"Chang Wei, I'm sorry."
Chang Wei, the most promising junior in the guard circle of Changjia Town, burst into tears. He took out his newly-paid twelve-month salary from his arms and handed it to Chang Silang tremblingly.
"You said it yourself, you bastard, you are a bastard, don't cry." Chang Shiro was a little amused, and then turned his head and looked at the mountain road ahead, where a carriage was steadily approaching.
What caught his eye was Xu Mu.
"The little boss is not simple."
"Chang Wei, go make a pot of hot water. I'll give you the reward."
Throw the silver bag of ten taels of silver back into Chang Wei's hand. Changshiro suddenly became happy, humming a tune, and slowly walked down the tower.
In front of the Chang Family Town, Xu Mu still frowned deeply. He had to be on guard against people like Chang Silang.
"Come closer." Chang Shiro sighed and waved to Xu Mu.
"Mr. Chang, if you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it."
"What? Did you rush back to pack your belongings and notify the villagers?"
Xu Mu didn't answer, with a cold expression on his face. He had no power and power over the matter of killing officers and soldiers, and could not silence Tsuneshiro.
"Since last night, I have blocked the forest road into the town. In other words, only I, Changjia Town, know about your killing of officers and soldiers."
"So? Mr. Chang has the handle?" Xu Mu's expression remained unchanged. This world of cannibals has killed people like this. If there is no other way out, even if you fall into the trap and become a bandit, you have to work hard to survive.
"That's not very interesting." Changshiro waved his hands, showing no interest.
"Let's do this. If the horses from the army are brought to Changjia Town, then I, Chang Silang, will be conspiring with you, and we will work together to kill the army."
Xu Mu was stunned, unable to guess what Mr. Chang meant. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke quietly.
"I, Xu Mu, owe a favor to Young Master Chang."
"I, Chang Shiro, like to do business, and this business will not be a loss. One day, my little boss, the fish leaped over the dragon's gate, and the eagle crossed over thousands of mountains, but we must not forget each other."
Xu Mu nodded hesitantly.
In the current situation, this... seems to be the best way.
"I will naturally send someone to take care of the funeral affairs of the officers and soldiers. As for the little boss, I guess they will have to guard against me."
"As the saying goes, business is business. Come to Changjia Town and meet me for tea when you have time."
"Tsk, if you need to rest, you can go into the town and leave again tomorrow."
"I have something to do, so I won't bother you."
Xu Mu slightly arched his hands. Just as Chang Silang said, he was indeed defensive.
An hour later.
More than twenty official horses, driven by a team of Changjia Town guards, finally entered the horse gallery on the edge of the town.
For no reason, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
A distant favor, in exchange for Tsuneshiro's confidentiality, should be well earned. Now, Changjiazhen seems to have become an accomplice in the conspiracy.
"Chang Wei, give my little boss a ride."
Tsuneshiro stood up leisurely, half-smiling but not smiling, humming a bad tune, and strolled back to the town.
…
"My young master, my young master asked me to give you the golden sore medicine. In addition, I gave you two more horses from the town."
It turned out that the horse that Zhou Zun and Zhou Luo were riding was affected when they were fighting with the army and was burned to death in the forest.
"Brother Chang Wei, thank you very much."
"Mo thank you."
Chang Wei, who was riding on the horse, looked curious.
"What kind of person is my young master? I haven't seen my young master help people like this for a long time."
"Just a brewer." Xu Mu replied solemnly.
Tsuneshiro looks a bit like a bettor.
"That's not right. My young master doesn't even bother to take a second look at the noble young masters and those chivalrous men with great martial arts skills."
Xu Mu was startled, never expecting Chang Silang to be so knowledgeable. However, those officials seemed to be quite afraid of him.
"The little boss doesn't know?"
"what do you know?"
Chang Wei slowed down the movement of reining in the horse and rubbed his head, "Why are you reading that poem?"
"Oh, yes! Chang Qiang, Lao Dao, Hu'er Sword...and also, Broken Axe, Double Fist, Heavenly King Whip!"
"Chang Qiang, Lao Dao, Hu'er Sword, Broken Axe, Double Fists, Heavenly King's Whip?"
Xu Mu was stunned when he heard this, "What does this mean?"
"It means the six people with the most powerful martial arts in the inner city. Chang Qiang is my young master!" Chang Wei's face became proud.
"Your young master... knows martial arts?"
"No, the young champion of the Daji Dynasty is famous."
Xu Mu was a little confused. He had a huge fortune, was ranked No. 1, and was famous for his martial arts. Such a person would be a proper protagonist in any era.
"Chang Wei, who is Lao Dao?"
"Lao Dao, he is an old blacksmith who specializes in making knives. He may be living in seclusion by some river."
"Where's the Fox Sword?"
"Hu'erjian... I seem to have heard someone say that he is an old knight who has something wrong with his legs and will ache whenever he touches the water."
This sentence made Xu Mu almost cough out of shock.
Old hero? Old cold legs? The jade-faced young man Zhuge Fan? No wonder he had to dare to tell the real nickname. This Hu'er Jian Hu'er Jian is really a bit embarrassing.
"The old knight uses a sword to deceive people, so he calls it Hu'er sword. The young master didn't tell me about the last three, so I don't know."
Xu Mu did not ask further questions. The world of Jianghu seems to be still a little far away from him.
We moved forward steadily, and soon we reached the fork in the winding road. A dozen or so guards patrolling Changjia Town saw someone coming and hurriedly pushed away the wooden stakes cutting the path.
"Brother Chang Wei, thank you for sending me off."
"No thanks, no thanks." Chang Wei looked calm, "My young master also said that if you died in the woods last night, it would be considered that his hard work was in vain."
"But fortunately, the little boss is still alive."
"My young master knows that you don't want to stay in Changjia Town, and he asked me to tell you that if you go west and go down the river, there will be some hidden water towns that the officials will not find."
Xu Mu was a little silent.
Tsuneshiro gives him too much help, and he will feel more and more uneasy. It's not guilt, but worry, worrying about the price of paying back the favor in the future.
In this world, there is never a free pie.
According to his idea, after killing this wave of officers and soldiers, he estimated that he would fall into the trap of a bandit, but unexpectedly, it seemed that he would survive the disaster.
"It's easy for my little boss to leave, so I won't give it away. You can go to Changjia Town to collect grain the next day, and you can also find me for a drink."
"Thank you." Xu Mu raised his hands without any pretense.
Chang Wei roared, quickly turned his horse's head, and with the dozen Chang family guards who were originally on patrol, rushed forward and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Brother Mu, that man can't beat me." Si Hu said in an angry voice, and finally got the chance to speak.
"What about the six masters? I'm not afraid of them."
Xu Mu breathed a rare sigh of relief and smiled. In any case, this wave of killings of officers and soldiers was considered safe and sound.
"I believe that our Brother Tiger is the best in the world."
Xu Mu is still a little excited when thinking about the scene of uprooting a big tree. In this bustling world, even if there are thousands of heroes, how many of them can do it?
"Master, where are we going?" Zhou Zun, who had changed his horse, also caught up.
"Let's go to the water town and let Zhou Luo and the others recover for a few days."
"Si Hu, urge the horse!"
Si Hu tightened the reins, roared three times in succession, drove the carriage steadily in the west direction.
