Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 60 060, Undercover Characters and Pirates
It was just dawn, and in this courtyard with three entrances and three exits, servants and maidservants who got up early began to work, cleaning the courtyard, chopping firewood, boiling water, and preparing breakfast.

Relying on the powerful perception of the third-rank realm, Mu Qingxue led Shen Lang all the way around the courtyard.

Sometimes he even took him directly over the courtyard wall, avoiding all the servants and maids along the way, obviously he didn't trust the servants here.

This large courtyard and the servants in the courtyard are all arranged by the government.

Except for a few officials such as Fuzun and Fucheng, many small officials and officials in the government office, including the head arresters and fast arresters in the government office punishment hall, are mostly local people, and they may have been infiltrated by the government. became a sieve.

Therefore, in Mu Qingxue's view, the servants and maids arranged by the government in this compound must also have the eyes of the Duke's government, and if they want to act secretly, they must avoid their sight.

Mu Qingxue took Shen Lang out of the compound, and walked all the way through the streets and alleys, easily avoiding all kinds of people who got up early to make a living on the street, and finally came to the depths of a remote alley, and entered a small courtyard with a single door.

In the yard, there was an old man in his 50s with gray hair, wrinkled face and slightly hunched back, sitting on a wooden barrel and eating pancakes.

Seeing Mu Qingxue bring Shen Lang in over the wall, the old man hastily swallowed the pancakes in his mouth, rinsed his mouth with water from the water bottle, and then came over with small steps and cupped his fists in a salute:
"Greetings, Mr. Mu."

Mu Qingxue's pretty face was cold, she nodded calmly, and said to Shen Lang:

"He is your guarantor for joining the gang, Old Xu, Xu Dashan, nicknamed Old Hook."

He introduced to Old Xu:
"His name is Shen Lang. He is your nephew. He is seventeen years old. He lives in Lianshan Township, Changsheng County. He has been hunting with your cousin-in-law since he was a child, and he is good at marksmanship. He got into a dispute with the son of a big family in the village over the prey. , accidentally fired a shotgun, killed someone by mistake, fled the country all the way, and came to join you. But you have planned to go back to hiding and can no longer take him to sea, so you vouch for him and introduce him to the pirate shopkeeper. Remember gone?"

Old Xu nodded again and again:

"Remember, he is my cousin..."

Retelling Shen Lang's character design, although not verbatim, is not bad.

As for Shen Lang's personality, he can be considered acceptable.

If it was the time when he just traveled, it would definitely not work to ask him to play the Orion.

The skin is too fair, the figure is not aggressive enough, and there are no calluses on the hands. It is completely like a scholar, so it is impossible to play Orion.

But now, in the hottest month of July, he practiced under the sun every day, and his tan had long since turned from white to black—the first-level skin strengthening, but it didn't have sun protection.

The tendons and joints of the hands and feet have also become thick and strong, and the body shape has also been trained to be vigorous and vigorous. I have also practiced swordsmanship, guns, and "tiger claw hands". Thick calluses have quickly grown between the fingers and palms. It can satisfy the hunter's personality.

After instructing Shen Lang on the details, Mu Qingxue said to Old Xu:

"If this happens, your previous crimes will be wiped out, and I will allow you to bring your savings and return to your hometown to live in seclusion. From now on, no one will trouble you with your past affairs."

Old Xu thank you:

"Thank you, Master Mu!"

Mu Qingxue nodded, then said to Shen Lang:
"All that needs to be said has been said, so let Lao Xu go, take care all the way. I wish you success soon."

Shen Lang clasped his fists at Mu Qingxue and saluted:
"Chengmu's auspicious words, this trip will live up to his trust!"

Afterwards, Shen Lang didn't hesitate, and followed Old Xu out of the courtyard, walked all the way through the streets and alleys, and came to a carriage dealer, hired a carriage, and headed south of the city.

When the carriage was moving leisurely, Old Xu whispered to Shen Lang:

"Young Master Shen, what you want to join this time is a group of pirates who are both merchants and bandits. When they went to sea last time, they lost a lot of buddies and need to add new blood, so that you have a chance to get in.

"Of course they don't recruit people casually, they either recruit familiar old pirates, or they have to have an old pirate like me as a guarantee...

"After getting on the boat, don't wander around, talk less and ask less, do what the old sailors tell you to do, don't contradict them.

"I'm old, and I'm no longer living at sea. The only face I have left is enough to guarantee you boarding. After boarding, I'm afraid no one will look at my face and show you how much care..."

Shen Lang nodded again and again, carefully remembering Lao Xu's instructions, and asked the last sentence from time to time:
"Will there be robbery on the way? What if the pirate wants me to kill someone and hand over my name?"

"Single band of pirates who are both merchants and bandits usually do sea trade and smuggling. If there is no perfect opportunity, they will not easily rob. Besides, this trip is to go to the Thousand Star Islands to participate in the pirate alliance. The most important thing is that we should There will be no extra problems."

"Then shall I declare my real name, or think of a nickname?"

"Of course you have to use a nickname. Pirates seldom reveal my real name. My real name is only known to a few old guys from my hometown who went to sea with me to beg for a living. After the old guys died one after another, no one knows my real name anymore. , just call me Old Hook."

"Then how about my name 'Langli Baitiao'? Or 'Lidi Taisui'?"

"...Young Master Shen, you are joking. Pirates are all rough. Your gang name sounds majestic, but it is not easy to call... It is better to use a more vulgar band name."

"Well, you've stumped me...how about Lao Xu, you can help me think of one?"

"Or just call it 'Black Faced Ghost'?"

"Old Xu, what do you mean? Am I ugly?"

"Uh, Young Master Shen, you are naturally handsome. Boys on the sea are exposed to the wind and sun, eat the sea wind and drink the waves, and there are very few handsome boys like you. But your skin is indeed too dark..."

"What's black? My name is bronze! No, I don't want to be called a black-faced ghost. Old Xu, you can think of another one for me."

"Uh..." Old Xu wrinkled his old face and thought for a while, before he whispered: "Young Master Shen, you claim to be good at using shotguns, and you can hit every shot with a hundred shots. Why don't you just call the bandit a 'shotgun'?"

"Shotgun? Just that little thin tube? I'm...forget it, I'm called 'Little Pony'. Angry pony."

"Angry pony? That's too long... Okay, I get it, I'll call it a pony."

So Shen Lang's pirate number was decided like this.

The carriage traveled for half an hour before finally exiting the south gate.

Outside the city of Nanmen, there are still many buildings and streets and alleys.At this time, the sky was already bright, and there were more and more pedestrians on the street, shops opened their doors one after another, and small vendors set up their stalls to sell.

Shen Lang raised the curtain of the car and looked at the market outside.

The inner harbor wharf of Yingzhou Prefecture is just three miles outside the South Gate.Therefore, there are a large number of seafood shops in the market outside the south gate, and the salty smell of dried and fresh seafood wafts through the streets.

Many wealthy households choose fresh seafood that has just arrived in Hong Kong here.There are also many housewives of small households, carrying bamboo baskets, picking small fish and shrimps in front of some seafood stalls, and bargaining for a copper.

There are bald or short-haired workers, wearing double-breasted shorts, and open-chested workers, sitting in small groups at street food stalls, eating seaweed and shrimp soup, and eating all kinds of seafood stuffed buns and pancakes. After drinking enough to wipe his mouth, throwing down a few coins, he laughed and laughed at all kinds of vulgar jokes and went straight to the pier, ready to start a day's work.

Occasionally, a wild cat can be seen suddenly jumping out from the corner of the alley, grabbing the sea fish by the side of the stall and running away, making the stall owner yell and curse loudly, making passers-by laugh; In front of the stall, he wagged his tail and waited for the stall owner to appreciate some leftovers.

Although the market outside the south gate is not as grand as the market at the north gate when entering the city a few days ago, it is obviously more lively.

Shen Lang was greedy all the way, and before he knew it, the carriage had already arrived at Harbor Street.

Lao Xu paid the fare and took Shen Lang out of Ganggang Street, but instead of heading towards the port with thousands of sails like clouds and masts like forests, he stepped on a tree-lined path outside Ganggang Street, along the rugged and winding road. After walking for more than ten miles on the trail, we climbed over the hill on the left side of the port and came to a small fishing village.

[Ask for a ticket~! 】

(End of this chapter)