Chu Xiu's scalp was numb.
Naturally, he has a clear conscience, but after being a father for so many days, and hearing his name and Jinghong Sword Immortal appear at the same time almost every day, it is obviously unrealistic to say that he doesn't feel a little strange.
"The red flames in the Flame Demon Cave are so hot. When I went in, my clothes were accidentally burned by the flames. This should be reasonable, right?" Chu Xiu complained gloomily.
"Since it's reasonable, what are you guilty of?" the tavern owner squinted.
Chu Xiu glared, "When did I feel guilty?"
"Now~."
"..."
Chu Xiu's face turned dark and he was too lazy to argue anymore, so he drank in silence.
Qiu Shaoqing was still very loyal. After drinking a few glasses of sake alone, he couldn't stand the slightly resentful look in Chu Xiu's eyes. He got up and returned to Jiange to help Chu Xiu deliver a message to Elder Guo who had lost his arm.
"What do you think of Jiange?" The tavern owner sitting at the counter glanced at Chu Xiu and asked casually.
"Jiange..." Chu Xiu thought for a while and said, "It's just average."
"Average?" The tavern owner smiled.
"Do you want me, the thirteenth gentleman of Suzaku Academy, to praise Jiange as being better than me, Suzaku Academy?" Chu Xiu looked at the tavern owner sideways.
The tavern owner smiled and said leisurely: "It can't compare to the former Suzaku Academy."
"Ever?" Chu Xiu raised his eyebrows lightly.
The tavern owner said: "As the largest force in Jianzhou, Jiange still has some background."
Chu Xiu took a sip of wine and vaguely understood the meaning behind the tavern owner's words.
Foundation can usually give people a certain confidence.
For example, competing to be number one in the world.
"There are many people in the Sword Pavilion who claim to be born for the sword." The tavern owner added, "Let's not mention their strength for the moment. Their sword heart is mostly arrogant in the world, and I am invincible."
"When Master was here, I didn't see any strong swordsman looking for him." Chu Xiu whispered, seeming to be mocking himself and mocking the people the tavern owner was talking about.
The tavernkeeper smiled.
"Who says no one dares to find the dean?" The tavern owner said leisurely, "Do you think that the dean's reputation is spread out for nothing?"
"Oh?" Chu Xiu was surprised and looked up at the tavern owner.
"As powerful as the dean, usually just one look can make countless strong men feel the difference between heaven and earth." The tavern owner sighed, "Nineteen states are so vast and there are countless strange people. Do you really think they Will you just be afraid of the dean's reputation as invincible?
You have to understand that only by seeing it can you feel the difference. "
"That's it." Chu Xiu nodded, thinking that it should be the case.
It is human nature to be pretentious.
No matter how loud the name of invincibility is, if you have never seen it, you will always feel a little confident in your heart.
Only by truly seeing and understanding the differences can we truly have 'self-knowledge'.
"It seems that I am really lucky." Chu Xiu whispered.
"Are you lucky?" the tavern owner said noncommittally, "They have been suppressed for too long, and they will never be willing to be suppressed by a strong man similar to the dean again."
"What about you?" Chu Xiu suddenly asked.
"Me?" the tavern owner smiled and said leisurely, "I have killed the emperor, trained a swordsman, and had a drink with the dean. I have no regrets in this life."
Chu Xiu drank up the wine in the bowl and raised his eyebrows: "I haven't killed the emperor yet. I think that feeling must be wonderful, right?"
"Well...actually it's not bad." The tavern owner said, "The emperor is also a human being, and he may be more afraid of death than ordinary people."
"..."
Jiange, outside the forbidden area in the back mountain.
Qiu Shaoqing found Elder Guo, who had lost his arm, and relayed exactly what Chu Xiu said.
The elder Broken Arm gradually frowned.
"Are you sure what he said is that I owe that Mr. Ten a life?" Elder Broken Arm stared at Qiu Shaoqing and asked coldly.
Qiu Shaoqing was startled and nodded subconsciously.
Elder Broken Arm sneered: "Has the gentleman from the back hill of Suzaku Academy become so shameless now?"
"What does the elder mean?" Qiu Shaoqing hesitated for a moment.
Elder Broken Arm stretched out his left hand, covered the broken part of his right arm, and sneered: "My arm was chopped off by that little bastard."
"This..." Qiu Shaoqing was shocked.
Elder Guo's broken arm was beheaded by the Tenth Master of Suzaku Academy?
"Where is he?" Elder Broken Arm asked coldly.
Qiu Shaoqing hesitated for a moment.
"I don't kill people." Elder Broken Arm said indifferently.
"I'll take the elder there." Qiu Shaoqing was helpless. Things were completely different from what he imagined.
"..."
…
Chang'an City, Zhuque Academy.
On the top of the back mountain, on the shore of the small lake.
"I remember that you cut off Jiange Guo Guo's arm?" Mr. Er glanced at Yang Jing, the tenth junior brother next to him.
Mr. Ten fished calmly and nodded lightly.
"That's fine. In recent times, Suzaku Academy is not suitable for making friends with any forces." Mr. Second said.
Mr. Ten looked at the lake and smiled: "I cut off his arm, and he will only be grateful to me."
"Did you help him?" Mr. Er asked.
Mr. Ten muttered: "He was breaking into the Ten Thousand Swords Heart-killing Formation in the forbidden area of the Sword Pavilion. He lost his mind. I wanted to knock the sword out of his hand, but I was not strong enough at the time, so I could only cut off his right arm."
"A swordsman loses his right arm, which is a big blow to him." Mr. Second said.
Mr. Ten paused and whispered: "Later, I told him my identity and said that Master could help him regain his arm."
"Oh?" The second gentleman was surprised.
Mr. Ten said with great regret: "It's a pity that his severed arm fell on the eighth floor of the sword formation. When it was found, it was already a puddle of blood."
Mr. 2: “…”
"You dug a hole for my junior brother."
"There's no conflict at all, how can I have the nerve to steal the sword?"
"Then you think highly of his face."
"Actually, I feel a little guilty in my heart, and I want our junior brother to help me suffer a little bit."
…
In the tavern.
Chu Xiu and the broken-armed Jiange Elder Guo met.
"I'm Chu Xiu." Chu Xiu stood up with a smile on his face.
Elder Broken Arm stared at Chu Xiu and sneered: "Tell me, how specifically did your tenth senior brother mention me."
"Uh..." Chu Xiu paused and said truthfully, "He said that he saved senior's life and asked me to come to Jiange and find senior as soon as possible."
"Saved my life?" Elder Broken Arm smiled coldly.
Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking something was wrong with this situation.
"My broken arm is a gift from your senior brother." Elder Broken Arm said coldly.
"Huh?" Chu Xiu's eyelids twitched fiercely, and the gentle smile of his tenth senior brother appeared in his mind.
"He did save my life, but he ruined my path to swordsmanship!" Elder Broken Arm stared at Chu Xiu, biting each word out through his teeth.
Chu Xiu hesitated: "Then what do you think is more important, life or swordsmanship?"
"I am a swordsman, what do you think?" Elder Broken Arm said in a cold tone.
"If you break your right arm, can't you still practice the left-hand sword?" Chu Xiu muttered, his scalp a little numb.
The tenth brother, who looked harmless, never said that he was the one who cut off the sword pavilion elder’s broken arm!
"I'm practicing my left-hand sword right now." Elder Broken Arm said coldly, "I've been practicing for almost ten years, but my strength is not even half of what it was before."
"..."
Chu Xiu didn't know what to say for a while.
The atmosphere in the pub was a bit stiff and awkward.
Elder Broken Arm kept staring at Chu Xiu coldly and did not speak again.
Qiu Shaoqing held her breath, not daring to breathe out.
The tavern owner also silently looked at the account books on the counter, glancing at Elder Broken Arm and Chu Xiu from the corner of his eye.
Chu Xiu was silent for a long time, his brows gradually knitted together, and a thought came to his mind.
Tenth Senior Brother chopped off your arm, does it have anything to do with me?
I feel so guilty.
Besides, the tenth senior brother is here to save you after all!
Thinking of this, Chu Xiu's chin raised slightly, and he said confidently: "Tenth Senior Brother is here to save you. Even if you don't want to save your life, you shouldn't vent your anger on me."
"How have I ever vented my anger on you?" Elder Broken Arm frowned.
"Uh...then why are you staring at me?" Chu Xiu said in a dull voice.
"Have I ever glared at you?" Elder Broken Arm glared at Chu Xiu.
Chu Xiu: "..."
