Chapter Sixty-Four—A Secret That Doesn't Count as a Secret
"Are you happy?" watched Ao Yunzhu treat the wine as if it were water, and poured it into his stomach one after another. Seeing her laughing and crying again, Jian Taixu finally asked.
Hearing this question, Ao Yunzhu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then gently twisted his head to look at Jian Taixu, and asked word by word: "You.... I didn't hear what I just said, I said it again and again. ”
"I said......" Jian Taixu replied with two words first, then gently held Ao Yunzhu's shoulder with his hand, stared at her eyes seriously and asked again: "Are you happy?"
After hearing the question clearly, Ao Yunzhu pushed Jian Taixu's hand away and said, "Ang, don't hold me..... I'm not drunk. Then he drank another glass of wine before replying, "Of course..... Not happy. Then he lay on the table and sobbed and asked, "You say, why is it easy for people to ignore the precious things around them, and those things that have long passed, those things that should have been forgotten, still have to be remembered!"
After hearing this answer, Jian Taixu originally wanted to continue to ask why. But Ye Xiao on the side laughed twice and interjected: "Yunzhu, you are drunk." After speaking, he drank the remaining wine from the flask, and then continued: "Today I have drunk enough wine, and I have almost finished speaking, and it is almost time to rest." ”
Ye Xiaofang deliberately interrupted the sword too much, because Ye Xiao knew that some things could not be said, some secrets were to be hidden for a lifetime, and if he knew too much, the feelings between people would change, and this change was uncontrollable, it could be good or bad. So these secrets can only wait for her to tell herself, not by others.
At this time, the follow-up people also rushed to the Bell and Drum Tower one after another. The first to arrive was the gentle boy who rode the dragon. After glancing at Ye Xiao and the three of them, he handed over the sticker and went upstairs. Among them, some of the other people also stayed in the Bell and Drum Tower, and some bought some food and left the Bell and Drum Tower.
As time passed, Ye Xiao and the crowd around them were already filled. Seeing that Jian Taixu bought a few bottles of wine and drank it by himself, and then looked at Ao Yunzhu who was lying motionless on the table, Ye Xiao turned his ears away and listened to the interesting story next to him.
There were five or six people sitting at the table closest to Ye Xiao, one of them was an old man, three or four were men around thirty years old, and a girl in her teens. I saw that the girl poured wine for the old man and asked, "Grandpa, can you tell me about the Sword Stone Competition?"
The old man picked up the wine glass and took two sips, then moistened his dry lips and replied with a smile: "Xiaoman, this sword stone test conference is held once every five years, as long as you are under the age of twenty-five and can win twenty cities in a row, you can receive a greeting." After speaking, he took a few more sips, and then gently knocked on his granddaughter's head and said, "I was expecting you to receive a greeting post this time, but I didn't expect to win more than a dozen games in a row..... Hey, I don't know when our sect will be able to produce a genius. ”
The girl was not annoyed when she was knocked, but replied with a smile: "Hehe, grandpa, don't worry, the barbarian is only eighteen years old, and there is still one chance before the age of twenty-five." When I go back, I'll work harder, and next time I will definitely be able to get the worship sticker, and then compete with those genius swordsmen!, and then make our Cangyun Sect stronger!" After speaking, he clenched his fists to cheer himself up, and then asked: "Grandpa, why do you and your uncle and uncle come to the Sword Stone Conference every time? Could it be just to see those geniuses compete with each other?"
Hearing this, Ye Xiao realized that people who came to this sword stone test conference did not necessarily need to pay tribute, and the so-called worship stickers were just proof of participating in the competition. However, Ye Xiao was also very interested in the question asked by this girl, if she didn't come to the competition, what else could she do......?
After thinking for a while, Ye Xiao lifted two pots of wine in front of Jian Taixu, and then told Jian Taixu that he was optimistic about Ao Yunzhu, then got up and walked to the group of people and said: "Then Ye Xiao, I am quite interested in what a few people are talking about, I wonder if I can sit down and listen to you talk?" After speaking, he handed over the two pots of wine in his hand.
Hearing Ye Xiao's words, several people looked up. The first thing the girl saw was the wine in Ye Xiao's hand, so she said happily: "Grandpa, it's the top grade Lingyuan wine, you love to drink this the most......
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly pulled his granddaughter, and then saluted Ye Xiao and said, "Then go down to Cangyun to send Yu Xiao to laugh at me, I have seen the son." After speaking, he pointed to his granddaughter and continued: "This is my granddaughter Xiaoman, she is so natural, I hope the son will not blame." Finally, he pointed to the remaining people and said, "A few of them are my unsuccessful disciples, if you want to listen, please sit casually." ”
After hearing this, Ye Xiao sat down, and then said, "Then bother, you don't have to pay attention to me, you can continue." ”
The old man did not answer Ye Xiao directly, but released his divine sense to perceive Ye Xiao, but no matter how he perceived it, he couldn't see through it. So the old man thought to himself, 'Such a powerful person will not think anything of them.' Then he let go of his doubts. Then the old man opened his mouth to answer the question his granddaughter asked just now: "You know, Man'er, our Cangyun Sect is a small sect, and the inventory of spirit stones is already small, every time we come to this sword stone test conference, we have to hand over some spirit stones to people who have worship, so that they can bring us in." So of course, it can't be just for the sake of watching the competition. ”
After speaking, the old man secretly looked at Ye Xiao, and saw that Ye Xiao was quite interested in listening, so he knew that this was probably what this son wanted to hear, so he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart..... However, the old man is still very strange, what he said can be known as long as he understands a little, why is this Ye Xiaogongzi interested.
After listening to this, Xiaoman hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, don't sell it, say it quickly." After speaking, he picked up the top-grade Lingyuan wine that Ye Xiao brought over and poured it for his grandfather. Then he looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "Childe, do you drink?"
Seeing that the girl asked herself with a slightly frightened tone, Ye Xiao shook her head lightly and replied: "Ye has already drunk a lot, and if you drink it again, you will get drunk." The girl doesn't have to worry about me, she can do whatever she wants. ”
Listening to this answer, the girl muttered in her heart, "It's good to be rich..... Usually, grandpa is willing to drink wine once a month or two, but in his eyes, it is like clear water in the river, and he wants to drink. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Thank you." ”
Although this thank you felt inexplicable to Ye Xiao, Ye Xiao couldn't help but nod his head to show that he accepted it.
Seeing this, the old man continued: "It's the first time Xiaoman has come, so I haven't told you a lot of things. This sword stone conference is not just a competition, the reason why so many people come to the sword stone conference every time is because there is one thing that can be obtained here. After speaking, the old man took out a spherical stone from his bosom, and the stone was pitch black into ink, and there seemed to be a layer of streamer flowing on it.
Then the old man pointed to the stone and said, "This stone is called the Soul Stone." ”