The young man stood up with his face flushed red, and it was unclear whether it was because he was being stared at or because he was angry.

However, judging from the clenched fists at his sides and the twitching muscles on his face, it was easy to tell it was the latter when he got closer.

Although Chu Lu was far away, he could still judge something from the atmosphere below. Looking at the tense situation, he even suspected that the young man wanted to rush up and beat up the storyteller.

Of course, the young man failed to make it, as his companions on the left and right also held him by the waist from behind. The remaining person at the table of five was calmer, and he quickly stood up and bowed to apologize to the guests on both sides, repeatedly explaining that his companion was "unwell".

These young men must be quite popular in the teahouse. After hearing this, the originally tense atmosphere in the hall suddenly relaxed. Someone even asked, "Do you want us to help take you to the clinic?" The young man who explained hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, apologized and thanked, and dragged his companion out of the teahouse.

…

It seemed that he knew that their current situation was not convenient for them to walk around the street, so they went out and turned into an alley on the side.

Coincidentally, it was right under the window where Chu Lu was sitting.

Chu Lu just tilted his head slightly to the side and saw the scene below.

The young man who had explained to the people in the teahouse earlier tried to persuade them in a low voice: "It's just some storytelling, made up to make people laugh. Why should we take it to heart?"

The young man who was pulled just lowered his head and said nothing, and his passive resistance was obvious.

The companions who had pulled him out were also hesitant to speak. They looked at each other, all helpless.

After a long silence, a taller young man put his arm around his neck and used his height to press down on his shoulders, as if he wanted to make some jokes to ease the tense atmosphere. "It's not like I haven't heard these stories before... I'm used to them. What's wrong? Are you so impatient this time?"

These words seemed to have lit a fuse, adding fuel to the fire. The young man, who was originally hunched over, stood up straight suddenly. The tall man who was pressing on him was caught off guard and staggered. Then, due to his sudden forward movement, he lost his balance and fell on his butt, uttering an "ouch" immediately.

Immediately he howled: "Waist, my waist!"

The companions nearby hurriedly tried to help him. The one who pushed him was also stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly shouted at the others who wanted to help, "Don't move! Don't touch him first! Go find a doctor!!"

Chu Lu lowered his eyes to look at the flurry of activity below, and the tall young man who was clearly crying "backache" but actually holding his stomach. He couldn't help but laugh and shook his head: ...This is really the fun of young people.

One of the companions who ran fast had been sent to the clinic. The tall young man seemed to want to stop him but failed. While he was hesitating, his companions discovered what was going on. The young man got so angry that he kicked him hard and sat down diagonally across the alley with a sullen look, as if he wanted to draw a clear line between himself and this man.

The young man who had explained in the teahouse earlier was more steady. He first sent someone to chase the long-legged man who was running towards the clinic, then he brushed off the dust that had stuck to his robe in the chaos, stood up and walked to the other side.

"Qingzhi," the young man called out, his tone helpless, "...Yizhu is right, why are you so impatient this time?"

Su Qingzhi wanted to turn his head away at first, but as the other party gradually approached, he couldn't help but stood up and said excitedly: "It's different!"

“This time it’s different!!”

He took several steps back and emphasized it again.

After he had put some distance between himself and his companions, Su Qingzhi looked up at the young man approaching and said angrily, "Forget about that 'bamboo pole'... Bojin, I don't believe you didn't hear it!"

With the background sound of Zhugan's voice "Hey, hey, hey, what does 'forget it' mean?", Li Bojin paused for a moment. He was silent for a moment and said lightly, "Yes, I heard it."

Then, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "So what?"

Being looked at by that gaze, Su Qingzhi couldn't help but take a step back, but then he asked more excitedly: "How?!"

"I don't believe you didn't hear it! The general in that story is clearly Qin, Qin..."

He pursed his lips and out of some respect did not call her by her name.

Li Bojin took over his words, "Qin Bi, Qin Shoujiang, Qin Dajiang."

Under the other party's gaze, Su Qingzhi suddenly understood the meaning of Li Bojin's words "So what".

What if I knew who the characters in the story just now referred to? What if I knew that this story really happened?

It's in the past, it's all past facts.

Not to mention that it had been nearly ten years, even if it happened right now, what could a student like him who was still in the academy do? What could a student who had only a roof over his head and could read the words of the sages in peace do?

If I could have been born ten years earlier... no, twenty years earlier...

Su Qingzhi angrily punched the wall, and could not help but retreat while complaining: "What's so great about the general? He just relies on his military achievements to do whatever he wants and do whatever he wants..."

He was so immersed in his own thoughts that he didn't notice that he almost backed out of the alley and bumped into someone at the corner.

The person who was hit didn't move at all, but Su Qingzhi was pushed forward and staggered. If he hadn't been quick to grab the wall, he would have almost fallen on the spot.

Even though he was the one in trouble, it was actually his fault.

Although he was always scolded by the teacher for being impatient and impulsive, Su Qingzhi was not an unreasonable person. After steadying himself, he turned around and apologized.

"I'm sorry?"

The person being apologized for raised his voice slightly, and instead of retreating, he moved forward and squeezed into the alley.

Su Qingzhi couldn't help but take half a step back. Li Bojin also took a step forward and stood behind his companion. Even Guang Yizhu, who was sitting at the back at first, came forward.

It was because this man's figure was too threatening. Even Guang Yizhu, whom Su Qingzhi called "bamboo pole", was more than half a head shorter than him when standing in front of him. Not to mention that this man's size was completely proportional to his height. When he stood in, the alley seemed a lot narrower.

Judging from the other party's expression and attitude, it was obvious that he had no intention of resolving today's incident peacefully.

The man raised his hand to support the wall and changed his position to lean against the wall. The light from outside the alley was blocked, and the inside was instantly plunged into shadow. He asked calmly: "Is it all done with just an 'I'm sorry'?"

Su Qingzhi frowned and seemed to want to speak, but was stopped by Li Bojin next to him.

Li Bojin pulled the man behind him, and then he walked forward, bowed and said, "Brother, I am really sorry. We were careless when we were walking and bumped into you... There is a clinic nearby. If you feel unwell, we can go with you to treat you."

The man sneered at the words, "Infirmary? My leg is broken and I can't walk."

As he said this, as if he was afraid that people would believe him, he took a big step forward steadily, forcing the other three to retreat together.

Su Qingzhi gritted his teeth and uttered the word "you", as if he wanted to go forward to argue with the other person, but he was held back by Guang Yizhu, who was afraid that this guy would be killed with a punch if he went up.

The man leaned against the wall and made a "tsk" sound, indicating the footprints on his boots with his eyes.

To be honest, it was unknown how long the man had been wearing these boots. They were covered with dried mud stains, and the original color was almost unrecognizable. The mark that Su Qingzhi had accidentally bumped into and stepped on just now... was not clear even if he looked carefully.

Li Bojin offered to help him clean up, but the other party nonchalantly rubbed his boot against the corner of the wall.

Su Qingzhi guessed that the bastard originally wanted to make his boots dirtier, but because his boots were so dirty, they became cleaner after rubbing them against the wall.

The man seemed to have noticed this as well. He retracted his foot with a "tsk" sound, nodded indifferently, and then fell into a stalemate silence.

Li Bojin was the first to realize something, and his face, which had originally been relieved, suddenly turned not so good.

A little further back, Su Qingzhi couldn't help asking, "Why haven't you taken it off yet?"

"Take it off?" The man sneered as if he had heard a joke. "What I mean is that you kneel down and kowtow to me three times, then lie on your stomach and lick my shoes clean, and then this matter will be over..."

Su Qingzhi gritted his teeth: "Don't go too far!"

The man made a slight noise of disdain from his throat.

Li Bojin stopped Su Qingzhi who was about to rush forward in anger.

"Brother, this is not an insult." Compared to Su Qingzhi, his tone was much calmer. He paused and said, "The fact is that we were wrong first. We are willing to pay for a new pair of shoes for you."

This is what it means to use money to ward off disaster.

However, the other party did not seem to appreciate it and casually reported a number without any concern.

After hearing this, Guang Yizhu, who had been standing behind, hissed and blurted out "Why don't you go and rob?!" Then, under the gaze of everyone, he shut up awkwardly... Judging from the current situation, this person was indeed "robbing".

"You can't give it, right?"

The man seemed to have anticipated this result. He took a step forward, pushed away Li Bojin who was blocking his way with one hand, and with the other hand he grabbed Su Qingzhi's collar with extreme precision and lifted him up effortlessly. Even Guang Yizhu, who was holding Su Qingzhi from behind, was almost lifted up with him.

The man raised his hand and shook it twice, then dropped Guang Yizhu who was holding on to him tightly, and then directly grabbed Su Qingzhi's collar and pushed him against the wall. There was still a smile on the corner of his lips, but this time the smile faded.

For a moment, Su Qingzhi even felt like he was being stared at by some ferocious beast.

His pupils suddenly contracted and then dilated, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.

——He will die. He will die.

This thought suddenly came to my mind, and at that moment, even my blood felt cold.

“Crash——”

"hiss."

…

…………

After a chaotic noise, the man seemed to loosen his grip, and Su Qingzhi fell to the ground. It took him a long time to come back to his senses from his confused state of fear.

When he looked up, he saw that the man who had threatened him fiercely just now was now soaked.

The water was quite hot, and white steam was coming out of the man's head. His forehead seemed to be burned, and it was glowing a strange red. The man was twisting his facial features and hissing. His expression should have been ferocious, but because of the wet black hair on his cheeks and the tea stalk hanging on his nose, he looked a little ridiculous and embarrassed.

Su Qingzhi paused and realized something.

He looked up and saw that the window on the second floor was wide open. A young man was leaning against the window. When he met his gaze, he gave a light smile, then maintained that expression and turned to look at the drowned chicken who was drenched.

The young man raised his lip and said to the man, "I'm sorry."

The ending tone rose slightly, and Su Qingzhi felt that the tone did not sound like an apology, but rather somewhat familiar.

Just as he was thinking this, he looked up and saw that the man opposite him had a dark face. Su Qingzhi suddenly realized something.

——By the way, this man asked the same question at the alley entrance just now...