Chapter 16: A Life of Envy

The weather in the afternoon is very hot, there is not even a trace of shade under the eaves, the merchants on both sides of the street of the capital's 'Shili Street' have stopped selling, most of the shops are hiding in the house to steal laziness, the usually bustling and lively street is cold and deserted at the moment, and no passers-by are seen. It was about to be stuffy in the house, so some shopkeepers simply held up a large umbrella in front of the door, moved a chair, and sat under the umbrella with a folding fan in their hands to enjoy the coolness, which was lazy, leisurely, and comfortable.

There is a blacksmith shop on the south side of the middle section of 'Ten Mile Street', specializing in making a living of weapons and hidden weapons, and there is a plaque hanging on the door of the shop, on which the word 'Jiuyuan' is written, although it is not a good word, but it is strong and powerful. There was a table in front of the window of the blacksmith shop, on which were placed some swords and other things, there were always a dozen of them, and at the door was a bench, on which sat an old man, whose temples were white, his face was vicissitudes, and a pair of empty eyes looked at the sky blankly, and he looked a little desolate in the hot sun.

On the west side of the blacksmith shop is a pergola that sells tea, there are more than a dozen people sitting in the pergola, there are not many people, all kinds of people from all walks of life, these people are all dressed in light-colored short-sleeved cloth clothes, dressed very coolly, only a young man in his twenties is dressed in a long robe and black clothes, sipping melon seeds, looking relaxed and lazy, as if this hot weather has nothing to do with him, everyone is drinking tea, eating snacks, listening to books. The storyteller was a little older, and he had some difficulty talking about books, but he still spoke impassionedly, and the spit was flying, and the dozen or so people present listened to it with relish, and from time to time called out a few good words.

After a few cups of tea, the tea boy changed the tea and added water to everyone present, and the storyteller also took the opportunity to wipe the sweat on his head, panting hotly.

A very lean-looking man didn't allow the old man to rest for a moment, so he shouted: "Hey, old man, have you rested, what happened to the Thor after he stopped the Heavenly Monarch?" It turned out that this storyteller was talking about the past when the Thunder God pursued the Heavenly Monarch.

"You are so unreasonable, the old man is old, how can you wait a while?

The thin man glanced at the fat man, saw that there was still a cane standing on the edge of his table, deliberately glanced at the fat man's legs, and said unconvinced: "What do you call this? ”

The weather was hot, the fat man exhaled heavily, sweating profusely, and refused to rest, but sneered at each other: "It's really a lot of tea money! Even if you don't listen to books, what's the matter? As for you urging you so much? If you want to listen to books, I will give it to you." ”

The lean man said, "You can be a cripple?"

When the fat man heard that the word 'cripple' had been poked in the sore spot, he wanted to get angry and suppressed it and mocked: "I don't dare to say yes, just know more than you know." ”

The old storyteller saw that someone quarreled when he saw that he was taking a breath, and he was busy compensating for it, but he didn't know that this thin man ignored him at all, and he was stunned to compete with the fat man, and sneered: "Since you know, tell me, who is Thor?"

"Who else could there be? Naturally, it was Chu Hanglei. The fat man said.

"Who?" the lean man asked questioningly, not knowing whether he hadn't heard clearly or was deliberately finding fault.

"'Nine Heavens Ying Yuan Thunder Puhua Tianzun', are you satisfied this time? I can't even figure out who the thunder god is, what kind of book do you hear?" the fat man said.

The fat man sneered, and the thin man's face changed: "Then do you say that Thor won or Tianjun won?" He forcibly held back his anger and changed the topic, wanting to find a flaw in the fat man to save some face.

The fat man said teasingly: "There is a way to be a master in the world is nothing more than 'Thunder Dragon Shadow Thief Shocking Rainbow', where is the opponent of the Thunder God, naturally the Thunder God won, if it weren't for the Thunder God to read the old love and let the Heavenly Monarch and them go, where would the Heavenly Monarch still have his life?"

The thin man sneered: "Hey, I still know when you really know, it turned out to be nonsense, the strongest master in the world is clearly 'Dragon Fighting the World, Shadow Thief Shocking Rainbow,' Seven people, where did a Thor and what Raush Ziyan come from?"

The fat man sneered at each other: "Your Excellency still lived a few years ago, right?

The thin man was robbed of a white sentence, his face couldn't hold back, and he was about to get angry, when a person came over next to him and whispered: "Brother Tai must not have come two days ago, I don't know about Thor's defeat of the God of War and the Seven Uniques, I know this book, he really didn't fool you." Thor defeated the God of War, the Council of Elders, and the Cloth Guard in the same day, and Lord Jin Ling, the head of the cloth guard, was defeated again

Heavenly Monarch and God of Wealth, so he stole the limelight of the Dragon God and was recognized as the first in the world. ”

was reminded by the person next to him, and the thin man knew that he was not good at attacking, so he diverted the topic and said: "What about the 'Dragon Fighting the World'?

The man next to him: "It is said that Mr. Xia's head was injured by the shadow, and now he is still paralyzed on the bed and can't get up, it is estimated that he will be hanging in this life." I don't know who that 'Yan' is, we are not from the martial arts, and we can't figure out a lot of things. ”

The lean man shook his head and said, "There is a problem, since Thor can defeat the Heavenly Monarch and them, how can he let the Heavenly Monarch and them go?"

The fat man snorted and said: "Thor is selfless in law enforcement, and Tianjun is just in a different position, and has no selfish grudges, besides, they have worked together for many years, and they have some feelings, and it is normal to change their minds temporarily, why can't they let it go? " This sentence seems to be talking about Thor's and Tianjun's affairs, but in fact, it is sarcastic that the thin man is unreasonable, and the man in black listened to the two of them bickering, and simply crossed Erlang's legs with interest to look lively.

How could the lean man not understand? The man next to him saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he hurriedly said: "The two brothers don't need to mind, who can say clearly if we weren't present back then?" I also heard people say that this was originally a play that Thor performed for the people of the world alone, pretending to enforce the law strictly, and not forgetting the old feelings, in fact, it was a trick that was played by the people of other sects who were afraid of disobedience after winning the power of Tiancheng, so that everyone in the world knew his love and righteousness, he could not only fight for a good reputation, but also logically eradicate the forces of Tianjun and the Council of Elders to take over Tiancheng, even if he felt that Thor was at fault, it was just to maintain the law of Tiancheng, and others wanted to rebel again, and the teacher was nameless, and there were naturally fewer people who supported him, and Thor would have a lot less trouble. ”

Seeing that someone was helping him, the lean man was very proud, and said with a smile: "There is some truth in this, how could Thor have captured the Heavenly City if he hadn't made a conspiracy, and how could he be the opponent of the God of War and the Heavenly Monarch?"

The fat man saw that the man next to him was helping the thin man to speak, and said unhappily: "You just said that you are not from the martial arts, will you know so clearly again?" ”

The man next to him was not angry, and said with a smile: "It's just a blind guess, you think, it's been a few years, and Tiancheng should have re-established the Heavenly Monarch a long time ago, if it weren't for Thor to monopolize the power, how could this position remain vacant?"

The fat man snorted, "Xu yes...... Maybe there is no suitable candidate. ”

The lean man sneered: "Yes, it's so easy to find a brainless puppet that can be manipulated by others, you should be all yours." When the old man at the door of the blacksmith shop heard this, he suddenly frowned, and then stared at the sky blankly.

"You're pure nonsense. "I don't know that the fat man is a die-hard fan of 'Thor', and when he heard that he was not good, he could bear it, and he immediately retorted angrily when he heard that the lean man arranged 'Thor'. He choked the thin man, and turned back to the man in black: "Brother, you are well-informed, and you are a fair person." ”

The man in black yawned and said, "It's my business, he won't give me two taels of silver if I shoot 'Thor'...... sycophant, and he won't invite me to dinner if I speak for 'Tianjun'." ”

It was a request for help, but the man in black spoke even more, and the fat man's face suddenly became ugly, and he was about to have a seizure, and the person next to him saw that they were arguing more and more anxiously, so he said: "Brother, I am also hearsay, I can't do it accurately, don't hurt the harmony of the three." ”

The man in black yawned and said, "Don't! The book is boring enough, it's a little interesting for you to quarrel, it's a good quarrel, Lord Ben is happy to see that one person is rewarded to you two child-looking beauties." ”

The fat man saw that this 'adult' was unreasonable today, and he was angry, knowing that he was about to argue a few more words, and suddenly "snap!", the storyteller slapped the ruler, cleared his throat and began to talk about the book, the fat man was startled by the storyteller, and he stopped arguing when the conversation was interrupted, and listened to the book silently, the old man in front of the blacksmith shop looked lonely, turned around and listened to the book with them, but he didn't seem to be interested in it at all, just a little more accompaniment in the lifeless days.