It was quite lively outside, but the waiter was quietly preparing food in the of the drought in recent days, the cook had run away a long time ago. Now there are only him and the manager left in the restaurant. They are responsible for the front and back desk, but have no specific duties. Therefore, the only dishes left were a variety of simple pickled vegetables and cooked beef that could be served simply by cutting it. He was about to serve the food when Yin Xiu walked in without him noticing. "Hey, guests are not allowed in the kitchen." The guy pointed to the side door and said, "Go out." Yin Xiu ignored him and just handed over a plate, "Give me another pound of cooked beef. It's not enough." The waiter looked at him, then took the plate and cut off some beef on the chopping board, then covered the rest with a white cloth. "Here, one pound." Yin Xiu didn't answer, "Is it heavy enough?" "If it's not enough, you can cut off my hand."
So, Yin Xiucai finally took the beef, but did not leave. "When those officials came to you, how did you answer, Qiu Xiaosi?" Qiu Xiaosi was the guy's original name. He paused, then returned to his cold expression. "I said, those two people, they went to Jiaozhi. If you ask me again, I only know this much." Qiu Xiaosi glanced at him again and said, "Also, I have never heard of this name." After saying that, he continued to cut beef on the chopping board without even looking at Yin Xiu, as if he was not there. Yin Xiu didn't care and just said what he wanted to say. "On the way here, I heard people say that there was a young knight who was chivalrous and brave, and loved to fight for justice. Not to mention the local evil tyrants and bullies, he even beat up the foreign devils. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, he suddenly disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown. Some people said that he was ambushed by foreigners and betrayed by locals. Anyway, he was shot and fell off his horse and died. Another version is that he fell in love with a woman and wanted to retire from the world with her, live together and become a pair of immortal lovers. Unfortunately, the woman left him later. " boom! Qiu Xiaosi slammed the knife on the chopping board and pointed at the side door. "There is no one named Qiu Xiaosi here. Guests are not allowed to enter the kitchen. Please get out!" "Lose your temper?" Yin Xiu handed the plate over, "Eat a piece to cool off. I mean no harm." "take away!"
Qiu Xiaosi waved his hand and it touched Yin Xiu's hand. Suddenly, he felt as if reality had slammed onto a rock. The hand and the plate did not move at all. "This beef is not easy to cut. Local people cook beef in large chunks, just like throwing winter melon into the pot to cook. They also add saltpeter to make the beef refreshing and not tough, and soft but not mushy. But it takes some effort to cut, and often requires the use of the strength of the whole body. However, when I saw you cutting the knife just now, your hands were steady and powerful, and I knew that you were already a..." "Master?" Qiu Xiaosi asked. "A high-level cook." Qiu Xiaosi burst out laughing, and the anger on his face disappeared a little. But he still insisted: "That's all I have to say. I can't say anything else." "why?" Yin Xiu frowned, "What you know concerns my friend, I must know." "That also concerns my friends, so I can't tell you." Qiu Xiaosi was very determined and seemed to be planning to keep this secret to himself. "Don't make me kill you." Yin Xiu said seriously: "I promise, if you die, I will know more." Qiu Xiaosi had no doubt that Yin Xiu had such ability, and he was not just using it to intimidate or deceive him. So he took a stance and stood in a horse stance. "Come on! I'm ready." "You're willing to die for your friends?" "Of course, I'll stick up for my friends." "Then let me ask you, between the world and your friends, what would you choose?" Yin Xiu suddenly asked. "The world?" Qiu Xiaosi hesitated for a moment. He could never imagine that his friend's whereabouts would be related to the so-called world. The reason why he was unwilling to reveal his friend's whereabouts before was simply because he knew the court's style of doing things. As long as you are involved in something, no matter what you do, it will end in a river of blood. Aren’t the court’s affairs also the world’s affairs? It seemed that what Yin Xiu said was all nonsense. So Qiu Xiaosi returned to his original cold demeanor. However, at this time, Yin Xiu said again: "I am not from the court. In fact, I should be the enemy of the court."
"Then what are you talking about? Are you from the White Lotus Sect?" "Neither am I, but what I want to do is indeed related to the world." Yin Xiu threw a piece of firewood into the stove, and sparks immediately flew out. "It doesn't matter if you didn't accomplish what you wanted to do before, I will help you do it." "You can do it?" Qiu Xiaosi picked up the tongs and took out the piece of firewood. "Don't just keep stuffing firewood in. The bigger the fire, the better. If the fire is too big, the food will easily get burnt. To cook beef, saltpeter is a primer, while the heat is the foundation. If the fire is too high and the beef is overcooked and burnt, no amount of saltpeter or seasoning can save the situation. If the time is not right, adding more firewood will be useless and will ruin a good dish." "is it?" Yin Xiu also picked up the tongs, but put the wood back. "This stove is so old, who knows how much firewood it will take? Can you estimate, or can I calculate it? All everyone saw was a dark hole filled with ash and embers, and nothing could be seen. If this piece of firewood is thrown in, the fire is not hot enough; if that piece of firewood is thrown in, the fire is too big and burnt. Both are certainly not good. But how will you know if you don’t try?” Yin Xiu picked up another piece of firewood and said, "Maybe I have to burn this stove thoroughly before I can know what it is like, what kind of fire I need, how much firewood I need, and how long I need to burn it. Once I know these things, I won't make mistakes next time." "Do you know the cost here?" Qiu Xiaosi stared at him. "I know that everything you do has a price." "What do you know!?" Qiu Xiaosi brought the red-hot tongs over, only an inch away from Yin Xiu's neck, and the heat burned his skin. However, Yin Xiu had no intention of backing down from beginning to end. "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" "I didn't say I wasn't afraid." Yoon Soo threw the stick of firewood into the fire, sparks flying. "I just trust you not to kill me. Qiu Xiaosi, you just can't do it, not that you don't want to do it, that's all." Hearing this, Qiu Xiaosi threw the fire tongs aside and said dejectedly: "I have suffered serious internal injuries. It is impossible for me to recover my previous skills." He opened his collar and exposed his chest. I saw a black palm print on his chest. Although it had been many years, it still looked shocking.
This palm hit him right on the heart, and it is likely to have destroyed his eight extraordinary meridians. It is a miracle that he can survive until now. The young man died in the martial arts world, but Qiu Xiaosi was still alive, but this palm strike made it impossible for him to roam the martial arts world again. Yin Xiu said respectfully, "Leave the rest to me. I will be the one to light the fire." "Then you kill me." Qiu Xiaosi leaned closer and said, "I told you, I don't want to betray my friends, so just kill me." "Why bother?" Yoon Soo sighed and stood up. He looked around and suddenly said, "How about this, let's fight, without using any internal energy, just relying on moves. If you beat me, I will leave Southern Xinjiang and never come back. If you lose, you don't have to die. Tell me where my friend went. I promise you that I will never kill innocent people." Qiu Xiaosi did not doubt the truthfulness of Yin Xiu's words, because he believed that a person who took the affairs of the world as his goal would never bother to lie. So he nodded in agreement. The two men fought in the narrow kitchen. Qiu Xiaosi got into a stance, kicked out with both legs upward, downward, left and right, and measured the distance. The space where he stood at the moment was just enough for him to stretch his legs. Yin Xiu stretched out his hands, paddled forward, then grabbed them back and determined the direction. The space here is only the distance of an arm's length. The two men stood still, listening to the splashing sound of the water in the pot. drink! Qiu Xiaosi rushed forward and kicked Yin Xiu in the chest with a fierce and brutal move. Yin Xiu took a step back, and Qiu Xiaosi immediately changed to a whip kick, sweeping towards Yin Xiu. Yin Xiu leaned back to avoid the whip kick while taking a step forward to block Qiu Xiaosi's standing foot. Qiu Xiaosi retracted his legs and took a step back, but Yin Xiu was unyielding and moved forward again, trying to catch his feet again. Qiu Xiaosi stretched out his hands, made like eagle claws, and attacked to grab Yin Xiu's chest. Yin Xiu stretched out his hand to block it, and then took the opportunity to grab the opponent's pulse. The two of them spun almost at the same time, neutralizing each other's strength. Qiu Xiaosi reached into Yin Xiu's sleeve and grabbed his arm, trying to control his arm first. Yin Xiu kicked directly at Qiu Xiaosi's crotch. A strong wind suddenly arose, Qiu Xiaosi grabbed Yin Xiu's arm and jumped up, performing a series of kicks in the air, kicking with both feet leaving afterimages, and kicking out several times in a breath. Yin Xiu retreated repeatedly, and after Qiu Xiaosi's kick missed again, he lowered his body and sneaked over, just hiding under Qiu Xiaosi.
top! Yin Xiu pushed his shoulder upwards, and Qiu Xiaosi suddenly felt his lower body unstable. He flew into the air and fell to the ground, and the hand that was holding Yin Xiu's arm also loosened. The kite turned over! Qiu Xiaosi exerted force on his waist, flipped in an arc in the air, landed steadily, and quickly raised his knees to make a knee strike. Yin Xiu happened to do the same thing. After they exchanged knee strikes, Qiu Xiaosi used the Eagle Claw, but Yin Xiu used a kick. call!call!call! A series of wind-breaking sounds exploded in Qiu Xiaosi's ears. Yin Xiu's kicks were sharp and steady, full of an elusive rhythm, forcing Qiu Xiaosi to defend himself and retreat again and again. Finally, he retreated again and again in this small kitchen, and his back hit the wall. Oops, we’re backed into a corner! Qiu Xiaosi had nowhere to retreat, so he placed one foot on the wall, supporting his body while stepping forward, dodging the kick while bending down to grab Yin Xiu's shoulders. Yin Xiu quickly jumped back half a step to avoid the claw attack. Then, at the moment of landing, he exerted force with his ankles again and jumped forward half a step nimbly. Half-step collapse fist! Qiu Xiaosi only felt a gust of strong wind blowing towards him. Yin Xiu's fist hovered in front of his nose and did not hit him. "I lost." Qiu Xiaosi admitted frankly. "Concession." “In fact,” Qiu Xiaosi smiled bitterly, “If you had used your internal energy, I would have been killed in just a few moves. We are simply not opponents of the same level.” "I told you, it's just a fistfight." "No wonder you said you were someone who could accomplish anything in the world." Qiu Xiaosi finally understood that Yin Xiu was not exaggerating. A great master in the realm of synesthesia, there are probably no more than two dozen warriors in the world who can touch the three secret treasures. Such a man, who is still so young, said that he would decide the world's affairs, and no one would doubt it. "In the Thousand Buddha Temple in Jiaozhi, my friend took your friend to the Thousand Buddha Temple." "So that's it." Yoon-soo nodded, "Does your friend live there?" "He is a monk who follows Master Kong to practice Buddhism." Qiu Xiaosi touched his face and said, "Master Liaokong is known throughout the entire southern border. He is an amazing holy monk. Even General Zhennan is proud to meet him. Master Lekong has no fixed place to stay, but my friend said he is at the Thousand Buddha Temple. It seems your two friends also went to the Thousand Buddha Temple to find Master Lekong. " "Thank you." Yin Xiu nodded.
"Thank you for what?" Qiu Xiaosi waved his hand and said, "Since I lost, I have to keep my promise. I will tell you everything I know, that's all." "Even so, I still want to thank you for telling me so much." Yin Xiu suddenly took out a prescription from his pocket and put it on the table. "By the way, I don't know if you can use it, but this prescription can cure internal injuries, and it's said to be used in the palace. The herbs above are not difficult to find, go and drink them, they may be helpful for your injuries." Yin Xiu said seriously: "I can see that you seem to be a little bit away from the three secret treasures." "After fighting you today, that paper is as thin as a cicada's wing." Qiu Xiaosi sighed and took another look at the prescription. "Thank you, but..." "But what?" "Why didn't you take it out at the beginning and use this prescription as a condition in exchange for me telling you the information?" "If I bring the prescription to exchange with you, wouldn't that be looking down on you?" Yin Xiu walked out with the beef without even turning his head, leaving Qiu Xiaosi standing in the kitchen. When Yin Xiu walked outside, Bai Fenghuang and the others had already left, and only Ma Xiaoyu was left at the table. "Where are the two of them?" Ma Xiaoyu didn't answer, but took the plate and picked up a piece of beef from it. "gone." "Gone?" Yin Xiu glanced at the door. "Why? Are you disappointed and hope others will stay?" Ma Xiaoyu glanced at him. "Not really." Yin Xiu explained: "I was just wondering which sect they belonged to." Ma Xiaoyu touched the earring. "I'm afraid he's not a good person. We have to be careful. After all, the witchcraft in southern Xinjiang is hard to guard against and is very strange." (End of this chapter)