The periphery of the four directions of Zhongzhou in the east, west, south, and north has been occupied by the four major empires, and those small dynasties of Zhongzhou who are subservient to the empire bow their heads tremblingly, not daring to have any dissatisfaction.

It was night, the bright moon hung high, and the bright moonlight like autumn frost fell all over the world.

The cool breeze of the autumn night blows through the world, and the meaning of endless coolness and depression seems to make the whole world silent.

In the land of Zhongzhou occupied by the empire, there are many restaurants that have been open all night for the past two years, and they have never closed for twelve hours. Because the few Imperial Armorers who stayed here always liked to drink at night, thinking about their distant homeland.

As for whether to give money or not, and how much to give, it all depends on the mood of the drunken armor. Those restaurants of all sizes, with or without background, dare not say a word about this.

In the vast territory occupied by the empire in the southern part of Zhongzhou, there was a dynasty called the Ebony Kingdom, which was famous for most of Zhongzhou for its ebony wine. Those drunkards in the rivers and lakes of Zhongzhou, almost everyone knows ebony wine.

The capital of the Ebony Country, the city of Wudi.

There are three major restaurants in the city, all of which are the most famous restaurants in the country.

One of them is called Drunken Yalou, the building is dozens of zhang high, magnificent atmosphere, carved beams and painted buildings, the aroma of wine is overflowing, let people sigh when they see and smell.

Zuiyalou is the same as other expensive restaurants, the higher the floor, the more expensive the drink, and the higher and more expensive the identity of the person who can go up.

Ordinary rich people, if they have no status, even if they have more silver and gold, they can only drink on the first floor. This rule has not changed for thousands of years.

Tonight's drunken Yalou is particularly lively.

It is said that a noble imperial general who was about to retreat from the front line due to his wounds happened to pass by here, and one of the commanders stationed here insisted on inviting the robe who had been bathed in blood with him to drink wine and wash the dust of the robe of the past.

Therefore, the thirteenth floor, the highest in the Zuiya Building, was half-spent and half-threatened by the commander with the elite soldier in his hand for a night.

The rest of the floors were not affected, and there were still many drinkers who took advantage of the moonlight to drink and enjoy the moon while writing poems and singing.

There are the most people on the first floor, and as far as the eye can see, they are all neatly dressed people, and ordinary people really can't afford to drink the cheapest drinks in the drunken Yalou.

In the corner by the window, there was a man in a green shirt, drinking slowly alone, his expression was light and lonely, not to appreciate the bright moon that he could see when he looked up, and not to learn from the scholar who was drinking while writing poems. Just drank the cool wine lightly, and listened to the words of the well-informed people around him, but he only listened, and he didn't care, and his expression was indifferent. Even when he heard some evil deeds or exaggerated injustices, the man in the green shirt did not learn from the chivalrous warriors, or stood up with his sword, or shouted cynically.

The man drank his drink in small sips until midnight.

In the middle of the night, the moon is like water. Many people who came to drink with friends and admire the moon have already left.

In the second half of the night, there were only a few tables of guests left in the entire restaurant. The banquet held on the thirteenth floor also ended, and the local celebrities who had come to see off the imperial general gradually left.

In the end, a man covered in battlefield blood walked down drunk, and there was a man beside him who was much more bloody and murderous than him, and both of them laughed and walked.

At this time, on the first floor of the Zuiya Building, except for the man in green shirt who drank alone, there was only one woman left who was also drinking alone. The woman wore a hat on her head, carried a short gun, and wore a light veil on her face, making it impossible to see her face.

Liu Yu smiled drunkenly: "Zixu, when your injury is completely healed, let's have a good drink." ”

Zhang Zixu glanced at the woman who was drinking alone, and then smiled as usual: "Okay, at that time, you went to Kongyue City to find me, and I was there to recuperate." ”

"I think it's a good thing that you're injured this time. Of the thirteen people in our army back then, only the two of us are still alive now, and the two of us have not embarrassed the old captain! I am a commander of a thousand years, not to mention, you are already a general of the empire! Even if it is a small general, it is enough to make the old underground captain laugh and drink dozens of large bowls of wine. Liu Yu smiled and walked.

Just as the two of them were about to walk out of the restaurant, the woman with the gun and the hat and veil put down the wine bowl, turned around and shouted: "Dog thief!

The woman pulled out the short gun on her back, her eyes were red and bloodshot, and she stabbed at Zhang Zixu hard.

The tip of the spear glowed with a cold glow, wrapped in a thick killing intent.

Zhang Zixu turned around, looked at the crazy woman, and shook his head slightly.

While!

An old man suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Zixu, and drew his sword to block the short spear stabbed by the woman.

"I knew you weren't going to give up. Assassinated me twice before, and I let you go. I also said that if there is a third time, you will die. Why are you doing this?" Zhang Zixu sighed, but his expression gradually became cold, and the murderous aura on his body condensed.

"Moreover, you are only at the peak of the fourth grade, even if I am alone and have no followers, do you think you will kill me?" Zhang Zixu said indifferently.

This series of accidents happened very quickly, and when Liu Yu reacted, he suddenly woke up, and he looked angry: "Who are you?! You actually openly assassinated an imperial general in my territory!

"Someone's coming!"

More than a dozen military experts who were hidden outside the restaurant and were responsible for Liu Yu's personal safety immediately appeared.

"Take this assassin down for me!

"No need to bother you anymore. I'll just take care of it myself. Zhang Zixu said.

Liu Yu hesitated, then nodded.

At this time, even if the woman was pierced in the shoulder by the old man's sword and lost her combat strength, she still shouted hysterically: "Dog thief!

Zhang Zixu said lightly: "I have already said that it is I who destroyed your master and killed your brothers and uncles." But I just acted on orders, and I knew that I had run away with a female disciple, but I didn't chase after it. But you took the initiative to send it to the door three times and twice, and I had to kill you. ”

"What nonsense?!Do it!Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go, a dog thief!" The woman shook her head and shook off the veil on her face, and then spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm at Zhang Zixu.

Before the bloody phlegm approached Zhang Zixu, it was bounced away by the internal force he had tempered on the battlefield.

Seeing that the assassin was so disrespectful to his master, the old man with the sword sneered and stabbed the woman in the chest.

Blood was gushing out.

The bright moon in the sky was obscured by the passing clouds, and the heaven and earth suddenly lost their brilliance.

The woman fell feebly, and smiled clearly as her eyes, which were as clear as water even though they were full of hatred, lost their last brilliance.

For her, it was also a relief. She was picked up by the master when he went down the mountain and walked the rivers and lakes, and in her eyes, there were no parents, only the masters and elders in the sect who were like parents, and those brothers who loved each other. But now, looking up at the world, she has no relatives, maybe only death, only in that hell, and when she sees those relatives in the sect, can she really go home.

"Let's go. ”

Zhang Zixu shook his head slightly, turned around and left indifferently.

"You guys, dispose of the corpse of this stinky. Liu Yu scolded and scolded, and then disappeared into the night with Zhang Zixu.

Later, only the man in the green shirt who drank alone was left in the whole restaurant.

The man in the green shirt didn't look at what had just happened, not even a glance.

Even if the woman was pierced through the heart by a sword, her eyelids didn't blink.

Because he has seen too much and experienced too much, there are so many that even he is a little dumbfounded. Many times and many things, he knows that there is no right or wrong, right or evil, but different positions and different hearts.

In all the rivers and lakes of Kyushu in this world, there has never been a chivalrous swordsman who can have a clear conscience for the rest of his life. There are always some things, even if they happen in front of you, that you have the ability to stop but can't stop them, because blocking doesn't mean you can change.

No one is incompetent, and so is the swordsman, and the same is true of the sword immortal.

When the corner of the woman's mouth was slightly curled before she died, the man in the green shirt just took a sip of the wine in his hand.

"I'm Chu Chou, and I'm not a Chu Great Sword Immortal...... What's so good about the Great Sword Immortal?!" The man in the green shirt muttered to himself, as if he was drunk, "Not yet...... It's not that you can't protect the people you want to protect?"

"This merry rivers and lakes, this uneven world......"

As if he was really drunk, the man in the green shirt stood up with difficulty, took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and put it on the wine table, and then his thin figure staggered away from the drunken building.

The wind of the autumn night was not as gentle as the spring breeze, nor as sharp as the winter wind, but it just gently hit the face of the man in the green shirt.

The man in the green shirt closed his eyes as if he was drunk, took a deep breath of the autumn wind, and opened his arms: "I am not only the Great Sword Immortal of Chu, but also Chu Chou, and Chu asked." And the avenue I asked about is only for one person to fly high. ”