I have a city that never sleeps

"...I saw that young man soaring into the air, holding a sharp kitchen knife in his hand, dancing back and forth in the air several times in a daze, and all three thousand strands of Mrs. Zhu's hair fell down, leaving only a bare head."

"What kind of exquisite knife skills are here to shave off all the hair without hurting anyone? At this time, everyone in He Fu is dumbfounded and shocked!"

"So far, one of the Zhus and his wife had a broken hand, and the other shaved bald, successfully solving a bloody disaster."

"Everyone should have applauded in amazement and congratulated the young man's exquisite martial arts, but someone couldn't help but suddenly laughed out loud."

"So the whole He Mansion burst into laughter, even Mr. He burst into tears. He wished he could find a painter to record Mrs. Zhu's appearance. This was all that happened in He Mansion that day. .”

Not to mention how happy the people who witnessed the bald Mrs. Zhu laughed so happily, even the melon-eaters who listened to the storyteller's explanation after tea and dinner laughed so hard at this moment.

"I just said that the He Mansion was surrounded by heavy soldiers that day and the atmosphere should be very depressing. Why did there suddenly come loud laughter from inside? It turned out to be like this. It's wonderful, it's wonderful!"

"That's right, if you don't kill people but kill your heart, this is an unforgettable lesson for the black-hearted Zhu couple!"

"How did you solve it later?"

The storyteller Lang Lang said: "There was no solution. Both sides took a step back. The He family didn't press on, and the Zhu family retreated in shame. Just because the heroic young man said he didn't want to see blood, the two patriarchs compromised. As for Let the two families resolve the subsequent grievances."

"That's right." Someone said admiringly, "Fairness and justice, helping each other, is really a model of a hero in the Jianghu. I am ashamed of myself! I don't know who this hero is, why haven't I heard of his reputation?"

The storyteller said: "His name is Chu Zhi. According to him, he is just an ordinary cook who doesn't know much about martial arts."

"How is that possible!" Someone immediately retorted, "His saber skills are obvious to all, and we also know the martial arts of the Zhu family. It is impossible to subdue these two people without knowing martial arts!"

But the storyteller laughed loudly: "He said that his knife method is called the second method of killing pigs, and he specially shaves dead pigs, so that he can quickly shave off Mrs. Zhu's hair!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

What a loss, what a loss, isn't this comparing Mrs. Zhu to a pig!Not to mention, this surname is quite appropriate!

The storyteller said: "Although he claims to not know martial arts, he is sure that he is the best cook in the world. Mr. He appreciates him and is grateful for his life-saving grace. He originally wanted to hire him to stay in He Fu as a chef with a monthly salary of 500 taels , but he shook his head and refused."

"500 taels of silver... Hey, pay it every month?! This, this is the treatment that even the emperor's royal chef can't get, and he is not satisfied!"

"Yes, he boasted that one of his dishes is worth a thousand gold, and this little money is still not worth it. Mr. He has no choice but to treat him as a friend and treat him with courtesy."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling that Chu Zhi was a little ignorant of good and bad, his martial arts were really good, but his culinary skills... even if he was comparable to an imperial chef, it is impossible for a dish to be worth thousands of dollars. Reckless.

But after all, he is also the savior of the He family, and Mr. He will not treat him badly.

Just as they expected, Mr. He admires and is grateful to Chu Zhi now, but it's a pity that he can't gather the He family to become a big force.

Mr. He has a sharp eye and comes from a family of swordsmanship, so he can see Chu Zhi's extraordinary swordsmanship almost at a glance. Such a person is respected wherever he goes.

But the He family had already gone downhill when Patriarch He died unexpectedly and Young Master He succeeded to the throne when he was young. Mr. He was very worried that once he passed away, the He family would be destroyed.

Therefore, he tried his best to lure Chu Zhi over. Even if he couldn't take him under his command, he would be satisfied if he could help out if something happened after he got closer.

What's more, Chu Zhi is kind-hearted and likes to draw swords to help, so he is a good choice in all aspects.

He almost gritted his teeth and took out 2000 taels of silver from the treasury as a gift to Chu Zhi, and ordered his grandson, the young master of the He family, to receive Chu Zhi with all his strength and not to make Chu Zhi angry.

His thoughts were good, but He You, the young master of the He family, felt very embarrassed.

First of all, He You himself doesn't like fighting and killing. He only likes to drink tea and recite poems. He is the complete opposite of Chu Zhi. , Chu Zhi has a cheerful personality and can talk freely when he meets anyone, but he is quiet by nature, loves to be alone, and doesn't like excitement.

Although due to the responsibility of the young master of the He family, he tried his best to adapt to everything he didn't like around him, but when facing Chu Zhi, he still felt a deep sense of suffocation and pain.

After almost a face-to-face chat, Chu Zhi took him to the casino, rushed into the busiest table and threw money at it.

He You was also reluctantly gambled a few times by him, but when the two of them didn't win, they could be said to be possessed by the gods, and they lost all their money in two or three bets.

He You was so heartbroken and irritable that he couldn't stay here any longer, but Chu Zhi stayed here to join in the fun, even if he didn't gamble, he would fool others into betting.

Someone recognized that this was the God of Wealth who gave them money, and asked with a smile, "Do you think betting big is betting small?"

Chu Zhi's eyes lit up: "Big!"

"Okay!" So the man put the money into the small side, and he made a lot of money.

This scene also condensed the hearts of the others. They looked at Chu Zhi with enthusiasm, and asked Chu Zhi what to bet next.

As long as Chu Zhi said which side to bet on, they would bet on the other side, guaranteeing that every bet would be accurate.

It was simply a carnival for gamblers, and Chu Zhi felt sad.

This matter soon alarmed the manager. When he saw Chu Zhi's familiar face, the manager quickly raised his eyebrows and his eyes glowed coldly.

After the two masked men who chased and killed Chu Zhi came back, they were angrily reprimanded by the manager. He reported the matter to the county magistrate. The county magistrate was quite dissatisfied that such a thorny head appeared in Jiangdu. He quickly decided to send more pursuers to teach Chu Zhi a lesson.

They were worried about how to find Chu Zhi, but this person appeared in front of their noses, and God helped me.

The manager immediately ran to the Yamen to report the news.

When he came back with his pursuers, Chu Zhi was no longer there.

But he had already sent someone to follow up, and called to ask, it turned out that Chu Zhi went to Furui Restaurant to drink again, so he immediately changed his route and walked towards the restaurant in a mighty manner.

At this moment, Chu Zhi was pulling He You to the Furui Restaurant contentedly. He You's face was very ugly, and he said after enduring it: "With all due respect, this way of gambling is really incomprehensible to me. This is very vulgar and contemptuous, and in the end you only lost all your money, so what's the fun in it?"

Instead of being angry, Chu Zhi smiled leisurely: "Life is impermanent, enjoy yourself in time, money can't buy my happiness, so it's okay to let it go."

"What's more." Chu Zhi blinked at him, "It's time to return."

He You couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but Chu Zhi held his shoulders, and the two brothers said kindly: "You are too tight, the burden of the young master of the He family is indeed not easy, but too tight But the body will be exhausted, come and drink some wine and let's chat!"

When the figures of the two of them appeared in the restaurant, they attracted the attention of many people. Most of them only recognized He You, but when they saw that a young man dared to treat the young master of the He family so casually, they suddenly realized.

At this age, in this Tsing Yi, it should be enough!

Someone immediately cupped their hands and said, "Dare to be the hero of Chu?"

Chu Zhi smiled: "There are no great heroes here, only an ordinary cook."

"Hahahahaha." The man laughed, "Coincidentally, the person I'm looking for is just an ordinary cook!"

One sentence immediately made the atmosphere in the restaurant lively. Just when the storyteller finished telling what happened in the He family recently, everyone was interested in Chu Zhi. When they saw Chu Zhi coming, they gathered enthusiastically to toast him.

"Hero Chu is young and promising, he is a chivalrous hero, and he is a real hero. I respect you!"

"Chef Chu, I heard that you don't sell your dishes for thousands of taels. Is it true?"

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha whom I have heard a long time ago. I really hope I will have the opportunity to see it in the future."

More than a dozen mouths were talking in their ears, but Chu Zhi was not stage-frightened, he talked and laughed with everyone he met, and he was proficient in the art of speaking, which attracted everyone to be happy and blushing.

If this continues, more and more people join in the fun and enter the restaurant, even people who have never heard of Chu Zhi or who are not interested in Chu Zhi also blend in under this atmosphere.

He You stood on the side, very envious, he also wanted to imitate Chu Zhi's chatting and laughing, but he was quiet and didn't know how to fit into the topic, so he could only stand on the side dryly.

However, Chu Zhi suddenly pulled his sleeve, let him stand among the crowd, and casually brought the topic to the dispute between the He family and the Zhu family.

When it came to matters related to the He family, Chu Zhi asked He You to speak in person. At first, He You was submissive and restrained, but as time went on, he became more and more confident, and he was even able to take the initiative to intervene. Confidence has brightened a lot.

He just felt that he had never received so much attention in his life, and he had never experienced the feeling of being surrounded by people. When he thought that this was brought to him by Chu Zhi regardless of past suspicions, he was deeply moved. I finally understood why Mr. He loves Chu Zhi so much, even he couldn't help admiring Chu Zhi.

This lively atmosphere would have lasted for a long time, and even the shopkeeper was ready to close early and leave the venue for these heroes to chat, but a group of yamen guards suddenly surrounded the restaurant with knives, and the air instantly There was a breath of gunpowder smoke.

"Why are the people from the government here?"

This group of Jianghu people have always had a bad impression of the government, especially in this Jiangdu area, and they all subconsciously held weapons to be on guard.

And when the manager who was about to frame and arrest Chu Zhi entered the restaurant, he was also stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes in the restaurant.

He frowned, a little flustered.What's going on, is this preparing for a banquet? Why are there so many people!

If he had known in advance that there were so many people here, he would definitely choose another time, but all the people came and surrounded the restaurant, what else could he do.

The manager could only take a deep breath, and said in a more respectful tone, "Everyone, please don't panic. I am waiting for the officers and soldiers to come here just because of one person, and it has nothing to do with the rest."

Someone frowned: "Who are you looking for?"

The manager looked at Chu Zhi who was standing in the middle, and pointed out, "That's him!"

Hero Chu? !

At this moment, people in the Jianghu were at a loss. Why did the government bother Chu Daxia? Could it be that Chu Daxia made a mistake?

Just when he was suspicious, Chu Zhi stood up generously, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know what I did wrong, do you want to trouble the government to mobilize people?"

The manager had already fabricated evidence to make Chu Zhi unable to argue, and said coldly: "You still pretend you don't know! You went in and out of the gambling house to be cheated, and even killed several people. This kind of evil is unacceptable! I finally got caught today!"

Chu Zhi had an innocent expression: "Why didn't I know that I had done such a thing, could it be that you slandered me?"

The manager immediately connected: "I know you want to argue, if you want to argue, go to the yamen and say it, the county magistrate has been waiting for a long time, come here! Take it away!"

As soon as he waved his hand, a guard drew his sword and stood up. Looking at this menacing side, the heroes of the world looked at each other, and they all saw doubts in each other's eyes.

"Wait a minute!" A person with loyalty in the world was the first to stand up, "Tricking and abducting? Killing? Are you sure this is what Chu Daxia did?"

The manager was dumbfounded: "... Great Xia Chu?"

Even if he still doesn't know the name of the person he wants to arrest, it should be said that he doesn't bother to know.

Therefore, when he first heard other people's address, his expression was particularly dazed.

When everyone saw his expression, they understood, and said with a sneer, "Hmph, I dare to bet my life that Great Xia Chu is definitely not that kind of villain!"

"That's right! Murder? He saved dozens of members of the He family because he didn't like killing people, and he didn't even kill the hateful Zhu family. You say that he kills such a hero. Ask everyone Will anyone believe it!"

"I think the government is colluding with the Zhu family and trying to plot against the great man Chu, ha! If you want to catch the great man Chu, you must first ask about the sword in my hand!"

More and more people stepped forward and stood by Chu Zhi's side. Chu Zhi's heart warmed when he saw it, and he felt that there are still many good people in the world.

Until now, what everyone has said is well-founded, but what follows is a bit outrageous:

"Besides, how could someone like Chu Daxia go to the gambling house? The method of framing him is too low-level!"

Chu Zhi: Uh...

"That's right, Hero Chu would go to a place like a gambling house, and I would write my name upside down. It's too deceiving!"

Chu Zhi: ...um...

"Chu Daxia's righteousness and Bo Yuntian are not at all commensurate with gambling houses. If you say other reasons, we can still hesitate, say this? Hehe, do you think we are stupid?"

……

Chu Zhi remained silent with difficulty, and the manager was trembling with anger, he would go, are you all blind!

It was Chu Zhi who couldn't listen to it first, and took the initiative to explain: "Actually, I have really been to a gambling house."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Chu Zhi's idea is very simple. Although he sometimes likes to exaggerate the facts, he never lies, and the gambling house is not a shameful place, so he naturally answered frankly.

But this sentence made He You who was beside him very worried.

Originally, he was uneasy because he knew the only truth, but when he saw Chu Zhi's outspoken self-destructive reputation, he almost jumped in anger.

Brother Chu, you are so confused!How can you smear your own reputation!

But he suddenly had an idea and took advantage of everyone's confusion and shouted: "It's me!"

He You gritted his teeth and lowered his head, his eye circles were slightly red, don't worry, Brother Chu, even if his own reputation is ruined, he still wants to keep Brother Chu's prestige in everyone's hearts!Thank you for your kindness in the past!

"I was curious about the appearance of the casino, so I forced Brother Chu to go..."

Sure enough, upon hearing the words, all the heroes and heroes present showed a clear look: "So that's how it is."

"That's understandable."

"Yes, yes, as expected of the great hero Chu, he took the initiative to throw himself into the quagmire for the young master of the He family, righteousness, righteousness!"

……

This bragging made the manager vomit blood in anger.

I can't fix Chu Zhi either.

Chu Zhi: Well... Forget it, as long as you are happy.

……

Faced with dozens of unsheathed weapons and dozens of glaring pupils, the manager finally gave up, and after routinely putting down a harsh word, he ran away with a group of guards in despair.

The heroes who guarded Chu Zhi in the restaurant suddenly burst out laughing, feeling extremely happy.

However, Chu Zhi himself sighed helplessly.

He You caught a glimpse of his expression, and his heart tightened: "Why are you sighing, Brother Chu?"

Chu Zhi said melancholy: "I thought they would send two assassins to attack me like before, but I didn't expect to call officers and soldiers this time."

"What?!" He You was suddenly indignant, "They actually did such a thing! Brother Chu, don't worry, as long as my He family is still alive, the He family will protect your safety, no one can hurt you! "

"Then I'm not worried." Chu Zhi said heartbroken, "I'm just sorry for the few hundred taels of silver."

"Every time the assassins come, they can give me a lot of money. Now that there are no assassins, the source of the money will be in vain. What a pity!"

He You: ...

The corner of his mouth twitched, and it took him a long time to say: "...As expected of Brother Chu, such a method of making money is really unheard of before."

Chu Zhi smiled: "I'm overwhelmed. I hope that this time they go back and become angry with embarrassment, and find someone to assassinate me again. Then I will be satisfied."

Has the manager ever thought of sending someone to continue to assassinate Chu Zhi?

Of course, but this time he first went to ask the county magistrate.

The magistrate of the county did not expect that he would return empty-handed. After listening carefully to his account of the cause and effect, his eyes froze: "You mean, the people in the rivers and lakes around call that kid Chu Daxia?"

The manager nodded: "Yes."

The magistrate's face was serious: "Could it be that that person is Chu Zhi... Nonsense, since it's him, you dare to provoke him like this at will! Are you out of your mind!"

The manager was scolded bloody, and he was still a little dazed: "Chu Zhi? Is he famous?"

The county magistrate simply hated iron but steel: "Didn't you hear about the dispute that broke out between the Zhu family and the He family yesterday? The person who avoided that bloody battle by himself is this Chu Zhi!"

"What?!" The manager was dumbfounded, "He... that kid, is he so powerful?"

In his eyes, Chu Zhi is a fool, he will lose every bet, and he insists on coming to give money, and he doesn't have the aura of a nobleman in his gestures, so he thinks he is just an ordinary person in the market.

But now the county magistrate told him that the kid suddenly became a hero in one leap, and he was really dumbfounded.

"Anyway, you can't provoke this person anymore." The magistrate immediately made the final decision.

The general manager nodded in a daze, but the anger in his heart could not be suppressed, and he asked pitifully: "Then he bullied the government like this, and we don't care about him?"

The county magistrate glanced at him, but his expression was as calm as usual.

He stroked his beard, thought for a while, and suddenly leaned over and said in a low voice: "This is not something that I can tell you, but today I will make an exception... You know that this time Mrs. Zhu dared to provoke Mrs. He, and there was a noble person behind him ?”

"Your Honor..." The manager thought for a moment, and suddenly realized, "Could it be that there is an existence below that one person and above ten thousand, Prime Minister Zuo?"

They are all forces of the leftist faction, and they soon realized that this matter was related to the leftist!

"That's right, because of Mr. He's targeting when he was young, the leftist has been displeased with the He family for a long time, and this time he pushed the flames and wanted to destroy the He family." "But who would have thought that this plan was broken by an unknown person. Even if we don't do anything, Prime Minister Zuo will personally recover the debt."

The manager's face was full of joy, but after thinking about it, he felt depressed again: "Jiangdu is thousands of miles away from the capital, when will it take such a bad breath!"

"Aren't you stupid!" The magistrate of the county was about to vomit blood because of his stupidity, "Didn't you hear that the capital will hold an election meeting for strange talents and strange talents in the near future, but anyone who is proud and skilled will be moved! Go and get it Let this incident add fuel to the flames, and let this Chu Zhi hear about it as soon as possible!"

The manager suddenly realized, and a smug smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he could predict Chu Zhi's death: "Okay!"

And after two or three days, Chu Zhi really became interested in this extraordinary talent election conference.

"This Election Conference for Unusual Scholars does not depend on one's background, it is all based on skills. As long as you have skills that others do not have, you can participate. It is said that the imperial court intends to win over Unusual Scholars, and will give officials, titles and silver taels as rewards, which makes many ordinary people feel happy." Longing for life." He You took a sip of water and recounted the information he heard recently.

"Isn't the whole world gathered together?" Chu Zhi asked curiously.

"That's not true." He You shook his head, "Brother Chu doesn't know that the various sects and aristocratic families of the Jianghu sects and the imperial court actually form two forces, which check and balance each other and are vigilant against each other, so generally some well-known Jianghu people will not take the initiative to move closer. The imperial court, that is self-defeating. Presumably those who participated were those who yearned for fame and fortune."

He originally talked about this matter as popular science to Chu Zhi, but after Chu Zhi listened to it, there was a light of expectation in his eyes: "It's very interesting, this sounds like a blockbuster tailor-made for me!" stage."

He You was taken aback: "Brother Chu, are you going to participate?"

"Brother Chu's sword skills are indeed unparalleled in the world...but your sword skills have already become famous in the world, and it is useless to participate in this kind of conference!"

"What does this have to do with my martial arts?" Chu Zhi said inexplicably, "I am a cook, so naturally I have to participate as a cook."

"As the best cook in Jianghu, how can I not participate in such a grand event."

Seeing what he said, He You suddenly realized that Chu Zhi was not a well-known swordsman, but a cook!

He was fascinated by Chu Zhi's sword technique and almost forgot the truth.

"So it is."

He You felt admiration suddenly in his heart. As expected of Brother Chu, he was not deceived by fame and fortune, and he never forgot his original intention and worked hard to develop his culinary skills. No one in the world would be so pure!

In the past few days, he has been completely familiar with Chu Zhi, and because of Chu Zhi's relationship, he has made friends with many people in the world. When he heard that Chu Zhi was leaving, he still felt a little bit reluctant.

But he cheered up quickly, smiled and congratulated: "Then congratulate Brother Chu in advance for winning the championship! I will prepare dry food for the horses for Brother Chu. The date for the election meeting of strange talents is approaching, Brother Chu should hurry up and start. "

Frowning, he sighed again: "It's a good time to avoid the troubles of the government..."

Chu Zhi is not afraid of trouble, but he also thinks it's time to go to the bustling place of the capital to take a look, and... although he has no interest in entering the imperial court, he is very interested in silver!He is really looking forward to how much money he can get after winning the championship!

He quickly agreed to He You's help, and He You also packed his salute as quickly as possible. Almost the next day, Chu Zhi sat on a tall and handsome horse with a warm 500 taels of silver.

He You sent out 500 taels of silver from his share with heartache, but he didn't regret it at all. He looked at Chu Zhi who was smiling at him against the sun, his nose was still a little sour.

Chu Zhi is like his elder brother, but also like his good friend. When such a person leaves, people are always very sad.

No one knew who spread the news that Chu Zhi was going to leave, but all the heroes who were in the restaurant that day gathered in the suburbs to watch Chu Zhi leave.

Facing everyone's concerned and reluctant eyes, Chu Zhi suddenly felt a bit sour in his chest, but he didn't say it out, but he just pulled the rein, his gaze scanned everyone's faces inch by inch, and said loudly: "Everyone, the green hills will not change. , the green water flows forever, see you in the rivers and lakes, there will be a period later!"

With smiles on their lips, everyone bowed their hands and said goodbye in unison: "There will be a period later!"

"drive!"

The horse galloped away in an instant, leaving behind a gradually receding figure.

Jiangdu is four or five days away from the capital.

But Chu Zhi's speed never stopped, and he forcibly shortened the days by half. It was not until he confirmed that he would not miss the election meeting of strange talents and strangers that he finally slowed down a little and observed the surrounding scenery.

And I didn't encounter any accidents on this road, and I also encountered it in the last half of the road.

Blocking the road in the forest is a group of bandits, each holding a sharp sword and standing fiercely by the side of the road, waiting for the unlucky guy to throw himself into the net.

Chu Zhi was that unlucky guy, but besides him, there was another strong man with thick eyebrows who was also intercepted.

The thick-browed man had a dark appearance, strong muscles, and the bulging tendons could be seen through the fabric. He was extremely tall, and when he looked at people, he felt a sharp oppressive feeling.

Even the bandit couldn't help flinching when he saw it, and subconsciously avoided him with the knife, pointing at Chu Zhi, who looked like a normal person.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he asked for the silver taels, the thick-browed man fell to the ground with his knees limp, with two lines of tears streaming down his face, and he almost offered the silver with both hands to pray for his life.

Chu Zhi: ...you really can't judge people by their appearances.

On the other hand, Chu Zhi, who was evaluated as an ordinary person, looked calm, and suddenly shot like lightning!

The level of this bandit is just an ordinary twenties. Chu Zhi didn't even need to use a knife technique. He pinched the meridian of the bandit's arm with one hand and folded it back, and he easily killed the bandit. Submissive.

The money that bandits came to beg these days was also taken into his backpack by him.

I made a few hundred taels easily.

Chu Zhi thought happily, there are such good things in the world, if he comes a few more times, won't he get rich?

An incident that was not considered a crisis passed lightly like this, but who would have thought that the rescued thick-browed man was very grateful to him and stuck by his side all the time: "Thank you, the hero, for saving me, otherwise I would have worked so hard." The hard-earned silver is about to disappear, I wonder where the hero is going?"

Chu Zhi knew what he was thinking, smiled and said bluntly: "I'm going to the capital."

The thick-browed man's eyes lit up: "I'm going to the capital too, that's great, I happen to be on the same road!"

Now the ball is even more irresistible. He hoped that with Chu Zhi by his side, he would be able to take care of him. Chu Zhi also felt that there would be no boredom if there were more than one person, so they hit it off and came together.

The thick-browed man introduced himself: "My name is Mao Yong. I heard that the capital was going to hold an election meeting for strange talents, so I volunteered to come here! I have nothing special about me, but I have great strength! I can smash big stones in the chest, and lift a tripod. do it!"

After that, he rubbed his stomach embarrassingly: "But I also eat a lot in the village, and everyone dislikes me. Fortunately, there is such a meeting. If I really succeed in entering the court, I will also be a man of rank!"

Seeing his simple and simple smile, Chu Zhi also smiled, "Brother Mao, this is a coincidence, in fact, I am also somewhat confident in my strength, should we compare?"

"Ah?" Seeing his 'thin' wrist stretched out, Mao Yong widened his eyes in surprise, then smiled and waved his hands, "Heroes really know how to joke! It's not that I look down on heroes, but look at your frailty You look so weak, I'm afraid I'll break you."

Chu Zhi laughed out loud, and never mentioned the matter of strength.

But when they talked and laughed all the way into the capital and booked a room at the inn, the proprietress only glanced at their clothes with disgust, and then indifferently rejected their request to stay.

Mao Yong was about to leave with a wry smile, but Chu Zhi smiled slightly, took a silver ingot in his palm, and patted it lightly on the counter.

In an instant, all that remained on the counter was a pile of white powder.

"..."

Mao Yong's eyes widened in shock, and the landlady's face turned pale with fright.

At this moment, the image of Chu Zhi in their hearts was already different.

So the two were respectfully invited into the private room upstairs, and were treated to good wine and meat once.

"Hero..." Mao Yong had a complicated look on his face. He couldn't smash such a hard silver into powder. It can be seen that what Chu Zhi said about his strength was not a lie.

While he felt ashamed of his contempt for others, he also felt that it was a joke to attend the Magic Conference at his level.

"Don't worry brother." Chu Zhi patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and comforted him, "I used my internal strength, it was just a trick, believe in yourself!"

Only then did Mao Yong regain some self-confidence. Although he knew that with Chu Zhi around, he would definitely miss the imperial court, but he was still extremely moved by Chu Zhi's consolation. He secretly decided to go to the conference to have a try no matter what happened, and witness Chu Zhi win the championship with his own eyes. , and send blessings as soon as possible.

But the next day when the General Assembly of Unusual Talents was finally held and Mao Yong finished filling in his information, he turned his head and found that the stunt written by Chu Zhi was not about infinite strength, but—cooking skills!

Mao Yong: "..."

ah? ?ah? ? ?

cooking? ?

He was right!

What kind of special skill is cooking? ?Isn't Hero Chu joking? ? ?

Mao Yong was completely dumbfounded.