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 to his grave. But he did tell Cheng Qingshu his childhood experiences and circumstances in detail.
"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, it was not that 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’s 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."
"The important thing is not whether you have completed the act of revenge, but whether you tried your best to try 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 of our different paths."
"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 with 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 are using the vast sea of people as an excuse not to seek 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 stalwart 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 was continuous and impeccable, leaving no chance for Cheng Qingshu to interrupt. Cheng Qingshu tried to refute several times but was interrupted by He Nan and stuffed back. The last murderous and heart-wrenching 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 squeezed out a sentence from his mouth, but this sentence seemed to have no lethality to He Nan: "You righteous people will only say some 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 is not good-looking, with a ferocious appearance, and is a mountain bandit who walks in the shadow of swords and swords all year round in the green forest. It is said that he has seen as many as eight hundred terrifying scenes, if not a thousand. How could he be frightened by He Nan's smile? Woolen cloth?
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 on the road, but this turn of events is too sudden. It's like a beautiful woman is in your arms and is inseparable with you. When you turn around and find that she has shed the layer of human skin on her body 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 plotting against him. 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 mouth was very strict, but he still did not reveal his identity at all, "But what I can tell you is - even in the 'evil' world Along the way, you, the unprogressive bandit leader, 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 one who is 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 urinary nature should not be able to answer.
"Ah... Actually, I didn't say anything special." What people didn't expect was that He Nan not only answered this question, but the answer was also very... standard. "I just took him to review his sad life experience, exchanged his thoughts, and pointed out some of his mistakes by the way."
This answer was obviously nonsense in the eyes of everyone, but if you think about it carefully-that's what He Nan said to Cheng Qingshu actually meant.
But in fact, Qing-faced Yama was really pissed off by his use of words. The second-in-command, who has always been with Qing-faced Yama all day long, has been frightened by He Nan - his verbal skills are nothing compared to He Nanlai. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is in the sky and on the earth. After all, he didn't even care at all when he scolded the Qing-faced Yama just now, 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, 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 the agreed money will not be less. 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 the 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 identity as an officer as a guide to evacuate the villagers and give them to the people in the name of the imperial court. He paid them a large sum of money to stay in an inn in the city for some time. There are dozens of people in this village, and the cost of food, clothing, housing and transportation is a lot of money. Plus the rent of the house and the losses caused by their inability to farm these days - it cost nearly two hundred taels.
The money was 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 cottage's treasury.
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 insisted on "don't take advantage of the bastard if you have an advantage" The idea is to rely on Xiao Kelong shamelessly. He even wanted Yu Ruyi to join him as a wealthy family, but Yu Ruyi still had to face shame as a girl, not to mention this little girl... might be much richer than Xiao Kelong.
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.
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 that no matter how much wealth the bandits accumulate, they are 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 pursuit of the Jinghong Sect, but his reputation will also be 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 always felt like he was being plotted when he came into contact with He Nan. He Nan has been eating and drinking by his side these days. Today he wants to buy a piece of self-defense soft armor and calls it "for fear of getting hurt in a fight". Tomorrow he wants to go to a theater troupe to watch a play because he wants to "relax his mind".
His spirit was relaxed, but Xiao Kelong's spirit was almost driven crazy by He Nan, so when He Nan said "there are still many opportunities for cooperation", he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He originally thought that he could just endure the "humiliation" these days. At least he could see Wei Kui and spar with him, and even capture Wei Kui with the help of his three senior brothers. However, this was a small matter. He Nan's thoughts had long been seen through - he didn't let Wei Kui show up in front of Xiao Kelong at all.
Of course He Nan could see Xiao Kelong's displeasure and continued: "There are indeed many unsettled debts between us, so let's wait until next year to see you again at the Young Heroes Conference!"
On purpose... This guy definitely did it on purpose! Xiao Kelong and He Nan must have heard the helplessness and unwillingness in his voice just now, so he insisted on which pot he wanted without opening it. Xiao Kelong angrily waved his hands and left, never wanting to have anything to do with He Nan again. 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, carrying the fainted Ma Mian in his hand, went to the stronghold commanded by Niutou in the eastern boundary of Xiaoshan with Yu Ruyi and the second master, preparing to It’s time to put Yanluo Village in order and take it into account.
