Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Haiwen scanned the crowd with his eyes and said, "So you guys don't agree?"

No one answered him.

"Those who promise me, please raise your hand."

Of course no one raised their hands.

Haiwen sighed, he walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked into the dark night and said: "I will say it one last time, those who promise me, raise your hand." This time he spoke very slowly, almost at a As soon as the words stopped, it seemed to be warning something.Some people's expressions were shaken, and one guy seemed to want to stand up and say something, but was immediately suppressed by everyone's gaze.

Haiwen sighed again, and then began to pat the back of his left hand with his right hand, as if a mosquito had nailed the piece of skin, and it was very itchy.

Everyone was puzzled, thinking that he was just upset, so they made some small movements.Only the smiley cat's expression was not right, Haiwen's face twitched every time he patted it.

Hai Wen kept taking pictures, a total of ten times.At this time, the smiling cat came over, and the smile on his face was already stiff and distorted, like sour milk, "My lord." He asked Haiwen in a low voice, "Are you...the back of your hand is itchy? Or..."

"Ten times." Haiwen raised his brows and said, "You want to see me do it myself? Or I can ask Fassnut to come. I think he is probably willing to do it."

"Ha, ha ha ha..." The smiling ranger nodded at him with a strange smile, the ease and freehand brushwork in his eyes disappeared—then the smile on his face also froze, and the last laugh squeezed and twisted in his throat, becoming There was a terrifying roar.

Then the sword shadow flashed, and the head of the first landlord flew into the sky, circled three times, and fell to the ground with a "slap".

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ps: Hitting the back of the hand is a hint of killing, as Haiwen and the smiling cat agreed in the previous article.

Chapter 42: The Teachings of a Steward, Part [-]

Chapter 42: The Teachings of a Steward, Part [-]

At the end of this scene, there was still silence in the room, until the smiling cat walked towards the second person with a straight face, holding a blood-dripping knife, and that person screamed.

"No!" Then the grinning cat pierced his chest under his expensive fur coat.

The third, the fourth, the fifth... Some of them crawled, some ran, and some jumped.

A fat man jumped onto the table, but was slipped and fell to the ground by the leftovers from the plate; a thin man collapsed in fright, screaming.

The ranger slashed open the fat man's belly, the plate was full of intestines, he didn't even look at it, and pierced the skinny man's black heart with his backhand.

Two people crawled under the same table, and the smiling cat split the long table, chopping and slashing, and blood flowed down the blade.

Someone rushed to the door and slammed his body against it, screaming piercingly; however, the blue-eyed boy stopped in front of the door with a knife in his hand, his eyes merciless, and he didn't hear howling.In the blink of an eye, the Ranger cut off the scream with a single blow.Immediately, the ranger swung the knife, blood splashed everywhere, the blue-eyed boy gracefully turned his head to avoid the blood, turned around and closed the door, as if he hadn't seen anything.

A man who was cornered shouted loudly: "You are against the law, I want to..." His words were cut off in his throat and turned into a choked moan with a bubbly sound.

The man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks crawled to Haiwen's feet step by step with bloody handprints, hugged his thigh and begged for mercy, and said, "My lord, I promise you! I will give you everything, please be merciful!"

Haiwen shook his head and said, "I gave you a chance, now you should pay for your past sins." Then the ranger killed him with a single knife, and the red handprints and blood formed an abstract pattern on the ground, making the blood pay for it.

At this time, there were also shouts from outside, and Haiwen heard the sound of Fasnat scolding, followed by the sound of gold and iron clashing.

But no one can come in, and no one can get out.

The last two people's eyes were red, and they picked up the chair and the iron plate on the table, howling and wanting to fight the smiling face cat desperately.The smiling ranger has no expression on his face, he slashes horizontally and slashes vertically, the bloody cross takes away the last two sinful lives.The drama also ended here, Hai Wen turned around and counted the dead bodies, exactly ten, no more, no less.

The smiling cat put away the knife. He looked at Haiwen as if he wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a while, he said, "My lord, I want to drink."

"Please do what you want," said Haven.

So the smiling cat pulled a chair, sat in the middle of the pile of dead people, picked up a bottle of wine and gulped it down.Red wine flowed down the corner of his mouth, like plasma.

When Haiwen came to Big Charles, Big Charles was paralyzed with fright. He huddled in the corner, opened and closed his mouth like a toad, but couldn't speak.

"Master Charles, get up, we still have things to do."

"You...you are not human!" He pointed at Haven and said.

"Why do you say that, Master Charles?"

"You, you, you..." Charles crawled back, but touched a dead man's arm with one hand, and suddenly screamed in fright.Haiwen looked at him expressionlessly, and said, "My lord, do you want to drink some wine too?"

Charles swallowed, shook his head repeatedly, and said, "I can't drink it."

"But I think you were quite happy drinking just now." Haiwen ignored him, but turned to open the door.

Fasnat stood awe-inspiring outside the door, and there were already four corpses under his feet.These people were probably followers who came with the landlord, and they were killed by Fasnat when they tried to force their way in.The boy stood beside the corpse, looked at Hai Wen with a pair of blue eyes, and said, "My lord, no one comes in, and no one goes out."

Haiwen looked into his icy blue eyes and nodded.The boy's eyes made Haven feel a little uneasy, but he still admired Fasnat's performance, and then said, "Help me transport the corpse out and put it at the door."

Fassnut glanced outside and said, "A lot of onlookers came outside just now."

"Well, I know. Just to show them."

So the two went into the house and began to transport the corpses out.Big Charles was watching from the corner, as if he had lost his soul.

Most of the landlords ate their brains full of fat, and their corpses were smelly and heavy.They dragged the corpse out, leaving behind a long bloodstain, which was like a red carpet, which just connected with the red carpet outside.When Haven threw the first corpse on the square of the Council Hall, the people exploded; when Fassnut threw the second corpse, the exclamation of the people became louder, and all the surrounding people lit up lights; when the third one came out, a large number of people ran out to watch, people were either screaming or cursing, and some people were shouting excitedly; when the fourth one came out, the atmosphere became serious, and some people were shouting He shouted, but there was a hint of anxiety in this cry; the fifth corpse came out, and some onlookers wanted to sneak away, but the crowd couldn't get through; Shouting "Sin", the guards began to maintain order.

Then Haiwen held the seventh corpse by the back collar with one hand and the head with the other, and threw that guy in front of the woman who called "Cause", the man's face turned ashen, and he was too frightened to make a sound.Haven said to her: "The villain is dead, why do you call it a crime? You know these guys, they are alive to commit crimes." After finishing speaking, Fasnat dragged out the eighth corpse, and the guy's intestines were dragged on the ground. On the ground, like a pink tail.At this time, some people began to retch, and people whispered, afraid to speak loudly.

Haven and Fassnut were about to go back to get the last two corpses, when Smiley Cat dragged the last two out one by one.He threw the corpse on the ground like throwing rubbish, and said, "You're right, these guys are guilty only if they are alive—oh, look, they are fat, if they are slaughtered and eaten, they will probably be able to feed a lot of people."

After the last landlord was taken out, people were silent.No one, men, women, old or young, dared to speak, and everyone was as silent as this night.There was only one wild dog barking in the distance.

Haiwen stood at the highest point, opened his arms, showed these ugly corpses to people, and accepted the baptism of everyone's eyes.Then he exclaimed: "You see! You all know who these dead people are."

No one dared to speak.The torches flickered and rumbled in the evening wind.

Steward's teachings, in

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"These people are the ones who exploit you. It's their fault that you're poor - Fasnat, bring the oil lamp." He picked up the file and pointed to the first corpse and said, "His name is Cass Te, is a farmer in the eastern suburbs. He has [-] tenant farmers under his command, and he has been exploiting these people all these years. Countless farmers have been oppressed to death by him. In addition, he has committed opportunistic, He has committed so many serious crimes, such as trafficking in people, raping women, and molesting children, that death is not a pity."

When he said this, the people below began to whisper.Haven frowned, people's attitudes were still far from what he expected.He had thought that there would be an exciting scene.He thought that he could easily lead the poor to plunder the wealth of several landlords, and then lead the militiamen with high morale to attack the last "Master Wayne" to complete the agrarian revolution.

He has to inspire these people, he needs the strength of these people.

"As you can see, the wicked ranchers have been brought down, and justice has been served. But now, there is one of the greatest villains at large. That man is Mander Wayne! The greatest landowner east of Mustang! He alone occupies a hundred acres of fertile land and oppresses hundreds of serf households, why do you say that? Why?" He shouted loudly, but no one responded.People were still muttering and looking at him with the same mischievous eyes they'd look at a clown.Only a young man shouted after him in a youthful voice: "Yes! Why?" Then an old man next to him coughed heavily, and then the young man shrank back into the crowd like a chicken.

What exactly went wrong?Don't these oppressed people want to change the status quo?The light from the torch made him feel dizzy.He cleared his throat, wanting to continue talking. "You..." He shouted loudly, but his voice was distorted due to excessive force.He said a hoarse and comical "you".So someone below began to laugh secretly, and then the laughter became one piece.The dark night is full of comical atmosphere.

He wished he could turn around and leave.However, as soon as he turned his head, he met a pair of cold eyes. He was stunned for a long time before realizing that they were the eyes of the smiling cat—the smiling cat's non-smiling appearance is really scary.

So he turned his head and turned back, and he continued to say to the people: "Now the ten landlords are dead, and their lands and houses are vacant. I will lead you...to their mansions. Then we can get back what belongs to us. Land, gold...and liberate those oppressed serfs..." Haiwen had already used all means, but the atmosphere became more and more rigid, he was stabbed by these gazes His face was numb.At this moment, Fassnut whispered behind him:

"My lord, slaves are oppressed for a reason."

Haven turned his head and looked at Fasnat's indifferent face.He and Fassnut said: "There is a reason, but it is not their fault. It is the environment that makes people, and people who grow up in poverty will naturally have poor thoughts-just like you, you have a great Father, so you can become the 'Fasnat' you are today."

Fassnet nodded silently.Haiwen looked at the crowd, sighed, and said: "I still underestimated this ideological enemy." He raised his right hand and shouted: "This is your last chance! Follow me Fight and get back what belongs to you! Otherwise, you can only be oppressed forever and be their slaves! Now, those who are willing to fight with me please raise your hands!"

Six arms were erected in the black crowd, and then two were lowered, and finally everyone put down their hands.

Haiwen felt chills all over his body, but his forehead was hot, and cold sweat ran down his neck. His right hand seemed to be frozen and he couldn't put it down.

"you……"

At this moment, Masi's voice came from not far away.Haiwen looked there, and saw a carriage with torches driving towards him.The car parked next to the Yizheng Hall, and someone inside shouted:

"You don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you doing here? Want to rebel?"

That was Dreyer, his chief butler.Haiwen was startled, thinking to himself: Why is he here?Didn't I send him to my brother?

Then Dreyer got out of the car with the support of the groom, and the vicious housekeeper staggered over.He shouted loudly to the crowd: "Damn, what is there to see? The landlord's money, even if the person dies, it belongs to the landlord's family! How can you muddy legs touch it? Go to sleep, go to sleep!"

In the past, Dreyer always helped Haven do bad things. He was ruthless, and no one in Mustang Town knew his notoriety.So when he showed his power, the crowd quickly dispersed.Haven didn't have time to stop him, he stared wide-eyed and asked Delaire, "What are you doing?"

Dreyer glanced at the corpse on the ground and said, "My lord, what are you doing again?"

Seeing that the crowd had dispersed, Hai Wen walked over to him and whispered to him, "Small the old order, plunder the wealth, and then establish a new order."

The butler sat on the steps and said, "I didn't ask you this, I asked what you wanted to do just now?"

"I want to incite people to catch the last farmer with me, and I want to use people's power to get those..."

"Come on, my lord! This is not the way to incite people. You should let me do this kind of conspiracy."

Going all out, then failing and exhausting, we have already missed the best time.Haven shouted: "We won't get anything when the baron arrives in a few days! This is the only chance!"

"There are plenty of opportunities, my lord." He looked confident, "As far as you are so simple-minded, it is good enough to do this. You have done justice, and let me do the next immoral thing."

Haiwen looked at him suspiciously, "Do you still have a solution?"

"Go to bed, my lord, leave it to me, and you just get up early tomorrow morning."

Haven pondered for a while, and said, "Dreyer, you..."

"Go sir, you should listen to me." He coughed a few times, his body wrapped in the black windbreaker collapsed, and he looked weaker and weaker.

He's still hurt.Haven thought to himself.

"Okay, I'll follow your orders." Haven said to the rest of the people, "I'll follow Dreyer's orders from now on." Then he turned and left.At this time, Fassnut shouted: "What if he also fails?"

"Then get ready to run." Haiwen turned around and said, "Save your life first, and we can discuss other things in the long run."

"Then I'll go with you. I like your style of doing things, my lord. This failure is not your fault, it's these humble souls who are not worthy to conspire with you." Fasnat's tone was cold.

"Go to sleep too." Hai Wen left after saying this.

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Steward's Teachings: Part [-]

Steward's Teachings: Part [-]

He said he was going to sleep, but he couldn't actually fall asleep.He lay in a dark bedroom, thinking about what to do next.

If it fails, I will have to leave immediately.He thought to himself, I will ride directly to the Mustang Ridge in the northeast, and then go over the mountain to meet the agreed ranger guild with Zhe Lite and others.It's a pity that the pigeons around me don't know where Geralte is and can't notify her.

The butler can go in a carriage. Anyway, I am still the mayor of the town, and there is no one in the town who can manage me.Even if the baron came to Xingshi to question his crimes, it would take several days. I have plenty of time to evacuate.

Thinking of this, he calmed down a little.He tried to close his eyes, but when darkness enveloped him, his consciousness returned to the square of the Council Hall a few minutes ago.Anxiety and despair engulfed him, and he couldn't help thinking: No plan is foolproof, if it fails, can I really escape?Can I still see Isrit and the others?There will be various accidents waiting for me in this strange place, just like this time.

so cold.He hid himself in the gap between the bed board and the quilt, imagining that Isrit was beside him, warming his bed.

He stayed up until dawn, half asleep and half awake. The dream and the previous reality were intertwined, and it became chaotic.Then the cock crowed and he opened his eyes.Dreyer said to get me up early.he thought.

The dawn in Mustang Town was the same as before. The light of the morning light blocked the hazy fog, and the cool dew dripped from the leaves, falling on the muddy land and turning into dirty water.He opened the window, and the damp and cold wind was blowing into his collar.

Maybe... it's time to go.He whispered in his heart.

At this moment, he heard someone shouting something in the distance.His room is on the third floor of the house, with a great view, so he looked over; a man in a striking red dress came to the town, holding a torch, shouting something while running, he was running so hard, Just like the Fidipitz who shouted "Athens has won".

Haiwen was so far away that he couldn't really hear what the man was saying.So he poked his head out and listened carefully.

The man seemed to be yelling while running: "The landlord...run away...you...or it will be too late!"

At this moment, it was not only Haiwen who was looking out, but also the windows of many surrounding houses were opened.At this time, Haiwen saw that the man was still carrying a big bag. He ran through every street and alley, and whenever someone opened the window, he would grab a handful of shiny things from the bag and throw them at the man. Go, and then shouted: "Hurry up, people from the neighboring villages have already gone! It will be too late."

Then he ran downstairs to Haiwen's house, this time Haiwen finally heard what he was shouting clearly.

"The landlords are scared away! There is a lot of gold in the house, they are going to grab the money! The neighbors have already gone, if you don't go, it will be too late!"

And Hewen also saw the face of that person clearly, that was the vice-captain of his guard, Jon Olissanda.Wearing a striking red cape, holding a torch and money bag, he is throwing money while shouting!The shiny coins were thrown into the sky, illuminated by the light of the torches, and the copper coins shone like gold.Jon didn't run for long, and followed some money pickers. While throwing money, he said to these people: "Call with me—hit the landlord—!"

Those people shouted excitedly: "Fight the landlord!"

"Divide the gold—!"

"Divide the gold!"

Every time he runs through a street, there will be many more people behind him; people appear from the corner, come out of the door, and turn out of the window, and they all run after him; the blacksmith runs after him with a hammer, and the carpenter takes The farmer ran with him with a saw, the farmer ran with him with a hoe, the woman in pajamas ran with him, the beggars on the street ran with him, the barefoot children ran with him, the old man was at the end of the line, Walking sticks, you have to follow him, as if there are some wild animals chasing them, if you don't run, you will die behind.Someone fell down and no one helped him. If that person couldn't stand up, he might be trampled to death. If he could stand up, he would quickly return to the team, shouting slogans and continuing to run.

Haven even saw Big Charles!Big Charles completely lost the decadence of last night. He rode his horse and ran to the front, followed by a large group of servants and guards, who were screaming excitedly. "Get on, get on!" he called to Jon. "We're off to fight the landlords!"

So Jon mounted, and he and Great Charles went first, like the arrows of the arrows.This sharp arrow passed around the city, and then it became bigger and sharper—as if the entire Mustang Town had come.The crowd chasing gold ran wildly on the street, splashing muddy water and billowing smoke, like wild horses galloping wolves, like mountain torrents and tsunamis, overwhelming and unstoppable!

At this moment, Haven's door was pushed open, and Dreyer walked in and said, "My lord, what are you still looking at here? Why don't you hurry up and take them to grab money?"

Haiwen was stunned for a few seconds, and then said gratefully: "Thank you, Delaire! You are still smart, you are still smart!"

Dreyer smiled and said: "Master, I am not smarter than you, but I understand people's hearts better than you - go, people need your leadership."