Sega Empire East, Blackwood City.

The wind and the sun are beautiful, the sky is just right, the bright sun envelops the whole city, and the bustling pedestrians walk through the bluestone paved streets, including many warriors, ordinary people, and travelers from other cities who are contaminated with the dust all the way and pass by. On both sides of the street is a row of shops with a sense of age, the cornices are turning, the corridors stand upright, and the noise, shouting, and laughter come from time to time.

At this time, in an ordinary tavern, a slightly obese shopkeeper was sitting leisurely on an old Taishi chair, playing with a bundle of prayer beads in his hand, and his half-squinted eyes opened from time to time to look at the endless stream of travelers at the door, and his fat face was so uncomfortable, if he wasn't still sitting at the tavern counter, I am afraid that others would wonder if he was still the owner of this shop.

The fat shopkeeper's real name is Liu Dafu, because he has nothing to do all day, he is often ridiculed by the tavern regular customers for not being a person in the store, he is obviously not convinced, in his words, there was a period of time, he was also extremely industrious and hardworking, all day long for the tavern to make a living and forget to eat, the tavern can have today's pomp, and his efforts are inseparable.

"Fat Liu, every time you come here, you are so lazy, be careful that the pile of meat on your stomach is a little thicker!"

"Cut, you're jealous!" Liu Dafu still squinted, just listening to the voice to know the identity of the person who spoke, Zhao Kun, the second eldest of the Zhao family in Blackwood City, is his regular customer here, but he prefers to call him Zhao Er Mazi, just because he has a pockmarked face.

"I'm jealous!" Zhao Kun found a vacant seat and sat down, tapped his fingers on the wine table, and said, "Xiaoqi, quickly get some good wine and good food for your Uncle Zhao to try!"

"Then I don't know what kind of good wine and good food Uncle Zhao wants!" A clean voice sounded, and he went away, only to see a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy appear at Zhao Kun's table, the young man was thin, dressed in a plain clothes, holding an abacus, and pinning an account book to his waist, he should still be busy with something. Looking at his appearance again, his face is delicate and handsome, there seems to be starlight in his eyes, and his wisdom is difficult to hide, his long hair is tied behind him, and there is often a shallow smile in his mouth that makes people feel like a spring breeze.

Liu Dafu, who was in front of the counter, glanced at the young man with kind eyes, nodded with satisfaction, and then began to close his eyes and think about life again.

The young man's name is Chu Qifan, and he is a dying person rescued by Liu Dafu who went out to buy and sell ingredients in the past, although he finally saved the young man, but what he didn't expect was that the young man had been completely confused since he woke up, except for his own name, all the other memories were gone, and whether his parents were still alive is also an unsolved problem. He was also a kind-hearted man, so he temporarily took in the young man.

As time passed, although the boy still couldn't remember his past, he was no different from ordinary people in other places, and he would be busy with him in the tavern from time to time.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye, but the scene of the first encounter with the teenager in his mind is still vivid.

It was a bright sunny day, just suitable for travel, Liu Dafu drove the carriage through a deserted wasteland, although a little tired, but he was in a good mood, because as long as he passed here, he could return to Blackwood City, more than ten days on a business trip, he was finally busy with everything, and he also missed his little broken tavern.

"Drip ...... Drip...... Tick...... Tick tock!"

"It's really a strange thing, it's okay just now, why did it rain all of a sudden?" Liu Dafu glanced up at the gloomy sky, Nan Nan said: "Look at this sky, this rain will only be bigger, you have to speed up!"

Hearing only the neighing of a horse, he whipped his horse and quickened his pace.

"Whoa...... Whoa, whoa, whoa......"

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the rain to turn into a pouring rain, and Liu Dafu, who was driving the carriage, looked at the heavy rain, and his eyes couldn't help but become a little gloomy: "This rain shouldn't wet the ingredients in my carriage!"

"No, I have to go down and check!" After driving for several miles, Liu Dafu finally decided to go down and check, but before his front feet landed, he saw a thin figure lying motionless in the heavy rain not far away.

"That's ...... People?" Liu Dafu jumped down in one step, and took a few big strides over, the rain was drenched, and his clothes were all wet in an instant, and when he approached, the whole person unconsciously gasped.

I saw that on the body of that figure, a scar that almost spanned the entire chest was touching, if it weren't for the heavy rain washing, which diluted the blood, I am afraid it would have looked even more terrifying than now.

Getting closer, the rain blurred the face of the figure, but Liu Dafu was sure that this was a teenager, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Most of them are dead, and it's really pitiful to be poisoned by this at a young age." ”

Liu Dafu shook his head, and was about to turn around and leave, but then he leaned down, the unbearable color flashed in his eyes, and he held up the young man's body: "Since we have met, it is also a kind of fate, you have died and died, and it will be too miserable to expose the corpse in the wilderness again, if I leave here, I am afraid that I will be disgusted by God, and I will take you back to the place where I found it to be buried, which is also considered complete!"

"Huh?" Liu Dafu, who was holding the young man's body, suddenly jumped his eyelids, I don't know if it was an illusion, he actually felt the young man's body move, although it was very short, but he did feel it.

Putting the boy down, Liu Dafu's fingers brushed the tip of his nose, although it was very weak, he was sure that his breath was still there, and the feeling just now was not an illusion.

"I'm still alive!" Liu Dafu was secretly frightened, but even if he was alive, he probably would be hanging, and whether he lived or died depended on the will of God.

With some effort to put the boy into the carriage, Liu Dafu got back into the carriage, but he did not set off immediately, but looked at the ink-stained sky with his eyes.

"It's really strange in this rain!"

......

"Then as usual, eight taels of rice wine, a plate of sauce meat and a plate of lion's head!" In the noisy tavern, Zhao Kun crossed Erlang's legs, touched the wine table with his fingertips, and said.

"Uncle Zhao's taste is really single-minded!" Chu Qifan smiled kindly and turned to leave.

Looking at Chu Qifan's departing back, Zhao Kun held his chin in his hand and muttered: "My niece should get married in another year or two, but I don't know if Xiaoqi is over eighteen!"

"Qi'er is not worthy of your precious niece!" Liu Dafu on the other side had not ordinary sharp ears, and when he heard Zhao Kun's thoughts, he said with disdain: "But the Wang Tiezhu next door to your house must be worthy of your daughter." ”

"You fart, my niece is also a flower in our Blackwood City, how can that Wang Tiezhu covet it!" That Wang Tiezhu is a famous fool in the vicinity, hearing Liu Dafu's words, Zhao Kun was unconvinced, and responded.

"Where, a fool with a fat man is simply a godsend......"

"You fat man rest!"

When the two were arguing, they saw a lean man with a yellow face walking slowly and methodically putting the drinks and dishes ordered by Zhao Kun in turn.

This lean man's name is Zhao Zhiyuan, and he is the second shopkeeper of this tavern.

"Zhao Xiaoer, why don't you see Xiao Qiren?" Seeing that the person who came was Zhao Zhiyuan, Zhao Kun immediately asked.

"The little shopkeeper is busy. ”

Zhao Kun glanced at Liu Dafu over there, and said softly: "You go and call him over, I have something important to talk to him!"

"Okay!" After speaking, Zhao Zhiyuan turned around and left, unlike Liu Dafu, the hand-shaking shopkeeper, he still had something to do, and he himself was not a person of many words.

"That matter is also very important to Xiao Qi!" Zhao Kun smiled, looked at Zhao Zhi's distant back and did not forget to remind him again, and then he returned to the wine table, looked at the wine and food on it, picked his eyes, and said secretly: "Why is there an extra bottle, is it possible to buy one and get one free?"

In his heart, he had already opened the extra bottle of wine, and he didn't want to swallow a few mouthfuls directly, and suddenly, he felt a sweet feeling spread in his mouth, wrapped between his tongue and teeth, and the faint smell of alcohol immediately overflowed, stimulating his throat, so comfortable.

"What kind of wine is this, I've never drunk it before!" Zhao Kun looked at the wine in his hand, and secretly thought that he had drunk it too quickly just now, and he didn't have a good aftertaste, which was really a waste.

"Hey, Fat Liu, don't you tell me about your new wine?" Zhao Kun looked at Liu Dafu who was meditating with an angry face, and shouted.

"I said Zhao Er Mazi, you are sick, all my wine here is transported from Beishui, they don't make new wine, how can I have it?" Liu Dafu said angrily.

While the two were talking, Chu Qifan didn't know when he appeared, he glanced at the wine bottle held in Zhao Kun's hand, a smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth, and asked, "I don't know what Uncle Zhao is looking for me?"

"Don't mention that beforehand!" Zhao Kun pointed to the wine bottle in his hand and asked, "What's the matter with your wine, I've never drunk it before?"

"This wine is called snake flavor wine, it belongs to the category of fruit wine, and the main ingredient is snake fragrance fruit...... "Chu Qifan said half of his words, and suddenly asked: "Presumably Uncle Zhao should have tasted it, how do you feel?"

Zhao Kun couldn't help smacking his lips and said: "The taste is good, but the sweetness is a little too much, the wine taste is light, and there is no rush to the brain nerves like other wines!"

"Ahem, Uncle Zhao, that kind of liquor affects ...... health"

"I'm in good health!" Zhao Kun said: "Anyway, you haven't told me where you got this wine? Although this wine lacks momentum, it's good to drink it occasionally, and I plan to get some back for my girls to drink?"

"This wine...... In fact, I brewed it myself, and my personal ability is limited, so I can't make much!" Chu Qifan paused for a moment and replied.

"You kid actually got it?" Zhao Kun slapped the wine table, startling the surrounding drinkers who thought something was going on, and they all cast their eyes at him, but what kind of person is Zhao Kun, who is famous for his cheekiness in this neighborhood, he didn't care about the eyes around him, and said to himself: " Xiaoqi, you are about to reach the age of marriage, my niece is the same age as you, she is a flower in my Blackwood City, Uncle Zhao I think you two are a good match, I will introduce you to you another day, and I can also shamelessly find you to drink in the future, the best of both worlds, isn't it beautiful!"

Chu Qifan laughed awkwardly, and said a little embarrassed: "That Uncle Zhao, you haven't told me what you are looking for me for?"

"It's a big marriage between you and my niece!" Zhao Kun continued: "My niece is also very interested in wine, and she doesn't stop blowing in one breath, you have the same interests as her, and you will make wine for her in the future, and she will taste wine, isn't it romantic?"

Blowing a bucket in one breath without stopping, Chu Qifan's mind was a little confused, and he secretly said in his heart, Uncle Zhao, do you know how much a bucket of wine is?

Thinking in his heart, Chu Qifan has decided to find an excuse to slip away, this kind of topic is the most headache: "That Uncle Zhao, I still have something to do over there, you drink here first, I'll wait ......"

However, before Chu Qifan finished speaking, he saw a white shadow flash from his sight, bringing a refreshing fragrant wind, and he was already sitting opposite Zhao Kun before he could come back to his senses.

Looking along Chu Qifan's line of sight, it was a girl of the same age, the girl was wearing a white dress, the edge of the dress was embellished with patterns, the delicate half of the body was covered with a translucent cyan light yarn, her face was peerless, her beautiful eyes were like blue waves, reflecting the world flawlessly, a little tender lips were like the blooming cherry blossom petals, making people unconsciously fall into it, three thousand green silk like a waterfall and flowing water, scattered with the shoulders, a delicate flower-shaped hairpin on it was intoxicated, adding a bit of charm.

The girl's jade arms were resting on the table, her palms were holding her delicate white and tender chin, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Chu Qifan who was standing on the side without blinking.

Chu Qifan knows this girl who can be called a red face and a disaster, the girl's name is Fang Xiyue, and he can be regarded as an acquaintance, although he is not like Zhao Kun who goes to the tavern every once in a while, but he can also see more than ten or twenty times a year.

"Ahem...... That Fang girl is still here today...... Drinking?" Seeing that the girl had been looking at him without speaking, Chu Qifan asked tentatively.

The girl's beautiful eyes blinked, and Yu pointed at the snake fragrant wine in Zhao Kun's hand, and said, "I want that wine too!"

Zhao Kun over there was instantly disappointed, he thought that his peach blossoms were here today, and there would be such a beautiful woman who chose to sit opposite him, although he already had a wife, but if she had to throw her arms, he could still force himself, but now it seems that he thinks too much.

"Drinking hurts your body......" Chu Qifan responded, and at the same time glanced at Zhao Kun on his side, and couldn't help but secretly think in his heart Why are you disappointed, this is a normal person who knows that he is not here to find you, my alcohol is not high, and I am not drunk when I look at it!

"Is it that you have just talked about marriage, and you have begun to fantasize about drinking and dancing with your future wife, and you don't even want to give your friends a little wine?" said the girl, with a sly smile on the corner of her mouth.

Chu Qifan scratched his face and said embarrassedly: "That's not it, it's mainly that Miss Fang, you don't seem to know how to drink, I'm afraid that your family and friends will come to my little broken tavern to look for you again!"

"Nonsense!" the girl blushed slightly, pouted and said, "I'm a warrior, I won't get drunk...... Right?"

"Alas, it's okay, I'll go upstairs to get some!" Chu Qifan shook his head, his delicate face full of helplessness.

When Chu Qifan left, the girl's eyes suddenly looked at Zhao Kun opposite, and her beautiful eyes glared at him fiercely, making Zhao Kun look confused, and secretly said I didn't provoke you, what are you doing with me?

Liu Dafu on the other side grabbed his fat chin, and said secretly in his heart: "This girl is much better looking than Zhao Ermazi's family, alas, I don't know how much better it looks like Zhao Ermazi's family, alas, I don't have anything to think about what the fat woman in his family does, are the two comparable?"

At this time, Chu Qifan held a pot of wine in his right hand and a wine glass in his left hand and walked back slowly, his eyes looked at the girl, and the girl looked at him very cooperatively, looking at each other, and couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

Chu Qifan put the cup on the table, poured half a glass of wine for the girl, and said, "Miss Fang, you use it slowly!"

Fang Xiyue took the wine glass, her delicate and small chin was raised, revealing her snow-white neck, and her mouth opened slightly, and she drank it all.

"It's so delicious!" Fang Xiyue put down the wine glass, winked at Chu Qifan with a pair of big eyes, and said, "Chu Qifan, my yard is too big, do you want to consider moving to my house and make wine for me!"

"That's not good!"

"I'm kidding. Fang Xiyue lowered her head and poured herself a glass of wine, but she didn't drink it all, but tasted it carefully.

Zhao Kun peeked at Fang Xiyue, and secretly said in his heart that this girl was dangerous, maybe he would kidnap Chu Qifan one day, if that was the case, what should he do with his niece, he was still very optimistic about Chu Qifan's personality, so he continued to return to the topic and said, "Xiaoqi, how are you thinking about my niece?"

Liu Dafu glared at Zhao Kun and shouted, "Can you stop mentioning your niece, I declined your kindness on behalf of Qi'er!"

"I didn't ask you to marry my niece, why do you care so much about an old bachelor?"

"What do you know, I dedicated my life to my career......"

In this way, the two old men quarreled unconsciously, and the momentum was quite loud, attracting the attention of the people around them, but there were also some people who ignored it, they were frequent visitors here, and they were used to this kind of thing.

"Won't you say something?" Fang Xiyue looked at Chu Qifan with interest and said.

Chu Qifan was a little speechless and said, "What can I say, I don't even know what his niece looks like?"

"Oh, if you see it and you see that you look good, you agree?"

"Why aren't you drunk today?"

"Your wine is like sugar water, you can't get drunk!" Fang Xiyue smiled and said, "Okay, I've already answered your question, you should answer my question too!"

"Hmm...... I agree that my stepfather will not agree either, and ......" Chu Qifan's voice changed and said, "No matter how good-looking you are, can you be good-looking, Miss Fang?"

Fang Xiyueqiao's face turned red, she glanced at Chu Qifan, and said softly: "Rhetoric." ”

"And what are you blushing about?"

"I'm drunk. ”

"You said you weren't drunk just now!"

"The strength of the wine hasn't come up just now......"