I have a relic of heaven

Chapter 37 Chu Ji
Soon, several people sat down, and Mr. Chu seemed to be very good at making friends.
He sat at a table with a few people and drank a few glasses of wine together. They became familiar with each other and chatted about everything.

"I have two pupils in one eye. I was born like this. Some people call this double pupils. There is also a saying that people with double pupils are born saints!"

Chu Ji smacked his lips, pointed at his own eyes and smiled:

"Of course, I'm not a born saint."

Ling'er asked curiously:

"Is it a congenital disease similar to those with heterochromia? I have seen a person with heterochromia."

On the side, Chu Yaowu nodded:
"To be honest, I've wanted to have heterochromia since I was a kid. They're cool."

"Uh."

Chu Ji laughed a little:

"It should be, a congenital disease."

"Will I go blind in the future?" Ling'er asked again curiously. Chu Ji was choked and didn't know how to answer. Chu Yaowu rubbed Ling'er's head with amusement.

Immediately apologized:
"Brother Chu, please don't be offended. Ling'er didn't mean any harm, she just said something a little..."

"No problem, no problem."

After a pause, Chu Ji looked at Zhou Mu and changed the subject:

"Are you three from Taibai Martial Arts School?"

"Brother Chu, have you heard of it?"

"Well, I've heard of Taibai Martial Arts School for a long time and have always wanted to pay it a visit, but there haven't been many opportunities."

A few of them chatted idly, and kept refilling their glasses with wine.

After three rounds of drinking.

"Xiao Wu."

Zhou Mu burped. Although he was far from drunk, his face was still a little red.
"I heard from Sister Bai that there have been many guests staying at the hotel recently, so you must have made a lot of money, right? After saving some money, you and Ling girl should start a family, right?"

Chu Yaowu and Ling'er were true childhood sweethearts and had a very good relationship with each other. It was also because of this that when the guy from Nonghuotang tried to rob Ling'er, he and Zhou Mu simply hacked him to death.

"I have this plan."

Chu Yaowu smiled bitterly:
"But the money earned is not much, and it takes a long time to save up."

"Oh?" Zhou Mu asked curiously, "Isn't business good?"

"The taxes are heavy. There are people who come to collect taxes every day. They say they only collect 10% tax, which doesn't seem like much, but..."

Chu Yaowu sighed:
"But the East District has been in chaos recently. I heard that the Tianxiang Pavilion was massacred. Now all the big and small forces are fighting, and the divisions are all very messy."

"Take tax collection for example. One faction collects 10%, and another faction collects 10%. In a day, they are taxed four or five times. How can they make money?"

Zhou Mu frowned slightly.

Chu Yaowu took a sip of wine:

"But paying taxes is not a big deal. At least now I have food, clothes, and a bed to sleep in. The only thing I'm afraid of is that the fire hall incident will happen again, so when someone comes to collect taxes, I ask Ling to hide in the kitchen."

At the same time, Wang Chonghe nodded and said:

"East 81st Street is relatively poor. Logically, some big forces wouldn't attach too much importance to it, right? If my guess is correct, those fighting for this street are all small forces?"

"Correct."

Chu Yaowu nodded and said:

"Although they are a small force, we cannot afford to provoke them."

They chatted for a while, and when they finished their drinks, Chu Yaowu staggered to his feet:
"Brother Mu, can I clean up the guest room for you?"

He slapped his head, looking slightly bitter:

"I remember there's only one guest room left and we've had a lot of guests these days."

"fine."

Zhou Mu smiled and said:
"The three of us can sleep in one room, but we need to find two more quilts to spread on the floor."

"to make."

After a while, Chu Yaowu cleaned up the guest room, made two beds on the floor, and then went to the kitchen with Ling Yatou to get busy.
The three of them apologized to Chu Ji, then went upstairs and entered the guest room.

After closing the door, Wang Chonghe's expression darkened.
"Our brother Chu is very purposeful."

He lowered his voice very low so that Brother Chu downstairs wouldn't hear it. After all, a top martial artist would have terrible hearing.

On the side, Hu Leying followed suit and lowered her voice:

"Purpose? What purpose? Why can't I see it?"

Zhou Mu smiled bitterly:

"Little Senior Sister, didn't you notice? Brother Chu has repeatedly turned the topic to our martial arts school and has hinted at the situation of the martial arts school several times."

Hu Leying blinked blankly.

Wang Chonghe seemed to be thinking:
"I can see his strong energy and blood, and he can also see ours. He must know that we are not just sparring partners, but disciples of the martial arts school."

After a pause, the second brother sat down on a chair in the guest room:
"But I can't figure it out. Our martial arts school is not a secret. If you ask anyone in the North District, you can find out everything. Brother Chu always gives me a weird feeling."

"Yes."

Zhou Mu nodded: "It looks like he knows nothing."

He was suddenly stunned. Chu Ji, could he be from outside?
Could it be the people from Buzhou or even Kunlun that Sister Bai mentioned?
If so, why are you so concerned about the martial arts school?

Weird.

After a moment's silence, Wang Chonghe shook his head slightly and said, "Forget it. Although a great warrior is extraordinary, that's all. We just need to be more vigilant."

After a pause, he looked at Zhou Mu:
"Junior brother, if the tax collectors come to your house later, you must not get into a conflict with them."

"Second Brother, I understand this."

Zhou Mu nodded and said:
"I really want to do something like kicking the tax collector out. It's okay for me to be here. If I'm not here, Xiao Wu and the others will probably be in big trouble."

"Well, the main thing is to keep a low profile." Wang Chonghe said with a smile, "I was afraid that you would be too young and impetuous."

Zhou Mu shrugged:

"I am indeed very angry, but I am not blindly reckless. Otherwise, I would not be alive today in the breeding area."

As they were talking, there was a noise coming from downstairs, accompanied by the arrogant scolding of a stranger and Chu Yaowu's laughter. It was probably the tax collector.

Just as Chu Yaowu said, in just half an hour, there was four or five bursts of noise, and Chu Yaowu's laughter was heard four or five times, before it finally calmed down.

“It didn’t cross the line.”

Wang Chonghe, who had been listening quietly, nodded and said:

"It's just collecting taxes, not doing anything bullying."

The junior sister nodded in approval:

"They escaped with their lives."

Wang Chonghe glared at her:
"I just finished talking to your junior brother, why didn't you listen? You are even more youthful and energetic than your junior brother, right?"

Hu Leying stuck out her tongue, then straightened her chest and said confidently:

"I am indeed younger than my junior brother!"

Wang Chonghe was choked and remained speechless for a long time.

...............

into the night.

The junior sister slept on the bed, while Zhou Mu and the second senior brother slept on the floor.

Can't sleep.

He got up quietly, walked out of the room, went downstairs, and walked out of the pub.

"Eh? Brother Zhou?"

A surprised voice came, and Zhou Mu was startled. He looked sideways and saw that it was Brother Chu, whose intentions were unclear. He was leaning against the wall outside the tavern, drinking wine in the moonlight.

"can not fall asleep?"

Chu Ji smiled and picked up another pot of wine from the ground and raised it:

"A couple of bites?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Mu walked forward, took the wine jug, took a big sip, and looked up at the full moon in the sky:

"Brother Chu, are you drinking in the middle of the night? Are you worried about something?"

Chu Ji sighed faintly:

"Yes, I have."

Smacking his lips, he pointed to the full moon in the sky:
"Brother Zhou, do you know what the full moon represents?"

Zhou Mu thought about it and shook his head honestly.

Chu Ji smiled and explained:
"A long, long time ago, the full moon represented reunion and longing. Two people who missed each other thousands of miles apart could express their feelings through the same moon."

Zhou Mu's heart moved:
"Brother Chu, do you have someone you love?"

"Yes, Brother Zhou, do you have any?"

Zhou Mu thought about it seriously, but shook his head:
"No. Is the person that Brother Chu is thinking about very far away from here? For example, outside this vast demon city?"

He tried to ask indirectly, but Chu Ji shook his head and said:

"Not far away, just inside this city."

Zhou Mu was a little puzzled now:
"Then why is it that Brother Chu is using the moon to express his longing for her? Can't he just go and find her directly?"

Chu Ji shook his head again:
"The person is very close, but I dare not go to look for him. There is a saying that goes "When you are close to home, you will feel timid", but it is also applicable to feelings. Not only do I feel timid, but I also feel guilty, and I am too embarrassed to meet him."

As he spoke, he clinked the wine jug with Zhou Mu and took a big gulp of wine.

"What's her name?" Zhou Mu asked midway.

Chu Ji shook his head for the third time and said something incomprehensible:
"The horse is no longer here, but the person remains. It is hard to see each other. I don't even dare to come here in person."

Zhou Mu was a little confused:

"Aren't you right here?"

"Yeah yeah."

As time passed, the two drank the wine in the pot under the moonlight.

Chu Ji burped:
"Thank you, Brother Zhou, for drinking this wine with me."

He sighed softly, patted Zhou Mu on the shoulder, staggered, then sat down on the ground again, staring at the full moon above his head:
"The moon is full"

Zhou Mu didn't say anything, he just walked into the tavern. After a while, he came out with four jugs of wine. He handed two of them to Chu Ji, and they sat on the ground together, leaning against the wall.

"Remember to pay for the wine tomorrow morning." Zhou Mu and Chu Ji clinked the wine jugs together again and reminded each other.

"Okay, I'll give you enough."

(End of this chapter)