In the elegantly furnished hall, there were no dancing girls, musicians, or maids, just two men who reunited after a long absence, drinking up the rice wine in one glass after another.

"Brother Meng, let me toast you.

It's really not easy to sit and drink with you again. We must get drunk today..."

After not seeing each other for three years, Zhang Yong and Meng Xiuyuan still felt no unfamiliarity with each other. They said something with a naive smile, and the tower-like man picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, his eyes full of sincere joy.

"Okay, let's get drunk and then rest."

Meng Xiuyuan smiled slightly and reached out to fill up the wine glass for Zhang Yong himself. There was a slight heaviness in his eyes, deliberately avoiding the other's empty left sleeve.

Zhang Yong didn't seem to notice anything strange about Meng Xiuyuan, and still expressed his feelings to Meng Xiuyuan excitedly:

"Brother Meng, you don't know that in the past few years, I have received news several times that you killed demons from the Demon Sect and eliminated harm for the people. I was very excited and couldn't help but want to come and get together with you.

It's a pity that your dragon has never seen its end. Every time I rush to the place and ask about it, it's always a step too late. I heard that you just left.

And this time I heard that when you were killing everyone in Luoyang, you were far away in the south of the Yangtze River, thousands of miles away.

I thought I would never make it to see you, but unexpectedly I got my wish.

Hehe, it seems that my luck, Zhang Yong, is not always so bad..."

Zhang Yong's clear eyes and sincere words moved Meng Xiuyuan's sight. He was silent for a moment and said warmly:

"Yongzi, how have you been these past years?

I heard from Li Jing that you joined the Wagangzhai rebels back then, but now, are you still under their command?"

Zhang Yong shook his head when he heard this, and explained to Meng Xiuyuan quite freely:

"No more, I have nothing to do with Wagang Village.

Back then, because of Miss Su Su, I originally joined the army of Zhai Rang, the head of Wagang Village. Who knew that not long after I entered the village, Li Mi's men suddenly launched a rebellion.

The head of the family was killed by Li Mi, and most of the people in Wagang Village were also gathered under his command.

I didn't want to follow this insidious villain, so I escaped.

Maybe they thought that I was a nobody, so they didn't bother me anymore..."

Meng Xiuyuan was silent when he heard this. He didn't expect that Zhang Yong's path to the rebellion would be so tortuous.

If you think about it carefully, the "Susu girl" mentioned by Zhang Yong is the most valued personal maid of Zhai Rang's only daughter. Judging from this relationship, Zhang Yong should be regarded as a direct descendant of Zhai Rang, the leader of Wagang Village.

Obviously, although Zhang Yong brought the matter to a close with a few words, his actual situation at that time would never be as easy as he said.

When Zhang Yong mentioned the girl Su Su again, his eyes looked a little sad, indicating that the ending of their relationship was definitely not a good one.

Meng Xiuyuan didn't want to expose Zhang Yong's pain point, so he simply changed the subject quietly and said:

"Well, it doesn't matter if you are no longer in the army, I think Nawa Gangzhai will not be the best in the world in the end...

That's right, Yongzi.

Have you been back home in the past few years, and how is the situation at home?"

Zhang Yong was very grateful when he heard Meng Xiuyuan talk about this. His slightly downcast expression quickly disappeared. He immediately drank another glass of wine and replied with a smile:

"I came back and everything is fine.

It's all thanks to Brother Meng's reminder last time that I asked my parents to take over the tavern and settle it within the power of the Song Dynasty in Lingnan.

Cuishan Town was hit by a disaster years ago, and they happened to escape and were not affected..."

"Cuishan Town was hit by a military disaster? Which force did it?" Meng Xiuyuan heard this and immediately asked.

As he spoke, Meng Xiuyuan's mind flashed to the image of the originally peaceful and peaceful Jiangnan town being destroyed by war, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Zhang Yong saw Meng Xiuyuan's expression and understood his thoughts very well. He patted his chest and said proudly to Meng Xiuyuan:

"Who else could it be? Of course it would be those unscrupulous and inhumane beasts from the Iron Cavalry.

But don’t worry, Brother Meng, I have avenged those fellow villagers who were oppressed.

Ren Shaoming, the leader of the Iron Cavalry Association, ‘Qingjiao’, was beheaded by me with my own hands!”

Meng Xiuyuan was slightly stunned when he heard this, feeling quite unbelievable:

"You actually killed Ren Shaoming?"

Previously on the Tianjin Bridge, "Flying Eagle" Qu Ao led a group of Tiele masters to sneak attack, saying that he wanted to avenge Meng Xiuyuan for his son Ren Shaoming.

At that time, Meng Xiuyuan thought in his mind that he didn't know who the righteous man was, and attributed the credit to him.

This question has troubled Meng Xiuyuan for a long time, and he never knew the answer, but he didn't expect that it was Zhang Yong who did it.

Although Meng Xiuyuan has not personally fought with this young man, judging from his status, he knows that this person must have high martial arts skills. After all, he is the son of Qu Ao, the top master of Tiele, and he was chosen and supported by the Yingui sect.

Obviously he shouldn't be an ordinary person.

Zhang Yong has only been practicing martial arts for three or four years. Although he received Meng Xiuyuan's guidance, he really shouldn't have such high abilities.

Zhang Yong smiled naively, scratched the back of his head, and said with some embarrassment:

"I can't do it alone. Someone else will join me in the assassination.

It’s all thanks to Brother Meng who taught me Hengqiu Kung Fu, which made my body very strong.

Ren Shaoming was careless. Seeing that my anger was not very strong, he didn't take me seriously.

I deliberately used a flaw to let him cut my most solid left arm. When his knife got stuck in my bones, I shot him with my backhand..."

While speaking, Zhang Yong swung his left sleeve, smiled as if he didn't care, and continued to Meng Xiuyuan:

"Young Master Ren will never guess to his death that there is a genius like you, Brother Meng, who can create such magical kung fu, so that a dull person like me can become a master.

It's a pity that what happened that night cannot be spread, otherwise, it would be a legend that an arm of a nobody like me could cost the life of a big shot like him..."

When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he looked at Zhang Yong in front of him and frowned slightly, feeling quite emotional in his heart.

From the moment they met, Meng Xiuyuan never mentioned Zhang Yong's missing arm, and even deliberately avoided looking at it, in order not to let Zhang Yong mention the sad thing.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Unexpectedly, when Zhang Yong took the initiative to talk about this matter, he looked so calm and calm.

Meng Xiuyuan couldn't guess whether he really didn't care at all, or whether he was pretending to be free and easy. For a moment, he felt complicated and didn't know how to speak.

After a long while, he sighed softly and said to Zhang Yong in a deep voice:

"Yongzi, this is my fault.

Now that I know about the dirty deeds of the Yingui Sect and the Iron Cavalry Gang, I should have taken the time to kill this beast.

No matter how bad it is, I should give you a contact information so that you can find me if you encounter something.

You are innocently missing this arm, and maybe I am half responsible for it..."

Seeing Meng Xiuyuan like this, Zhang Yong smiled honestly, waved his hand and said to Meng Xiuyuan:

"Brother Meng, you are worrying too much.

After killing the evil thief, I was afraid of being retaliated by the forces behind him and implicating my parents at home, so I borrowed your knightly name to stay.

For this one thing alone, I don't know how to thank you.

Furthermore, I knew where you were at the time and would not have asked you for help.

After all, I may never come across such a good opportunity a few times in my life, so why would I give it up..."

While speaking, Zhang Yong couldn't help but raise his head and drink another glass of wine. His face was slightly red, and he said happily with a hint of drunkenness:

"Brother Meng, do you remember, I told you.

The reason why I followed your footsteps and walked out of that tavern was to see the vastness of this world and experience the splendor of my only one life.

I am not a genius like you, who can easily trample all the masters in the world under my feet, and ignore such huge forces as the four great sects, the Buddhist sect and the demonic sect.

Being able to eliminate harm for the people and personally kill an evil thief like Ren Shaoming, who has great martial arts skills and terrifying power, is perhaps the most exciting thing that an ordinary person like me can do in my life.

After this experience, one day in the future when I close my eyes forever, when I look back on my life, I may not have any regrets, but rather feel proud of myself.

Compared to this, an arm is nothing..."

When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but froze on the spot and remained silent for a long time. He suddenly felt that he seemed to have never really understood this "little fanboy" who was always chasing after him.

Zhang Yong, who was already drunk, saw Meng Xiuyuan like this, but he didn't think much about it. He just picked up the wine bottle, filled the wine glass for Meng Xiuyuan, drank all the wine in his own glass in one gulp, and then said in a somewhat vague voice:

"Meng...Brother Meng, you are the person I am most grateful and admired in my life.

If you hadn't led me to expand my horizons and taught me my own martial arts, people like me would have been able to live a mediocre and muddle-headed life.

So over the years, I have been learning from you, consciously or unconsciously.

I heard that you go around killing demons and demons to eliminate harm for the people, and I also want to help.

Unfortunately, my abilities are limited. Except for this great opportunity to kill Ren Shaoming, I can only do small things at other times.

However, when I lurked to kill Ren Shaoming, I got another piece of news by chance, which was very important.

I haven't told anyone about this, I've only told you..."

While speaking, Zhang Yong reluctantly climbed over the wine table, climbed to Meng Xiuyuan, and whispered in his ear:

"I heard that the Demon Sect has penetrated into the Li clan and has colluded with the Turks to secretly control the force that has the best chance of unifying the world.
To be continued...