Chapter 19: The End of the World
Some people are born with too many things, a rich family, a carefree life, and they already have everything they want without doing anything, while some people are destined to experience something that they are unwilling but cannot give up, and spend their lives chasing what they want in their hearts. These people, as if they will never stop, are always on the road, chasing the answers they want.
These people are destined to wander the world for the rest of their lives......
I left unintentionally, without a tearful goodbye, without a reluctance to turn back step by step, so I left quietly, as if I had never come back.
At this time, Ruyi was standing in front of the window of his boudoir, the place where Wuxin had stood, feeling, feeling the traces of self-deception that had long since disappeared, hoping to breathe the smell he had left. Looking at the bustling crowd outside the window, the corners of his eyes gradually moistened, although the streets were full of people, but he could no longer find that familiar figure, the figure that he loved and hated.
She learned the news of Wuxin's departure through Shangguan Yunjie, which was the real reason why she was so miserable, because Wuxin didn't say goodbye to her. In the past, although Wuxin would stay for a few days and leave, he would at least come to say goodbye to her, but this time, he didn't come. Ruyi couldn't help but wonder: Is his straightforwardness giving him too much pressure and making him afraid to face himself. When she thought of this, she began to blame herself, regretting that she had revealed it too soon. But it was too late, because he was already gone. Yesterday was close at hand, but today it is already far away.
The sun is setting, and the heartbroken man is at the end of the world......
On the streets of Phantom City, there is still a lively scene, singing and dancing. It seems that I have long forgotten the battle that took place here not long ago. Perhaps, they don't care at all, all they care about is themselves.
Under a pillar on the corner of the street, there stood a person, a man shrouded in a black cloak, who stared quietly at the Phantom Pavilion in the distance for a long time, and then silently turned away, his steps slow but unusually firm, perhaps, he knew what was waiting for him in front of him, and he knew what he wanted. Gradually, the figure disappeared into the long street, drowned out by the crowd and the noise, leaving no trace......
Yunzhou, a place where large and small gangs gather in the rivers and lakes, is full of turf competition and fighting and killing between each other, and most of the people who live here are people in the rivers and lakes. Otherwise, how can we gain a foothold in the land of right and wrong?
On the official road outside Yunzhou City, there is a teahouse on one side of the road, nestled under a barely leafy tree, although it is small, but it is enough for people to drink enough, people who come and go will always stop and drink a sip of hot tea to relieve the fatigue caused by running all the way. This may be the reason why this teahouse has been safe and sound even though it is located outside Yunzhou City.
"Boss, ten more buns. A big man was patting his thigh at this time, grinning and shouting at the busy shopkeeper on the side. In addition to selling tea, the teahouse also sells steamed buns, which is convenient for hungry people on the way to solve their stomach problems.
"Okay!" the shopkeeper agreed, busily fetching the buns from the steamer. With a smile on his face, he seems to be unable to close his mouth. Maybe it doesn't make him happier than that.
A young man shrouded in a black cloak sat at a table at the innermost part of the teahouse, bowing his head and drinking tea slowly, without ordering buns or speaking, just quietly drinking tea. It seems that he doesn't seem to have been on a long journey at all, but just came here to drink tea.
The people around them turned their heads from time to time to look at each other, talking about something, and they seemed to wonder if the tea in this poorly built teahouse was really that good. This person is unintentional, he seems to be the focus of attention wherever he goes, and he is out of place with others everywhere.
There was a tight, noisy sound of horses' hooves, and a group of people on fast horses had already rushed outside the teahouse. With a tug on the reins, the horses neighed a few times, and then the group jumped off their horses and entered the teahouse. The dust stirred up caused everyone present to complain for a while, but they only complained in a low voice, and did not say anything. Maybe it's because of the large number of people on the other side. There are eleven people on the other side, and there are indeed quite a few of them.
"Boss, three pots of hot tea, thirty buns. One of the people who seemed to be the leader said coldly, his tone should not be slack, and it seemed that he was not a good stubble.
The shopkeeper agreed, and hurriedly went to prepare, it seems that today's business is really good, and the boss's heart is estimated to have blossomed.
The tea drinker unintentionally looked up at the group of uninvited guests who suddenly broke in, and suddenly frowned, and a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
This group of people all carried weapons, and it seemed that they were all practitioners, and their martial arts were not low. They were all dressed in uniform costumes, black suits, well-cut and expensive. But I didn't notice that one of them, perhaps because he was too tired from the journey, revealed the inner clothes hidden under the black power suit, blue trouser legs, and blue placket. It turned out that under their black power suit, they were still wearing a blue suit, maybe their real costume was the blue dress hidden under the black power suit. Moreover, I always feel that I have seen this blue dress somewhere, and it seems familiar.
The person who took the lead among the men in black also seemed to have noticed Wuxin, turned his head to look at Wuxin, their eyes met, neither of them avoided each other, they looked at each other quietly, and the atmosphere seemed a little tense.
Time stood still for more than ten seconds, and the man nodded politely to Wuxin, turned his head and began to beckon his subordinates to drink tea and eat. Tea and steamed buns have already been brought to the table. Wuxin didn't continue to look at it, lowered his head and began to drink tea, but his attention never relaxed, and his slightly frowning brow showed that he seemed to be thinking about something.
Soon, the black-clothed crowd finished drinking tea and eating steamed buns, and all got on their horses and left. At the moment of leaving, the man in black who took the lead glanced at Wuxin's side intentionally or unintentionally, and then disappeared into the dust, disappearing at the end of the official road in a blink of an eye.
Looking at the horse team in the distance, Wuxin gently put down the teacup in his hand, beckoned to the store, and asked lightly: "Boss, do those people often pass by here?"
The shopkeeper turned his head to look in the direction where the group had disappeared, and replied with a smile: "Guest officer, I don't know them, and I haven't seen them before." ”
I listened to the words of the store, and I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in my heart, and I wondered a little, could I have seen it wrong?
"But I've seen people dressed like them, they seem to be from Yunzhou City. Then the shopkeeper said again, scratching his head as if remembering something.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Wuxin's eyes lit up, as if he already had an idea in his heart, nodded, and asked the shopkeeper for another pot of tea, as if thanking the shopkeeper for his answer. However, there was a trace of disappointment on the face of the shopkeeper, because compared to the steamed buns, the profit of tea is really pitiful.
The streets of Yunzhou City are probably the most different streets among all towns, and people with swords can be seen almost everywhere, as if they want to face each other if they don't agree with each other. At this time, it was already evening, but there seemed to be more and more pedestrians on the street, in addition to some casinos and green buildings, there was also a place that was the most lively, that is, the well-known martial arts arena in Yunzhou City, that is, the underground ring. Anyone who thinks they have enough can sign up, and the winner who wins the final victory not only earns fame, but also receives a handsome reward.
At this time, a master duel was being staged in the ring, and the fierce fight caused a burst of cheers from the crowd of onlookers, all of whom were holding their own gambling tickets to shout for the players they had just bet on. The matches here can not only be watched, but also bet on, which is also the source of the reward for the winners of the ring.
"Helmsman, someone has been inquiring about us in Yunzhou City recently. In a room across the courtyard from the arena, a man dressed in blue lowered his head and whispered to a man standing in the middle of the room.
"Who?!" the man in the middle of the room asked loudly as he heard the words of his blue-clothed man, his eyes widened.
"It's an outsider, and he has never appeared in Yunzhou City before. The man in blue said seriously and affirmatively.
"Did you offend someone and let him come with him?" the man asked sharply, a hint of anger in his tone.
"No, we have been hiding all the way over, and we haven't found anyone following, but ......," the man in blue said and suddenly stopped, with a hint of doubt on his face.
"But what?" the man asked aloud when he heard the man in blue stop talking.
"We met a man on the way to Yunzhou City, a person whose subordinates couldn't see through, in a teahouse on the official road, he seemed to pay attention to us. The man in blue said with a frown, and couldn't help but think of the situation that day.
"Quickly send someone to investigate, no matter who it is, it must be solved as soon as possible, and he can't be found here. The man said coldly, his tone unquestionable.
"Yes. The man in blue agreed, turned around and walked out......
Wuxin was sitting in front of the window of a box in a restaurant at the moment, looking at the people with swords and swords below, he couldn't help but shake his head, if there was a fight here, it is estimated that few people would be surprised, and maybe even someone would cheer on the side. He seems to like to sit or stand in front of the window wherever he goes, maybe he has seen too much killing, and every place he goes to will choose a place where he can retreat and enter, so it is relatively safe, after all, no one wants to die soon.
I came to a restaurant and booked a private room, but I only ordered a pot of tea. The people in the restaurant have never met such a strange person, maybe they haven't seen a girl in the Qinglou for a long time, and a person who doesn't drink in the restaurant. Wuxin never drinks alcohol, because alcohol will paralyze his nerves and greatly reduce his original reaction, which is fatal for a person who is used to licking blood with a knife head. What's more, he didn't come here to drink, but to do business.
It was then that he noticed that there were suddenly some discordant people in the midst of the crowd, about three or four, and then he saw more, five, six...... Although these people were mixed in the crowd, Wuxin could still feel that they were not people who came out to hang out at night, because although they came from all directions, they had a common destination, that is, the restaurant where Wuxin was located.
Unintentionally smiled, and for the first time, the pale face as snow showed a smile that could not help but smile, but also in his heart, as if it was all developing according to the rhythm he had expected.
It's time to come, it's finally here......
In Yunzhou City tonight, there is a red moon hanging, probably because the sun and the moon intersect with too much sunshine, or just because I feel the slightest murder in the city, indicating that tonight is another extraordinary night......