In the evening, the autumn is high and cool, and the dark clouds cover the bright moon, leaving only a trace of remnants, just like a little girl who has not come out of the pavilion in the ignorance of love, shyly peeking at her beloved.

The town of Shuning is very quiet, and Chaosi Lane is also very quiet.

The gate of the small courtyard was pushed open, and there was a difficult 'squeak' sound.

In the courtyard, the old man sat on a rattan chair, looked at Li Mengzhou who pushed the door in with his eyes slightly open, and said casually: "I came back a little late today." ”

As usual, Li Mengzhou picked up the wine jug that the old man put on the stone table next to him and took a big sip, wiped his mouth and said: "Martial arts has a long way, I feel that I am a genius, so I naturally have to do what a genius should do." ”

The old man's eyes shone with essence, and he said cryptically, "Do you want to break through the Grandmaster realm?"

Li Mengzhou nodded and said, "Not only are I ready, but I've also tried it." ”

The old man remained silent, and rarely picked up the wine jug to take a sip, and said, "Success?"

Li Mengzhou shook his head and said, "Failed." ”

The old man had a light smile on the corner of his mouth and said: "The young man's spirit is naturally commendable, but don't be ambitious, whether it is cultivation or martial arts, you can't be in a hurry, no one can become a fat man in one bite."

Even if you are already at the peak of the Nine Rank Martial Arts at the age of seventeen, but the Martial Arts Grandmaster is not that simple, it doesn't matter if you fail this time, after all, you are young, and there is still a lot of time to try. ”

Li Mengzhou walked towards the room and stopped abruptly as he passed by the old man.

"But I don't think I have much time left, so what should I do?"

The old man squinted his eyes, his hands were lightly afraid of beating his stomach, and said: "There is time, it depends on whether you want to have extra time, this kind of thing will always be squeezed, push yourself too hard, maybe you can get some achievements in a short time, but according to the long-term plan, it is more appropriate to take one step at a time." ”

Li Mengzhou did not speak.

The barking of dogs in Shuning Town seemed to be getting farther and farther away, and the autumn wind crossed the small courtyard and whined, like a ghost howling, revealing a chill.

Li Mengzhou has a simple knife in his hand, which he asked Cui Debt to help him rebuild not long ago, it is not a magic weapon, but it is still very easy to chop meat and cut grass.

Pak Dao glowed in the cold light of the night.

There was also a cold light in the old man's eyes.

Even if Li Mengzhou's performance is no different from usual, he can still sense the problem.

The biggest problem is that Li Mengzhou has a dialogue with him alone.

It is naturally common for two people to talk, and Li Mengzhou and the old man are not all dumb, although sometimes they really don't say a word for a day, but they rarely talk for more than three sentences.

This was nothing, but every time Li Mengzhou came back from going out, he basically didn't talk much, and today was an exception.

When there are exceptions, there are accidents.

The old man never cared about too many details, because things like this had not happened before, and the reason why he felt that there was a problem now was because his thoughts in his heart were different from before.

Having a ghost in your heart will naturally become more cautious, that is almost subconscious.

The old man sat up, leaned forward, faced Li Mengzhou sideways, and said in a low voice, "I heard that you want to leave Shuning Town and go to the capital?"

Li Mengzhou only told Aunt Wang's mother and daughter about going to the capital, and it was today.

Hearing this, Li Mengzhou felt that something was not quite right.

Because the old man rarely goes out, and rarely sees Aunt Wang and Wang Pan'er, how did he know that he was about to go to the capital?

If you can't figure it out, Li Mengzhou won't go to the tip of the horns, he replied indifferently: "Because I want to go further, it won't work to stay in a small place like Shuning Town all the time, a good man has ambitions in all directions, I want to go to the capital to break through." ”

The old man smiled and said, "Good idea, this is indeed what you should do, when do you plan to leave?"

Li Mengzhou clenched the Pu knife in his hand and said, "Maybe tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, it depends on the situation." ”

The old man seemed puzzled and asked, "Are you not ready, or is it because of lack of travel expenses?"

Li Mengzhou said: "Neither. ”

The old man smiled: "Then I'm very curious, since I plan to go to the capital, why delay the time? Is it because I am nervous and afraid? After all, it is the first time to go to the rivers and lakes, and this kind of psychology is not unusual." But I thought you were much more mature than your peers, and it shouldn't be like that. ”

Li Mengzhou didn't intend to answer his question, turned his head to look at him and said, "Since I'm leaving, I have always had a question in my heart. ”

The old man smiled and said, "What do you want to ask?"

Li Mengzhou asked: "I don't know what your name is, after all, I have been taken care of by you for three years, although most of them are taking care of you, if it weren't for me, you would have starved to death, but after all, you provided me with a place to live." It's always a pity that I don't know your name when I see that I'm about to separate. ”

The old man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "My surname is Long, and as for the name, I really can't remember it." ”

The surname Long is very rare in Jiang State, it is said that during the reign of Taizong of Jiang State, the surname Long is a big family, and Taizong has been nearly a hundred years away from Changping, and this surname has almost disappeared in Jiang State.

Li Mengzhou didn't think about it for too long, and said: "Then I'll call you Long Lao in the future, after all, the title of old man is not very polite." ”

Long Lao smiled: "So you still know how to be polite? This is really a rare thing. ”

Li Mengzhou said: "I'm about to leave soon, I want to be nice to you, even if it's just in terms of title." ”

Long Lao nodded silently and sighed: "Yes, if you want to leave, you really need to change something, after all, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future." ”

Li Mengzhou didn't seem to understand the context in which Long Lao said this, but said very sincerely: "At your age, you are indeed going to be buried, I will help you with the funeral, after all, you have no relatives." ”

Long Lao's face seemed to have become a little unnatural, even a little dark, and anyone who heard such words would probably not be happy.

"I don't need you for the funeral, but I do have one thing I need to help me with before you leave. ”

"What's the matter?"

Li Mengzhou turned to look at Long Lao, and Pu Dao was carried behind him.

Long Lao coughed lightly for a long time, looked at Li Mengzhou and said with a smile: "Haven't you always been curious about my identity, I am indeed a pharmacist, but I am not the kind of pharmacist you think." Moreover, I used to be a practitioner. ”

Li Mengzhou had known about this matter for a long time, but it was the first time that Long Lao had told him in person.

Li Mengzhou expressed his surprise very appropriately.

Long Lao seemed to be very satisfied with the surprise shown by Li Mengzhou, and continued: "Ten years ago, I met a very strong person, I was chased and killed by him for a long time, and finally fell into his hands. My whole practice was abolished by it, but fortunately I had a way to get out, but I could only survive and hide everywhere.

Maybe he didn't think I was a threat anymore, so he didn't chase me anymore. But what I have experienced in the past ten years is a great shame that he has poured into me, and I must take revenge. ”

Li Mengzhou said: "Do you want me to help you take revenge?"

Long Lao waved his hand slightly, motioning for him to listen to himself and continue: "The matter of revenge is the most important thing only for oneself, and because of this, I want to do everything I can to find a way to embark on the path of cultivation again in the predicament of being looked at like waste wood by countless people."

It just so happened that I had a pharmacopoeia, and after ten years of study, I finally found a way to be baptized by Amaterasu again. Although my cultivation has been abolished, my sea of qi still exists, and as long as the sea of qi is not destroyed, there is always a way to reach the top again.

But to do all this, you need a medicine lead, this medicine lead is easy to see, I have fallen into a state of chagrin and decadence several times, but I can see the moon when the clouds are open, in this Shuning Town, let me find the medicine lead, don't you think this is a very exciting and fortunate thing?"

Li Mengzhou was noncommittal: "I am indeed very lucky." ”