"Money shopkeeper, how is business today?" After a dusty old man walked into the tavern, he took off his hat and found an empty table, under the table, "A bowl of glutinous rice wine, a plate of peanuts in sauce, and a plate of wind-blown beef...... Hey, half a plate will do. ”

"Yo, it's Mr. Wu who is back, do you look at this, does it look like a good business?" The money shopkeeper with a sad face walked up to the old man and poured half a cup of large-leaf tea for the old man.

"Hey......" The old man known as Wu Laoqi shook his head, sighed, and did not speak.

"Old Man Wu, you've been out for a few days, what's the situation outside?" a middle-aged man sitting in the corner who was smoking a cigarette raised his head and asked.

"It's not good, everyone's situation is not good, this time I went out, I didn't make any money, and I almost took my life, and the inventory along the road was too powerful. Wu Laoqi took out a cigarette from his arms and carefully rolled the cigarettes.

"What's wrong?" asked the money shopkeeper with concern.

"I went to Salt City to sell some salt, but the salt business was controlled by the Crusaders, and they didn't accept Imperial coins, so I had a dispute with them...... Hey, in short, it's hard to say, it's good to come back alive. Wu Lao sighed and lit his cigarette, raised his head, and looked out the window with a pair of cloudy eyes, full of confusion.

"Yancheng has also fallen?" The face of the money shopkeeper who returned with the tray changed, and his hands were trembling......

"The Great Qin Empire, there is no place to fall, and you can count it on one hand. Wu Laoqi spit out a puff of cigarette, stretched out two fingers, twisted a peanut, squinted his eyes, and chewed slowly.

"Where's General Changkong?" the middle-aged man coughed, slammed his cigarette pouch on the table, and said angrily.

"Not to mention General Changkong, after the last battle of Jiepai Xiongguan, he was seriously injured, protecting the little emperor from bumping around, and he has not recovered...... Hey, I can't blame him, I'm a few hundred years old, I'm old......"

"Could it be that there is no one in our Great Qin Empire except for the Great General of Changkong, what about the Four Heavenly Gods?" said the middle-aged man with an angry face.

"The death of the four gods, the death of the death, now, only the sledgehammer god remains, in fact, the four gods have died in name only......"

"What?!"

The few diners in the tavern were all horrified.

"Heaven is dead, my Great Qin Empire!" Wu Laoqi picked up the wine bowl, seemed to have no intention of drinking, slowly put it down, wiped the corners of his eyes, and everyone realized that he was already in tears.

An atmosphere of despair permeated the tavern.

The atmosphere in the tavern grew more and more oppressive, and the middle-aged man clenched his fists and crackled his finger bones.

"Dongzi, you fortunately happened to come back from leave, otherwise, I'm afraid it would ......" Wu Laoqi sighed.

"I'd rather die on the battlefield than survive here!" the middle-aged man said in a muffled voice.

"Hey......"

"How is General Guo Axe?" the middle-aged man asked.

"He protected the useless little emperor, and he couldn't get out. ”

"Do you know where they went?"

"I don't know how to go, it seems that after the defeat not long ago, I went to the Black Forest...... Dongzi, what are you doing? You don't want to go to them, do you?!"

"I'm a soldier, and now it's the time of the national crisis, so it's hard for me to stay here and drink with you!" Dongzi took out a banknote from his bosom and put it on the table.

"Dongzi, this place is thousands of miles away from the Black Forest and Blackwater City, I'm afraid you haven't found them yet...... Just ......"

"I am a soldier, if the soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death, then the Great Qin Empire will really die. ”

"Brother Dongzi, I'll go with you. ”

Suddenly, a teenager who was serving food and wine said.

"You're crazy!" scolded the money shopkeeper.

"Dad, Brother Dongzi is right......"

"Dongzi is a soldier, you are not a soldier!" the money shopkeeper interrupted the young man's voice sharply.

"When the national disaster is at the head, the husband is responsible! Dad, I'm not young, in short, I've decided on this matter, if you don't let me go, I'll go, unless you lock me up. ”

"Qianfu, you are still young......" Dongzi persuaded.

"Brother Dongzi, if the people of the Great Qin Empire are hiding, then they will really be slaves of the country, don't persuade me, if you don't take me there, I will also sneak around, in short, I have made up my mind!" The young man took off his hat and apron, with a resolute expression.

"......" Dongzi opened his mouth and did not speak, showing a hint of appreciation on his face.

"I'll go with you, too. ”

A young man who was drinking alcohol got up and stood up with a look of determination.

Dongzi didn't speak, nodded, and strode outside, and the young man Qian Fu and the young man who was drinking quickly followed.

"Wait, wait......" The money shopkeeper shouted anxiously.

"Dad, I've made up my mind......"

"Silly boy, you're going to go like this, bring some dry food, money, and a few more pairs of shoes, right...... And weapons...... Wait, I'll get it for you, no matter how anxious you are, don't be in a hurry for a while......"

"Daddy......" Qian Fu's eyes were full of tears.

"Cry, don't cry, you are the pride of your father, if your father is not a handful of age, a few old bones can't withstand the toss, so I will go with you, okay, okay, don't cry, you go together, there is also a response, Dongzi, you wait, I'll come right away......"

"We are waiting for you. Dongzi nodded.

"I'll be here soon. ”

After saying hello to everyone, the money shopkeeper picked up a bunch of keys and hurriedly entered the back room......

......

"Ha Luha, this is my treasured weapon, combat shoes, and heart guard, this is a good thing, you can hide it in your clothes, invulnerable......"

When there was a full stick of incense, the money shopkeeper came out of the back room with a lot of things, because there were so many things that the money shopkeeper's whole head was covered.

Be quiet!

There was a suffocating silence.

The money shopkeeper did not hear the cheers, but the silence of the falling pins was audible, as if there was no one in the tavern.

The money shopkeeper sensed that something was wrong, and slowly turned his body to the side, and he saw a group of people, a group of soldiers in armor surrounded by a seated young soldier, and those soldiers had dazzling golden cross badges on their armor.

At the same time, the shopkeeper saw that Dongzi and the young man had returned to their original positions, and his son Qian Fu was standing by the counter in a daze.

Crash......

The money shopkeeper's body shook, let go of his arm, and what shoes, wrists, leather armor, and weapons fell to the ground.

The young man who was sitting stood up, walked to the money shopkeeper, slowly bent down, picked up a small and sharp dagger, and pulled it away, and the dagger emitted a snowy light.

"Yes, good stuff, remember to put it away next time. Zhao Yuan inserted the dagger into the scabbard and handed it to the money shopkeeper.

"Yes...... "The money shopkeeper was sweating profusely and trembling all over.

"If there's anything delicious and delicious, come up, by the way, don't put drugs or anything. Zhao Yuan glanced around the tavern and returned to where he had been sitting.

"Don't dare, don't dare ......"

The money shopkeeper wiped the sweat on his forehead and glanced at Qian Fu, but Qian Fu was still in a daze, and the money shopkeeper had no choice, so he walked over and poked Qian Fu fiercely.

Most of the inside of the tavern are cold dishes and marinated vegetables, and soon, the wine and meat are served.

The diners in the tavern did not dare to go, holding their breath one by one, not daring to make the slightest sound.

Soon, people saw that the young man who began to talk to the money shopkeeper was the leader of a group of soldiers, not only calm and extraordinary, but the soldiers around him also had a look of respect.

Zhao Yuan beckoned everyone to sit down and drink wine and eat meat.

A group of cosmic hunters glanced at each other, hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down, but they were only sitting on half of the chairs, looking very reserved.

Quiet inside the tavern.

Although people didn't stare at Zhao Yuan, everyone paid attention to Zhao Yuan's every move and guessed his identity.

Dongzi glanced at Zhao Yuan for a while, and looked out of the window for a while, looking anxious, and kept smoking his pipe, he didn't realize that there was no tobacco in the pipe.

Finally, Toko stood up.

Watching Dongzi stand up, the diners' hearts beat wildly, but instead of walking towards the group of crusaders, Dongzi walked to the counter.

"Shopkeeper, check out. Dongzi said slowly.

"Checkout ......"

The money shopkeeper was stunned, but he clearly remembered that Dongzi had already settled the bill.

"Don't look for it, by the way, give me what I put in it. Dongzi put a few large denominations of Imperial Coins on the counter.