"Grandpa Liu, why haven't you seen Brother Peng in the past two days?" Bai Gu sat in the back room of Old Liu's head, chewing sesame seed cakes out of boredom.
Old Liu Tou broke off a small piece of rice and jujube cake and threw it into his mouth, "Maybe I'm busy with something."
"That's right. Brother Peng is in charge of a few alleys around here. It's normal to be busy occasionally."
"Here, here we come." Old Liu raised his head and chin.
At the door, a figure slowly walked in. His figure was slightly stooped and his steps were a little heavy, as if he had to use all his strength with every step he took.
It's Brother Peng.
Bai Gu was overjoyed, and just got up to greet Brother Peng, but found that there was something wrong with the aura emanating from the latter.
Taking a closer look, Brother Peng's clothes were badly damaged, exposing large and small wounds, and even bones could be seen faintly in several places!
The smell of blood on his body could be smelled from a distance, as if he had just been fished out of a pool of blood.
Brother Peng's eyes were distracted and his steps were heavy. It was as if all the energy and spirit had been sucked out of him, making him look like a dead corpse.
Bai Gu's face turned pale, why did Brother Peng become like this?
Old Liu Tou just looked up, then stood up and walked to the medicine cabinet, "If you don't want to die, just lie down on the wooden bed."
Brother Peng nodded numbly, and then walked straight past the latter as if he hadn't seen Bai Gu, without even looking down at Bai Gu.
Brother Peng's tall body was lying on the wooden bed, with a calf hanging out of the bed and hanging in mid-air.
Old Liu Tou came over with a medicine box, stretched out a hand and pulled, Brother Peng's shirt was taken off, revealing an extremely strong upper body with crisscrossed new wounds and old scars.
Bai Gu looked at Brother Peng's plump chest muscles, angular eight-pack abs and powerful muscle lines, and his mouth watered with greed.
When will I have a figure like Brother Peng? He looks very safe!
Old Liu Tou first checked Brother Peng's pulse, rolled his eyes helplessly, then took out a wet towel, casually wiped the blood off Brother Peng's body, and then slowly began to apply medicine to Brother Peng.
Afterwards, he reluctantly patted Brother Peng on the chest. Old Liu Tou said with a look of disgust on his face: "Why are you growing so big if you have nothing to do? It's a waste of bandages!"
Bai Gu felt that Old Liu Tou was taking the opportunity to steal Brother Peng's tofu, but he had no evidence.
Old Liu Tou looked back at him.
Bai Guli immediately put on an anxious look, "Grandpa Liu, how is Brother Peng?"
Old Liu turned his head back, and while packing the medicine box, he said: "His injuries are not serious. Most of them are skin injuries. It is not a big problem for him."
"But Brother Peng was like that just now..."
"We'll have to wait until he wakes up to find out. But it's probably psychological trauma, something must have happened."
Bai Gu thought about it seriously, Brother Peng is so strong and powerful, who can beat him like this?
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"The birds are biting the new leaves, the sun is shining high. The stream is flowing slowly, crossing the mountainside-"
The young Taoist's voice of humming suddenly stopped, and he stared blankly at the street not far away.
There, there was a man in a moon-white robe standing, looking at him with a smile on his lips.
The young Taoist's hand hidden in his sleeve subconsciously wanted to move, but he heard the man say: "I advise you not to make random calculations, you will die."
The young Taoist's eyes were solemn and he no longer dared to act rashly.
"Relax, don't be so nervous. Speaking of which, I still have a little love for you, or this lineage with you. Of course, not much."
Hearing this, the young Taoist relaxed a little and wondered if he was here to seek revenge. "Senior, I told you earlier, Xiaodao thought he was here to seek revenge again."
The man in the robe narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It's not impossible to talk about seeking revenge. Apart from the love affair, I also have some unresolved issues with you."
Yes, this crow's mouth, if I had known better, I wouldn't have said such mean things.
This is bad luck.
Dear ancestors, please bless me. I am still young and want to be free for a few more years. I don’t want to see you so soon! Although the disciples respect you very much, at least we should wait until the disciples find the inheritance before talking about this.
What to do if the inheritance is cut off!
Ancestors, please bless your disciples...
A smile that couldn't be concealed overflowed from the corner of the man in the robe, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go. As a senior, I'll treat you to a drink."
The young Taoist's eyes lit up and he said, "Hey, Senior, you are so enlightened! If you ask for something, you will get it. That Xiaodao reluctantly agreed."
As he said this, the young Taoist pretended to be coy.
The man in the robe smiled and shook his head, "I really don't know what the expression on your ancestor's face would be if he knew that he had a guy like you."
The young Taoist smiled and for the first time did not answer the question randomly.
Just kidding, can my Taoist ancestor be free to talk about it? The fragrance in front of the Patriarch's Hall is as fragrant as the forest, and I don't want to go in and get a share.
The man in robe turned around and walked towards Yaojiu Pavilion.
The wine last time was pretty good. You can go and have another drink.
The young Taoist hurriedly followed, obediently following behind the man in the robe.
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After visiting Bai Xiaoxiao for a while, Bai Gu felt bored and it was a bit of a hindrance to stay there, so he left Changzhou Pharmacy and walked aimlessly on the road.
Forget it, let’s buy some pastries and sesame seeds and go back. Anyway, I have nothing to do in the city, so I might as well go back early, help Old Liu Tou, and look after Brother Peng.
Bai Gu yawned and was about to get up and go to the pastry shop.
A warm voice sounded from behind, "What a coincidence, little book friend, we met here."
Bai Gu turned around and looked, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart, "Mr. Tang! Why are you here?"
Mr. Tang, who was dressed in civilian clothes, was holding an umbrella and standing behind Bai Gu, smiling and looking at him.
Mr. Tang smiled and said, "I have an appointment and I just want to go out now."
"Then I wish Mr. Tang a good time."
"Haha, okay, okay." Mr. Tang thought for a while, "Little book friend, do you want to go together?"
Bai Gu was stunned for a moment, a little disbelieving, "Mr. Tang, are you kidding?"
"What's wrong, don't you want to go?"
Bai Gu shook his head quickly and couldn't help but wave his hands, "I just think Mr. Tang shouldn't have someone like me in an appointment with someone like you. It will embarrass you and lower your class."
Mr. Tang gently touched his chin and looked at Bai Gu with interest, "What kind of person do you think I am? What kind of person do you think I am?"
Bai Gu lowered his head and began to think seriously.
Mr. Tang was not in a hurry, and just waited for Bai Gu to give his answer.
Anyway, it's not me who should be anxious.
The umbrella in Mr. Tang's hand also tilted slightly toward Bai Gu.
After a long time, Bai Gu raised his head with embarrassment and scratched his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, I'm stupid and don't know what to say, and I wasted so much of your time in vain."
"It doesn't matter. There are many things in this world that are only clear in the heart and confused in the mouth. Whether you are a scholar who has read poetry and books, or a farmer who faces the loess and back to the sky, it is the same. There is no need to apologize for this. As for Time, it doesn't even matter. Time is the most valuable and least valuable thing." Mr. Tang patted Bai Gu on the shoulder.
Bai Gu was a little disappointed, "I just think that Mr. Tang, you are the kind of scholar who has read a lot of books and is very educated and powerful. And you are often invited by the city lord to talk about old times and drink tea, which is even better. And I He's just a poor boy, extremely laid-back, with a sour smell of poverty all over his body. Even if I stand next to you, I feel that I will drop your grade, let alone your invitation. I still won't go, so as not to expose you in front of others. Shameful."
Saying that, Bai Gu lowered his head again.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Tang smiled helplessly and sighed, "Little book friend, you don't have to think so. I am just a storyteller. I have read more books than ordinary people and know more about the rumors. But that's it, it's not a big deal. As for you, although you have a bad background, you have to be confident. People are poor but have ambitions. You can't lose your yearning for life just because of poverty and feel that you are inferior in everything. Others are inferior to others. This is wrong, you can’t think like this. You and I, and everyone else, are actually the same, living in this world. Everything we eat is food, everything we drink is water, everything we breathe is everything. It's air, what's the difference? What's the difference between high and low? As long as you are willing to work hard and never give up, no matter how miserable, miserable or poor you are, you can change it through acquired persistence. People, ambition cannot be short-lived and cannot be retreated. Once you have it, With this kind of thought, no matter how powerful and rich you are, you will one day become a beggar on the street and be imprisoned. People are not distinguished from high or low, but their character and character are different. You must remember this sentence Living."
Bai Gu nodded.
Mr. Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief. After saying so much, it was finally not in vain.
"So, are you willing to go together now?"
Bai Gu licked his lips and hesitated, "But..."
"Have you forgotten what I just said?" Mr. Tang had a smile on his face, and the warmth in his eyes seemed to warm the entire Yunshui City in winter.
Bai Gu clenched his fists and nodded vigorously, "Okay! I'll go!"
Mr. Tang burst out laughing instantly, "Okay, okay, let's go, let's go together!"
"Little book friend, what's your name?"
"Bai Gu, Bai Jianshuang's Bai, Dugu Zang's Gu."
"What a name! What a good explanation! I'll call you Xiaobai from now on, so it's easier to remember."
"It's okay. Mr. Tang can call it whatever he wants."
"My name is Tang Tu, ridiculous Tang, confused Tu."
"Mr. Tang's name is very nice, but I still want to call you Mr. Tang. Get used to it."
"It's okay, it's the same with me, it's okay."
"..."
Under the heavy snow falling all over the sky, two figures, one large and one small, were walking slowly, and the oil-paper umbrella was slightly tilted towards the shorter figure.
