The sword and scabbard were thrown on the carpet, and Gu Shenwei was holding a narrow knife in his hand, his eyes were frighteningly cold, as if he was just a humanoid target lying on the bed.

A chill passed through Xu Yanwei's heart, but she hadn't seen any guests, so she curled up like a baby, and said in a voice that was half frightened and half begging, "Please, be lighter." ”

Gu Shenwei walked to the bed, picked up the quilt with the tip of a knife, and covered Xu Yanwei's body, he could use blood to restrain Lu's shopkeeper, and he could buy Xu Xiaoyi with silver, but for this changeable woman, he couldn't grasp the proportions, and sometimes even wanted to kill her with a knife.

It was the pot-bellied Buddha who made Gu Shen uncomfortable, and every time he thought of what the ugly and fat man had done to his daughter, his heart was filled with disgust, in his eyes, this woman was sometimes dirtier than a beggar crawling in the gutter, but it was this filth that aroused the last bit of sympathy that remained in his body.

Gu Shenwei couldn't understand his emotions, and he didn't want to dig meaninglessly, he knew one thing, if he couldn't make Xu Yanwei bow down at this moment, he had to kill her.

His sympathies were limited to that.

Xu Yanwei finally understood the young man's gaze, it was not the cruelty, venting and ** that guests often have, but the iron-like will of a murderer.

"In the future, you will save enough money to escape from Biyu City. ”

Xu Yanwei glanced at the knife in the young man's hand, and suddenly became really shy for some reason, unconsciously pulled the quilt up, and nodded.

"But you have to pay back the life you owe me. ”

Gu Shenwei has saved the lives of her sister and brother twice, Xu Yanwei is not ignorant, but in her world, there has never been a word of indebtedness, only domination and obedience, so she nodded again.

"You're going to have three years to do things for me, and then you and your brother are free. ”

This is an offer from a killer, Xu Yanwei nodded again, she is a woman who is good at acting, sometimes even she can't tell which face is real, this time she plays a new role: a businessman who is not sure about the value of her goods.

She loved the role, and all the while, she was always passed around like a wine jug, and there was never a time when she could talk about conditions.

"Speak. Gu Shenwei ordered, a little dissatisfied with the way she only nodded.

"For three years, Xiaoyi and I will do things for you, anything. She deliberately emphasized the last three words.

There was a table in the bedroom, on which there was a residual table, Gu Shenwei poured a glass of wine, poured it again, swung his knife and made a bloody mark on his left wrist, dripping blood into the cup, and then turned to look at the woman on the bed.

Xu Yanwei dressed as fast as she undressed, and when she got up, her clothes were already draped on her body, and she was already dressed neatly after getting out of bed, even if she was a killer who suddenly encountered a strong enemy, she couldn't do better than her.

"Reach out. ”

"I'll do it myself. ”

Xu Yanwei's heart was full of excitement, she was deeply fascinated by this strange, purely masculine contract, and threw herself into it, she picked up the sword on the carpet, pulled it out hard, and was startled by the oncoming blue light, and then came to the table with both hands holding the sword as if holding a holy object.

With a slight stroke, the blood jumped out of the lubricated skin like an oppressed wool, like a small flower that opened instantly, bloomed in an instant, wilted in an instant, and blood dripped down the slender wrist.

Xu Yanwei's body shook, feeling dizzy, throwing away the sword, holding on to the table, staring at the blood of the two of them fusing in the wine, showing a happy smile, picking up the cup, taking a big sip, and stretching out his tongue to lick the blood on his wrist.

Gu Shenwei took the wine glass and drank the remaining half.

His judgment was right, the seemingly weak Xu Yanwei has a strong heart, stronger than most men.

Xu Yanwei called his younger brother up and listened to the new master's instructions together.

Xu Xiaoyi locked the door, and then reluctantly left the silver and walked upstairs.

Uncle Huan's expression surprised him, he was familiar with the various appearances of the guests after they were satisfied, there was no such ruthless coldness among them, and the state of his sister was not right, his eyes were shining, as if there was a huge secret buried in his heart, and he wanted to hide it deeply, but also wanted to make it public.

Gu Shenwei once again said the three-year agreement, there was no need to play blood oath to Xu Xiaoyi, and then began to make specific requests, he didn't choose to win over the sister and brother.

"Gather all the information about the stone castle for me, any information, who likes to drink what kind of wine, whose little toes are half shorter than others, I want to know, no matter how trivial and bizarre, tell me. ”

The Xu family sisters and brothers were born and raised in Nancheng, and they are extremely familiar with this muddy city, and no one is more suitable for espionage than them.

However, after listening to Uncle Huan's words, the two of them were a little confused, and after thinking about it, they found their own reasons.

"Ah, I see, Shibao wants to catch the spies, so I want to find out what everyone is saying, and those who dare to say bad things behind their backs will be stabbed...... Hum. Xu Xiaoyi made a murderous gesture.

"You want to move up the ladder, so you need to know what your head and brain are interested in. Xu Yanwei's guess is closer to the truth.

"Almost, but I don't want you to 'ask,' just keep your mouth shut, just keep your ears up and listen. You, let the guests talk more, you, go to the streets, taverns, casinos, listen to everyone's discussions. As a reward, you don't have to pay every month. ”

The sister and brother nodded solemnly, Xu Yanwei can earn thousands of taels of silver every month, and he will work harder even more, compared to this money, the task assigned by Uncle Huan is easy.

With money and spies, Gu Shenwei still has his own "three holes of cunning rabbits", and early the next morning, he took Xu Xiaoyi to Beicheng to meet Zhong Heng, the captain of the city patrol, and the two had several encounters.

Zhong Heng was very impressed by this young man, and personally went out to greet him, courtesy and thoughtfulness, and regarded him as an important person.

The captain of the city patrol would naturally hear about Huan Nu's killing of the master, but he never mentioned it, just congratulated the young man on becoming a killer.

Tie Hanfeng bought a house in Beicheng, Zhong Heng sent someone to the relevant yamen to inquire, and soon got the confirmed news, Zhong Heng enthusiastically operated for Yang Huan, and that afternoon, Gu Shenwei was already holding the deed and standing in the house "left" by the master.

The name on the deed is "Xu Yi", which is Xu Xiaoyi's name, but he can only lick his tongue, and he knows very well who these houses belong to.

The house is not big, only one enter, the location is very good, close to the checkpoint from the north city to the south city, Tie Hanfeng originally planned to go to the south wall tavern often for recreation.

Gu Shenwei strongly invited Zhong Heng to go to Nancheng to eat and drink, that night, in Xu Yanwei's small building, the captain of the city patrol and two of his subordinates were drunk, Zhong Heng stayed overnight, and when he left early the next morning, he had an extra silver ticket of five thousand taels in his arms, which Gu Shenwei personally went to the South Wall Tavern to withdraw from the shopkeeper Lu, and it could be cashed in any silver number and money village in the north and south cities.

Gu Shen was busy for two or three days for his own affairs, and Liu on the other side was anxious, and personally came to meet the "hall master", expecting Ai Ai to remind the young boss that everything was ready now, and the most important swordsman had not been hired.

Gu Shen was not in a hurry, rested for a day, and finally on the seventh day of going down the mountain, he took Liu Crooked Mouth to the Rouge Forest.

In autumn, the annatto is a fiery red, which is the origin of the name, and in winter, the trees here are quite bleak, but they are not less popular.

The Rouge Forest is located in a valley to the east of the city, next to a large river, and you can see the towering peaks when you look up, but you can't see the stone castle above.

This is a gathering place for unemployed swordsmen, and if you want to hire people, you only need to bring enough silver to come here and raise your arms, of course, if you choose a good hand, you have to bring a pair of good eyes.

It was in Rouge Forest that Gu Shenwei heard the name of "Qiu Society" for the first time.

The "Sword God Conference" is being held in the forest, and the organizer is the Qiu Society, which has just become famous in Biyu City.

The Qiu Society was founded by a group of children of wealthy nobles in the northern city, implying that many of its members were descendants of the royal family.

The biggest feature of the Qiu Society is that it is rich, and it was announced that it would hold a sword god conference not long after its establishment, and openly selected the number one swordsman in Biyu City, with a reward of 10,000 taels, and hired him as the protector of the Qiu Society, with a good salary, and other people with outstanding sword skills were also rewarded, and they had the opportunity to join the Qiu Society.

10,000 taels of silver, many swordsmen may not be able to make so much money in the more than ten years they are at the peak of their attitude, so the red leaves of the rouge forest have almost fallen, but their popularity is more prosperous than ever.

There were originally a number of open spaces in the woodland, connected by paths, and at this time they all became knife competition venues, with onlookers three layers inside and three layers outside, and many people who did not know martial arts also came to see the excitement.

Gu Shenwei didn't hear about such a big thing in advance, and he was very disappointed with Liu's crooked mouth all of a sudden.

Liu crooked his mouth didn't notice the dissatisfaction of the young boss, but gushed endlessly, "Heh, it's really rich, the swordsmen in the whole city are going crazy, this is good, when the Qiu Society is finished, we can pick a few good hands that have been missed." ”

"Ten sons only need the best swordsman. ”

"Don't be kidding, the bounty will be 10,000 taels, and our 20,000 taels can invite two people in total. ”

"Hey. Gu Shenwei sneered, and didn't argue with Liu's crooked mouth, this person doesn't know anything about swordsmanship, and the same goes for those sons and daughters of the Evil Society, and the winning general in the martial arts arena may not be the best swordsman.

Retired to two years ago, Gu Shenwei couldn't understand this, but Dongbao's experience taught him many of the truest truths, more than 600 apprentices, the best people who learned in the Carved Wood Academy, but few of them could survive the massacre, the competition is a competition, and killing is killing, the two are completely different.

When Liu crooked his mouth and stretched his neck to look at the knife fighting scene in the field, Gu Shenwei paid more attention to the swordsmen scattered in the woodland, they were not interested in martial arts, and the real good players might be hidden in them.

Gu Shenwei walked around, and finally took a fancy to a swordsman, who was in his forties, his eyes were small and bright, but his expression was a little tired, and he seemed to be at the end of his peak, but Gu Shenwei noticed that several young swordsmen had a whispered conversation with this person before entering the competition.

Gu Shenwei pulled Liu's crooked mouth out of the crowd and asked him if he recognized the swordsman.

"Boss Tuo, he's a good hand, but you can't hire him. ”

"Why?"

"He used to be ...... Who's that...... The swordsman under his command has just lost his job. ”

Gu Shenwei immediately understood that "who is that" refers to the eldest young master, Shangguan Chui.

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