Chapter 738 Old Man’s Past (3k)
Night had replaced dusk, and a faint white mist rose from the entire area.
The girl curled up, occasionally flipping through her phone, and glanced at Su Xiao Yu: “You mean you have your mother’s bloodline inheritance, and as long as the seal is broken, every major breakthrough will unlock the inheritance? You can directly advance in strength…”
This bug-like way of improving seemed like something from a power fantasy novel.
Su Xiao Yu nodded. He suddenly thought of something and frowned, “Big Sister, don’t you have it?”
“Mine is different from yours; it requires a lot of effort to get a small reward.”
Su Jiu shook her head. She didn’t envy her younger brother’s golden finger, as the experiences from the ring over the years had given her valuable experience, courage, and decisiveness.
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s words, Su Xiao Yu was stunned for a long time. He looked at the petite body that resembled a caterpillar and had once thought that the other party was so far ahead of him, most likely due to their mother’s legacy, but…
Now, it wasn’t?
It was all earned through his own struggles.
Was this the Golden Generation? According to the Old Man, there were similarly strong peers of her age in the ancient families of other countries.
Time passed by, and the moon hung high in the sky.
“So, the Old Man has plans for you to stay here and inherit the bar in the future?”
In the secret room of the bar, the two chatted idly. Su Jiu looked at her younger brother, who had become much more presentable, and felt quite gratified.
However, she was a bit confused about the Old Man choosing him as the heir.
For all intents and purposes, Ren should have been much more qualified than her younger brother. Both in terms of experience and strength, he was an excellent elder.
Smoke filled the room. This was already Su Xiao Yu’s nth cigarette. The high-pressure work of a Night Watcher, which had made him afraid of smoking since childhood, had led to his addiction.
“Big Sister, I don’t want to accept this either, but the Old Man insisted that if no one inherits the bar after he’s gone, they would have to transfer non-direct Night Watchers from other provinces. Those people might not get along with the old employees of the bar, as everyone is used to being more relaxed…”
Hearing this, Su Xiao Yu flicked some ash into the nearby trash can with his finger. After taking a puff, he leaned back on the sofa, his tall frame almost filling the entire couch.
Listening to this, Su Jiu also realized that the Night Watchers in other places were very different from the bar. The bar was more relaxed, with a sense of home.
The places elsewhere, including the Cat Shop in Magic City, were more about order, as they were assassination machines loyal to the country.
Exhaling a puff of blue smoke, Su Xiao Yu let out a small breath through his nose and turned to look at the night scenery outside the window. His eyes seemed to be looking at something unfathomable, and he sighed:
“The Old Man is a very traditional person, otherwise, he wouldn’t have spent his days guarding this bar. He said that this bar was named by an old friend…”
“It was a woman, a foreign woman.”
Su Cat Cat slowly stretched her body and added with a smile. The early descent of night made her Blood Clan body very comfortable, even a little excited.
Su Xiao Yu paused, then looked at Su Jiu with surprise: “Big Sister, you know?”
“I guessed. I even guessed that woman’s name was…”
Su Jiu exerted force and leaped up, walking towards the wine cabinet inside the table. Her eyes swept across the bottles of wine, which emitted a faint bloody glow. From a distance, it looked somewhat strangely beautiful.
“Roland.”
After drinking too much turtle essence liquor, the Blood Clan girl wanted to change her taste. It would be even better if Youyou could come over to mix drinks. These cocktails were just so-so when drunk alone, like high-end beer.
Hearing this, Su Xiao Yu’s entire body stiffened by the window. After a moment, as if the cigarette was about to burn his fingers, he flicked it twice and asked in a low voice:
“The Old Man wouldn’t casually mention this name. Big Sister, how did you know?”
“Heh heh, since there’s no one around now, let me find a good bottle first…”
The thick-soled shoes made a “tap-tap” sound on the wooden floor. The Blood Clan girl’s long hair fluttered in the night breeze, and her hair clip emitted a faint blue aura, making it particularly conspicuous in the darkness.
She then ran her hands over the dusty wine bottles, her nails clinking against them.
“Because of Night Peak, your sister went to Night Peak.”
An old voice sounded from the doorway. A short figure walked in. The light of the living room fell upon him, casting his shadow to the floor of the secret room, making him appear as tall as a giant.
“Mr. Li, didn’t you say you were taking Xiao Yezi out to play? Why are you back so late?”
Su Xiao Yu turned around, a slight smile on his face. In these past few days, he had come to regard the Old Man as his own grandfather.
Not only was the latter’s strength greater than his grandfather back home, but he also didn’t have the spiritual possessions of those people back home. Being with the Old Man was easy and comfortable.
It also made up for the regret of missing parental affection during his childhood.
“Puff, puff, you only know how to smoke this stuff all day. If you want to smoke, don’t you know to go outside?”
The Old Man smelled the smoke filling the room and fanned it away. His one eye glared at Su Xiao Yu: “When Xiao Yezi comes back later, the smell will be bad for her body.”
“Got it, got it.”
Su Xiao Yu sadly extinguished his cigarette and squatted in a corner. Ever since that niece arrived, his NO.1 status was gone.
Seeing her younger brother being scolded, Su Jiu quickly chose a white wine and used nail clippers to pry open the cap, then blew into the bottle opening. “Gulp, gulp,” it had a faint sweetness with a hint of astringency.
“Old Man, I’m back.”
Su Jiu exhaled and then revealed a faint smile, not hiding her fangs. There was no need to hide here.
“I met an acquaintance today, so I asked that little deer to take Xiao Yezi to the beach to play in the sand.”
After scolding Su Xiao Yu, the Old Man explained, and then walked towards them, nodding at Su Jiu and grinning, “It’s finally good to see me, this old bone.”
Saying that, he casually grabbed the largest wooden mug on the table and walked towards the “briefcase” drink in the corner. As he twisted the cap, a strong aroma of baijiu filled the air.
This was a rice aroma and potency that Western liquor couldn’t compare to.
Su Jiu gave a sheepish laugh: “There’s no other way. I have to run errands these days, trying to gather the materials for advancement.”
When the cup was almost full, the Old Man twisted open the “briefcase” and took a big gulp of liquor. His gaze fell on Su Jiu again, and after a pause, he laughed heartily, “Xiao Jiu, you running around the world reminds me a bit of our younger days…”
He noticed that this girl, whom he had once thought highly of, had become stronger. She didn’t have the bloodline inheritance, yet she had Intermediate Battle King strength, and her aura was as thick as a blood bull.
According to Ren, this girl had the strength of a Beginner War God?
A Battle King rivaling a War God, tsk…
Even the top scholars of that era couldn’t do that.
“Not at all, I’m just bustling around for a living.”
Su Jiu belched a small burp and giggled. She hugged the half-meter-tall wine bottle and walked forward, asking about important matters:
“Old Man, I came back because I wanted to ask you a few things.”
“You’ve met the Watcher, haven’t you?”
The Old Man directly retorted, his turbid single eye staring at the iris hairpin in the girl’s hair, as if he were thinking about something. He added, “And, she has recognized you.”
“Roughly. The other party claimed to be the last heir of the Lucas family.”
Su Jiu nodded directly. She didn’t need to hide anything from the Old Man; a straightforward answer was the correct approach.
“The Lucas family, that was a top-tier family that was once incredibly prosperous…”
Hearing that Su Jiu didn’t deny it, the Old Man suddenly grinned. An inexplicable oppressive aura spread from him, even causing the wine cabinet to tremble slightly before stopping after a few breaths. His gaze was fixed on Su Jiu:
“Xiao Jiu, do you understand? With the proud nature of the Watchers, they wouldn’t recognize the Night Watchers, because they believe that the ember of the past ‘Night’ has become an organization exclusive to Dragon Country. However, that last heir recognized you…”
He paused, then his brows slightly unfurrowed, looking pleased. He took another big gulp of wine: “It must be that you’ve come into contact with the aura of ‘Night’ on Night Peak, and with the stimulation of ‘Elegy,’ by chance, you’ve integrated it into yourself, becoming the true ‘Night.'”
The Old Man didn’t know that Su Jiu had relived the experience of the ‘Night Road.’ Otherwise, he would have been astonished. That was the last territory of ‘Night’ in this century, and no one knew the requirements for entry yet…
Listening to the Old Man’s explanation, Su Jiu also wondered if the Old Man was part of ‘Night.’ She opened her mouth to ask, “So, Old Man…”
“Of course, even the Night Watchers of advanced age are ‘Night.’ We are the so-called embers. Since you’ve been to Night Peak, you should have seen our traces, right?”
The Old Man revealed his yellowed old teeth, poured another cup of wine, and drank it. It was clear that he was excited to recount the past experiences to this newly promoted ‘Night.’
“Mmm.” Su Jiu hugged the large wine bottle and took a small sip, her cheeks puffed up like a hamster from being squeezed.
“Heh heh, the old man wasn’t as old and short as he is now, and he only had one blind eye. Back then, I stood over eight feet tall and had even passed the civil service examination…”
He chuckled, sat on the only small wooden stool in front of the counter, and smacked his lips, continuing, “It’s a shame that being the prefect of Fuzhou was useless. Winter was approaching, and plagues and famines raged. The Others descended, and the city-defending army instantly collapsed. The imperial court only cared about keeping the strong people in the capital, leaving the four regional armies to fight alone.”
Saying that, a hint of helplessness appeared on the Old Man’s face. “At that time, I still had some youthful chivalry. Relying on my Demigod strength, I gathered a few colleagues at the time, organized the militia to defend the city, and went to the battlefield together. However, the enemy was strong and we were weak. After only a few days, the city gate was breached…”
Listening to this history of Dragon Country, Su Jiu felt as if the smell of blood was hitting her. She had witnessed the history of the 18th Division of France defending the city in that war, where men and women alike were mixed into flesh and blood.
“We couldn’t defend, and we couldn’t fight.”
The Old Man shook his head, but a spark appeared in his eyes. “My two remaining colleagues and I were going to defend the city gate to the death, but we found that the Others had retreated. The reason was that a reinforcing army from the Central Plains had broken through and was heading straight for the northern border!”
“At this time, another piece of news arrived: a mysterious person in black clothes promised the Bear of the Snow Royal Family that as long as someone could restrict all abilities and climb a designated mountain, He would hold back the long night and dispel the cold winter…”
