Chapter 816 Making friends, Mid-Autumn Festival, No. 1 in the world
"I'm really sorry for causing trouble to Young Master Xiao because of my affairs today."
Zhou Chen saluted Xiao Jingrui and expressed his apology. Although it was unintentional, it was true that everyone in the tea shop suffered because of him.
Xiao Jingrui immediately said: "Young master, don't worry about it. What you did was to do justice for heaven and do good deeds. It is actually because the people of the Ba Dao Sect were too domineering and did whatever they wanted, that it became like this."
"Having said that, I can't escape my responsibility. Mr. Xiao, I'll deal with it first and talk to you in detail later."
As he said that, he walked towards the dead guests. Five people died in total, but most of them had already escaped, and only two people were still standing guard next to the corpses.
These two people should be relatives and friends of the deceased. Zhou Chen politely expressed his apology to them, and then took out gold as compensation.
Facing Zhou Chen's apology and compensation, these two people did not dare not accept it. The group just now was so domineering and arrogant, but they were still dealt with by Zhou Chen repeatedly. They did not dare to complain or abuse such a strong man.
What's more, Zhou Chen also paid gold compensation. For businessmen like them, this is a large amount of money, more than enough to buy their lives.
Human life was so worthless in ancient times, not to mention that now that there are many countries and we are still in troubled times, human life is even less valuable.
Zhou Chen found the tea shop owner again and made appropriate compensation.
The tea shop owner was also a sensible person, he was very polite and respectful, and after several attempts to evade the offer, he finally accepted the compensation and promised to take care of the body.
Xiao Jingrui had been following Zhou Chen, watching how Zhou Chen handled these funeral affairs, and he admired Zhou Chen even more.
Although he yearns for loyalty and often travels in the arena, from what he has seen, the vast majority of people in the arena are not good people, and there are very few decent people.
Like Zhou Chen, who kills enemies with thunderous means, but when faced with ordinary people who have been implicated by him, he can bend down to apologize and compensate. There is no coercion in his words, nor is he condescending, treating ordinary people as nothing.
Therefore, he had a very good impression of Zhou Chen and felt that people like Zhou Chen were the heroes he had always admired and respected.
At this moment, his desire to make friends was even greater.
"Jing Rui admires the young master's charitable heart very much." Xiao Jingrui said to Zhou Chen with respect.
Zhou Chen smiled slightly and invited Xiao Jingrui to sit down at the table in the tea shop.
"It's not charity. These people suffered because of me. I just want to feel clear about it."
Although he has done a lot of charity, he never considered himself a good person. To be honest, his hands were stained with countless blood, and countless innocent people died in his hands because of his different stances.
If these people had not died because of him today, he would most likely sit idly by and ignore it. As he said, these people died because of him. He did this more to make himself feel clear about his conscience.
do good things.
Xiao Jingrui didn't feel anything inappropriate at all, and still said: "Even so, the young master's actions are extraordinary and can be compared to those in the world."
Having watched the TV series, Zhou Chen naturally knows what kind of person Xiao Jingrui is. Looking at the entire Nirvana in Fire, there are only a few who can be considered a gentleman, and Xiao Jingrui is definitely the most outstanding one.
The future Langya Ranking will rank Xiao Jingrui second on the Young Master Ranking, which is very fair.
In fact, he and Xiao Jingrui also knew each other. They had met many times when they were children, but those had become memories of the past.
"I have heard of Mr. Xiao's name for a long time. It is truly admirable that Mr. Xiao can abandon the aristocratic life in Jinling City and walk alone in the world."
Traveling in the world may sound like a way to increase your knowledge, but in reality, it is more of a suffering. How can it compare to the prosperous world of Daliang Capital City?
Xiao Jingrui said: "Young Master and I hit it off right away. My brother directly called me Jingrui. My friends all call me that."
Zhou Chen said with a smile on his face: "Okay, then I will ask you to call me Jingrui. You don't need to call me son-in-law. My real name is Chen Yu."
"Then I will call my brother Brother Yu."
Of course Zhou Chen wouldn't mind. In just a short while, the relationship between the two became much closer. Both parties had a mutual understanding, and it was very easy to chat.
Zhou Chen had been away from Daliang for a long time. Although he occasionally contacted Mei Changsu through Jiangzuo League, he didn't know much about the situation in Jinling City.
Now through chatting with Xiao Jingrui, I have learned a lot about the current situation of Jinling City.
It can be said that the two hit it off immediately, and for the next half month, they traveled together in the same world.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Xiao Jingrui took the initiative to talk about this matter with Zhou Chen.
"Brother Yu, it's Jingrui's blessing to be able to travel the world with you. However, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and my parents and relatives at home are still waiting for me to go back for reunion, so tomorrow I will go to Jinling. Let me tell you in advance, Brother Yu.
One sound."
After hearing this, Zhou Chen said with a smile: "The Mid-Autumn Festival, the reunion of relatives, is indeed a matter worthy of joy and celebration. I came back from Dayu not long ago to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with my friends. In this case, let's
Let’s say goodbye in advance today.”
"Thank you, Brother Yu, for your understanding. Traveling around the world with Brother Yu has been the happiest time for me in the past few years."
In the past, when Xiao Jingrui traveled around the world, he was basically alone. Even if he met friends with similar interests, he would only get together for three or four days at most. This was the first time that he had been traveling together with Zhou Chen for half a month.
"If Brother Yu is free in the future, you can come to Jinling to stay for a while. I will definitely treat you warmly."
Zhou Chen responded with a smile: "Then it's settled, I may actually go to Jinling City for a walk in the future. Then Jingrui, don't pretend you don't know me."
"Brother Yu is joking."
Early the next morning, Zhou Chen and Xiao Jingrui said goodbye to each other.
After spending half a month together, Zhou Chen got to know a lot about Xiao Jingrui. Xiao Jingrui's temperament is indeed similar to that in the TV series. He is a person worth getting to know deeply. If you get to know him, you will never have to worry about being taken advantage of by him.
If Fei Liu is simple and has an innocent heart, then Xiao Jingrui is a humble gentleman with an innocent heart. Being with him really makes you feel as comfortable as a refreshing breeze.
But for such an outstanding person, he has a bizarre life experience, and all the happiness he has will disappear overnight.
After separating from Xiao Jingrui, Zhou Chen began to hide his traces and headed towards the border of Jiangzuo.
Before returning, he contacted Mei Changsu through letters and said he would arrive in Langzhou before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Jiangzuo League is now the absolute overlord of the fourteen states of Jiangzuo, and in order to facilitate management, Mei Changsu moved the headquarters of the Jiangzuo League to Langzhou.
However, the Jiangzuo League has branches in the fourteen prefectures of Jiangzuo, and there are also several branches outside the fourteen prefectures.
Under the leadership of Mei Changsu, the Jiangzuo Alliance is no longer a simple Jianghu force. It has strict discipline and is comparable to the army.
Zhou Chen hurriedly hurried all the way, and finally arrived in Langzhou on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then went straight to the Jiangzuo League headquarters.
After more than three years, Zhou Chen finally met his former friends and companions again.
Mei Changsu, Wei Zheng, Li Gang, Zhen Ping's former Chi Yan tribe, as well as Lin Chen and Gong Yu.
Zhou Chen greeted Mei Changsu and others one by one. They had not seen each other for several years. Everyone was very enthusiastic and happy.
When Zhou Chen saw Lin Chen, he was very surprised: "Lin Chen, why are you here during the Mid-Autumn Festival instead of accompanying Master at Langya Mountain?"
Lin Chen's long hair was messy and he looked unruly. Hearing Zhou Chen's words, he immediately complained.
"My father went down the mountain to travel two years ago and has never come back. I felt so lonely spending the Mid-Autumn Festival alone in the mountain, so I came down to see you. Please tell me how you came back.
Well, you went on a trip, and my father also went on a trip, leaving all the affairs of Langya Pavilion to me alone, but it exhausted me to death."
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "Old Pavilion Master, he is training you."
Lin Chen looked disdainful: "Hey, a genius like me still needs training? Junior brother, let's talk about it. How about we switch? You go up the mountain to manage Langya Pavilion, and I go down the mountain to travel. How about that?"
"What you think is quite beautiful."
Zhou Chen glanced at him. The master of Langya Pavilion thought he was majestic and respected, but the pain involved was not something outsiders could understand.
After all, you have to keep so much information in your mind. This is a tiring job, and he doesn't want to accept this.
After everyone chatted for a while, Mei Changsu said with a smile: "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's have a good gathering at noon and evening. Xiao Chen just rushed back today and must be very tired. Let's go back first.
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Wei Zheng and others naturally had nothing to say, but Lin Chen was different. He glanced at Gong Yu, who had been standing quietly in the room, and winked at Zhou Chen.
"Changsu, junior brother, he has just come back, but I don't know if he is tired or not. Anyway, if it were me, I would not feel tired no matter how tired I am when I see the beauty in front of me."
Before, he only knew that Gong Yu was an important figure in the Jiang Zuo Alliance, otherwise he would not have appeared here.
But ever since Zhou Chen appeared, Gong Yu's eyes have never left Zhou Chen. Sometimes he is happy, sometimes melancholy, sometimes tender...
Although he is not married, he has high emotional intelligence. How could he not notice Gong Yu's obvious performance?
Mei Changsu shook his head helplessly. As for Wei Zheng and the others, they were all suppressing their laughter. They did not dare to laugh at Zhou Chen's face, otherwise Zhou Chen's fists would not recognize people. The sum of them together would not be enough for Zhou Chen.
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Gong Yu's cheeks turned slightly red after being told by Lin Chen, but he still stood where he was and did not flee out of shyness.
Zhou Chen kicked Lin Chen angrily, but Lin Chen dodged.
"Hey, you can't kick me, you can't kick me."
His tone was full of ridicule, and he shouted as he ran: "Miss Gong Yu, I leave my junior brother to you. If he bullies you, just tell me that I am his senior brother and see how I teach him a lesson."
Li just smiled and said: "This young pavilion master provokes you every time, but he never gets any advantage."
Wei Zheng also smiled and said: "In the past, before Ah Chen mastered Kung Fu, he could still bully Ah Chen, but now, he can only run away."
Mei Changsu glared at the two of them and hummed: "Don't gloat about your misfortune. If he hears it, you two will feel better. He can't tease Xiao Chen, but he can tease you two."
Mei Changsu usually looks majestic and solemn in front of his brothers in the alliance, but only at this time does he reveal his true temperament.
Mei Changsu and others left quickly, leaving only Zhou Chen and Gong Yu in the room.
Although Zhou Chen has been in love for a long time and has a thick skin, he is still a little embarrassed when facing Gong Yu's affectionate and tender eyes.
The main reason was that he had been away for several years without writing a letter to Gong Yu, let alone seeing him once. When he came back, Gong Yu was already waiting for him. This kind of affection was truly rare.
While he was thinking about how to speak, Gong Yu spoke first.
"Young Master, the sect leader has already chosen this courtyard for you. No one has lived in it, and it has been cleaned all the time. Knowing that you are coming back, I have cleaned the place two days in advance, and all the necessary items have been prepared.
The futons needed for practicing are also prepared, and the tea leaves and tea sets are all up-to-date."
Listening to Gong Yu's words, Zhou Chen would be lying if he said he wasn't moved. In fact, he had never flirted with Gong Yu at all, but sometimes the relationship between men and women is so strange.
He didn't do anything, but Gong Yu recognized him, and even after several years, this feeling has not weakened.
"Thanks."
An inconspicuous thank you made Gong Yu smile happily.
"This is what I should do."
Zhou Chen casually sat down on the chair, and then asked Gong Yu to sit down as well. Gong Yu did not hesitate and sat down on the chair Zhou Chen started from.
In fact, people in this era mostly sit on their knees or cross-legged on a short stool in formal occasions. They are more casual only in their own place.
However, Zhou Chen was not used to kneeling and sitting cross-legged only when practicing, so he designed his own chair, but only a few people within the Jiangzuo League could use the chair, and it was not spread out.
This is normal, after all, they are used to it. Zhou Chen feels comfortable sitting on a chair, but they feel comfortable kneeling.
"I heard from Xiao Shu that your performance in Jinling was very good. Thank you so much for letting you stay in that kind of place."
Gong Yu shook his head and replied with a serious expression: "It's not hard work. As long as I can get revenge and help the master and the sect master, it doesn't mean anything."
Influenced by Confucianism and other schools of thought, most people in this era actually had relatively simple thoughts and did not have the complicated thoughts of people in later generations.
Loyalty is often the pursuit of many people in this era. People without loyalty are often despised and alienated.
Especially in feudal society, the social status of women is very poor. Compared with men, women are more innocent. To put it bluntly, it can also be said to be ignorant.
"Needless to say, we are not in a superior-subordinate relationship. We are cooperating to deal with Xie Yu."
Zhou Chen said this, but Gong Yu didn't take it seriously. She has now joined the Jiangzuo Alliance. Strictly speaking, she is Zhou Chen's subordinate. Although Zhou Chen has never managed the affairs of the Jiangzuo Alliance, after all, he is Jiangzuo Alliance's subordinate.
Deputy leader of the Zuo League.
"Sir, the tea is cold. I'll get you a new one."
Gong Yu stood up and was about to change a pot of tea for Zhou Chen, but Zhou Chen stretched out his hand to stop him.
"No, I'm not thirsty now. No need to change. Let's just sit and chat."
Although Gong Yu had feelings for Zhou Chen, the two of them only lived in the same courtyard for a few months, and then they didn't see each other for several years. In fact, they really didn't have much in common.
Therefore, most of the chat between the two was made by Zhou Chen, who told her about his travels in the past few years, the customs and customs of Southern Chu, the special climate of Beiyan, the per capita warlikeness of Dayu, etc.
Gong Yu had never been to these countries, but she was fascinated when she listened. The main reason was that Zhou Chen's words were so good. Even if Zhou Chen just shared a small interesting story with her, she felt very happy.
What Zhou Chen said was great, but she didn't know what to say. She didn't want to tell Zhou Chen about Miaoyinfang, for fear of smearing Zhou Chen's ears, but she didn't know that Zhou Chen had been to brothels in recent years.
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This is ancient times, and brothels are legal. As a serious man, how can you not take a look at such a legal place?
Spending some money and doing something that makes everyone happy is considered a good deed. Anyway, he has immunity skills and doesn't have to worry about infectious diseases.
After hesitating for a long time, Gong Yu finally said what he wanted to say.
"Sir, in the past few years in Jinling, I have actually thought about going to the Princess's Mansion, but Mr. Thirteen did not agree, saying that he was afraid of an accident. However, I have inquired and found out that Princess Pingyang has always lived in seclusion. Princess's Mansion
It was also calm and calm, no matter how much news I heard, I didn’t find out anything.”
Zhou Chen paused, but he didn't expect Gong Yu to say these words.
Princess Pingyang occupies a large part of his memory. He was raised by this mother since he was a child. The love between mother and son is deep, so when he heard the title Princess Pingyang, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
Seeing Zhou Chen's silence, Gong Yu did not dare to say anything more. She was one of the few spies in the Jiangzuo Alliance who was not from Chiyan's old team, but knew the identities of Zhou Chen, Mei Changsu and others.
When she arrived at Jinling City, she wanted to help Zhou Chen visit Princess Pingyang many times, but she did not dare to act without permission from Mei Changsu and Mr. Thirteen.
After a long silence, Zhou Chen finally sighed: "It's okay, Gong Yu, thank you, but you don't have to worry about this matter anymore. Jinling City is full of crises, you must ensure your own safety before going there."
Inquiring for information, do you understand?"
Zhou Chen's concern made Gong Yu feel very warm, and he nodded in agreement.
"Some time ago, I changed some music scores and I will bring them to you when I leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Gong Yu looked happy: "Is there any new music score? Great, sir, the music score you gave me has been sought after by countless people in Jinling City. Many customers come here because of your music score.
We are from Miaoyinfang."
Zhou Chen himself is a great musician. Although the music of later generations is very different from today's, if you spend more time, you can still adapt it into a score suitable for this era.
Compared with most of the current music, those music scores are definitely a dimensionality reduction blow, and they will naturally be sought after by people who love music.
"As long as you like it."
This was just a casual remark made by Zhou Chen, but he did not realize the impact these words had on Gong Yu.
'As long as I like it? Did the young master create these music scores just for me?'
Thinking of this, Gong Yu's heart felt as sweet as honey.
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival was particularly lively. Many members of Chiyan's old department scattered across Jiangzuo came to the headquarters to celebrate the festival, and the number of people was closer than in previous years.
Nearly ten years have passed since the Battle of Meiling. After the establishment of the Jiangzuo Alliance, they have been constantly fighting against Jianghu forces, so members of Chiyan's old group have also suffered losses.
Currently, within the Jiangzuo Alliance, there are only about forty people left in the old Chi Yan tribe. Compared with the 70,000 Chi Yan army, this is really extremely miserable.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone left. Gong Yu also left Langzhou. She was the top singer of Miaoyinfang. She was able to come back this time because Zhou Chen came back. She begged Mr. Thirteen for a long time and finally got Mei Chang.
Su agreed, so we could come to Langzhou to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, she naturally cannot stay longer. Although she is reluctant to say goodbye, she can only say goodbye to Zhou Chen.
Inside the house, Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu sat side by side drinking tea and chatting.
"Where's Lin Chen? I didn't see him this morning."
Normally, Lin Chen would come to them making noises early in the morning, but today there was no movement at all, so Zhou Chen was surprised.
Mei Changsu smiled and said, "He took Fei Liu out to play."
"No wonder."
"By the way, I see that Fei Liu has already practiced Xi Yang Jue very well. This little guy is indeed a martial arts prodigy. If he hadn't been overstretched by the killer organization, his future achievements would only be higher. What a pity."
Mei Changsu sighed: "It is a pity, but from another perspective, it may not be a bad thing. At least he met us. Otherwise, he can only become a killing tool."
Zhou Chen said: "Fei Liu followed you, which can be regarded as his luck."
"It should be my luck. Fei Liu has done a lot for me and saved me a lot of worry. Are you planning to continue traveling when you come back this time?"
"I won't go. I have traveled to several surrounding countries in the past few years. I have been staying at home recently to have a good rest. It just so happens that my Pure Yang Technique is about to break through."
Mei Changsu was shocked: "Are we going to break through again?"
Zhou Chen is already ranked fifth on the top ten master list. If he goes one step further, wouldn't he be able to compete for the top spot?
"Well, last year when I fought against Golden Eagle Chai Ming, I tried my best to defeat him. Over the past six months, I have made limited progress. This is also the biggest bottleneck I have encountered since I started practicing Pure Yang Jue. If I successfully break through
If so, even if it’s Da Yu’s Xuan Bu, I’m sure to challenge him.”
In a duel between masters, martial arts moves are very important, but internal strength is definitely dominant. Masters with strong internal strength will never have bad martial arts moves.
In the battle with Golden Eagle Chai Ming, his internal strength actually had the upper hand, but Golden Eagle Chai Ming was indeed a senior who had been famous for many years. His martial arts moves, timing, and even psychological games were superior to him at the time.
Yi Chi, that's why I fought so anxiously and tried my best to win.
Although he has lived several times as long as Chai Ming, Chai Ming has practiced martial arts several times as long as him, so it is normal that he is not as good as Chai Ming in terms of experience.
Dacheng's Pure Yang Technique is slightly better than Chai Ming's. When he takes a step further and breaks through to the perfect state of Pure Yang Technique, his internal strength will definitely stand at the top of the world.
He has never seen Xuan Bu and Meng Zhi take action, but he is confident that as long as he breaks through, he will never be worse than them.
Mei Changsu analyzed calmly: "There is no need to rush into challenging Xuan Bu. Even if you really have that strength, for the sake of safety, I think you should try it with Brother Meng first. Xuan Bu is a very mysterious person. To him,
The only ones who know about it are the top few on the master list.”
"Two years ago, I wrote to Brother Meng and asked about the duel between him and Xuan Bu. According to him, it was a disastrous defeat and he didn't understand Xuan Bu's true strength."
Zhou Chen was silent, as Meng Zhi was the second best player in the world, needless to say, his strength was definitely a level higher than that of Jin Diao Chai Ming.
He had a hard time defeating Chai Ming before, so he is probably not a match for Meng Zhi now, and it is self-evident how terrifying Xuan Bu can do to Meng Zhi.
"I just said it casually. Don't take it too seriously. You also know how afraid of death I am. If I don't have absolute strength, I won't challenge Xuan Bu."
His side mission is to reach the top of the two Langya Rankings. In fact, this is not difficult for him.
Mei Changsu is on the list of young masters. For their plan, it is definitely impossible for him to take the first place from Mei Changsu now. But as long as Mei Changsu completes the overturn of the verdict, he will choose to be removed from the list. Then he will naturally be the first place.
One.
The same goes for the list of the top ten gangs. As long as he tells Mei Changsu that he wants the Jiangzuo Alliance, Mei Changsu will definitely make him the leader without saying a word.
So this task is no longer a problem for him, he just has to wait for time, and the system does not set a deadline anyway.
He just said that, but he was not the kind of person to pick on others' advice. Rather than waiting for Mei Changsu to be ranked off the list, he wanted to fight for it himself.
Among the major Langya lists, the one he values most is the top ten master list.
Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second!
Now that he has practiced martial arts, of course he aspires to be the best in the world, and Zhou Chen is no exception.
Taking the best in the world as the goal and striving for the goal is a good thing that is full of fun and enriches oneself.
It is not easy to break through to the perfect state of Chunyang Jue, otherwise Zhou Chen would not have been trapped for a year.
In order to seek a breakthrough, Zhou Chen spent the rest of the time staying in his yard, not caring about anything, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.
Half a year has passed in a flash, and the New Year has passed, but Zhou Chen still has not completed the breakthrough. Even though he has polished his internal strength to the extreme, he is always one breath away and can never succeed in breaking through. This makes him very distressed.
"Stop frowning. You have been too tense during this period. Come have a cup of tea and relax."
Mei Changsu poured a cup of tea for Zhou Chen and served it to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen finished the tea and drank it all in one gulp: "I also want to relax, but I just can't. There's only one step left, but I can't cross it no matter what. Do you think it's annoying?"
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "This is really the first time I have seen you in such distress. To be honest, I think this is not a bad thing; since you practiced the Pure Yang Jue, you have been so troubled all the way.
It went smoothly and I didn't encounter any setbacks. This is a good thing, but it's also not a good thing. You were too impatient and it's time to calm down."
Zhou Chen said: "I understand what you mean, but I understand that if you want to do it, it's not that easy."
He has lived several lifetimes longer than Mei Changsu, so how could he not understand this truth? But as he said, understanding is one thing, being able to do it is another.
It's like a beggar who is so poor that he can't even eat. Suddenly there is a gold ingot in front of you. You know that there may be something wrong with this gold ingot, but you still can't resist the temptation of the gold ingot.
His current situation is somewhat similar to this. He has reached the last step, but he can't get past it. How can he not be in a hurry?