Chapter Fourteen: The Old Demon of Hei Shan

  After ordering food, the waiter asked us: "Do you need wine or drinks?"

  "Who can drink?"

  Gao Xiaowei raised her hand and said: "I want to drink red wine!"

  "I said, 'Let's have a bottle then.' I knew that if this little girl didn't get her way today, she would definitely make more trouble. Besides, drinking at home has its roots - my dad has been strict with me since childhood, but he seems to be lenient when it comes to drinking. Every time we celebrate the New Year or festivals, Gao Xiaowei gets drunk and makes a scene, but he just smiles wryly."

  After the dishes were served, I picked up the wine and poured a cup for each person. Xiao Wei hastily raised her glass to Jin Chengwu and said, "Since someone is paying the bill today, let's first toast to the host." With a laugh, she added, "I didn't expect you to be a rich second generation."

  Old Wu said in a low voice: "He's not a rich second generation, he's a divine second generation."

  Gao Xiaowei downed her drink in one gulp and said to us: "Drink up!"

  Jin Chengwu smiled and said to me: "Your sister can drink quite a bit, huh." He picked up his cup and took a sip.

  Xiao Qian stared at her cup in a daze, and I said: "It's okay to drink less, red wine can also nourish the skin."

  Xiao Qian lifted her cup and sniffed it carefully, smiling: "The flavor is really strange."

  Gao Xiaowei ate two mouthfuls of food and said to Xiao Qian: "Sister Xiaoqian, let's have a toast."

  Xiao Qian had no choice but to hold her cup and accompany her, reminding her: "It's better for girls to drink a little less."

  Gao Xiaowei drained her glass and said with a flourish: "It's all nonsense, next time I'll invite you to slow dance, this round is on me."

  "I said: 'You're going to that kind of place to get yourself killed?' I chose to eat here actually for safety, those hoodlums definitely wouldn't come here."

  Gao Xiaowei sneered: "Who's going to die is still uncertain, next time I see that little brat, I'll kick his egg into pieces!"

  Xiao Qian's face turned bright red as she finally understood what "egg" meant, a term that Gao Xiao Wei often used. However, this time she didn't say anything. Although she looked gentle on the outside, she was actually a very strong-willed girl, otherwise she wouldn't have jumped off a cliff to escape marriage. Xiao Qian picked up her cup and said, "Come on, sister, let's drink together."

  Gao Xiaowei laughed and downed another cup. Xiao Qian, on the other hand, took a sip with great effort, her face flushing bright red, this time due to the wine.

  Jin Chengwu laughed and said, "Xiao Wei is really a heroine among women, I'll toast you with a cup too." After finishing speaking, he found that the wine was gone, so he shouted to the waiter, "Bring us half a dozen red wines!" This caused people around them to turn their heads.

  Gao Xiaowei welcomes anyone, as long as the wine is poured to the bottom of the cup. I don't care, smiling and watching her, no matter how fiercely she talks about herself, after all, she's just a 17-year-old kid, still a bit naive. When someone praises her, she almost can't wait to give them her head, these years she hasn't suffered much loss, relying on her mother, otherwise she would have been sold out long ago.

  After several rounds of wine, everyone quickly entered the state. Gao Xiaowei was drunk and laughing with someone, her face flushed red, while Jin Chengwu intentionally teased her, clinking glasses with her left and right. Xiao Qian, on the other hand, seemed to have thought of something sad, holding a cup of wine and staring blankly. I turned my head to look at Old Wu, who was sitting upright, not eating or moving.

  I said: "Old Wu, have a drink."

  Old Wu smiled and waved his hand: "You know me, I like quietness. Daode Tianzun once said that the five colors blind people's eyes, the five sounds deafen people's ears, and things like wine, lust, wealth, and anger are better to be less involved with."

  I said: "Drinking a little less is nothing, didn't I say that small wine delights and large wine harms the body?"

  Old Wu said in confusion: "Did he say so?"

  "Yeah, that's what my old man said."

  “……”

  Lao Wu couldn't outdo me, and seeing that everyone else was having a great time drinking, he finally got a bit excited, picked up his cup and poured it into his shoe...

  Then I saw Old Wu's neck turning red all the way up - others get red from their face down when they drink, but he's the opposite. When the redness reached his face, Old Wu slammed his hand on the table, and everyone who was originally busy with their own things turned to look at him.

  Old Wu shook his head and said: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating all things as straw dogs; the sage is not benevolent, treating the people as straw dogs — what good wine!"

  Gao Xiaowei exclaimed: "What have you done with the old man?"

  "Old Wu, Old Wu, are you alright?" Jin Chengwu hastily patted Lao Wu.

  I'm so thirsty, I drank too much in one gulp!

  Old Wu poured himself a drink and took several sips, then refilled his cup. His eyes sparkled as he muttered to himself: "Back when I crossed the Hangu Pass, I was just a small locust tree. Thanks to him, I'm here today! Come on, let's all raise a glass to him!" As he spoke, he poured another cup of wine into his shoe.

  Jin Chengwu covered his face: "Old Wu's cultivation was ruined by me."

  Xiao Qian hastily advised: "Brother Wu, don't drink anymore."

  Old Wu held the cup in his hand high up, not letting Xiao Qian touch it. Suddenly, he became choked with emotion and said: "Sister, listen to me, don't blame your parents, after all, they raised you since you were little, it's not easy. Look at me, I'm someone who can't even find anyone to hate, where are my parents?" It's also possible that his parents had been killed by others and used as human shields a long time ago. Old Wu drank several more cups, stumbled up, picked up the wine bottle and poured it directly into his mouth...

  I and Jin Chengwu looked at each other and quickly got up to support him: "Let's get out of here, you're really drunk - can't even find your mouth."

  Gao Xiaowei laughed foolishly: "Isn't it quite accurate? I once got drunk and poured directly into my shoes."

  "Then you two are about the same—" I shouted loudly: "Xiao Qian, you take care of that one!" Xiao Qian hastily went over to support Gao Xiaowei.

  Jin Chengwu settled the bill, and I stopped two cars at the door. I said to Jin Chengwu, "You take the back seat of that car with Old Wu, we'll go in the front one."

  Two cars passed by the train station, one in front of the other. After getting off the car, I carried Gao Xiaowei on my shoulders and said to Xiao Qian: "You go help Lao Jin."

  Gao Xiaowei's mind was already muddled, and she jumped onto my shoulders, shouting wildly: "I can still drink! Young master, add two more bombs!"

  I sighed and pressed her down hard, struggling to dig out the key.

  As I walked closer, I found two people standing at the glass door looking inside. My mood suddenly wasn't so gloomy, it seemed like today finally had some business coming in. I jingled my keys loudly and said: "Excuse me, help me open the door, and later I'll give you an 85% discount on the rent."

  Those two heard a noise behind them, suddenly turned around and stared at me fiercely. They were green-faced and had sharp teeth, wearing tattered clothes...

  "Damn it!" I cursed and ran away with a straight face.

  Gao Xiaowei saw the two staring at them, and said angrily: "What are you looking at? Haven't seen a beauty before? Look again and I'll dig out your eyeballs!"

  "Hey lady, spare me some trouble!"

  I rushed up to Jin Chengwu in one breath and pointed at them with a collapse: "Those two, I'll leave them to you!"

  "Again?" Jin Chengwu threw Old Wu to the ground and reached out to pull off the glove on his right hand.

  Old Wu used his hands and feet on the ground, doing a backstroke while muttering: "I can still drink! Next time I'll invite you to Hequbing's wine spring to drink!"

  Gao Xiaowei laughed drunkenly and said: "You're full of crap!"

  These two people, one tall and one short, surprisingly hit it off while chatting.

  On the other side, Jin Chengwu had already set both zombies on fire. Gao Xiaowei was about to turn around when I covered her eyes.

  After burning the zombies back to the house, Jin Chengwu looked at the two piles of ashes with a puzzled expression. I threw Gao Xiaowei to Xiao Qian and panted: "Go to sleep first! Whatever it is, we'll talk about it tomorrow!"

  ……

  The next afternoon, I opened the door of the shop. Jin Chengwu came down first, eating bread he had bought at the supermarket yesterday. Xiao Qian was blowing air from upstairs and tidying up. The three of us were busy with our own things and didn't say a word to each other, as if we had formed an unspoken agreement.

  The figure at the stairs flashed by and hastily withdrew his head. I had already seen him, smiling and saying: "Old Wu, how are you feeling?"

  "Hey, hey, heh——" Old Wu scratched his head and slowly walked down, seeing that we were all smiling silently at him, became even more embarrassed, and forced a conversation: "That wine, it gets you drunk too quickly."

  "You didn't say something about being blinded by the five colors and deafened by the five sounds? How did you end up drinking it in the end?"

  Old Wu said with embarrassment: "I saw you drinking and couldn't help but satisfy my curiosity. I guess my cultivation is still insufficient."

  I asked him: "Will you drink again in the future?"

  Old Wu said resolutely: "I'd rather die than drink again!"

  We all burst out laughing, and it turned out that old Wu, who looked so steady and serious at first glance, was completely different after drinking.

  After chatting for a while, I turned serious and said: "Let's talk about something serious. The zombies came again last night, this can't go on like this."

  Old Wu hastily asked: "How many?"

  "Two."

  "That's still not many."

  I said: "Not even half a day is okay! From now on, they'll be sneaking around my place as soon as it gets dark. I won't be able to open the store anymore! Even if I don't open the store, it's still troublesome. What if none of you are here, what will I do?"

  Jin Cheng Wudao: "I'm baffled, why did so many zombies suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

  Lao Wu said: "Looking at it this way, this matter is absolutely not a coincidence. It should be someone who intentionally opposes us, and is an expert from the evil sect."

  "What have you guys done to offend someone?"

  Old Wu said, "It's not necessarily a crime, although zombies don't use spiritual energy, cultivators are different. With several of us gathering together, the spiritual energy is extremely abundant, perhaps it's causing someone else to drool."

  Xiao Qian said: "Now that Wu Da Ge mentions it, I think of someone."

  "Who?"

  Xiao Qian said: "I've been cultivating on the opposite Kui Zi Mountain, but I only move around near the West Peak. As far as I know, there's still a black mountain old demon living on the East Peak."

  "I wondered: 'Didn't Hei Shan Lao Yao get killed by Tony Leung?'"

  Xiao Qian continued: "This Hei Shan Lao Yao should also be a cultivator of over a thousand years, but he is a genuine evil sect cultivator. The entire Jiao Zi Mountain is filled with chaotic burial mounds, and he cultivates by absorbing the blood and flesh of the dead."

  Old Wu frowned and said: "That is indeed an evil sect's method. Are you sure he's over a thousand years old?"

  Xiao Qian nodded: "Okay."

  I couldn't help but ask Old Wu: "How are you guys divided into orthodox and heretical factions?"

  Lao Wu said: "Orthodox masters generally rely on absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to cultivate, this cultivation is slower, but it progresses gradually, and after a long time, the future is grand. The most obvious characteristic of evil sects is that they will harm ordinary people, either by charming or killing them outright, in short, they take the blood and essence that others have cultivated with great difficulty for their own use. They also prey on each other, encountering those with lower cultivation than themselves, they slaughter them mercilessly."

  "It seems to have some meaning of Jian Zong and Qi Zong."

  Lao Wu said: "If it's really like what Xiao Qian said, the other party is an evil sect expert with over a thousand years of cultivation, then it will be even harder to deal with."

  "Why?"

  "Although the cultivation of evil sects is rapid, the causal retribution they receive is also doubled in severity. They have no chance of escaping their fate, and their lifespan will not be too long. If there really is a thousand-year-old evil sect master, he must have a unique skill."

  "Moreover, the evil sect's masters have very strong attacking power. When two cultivators of similar age from the orthodox and evil sects meet, the orthodox one is often not their match."

  I waved my hand and said: "I understand what you mean, you and Old Wu together can't beat that Black Mountain old monster!"

  Jin Chengwu and Old Wu both looked embarrassed.

  After a moment, Old Wu said: "The zombie's affair is probably the work of Hei Shan Lao Yao, sucking the blood and flesh of the dead to cultivate, driving zombies is also his specialty."

  "What can we do? Just wait for him to drag it out with us?"

  Old Wu sighed, "We can't keep up with them, they make a move and we have to waste half the night defending against it. If this continues, our cultivation will also be neglected."

  Jin Chengwu suddenly said: "I actually have a way."

  "What?"

  Jin Cheng Wudao: "There's a saying that the strongest offense is the best defense, he wants to drag us down but we won't let him, if he doesn't show his head we'll go find him!"

  I gave him a white eye: "What are you going to attack with? He's probably more powerful than both you and Old Wu!"

  Jin Chengwu smiled and said: "I and Old Wu Ci Bei are both useless -" He turned his eyes and said, "Don't we still have you?"

  I indignantly said: "What's it to me? Do you want me to find a gang of thugs with knives to kill her?"

  Jin Cheng Wudao: "Don't forget your other identity - in the eyes of outsiders, you're a phoenix born from the ashes!"

  Old Wu's eyes lit up: "Right! How come I didn't think of that?"

  "I exclaimed in horror: 'You don't want me to fight that old black mountain demon alone, do you?'"

  Old Wu laughed and said, "Don't you understand yet? There's no need for you to take action at all. The Golden Body of the Post-Disaster is a legendary existence, and the Black Mountain Old Monster wouldn't dare have even half a mind to resist when he sees you."

  "Are you going to use the Empty City Strategy?" I immediately said: "What if he really wants to rebel?"

  Lao Wu looked at Jin Chengwu and said resolutely: "Even if the two of us can't defeat him, I'm still confident that you'll return unscathed."

  "With a heroic wave of my hand: 'What are we waiting for? Let's go!'"

  Lao Wu and Jin Chengwu were overjoyed. Lao Wu said to Xiao Qian, "Xiao Qian, you'd better not go now. If a real fight breaks out, we won't be able to intervene."

  Xiao Qian shook her head and said: "I'm very familiar with Jianshui Mountain, there won't be any problems. Besides, even if you want to escape, you'll need to find someone who knows the way, right?"

  Lao Wu and Jin Chengwu exchanged a glance and said in unison: "Then let's go."

  I'm speechless, it seems our line of work is more evil than good! There's a saying that goes "when meat buns hit dogs, they don't come back", if those three are the bun skin, I'm the filling - looks like it has scallions and leeks, but actually tastes the best!

  As I was leaving, I took a glance at the upstairs and saw that Gao Xiaowei was still sleeping, which means we have to return before nightfall.

  On the road, Old Wu said to me: "Later when you meet Hei Shan Lao Yao, be careful with your words, don't speak randomly like you usually do. You are a great god who has passed through tribulations and is ranked among the immortals!"

  My heart says I haven't even broken 10,000 in savings, how can I be a big shot...

  "Right, pay attention to your aura!"

  I pulled out my sunglasses and put them on, making a sideways glance with a scowl: "Is this okay?"

  Jin Chengwu: "...... Forget it, no matter how I look at it, you're just like a **head** of a troublemaker."

  Xiao Qian smiled and said: "Little Dragon Brother is actually quite stylish."

  What she said is not wrong, in the past when I was in school, although ordinary people didn't know my identity, but those so-called "flagpoles" who got along well with me all understood that I was the real nuclear bomb that couldn't be provoked, whoever saw me had to call out "Dragon Brother Dragon Brother", this temperament has been cultivated since childhood!

  The distance from my store to the hill is less than half an hour, and soon we climbed up the hill. However, I was too busy catching my breath to chat with them after a short while. The slope of the hill is extremely steep, and I was panting heavily. Those two old guys were naturally fine, and Xiao Qian was chatting and laughing as if she was floating on air.

  Not yet halfway up the mountain, I was already drenched in sweat. Old Wu said: "This won't do, not even at the destination and you're already exhausted, who has ever seen a Golden Body Deity after tribulation climb a mountain half dead from exhaustion?"

  "What's your solution then?"

  Old Wu concentrated his mind for a moment and said, "Wait a minute." He took off his shoes and put his feet into the mud, sighing with relief, "Hmm, there are quite a few plants nearby."

  It's early summer now, and the whole of Quan'er Mountain is lush and green. The plants are thriving, but I have no idea what he can do about it. Just as I was thinking this, a small, child-sized tendril suddenly sprouted out from the top of the mountain and began to move rapidly towards us. It looked like a large snake as it slithered around, then quickly darted to Old Wu's feet and started rubbing its head against his pant leg, whining like a spoiled child.

  Old Wu laughed and said: "Stop messing around, I'll give you a task. Pull this guy to the top of the mountain."

  That little girl heard this and came to me, wrapped herself around my waist three times, Old Wu shouted: "Get up!"

  I was suddenly lifted off the ground and carried by the green vines flying towards the top of the mountain.

  I'm in mid-air, waving my arms and legs, exclaiming: "Whoa, this is too exciting!"

  Old Wu smiled and said: "How does it feel?"

  "Green Vine Coaster, my grandfather's grandfather rode it and said it was great!"

  Old Wu muttered: "Your grandfather's grandfather may have seen me, who knows?" As he quickly caught up.

  Division line

  Super spoiler: Hei Shan Lao Yao is not the female lead! (Only one chapter today, tomorrow I'll scare Hei Shan Lao Yao)!