The years when I was an old man

The convoy moved slowly on the dark mountain road.

The further you go, the worse the road conditions become.

After more than an hour of turbulence, I finally saw a piece of light.

I pointed to where the light was, and asked the man in the middle:

"Is that the Eight Desolation?"

The middle-pointed man immediately shook his head and explained:

"That's Shuta Town, Bahuang is a village below him, very close to him..."

As soon as I finished speaking, Kanye, who was drowsy in the last row of the commercial vehicle, suddenly added a sentence without looking up.

"Before the start of the star list, everyone has to go to this town. After explaining the rules and the content of the competition, they will go to Bahuang. Come here, that's right!"

I turned to look at Kanye, who yawned and stretched.

Then, he took out a bag from his pocket.

There were a few withered and severed fingers in it, and after playing with it a few times, he suddenly asked Wei Baixing:

"Old Wei, you said that according to the ranking of thousand skills, whose skill is the best in the world?"

In Wei Baixing's jug, it seemed that there was not much wine left.

He picked up the flagon and shook it lightly.

He raised his head and poured the last few drops of wine into his mouth.

After smacking his lips twice, he said something that was still unfinished:

"Needless to say, of course it's Melo..."

Kanye gave him a dissatisfied look, and said:

"I'm asking about being alive!"

Wei Baixing thought for a while before answering:

"Jin Wushuang? After all, he ranked first in the last star list!"

"Shit, it's not worth mentioning, a guy with a false name!"

Wei Baixing laughed, and said:

"But he beat me?"

"That's because your level is too low!"

Wei Baixing didn't take it seriously, and continued:

"Then who is number one? Liu Baiyu?"

Kanye shook his head.

"A romantic boy who only knows how to lie on a woman's belly, how good can he be?"

A few of us dare not answer the words.The top three figures on the star list.

No matter which one is famous, it seems worthless in the eyes of Kanye.

"Who else could it be? But I heard that there is a young man named Gu Ziliu in Yundian. Since his debut, he has never been defeated. Many players on the star list have also been defeated by him... ..."

Kanye waved his hand impatiently and said:

"You're a brat, he's on the same level as the sixth grader, so it's not worth mentioning!"

Uh?

How did this suddenly come to me again?

Wei Baixing held the jug and thought for a long time without saying a word.

Kanye seemed a little anxious, he put his head in front of Wei Baixing.

"You drunkard, you've been talking for so long, why didn't you mention me? Am I not worthy of number one in the world? Tell me, are you trying to make me angry?"

Kanye's posture seemed to be eating people.

Wei Baixing laughed out loud, and asked back:

"Kan, Mr. Melomei died young, so we won't mention it. But don't forget that there are two more people. Are you sure you can beat them?"

"Who?"

"Qianxie, Zhang Shoushan. Thousand-handed Jade Fox, Huo Yutong!"

My heart skipped a beat, although I've heard of Qianxie Zhang Shoushan's name.

But in the arena, there has never been any actual combat case of him.

And today, I heard his name again.

Kanye stopped talking. He looked at his severed finger and murmured to himself for a long time:

"These two guys, I'm afraid they won't come to participate in the star list..."

While speaking, the convoy had already entered the town.

I looked at the forest outside the window, and there were quite a few bits and pieces of light coming from it.

I asked curiously:

"It's so late, there seems to be someone in the forest?"

Wei Baixing also looked out the window, and he explained to me:

"There are quite a few people who come to participate in the star list. In addition, there are also big bosses from all sides, Lan Dao, who will also come to the platform. How can such a small town accommodate so many people. In addition, the accommodation conditions here Poor, many experienced people simply prepared tents in advance and camped in the open space at the foot of the forest..."

I was shocked to hear this situation.There is no ordinary person who can come to participate in the star list.

These people live a life of extravagance in wine pools and meat forests on weekdays.

But for the sake of a star list, he ran here to suffer such a crime.

The man in the middle is fairly familiar with this town, and under his command, our car stopped at the door of a hotel near the town.

When I got out of the car, I took a special look at the town.

As far as I can see, all I can think of is two words: decay.

The houses in the small town are mostly wooden structures with white paint on them.

Although it was just after nine o'clock, few houses in the whole town seemed to have their lights on.

The middle-pointed man told me that the economy here is backward and it has only been connected to electricity for two years.

In order to save some electricity bills, everyone is reluctant to use electricity at all.

The first floor of the hostel where we live is a rice noodle shop, and the second and third floors are simple guest rooms.

Because the location is too remote, there are no customers.

I packed up all the remaining guest rooms, and ate something simple.

Coupled with the exhaustion of the journey, everyone planned to rest earlier.

As soon as I entered the room, I didn't know what it meant to be simple.

The windows didn't close properly and the door didn't lock.

Except for a simple wooden bed and undistinguishable white or yellow luggage, there is almost nothing in the room.

No way, I can only lie on the bed and sleep with my clothes on.

I have been on the road all day today, and I fell asleep in bed in a daze.

I don't know how long it took, but I seemed to smell a bloody smell in my dream.