The chivalrous spirit is fickle

At this point, Shi Gu felt somewhat helpless. He let out a long sigh and said with a complicated expression.

"But the scholar forgot the truth that one person can make a statement, and three people can make a tiger."

"No matter how virtuous that woman is, no matter how much she believes in her husband, she still can't get rid of her own heart."

"Sad, helpless, and inferior, the woman knew she was ugly and felt she was not worthy of her husband."

"She was worried and fearful every day, and died in the arms of a scholar in this state of anxiety."

"After his wife died, the scholar was depressed for many years, so he crossed the Tianshan Mountains, came to this small Jianghu, and sailed out to sea."

"When the scholar saw Xiao Man for the first time, his feelings welled up, but his first thought was the yellow earth where his wife was buried."

"Perhaps, grass has grown on my wife's grave."

"In short, the scholar had many faults, but one good thing was that he never doubted that his love for his wife was fake."

"He knew that he loved his first wife. From the moment he lifted the red veil from her head, and from the time they sat by the river and looked at the moon together when they were little, it would never change until his death."

"Then, the relationship with this strange woman is fake, and it also makes him feel disgusted."

"That's why he turned around and left, and never set foot on that ice field again."

After saying that, Shi Gu looked at everyone and spoke softly.

"The exquisite dice and the red beans make me miss you deeply."

"If it weren't for the deep emotional damage, who could have escaped from the clutches of that great demon?"

Chapter 95: Big and Small Jianghu

The deeper the night, the better the wine.

After listening to Shi Gu's story, everyone fell silent and just drank.

Shi Gu drank cup after cup of wine, but he didn't feel drunk at all. He had long been accustomed to this. He had never been drunk since he became the God.

Su Xun lowered his head and drank one glass of wine after another. He was at the peak of the ninth level of martial arts and was not easily drunk.

This made Su Xun feel a little regretful, because there were some things that he couldn't say if he wasn't drunk.

After a long time, the noisy hotel finally quieted down, but a lot of people were drunk, lying on the tables in all directions, all with flushed faces and unclear minds.

On the second floor, Su Xue didn't drink at first, but after listening to the story of Kang Xi and the scholar, she picked up the wine glass and was already drunk.

But even though he was drunk, Su Xun still sat upright, but his eyes were sleepy and he seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep while maintaining a meditation posture.

Zou Si from the East Sea Sword Sect, an unlucky child who had just been rescued, was the one who slept the worst among them. When she was drunk, she jumped directly onto the beam, and like a female ghost, she hooked her legs on the beam and fell asleep hanging upside down.

Shi Gu took a look at Zou Si's sleeping posture and sighed with regret. It was a pity that the girl was not wearing a skirt.

Shen Yue was also drunk. Shi Gu thought she would not be drunk, but at this moment she squinted her eyes, smiled foolishly, and looked at Shi Gu like a child.

She didn't say anything, but she refused to fall asleep just like that.

Xiaojiu didn't drink any alcohol. She just sat at the table, as if everything had nothing to do with her. Her eyes were slightly drooped, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

Shi Gu shook the empty wine jug, frowned slightly, put it down, turned to look at Su Xun who was also not drunk, and said.

"Do you have something to tell me?"

Su Xun nodded slightly but did not speak. He remained silent until Shi Gu punched him impatiently. Then Su Xun slowly spoke.

"Shi Gu, I think there's something wrong with my state of mind."

Shi Gu raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not say anything, just quietly looking at the old friend beside him.

Su Xun is now over two hundred years old. In fact, according to his martial arts level, he is still a young man. He can still live for a very long time. His middle-aged appearance is not his true appearance. He just deliberately pretends to be middle-aged.

Su Xun gently stroked the empty white porcelain wine glass, his eyelids slightly lowered, and said with a complicated expression.

"You know my personality. I don't want to be the leader of this sect at all. I don't want to be restricted at all. If someone like me becomes the leader of this sect, I will easily overthink and make mistakes."

"I am not a smart person, but I have to pretend to be smart and work hard to maintain the status of Xuanming Division. For this, I have done many dirty things that you and I hated in the past."

"It's not my nature, but I watched people die without helping them. When I do this too many times, I feel like I'm not myself anymore."

"If this continues, I don't think I'll ever be able to step into the Xiantian realm in my lifetime."

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu could not help but sigh softly. Two hundred years ago, Su Xun could be said to be full of vigor and talent. At that time, even Shi Gu felt that Su Xun would definitely reach the innate martial realm in the future.

As long as one of the seventy-two people has a vacancy, Su Xun will definitely be able to achieve the innate state.

After all, Su Xun, who was only forty years old at that time, was already a ninth-rank warrior.

Shi Gu looked at Su Xun and asked softly.

"Your state of mind is indeed a big problem, but to be honest, even if your state of mind is fine, as long as a vacancy is created, the current leader of the Demon Cult will occupy that position."

"You don't need to worry about it. You can't compete with Fang Jue anyway."

Su Xun glared at Shi Gu and said angrily.

"How can you be so comforting? I sound like a piece of crap."

Shi Gu nodded and added.

"Compared to Fang Jue, you are indeed a useless idiot."

Su Xun's eyes twitched, and he looked at his old friend beside him and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"I swear, one day, I will poison you and make you mute."

Shi Gu didn't care about Su Xun's harsh words at all. He threatened to poison and mute the people he had met, but he still kept talking nonsense for so many years.

"So, how do you want to solve your mental problems?"

Hearing this, Su Xun frowned and hesitated for a long time before speaking slowly.

"I want to go to that great world. It will take at least ten years, or at most a hundred years."

Shi Gu was stunned when he heard this, looked surprised, and then slapped Su Xun on the head.

"What the hell do you want? Others don't know what it looks like over there, but don't you five major sects know?"

"There are many rules and innate abilities. The most important thing is that people from the big Jianghu all come to the small Jianghu to practice and break through. I have never heard of anyone going to the big Jianghu to break through."

The division of the martial arts world into large and small is actually not a very secretive thing. As long as you have been in the martial arts world for a long time, you will know that in addition to the martial arts world governed by the five major sects, there is another world.

This is a small world, and that is a big world.

The so-called size is actually not accurate. There are the most innates in the big river and lake, but most of those innates came from this small river and lake.

It may confuse others to say that the so-called martial arts luck in the big world is far inferior to that in the small world.

The reason why it is called the Great Jianghu is simply because most of the innates will stay there, as well as some warriors who have offended the five major sects and fled there.

If we don't count the innate martial arts realm, and let the two martial arts worlds fight each other, the small martial art here will crush the big one.

For example, Su Xun. If the Xiantian over there didn't take action, Su Xun would definitely be able to kill indiscriminately in the martial arts world over there.

"When I was young, I wanted to cross the Tianshan Mountain and go to the so-called big world, but I didn't succeed."

Su Xun explained with a hint of reluctance on his face. He had made an agreement with Shi Gu in the past to go out and try their luck in the great world together, but unfortunately, due to changes in his master's sect, he had to take the position of sect leader too early and was deprived of his freedom.

Shi Gu was speechless. He had been in the so-called big world for many years and knew the character of the people there.

The so-called Big Jianghu is actually just a pond made by those who deliberately diverted water for fishing. The warriors there want to come to the Small Jianghu, but the warriors in the Small Jianghu want to go to the Big Jianghu.

"What will happen to Xuanming Division if you leave? Are you going to give up on me, an outsider?"

Hearing this, Su Xun's expression suddenly became a little strange. He looked at Shi Gu quietly, which made Shi Gu feel uneasy. He suddenly came to his senses, slammed the table, and said angrily.

"I advise you not to let your imagination run wild and think about throwing this Xuanmingsi to me."

Su Xun smiled awkwardly and spoke slowly.

"Your strength is obvious to all. You can kill a peak ninth-rank warrior. Moreover, you are a mean and shameless person, with despicable means and no regard for your reputation. I believe that Xuanming Division will definitely develop better in your hands than in mine."

"Su Xun, are you fucking praising me?"

"Good brother, you have so many enemies in the martial arts world. Isn't it just right for me, Xuanmingsi, to help you avoid them?"

"Dad, I have so many romantic debts in the martial arts world. Can your little Xuanming Division stop me? If you let me become the leader of the Xuanming Division, I guarantee that within three years, all the female disciples of your Xuanming Division will be pregnant."

When talking about romantic debts, Xiaojiu, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly looked at Shigu with eyes as sharp as knives. Shigu immediately shrank his neck and felt a headache.

At this time, Su Xun actually frowned and talked to himself.

"That's true. I was reckless. I, Xuanmingsi, cannot stop your romantic debt."

Shi Gu met Xiao Jiu's murderous gaze and smiled gently.

"You can actually refute it at this time."

When Su Xun heard this, he looked disdainful and added insult to injury.

"I warned you back then, don't be so talkative when you see a pretty girl. Some people will think you are joking, but some people will take it seriously."

Chapter 96: The Love Master Releases His Bones

More than two hundred years ago, Shi Gu was not called Shi Gu. Every time Su Xun saw him, he had a new name, and each new name would not be used for too long.

But at that time, Shi Gu was like he is now. As soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted to be poisoned into a mute.

The terrible thing is that when Shi Gu sees a pretty girl, he always likes to tease her. If he annoys the girls, he won't fight back or respond. He just smiles at those angry girls.

Shi Gu looked good, but he had a mouth that didn't speak human language. Su Xun asked Shi Gu about this. He said that although he looked good, if he didn't act like a lecher, he would definitely receive sachets from some beauties.

At that time, Shi Gu looked at Su Xun, carrying a long sword, and said seriously.

"My master told me that I have a romantic destiny, which doesn't sound very good."

"Why is it that I am destined to have romantic relationships? Those girls must like me. I don't believe in fate. When I see a girl, I will make her hate you and be on guard against me, thinking that I am a playboy with a flowery tongue."

"I just don't believe that with my character, those girls can still like me?"

It was the first time that Su Xun heard someone claiming that he was destined to have a romantic relationship. He didn't take it seriously at all and thought that Shi Gu was just talking nonsense and joking.

Later, Su Xun and Shi Gu met a girl carrying a sword. Shi Gu once again went forward to ask for a fight, but unexpectedly the girl with the sword was a tough guy with a fiery temper. She insisted on killing Shi Gu with the sword to eliminate the harm to the people.

Shi Gu was not stupid, so how could he really let the girl with a sword on her back chop off his hand? However, he did not expect that her trick was too tough and she got really angry. Shi Gu had to use his real skills to capture the girl and hang her on a tree to dry in the sun for most of the day.

Then, the feud was formed.

The girl with the sword on her back was a stubborn person. She insisted on taking revenge with her own hands and killing the scoundrel Shi Gu. So she followed behind Shi Gu and Su Xun, not too close but not too far away, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.

One day, when Su Xun woke up, he saw the girl with the sword on her back and Shi Gu fighting each other. It was a very fierce fight. The girl with the sword on her back was very rude. She grabbed and pinched, and even used her mouth to bite Shi Gu's arm.

After Su Xun looked at them for a few more times, he thought that it would be better for him to have a friend die than for himself, so he turned over and continued to sleep.

When Su Xun got up the next day, he saw a bruise on Shi Gu's eye socket, and two fingerprints on the face of the girl with the sword on her back, as if someone had grabbed her face, leaving marks.

Afterwards, Su Xun and Shi Gu parted ways, and it was half a year before they met again. When they met again, Su Xun was surprised to find that the girl with the sword on her back was still following Shi Gu.

However, the girl with the sword on her back was no longer walking at a distance from Shi Gu, but was walking side by side with him. She still did not have a good look towards Shi Gu. When the two of them walked together, they were either bickering or fighting.

That day, Su Xun patted Shi Gu's shoulder with great emotion and said with pity in his eyes.

"As for your romantic relationship, you should just accept your fate."

Shi Gu had a bewildered look on his face, not knowing what Su Xun was talking about. Only the girl with the sword on her back, after hearing these words, had a blush on her fair neck, which was particularly charming.

But after that separation, Su Xun never saw the girl with the sword on her back again. The girl was no longer seen in front of or behind Shi Gu. He once thought about asking Shi Gu about the whereabouts of the girl with the sword on her back.

But Su Xun couldn't open his mouth in the end. He just put away the box of rouge secretly. He wanted to tell the girl with a sword on her back that if you travel around the world and sleep in the open air, you should always have a box of rouge ready.

Even if you no longer need to be beautiful, it is always good for a girl to have a box of rouge.

Hence, Su Xun never mentioned the girl with the sword on her back again. He only remembered those red lips, as thin as a knife, engraved in his heart.

All the things in the past are ultimately just a passing illusion and it’s time to let them go.

Su Xun's eyes were gloomy. After a long silence, he finally exhaled and spoke, and asked Shi Gu softly.

"Shigu, do you still remember the sword-carrying girl who always fought with you? What was her name? I think it was... Dong..."

Shi Gu glanced at Su Xun who was pretending to be drunk and said lightly.

"winter solstice."

Su Xun smiled when he heard this, pretended to have suddenly realized something, and clapped his hands.

"Yes, yes, Dongzhi. I don't know why, but I suddenly thought of this Dongzhi girl today. She is such a wonderful person."