At this time, Xiao Chunqiu and Wei Wucan had already walked out of the Sky Eye through the small door on the side, and came to the gate leading to the Sky Eye in Yueguan City. In front of them, there was a staircase like a giant python, curved It extends in a curved way to the city wall that is more than ten stories high. Every corner is a door. In fact, it is not quite accurate to call it a door, because behind the huge door is a room, a total of There are eight corners and nine rooms. The last room is built directly on the city wall.
And there was an old man standing in the first room. The old man seemed to be talking to the dozen or so people in front of him, who seemed to be breaking into the door. Wei Wucan leaned closer to listen, but the old man But he had already finished speaking, and Wei Wucan only heard that he had to sign a life and death certificate first.
Wei Wucan frowned, looked at Xiao Chunqiu, and asked, "What is this state of life and death...?"
Xiao Chunqiu said nonchalantly, "You can already tell from the literal meaning. It probably means that if the person who breaks through the door is accidentally beaten to death by the gatekeeper, then he will bear the consequences."
Wei Wucan was startled and thought, isn't this just breaking in? How could someone die? He couldn't help but sigh.
Xiao Chunqiu glanced at him, "Why, are you afraid? If you are, go back to your mother's Red Clothes Inn. Wouldn't it be better to be a cook?"
"No!" Wei Wucan shook his head, "I was just thinking, why do we have to talk about life and death? Can't we just stop there?"
Xiao Chunqiu raised his hand and slapped Wei Wucan on the head, "You idiot, I didn't say I had to fight to the death!"
"That is...."
"The sword has no eyes. It should be because he is afraid that one of them will accidentally take the other's life. The sky eye does not want to get into trouble, so it is like this life and death situation!" Xiao Chunqiu said slowly.
"Then how did you know?" Wei Wucan asked in confusion.
Xiao Chunqiu turned around helplessly and walked forward, lazily answering him.
"Hey! Xiao Chunqiu, where are you going?" Wei Wucan stretched out his hand to hold Xiao Chunqiu.
Xiao Chunqiu still ignored him and just walked forward slowly. Wei Wucan thought that he might have gone to drink, so he didn't chase him and turned to look this way.
At this moment, there are already a few people here who have voluntarily signed the life and death certificate and are queuing up to break through the door. However, the remaining dozen or so people are a little hesitant. After all, no one can guarantee that they will be safe and sound after signing. Come out inside.
"Is there anyone else who wants to break in and sign a life or death certificate?" The old man looked at the people in front of him and asked.
"And me." Wei Wucan rushed forward without hesitation.
"Oh?" The old man looked Wei Wucan over and seemed to recognize him, "Little friend, if I remembered correctly, you just walked out of the side door of Tianyan. Could it be that you are not a disciple of Tianyan? ?”
"I did come out of the Heaven's Eye just now. I am friends with Miss Murong Qiuxue of the Heaven's Eye, and I was lucky enough to stay there for a day. However, I have been looking at the Heaven's Eye for a long time and was unable to catch up with the disciple recruitment meeting, so I came here today to break in." This was the first time Wei Wucan spoke such a long paragraph in one breath.
The old man nodded. He had certainly heard about the eldest lady's return glance, and he had indeed heard that he had brought back two friends. He did not doubt the authenticity of what the young man in red in front of him said.
The old man took out a new life and death certificate and handed it to Wei Wucan, "Boy, even if you are a friend of the eldest lady, you must sign this life and death certificate."
"Understood." Wei Wucan took the certificate of life and death and signed his name on it, pressing a big handprint on it.
At this moment, Xiao Chunqiu had already walked into a restaurant called Wangchuan. This restaurant seemed to have just opened its doors to attract customers. Apart from a waiter cleaning the tables, there was only one person in his forties. The middle-aged Confucian scholar was sitting there drinking.
Xiao Chunqiu waved his hand to reject the waiter's greeting, and slowly walked up to the middle-aged man and bowed his hands, "Master!"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar was not surprised. He just waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down, "You still came to see me."
Xiao Chunqiu was not polite. After sitting down, he picked up a cup and poured himself a cup of tea, "Yes!"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar smiled and said, "After so many years, I, You Li, have ignored you as my disciple. Don't you remember hating the master? When you saw me here yesterday, I thought you wouldn't come to see me. It’s over!”
Xiao Chunqiu swung his wine glass, raised his eyebrows and looked at the middle-aged Confucian scholar, "I mean, Master, I haven't seen you for so many years, why do you still like to talk nonsense?"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar sighed, "Do you still remember how our master and disciple met?"
"Remember!" Xiao Chunqiu exhaled a long breath and crossed his legs lazily, "At that time, I was still a hostage staying in Beili, and I could only read books when I had nothing to do in the palace. However, this incident made Tai Tai Emperor An knew about it and thought I liked reading, so he introduced me to Ye Xuan, the Confucian swordsman and one of the seven great swordsmen in the world. He taught me how to read every day and finally became a teacher. In fact, at that time, I hated reading the most. ”
"Yes!" The middle-aged Confucian scholar sighed again, "Now that you have grown up, you have changed. You are no longer the Xiao Jinshi you were back then. However, I heard that your name is Xiao Chunqiu now?"
"Yes!" Xiao Chunqiu replied calmly.
"Xiao Chunqiu..." The middle-aged Confucian scholar frowned and nodded after thinking, "Is it a good name?"
Xiao Chunqiu chuckled, "Master! Please stop flattering me."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar seemed to have a good temper. Hearing the disrespect from the disciple in front of him, he just smiled and said, "Have you recovered from your madness?"
"Master just said that he doesn't care about me as a disciple, but I see that he knows everything." Xiao Chunqiu put down the teacup and crossed his shoulders, "That's right."
"Okay, it's settled." The middle-aged Confucian scholar poured a cup of tea, "Are you planning to collect debts now? This road is not easy."
"If you don't try it, how will you know?" Xiao Chunqiu said lightly.
"That's right!" The middle-aged Confucian scholar suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiao Chunqiu, "However, this debt is not an ordinary debt. If you cannot get this debt back, you will die!"
"It is true that I will die." Xiao Chunqiu raised his eyebrows, "But matters related to debt are important matters. I believe that there are many sects in the world who are willing to help me complete that important matter."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar suddenly pondered for a moment, and then said, "Have you really made your decision?"
Xiao Chunqiu did not answer, but just said: "Isn't this decision made for me when Master wanted to rescue me from the palace two years ago?"
"Yes!" The middle-aged Confucian scholar sighed, "But in the end, I couldn't rescue you, and I even escaped with serious injuries. I'm really sorry for you!"
Xiao Chunqiu's eyes were as bright as fire, "Back then, Master's Sword Immortal's sword could definitely have rescued me from the palace, so who stopped Master, the Mad Sword Immortal Tan Tai Po, or the Snow Moon Sword Immortal Yi Wenjun?"
"Flowers bloom on the other side of the river, and on the banks of the Forgotten River, there is also the Forgotten River." The middle-aged Confucian scholar suddenly stood up and walked to the window. "I opened this Forgotten River wine shop, which means that I have given up. Since I have chosen to let go, I will not If you think about picking it up again, you don't need to test who is the person who stopped me. Isn't it just a debt? Compared with life, you can weigh it yourself! The sword on the table is passed to you. "
Xiao Chunqiu turned around and saw that there was indeed a sword there, a good sword, ranked fourth among the world's famous swordsmen. A hundred years ago, it was the Kunlun Sword Immortal's sword, but now it is the Confucian Sword Immortal's sword, frozen thousands of miles away. .
Xiao Chunqiu looked at the sword and smiled, "The fourth most famous sword in the world?"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar sighed, turned around and looked at Xiao Chunqiu, "I know you have a high vision, but this is all I can give you as a teacher."
Xiao Chunqiu suddenly stood up and said respectfully, "Thank you, Master!"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar nodded and walked towards the wine shop without saying anything. Xiao Chunqiu saw him and asked, "Master, where are you going?"
"Go and learn how to make wine." After saying this, the figure of the middle-aged Confucian scholar disappeared.
"Brewing wine?" Xiao Chunqiu murmured thoughtfully, but it was only fleeting. He picked up the Frozen Thousand-mile Sword, which was ranked fourth among the top ten famous swords. After taking a look, he took the sword and walked away. He sat down in front of the window and shouted lazily, "Waiter, the wine can be served."
