only one." ”

"I'm not qualified either." Han Zhuo shook his head: "I haven't read any books. I don't understand what the Lord says to you. I only know how to kill, and I only know how to kill for the Lord. ”

"You have!" Wang Mu slammed the wine jug on the table and widened his eyes: "Of course you have!" ”

"Why?" Han Zhuo asked calmly.

"Because you believe in the teacher. Believe in the teacher as much as I do. Wang Mu took another big sip of wine, and his face was already crimson: "That's right, Han Zhuo, you really haven't read a book, and you really don't understand the truths that the teacher told me." But at least there is one thing that you and I have in common - that is, no matter what, you trust him unconditionally and are willing to give your life to protect him, regardless of whether he is a down-and-out relative who has lost his power, or the powerful Taishi An Hangong, or the current Son of Heaven! That's what makes you qualified to be my friend! ”

Han Zhuo lowered his head and thought about it carefully, then raised his head: "You're right. ”

"So, drink a bar." Wang Mu lifted the wine jug in his hand and touched it with Han Zhuo: "I've always been curious about one thing, what are you ...... How did you follow the teacher? You've been with him since I've known him, but I've never had a chance to ask you. ”

Han Zhuo was silent for a while, the expression on his face still did not change, just like an ancient well, but a look of pain flashed in his eyes: "The Lord saved me." When I was very young. ”

Wang Mu looked at his eyes and didn't continue to ask. He already knew that Han Zhuo must have a past that he didn't want to mention.

"So, where did your martial arts come from? I've never seen anyone as strong as you, but you've been following your teacher since you were very young, right? Wang Mu took a sip of wine and changed the subject.

"I don't know much martial arts. I just know how to kill, I was born to know. Han Zhuo raised his eyes and looked at Wang Mu.

"Okay...... Drink. ”

Wang Mu didn't ask anymore. Whether Han Zhuo was telling the truth or had a past that he didn't want to talk about, he didn't need to continue asking.

Soon, the two large jugs of wine had bottomed out. Han Zhuo's expression remained unchanged, as if what he drank was really just water, but Wang Mu's eyes were already in a trance.

"Han Zhuo, does this thing of Mandate of Heaven really exist?" Wang Mu's tongue was already big, and even his voice was already slurred.

"I think it is." Han Zhuo thought for a moment and nodded.

"The ...... of existence Is it? Wang Mu smiled bitterly: "Then, tell me, why isn't the destiny of heaven on the teacher?" ”

"Why does it have to be in the body of the Lord?" Han Zhuo still asked indifferently.

"Because...... Because he opened a window for me! Wang Mu stretched out his hand crookedly, grabbed Han Zhuo's sleeve tightly, and said hoarsely: "He opened the window for me and led me to see the new world behind the window!" But...... So far, that's just a sight! And I, with him, must work together to open the door that stood before us and enter the new world for myself! ”

"What if you can't open that door?" Han Zhuo's face was still like water: "If you knew that you would never be able to enter the new world, would you give up before opening the door?" ”

"Never ......?" Wang Mu gasped hurriedly, his expression hideous: "Why can't you never!" Why! ”

"I don't know." Han Zhuo shook his head: "I don't even know what the new world you are talking about is. But all I know is that I will always trust in the Lord, as you say, whether he is a down-and-out relative or a son today. Similarly, regardless of whether he has the mandate of heaven on his body or not. ”

Han Zhuo thought for a moment and continued, "However, if I were you, then even if I died, I would die in front of that door. ”

Wang Mu's face gradually turned from hideous to shocked, and then gradually calmed down, and finally showed a smile.

"Yes, you're right, Han Zhuo. Even if you die, you have to die before that door......"

With that smile of satisfaction, Wang Mu lay down peacefully on the table in front of him and fell asleep.

Han Zhuo picked up the pot of wine in front of him, raised his head and dripped the last few drops of wine from the bottom of the pot into his mouth, then put down the jug, stood up, and walked towards the door.

Before closing the door, he turned his head to look at Wang Mu one last time, and his face showed an unprecedented smile.

"Thank you for the wine......"

"My, friend."