"Sister, if he doesn't want to, just let it go, don't embarrass others." Qin Rulan is kind-hearted. When she heard Zhang Xiaopou's hesitation, she knew that he didn't want to, so she advised her sister not to embarrass Zhang Xiaopou.
Qin Rulan's voice was soft and soft, not as sharp as her sister Qin Xinru's. Instead, it gave Zhang Xiaozu some courage and said: "I, Zhang Dayong, am not a person who refuses to repay kindness. The kindness of saving my life is greater than heaven, and my benefactor has his destiny." , I dare not disobey, but - but I really don’t want to become a slave and lose my freedom. My fiancée is still at home waiting for me to go back and marry her. My biological parents have not been found yet, and the elders of the clan who raised me have not yet found me. I will have time to be filial in the future. I hope my benefactor will be kind and don’t deprive me of my freedom.”
Zhang Xiaopeng bowed to the ground and begged deeply.
Qin Xinru and Qin Rulan looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter. They felt that Zhang Xiaopeng was so stupid that he actually regarded his subordinate as a slave. But when you think about it, you will understand that it is normal for a naive kid who grew up in a remote mountainous area to have never seen the world.
"Please explain it to him clearly." Sister Qin Xinru said, too lazy to waste words with Zhang Xiaozu.
"Get up." Qin Rulan said to Zhang Xiaopeng, "You have misunderstood. Followers are not slaves. Followers are similar to followers. Instead of depriving you of your personal freedom, they will cultivate and educate you, teach you martial arts and give you training resources. Teach you how to read, teach you social etiquette, etc., and you will also have monthly salary and holidays. Of course, if you get something, you must give something. What you need to do is to swear allegiance to your master, charge into battle for him, and stand side by side with him. In battle, his enemy is your enemy, and his honor is your honor. If you make great contributions to the family, or have extraordinary strength, you can be promoted from a retinue to a steward, or even become a family member. The guest elders enjoy infinite honor."
"Really, really?" Zhang Xiaozu felt a little floating, as if he had floated from hell to heaven.
"Hmph!" The man in green snorted displeased and said: "You are a mountain villager, what virtues and talents do you have to deserve the second lady of the city lord's mansion to lie to you? Do you know how many rich children in Baiyun City are vying to become The second young lady’s guard can’t do it? This great good thing is happening in front of you, but you are acting pretentious, you really don’t know what is good or bad.”
"Brother Murong, don't be angry." Duan Baifei, a man in white, began to persuade him, "This little brother was unwilling because he didn't know. Now that he knows, he must be very willing. Little brother, what is in front of you now is absolutely This is a great opportunity that can change your life. I am not looking down on you. With your knowledge and vision, you can't imagine what kind of opportunity this is. To use a simple analogy, once you become Miss Rulan's retinue, with your talent , under the cultivation of the City Lord’s Mansion, as long as you work hard enough, you can single-handedly defeat those rogues who just bullied you in just half a year. All in all, my advice to you is to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. .”
"Thank you!" Zhang Xiaozu expressed his gratitude to Duan Baifei.
Is he stupid?
Not stupid.
On the contrary, he is very thoughtful and intelligent. His stupidity was just because he was too ignorant and didn't understand, so he made a joke. But now that he understands, he will not let go of this great opportunity.
Zhang Xiaozu vaguely remembered that the champion once said that swearing allegiance is a serious and solemn matter, requiring kneeling on one knee or something, so he carefully arranged his clothes and hats, except for the blood stains and mud stained during the battle, which he could see. It looked very embarrassing.
"Noble, beautiful, and kind-hearted young lady, I, Zhang Dayong, am willing to be your retinue and serve you loyally. From now on, I will follow you, charge into battle for you, and defend your honor and life to the death. I will be loyal to you. If I violate it, God will You won't die easily if you are struck by lightning!" Zhang Xiaozu knelt on one knee in front of Qin Rulan and said loudly.
Qin Rulan smiled. She didn't know whether it was because she was happy to have a talented guard, or because she was amused by Zhang Xiaopou's nondescript loyalty ceremony. She slowly stretched out her white palm, gently pressed it on Zhang Xiaopou's head, and exhaled like a blue breath: "I , Baiyun City, Qin Rulan, accept your effect——"
"Wait a minute!" Zhou Jianlai, a man in black who had been silent until now, suddenly interrupted Qin Rulan and said, "We might as well take a look at his qualifications first."
"Confused, why did you forget such an important thing? Xiaojian is still very careful." Duan Baifei beat his hands and said in annoyance.
"I'm warning you again, don't call me Xiaojian." Zhou Jianlai said coldly, very dissatisfied with Duan Baifei's name for him.
"Okay, Xiaojian."
"——" Zhou Jianlai's eyes twitched, and he wanted to slap Duan Baifei on the mouth with the big sword in his hand, but in the end he endured it because he couldn't beat Duan Baifei.
Zhang Xiaozhu was very confused. He had already been told that he was a genius. Why did he have to look at his qualifications?
"Stretch out your hand." Duan Baifei took two steps forward and walked to Zhang Xiaozu.
Zhang Xiaozu stretched out his right hand after hearing this.
Duan Baifei reached out with his right hand and grasped Zhang Xiaozu's wrist like a doctor diagnosing his pulse.
Zhang Xiaozu only felt a thin stream of cool air penetrate into his body from Duan Baifei's fingers, and it traveled coolly through his body, which was very comfortable.
"This -" After a moment, Duan Baifei withdrew his hand with an ugly expression and opened his mouth without saying a word.
Zhang Xiaozhu's heart immediately thumped, knowing that something might be wrong. As expected, Duan Baifei's next words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"The war gate is closed, I'm afraid I won't have any chance of practicing." Duan Baifei smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at Zhang Xiaopeng, his eyes full of regret.
"How is that possible? Let me see." Qin Xinru was surprised and didn't believe it, and clasped Zhang Xiaopou's right hand that had just been partially withdrawn.
Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but groaned. Different from when Duan Baifei was probing for him before, this time he only felt as if a knife had penetrated into his body, thrusting left and right, unscrupulously, as if to crush his muscles, bones, flesh and blood, this heartbreaking blow The pain made him break into a cold sweat for a moment.
"It's really useless." After probing for a while, Qin Xinru finally let go of her hand, her voice was cold, and she could tell that she was very unhappy.
"Haha, it's really interesting." Xu Murong, a man in green, suddenly laughed, not caring about Zhang Xiaozu's feelings at all, and sneered: "After working on it for a long time, it turned out to be a useless waste, a waste of time."
"Let's go, we've been delayed for a long time." Duan Baifei looked away from Zhang Xiaozu, swaying his folding fan slightly, with a calm expression, as if nothing had happened from beginning to end.
"Let's go." Qin Xinru responded, took Qin Rulan's hand, walked around Zhang Xiaopou towards the canyon.
Listening to the footsteps gradually receding behind him, Zhang Xiaopou couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. These young ladies from rich and noble families were really realistic. When they learned that he was a genius, they were all enthusiastic. After they found out that he was a waste, they were all so enthusiastic. A man as cold as ice.
The five of them were already drifting away, but Zhang Xiaopou was still kneeling on the ground. It wasn't that he was so shocked that he forgot to get up, but that he couldn't get up. His whole body hurt when he moved even slightly, as if he was being pricked by ten thousand silver needles. In the flesh and blood, any movement will affect these silver needles, causing heartbreaking pain. He didn't know what Qin Xinru did to his body.
"I'm sorry, my sister was anxious and hurt your meridians. I apologize to you on her behalf."
Zhang Xiaozu was struggling to get up when a Mi Nuo voice suddenly sounded in his ears. It was his sister Qin Rulan who had left and returned.
"I'm fine, no need to apologize." Zhang Xiaozhu gritted his teeth and said hard. He didn't want to show his weak side in front of these noble children anymore, so as not to make them laugh.
"You sit down first." Qin Rulan didn't pay attention to Zhang Xiaozu's displeased tone, and forced Zhang Xiaozu to sit down. Then she took out a small white flower porcelain vase from the embroidery bag at her waist, handed it to Zhang Xiaozu's hand, and said : "This is a healing elixir. You take one, sit here and adjust your breath for half an hour, and the damaged meridians will be healed. And your elders are seriously injured. Give them each one. Take one pill, and then take another pill twelve hours later, and you should be able to recover after staying in bed for half a month."
The resentment and dissatisfaction in Zhang Xiaozhu's heart immediately disappeared. Like every person in Liujia Village, he is pure-hearted and remembers gratitude but not grudge. Especially when he heard that Qin Rulan carefully observed the injuries of Niu Yao and others and sent them healing pills. Medicine, Zhang Xiaozu immediately labeled Qin Rulan a big good person.
"Miss Zhang's kindness will be remembered throughout his life." Zhang Xiaozu bowed deeply to Qin Rulan.
"It's a small effort, not worth mentioning." Qin Rulan waved her hand and said with a smile, "In addition, don't be too sad. The blockage of the war gate is not a dead end. There are still ways to break through the blockage. Although it is difficult, as long as you don't give up, no matter how difficult it is, you can overcome it. Those who can cross it. Historically - if you encounter difficulties, you can come to Baiyun City to find me! Come on! Goodbye!"
Qin Rulan wanted to encourage Zhang Xiaozu more, but her sister's impatient urging came from the front, so she could only smile apologetically at Zhang Xiaozu and wave goodbye.
The sound of cheers made Zhang Xiaozu feel warm in his heart. Looking at Qin Rulan's leaving back, he silently said cheers to himself.
Looking at the white porcelain bottle in his hand, Zhang Xiaozhu suddenly laughed happily. He felt that his body was not useless, because if it were not for the perfect performance of this body, it would not have attracted the attention of Qin Rulan and the other five, and would not have attracted their attention. They won't take action to drive away the gangsters who block the road. Zhang Xiaozu was sure that they would not take action, because according to their conversation, they came very early, but saw Niu Yao, Li Dashan and several people from Zhangjiacun injured and disabled, and even saw Shouhou and Zhangjiacun Another person was brutally killed, but they were indifferent, so Zhang Xiaozhu decided that if they didn't think his body was valuable, they would definitely not help.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaozhu was so beautiful that his nose was almost filled with snot bubbles. The value of his body was so great. Not only did he drive away the gangsters who blocked the road, he saved the people of Zhang and Liu villages, saved 600 kilograms of dry food, and even We also obtained 1,000 kilograms of grain for each village present, 100 taels of burial expenses for the dead, and 20 taels of medical expenses for each injured person. He was also injured and received twenty taels of silver. Twenty taels is more than enough to build eight bright brick houses. If Que'er knew about it, he would be extremely happy.
Be content and happy.
The old village chief's philosophy of life was thoroughly instilled in Zhang Xiaozu.
"Ru Lan, why are you so slow? What did you say to him?" Qin Xinru asked Qin Rulan who returned.
Qin Rulan replied: "I asked him to work hard and not give up."
"Are you - are you stupid?" Qin Xinru actually laughed angrily at Qin Rulan's words and said: "The war gate is innately closed, and it takes Shifang Demon Pill to have a chance to break through. You tell him to work hard and don't give up, just let him find it." The Shifang Demon Pill, the entire Baiyun City is not worth the Shifang Demon Pill, so do you want him to cheer up or make him more desperate?"
"Hope without hope is worse than nothing." Duan Baifei said.
"It's better to kill him." Xu Murong said.
Qin Rulan's cheeks turned red and she realized that she had given Zhang Xiaozu an impossible hope. But after thinking about it, she felt that she had done the right thing and said, "No matter what, it is better to have hope than no hope."
"Hey, what a pity." Duan Baifei shook his head and regretted, "If he hadn't been blocked and cultivated for a year, he would definitely become a powerful force and give sister Ru Lan a lot of chances to survive on the island next year."
"It's a pity indeed." Qin Xinru also shook her head in regret.
