Chapter 1: The Blade of Mercy 1
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are knives. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are many rivers and lakes in the world, and there are many fast knives on the rivers and lakes.
But there can only be one of the fastest knives, and that knife is now in Wang Ergou's hands.
It's not that the knife is fast, it's that the person is fast!
People who have seen Wang Ergou use a knife say: Looking at the entire Central Plains, only Wang Ergou, whether it is cutting meat and removing bones, or watermelon carving, is the cleanest and most neat one.
The pig that was killed by Wang Ergou, the last thought before he died was: It's so fast, it doesn't hurt at all!
But what Wang Ergou thought in his heart was: Lao Tzu does chores for the entire back kitchen alone, and the shopkeeper does not give him a salary increase, where is the right way in the world!
Complaining is complaining, but he didn't shake his hands and quit, because, the Changqing Building where he did miscellaneous work is the most well-known restaurant in Bianliang City, Tokyo.
It's like mixing the rivers and lakes, and when I heard that the monk on the other side was Shaolin Temple, I was in awe, and there was a truth - there was only one Shaolin Temple in the rivers and lakes, and there was only one Changqing Building in the world.
Wang Ergou was originally a man in the rivers and lakes, and when he was five years old, a swordsman passed by his door, saw his bones, and suddenly fell in love with talents, so he took him away. Unexpectedly, before he walked out of the twenty miles, a group of relatives such as Wang Ergou's father, mother, eldest brother, second uncle, third uncle, fourth aunt, fifth uncle, and sixth aunt chased after him and sent the knife man to the government on the charge of abducting and selling children.
The county magistrate was not confused that day, so this farce ended an hour later. And Wang Ergou's parents also knew that the swordsman was not a bandit, but a well-known "Broken Knife Hero" in the rivers and lakes, so they were relieved to let their son go into the mountains with him to practice martial arts.
After fifteen years, the hero of the broken knife suddenly called the second dog in front of him one day and said: Child, you can go down the mountain.
Wang Ergou cried and worshiped on the ground: Master, if you don't leave, I will stay on the mountain to honor your old man! You see that you are thin now, how can I bear to leave......
Master said, "I just let you go down the mountain because I didn't have enough food to eat, and you have to let me starve to death, don't you?"
On the fourth day after Wang Ergou returned to his hometown, his parents asked his seventh uncle and grandfather to find an errand for him in Bianliang City. No one expected that the work would be in Changqing Building, which made the Wang family quite face-saving in the village.
Burdened with the glory of his parents and the expectations of his fellow villagers, Wang Ergou worked in Changqing Building for two years.
He didn't dare to show his martial arts, he didn't dare to say that he was a swordsman, and he didn't dare to mention the name of his master -- Master's parting words were: If I don't mix well, I won't have you as an apprentice;
Master pointed to his face and said this.
The master is ruthless, and the swordsman is ruthless. Master said, "All swordsmen who have sentient beings have died under the merciless sword."
Wang Ergou has never understood this truth.
It wasn't until the estrus pig died under his knife that Wang Ergou realized a little: pigs are sentient, and Wang Ergou's knife is ruthless.
But the pigs that were killed by Wang Ergou did not hate Wang Ergou, because they did not experience the slightest pain before they died. Later, Wang Ergou's reputation spread in the pig world, and they called Wang Ergou "the blade of mercy".
All the pigs want to be sold to Changqing Tower, hoping that it is the benevolent blade that will cut their throats.
Pigs always have to be killed, and it is important who dies under the knife, because they are comfortable for a lifetime, and they are comfortable to leave the world at the last moment, which is a perfect life.
But Wang Ergou has never killed anyone, and a swordsman who has never even killed anyone is not a good swordsman, which is another big reason why he does not dare to reveal his true identity. On the "Central Plains Heroes List" in the rivers and lakes, the top ten heroes have all killed more than 500 people, and his master's "Broken Sword Hero" ranks fifth, and the number after his name is "seven hundred and three" -- this is Master's achievement ten years ago.
That time, the master took him to break into the boat of the water thieves to save people, the master killed the thief, and Wang Ergou counted in the back. The master killed fifty water thieves, but he asked Wang Ergou to report the number to the rivers and lakes as "one hundred and one".
Wang Ergou was very puzzled: Master, why are you fake?
Master said, "Which eye of yours saw me fake?"
Wang Ergou: You kill one, I'll count one, it's obviously fifty.
Master: That's your hallucination.
Wang Ergou: I'm sure I'm not mistaken, I remember every knife and every move you used to kill.
Master: When the whole martial arts is confused, and you are the only one who is clear, then you are the most confused—even if you see the facts, no one will recognize your facts, so I say that you have hallucinations.
Wang Ergou: I don't understand.
Master: The rivers and lakes need legends, and the people need heroes. People only care about who killed the thief, when and when, where, what, why, and how, and as for whether the story and numbers are true or false, they don't care. Therefore, the "Central Plains Chivalry List" has become a place for martial arts people to sell their reputation, everyone is fake, why should I be stupid.
Wang Ergou: But you are a hero, how can you be willing to use the same tricks as Jianghu Xiaoxiao?
Master: It is harmful for the rats to deceive the world and steal their fame, but for the real chivalrous people, it is beneficial and harmless to deceive the world and steal their fame.
Wang Ergou: Your quibbling skills are also top-notch.
Master: Ergou, don't be pedantic.
Wang Ergou: Which eye did you see me being pedantic?
Master: Nose and eyes, ears and eyes, navel eyes, and ......
Wang Ergou: You're enough.
After that, the master reverted to his usual coldness: Ergou, only second- and third-rate chivalrous men value chivalry, and first-class chivalrous men are responsible for creating chivalry.
Wang Ergou: The content of this lesson is a bit deep, and my young mind can't bear it yet.
Master: A self-proclaimed chivalrous person is not necessarily a true chivalrous person. Abduction, murder and arson, stealing chickens and dogs, and deceiving the world and stealing fame, such despicable means can also be a means of chivalry and righteousness for real chivalrous people.
Wang Ergou, who was still a teenager, felt that the master really dared to say anything in order to beautify himself. However, it took him nearly ten years to gradually understand what Master meant at the beginning.
So he doesn't mind that others only treat him as a pig killer, meat cutter, and watermelon carve in Changqinglou.