Back at the Black Jade Tower, Tu Mi explained the situation to Hua Ruqian.
"I understand." Hua Ruqian said calmly after listening.
"What do you think of him?"
"Being emotional is not qualified as a killer, but he is sharp and clean when he strikes. But according to his acting style, I am afraid it will violate the past rules of Black Jade Tower." Tu Mi replied truthfully.
"He is indeed not a killer, not even a member of the Black Jade Tower."
"Master, please excuse Tumi's words, after all, this is the execution of the task assigned by Black Jade Tower."
"Tumi, how do you feel since you joined Black Jade Tower?"
"Since being rescued by the master and brought back to the Black Jade Tower, I have watched the Black Jade Tower continue to grow and develop, and is now known as the world's number one killer organization. To outsiders, we are just a group of cold-blooded killers, but in the village, Tu Mi feels that this It’s home.”
Hua Ruqian walked to the window, looked into the distance and said slowly: "This place used to be just a den of thieves, and the things they did were not too picky, because most of them were desperate people, so as long as they gave money, they could do almost anything. Yes, there are some transactions involving chickens and dogs and thieves."
"Although I was a little disdainful of this at the time, I could understand the reason. It was this opportunity that allowed me to establish the Black Jade Tower and turn it into a feared organization. This process was not easy. I even doubted whether what I was doing was right, but the reason why I persisted is just so that one day I can eradicate all those who are my enemies."
"My enemies are also his enemies."
Tu Mi finally understood why Hua Ruqian had always been so tolerant of Chen Mobai.
"Of course, there are no rules, and there are some sect rules that need to be followed. But since he can't be completely considered a member of the Black Jade House, it doesn't matter if he doesn't abide by some things. As long as he doesn't violate the big principles, of course I believe he won't either."
Having said this, Tu Mi also understood what Hua Ruqian meant, so he asked: "You have worked so hard to train him, why don't you let him join the Black Jade Tower? Even if the master changes the rules of the sect, no one will say anything."
Hua Ruqian looked at Tu Mi and replied seriously: "He can do things under the Black Jade Tower brand, but I don't want him to join the Black Jade Tower yet, because my only wish for the rest of my life may be just one thing for him to do. . Moreover, you must take the Heart-Eating Gu before entering the Black Jade Tower. This is just in case, and it is also the reason why no one dares to betray the Black Jade Tower to this day."
"Although I originally built the Black Jade Tower for revenge, it doesn't mean that the Black Jade Tower is just a tool for revenge for me. I haven't thought about this yet. I'll talk about it later."
"Tumi understands."
"When you get what you want, the Heart-Eating Gu that binds everyone in the Black Jade Tower will no longer be necessary. At that time, whether you stay or leave the Black Jade Tower is entirely up to you."
"You saved Tumi's life, and this life is also yours. I don't know where the Black Jade Tower will go in the future, but Tumi can do whatever the master wants."
Hua Ruqian smiled and said, "Okay, you go and have a rest too."
The original intention of establishing the Black Jade Tower was that Hua Ruqian would use the power of the Black Jade Tower to kill all the people who had "forced" Chen Xuanzong to death and avenge him. This includes herself, but only after those people are dead.
But now that she met Chen Mobai and learned that Chen Xuanzong was still alive, Hua Ruqian pinned her hope of revenge on Chen Mobai. After all, this was a grudge against his parents, and she only had to do her best to help Chen Mobai complete it. And she herself hoped that one day she could see Chen Xuanzong again, and she would have nothing more to ask for in this life.
Chen Mobai was in his room looking at the black knife with the word "setting sun" engraved on it. The blade was about three fingers wide and as straight as a sword. He felt that if he pressed the zhenqi knife slightly, it would resonate, as if it was responding to him.
Such a weapon was hidden in his own iron rod, and he had never noticed it until now. Why has there been no movement for more than ten years, but today this weapon suddenly stirred, breaking open the iron cover to reveal its true appearance.
Chen Mobai couldn't figure it out for a while, so he could only wait until he returned to the valley to find out more.
Just as he was looking at it, the door was knocked.
"Senior." Chen Mobai opened the door.
Hua Ruqian entered the house and saw the setting sun on the table.
"Is this the strange knife that Tu Mi mentioned?"
"Senior, do you know the origin of this knife?"
Hua Ruqian stroked the knife and observed it carefully.
"It can only be seen that it is made of extraordinary iron. It is probably no less impressive among the magical weapons I have seen. As for its origin, I have never heard of it. Where did this sword come from?"
"Always hidden in my iron rod, but never noticed."
"None of your parents used a knife, how could you have this knife?"
"An elder gave it to me when I was young. He thought it was just for me to use the stick as a sword to practice martial arts. I didn't know there was such a mystery hidden in it."
"Your parents were saved by that expert, right?"
"yes."
"There are many secluded masters in the world, and they can be regarded as boundless. But they hid this magic weapon in the iron sheet and gave it to you for no reason. Do you know your parents?"
"I probably didn't know my parents before I met them again."
"Since we have this fate, it's not bad. Setting Sun...I wanted to find out the origin of this knife. Since it was a gift from an expert, I can't find anything."
Hua Ruqian put down the knife and said, "I heard from Tu Mi about the Iron Wooden Gate, and I will let you and others in the Black Jade Tower perform the following tasks."
"It's because of my behavior this time..."
"Don't think too much, just make sure that there are other people who do the things you don't want to do. By the way, people in Black Jade Tower use nicknames to show others. I have no love but hatred for most people, so I call myself Rakshasa. I haven’t asked you carefully yet why you call me Wuxie.”
"People in the Black Jade Tower do many things without asking why. I don't want to act blindly. In addition to uncovering my enemies one by one, I also hope that there will never be evil thoughts in my heart and that one day I can eliminate evil spirits in the world. Although one person's power is ultimately limited, power should be a vision. Well. Senior, I have some ideas about future actions."
"Tell me."
After hearing Chen Mobai's thoughts, Hua Ruqian smiled and got up and left. Chen Mobai seemed to still have something to ask, but in the end he did not open his mouth. He knew that Hua Ruqian had acquiesced to him, and what he had to do now was to use the help of Black Jade Tower to improve his realm, accumulate experience, and at the same time find the people who had hunted down his parents back then. Those who have not yet been exposed.
In the blink of an eye, another half year has passed. Chen Mobai has participated in dozens of operations, large and small, and is already familiar with most people in the Black Jade Tower. However, most of these were not entrusted tasks, but actions requested by Chen Mobai. Because he mostly acted at night, over time he became known as Ye Wuxie in the world.
Tu Mi saw Chen Mobai's rapid progress and was surprised when he admired it. He was now on his own. Moreover, since Chen Mobai unsealed the sun phase energy in his body, his skill is far beyond what he could have before. In addition, Gen Gujia has a high understanding, and now he is afraid that he is not even his opponent.
In the Black Jade Tower, there are three transformation masters under the master Hua Ruqian. In addition to Tiegu and Tumi, there is another person who has never shown up. This person hardly participates in any tasks of the Black Jade Tower, but always protects the Black Jade Tower. The side of the master is called Dunying.
Hua Ruqian is now very relieved about Chen Mobai, so she arranges Qingyu and Chen Mobai to be together. Just so that Qingyu can follow Chen Mobai out of here once Black Jade Tower is no longer here, so it is always good to bring the two people closer now.
After more than half a year, Chen Mobai not only improved his martial arts by leaps and bounds, but also became more calm and calm in his actions, and his eyes became a bit colder. I remember that when he first set foot in the world, he looked like a white man, but now it seems like yesterday. Although Mu Chengfeng had always suspected that he had some secrets, he had never questioned Chen Mobai's temperament. If he saw him now, it would be difficult to recognize him through the mask.
The two soon joined forces for the first time. The person who bought the murderer from Black Jade Tower was a mysterious person. The target of the assassination was called a serious problem to the country. If this person is not eliminated, he will definitely disrupt the government and bring harm to the people in the future. Although Chen Mobai has no good impression of the Hao Kingdom royal family, he will somewhat consider the innocent people. In the previous Jingguo and his party, he was well aware of the ambitions of Jingguo. Now Jingguo and Haoguo have been at war for a long time. If internal and external troubles coexist at the same time, the people of the world will be the ones who really suffer.
The person to be killed is in Wenyang City in the northeast of Hao Kingdom, near the coast. This can be regarded as a place of pilgrimage for the literati of the Hao Kingdom, and Wutong Academy is located in this city.
For several days, Chen Mobai and Qingyu had been standing around the target's house to observe the situation.
Strangely enough, Wenyang City was peaceful and there was no disharmonious scene. It could be said to be the epitome of a peaceful and prosperous age. Not only that, everyone in the target house is friendly, humble and polite, including the servants. It is hard to imagine that the owner of the house is said to be a national danger.
It is often said that Confucianism confuses law with literature, but it is not like those warriors who often fight and kill.
After observing for several days, he didn't see many guards in the mansion, so Chen Mobai was ready to take action that night.
As night fell, two figures flew up to the wall of the mansion and touched the bedroom like ghosts. They saw someone sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard reading a book. The candlelight reflected the man, who had white hair and a silver beard, a kind face, and was already in his sixties. He was dressed in simple and elegant clothes.
Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment and gave whispering instructions, which the other party understood.
After about half a stick of incense, Chen Mobai did not notice that there was an ambush, and the old man was not an expert, so he jumped down from the wall and walked straight forward.
When the old man saw the uninvited guest, he did not show any signs of panic. Instead, he turned around and looked at Chen Mobai.
"Who are you?" the old man asked calmly.
"The person who takes your life."
"Oh? You can't help but attack me so quickly?" the old man said with a smile.
Chen Mobai didn't answer, nor was he in a hurry to take action. Instead, he walked to the old man and sat down, looking at him.
"I heard that a killer has appeared in the world recently. He is called Ye Wuxie. He must be you."
"Exactly."
"Hahaha, I also heard that all the people Wu Xie killed were scum that was full of evil and wanted to be punished. So even though he is a killer and has killed many people, his reputation is not bad."
"Now that you know it, you can still be so calm."
"If the rumors are true, since you didn't take action immediately, weren't you suspicious and didn't want to kill the wrong person?"
"You are very thoughtful. Before I kill you, I want to know what you have done. You are called a serious problem to the country."
Hahahahahaha, the old man laughed and said: "Have I been called a national problem?"
At this time, Qingyu appeared on the other side of the yard and said calmly: "You don't need to delay, those servants won't come."
"Did you kill them?" The old man showed some anger.
Qingyu looked at Chen Mobai and said, "According to what you said, they are not bad guys. They were not killed, they were just knocked unconscious."
The old man breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "I have a few questions to ask you."
"Just ask."
"As far as I know, Black Jade Tower kills people without distinction between good and evil, right or wrong, but it has been acting very abnormal recently. Why?"
"Why don't others know? I only kill those who deserve to be killed."
"How to calculate who deserves to be killed? Is it chaos in politics, rape and robbery, or killing innocent people indiscriminately. Who is to define who should be killed and who should not be killed? If Black Jade Tower can decide other people's life and death, what is the use of laws and regulations? Besides, Black Jade Tower It’s not like I’ve never killed innocent people.”
"I said, I just do what I do, what others do has nothing to do with me."
The old man looked at Chen Mobai without saying a word for a long time.
"It seems that you have done some research on Black Jade Tower, but I'm afraid you made a mistake. What I said about killing is not to be judged by laws, but by my judgment. Everyone can tell the truth. Laws and disciplines are useful, but If there were no omissions in the laws and regulations, there would be no moths like Hao Santong and no scum like the bankers."
"I am just an ordinary person. I have no ability to amend the law and change the chaos in the world. All I can do is use my heart to get rid of some damned people who are at large."
"Black Jade Tower is originally a killer organization. It is normal to use people's money to eliminate disasters. It's just that I have my own rules. It's up to me to decide who to kill or not to kill."
"So, there is no need to talk about big principles. You talk to me about justice, but I walk in the world with my own mind."
"What a person who walks the world with his own mind. I cannot agree with your remarks in public, but privately, after hearing about your actions, I hope there can be a few more people like you outside the court and in the world. "
At this moment, Chen Mobai always had an inexplicable feeling and couldn't make a move, so he asked: "Who are you and what have you done?"
"What? The person who commissioned Black Jade Tower to kill me didn't even dare to say clearly who I am?"
"Not a word was mentioned."
"I, Liu Wenjing, am just an ordinary old man now."
"Today? Before?"
"I seem to have heard of this name." Qingyu suddenly said at this time. "Liu Wenjing... I remember he was the left prime minister of the Hao Kingdom and the current emperor's teacher when he was young."
ah?
At this moment, Chen Mobai was very shocked. Isn't the Zuo Prime Minister inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people? Although it is not clear what the specific rights are, the status of the Emperor's Master is quite extraordinary.
"So the person someone wants us to kill is the Imperial Master?"
Liu Wenjing just smiled and picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"Since you are both the left prime minister and the emperor's advisor, why are you in Wenyang City? Didn't the emperor send someone to protect you?"
"If you want to kill me, why would you send someone to protect me?"
"The emperor wants to kill you?"
Liu Wenjing's words caused Chen Mobai, who had not yet calmed down, to stir up a storm in his heart. Although he did not care about political affairs, in his mind, it was not normal for students to kill their teachers. Moreover, Liu Wenjing was still the left prime minister.
"Why should I kill you?"
"Have you heard about Yang Yunfei and his trip to Jingguo to exchange for Su Wenfang?"
"Um."
"Why do people in the court want to kill Su Wenfang and Yang Yunfei?" Liu Wenjing asked in response to Chen Mobai's question.
Chen Mobai heard Hua Ruqian mention this matter, so he probably knew something about it. Yang Yunfei and Su Wenfang were both pillars of the Hao Kingdom. The Hao Kingdom royal family had only experienced the era of feudal rule for only a few decades. For people like Yang and Su The characters are not simply jealous of talents, but are afraid that they will stand in their way.
"I have assisted the royal family for three generations. I know a lot about the methods of the royal family. Even if it is not ordered by the emperor, there are many people in the court who form cliques for personal gain and eradicate dissidents for the sake of power. But now that the power of competing for the country is coming, if the whole court cannot be united as king and minister, If we act unanimously towards the outside world, the country of Hao will be in danger."
"Yang Yunfei was born as a general, with both wisdom and bravery. The Silver Armored Army was one against a hundred, which made Jingguo fearful. Su Wenfang was a talented scholar, unparalleled in his wits, and had the ability to secure and govern the country. These two people did not do anything illegal at all. But he was feared a lot, and even resorted to the help of Jingguo to get rid of him, which is really sad."
"Since you are the left prime minister, have you never tried to dissuade me?"
"Your Majesty is no longer the student he was back then. You may not be able to listen to everything I say. Talking too much will not only make your Majesty dissatisfied, but will also make some people murderous. Resigning and retiring here is just a thought. I tried my best to protect something, but I didn’t expect these people to be so eager to kill me.”
"You know someone is trying to kill you and you don't hide."
Liu Wenjing smiled bitterly and said: "You can't hide for a while, and besides, I don't regret dying at such an old age. I just hope that I can still leave some hope for Hao Kingdom."
"Should we kill this old man?" Qingyu asked.
Suddenly a breath came, and Chen Mobai was shocked to himself that he had never noticed that there was such a master hiding in the house.
"I won't kill him." Then he paused and said, "Besides, we can't kill him even if he is protected by experts. If we go back and tell our employer, we will say that the information was wrong and he missed it because he was protected by experts."
Qingyu naturally noticed the aura just now, but said rather helplessly: "The first time I came out with you, I failed."
Chen Mobai smiled and said: "Don't be discouraged. Failure is the prerequisite for success. Next time I will figure out the target before taking action."
Then he asked Liu Wenjing: "You are a high official in the court. Did you know anything about Bai Ze and Wen Ruoxi back then?"
Liu Wenjing looked at Chen Mobai with interest, was silent for a moment and replied: "When the sun and the moon come together, the world will be in chaos. It's just an unclear prophecy. I also advised the late emperor not to believe it. As for what happened later in the world. I have heard about the turmoil caused, but I wonder what you want to know."
"Just ask."
"Are you interested in these two people?"
"I'm just curious. Everyone in the world praises Bai Ze and Wen Ruoxi. Just because they fell in love, they turned from good to evil overnight. Even so, they wouldn't be so surrounded. So I just want to I know who has such great ability and can control a group of martial arts masters, it could be that magic stick."
"Magic stick? Are you talking about Tai Shuwang? Hahahahaha, this is the first time I heard someone call him that. Well done, well done! That old stick man always says half of what he says, so it's better not to say anything at all."
After chatting with Liu Wenjing, Chen Mobai did give up the idea of killing him and advised: "I don't understand the intrigues in the court, but since someone is secretly paying to kill you, if I fail, someone else will come, you It’s better to find a place to hide.”
"It makes sense, but you can't avoid it. Since you don't want me to enjoy my old age, then I will fight with these people again."
"The most dangerous place may be the safest." Qingyu said to himself.
"Miss Qingyu is right."
As soon as Liu Wenjing said this, Chen Mobai suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He had never mentioned Qingyu's name. Since the old man knew it, it meant that their whereabouts had long been known by the master hiding in the dark.
"How do you know my name?"
Liu Wenjing smiled and said: "Not only do I know your name, I can also guess who gave the commission. I heard that the one who came from Black Jade Tower was Wu Xie, so I wanted to meet him. A killer, but he was said to be a good man who eliminates violence and peace. If it weren't for Black Jade Tower, With your background, I’m afraid it’s not an exaggeration to say that you are a knight. Therefore, I want to see what kind of young man you are. It would be good to get to know him before leaving here.”
Chen Mobai thought to himself that this old man is really not simple, and these things are already under his control.
Then he said: "I'm afraid I'm disappointed, sir. Righteousness and justice have nothing to do with me..."
"As long as you don't change your original intention, I believe you will not become a villain after all."
"Looking at it now, we have overestimated our capabilities this time. If the old gentleman doesn't force us to stay, we will leave. I hope the old gentleman will take care of himself." Chen Mobai glanced at the house behind Liu Wenjing as he spoke.
"Hehehe, I've seen it before, I've achieved my goal, you two please do so."
When Chen Mobai saw that the person in the dark had no intention of embarrassing him, he bowed slightly and left Liu Wenjing's mansion with Qingyu.
After the two left, the person who had been hiding in the room finally appeared.
"Just let them go like this?"
"Let's go, even if you are not here, he has no intention of killing me."
"That innocent aura is a little weird. Even in the Black Jade Tower, his code of conduct is a bit wanton. If you let him go, I don't know what trouble he will cause in the future."
"It's either a great good or a great evil. Maybe it will remain famous throughout the ages."
"You are not too public, how do you know?"
Liu Wenjing smiled meaningfully: "It's just a random guess."
