Chapter Thirty-Three: Heavy Rain and Small Shop

  Raindrops pattered on the bamboo hat, Jun Xie hastily left the Jun residence through a side door and strolled down the main street. The bustling crowd that had filled the streets just moments before had vanished due to the sudden heavy rain. However, the shops on both sides were packed with people seeking shelter from the rain. From time to time, bursts of laughter or curses could be heard coming from within.

  The surrounding din and the heavy rain between heaven and earth seemed to merge into one, Jun Xie walked alone in the rain, looking at the raindrops forming a huge curtain from the sky to the ground, and then hitting his bamboo hat with a loud noise, Jun Xie felt deeply from the bottom of his heart his own insignificance and loneliness.

  Even if I was the strongest assassin in the world in my past life, what does it matter?! Even if I had a great opportunity to transcend death and cross into another realm, what does it matter?! Even if I obtained the mysterious treasure, Hongyuan Tower, and even had the chance to cultivate the mysterious "Creating Heaven and Earth Technique", what can be done about it?!

  One is always a tiny grain in the vast universe, small, lonely and desolate...

  "In front, no ancient people are seen; behind, no future generations are seen. Thinking of the vastness of heaven and earth, I am moved to tears alone." You (the master) smiled wryly and shook his head, thinking that this poem should have been written by himself. Living in a foreign world, it is indeed true that there are no predecessors or successors! As a true descendant of the Yan and Huang emperors, in this strange world, I am truly the only one!"

  The heavy rain grew denser, water splashing everywhere on the ground, misty rain rising, and in this moment, the entire world suddenly became unreal, hazy, even the sound of the pouring rain around him seemed to have disappeared... Jun Xie suddenly felt that everything around him was like a dream, all people and things did not exist, only he was left wandering alone in the vast sky and rain...

  Jun Xie suddenly felt as if he was a ghost, or simply sleepwalking. His footsteps were heavy on the rainwater, but the sound seemed to be an infinite distance away from him. This feeling of being a rootless duckweed made Jun Xie, once a ruthless killer, feel his own weakness and powerlessness.

  Suddenly, the front became dark, and only then did I realize that I had unknowingly walked out of the main street and into a narrow alley. In the rain, a wine sign was hung vertically from a bamboo pole, emitting waves of wine fragrance.

  What can dispel anxiety? Only Du Kang!

  Worrying is useless, drinking is the solution! You hesitated for a moment, then stepped into the tavern.

  The small shop had few customers, with only four or five tables, all of which were empty. On a rainy day like this, the hotel's business was naturally bleak, let alone such a remote small shop. However, in the corner of the small shop, there was another person wearing a conical hat covering his face, sitting silently and drinking silently. It seemed to be enjoying himself, but it looked more like loneliness.

  He ordered two small dishes and a pot of wine, then sat silently in the corner, occupying a table by himself, drinking alone as if no one was around.

  Heavy rain, small shop, one person.

  This cup is for those I killed in my past life! Sorry, you guys are destined to have no chance of revenge. Down the hatch!

  This cup is dedicated to the person I'm about to kill in this life. Sorry, you're destined to meet your end at my hands! Cheers!

  This cup is dedicated to our masters and sisters, wishing you a smooth kill, an early end, peace and happiness, and a safe passage for the rest of your life.

  This cup is for...

  He drank cup after cup as if no one was around, though seemingly silent, he poured all his emotions, all his sighs, and all his loneliness into the cups of wine. Along with the scalding liquor, they fell into his belly! From now on, in this world, I am Jun Mo Xie! Jun Mo Xie, just a former life's number one killer, just a distant memory!

  The wine in the small shop was naturally not good, and some were even as bland as water. For Junye, who was used to drinking high-quality wine, it was really hard to swallow! But at this moment, Junye didn't think about whether the wine was good or bad. Even if he was given the best wine in the world, he couldn't taste much of it. The only flavor he could feel was bitterness, sourness, and melancholy...

  In this strange land between heaven and earth, weakness, indulgence, just this once!

  From now on, it's the path of evil lord, it's the road of iron and blood! From now on, it's using the bones of a different world like mountains, the fresh blood like seas, to achieve my evil lord's unparalleled reputation!

  The evil lord of another world, I am the only one who is not evil!

  Another cup goes down, but you still don't feel even a hint of intoxication, just one cup after another pouring down, pouring down...

  He didn't know, however, that his strange behavior made him stand out awkwardly from everything around him, as if he were a solitary figure in the vast universe, completely isolated from heaven and earth, wind and rain. The kind of loneliness that transcended worldly concerns, the carefree abandon that looked down on the turmoil of life, the desolate serenity that rose above it all - all these had merged into a perfect whole within him.

  Only at this moment, you are still you, that mysterious first killer, and not Mo Ye of this world!

  The only wine customer in the corner, when Jun Ye came in, just glanced at him with a slanted eye. At this moment, he was staring at him intently, seeing that he was drinking alone, raising his cup and drinking painfully, elegant and desolate, with an extraordinary demeanor, not an ordinary person, couldn't help but be very curious.

  You've already forgotten how many cups of wine you've had, and mechanically raised your cup again, just about to down it in one gulp, when suddenly a voice beside you said: "This gentleman has a good capacity for wine. At this moment the rain is heavy and the wind is fierce, there are only the two of us here, we rarely have the chance to meet, why not drink together?"

  He raised his head to take a look, and the guest next to him had already taken off his bamboo hat, revealing a square and majestic face, dignified without being angry; but his eyes were warm like water, smiling at him.

  He chuckled and took off the bamboo hat on his head, hanging it behind him, and said with a smile: "The autumn wind and rain are depressing, but we can meet in this small shop, which is also fate. Let's have a drink together, what's wrong? Please!"

  That person couldn't help but be taken aback by Jun Ye's youth, and smiled: "In that case, respect is not as good as obedience." He ordered the waiter to bring up a few more dishes and two jars of wine; then he picked up his wine cup and walked over, sitting down across from Jun Ye. Smiling, he asked: "In the capital city, such a talented young man is truly rarely seen, but I don't know which famous family you are from, little brother?"

  "What's the point of being a famous family?" He sneered and said disdainfully, "The floating duckweed in the world is originally nameless, playing with people, don't ask! Is it that in your eyes, only if one is a descendant of a famous family can they have what is called outstanding talent?"

  "Ah? Haha, I guess I was wrong. And I'll punish myself with a cup!" The middle-aged man raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, with a smooth motion. As soon as he saw the man's face, he knew that this person was definitely not an ordinary person. Just by looking at the air of wealth and nobility between his eyebrows, and his elegant and natural movements, he could tell that this person was someone who had been in a high position for a long time. Seeing him admit his mistake to a stranger and even smile and punish himself, he couldn't help but change his opinion of him slightly. He felt that drinking with such a person wouldn't be beneath him.

  "May I ask your surname and given name, young brother?" The man asked after downing a cup of wine. He looked at Jun Ye with interest, intrigued by his calm and composed demeanor.