The chivalrous spirit is fickle

Su Xun's acting was extremely poor, but Shi Gu did not expose it. He rubbed his temple with his hand and smiled.

"Don't underestimate Dongzhi. Her master is a genuine Xiantian martial artist. He is very impressive."

Su Xun was stunned when he heard this, as he did not expect to hear such an answer. He was about to ask again when he heard Shi Gu continue.

"Dongzhi came from the Great Jianghu to train, and after the training, he returned to the Great Jianghu."

As he spoke, Shi Gu looked at Su Xun deeply and said in a low voice.

"She is a Taoist who practices the way of forgetting emotions. I'm afraid she has already forgotten about you and me, her two friends."

Su Xun's expression darkened. He raised his glass to drink, but found it was empty, which made him even more depressed. Suddenly, he slammed the table with anger rising up. He glared at Shi Gu and said angrily.

"Then why don't you keep her?!"

Shi Gu looked at the angry Su Xun with a bewildered look on his face, not quite understanding what was going on, so he slammed the table and retorted.

"What does it have to do with me? You like her, why should I keep her?"

"You and I are brothers, but I am also a brother to Dongzhi. I can't just favor you and ignore Dongzhi's opinion."

Su Xun was so angry that his nose and eyes were no longer eyes, and he said angrily.

"Fuck you, Dongzhi likes you. If you don't keep her, who will? Are you really going to let her go back and practice the Supreme Forgetfulness?"

"Wouldn't it break her heart if you didn't keep her?"

Shi Gu subconsciously wanted to slam the table, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he froze in place. He stood up suddenly, pointed at himself with a confused look on his face, and said.

"What the hell, Dongzhi likes me? Impossible, impossible. This is absolutely impossible!"

The corner of Su Xun's eyes twitched, and he really wanted to go up and punch Shi Gu. He also stood up suddenly, pointing at Shi Gu's nose and yelling.

"Are you fucking stupid? Can't you see Dongzhi's feelings at all?"

Shi Gu still looked unconvinced and spoke with a solemn oath.

"I'm not stupid. I asked Dongzhi if she liked me. Dongzhi said she didn't like me and punched me."

"You fucking bastard..." Su Xun was almost going crazy. He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to punch Shi Gu a few times. Shi Gu was a little annoyed and also rolled up his sleeves.

He has been wandering the world for many years and understands women's hearts the best. Why does he need a bachelor like you from Xuanmingsi to teach him?

Dongzhi clearly treats himself as a brother, so how could he have any evil thoughts?

While Shi Gu and Su Xun were glaring at each other, Xiao Jiu pursed her lips slightly and asked Shi Gu softly.

"Brother, did the Winter Solstice girl give you anything when she left?"

Xiaojiu's voice was soft and gentle. The word "brother" could melt anyone's heart, but to Shigu, it felt like a thorn in the back, and he shuddered.

After thinking for a moment, Shi Gu frowned, took out an object and said.

"When Dongzhi left, he actually gave me something."

As he spoke, Shi Gu placed a round jade pendant on the table. The jade was verdant and emerald green, but there were not many complicated patterns on it, only one line of words engraved on it.

Su Xun looked over hurriedly, looked at the line of words on the jade pendant, and read slowly with a complicated expression.

"The bond between life and death is broad, tell me about it."

After reading this, Su Xun became furious and completely heartbroken. He turned to look at Shi Gu, but Shi Gu blinked and asked.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this jade pendant?"

"..."

"Shi, I really want to kill you now!"

"No, there's nothing wrong with this jade pendant. It just has an extra line of words."

Su Xun's face twitched and he said angrily.

"Your grandma, don't tell me you don't know what this sentence means?"

Shi Gu put away the jade pendant on the table, looked at the words on it, and said innocently.

"Don't we mean to pledge our allegiance to each other, to live and die together?"

"Dongzhi and I have been through several death barriers together. Isn't this sentence very suitable to describe the two of us?"

Xiaojiu stood up slowly, her eyes moving. She bit her lip lightly and asked Shigu one last question.

"Then do you know what the next sentence is after 'Life and Death, I Will Always Be with You'?"

Hearing this, Shi Gu answered without hesitation.

"It's holding your hand, walking with you... No... No..."

Shi Gu suddenly realized, but felt a splitting headache. He covered his head, sat down again, and spoke repeatedly.

"Something's wrong...you two give me some time."

Xiaojiu looked at Shigu quietly, her pair of pink fists clenching tighter and tighter. Su Xun sneered, ready to punch Shigu at any time.

Shi Gu was extremely confused and couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried. He had clearly asked Dong Zhi, and Dong Zhi also said that he didn't like him, so why did he give him such a jade pendant?

Dongzhi didn't tell the truth? No, no, no, Dongzhi dares to love and hate. He chased me for half a year when we first met. How could he tell a lie?

After a moment, Shi Gu's eyes lit up and he suddenly realized something. He stood up again, looked at Xiao Jiu and Su Xun with confidence and said.

"I see. Dongzhi probably hasn't read many books. She's not smart enough, so she probably doesn't know the meaning of these words at all."

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. With Dongzhi's personality, how could he do such a sissy thing?"

A moment later, the window on the second floor of the hotel suddenly opened, and a figure was thrown out and fell miserably on the street.

Shi Gu fell heavily to the ground, but he was still muttering to himself, unable to figure out the problem.

"It shouldn't be like this. It shouldn't be like this."

"She clearly said she didn't like me?"

Chapter 97: It's Your Own Sowing

The night breeze was blowing gently, the coolness mixed with a little moisture, and it had the smell of a river.

Shi Gu sat up slowly, took out the jade pendant again, looked at the line of words on it, frowned and said nothing.

Death and life are broad, and Zicheng said.

Hold your hand and grow old together.

Shi Gu once asked Dongzhi why it was called Dongzhi. Dongzhi told him that in her hometown, people would eat a plate of dumplings every winter solstice.

She loves eating dumplings and wants to eat them for the rest of her life.

So she pestered her master to give her the name "Dumpling". Her master was at a loss as to what to do, but he felt that naming a girl "Dumpling" was not a nice name.

Dumplings became the winter solstice.

Shi Gu stroked the jade pendant in his hand, his fingertips brushing over the words, but he still couldn't understand why Dong Zhi gave him such a jade pendant.

After all, the two of them had experienced life and death together, supported each other, and walked through thousands of mountains and rivers. They were just in a cold place, hugging each other tightly to keep each other warm.

Hmm? Why does it sound like something is wrong?

Shi Gu blinked and stopped thinking about it. He had never been good at this kind of thing. His master taught him many things, but he had never really taught him the distance between men and women.

Xiaojiu was a real jealous person and must be angry at this moment. Shigu didn't dare to go back upstairs, so he stood up, dusted himself off, and lazily wandered around the street, disappearing into the night.

As the night falls, Huiyin City is immersed in the pitch-black darkness.

In front of a shabby stage, a group of people gathered and were punching and kicking a ragged man on the ground. Upon closer inspection, they were actually a group of beggars beating another beggar.

There are not many beggars in Huiyin City, because the city is very close to the sea, and as long as you have all your limbs intact, you can always get something to eat.

Occasionally, some young beggars who are not very old and have little strength will appear on the street, but they will disappear quickly because most of them cannot survive a winter.

They did not starve to death, but often froze to death in the snow, their bodies stiff and covered with white snow.

In fact, the five major sects would set up a warm temple in larger cities to shelter beggars who could not survive the winter, but those little beggars did not dare to go to the warm temple at all.

Beggars have never been friendly with each other. Perhaps it is because they live a miserable life that they are more cruel.

The big beggars would keep the little beggars in captivity, let them go out begging, and then take all the food and money they got for themselves. In addition, the big beggars would beat and kick the little beggars, deliberately beating the poor children until they broke their legs and hands.

Because in this way, the little beggars will look better and can get more money. As for those little beggars with broken legs and arms, whether they can survive is never something the big beggars would consider.

The matter of warm temples is just an attitude and a matter of face for the five major sects. They do not take it very seriously and do not supervise it carefully, so warm temples often become private residences of big beggars.

In this case, how could the little beggars dare to go to the warm temple? They would rather freeze to death than become a cripple without hands and feet and die one night.

The five major sects have too high an opinion of themselves. They want to dominate the world, so how could they see those pitiful little beggars on the street?

However, under the stage tonight, the person being beaten was not a little beggar, but an adult who was obviously in good physical condition.

The leading beggar, Niu San, was disheveled and stepped on the beggar's head. He kicked the beggar's mouth again and again, until his face was covered in blood and several of his teeth fell out.

"Damn it, you are such a shameless person."

Niu San cursed the beggar at his feet, and his hands kept moving, kicking the beggar's stomach and his broken legs.

As the saying goes, there are scumbags in every profession.

Niu San has always regarded the begging area in Huiyin City as his own piece of land, but in recent days, a beggar has appeared in the city. The beggar has broken both legs and is a cripple.

Niu San considered himself not an unreasonable person, so he found the beggar with a broken leg and asked him to lower his head and crawl under his crotch.

This is the rule set by Niu San. As long as you crawl into his crotch, you are his person. In the future, if you hand over 90% of the money you get, you can stay in Huiyin City as a beggar.

"Pooh!"

Niu San spat at the curled up figure and kicked the man in the stomach, watching the man wriggling in pain like a worm.

"You shameless little bastard, Master Zhu, I heard that you used to carry sacks at the docks. You are a coward, born to be a beggar, and you still carry sacks. Bah!"

"I'm going to make this clear today. I have no control over other territories, but in this part of Huiyin City, you have no chance of survival."

As he spoke, Niu San grabbed the man's hair and smashed it to the ground again and again, causing the man's head to be broken and bleeding, with blood and mud mixed together.

Niu San was still not satisfied, so he stomped heavily on the man's broken legs a few more times, then he suddenly sneered and untied his belt.

"You worthless idiot, you actually dare to mess with me, today I will reward you with a cup of holy water."

"Come here, brothers, we must make sure this brother has enough to drink."

Hearing this, the other beggars smirked and untied their belts. Several streams of hot and smelly liquid fell on the figure on the ground. The figure seemed to be dying and did not even have the strength to struggle.

"Okay, I'll come play with you tomorrow."

Zhu San pulled up his trousers and felt refreshed. He called the other beggars and turned to leave.

And the figure on the ground, after a long time, supported his body with his hands and sat up with great difficulty, leaning against the edge of the stage, like a dead person, silent, not uttering a word, not even a cry of pain. A slight breeze blew up the man's dirty hair, revealing his original face.

The former Yulin League, Shen Zhui.

Shen Zhui leaned against the stage, wiping the blood off his face with his dirty palms, but ended up smearing the blood all over his face. His eyes were empty, neither happy nor sad, and he seemed not to care about the injuries on his body at all.

At first glance, he looked like a person waiting to die.

No one could have imagined that the once sharp-browed and bright-eyed Shen Zhui would now be a dirty beggar with broken legs, down and out, looking like he would die at any moment.

"Long time no see, Mr. Shen."

Suddenly, a voice sounded, and Shen Zhui looked up subconsciously, only to see Shi Gu looking down at him, reeking of alcohol and with a playful look in his eyes.

Shen Zhui just glanced at Shi Gu and then had no reaction. He simply closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to look at Shi Gu's appearance.

Seeing this, Shi Gu squatted down, looked at Shen Zhui in front of him with interest, and said with a smile.

"Mr. Shen doesn't seem to have any interest in me. That's right, I have never seemed to catch your eye."

Hearing this, Shen Zhui became a little impatient. He opened his eyes and wanted to curse a few times, but when he opened his eyes, Shi Gu in front of him had changed into a different appearance.

He was a young man with slightly dark skin, Bai Yuncang, who had destroyed Shen Zhui's martial arts.

Shen Zhui's pupils shrank slightly, and he stared blankly at Bai Yuncang in front of him, but he saw Bai Yuncang wipe his hand and he turned back into Shi Gu's appearance. This made Shen Zhui uneasy and his body trembled slightly.

Shi Gu gently rubbed his brows and spoke in a calm tone.

"How do you feel, Mr. Shen?"

Shen Zhui's eyes suddenly became fierce, but only after a moment, they became empty again. He hunched over, as if he had lost all his energy, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"So, I have been too conceited all along."