On that day, the sky was clear, Sun Wu got up early and went up the mountain to collect firewood, and sang and said:

"The mountains are not tired of being high and the sea is not tired of being deep,

Honghu has ambitions to shake up feathers;

The emperor does not descend and ripple in the microwave,

Zhilan has a fragrance, but it is not known. ”

Sun Wu's voice was high, melodious and tactful in the deep forest, the leaves trembled and squirming, as if you sang and I am;

Sun Wu was born in a noble family since he was a child, and he had never had the experience of collecting firewood, and today was the first time, not to mention the hard and exhausting physical work, but the rugged and winding mountain road was enough to convince people! He stopped and stopped, and he didn't know where to collect firewood. In fact, where there is a fixed place to collect firewood, where there is firewood, go there!

He walked and walked, and he still didn't gain much after walking for most of the day. In fact, what he has in his mind is not a matter of collecting firewood, but a major event related to his life future!

soldiers, and seek the right time and place, and so do people. The three families rebelled against Qi, the country was in chaos, and the sky was unfavorable; the country of Qi was not effective, and the land was unfavorable; no one in Qi knew my talents, and people were not in harmony. Heaven, earth and man are all unprofitable, sad and sad!

When Sun Wu thought of this, he couldn't help but have a hesitant face and a gloomy expression.

Dusk is approaching, and the mountains and forests are getting darker. A crow flew by, leaving behind a cry of "wow-wow-", which was extremely terrifying, not to mention the wind and grass, and the black and oppressive trees, quite like grass and trees.

Suddenly, there was a wolf howl not far away, and there was a faint sound of fighting, mixed with the sound of trees breaking. Seeing this, Sun Wu expected that someone around him would encounter an accident, so he didn't say a word, and hurriedly ran in the direction of the sound. Although he was very tired after a busy day, he was fortunate to have little firewood on his back, which reduced his burden a lot.

I saw a ferocious jackal gradually approaching an old man with gray hair, its mouth showing jagged sharp fangs, two green eyes flashing in the dim forest, and its hind legs stretched straight, ready to attack at any moment.

Seeing this, Sun Wu couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart: fighting with people is fearless, but fighting with wolves...... This one...... It's really ......

He subconsciously took a step back.

The white-haired old man had no fear on his face, he was holding a broken branch in his hand, and his eyes were fixed on the jackal, as if he could kill the vicious jackal with his own eyes.

Sun Wu couldn't help but be shocked, this person must be extraordinary! You see that his eyes are bright, the bridge of his nose is high and thick, his earlobes are fleshy, his back is not hunched, and he is burly, but why is he white-haired? He can't care so much, he still feels that it is important to save people, and before the night falls, he will deal with that jackal first!

He clenched the handle of the wood knife in his hand, intending to sneak up from behind. However, the wood knife is short, and it is not as easy to wield as a sword, so you have to find a way. Sun Wu looked around, trying to find something, and suddenly, he saw vines tangled in the branches, and he had an idea. Immediately, he tore down the vine with all his might, picked out a strong branch, and broke it with great force.

At some point, the jackal felt that something was not quite right behind him, so he looked back and stared at Sun Wu viciously, and Sun Wu was stunned. He hurriedly tied his hatchet with vines and slowly approached the jackal, preparing to attack it, and by this time the jackal was ready enough to fight.

Sun Wu held the branch tightly and used all his strength to slash at the jackal's head, only to see the jackal's "whoosh", like lightning, quickly avoided it. Then the jackal launched its first attack, and it was like a galloping horse, rushing towards Sun Wu as fast as the wind, with a long, sharp mouth, like a fierce god. The jackal pounced up, and Sun Wu took a lot of effort to prop up the long-handled firewood knife and slam it into its abdomen. The jackal's body went limp, and suddenly it fell from mid-air.

Sun Wu breathed a sigh of relief, holding the wooden handle with both hands, and his hands were covered with sweat!

The jackal struggled to prop himself up, his legs couldn't exert his strength, he didn't dare to move rashly, and his two big green eyes stabbed straight at Sun Wu. It took a long time to drag his tail and leave.

Sun Wu noticed that a drop of blood was flowing from the corner of the jackal's mouth, and his hind legs trembled uncontrollably, and most of the fear in his heart suddenly disappeared. He looked at the white-haired old man behind the jackal again, staring at him in a daze, with a look of surprise.

"Old man, are you okay?" asked Sun Wu with concern, throwing down the firewood knife in his hand.

The white-haired old man walked over slowly and said:

"This brother, thank you for sacrificing your life!"

After speaking, he was about to bow down and bow, but Sun Wu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him:

"Old man, please get up quickly! ”

Sun Wu looked at the white-haired old man again, and couldn't help but be surprised to see that he had two thick eyebrows, a high nose, and no wrinkles on his face.

"Old man, where do you live?"

The white-haired old man listened to Sun Wu's words of "old man" and "old man" to call himself, and the taste was a little weird, so he said:

"Brother, do you think I'm old?"

Sun Wu was at a loss, his heart was full of doubts, and he said hesitantly:

"Old man...... Oh, no......"

"Ahh The jackdaws shuddered. He looked up at the sky, and a few stars flickered through the dense dark shade.

"It's getting late, if you don't mind, come to my house for a while!" Sun Wu felt pity and couldn't bear to leave him alone.

The white-haired old man nodded silently and thanked him. The two walked for a long time before they came to Sun Wu's house.

Sun Wu asked his wife to prepare the meal, and the two had dinner together on the table.

"Please!"

The white-haired old man raised his wine glass and drank it all, very boldly.

Sun Wu looked at his behavior and thought that this person must be very human, but said:

"Forgive me for taking the liberty of taking the liberty of being there, where does the gentleman live, and where is he going so late?"

The white-haired old man also did not mince words, and said:

"I live at the foot of the South Mountain, this morning up the mountain to watch the sunrise, at sunset was about to go back, but encountered a jackal, fortunately my brother sacrificed his life to save him, I am really grateful!"

"Sir, don't say thank you, it's not enough to worry about trivial matters," Sun Wu remembered Fang Cai's matter again, and didn't know how to call the white-haired old man in front of him, "uh...... Dare you ask what is the name of the gentleman?"

"Under the surname Wu, the name Zixu. ”

"Brother Wu, look at your demeanor, you will be extraordinary. Sun Wu saw that he was bold, so he said bluntly.

"I can't hide it, I was originally from Chu State, and my father was Wu Hao, the minister of Chu State, but unfortunately I was killed by a traitor, and my brother also lost his life, so I fled to Wu State, which is really embarrassing. ”

After Wu Zixu finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh.

After listening to this, Sun Wu touched the sore spot and fell into deep thought.

Brother Wu is like this, and I am the same, it can be said that "the same is the end of the world"! Back then, the Sun family was one of the four major families of the Qi Kingdom, but it was a pity that the four major families attacked each other and poured into each other, and they could not bear the intrigues and retreated alone, and they still do not understand whether what they did was right or wrong!

"Brother Wu, so you and I can be regarded as sympathetic. I am also a fugitive, fled from Qi to Wu, my family is one of the four major families of Qi, the Sun family, my father is the minister of Qi, but in my generation, the four major families are vying for power, I don't want to get involved in this struggle, I am afraid of being implicated, so I fled here and retired to the mountains and forests. ”

Sun Wu's expression was gloomy, and the candle flame swayed, reflecting a frustrated face.

Wu Zixu was on the side, empathetic.

The two sat together, like a pair of brothers in distress.

"Okay, okay, Brother Sun, these are all over! We have a fate today, gather here, and borrow wine to kill our sorrows, and come to a drunken end!"

Wu Zixu broke this dull atmosphere, picked up the wine jar, filled it for Sun Wu, and filled it for himself, and raised the wine glass:

"Do it first!"

After saying that, drink it all.

"Ha - good wine! good wine with confidants, it is rare to have such a lucky thing in life!"

Sun Wu was suddenly moved by Wu Zixu's cheerfulness:

"Come, Brother Wu, I have no regrets when I meet a brother like you today!"

Brother Sun, what do you say a person's life is for? money, power, or ?

"Money is something outside the body, but you can't live without money...... It's so tempting, it's like this good wine!"

"Alas, people, after all, it's hard to lose to yourself!"

"Hahaha-hehehe-hey-" Sun Wu smiled bitterly, "Brother Wu, it's rare to have a confidant in life, you and I will become brothers, what do you think?"

Wu Zixu stopped the wine glass in his hand, stared at Sun Wu's drunken eyes in a daze, and said:

"Good! good...... As long as Brother Sun doesn't dislike me...... Hahaha-"

"By the way, Brother Wu, you don't look like an old man, why is your hair gray?"

"Alas—that's a long story!" Wu Zixu straightened up slightly, drank another glass of wine, and said, "Just when I was wandering and fleeing from the Chu State, I crossed Shaoguan Pass, and at the end of the night, I woke up to find that my hair was all white!

Sun Wu suddenly realized that he felt pity for him.

"Brother Wu, you and now I can finally be carefree!"

Wu Zixu fell into deep thought, thinking back to his life in the mountains these days, doing nothing all day long, lonely and alone, guarding this barren mountain, either going up the mountain to chop firewood or taking care of his vegetable garden every day, it was really boring!

I can't go on like this! I still have my own revenge plan! I don't know what the situation is on Gongziguang's side recently, and my brother, whether he has come back from learning to roast fish in Taihu Lake. I can't just retire to the mountains and forests, I still have to avenge my father and brother! Damn King Chuping! Damn Fei Wuji! You wait for me!

Wu Zixu thought about it, pulled it into his fist, his face was serious, and he exuded a murderous aura.

Seeing this, Sun Wu knew that Wu Zixu had something on his mind, but it was difficult to say it directly. After a long time, Sun Wu opened his mouth and said:

"Brother Wu, it's not too early, you have a good rest, you must be very tired today, if there is anything important, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

At this time, Wu Zixu came back to his senses, and looked at the sword hanging on the wall in a daze, as if he was confiding something to it......