The bandits were all wiped out, and Bai Qiuran retracted his sword and sheathed it.
"Brother."
He bowed his hands to the noble boy and said:
"Thank you Xiongtai for your help, haven't you asked your honorable name yet?"
The noble young man frowned and did not answer Bai Qiuran's words, but asked:
"They have already escaped, why do you need to kill them all? You have to spare people and forgive them."
"Then Xiongtai, look at their appearance, do you know the truth of [getting forgiveness and forgiveness]?"
Bai Qiuran shook his head and responded with a smile:
"Today they failed, and you and I let them go. Tomorrow or the day after, they will forget their fears today, take up arms, and continue to come out to harm others. When the time comes, the person who encounters him will not necessarily be like you and me. Just like that, I have the ability to protect myself. Doing all the work to get rid of evil is to save more innocent lives.”
The noble man bit his lip and remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Bai Qiuran continued to ask:
"Brother, you haven't asked your honorable name yet?"
"What's the use of knowing my name?"
Your son took the sword back to its sheath, and said lightly:
"Meeting by chance, the road sees the injustice and draws a knife to help each other, goodbye."
"Oh, it's fate to meet each other."
Bai Qiuran said with a smile:
"Xiongtai stepped in to help, and I should invite Xiongtai for a drink."
"With your strength, you don't need me to take action at all, it's me who is busy with my own business."
The noble man declined and said:
"You want to invite me to drink, I feel ashamed."
"No, no, strength or not is not important to me. What matters is the courage and chivalrousness that Xiongtai Road is willing to stand up for, I think it is very valuable."
Bai Qiuran insisted:
"I said so, and Xiongtai didn't want to tell me my name. That would be too disappointing."
Your son showed hesitation, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and replied:
"My name is Tang Wei."
"It turned out to be Brother Tang."
Bai Qiuran cupped his hands and took his horse, which ran aside because of his fright.
"Brother Tang, do you know where there is a restaurant nearby? I'm in a very good mood today. I must invite you for a drink."
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Two hours later, Bai Qiuran and Tang Wei sat opposite each other in a wild restaurant next to the official road in Shangxuan.
On the table is a pot of burning knife wine, two catties of cooked beef, and two stir-fried side dishes, which are mouth-watering.
"Come on, Brother Tang, I'll give you a toast."
Bai Qiuran picked up the wine glass and said enthusiastically to Tang Wei.
"what… "
Tang Wei reluctantly picked up the wine glass, touched Bai Qiuran, and took a sip.
The wine that entered his throat burned his esophagus like a raging fire. Tang Wei turned his head away with a sullen face, and then quietly stuck out his tongue in a blind spot that Bai Qiuran could not see.
"Brother Tang, this is the first time to travel far."
Seeing Tang Wei's unnatural reaction, Bai Qiuran said with a smile:
"You don't have to drink too much. The most important thing about drinking is your mood. Getting drunk is not only bad for your health, but also bad for your body."
"It really doesn't look like something someone would say when trying to get someone to drink."
Tang Wei sighed and put down the wine glass in his hand.
"Sorry, I'm just like this, mainly because I really want to be friends with Brother Tang."
Bai Qiuran laughed and said:
"Don't you think it's a great pleasure to meet like-minded people and have a drink together?"
"It also depends on the time and occasion."
Tang Wei sighed and said:
"I'm on my way, but I still have work to do."
"I have it too."
Bai Qiuran said:
"But I was in a thousand... um, a while ago, I wanted to understand a truth. You don't have to be so anxious on the road of life. Focus on the things on the road and enjoy the good things in life is the meaning of life. Like me before, It's because I focus too much on one thing and ignore a lot of things. So, even if I'm in a hurry now, I'm not in a hurry at all."
Anyway, the Soul Messenger can't beat me.
After speaking, he added another sentence in his heart.
"What a hurry, I think you are quite leisurely."
Tang Wei muttered:
"Then you say your situation is urgent. Where are you going? Come and listen."
"I mainly came out to collect some medicinal materials this time. I need to eat it myself."
Bai Qiuran picked up the cooked beef with chopsticks and replied:
"As for the location, I remember it was in the Mongshan Mountains in the middle of Shangxuan Kingdom. Well, I don't know if that place is still called this name."
"Are you going to Mengshan?"
Hearing Bai Qiuran's words, Tang Wei looked at him in surprise.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Bai Qiuran asked.
"No, it's just that there have been demons in the mountain area recently, devouring the living. I heard that many people nearby have suffered from its poisonous hands, and even martial arts masters have been killed and injured a lot."
Tang Wei paused for a moment, then said:
"Actually, my destination is also there."
"That's a coincidence."
Bai Qiuran smiled and said:
"But I heard that the ancient state is where the Qingming Sword Sect is located. If there are demons that disturb the world, why not go to the Qingming Sword Sect. They should be happy to take action and eliminate harm for the common people?"
"Hmph, Qingming Sword Sect."
Speaking of this topic, Tang Wei's face suddenly became very ugly, he snorted coldly:
"They will take action, but they are just greedy for the merits of doing the right thing. The cultivator is not a good thing!"
"It seems that Brother Tang has a lot of opinions on Qingming Sword Sect."
Bai Qiuran said quietly.
"That group of cultivators collects offerings from various countries in our ancient state every year, and they say it is to protect the world and the righteous path of the world, but now the people of Shangxuan country are in dire straits, and the group of cultivators are in where?"
Tang Wei said very angrily.
"But the purpose of the Qingming Sword Sect is not to interfere in the internal affairs of the secular countries. I have also heard some news along the way, and the current situation of the Shangxuan Kingdom is caused by the inaction of the high-level officials of the Shangxuan Kingdom, so Qingming It is reasonable for the Sword Sect to ignore it.”
Bai Qiuran said:
"But if someone goes up the mountain, ask the disciples of Qingming Sword Sect to go down the mountain to protect the safety of the people. I believe they will agree."
"Not to interfere in worldly affairs?"
Tang Wei sneered:
"Did you know? The national master of Shangxuan is the one sent by the Qingming Sword Sect. He made the emperor of Shangxuan and the princes listen to the slander. ."
"Is there such a thing?"
Bai Qiuran frowned.
Originally, he didn't want to take care of the internal affairs of the Shangxuan Kingdom, but if it really involved the Qingming Sword Sect, then as the patriarch and uncle, he couldn't turn a blind eye.
Whether there is a scum among the disciples of Qingming, or someone pulls the tiger skin of Qingming Sword Sect as a banner, he must deal with this matter, and he must not bring shame to the sect created by his teacher.
After making up his mind, after collecting the medicinal materials, he stopped by the Shangxuan Kingdom to have a look. Bai Qiuran skipped this unpleasant topic and said instead:
"Brother Tang, since Brother Tang's destination is also Mengshan, then I have a suggestion. On this journey, we might as well go together or take care of each other. What do you think?"