The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

He concentrated on practicing until late at night, and Yu Xiaoyao dozed off in the chair beside him.

Suddenly hearing the noise outside, Xiao Jianxin slowly opened his deep eyes.

He turned his head to look at the door, where two people reeked of alcohol and staggered from side to side, obviously having drunk quite a bit.

Shangguan Zimo, carrying one of Gu Junming's arms, walked into the inn with a rosy face and high spirits. In contrast, Gu Junming was a little unconscious.

"Haha, do you really think I've been training for nothing all these years?"

"In order to beat you, I've been drinking three out of four meals a day. I've already become a thousand-drink-a-day drunk!"

Shangguan Zimo burped, and a strong smell of alcohol gushed out, which made people feel intoxicated just by smelling it.

"How much did you drink?"

Xiao Jianxin hurried forward and took Gu Junming.

Shangguan Zimo's eyes were blurry, and he raised a finger drunkenly. Seeing this, Xiao Jianxin raised his eyebrows slightly:

"A jar? What kind of wine is so strong?"

"Wrong~"

Shangguan Zimo shook his head and burst into laughter: "We drank the entire wine cellar of Pinglan Manor!"

"Help your brother go back and rest. He just spit out the wine from his nose."

As he spoke, Shangguan Zimo burped again, and the alcohol instantly took over his head, causing him to fall backwards.

Flopped down on the ground!

Xiao Jianxin's heart skipped a beat.

He was about to squat down to check the situation, but was stopped by the person next to him.

"No problem, he just fell asleep."

At this time, snoring sounds were heard from the ground.

The second in command of Xiaoyao Tower.

He actually fell asleep on the cold floor of a secular inn, without caring about his image.

He doesn't have the majestic image of a "brain trust" as rumored.

"This kid drinks like he's risking his life."

"Brother, you are not drunk!"

Xiao Jianxin was surprised.

"A little bit, I guess..." Gu Junming supported his forehead and shook his dizzy head a few times.

Then, in front of Xiao Jianxin, he took out a small ball from his mouth and said with lingering fear:

"Fortunately, I always have a water-transforming talisman in my mouth, which absorbs all the wine and water. Otherwise..."

"Ah~" He sighed softly, and then his body shook, and all the alcohol in his body dissipated.

Although Gu Junming has transformed into a mortal body, he is unable to use the spiritual power between heaven and earth for his own use.

However, the true energy condensed by those who practice folk martial arts can still be used to some extent, and this is why he can use talismans with a mortal body.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Gu Junming turned his head and looked at Xiao Jianxin.

"One must always be on guard against others."

Xiao Jianxin replied, "Someone has repeatedly attempted to do something untoward to the princess. As her guard, I bear the primary responsibility."

He laughed as he said this:

"Brother, don't worry. Sleeping or not sleeping doesn't affect me much. I have the remaining time, so I might as well use it to reflect on myself."

"Recently... Junior Brother has indeed gained a lot."

Gu Junming nodded slightly.

Then he squatted down and helped Shangguan Zimo up, and signaled with his eyes to Yu Xiaoyao who was sitting on the chair with her head tilted and a crystal smile flowing from the corner of her mouth.

"Give Xiaoyao an extra blanket so she doesn't catch a cold."

"You too."

After saying that, he helped Shangguan Zimo upstairs.

It only took two days to complete a task for the villagers of Pinglanzhuang. The efficiency was extremely high.

Therefore, after Xiao Jianxin and his party returned to the Zhengmeng, the reputation of "Hero Xiao" rose rapidly and began to emerge.

Everything has to be accumulated bit by bit, and Xiao Jianxin's footsteps started from here.

In the end, it all ends here.

"The atmosphere in Liuyun Township is still the best."

“No matter how big the trouble is, it will not affect people’s positive and optimistic attitude~”

The sun is shining and the years are quiet.

Gu Junming stood at the door of Zhengmeng, took a deep breath of the air around him, and felt a lot of emotions in his heart.

Shangguan Zimo also returned to Liuyun Township with them with a smug look on his face. Fortunately, people knew the second in command of Xiaoyao Tower.

Most people only know his name but have never heard of him, otherwise there would be countless people who would want to get close to him.

"Have you been living here all these years?"

Shangguan Zimo asked.

"Well, day after day, year after year."

Gu Junming admitted it openly.

"Where's that guy?"

Shangguan Zimo asked again.

"I haven't seen you in ten years."

Gu Junming's tone was calm, he had already let it go.

"Everyone misses you..."

Shangguan Zimo hesitated for a moment and said, "You have nothing to do anyway, so why don't you come back to Xiaoyao Tower with me? I'll find you a nice, relaxing job..."

"Stop it."

He hasn't finished speaking yet.

Gu Junming interrupted and chuckled, "I'm living a comfortable life here. If I go back, all the trouble will come one after another. Wouldn't I be exhausted?"

"Moreover......"

Gu Junming raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said self-deprecatingly: "Will I be laughed at when I go back in the current state I am in?"

Shangguan Zimo himself is a strong man in the other shore realm, so the fact that Gu Junming had lost all his cultivation naturally did not escape his attention.

But even so, Shangguan Zimo still insisted: "Believe me, we are no longer the scoundrels who were bullied at will."

"Look at today...

"Who doesn't know the methods of our Xiaoyao Tower? And who doesn't fear our Xiaoyao Tower's reputation?"

He said seriously: "Come back with me, and I will help you rebuild the divine bridge and reach the other side..."

"Back to the old days!"

"Come on, don't I know what my situation is?"

Gu Junming scoffed and said, "I am suffering from a Dao injury. My foundation is destroyed. Even a miracle doctor can't guarantee this, let alone you."

"Besides, the years are like a song, and time is like flowing water, passing by in a flash."

Gu Junming closed his eyes, tried to recall his past self who was singing all the way, and couldn't help but laugh:

“Whatever one seeks in life, whether it’s family, friendship, or love…but throughout life, it’s a quest for the inner self.”

In the past, the four free and easy heroes met in a prison. At that time, they were just about to break out of the ground and had not yet grown into a strong country, but they had also set long-term lofty ambitions.

Now when Gu Junming looks back on the past, it seems that he has done everything he should have done, and he was also forced to do things that he should not have done.

There was nothing left for him to linger on.

Perhaps it’s because I’m getting older and have let go of many worries. I no longer have the heart to make up for the regrets of those losses.

"Since I haven't heard from you, Fourth Sister has cried every night. I've traveled to the Northern Xuan Territory more than once to look for you...but the result was just as the rumors said."

Shangguan Zimo sighed softly.

"Dead, right?"

Gu Junming pursed his lips and smiled, not caring too much, and said casually: "The past me is indeed dead."

“But I am still alive today.”

Shangguan Zimo frowned, not quite understanding the meaning of this sentence.

Just when I was about to say something else.

All the people in the alliance suddenly came out in droves, all with serious expressions, and headed in one direction in an orderly manner.

"Why are you so impatient?"

Gu Junming caught someone and asked him questions.

"An evil cultivator has appeared in Liuyun Township!"