[Comprehensive] Intermittent complacency

At 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, the alarm clock rang, and the time that belonged to a canteen in a corner of the city began.

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mid night canteen.

As the name suggests, it is a shop that is always open late at night.

Although there is only pork set menu on the menu, you can order whatever you want, because the boss will make it for you.

The boss is a mysterious person. No one knows what his background is, but here, people will drink wine quietly, chat with him, and tell their stories.

The last few months have been the busiest months in Japan. Because it is winter and snow is falling, few people are willing to go out. They all hope to stay warm in front of the fire, eat a big Christmas Eve dinner, and then feel comfortable. Get some sleep.

Therefore, there are quite a lot of people in this store on weekdays, but there are fewer people in these two days, especially at 4 o'clock in the middle of the night, there are only one or two people left.

The boss sent away the last customer of the day, looked outside, the thick snow, and the biting cold wind, he thought for a while, and added another layer of thick skin outside the door.

At this time, the door suddenly rang, and the boss looked up, and a young boy appeared at the door. He was not like a typical Japanese student. The boss just judged the identity of this outsider at a glance.

He smiled, "Welcome, what would you like to eat?"

The visitor shrank his neck. The boss noticed that he was only wearing a coat, not even a down jacket. A woolen scarf was loosely wrapped around his neck. His nose was red from the cold, so the boss immediately poured him hot water. .

"Is there any strawberry milk?" The boy's voice was soft and hoarse.

The boss froze for a moment, then nodded, "Do you need anything else?"

"...Saury."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The boss curled his lips slightly and turned up the heating in the room. He noticed that the young man was sitting there, staring blankly at the cup in front of him. Today's students take out their mobile phones to swipe, and they don't think about the company's affairs like working people.

Soon, the boss brought out a saury, grilled with salt, and heated strawberry milk. The young man took a sip and said "thank you" in a low voice.

"No need." The boss nodded, seeing that there was no one there, he sat opposite the young man.

"what's your name?"

The young man was slightly stunned, "Gaoqiao North."

"Are you... Japanese?"

Now it was the young man's turn to be surprised, "Yes, I'm not. My name...is Lou Bei, can you call me?"

The boss nodded, "Bei Sang, hello."

Lou Bei stroked his hair, "Call me Ah Bei."

The boss smiled and nodded, then watched him eat fish without speaking.

Finally, Lou Bei felt a little embarrassed. He raised his head and looked at the boss, "Boss, would you like to listen to the story I told?"

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Ximen Chuuxue picked up a child at the door of his house, he looked about seven or eight years old, he was not good at speaking, and he was not good at taking care of others, so he threw the child to the housekeeper.

A few years later, when he was practicing swords, he encountered a strange aura by chance, and only then did he realize that a stranger had entered his home.

"Who are you?" The man in white asked coldly, holding a sword in one hand and the other behind his back.

The stranger froze for a moment, put down the broom in his hand, and the black-haired boy said lightly, "I'm Lou Bei, the head of the house."

"I haven't seen you."

"You saw me." The boy looked him straight in the eyes, "You saw me seven years ago."

Ximen Chuuxue was stunned. He thought of the child he had picked up, so he nodded towards Lou Bei, "You stayed."

"Yes." Lou Bei glanced at him, "Do you have anything else to do?"

"...I'm practicing swordplay."

"If possible, can I watch you practice your sword?" Lou Bei tilted his head.

From a certain point of view, Ximen Chuuxue is also a reasonable person. He stared at Lou Bei for a while, and quickly judged that this person should not affect him, so he let it go.

But he still said, "My swordsmanship is not for people to see."

Xu Shi felt that the young man was too ordinary, and Ximen Chuuxue, who had always had a grudge against things around him, didn't stop him.

"Tell me, what's the difference between swordsmanship and swordsmanship?" The youthful voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

Ximen Chuuxue stopped the sword in his hand, "What?"

Lou Bei sat cross-legged on the ground, "Let me ask you, what's the difference between swordsmanship and swordsmanship?"

"There is no essential difference." Ximen Chuixue said coldly, "But I always live for the sword. When you stab their throat with a sword, and see the blood bloom under your sword, if you can see The brilliance of that moment, you will know that there is absolutely nothing comparable to that kind of beauty."

Lou Bei nodded, "So, is this your aesthetic?"

Ximen Chuuxue was surprised, he didn't think a young man could understand his feelings, but Lou Bei's calmness made him a little concerned.

Seeing that the other party didn't answer, Lou Bei continued on his own, "Can I learn swords from you?"

"No." Now, the other party said clearly.

The boy was not angry, but nodded clearly, "Then, can I watch you practice sword every day?"

"No." Ximen Chuuxue glanced at him coldly, "My sword skills are not for viewing."

The boy said "Yes", "I don't watch your sword skills, I learn."

Ximen Fuxue: ...

He didn't know why he would pamper a child like that, at first he didn't feel it, until one day, Ximen Chuuxue suddenly saw a decent-looking person dancing a bamboo stick in his garden.

Ximen Chuuxue unconsciously began to comment on his swordsmanship, soft but not weak, he can be regarded as a young sword practicer.

So, from time to time, he would also give some guidance, and he would not drive her away when he was practicing sword.

The days passed quickly, and the young man learned things quickly. There was no time in the mountains, and before he knew it, the young man had grown into a young man.

One day, Wanmei Villa welcomed two guests.

The first time Loubei saw Lu Xiaofeng was before this. At that time, his two beards resembled his eyebrows, and they were very beautifully trimmed, so people in the Jianghu said that he had four eyebrows.

But this time, his beard was gone, leaving only two eyebrows.

Lu Xiaofeng has a flirtatious nature, loves to drink and love beautiful women, but he values ​​love and righteousness, is righteous and reckless, so it is not unusual for Lou Bei to have such a "friend" as Ximen Chuixue.

And the other one is the legendary Seventh Young Master of the Jiangnan Hua Family, who is full of flowers.

He was blind since he was a child, but he has strong martial arts skills. He is gentle and kind, just like his name. Lou Bei likes gentle people, so his first impression of Hua Man Lou is very good.

Hua Manlou felt his gaze, and smiled kindly at him.

Hearing from Lu Xiaofeng that he came this time to investigate the affairs of the Jinpeng Dynasty, because he and Huamanlou could not resist his martial arts, so they had their beards shaved off, and they came to Ximen Chuuxue for help.

"Heh, Lu Xiaofeng, you know I don't like to take care of these things." Ximen Chuuxue was unmoved.

"Oh! Ximen, don't say that!" Lu Xiaofeng smiled and ate the food prepared by the housekeeper, "You can't just leave it alone! I don't care, if I die anyway, Huamanlou won't be able to survive!"

Ximen Chuuxue glared at him and even threatened himself, while Hua Manlou sat on the side and smiled gently, "Ximen, I'm sorry to trouble you."

I felt a little suffocated in my heart...

I heard that the woman named Shangguan Feiyan provoked the "Qingyilou" and was being hunted down, but Huamanlou rescued her, but was involved in the conspiracy, and Lu Xiaofeng was also involved in it to help Huamanlou.

For the inheritance of the Jinpeng Dynasty and the conspiracy to restore the country, Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to ask Ximen Chuuxue for help, hoping to get help.

Lou Bei was also listening. He looked at Ximen Chuuxue, who had already expressed his attitude, and felt amused. This person looked cold and indifferent, but he actually had a sense of justice in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have said there was Lu Xiaofeng. Such a "friend" too.

"In that case, you who are in charge, go with them." Lou Bei helped him find the steps.

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up, "Listen! Your little brothers have already said that! How can you not agree!"

Hua Manlou also nodded and added, "Little brother is very right, Ximen, are you thinking about it?"

Ximen Chuuxue glared at Lou Bei, who made an innocent face, "Speak up!"

Lou Bei shrugged, the head of their family is always so duplicity.

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"Then what happened later?" The boss listened, fascinated, "What happened to that gentleman later? Did he go to help his friend?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Of course I did, and I finally found out the truth and killed the bad guys."

The boss was puzzled, "That story happened a long time ago, right? You can kill people casually?"

"Yes." Lou Bei smiled, "If the boss wants to understand this way, it's not impossible."

The boss nodded, "I see, what about the little boy?"

"Little boy?" Lou Bei laughed, "He has grown into a young man, so how can he be considered a little boy?"

"But from the stories, I always feel that he is still very young and needs to be cared for, right?"

A word that breaks the sky.

Loubei's smile froze. He was right. At that time, he had just experienced a few worlds. He couldn't control things like love, and he would get hurt if he was not careful. It arrived, and then shrank into the shell, not daring to take another step.

For him, Ximen Chuuxue is a good teacher, a good friend, and can even be sublimated to an existence like an elder.

The company of ten years is not just talking, it is a pet and has feelings.

But Ximen Chuuxue finally abandoned him.

"Let's go, leave Wanmei Villa."

At that time, he took a sword and left after a little trouble. He floated in the rivers and lakes for several years, and then went to Huamanlou's hometown Jiangnan. He lived there not long before he died of the epidemic.

That life was a bit unpleasant.

From the looks of it now, he actually understood what Ximen Chuuxue meant.

This is not a passionate person, but he was affected.

"I don't know, boss." Lou Bei finished drinking the strawberry milk, "Can I still come tomorrow?"

"...Of course." The boss paused and smiled.

"I hope to have a drink tomorrow."

"...Are you underage?"