Chapter 7: The Shadow Guard
Everyone who has been to the city of Shou has to admit that it is very prosperous, but no matter how prosperous the place, there will be beggars.
Just like no matter how sunny the weather is, there will always be shadows.
Chang Youde is really used to a rich and wealthy life, although he has no money, as long as he says a word, he can get money from anywhere.
Now, his word, it's money!
He was an orphan and naturally had the experience of being poor, so he could better understand the hardships of begging on the roadside.
So he often gives money when he passes by.
As soon as he had ordered a good set of clothes from the rich satin village and walked out of the store, the beggar at the door fell in front of him.
It wasn't the first time he'd been in this situation, and he's a very generous person, so naturally he pocketed for it.
The beggar kept his head down, as if he did not dare to look at him. What made him feel very strange was that the beggar did not leave after taking the money, but instead packed the money, stretched out a pair of black hands, and said pitifully: "Uncle, give me more!"
Then he saw the beggar's face.
If it was usual, he would definitely give a little more, but this time he didn't pull out the hand he inserted into his waist bag, and only said lightly: "Uncle is in a bad mood today, I'll give it next time." β
The beggar's head lowered again, but his hands were still held high, and he kept kowtowing, and kept saying, "Uncle is okay, just this once, and I won't ask you for it next time." β
Chang Youde suddenly laughed, he had said this kind of thing many times before, but now it suddenly became someone else said to him, this interesting identity change made him laugh.
He smiled bitterly and sighed, his hand finally pulled out of his waist bag, and said, "Well, if there is a next time, I will definitely not give it to you." β
The beggar got a double share of the money and flew away as if he were happy.
Chang Youde looked at the back of the beggar in the distance, and suddenly sighed again.
The owner of the satin village was standing behind him at some point, and said slowly: "If everyone in the world was as good at talking as you, I'm afraid those beggars would have made a fortune a long time ago." β
Chang Youde didn't look back, and said with a smile: "Brother Tai smiled, he was a very stingy person before, but now he doesn't spend his own money, so it's naturally easy to talk." β
The owner of the satin village seemed to smile and said, "No one's money is born their own, is it?"
Chang Youde suddenly strode away, laughed and said: "What Brother Tai said is very true, and I have been taught below." β
Chang Youde had already walked a long way, but the owner of the satin village was still staring at his back, his eyes flashing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
At this time, a square-faced middle-aged man entered the satin village.
He was also like the boss of the satin village staring at Chang Youde's distant back, frowning and saying, "What, is there anything suspicious?"
The boss of the satin village looked at the middle-aged man with a smile and said, "Isn't the young master unable to see the clues?"
The square-faced middle-aged man said, "Oh?"
The boss of the satin village said: "When have you seen a tiger that just took a bite of its prey and ran away?"
The square-faced middle-aged man was silent, and said in a deep voice, "You mean that the beggar has a problem?"
The boss of the satin village nodded and said: "Yes, although that person is dressed as a beggar, but his hands are very delicate, young master, you are still too young, and it is inevitable that you can't see through the subtleties, but your subordinates hope that you can grow up quickly."
After leaving the rich satin village, the beggar, who had been given a double penny, went straight out of the city, as if the money he had received today was enough to sustain him for the rest of his life.
When the beggar left the city, he turned into a sheep's gut path and entered a forest.
Outside the forest, a dark figure was hidden in the dense leaves, staring motionlessly at the beggar crouching behind a large tree.
Qi Kai had originally planned to change out of the beggar's suit in a forest in front of him, but since he left the city, he had always felt an aura behind him along the way, so he turned here.
The beggar had been squatting for a long time, and the black shadow hidden in the dense leaves had been staring motionless for a long time.
He suddenly heard a sound of breaking the sky, and his senses were extremely sharp after years of hard training, so when this sound of breaking the sky first sounded, he had already turned over and descended from the tree.
I only heard the sound of the big tree 'grabbing' the ground, and then a person's laughter came: "Your Excellency is so agile, I am fortunate to be lucky." β
Qi Kai smiled at the black-clothed person in front of him, and said, "If Your Excellency takes a fancy to the money on your body, say it, why wait here for a long time?"
The man in black did not speak, but suddenly his arms shook and his body rose to the ground.
Who knew that he had just flown up, but slowly fell in place.
It turned out that as soon as he flew up, a swift wind blade blocked his way, and he was in mid-air, where his body had no strength, he couldn't dodge if he wanted to, and in desperation, he had to sink down, staring at Qi Kai tightly with a pair of triangular eyes.
Qi Kai still looked at him with a smile and said, "If Your Excellency doesn't dislike it, why don't you make a friend, and you can take care of it in the future." β
The man snorted and sneered, "People like you still have friends?"
Qi Kai didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in his words, and said: "If a person lives in the world, if he doesn't have a friend, isn't he lonely and lonely?"
The man seemed to be in a hurry, and as soon as Qi Kai's words were finished, his feet suddenly froze, as if they were about to fly again.
Who knew that his body did not fly, but only rose to the height of no more than one person before suddenly falling, but something in his hand was thrown into the sky.
There was a short cry from the sky, like the sound of a bird suddenly startled.
Qi Kai slowly lowered his hand, looked at the man in black, his face finally changed, but he still kept smiling, and said, "Could it be that Your Excellency wants to introduce a few friends to you?" β
The man's face was covered under the black cloth, so that no one could see his expression, and he seemed to smile as well, and said, "These friends of mine are not ordinary friends, they are all friends who want your life!"
Wuji Palace, in the middle of the courtyard.
Just like the last time the square-faced middle-aged man came, the old man was still tending to his flowers and plants, as if they would immediately wither if they were not pruned for a moment.
The square-faced middle-aged man still stood quietly to the side as he did last time, not saying a word.
The old man loosened the last pot of flower soil before he straightened up and wiped the beads of sweat from his head with his sleeve.
His words were still those two words without the slightest emotion: "Here we are." β
The square-faced middle-aged man bowed and said, "I've seen the lord." β
The old man said, "What's the progress?" β
The square-faced middle-aged man said: "Qi Kai has appeared." β
The old man put down the shovel in his hand and said with a smile: "Very good, you must have arranged it." β
The square-faced middle-aged man said, "My subordinates have sent five black shadows to follow in turn. β
The old man frowned, but did not speak, as if he was thinking quietly.
It took a long time before he said: "The anti-reconnaissance ability of the Black Shadow Guard is not weak, but its strength is not strong, why don't you arrange a few more Shadows?"
The square-faced middle-aged man's body stiffened, but he said: "Although Qi Kai's strength is not weak, he has been seriously injured after all, and his subordinates think that there are too many people to follow, and it is easier to be exposed." β
The old man really nodded, his expression softened slightly, and said, "Yes, but did you take into account that Qi Kai's injury was not as serious as you imagined, or was it not injured at all?"
The square-faced middle-aged man suddenly had dense beads of sweat on his forehead.
The old man sighed and said, "You can think about it like this, which means that you have a big picture, but the subtleties still need to be tempered." β
The square-faced middle-aged man said, "Yes," he continued, "My lord, what do you mean, send five more Shadows?"
The old man shook his head and said, "Qi Kai can think of acting for us at the beginning, which shows that his thinking is far from being as simple and naΓ―ve as rumors from the outside world, so you must not be confused by rumors when dealing with people in the future." β
The square-faced middle-aged man hung his head and didn't dare to answer.
The old man paused, and then said: "Although this person seems to be a little unprofessional, but he has a lot of ideas in his bones, if he can be used by us, it will be a great help, if not, it is a pity that such a good young man is really a pity." β
The square-faced middle-aged man listened to the old man silently, but he didn't understand what he meant.
The old man looked at the square-faced middle-aged man in front of him, sighed, looked at the sky again, and muttered, "I'm afraid that the Black Shadow Guard will have five fewer people from today." β
The square-faced middle-aged man was taken aback, raised his head and said, "Although the strength of the black shadow is slightly weaker, but the five people attack at the same time, it should not be underestimated, why is the lord so sure?"
The old man stared at him with burning eyes and said, "Presumably, you still don't know the details of the Shadow's attack on the Seven Saints at that time. β
As soon as the square-faced middle-aged man came into contact with the old man's fierce gaze, he immediately lowered his head again and said, "The subordinates only knew that the sword of the Sun Shadow Twenty-Eight was about to be successful, but it was blocked by Bossun with his life. β
The old man said, "Yes, but have you ever thought that a seriously injured person could escape the pursuit of the shadows?"
The middle-aged man with a square face had beads of sweat the size of a bean on his forehead, and the cold sweat actually wet his back.
Originally, he thought that Qi Kai could escape the catastrophe entirely because Bossun saved him with his life, but he ignored a very important issue: after Bossun's death, the shadow that originally killed him and the shadow that killed Qi Kai, the two people combined, are also a very terrifying force!
But Qi Kai escaped!
His head was almost buried in his chest, and he said sharply: "My subordinates know their mistakes, please punish the lord!"
The old man shook his head slightly and said, "It's good that you can know your mistakes." β
The square-faced middle-aged man said: "Thank you for your leniency." β