He Nan was not stupid enough to tell Cheng Qingshu that he was born in Shanhe Mansion - even if the other party was dying, He Nan did not want him to carry this secret into the grave. However, he did tell Cheng Qingshu about his childhood experiences and circumstances.
Cheng Qingshu spoke carefully.
"You didn't take revenge after becoming a bandit, right?" He Nan glanced sideways at Cheng Qingshu, "Maybe you have forgotten about revenge a long time ago, and instead put your happy life of burning, killing and looting first.
Bit."
"Isn't this human nature?" Cheng Qingshu asked. In fact, he had never thought about revenge: "Those people are desperadoes wandering around. Even if I want to take revenge, where can I find them? Instead of doing those unnecessary things
It is better to let yourself struggle out of the quagmire first."
"Hmph... So I say you are wrong. Not just wrong, but a big mistake..." He Nan sneered, and then said: "Choosing to act and just thinking about it are two different things."
"What matters is not whether you have completed the act of revenge, but whether you have tried your best to get revenge... Tried but failed and never tried at all, although the results are the same, but the meaning
But it’s completely different.”
"This is the basis for the different paths between you and me."
"I admit that this ridiculous world is indeed unfair to you. It has caused your family to be ruined and you have become a beggar." He Nan's tone softened slightly, "But it is not very good to me, and it is not very good to many people."
In this way, there are as many people in this world who are worse off than you are as clouds in the sky and dung on the ground..."
"After you gained a certain degree of power, you have forgotten your original intention. Although you have become the master of the village and have two thousand troops, you are still essentially the ignorant little beggar."
"I don't know whether you are greedy for your current arrogance or because you simply don't have the courage and perseverance to take revenge, or a combination of both? You use the vast sea of people to find nowhere as an excuse not to take revenge. In fact, you are just escaping.
That’s all, escaping from that tragic past, escaping from that humble life of a beggar, and even betrayed that majestic figure who sacrificed his own life for his son’s life..."
"And after you became your most hated enemy, you couldn't help but feel no shame at all. Instead, you were quite proud of your misdeeds. You even said, 'It's not that I want to do evil, it's the world that forces me to do evil.'
This kind of fallacy is the norm. If I were you, I would have found a hole to bury myself..."
He Nan's speech could be said to be continuous and impeccable, leaving no chance for Cheng Qingshu to interrupt. Cheng Qingshu wanted to refute several times, but He Nan interrupted him and stuffed it back. And the last part was murderous and heart-wrenching.
The words reminded him of the scene before his father's death that he had never wanted to recall, and he finally became speechless.
After muttering for a long time, Cheng Qingshu finally managed to squeeze out a sentence from his mouth, but this sentence seemed to have no lethal effect on He Nan: "You righteous people will only say useless things.
Does it make sense?"
What he never expected was that He Nan showed a chilling smile after hearing this: "Who told you... that I am a 'righteous person'?"
This smile... actually frightened Cheng Qingshu, the green-faced Yama whose reputation spread throughout Xiaoshan. Cheng Qingshu himself was not good-looking, with a ferocious appearance, and his identity was that of a mountain bandit who walked in the green forest road amidst the light and shadow of swords all year round. He was supposed to have seen him.
There are not only a thousand but also eight hundred terrifying scenes. How could you be frightened by He Nan's smile?
The reason is actually very simple - Cheng Qingshu has always regarded He Nan as a knight who eliminates harm for the people when he sees injustice, but this turn of events is too sudden. It's like a beautiful woman is in your arms and is inseparable with you, and you turn around and find out
She has shed her human skin and turned into a fierce ghost. Are you afraid?
"You...who are you?" Cheng Qingshu asked hesitantly. He had recovered from the initial shock, but what followed was confusion - he really couldn't figure out what was happening before him.
This young man was deliberately trying to plot against himself. He talked about a lot of "philosophies of life" and then suddenly showed such a perverted smile. What was his intention?
"I am nobody, and this is not what you should know." He Nan's words were very strict, but he still did not reveal his identity at all, "But what I can tell you is - even in this 'evil'
Along the way, you, a bandit leader who doesn’t want to make progress, are far worse than me."
After He Nan finished speaking, he leaned over and said two more words into Cheng Qingshu's ear, and then returned to the very beginning - that is, Cheng Qingshu started laughing uncontrollably, then died of anger and returned to the underworld.
"Why are you all looking at me like this?" He Nan felt very strange in the face of everyone's surprised looks: "He was not mad to death by me. It is about time that he survived until now after being beaten by you."
"You...what exactly did you say to him?" Xiao Kelong is the most familiar with He Nan among the Jinghong sect. Others were embarrassed to ask, so he just said this, but he guessed that He Nan
The uncle's urine nature probably won't answer.
"Ah... Actually, I didn't say anything particularly big." What people didn't expect was that He Nan not only answered the question, but the answer was also very... standard. "It just took him to review his sad life experience.
, exchanged experiences and pointed out some of his mistakes."
This answer was obviously nonsense in the eyes of everyone, but if you think about it carefully - what He Nan said to Cheng Qingshu actually meant this.
But in fact, Qing-faced Yama was really pissed off by his eloquent words. The second-in-command, who was always with Qing-faced Yama all day long, was frightened by He Nan - his ability to speak sharply was compared to He Nan's.
It is really a small witch to see a big witch. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is in the sky and on the earth. After all, he just scolded the Qing-faced Yama and didn't even care, but He Nan talked about his old master to death.
"Forget it, I can't believe a word you said." Chen Longque stopped the topic, otherwise he would have made a lot of nonsense later, "Now it's time to settle the matter between us.
Is the account settled?"
He Nan nodded, took out his hands from the wide sleeves of his robe, and cupped his hands in the direction of the Jinghong Sect: "This is natural."
"You all have done such a big favor for Mr. He. He will definitely not break his promise, and he will not lose a penny of the agreed money. I only need to keep part of the money spent to evacuate the people in the village a few days ago, and the rest
I will hand it over to you, but it will take some time to sort out this cottage. If anyone is worried, you can stay in the cottage temporarily. After the entire cottage is inventoried, you can take away everything you deserve.
"
After He Nan negotiated with Zhao Chenjun, the head of the Jinghong Sect, he brought Yu Ruyi and Xiao Kelong to the village first, and used Xiao Kelong's status as an officer as a guide to evacuate the villagers and give them to the people in the name of the court.
They paid them a large amount of money to stay in an inn in the city for a while. There are dozens of families in this village, so food, clothing, housing and transportation are naturally a big expense. In addition, the rent of the house and their
The loss caused by not being able to farm - it cost nearly two hundred taels.
The money was already equal to half of what He Nan had brought with him when he came out of the capital. He had spent a lot in the past few days, so He Nan simply gave all the money in his hand to these villagers. He was not prepared to make any extra refunds.
Don't make up for it - anyway, after getting rid of Qing-faced Yama, you can just find it from the treasury of the village.
All of He Nan's expenses in the past few days were borne by Xiao Kelong - originally Yu Ruyi wanted He Nan to use her money for living expenses, but He Nan's principle was "don't take advantage of the bastard if you have an advantage"
He even wanted to let Yu Ruyi follow him to join the rich family, but Yu Ruyi still had to face shame as a girl, not to mention that this little girl... might be more powerful than Xiao Kelong.
Much richer.
If He Nan fails to get rid of Qing-faced Yama and conquer the village, all the money used to disperse the villagers will come from the Jinghong Sect - this is also part of the "gamble agreement" between He Nan and Zhao Chenjun
, if He Nan really succeeds, the Jinghong Sect can get much more than these two hundred taels, so Zhao Chenjun did not refuse this condition, but agreed to it.
Fortunately, things have developed so far, and almost every step has been within He Nan's expectation. His plan has been implemented step by step, with only the last tremor missing.
"That's not necessary." Chen Longque waved his hand towards He Nan. As a senior brother, he must not lose the grace of the Jinghong Sect. "Although your words are not very pleasant, we can still trust your character.
What's more, you are a smart person and you know what is truly valuable."
The meaning of this sentence is to say that no matter how much wealth the bandits accumulate, it is not as valuable as the connections of the Jinghong Sect. What's more, if He Nan embezzles the money, the price he will bear may not only be the Jinghong Sect.
If a group of people pursues him, his reputation will become infamous in the world from now on.
He Nan smiled and saluted Chen Longque: "Then I would like to thank Brother Chen for trusting He. There are indeed many opportunities for us to cooperate."
"Cooperation? What else?" Xiao Kelong narrowed his eyes. He really felt a headache. He would always feel like he was being plotted when he came into contact with He Nan. He Nan had been eating and drinking by his side these days. Today
I want to buy a soft self-defense armor because I am afraid I will get hurt in a fight. I want to go to the theater to watch a play tomorrow because I want to relax my mind.
His spirit was relaxed, but Xiao Kelong's spirit was about to go crazy due to He Nan's torture, so when He Nan said "there are still many opportunities for cooperation", he was almost so angry that he vomited blood. He was originally thinking about "these days"
It’s okay to endure the humiliation. At least I can see Wei Kui and spar with him. I can even capture Wei Kui with the help of my three senior brothers. However, He Nan has long seen through this little idea -
—He never let Wei Kui show up in front of Xiao Kelong.
Of course, He Nan could see Xiao Kelong's displeasure, and continued: "There are indeed many unsettled accounts between us, so let's wait until next year to see you again at the Young Heroes Conference!"
Deliberately... This guy definitely did it on purpose! Xiao Kelong must have heard the helplessness and unwillingness in his voice until He Nan, so he insisted on which pot he wanted without opening it. Xiao Kelong waved his hands and left with angrily.
, no longer wanted to have anything to do with He Nan, and Sanjue also bowed his hand to He Nan, briefly discussed some matters and then left with Xiao Kelong.
In this way, the people of the Jinghong sect headed west all the way back home, while He Nan, holding the fainted horse face in his hand, went with Yu Ruyi and the second master to the stronghold commanded by Niutou in the eastern boundary of Xiaoshan, preparing to
It’s time to reorganize Yanluo Village and take it into account.