When he was in Ruben Town, Lei Xiu occasionally accompanied Roger to drink some wine, but the amount of wine was not large, at this time, he sipped the red wine in the glass, while listening to Krama and Izzo talk about the days when they were mercenaries together, and unconsciously remembered the matter of the Fawu Cliff, and finally couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, you see us, we're so busy chatting with ourselves, that we've forgotten our little friends, what's the matter, young man, why aren't you happy? It seems to me that there are only two things that can make a man unhappy, one is money, the same is a woman, hahahaha, have you been rejected by some noble lady? At your age, it's time. ”

Looking at Izzo embarrassedly, Lei Xiu shook his head and smiled, "No, Uncle Izzo, I'm just a little upset, and it has nothing to do with these two things." ”

Familiar patted Lei Xiu on the shoulder, Izzo laughed and said, "Hahahaha, what are you upset about, isn't such a good wine enough to make you forget everything?" ”

After pondering for a moment, Lei Xiu couldn't help but sigh and said, "If there is a relative of yours who has designed a life path for you, but this path is a dead end in anyone's eyes, will you continue to believe in this relative's words and go on a different path, or will you believe in other people's words and then take another path?"

Hearing this, Yizuo frowned and pondered, but Krama next to him said loudly in his bright voice after a loud hiccup, "Hey, what did I think you bothered, do your relatives treat you the same as other people? Others may lie to you and harm you, will your relatives be? They will only be good to you, could it be that you don't trust your relatives, but trust other people?"

Lei Xiu smiled bitterly and nodded, "Sure enough, hey, in fact, I think the same way, Uncle Krama, thank you, you made me firm in my thoughts." ”

Haha, Krama raised his wine glass and touched it with Lei Xiu and said, "Okay, the problem is solved, let's continue drinking." ”

"You old drunkard, don't let the young man drink too much, this alcohol is very high, and drinking too much will not do him any good. After smiling and scolding Krama, Izzo turned his head to look at Lei Xiu and stared at him for a while, until he looked at Lei Xiu a little puzzled before he smiled and said, "Young man, what Krama said is actually right and right, not right or wrong, not the most correct answer." ”

This time, Lei Xiu's brows furrowed, and he looked at Izzo suspiciously.

Iza took a sip of wine, and said in a trance with a little dazed eyes, "The relatives you said will indeed not harm you, but sometimes they may do bad things with good intentions, and this is actually what you are upset about, right?"

His eyes lit up, and Lei Xiu nodded eagerly, "Yes, Uncle Izo, it's indeed this problem that bothers me the most. ”

Smiling, Izuo glanced at Lei Xiu deeply and continued, "Young man, in fact, there is no right answer to your question, the path your relatives have chosen for you, and the path that the world seems to be right, these are not your own paths." ”

Stunned for a moment, Lei Xiu muttered, "Your own way?"

"Hehe, yes, your own path, of course your life has to be chosen by yourself, so no matter which path you choose, even if it is wrong, then you may regret it in the future, you may be annoyed, and you may even change your path after your head is bleeding, but as long as you don't leave regrets, a life road without regrets, this is the most correct choice for a real man. ”

Savoring Izo's words, Lei Xiu fell into deep thought, and Izo and Krama on the side didn't bother him with words, just drank quietly.

After a long while, Lei Xiu suddenly drank all the wine in his wine glass, coughed violently a few times because he was too urgent, and then laughed in a hoarse voice, "Haha, yes, I choose my life by myself, then it is also my choice for me to choose to take a path that someone I trust to show me, even if this path is wrong, as long as I like it or not, it's a big deal that I will go another way in the future, it's that simple, I'm so stupid, I can't even think of this!"

Smiling and patting Lei Xiu's back, Yizuo nodded and said, "You're not stupid, it's just that your life experience is too shallow, you're still young, you can try many paths and many options, even if you go wrong, but you still have the capital to regret starting over, why don't you try more?"

Speaking of this, Yi Zuo's eyes showed a touch of sadness, and his tone sighed a lot, "For a man, as long as he works hard, he will not be disappointed or regretted, but unfortunately, there are still many fools in this world who know that this path is wrong, and they have to go on desperately, and finally have to pay the price of their own lives......"

After speaking, Izzo drank the wine in the glass with a confused look in his eyes, muttered something he didn't know, and lay down on the bar, drunk and over.

Seeing this, Lei Xiu couldn't help patting Yizuo, but was stopped by Krama, whose face was flushed, "Just let him be like this, hehe, this guy obviously can't drink well, but every time he sees me, he has to fight with me, hey, he actually just wants to get drunk." ”

Lei Xiu said with a serious expression, "Uncle Krama, I want to personally thank Uncle Izo, his words today have helped me too much." ”

Krama waved his hand and smiled, "I know, this guy is very good at solving people, when our brother encountered troubles, the first thing that came to mind was to find him, and I will help you convey your gratitude to him, but now, let him be so drunk." ”

Scratching his head in annoyance, Lei Xiu said helplessly, "Okay, or I'll thank Uncle Izo when he wakes up, Uncle Krama, thank you too, after talking to you, I feel much better." ”

patted Lei Xiu on the shoulder, Krama shook his head with a smile and said, "It's nothing, child, confusion and hesitation are the most common among you young people, let alone you, I have lived most of my life, and sometimes I am often confused, but as this guy said, as long as you work hard, it is enough to leave no regrets." ”

Nodding heavily, Lei Xiu said goodbye to Krama and turned back, but compared to when he came, there were other things in his eyes, these things are called growth.

As the night grew wilder, darkness covered the land, and in the mansion of the deputy lord of Hobbins, Hawkes was sitting next to a middle-aged man.

This man was slightly older than Hawkes, and his appearance was five or six points similar to Hawks, and his slightly gray hair did not make him look old, but added to the charm of a mature man.

The man took a sip of the fragrant tea in his hand, and said gracefully, "Allen, this kid is like a flower in a greenhouse, too immature, it's not a bad thing to expose him to some blood early, but it can stimulate his ambition and increase his knowledge, you are not wrong in this matter, but unfortunately, the timing is too bad." ”

Hosk smiled bitterly and said, "Big brother, I'm sorry, I just came back, I really didn't know that the adult actually came to Golden Shield City, otherwise I would definitely not choose this way." ”

It turned out that this man was the deputy city lord of Hobins, the second most powerful person in the city, and also a high-level elemental mage who was rarer than the Silver Demon Fighter.

Hobbins waved his hand, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, it's just a civilian teenager, and your people haven't succeeded, if no one is killed, there will be no trouble, you don't have to worry too much." ”

Hawkes frowned, "Why don't I let Ricka go outside and hide first?" and let him come back after the adult leaves." ”

Gently picking up the tea stalk in the teacup, Hobbins smiled lightly, "No need, this adult is the Inspector General of the Empire, what happened in the Empire, as long as he wants to know, no one can hide it from him, how can there be a small character like Rika in his eyes, just let Rika not show up during this time." ”

The smile on his face slowly spread, and Hobbins looked at Hawkes with satisfaction and said, "Second brother, you did a good job on this outing, this Ricka will be very useful to us in the future, and the Demon Fighter who is so good at assassination is too valuable." ”

Hawkes couldn't help but smile smugly, but his words were very humble, "Where, it's all luck, I actually saved Rika, but big brother, doesn't that messiah kid care? I'm afraid Alan can't bear this breath." ”

Waving his hand, Hobbins said softly, "You don't care about this matter, I'll deal with it, since I can't assassinate him, let's kill him in the open, hehehehe, Shenyuan Academy is also such a lowly civilian can be remembered? I care more about the black-haired kid that Ricka said, he has the strength close to the silver rank demon fighter at a young age, which is not something that ordinary people can teach." ”

After a pause, Hobbins said with a sneer on his face, "When that kid dies tomorrow, you can help me send Alan to the Imperial Capital, I have already contacted the Holy Thorns Magic Academy in the Imperial Capital, this noble magic academy will be very helpful to Alan in the future." ”

After speaking, Hobbins's face gradually became serious, and he frowned and said to Hawkes, "Second brother, what we have to care about now is not these little things, what we have to consider is whether to take refuge under the command of this Inspector General, and what should we pay if we take refuge!"

Hawkes said with a calm face, "Big brother, with the identity of this inspector general, his vision must be very high, I am worried that if a small nobleman like us goes to take refuge, it may not be rare for people to take refuge, if you want this ruthless person to help us, I am afraid that we will only become the vassal family of the other party." ”

Hobbins nodded and said in a deep voice, "Yes, this is also where I am most entangled, ordinary refuge, this inspector general will probably not agree, but once we become his vassal family, we will lose our autonomy, and from now on we will be as prosperous as him, and we will lose everything, and the cost and risk will be too great!"

Hawkes lowered his head and pondered for a while before raising his head and said, "Big brother, now the form of the empire is obvious, His Majesty the Emperor is old, but the position of the prince has been undecided, and now behind the eldest prince is his own uncle Prime Minister Hernanson, but the second prince is deeply trusted by His Majesty the Emperor The Inspector General has a lot of intercourse, these two forces are already in flames, we are a little careless, I am afraid that we will be affected by the pond fish." ”

Hobbins's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and he said in a deep voice, "I understand what you said, but if we don't join a faction and make a contribution, how can we seize the position of the hereditary city lord of the Fernandez family?

Nodding slowly, Hawkes continued, "Yes, there is no such thing as a free lunch, but have you forgotten that there is one of the Big Three, big brother? ”

Raising his eyebrows, Hobbins said suspiciously, "You mean the Hurricane Family?" After saying this name, he himself shook his head and laughed, "Hehe, the Hurricane Family, as the number one wealthy family in the empire, controls forty percent of the empire's military strength, and there are saint-level powerhouses like the old duke, no matter who is the emperor, they must appease them, of course, it is the best choice to take refuge, that is, to become a vassal family of the Hurricane family, I think it is worth it, but it also needs people to look down on our little nobles in a remote mountain town." ”

The perseverance in Hawkes's eyes did not fade because of Hobbins's self-deprecation, but became sharper, "Big brother, how do you know if you don't try, I don't think it's time to bet on the two princes, it's too risky, the Hurricane family is our best target, I happened to meet an officer of the Hurricane family when I went out this time, and I want to try to see if I can catch up with the senior level of the Hurricane family through this officer." ”

Staring at Hawkes' eyes for a long time, Hobbins' face was unprecedentedly serious and said, "Okay, second brother, you can try, you have to remember that you can do whatever it takes to get the Hurricane family to support us, then you are the first hero of our Dorrens family, and in the future genealogy, your name will be listed alongside me, and your child will have the same inheritance as my child, the Dorrenth patriarch!"

Hoske shuddered when he heard this, and his eyes showed a look of disbelief, until he saw Hobbins nod heavily to him again, and his heart burned like a brazier, and he finally had a chance to get rid of the embarrassing position of a concubine!

Although Lei Xiu didn't drink much, he still felt dizzy, lying in bed but unable to sleep, after solving the biggest trouble in his heart, all he could think about was the battle that happened in the alley this morning.

"It's such a shame, I didn't even play half of my strength in today's fight, I blamed me for being too nervous. ”

After muttering a sentence, Lei Xiu carefully recalled all the scenes that happened in the alley, thinking about his mistakes.

"If I hadn't been so nervous at the time, I could have solved the battle with a thunder slash while catching that guy, or I could use the Thunder Shadow Step in advance to disrupt the opponent's rhythm with super high speed, so that I wouldn't fall to the point of being scratched by a knife, hey, no wonder Grandpa Roger always said that actual combat is the fastest way to improve strength." ”

Looking at the ceiling with empty eyes, Lei Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he muttered, "But the breathing method of the Demon Thunder Battle Dao is really magical, it seems that you can calm down immediately by breathing according to the breathing method, but could it be accidental? No, I have to go through a few more actual combat trials, but how can I do more actual combat? It's better to be the kind that is more dangerous, and ordinary actual combat has no effect!"

Thinking about it, Lei Xiu finally slowly fell asleep, and in the sky, the bright moonlight was suddenly blocked by a layer of dark clouds drifting from nowhere, and the moonlight in the sky suddenly decreased greatly, indicating that tomorrow may not be a sunny day......