Chapter 25 Recruitment

Chapter 25 Recruitment

Chapter 25 Recruitment
When the Fu Hu Gang's warriors were searching the Black Wind Village, Chen Yuan was holding Li Yong's Autumn Water Sword in his hand, his face full of grief and tears.

The sword was hanging on the wall of Xie Quan's residence. Chen Yuan recognized it at a glance, took it down immediately, and burst into tears.

Seeing how respectful he was to his teacher, everyone was moved and walked around him silently.

Zhao Shan stood aside. Although he was not as excited as Chen Yuan, his eyes were also red.

They learned from the bandits that Manager Li's body, along with the other guards of the convoy, was thrown off a cliff thousands of feet high and could not be found. His belongings were also divided up by everyone and disappeared, leaving only the Autumn Water Sword.

When the Fu Hu Gang launched their second search, Chen Yuan pulled Zhao Shan and suggested going to the cliff to pay tribute to Manager Li. Wei Wuding naturally agreed to their request.

On the way to the cliff, Chen Yuan took the initiative to slow down his pace and carefully observed the surroundings for a long time before coming to the edge of the cliff to pay tribute to Manager Li with Zhao Shan.

When the two returned to Black Wind Village, Wei Wuding had completed the third search, but still found nothing.

He finally gave up and stopped wasting time. He killed all the bandit captives, burned down the Black Wind Village, and then led his men back to the valley where they had set up an ambush to meet up with everyone who remained in the valley.

He also ordered the bandits captured in the ambush to be killed, and drove the four carts back to the valley where the horses were stored.

The four large carts of Heifengzhai were filled to the brim with food, cotton-padded clothes, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and daily necessities, with only more than 600 taels of silver in cash.

This was specially purchased by Xie Quan after he sold the stolen goods, in preparation for the winter. The cash was the reward for the bandits in Heifeng Village.

Wei Wuding divided the more than 600 taels of silver, giving three taels to each person and double the amount to the injured. He also said that there would be rewards after returning, and that the dead and injured would receive compensation.

The morale of the Fu Hu Gang warriors soared, and the fatigue from the ambush on the road was mostly dissipated, and they set out on their return journey overnight.

Two days later, the group returned to the village. Several doctors had been waiting for several days and hurried to treat the wounded.

The arrow in Chen Yuan's left arm had been pulled out long ago, and after applying some healing medicine, he was no longer seriously injured.

But the doctor still bandaged him carefully again, wrapping him with a layer of white cotton cloth, which looked quite horrifying.

Chen Yuan was also happy about this and even asked the doctor to wrap it thicker.

He was fully confident that he could block the incoming arrows, but he still took the initiative to meet them, just because he didn't want to appear too relaxed.

If Jiang Feng, who was in the Marrow Refining Realm, was killed with just two strikes, it would be too ostentatious. It would be more reasonable to pay the price of an arm.

Chen Yuan originally wanted to hide his incompetence, but Jiang Feng regarded him as an enemy. In order to avoid future troubles, he had to cut the grass and eradicate it.

However, Jiang Feng's archery skills were superb and difficult to guard against, and he almost got hit. Thinking about it now, he still feels scared.

If he had not suddenly felt a warning in his heart and subconsciously dodged, he would have been shot by Jiang Feng and his life would have been in danger.

This kind of warning sign was not the first time it appeared. When Manager Li used a hidden arrow to attack him before, it was this sudden warning sign that saved his life.

While Chen Yuan was traveling these two days, he had been thinking about where this warning sign came from, but he had no clue and had to give up.

But he still secretly warned himself not to act recklessly just because there were warning signs.

If it is a life-and-death situation and the warning signs fail, there is no chance of survival.

……

The wounded of the Fu Hu Gang needed treatment, and the bodies of the dead needed to be buried. After two days of travel, everyone was exhausted.

Wei Wuding ordered them to rest in the farm for a day and then set off back to Leping County the next day.

Chen Yuan had much more energy than ordinary people, but he still pretended to be exhausted and mentally exhausted, and lay on the bed to rest.

After traveling for several days and nights and being ambushed, with an injured arm, and learning the news of his master's tragic death, it would be too abnormal for him to still look full of energy.

But not long after Chen Yuan lay down, Yu Zhenchuan's surprised voice came from outside the room:
"Deacon Wei, why are you here?"

"Let me see Erniu..."

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and he stood up and went out to greet him.

Wei Wuding just walked to the door, raised his hand to stop him, and said with a smile:
"You are injured, no need to be polite, sit down and talk."

"Thank you for your understanding, Deacon."

The two of them sat down as host and guest. Wei Wuding looked at Chen Yuan's left arm and said:

"How do you feel? Is the injury getting worse?"

Chen Yuan raised his left arm and said with a silly smile:
"It's okay. The doctor gave me some medicine. It doesn't hurt at all. I should be fine after a few days of rest."

Wei Wuding nodded and said:

"That's good. You have done a great deed by killing Jiang Feng this time. You have a bright future ahead of you. It would be a pity if you were left with some sequelae."

Chen Yuan smiled embarrassedly and said:
"I just wanted to avenge my master, so I rushed forward in a fit of rage. Fortunately, I am very strong and Jiang Feng was caught off guard. I killed him with two slashes of my sword. If he had dodged, I would have been helpless..."

Wei Wuding picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said:
"In any case, it is extremely rare to kill a bone refiner and a marrow refiner. I'm afraid this small Leping County can't accommodate you."

Chen Yuan waved his hand quickly and said:
"I don't have such great ability. As long as I can become the leader of the guard team, I will be satisfied." Wei Wuding smiled and said:

"You have made such great contributions and possess supernatural powers. It is a waste of your talent to be the commander of the guard team of a branch hall. I would like to transfer you to the main hall of the county city to work for me in the future. What do you think?"

Chen Yuan was startled and said hesitantly:
"Thank you for your appreciation, Deacon. But before Master got into trouble, he specifically told me to take care of Master's wife and Junior Sisters. Shopkeeper Sun also said that he would assign me a position..."

"Don't worry. As long as I ask, Senior Brother Sun will not embarrass you. I will also ask him to help take care of Manager Li's family. As long as you are willing to go to the county city with me, these are not a problem... Or do you not want to work for me?"

"Er Niu doesn't dare! Since the deacon is willing to speak up for him, Er Niu is willing to work for him!"

"Okay, then it's settled. Take this twenty taels of silver. This is compensation for your injuries. When we get to the county city, we'll reward you based on your merits."

Wei Wuding took out a silver ingot from his arms, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took the silver and said gratefully:
"Thank you for the reward, Deacon!"

Wei Wuding stood up, patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder and said:

"You have great talent and great strength. In the future, I will ask the gang for the unique Dragon and Tiger Strength to help you break through your inner strength!"

Chen Yuan raised his injured left arm, saluted with difficulty, and said:
"Deacon, you must destroy the Black Wind Village so that I can avenge the murder of my master. You value me so much. From now on, I will obey you in everything. I will do whatever you tell me to do!"

Wei Wuding supported Chen Yuan and said with a smile:

"Okay! Don't worry, I have always been fair in rewards and punishments, and I will never treat you unfairly. Come back to the county city with me in three days, and I will arrange a job for you."

Chen Yuan looked embarrassed and said:

"Deacon, can you give me a few days? I don't know how long it will take me to come back from the county town this time. I want to go home to see my parents and leave the silver for them."

Wei Wuding pondered for a moment and said:
"I'll give you seven days. After seven days, come to the county city to find me."

"Thank you for your understanding, Deacon!"

"Can you still ride a horse?"

"can."

"Then you should leave now. The guards of the Leping County branch suffered heavy losses. If Senior Brother Sun knew that you killed Jiang Feng, your trip to the county city with me might be a little troublesome. If you don't show up, things will be easier."

"I will follow the deacon's orders!"

……

After sending Wei Wuding away, Chen Yuan informed Zhao Shan of the matter.

Zhao Shan was extremely surprised and said:

"Junior brother, why are you suddenly going to the county city?"

Chen Yuan said helplessly:
"I have to obey what Deacon Wei said. I'm going to go home first. When you return to the county, remember to be careful. Wait for me to come back in a few days. I will discuss important matters with you."

Afterwards, Chen Yuan asked Manager Liu for a pound of sugar, two pounds of rice cakes, ten pounds of flour, five pounds of pork, and ten feet of cotton cloth, then rode a horse and left the village.

After leaving the village, he no longer had to pretend to be seriously injured. He covered his wounds with his sleeves and galloped on his horse. In less than an hour, he arrived near Chenjia Village.

He did not rush into the village, but dismounted outside the village and waited.

Half an hour later, a peddler carrying a load on his shoulder passed by. Chen Yuan bought some hairpins, jewelry, exquisite toys, needlework tools, and picked out a pipe for dry tobacco before leading his horse into the village.

It was the busy farming season and the villagers were busy in the fields. Even the children would help with the work.

Chen Yuan walked along the way without meeting anyone.

He looked at the three imposing tiled houses in front of him and the tall courtyard walls surrounding them, and a smile appeared on his lips.

In the past three years, he asked Chen Laoer to bring back his monthly salary every three months, and during the New Year holidays, he would personally bring the money home.

As he made breakthroughs in skin and bone refining, he brought back more and more silver, and the Chen family lived better and better. They became a well-off family in Chenjia Village and built a new house.

The villagers learned from Chen Laoer that Chen Yuan was accepted as an apprentice by the manager of Baibing Hall, where he learned martial arts. They were very respectful of him and no one dared to bully Chen Tiezhu and his wife.

Because of this, Chen Daniu was treated differently by the landlord Chen Rongcai. He was diligent and soon became the manager of the farm, with a generous monthly salary and a wife.

But Chen Tiezhu and his wife did not forget their duties as farmers. They still worked diligently and carefully tended the crops in the fields.

Looking at the copper lock hanging on the door, Chen Yuan knew that they must have gone to work in the fields again.

He didn't have a key with him, so he could only wait outside the door.

It was not until the sun set that the figures of my parents and my little sister appeared at the end of the path.

(End of this chapter)