Chapter 171 Standing on the wind, even pigs can fly
"I'm not dead?"
Duan Ming sat up, and then looked at Ye Qingzhou with complicated eyes: "You won't kill me?"
"What good will it do me to kill you?"
"My head is worth 20 million now."
"..."
Ye Qingzhou suddenly felt a little moved, and subconsciously touched the hilt of the sword. This action sent shivers down Duan Ming's spine and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
In the end, Ye Qingzhou gave up the huge sum of 20 million at his fingertips: "Oh, who made me kind-hearted."
Duan Ming didn't even believe the punctuation in this statement. He had witnessed how Ye Qingzhou killed people without blinking an eye at the He family. The reason why he didn't kill him must have a motive.
Duan Ming was heartbroken and looked at Ye Qingzhou unyieldingly: "If you want to use me to deal with Xinshaliu, I advise you to give up. I will not betray the organization."
Ye Qingzhou smiled when he heard this: "I'm not here to separate you from Xinshaliu, I'm here to join you."
"Do you want to join the Shinsha-ryu?"
Duan Ming frowned, and he was a little confused about Ye Qingzhou's idea: "You are a martial arts hidden dragon that has attracted much attention. The officials of the East Ji Kingdom have begun to notice you. Gu Minghui from the Tianji Research Institute, and Qinglong, one of the four great generals of the Shence Army in the Imperial Capital, is the one who will come to inspect you on behalf of the government. When you take the college entrance examination, whether you join the Tianji Research Institute or the military academy of the Shence Army, everything will be smooth sailing..."
"So, Xin Sha Liu doesn't welcome me?"
Ye Qingzhou's tone was indifferent. Although he had agreed to Gu Minghui's invitation to join the Tianji Research Institute, there were some things that were not suitable for him to do in his official capacity.
"You must have ulterior motives if you leave the road to heaven untouched."
Duan Ming obviously didn't trust Ye Qingzhou. If a genius like Ye Qingzhou came to seek refuge with him due to his previous bad feelings, he would definitely sweep up the couch to welcome him.
But now, because of the departure of founder Zhang Xinwu, the company is in a state of decline and is in danger.
With Ye Qingzhou's future, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to board the broken ship of Xinshaliu without any reason.
"This is not a headache for you. Take me to see the Rain Master and let him make the decision."
"Okay."
Although Duan Ming couldn't guess Ye Qingzhou's thoughts, he was really not qualified to make a decision on this matter.
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Three days later, on the outskirts of Linjiang City.
Dark clouds and winter rain cast a dark shadow over the land.
On the banks of the Xiaoshui River, a tall figure stands between heaven and earth, exuding a majestic mountain-like momentum. However, the body and mind are integrated with the heaven and earth, giving people a feeling that "it is difficult to recognize the true face of Mount Lu".
The person who came was none other than the Rain Master, one of the six skills of Xinshaliu, a martial arts expert who has lived from the ancient mythical era to today.
"You want to see me?"
"It's really you."
Ye Qingzhou stared at the "person" in front of him, and after comparing it with the time and space image captured in the Dou Zi Seal, he confirmed the identity of the other person - a strong man from the Yu tribe under Chi You, a god from the Dongyi tribe, who had fought with the Yellow Emperor in The rain master of Zhuolu!
Although the two forms are different, the Rain Master looks like a human being at this time, not in the form of a Shang Yang divine bird covered in colorful feathers, but the energy on his body is exactly the same.
"Have you unlocked the Taoist seal on the seal of Dou?"
Master Yu was so sophisticated that he knew the source of Ye Qingzhou's information almost instantly.
Even though his identity was exposed at this moment, there was no anxious look on Master Yu's face. Instead, he calmly looked at the bold young man in front of him with a calm gaze.
"Tell me why you want to join the Shinsha-ryu."
"I want to destroy the Gu family, and I also want to sweep away the Yuanxue Society's stronghold in the East Ji Kingdom. Neither of these two things is what I can do."
Ye Qingzhou was very honest, because it was meaningless to lie about this kind of thing.
The Gu family in Star City is a well-known martial arts family. Many members of the family serve in the martial arts association. They have an intricate network of connections in the local area, which can be said to influence the whole body.
In fact, in a pure competition of strength, Ye Qingzhou could definitely bring Yingyue to the door and destroy the Gu family.
Killing is easy, but the hard part is killing someone without going to jail.
If Ye Qingzhou really dares to go out and destroy the Gu family like this, then he will be on the run.
The same goes for raiding the Origin Blood Society. In the East Ji Kingdom, the Origin Blood Society has many legal industries and supports many agents. Before these people reveal their flaws, Ye Qingzhou also has no way to deal with them through formal channels. , because of the lack of strong evidence.
It is impossible for the authorities to arrest and sentence people just because of Ye Qingzhou's "suspicion".
But being passively beaten is not Ye Qingzhou's character. For a swordsman, offense is the best defense.
Therefore, Ye Qingzhou needs to put on a vest so that he can attack these lackeys of foreign forces unscrupulously. Anyway, they harbor evil intentions and will die without mercy.
Master Yu laughed angrily at Ye Qingzhou's shamelessness and complained: "You mean, you want us to take the blame for you?"
Ye Qingzhou was not ashamed but proud: "If I became a member of the Xin Sha Liu, wouldn't it be natural for the organization to provide me with shelter?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will report you?"
"As long as I don't admit it, who will believe it?"
Ye Qingzhou didn't panic at all: "I am a talented martial artist with a bright future. I abandoned my career and joined an organization that is on the decline. What do I want?"
"Okay, okay, your abacus is almost jumping on my face."
Yushi laughed and scolded. Instead of being angry at Ye Qingzhou's shamelessness and calculation, he admired it very much: "We can pay the price for our evil hearts, but the premise is that we must get enough benefits. So, what can you bring to us?" What are the benefits? ”
"Emperor Sword Longyuan."
"Are you willing to trade the magic weapon?"
The rain master was quite surprised.
Ye Qingzhou gave him a disgusted look: "What are you dreaming about? I mean borrowing!"
Although I don’t know what Rain Master needs the Emperor Sword Long Yuan to do, but since he was able to take Long Yuan out of Lingyun Cave under Kang Jinlong’s nose, it proves that the two had a private deal.
Moreover, this transaction must be based on the premise of not harming Long Yuan.
When the Liu family of Star City was able to successfully seize the sword from Xinshaliu, thinking about it with the heel in mind, one can also know that it must be Master Yu's plan, which was to let the Liu family do their work for Xinshaliu in vain to repair Long Yuan's sword. soul.
Then when the melons are ripe and the stems fall off, the rain master sends people to pick the peaches.
It's a pity that Long Yuan fell into Ye Qingzhou's hands in the end.
Now that Ye Qingzhou has received the inheritance of the Sword Emperor, the Emperor Sword Long Yuan has naturally become his property. If Ye Qingzhou shrinks into the Lingyun Cave in the future and does not come out, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky if Master Yu still wants to seize the sword. .
After weighing a little in his mind, Master Yu agreed to Ye Qingzhou's conditions: "I can forge an identity for you, and you will be my direct disciple from now on, and your name will be..."
Ye Qingzhou: "Absolute sword."
"Do you want to drive out the sword of death? You are really murderous."
Yushi smiled, then his eyes fell on Long Yuan, and he told Ye Qingzhou: "Take good care of the Emperor Sword Long Yuan. When your efforts are needed, don't let me down."
"Got it."
Ye Qingzhou said something casually, then turned and left.
Until this time, Duan Ming, who was watching in the distance, approached suspiciously. Although he did not hear the specific content of the conversation between Master Yu and Ye Qingzhou, he could guess the answer by looking at Ye Qingzhou's happy return. .
"Rainmaster, do you really want this dangerous guy to join our Xinshaliu?"
"What, you're unhappy?"
"That's not true. I'm just worried that the organization will take the blame for him."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you have too many debts, you won't be burdened by them."
The Rain Master doesn't care about the life or death of the Gu family in Star City, nor does he care about the revenge of the Origin Blood Society. He has lived for a full five thousand years since he successfully became a god in ancient times.
Has he not seen enough of the ups and downs in the world?
In the long history, even dynasties have their ups and downs, let alone a family with one surname, or a fleeting so-called organization like the Origin Blood Society?
If it were not for the grand plan that had been prepared for thousands of years, the Rain Master did not want to cause trouble, otherwise it would be easy for the six extremes to attack Shen Gang Dao together.
That's why Yushi agreed to Ye Qingzhou's conditions, because Long Yuan was an indispensable key element. Three days later, Duan Ming, Guijianchou, personally delivered the tokens of the members of Xinshaliu: a jade mask and a jade token.
"Both of these are tokens that can prove your identity. Now in the organization, only Master Yu and I know your true identity. Everyone else only knows that your code name is Juejian and that you are a disciple accepted by Master Yu."
Duan Ming handed the things into Ye Qingzhou's hands.
Many of the internal members of Shinsha Ryu have chosen to hide their true identities, so they are accustomed to wearing masks and using special tokens to confirm each other's identities.
However, since it is an organization, there are naturally different levels of members. This can be seen from the materials of the masks and tokens.
Within the Shinsha Ryu, the levels of members are divided into five levels: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Jade, as well as the highest Faceless level.
For example, the Rain Master is a faceless level, and his cultivation level on the bright side is a martial arts master.
Ye Qingzhou and Duan Ming were both at the Jade level, and their targets were martial arts masters.
Duan Ming was actually very unhappy with Ye Qingzhou, who was on an equal footing with him when he first entered the organization, but there was nothing he could do about it no matter how unhappy he was. Who made him unable to defeat Ye Qingzhou?
Ye Qingzhou took the mask and token and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Huh? It's actually made of corundum. It seems that Xin Shaliu is really wealthy. Can you give me a few more copies? I'm afraid I'll lose them."
"!!!"
Duan Ming was so angry that his teeth itched, why would such a valuable thing be lost?
I see that you clearly want to take advantage of my heart!
"No!"
Duan Ming directly asked Ye Qingzhou to give up this shameless idea: "You can reissue it, but you have to spend money. Corundum is also a high-grade treasure. You need to exchange it for something of equal value."
"How stingy."
When Ye Qingzhou heard the request for money, he immediately stopped.
After all, he doesn't know how to refine magic weapons and has no need for corundum. Should he buy this stuff and bring it back to the warehouse?
"If there's nothing else to do, I'll leave first!"
Duan Ming did not dare to stay for a moment longer, for fear that Ye Qingzhou, a shameless guy, would make some outrageous demands later.
He even dared to pluck the hair out of his heart. The person in front of him was the most shameless Duan Ming had ever seen in his life!
Looking at Duan Ming's running back, Ye Qingzhou felt very regretful in his heart: "I feel like I have suffered a loss."
Yingyue hugged Ye Qingzhou from behind, her soft body pressed tightly against Ye Qingzhou's back, and at the same time breathed into his ear and said, "What did you lose, Mr. Lang?"
"For me, if I can't take advantage, I will suffer a loss."
Then Ye Qingzhou put the mask made of corundum on his face, and his whole aura changed.
"Huh? Lang Jun's jade face is actually a magic weapon?"
Yingyue felt the changes in Ye Qingzhou's energy and was immediately surprised.
You must know that she is the pinnacle grandmaster of the sixth level of heaven, and she is also someone close to Ye Qingzhou. At this moment, she actually does not recognize the strange energy on Ye Qingzhou's body at this moment.
"It is indeed an immortal work, it is truly extraordinary."
Ye Qingzhou is very satisfied with this mask. Compared with simply changing the shape of bones, body shape and appearance, this method of directly changing a popular person is obviously much more difficult!
Every martial artist has different fluctuations of essence, energy, and spirit. Therefore, under the induction of Qi machines, many disguises are difficult to hide from the induction of strong people, and they will be seen through on the spot in minutes.
Especially for master-level martial arts masters, whose energy penetrates the world and is covered by the light of their souls, how powerful is their mental induction?
Such trivial tricks as changing one's bones and changing one's body are nothing but a joke in front of the martial arts master's energy sensing.
"The Rain Master has such a method, but he doesn't use it on himself. Is he confident that no one will recognize him, or is he doing it deliberately to scare his opponents by exposing his identity?"
Ye Qingzhou just thought about it briefly and came up with the answer: "I am definitely not the first person to know the secret of the Nine-Character Mantra Seal, so the Rain Master should have done it on purpose."
"In the art of war, the imaginary is the real, and the real is the imaginary. It is difficult to distinguish between the imaginary and the imaginary, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. Perhaps the Rain Master has not returned to the state of complete victory, so he deliberately exposed his identity so that others would want to take action against Xinshali. At that time, I had concerns, or maybe the Rain Master had recovered his strength, but deliberately exposed his whereabouts, intending to use himself as bait to engage in a fishing and law enforcement that would take the bait..."
Ye Qingzhou immediately thought of various possibilities in his mind. The more he thought about it, he felt that Master Yu was unpredictable and must be a peerless old scheming man with great plans.
Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway.
Xinshaliu didn't intend to rebel, but his style of doing things was a bit extreme. Ye Qingzhou had no prejudice against Xinshaliu. After all, he himself also liked the pleasure of grudges.
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January 20, big cold.
This is the end of the year, which heralds the passing of winter and the coming of spring, and a new cycle of the four seasons will begin.
In many places in Dongji Kingdom, from the Great Cold to the beginning of spring, there are many important folk customs, such as cleaning up the old and bringing in the new, making cured meats, and offering sacrifices to stoves and tail teeth, etc.
Yingyue wanted to follow the local customs, so she bought a lot of ingredients a few days in advance. She took Xiao Youruo and worked hard in the kitchen, saying that she wanted to make a big meal, which was an eye-opener for Ye Qingzhou.
Ye Qingzhou's eyes were indeed opened, but what opened his eyes was not a feast, but a pot full of Cthulhu-style dark dishes stewed.
Some of the ingredients were directly carbonized under Yingyue's treatment, or they were boiled fish full of strange deep-sea paintings, which made Ye Qingzhou completely lose his appetite and even avoided it.
In the end, Ye Qingzhou had no choice but to order a luxurious takeaway. The three of them... well, one person and two snakes, and everyone had a happy meal together.
The day after the big cold, Ye Qingzhou received a call from Xu Yunxi: "Ye Qingzhou, I found the dragon vein you asked me to find for you before."
"Oh? So fast?"
"It can be considered a coincidence. Have you heard of Dr. Qiu? He is a member of our Hunan Province Geographical Association. Although his martial arts training is mediocre, not even a professional level, he has practiced a skill called "Xunlong Dijin" A unique technique that can sense the flow of energy in mountains and terrain, and is very good at Feng Shui. The dragon vein you want was found by him.”
"Why doesn't he use the dragon veins he found?"
"He can't use it."
Xu Yunxi said with a smile: "The so-called dragon vein, which sounds high-end, is actually just the circulation of energy underground. Through specific methods, it is indeed possible to extract part of the energy and use it, such as converting it into luck. But this energy does not It cannot be directly absorbed and refined by the human body, so its uses are actually very limited.”
"So he gave it to me for free?"
"It costs money."
"What's his price?"
"One hundred million."
"Can't you bargain?"
Although Ye Qingzhou was not short of money, he still instinctively wanted to save money. After all, he was used to being poor before.
Xu Yunxi couldn't laugh or cry: "Ye Qingzhou, this is a dragon vein. Do you know how many rich people want it? If Dr. Qiu didn't know your identity as a martial arts Qianlong, was optimistic about your future, and wanted to make friends, he might not be willing. For sale.”
"Hey, he wants to curry favor with me, so he should give it to me for free."
Ye Qingzhou sighed, feeling that he had missed 100 million.
Xu Yunxi was helpless about Ye Qingzhou's stinginess. She thought he was short of money, so she asked: "How about I help you with the money first?"
Ye Qingzhou shook his head: "No, I have it myself."
The payment for selling the divine gold to Gu Mingye has been fully paid, so Ye Qingzhou is not short of money now. Whether it is one hundred million or one billion, it is just a number to him.
But just because he has a lot of money doesn't mean he wants to spend it recklessly.
After all, he personally got all this money from Kang Jinlong, so it was very hard work, okay?
After a day's rest, Ye Qingzhou went to the agreed place and met the real owner.
"Hello, Dr. Qiu."
"Ye Qianlong, I have admired it for a long time."
Qiu Xiangyuan, with the unique reserve of an intellectual, said a few kind words to Ye Qingzhou.
Ye Qingzhou, however, did not intend to establish friendship with Qiu Xiangyuan, so he asked directly: "Where is the dragon vein I want?"
"Right in the depths of Longhua Mountain, its veins are like a blue dragon, and there are flowers everywhere. If a billionaire gets it, maybe with luck, he can earn hundreds of billions."
This is the first time Ye Qingzhou has heard this statement: "Making money by luck?"
Qiu Xiangyuan is not surprised: "In business, many times just standing in the wind can make a pig fly."
(End of chapter)