1. That little shop in the alley
Under the blood-colored sun, on the dead branches of the old tree, the pitch-black crow monster screamed, and its dark eyes stared coldly downward, and suddenly, a strange crack was reflected in its eyes, and it flew up.
Chen Li walked out slowly, looking at all this in front of him with some blankness, the tumbling memories came up, hugging him and slowly walking forward, the ether ball floating beside him, taking him across the endless void slowly dispersed, the Void Staff in his hand, which had destroyed countless worlds, was shattered little by little, and in the light chips, the cracks behind him gradually disappeared.
One step, shattered an item, all the way to the light chips, and finally walked to the dilapidated store, he only had the robe left that had helped him carry a main god with all his might, looking up at the mottled name of the store, the red robe on his body turned into ashes little by little, leaving only a simple T-shirt and shorts, and ordinary flip-flops, just like he left many years ago.
With trembling hands, he slowly pushed open the door of the store, looked at the empty store, opened and closed his mouth slightly, and finally hoarsely said softly: "Dad, Mom, I'm back." ”
"My son is back and not leaving."
No one responded, and only dust drifted quietly in the empty shop, like a helpless person. Chen Li looked at the store in a daze, and slowly walked in, the door of the store slowly closed, an invisible force swept through, the dead potted plants regained greenery, the store door full of advertisements became transparent again, the potholed door was smoothed again, and the dilapidated signboard changed little by little, leaving a few words in deep black.
'Retired Hero's Shop'.
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"Hey, I heard that the son of the old Chen family is back? And reopen his shop? ”
"Oh, you just know, he also changed the name of the store, what is the name of the retired hero's shop. Hey, I don't know what kind of hardship this kid has suffered outside, why he came up with such a store name. "Is there a necessary connection between the name of the store and hardship?
"Really? I heard that the business is very bad and no one goes, could it be because of the name of the store? "What does it mean that no one goes, that no one comes at all, okay? Besides, it's not about the name!
"Not really! It is said that the shop is not clean. "This is definitely a false accusation, and I can testify that there are no bacteria in the store!
Chen Li was wearing a T-shirt and hot pants, lazily dragging flip-flops, carrying two bags of vegetables, fruits, fish and meat, while listening to the conversation two blocks away, silently annotating in his heart. Passing by the alley, a breeze blew, the old trees and weeds nodded one after another, he also stopped, closed his eyes, raised his head and inhaled deeply, enjoying the coolness of this half of the day, the wind passed, opened his eyes, and lazily dragged his steps back again.
That's life. The evening sun was warm, so that the clouds in the sky didn't want to move, and the squeaky summer cicadas desperately shouted "Beauty, come on!" There are sturdy men, stout men! Come and be merry! "Wait, shielding some discord, sure enough, constant language mastery is also flawed.
No matter how lazy the footsteps are, the road will eventually be completed, just like no matter how difficult the journey is, there will be an end. Well, that's a good one, you can put this one into your own heroic motto. Pacing through the deserted alley, Chen Li looked at his small shop, and his brain was spreading at will.
The door of the small shop is a sliding door of wooden lattice glass, the single leaf can be moved, the other half is not moving, and the upper part of the store can also be opened as a window, and the window is full of various potted plants, with a pleasing verdant green.
"I'm back." Chen Li shouted lazily, and the turtle stone carving next to the door of the store looked up slowly, and stretched back his paws that were blocking the door.
"Good afternoon, return." Chen Li bent down and patted the head of the tortoise stone carving. This is his companion, a very powerful earth elemental, who is now in charge of helping to take care of the house, as well as taking care of the bonsai at the door.
"Hurry up! I said, Lao Li, hurry up, let's go out and burn something together! I'm dying of boredom! There was a roaring sound from inside the door, the door of the store was gently pushed in, a breeze lifted the bag in Chen Li's hand, and a translucent gentle woman stood at the door, bowing slightly towards him. Lao Li refers to the title of "Li", because sometimes it will be more troublesome for the enemy to know his name, so he needs a pronoun, and after a long time, this title is more like his own name.
"Xiaofeng, I'm sorry for you." Chen Li nodded, let go of the bag, and let the breeze hold it up. This is also a companion, a very powerful wind element, and is now in charge of cleaning up.
"Hey, I said, Boss, let's destroy this world together! I can't hold it anymore! "When I walked into the store, there was an L-shaped solid wood counter with eight chairs staggered next to it. Because Chen Li is the only one on the surface, it is different from ordinary stores, and the customers of the small shop sit at the counter after ordering and watch the manager make it, and then eat it on the counter, which is also convenient to clean up.
Of course, if you are not used to eating like this, you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery and food at the small table next to the front of the restaurant, and when the window is opened, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and food at the same time. There are two chairs, but those who sit here need to serve their own food and have to return the dishes to the counter when they are done.
"Hey, hey, Boss, don't pretend to explain it to anyone, hurry up, let's destroy this world together!" The flames on the stove kept beating, and the two crimson eyes stared at Chen Li tightly, one mouth opened and closed, and let out a roaring voice. This is also a companion, the fire element of the food, and is now in charge of lighting the fire and disposing of kitchen waste.
"No, Mars, we're retired, and now we're opening a small shop. Be your fire. Chen Li sat on the chair next to the store door and said lazily.
"Hehe, Lao Li, you said you opened a store last time, but you almost became your own weapon at a loss, this time you don't even have a weapon, what are you going to do?" At the position of the sink, a figure-sized Miaoman figure gathered, waved his hand to urge the flow of water, rolled up the water cup next to him, condensed a cup of ice water, and threw it towards Chen Li. This is also, okay water element, now responsible for washing, chopping vegetables, and preserving food.
Chen Li stretched out his hand, took the ice water, drank it in a big gulp, exhaled comfortably, and said, "Shut up, Shui Yu, you poisonous milk, we will have guests coming to the door soon." ”
"That's what you said yesterday, and there was no one." Shui Yu's poisonous tongue is still sharp.
Chen Li rolled his eyes lazily, leaned on the small table with one hand, propped his cheek, and looked at the emerald green potted plants in a daze. Because these four friends are too scary? It doesn't make sense, I have added cognitive impairment to the three inside, and ordinary people will never be able to see them, and the earth outside will return, unless he calls it, this benevolent brother can maintain a posture until the destruction of the earth.
Could it really be the name of the store? Touching his chin, Chen Li thought seriously. No, absolutely not. The first rule of the hero's code: When others say that you are wrong, believe that it is that person who is wrong; And when the facts say that you are wrong, you must believe that it is absolutely the world that is wrong.
Chen Li sat up straight, snapped his fingers, and said, "The name of the 'Retired Hero's Shop' is normal, and anything that happens in this small shop is normal. ”
"Oh~ It's really dirty, and it's changed the common sense of the world." Shui Yu lay on the edge of the sink and looked at the hero by the window.
"Shut up, it's not your poisoned milk!"
This is the little shop in the alley, the daily routine without business.