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The wine brewed by Lugou Village was not famous far and near, but it could be considered a specialty. The lids of the two bottles of liquor were lifted, and the rich wine fragrance mixed with the mellow fragrance of glutinous rice spread everywhere. Xu Changpeng sniffed this fragrance and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The three of them abandoned the small wine glasses and took three large bowls from the kitchen. They also asked the chef to cook two side dishes. The environment was not worse than that of a small restaurant at all. It was said that a thousand cups of wine were too little to meet a bosom friend. Old Xu was also happy today. He picked up the big bowl and clinked glasses with Lunatic Zhang before drinking it all in one gulp.
"Mad Monk, we really haven't contacted each other since the rain twenty years ago. You crazy monk followed Qiao Xianjing for twenty years. Twenty years! Ha, how many 20 years do I have in my life? My hair has turned white and my face is full of wrinkles. I really thought that I would never be able to reunite with you guys in this lifetime.”Old Xu exhaled a breath of alcohol. His eyes were wet and he sighed.
"It's impossible for the nine dragons to reunite. The old had returned to the mountains, and those who were still alive had disappeared.”Madman Zhang sighed softly and picked up the bottle of wine to pour it into Old Xu's glass. His honest face showed some vicissitudes of life.
Old Xu shook his head." After waiting for twenty years, I finally got Qiao Xianjing's son to come. I thought that he could lead us to continue our glory of being fearless in the past, but it's really like that saying: fallen flowers have the intention to follow the flowing water, and the heartless flowing water flows eastward!"”After saying that, he glanced at Qiao Liansheng, who had been silent all this while, in disappointment.
"Elder Xu, I'm here to invite you out of the mountain.”Qiao Liansheng smiled faintly and spoke respectfully. He no longer treated Old Xu as his old friend.
Xu Changpeng was stunned. He looked at Qiao Liansheng, then at Lunatic Zhang, who was smiling at him. He laughed heartily and pointed at Lunatic Zhang." Crazy Monk, you should be the one who arranged this, right?”
"This is his life. I don't need to do anything.”Madman Zhang shook his head lightly and took a sip of wine.
Xu Changpeng nodded in agreement and turned to stare at Qiao Liansheng. After a long time, he slowly said,"There seems to be some changes." From Qiao Liansheng's eyes, one could see that there was no longer comfort, but restlessness.
"How is it? Are you interested in coming out to relax?”Madman Zhang smiled at Xu Changpeng and twisted his neck restlessly.
Xu Changpeng laughed heartily." With you, Mad Monk, there's nothing I can't do! However, it's not a good thing for me to go out now.”
Qiao Liansheng thought for a moment and didn't interrupt. He just drank the wine quietly. However, Madman Zhang frowned slightly and asked,"How have you been these past twenty years?"
"Cowardly, hiding from place to place, working as the deputy section chief of the local tax bureau in Chaoyang District. He stayed in this position for more than ten years. A few years ago, he was discovered by those old bones, so he came to this prison to avoid disaster.”Xu Changpeng said it in a relaxed manner, without the slightest feeling of grievance.
"Why would a dog-headed strategist like you be so honest as a deputy section chief for more than ten years? Or from the local tax bureau?" Madman Zhang was in disbelief.
Xu Changpeng shook his head with a helpless smile." It's really hard to hold back too many ideas. Although I didn't dare to show myself, I still couldn't help but have some ideas. The treatment of a deputy section chief is comparable to that of the director of the listed tax bureau." It was never a good thing to be in the limelight too much. However, if it wasn't for the fact that he was less vigilant in his old age, he wouldn't have been discovered by the old bones above.”
"Sooner or later, we'll have to prepare thin coffins for them!”Madman Zhang's eyes flashed coldly, but it disappeared in an instant.
" Now that Qiao Liansheng has arrived, he has already attracted the attention of those old bones. They haven't made a move yet, so they should be waiting for an opportunity. The few old bones aren't as harmonious as they seem on the surface. They're all coveting the position of the Nine Dragons Union's Dragon Lord.”At this point, Old Xu sneered.
"What do you mean?"
"The guards in the prison are all my men. Only Qiao Liansheng should be monitored. However, if I go out, I'll be exposed. Mad Monk, it's best if you stay with me. We're in the dark, and Qiao Lian is in the light. The effect will naturally be doubled.”Xu Changpeng frowned and analyzed step by step.
Madman Zhang thought for a moment and smiled. He pointed at Xu Changpeng and said,"Your brain has always been the best in Nine Dragons, except for Old Qiao. With you planning, I can rest assured.”
"You are also the best in Nine Dragons.”Xu Changpeng stared at Lunatic Zhang and smiled with interest.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, but Lunatic Zhang smiled bitterly." I wasn't there for that gamble. Otherwise, Old Qiao wouldn't have ended up living in seclusion in the remote mountains.”
"It's not your fault. Those old bones had already planned it out. We didn't notice that the woman you saved was a chess piece.”Xu Changpeng shook his head and smiled bitterly. When they talked about this matter, both of them looked a little lonely.
"After I found out, I killed her myself.”Madman Zhang suddenly said this very calmly. He lowered his head and gently played with the big bowl filled with wine with his broad palm.
Xu Changpeng suddenly raised his head and looked at Madman Zhang in shock. He opened his mouth but didn't say anything. From saving a woman, to falling in love with this woman, to killing the woman he loved with his own hands, perhaps only this crazy monk, who valued the friendship between men more than his life, could do this.
"I searched for two years and found Old Qiao and Xia Ziyi in Lugou Village at the foot of Taihang Mountain. They had nothing, but they were still living a leisurely life.”At this point, Madman Zhang's expression relaxed a little.
"When did he leave?" Xu Changpeng's voice was low as he poured himself a full glass of liquor and spilled half of it on the table. Then, he lowered his head slightly to the air and drank the remaining half of the glass in one go.
"I guarded the tomb for ten years.”Madman Zhang also followed Xu Changpeng's example and finished the remaining half bowl of wine.
"Are you kidding me?" Xu Changpeng's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness, and his face was filled with disbelief.
Lunatic Zhang glanced at Qiao Liansheng and said slowly,""Old Qiao is very superstitious about divination. He committed suicide. I saw it with my own eyes.”
Xu Changpeng gritted his teeth and glared at Lunatic Zhang. After a long time, he laughed bitterly and turned to look at Qiao Liansheng, whose body was trembling slightly. He sighed and said,"He has never been a person who admits defeat. He hopes that we can help him fulfill his wish.”
Lunatic Zhang nodded and drank the wine quietly. Qiao Liansheng lowered her head and clenched her fists, her body trembling.
On the second day after Qiao Xianjing committed suicide, the half-blind woman squatted in the hall and placed two books of the Book of Changes into the bonfire. As she burned them, she spoke to Qiao Liansheng.
"Er Mao Zi, although these two books of the Book of Changes were left behind by your father, I burned them. I don't want you to follow in his footsteps.”
Qiao Liansheng, who was only eleven years old, did not think much of it. He lowered his head and did not respond. He did not care about the things left behind by a man who loved alcohol as much as his life.
"Er Mao Zi, your father is the best person to you in the world. Even if you want to shout now, you won't have the chance.”The half-blind woman's eyes became wet as she spoke. She wiped her eyes and said slowly,"Er Mao Zi, no matter where you go, you must remember that your good life in the future is given by your father. He died for you.”
At that time, Qiao Liansheng didn't take his words seriously and left the Qiao family angrily. At this moment, hearing Lunatic Zhang's words, Qiao Liansheng instantly understood something. The ancestor of Lu Gou Village had once said that if the time of death of the previous generation was grasped well, it would bring endless fortune to the younger generation.
Indeed, as the half-blind woman had said, he didn't even have the chance to call out "Dad".
"Fulfill his wish well!" Lunatic Zhang gently patted Qiao Liansheng, who was crying non-stop, and sighed…
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