"I am free and have nothing to do. I enjoy my leisure time traveling around the mountains and drinking water."
Wei Ran was lying comfortably on the stone steps covered with fallen leaves, surrounded by lush woods. Behind him was a small stone tower more than ten meters high. It was rumored that this stone tower was one of the true eyes of Shangyang Xuanming Sect's mountain protection formation.
But looking at the dilapidated and deserted scene, this rumor is probably just a rumor.
Wei Ran likes to stay in this kind of place without people, where there are trees, mountains, wind and clouds, and of course wine.
He raised the wine gourd in his hand and took a sip.
Now he is happy and at ease.
Recalling that in the last life, after he fought in all directions and became the number one swordsman in eternity, due to the lack of human inheritance, most of the younger generation of monks were very weak. Therefore, in order to protect the water and soil that the human race relies on for survival, they have been fighting, either fighting or going to fight. on the way.
Why couldn't I enjoy it?
In the most critical battle, Wei Ran tried his best to win, but the result was his death.
However, by chance, he relied on the ancient artifact "Reincarnation Stone" to be reborn again.
The time now is ten thousand years after Wei Ran's death.
When you see the blue sky, the green shade of trees, the majestic distant mountains, and the fragrant sweet-scented osmanthus blooming all over the hillside.
I feel like my efforts are worth it.
Alas, in this life, I must live a good retirement life.
From now on, the task of protecting the world will be left to those who come after us.
Just when Wei Ran was enjoying his retirement life.
A soft voice came from behind him.
"Um...senior brother...could you please let me go...I need to clean up..."
The voice was small and timid, and by the end of the sentence, the voice was so soft that it was inaudible.
Wei Ran opened his drunken eyes and looked back, only to see a little girl about fourteen years old holding a broom taller than herself, standing timidly behind him, and her There was already a pile of leaves piled up at my feet.
"I...I am a handyman disciple, and I come here to clean the fallen leaves." The girl lowered her head and said, because she was very nervous, she held the broom tightly with both hands and looked down at her toes.
"Oh oh oh." Wei Ran moved his lazy body when he heard this, and accidentally rolled down the stone steps.
The little girl was shocked when she saw Wei Ran's actions.
"I didn't expect that someone would come to clean this miserable place like Moss Tower?" Wei Ran didn't notice the dusty robes on his body. He waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, you can continue."
The little girl nodded gently, silently and earnestly sweeping up the fallen leaves on the stone steps.
Wei Ran held the wine gourd and suddenly asked: "Little girl, what is your name?"
The little girl was startled for a moment and muttered: "I...Senior brother, my name is Wen Wan."
Wei Ran closed his eyes, savored the name carefully, and murmured: "Gentle, gentle, gentle, it's really a good name."
Wen Wan's cheeks were slightly red, and she didn't know what to say. She just pursed her lips and chose to remain silent and do her own thing seriously.
This is the first time in the two years since Wen Wan came to Shangyang Xuanzhen Sect that someone has praised her for having a nice name.
Suddenly, Wei Ran laughed loudly, raised the wine gourd in his hand and said, "Then cheers for this good name!"
He is so free and easy, so uninhibited, he can toast to anything and drink anywhere.
While Wei Ran was happily drinking, Wen Wan, who was cleaning the fallen leaves, carefully observed him secretly.
This senior brother seems... very different from other senior brothers.
The other senior fellow apprentices all wore neat and clean robes, with impressive equipment and extraordinary demeanor.
As for the senior brother in front of him, if he hadn't been wearing the robe of an inner disciple, Wen Wan would have thought he was a beggar.
Moreover, the Taoist robe Wei Ran was wearing was dark, dirty, and tattered. It took Wen Wan a long time to identify it after standing behind him.
A disciple of Shangyang Xuanzhen Sect who is so unkempt, free and unrestrained is truly rare among the rare.
After Wei Ran drank a few sips of wine, he let out a nice burp and said to Wen Wan, "Aren't you curious about my name?"
Now that she has asked, Wen Wan can only ask in a low voice: "Dare you ask me your senior brother's name?"
Wei Ran grinned and said, "My name is..."
"Wei Ran!"
Just when Wei Ran wanted to say his name.
Apparently someone had already spoken for him.
Wei Ran and Wen Wan immediately turned their heads to look.
I found three strong men in Tsing Yi walking on the mountain road ahead.
One of them crossed his arms over his chest, walked quickly to Wei Ran, and said coldly: "Finally I found you, kid! I didn't expect you to be hiding here!"
When he came to Wei Ran and smelled the smell of alcohol and the stench of not taking a shower all year round, he quickly slapped the tip of his nose with a wave of disgust.
Wei Ran frowned, squinted his drunken eyes and looked carefully at the strong man in green in front of him, and asked: "Your Excellency...who is your Excellency?"
The strong man in green sneered and said: "Who am I? Haha, it's really the uncle who owes money these days. You still owe me five jars of wine money!"
"Oh~ I remembered, you are from the North and South Tavern in Liuye Town at the foot of Ziwu Mountain." Wei Ran smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "Damn, you guys can find me even if I hide here, are you born in the year of dog? How can you find me like this? ?”
The strong man in green clenched his fists and shouted angrily: "It doesn't matter whether I am a dog or not, because you will be beaten to death by me soon!"
Wei Ran sighed, protected the precious wine gourd under his body with both hands, and then curled up into a ball.
He looked like he was about to be beaten.
Wen Wan suddenly came over and said, "Um...this is the place of Shangyang Xuanming Sect. You can't hit people without any reason!"
The strong man in Tsing Yi glanced at Wen Wan and said coldly: "Where did you come from, little handyman girl? Get out of here! We didn't attack without reason. We are also reasonable. It's okay not to hit him. You let him This guy should pay back the wine money he owes now!"
"Otherwise..." The strong man in green looked cold and said, "Break off this kid's leg right now to pay off the debt!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two companions came forward from behind the strong man in green. Each of them was tall and powerful.
No one who saw it would doubt what he said.
Wei Ran closed his eyes, shook his head like a rattle, and muttered: "I want... money, but legs... just take it!"
"Hmph! I don't know how you got to be a true disciple, you're a loser." The strong man in green greeted his two companions and said sternly: "Come on! Kill him!"
Just when the three of them were about to take action.
"Wait! Wait a minute!" Wen Wan ran to the three of them and protected Wei Ran behind her.
The strong man in green clothes said unhappily: "What? You also want to be beaten? You are a small handyman disciple, and we are also related in Shangyang Xuanming Sect."
Then he waved his hand and said: "Get out of here, or I'll beat you too!"
Just when the strong man in green was about to punch, Wen Wan quickly asked: "How much does senior brother owe you!"
The strong man in green clothes said indifferently: "No more, no less, twelve taels of silver!"
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment, then put down the broom and took out a light blue jade stone from her arms, handed it over and said, "I...I only have one or two broken spirit stones here, I don't know if they are enough."
The strong man in green looked at Wen Wan up and down, and then asked strangely: "Are you sure you want to help him? Do you know who he is?"
"I...I don't know..." Wen Wan hesitated and said, "But I know he is my fellow senior."
The strong man in green sneered and said: "He is the most famous big loser in Shangyang Xuanming Sect that everyone knows, even a dog knows! He is the kind of person who is indestructible!"
"A drunkard only drinks wine all day long and doesn't think about making progress!"
"The kind that annoys dogs and dislikes others. Even if they die, no one will ask about it!"
"Everyone who knows him in the entire Shangyang Xuanzhen Sect avoids him. If he hadn't been a true disciple, he would have been expelled from the sect and wandered on the streets!"
"To be honest, this kind of loser, if you want to get involved with him and become an outer disciple, I advise you to calm down. He can't protect himself, and there is no way he can bring you the slightest benefit."
The strong man in green clothes finally said calmly: "Now, are you sure you still want to help him?"
"..." Wen Wan lowered her head and said nothing. Her long hair covered her face. Her expression at this time could not be seen clearly, but the little hand holding the spirit stone stretched out with no intention of taking it back.
At this moment, Wei Ran was still lying on the ground, stroking his precious wine gourd in his hand, with his eyes closed, a smile at the corner of his mouth, and some crazy drunken words in his mouth.
"Hmph." The strong man in green clothes took the broken spirit stone in Wen Wan's hand and looked it over before confirming that it was genuine. Then he said to Wei Ran lying on the ground: "Not only do you have good wine, you are a good woman, you are a wimp. The luck is not bad, you are lucky today!"
"Let's go!" Turning around and waving, the strong man in green left with his two companions.
After they left, Wenwan picked up the broom on the ground and walked back silently to continue sweeping the fallen leaves.
It seems that he does not regret the decision he made.
Wei Ran sat up, leaned against a crumbling wall, opened the wine gourd, and asked while drinking, "Little girl, why do you want to help me?"
Wen Wan lowered her head and said silently: "I...my mother taught me not to bully the weak without any reason. Likewise, I can't see you, a fellow senior, being bullied..."
Wei Ran held the wine gourd and looked at Wen Wan carefully.
After watching for a while.
Suddenly he smiled and said, "You're not a bad person, are you? Good people in this world don't live long."
This sentence made Wen Wan suddenly angry. She turned back to glare at Wei Ran and said, "I'm not a bad person, and I'm not a good person either, but I'm going to do this, and it has nothing to do with you!"
Wei Ran raised his brows. He was not angry, but laughed silently. He immediately raised the wine gourd and took a swig.
He was happier now, more cheerful.
He wanted to drink to this wonderful encounter.
He wanted to drink to this innocent girl.
