Kyushu · Endless Nagato

Chapter 42
An Xingmian smiled secretly: "On that day, people came to a river beach outside the village early, and Yun Mie arrived on time, but the killer that people were looking forward to did not show up. Finally, at the appointed time, A person slowly walked up to Yun Mie, and everyone was stunned: it was actually the Avenger himself. He was already a very successful and wealthy businessman at that time, and even the princes of Wanzhou would take the initiative to curry favor with him. Some people introduced their disciples to avenge him. But no one has heard that he himself knows martial arts."

"That's right, could it be that he is secretly training hard while doing business?" Xue Huaiqing wondered, "In eight years, it might be possible to defeat an ordinary warrior, but that's Yun Mie."

Seeing Xue Huaiqing's serious expression, An Xingmian's heart moved slightly, feeling that she was becoming more and more like an ordinary girl, and it seemed that the haze of the corpse dancer was getting away from her little by little.He didn't like to tease people, so he didn't play tricks: "No. He walked up to Yun Mie, looked around at the spectators, and announced loudly: 'Everyone, my revenge is over.'"

"Why is that?" Xue Huaiqing was very surprised.

"The audience at that time was probably more surprised than you, everyone was dumbfounded," An Xingmian said, "even Yun Mie was quite surprised. The avenger smiled and explained: 'In the past eight years, I have All my energy is spent on doing business to make money. The purpose is to invite the best killer in Kyushu to kill Mr. Yun Mie for me and avenge my late father. For this goal, I have exhausted my energy. I became a rich businessman, and I was no longer a fisherman with patches on his trousers.'”

Xue Huaiqing frowned slightly, as if she understood the meaning of the avenger's words, An Xingmian went on to say: "Actually, this year, I really like a very strong master, more than any other player in the past seven years." One person must be strong. I think that if I invite him, I might have a chance to defeat Mr. Yun Mie. But just the night before I sent the messenger, I had a dream. I dreamed that the killer I hired really killed Mr. Yun Mie, I am very happy to have my vengeance avenged, and I plan to enjoy the wealth and wealth I earned. But at this moment, a man suddenly appeared in front of me. He claimed to be the son of Mr. Yun Mie. He wanted revenge on me. Before I could speak, he chopped off my head."

"I yelled, woke up from the dream, recalled the feeling of the knife on my neck, and suddenly realized: I value my life now, and hope to live better in the future, but if because of killing If Mr. Yun Mie is hunted down by his heirs, all this will be in vain. Compared with the endless hatred of retribution, my life should have a better meaning. Therefore, I have made my decision From now on, I will no longer bring up the topic of revenge against Mr. Yun Mie, on the contrary, I would like to thank Mr. Yun Mie for giving me enough motivation to make me achieve what I am today."

"So, this eight-year revenge ended in such a happy way. Before Yun Mie left, he said: 'You will definitely become a character.' Although some bystanders felt that this ending was not exciting enough, But more people find that such an occasion is really interesting, and they can meet many old and new friends that they don’t usually see, and that kind of atmosphere is not suitable for martial arts. Later, it gradually formed a practice, and every few years the warriors I would go to this fishing village to gather once, and the people in this fishing village will be prosperous, and there will be a chance to make a fortune every few years."

Xue Huaiqing listened silently, without saying a word for a while, and finally said after a long time: "This man's mind is really admirable, so he must have done a bigger business later on?"

"The name of this avenger is Li Xuanchong." An Xingmian said.

"The ancestor of the Nanhuai Li clan?" Xue Huaiqing was amazed, "It turns out that the current Nanhuai Li clan is so rich that it originated because of Yun Mie's murderous arrow?"

"It can be seen that life's encounters are always so wonderful and unpredictable. A trivial matter may have far-reaching effects, and even leave deep marks in history." When An Xingmian said this, his expression suddenly became a little stiff, and he was caught by the snow. Huai Qing saw it.

"What's wrong with you?" Xue Huaiqing asked.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something unimportant," An Xingmian waved his hand, "Get ready to disembark, we've arrived."

After the boat docked, the two discovered that this fishing village was not really a fishing village anymore, but more like a small town that provided food, drink and lodging for passers-by on official roads, with taverns and inns everywhere.And the villagers are completely familiar with their business. When they saw the two people coming ashore, a group of people immediately surrounded them, declaring that their inn is the best, and you can drink their fish soup all over Kyushu. less than.

Xue Huaiqing was not very good at dealing with people, and immediately felt dizzy after seeing so many people, but An Xingmian was very good at dealing with them.But before he could show his talents, the servant who led the way had already pushed everyone away unceremoniously, and then led the way for the two of them.The villagers didn't think it was disobedient. For hundreds of years, their ancestors had seen all kinds of bad-tempered warriors, and they knew not to provoke these people no matter what.

Xue Huaiqing couldn't help thinking: This Mr. Yuwen is both the grandson of the great general and a celebrity in the market, so he probably lives well, right?But when she arrived at her destination, she was still a little surprised.Mr. Yuwen lived in an ordinary small courtyard of a farmhouse. There was a gatekeeper standing at the gate of the courtyard. Apart from that, there were no extra bodyguards.On the contrary, there are quite a few warriors who can come and go in and out of this courtyard at will, and the gatekeeper doesn't stop them, which makes people wonder what the responsibility of this person is.

The domestic servant led the two into the yard, took them directly to an inconspicuous small study room, and announced outside the door.Xue Huaiqing thought that Mr. Yuwen would say something like "Please come in", but unexpectedly the door opened with a creak, and Mr. Yuwen greeted him personally.This person is quite tall, but his appearance is very gentle, and the smile on his face looks very sincere.

"If I say 'I've heard about you for a long time', you two will definitely call me a hypocrite in your heart," Mr. Yuwen said, "but I said that I have been looking forward to getting to know you two with enthusiasm, and I am very happy to meet you. , absolutely no lies."

This interesting opening remark immediately made Xue Huaiqing have a good impression of Mr. Yuwen. Although he knew that such a person who is eager for talents would be able to speak well and respect others in order to attract talents, but what Mr. Yuwen said It is still easy to get close to people when they come out.She suddenly understood why Mr. Yuwen had such a high status in the hearts of the market warriors.

Mr. Yuwen invited the two of them into the study, sat down and exchanged a few words.The furnishing of this study is simple and elegant, similar to Mr. Yuwen's, without luxury at all, but exuding a sense of nobility.He didn't feel inappropriate about Xue Huaiqing's identity as a corpse dancer. On the contrary, he showed great interest and asked a lot of questions, but he was very sensible and didn't ask about the secrets of cultivation. Xue Huaiqing Seriously answering, An Xingmian inserted a sentence or two just right from time to time, and the atmosphere between the two parties was very harmonious.

There were even some issues that An Xingmian hadn't figured out or didn't think deeply about, and Mr. Yuwen was also involved.For example, he asked: "I'm curious, what is the source of life for corpse dancers who usually don't interact with outsiders?"

"Our corpse dancers have a deep understanding of poisons and medicines, and it is a natural advantage to use corpse servants who are not afraid of poisoning to capture, collect, plant and cultivate," Xue Huaiqing patiently explained, "There are some Corpse dancers with too little talent, or even non-corpse dancers who are brave enough, do business with us, buy drugs and sell them. They can make a lot of money, but at least we can live without worry-a lot of money There is nowhere to spend it."

So that's the case, An Xingmian thought to himself, I thought you all make a living by killing people and stealing goods, it seems that not every corpse dancer is a Sumeru.

In the end, the topic of the corpse dancer was almost finished, and Mr. Yuwen sighed, "I really hope to have the opportunity to visit such a strange person as Xu Mizi", which is the end of the conversation with Xue Huaiqing.Then he turned his face and looked at An Xingmian with deep meaning: "Master An feels very uncomfortable thinking about the disaster of Nagato this time, right?"

An Xingmian waved her hands again and again: "I'm not really a master, I'm just a monk who just started. If you want to say it's uncomfortable, it's impossible not to feel uncomfortable seeing my fellow disciples in a terrible disaster. But it's useless to just feel uncomfortable, I hope Find a way to untangle it all. That's why I'm begging to see you."

Before he came, he had made up his mind, not only would he not shy away from his sensitive identity as a long-door monk, but he must also bluntly express his intention of coming to Mr. Yuwen, betting on the mystery hidden in Mr. Yuwen's heart.If Mr. Yuwen's ambition is as he judged, he will definitely help him.

Mr. Yuwen's smile remained unchanged, and he was not at all surprised or unhappy by An Xingmian's direct request: "It seems that as I expected, there is no need to beat around the bush when talking to Mr. An, so let's get to the point. My brother did come to me and ask me some pretty damning questions. As a longtime friend, I can help him, but I have to figure out why he cares about things that don't concern him. So, in a few I already knew about Mr. An a few months ago. Of course, Brother Bai has helped me so much over the years, as long as the request is not too excessive, I will not ignore it. "

"It seems that royal secrets are not too much in your opinion." An Xingmian smiled slightly.

"You and I are both human beings, and the emperor is also a human being. There is nothing to say," said Mr. Yuwen, "but I'm afraid I can only half satisfy you with the answer you want."

"I think what you mean is that you can provide me with some important clues, but the final answer needs to be discovered by myself, right?" An Xingmian asked.

"That's right, and you'd better consider whether such clues are worth risking your life to discover," Mr. Yuwen said meaningfully, "I can tell you with certainty that the emperor treated Nagato's servant so cruelly this time. Hand, not out of greed, not out of anger, but out of fear."

"fear?"

"That's right, the fear that wakes him up from his nightmares every night."

(End of this chapter)