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Chapter 38 Adding more bets!!!
Sixteen military badges of the border troops.

Among them, there is even one that has been soaked in tung oil. It is larger than ordinary military badges and has some patterns. It represents the sergeant. There are seven knife scars on one side, which means that he had killed seven enemies when he was fighting against Ying State.

This is a brave soldier who has experienced at least ten battles!

But he died in the hands of this young man. The old man's eyes seemed to freeze for a moment, and then he asked directly with experience: "Where is the body?"

Li Guanyi answered the truth about his location and said, "It has been slightly processed."

"it is good."

The old man knocked on the table.

An old servant with white hair and beard and silent footsteps appeared beside the old man. He bowed his head and listened to the instructions. Xue Daoyong said concisely: "Take people there immediately and deal with the body quickly."

The old servant nodded, turned and left.

Xue Daoyong looked at the wooden signs, and with his wide sleeves he swept them away, knocking them away onto the cushions beside him. There was no sound, and the old man pointed at the food on the table and said calmly, "Let's eat first."

Li Guanyi and Xue Daoyong, one old and one young, sat opposite each other at the table.

The old man looked calm and composed.

However, there were obvious fluctuations in expression on the face of the white tiger, showing confusion, shock, and curiosity. It walked back and forth around the young man, lowered its head, and sniffed the top of Li Guanyi's head with its wet nose. Finally, it stuck out its tongue and licked the cheek of the little white tiger on the young man's shoulder.

The little white tiger was licked so hard that he fell to the ground, waving his four claws around in helplessness and rage.

Li Guanyi could almost see such a human expression on the huge white tiger statue.

WTF, WTF, WTF!!!

What breed of kitten is this?

Such a small one, yet so fierce? ! ! !

Lick it and smell it.

One can also vaguely understand the emotions of the old man who looks calm and composed.

For some reason, there was not even a ripple on the bronze tripod this time.

It seems that, for the same Dharma image, the jade liquid can only be accumulated once in the same realm.

Just like a progress bar, it is full before entry.

Today's yellow rice porridge was added with calming and soothing medicines, which were warm in nature and neutral in nature. Li Guanyi felt that every limb of his body was slowly soothed, and his spirit also became relaxed. After he finished eating in big mouthfuls, the old man asked people to take away the things and made some tea.

"Any fight or struggle will definitely cause damage to the body."

"It will drastically consume one's own essence, so people who have fought many battles, if they don't know how to take care of themselves, often have a short life and are prone to illness. Ginseng tea to replenish qi and calm the mind is the best."

Li Guan came forward with great momentum, but the old man came slowly.

He let Li Guanyi eat first, then drink tea, and frustrate the great momentum. Instead, he was neither hurried nor slow, and took the initiative and was calm. Li Guanyi himself was also able to keep his composure and just drank tea. While the old man was making tea, he took out the Go board and asked with a smile: "Can you play Go?"

Li Guanyi thought of the fierce game with his aunt and nodded: "A little bit."

“But it’s bad.”

Xue Daoyong laughed heartily and said, "It's just playing chess, just a game, don't worry about winning or losing."

"Come on, Shuang Tao and Chang Qing don't like to play. The old man is usually very bored and can only entertain himself."

He set up the chessboard with great interest, picked up the white pieces, and while playing chess, he finally asked:

"You came to see me, probably to ask for something."

The old man dropped the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard and asked casually, "So, what don't you want?"

He doesn't ask you what you want, he asks you directly what you don't want.

Showing sophistication.

Li Guanyi placed the black piece on the chessboard and said, "I don't want any trouble."

The old man laughed:
"Hahahaha, trouble, indeed, big trouble. They say the defeated soldiers are thieves, but the defeated soldiers would not carry military badges. This is probably a mutiny caused by problems at the border. After they left the army, they attacked the civilians. Naturally, their crime is unforgivable, but people with insight can see the hidden dangers of the border troops."

"The superiors don't want people to know this."

Li Guanyi said: "Instead of solving hidden dangers, we are preventing hidden dangers and problems from being known?"

The old man said calmly: "In this way, in the eyes of the emperor, it is a time of peace and prosperity again."

Li Guanyi picked up the chess piece and said, "Aren't you worried that the problem will get bigger?"

The old man said calmly: "Get bigger?"

"Even General Yue has been transferred back from the border. What are they worried about? There is no one on the border who can subdue those fierce soldiers, and no one who can defeat the famous generals of Ying State. Chaos is certain. If ordinary people kill these defeated soldiers, it is equivalent to knowing the news, and they will be silenced."

"I just don't know whether it's money or something else."

Li Guanyi played chess quietly: "So, I came to find you."

The old man laughed: "Are you so sure that I can help you?"

"You don't want trouble, but you don't want the reward either?"

"In fact, the Xue family can allow you to accept this reward without having to worry about the consequences."

His original intention was to oppress the young man with words.

Li Guanyi just pointed at his Suni bow and said, "The Suni bow is made of mulberry wood, rhinoceros horn, crocodile dragon tendons, and mixed with South China Sea shark glue. It costs 1,530 strings of cash and was given to me by the eldest lady."

He pointed at the sword again and said, "A three hundred-refined heavy sword, with a dark-patterned wood scabbard inlaid with brass, one hundred strings of cash."

He straightened his back slightly:
"The eldest lady gave it to me."

It means that you don't have to care too much about the reward of one hundred taels of silver.

The old man laughed.

He cursed: "The words of an old man are bound by the affairs of children."

My little granddaughter, you have let me down!
Xue Daoyong shook his head and smiled: "Forget it, forget it, it really is..."

"I understand. I will seal up any traces of your murder and any news you may have. As for the 100 taels of silver, I will give it to you myself. However, you don't want the reward or fame that comes to your door. It may seem outrageous to ordinary people, but it's normal for you."

The old man sat cross-legged there, his chin supported by his left hand and his elbow resting on his left knee.

He picked up the white chess piece in his right hand and placed it down with a click. He raised his eyes slightly and looked at Li Guanyi, smiling:
"After all, after ten years on the run, I finally got here."

"We are only one step away from leaving the country. Of course, we don't want anything unexpected to happen, right? If I were you, I would make the same choice."

The wind blew through the lotus pond, and ripples appeared on the surface. The biggest secret was revealed!
Li Guanyi's heart skipped a beat. He raised his head and looked at the old man in front of him. The old man looked at him with a smile on his face. The white tiger image lay there quietly, without much malice in his eyes. His moves were just like his words at the moment, sharp and direct, as if to penetrate the other party's defenses.

Young people have peace of mind.

With his back straight, he picked up the black chess piece and started to play chess, looking at the old man:

"As expected of the old man of the Xue family who has made great achievements in the world."

"Your intelligence system seems to be more powerful than the Tiqi of Chen State."

The smile on the old man's face faded slightly.

The moves made by the young man on the opposite side were equally sharp, just like his words.

But he doesn't hate it.

Instead, I feel more appreciation in my heart.

A person who only has martial arts is just a reckless man. There is no shortage of heroes who stir up chaos in the world, but he is the real hero. There are many people with high martial arts values, but those who only have martial arts are not the ones he wants to bet heavily on. The old man laughed:

"Just curious, Guanyi, what crime did you commit that has you been hunted for so long?"

"As for the intelligence, hahahaha, you are also my family. I just want to know whether the guest in my family is trustworthy. Isn't this human nature?"

Li Guanyi picked up the chess piece in his hand.

Five chess pieces.

He moved his pieces quickly on the chessboard.

Every time he placed a chess piece, he whispered a name:
"Chen State, Ying State."

"Tuyuhun."

"Turkic."

"Dangxiang."

He didn't say anything. These were the Xue family's businesses that he had seen, and they were also an open secret. The old man laughed out loud: "Hahaha, merchants are profit-driven. If we sell our Chen country's products to the Dangxiang people, we can get ten times the profit. How can we give up? You are so childish."

Li Guanyi withdrew his palm. He sat there quietly and delivered the final fatal blow:
"But now the people are talking about the Xue family's kindness and the heavy taxes imposed by the Emperor of Chen."

The smile on the old man's face disappeared immediately, and his eyes were fixed on Li Guanyi in front of him. The huge white tiger beside the old man stood up, its hair stood up and exploded, its brows frowned, and condensed into a vague word, revealing its fangs, pointing at Li Guanyi, but with no intention of killing.

Li Guanyi was not afraid at all. He looked through the white tiger image and fell on the old man. He said softly:
“Businessmen pursue profit.”

"But small merchants seek profit."

"Great business for the country!"

Xue Daoyong's eyes paused slightly, his thoughts were spoken out, he had no intention of killing, only a feeling of admiration and cherishing talent, this was also the information Li Guanyi got from the white tiger, the smile on Xue Daoyong's face faded slightly, the old man sat leaning, the young man sat with his back straight.

When the wind blows, ripples appear on the lotus pond.

Two people are playing chess. At this moment, Tingfeng Pavilion is also the chessboard, and words are the chess pieces.

Xue Daoyong sighed and said with a half-smile:
"So, young sir, do you think I should seek profit or serve the country?"

Li Guanyi shifted his gaze away from the White Tiger Dharma Image that had calmed down, and said:

"I'm going to ask Mr. Xue too."

Li Guanyi straightened his back, his black hair fluttering slightly: "Small merchants seek profit, big merchants seek the country."

"You want to rule the world."

"Or is it to seek eternal peace?"

Plan for the world and seek eternal peace!

When the old man thought that Li Guanyi was going to talk about planning for the country, these two sentences hit the old man's heart like a huge rock, breaking his expectations and making waves explode in his heart. The old man was so wild and excited that his blood was boiling. The old man looked at the calm young man and laughed suddenly:
"Hahahaha, okay, okay, I misjudged you!"

"People like you are both civil and military, ruthless and decisive."

"I once said that you were a good assistant, but I was wrong."

"People like you are like a dragon trapped in a well. When troubled times come, you will be the king's assistant!"

"It's a pity that I didn't meet you a hundred years earlier."

The old servant had already rushed back and gathered beside the old man. Xue Daoyong said:

“When did those people die?”

The old servant replied: "The end of the hour of Chou."

That was the time when the Cloud-Breaking Sky-Shocking Bow let out a long roar.

Xue Daoyong believed the words of the corpse more.

Yes, when the young man was killing people, the White Tiger rose from the west to the middle of the sky.

When the arrow pierced the thief's neck, blood gushed out, and the Cloud-Breaking Sky Bow whistled unwillingly.

All right.

The person in front of him was none other than the White Tiger Clan that had returned to this chaotic world after an absence of five hundred years. He was the star god in charge of weapons in the sky. The old man sighed in his heart, looking at the young man who was both civil and military, and finally made a decision, smiling slightly:
"Well, regarding the bounty you just mentioned, I have another suggestion."

Li Guanyi was puzzled.

His goal has been achieved.

Xue Daoyong said slowly: "Here, I happen to have a blank place of origin for a ninth-rank military official. He has a rank, but no official position. He has an assignment, and his duty is to hunt down fugitives."

"The Xue family can give you a blank identity, a ninth-rank martial official."

Li Guanyi wanted to refuse.

The old man said calmly: "After reaching the upper level, you can wield a gun and a crossbow."

"Can--"

"Put on armor."

The boy's voice froze.

This is a big bet!
The old man smiled and stood up. He made way for the magic weapon that was quietly sleeping on the ebony shelf behind him.
"Also, how about holding this bow again?"

(End of this chapter)