When Chen Changsheng woke up, he discovered that he was still lying in the snow, and the sky was about to turn dark. Dusky rays of light shone down from the west, illuminating the low city in the distance, and also illuminating the rag wrapped around Su Li's body.
This rag was something he had found in an abandoned hunter's tribe while he was fleeing. The edges had long been tattered, and now, illuminated by the twilight, it seemed like it was about to ignite. Su Li sat cross-legged in the snow, his head lowered. The rag covered his head, making it seem a little like a black robe. Chen Changsheng asked, "I'm lying in the snow, Senior … you're not going to do anything?"
After running madly without end, he had finally passed through the endless snowy plains and distanced himself from the threat of the demons. One could imagine what kind of effort and price Chen Changsheng had paid for this, and how exhausted he was. The moment he saw the human city, he immediately fell to the ground and found it hard to get up. Yet even under these circumstances, Su Li did not think of helping him, which made him feel rather uncomfortable.
Su Li's voice came out from the rag, seeming very righteous and confident. "If I could move you, would I need you to carry me everywhere? Besides, when you fall to the ground and can't get up, can't you pay attention to your posture? Don't forget, I'm on your back. If you fall with a plop, do you know how badly I'm squashed? "
Chen Changsheng felt very helpless. As he fled, he would occasionally speak a few words with this senior. He had long since confirmed that he, who had never been good with words, could not gain any advantage in a conversation, even if he was clearly in the right. He supported his aching body and slowly crawled out of the snow. He walked up to Su Li, put him on his back again, and continued to advance into the distance.
By the time he reached the human city, the sky was already completely dark. Fortunately, there were many torches lit on the city walls, illuminating the ground in front of the city. Only because of this did he, who was already extremely exhausted, not fall over because of the icicles on the road.
This was an extremely simple and crude, yet extremely sturdy little city. To be more precise, this was the frontmost military stronghold of the Great Zhou's Northwest Army. There was no such thing as a curfew in the military stronghold, but those who entered the stronghold had to undergo an even more careful body search and inspection. It must be known that other than the most daring of adventurers, very few commoners would appear here.
When he was being searched, Chen Changsheng was very worried that Su Li would be angry, so he nervously looked over. He did not expect that during the entire process, Su Li would be extremely honest, just like a real patient.
The soldiers in the fortress began their routine interrogation. Chen Changsheng could not take out any documents to pass through the customs, nor did he have a travel pass. Just when he was preparing to state his identity and have the army send someone to pick him up, he suddenly saw Su Li shake his head imperceptibly. The two eyes that were covered by the rags revealed a firm determination that could not be resisted.
Su Li took out two sets of customs clearance documents from somewhere on his body. Two sets were very perfect, completely flawless customs clearance documents. By perfect, they included the degree of wear and tear of the documents. In short, they were impeccable. The soldier examined the two of them with a critical gaze. After hearing Su Li's reply, he waved his hand, indicating for the two of them to enter. At the same time, he instructed them on a few things to take note of.
The only place in the military stronghold that commoners could live in was a carriage shop. As expected, it was a large shared bed, but tonight, there were only the two of them. The cold and stingy carriage shop owner naturally would not heat the kang too hot, and there was not even hot water. As a result, Chen Changsheng and Su Li curled up in the sour and smelly bedding for a very long time, unable to sleep.
Chen Changsheng opened his bright eyes and looked at the oil-stained roof. He thought about a few trivial matters, such as the fact that this large carriage shop might have been remodeled from a former kitchen. The waiter that had been scolded by the carriage shop owner looked very pitiful. Then, he heard Su Li sigh and asked curiously, "Senior, you have all sorts of documents on you, and you were extremely skilled when you were being interrogated. You should have a lot of experience living outside, so why can't you sleep?"
Everyone knew that Mount Li's Junior Martial Uncle Su Li liked to wander the four seas and rarely returned to Mount Li. In terms of experience on the road, logically speaking, there really should be no one more abundant than him.
Su Li angrily said, "What are you thinking? Who am I? How could I have lived in such a terrible place? "
Chen Changsheng thought to himself, if I had said your name before, the two of us would definitely not be sleeping on the cold kang in the carriage shop. Let alone the officers in the stronghold, even the General's Estate in the south would immediately send someone to pick us up. With this thought, he finally asked the question that had always lingered in his mind, "Senior, why can't we reveal our identities?"
Su Li said, "Do you know what I'm most famous for? Why is the entire continent afraid of me? "
Chen Changsheng thought to himself, I grew up in the countryside of Xining Village. Although I read a lot of the Daoist Canon, I understand very little about the matters of the world. I only know that your cultivation is extremely high and your path of the sword is extremely strong. Why is it not respect, but fear?
Su Li's voice seeped out from the cold bedding, seeming even colder. "Because I've killed many demons, and I've killed even more people. Other than Zhou Dufu from back then, there's probably no one else who has killed more people than me."
Chen Changsheng was speechless. He thought to himself, Senior has once again habitually begun to show off his narcissism. If it really is like this, then aren't you a butcher whose hands are stained with blood? Why hasn't the Mount Li Sword Sect expelled you?
As if guessing what he was thinking, Su Li's voice rang out once again, "In Mount Li, my seniority is the highest, the strongest, so I'm the greatest. The Discipline Hall and those fellows on the mountain have long since found me displeasing to the eye, but what would they dare to do to me?"
Chen Changsheng was stunned.
Su Li did not continue to introduce his great undertaking of killing people. He said, "I naturally have my reasons for killing people. Cutting weeds and pulling up the roots, exterminating families, these things that don't require any skill, I've never done them, so this has brought me some trouble. That is, the more people I kill, the more enemies I have. Even now, I still can't clearly remember just how many enemies I have."
Chen Changsheng's body slightly stiffened. He thought to himself, it can't be true, right? Then how did you still live until now?
"There are very few people who dare to find me for revenge, because I'm too strong. Of course, there are also some people who have been blinded by hatred and don't even care about life and death. They always want to kill me. "
Speaking of these things, Su Li's mood was clearly very bad. He said angrily, "When I wake up in the morning, they come to kill me. When I sleep, they come to kill me. At every moment, they want to kill me, wave after wave. I just don't understand. Those people are at such a terrible level that they can't kill me no matter how they try. Why do they always want to find me? Don't they find it annoying? Even if they don't find it annoying, I will find it annoying, alright? "
Chen Changsheng was even more speechless. He thought to himself, putting life and death aside, if those people still want to kill you, then they definitely have a true blood feud with you. You actually say that they've been blinded by hatred, and that they just find it annoying?
Su Li continued, "So I very rarely stay in Mount Li. When I travel the continent, I never reveal my true identity. If you don't want to be woken up in the middle of the night by someone using a magical artifact to go to the toilet, then it's best that you do the same."
Chen Changsheng thought to himself, tonight's situation should be different from usual.
The room was quiet for a very long time, and then Su Li's voice rang out once more. Only this time, his voice was no longer so proud or irritated. It seemed very steady and very serious.
"Those people that want me dead are like a pack of dogs. They don't dare to move against me, and they don't even dare to bark from afar. They only dare to hide in the distant darkness, waiting for me to tire, waiting for me to grow old, waiting for me to get injured."
Chen Chang Sheng looked at the roof. It was as if he could see the grassland in the night. A male lion gazed at its surroundings. In the darkness, there were countless of its enemies. If the male lion grew old, those enemies would rush forward and tear it into pieces.
"I understand," he said.
Su Li said, "It's good that you understand."
Early in the morning, around five o'clock, Chen Changsheng opened his eyes and got out of bed. His face was somewhat pale, and he seemed somewhat haggard. However, he was much better than when he was fleeing on the snowy plains. It was just that his mind was even more tense than when he was fleeing.
Because of what Su Ye had said last night, he always felt that this large carriage store, and even the entire military stronghold, was brimming with danger. In the dimly lit streets and the slightly warm kitchen, a sword shadow that could bring death could appear at any time.
For an expert at Su Li's level, his enemies, or enemies, were assuredly extremely frightening. Chen Changsheng knew that he was no match for those people, so he could only hope that he could see through their movements and prepare for battle. He also knew that he might be overly sensitive, but when it came to matters of life and death, he had always believed that no matter how sensitive or careful he was, it was never excessive.
The porridge was thin and fragrant, and the steamed buns were as hard as rocks. Sitting at the table and eating breakfast, he silently observed everything around him. He did not seem like a tourist, but more like a bodyguard. But Su Li was very natural, as if he did not care about anything.
Chen Changsheng silently thought to himself. That cold and stingy shopkeeper could still be considered normal, but the waiter that he had scolded last night was somewhat problematic. In a place with such vile living conditions, how could there be such a zealous waiter? … Last night, when they were staying at the inn, that waiter had taken the initiative to ask if they wanted hot water, which resulted in him being scolded by the shopkeeper.
Just at this moment, for some reason, the shopkeeper once again began to scold that waiter, using all sorts of obscenities that were hard to hear. Su Li continued to drink his porridge, occasionally raising his eyebrows, as if he was treating this scolding as an appetizer.
After the quarrel came the beating. That waiter seemed extremely honest, and no matter how much he was scolded or beaten, he did not have any guts. He only held his head and ran around the inn, but Chen Changsheng became even more vigilant.
That waiter ran to their table.
Chen Changsheng unhesitatingly pulled out his dagger.
That waiter did not see it, as if he was about to collide with his sword.
If he sheathed his sword, or if he tilted his sword, that waiter would take advantage of the situation to get close.
Logically, when a guest saw that the waiter that had been very attentive to him last night was about to collide with the sharp tip of a sword, even if it was in his instincts, he would still tilt to the side and give way.
Chen Changsheng's breathing became slightly hurried. He did not know what he should do. Sheathe his sword?
If this was a real waiter, then he was indiscriminately slaughtering the innocent.
If this was a fake waiter, then he was seeking his own death, and he was even going to implicate Senior Su Li.
He did not know what to choose.
Thus, Su Li made the choice for him.
Su Li took the chopsticks in his hand and lightly stabbed at a certain place on his upper arm.
This time, there was no strength, no true essence, and no sword intent.
Chen Changsheng's dagger, however, stabbed out like a bolt of lightning.
This dagger did not stab at the waiter, because at the very beginning, the dagger had tilted to the side.
His dagger stabbed into the abdomen of the shopkeeper who was chasing after the waiter.
Squelch.
The dagger stabbed deeply, all the way to the hilt.
Just like that, the shopkeeper died.
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