The next morning, before the sky was completely bright, Qi Rusong set off for the headquarters of the Demon Hunting Gate.

Although he didn't understand why the head of the gate had acted like this. However, even for the sake of the poor people of Middle-earth City, he must go.

This time. He did not go empty-handed, but exchanged all the silver taels he carried for rice, vegetables and other food needed by the poor people, and then hired a carriage to send it to Ye Lao. He will do his best to help the people!

When Qi Rusong arrived, the disciples of the Demon Hunting Sect were preparing the ingredients for cooking porridge.

Seeing himself again, Ye Chouhe didn't seem surprised. With a gentle wave of his hand, he asked his demon hunters to unload the ingredients from the ox cart, and then motioned for himself to come and help.

In less than a stick of incense, the poor people lined up again.

"Rusong, I'll leave it to you here." The master of the gate commanded him.

"Yes!"

"What obedience? You have returned to the world, and you are not a disciple of the Demon Hunter Sect. Ye Chouhe's face immediately changed, "How can I, Ye Lao'er, give an order to your dignified king of the southern realm?"

If you speak to me again in such a tone, then go back." ”

"I..."

"What are you? You're here to please me? Or is it to prove that you are a good person? Ye Lao scolded sharply, "Hmph, if you come here with a purpose, I, Ye Lao'er, won't give you a good look!" ”

"The purpose? No, it's not. I really want to help these people! ”

"Since it's sincere, what do you say to obey orders? It was I Ye Lao'er who gave you a task to let you come? ”

Qi Rusong shook his head, "I will do my best!" ”

Ye Chouhe looked at him for a long time, and then handed him a wooden bowl: "Take a sip of porridge first, and the people today will be twice as many as yesterday." There may not be any leftovers at that time. ”

He was indeed hungry, and he had been so preoccupied with it since the morning that he had not eaten. He took a deep sip before handing the bowl to the demon hunter who was in charge of cleaning. Drinking it this time, he couldn't smell any peculiar smell, and he was used to [fairy porridge].

A scrawny old man staggered forward, covering his stomach with his hands. The soup kitchen began again.

On this day, as Ye Chouhe said, he was busy until dusk, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

He rubbed his sore shoulders, and then searched for the figure of the head of the gate, but found nothing.

Where did Mr. Ye go? He thought to himself.

Suddenly, a hand was placed on his arm. "Master .."

Qi Rusong immediately turned around, but it was a little girl, pale and wearing a disproportionately large hooded robe.

"May I ask the master of the main door?"

The girl muttered a few words.

Qi Rusong couldn't understand, "What are you talking about?" Can you make it clear? Do you know Da Xia?"

A voice behind her said, "I will." ”

Qi Rusong doesn't like others to always surprise him like this. This time it was a man in a hood, very tall, and from under the hood he could only see the faintly reddish candlelight reflected from his eyes. "The master told you not to come tomorrow, hypocrite!"

"Hypocrites?" Qi Rusong repeated the word, "Who are you?" ”

"Demon hunters." The man's tone was gentle, "Please don't come tomorrow, you will only disrupt the order here." ”

"I'm here to find the master of the main gate, I'm here to help the poor people, and the real demon hunter shouldn't refuse me."

"The real good men and women will naturally not refuse." The man told him, "You were a demon hunter, but now? ”

Hearing this, Qi Rusong's heart suddenly had mixed feelings.

"Who are you? Tell me! ”

"I'm Qi Rusong!"

He couldn't see the man's face, but he could feel his smile somehow. "No," he said, "who are you?" ”

"King of the South!" This is Qi Rusong's second answer.

"Ask you again, who are you?"

He swallowed, then suddenly remembered the oath of the demon hunter. "I'm nobody."

"Close, who are you?"

To join the Demon Hunter Gate, you have to abandon your previous identity, which is the oath of the Demon Hunter.

Thinking of this, he replied aloud. "I am a nobody who guards Great Xia! I'm a demon hunter! ”

"You haven't forgotten your oath." The man lifted his hood and said, "Rusong, you will come back tomorrow." ”

Qi Rusong fixed his eyes and saw that person was Ye Chouhe, the head of the Demon Hunting Gate! He's testing me...

"I will come again, there are people who need me."

~~~~Dividing line~~~

On the third day, Qi Rusong came very early. After the ingredients were transported, a disciple of the Demon Hunting Sect stepped forward, "Lord Qi, the master of the main sect asked me to tell you, if you are free today, please go to [Blacksmith Street] to help a blacksmith surnamed Zhou!" ”

"What do I need to do? I'm so prepared. ”

"You'll know when you go!"

"And what are the characteristics of him or his shop?"

"The shop was on a high point, a huge house made of wood and rough stone, with floors large enough to overlook the narrow alleyways below. The two gates of the house are made of sandalwood, and a hunting picture is depicted on them. A pair of stone lions stand guard on either side of the entrance. ”

"Thank you!"

After speaking, Qi Rusong left the headquarters of the Demon Hunting Gate, turned into the [Mouse Nest], and rode along the winding path up the intricate streets.

After a few turns, the Blacksmith Street appeared in front of you.

Along the way, you pass blacksmiths working in front of the forges, mercenaries and warriors haggling for armor, and gray-haired blacksmiths selling all sorts of old iron knives in their shops.

As they climbed, the taller the buildings became, and most of the blacksmiths in the city were there.

According to the demon hunter's prompt, Qi Rusong quickly found the blacksmith shop. He tied his horse to a stone pillar in the doorway and walked sideways into the house.

The guy in the shop had sharp eyes, and he immediately recognized the family crest on Qi Rusong's vest, and it didn't take long for the owner of the house to hurriedly step forward to greet him, with a smile on his face, and he was busy bowing.

"Pour wine for the King of the South." He said to the blacksmith, and then motioned for Qi Rusong to sit down on the bench. "My lord, my name is Zhou Ming, please sit down and treat this place as your own home."

The boss was wearing an old cloth coat and smelled of sweat.

"How do you know who I am?" He asked the boss.

"Recently, the only people who have come to our Zhongzhou City from the south are the prince and your entourage, and ordinary guards are not qualified to wear the clothes of the Qi clan's emblem!"

Qi Rusong was a little speechless. "I'm here to help," he said, "what do you need me to do?" ”

"Where do you dare to work hard for you," Zhou Ming said, "I just need you to make a fair judgment." ”

"Oh? Then please. ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Please be patient, Lord Wang! He said as he took a glass and filled it with wine. Do you need to forge a new armor? Don't look at my small shop, but I dare to assure you, there is no one in Zhongzhou City who can compare with me.

If you don't believe it, you can go through every blacksmith shop in Zhongzhou and compare it yourself. In fact, if you hit a piece of armor, any country blacksmith will do. The one I played was comparable to a divine soldier. ”

Qi Rusong sipped his wine and listened to him continue. According to Zhou's name, not only did the entire set of armor of the captain of the capital guard be bought here, but many officials who really knew the goods were also frequent visitors, not to mention other demon hunting disciples.

"What about the Prince of the East? There is no coming to you! ”

Hearing this, Zhou Ming paused for a few seconds, "The prince of the Eastern Realm has found me, and it is also on the orders of the head of the Demon Hunting Sect. Unfortunately, I didn't have that privilege and didn't serve him. ”

Qi Rusong smiled slightly, looked at him calmly, didn't say anything, just waited quietly. He didn't know when he started, but he found that silence was often more effective than asking questions, and that was exactly the case right now.

After a while, the shop guy returned to the front hall again, and then whispered something to Zhou Ming.

"Lord Wang, that woman is in the backyard with her child," Zhou Ming told Qi Rusong, "please come with me." ”

"Backyard?"

"Yes!" Zhou Ming glanced at him.

He led Qi Rusong out of the back door, through the forging room, and into the backyard.

A middle-aged woman sits on a bench with a child. The middle-aged woman's long dirty hair, dirty coat, shirtless, eyes full of sadness and helplessness, and the child was tugging at the corner of the woman's clothes with tears on her face.

"That's her." Zhou Mingdao.

Before Qi Rusong could post an article, the woman choked up. "Ladies and gentlemen, I really don't have any money. Have mercy on you. ”

"It is only natural to repay debts." Zhou Ming told her, "I'm very sorry, I also want to be a good person." But now in this world, I am also old and young. I'm afraid this winter will be tough. ”

"My husband died early, leaving me an orphan and a widow." The woman replied with tears in her voice. "Now I'm really penniless, I beg you to hold up your noble hand."

Let me settle a debt dispute? Qi Rusong thought to himself.

"The guy in my store saw that you still had a silver ticket hidden." Zhou Ming said: "It's on the sole of your shoe." ”

The woman didn't dare to talk, but silently bowed her head and sobbed.

"Is it true? Madam? Qi Rusong asked her.

"That's the last bit of our savings, and if we give it to you, how will we survive this winter?"

"If I can't get the money, how can my family survive this winter?" Zhou Ming's face was embarrassed. "Lord Qi, are you commenting?"

Paying off debts is a matter of course! It's not something hard to adjudicate. But if you can't get the arrears, this blacksmith Zhou's family will suffer. Taking the last savings of the mother and son is equivalent to taking their lives...

Is it another test for me by the Master of the Gate? Qi Rusong let out a long sigh. "How much does this mother and son owe you?" He asked.

"No more, no less, exactly twenty taels of silver."

Twenty taels? That's not a small number. My Demon Hunter Sect has always upheld justice, and he meditated in his heart.

"This woman, please return all the money you owe to the master blacksmith!" He said to the woman.

"Your Excellency... You're driving us to a dead end! The woman wept.

"Listen to me," Qi Rusong said, "It's only right to repay debts." Money, you have to pay it back. Think about it, if you don't make a living, you can survive this winter with your money, but you may not be able to survive next year.

I know some official masters in Zhongzhou City, and I will repair a book for you and go to a certain adult's mansion to get an errand. You and your son can survive better in this Middle-earth City! ”

"It's... Are you sure? ”

"How could I lie to you!" Qi Rusong said with a smile.

The woman took the child and fell to her knees with a puff, thanking him for her kindness.

Qi Rusong hurriedly helped them up.

Then, the mother and son handed over the silver ticket hidden in the sole of the shoe to Blacksmith Zhou, and the matter was settled.

"Now that the matter is over, I should go back to the head of the gate."

And when he was about to turn around and leave, the blacksmith stopped him, "The master of the main gate asked you to go back first after this matter is finished, and then go to the headquarters of the Demon Hunting Gate tomorrow." ”