low-key warlock

Yancheng City, Central Jiangsu Province.

On both sides of the West Ring Road, there are construction sites under construction everywhere. When the morning light dawns, the workers enter the construction site and start to work. In the hot summer season, I don’t know which construction company on the construction site negotiated with the foremen of the construction team. , in order to prevent the workers from heatstroke, they decided to go to work at 04:30 in the morning and leave work at 10:30 am, with an hour break for breakfast in the middle, and 03:30 to 06:30 in the afternoon.It was passed on from ten to ten, and soon most of the construction sites in Yancheng City began to implement this kind of plan.

On both sides of the West Ring Road outside the gates of several adjacent construction sites, there will be six or seven stalls selling various breakfasts every morning and noon, such as soybean milk fritters, steamed buns, egg-filled pancakes, sesame seed cakes with meat, chaotic and so on, everything.

At around six o'clock in the morning, the sun has risen.

The workers came out of the construction site one after another and went to the side of the road to have breakfast.

A black Audi A6 sedan was parked on the side of the road, but no one got out of the car.

In the back seat, Luo Tonghua looked through the car window at the young boss who set up an egg-filled biscuit stall on the side of the road—the stall was so small that there were no low tables lined up with other stalls. motorcycle tricycle.

The young boss, 26, looks seven years old, with short hair, medium height, and a thin build. He is wearing a very ordinary dark short-sleeved shirt, jeans, slippers, and an apron, which looks nondescript.

He is very busy now, and there are quite a lot of workers buying egg-filled pancakes.

"Interesting." Luo Tonghua shook his head with a smile, not in a hurry to bother the young boss, and it was inconvenient.

He took out the folder and looked at the profile of the young boss again:

Liu Xueshu, 27 years old.

He learned from an unknown rogue cultivator in Qimen Rivers and Lakes, and that rogue cultivator... passed away three years ago, so far it has not been investigated whether Liu Xueshu has a fellow apprentice.

In the spring of last year, Liu Xueshu spoke out and helped the construction team of migrant workers seek wages from construction companies and developers because the construction team at a certain construction site was owed wages by developers and construction companies.According to the investigation, Liu Xueshu has no relatives or friends with the construction team of migrant workers, but during the six months of construction, these migrant workers often bought his egg-filled pancakes.The largest shareholder of the developer of this construction site is Jingyuemen of Ganjiang Province.At that time, Liu Xueshu, a local, helped the construction team of migrant workers, sued everywhere, pulled banners, blocked the company's gate, etc., which angered Jingyuemen, and arranged for Jingyuemen's powerful warlocks to deal with it. Use spells to teach and deter those troublesome migrant workers and the nosy Liu Xueshu.But Jingyuemen never expected that they encountered a hard nail this time - when the warlock arranged by Jingyuemen taught the foreman of the construction team with spells, Liu Xueshu who happened to be present quickly shot back and severely injured the warlock , and then forced to ask the mastermind, what is the sect in the Qimen Jianghu, the Jingyuemen.

Afterwards, Liu Xueshu entered the Jingyue Gate alone to ask for an explanation. He first fought with the deputy sect master Zou Yuexiang to win, and then with the sect master Shi Zaiqun. He was physically and mentally exhausted and suffered internal injuries, and lost to Shi Zaiqun——Shi Zaiqun's cultivation was very high. He has already entered the initial stage of Qi refining, and has lingered in this stage for dozens of years. It can be said that his skills are profound. However, Liu Xueshu lost to Shi Zaiqun after three consecutive battles and was physically and mentally exhausted.

After that fight, he was afraid that things would go wrong, and also worried that Liu Xueshu, a young sorcerer with a high level of magic skills, would have a more powerful force behind him, so he honestly paid his wages.

In fact, Jingyue Gate was cheated by the construction company.

In the contract signed between Jingyuemen and the construction company, it is specified that half of the payment will be paid, and the other half will be settled within five months after the project is completed and accepted.

However, between the construction company and the construction team, the wages are settled after acceptance.

The most critical question is...

The construction team composed of migrant workers didn't know anything about the legal validity of legal contracts. They just believed that they should get paid for their work.Therefore, there is no effective contract document that can protect one's own rights, or even an oral agreement.So the construction company wants to find various reasons to deduct wages and delay the payment time. After a long time, the foreman will not be able to bear the pressure and will ask for less money and admit that he is unlucky, or simply refuse to pay them. Sorry.But Jingyuemen is used to arrogance, and this matter shouldn't have anything to do with them, so he was angry that the farmers were making trouble, and immediately arranged for warlocks to teach the workers who made trouble.

Liu Xueshu's behavior, in the eyes of most people, is simply unbelievable.He seems completely unnecessary, because some migrant workers who don't have a deep friendship go against a magic school in the Qimen Jianghu, and almost put their own lives in it...

Luo Tonghua knew that there was never a shortage of good people in this world.

And Liu Xueshu is undoubtedly such a kind-hearted...good person who is upright and jealous.

But at the same time, he is a person who doesn't know much about the Qimen Jianghu, and he never thought of entering the Qimen Jianghu to create his own sky.Then because of this accidental incident, he suddenly appeared in the Qimen Jianghu, and became famous in the first battle.

This point is somewhat similar to Su Chunfeng.

There is an unknown and mysterious master who is even more similar to Su Chunfeng's.

It's just that Su Chunfeng's master can be sure that the dragon can't see the end, and Liu Xueshu's master can be sure to have passed away.

Last year, Li Quanyou personally approached Liu Xueshu, who became famous in World War I, and mentioned to him that the country is going to form the Qimen Jianghu Alliance. He hoped that he, as a representative of casual practitioners in Qimen Jianghu, would actively support and join the Qimen Jianghu Alliance .For this matter, Liu Xueshu clearly expressed his support and is willing to join the Qimen Jianghu Alliance. He can be asked to do some publicity in this area and encourage others to support... It is really impossible, because Liu Xueshu and Qimen Jianghu The contact with people, except his master, is the contact with Jingyuemen, and it is very unpleasant contact.

Of course, after the battle with Jingyuemen, there were a few casual cultivators from the Jianghu, as well as people from several sects and aristocratic families who took the initiative to contact Liu Xueshu, hoping to win over this powerhouse who seemed to be alone and helpless. It's a pity that Liu Xueshu didn't like Qimen Jianghu at first, and the incident of Jingyuemen made him hate quack warlocks from the bottom of his heart, so he didn't give anyone a good look.

Okay.

Everyone is here to hang out, you kid is alone, relying on your cultivation to enter the initial stage of Qi refining and your strength is extraordinary, do you think you are really a dish?

Do you think of yourself as Su Chunfeng?

So, no one talked to him anymore.

Liu Xueshu still doesn't know about the cancellation of the plan to form the Qimen Rivers and Lakes Alliance this year, because no one has notified him.Li Quanyou, who was so angry that he felt that he had lost face in the whole Qimen rivers and lakes, no one wanted to talk to him, let alone Liu Xueshu, a young casual cultivator.

Therefore, Liu Xueshu is still waiting for the formation of the hoped Jianghu alliance.

He firmly believes that there are state agencies in charge, and every one of the Qimen warlocks with extraordinary abilities should be more honest, right?

You can no longer do evil and bully people recklessly, right?

It was almost eight o'clock.

Luo Tonghua looked at Liu Xueshu again through the car window. He was tidying up the slightly messy dining car.At this time, there were no workers eating in front of the breakfast stalls, and the bustling roadside was quiet again, only the vendors were busy cleaning up the stalls - after [-] o'clock in the morning, they would come to sell again Fast food for two hours.

Liu Xueshu's booth is small, so he can simply clean it up. He didn't leave like other vendors, but drove his three-wheeled motorcycle to the shade of lush trees not far away.

There is a bench by the side of the road.

Liu Xueshu lay on it, with his legs crossed, his head resting on his crossed hands, and he squinted his eyes for a nap, imagining when he would save enough money, turn the old house in the village into a two-story building, marry a wife and have two children Baby—in fact, he doesn’t feel inferior at all because of his young age in the egg-filled biscuit business. Many of the old classmates in junior high and high school have formal and decent jobs. In fact, they are not as good as he sells egg-filled biscuits Earn a lot, and the monthly income is less than 3000 yuan.

In 2002, the monthly income was more than [-]...

Really not low.

The black Audi A6 sedan slowly stopped behind Liu Xueshu's three-wheeled motorcycle.

Liu Xueshu, who was lying on the bench, turned his head and rolled his eyelids with difficulty. He thought that someone wanted to buy egg-filled pancakes, so he quickly turned over and sat up.

In the car, an old man with silver hair, radiant spirit and glasses got off.

Look at the old man's clothes, temperament, and the Audi car he is sitting in...

Rich man.

A polite smile appeared on Liu Xueshu's face, and there was a little hope in his eyes - selling a piece of egg-filled biscuit made at least one yuan. Since this old man is rich, if he buys egg-filled biscuits, he must beat at least three Eggs, roll two more ham sausages, shall we?

The old man walked over with a smile, sat next to Liu Xueshu, looked at the old modified motorcycle tricycle, and said, "How much money can you earn a month?"

"You are..." Liu Xueshu looked puzzled.

"Oh, just ask." Luo Tonghua said.

Liu Xueshu curled his lips. Since he didn't buy egg pancakes, he didn't have much energy and enthusiasm.But anyway, he is still an old man, and he still needs at least respect. Liu Xueshu crossed his hands on the back of his head, leaned back and said, "Maybe, sometimes it's more than 2000. It's good to catch up with business. If you're lucky, you can get more money in a month." Earn more than 4000, what's the matter? Your old man also wants to do this, right?"

Luo Tonghua shook his head with a smile, and said, "Liu Xueshu, why do you firmly support the establishment of the Qimen Jianghu Alliance and are willing to join?"

"Who are you?" Liu Xueshu immediately became vigilant.He remembered that Li Quanyou once said that there are many sects and aristocratic families in Qimen Rivers and Lakes who have benefited from magic techniques, and even some casual magicians are used to relying on magic techniques to gain profits, and they are unwilling to be controlled by the government, and even despise and resist. Law, they secretly united to resist the establishment of the Qimen Rivers and Lakes Alliance.Moreover, Liu Xueshu trusted Li Quanyou very much, because Li Quanyou represented the will of the government and was responsible for controlling the Qimen rivers and lakes, and cracking down on those Qimen warlocks, sects and aristocratic families who used magic to cause harm to others and disrupt society.

All in all, in Liu Xueshu's mind, Li Quanyou, who speaks radically and thinks radically, is the embodiment of justice.

"My surname is Luo, a colleague of Li Quanyou." Luo Tonghua offered to stretch out his hand, and said, "Nice to meet you, a master of casual cultivators in the Qimen Jianghu, a young hero."

Liu Xueshu looked puzzled, and vigilantly reached out to shake hands with Luo Tonghua.

"Now can you tell me why you support the establishment of the Qimen Rivers and Lakes Alliance?" Luo Tonghua smiled.

Liu Xueshu thought to himself, no matter whether the old man's personal identity is true or not, it won't cause any substantial hindrance if he speaks his own thoughts, so he took out a pack of two yuan and fifty cents a pack of Jiqing cigarettes, After Gu Zi ordered one, he handed it to Luo Tonghua and said, "One?"

Luo Tonghua smiled and shook his head.

"Of course I have to support." Liu Xueshu didn't show too much politeness. He raised his legs, leaned against the back of the chair, and said with a lazy look: "Spells are supposed to be used to subdue demons and exorcise evil spirits." Chasing ghosts can also strengthen the body and improve one's mood. But in the Qimen Jianghu, it is regarded as a powerful means for profit, which is too harmful. Therefore, the country must take action to give strict control, otherwise If you rely on self-discipline and the so-called natural way of heaven, it is pure nonsense, and if you say something that doesn't make sense, it's all fucking factors of social instability!"

"Including yourself?" Luo Tonghua smiled.

"of course."

Luo Tonghua nodded, and said: "The idea is good, and the starting point is correct, but... I'm here to tell you today that the plan to form the Qimen Rivers and Lakes Alliance has been cancelled."

"cancelled?"

"Ah."

"Why?" Liu Xueshu looked surprised and angry.

"The alliance cannot be established, because once the alliance is out of control, the harm will be even greater." Luo Tonghua summed up, regardless of whether Liu Xueshu could quickly figure out the stakes, he continued: "In addition, your understanding of metaphysics and strange The definition of Menjianghu and warlocks has great personal prejudice. Although it is undeniable that your words are not completely wrong, the existence of Qimen Jianghu, warlocks and sorcerers throughout history is not just about exorcising demons and expelling evil spirits. Ghost, I don’t want to talk about other beneficial effects here, and it’s inconvenient to say more. If you let go of your prejudices, you can think of them yourself. But I have to tell you one thing. It is a kind of culture, the quintessence of a long history and culture that has been passed down for a long time, and its existence is inevitable and necessary. Of course, its disadvantages are unavoidable, so what we have to do is to try our best to reduce the harmfulness of the disadvantages and the probability of occurrence .and not one size fits all.”

Liu Xueshu was confused, and said, "Give me an example."

Luo Tonghua said bluntly: "Industrialization pollutes the environment very seriously, and some are almost irreversible, but can we not develop industries? The protagonists of war are the army and soldiers, but can there be no soldiers? High-tech weapons are of great importance to human beings. The lethality of these weapons is terrifying, but can these weapons be canceled globally? Can the research and development of high technology be stopped?"

"This, these are two different things..." Liu Xueshu said almost angrily.

"In the future, there will be time for you to think about it slowly." Luo Tonghua smiled and didn't take it seriously, but he stopped explaining to Liu Xueshu, but said: "Liu Xueshu, since ancient times, those who live in temples do not enter Taoism, and those who hide in Jianghu do not enter Temple, you have heard of this rule, right?"

Liu Xueshu nodded with a cigarette in his mouth, but remained silent.

Luo Tonghua went on to say: "Strictly speaking, Li Quanyou and I are not official civil servants, we are matchmakers between the temple and the rivers and lakes, so there are some things we can suggest, plan and plan, but not make decisions, so I hope You can understand."

"Understood." Liu Xueshu shrugged, and said angrily, "I don't understand, and there's another thing. I just sell egg-filled pancakes."

"Actually, you can do many things." Luo Tonghua said seriously.

"What do you mean?" Liu Xueshu frowned and asked.

Luo Tonghua said: "You don't like the evil behavior of the Qimen warlocks, you hate their lawlessness and arrogance, you long for an organization that will take the official step in and strictly control the quacks...why, don't you do something yourself? How about realizing your ambition?"

Liu Xueshu tilted his head and narrowed his eyes: "Don't make circles with me, if you have something to say, please speak up."

"I'm short of manpower here. Warlocks with strong skills."

"I?"

"It needs to be reviewed, the requirements are high, and..." Luo Tonghua paused, and said: "You must think clearly about the issues I mentioned before, let go of your extreme prejudices, and be willing to truly understand Qimenjianghu, Otherwise, it will not pass."

Liu Xueshu frowned, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, slammed it out with his toes, raised his head and asked, "How much is the salary?"

"Write a report and apply." Luo Tonghua did not answer directly.

"Then..." Liu Xueshu bit his lip, and asked tentatively in an unassuming tone: "Can you give more than 3000 yuan a month?"

Luo Tonghua got up and patted him on the shoulder, put his business card in Liu Xueshu's hand, and said with a smile: "As long as I pass the review, well, I can't guarantee anything else, but since you asked me for salary in person, I think , a monthly salary of 5000 yuan is still no problem.”

After finishing speaking, Luo Tonghua walked to the car.

Liu Xueshu, who has always been used to small budgets and careful calculations, immediately realized that he was short of money. Holding his business card, he stood up and shouted, "Then I want five thousand, how much will you give?"

"Eight thousand!" Luo Tonghua turned his back to Liu Xueshu, and couldn't help laughing until his shoulders trembled.

"Then, then I want ten thousand!"

Luo Tonghua, who walked to the side of the car and opened the door, stood still, turned to look at the excited Liu Xueshu, and said, "The monthly salary is [-]."

"Then I want fifteen thousand!"

Luo Tonghua shook his head, and said calmly, "Throw away my business card. The result of your review with me is that it doesn't pass."

Liu Xueshu, who was so excited just before his eyes staring at the stars, regained his composure in an instant, but he didn't feel the slightest sense of loss when he fell from a high altitude to the bottom of the valley. He smiled calmly and said, "I just think that a fool like you can be the person in charge." The departmental organization is really a bit ridiculous and worrying, so it's just a test, but fortunately, you are not a fool, and you even took advantage of the situation to test my greed."

"Do you think I'll be angry?" Luo Tonghua asked with narrowed eyes.

"That's your business." Liu Xueshu smiled indifferently, and said, "Just talk about it, if it doesn't work, I will continue to sell my egg-filled biscuits, and you... To be honest, since you took the initiative to find me, I think this is not the same as yours." Doing small business is similar, whoever takes the initiative will be passive.”

Luo Tonghua smiled, nodded and said, "The monthly salary is [-]. After you think it over, call me." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and got into the car.

The Audi A6 drove away slowly.

Liu Xueshu leaned on the modified tricycle, lit a cigarette, and watched the car drive away, feeling extremely excited.