At this time, the battle of Luoyang finally came to an end. Wu Sansi ascended the throne to continue the rule of the Wu Zhou Dynasty. The entire Li Clan and Jia Lan Temple forces entrenched in Luoyang City were almost uprooted. Undoubtedly, among the players, Wu Chongye, who became the crown prince, became the biggest winner. As for the players behind him, such as the Stone Breaking Alliance and the Brotherhood Alliance, they were naturally also hidden winners.
On the Li clan side, Li Hao finally brought the remnants of the Li clan back to the headquarters of the Jialan Temple in the west. Since then, there has not been much news released, and it seems that he is going to stop the movement.
For the entire player world, this news was almost explosive. The players had finally subverted and successfully established their own country. The complicated "Jianghu" was finally entering the era of player dominance.
Of course, all this has nothing to do with Zhou Yi who is far away in Yanmen Pass. After taking five days to temporarily stabilize the huge hidden injury caused by the Tathagata Palm, he is now continuing his journey towards the outside of the Great Wall with Ren Ya.
After passing Yanmen Pass, Zhou Yi felt that a heavy burden was finally lifted. No matter how powerful Wu Chongye was, it would be difficult for him to extend his hand beyond the Great Wall.
Therefore, Zhou Yi and Ren Ya were not particularly anxious, and they just traveled along the way, enjoying the mountains and rivers, and moving forward leisurely. Most of the time, the boundless wilderness outside the Great Wall always made people feel relaxed and happy, and they could gain new insights every moment. Even if they occasionally encountered a few blind horse thieves, Ren Ya, who had practiced the thirteenth level of the "Heavenly Demon Secret", could easily solve the problem, and there was no need for Zhou Yi to take action.
That day, Zhou Yi and Ren Ya suddenly came to a small border town. They stopped and looked up, and saw a town not far away with its outlines vaguely revealed. They could vaguely hear voices coming from the town, and the smoke from cooking was curling up, which looked very peaceful.
The two smiled at each other. After these days of contact, Zhou Yi and Ren Ya had already developed a tacit understanding. They understood each other with just a glance. Then, the two of them strode onto the streets of Pingding Town one after the other.
The weather is getting colder and the night is falling. In the northwest corner of the town, there is a Ping An Tavern.
The streets were sparsely populated, and this was a desolate town that no one cared about. No gang was willing to fight for this place, and even the bandits running on the grasslands despised the lack of money here, so this tavern looked particularly desolate.
Zhou Yi and Ren Ya had lived in the wilderness for quite some time, so having a simple bed was already great. Naturally, they walked into the tavern with smiles on their faces.
There were only six tables and seven chairs in the tavern. Sitting at one of the tables was a shabby man, his clothes were tattered and looked like he hadn't changed them for more than a year. When Zhou Yi and Ren Ya came in, there were already seven empty jars on the table.
But what did this man's matter have to do with Zhou Yi? He found an empty table and waited for the two to sit down. Zhou Yi shouted "Waiter". Ren Ya poured a cup of tea for each of them and waited for the waiter to appear.
Not long after, a man dressed as a waiter hurried out from upstairs. He was wearing a waiter's clothes, holding a teapot that a waiter should hold, and a towel draped over his shoulder that a waiter should wear. At first glance, he was naturally a waiter.
"Sir, you've been waiting for a long time. I was just upstairs... Hey, why are you here? Ah Zhe?"
The waiter exclaimed before he could finish his words and pointed at Zhou Yi with a wonderful look on his face.
Zhou Yi looked at the man's face carefully, and finally his expression changed. He smacked his lips and said, "Xiao Han, why is it you? How can you be a waiter here?"
He also recognized the waiter. He turned out to be the escort team leader of the escort team where he and Guo Nuan hid on Mount Tianshan that day. The Green Water Sword in his hand was originally something they escorted, and he didn't expect to see it here.
Xiao Han touched his nose and said, "Why can't it be me? Why can't I be a waiter?"
Zhou Yi was very surprised and said, "With your martial arts skills, you certainly can't be a waiter here!"
Xiao Han smiled and waved his hand, saying: "I'm not the famous one who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. I'm just an ordinary player. It's normal for me to make money as a waiter in a shop!"
Just as Zhou Yi was about to continue speaking, a man at another table suddenly spoke up. He pushed the seventh empty jar aside and shouted, "Boss, bring me some wine, another jar."
"Hey! Here it comes!"
A middle-aged man with a face full of stubble came to the counter. He was over 40 years old, with rough skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, but not very tall. You could tell at a glance that he was an honest man. He was startled when he saw Zhou Yi, then nodded at Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi naturally recognized this man. He was Scar Dingding, the second in command of the escort team that day.
Scar Dingding, with a towel draped over his shoulders, walked up to the man and said in a panic, "You can't drink anymore. You've already drunk seven jars. If you drink any more, you'll get drunk."
The unruly man smiled and said, "I can't get drunk. It would be great if I could. Go get the wine and ignore me."
"No, you really can't drink anymore." Scar Dingding seemed extremely anxious, but he was at a loss.
This was the first time that Zhou Yi carefully looked at the man in the distance. The man had a face full of stubble, his brows were full of worry, his eyes were dull, and his face was red.
The man was thin, as if a gust of wind could blow him away, but he was tall and slender, and his waist seemed to never stand up. There was no trace of blood on the man's face, his face was pale, almost transparent, but after drinking, it was red.
His eyes were blurred, as if he was not moved by the beautiful things in the world. To anyone, the man was a useless person who was powerless.
"Who is this person?" Zhou Yi asked Xiao Han.
"Oh! I don't know either!" Xiao Han sighed helplessly and said, "We have been running a hotel here for quite some time. This guy comes here to drink every day, rain or shine, which is a wonderful sight."
Zhou Yi nodded and said thoughtfully, "Seeing the Second Master and you, could it be that even Sister Yue Shan is here too? Have you all changed your business and opened a tavern?"
"Why? No way!" Xiao Han said, "Do business by playing games! Open a pub for fun!"
"This..." Zhou Yi was about to speak, but was suddenly stopped by Ren Ya, who looked at Xiao Han with a smile on her face and said in a charming voice, "Big brother, please serve us some food and wine quickly. We are starving!"
When Xiao Han saw Ren Ya, such a stunningly beautiful woman, and heard the voice that sounded like a silver bell, his whole body suddenly became numb. He responded several times and then went back to the kitchen.
As soon as Xiao Han left, Zhou Yi immediately asked Ren Ya: "Even if they want to open a hotel, they can't choose such a remote place. There must be something fishy. Why don't you let me ask for clarification?"
"Brother Qianbei, why are you so anxious?" Ren Ya said, "I know they have some plans, but since they don't want to talk about it, what can you get out of them by forcing them to talk? It will be ugly if we end up falling out with each other!"
Zhou Yi said: "Then what should we do?"
Ren Ya smiled, a graceful arc instantly appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she laughed.
"Go check it out tonight, and you'll know, right?" (To be continued)