Jinyang

( ) the next morning

Cups and plates were messed up in the room, the top leaders of the six free mercenary regiments were strewn about on the messy floor, and the two wine tanks the size of bath barrels were also empty, and the wine inside had already entered several places on the ground. In the guy's belly...

"—Oh! What a headache! What a pain! . . . "

"Hiss! Whose stinky foot is this! It stinks!"

Luo Xiu woke up dizzily with his head supported. Although he was still a little dizzy, he had already passed the alcohol. As soon as he opened his eyes, Luo Xiu saw a sweaty foot in front of him. There was still a little bit of drunkenness left. , I was shocked by foot odor and disappeared;

Getting up from the ground, shaking his drowsy head, Luo Xiu looked at the four people who were still sleeping all over the ground, recalled what happened last night, and smiled triumphantly with his hands on his hips;

"Hahaha...! Do you still want to pour me down? Now you know the consequences!"

Luo Xiu only felt the tiger's body tremble, and all the people worshiped him!High-spirited, pointing the country, everything is at hand!The four people standing upright on the ground can prove it!

When Luo Xiu was enjoying the worship of the four people on the ground, "Squeak!", Sith pushed the door in from the outside, holding a towel in his hand, it seemed that he had just returned from washing his face;

"Hehehe, what are you doing? Are you still drunk? Here! Wipe your face and wake up first." Sith said and handed the towel to Luo Xiu;

Luo Xiu answered vaguely and took the towel to wipe his face. His spirit became much better. Beside him, Sith joked with a smile:

"Speaking of yesterday, you fell down without drinking two bowls of wine! You were faster than me! In the end, they drank all the rest of the wine, and you still haven't got up yet..."

"Hehehe, from this point of view, poor drinking capacity is also good, at least sober up quickly!" Luo Xiu laughed;

"That's right! At least we still have the advantage in this respect!" Sith agreed with a smile, then remembered and said, "By the way, I don't think Rhode's mood is very high today, and he seems to have something on his mind..."

Luo Xiu waved his hand to signal Sith not to worry, and said, "It's okay, he knows he has to leave today, parting with these brothers, some sadness is inevitable, and it will be better after a while;"

Thinking of parting, Sith looked a little sad, looked at Luo Xiu and pointed to the four on the ground and said, "Shouldn't you say goodbye to them?"

"No, I will leave sooner or later, so why bother to add to the sadness, besides, we will meet again when we have a chance in the future, it's not that we won't see each other after we leave, so there is no need to be so reluctant;" Luo Xiu replied;

"Let's go! Go out and have breakfast, I should pack up and start my journey."

……

After breakfast, Luo Xiu and his younger brother packed up and saluted, and took out the patched tiger and leopard puppet from the warehouse. Sith took the half-elf girls Adeline, Cora, Orr, and a few brothers with him. The two usually have a good relationship and send Brother Luo Xiu out of the city;

outside the city

"Leader, just send it here, remember to say goodbye to Rondo and the others for me, I will come back to see the brothers when I have a chance in the future! Goodbye!"

Luo Xiu and his younger brother stepped onto the leopard tiger puppet and headed west along the commercial road, but before they had gone far, Luo Xiu recalled and shouted to Sith:

"Leader! One more thing, I think Adeline is a good girl, you have to act quickly! See you again and treat me to a wedding drink! Hahaha, goodbye!"

"—Oh! I'm dying!"

Adeline covered her flushed face in embarrassment, peeked at Sith's reaction through her fingers, and said in a wrong way, "Really! Why did Captain Luo Xiu say... say these things in front of so many people? What a shame!"

Sith was also full of embarrassment, and he mumbled in a clumsy manner: "Yes! Yes!..."

On the side, Cora saw that the head of the clumsy regiment was full of black lines, while Orr was so stupid that he didn't understand. The others covered their mouths and snickered, but the instigator had long since disappeared;

……

Riding the leopard and tiger puppet and galloping along the commercial road, the two brothers quickly left the range of the Mercenary City, because it was already close to noon when they set off, so the two brothers ran until the sun set to the west before stopping to rest;

In the evening, the temperature dropped sharply, and the clear sky was quickly occupied by rolling dark clouds, and the wind began to blow, blowing dry leaves and weeds around, and some even flew from the ground to the sky on the wind ;

"Pooh!"

Spitting out the straw that flew into his mouth, Luo Xiu looked at the dark clouds surging in the sky and cursed:

"This damn weather! If it rains, it will rain. We need to find a place to shelter from the rain! Brother! Sit tight!"

Rhodes narrowed his eyes and avoided the wind and sand behind his brother, holding his brother's clothes tightly in his hands;

After Luo Xiu finished speaking, he urged the leopard puppet to speed up and run towards the stone mountain not far away;

Luo Xiu walked this road with Celia for a while before, and vaguely remembered that there happened to be a place under the rocky mountain suitable for shelter from the rain;

Slap!Slap!Slap! ...

Big raindrops hit the ground, followed by a "boom", the lightning split the dark clouds, and the rain poured down!

Before being drenched by the heavy rain, the brothers finally rushed to the rain shelter. This place is a high slope, the rainwater will not gather, and the mountain wall is semi-curved, like an open hall, absolutely sheltered from wind and rain. It's a good place!

After Luo Xiu brought his younger brother in, he shook the water spots on his clothes, and then put them on the leopard puppet to dry. After finishing, Luo Xiu followed the habit of being a mercenary for many years and began to search for the temporary "camp" to see if there was any damage. have dangers and vulnerabilities;

Luo Xiu found that this place is very large and can accommodate many people. There are a few scorched pieces on the ground, and there are many unused firewood placed in the corner of the stone wall. There are also traces of human cleaning on the ground. At the entrance of the cave, a lot of boulders were piled up, which can be seen at a glance to keep out the wind and stop wild animals;

"This should be a common place for passing caravans and mercenary groups to stop, otherwise it wouldn't be so clean," Luo Xiu murmured after checking;

Walking to the entrance of the cave, Luo Xiu looked at the sky and said, "Hey! The rain is really heavy! Look at this, I have to rest here at night..."

Glancing at the younger brother beside him, Rhodes has been in a low mood since he set off, and his words have been much less than usual. It seems that he has not yet come out of the parting mood;

"Stinky boy! Go! Go over there and collect some firewood for me, light the fire and burn some hot water for us to warm up!" Luo Xiu rubbed his brother's hair and said;

"Oh..." Rhodes agreed muffledly, and turned to pick up firewood;

Seeing his younger brother's reaction, Luo Xiu sighed and shook his head, and walked over to do it with his younger brother;

The cave is very dry, and there is no moisture in the firewood, so it is easy to light a fire. As for the water, it is even easier. The water outside is full of water, just take a container to connect it. It is not like the previous life where there is even rainwater. In a modern city with high pH, ​​the rain from the sky is pure ph=7 water, so drinking it directly is absolutely no problem;

crackle!

The dry branches are roasted by the hot flame to release the fat inside, making a crackling sound, and a small pot is hung on the fire, and the water in it is slowly steaming;

Luo Xiu took out the dry food from the package and threw it to Rhodes who was adding firewood beside the fire.

"Here, eat something and drink some hot water, and you've become a young man, that's all you can do? A mother-in-law like a woman, isn't she just leaving the team, so there's no need to be so lingering!?"

"I don't! Who looks like a mother-in-law!" Rhode retorted loudly;

Luo Xiu gave his younger brother a disdainful look, and said with a smile;

"Hehehe, there is no mother-in-law, who is so quiet and sighing like a little girl all the way, could it be that I heard it wrong? Oh! Maybe it's because my ears are not so good recently, maybe I really heard it wrong!"

Rhodes blushed immediately when his brother said a few words, and his neck was thick, and he couldn't find a word to refute after holding back for a long time;

Snapped!

A burst of chestnut landed on the back of Rhodes' head, "Hahahaha..., brat! You still want to fight with my brother! Well, is it right like this? Maybe it's three years of peace that you will soon forget... ..."

When Rhodes heard his brother say that three years ago, his aggrieved expression suddenly calmed down;

In these three years, since that night, my brother never mentioned anything about grandpa to him again, and Rhodes himself avoided recalling that incident, but unexpectedly, it was brought up again when he was about to forget it;

Luo Xiu laughed dryly and said, "Hehe, some things can be forgotten, but some things must never be forgotten!"

"Do you still remember what grandpa expects of you? Grandpa hopes that you will be able to stand out in the future and honor your ancestors, and this matter must be achieved by yourself!"

Looking at Rhodes who was holding the branch tightly with the light in his eyes, Luo Xiu decided to add fire, so he said:

"Work hard to improve your strength! This is not only to fulfill Grandpa's wish, but when you have enough strength, you will be able to avenge Grandpa!"

"Think about that kind grandpa who cared for you all the time..."

"Think about that loved one who is worried about you when you are sick, who stays in front of your bed and takes care of you in every possible way..."

"Think about the person who smiles with you when you are happy, and comforts you when you are sad..."

"He gave everything for you, and what have you done for him..."

"Think about the person in the world who loves you the most and cares about you..."

"Think about those happiest memories that are never remembered, and ask yourself, what can you do for this grandpa who loves you the most..."

"Crack!" The branch in Rhodes' hand broke due to his clenched fingers;

At this moment, Rhodes was already in tears, and the blue boy's face only had pain and regret!regret!I really regret it! !

Luo Xiu sighed, patted his brother's back lightly with his palm and said;

"Think about it carefully, as long as you figure it out, you will no longer be confused. No matter what decision you make, my brother will support you! Even if you want to go back and continue to be a mercenary!"

"Woooooooo..."

Rhodes grabbed his brother's arm and bowed his head and cried bitterly, tears bursting like a bank, "Brother! I was wrong! I miss grandpa so much! I miss grandpa so much! I miss grandpa so much! I hate the murderer who killed grandpa! I hate myself for not living up to it! Woo Woooo..."

Luo Xiu gently patted his younger brother on the back to comfort him. Being a man, he has to learn to bear many things, otherwise he will be a big boy who never grows up, not a responsible man!

"Do you hate it? I hate it too, I hate my own weakness! I hate my powerlessness in the face of disasters! But we still have a chance to change everything!"