"It's better to have a place to live, it's better than sleeping in the wilderness. We who practice martial arts have to adapt to a difficult environment, and we have to adapt to any environment."

"You will never know where your enemies will be waiting for you and what methods they will use against you," Shen Shanhe said

"Okay, listen to Master," Chu Xing said helplessly

"The shopkeeper's shopkeeper, how much silver is there in the store," Shen Shanhe said as he patted the wrinkled hand holding the wine bottle

After shooting for a while and not responding, Shen Shanhe shouted a few times, and the patched gown slammed on the ground and stood up slowly

Sleepy-eyed looking at Shen Shanhe and Chu Xingjue, Shen Shanhe was also looking at him, saliva remained on his dirty face

I don't know how long it has been since the hair that has not been washed has been knotted, and when I speak, my mouth is full of yellow teeth with a somewhat unpleasant smell

"Qimen, is the debt repaid?" the old man began

"What kind of debt to repay," Shen Shanhe asked with some puzzlement

"Qimen owes me too much, if it weren't for Qimen, I wouldn't be what I am now. Didn't Xing Nianbai, the butcher, call you to pay off your debts?"

The old man asked

"Master didn't tell me that Qimen owes something to anyone, I went down the mountain and walked around the rivers and lakes, I don't know what the name of my predecessor is," Shen Shanhe asked

"That butcher wants to pay off his debts by himself, if you don't know, you don't know, it's not clear, it's not about you. You can live wherever you want in this place."

The old man spoke, buttoned the buttonhole, and bounced it to the ground, and the rats scrambled for it

"It seems that there is still a little relationship, Qimen owes you, I am the young head of Qimen. I owe you, I will pay you back," Shen Shanhe said

"What do you mean, Xing Nianbai is dead?" the old man said

"Master is alive and well," Shen Shanhe said

"You can't afford it, what you said has nothing to do with you, why can't you understand it. With two broken swords on his back, I really think how powerful I am, debts, it's not like you can pay it back if you want to"

The old man spoke

"If the seniors don't say it, how do you know if the juniors can pay it back. Master is very old and has a lot of mobility problems, so he may not be able to come here to pay off your debts in person."

"If you come to collect debts in person, it seems that you will not have face. Therefore, the juniors feel that this debt, the juniors may really be able to repay it," Shen Shanhe said

"Destroy Wudang, can you?" the old man said

"Master promised you to destroy Wudang?" asked Shen Shanhe in disbelief

"Yes, Master Wudang, the life of the ten elders, can you do it?" the old man said

"Can I know why?" asked Shen Shanhe

"A return, sleepy, don't say anything," the old man spoke, and after he finished speaking, he fell to the ground with a thud, and fell asleep

One reward is about to destroy Wudang, so what did this old man do for Qimen, it won't be that he alone destroyed a sect that is more powerful than Wudang

I have never heard of such a sensational thing in the rivers and lakes, Shen Shanhe thinks back to the major events that have happened on the rivers and lakes in recent years, and he doesn't know which one is the one that this old man did

The key is what this old man did for Qimen, why did Qimen do this, and why did he find an outsider to do such a thing

He found that the more he knew about Qimen, the more unclear he became. He really wanted to go back to Liuli Mountain immediately and ask Master carefully

"This old man is also interesting, he says he sleeps, it's amazing. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight, so I'll go around and digest it."

After Chu Xingjue finished speaking, he walked towards the second floor, his pace was very slow, his steps were a little bigger, and the dust got into his nose

"Okay, come to me if you have something, I'll go to sleep" After Shen Shanhe finished speaking, he glanced at the old man again and slowly went up to the second floor

Shen Shanhe pushed open the door one by one, and finally chose a relatively clean one, and cleaned it up for more than two hours before falling on the bed

However, Shen Shanhe didn't fall asleep, he thought about the future and couldn't sleep for a long time. The old man's snoring was loud, and Chu Xingjue's footsteps were very soft and slow...

Shen Shanhe didn't know when he fell asleep, he didn't open his eyes until noon the next day, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he smelled the aroma of food

"Master, it's really time for you to get up, I just finished buying food and came up to call you. Let's go, go downstairs to eat, the old men downstairs are all up and start eating"

Chu Xingjue got up from his chair and opened the door, the taste of the food became even stronger. Perhaps in such an inn, even the burnt food is fragrant

"You go down first, I'll come down right away" Shen Shanhe said, Chu Xingjue left the room and went downstairs

Shen Shanhe cleaned up and went downstairs, fortunately, there is still a place to wash his face in this inn, just wipe his face with clothes. If not, if you don't wash your face in the morning, you will feel muddy all day

Even at 10 o'clock in the afternoon, the light on the first floor was dim, and all the windows were blocked by black wooden boards, so that no light could shine in

In the sunlight that poured in from outside the door, more than a dozen mice were basking in the sun on all fours. Shen Shanhe walked to the table, and the candle flame shook slightly

"This wine, for hundreds of years, is a good wine. Good wine and good food, if only there was another koji," the old man said, holding a large piece of ribs with his chopsticks

"Is the senior the shopkeeper here?" Shen Shanhe said, and a chopstick was also clamped on the ribs. There are not many ribs, and if you don't grab them, you will eat a few less pieces

"Borrowing here, the shopkeeper is the old man's old friend, and he has traveled all over the world," the old man said, spitting out a bone that had no flesh left

"The junior has an idea, this inn, I want to turn it into a martial arts hall. In this way, we can make money, and we can also listen to a song while eating."

"If you make a lot of money, you can invite the opera to come over and sing every day, and when the time comes, let's invite a corner, what a happy thing. The matter of making money, your year-old friend will agree to it," Shen Shanhe said

"It turns out that your kid hit this idea, this place, and no one came when it was clean. I'll make the decision for that little guy, a thousand taels of silver, and the inn will be yours."

"Say it in advance, this thousand taels is such an inn, don't expect the old man to clean it up for you, and buy it completely"

"If you really buy it and ask someone to help you, it will also cost money. You can throw away the broken tables and broken chairs in the house, this wine, you can't move, and it still has to be in that position."

The old man spoke

"If the juniors buy it, the inn will be the juniors', and the juniors should do whatever they want. This wine can be as you wish."

"It's just that this price is really a bit expensive, a thousand taels, too much. Look at this environment, if I clean it up, it will cost a lot of silver."

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said, the last piece of pork ribs was eaten by the old man, and he had to transfer the chopsticks to the green vegetables on another plate

"One thousand taels, not much. If it weren't for this, it would be two thousand taels less. This place is so big, it's worth the price. And how much is the price, how do you see if it's worth it?"

"I think it's worth a thousand taels, don't you think it's worth it. This table of dishes is only a few taels of silver, but in the eyes of people who haven't eaten for several days, it is worth a thousand gold."

"It doesn't matter how much silver you give me, what matters is how much silver you think is worth here, and you can give as much as you think it's worth," the old man said, picking his teeth with a bamboo stick, and the meat stuffed his teeth

"Eight hundred taels, I think the price is very good. Eight hundred miles under the command, fifty strings turned over the outside sound. Eight hundred taels to open a martial arts hall, you can show your ambitions, and listen to the strings plucked in the future, which is full of fun."

"It's really not fixed how much silver is worth here. If you think eight hundred taels is okay, I'll give it to you immediately. After eating we started to clean up"

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said

"Okay, eight hundred taels is eight hundred taels. The old man has lived here for so long and has feelings. Will stay here in the future, how to count the silver"

The old man spoke

"Ten copper plates a day, when you want to leave, you can give it to the juniors," Shen Shanhe said

"Ten a day, thanks to that, the old man didn't say he was leaving," the old man said

"I'm the shopkeeper, don't lose. Wudang, you definitely want to go, you will go one day" Shen Shanhe said

"Not necessarily, maybe, I'll die here. It's good to listen to the news of Wudang's destruction here, why go by yourself," the old man said

"Then you will give me ten copper plates a day, and you will not have to pay for food and wine. We are juniors, please do it," Shen Shanhe said

"This wine is the old man invited you to drink. If you buy wine, this bowl will cost you a hundred taels, and you can't afford it. This is an old wine, as if I took advantage of you, and it was you who took advantage of it."

The old man spoke

"We really can't afford it, so let's say so. If there is anything that the seniors need help with, just say hello," Shen Shanhe said

"Let's talk about something, if you do this, your master will still destroy Wudang, which cannot be changed. Something, it has to be done. There are promises that must be kept"

"The old man has waited for so many years, and he doesn't mind waiting longer, but if Wudang is still there when he is dying, I will take you to Liuli Mountain"

The old man spoke, stood up and stretched, and burped

"The younger generation understands" Shen Shanhe continued to eat, and the old man nestled in the counter again, snoring and sleeping, as if there was nothing else to do except eat and sleep in a day

When they didn't come, they probably slept all the time, woke up and drank, drank and went back to sleep. It is also a miracle that he has survived until now

How did this old man know that Qimen was still on Liuli Mountain, Chu Xing never knew

"These dishes are only five taels of silver, and the Wanghai Pavilion is less than five hundred taels, the ingredients are the same, and the taste is different. Is this the value of a cook or the value of a restaurant?" Chu Xingjue suddenly asked

"Probably both, one thing, in different places, has different values. In the future, in the martial arts hall, how about you being a lecturer, and giving you ten taels of silver a day"

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said

"Between us, isn't it too vulgar to talk about silver? I'm halfway through the beginner, tell them about it, and I won't either. By the way, I'm your first apprentice, that's the senior brother."

Chu Xingjue opened his mouth and said

"You can tell them about the history and learn from the past. Let you talk about martial arts, I'm afraid of misleading people's children. My brother also has to settle accounts, and the shopkeeper Sun taught me. If you give, you will be rewarded. Feelings are feelings, and rewards are returns, and they cannot be confused. You, senior brother, if you can't beat your junior brothers in the future, you won't be ashamed."

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said

"If the senior brother doesn't do anything, the senior brother should be able to speak better than the junior brothers. How much money did Shopkeeper Sun borrow from you, so rich. A lecturer, I think, will get at least fifty taels of silver a day, and that's just the price of one game."

Chu Xingjue said with a smile