Qianfang and Ma Sheng Lane were the only two sword shops that were attacked last night.
Those secret guards did not kill anyone on sight, nor did they disturb other areas of the sword hall. It seems that Bailang's previous guess was based on his behavior in the previous murder case. After all, the money Liu She gave was given at Qianfang, and the money came from the inner treasury of the knife shop on Ma Sheng Lane.
So Qianfang and Ma Sheng Lane became targets. And he wanted to take people back for torture.
In Bailang's opinion, this was quite a bit random. There is also a clear sense of burning the boat in the arrogance.
"To be honest, I thought you were dead. After all, three people died last night in Ma Sheng Alley with just red swords, and more than 40 people died with waist swords. Even Tang Zuodao was seriously injured. Unexpectedly You kid is so tough!"
"Master Liu, I'm just lucky."
"Tsk tsk, luck? Luck is a part of strength, and it's a big part. You kid was born to eat at the Knife Hall. It seems that God is not willing to accept you, so I want you to take risks this time. From now on, the Knife Hall will It's up to you.
I am really old and useless. In the past, I would come back to help the sword shop fight the enemy no matter what, so why not die? I have never been afraid.
Hey, but last night when my grandson held my legs and knelt in front of me to prevent me from going out, I found that I really couldn't move my legs. "
Bailang looked at the complicated expression on Liu Xu's face and felt the gaze directed at him. He was surprised for a moment. He didn't expect Liu Xu to show such a low mood.
But Bailang could also guess the reason for Liu Xu's depression. It should be that Liu Xu felt that he had been stubborn for most of his life, thinking that he was fearless, but in the end he did not expect to be stopped by his little grandson. The bond of blood inheritance even surpassed the obsession that had persisted for most of his life at that moment.
Perhaps Liu Xu's psychology at this time is also the final destination of most people who were once fearless?
"Master Liu, you don't have to feel guilty. The Knife Hall relies on generations of fresh blood for its establishment in the world. You have already contributed enough to the Knife Hall. No one has the right to blame you. What's more, you didn't choose to come here because of last night's situation. That's right."
Bailang is actually not good at comforting others. What he said was a little stiff, but it was indeed what he was thinking at this time. For the Knife Hall, there is always a limit to what you can give. He couldn't do such a thing as risking his life for the Knife Hall.
Obviously, Bailang's dry comfort was of no use to Liu Xu.
"Haha, you kid doesn't know how to comfort people. Forget it, maybe you can have the same experience as me in the future. But Zuodao really didn't blame him this time. It's just that the knife studio was too badly hurt this time, and Zuodao's injury It’s not serious, I’m afraid there will be trouble coming one after another in a short time!”
"Please Master Liu, please teach me!" Bai Lang came here just to see if anything happened to Liu Xu and Tang Yan. At the same time, I also want to understand what kind of troubles the knife shop is facing at this time. Otherwise, with his current position in the knife studio, he would have to go through a lot of detours if he wanted to understand it thoroughly.
The most direct way is to get it ready-made from Liu Xu.
Liu Xu now looks at Bai Lang more kindly than before. Bailang's ability to survive the danger last night was partly due to luck, but strength and courage were also indispensable. Moreover, this kid is very smart and dares to think and do.
Previously, Liu Xu had always regarded Bai Lang as the backbone of his own power line to train him, thinking that he could be relied upon in the future and also wanted to see if he was qualified to be his successor when he finally left the sword hall.
Liu Xu originally thought that this process would take five or six years to slowly transition, and even now that Bai Lang directly took over the town hall, he was taking risks.
Now Liu Xu found that all his previous worries were gone. The situation in the sword hall in front of him, as well as Bailang's demonstrated potential and ability, not only do not make him appear to be "going too fast", but on the contrary appear to be "worthy of a greater and heavier burden". As for age, it is actually not that important in the face of dazzling abilities and strength.
"Bai Lang, do you know the origins of the people last night?"
"Bai Lang doesn't know what I said back to Mr. Liu. I only know that they call themselves "Dark Guards". Combining all the previous rumors and their words last night, I judge that they must be related to the big shot who died in the Dongcheng Inn before."
"You guessed it right. The big shot you mentioned is called Shen Hong, and he comes from the Huangmen Yun Sect. The secret guards are supposed to secretly protect these disciples of the Huangmen Yun Sect who are out. Their negligence now led to Shen Hong's death. So he will look for the murderer like crazy. Or he will try his best to absolve himself of the guilt and seek a chance to survive.
Unfortunately, our knife studio was involved in such an inexplicable incident.
This is the reason. I believe you should understand without me saying anything more that this is not something we can avoid. The City Lord's Mansion will not explain to us the reason for standing idly by.
So what we have to face is the endgame after this heavy blow. Or to use what Zuodao said to me today, what the knife studio needs to do in the future is how to survive and how to defend the interests and territory in its hands as much as possible. "
"Master Liu, are you talking about the people from the sword shop opposite?"
"Yes, Lin Yue avoided being affected this time, and the balance of strength between him and our sword was directly broken because our sword was injured. He will definitely not wait for us to recover, and then kill him It will definitely be much more violent than it is now. Especially the Qianfang where you are, will definitely be hit the hardest.
In addition, it's not just Lin Yue's sword shop who will come to kill him. Forces from elsewhere may also take advantage of the situation. "
"Power from elsewhere?"
"The invading forces that branched off from the swordsmanship halls in other cities or the scattered forces that want to replace the swordsmanship hall and become a new swordsmanship hall will not choose to sit idly by, and there will be chaos in the future.
But Bailang, what you face is not only danger, but also a rare opportunity. As long as you perform well enough in the difficulties encountered in the knife studio, you will be able to get a red knife much faster than normal as a waist knife master. "
"Master Liu, with my qualifications and my position in the town hall, can I get the Red Sword?"
"Zhentang? Haha, if you do it well, maybe you won't just be a town hall, but it's not impossible to become the shopkeeper."
"Ah? Mr. Liu, Mr. Snake is sitting in the position of shopkeeper. You..."
"Liu She can't come back."
"Ah?!" Bai Lang was interrupted by Liu Xu's words before he could finish his sentence. He was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
"Master Liu, Master Snake, is he dead?"
"Yeah. Those secret guards are crazy. This is their deadlock. They have to think about breaking the situation to survive. In the end, it is meaningless except to save more lives to die with them. Liu She was tortured in the prison. The secret guard cut off his head before the attack last night. So now the position of shopkeeper in Qianfang is vacant. Your performance last night and the connections you gathered from the private business you recently started have given you a Excellent opportunity.
So Bailang, it depends on how you fight for it later. "
(End of chapter)
