The name is very mediocre, but it has been open in the city for nearly a hundred years.
At noon.
There were not many customers in the restaurant, just twos and threes, sparsely.
The shopkeeper sat in a chair behind the counter, holding a fat black cat in his arms.
The black cat has silky fur, eyes squinted, and is taking a nap.
The shopkeeper's eyes would occasionally look towards the window.
There sat a man in a green robe, ordering a side dish and a pot of shochu, and drank by himself.
Time passes bit by bit.
Most of the pot of soju has been drunk.
The fat black cat seemed to have had enough sleep. He jumped on the counter, spread himself out into a meat pie, and lazily basked in the sun that shone in from outside the door.
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then finally got up, took a pot of shochu, walked to the seat near the window, and placed the shochu on the table.
"What are the guests waiting for?"
the shopkeeper asked.
His figure was thin, his beard and hair were gray, his eyes were cloudy, and his whole body had the air of old age that only appears in his twilight years.
"Don't worry, just wait."
The man in green robe took a sip of wine and said, "Waiting for a teacher to finish his last class.
Waiting for a husband to cook a pot of porridge for his wife and children,
Waiting for the doctor to take care of the last patient,
Wait for a young man to finish practicing swordsmanship for the last time before the sun sets."
The tone was casual and flat, as if talking about some good friends.
The shopkeeper was silent.
He stood there, motionless for a long time.
The man in green robe did not look at him from beginning to end, drinking by himself and enjoying the scenery outside the window comfortably.
Through the window, you can see the bustling streets and the green hills in the distance.
The noisy and lively atmosphere of the world, just like the restless vitality of spring, can be felt through the window.
The shopkeeper was silent for a long time and sighed: "Back then..."
The man in green robe stretched out his hand to stop me, "While I'm drinking, don't talk about those things that are going to ruin your mood."
The shopkeeper looked complicated and hesitated to speak.
Finally, he sighed, turned around, walked back to the counter, and sat there silently.
time flies.
There are fewer and fewer diners in the restaurant.
Only the man in green robe sat there, enjoying his leisure time drinking by himself.
It was as if if nothing happened, he could sit there all the time, looking extremely leisurely and calm.
It's almost dusk.
A group of boys and girls walked into the restaurant.
"Shopkeeper, come get something to eat and drink."
"Come on, let's continue the feast."
The boys and girls sat around the table, talking, laughing, drinking and having fun, so happy.
It also made the originally quiet restaurant become lively and noisy.
"Friend, I seemed to have seen you when I was outside the city today."
A young man in white clothes stood up and came to the man in green robes.
"good."
Su Yi nodded with a smile.
These boys and girls were exactly the people he saw outside the city today.
"Is the matter resolved?"
The boy in white smiled and patted the man in green on the shoulder, and before the latter could answer, he raised his glass.
"Come on, let's have a drink first. We will never meet again in life, let alone we are destined to meet twice!"
With that said, he drank it all in one gulp.
Behind the counter, the shopkeeper raised his eyelids slightly.
The behavior of the boy in white is so presumptuous!
However, to his surprise, the man in green robe didn't care and just smiled and drank a glass of wine.
"Seeing you drinking alone seems too lonely. Do you want to join us?"
The young man in white smiled and invited.
Other young people also called out and invited the man in green robe to join them and drink and talk together.
But the man in green robe smiled and refused.
Seeing this, the young man in white no longer tried to persuade him. After all, it was a chance encounter and they were all rejected.
"Stop talking about Su Jianzun, my ears are ringing with noise! Can we talk about something else?"
"Then let's talk about the Dark Age of Mythology?"
"Can!"
"In my opinion, when the age of dark mythology comes, Su Jianzun will probably suffer unpredictable threats!"
"Hey, why are we talking about Su Jianzun again? Are you annoyed?"
...In the restaurant, the chattering sounds of boys and girls echoed.
The shopkeeper sat there and listened, with mixed feelings.
In today's God's Realm, when talking about spiritual matters, who can avoid "Su Jianzun"?
At this moment, the shopkeeper seemed to have made a decision and stood up from his seat.
…
Sunset evening.
In an academy in the city, a teacher finished his last class.
The students are eagerly waiting for school to end.
The teacher sighed and said: "This is the last class I will give you. From tomorrow on... I will not come again."
Suddenly, the classroom became silent, and all the students looked at each other.
In the past few years, this teacher has been teaching in the academy. He is knowledgeable and prestigious, and is deeply loved by everyone in the academy.
No one expected that he would suddenly announce such a decision.
Seeing the confusion and reluctance on the students' brows, the teacher felt sad for a while.
He shook his head, said nothing, turned and left the class.
"Preaching and teaching is the way of a teacher. Unfortunately, over the years, I have not been able to teach many great talents."
; The teacher sighed secretly.
…
On the stove, a pot of porridge was bubbling.
The wife is cleaning up the yard debris.
My daughter played like crazy all day and fell asleep while lying on the bed.
The sunset reflected on her little face, which was so red that it was really cute.
The man squatted by the stove and watched all this quietly, feeling a deep sense of reluctance in his heart.
If you leave, what will your wife and daughter do in the future?
The man's eyes turned red quietly.
But in the end, he held back the reluctance and bitterness in his heart, stood up quietly, and placed the pot of porridge he had just cooked on the stone table.
Then, he came to his sleeping daughter, gently touched her face, turned to look at his wife who was busy and leisurely, and then quietly left.
No goodbyes.
I couldn't bear to say goodbye either.
"If you refine your heart with the love of your closest relatives, you will inevitably suffer from it. I...after all, I overestimated my Taoist heart..."
The man walked under the sunset, his face full of sadness and pain.
…
A medical clinic in the city.
After the doctor sent the last guest away, he silently glanced at the sunset and left.
He is a famous miracle doctor in the city. He saves lives and heals the wounded, and helps the world by hanging pots. He is deeply admired and loved by people.
Therefore, wherever he passed, people greeted him everywhere.
only……
No one knows that he has been treating illnesses and saving lives all these years just for self-salvation.
…
Yunlu Sword Mansion.
Under the setting sun, the young man sweated profusely and practiced his sword skills meticulously again.
After practicing, he did not return to his residence as usual, but turned around and headed towards Yunlu Sword Mansion.
Along the way, everyone who saw the young man either showed pity or ridicule.
Because everyone knows that the young man is the weakest loser in the Sword Mansion. He has practiced basic swordsmanship for many years, but has never understood the true meaning of it. He is like a waste.
The big shots in the Jian Mansion have repeatedly advised the young man to leave, believing that he has no chance with the Dao and that no matter how hard he works, it will be a waste of time.
Suddenly, a burst of fierce fighting sounds came.
The young man stamped his feet and saw a fierce kendo duel taking place on the distant stage.
That was the number one disciple in the Jian Mansion. He was challenging an elder in the Jian Mansion and attracted everyone's attention.
The young man pursed his lips, looked at it, and finally turned around and left.
Until the moment the young man stepped out of Yunlu Sword Mansion, he turned to look where he came from and murmured softly:
"From the great road to simplicity, I have seen the threshold, but unfortunately... time does not wait for me."
boom!
In the Yunlu Sword Mansion, thousands of swords roared in unison.
The swords on everyone's body soared into the sky, like countless eyes, all staring at the place where the young man left.
The kendo battle in the ring was also interrupted.
Because the swords in both sides' hands have risen into the air.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were blank. What happened?
…
The sunset in spring is as beautiful as a picture.
A teacher, a husband, a doctor, and a young swordsman all walked into Fuxiang Restaurant one after another in the sunset.
The restaurant manager also stood up at this moment.
"come back."
The shopkeeper looked calm and said, "Don't let the Qixia Island Master back then and now Su Jianzun look down upon you."
The sound was not loud, but it suddenly silenced the restaurant and you could hear a pin drop.
The boys and girls who were drinking and having fun stopped talking and looked at the shopkeeper.
Su Jianzun?
What do you mean, is Su Jianzun here?
But in the whole restaurant, apart from them, there was only one man in green robe sitting near the window drinking.
Why is Su Jianzun here?
"Shopkeeper, what do you mean?"
The boy in white couldn't help but ask.
As soon as the words were spoken, they saw an incredible scene——
The teacher, the husband, the doctor and the young swordsman all turned into a ray of light and poured into the shopkeeper's body.
The old and decrepit shopkeeper also changed his appearance at this moment, turning into a man with a slender figure, a calm temperament, and an aura of majesty all over his body.
He raised his hand a little.
The fat black cat that was lying on the counter basking in the sun then transformed into a black wooden sword and landed in his palm.
An invisible coercion spread throughout the restaurant.
This incredible scene shocked the young girls and boys. They were all awakened from the drunkenness, and their clothes turned into cold sweat, and their hands and feet became cold.
Is the shopkeeper of Fuxiang Restaurant a terrifying existence?
Window position.
The man in green robe looked at the bloody sunset outside the window, which was burning like fire, and said: "The world of mortals tempers the heart, and true love tempers the sword. This road is not easy to walk."
He stood up and came to the table of stunned young girls. He raised the last glass of wine and said with a smile:
"Meeting each other is fate, I respect you."
Drink it all in one gulp.
Then, he put his hands behind his back and walked out of the restaurant, "Let's go, while the sunset is still there, go and end the old grudge between you and me."
The shopkeeper, holding a black wooden sword, walked out of this restaurant with a tacky name one after another with the man in green robe.
Walking towards the fiery sunset in the distance.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk.
Inside the restaurant.
The boys and girls looked dull and their eyes were blank.