Chu Qingxiao's pupils suddenly dilated at that moment, his body arched slightly, and a cold aura washed away from his body - the Shura Realm opened at that time.
His eyes were locked on the other person, like a wild beast aiming at its prey.
As long as the opponent shows a slight flaw, he will tear the opponent into pieces with the power of thunder.
But this momentum only remained on Chu Qingxiao for a moment, and then suddenly dissipated.
That's when the look on his face turned to astonishment.
"Xiang...an?" Chu Qingxiao looked at the face in front of him.
You can vaguely see the high-spirited appearance back then, but now, after twelve years of baptism, that face is a little more calm and sophisticated, and a little more weathered, but it is still handsome.
Certain past memories came to his mind.
…
In that Wuling City where peach blossoms bloom.
Chu Qingxiao doesn't have many real friends.
Xiang An can be regarded as one of the few.
In the Peach Blossom Study.
He and Chu Qingxiao were both the kind of children who didn't like reading.
But the difference is.
Compared to Chu Qingxiao who likes to be naughty everywhere, Xiang An concentrates on practicing martial arts.
It's just that his family is poor and he doesn't have a father like Chu Yueshan who works in the government.
But Xiang An also learned some skills by just trying to figure it out on his own and stealing from martial arts teachers.
He is one of the rare children in the study who can confront Wang Che head-on.
He is like a child king, always surrounded by a group of small followers. Although he usually behaves mischievously, he has never done anything extraordinary.
On the contrary, he often goes against those dandy boys.
Once Chu Qingxiao was blocked by Wang Che and his men at the entrance of an alley, but Xiang An and his men drove Wang Che and others away.
Since then, the two have become close.
At that time, Rui Xiaozhu was forced by Li Cu'an, and Chu Qingxiao took action, but was outnumbered. After Xiang An received the news, he sent people to report the case to the government, and then led his people and Chu Qingxiao to hold back Li Cuan and others.
Li Ji'an was not given a chance to kidnap Rui Xiaozhu.
The two also imitated the plot in the story, made a blood alliance and became brothers in Xuandu Temple.
For this reason, Chu Qingxiao stole fifty cents from his father and bought a roast chicken. Xiang An also bought two pots of strong liquor, saying that he would get drunk with Chu Qingxiao before they stopped.
It's a pity that the two of them were very energetic, but after one bowl of wine, each of them was already delirious.
Finally, Chu Yueshan and Xiang Anna's father, who was working as a hard worker, found the two of them and beat them severely on the street.
The two of them have done a lot of such ridiculous things together.
But most of them end in a sloppy way, but this does not hinder the young man who is full of lofty ideals. On the contrary, he is somewhat more courageous with every setback.
even
Before Zhuyin besieged the city, the two of them had agreed to create a Jianghu gang together and trample on Tianxuan Mountain, Shangyu Palace, and Taishen Mountain under their feet.
Thinking about it now, the two of them were naive and ignorant at that time.
But happiness is pure...
…
"I knew you would come out alive!" Xiang An's voice came at this time.
Pulling Chu Qingxiao out of his past thoughts.
Chu Qingxiao looked up again at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of him.
He has changed little.
The sharpness on his face has not faded, but has become stronger and sharper.
Just like how they imagined the future together twelve years ago in the Xuandu Temple where peach blossoms were in full bloom.
But twelve years have opened a huge gap between the two.
Invisible and intangible, but always there.
At this time, Xiang An sat down in the pavilion.
He placed the wine glass in his hand on the table, filled it with wine, raised one of the glasses, and shook it towards Chu Qingxiao.
"What are you still doing there?"
"Have you forgotten the promise you made when I left Wuling City?"
Chu Qingxiao was stunned, and his memory returned to twelve years ago.
At that time, the elders of Tianxuan Mountain came to Wuling City, which was besieged by Zhuyin, and prepared to take Zhao Nianshuang back to Tianxuan Mountain.
Or maybe he felt compassion.
Or maybe you just want to make the most of everything.
Therefore, the other young people in Wuling City were given a chance to test their qualifications with the Yunling Stone, and those who passed the test could go to Tianxuan Mountain together.
Chu Qingxiao gave his own spiritual stone to Rui Xiaozhu, so he naturally failed.
Before leaving, many people were reluctant to leave, especially Xiang An, who had a good relationship with Chu Qingxiao.
Chu Qingxiao made a promise to him that he would definitely get out of Wuling City alive, and then go to Tianxuan Mountain to find him, and the two of them would definitely have a drink.
Looking at the man in front of him who raised his wine glass, Chu Qingxiao thought about the promise he made back then, and walked up after a slight hesitation.
He stretched out his hand to take the wine glass from Xiang An's hand and sat on the other side of Xiang An. Xiang An immediately raised the wine glass in his hand and said to Chu Qingxiao with a smile on his face: "Come! Let's drink first." A cup! For this long-awaited reunion!"
His face was red and he seemed very happy.
Chu Qingxiao was not willing to dampen his interest, so he raised the wine glass in his hand.
The two wine glasses clinked together, making a soft sound.
The next moment, Xiang An raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass, his expression as usual.
When Chu Qingxiao saw this, his expression was troubled.
"What? Are you afraid that I will poison the wine?" Xiang An joked with a smile.
When he said this, Chu Qingxiao couldn't resist it. He gritted his teeth and raised his head to drink the wine in one gulp.
The spicy drink passes through the throat
, Chu Qingxiao's face turned red, and he couldn't help coughing.
Seeing him like this, Xiang An couldn't help but shake his head and said with a smile: "You are still the same as before, you are not a good drinker."
That familiar tone brought back memories of Chu Qingxiao's past, and he couldn't help but retort: "It seems that you haven't drank less in these years? I remember that back then, your ability to drink was no better than mine!"
"I can grit my teeth and drink a whole bowl, but what about you? After half a bowl, you'll vomit!"
"I remember that time we secretly drank in Xuandu Temple, and you vomited in a Taoist temple. After being beaten by your father, you wiped your tears and went back to clean the Taoist temple!"
Embarrassing things in his youth are often the topics that can bring old friends closer together. Thinking about those past events, Xiang An also had a look of nostalgia on his face.
"That's not right! You said you drank a whole bowl, but when I went back to clean the Taoist temple, I saw with my own eyes that there was no smell of alcohol in your bowl of wine at all. You were obviously cheating and replaced the wine with water. !" Xiang An laughed and cursed.
He didn't expect that Xiang An would see through what he had done. Chu Qingxiao's face froze, and he didn't know how to explain his cheating.
"I told you before that, Uncle Cao's wine is much stronger than other people's wine. You have to steal his wine and drink it! What can I do?" Chu Qingxiao laughed and cursed.
"You are just a slippery man!" Xiang An pointed at Chu Qingxiao angrily and said, "I remember that time we said we were going to teach Li Cui'an a lesson together. I thought we were real men facing off, and I brought a dozen people to prepare. If you have a good encounter with him, you might as well give Li Cuan a sap from behind. That guy was carrying a bag on his head and he didn't dare to go out on the street for several days. I'm afraid I don't even know who did it to this day."
…
The two of them talked about the past, with smiles on their brows.
Although the scene of this young man having a drink and chatting with a man in his thirties seemed a bit strange, the conversation between the two was very lively and they didn't seem to think anything was wrong.
This kind of looking back at the past is the best food to go with wine.
The two of them were also talking and laughing, drinking and drinking, and Chu Qingxiao, who was too drunk, soon turned red.
But as we chatted about the last past events, we drank the last glass of wine.
The warm atmosphere between the two also died down instantly.
The peach blossoms behind her were still blooming like fire, but the two people in the pavilion fell silent in tacit understanding.
Chu Qingxiao put down his wine glass and pondered for a while.
When he raised his head to look at Xiang An again, the genuine smile that had filled his brows had dissipated.
It seemed that he had sensed something from Chu Qingxiao's changes, and the drunkenness on Xiang An's face faded instantly.
The two just stared at each other.
a long time.
Chu Qingxiao finally broke the silence and said.
"You don't seem surprised at all."
