Chapter 156: Strolling Along the Road of Life
"Wine" is indeed a good thing.
The atmosphere at the "Welcome Party", which was originally a bit silent, gradually became lively after everyone drank a few bottles of beer.
Many people began to clink glasses with others with their own wine bottles, and then introduced themselves.
In the days that follow, everyone will become comrades who die together.
"Qiao Jiajin." Qi Xia asked while eating peanuts, "Why do you have to go out?"
"I don't know either." Qiao Jiajin looked at the lively crowd in the distance and said slowly, "Repay a favor? Or take revenge? I don't know."
He took a sip of beer, his expression very dull.
Qiao Jiajin, who was usually playful and smiling, seemed to be a different person now.
"What about you, Han Yimo?" Qi Xia looked at Han Yimo again.
"I want to finish my novel." Han Yimo replied, "I only have one last chapter to end this story. Even if it means death, I want to finish the novel before I die."
"That's too absolute." Qi Xia shook his head, "Is the novel more important than your life?"
"That's not true." Han Yimo smiled bitterly, "Who would really want to die? But the "earthquake" is coming, I will definitely die... But why didn't I publish that chapter directly, instead of asking myself Check it again..."
Qi Xia sighed helplessly after hearing this.
What Han Yimo said was not a "reason to go out", but more like a "wish before death".
At this time, a dark and thin girl and an uncle in a suit walked over side by side holding wine bottles.
Qi Xia remembered these two people.
They had attended Aunt Tong’s classes.
"Everyone, let's get to know each other." The thin black girl said with a smile, "Are you from the same room?"
"Yes." Ringo nodded, "Are you guys too?"
"Well, my name is Li Xiangling." The thin black girl stretched out her hand towards Ringo.
Ringo also stretched out his hand, and the two simply held it together.
At the moment of contact, Ringo discovered that the girl's palms had a lot of calluses.
"My name is Zhong Zhen." The man in the suit nodded towards the people.
Qi Xia looked at the two of them with confusion, and then asked: "Are all your other teammates dead?"
"No." The girl named Li Xiangling shook her head, "Five of us survived, but the remaining three didn't want to come to the "Heaven Pass", so only my uncle and I came. "
"My name is Qiao Jiajin." Qiao Jiajin picked up his own bottle and touched Zhong Zhen's bottle, "Just call me Ah Jin."
"Okay brother."
The two started talking with Lin Biao, Qiao Jiajin, and Han Yimo.
It turns out that their teammates are three criminals.
The three people had been looking for daggers for self-defense since they arrived in the city. Zhong Zhen and Li Xiangling knew that they were not the same as each other. They wanted to act alone, but they met Zhang Shan who came to lobby.
After a short communication, the two decided to visit "Heaven's Mouth".
"All three are criminals?" Qi Xia frowned.
"Yeah... two of them were released after serving their sentences, and one was from prison..." Li Xiangling couldn't help showing a hint of fear, "It feels really scary."
Qi Xia naturally knew who the three people the other party was talking about were, but at this time he had another question.
If everyone who comes here comes to "atone for their sins," then do Amu, Baldhead, and Jinmao really regret their actions?
Just like Aunt Tong said, everyone who comes here is guilty, but Qi Xia has seen with her own eyes that many people have no regrets.
For Amu and the three of them, this is not a place where they can "atone" for their sins, but a place where they can be completely liberated.
Yunyao came over at this time and saw that Qi Xia had been eating peanuts, and couldn't help but have some questions.
"Qi Xia, why don't you drink?"
"Because I want to stay awake." Qi Xia said, "You guys drink."
"Why are you so tired?" Yun Yao sat next to Qi Xia and opened a bottle of wine for him. "We are already in a place where we are bound to die. Is there anything else we need to be careful about?"
Qi Xia felt that what Yunyao said was reasonable, but he had become accustomed to it over the years.
"Forget it, I'll eat peanuts."
After Qi finished speaking, he continued to peel the peanuts.
Yunyao felt that Qi Xia was very strange. The peanut shells in front of him were almost piled up into a mountain. How much does this person like eating peanuts?
"Hmph, forget it if you don't want to drink." Yunyao curled her lips and turned to see Lin Ju again, "Miss, what do you do?"
"I'm a psychological counselor." Ringo smiled and replied.
"Wow..." Yunyao happily clinked the bottle with her, "Our team used to have a professional psychological counselor."
"Team?" Ringo paused, "What are you?"
“We are a girl idol group called Qisimiao. She smiled and asked, "We have already debuted in 2027. Miss, do you know our group?" What year are you from? "
Hearing this sentence, Ringo showed a hint of embarrassment: "No, I haven't heard of it... My time is later..."
Qi Xia shook her head helplessly, feeling embarrassed for Yun Yao.
Ringo comes from 2068. When she was chasing stars, Yunyao was probably about to retire.
But Yunyao didn't seem to care, and she started chatting endlessly with Lin Zhuo, ranging from daily life to philosophical thoughts. Fortunately, Lin Zhuo had something in his stomach, so he could talk about any topic.
After a while, a person from "Tian Tang Kou" brought a few batteries to Yun Yao.
Seeing this, she turned around happily and left, came to an old-fashioned radio, installed the batteries, pressed the play button, and then turned around and said to everyone present: "Everyone!! For today's "welcome party", we have recruited several teammates who have never met before. I like them very much, so I am in a very good mood and am ready to sing a song for everyone. "
After hearing this, everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Qiao Jiajin, Han Yimo, Zhong Zhen, Li Xiangling, and Dr. Zhao all came forward and found a seat with a very good position to sit down.
As the old melody came out from the radio, Yun Yao also sang along very generously.
She has a sweet appearance and a good stage presence. She doesn't look like an idol group, but rather like a professional singer.
The song played on the radio is familiar, and many people present can sing it.
The performance gradually turned from Yun Yao's solo to a chorus.
Among them, Qiao Jiajin sang the most vigorously.
"Although the road is long by your side, I am not tired."
"Accompany you to walk, one section after another."
"Over the peak, another peak will be seen."
"Push the goal far away, let the ideal always be in front."
This is "Walking on the Road of Life" released by Teresa Teng in 1984. For some reason, it always feels very appropriate to put it here.
Looking at the people singing in the distance, Qi Xia was also infected by them, and seemed to forget where he was for a moment.
It seemed that only he and Ringo could not sing this song. The two sat in a corner, as if they were isolated from the world.
"Qi Xia." Ringo called out, "I have something to tell you."
Qi Xia paused while peeling peanuts, then asked casually, "What?"
"I am a "extreme person" wandering in the end of the world, and my goal is to clean up the entire "Heaven's Gate."
Ringo smiled happily, looked at the people in the distance and took a sip of beer.
"I hope that the laughter will cover the pain."
"Sad or happy."
"Find new discoveries every day."
In the distance, the people were still singing loudly, and the atmosphere was filled with joy.