Old friends meeting, eyes brimming with tears.

Often,

"Old friends" refers to people from the same hometown as you,

But sometimes, it refers to people born in the same era.

For example, when you are ninety years old, what is there to talk about with the thirty or forty-year-old whippersnappers from your hometown?

Perhaps only a ninety-year-old from another town can reminisce with you about those events from the past that have become rust-stained by the tides of history.

Brushing aside the dust of history,

A profound look appeared in the iron idiot's eyes,

He saw a compatriot again,

Oh no,

That’s not right,

It was his hometown's dog he saw again.

Unlike the last time he beat up Officer Chen,

The Xie Zhi's clones are more like distributed, pre-set programs, seemingly normal, but without much emotion, somewhat like robots. Their IQ seems sufficient, yet it also seems like they have no IQ at all.

But the one before him,

Was a wisp of essence and soul specifically split off by Xie Zhi.

It could think,

It was emotional,

To a certain extent,

It truly represented the existence of Xie Zhi's consciousness.

Compared to the iron idiot's pondering of "What is homesickness,"

That Xie Zhi over there,

Seemed a bit... out of place.

Originally, the faint melancholy, a wanderer returning home on a snowy night in that era, sitting together, a small red clay stove and newly brewed green ant wine, would have been quite artistic and classy.

Even if he stabbed you to death in the end,

You could still fall from the chair with a smile,

That’s the tone of an ancient great power.

However,

Xie Zhi's body trembled directly,

And he retreated several steps abruptly,

Pressing his hands on the ground, leaning back on his feet,

On all fours,

Staring at Zhou Ze with incomparably alert and horrified eyes.

All that was missing was a bark:

"Woof woof woof!"

"Still... so... naughty..."

Zhou Ze shook his head,

A little disappointed,

But also experiencing a sense of nostalgia.

Thinking back to those years,

When he was sitting dozing on the Bone Throne,

It appeared,

With the dignity of a Dharma beast, high above, seemingly acting on behalf of Heaven, establishing laws for the firmament;

With supreme power,

Announcing his eighteen great sins,

Meaning that he should offer himself up to justice,

Self-seal,

And then be sealed by it,

And finally willingly go with it,

Leaving Hell,

To seek out the contemporary earthly emperor,

To be openly punished!

Back then, it was truly adorable, although a bit too verbose.

It could speak if it wanted to, no one was stopping it, but when it spoke, it had to create a "Voice of the Firmament" effect for itself,

Each sentence was accompanied by thunder,

Booming,

Making one's head hurt.

He wasn't some foolish commoner from the Yang realm,

Was he really supposed to kowtow to it after seeing a celestial phenomenon?

Everyone was such a high-level existence,

Who didn't know how to do this kind of trick?

Was there any point in showing off?

Originally,

Ying Gou hadn't paid any attention to it,

He just found it quite amusing.

It was like watching a husky wearing a crown there, solemnly chanting scriptures or codes at you, "Aooo aooo aooo,"

Would you get angry at it?

You'd probably find it hilarious,

And give it extra bones for dinner.

At the time,

Ying Gou had that kind of feeling,

He just found it very interesting, very amusing.

But after it announced his eighteen great sins,

It then proceeded to read out thirty-six measures for punishment…

Most importantly,

The special effects were still on!

Even so,

Ying Gou endured it,

Facing a cute and silly dog,

Anyone's

Tolerance would be much greater.

Then,

After the thirty-six measures for punishment were read out,

Xie Zhi began to read out one hundred and eight future legal development plans for Hell.

"............" Ying Gou.

At that moment,

Ying Gou only said:

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll break your horn."

Xie Zhi became even more energetic as it spoke,

It was young after all,

Always wanting to make a big splash,

Just like many young lawyers at the start of their careers, always wanting to encounter a major case to make a name for themselves.

Xie Zhi was also excited,

It took Ying Gou's threat as encouragement, as recognition of it!

Then,

It really ignored Ying Gou's warning to it,

And began to read out the one hundred and eight future development plans.

Finally,

It successfully provoked Ying Gou's anger,

In fact,

At the time,

Given Ying Gou's temper and status,

He was already being very restrained.

Ying Gou made his move,

According to what he had said before,

He would break its horn.

This time,

It created the image of Xie Zhi in folklore for countless years to come,

As a unicorn.

Moreover, countless explanatory versions were derived,

For example, Xie Zhi's unicorn image meant its respect for the law, its zero tolerance for lawbreakers, and so on...

…………

The "crack" sound continued,

But his body had recovered a lot.

Ying Gou glanced somewhat dissatisfied at the missing arm,

Feeling that this image,

Lacked a sense of ceremony.

Although according to that salted fish watchdog,

The Venus de Milo with a broken arm,

Was also a kind of beauty.

Xie Zhi groveled on the ground, very alert, and even felt it was somewhat absurd, saying

"You're not dead!"

Zhou Ze was somewhat helpless,

Shaking his head,

He said:

"This... is... the... third... time..."

His tone,

Full of impatience.

Because this was the third time facing Xie Zhi,

And every time he faced Xie Zhi,

After revealing his true form's aura,

The other party would say in horror:

"You're not dead yet?"

The first time, there was still a lot of excitement.

The second time, he could still giggle.

By the third time,

It had become dull.

"So, my previous clones were all…"

As he spoke,

Xie Zhi raised his head,

This formation,

Had become the most troubling thing for him now.

"You... can't... break... it..."

Xie Zhi nodded, not refuting.

But still said:

"I still have to try, after all, before it was just clone projections, this time it's my essence and soul."

Zhou Ze heard this,

Nodded,

Seeming to deeply agree,

And then opened his mouth to respond:

"Thank... you..."

"............" Xie Zhi!

Thank you!

What did "thank you" mean!

Before, he was giving half a catty of meat,

This time, he was giving two catties, complete with bones that could be used to make soup?

Xie Zhi's aura began to grow stronger.

"Why didn't you come out sooner…"

When he asked this,

Xie Zhi stopped speaking,

Because he understood,

The reason the other party didn't come out sooner,

Was to use his abilities to re-temper this body!

He was being used as a mallet,

Being made to do free labor!

Zhou Ze tilted his head slightly, continuing to smile:

"This... body... is... too... impure..."

During the time that Ying Gou was sleeping, Boss Zhou was constantly getting injured and causing trouble everywhere. Although none of it was intentional, the repeated serious injuries left too many hidden dangers in this body.

Therefore,

Out of understanding of his opponent,

Ying Gou hadn't woken up directly.

Now,

This body,

Had become much lighter and cleaner,

And was more comfortable to use.

"You, want to eat me?"

Xie Zhi asked.

"Already... eaten... twice..."

The implication,

It was obvious,

So don't ask.

"If I die, he dies too."

Xie Zhi said.

"Would... I... care?"

Zhou Ze's expression was indifferent,

Because he had once hesitated and said,

That the entire bookstore,

Aside from that ragged crotch,

Everyone else,

Was trash that his watchdog brought home.

It seemed that,

The positions of the two sides had been reversed,

The highest combat power of the bookstore, who should have been more concerned about Zhang Yanfeng's safety,

Showed an indifferent attitude.

And Xie Zhi, who had just been sold out by Old Zhang before his bed had even warmed up,

Was showing an intention to protect him.

"Actually, it's quite funny. I couldn't imagine that you weren't dead.

But I also didn't expect that you would be willing to continue eking out an existence in this way."

Zhou Ze nodded,

Waving his arm,

Signaling:

"Come... on..."

No more nonsense.

Why were you like before,

Liking to talk so much before doing things,

Anyway, you were going to get beaten up,

Anyway, you were going to get beaten,

Wasn't saying so much just slapping yourself in the face?

Xie Zhi nodded,

His limbs trembled violently,

The ground shook,

But it didn't cause any damage,

In fact,

From the start of the fight until now,

At most, the two sides had only damaged a lot of the bookstore's floor, and hadn't caused much of a commotion.

Xie Zhi didn't want to harm the innocent,

Boss Zhou was just distressed about his renovation costs.

The surrounding air,

Became solidified,

Xie Zhi's body turned into a beam of white light,

And charged directly at Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze slowly straightened his body,

Zhou Ze slowly turned his body,

Zhou Ze gently raised his arm,

Then,

Zhou Ze's only remaining arm,

Like a leather whip,

Was lashed out directly!

"Pa!"

"Bang!"

As if fate had preordained it,

But also as natural as one plus one equals two,

There was no conflict, no climax,

Nor did it need to be like Ultraman, where you hit me once and I hit you once, then fall to the ground and the red light blinks "beep beep beep,"

Finally adding the Saint Seiya's Cosmo burst,

Knocking out the opponent.

Every time Ying Gou came out,

It was so decisive and clean,

So clean that even Xie Zhi, who was knocked to the ground and motionless,

Felt that it was so natural.

"I lost, but the law didn't lose. My true self is still there, and you know that.

I have countless clones, I can differentiate many essences and souls,

But do you dare to really show your face?

You need to know,

The net of justice is wide, and none escape it!"

Xie Zhi said.

It was pretty much like a dead duck being stubborn.

Zhou Ze's arm pressed against Xie Zhi's chest,

He slowly bent down,

Lowering his head,

Letting his face,

Get close to Xie Zhi's face,

And said slowly with some melancholy and a hint of contemplation:

"Last... time... you... ran... too... fast... forgot... to... ask... you..."

Xie Zhi's face turned red,

But still asked:

"Ask what?"

Zhou Ze paused for a moment,

And asked:

"Di Yao... since... he... wanted... to... choose... a... Dharma... totem..."

"Hmm?"

"Why... didn't... he... choose... a... person... but... instead... chose... a... lapdog... from... his... own... sect..."