Chapter 44: Han Li leaves and gives silver
Chapter 44: Han Li leaves and gives silver (seeking follow-up reading)
Tian Lin drew his sword from its sheath, and the sunlight made the long sword reflect golden light.
At this time, the errand disciples beside the river had stopped panning for sand. Someone started to make a scene and said, "Kill him. If he becomes our supervisor, how can we still dig up the Shuiling Mine?"
"Yes, Miss Xiaoyue, kill him!"
The errand disciples started to make a noise, but their voices were scattered.
The second manager on the bamboo corridor was lying halfway on the chair, looking a little listless.
Young Master Shang stood behind the Third Steward and said to Tian Lin and Xiao Yue below: "Alright, you can start now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoyue drew the sword from his waist and rushed towards Tian Lin.
She was incredibly fast and appeared in front of Tian Lin in the blink of an eye.
Tian Lin was slightly moved, and hurriedly blocked the incoming sword with his sword. Then he turned sideways to stand behind Xiaoyue and pretended to chop at her back with his sword.
Xiaoyue seemed to have eyes on her back. Without even turning her head, she swung her sword back to block Tian Lin's knife.
The two of them fought back and forth, and the second steward on the bamboo corridor couldn't help but say, "If we fight like this, I'm afraid it won't get any results until dark, it's not much fun."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoyue below revealed a flaw.
Tian Lin took advantage of the situation and stabbed Xiaoyue in the stomach, then pushed Xiaoyue into the tree behind them.
Blood began to seep from Xiaoyue's stomach. The errand disciples in the distance cried out in surprise, and the second steward on the bamboo corridor also showed a hint of interest.
"Okay, Tian Lin wins, the supervisor——"
Before Master Shang on the bamboo corridor could finish his words, Tian Lin pulled the knife out of Xiaoyue's stomach and then cut Xiaoyue's throat with one knife.
Xiaoyue looked at Tian Lin with cold eyes in disbelief, and opened her mouth, only to hear the hissing sound of blood spurting out of her throat.
This change caused Young Master Shang, who was announcing the decision on the bamboo corridor, to stop speaking halfway.
This also made the third steward smash the chair in anger with a gloomy face.
Only the second manager suddenly lost his sleepiness, stood up, applauded, and said "good" three times!
"You bastard Tian, how dare you!"
Manager Shang was furious. He kicked the railing in half and flew in front of Tian Lin in an instant.
He slapped Tian Lin on the body, and Tian Lin flew out like a kite with a broken string.
This was actually planned. Originally, Tian Lin hurt Xiaoyue, and Master Shang blamed Tian Lin for betraying himself and the Third Steward, so the master and servant turned against each other.
But now the plan has changed, Tian Lin changed the word "injure" to "kill".
At this time, the people in the field only saw Young Master Shang half-kneeling on the ground, holding Xiaoyue tightly in his arms.
What surprised the second and third stewards was that they had never seen Young Master Shang look so anxious.
But at this moment, Young Master Shang was so anxious.
He held Xiaoyue in his arms, almost half-kneeling on the ground. He sealed several of Xiaoyue's acupuncture points with his fingers, and took out some medicinal powder and smeared it on Xiaoyue's throat. The broken throat was healing visibly.
But Master Shang still looked up at the Third Steward pitifully and said:
"Third Steward, please give me a soul-renewing pill to save my maid!"
But Xiaoyue had just "ruined" things, causing the Third Manager to not only lose the game but also lose face. How could the Third Manager be willing to save her?
He swung his sleeves and said angrily: "Don't say that the Soul-Renewing Pill is precious. Even if the Soul-Renewing Pill is worthless, I won't waste it on this loser."
The third manager turned away in anger, obviously not wanting to stay here any longer.
Young Master Shang was very anxious and quickly grabbed the trouser leg of the third manager.
But before he could say anything, the third steward kicked him in the chest and sent him flying several feet away.
"Sister Xiaoyue, Sister Xiaoyue——"
After Master Shang rolled away, he quickly crawled back to Xiaoyue. He wiped the dirty mud on his clothes, and then he held Xiaoyue's head with his wing and said:
"You can't die now. You haven't helped me become an inner disciple yet."
"Haha, Xiao Shang. I'm not saying anything bad about you. You can't be nice to any of the brothers in our Liu family, but you have to be so loyal to the third brother. Are you okay now?"
The second manager was not in a hurry to leave, but said something with a gloating tone.
Young Master Shang seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. He knelt in front of the Second Steward and said, "Second Steward, please save Xiaoyue. For the sake of Shisan Niang, I will listen to you in the future."
The second steward said, "The Soul-Renewing Pill is too expensive. Your maid is not worth the price. As for you, you are not worth the price either."
"Get out, get out of here!"
After the second steward announced that Tian Lin would become the supervisor of the mining academy and leave, Young Master Shang roared at the errand disciples around him.
He then hugged Xiaoyue tightly and said, "Hold on for a while, I'll take you to see Shisan Niang."
Xiaoyue said, "Master, it's too late. Let me rest for a while. I'm so tired now."
Those menial disciples fled in all directions, not daring to even stay by the river, and ran to other mountains wearing only their shorts.
Han Li wanted to take the opportunity to take Tian Lin away, but he was met with the murderous eyes of Young Master Shang.
Tian Lin waved his hand to let Han Li leave, and leaned against the tree trunk with difficulty and said:
"Didn't the young master ask me to gain the trust of the second steward? If I kill Xiaoyue and completely offend the young master and the third steward, won't that make it easier for me to gain his trust?"
Tian Lin never expected that the always ruthless Master Shang would have such deep feelings for Xiaoyue!
Logically, if he really had feelings for Xiaoyue, when he held Manager Xu hostage, he should have saved Manager Xu for Xiaoyue's sake instead of forcing himself to kill Xiaoyue's father.
But if he was really cruel and heartless to Xiaoyue, why was he acting like this now?
Was it to deceive the third and second stewards?
"I don't care about the second and third managers. Mr. Tian, you dare to act on your own, I will take your life to accompany Sister Xiaoyue!"
When Young Master Shang raised his hand to attack Tian Lin, his sleeve was pulled by Xiaoyue.
Xiaoyue opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Master Shang gently stroked Xiaoyue's throat with his hand, and heard Xiaoyue's hoarse voice:
"Master, he is right. If I die, the Second Steward will no longer suspect us. This will be of great benefit to your plan." Master Shang cried and said, "Is it really worth it for this plan?"
Xiaoyue said: "As long as the young master can build his foundation, Xiaoyue's death will be worth it -
Young Master, don't be sad. Although Tian Lin is not as loyal as I am, he is smarter and more talented than me. Young Master, control him well, and he will definitely help you fulfill your wish. After I die, Young Master, ask Shisan Niang to find you a better and more beautiful maid. "
Young Master Shang nodded repeatedly, and tears fell on Xiaoyue's face like broken strings.
Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Tian Lin, you should return the knife that the young master gave me. Let this knife be buried with me, so that I won't be alone on the road to the underworld."
Young Master Shang raised his head and looked at Tian Lin.
But Tian Lin could hardly move at this time, and raised the knife in his hand with some difficulty.
Young Master Shang grabbed the knife in Tian Lin's hand with his palm.
"Okay, Sister Xiaoyue, I'll take you to find the place where you'll be buried. Can you sing another song for me? The same song you sang to cheer me up when I was a kid and before I joined the sect."
He left holding Xiaoyue and the knife, and the errand disciples of the mining academy then poked their heads out from behind the trees.
Han Li walked up to Tian Lin, raised his hand and pressed a few acupoints on Tian Lin, then took out a packet of medicine.
Tian Lin quickly waved his hand to refuse, saying, "Brother Han, please prepare two plates of Maoergen for me."
In Tian Lin's entry, Maoergen is a precious medicine for healing wounds, but in Han Li's eyes, it is just a relatively cheap dish.
He frowned and said, "Why eat the root of the cape? The root of the cape cannot cure any disease. But the medicine in my hand can save your life."
"No, Brother Han, just take me to eat Maoergen."
Tian Lin glanced at the medicine in Han Li's hand, then shook his head.
According to the entry, although the medicine in Han Li's hand is not a poison, it is not only inappropriate for his own symptoms at this time, but also conflicts with it.
That's no different from poison.
The next day, from morning to afternoon, Tian Lin's injuries were relieved.
He saw that Han Li had changed into a long robe, put a large package wrapped in a bed sheet at the door, and put the book boxes in his room one by one to Tian Lin's side.
"I can't take these books and bows with me, so I'll leave them to Brother Tian as a souvenir."
Tian Lin coughed and took off the dagger he brought from the mine from his waist.
"I don't have anything valuable on me, except this dagger given to me by a 'friend'."
Tian Lin handed the dagger to Han Li and said, "After today's separation, I don't know if we will have the chance to meet again. Brother Han, if you don't mind being a burden, take this dagger with you."
After hearing this, Han Li took the dagger and put it carefully in his arms.
He smiled and patted Tian Lin on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to see me off. When you become an immortal in the future, remember to come to Hanjiawan in Tonghe County, Quzhou to find me."
He said there was no need to see him off, so how could Tian Lin not see him off?
Seeing Han Li carrying the package out of the house, Tian Lin followed him out and saw almost all the menial disciples of the Mining Academy standing in the corridor.
"Brother Han, if you leave, what will we do in the future?"
Some of the menial disciples actually burst into tears, and one could sense their despair and grievance from their sobs.
Han Li first turned his head to look at Tian Lin, and seeing that Tian Lin had no expression on his face, he comforted everyone, "Everyone should listen to Supervisor Tian from now on. I'm sure Supervisor Tian won't make things difficult for you."
Someone else said, "Brother Han, when I was at the ghost market, I heard from the merchants that our Zhao State is not stable right now. The Blood Cult is causing trouble. You must be careful."
Han Li bowed and said to the man: "Thank you for your concern, brother. Han Li has been traveling around for a long time and knows how dangerous the world is."
"Okay, everyone, stop talking nonsense, so as not to delay Boss Han's time. Take out the money you prepared - how can Boss Han go to Quzhou without money on the road?"
A strong man took out a cloth bag for panning sand and stuffed a handful of silver into it, as much as ten taels.
The others also came forward, some put in two taels, some put in seven taels. Even Hu San, who liked to gamble and asked his wife for money, took out one tael of silver and put it in the cloth bag.
Han Li stepped forward and said, "Everyone, this money is what you saved up with great difficulty. Besides, I have been frugal over the years and have prepared enough money for the journey."
Without giving him time to say more, the sturdy man said, "How much money you prepare is your business, but how much money we give is also our business. You can't refuse our kindness, Brother Han."
Hu San also said, "Yes, I should say it. Brother Han has never taken a penny from us since he became the supervisor, nor has he ever sought a penny for himself. Normally, no one talks about it, but we all admire Brother Han's character."
"Okay! I won't say thank you anymore. If you guys come to Tonghe County, Quzhou someday, I will definitely welcome you."
He held the bulging cloth bag, his face flushed with excitement.
"Brother Han, please wait. There are too many of us to leave the yard. And because of your status, we cannot see you off too far. So I prepared a jar of farewell wine for Brother Han."
As they spoke, some people were holding wine, while others were carrying trays filled with ceramic bowls.
Then one person took a bowl and another poured a bowl of wine, and when it was Tian Lin's turn, he was no exception.
The group drank the wine. Han Li wiped the wine off his beard and said with a smile: "I have received the money and drank the wine. You guys won't keep me here anymore, right?"
Tian Lin also said: "It's getting late, let's not delay Brother Han."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the atmosphere suddenly became two points colder.
Tian Lin didn't care about that. He just turned his head and said to Han Li, "Brother Han, although you have the pass from the Second Steward, I'm afraid the Third Steward is still angry. Yaoyue Sect is not a place for you to stay for long. You'd better leave as soon as possible."
Han Li nodded and bowed to the students from the Mining Academy.
When he turned his back and left with Tian Lin, someone sang behind him: "Hua Hua Lang, I will travel to all directions. I dare to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, and I dare to venture into the dens of dragons and tigers. Hua Hua Lang, leave your hometown, and one day you will become an immortal and return to see your parents in glory—"
The sound did not stop until it reached the Sword Peak. Han Li wiped his tears as he climbed up the mountain.
"Hwahwarang's nickname is Dandelion. Do you know Dandelion?"
"Hwahwalang are like dandelions. They leave their homes because of the wind, looking for a better place to survive. But the wind is too weak, so most of them fall into the bushes, unable to compete with the larger plants, and eventually suppressed and die.
Strong winds are not necessarily a good thing. They go up the mountains or into streams and die quietly. Only a few can take advantage of the wind, avoid the attacks of birds and mice, and go to a place suitable for their growth. However, they cannot avoid taking root in a foreign land and will never be able to return to their hometown. "
They had already reached the mountain gate. Han Li turned his head and looked at Tian Lin. "A Huahualang is destined to leave his hometown. I will no longer be a Huahualang. Brother Tian, I will give you this silver."
As he spoke, he handed over the hundred or so taels of silver collected by the errand students of the Mining Academy to Tian Lin.
(End of this chapter)