Me and my Jianghu Tavern

The day is pitifully fast.

"The shopkeeper, I will go back first."

"Ah."

Lei Hu said goodbye to Zhang Ming and returned to Jian'an City.

The tavern also fell silent.

Zhang Ming raised his head and looked at the wine table. Liang Shurong hadn't woken up from morning till night.

Liang Shurong's gray eyebrows moved, and he opened his eyes.

This time, he slept very comfortably.

"Are you awake?" Zhang Ming said.

Liang Shurong glanced at the sky and asked, "How long have I been asleep?

"The sun is about to set."

"One day..."

"Going back?"

"Ah."

"Hiss." Liang Shurong got up, but almost fell down, and his right leg was already numb after lying on the ground all afternoon.

"Sit down and then go." Zhang Ming said.

"Ahem." Liang Shurong coughed twice and sat down again.

"It's painful."

"what?"

"It's painful to live like this."

"It's almost over." Liang Shurong said with a smile.

This kind of life is like lingering on the last breath, but fortunately, it is about to be freed.

Liang Shurong raised his head and said, "The shopkeeper, please help me hide those two things."

"I can't take it for long." Zhang Ming said.

Liang Shurong waved his hand and said, "Then burn it, or find a place to bury it."

"it is good."

Liang Shurong's legs were no longer numb, and he got up to say goodbye to Zhang Ming.

Zhang Ming sent him out of the tavern.

"Thank you shopkeeper for taking care of me these few days." Liang Shurong rode on the white horse.

The thin figure rode a thin white horse onto the official road, the horse walked very slowly, and the stooped body couldn't bear the wind, as if it was about to fall over when the wind blew.

Tigers also have their twilight days. At that time, they will bid farewell to everything in this world alone in a dark night.

Since that day.

Zhang Ming waits in the tavern every day.

Never again did a skinny old man on a white horse come to the tavern.

As usual, order a pot of plum blossom wine and a pot of tourist drunk.

that person

Never came to the tavern again.

Chapter 274: Walking the rivers and lakes in style

Zhang Ming went upstairs and opened the cabinet beside him.

There are still many things in this cabinet, a gold hairpin, a jade pendant, and two copper coins, but now there is one more thing.

Zhang Ming put the cloth bag into the cabinet. The things contained in this cloth bag have never been ordinary.

The martial arts technique that overturned the rivers and lakes, and the jade flute that rivaled the sword fairy.

[Collection task (completed) (task progress: 5.5/5)]

[Rewards have been distributed to the system backpack: Swordsmanship "Wine Sword Jue", designated brewing materials x 1, random wine x 1, martial arts comprehension card x 1, martial arts advanced card x 1]

Zhang Ming ignored the system's prompt, he went downstairs and closed the door of the tavern.

It closed a little early today.

The wine sword hanging on the wall behind the counter buzzed and vibrated, as if warning Zhang Ming.

Zhang Ming hesitated for a moment, looked up at Jiu Zijian, and said, "I'm not helping you work."

Jiu Zijian fell silent and never trembled again.

"boom."

The door of the tavern was closed.

Zhang Ming picked up Xiao Qi who was sleeping on the counter and went upstairs.

Today, Zhang Ming feels that he is not himself. In the past, he was just an ordinary person who couldn't be ordinary. When he came to this world and got the system, everything became better.

However, there will still be some unsatisfactory things.

I regret hearing so many things, and I regret stepping into the Qintian Prison at that time.

.........

Zhang Ming gave Lei Hu a day off.

On this day, as before, he served wine to the drinkers he knew, and said a few words from time to time.

Sometimes I am idle for too long, but I forget that I am the shopkeeper.

After seeing off the last drinker, Zhang Ming sat down and rested for a while.

Xiao Qi woke up at this time, and raised his head to look at the door of the tavern.

Zhang Ming sat on the steps at the entrance of the tavern, propped his chin and looked at the official road, but there was nothing but Luo, and he didn't know what he was looking at.

"Meow." Xiaoqi walked to Zhang Ming's side.

"Are you awake?" Zhang Ming came back to his senses, and stretched out his hand to hold Xiao Qi in his arms.

Xiaoqi raised his head to look at Zhang Ming, and followed his line of sight, but saw nothing. It was puzzled, "Meow?"

Zhang Ming smiled, touched Xiao Qi's forehead and said, "There's nothing to see, I'm just sitting here in a daze."

Xiao Qi didn't know what Zhang Ming was thinking, but Zhang Ming's behavior was normal for Xiao Qi, and there were always many things for him to think about.

Most of the time, I think about it for a few days, or several days, and usually it will return to normal after a period of time, so Xiao Qi is not too worried.

Actually nothing important.

Just a little hesitant.

The book says: When things happen, you can't decide, but ask the breeze.

But Zhang Ming didn't understand, so he sat on the steps of the tavern to blow the air, and didn't understand anything in the end.

"The shopkeeper is still so leisurely."

Zhang Ming raised his head and saw the person coming.

Birds and beasts are depicted on the red clothes, a long sword is pinned to the waist, and long black hair hangs on the shoulders.

"It's you." Zhang Ming remembered this person.

It was Shu Zihan, the elder brother of the Xuzhou prince who was wearing a golden suit.

In the tavern, Zhang Ming held Xiaoqi in one hand and walked to the table with a pot of Yourenzui in the other.

Zhang Ming put the jug in front of Shu Zihan, sat down and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time."

Shu Zihan picked up the jug and poured himself a glass, and replied with a smile, "Well, I've been to a lot of places. This river and lake is really big. I haven't seen it before."

"This time back to Jian'an..."

Before Zhang Ming finished speaking, Shu Zihan replied, "Come back and see her."

"Oh." Zhang Ming nodded.

Shu Zihan didn't seem to have a cold, maybe it was hidden in his heart and he didn't want to show it, so Zhang Ming didn't ask again.

Shu Zihan drank a cup of tourist drunk and sighed: "This tourist is still drunk and delicious."

"Drink too much and get intoxicated." Zhang Ming shook his head and said, it's good for tourists to get drunk, but Zhang Ming doesn't like pouring three glasses.

"The wine brewed by the shopkeeper himself, why are you talking about it?" Shu Zihan laughed.

After drinking a cup, Shu Zihan's face turned a little red, and he was not in a hurry to get drunk again, but chatted with Zhang Ming.

It was about his travels in the rivers and lakes.

After leaving Jian'an, he went to many places. He went back to Xuzhou, went to Qingzhou for a walk, and finally went north to Liangzhou to go to Chang'an to gain insights. He also made many friends and made many friends. trouble.

Isn't that what traveling around the rivers and lakes is all about?

Shu Zihan shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I didn't make it in time when I went to Chang'an."

"how?"

"The Demon Sect reappeared in the rivers and lakes, and the people in the rivers and lakes fought against the court with all their strength. Many people who had never met were in Chang'an in those few days. It's just that I was in Liangzhou at that time, and it was already too late when I went."

"there will be chances in the future."

"Shopkeeper, you don't know. The sword fairy Ye Gucheng opened the palace gate with his sword and led the warriors from the rivers and lakes into the Dachen Palace. Li Rong, the son of the Li family, went against the sky and became a land fairy and defeated the sword fairy with a sword. That scene is very grand."

"maybe."

"Also, later I heard that a raccoon cat opened the gate of the palace with a sword. The palm seal supervisor, including hundreds of imperial guards, dared not touch him, and watched him leave."

"..."

"Thirteenth on the list of heaven, this is the only way to reach the sky in one step."

"What's the matter with you, shopkeeper?"

"Ah, nothing."

Listening to Shu Zihan's nagging, Zhang Ming stopped answering the conversation when he said Mr. Civet Cat. He didn't have any idea about making the list, but whether the name of Mr. Civet Cat could be changed.

Shu Zihan talked a lot, finally said it was over, calmed down and said: "Speaking of it. The shopkeeper can visit more when he is free, and he will get tired of staying in one place for a long time."

"Let's talk about it when we have a chance." Zhang Ming smiled. He paused, looked up at Shu Zihan and asked, "You are considered a member of the Jianghu now. You have been to so many places and seen so much. What do you think of this Jianghu?" Sample?"

"Hmm..." Shu Zihan rubbed his chin, and thought about it: "I don't think it's a big deal when they say that the rivers and lakes are deep, but I just made some friends and there were more fights and killings."

Zhang Ming sighed in his heart, knowing that he was asking the wrong person, but it was better than no one asked, so Zhang Ming continued to ask: "Then, what kind of person do you think is suitable, um...walking the rivers and lakes?"

Shu Zihan replied without thinking, "It's best to have nothing to worry about."

"why?"

Shu Zihan said that his mouth was a little dry, and he drank a cup of tourist drunk to moisten his throat, and said with a smile: "That's how you can live a chic life. Isn't the shopkeeper talking about walking in the rivers and lakes just to try to be chic?"

"It makes sense."

"The shopkeeper drinks."

"it is good."

Zhang Ming clinked glasses with him, but he was still thinking about Shu Zihan's words.

Is the one who walks the picture of the rivers and lakes chic?

Maybe yes.

But can walking in the rivers and lakes be chic?

This is not necessarily true.