Chapter 52 Xiao Yao, the Patriarch of the Xiao Clan (5)
The woman smiled sweetly: "He is an old man named Yi Bocheng. He hangs out in the tavern all the time. He also wears such a badge on his clothes."
When Xiao Yan and others heard Yi Bocheng's name, they were overjoyed. Isn't this the person Bo Shi mentioned?
He thanked the woman on the spot, asked for directions, and Xiao Yan and others hurried to the tavern.
After turning a few small corners, a slightly antique building made of logs appeared in front of us. A plaque with a gold and black background hung the two characters "Tavern". The door was ajar, and the noise inside was faintly heard.
outgoing.
"This is it, that's right." Xiao Yan and the others were overjoyed and stepped forward quickly, about to push open the door of the tavern. Suddenly Xiao Yan was stunned, and the blood flowing in his body seemed to tremble.
Xiao Yan stopped and sensed carefully that there were waves of calls coming from the blood. It was the attraction of the same blood, blood is thicker than water, and it was absolutely unmistakable.
"There are people from the Xiao clan inside." Xiao Yan was very happy to meet his old acquaintance in a foreign country, but he was also a little confused.
"Why would people from the Xiao Clan come here? There is no reason, and it can resonate with the bloodline. The deeper the skill, the more obvious the response. But the Xiao Clan doesn't seem to have many high-level Dou Emperors."
Xiao Yan was puzzled, shook his head, and temporarily put down his thoughts. At this moment, it is business to find the person who can lead the way to find the spirit seal moss.
Just when Xiao Yan was about to open the door and enter, there was an old man sitting in a dark corner of the tavern. His complexion was sallow and his energy was listless. His eyes were half covered by his long forehead. The eyes he occasionally opened were cloudy and dull. It seemed like this
Nothing in the world could make him care.
Under the misty wine-colored light, the old man drank the fiery barley wine one mouthful at a time. This wine was very cheap, did not have much mellow flavor, and only had the pleasure of numbing the nerves.
The drink flowed down the corner of his mouth, dripping on the robe that had no visible color and seemed to be a bit dark gray. A shining silver Tenglong badge on his chest was the only eye-catching thing on the old man's body.
He is none other than Yi Bocheng, the leader of the Bexili Mercenary Group that Xiao Yan and others are looking for.
Suddenly, the old man's turbid eyes condensed, and he swept away the decadence he had just seen. He glanced at the door, his body flashed, and he disappeared into the tavern in an instant.
The old man left the tavern without looking back. After a few ups and downs, he appeared behind the hill next to Gintama Town. He chose a dark place with backlight and squatted down. It seemed that being with the darkness could give him a sense of comfort.
The decadence just now resurfaced on his face.
He took a big gulp of wine, and the hot liquid flowed down his throat and into his internal organs. The old man seemed to be satisfied with this feeling, but a little crystal oozed out of the corners of his wrinkled eyes unconsciously.
The escape just now was precisely because of Xiao Yan's appearance. The old man's real name was not Yi Bocheng, but Xiao Yao, the former patriarch of the Xiao clan. Although he still is, Xiao Yao himself felt that he was no longer the one.
At least he felt that he was no longer worthy of being the leader of the clan.
"Once upon a time, when I was at the peak of four stars, I was so arrogant. I boasted that I would break through to five stars on my own in Haikou. For this reason, I resolutely ran away from the clan and vowed not to die until I broke through. But now I am so depressed that I can only feel the blood of the Xiao clan and can only die.
If you run away, you really can't see the people..." The old man was immersed in memories.
Recalling that back then, I was the first person in the Xiao Clan to reach four stars, and also the most promising person to break through to five stars. The scene of the Xiao family sending me off to seek the road to prosperity in order to break through to five stars is still vivid in my mind, and every time
Every hope in Zhang Smiley's face has now turned into a heavy backlog of guilt in his heart. The old man shook hands weakly, feeling his declining strength and tearing up.
It turned out that after he came out of the Xiao clan that year, the old man organized a mercenary group to travel around the world. Everyone had high ambitions and vowed to conquer the world. But when he reached the peak of four stars, he was very excited and prepared to break through to the five-star Dou Emperor.
At that time, Xiao Yao found that his strength had stagnated and gradually began to decline, but he did not know what kind of injury he had suffered. The anxious Xiao Yao searched all over the continent's famous doctors, but to no avail.
Over time, his strength has declined from the peak of four stars to the early stage of four stars, and it seems to be continuing to weaken.
The dream of breaking through to the five-star level was completely shattered, and Xiao Yao lost all hope. After disbanding the mercenary group, Xiao Yan even had the idea of liberation, but finally gave up because he couldn't leave the Xiao clan. However, he was too strong-willed to return to the Xiao clan, so he had to settle down.
He drinks away his sorrows every day and spends his days hanging out in taverns and gambling houses.
With so many thoughts and he couldn't bear to think about it, Xiao Yao grabbed the wine bag and drank the wine until the last drop. He waved away the wine bag, stood up, sighed, and walked out of Gintama Town, planning to leave here forever.
, stay away from his tribe and live his whole life. As the sun sets, the old man staggers, and his rickety figure becomes even more bent...