Chapter Three Twenty Years of Confession
As he said that, Cheng Laosan put the copper plate on the table and shouted, "No need to look for it." He led Zhao Qiankun out of the pub and to the vegetable market. After a few glances, he soon saw a woman in her forties and fifties bargaining with a vegetable vendor.
"It's her?" Zhao Qiankun said curiously, and Cheng Laosan nodded.
When Zhao Qiankun saw himself, he was a little disappointed. He thought that what kind of beauty he had left Cheng Laosan dreaming about for twenty years? Now it seems that he is also a middle-aged aunt with a fat appearance!
But Cheng Laosan didn't think so. Looking at the aunt's figure, his old eyes were full of intoxication.
"Although she is older and has a thick waist, she is still so charming..."
Zhao Qiankun praised the lover's eyes and looked like Xi Shi, so he patted Cheng Laosan's shoulder: "I'll lead her away now, you can go to the place you made an appointment and wait!"
On the way they came, they discussed a simple plan. Cheng Laosan nodded and left, while Zhao Qiankun ran to the woman, pretending to be panic and shouted: "It's Aunt Zhang!"
The woman was stunned and looked back at Zhao Qiankun and felt her face fading, frowned in confusion.
"It's me, you are..."
"Don't worry about me!" Zhao Qiankun looked anxious: "Is your wife the shopkeeper of Deshenglou? He just had a fight with a person who ate a king's meal. He was so angry that he fell to the ground and was out of sight. He is now rescued. Go and have a look!"
When he heard that something happened to his wife, the aunt even lost the vegetable basket: "What did you say? Why did it happen..." While shouting, he followed Zhao Qiankun and ran towards Deshenglou.
The two walked through the vegetable market and took a shortcut from a narrow alley. However, after just a few steps, they were blocked by a fat middle-aged man. It was Cheng Laosan!
"What does this mean?" Aunt Zhang was stunned and looked back at Zhao Qiankun. Zhao Qiankun shrugged: "Sorry, Auntie, you are fine. I brought you because this person has something to say to you! Then I will avoid it first when you talk..." After that, the guy shrugged and left the alley.
"Who are you?" Aunt Zhang frowned and asked suspiciously. After twenty years, Cheng Laosan has not only aged, but also gained weight several times. Even his former lover can no longer recognize him.
"I am..." Cheng Laosan originally wanted to show up, but when he saw Aunt Zhang's unfamiliar gaze, he finally plucked up his courage for a long time. He shook for a long time before asking, "Do you... remember Cheng Lan?"
The aunt's eyes moved slightly: "What did you ask him for?"
"I am..." Cheng Laosan gritted his teeth: "I am Cheng Lan's friend. I'm entrusted by him to ask you some things..."
The aunt frowned: "Why didn't he come in person?"
Cheng Laosan sighed: "He... can't come anymore..."
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Zhao Qiankun was blowing the wind outside the alley. After a while, the aunt walked out of it. When she saw Zhao Qiankun, she glared at him: "Now I can leave!"
Zhao Qiankun looked back at Cheng Laosan, and when he saw the guy nodding, he shrugged his shoulders: "Let's go, aunt, you have to lie to you, I'm sorry!"
Aunt Zhang snorted: "I'm wasting my basket of vegetables!" She turned around and left.
Watching the great god leave, Zhao Qiankun turned around and crawled into the alley and asked the third son Cheng: "How is it? Have you asked all the people you should ask?"
Cheng Laosan nodded and shook his head again...
"What do you mean?"
Cheng Laosan sighed: "I have asked everything I want to ask clearly, but I didn't recognize her... I told him that the real Cheng Laosan is dead. I came here to find her by his death..."
"You can think of this remark!" Zhao Qiankun smiled: "So what, is that your child?"
Cheng Laosan shook his head: "I promised her that I can't tell anyone about today's conversation... Just let this secret rot in my belly... In her heart, I'm dead, it doesn't matter..."
Zhao Qiankun shrugged: "Do you think she didn't recognize you?"
Cheng Laosan was stunned: "Of course, I have changed so much, and..."
"You forgot what she said when she saw you?" Zhao Qiankun interrupted Cheng Laosan: "She said 'What's going on'. At that time, she thought her husband was in danger of life. Even if he saw someone in the narrow alley, his first reaction should be to pass by or take a detour and continue to run to the restaurant. But she turned around and asked me 'What's going on', and her tone was not very anxious... This shows that the moment she saw your face, she realized that I was lying to her!"
Cheng Laosan's eyes turned: "You make sense. Did she recognize me?"
"Who knows..." Zhao Qiankun smiled: "But this should be the best result for you two. He confirmed that each other was fine, and he also said what he wanted to say, and gave an explanation to each other. From now on, he will forget each other in the world!"
"Well said it, forget each other in the world!" Cheng Laosan sighed and laughed.
"Now that your wish is over, what are your plans?" Zhao Qiankun asked with a smile.
This question made Cheng Laosan slightly stunned. The twenty-year long-cherished wish was achieved, and for a moment, he felt empty. Now he seems to have no goals in his life...
"Maybe it's just to find a place, hide your identity and live alone..." Cheng Laosan smiled bitterly: "What about you? What are your plans?"
"Me?" Zhao Qiankun smiled and said, "My business is not over yet! Princess Lianhua gets married in twelve days, so I have to go to have a wedding banquet!"
"You... haven't given up yet?" Cheng Laosan looked surprised and pulled Zhao Qiankun back into the alley, whispering: "It's not that fun to make trouble at the Emperor's wedding. You will definitely die without a burial place!"
"I went to Zhenxi Palace to cause trouble, didn't I just come out like this..." Zhao Qiankun didn't care.
"Can that be the same?" Cheng Laosan whispered: "Do you know how big the Great Zhou is? Do you know how many masters there are in the imperial city? A martial god alone is unique in the world, not to mention that there are so many sword saints mages... Moreover, the imperial city is thousands of miles away from here, and more than ten days, what are you planning to go?"
Zhao Qiankun laughed: "You forgot why I brought you out?"
"You can fly..." Cheng Laosan was speechless: "Anyway, this is not a joke..."
"Do you think I'm having fun?" Zhao Qiankun's expression was still joking, but his tone had become serious: "In this world, my best friend is being forced to do something she doesn't want. This thing will even ruin her life and let her spend the next few decades in depression. How can you let me stand by and watch?"
Chapter completed!