August 16, dusk.

The swallows are low, the drizzle is slanting and the wind is slanting, and the whole mountain city is shrouded in empty rain.

On the most prosperous street in Mufeng City, the front of the Furong Building is full of Chinese horses, and the restaurant with the eaves and corners is full of people, and it is very lively.

Xu is the Furong Building is too prosperous, and the twilight rain building on the opposite side of the line looks particularly rare.

On the cloister facing the street on the second floor, a few tables of guests sit sparsely, and at the end of the cloister hangs a calligraphy and painting, on which are written two lines of poems: "The painting building is flying towards the clouds in the south of Puyun, and the bead curtain rolls in the rain in the west mountains at dusk".

Next to a table of calligraphy and painting, Xing Ke held a wine jug with a long mouth and a thin waist in one hand, and a delicate blue and white porcelain cup in the other. While drinking, he indifferently looked at the prosperous scenery of the Furong Building opposite.

"All the sons and masters upstairs, which one is kind, and the old man is called to spend a few cups of Linjiang Spring to drink, and the old man is called to the flower even if he goes to the soup and fire, he is at your disposal. Alas, the little old man hasn't tasted good wine for a long time......"

Xing Ke followed the prestige, only to see that on the side of the street with few people downstairs, an old beggar in ragged clothes looked up at a few tables of guests in the corridor, repeating these words over and over again.

He was hunched on his back, the drizzle wet the shabby brown shirt, the color on his back was much darker than his chest, his beard was gray, his body was thin, he looked pitiful, but there was a faint cunning in his eyes.

A good little brother at the adjacent table shouted to the old beggar downstairs: "Eh, the old man is called Hua, you are a person who wants food, you don't want some food to fill your belly, but you want wine to drink, and you just want to drink wine, but your mouth is still so tricky, and you also name the most expensive Linjiang Spring in Duyu Building, what is the reason?"

"A glass of Linjiang Spring is worth the table of wine and food that I and a few friends eat, old man, I guess you won't be ......there," another plainly dressed boy next to the little brother took over and said to Lao Zhaohua with a smile.

The old man downstairs shook his head indifferently, stroked his beard and said: "Eh, little old man, I don't eat for a day, it's fine, but if I don't drink, I will really want my worthless old life, not my mouth, a few days ago I met a proud friend of the rivers and lakes, he invited me to eat a few glasses of Linjiang Spring in the Dusk Rain Building, the tongue of the little old man seems to be hooked by this wine, and then drink ordinary wine, only to feel tasteless, so bland......

Xing Ke glanced at the old man downstairs, although this old beggar looked weak and thin on the surface, but when he looked closely, his eyes were blazing, and his face was ruddy, like a hidden master of the rivers and lakes.

Although Xing Ke drinks, he is never greedy for wine, for him, wine is just a bitter medicine to dispel sorrow, a drink to moisten his throat, the type and appearance do not seem to be very important, he has never drunk Lin Jiangchun, who is always called Huaxin, but he can't arouse much interest in him.

At this moment, what he has in the pot on the table is the national wine of Changyang Country, thousands of miles away from Mufeng City, and the autumn dew is white.

It is not called the national wine because of how rare and precious this wine is, on the contrary, in Changyang country, this wine is too ordinary to be an ordinary wine, whether it is a prosperous imperial city restaurant or a remote rural wild store, this autumn dew is indispensable.

Now thousands of miles away, in the rich Mufeng City, the autumn dew is white, but it has become a spring and white snow that celebrities rarely care about.

However, Xing Ke drinking autumn dew is just a habit.

He didn't have the Linjiang Spring that the old man wanted, but even if he had, he wouldn't want to share it with the old man.

It's not that he feels sorry for the silver, with his skills, it is not difficult to earn some wine money, even if it is the precious Linjiang Chun.

It's just that the master said that in the rivers and lakes, sinister and treacherous, it is good to be alone, the most taboo is nosy, it is not about himself, just listen to it, but never take it lightly, it seems to have become his habit.

He had followed his master for many years, wandered around, and had seen many strange people and things, but he didn't care much about the old beggar, and his eyes only stayed on him for a moment, and then turned to the Furong Building opposite.

"Hooked the soul?haha...... If you lose your soul, it's hard to do it...... Eh, the martial arts trial meeting of Mufeng Villa has begun, do you know? Two days ago, my cousin who was a little fisted and kicked also went to try his luck at the martial arts trial conference, but who knows, Mu Fengxia will not be able to make it, but he lost his soul and came back...... "It's a good thing that the little brother no longer pays attention to the old man downstairs, and talks to a few friends at the table.

"Oh, what's the matter?

"yes, tell me what's going on, don't spoil everyone......" another friend asked.

The little brother smiled knowingly, then poured a glass of wine, drank it slowly, and then continued: "It's not that you hit a ghost, but you met a fairy." ”

"Immortals, are there really immortals?" asked one of the guests in amazement.

"I've always heard that the martial arts trial meeting in Mufeng Villa is extraordinary, and there are often some powerful characters on the rivers and lakes, and this year I heard that the scene is even bigger, but how can there really be a fairy, even if there is, which way is the fairy......?

"Haha...... It is the goddess of the Nine Heavens, the eldest lady of our Mufeng Villa, Mu Qingquinoa. The good thing little brother said brightly.

Hearing Mu Qingqui's name, Xing Ke couldn't help but feel moved, the Miss Mu Da that these people were talking about was the girl that Xu Feng's master entrusted him to take care of, he took his eyes back from across the street, and listened intently to everyone's conversation.

"Ah, so you're talking about Miss Mu. I have long heard that this year's martial arts trial conference is very grand, and there are many famous figures in the rivers and lakes, but I never expected that Miss Mu Da would come to the venue in person. One guest said.

"I've always heard that the eldest lady of our Mufeng City has the appearance of a captivating city, but I have lived at the foot of the villa for more than 20 years, and I haven't even seen one side, you say this, I want to go to the martial arts conference to see, not for anything else, as long as I can look at the eldest lady from afar, I will be content, but unfortunately I don't know how to work hard, and I can't even enter the door of the venue. A gentleman with a ven appearance said.

"Haha...... Miss, don't worry about it, it's not something that we ordinary people can climb. However, this year's martial arts trial conference is really worth seeing, I heard that Huo Qiuwei, the only son of Huo Qiuwei, the head of the Tianshan faction in the far north of the snowfield, and Huo Tong, who is known as the little overlord of the golden knife, came to our Mufeng City five days ago, and has defeated countless martial arts masters on the martial arts test platform in the past few days, and it seems that he is very promising to become the top of this year's martial arts trial conference. A burly man at the other table saw that the little brother and his friends were chatting energetically at the table, and also ran over and said.

Sven's son politely gave up some benches for the big man to sit down, and then asked, "This brother Tai seems to be strong and strong, and he is also a good martial artist?"

"Alas, it's just a few tricks that can't be put on the table, and I'm smiling. Dahan said politely.

"What about the martial arts test conference, can you go to Brother Tai?" Childe then asked.

"I'm ashamed to say that I failed in the first test, so I don't want to mention it. Dahan said with a sigh.

"Oh, Brother Tai doesn't have to take it to heart, we people can't even get in the door, aren't we doing well? By the way, Brother Tai has seen the eldest lady?" another guest asked.

"Oh, I've seen it once from afar, it's really a heavenly posture, and I forget the ...... when I see it," the big man sighed.

The original two tables of guests were made into one table, and they talked about the unprecedented martial arts test meeting and the beautiful Miss Mu Jia......

The old man downstairs still repeated those few words, begging for wine from the guests upstairs. It's just that now they have begun to lock in the target, and the guests have begun to beg for wine one by one.

"This son is cold and handsome, with a beautiful appearance and a moonlight appearance, and he is extraordinary at first glance, I wonder if I can reward the old man for spending a few glasses of wine to eat?" the old beggar shouted as he looked at Xing Ke upstairs, his eyes shining brightly.

"The seniors asked me for wine, I shouldn't have shirked it, but it's a pity that I don't have the Linjiang Spring you want on the table. Xing Ke looked at the old man and replied lightly.

"Childe is very good-looking, and he must have a unique taste, I wonder what kind of wine Childe drinks?" asked the old beggar.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I drank the autumn dew white that can be bought in the streets and alleys of Changyang Kingdom, and it can't be more ordinary. Xing Ke replied.

"Eh, I have also drunk the little old man of Autumn Dew, simple and mellow, natural and unpretentious, although it is an ordinary wine in Changyang Country thousands of miles away, but in Mufeng City, it is also very valuable. It's just that the pompous children in the city don't know the benefits of this wine, and few people drink it. The old beggar said.

"Childe is from Changyang?" the old beggar then asked.

Xing Ke didn't answer him, but his face was no longer as cold as just now, and said: "Since the seniors are used to drinking autumn dew, if you don't dislike it, I can send you a pot below." ”

"Oh, Childe is really a generous person, but he just wants to drink Linjiang Spring today, and other wines, no matter how good they are, they don't want to take a sip. ”

These words were a little ignorant, but the old beggar's tone was so sincere that it made people angry.

Xing Ke had no intention of bothering with him, don't overdo it, ignore him anymore, and continue to drink.

"Old man, how about I invite you to drink Linjiang Chun?"

Suddenly, a man's hearty voice came from the corridor.

I don't know when, a young man in a dark green shirt has come to the restaurant, across a table from Xing Ke, and at this moment he leaned out of the corridor, looking at the old beggar downstairs with a smile.

He was about the age of his early twenties, handsome, with comfortable eyebrows, leaning against the railing very leisurely, holding a bowl of wine in his hand, carrying a long knife on his back, and his body exuded a sense of sparseness and ease, which seemed to be flamboyant and confident.

Xing Ke glanced at him and knew that this person was a completely different person from himself.

As soon as the old beggar heard that someone invited him to drink Linjiang Chun, he immediately ran over, raised his head and thanked the man upstairs: "Haha, I knew that I would definitely be able to drink this good wine today! Thank you Shaoxia!"

"The old man is very polite, but I should thank you, if you hadn't asked for this cup of Linjiang Spring downstairs, how would I have known that there is such a good wine in the Dusk Rain Building!" the man said loudly.

As he spoke, he saw a blue light falling from the corridor, and the wine bowl in the man's hand was gone.

The old beggar ran a few steps, turned around, and took the falling blue light in his hand, and looked at it, the blue and white porcelain bowl was full of clear wine, and the wine was as flat as a mirror, not a drop was spilled.

The old man finished a bowl of wine satisfied, and as soon as he raised his hand, the wine bowl flew straight to the second floor, fast and urgent.

The man in front of the porch didn't use his hands to pick it up, and with a wave of his sleeves, the wine bowl came back with the wind under his sleeves, and finally landed firmly on the table on the side of the porch.

The wine bowl went back and forth, in the blink of an eye, and even the nearest guests couldn't see it clearly, but Xing Ke at the end of the corridor could see it clearly.

The two of them were upstairs and downstairs, bowl after bowl, and after drinking for a long time, the young man said: "Old man, you and I are both wine lovers, and today I have met a confidant, so drinking is too unpleasant, you better go upstairs." ”

"It's not that the little old man doesn't want to go up, it's that the little second brother at the door looks down on me and always calls me flowers, so he won't let me go up!" said the old beggar with a sigh.

"This is easy to do!" The young man stopped the little second brother who was serving the food on the side table, took out a broken silver from his arms and put it on the table, and said, "Little second brother, please help me invite this old man downstairs up." ”

"Guest officer, that old man is very slippery, he stays downstairs all day and doesn't leave, cheating and drinking, why do you bother with him!" the little second brother advised.

"Eh, I'm bored drinking alone anyway, so I might as well call him up and drink with me. Trouble little brother. The man said.

The little second brother shook his head helplessly, took the broken silver on the table and went downstairs.

After a short time, the old beggar came upstairs and drank with the man, and the two drank heartily, chatted speculatively, and were in high spirits.

"I don't know what the young man is called, where is the person?" the old man asked.

"In the sea of the sea, drifting around since childhood, haha...... I have forgotten where I was originally from, and now I live in Jinghai City, which is not far from here...... I don't know the old man's name, but it's a local?" the man asked.

"It turned out to be a young hero who roamed the rivers and lakes, no wonder the instrument is extraordinary, the old name is Hua surnamed Xue, and he is also a wandering person, and he has only been here for a few months. The old man replied.

"Young Hero, are you here for the martial arts test in Mufeng City?" asked Lao Minghua then.

"Haha...... I came for good wine, I live in Jinghai City, I heard people say that the radius of hundreds of miles, the hibiscus drunk in the Furong Building in Mufeng City is the best, so I rushed to come, but who knows that there are too many guests in this Furong Building, there is no seat for two days, and finally I bought a pot of Hibiscus drunk in the front hall and took it away, and it was not in vain, but after tasting it, I only felt that the name was not true, this Hibiscus drunk was too warm and soft, and I was not used to drinking it. On the contrary, tonight in the twilight rain building, I thanked the old man for his blessing and drank the good wine of Linjiang Spring. The man named Hai Canglan said with a smile.

"In the past year, I have lived in a small seaside town, and I have not cared about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, but now I am a little lonely and unheard, I have often heard about the martial arts trial conference in this Mufeng Villa when I was wandering around, it is very large-scale, but it is not as lively and grand as this year, attracting so many high-rollers in the rivers and lakes, does Uncle Xue know the reason for this?" Hai Canglan asked.

"Haha...... I'm an old flower who has no other skills, and I'm still well-informed. In the past year, some major events have indeed happened in the rivers and lakes. You always know the fierceness that makes people in the rivers and lakes frightened, right?" the old man asked with a smug face.

As soon as he heard the fierceness of the sting, Xing Ke's originally relaxed nerves tensed suddenly.