Now, it is dusk. This is a very lively city, the streets are crowded with all kinds of people, men, women, old and young, those who support the elderly, those who hold babies... Most people look happy because they are wearing clean clothes, comfortable shoes after a hard day's work, and have some money in their pockets from savings from frugality, so they have You can enjoy your leisure time to your heart's content. Others have never known the hard work of work, and naturally they don't know the fun of leisure, so they seem a little listless. It will never be pleasant for a person to seek harvest without plowing.

On both sides of this street, there are all kinds of shops, some selling groceries, some selling tea, some selling clothes, and some selling pollen. Most of the shops display their best products to attract people. the eyes of passers-by. They are also looking at passers-by on the road with the same look as passers-by looking at goods. Passers-by are interested in their goods, but they are interested in passers-by's purses. These people looked at each other, smiled at each other, most of them knew each other, only two people were completely strangers here. That is Hu Tiehua and Chu Liuxiang.

Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua didn't even know the place name of this city. They neither inquired nor cared about it, because their interest was not in this city. Their interest lies in these people. Seeing these kind, cheerful, and kind people again after returning from the desert where there are no people for thousands of miles, nothing can make them happy. The busiest place in this bustling city is this street, and the busiest place on this street is this restaurant, so they chose this place, sitting by the window facing the street, looking at the bustling crowd on the street downstairs, watching Seeing people's smiles, smelling people's breath.

They just sat and watched like this for an unknown amount of time. The table was already full of tin jugs, and the jugs were all empty. Hu Tiehua's face, which was tanned black by the scorching desert sun, was already glowing red. When the jug started to fall to the ground, he sighed and murmured: "I just know now that the world's most beautiful Lovely, it is these ordinary people, you get along with them all day long, maybe you don’t think they are cute, but if you go to the hellish desert, you will know that there is nothing in the world anymore There are things cuter than people."

Chu Liuxiang smiled, and said with a smile: "This is exactly what makes you cute. A person who loves mankind so much will never be a villain. A villain will never think like you." Hu Tiehua laughed loudly and said, "Thank you for your compliments, I only hope that Lao Ji can also hear your words." Speaking of Ji Bingyan, a shadow suddenly appeared on his cheerful smiling face, he drank three glasses of wine in a row, patted the table heavily, and said loudly: "I really don't understand why this dead rooster refuses to go with us, why does he want to go back? Home?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "If you knew someone was waiting for you at home, you would be in a hurry to go home." Hu Tiehua didn't speak for a long time, and drank three more glasses of wine before sighing: "Yes, no matter what, it's really a pleasant thing for a man to know that there are people waiting for him and missing him at any time .” Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "But the most important thing is that he must have someone worthy of his nostalgia in his heart, otherwise, even if his home is the most beautiful place in the world, even if you drive him away with a whip, he will not go back. "

Although he was still smiling, his smile looked a little heavy. Hu Tiehua blinked and said with a smile: "I know you think of Rong'er and the others again, don't you?" Without waiting for Chu Liuxiang to answer, he continued, "Actually, since they have returned, you don't need to worry about them anymore. With just the three of them, who would dare to touch them?" a hair." Chu Liuxiang could only smile wryly, and Hu Tiehua stopped talking, because he had already seen a young man in Tsing Yi walking towards them. This young man was sitting on the table next to them. He was not only handsome, but also very refined and delicate. Although the clothes he wore were not very gorgeous, they were well tailored and made of noble materials. Obviously a well-educated family member.

Such a person, no matter where he goes, will definitely attract attention, not to mention he has a very beautiful wife beside him. Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua had already noticed the couple. When they were drinking, the couple was also drinking. Although their wine was surprising, the couple drank a lot. Hu Tiehua has long felt envious that his wife can accompany him when his husband is drinking. Now this young man left his wife and came over. Hu Tiehua didn't know what he was doing, but the young man in blue came up to him, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I didn't dare to come here to disturb the two of you who are drinking, but I saw The two of you are so good at drinking, but you can't help but come here to ask for advice, but I hope you don't blame me."

People who love to gamble, even if they lose all their trousers, they still like others to say that they gamble well and well; people who love to drink, and there is no one who does not like people to say that they hold a good amount of alcohol.What's more, this young man himself has a good capacity for alcohol, so it is naturally more enjoyable to hear such words from his mouth. Hu Tiehua had already stood up, and said with a big laugh: "All brothers in the world, if you are willing to come here, it is because you think highly of us, if we still blame you, then it is nothing."

The young man in green shirt smiled and said, "If I hadn't already seen that the two are heroic and unruly knights, I would never have dared to come here." Hu Tiehua suddenly lowered his face, and said seriously: "You shouldn't have come here." The young man in blue was startled, but Hu Tiehua continued: "If you want to drink with us, just tell us to come over. How could you leave Mrs. Sister-in-law alone on the table over there? You should be fined at least three drinks first." The young man in green shirt clapped his palms and said with a smile: "If the two of you are willing to move over, it doesn't matter if you punish me with thirty cups."

After three glasses of wine, Hu Tiehua and the young man had already become brothers and sisters. Although Chu Liuxiang is not as easy as Hu Tiehua to make friends with others, he is not a weird and withdrawn person, not to mention the young couple, they really make people feel willing to get close to them. This young man is not only good-mannered, good at drinking, but also eloquent. His wife's brows are light, without makeup, and she is even more beautiful without the slightest smoke. It's just that there always seems to be three points of melancholy between the brows, and the complexion is abnormally pale, as if he is sick, and the illness is not serious. But this morbid beauty is the most charming. Out of ten people in the restaurant, nine were staring at her. As long as she rolls her eyes, the eyes of the four men will straighten. If anyone still doesn't look at her, that person must be too drunk to know anything. The young man in green clothes didn't care at all. Instead of being angry when others looked at his wife like this, he seemed very happy instead. The strangest thing is that although the husband and wife look very gentle and delicate, even fragile, their eyes are full of divine light, as bright as autumn water. Chu Liuxiang knew that only people with profound internal skills would have such eyes, and the husband and wife were undoubtedly extremely skilled martial arts figures. But no matter what they say or do, they don't have the slightest quack air. No matter how you look at it, they definitely don't look like people in the martial arts. Chu Liuxiang couldn't help feeling more and more interesting about these two. Naturally, it is inconvenient for him to look too closely at other people's wives, but at this moment the boy is urging Hu Tiehua to drink frequently, and his wife is also coughing softly with her head down. The light shone obliquely, and it just hit her face. Chu Liuxiang's gaze fell on her face at the same time as the light. This is an almost flawless face, the contours and lines of the face are as perfect as a carefully carved one. But there was something missing from this beautiful face. Looking from Chu Liuxiang's direction, it happened that her eyebrows could be clearly seen, but she had no eyebrows, and her eyebrows were completely painted on. Chu Liuxiang even stopped breathing. "Thrush"!Could this beautiful young woman be a thrush? At this moment, the bodies of those girls in the secret valley suddenly appeared in front of Chu Liuxiang again. Everyone died so badly, and everyone's eyebrows had been shaved off... Could it be because she has no eyebrows herself? , so every time she kills a woman, she shaves off their eyebrows? Chu Liuxiang only glanced at it, then immediately raised his head, the young man in green shirt had already raised his glass to him with a smile, Chu Liuxiang also raised his glass, and said with a smile: "My little brother has bothered my brother for many cups, but even my brother's surname Don't know the name yet." Hu Tiehua laughed loudly and said: "Not bad, not bad, I just drank to my heart's content, but forgot about it, this should be fined three cups." The young man in green shirt waited for him to drink three glasses of wine before he said with a smile: "Little brother Li Yuhan..." Before he could finish speaking, the young woman raised her glass and said with a smile: "Why don't you two ask me for my name? Is it because I am a woman? Or is it because a woman should not have a name after she is married? " Hu Tiehua glanced at Chu Liuxiang, and said with a smile: "It seems that we should be fined three cups again." Li Yuhan said with a smile: "Liu has no eyebrows, you two, don't look at her as weak, but in fact, not only does she have the same temper as a man, she will never lose to a man in a fight." Hu Tiehua said: "Oh! Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law is still a hero among women." Liu Wumei said sweetly: "Actually, I even had the same name as a man, but I suffered from a serious illness when I was young. Although I didn't die, my eyebrows fell out... My eyebrows are painted on now. Can't you see it?" Chu Liuxiang originally thought that she must try her best to conceal this matter, but who would have thought that she would tell it herself, Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but feel very surprised. I just heard Li Yuhan say: "Now it's my turn to ask you two names." Hu Tiehua said: "My surname is Hu, and my name is Hu Tiehua. He..." Chu Liuxiang was not sure whether he should let him continue, but at this moment, someone suddenly rushed over, pointed at Chu Liuxiang and shouted: "Everyone, can you see, this is Chu Liuxiang, who is famous all over the world, handsome Chu Xiang!" , everyone is lucky enough to see Chu Xiangshuai's true face, you should all stand up and have a drink." His voice is like a seller of dog skin plaster, and when he yelled straight in his throat, all the drinkers in the building were taken aback. Although some people didn't know who Chu Xiangshuai was, as long as he was running around Yes, when I heard the name Chu Liuxiang, my face couldn't help but change color. The most surprised person was naturally Chu Liuxiang himself. I saw this man in a blue shirt and gray trousers, the trousers were wrapped with black cloth, but he opened his clothes, and a piece of money plaster was stuck on his left temple. He seemed to be a standard hooligan. Let's go, Chu Liuxiang was still calm, but Hu Tiehua grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "What's your name, friend? How could you recognize Chu Liuxiang?" The man still wanted to break free from his hand, but Hu Tiehua exerted a light force, and he was so painful that beads of sweat were dripping from his head. He grinned and said: "The little one is just a plaster seller, how can he recognize such a high-ranking Jianghu as Chu Liuxiang?" Man, it's just that someone gave the little man ten taels of silver and asked the little man to come here to make a fuss." Hu Tiehua knew that what he said was true, because with his little ability, it was impossible to get to know Chu Liuxiang. Chu Liuxiang frowned and asked, "Who gave you ten taels of silver and asked you to come here?" The big man said with a bitter face: "That man said he was Chu Xiangshuai's friend, and the villain didn't see his appearance clearly." Hu Tiehua stared and said, "Are you blind?" The big man said: "He dragged the little man into a dark corner, with the light behind his back, the little man only saw a bird cage in his hand, and there seemed to be a thrush in the cage." Hu Tiehua lost his voice: "Thrush"! He immediately turned to look at Chu Liuxiang, but Chu Liuxiang remained completely calm, just smiled and said: "Yes, that person is our friend, he is joking with us, you go!" Hu Tiehua had no choice but to let go, and the big man fled downstairs in a hurry. Li Yuhan seemed to be stunned as well, and then he let out a long breath, clapped his hands and said, "Meiermeier, did you hear that? Chu Xiangshuai, whom you admire the most, is sitting in front of you now, and you are not respectful." He has a cup." Liu Wumei smiled and said: "Of course I want to toast, I'm afraid Chu Xiangshuai can't drink anymore." Li Yuhan said: "Can't drink anymore? Why?" Liu Wumei said: "If you are stared at by so many pairs of eyes, can you still drink?" She smiled at Chu Liuxiang again, and said: "So Xiangshuai, you don't need to stay with us anymore, if you want to leave, we will never blame you." Chu Liuxiang sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't want to leave at first, but now... now I have no choice but to leave." As soon as he walked downstairs, Hu Tiehua patted Chu Liuxiang's shoulder hard, and said, "Old bug, you have seen many women, but you have never seen a woman like Liu Wumei, have you? Not to mention being pretty, and...and bold, charming, and considerate, she is so considerate to you, knowing that you can't sit still, she will let you go immediately, let alone her husband." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "That's right, this is really rare." Hu Tiehua said: "Rare? It's more than rare. I dare say that there is no other woman like her in the world." Chu Liuxiang said: "Oh!" Hu Tiehua said: "Some women also have many advantages, but women are women, and every woman has some problems more or less, some are long-winded, some are posturing, some are cold as ice, and some are too flamboyant, and some are not allowed My husband drank, but I was desperately jealous." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Since every woman has problems, isn't she a woman?" Hu Tiehua slapped his hands and said: "This is the wonderful thing. She has all the benefits of women, but she has none of the problems of women. She also has all the benefits of men, but she is a true one." A woman who does not buckle, if there is another woman like this, I will desperately want to marry her as my wife." Chu Liuxiang said: "You just met her once, so you know her so well?" Hu Tiehua straightened her chest, and said loudly: "Don't think that you are the only one who understands women. My surname Hu is not necessarily much worse than you." Chu Liuxiang said lightly: "Didn't you think that she might be a thrush?" Hu Tiehua almost jumped up, staring and said: "Is she a thrush? Is there something wrong with you? If she is a thrush, then who is the person holding the bird cage?... If she is a thrush, I will cut my head Cut it off and use it as a chamber pot for you." Chu Liuxiang smiled and didn't say anything anymore, because he himself had doubts about his own thoughts now, and after a long while, he murmured: "We ate a meal today, and we should find a way to pay him back tomorrow." yes." Hu Tiehua clapped his hands and said, "You've been talking for a long time, but this sentence is still human." They were planning to stay here overnight, so they had already found a clean inn and settled for two clean rooms. The moonlight shines on the sycamore trees in front of the window, and the autumn is already very strong. I don’t know where the fragrance of osmanthus wafts, which seems to lull people into dreams. But Hu Tiehua still sat in Chu Liuxiang's room and did not leave, and Chu Liuxiang did not urge him to sleep, because Chu Liuxiang knew that what he feared most was loneliness. What's more, with such a starry sky and such a moonlit night, one cannot live without a good friend by one's side.Chu Liuxiang looked at the bright moon outside the window, and said leisurely: "Osmanthus fragrans are so fragrant, I'm afraid the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed before we know it." Hu Tiehua sighed calmly, and said: "I don't know how many things have passed without us knowing, and it's not just the Mid-Autumn Festival..." At this moment, a burst of noisy voices came over. Then, one person shouted, "Does Chu Xiangshuai live here? Yao Changhuat is here to visit." Chu Liuxiang frowned and said, "No, it turns out that the thrush asked people to yell in that restaurant to cause trouble for us." As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people broke into the courtyard. Some of these people were holding lanterns in their hands, some were actually holding wine jars, some were drunk, and some were sleepy, as if they had just been pulled out of bed. The person walking in the front, with long hands and feet, black and thin, rushed to the window in three or two steps, rolled his eyes, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Which one is Chu Xiangshuai? Under Yao Changhua, I He is a lay disciple of Shaolin sect, now he runs a small bodyguard agency here, and he has long admired Chu Xiangshuai's name, since Chu Xiangshuai is here, if he doesn't allow him to show his kindness as a landlord, he will look down upon him too much." This man spoke urgently and quickly, like a cannonball, and when he said the words "Shaolin sect", his black face was full of complacency. Hu Tiehua really has no way to deal with this kind of pretentious person. He was about to slip away quietly, but Chu Liuxiang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It seems that you have a lot of face, and you have to work so many friends to see it." you." Hu Tiehua's eyes were straightened, but at this moment a lot of people outside the window were clasping fists at him, and it was too late for him to deny it. I just heard everyone chatting about what to say: "I have admired Chu Xiangshuai's name for a long time! I am so happy to see Chu Xiangshuai today..." When Hu Tiehua saw that Chu Liuxiang had already hid aside, his teeth itch with hatred, rolled his eyeballs, and suddenly laughed loudly, saying: "Yes, I am Chu Liuxiang, but Chu Liuxiang is just a robber and thief, how dare you work hard?" Your Majesty came here to see me." While he was talking, he glanced at Chu Liuxiang, but Chu Liuxiang was still smiling and standing there with his hands behind his back, not angry at all. Yao Changhua was startled when he heard this, and after a long while, he frowned and smiled and said, "Chu Xiangshuai is really too modest, who in the world doesn't know that Chu Xiangshuai robs the rich and helps the poor, is benevolent and righteous, the words 'robber and thief' Who dares to use it on Xiangshuai?" Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "You don't dare in front of me, you are afraid of calling Chu Xiangshuai not only a robber, but also a bastard behind your back!" Yao Changhua was stunned again, and said with a dry smile: "Xiang Shuai is really very funny, very funny." He seemed to be afraid that this Chu Xiangshuai would say something amazing again, so he hurriedly continued: "I will introduce a few friends for Xiangshuai first... This Mao Jianguang, known as the 'Shenquan Invincible Great Escort', this Zhao Dahai ..." He said a dozen or so names in one breath, among which were either "Shenquan" or "Shenjian", or "Invincible" or "Weizhen". Hu Tiehua looked at the faces of these people, and heard these well-known nicknames, almost laughed his teeth out, and held back his smile: "Everyone, what advice do you have for coming here this time?" Zhao Dahai hurriedly said: "I have been waiting for you for a long time to admire Chu Xiangshuai. Not only is his lightness skill unrivaled in the world, but also his drinking capacity is unparalleled in the world. This time we have the opportunity, everyone wants to offer Xiangshuai a few glasses." Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "It's wrong, it's wrong, you're all wrong. Although I, Chu Liuxiang, have so-so qinggong skills, my drinking capacity is not much bigger than that of the old bug. Where is the person who is truly invincible in drinking capacity!" He pointed his hand over there, and everyone's eyes followed. Chu Liuxiang couldn't leave no matter how much he wanted, Hu Tiehua laughed and said, "Hey! This Hu Tiehua, Hu Daxia, is really the king of wine. Hero, great hero, it would be a pity if you don’t give him a few more toasts!” Before he finished speaking, a group of people had already crowded into the room, and five of the ten people had squeezed towards Chu Liuxiang. Now Hu Tiehua took his revenge, and without waiting for others to respect him, he snatched the wine glass first, gulped down three glasses, and then laughed loudly: "Actually, I, Chu Liuxiang, not only can't drink as much as this great hero Hu, but also my martial arts are not as good. Not as good as his. One day I decided to compete with him, and within fifty strokes, he threw a big somersault and broke my head... You see, there is still a big scar here, if he hadn't been merciful, This scar is probably three times bigger." Everyone's eyes widened to look at Chu Liuxiang, and they all said, "Really? Hero Hu, you..." Chu Liuxiang's head was dizzy from the noise, and she couldn't hear what these people were chattering about, she could only touch her nose and smile wryly, but in her heart she wished to plug Hu Tiehua's big mouth with straw. At this moment, a "hoo" was heard suddenly, and something black and flickering flew in from the window, bringing a strong wind, shaking the window "creaking". Everyone ran away in shock, this thing fell on the table with a "bang", shaking everything on the table into the air, it turned out to be a big goldfish bowl placed in the yard. This goldfish tank weighed at least three to five hundred catties, but at this moment, someone threw it in from the window, and it landed on the table impartially, and the water in the tank did not splash out at all. Surprised, everyone couldn't help looking out the window together. The sky is full of stars, the moonlight is like water, and the sycamore trees in the yard are as if they have been washed by water, green and green, but there are two more figures under the sycamore trees. I don't know when these two people came?Where did it come from?Both of them were wearing black robes, but each wore a mask. The mask worn by the short one is crying with his mouth wide open, while the mask worn by the tall one is smiling with his mouth curled up. The two masks are crying and laughing, one is blue and the other is white. It may be funny in daylight, but Looking at it in this quiet night, it seemed indescribably weird.