The Last Floor Inn takes in those who are in a desperate situation. Chenhui's original intention was to hope that his partners would be strong. When I used to recruit cooks, I actually liked the martial arts and temperament of chefs. It's not that you need a chef's strong martial arts to dominate one side, but that you want to be a partner and have the ability to protect yourself that won't be easily destroyed.

Chenhui's first entry into the rivers and lakes was because of the death of his master Chensha. He couldn't accept such a death. He can't accept the death of his companion in the future, and he is willing to protect his friend with his life, but his ability is limited after all.

The inn is now strong enough to protect some people. From Qinzhou City to the Nanban Secret Realm, from Tiankeng City to the Martial Arts Conference, the deeds of the rivers and lakes of the Molou Inn and the shopkeeper are no longer so absolutely unknown. Chen Hui's fame has grown, and of course, he also has the strength to match.

Therefore, when he saw Dumb desperately guarding Gongyi Liuli, he recognized Dumb, even if this child didn't have the slightest ability to protect himself, and he couldn't even speak. As the shopkeeper, Chen Hui is willing to let Dumb join this inn.

The scholar's words made Chen Hui feel puzzled.

"Sir, this little book has a kind heart, but he is actually a very courageous person in his heart, although his strength is very weak, but I can protect him. If Mr. wants him to leave, with his relationship with Xiao Liuli, isn't this equivalent to making Xiao Liuli sad and taking the life of this little scholar? ”

The scholar said: "In the three years after I served as the dragon general's advisor to the frost river against the Tieli people, this child and Liuli depended on each other, he once saved Liuli's life, I don't doubt his feelings for Liuli, I also recognize that he should be very courageous in protecting Liuli." He was originally a beggar in Fujin City who didn't live long, and was picked up by Liuli, when he first met, this little beggar would be bullied every day, and he couldn't get money, and the money he got would be snatched away by other beggars, and Liuli gave him a knife to resist those who bullied him. But the little beggar's final choice was to put the knife on his neck. ”

The scholar continued: "In the letters that Ruri gave me, almost every letter in the last two years mentioned this little beggar, and their feelings were very deep, because he appeared in the loneliest time of Ruri. I'm actually very grateful to him. But he was also really weak, although he was lucky to survive the hunt of the Empire in the end. But he can't help Ruri, and even if tonight's events don't happen, I think this kid should be a person who doesn't know how to resist at all. ”

Chen Hui was silent. The scholar chuckled and said: "Little beggar, it is my sister's salvation, if it weren't for him, Liuli would have been in endless loneliness all these years, wandering while beware of the pursuit of the empire, it is very likely that she would become a real monster in these six years." Shopkeeper, you didn't see my sister when she killed someone. In fact, I would prefer that the little beggar would appear earlier, so that Liuli would be more like the little daughter of an ordinary family. ”

The cold wind is bleak, but the scholar doesn't feel cold at all, and today's reunion of brother and sister is naturally joyful, but in the same way, after really seeing his sister, the scholar has all revealed his guilt for not being able to enlighten her and comfort her by the side of Gongyi Liuli over the years.

The scholar thinks that his life is already unfortunate, so he hopes that his sister will have a better life as much as possible. But in the first six years, he didn't do it. His whole life has always existed as a tool, Xiang Wu will naturally not kill him and will be good to him, but if he shows intelligence but cannot be used by the empire, then the identity of the son of a traitor will be remembered again. Xiang Wu couldn't protect him at that time.

So it's ironic that if he wants to live, he must either keep a low profile enough, or he can only be used as a tool for those at the top of the power. Even the scholar once thought that his life would be like this, before the martial arts conference, in a conversation in the Nanban Secret Realm, the scholar had thought that he would meet the shopkeeper one day.

Because he knew that the shopkeeper would inevitably go to the martial arts conference, and he himself would inevitably fight the martial arts people as the advisor of the empire, he was actually very afraid of that situation, but the shopkeeper's words made him feel at ease. If one day he put a knife on the shopkeeper's neck, the shopkeeper will also believe that the knife will stop in a suitable position. In the end, the scholar chose to rebel against such a fate, and he set up a game of concealment. He almost lost this game, and almost took the life of the entire Jianghu and the shopkeeper.

But in the end he won. He is well aware of the importance of the struggle, which should not be poured out to one person but for himself. When a person changes his fate, the biggest reliance can never be on other people, but only on himself.

Chen Hui said: "Since Mr. thinks so, why do you want him to go?" ”

The scholar said, "Because the shopkeeper's opponent will be strong in the future, and you may be able to protect him, but he should not exist as a weakness for you, Ruri, or anyone else in the inn. ”

Chen Hui shook his head and said: "No matter how weak the partner is, it will never be my weakness, sir, your remarks are too utilitarian, I don't agree, I believe Xiao Liuli will not accept it." ”

The two of them had a disagreement about the arrangement of the little beggar.

The scholar smiled bitterly and sighed: "Shopkeeper, you are a benevolent and righteous person, which I sincerely admire, but I have never been, I am not even a good person." The little beggar is indeed very important to Liuli, and Liuli is the same to him, but as a brother, I don't want the person Liuli chooses to be too weak, he is an extremely important person in Liuli's heart, and his help to Liuli, I will not deny it, I don't want you to discard him. ”

Chen Hui was puzzled.

The scholar said: "I hope he has the ability to protect Liuli, but in the future inn, there will be a lot of dangers, before the martial arts conference, the shopkeeper you killed an emperor general, Xiang Wu did not come to you to trouble, because I promised Xiang Wu, you will help Xiang Wu to the empire in the future more than an emperor general." Although the war of the Empire has little meaning to me, Xiang Wu is a true pillar of loyalty, and I do not want to go back on what I promised him, and now, this war is exactly when you are needed, and each of us may face danger. ”

The scholar looked at the shopkeeper seriously and said: "Even Liuli will also contribute, she may not go to the battlefield, but the Tieli people must regard her as the biggest threat, the little beggar has been following Liuli, I have no doubt that he will take his life to protect Liuli, because he can only take his life to protect, but there is only one life, Liuli's heart is actually very fragile, when my best friend Minglang died a big blow to her, she is now killing people without blinking a considerable reason because of Minglang." If this little beggar has any more slip-ups......"

Chen Hui understood. The scholar's past is already known to Chen Hui, and he also knows the clear person. Chen Hui said: "What Mr. means is that I hope he can fight for Xiao Liuli and fight for himself at the same time, and I hope that he will not have to choose to fight hard when Xiao Liuli encounters danger." ”

The scholar nodded and said, "That's right, my sister is naturally a person worthy of his life, but if he doesn't even care about his own life, how can he protect my sister?" If he only protects his life every time he faces danger, then he can live once or twice, how can he live ten times eight times? ”

"I want him to be stronger, but the inn is not for him for the time being, and the enemies the inn will face in the future may be stronger than we think. He is a beggar in Fujin City, and it is safer for him to leave the inn, I will repair a letter to the nine major factions, after the martial arts conference, they owe us a lot of favors from the Molou Inn, and it should be okay to accept a disciple.

Chen sighed back: "Sir's words can convince me, but can you convince that child and Xiao Liuli?" ”

The scholar said: "Naturally, Liuli is reluctant to let him, but he doesn't want him to die, and he, I will let him understand that I am not hindering him, on the contrary, I am giving him a chance." ”

"A chance for him to fight for himself."

This conversation is not over. When the two of them returned, they talked about many other topics, and the eastern horizon had become dark blue.

And the long night of Hongcheng finally ended, the 100,000 defenders of the imperial Hongcheng were ambushed in the retreat, and suffered heavy losses, and more than 20,000 soldiers were martyred, killed in ambushes, and also died from the huge war machine from the west. On the road from north to east of the Hulin Gobi are corpses, mostly imperial soldiers.

After a night of rapid retreat, Wei Chi finally led the remaining 70,000 troops of the empire to camp ten miles east of Hongcheng. The morale of the tired imperial sergeants plummeted at this moment, and the flag of the Wanzang tribe was already hanging on the head of Hongcheng, and the banner with the wolf's head was fluttering in the wind, and the imperial army in the distance only felt that this battle might have no chance of winning.

Wei Chi did not arrange a message to inform the Empire's high-ranking officials that there was a change. even issued a military order to keep secrets and block official roads. This was naturally to keep the layout of the war in the north of the empire from being affected.

But it was also costly, meaning that armies in the west of the empire would not wait for reinforcements from the empire. Their situation is also far more dangerous than in the North. Because they will face 100,000 Tieli people with powerful war machines and Haotian Sect with hundreds of thousands of people as followers.

This is a war that cannot be fought.

The reason why Wei Chi didn't give up hope was because he was waiting for someone. If there is anyone in this world who has the most ability to turn the tide in a vicious battle, it must be the strongest dragon general in the world, Xiang Wu. But the empire is not without the dragon generals.

He left all his hopes on Di Yueluo, who was personally selected by the little emperor as the emperor general. In Wei Chi's opinion, as long as Di Yueluo can show the powerful destructive power to destroy those war machines, then this war will still be fought.

It's just that Di Yueluo didn't arrive in time, and in Wei Chi's opinion, the next attack of the wolf clan may come soon.

……

The great war between the empire and the Wanzang tribe has begun, and the war in the northern regions has already begun. There are many big things in this world that are actually driven by small things, and when Wei Chi was worried about how to repel the Wanzang tribe, he actually didn't know that the most powerful reinforcements had already come to the Western Regions.

They were in an inn.

The scholar promised Xiang Wu that he would let Chen Hui and his party help Xiang Wu, in the crisis that Xiang Wu expected, the future of the empire was not optimistic, the Wanzang tribe and the Tieli Kingdom became jackals, and there would be war, but no one expected it to come so early. In addition, the Tianji Pavilion, which is becoming less and less controlled by the Empire, has also become a potential threat, and there are also some major events that will shake the entire continent sooner or later.

Those incidents are almost unknown to the people and even the rivers and lakes, but as a dragon general, Xiang Wu finally spied on some of them, and also told the scholars about these hidden dangers.

For thousands of years, people have been fantasizing about the other side of the dark sea. And when someone arrives on the other side of the dark sea, the first thing people feel is fear.

The First Battle of the Kingdom of Qin was the Battle of the Dark Sea, and some of the legends in that war were exaggerated, but the other side of the Dark Sea ...... It is true that a person came, and he did take away the baby of Chu State.

Many legends in this world are false, but they are not unfounded.

And what made the scholar and Xiang Wu most unable to let go was naturally the traces of Emperor Qin and ...... The secret discovered by the former dragon general Shen Chaoya. This is what the scholar has been trying to explore but can't find, just like Chen Hui can't find the clue of Chen Sha.

Although the scholar didn't know many clues about these things, he could still tell the terrible things in them vividly, and he couldn't finish talking about them for three days and three nights. So in the face of his sister Gongyi Liuli, the scholar didn't say too much, he just told Gongyi Liuli what he thought, he really hopes that Dumb can become stronger, and such a strong is not the courage to blindly give up for a person, it must come from his own strength.

As an outsider, although Chen Hui was persuaded by the scholar and agreed with the scholar's opinion, if the scholar couldn't persuade the public to lose Liuli and Dumb, Chen Hui wouldn't mind keeping Dumb.

The result was unexpected, the conversation between the public and the scholar was not long, and the expression of the public and the scholar was not too sad after the two talked.

This little girl's discernment of right and wrong made Chen Hui a little admired. Of course, I admire the nature of the scholar even more.

The public lost Liuli was actually just persuaded by a sentence. She was naturally reluctant to leave dumbly, but the scholar said:

"There is no parting in this world forever, as long as you live, no matter how difficult it is, there will always be the possibility of goodbye. And for this possibility, people will become stronger. ”

Just like these two brothers and sisters, in order to survive in this world that does not allow them to live, they are becoming stronger.

"The pain of parting and the expectation of reunion will be the motivation for him to become stronger, and he will also understand the importance of living in this process, and only by learning to protect himself can he truly understand the meaning of holding a dagger."

The public loses Ruri and is convinced.

A strategist who can't see people's hearts and tongues is not a good accountant. The scholar perfectly interprets what is the world's first accounting room.

In the face of Dumb, the scholar gave the little beggar enough respect.

Lying on the bed, Dumb couldn't move, and when the scholar appeared, Dumb didn't know who the scholar was. Because when Dumb fainted in pain in the temple, the scholar did not appear. He didn't know what the conversation was going to be.

So when the scholar gently revealed that he was the brother of the public loss Liuli, Dumb was a little flustered.

In the few years that he has been dependent on Gongyi Liuli, Dumb also knows that Gongyi Liuli has a very important brother. Because of the past of the public loss glass, there was only one brother who accompanied him. She always had a lot of things to say to her brother, but in the end they all turned into whispering to the dumb Nan Nan.

Dumb admires Gongyi Liuli, just like a dirty child in the underground world who suddenly met a radiant fairy. So even with it, the brother Dumb who made Gongyu Liuli extremely reverent was also very worshipful.

When he actually saw it, he would naturally panic.

The scholar and the shopkeeper are not much older than these two children, but they are only six years older, but their experience makes them extremely mature. When the scholar faced Dumb, he didn't say anything to Dumb in a domineering tone.

It's like facing a friend who has never seen each other but has known each other for a long time.

"Don't be nervous, dumb, you're still hurt. I'm here today to tell you something. ”

Dumb nodded.

"Dumb, I know that for Liuli, you can give your life, and you can value a person's life more than yourself, which is a rare thing, to be honest, Liuli is very lucky to meet you."

"This inn is Liuli's home, and the people here, including you, are Liuli's closest people, but unlike you, everyone here has a good strength, even if it is Liuli himself, as a public heir, with the umbrella of the ever-changing, Liuli is also a master of the rivers and lakes."

Dumb naturally knows this. has been protected by the public loss glass many times, how can he not envy these masters who can kill people with a snap of his fingers.

"In the future, there will be many dangers around Ruri, and so will we, and these dangers will be far more dangerous than what you experienced last night. Because not every time, we can wait for someone else's rescue so well, and if people want to survive, they still have to rely on themselves in the end, right? ”

Although it was a question, the scholar's words were not leaky, and all of Dumb's reactions were also within his expectations. Dumb nodded, and the scholar smiled: "Dumb, in the face of those dangers, Liuli will naturally protect you, but maybe she can't protect you sometimes, and you need to protect her." ”

Dumb's mouth opened slightly, wanting to say that he was willing to protect the public loss of Liuli, but he couldn't speak, and the scholar waved his hand lightly, indicating that he understood what he meant.

"I believe that under any circumstances, you can protect Liuli with your life. This is Ruri's luck, and I am also grateful. But you're too weak, dumb, there aren't so many miracles in this world, and not everyone can turn things around with the determination to die. We need the courage to defend others, but we need strength even more. You have to become stronger, to become stronger than the people who want to harm Ruri in the future. ”

Dumb was a little overwhelmed. The scholar subtly changed the concept, as if he had some kind of expectation for Dumb.

"The shopkeeper of this inn, there are not a few people in the whole rivers and lakes who can be his opponent, the chef of this inn, in addition to the good food of Kai Yao, is also the most powerful knife rookie in the rivers and lakes. And Liuli, as the heir of the public loser, you also know that she is powerful, and many people hunt down Liuli not because Liuli has committed crimes, but because Liuli's existence is too threatening for these countries. This inn also has a running hall, with the fastest speed in the world, no one can hurt him, and a doctor, who can live and die with flesh and bones. Each of them is strong and can protect the rest of the inn in every way. ”

"But dumb, you're different, you compare with them, you have the determination and courage not to lose to them, at least in protecting the glass. But you don't have the strength, you want to protect the glass, but you can't protect the glass. ”

The scholar looked directly at Dumb, who was very inferior.

But then the scholar smiled: "But it's also very important to have this intention, dumb, if you have this opportunity, you can become very strong, like these people I said, you have a strong ability to protect Liuli, you will definitely not let go of this opportunity, right?" ”

Dumb nodded.

"You are very important to Ruri, and I have said this to you to Ruri, so you have to listen well and engrave it in the depths of your soul. Dumb, if Liuli dies one day, you will definitely be in pain, and vice versa, and now that the war has suddenly started, the world is already a chaotic world. If we want to protect the people behind us, we can't rely on ghosts and gods, we can only rely on ourselves. There are many people in this world, who use their lives to protect another person, and they seem to lose their lives freely, but they don't know how much pain the living people endure. ”

The scholar's expression became serious.

"The most important companionship and companionship is always based on the premise of each other's lives, and Liuli and I have been separated for six years in order for each other to live. So for the sake of Liuli, you have to become a strong person, no longer the person who can only fight hard when encountering danger, you must have the ability to change everywhere, and you must be strong in dealing with it calmly, so that you can protect Liuli and protect yourself. The two who have their minds figured out, no matter who they protect, are all respectful and loving to the other. Do you understand? ”

Dumb was not stupid, and nodded a little heavily. He not only understood the meaning of the scholar's words, but also understood the meaning of the scholar's origin.

He thought that he would never leave Gongyi Liuli, but the scholar's words made him unable to find any reason to refute, of course, he couldn't express his thoughts, and at this moment, he suddenly felt his weakness.

"Get stronger." The scholar said.

"We are not the protagonists of the story, life does not suddenly give us the power to change everything because of our one or two epiphanies, the power is won by ourselves. You want to protect Liuli, Liuli also wants you to survive, so become stronger, no matter how many years it takes, you have to make yourself strong enough, life is never the most terrible, because at least there is hope, when you feel death one day, you will understand how humble and incompetent regret is. ”

The scholar seemed to think of the scene outside the forest in the north many years ago. Life is always the most important thing, after Minglang's death, he quickly avenged Minglang, but the dead will not come back to life because of revenge.

"I don't want Ruri to experience another death, and I don't want you to die, and of course, you don't want anything to happen to Ruri. So, dumb, are you willing to leave Liuli temporarily in order to become stronger? ”

Dumb's reaction seemed a little slow, he seemed to froze, and it was a long time before he nodded. He thought that there was only one answer to this question, but in the face of Liuli's brother, Dumb suddenly found that he looked extremely immature. But in the end he accepted. Maybe it's because just last night, he almost died, but even death can't get closer to Gongyi Liuli, and the powerlessness of not being able to control his fate makes him doubt his choice. The scholar's words eventually changed his opinion.

The conversation between the scholar and Dumb was in the guest room on the second floor of the inn, and the shopkeeper, the cook, and the public lost Liuli all heard it.

Chen Hui was very glad that he could survive the final showdown of the martial arts conference, because by surviving, he could keep such an excellent account room. The matter of picking up the public loss glass only happened last night, and the day did not arrive, and what he felt was the deep relationship between the public loss glass and the little beggar Dumb, but the scholar saw something farther away.

Wisdom is something that is difficult to put into words, and it encompasses but is not limited to resourcefulness. In the persuasion of Dumb, he felt not only the wisdom of the scholar, but also the wisdom of the scholar.

Chen patted the cook on the shoulder and said, "It's your turn, let's go into the house." ”

The cook was a little confused: "What do you mean?" ”

Chen Hui smiled and said: "Cook, you have always been a good cook who is generous and generous to squandering money, if Mr. asks you, you will definitely agree, you will know if you go up." ”

Ding Qiliang was at a loss, not knowing what kind of discussion the shopkeeper and the scholar had made.

After Chen Hui talked with the scholar last night, both of them thought that although Dumb could have the courage to give his life in the face of the public loss of Liuli, in a sense, Dumb was a person who had no courage and was too kind and cowardly.

What Dumb needs is courage, and this courage should not be limited to protecting a certain person, but to become a part of his whole person.

Therefore, the scholar discussed with Chen Hui and decided to let Ding Qiliang teach Dumb Jiuniu without regrets.

This technique can make people's bodies have a strong ability to withstand blows, but the most important thing is that it is a kung fu that does not understand the courage and will never be able to succeed in cultivation if you don't give up and retreat. Jiuniu has no regrets, but except for the person who created this martial art, only Ding Qiliang has practiced it for hundreds of years.

Once you cultivate, you can't retreat, and if you retreat, you have to start over and practice again. In a real showdown, not retreating is a very dangerous move. And the absolute abandonment and retreat, no one can do it, so throughout the ancient and modern times, only Ding Qiliang can do it. It takes a great deal of courage.

If Dumb can practice without regrets, then the next time he sees Dumb, the scholar believes that this cowardly child will be reborn.

Of course, there is also a situation where it is...... Dumb will never be able to practice this kung fu.

In the conversation between Chen Hui and the scholar last night, Chen Hui thought that this kung fu, if Dumb's character is really as judged by the scholar through Xiao Liuli's letters, then Dumb will not be able to practice this kung fu in his life.

The scholar's answer was calm and a little cruel.

"If that's the case, after a long time, Liuli will forget him, and he will forget Liuli. If the two don't see each other for the rest of their lives, it will be a good thing for the little beggar. ”

Chen Hui did not object to the scholar. The truth of some things is cruel, maybe Dumb finally woke up after many years, the scholar's words today are actually just a cover to drive him away, but at least the scholar gave Dumb such a chance.

Chen Hui hopes that one day, or a certain year, the cowardly little beggar who was once helpless and bullied and only thought about self-determination can appear in front of the inn with a high-spirited attitude.

Even if that expectation was almost impossible to achieve, he still expected it, and he could only hope for it. Because it is not his life, it is the life and story of another person.

But if you live, you will wait for the good things in life.

(End of chapter)