Sir, this sword is a keepsake

There were a lot of people drinking at the moment, the waiter led them to a table by the window on the second floor.There are already several stacks of fruits and vegetables on the table.

From here, you can see the street you just walked along, and the dark alley where the carriages are parked is blocked by the houses along the street, just in the blind corner of your sight.

The two divided the work tacitly, Shen Fang was in charge of ordering food, and Zhuang Li was paying attention to the movement outside.

Zhuang Li listened, his expression gradually changed, he controlled the twitching corners of his mouth, so as not to make himself look too new to the world: Shen Fang almost listed a bunch of things he had never heard of before. Dishes, and the waiter in the shop even recorded and introduced the special dishes with ease.

After ordering, when the waiter in the shop left, Shen Fang said to Zhuang Li who was silent as if in a daze: "Last time when I was in Qingzhou, I said I wanted to invite you to dinner, but I didn't invite you, so I will make it up this time."

Shen Fang had lingering fears when he spoke, still thinking about the scene in Taolin just now that made him shudder, if it wasn't for the mysterious strong man who rescued him, Zhuang Li would have been hit by that poisonous needle.

"Seeing that your eyes are a little dull, maybe it's because you think that this meal will cost a lot of money, and you feel distressed."

Shen Fang came back to his senses, startled in his heart: Depressed look?The second half of Zhuang Li's sentence is a joke, but the first half is obviously the truth.

"Just thinking about those killers."

"The third person who ran away is probably the real master of Wuxianglou." Zhuang Li analyzed while eating fruits and vegetables. .”

After finishing speaking, he tapped the plate closest to him with his chin, as if telling Shen Fang that he tried that one and highly recommend it!

Without hesitation, Shen Fang picked up a piece of tender white flesh from the plate and put it in his mouth. The peach fragrance overflowed, and the lips and teeth were filled with sweet juice.He suddenly realized that this was the Lanzhou white peach that his younger junior sister Lu Ying loved to eat.

"What's the matter, isn't it delicious?" Zhuang Li noticed Shen Fang's momentary stagnation, and asked in surprise.

After finishing speaking, Zhuang Li took a piece and put it in his mouth.

"It's delicious," Shen Fang paused, then smiled and said, "My younger sister likes it too."

Zhuang Li realized that the junior sister Shen Fang was talking about was the one who liked Li Wuhen, so he stopped asking some questions about his parents, and looked out of the window again, suddenly concentrating.

"There's someone over there who seems to be..."

I saw a tall and burly man standing still in the middle of the long street, very conspicuous.He looked at the place where Shen Fang's carriage stopped, as if he had noticed something wrong.

The figure of that man was very familiar to Shen Fang.

The waiter served several dishes in a row, seeing the two of them staring out of the window intently, put away a few leftover dishes without saying a word, and left in a hurry.The two swords on Shen Fang's back mean "not to be messed with" for ordinary people.

Shen Fang and Zhuang Li watched the man, waiting for the man to do anything, but the man did not do anything and continued walking.

The man's steps were slow but strong.Two thick arms naturally hang down on the sides of the broad body, swinging slightly with the steps, each step seems to be able to blow up a gust of wind.

What was more conspicuous was the dark and dull knife on the man's back.

The man stopped outside the Qiyun Building, as if he had sensed something, he raised his eyes slightly, and his hawk-like gaze suddenly met the scrutinizing eyes of the two.

Shen Fangfang nodded to the man.

The man was startled for a moment, and then he grinned, revealing his fairly neat white teeth, and his domineering temperament was immediately diluted a bit, making him appear approachable.

"You know him?" Zhuang Li asked after the strong man entered the building.

"Didn't you just say that a master showed his skills by passing by?" Shen Fang explained.He has already recognized that this strong man with a black beard is the swordsman who just shot.The reason why he stopped outside the dark alley for a while was obviously because he recognized the carriage.

"What a coincidence, he's here too." Before Zhuang Li finished speaking, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the stairs, one light and one heavy, and he changed his words decisively, "It's the first time I've eaten such fresh river fish. It's delicious, too delicious!"

While Zhuang Li was praising him, the tall and burly swordsman stepped in. There were several tables on the second floor, except for Shen Fang and Zhuang Li, who looked over almost in no particular order, but quickly looked away.

The swordsman's rough appearance, his weather-tainted attire, and his pitch-black knife were all incompatible with this place.

"Little brother, I didn't expect to meet you here again. Now I may not be able to explain it clearly." The swordsman looked around, and from a distance, he said to Shen Fang who was staring at him with a deep dantian, saying Wan Wan laughed to himself, obviously knowing that Shen Fang was wary of him.

His smile was sincere, which slightly dispelled the intimidation brought by his appearance.

Shen Xin's worry was also relieved immediately. He was worried that the person who spoke directly would be "No Xianglou" when he opened his mouth. Now he realized that this person is not an outspoken person, and he also knows what to say and what not to say. .

Shen Fang's expression stretched, "Your Excellency was joking, Your Excellency is indebted to me, but I'm stuck and unable to repay for a while."

Shen Fang used the word "difficulty" to show his weakness. On the one hand, he was testing the other party's attitude, and on the other hand, he was frank - since the other party has not shown any malice at present, he cannot easily offend him.

Zhuang Li was originally focused on tasting the fish soup in his mouth, but when he heard Shen Fang's solemn tone, he immediately pricked up his ears.

"I'm a nosy person, and I won't let myself die when I see injustice." The swordsman raised his finger behind Shen Fang, "If you don't mind, I'll sit at the table next to you."

Shen Fang smiled self-deprecatingly and shook his head, "Your Excellency, please do as you please, please return Haihan for the previous faux pas."

"Would you like to see death?"

Shen Fang glanced at Zhuang Li with gentle eyes, and said helplessly, "Don't talk with something in your mouth."

"Why do you want to die?" Zhuang Li finally swallowed the extremely fresh water shield in his mouth.

"I said you were almost poisoned just now and died, do you believe it?"

Zhuang Li's eyes gradually widened, but the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously, "That's so miserable, I can only die as a starving ghost."

"...Do you want to be a full-fledged ghost?" Shen Fang pretended to be cold-eyed, but in the next second he couldn't help laughing because of Zhuang Li's words.

"I said, why do I eat like this, and you can't help but tease me that I haven't seen the world." Zhuang Li fed himself another piece of tender tofu, "So it's because I feel guilty towards me in my heart. "

The tofu was boiled with fresh crucian carp and seasoned with ginger and scallions. The taste was so fresh that Zhuang Li felt that he almost swallowed it with his tongue.

Shen Fang smiled slightly, without making excuses, and took a bite of the chicken mushroom.

It's been a long time since I tasted such delicious meat.If it weren't for the swordsman by his side, Shen Fang would have made an indescribable expression like Zhuang Li.

Regarding the whereabouts of the woman named Qingqing, Shen Fang didn't have any burden on his mind, he restrained his mind, and followed Zhuang Li to focus on the delicious food in front of him-he frankly favored one and favored another.

The swordsman entered the table, stood the black knife beside the table, and ordered two large plates of beef, two large plates of mustache, and two large jugs of the cheapest wine.

Even the sentence "I don't have money, I want the cheapest wine!"This swordsman is similar to Zhuang Li in this regard.

Shen Fang gave Zhuang Li a meaningful look. The latter was chewing the food in his mouth intently. Although he didn't understand what Shen Fang wanted to express at the moment, he only knew that it had something to do with the swordsman.

He fixed his eyes, swallowed the food in his mouth, opened his mouth and said silently: "Is there something wrong with that person?"

"He is your savior, go and kowtow to him to thank him." Shen Fang said with a smile.

"?" Zhuang Li couldn't understand the blood rushing to his stomach, so he already felt that his brain was a little dull.

As soon as the words were finished, there was a bang, and a wine bowl fell heavily on the table, only to hear the strong man start pouring another bowl of wine.

Since he was sitting with his back to that person, Shen Fang couldn't help becoming more concerned: Although this person is a straightforward and intelligent master, but look at how much he drinks and eats... Will it be too lethal to go crazy when drunk? rise.

Soon, the swordsman asked the waiter to serve two more jugs of wine, it seemed that he had already finished the first two jugs.

Listening to his speech without ambiguity, it seems that he is not drunk at all——Shen Fang sighed, and at the same time, a thought flashed in his mind: Since this person said that he had once been an enemy of Wuxianglou, and he is now in Lanzhou, why not take this opportunity to ask He drank, made friends, and thanked him for saving Zhuang Li's life.If the other party has malicious intentions, then retreat, but lose some wine money.

Thinking of this, his eyes flashed, he turned around, and said with a smile to the swordsman, "I was thinking that I would not be able to repay Your Excellency for a while, but seeing that Your Excellency can drink a lot, why don't I invite Your Excellency to drink and have a good time?" What do you think, Your Excellency?"

The swordsman listened to Shen Fang's words, but he didn't stop drinking. After Shen Fang finished speaking, the bowl of wine in his hand had just been drained, so he said leisurely, "I don't have any hobbies in my life, but I like drinking. If you If you mention other things, I may not agree, but since you are asking me to drink, it is disrespectful. "

"Since that's the case, I invite you to drink the best wine in Qiyun Building. Xiaoer, bring four jugs of your best wine!"

The swordsman narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, "I haven't asked your name yet."

"The surname is Shen, and the single name is released."

As soon as the words fell, the swordsman raised his eyelids, and his eagle eyes slowly glanced at them.

"Right now, everyone in the martial arts are plotting against Yongxia Villa, and they all know that the son of the owner, Shen Yucheng, Shen Yucheng, went down the mountain to Luoyang to deliver the sword manual, and they don't know whether Mr. Shen is scheming, or they think that I will guess you sooner or later. His identity, he actually told me his real name so frankly."

Shen Fang smiled, "Both, and I think with your knowledge and eyesight, you should have roughly guessed my identity just now when you saw my sword by the river." He paused, "Anyway, it's not on me, and it's useless for your Excellency to want my life. Therefore, it's not good to be honest with each other."

"Okay, very good." The swordsman nodded, not concealing his knowledge of the sword manual, "My name is Dongliu, and I would like to make friends with Mr. Shen. Since Mr. Shen invites you to drink, I wonder if the two of you would like to show respect How many bowls do you want to drink together? Oh yes, brother, I haven't asked your name yet."

After hearing this, Zhuang Li stood up and saluted solemnly, and said, "Brother Dongliu, you are welcome, I am Xia Zhuangli. Your Excellency just saved my next life. If there is anything that can help you in the future, feel free to tell me. I am a beginner. Jianghu, please forgive me if there is any slip of the tongue."

After finishing speaking, he said in one breath: "Well, I don't drink well... the drinking is just..."

Shen Fang was thinking about the somewhat peculiar name "Dongliu", which is only a pseudonym used in Taoism, but most of the people in the Jianghu use their names to pass on their names, either related to martial arts, or to their style of conduct, so it doesn't matter. Hearing this , wanted to speak for Zhuang Li, but seeing that Dong Liu didn't take it seriously, he smiled amiably and said, "I never force others to drink, brother Zhuang, don't worry."

Zhuang Li also smiled unnaturally.

"Please!" Dong Liu motioned for the two of them to sit down, and it happened that four pots of wine were also brought up. He unceremoniously tore open the seal, and the mellow aroma of the wine overflowed, making Shen Fang and Zhuang Li who were close to each other a little dazed. , while Dongliu sniffed the aroma of wine with joy.

"As expected of Zhuyeqing from Lanzhou."

After sighing, his expression became serious.