Konoha Aogen

Chapter 49: Bullying and Mercenaries

Chapter 49: Bullying and Mercenaries

In the blink of an eye, it was midsummer again, and a full year had passed since the "Konoha family" came out in full force to obtain "Rama's inheritance".

This year, too many things happened: playing with the gods, uncovering treasures, killing Jiao Gan, fighting Xixia, killing Hu Kang, meeting Tian Yu, whipping ghost moths, worshiping Lin Jue, and later added "Mingzhu" to the family. ". Thinking back on all this, Ye Xuan felt very unreal. Only the long breath of Mu Qing'er, who was lying next to him and slept with the cicada chirping until noon again, made him feel a bit certain in his daze.

The sound of cicadas disturbed her and kept her awake. The faint hum of "Dark Water" as it slowly unsheathed caught her eyes. "Young Master..." A low voice came out in confusion, and the cold sword peak was pressed against the side of Mu Qing'er's neck. "When I come back, the dark water will be under my sword, and I will need to survive it with hundreds of moves."

"...Not that fast." Mu Qing'er's voice would only have such an endearing softness when she just woke up.

"If you can't do it, let's see if I spare you." In Ye Xuan's left hand, the "rigid scabbard" dyed as black as the sword body was touched on Mu Qing'er's waist through the velvet quilt, and there was a tingling sensation. Making her body curl up in the quilt.

While chuckling, "Dark Water" returned to the scabbard and lay next to Mu Qing'er instead of Ye Xuan: "Go to sleep, there is no need to send me away."

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"Why did you arrive just now?" Gui Moth was waiting impatiently in the square behind the east gate of the Night Palace. Mingzhu took the radish from the saddle bag, chopped it into fine pieces, and fed it to a tall pure white horse in small pieces as if teasingly.

"Why are you still there?" Of course Ye Xuan knew that Gui Mo would also go with him, so he just used this to remind her: I didn't take you with me, so don't complain to me.

When Ming Zhu saw Ye Xuan arriving, he immediately fed all the chopped radishes into the white horse's mouth, turned around and called out in a low voice: "Young Master."

Ye Xuan nodded, turned over and mounted the black horse prepared for him. Gui Mo also mounted a jujube-colored stallion, and the three of them rode together and left the Night Palace.

After walking out of the east gate of the "outer city", Gui Mo, who had not had fun for a long time, galloped on his horse like he was venting his anger. Ye Xuan's riding skills were mediocre, and she tried her best to not lose her background. Ming Zhu's horse riding skills were even worse. It was difficult to catch up with Ye Xuan. She didn't know that Bai Bai, the horse she led out randomly based on her preference for "appearance", was actually "the best at sprinting but lacks endurance." The "Thoroughbred Horse of the Western Regions".

Deliberately avoiding the road and running into the countryside, Gui Mo felt that the sky was high and the sky was vast, and he felt extremely happy. This was finally a place where no one knew her.

The past year has been a series of setbacks and humiliations. He was defeated by Tian Yu and then Qingchen; his arms were burned and he was whipped again. In today's "Kurong City", the "Lord Moth" of the security corps has changed from an evil god to a joke. In front of her, people respected her more and were more afraid of her. But of course she knew what was hidden behind those respectful words.

Now that she was outside, she could finally, at least along the way, she could finally look others in the eyes arrogantly and enjoy the attention of others as openly as before.

Taking Gui Mo along with him, firstly, he felt that she needed to relax; secondly, she had been dismissed from all her duties and was truly a laid-back person; thirdly, if she was not with her along the way and faced Mingzhu alone, Ye Xuan would still feel quite sad. Embarrassed, afraid of being embarrassed and speechless, and afraid that I couldn't help being frivolous towards her.

Everyone in the Konoha family has a weapon tailor-made by "Gu Changqing" and forged by his own hands, so naturally "Mingzhu" should also have it. However, I chose to go to "Jianhu Villa" at this time because I wanted to discuss a business deal with "Gu Changqing".

"Jianhu" was originally called "Jinghu". It is located east of "Kurong City", west of "Liangcheng" and north of "Cangcheng". It is closer to the "grassland" than these three cities. More than two hundred miles north of "Sword Lake" is the "Ancient Great Wall" that has long been riddled with holes.

The three of them were lightly dressed and simple, riding horses at full speed. They arrived at "Sword Lake" in only half a month. If Ming Zhu's white horse hadn't stopped to catch its breath after running for a while, they would have arrived faster.

"Sword Lake" is so wide that just by looking at it with the naked eye, it is difficult to tell that it is not as deep as "Mohai". Where the three of them went was the "South Bank" of Jianhu Lake, which was still a day's ride away from the "Eastern Bank" where "Jianhu Villa" was located. After walking along the lakeshore for two hours, it was obvious that the crowds around the lakeside were gradually getting denser. This place is very close to Mirror Moon City, the largest city in the southeast of "Sword Lake".

When it comes to what is the most famous person in "Mirror Moon City", everyone in the North can blurt out: It's a liar! The second is the fake imitation of "Jianhu Village".

When a martial artist walks around the world, the most embarrassing thing is to meet someone who holds exactly the same weapon as himself, but also has the "Qing Hu Seal" engraved on it.

"Qinghu Seal" is the symbol of "top-grade weapons" cast by "Jianhu Village". The "Qinghu Seal" engraved on it does not mean that the weapon was forged by "Gu Changqing" himself, but it means that it is a unique piece and is by no means mass-produced. Two people who "collided with weapons", especially those who "collided with weapons in public", usually had to fight and forcibly take what the other party had in order to prove that they were not the fool who had been deceived.

As for the weapon forged by "Gu Changqing" himself, there is no mark on it. Those are the batch of famous products with the most fakes and the most rampant counterfeiting.

However, most of the things cast by "Gu Changqing" are in the hands of famous people: "Twins" are for Fu and Lu; "Shuilongyin" is for Hu Kang; "Yan Que" is for afterimage; "White Rainbow" is for Qiu Shimai ... so the fakes are only for collection and appreciation, and no one will take them seriously.

Arriving at a small pier, Ye Xuan became interested and suggested: "Let's take a boat to swim in the lake."

In midsummer, there are many people visiting the lake to enjoy the scenery. If you want to find a guarded place to store your horses, you will have to pay two hundred coins. The three of them sent their horses and wanted to find a small boat by the lake. After walking a few steps, a young man nearby saw the three of them looking like tourists, and their clothes were of good quality, so he came up to him in a friendly manner and said directly to Ye Xuan: "This official, do you want to hire a boat?"

"I want a small boat, not the same as others." Ye Xuan responded briefly.

"Yes, you guys are here to invite me." The young man smiled brightly and led Ye Xuan to his business on the shore: "Do you want to get some money, sir?"

Seeing the puzzled expression on Ming Zhu's face, the young man explained: "Madam, you know that in this sword lake, there are countless personal weapons of famous people in the world. Any one of them is worth at least thousands of taels of silver. Now in the lake. , you designate a place at will, and the boatman will dive to the bottom of the lake to look for it. If he can fish out the treasure, it will naturally be yours.

You see, there are also "ropes" and "falling stones" in this boat. If the official is interested and wants to dive in and try his luck, that is also possible. However, the middle of the lake is about six or seven feet deep. If you are not good at water, it will be quite uncomfortable to go up and down. "The young man didn't know what the relationship was between her and the man next to him. He just saw that she was gentle and demure, so he casually called her "ma'am". Generally speaking, if you call a strange woman "ma'am", you won't get beaten even if you make a mistake.

Ming Zhu felt a little embarrassed when he heard the word "ma'am". He didn't explain anything. He just smiled and said, "I understand."

"How much will you get?" Gui Mo asked curiously. The last time I went to "Jianhu Villa", I also visited "Jianhu", but I didn't see any "boatman" doing this business at that time.

"The boatman goes to catch it and charges one tael. If the guest goes into the water in person, in addition to the boatman holding the rope, one more person needs to go down with him, so it is more expensive, so he charges 2 and a half." The young man explained patiently.

"I bought the boat, you all go." Gui Mo looked at the young man, pointed to the boatman waiting on the boat, took out a "gold leaf" from his arms and handed it over. A complete gold leaf is equivalent to ten taels of silver. The gold leaves can be torn and cut at will, saving you a lot of trouble in finding change.

A small canoe was originally not worth much. Seeing that the business was done, the young man laughed playfully and stretched out his hands to hold it, but Gui Mo suddenly pulled the "gold leaf" back, turned to look at Ye Xuando: "Here you go."

Gui Mo was used to being rich, and then he remembered that all his property had been confiscated, and now that he no longer had the position of "corps" and no salary, he was truly penniless. Just these few golden leaves were still the lingering images of her admiring the flowers before going out.

Ye Xuan smiled bitterly and took out a "black ticket" worth ten taels from his arms and handed it to the young man. A trace of embarrassment flashed in the young man's eyes, and he looked at the three of them again very quickly, and still accepted it with a smile. He prefers to accept "gold leaves". The bank notes may be fake, but gold leaves cannot fool people.

The "black ticket" was printed by "Baoshang Bank", and its function is the same as the "gray ticket" of "Tonghui Bank". They are both bank notes that can be redeemed immediately, without the need for engraving. In this area, the banknotes of "Baoshang Bank" are much better than those of "Tonghui Bank".

Arriving in the boat, Ye Xuan was too lazy to identify the direction, and just rowed towards the sparse shadow of the boat. After a while, as far as the eye can see, there is only a lonely boat in the middle of the lake. When there is no wind, the lake surface is as smooth as a mirror, and water mist rises from time to time, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"How about... I go down and give it a try?" Gui Mo was a little moved by the young man's teasing. He felt that his trip couldn't be in vain and he needed to pick up some treasures and go back.

"Go ahead and catch a big fish." Ye Xuan said with a smile, "Tie the rope on."

"Are you afraid that I'll drown?" Gui Moth raised his voice dissatisfied.

Ye Xuan was in a very good mood and did not want to argue with her. He said softly: "It's very foggy here. You

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I held my breath for a long time, fearing that I would be missing when you came up. "

"If you can't find it, why don't you just give me a shout?" Gui Mo said as he handed the "gold leaves" in his arms and the "rope whip" on his arms into Ming Zhu's hands.

Ye Xuan looked around lazily: "Look at this fairyland-like place, the ghosts are singing, doesn't it ruin the scenery?"

"Humph." Gui Mo ignored Ye Xuan's sarcasm, took off his shoes, turned over and fell into the water, deliberately splashing a big splash and soaking their clothes.

After a while, the water was silent, and only Ye Xuan and Ming Zhu were left in the boat. They sat speechless, slightly embarrassed for a moment.

"She didn't bully you, right?" Ye Xuan broke the silence in the middle of the lake with a more embarrassing topic.

Mingzhu's face suddenly blushed, and Nuonuo said: "No...no."

Xinxuan's heart stirred: "If you say 'no' twice, it means yes. Why don't you file a complaint quickly while she's not here?"

"Really not, really." Ming Zhu defended eagerly.

"Anyway, you have your own yard, you don't have to be with her." Ye Xuan couldn't ask deeply, so he could only give a sentence of relief.

"Yes, I know. Young Master, I have something... I want to ask you." In order to avoid the question, Ming Zhu brought up a topic that he had not planned to talk about at this time: "That... don't ask the mercenary group... ...Ah, I don't want to ask about my father." After thinking about the words for a long time, she quickly waved her hand and explained: "I mean, what I mean is...there is no injustice or enmity, as long as the money is given, I will kill whoever I want to kill. Who?"

"Well, I understand. Although the matter of 'Zhou Chong' has nothing to do with 'Mowen Tower', you still don't like this business, do you?" Ye Xuan asked in as relaxed a tone as possible.

A look of embarrassment and fear appeared on Ming Zhu's face, and she began to regret her recklessness: "Young Master, I am not a ungrateful person. I...I have absolutely no other intentions. I...well, I don't know what I want to ask. What."

"Xiao Zhu, can you promise me something?" Ye Xuan continued without waiting for her answer: "Can you treat me as a safe person? I won't get angry just because you said a few words. Even if I get angry, it won't matter. Can you stop being so nervous? You're like this... It makes me very nervous too. I want to go down and fish for the sword with her."

"Yeah." Xiao Zhu pursed her lips and smiled, and the atmosphere finally became a little more relaxed. "I just want to ask 'Don't ask about the mercenary group', but I don't know what I want to ask specifically."

"Okay, then I'll just talk about it." Ye Xuan changed to a more comfortable position, resting his elbows on the side of the ship: "First of all, I have to admit that I am a gangster who will do whatever it takes to make money. The mercenary group is purely for money. I slowly started to think about many things after I became the 'city lord' and the 'leader'."

"Yes." Ming Zhu sat more upright, holding his knees with his hands and leaning his neck forward slightly, like a child reading and listening in a teahouse.

Seeing her like this, Ye Xuan couldn't help but look like a "storyteller", and even spoke in a "storyteller" tone: "More than seven hundred years ago, the method of practicing qi was spread all over the world. North and south. Strong men rose up everywhere and overthrew the "Great Liang Empire". The territory stretching tens of thousands of miles was torn into pieces. The big cities were occupied by "drought and locusts", and the small towns were occupied by "fire and water". 'Partition, even the countryside and villages are all done by people and things who 'qianqianqianqianqi'.

Later, these thousands of fragments were reluctantly woven together through business transactions. The 'Liang Empire' has been sitting on the Central Plains and grasslands for eight thousand years. Whether it is intentionally guided or it is natural, in short, except for the 'Western Regions', people in the entire world, whether farmers or herdsmen, whether north or south of Tianhe, all say the same thing. , written with the same words.

This makes the method of 'qi training' spread faster, and the empire is torn apart faster. It also makes it easier to weave the broken pieces together. Today's world is roughly like this: each one is independent and disconnected. "

"Yeah." Ye Xuan felt that Xiaozhu was a good listener and knew how to respond at the right time.

"There is no empire, no king, and naturally there is no unified laws. Although each city has its own 'city law', haha...it's all a joke. If you really acted according to the city law, you and Xiao Mo would both be dead by now. . But how is that possible?

Sometimes I feel in a trance. When we captured the 'Kurong City', there were less than 30,000 people in the city, but now there are more than 200,000, if not more. What exactly is this ‘Kurong City’? Is it the private property of the Konoha family, or the responsibility of the Konoha family? Do we serve the city, or does the city serve us? "

At this point, Ye Xuan waved his hand: "That's too far. In short, strong men are constantly killing each other, and cities, sects, and gangs have no legal restrictions on each other, only some ridiculous 'rules of the rivers and lakes'. Servants. The Corps grew up in such a crack.

I don't mean 'don't ask'. The business of mercenary groups has been around for more than 600 years. 'Mowen Tower' has only made some minor improvements to this business. We don’t provide any personnel or money ourselves, we only collect intelligence. Only 'employers' and 'mercenaries' are brought together.

The 'employer' and the 'mercenary' are willing to come to us. Firstly, it is not easy for them to find each other. Secondly, 'the mercenary is afraid that the employer will default on his debt, and the employer is afraid that the mercenary will bite back'. We are the guarantee in the middle. Speaking of which, what I earn is money from serving people. It's just that in recent years, Xiaoying's hands have been too good, and the store has gradually begun to bully customers, but the essence has not changed. You just said that you don't know what you want to ask. Then let me ask you this: Has the existence of mercenary groups made bullying more common in the world, or has it decreased? "

"Ah?" Ming Zhu was quite surprised by this question. "Of course there are too many. But if you ask like this...it means I answered it incorrectly, right?"

Ye Xuan smiled softly: "I'm not asking you to test you. I haven't thought it through myself. But at least, the emergence of the mercenary group has given 'amateurs' a way to fight against 'warriors'. In this world, people who can practice qi There are only so many, there are even fewer "fire, water and drought locusts", but money is earned by everyone and everyone makes use of it.

If money can buy a sword in the hands of a warrior, then a ‘martial artist’ will have to reconsider when bullying an ‘amateur’. A town's "laymen" can't kill a "flood" if they unite, but a town's money can buy a "flood" to death.

From this perspective, the ‘mercenary group’ has bridged the gap between ‘martial men’ and ‘amateurs’. Of course, "employers judge without trial, and mercenaries decide without judging." There will definitely be indiscriminate killing. The 'mercenary group' can never uphold justice, it can only maintain balance.

But in such an era, who can we expect to uphold justice? You killed so many people to seek justice for 'Zhou Chong'. Most, if not all, of them were unjust killings. If one day, the families of Xie Yingzong and Diao Dabao come to you and demand justice, will you resist? "

"Resist." Ming Zhu replied seriously, sounding a little guilty in his tone.

"Ha, you're not stupid. In fact, if the afterimage had happened a few years earlier... there might be another solution to Zhou Chong's matter." Ye Xuan said quietly.

"What solution?" Mingzhu's eyes widened.

"Revenge gold." Ye Xuan read out the afterimage's initiative word by word, without concealing his approval. "You are driven almost crazy by revenge, not because 'enemies are hard to kill', but because 'enemies are hard to find'. Then let me ask you, apart from the murderer himself, who is most likely to guess the murderer? Who is the person with the identity?

I think it should be ‘Zhou Chong’ himself. Who does he have the deepest conflict with, and who wants him to die the most... He at least knows better than you. Today's 'Mowen Tower', as long as the employer saves a sum of money and writes a case file, when the employer does not die in peace but dies unexpectedly, 'Mowen Tower' will send mercenaries to assassinate the person designated by the employer. people.

Revenge gold is divided into two types: 'dark gold' and 'bright gold'.

The 'dark gold' means that only the 'employer' and 'Mo Wen Pagoda' know about it; if the payment is 'clear gold', 'Mo Wen Pagoda' will also send people to publicize the matter everywhere, or directly report it to The person designated by the 'employer'. It’s just that more than seventy years ago, I was in charge of the ‘Mowen Tower’. I can't think of such a clever way. "

Ming Zhu smiled miserably: "Even if I had figured it out earlier, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to earn daddy's money."

Ye Xuan did not answer, wanting to put the matter aside, he continued: "On the other hand, 'Mo Wen Pagoda' does not only facilitate assassinations and vendettas, nor are all 'mercenaries' 'assassins' who protect people." , we also do things like rescuing people, we also accept commissions for gardening, collecting herbs, and hunting. Another time, a village near a mountain said that there were too many bats in the cave... As long as we can find some People who work hard, we also accept such commissions.”

Mingzhu moved his gaze into the depths of the mist: "Will you also accept the commission of bullying the weak?"

Ye Xuan smiled softly: "How can you ask a question similar to that of 'Yunluo'? And listening to your tone, it seems that you have brought yourself into the 'weak' side. You are not 'weak', you are 'bullying'. You Do the math for yourself, who has bullied you in this world? It’s just one or a few of the murderers. How many people have you bullied? If others don’t mention it, let’s just talk about me. Who bullied whom among us? "Mingzhu was a little embarrassed and turned his head slightly.

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