The chivalrous spirit is fickle

"I was separated from my family when I was young. I don't remember my name, but I remember my last name is Shi."

"Over the next twenty years or so, I was called many names."

"And the only name I like is called."

"Release the bones."

Upon hearing this, Wang Tianlai silently memorized the name and didn't want to say anything else, but something moved in his mind and he couldn't help but ask again.

"Why would Master Shi want to retire from the martial arts world? You are still very popular."

Shi Gu glanced at Wang Tianlai, raised his eyebrows, then waved his sleeves and said.

"I said that I was abducted by human traffickers when I was young. For many years, I was displaced and didn't know where I came from."

"Half a lifetime of wandering, in the end it's all in vain."

"It's time to live my own life."

Wang Tianlai had a complicated expression, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes, and asked again.

"It is said that Zhu Tian Sha Jie is dead. Master Shi can tell whether it is true or not."

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu smiled carefreely and waved his sword with one hand. Where the sky and water met, the water of the lake suddenly parted, and a snow-white sword pierced through the autumn light and flew into Shi Gu's hand.

"Zhu Tian Jie Sha, he is the most powerful figure in the martial arts world, how can someone like me who is neither here nor there discuss him?"

"To determine whether this is true or not, you should go and see for yourself in Tsutenkaku."

As soon as he finished speaking, the long sword trembled slightly, and amid the sound of the sword chanting, Shi Gu's figure dissipated in the wind and disappeared without a trace.

Chapter 2

Ten days later, Tiannan Prefecture, Zhuyi City.

On March 3rd, chasing the dragon head is a grand event in the Tiannan Prefecture. On this day, heroes from all over the Tiannan Prefecture gather together to chat, compete and learn from each other.

Heshiju is such a place. Today, Heshiju is filled with heroes of the martial arts world, both old and young, who have already found their seats.

On the first floor of the hall, there should have been a high platform where the storyteller sat, but now there was an old man with a sword on his back sitting there. The old man was dressed like a Confucian scholar. He looked at the people from the martial arts world below the stage and talked about the rules of the martial arts world that he knew.

The old man with a sword on his back stroked his beard and spoke in a loud and powerful voice, neither hurried nor full of energy.

"There has always been a saying in the martial arts world that you should not touch the two."

"The first is that Tiannan doesn't touch the knife."

"Ten years ago, the first time the Heavenly Tribulation Killings took action was in Tiannan Province. The entire Tianyi Sword Alliance was killed. A total of 782 people were beheaded and their heads were used to build a Jingguan."

"Since that day, Zhu Tian Jie Sha's name has spread throughout the martial arts world, and he has gradually fought his way to the top of the martial arts world."

"From that day on, there was no more swordsman in the entire Tiannan."

"The second is that you don't touch a hot pot restaurant in the world."

"The reason is very simple. Ever since the Yulin League was defeated in a bloody battle with the Demon Cult 20 years ago, all the hot pot restaurants in the world have been monopolized by the Demon Cult."

"If anyone outside the Demonic Cult wants to open a hot pot restaurant, they can only sell clear soup pots."

After the words fell, there was silence in the audience, but some of the young knights had strange expressions on their faces, and one of them even muttered softly.

"I always feel that...these two things don't fit together."

However, the rest of the people didn't seem to care about this matter. Instead, they looked annoyed and angrily accused the cult.

"Humph, the Demon Cult is so abominable."

"Since they monopolized the hot pot restaurants, the taste has been getting worse and worse, and the service attitude is also perfunctory."

"You know, the waitresses at the Demon Cult's hot pot restaurant used to wear skirts and old shorts. Those long white legs, that back, and those breasts, wow."

"Now, everyone is wearing thicker clothes than the other. They really think we are going to eat hot pot."

Upon hearing this, there was a burst of heartfelt agreement in the hall.

"That's right, what kind of service attitude is that?"

"I went to eat hot pot in the middle of summer, but the girls were wearing thicker clothes than each other. It was disgusting."

"That's right. It's ok for women to wear such thick clothes, but why do men wear such thick clothes too? They are protecting themselves from a gentleman like me, right?"

"…Brother, something is wrong with you."

Seeing that the topic was getting more and more off-topic, the old man with a sword on his back on the stage slowly took out a piece of red paper and spoke loudly.

"Silence, silence, the annual weapons ranking list of Tsutenkaku is out."

Hearing this, the originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet. The heroes present all raised their heads and looked at the red paper in the hand of the old man with the sword on his back with burning eyes.

The old man with the sword on his back smiled slightly, pinched the red paper, and read softly.

"The best weapon of the year is the Scarlet Sky Sword held by Elder Tian Jian."

"In the past year, the Scarlet Sky Sword first killed the evil spear E Lai, and then cut off the famous sword Gui Yi, once again firmly sitting on the position of the world's number one weapon."

Everyone present nodded, agreeing with the result. Elder Tianjian was the fourth-best expert on the Heavenly Ranking, and the Scarlet Sky Sword was of great help.

The old man with the sword on his back lowered his eyes, frowned slightly, and continued to recite.

"The second place for Jianghu's annual weapon is the evil sword Bei Huo Tian Sha held by Nanmian, the sword of disaster."

As soon as the words fell, everyone present was in an uproar, with some looking dissatisfied, and some even slammed the table and shouted.

"Xinqiu! Xinqiu!"

"This broken sword can be ranked second? The people from Tsutenkaku must have received money!"

"It's a shady deal, a shady deal."

The crowd was so angry that the noise almost blew the entire roof off, but there was a person in the corner of the second floor who was watching the noisy crowd in the hall with great interest, chewing peanuts with an amusement on his face.

This person is none other than Shi Gu who has already retired. Although he is retired, he still wants to join in the fun of chasing the dragon head.

"Huo Jian Nan Mian...ha."

Shi Gu raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head slightly.

Huo Jiannanmian, number one on the Earth List, has good strength, but he is a very despicable person. Although he has not committed any major crimes, his style of doing things has always been disgusting.

He has always been ranked second among the most damnable people in the world.

By the way, the person ranked first is Shi Gu.

But to be honest, the Beihuo Tiansha in his hand was forged by Master Jing Zishang over a period of five years using Tianyun Xing iron. It is indeed a good sword, and it is not an exaggeration to get this ranking.

The noise downstairs continued for a long time, but it finally quieted down again, and the old man with the sword on his back was able to continue reading the weapon ranking list.

The Chrysanthemum Spear of the Purple Dragon King, the Deadly Copper Coin of Bei Tianyi, and the famous sword Gu Yuan that was born in the world were all on the list.

When they finished reading, everyone was stunned and fell silent. After a while, someone frowned and asked the old man with the sword on his back.

"Why aren't there any lives being killed by the heavenly calamities?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present turned their eyes to the old man with the sword on his back.

Zhu Tian Jie Sha, together with Zhu Tian Jie Sheng, is known as one of the Lingyun Twin Heavens. He is also known as the most dangerous person in the world. He can stop killing with killing and stop karma with karma.

He killed the Qilin Demon, beheaded the leader of the Heavenly Emperor, and destroyed several powerful sects in the martial arts world. He is the best swordsman in the world and holds a long black sword named Killing.

In previous years, this killing sword would always be ranked in the top three of the weapons list, but this year this name was not heard, no wonder everyone was puzzled.

The old man with the sword on his back had a flash of eyes, tore the red paper in his hand into pieces, and sighed.

"A month ago, Zhu Tian Jie Sha was seriously injured and was surrounded by both good and evil forces. His soul has been cut off in the world of no life. He killed people with his sword and fell into the abyss of no life. His whereabouts are unknown."

"It is said that the last person to see the killing of the Heavenly Tribulation was the sword man Shi Gu. Maybe the killing was done by that sword man."

Hearing this, some young people who had just entered the world of martial arts curiously asked the old masters nearby.

"Swordsman... why does this name sound like an insult?"

"Because that's just calling that damn bitch a name."

"What a huge grudge, what has this person done?"

"Do you know Master Guanghui of Tianlong Temple?"

"Yes, he is a famous person. I just don't know why he suddenly returned to secular life a few years ago."

"A few years ago, that swordsman suddenly challenged Master Guanghui to a duel, and sneaked into Tianlong Temple in a despicable way, and made Master Guanghui a meal of aphrodisiac rice."

"It will take five hours for the potency of that aphrodisiac to take effect, which is just the day for the battle with the swordsman."

"Ah...it must be a wonderful day."

"Hey, it's more than exciting. That grandson specially invited a group of young female warriors to watch the battle in the name of Master Guanghui."

"It's summer now, and some of the female warriors are wearing cool clothes, which is so tempting."

"Then, Master Guanghui is a famous disciple of the great monk Fahai. Based on his concentration, he should be able to suppress the aphrodisiac, right?"

"Don't even mention it. His cassock immediately formed a big bulge, and those young female knights saw it clearly."

"Ah this..."

"Things have come to this point, and there is no need to fight. Guanghui covered his face and fled. When the next news came, he had already returned to secular life and married three wives."

"Tsk, that Shigu is really a bastard."

Chapter 3 Painting

The noise downstairs was still going on. Everyone was surprised that such a big shot as Zhu Tian Jie Sha was actually dead, and they couldn't help but talk about it.

Shi Gu upstairs was eating the peanuts on the plate nonchalantly, without drinking a drop of the wine in the white porcelain glass.

Amidst the noise, an elegant Confucian scholar walked slowly over and sat directly opposite Shigu.

The scholar had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was extremely handsome. His skin was as white as drawing paper, which made people around him couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Shi Gu frowned slightly, picked up a peanut from the plate, slowly put it into his mouth, and spoke in a low voice.

"Damn it, you're so high-profile, are you afraid that others won't notice us?"

The scholar's expression remained unchanged. He just waved his sleeves lightly when he heard the words. A breeze blew by and the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Looking carefully, people's mouths were still moving, but their voices could no longer be heard here.

It was as if there was some transparent barrier that blocked out all sounds.

When Shi Gu saw this, his eyebrows jumped, and then he laughed.

"It's been a while since we last met. Your skills have improved."

The scholar looked indifferent, took the wine pot, poured himself a glass of wine, and spoke to himself.

"You're pretty laid back, don't you know?"

"Su San from the Southern Wulin offered three million taels of silver, and the Tiandao League offered one million taels, a total of four million taels. I swear to find you, dead or alive."

"As long as I catch you, I won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of my life, and I won't have to paint for others anymore."

"I say, would you mind giving your brother a hand?"

Shi Gu smiled when he heard this, and while pouring wine for the scholar, he shook his head and said.

"Don't tell me these useless things. Did you bring what I want?"

The Confucian scholar curled his lips, took out a scroll, threw it to Shi Gu, and sighed.

"Don't ask me for this kind of thing in the future. It's too much work and too little money."

Shi Gu ignored the Confucian scholar's complaints, picked up the scroll, and slowly opened it in public. As the scroll slowly opened, Shi Gu suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if his eyes were glued to the painting.

The Confucian scholar was very proud when he saw this, and he picked up his wine glass and said with a smile.

"How is it, isn't my painting skill superb?"

However, Shi Gu looked strange when he heard this. He slowly turned the scroll around, facing the Confucian scholar, and said doubtfully.

"Are you sure you drew it the way I meant?"

The scholar glanced at the painting nonchalantly, then his face changed and turned red in an instant, and he almost spit out the wine in his mouth.

However, on the scroll, there was a beautiful woman sitting by the window, her white skirt slipped down, revealing her blushing slender legs, her dress was half exposed, some blushing and attractive outlines could be vaguely seen, and the woman had a dazed look in her eyes and her lips slightly parted, which was very attractive.

"I took it by mistake, I took it by mistake."