Chapter 55 Old friends, old friends!

Liu Zhiyuan, Liu Zhiyuan.

Zhou Yi remained calm and repeated it several times in his mind, an inexplicable sense of familiarity filling his heart.

He raised his head slightly and looked at the yellow cow tied outside the tea shed.

At this time,

My heartbeat suddenly quickened!

Liu Zhiyuan. Books hanging on ox horns. Could it be him?!

As Zhou Yi's thoughts turned, he leaned on the straw behind him with both hands and stood up to urinate.

However,

A hand reached out from the side and gently pulled at his trouser leg.

Liu Zhiyuan frowned slightly and advised, "Young Master Zhou, there are big beasts outside. Don't go out into the wild at night."

"Look at this"

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "Look at these heroes in the martial arts world. They dare not wander around recklessly."

Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment, but felt the tug on his trouser legs still persisting, so he had to return to his original seat.

At this moment, I was cursing this hypocritical guy in my heart.

But his face remained unchanged as he tried to speak:

"Brother Liu, since there's a big beast here, it's too dangerous to keep your cow tied up outside. I'll help you bring it into the shed."

"No problem."

Liu Zhiyuan lowered his eyes to the campfire and said: "If a big beast comes, it will eat the cattle to fill its belly, and will not hurt people."

Zhou Yi keenly felt that the other party's eyes had changed. The originally tired and drooping eyes suddenly revealed a sharpness.

No, don't be impatient.

This guy is very skilled in martial arts, let’s calm him down first.

Zhou Yi then acted as if he had realized something: "Brother Liu, you are so righteous!"

Pretending to lean against the haystack, he thought quickly and turned to face the middle-aged scholar with an earnest look:

"Brother Liu, although this is our first meeting, just a few words have given me an indescribable sense of familiarity."

“It’s like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.”

Liu Zhiyuan straightened his back slightly: "Young Master Zhou's words speak directly to my heart!"

Zhou Yi said with a hint of emotion:

"Thinking of my travels, I've encountered countless drinking buddies, but only two or three of them are my true friends."

"I'm deeply moved by Brother Liu's words. Just this short trip on the oxcart has given me more thoughts and experiences than I've had in the past few years."

"Many of the extraordinary people in the world are hidden in the city and the countryside. I met Brother Liu today, so I think he must be such a person."

"If Brother Liu doesn't mind, I'd like to become your 'close friend'."

A glimmer of light appeared on Liu Zhiyuan's tired face. "Young Master Zhou, you are too kind. This is a blessing for me."

Zhou Yihun didn't seem to be joking.

He solemnly took out two exquisite short blades from his arms, which were the treasures in Emperor Ding's treasure chest.

I had planned to take it to the city to sell when I ran out of money, but now I am just trying to buy time.

Liu Zhiyuan looked down.

As the bonfire flickered, two short blades lay on Zhou Yi's palms.

The blade is nine inches long, and the back of the blade is covered with serrations, but it is polished to be as smooth as a mirror.

Pigeon blood stone is embedded near the handle, reflecting the bonfire, as if dripping blood.

What’s even more ingenious is that the two short blades are exactly the same, with the double edges fitting together and the teeth facing each other, just like a pair of exquisite scissors.

He was a connoisseur and knew that these two short blades were not ordinary items.

"This blade is made of black iron, so it often emits a cold and dark light. Back then, a strange man from Kunlun Mountain was down and out in the Central Plains. He encountered robbers and nearly lost his life. I saved him, and that's why I gave him this precious blade."

"Brother Liu and I hit it off right away."

He paused and handed the short blade in his left palm to Liu Zhiyuan.

"You and I should each hold a sword, and then we can see our friendship."

Liu Zhiyuan was slightly stunned, but did not refuse. He stroked the precious sword with great care.

However, when he lowered his head, there was a hint of doubt and vigilance in his eyes, but Zhou Yi could not see it.

"Hey, what virtue and ability does Mr. Liu have?"

He shook his head and sighed, then turned his expression into determination: "If I refuse now, it would be a disrespect to my brother."

"I will accept this precious sword. Tomorrow, please come with me to my home to drink some local wine."

Zhou Yi bowed and smiled heartily: "How dare I say goodbye."

A gust of night wind blew, and with the help of the wind god, the pine wood in the campfire crackled and burst.

Liu Zhiyuan looked up at the moon and suddenly repeated his warning: "The moon is dark and the wind is strong, the big insects are bound to appear, brother Zhou, don't go out."

"That's enough. Brother Liu should rest early."

Zhou Yi leaned back on the thatch, lay down at an angle, and closed his eyes to rest.

The night deepens.

After about half an hour, he quietly opened his eyes a crack.

Liu Zhiyuan was right beside him.

He did not sleep, but was reading a half-finished book in the dim light of the campfire.

From time to time, he glanced in the direction of Zhou Yi.

More than half an hour passed and the night wind became stronger.

Zhou Yi squinted his eyes again from his doze, and most of the people around him were sleeping soundly leaning against the haystacks.

Someone was snoring very loudly in his sleep, disturbing the people next to him and making their sleep very restless.

Liu Zhiyuan is still reading.

Zhou Yi closed his eyes again, thinking to himself:

If he suddenly rushed out of the tea stall at this moment, could he get away?

If I use all my strength to practice Qinggong, I will definitely have a chance.

However, he said there was a big beast outside, which was a clear indication.

I guess there are quite a few people lying in ambush.

If you rush out and are stopped by someone, the situation will be completely different.

At the moment, this guy's attitude was quite gentle, so I took out a precious sword to calm him down, as a gesture of weakness and appeasement.

The worst outcome would be to go drink some village wine with him, and saving your life would not be a problem.

Well, for now, it’s better to pretend to be nice to him and not to have a falling out with him.

Zhou Yi made up his mind and was wondering about his purpose.

In this chaotic world, people's hearts are treacherous, and not everyone can survive.

If I had known this, I would have headed straight to Nanyang without looking back.

It's another day when I miss Nanyang Dalongtou.

Before I could finish my thoughts, a cold wind suddenly blew over.

There seemed to be a strange noise in the distance, startling a few crows!

Liu Zhiyuan, who had been reading a book, suddenly hid the book in his arms, fell back, closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

“Swoosh~!”

Zhou Yi squinted his eyes and saw an old man in a hemp cloth cloak flipping over and jumping in from outside the tea stall.

Looking closely, I found that this person was really familiar.

Old Ma!

Who else could it be but Ma Shouyi, the leader of the Hunyuan Sect.

This old man is here too.

However, Zhou Yi was very confident at the moment. He could fight and was an expert at running away. He was not afraid of this old acquaintance at all.

Ma Shouyi was an expert in martial arts, so he made very little noise when he came in.

Many people in the martial arts world who were fast asleep didn't even know that Ma Shouyi was here. Those who were not asleep stuck their heads out to take a look, but didn't care.

Ma Shouyi was sweeping the shed.

Then he closed his eyes and stared in the direction of Zhou Yi.

A look of confusion and complexity appeared in his cloudy old eyes. He glanced at Zhou Yi again, took three or four steps towards where Zhou Yi was.

Zhou Yi secretly gathered his luck and prepared himself for action.

Sudden,

Lao Ma seemed to have discovered something.

He took a quick step, his cloak fluttering, and jumped out of the tea shed again.

As soon as Ma Shouyi left, another strange black shadow landed on the ground and jumped in!

This person's body movements were far superior to Ma Shouyi's, and the sound of him landing was barely perceptible.

He exuded a gloomy aura, with a crown on his head and a pair of large iron scissors on his back. He had just jumped like a zombie, and with his hooked nose, deep eyes, and dead look on his face, he looked like a nocturnal zombie!

Seeing his horrible appearance, those who were still awake pretended to sleep without caring whether his breathing was disordered or not.

Zhou Yi's heart suddenly jumped into his throat.

Ding Dashan!

Oh no.

He practiced his eternal meditation to suppress all emotions.

At this time, there is no desire or demand, and no flaws are revealed.

He quickly touched the other precious sword in his arms, wishing he could put it into Liu Zhiyuan's arms.

At this time, he held the precious sword tightly, fearing that it would fall off his body accidentally.

That would be a big joke.

Emperor Ding's steps were very strange. He jumped around in the tea stall, sometimes far and sometimes near, but there was only a slight sound.

He carefully observed everyone in the tea stall.

Especially those in white.

Look at the clothes first, then the body shape.

Zhou Yi also noticed that Old Monster Ding stared at those people in white clothes for a long time.

It seems that he is looking for the person who raided his lair that night.

fine

At that time, to be on the safe side, he had changed into a blue shirt in Shangcai.

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