Chapter 29 Returning with a full load (please comment!)
"Tell me, who are you?
"..."
"Master Qian, apply the needle!"
"I said...I said, my name is Liu Bao, the third master of the Tiger Blade Sect in Songcheng..."
"Not the Ginkgo Bandits? What about them?"
"Ahem... none of them. Some of them are refugees from Zuofengsai, and some of them are... local villagers."
"The third master of the Hu Dao Clan? How could he join a group of refugees and become gangsters?"
"Someone found me. Originally I didn't want to do this kind of thing, but she gave us one hundred taels of gold..."
"us?"
"There are also the first master and the second master, and I heard from the other party that other forces have also been recruited to participate, not just in Songcheng."
"Who is the other party?"
"I don't know. I've always been veiled. I just remember that there seems to be a lotus mark on my wrist..."
"You have a very sharp eye, Master Qian. I think it would be better to confirm this key clue."
"That makes sense."
"Don't... everything I said is true... there is really a mark on my wrist... I'm not lying... ah! ah ah!!"
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Poof!
Qian Xuanzhong wiped the blade, put the long sword back into the scabbard and hung it on his waist, and then looked at Chen Yu who was thinking thoughtfully.
"Daozhang Chen, did you think of a clue?"
Chen Yu shook his head. He didn't have any clues. He just felt that human life was worthless in this world. A mere hundred taels of gold would allow a group of Tongjin warriors to sacrifice their skin and mix among the gangsters to raise the butcher's knife to ordinary people.
One hundred taels, which can only be exchanged for two thousand in silver, is a huge sum of money to ordinary people, but in the eyes of most wealthy businessmen, it may be just that. But recently, Liu Bao alone has killed more than a hundred people. If you add in
It is estimated that nearly a thousand people died directly or indirectly at the hands of these three people.
Even he himself had blood on his hands after this battle. Most of those people were refugees, people who were being carried away.
Chen Yu put aside these cluttered thoughts in his mind and stopped thinking about it. After all, he was killing evil people, thieves who were complicit and had lives on their hands.
The kind of people who don't regret dying, there is really no need to have any empathy on these things.
Qian Xuanzhong on the side felt much safer. He calmly cut off Liu Bao's head, wrapped it in cloth, and said he was going to take it to the government.
At first, he was worried. If the forces behind Liu Bao colluded with the government, he would be jumping into a pit of fire if he rashly reported him to the government.
But now it seems that he is just a rat hiding in the dark, otherwise he would have caused trouble long ago, instead of sneaking around and causing trouble in various places like now.
It was not clear how to interfere with the Lotus Seal matter, and both of them had a tacit understanding not to mention it - just report it to the official. They are not reckless boys who don't know the importance of the matter. It is obviously not suitable to continue to dig deeper and investigate when there are only two of them.
.
If you want to check, you have to do it in the dark.
The best way is to involve the government as a visible promoter.
Furthermore, although Daliang is not at peace, it is not yet time to rely on the two young men to turn the tide. This is not a story in a storybook.
"Pindao won't go. I have some things to deal with, and I have to trouble layman Qian to deal with them first and last."
Chen Yu said, Qian Xuanzhong would probably publicize the killing of bandits regardless of whether he reported it to the official or not. The Tsing Yi Sword was looking for fame, and as long as it didn't go deeper, I guess the forces behind Liu Bao wouldn't pay too much attention to it.
To this chivalrous man who has been doing chivalry for a long time.
A knight-errant casually beheaded an evil bandit as he passed by. This was so normal that he would not arouse suspicion.
As for Liu Bao...if the power behind him was huge, then the life and death of a mere third-rate warrior who was paid to hire would probably not be too important.
If the force is weak, Tsing Yi Sword is not easy to mess with.
It's just that this kind of thing should be left to a knight like the other party who specializes in wandering the world. He, Chen Yu, is alone in his family. Now he just wants to go to the nearby village and ask which one has chickens. If there is none, he has to rush to Yungu Village.
One trip.
It was almost noon at this time, and it was too late to go there. I would have to walk at night every time I came back. The mountain road was bumpy, and walking up and down the mountain would undoubtedly waste more time.
Being famous didn't really appeal to him. He always just wanted to live his own life peacefully in the mountains.
So I no longer had the leisure to mix things up.
At the same time, remind the other party that even if you report to the official, it is best not to go in person, just find someone to report on your behalf.
"Fine."
Qian Xuanzhong naturally understood the key. As for Chen Yu's unwillingness to join him, perhaps the monk did not like to appear in public and was indifferent to fame and gain, so he gave up the achievement of killing bandits to himself.
Qing Yi Jian is a free and easy-going person. If others don't want it, forget it, but he won't get rewarded for his efforts. The two of them worked together to subdue the bandit leader, especially Chen Yu, who also solved the large group of bandits, which was a great help.
Therefore, he cannot take all the credit with peace of mind.
So I reached out and dug around in my arms, and took out a cloth bag, which was bulging and felt good when I held it.
"Taoist Master Chen is a noble person and does not want to get involved in such trivial matters and fame and fortune, but I have to remember this favor. The Taoist Master will probably not be happy with gold and silver, so I would like to ask the Taoist Master not to refuse the Yangzi in this bag.
"
Relying on the herbal medicine identification he learned from the mountain doctor, Qian Xuanzhong picked a lot of medicinal herbs along the way. Most of them were mixed and taken, leaving only some that were really expensive and rarely prepared.
The Yangzi in this bag is one of them. It is said that it is the main medicine of Zhenwu Mountain Longhu Dali Dan. I wanted to go to the Central Plains later to ask the Zhenwu Taoist monks to smelt the pills and try the legendary pill to generate hundreds of qi.
, the magical elixir that connects Qi to the heavens.
However, when he handed it over to Daozhang Chen in front of him, he didn't feel distressed at all.
In Qian Xuanzhong's eyes, Daochang Chen has a handsome figure and an outstanding temperament. He is undoubtedly a man of profound Taoism. In addition, he has a kind heart and is a person to be friends with.
After thinking for a while, he took off the small sword from his waist. It was a bronze sword, with flowers, grass and flying clouds engraved on it, and there were written words on it.
Chen Yu looked over and saw that they knew each other.
Yuanhua.
"This is forged by my uncle, Taoist priest. Please keep it. If you meet again by chance in the future, or meet someone from this sect by chance, you can use it as a token."
Qian Xuanzhong said this. What he told Liu Bao during their previous fight that he studied under the Qilian Sect was a lie. Even the torture techniques were just random fabrications. He was actually from the Yuanhua Sect of the Qiyang Sect, and his status did not count.
Gao is the second son of the head of the family.
Chen Yu took the two items and did not refuse.
It’s not that I’m greedy for anything, I simply think that the person in front of me is really okay, and I’ll keep it in mind, so that if I meet him in the future, I can have tea or wine or something like that.
At this time, the villagers from Majiatun came out, and the two stopped talking and started cleaning up the bodies scattered in the fields.
Amid the countless thanks from the villagers, Chen Yu and Qian Xuanzhong said goodbye and walked away, leaving their handsome figures behind.
One person was surrounded by enthusiastic villagers and asked if they had any chickens.
Unfortunately, after asking, no villagers raised them.
There were a few adult chickens, and some villagers tried to tie them up and give them to Chen Yu, but he declined in the end.
He was already in trouble, so he didn't go get these things.
Without waiting, Chen Yu quickly turned around and left, accompanied by the village elder holding a spear, all the way to the river.
You have to go east from Yungu Village, cross the river and cross a village called Liujiacun.
I really don’t know how the old cowherd man could run so far directly to the foot of Qingtai Mountain.
Unfortunately, he kept saying things like the old man's legs and feet were not good at that time.
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In the afternoon, Chen Yu finally arrived at Yungu Village, but he didn't see the old cowherd man. After changing into a Taoist robe, he took care of himself to dilute the blood on his body.
As expected, dressed like this, he was welcomed by Yungu Village. It was not too enthusiastic, but there was no resistance at all.
Yungu Village is not small, much larger than the Majiatun and Liujia Villages he passed before. There are hundreds of households living in it, and the houses are scattered along the waist and foot of the mountains.
After not searching for long, several farmers came to us with backpacks and straw mats inside, and the sound of chirping came from the gaps.
Full of vitality and vitality of life.
With a wave of his hand, Chen Yu took all the chickens in the basket without bargaining.
By the way, I also caught three adult chickens, one male, two females, and paid for them together.
He thought that he had never raised chickens before, but he should have raised chickens before. In terms of experience in raising children, she should be much better than him.
Before leaving, Chen Yu thought about it and got two pieces of meat from a farmer's house. One was wild boar ribs and the other was pheasant. Adult wild boars are very big. If they are encountered in the mountains, it will take more than one or two people to subdue them.
Come on, I have only heard of it before. I bought some today and plan to try it out.
The key is to improve the food. The chickens are still small and have been raised for a long time. These two meat slices plus half a slice of dried chicken from the Taoist temple should be able to satisfy the appetite for a period of time.
After changing out of his Taoist robes and carrying a bamboo basket on his back, Chen Yu stepped on the green grass and returned with a full load amid a symphony of ooh and clack.
Alas, this plot fell apart again. I originally wanted to pretend to write a bit of contrast and excitement, but in the end it was still a straightforward story. I will summarize and reflect on it, and try to write better next time (_)