Zhan Hu and I walked into the village. He was the idol in the village. Everyone greeted him when they saw him, and he responded one by one. He asked his men to go home and took me to his house. He lived in a few simple thatched houses in the innermost part of the village, surrounded by tattered fences.
I said mockingly: "It's time for your house to be repaired, or else the wind will blow you and the house away together."
He didn't pay attention to my ridicule. My words seemed to arouse something on his mind. He murmured: "The high autumn wind roared in August and rolled up the triple thatch on my house. The thatch flew across the river and scattered in the suburbs. The tallest one hung the roll. As long as the forest shoots grow, the low ones float around the Shentan Pass. I used to live a life of fine clothing and good food, but now I have seen through everything. This kind of life of returning to simplicity is what I pursue. "
I patted his shoulder and said, "It seems that you also have a lot of sad past. Can you tell me? I am willing to listen to you. Telling it will definitely make you feel much better."
He looked at me, with the look of a confidant in his eyes, and said boldly: "Okay, it makes me really uncomfortable to keep it in my heart. I will tell you today. Come on, let's go into the house and talk while drinking."
He was not married and lived alone. He brought a jar of wine from somewhere and took out some simple side dishes and some game meat. "Let's eat together, brother. I'll ask them to get you something good tomorrow."
I quickly said: "This is already good."
He took out two large wine glasses and said, "Come, let's drink."
I said awkwardly: "I have never drank alcohol, otherwise, you can drink it yourself."
"It's okay not to drink. Alcohol is a good thing. We men have suffered enough in our lives. If we don't smoke (dry cigarettes) or drink, we are worse than a dog. Come on, drink."
It's hard to refuse such hospitality, and I also wanted to taste what wine tastes like, "Okay, I'll drink with you today." I picked up the wine jar and filled both of our glasses, then drank mine in one gulp. "I respect my elder brother, and I respect you by doing it first."
He looked very happy and took a sip, "Okay, it's great."
When I drank the wine, it felt a little spicy at first, but it had a pure aroma and was not very unpleasant to drink. But when it reached my stomach, it felt like a fire. I felt as if my whole stomach was burning, and my face turned red from holding it back. , it took a long time to calm down.
Zhan Hu smiled and said, "You'd better drink it slowly. This wine is quite strong. You will definitely have a good drinking capacity in the future. Most people can't drink my wine after just one cup."
I blushed and said, "Oh, so that's what wine is like." I hurriedly picked up vegetables to eat.
We ate for a while, and I asked him: "Brother, why do you want to be a bandit? With your skills, you should be able to stand anywhere."
Zhan Hu sighed and said: "Brother, you don't know, I used to be as high-spirited as you. I was once hailed as the genius of the younger generation of Xiuda Kingdom, and I had already reached the level of Sky Knight when I was 20 years old. , At that time, I was the symbol of honor in the family and the target of everyone's pursuit." At this point, he stopped and took another sip of wine.
I interjected: "What happened next?"
He continued: "Later, I joined the army. Due to my outstanding performance, I won everyone's praise. Soon, I climbed to the position that everyone dreams of. You should know the ace unit of Xiuda Kingdom."
"Is it the Earth Dragon Legion?" I heard Teacher Di say that if it is on the plains, an Earth Dragon Legion can easily kill any opponent. The Earth Dragon has very strong magic defense. Unless it encounters very advanced magic, it will not be able to defeat it at all. It and its knights cannot be harmed. In the Eastern Continent, only the Xiuda Kingdom produces earth dragons, but their numbers are also quite rare.
"Yes, you are right. I was the commander of one of the three earth dragon armies at that time."
ah? It turns out he was so powerful before. "Then you must have been very proud at that time. Where is your Earth Dragon? I heard that once an Earth Dragon recognizes its master, it will always follow its master."
Zhan Hu drank several glasses of wine and said painfully: "My earth dragon is called Zhan, and he is one of the strongest earth dragons in the earth dragon army. The main reason why I am like this now is because of him. During training, Xiao Zhan died because of my mistake. He died to save me." He grabbed his hair in pain.
I grabbed his hand and advised: "Don't be like this. Everything is in the past. What's the use of regretting now? You have to cheer up."
Maybe my comfort had a certain effect. He gradually calmed down. We continued chatting while drinking. He said that he had never forgiven himself since Xiao Zhan died. Everyone blamed him and said it was because of His reasons led to the death of the precious Earth Dragon, and also removed him from the post of legion commander. It was during that time that he began to learn to drink. He was drunk and dreaming every day, and he had to look at other people's cold eyes every day. He couldn't stand it anymore. , and ran out. Wandering around aimlessly, when he came here, he met the bandits who were forced to live, that is, the people in the village now. Of course he dealt with them with the skill of fighting a tiger. Later, out of sympathy for the lives of the bandits, he At the same time, he also wanted to find a nest, so he stayed and became the leader of the bandits.
It turned out that his experience was so tortuous, and I was deeply moved by it. I took a sip of wine and said boldly: "Brother, I admire you very much. How about we become brothers." My tongue He has grown up, and now drinking is already sweet, and there are two fighting tigers shaking in his eyes.
Zhan Hu was almost drunk and said in a daze: "Okay, good brother, I recognize you as my brother. If you tell me anything in the future, I will definitely help you settle it."
I put my arm around his broad shoulders, raised the cup swayingly, and said, "Okay, for the sake of our brotherhood, come and drink this cup." Just like this, you drank one cup and I drank it, and in the end we both drank it.
My head hurts so much. In the morning, when I woke up, I felt dizzy and the pain was severe.
"Brother, you're awake." Zhan Hu's voice came over.
"Oh, brother, why does my head hurt so much?"
"Haha, you drank so much yesterday and your head still doesn't hurt." Zhan Hu said with a smile.
"Then why are you okay?" I asked doubtfully.
"I drink every day and have adapted to it a long time ago. Brother, is it true that you said you wanted to sworn sworn friends with me last night?"
I woke up and wrote, saying, "Of course, it's my honor to have a big brother like you."
Zhan Hu said excitedly: "Okay, I will recognize you as my brother. Get up, go wash your face and eat something to stop the headache."
Later, it was with the help of Zhan Hu that the Son of Light found true love and became an indelible great figure in history.