Winter has arrived, and the cold wind is mixed with broken snow, which is bone-chilling.
There is a restaurant called Zuixiangju in the west of the city. The air is filled with the aroma of braised beef and the aroma of freshly fermented rice and wine.
Under the square table, there is a delicate red clay stove with a roaring fire.
The blazing fire warmed the chilly wine house and illuminated the newly brewed rice wine with green foam.
Lin Mo was sitting by the window, his pale face illuminated by the faint firelight, and the sound of drinking and shouting could be heard in his ears.
Noisy and lively.
He didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, he quite liked being in such a place and enjoying life like an ordinary person.
He picked up the wine cup and took a sip of wine.
The rice wine brewed by Linggu is not very pure, but it has a different kind of fragrance.
Lin Mo poured himself a drink, and after a long time, he looked at Xiao Zhengyang sitting opposite him.
He was still wearing a blue robe, but his heavy shoulders were a little stooped, his complexion was not very good, and his rough and majestic face didn't have much color.
There was also a faint smell of medicine and blood coming from its body.
Xiao Zhengyang didn't drink, he just leaned on the seat and looked at Lin Mo calmly.
Suddenly he smiled, turned his head, and looked out the window at the light snow falling.
"The winter in Sitong City is colder than in Huaiping."
"This local specialty rice wine is not as refreshing as Qingbai Restaurant's Yuyuan Niang." Lin Mo replied.
"..." Xiao Zhengyang was silent, then a heavy stone fell in his heart, and he shook his head with a wry smile,
"I'm telling you a joke, you can laugh if you want."
"I told you on that day that since the establishment of Qinglong Qisu that day, there are no more Blue Split Whales. I will give them what they deserve, so as not to make it difficult for you, and you promised me
, but what’s the result?”
Lin Mo frowned, a little angry.
"The result is that someone grabbed the goods and got injured? No wonder you don't want to let it out!"
As he spoke, he tapped the wine cup in his hand on the table, making a banging sound, and a few drops of green wine spilled on the table.
The sound seemed to be a bit loud, which made a strong man who was drinking and bragging not far away feel unhappy. Someone immediately patted the table and wanted to get up.
But before he could stand up, he was directly pressed down.
Turning around, he saw a tall and burly man in black attire looking at him indifferently.
The curse words that suddenly surged into his throat were suppressed, and he sat down again with a smile.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw at least six or seven people sitting in this restaurant, all dressed in the same way.
His mind was even more horrified, and he tremblingly picked up the wine glass again. Even though the wine dripped on his pants, he didn't say a word.
Seeing Lin Mo angry after a long time, Xiao Zhengyang's smile became increasingly bitter, and he finally picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"Perhaps this is my destiny. Destiny is difficult to control, but man can conquer nature. I used to always wonder how much human power can change in the face of fate."
There was a look of reminiscence in his eyes and he shook his head.
"This life was given to me by Ao Tianxiao in the first half of my life. Now that I have given him my daughter, I feel that I am not indebted."
After the Taizhou Incident, it was difficult to cross Yuzhou. What he wanted to do, as an elder, was to give Ao Minrou and Shi Ziyi a way out.
So bring it here.
It's just that things changed. When the opponent was weak, he was still well-behaved, but when he suddenly became aggressive, his appearance completely changed.
"Stop being sensational here, your injuries are serious and you are not in a certain death situation yet." Lin Mo said angrily.
"By the way, who did it? In Huaizhou, there are still people on the other side who dare to take action against my people?" he asked, a little confused.
Although Qinglonghui has turned to inland development, its reputation is getting louder and louder.
Not to mention those strong men in the green forest, even local gangsters at the level of general county magistrates would usually give face.
"This person..." Xiao Zhengyang was silent for a moment, the smile on his face disappeared, and a solemn look appeared.
"Do you still remember the first time I met you and what I told you about the history of the Blue Split Whale headquarters?"
“Spreading the net widely will lead to more connections?”
"That's right, Ao Tianxiao has a very good reputation. On the surface, he is always willing to do charity. He is known as the Timely Rainer. But secretly, he likes to help geniuses in need.
He had good luck and sponsored several masters. They received feedback and formed a group force, which gained momentum." Xiao Zhengyang recalled.
"Oh? Who is here?" Lin Mo was a little interested. He remembered that he was rated as a first-class genius that day.
Xiao Zhengyang didn't say much, he just took out a piece of information from his arms and handed it over.
Lin Mo took it.
After a while, strange color appeared on the face.
Zhao Wumian?
The incident recorded in the intelligence is the murder of the Zhao family in Sitong County, which has attracted a lot of attention recently.
It is about a wealthy family, and the plot is about avenging the concubine, so it is naturally talked about and spread widely.
The protagonist is this Zhao Wumian.
According to legend, this man was very talented and talented. He was born with divine veins. Before he was twenty years old, he had achieved the success of the Six Fu Organs and became a half-step master.
In terms of combat power alone, he even defeated the masters of the Zhao clan.
Such a person can be said to be the protagonist in the storybook.
It stands to reason that as long as you don't die, you will definitely be the stars in the sky.
But the mistake is that its status is a bit subtle.
As the concubine of the Zhao family, Zhao Wumian, whose mother died early and without explanation, can be good, but not too good.
And it just so happened that his performance was too good.
So the result was that a few years ago, news came out that the genius young master's divine veins were fake and he turned out to be a waste. As for why he was so famous before, it was just to serve as a shield for the real genius of the Zhao family, his younger brother Zhao Yinglong.
The real reason was that his divine veins were taken away, and he was expelled from his family because of this.
The strange thing is that the loser who fell into the quagmire happened to gain power once again, and then came back a few years later, directly enacting a revenge drama.
This script, which is reversed and reversed again, is naturally very popular and spreads widely.
While ordinary people pay attention to the incident itself, in the eyes of some thoughtful people, the meaning behind it is even more disturbing.
After all, the Sitong Zhao family is not a weakling. There is a great master martial artist in the family. How can such a force not be intimidated when the family was wiped out overnight?
"Zhao Wumian? With one person's power, he directly wiped out the Sitong Zhao family? If it is really him, you are lucky not to die." Lin Mo said softly.
"This person was also sponsored by Ao Tianxiao?"
Xiao Zhengyang nodded and sighed softly: "In fact, I have met the other party before. Although his temper was extreme before, but overall, his nature is quite pure, otherwise he would not be favored by us.
Now I don’t know what he met in Taizhou, what opportunity he got, and his strength is terrifying. If he hadn’t still remembered me, I wouldn’t have been dead.”
"Oh? What do you think his strength is?" Lin Mo asked.
"Just looking at me, I was struck by lightning and seriously injured." Xiao Zhengyang said frankly.
There is still some bitterness in the words.
As an old man who had wandered around the world, he was knocked down by a younger generation, which was a huge blow to him.
"That does have some strength." Lin Mo looked moved.
To be able to bring down a grandmaster with his eyes is something that even a great master would not be able to do.
"Well, you don't need to worry. I heard that he came to Huaizhou to do some business and met Ao Minrou and others, so he took action. Maybe they have left now." Xiao Zhengyang laughed, smiling.
, pulled the wound, and coughed violently again.
Lin Mo said nothing, just smiled.
"By the way, I found the person you asked me to check before. Hey, I can atone for my sins."
"A few resources are nothing." Lin Mo shook his head, "But the old man really found it?"
After talking about it, he was still a little surprised.
Lin Yuantian told him half a year ago that someone had seen the shadow of the Buddha's virtual image in Sitong County, and suspected that it was the missing Lin Zhao, and asked him to help look for it if he had time.
It's just that he had a lot of things to do, and he went to Yueshan not long ago, so he just activated the power of the Blue Dragon Society to search.
The search lasted half a year.
Originally, everyone in the Lin family was planning to give up, but now the result has come out?
"As expected, we should have found him. The man you mentioned was hunted by the Black Buddhism for some unknown reason and entered the mountains. Then the news was lost, so the clues were lost.
And not long ago, in other places, this person appeared again, and the description of the moves is very similar to what you said, so it should be the same person."
Xiao Zhengyang said and took out another piece of information and handed it over. It was obviously ready.
Lin Mo opened it and read ten lines at a glance, quickly reading it.
"I was originally being hunted, but then I was seriously injured and lost my memory. I was favored by someone, my benefactor suffered, I was forced to take action, and I was hunted again? The difference is that it became a double hunt?" Lin Mo was stunned after reading this.
"The old man is a man who values love and justice." Xiao Zhengyang laughed loudly.
"..." Lin Mo was speechless, not knowing what to say.
"Please help me make an appointment to have a talk with the two forces that are taking action. Tell them that it's time to stop." He said softly.
"The other party also has this plan. Leave this matter to me. The results will be available today." Xiao Zhengyang nodded.
In fact, most of the time in the Jianghu, it is not all about fighting and killing. If it had been a constant killing, everyone would have been killed long ago.
"Thank you very much for this. I'll heal my wounds after this." Lin Mo's face brightened slightly and he raised his wine glass.
Ahem.
Xiao Zhengyang nodded and smiled, the same thing.
Snapped.
After finishing the glass, Lin Mo left first and walked out of the wine house.
It is most worry-free to leave professional matters to professionals.
If you really work hard at everything, would you still practice this martial arts?
In Sitong City, Lin Mo was walking alone.
He did not go back to practice. Since Xiao Zhengyang said that the results would be available today, he simply waited.
I still have the patience.
As for the outcome, I'm not too worried.
If we can give some face to this kind of thing, it would be best. If we can't, the worst case scenario is that they will all be exterminated.
Since his hands are stained with blood, he will not be kind to women when necessary.
There is no worry in my heart, just shopping is quite relaxing.
When he was in Lingtai Sect, he would still go out for walks with Lin Fei'er on weekdays, so the comfort of family company was undoubtedly very good.
But after being at ease for a long time, he still misses the natural feeling of being alone when he is alone.
It's a refreshing feeling of being carefree and carefree. I couldn't experience this feeling before marriage.
With this feeling, even an ordinary walk and shopping can be quite interesting.
Lin Mo walked along a relatively bustling commercial street, like an ordinary person.
From time to time, if they encounter a wealthy family's carriage or an ox cart carrying goods, they will give way.
While shopping, walk, look east and west.
Compared to Huaiping, Sitong City is a bit duller and there aren't as many ways to play.
At the same time, because they were far apart, it seemed that they were not affected by the Taihuai battlefield, and there was still no worry on the faces of passers-by.
Although it is not very peaceful here, the Black Buddhism has occupied several cities in the south and is confronting the imperial army.
But the ordinary people here don't seem to care at all.
Overall, it's quite suitable for life.
"Lin...Lin Mo?"
Suddenly, a female voice came from behind.
Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, a little surprised. There were fewer people who dared to call him that nowadays.
He turned around, and the beautiful figure in front of him was very familiar. No wonder he dared to call him like this:
"Yun Shiya...why are you here?"
This person was Yun Shiya, who had a pretty good relationship when they were in Huaiping, and their friendship almost turned into love.
I haven't seen him for more than a year, but he has changed very little. His figure is still petite and cute, his face is like porcelain, and it has become red in the cold air. He is looking excited at this time.
There is another person beside him, his cousin Mo Shiqi. She has changed a lot, her temperament is more gentle, her hair is tied up, her hairstyle has changed, she is obviously married.
"Why are you here? Aren't you in Huaiping? By the way, have you passed the examination for entering the clan? Why has there been no news from you since then!"
Yun Shiya chattered non-stop, jumping up and down in front of Lin Mo, talking and feeling a little sad.
Because she was taken away by her father not long after.
"I passed the assessment by luck, so now that I'm not in Huaiping, I'll stop by to do some errands." Lin Mo said with a smile.
In Huaiping, this little girl was one of the few who was sincere to him. Although there was no result between the two of them, it was still touching to meet each other in a different place and to know each other from a foreign land.
"Well, congratulations then. My father has been sent abroad and Huaiping is in chaos, so I came here with my cousin, and now we are temporarily living in Sitong." Yun Shiya whispered and sighed.
As they talked, the two briefly chatted about their current situation.
Mo Shiqi on the side didn't say much, maintaining a dignified and gentle posture. Judging from her clothes and accessories, she still looked like a noble lady now.
According to Lin Mo's observation, there were even many guards around him.
A group of people were shopping together.
Most of the time, Yun Shiya asked and Lin Mo answered.
This little girl is much more bold and lively than before.
Whoosh.
At this moment, the busy streets gradually became quiet, and the flow of people around them also gradually disappeared.
The group of people couldn't help but slow down their steps, and the guards who were originally scattered gathered together with solemn expressions.
Even the heartless Yun Shiya reacted, slowed down her steps, and moved closer to Lin Mo.
In everyone's sight, a group of men in white clothes appeared from the other side of the street and walked quickly.
Everyone has a strong build and a ferocious aura, and they are not good people at first glance.
"It's Baiyundao. Shiya, you and Lin Mo lean back and quickly take out your uncle's identity token. These people are all crazy after hearing this...this..."
Mo Shiqi said in a low voice with a solemn look on her face and her voice was trembling. But midway through her words, she saw a group of Baiyundao people dressed in white leaning towards the end of the forest. Except for the leader, everyone else bowed and saluted.