Natural Born Winner: 178. Both good and evil

Master Nie left behind his heavy gift when he left. It was not gold and silver, but a box of precious medicinal materials. Xu knew that good medicine is more valuable than gold and silver to people in the Jianghu.

He will leave tomorrow with his family, and Yuncheng is not far from his hometown, so he asked a team of officials to **** him, so the journey must be safe.

By the way, Xiao Han revealed two other arrest warrants from the government office. One is a thief who stole from a big family in the city. He has committed several crimes in the city in the past month, and he steals almost every two or three days. The wealthy households in the city are restless day and night.

Xiao Han spent two nights squatting outside the house of Lin Yuanwai, one of the three richest merchants in Yuncheng who has not yet been patronized,

The thief really appeared, but with the skill of a three-legged cat, Xiao Han took it down without using a sword, but she didn't take his life this time, but let the Lin family's servants tie him up and send him away I left the government office.

Looking at the bracelet again, the good value has not increased.

Could it be that killing people can increase the good value? Xiao Han thought about it, she also tried to study the usefulness of the bracelet these days, although she guessed that the value of good and evil means punishing evil and promoting good, but she also gave some money to young and old beggars in the city, but she did not see Changes in goodness.

The good value gained from rescuing the poor woman who was captured by bandits in the cottage seems to be added to her killing those bandits, and her saving people alone and giving them money does not affect the good value.

In addition to the good value that Xiao Han did not fully understand, the evil value has never changed.

Xiao Han was not in a hurry, but set his sights on the second arrest warrant. He was a flower picker who had tarnished the innocence of many girls in the city. Not good.

Xiao Han didn't have so much time to see the good-looking girls in the city. He waited until nightfall and walked around the roof beams in the city for a few times, when he suddenly heard some movement.

A masked man leaned on the roof, lifted a tile, and held a slender bamboo tube in his hand to sprinkle something like powder into the room. Suddenly his heart tightened, and he saw the hazy night In the center stood a 'boy' with a long sword on his waist.

Subconsciously, he ran away with oil on the soles of his feet. Those who do this are sneaky, not head-to-head.

Xiao Han could have killed him with a sword, and let the flower picker run away, while he chased after him leisurely.

Because the flower picker is no better than a thief, Xiao Han arrested the thief in public two days ago, and the servants he attracted also beat the thief with sticks and sent them to the government office. But if the arrest of the flower picking thief alarmed people, I'm afraid the reputation of this female family member would be damaged.

Xiao Han is also willing to take care of things that can be done with little effort.

Chasing all the way to the outside of the city, the flower picker who didn't notice anyone behind him thought he had already thrown him off, and when he was overjoyed, he fell down.

He didn't die, because something happened, a middle-aged man in black stopped in front,

Xiao Han tapped the flower picker's acupoint with sword energy, and put it aside, she felt that the middle-aged man in black came for her.

As she guessed, the middle-aged man in black looked at her and said coldly, "Seventeen, why are you still alive without completing the task?"

The 'seventeen' he said should refer to the original body,

"Incompetent waste should not exist."

After speaking, he waved his palm and attacked, with a cold air,

Xiao Han did not retreat, turned the sword in his hand slightly, and went directly to meet him.

Compared with the bandit den she took away and the thieves she caught before, it is indeed not of the same grade, but to her, there is no difference.

After seven or eight tricks,

The middle-aged man in black was shocked, how come he hasn't seen him for a few days, Shi Qi's martial arts are so powerful.

The swordsmanship she displayed is not like the exquisite skills of various sects and sects, but it is extremely fierce, like the wind and rain.

Although it is also a key point, it will not kill him instantly. Xiao Han used the technique of close thought to ask something when the middle-aged man in black was dying and weak-willed.

The organization he belongs to is really a killer organization. I don’t know how famous it is. Yuanshen is one of the orphans adopted by the organization. The name is Maoshiqi.

The first mission failed. The middle-aged man in black was in charge of her affairs. He thought Shi Qi was dead, but because Xiao Han made a big noise, he was brought here.

But he didn't intend to let Shiqi go back at all, nor did he think about giving him another chance. He came out to clean up the waste for the organization.

In order to warn the killers in the organization, they can only succeed but not fail.

And there are too many little killers like Seventeen who can be discarded at will.

The middle-aged man in black died, but his good value only increased by fifty.

Xiao Han also didn't forget the flower picker who was thrown aside, the big thief would spend more than ten years in prison, Xiao Han decisively killed him with a sword.

The golden words floating on the bracelet changed to "Good value: 256 (equivalent to 128 days of life) Evil value: 0"

Four months at full count.

Xiao Han also destroyed the corpse and wiped out the traces. She would not take the time to trouble this killer organization, but if someone from the killer organization offered to come to her to provide her with life points, she would not mind accepting it.

When it was light in the morning, Xiao Han also left Yuncheng.

…

Yumen Villa, outside a teahouse,

"I heard that Tao Zhuang is mainly a disciple of the income room."

"Master Tao is a well-known benevolent man, a great hero. He has made friends all over the world. When talking about his deeds, it is impossible to talk about him in three days. The most famous one is that his His good friend Taoist Lingguang is seriously ill, and Xiao Zhuangzhu donated half of his family wealth to ask a ghost doctor to heal him. Five years ago, he fought against the demon sect and prevented the demon sect from invading Shu."

Xiao Han on the other tea table listened with gusto,

She was also very curious about why the owner of the Yumen Mountain Villa, who was praised by everyone in the world, was targeted by the bracelet and regarded as a must-kill target.

Since Yuncheng left, she has gone to several places and wiped out four or five bandit dens similar to Luoyun Mountain,

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, even bandit dens would not be in the same place, but they were far apart. Xiao Han was not particularly diligent. year lifespan.

Until that day, when I was in the inn, I occasionally saw a group of people with extraordinary martial arts skills, surrounded by a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance, brocade clothes and a slight beard,

Xiao Han didn't know that this bracelet would actually trigger a special task, killing Tao Zhongfang would give him a thousand good points.

This is nearly two years of life, really generous.

After asking people, I found out that the middle-aged man with elegant and calm features and a very dignified style is Tao Zhongfang, the owner of Yumen Villa in central Sichuan.

Although there is no indication of the consequences of not killing, the reward is quite exciting, Xiao Han is even more curious, this is the first time the bracelet has given a target.

Over the past year, anyone who can bring life to Xiao Han is a person who does all kinds of crimes such as robbery and robbery.

Since Tao Zhongfang is designated as a killable target by the bracelet, does it mean that he meets the criteria of the bracelet?

The people at the next table are still discussing about the acceptance of disciples in Yumen Mountain Villa, "Doesn't Master Tao have three disciples?"

"You don't know this. This time, the apprentice is decided to choose the future owner of the villa, and he also chooses one of his three disciples. Not only can he inherit Yumen Villa, but he can also marry him. The apple of my eye.”

Others were shocked and envious, no wonder this apprentice banquet was so grand and grand. As the owner of the Yumen Villa, there is also the owner's daughter Tao Yingying, who has a beautiful face and a beautiful appearance, and is one of the four beauties second only to Fairy Shuiyue.

"And I heard that Master Tao specially invited Sang Guiqiu to witness."

When Xiao Han checked Tao Zhongfang's affairs, he often saw this name. Tao Zhongfang was known as the unparalleled benevolence and righteousness, and his friends were all over the world, but his most famous friend was Sang Guiqiu, known as the sword **** in Shu.

Tian Shui Ju, the largest intelligence organization in Jiang Hu, rated him as one of the six highest swordsmen in the world.

Although it is very possible, some senior hermits are not counted.

Sang Guiqiu and Tao Zhongfang have known each other since they were young, and their friendship is irreversible.

Tao Zhongfang is well-known in the world, but he can't even enter the top 20 in terms of martial arts, but since the establishment of Yumen Villa, no one has dared to think about him. This is not only because of his long-sleeved skills, but also because of Sang Guiqiu. friend.

Thinking that when the Demon Cult wanted to reach out to Sichuan, in the end Tao Zhongfang fought against the Demon Cult to become famous, Sang Guiqiu single-handedly defeated the three branches of the Demon Cult in Sichuan.

However, Sang Guiqiu is withdrawn and indifferent, and doesn't interact with people very much, especially after the death of his beloved wife and young son, he has been hiding in the mountains for many years, and many people in the martial arts world admire his name and can't see him.

No wonder others were so surprised and delighted when they heard that Sang Guiqiu would appear in Yumen Villa.

…

Everyone knows that Tao Zhongfang, the owner of Yumen Villa, has three disciples, the eldest disciple Gu Ying, the second disciple Ling Jing, and the third disciple Jiang Chao.

People are most optimistic about the two young heroes Gu Ying and Ling Yi, because they entered the arena very early and gained fame. On the other hand, Jiang Chao, although handsome in appearance, has mediocre martial arts, just like ordinary disciples in the village.

Villa Master Tao treated his three lovers equally, and did not ignore Jiang Chao just because his martial arts skills were not as good as his two senior brothers.

But this doesn't change the fact that everyone is looking forward to setting the apprentice banquet chosen by the owner of the villa in the future. Jiang Chao is practicing martial arts alone in the back of the mountain. , can only work harder.

"Third Senior Brother." A clear and sweet voice sounded, and Jiang Chao immediately stopped the knife in his hand, fearing that he would accidentally injure the junior sister who came over, Tao Yingying, the daughter of the master.

Tao Yingying's face is like a peach blossom, and she has a light and agile air. No wonder Jiji was named one of the four beauties by the good-hearted people in the world in just two years. She looked innocent, and said with a charming face, "Why are you here alone, and you don't want to play with me?"

"Master said, I need to practice hundreds of times if I want to learn the fourth form of Tian Luo Dao Technique well."

Although Jiang Chao is young, he has a precocious and calm temperament. Compared with him, his brother Ling Jing who is two years older is more stubborn and energetic than him.

Tao Yingying pulled Jiang Chao's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Haven't I learned it too? Brother, you don't need to be so anxious."

Jiang Chao smiled helplessly. If he took the martial arts progress of his junior sister as the standard, then he would not think about making progress. His mother died of illness when Yingying was young, and his master never continued after that. He loves Yingying like a bead. Bao, how could she be willing to suffer too much from learning martial arts.

Tao Yingying suddenly became shy in front of Jiang Chao, which was really touching, "Senior brother, what do you think about Father's choice of disciples?"

Jiang Chao is not stupid, let alone Tao Yingying, who can see through it at a glance, saying that she is not at all tempted by her junior sister who gets along day and night and is so beautiful and pleasant. When I was a baby, my family was killed by robbers by the river. Fortunately, my master rescued me. Because I didn’t know my relatives in my hometown, I remarried this name to commemorate my parents. The master’s kindness to me is as great as a mountain. Whatever decision he makes, I will obey."

Tao Yingying glanced at him with resentment, stomped her feet angrily, turned her head and ran back.

After returning to Zhuangzi, Tao Yingying thought about what Jiang Chao said just now, so she went to the study to find her father.

Tao Zhongfang was looking at the list of banquet invitations, and he knew who it was by the sound of footsteps. He couldn't help smiling, "Yingying, what's the matter."

As soon as Tao Yingying came in, she pestered her father and acted like a baby, "Father, I like the third senior brother, can you accept him as a disciple?"

Tao Zhongfang seemed a little surprised, and said slowly, "You like Jiang Chao."

Although Tao Yingying was shy in her heart, she nodded her head boldly. As a son and daughter of Jianghu and the eldest lady of Yumen Villa, there is nothing she dared to say.

Tao Zhong said with a loving smile, "I have always regarded Jiang Chao as my own son."

After hearing what her father said, Tao Yingying felt even more excited.

…

Xiao Han found a quiet and clean house near Yumen Mountain Villa, and brought a few bandits to settle down. She was no longer short of money. good.

I also spent a thousand taels of silver to get Tao Zhongfang's information from Tianshuiju. Jiyue.

This made Xiao Han wonder if Tianshuiju was cheating on her.

Compared to Tianshuiju, Xiao Han believes in the bracelet more, after all, she has been experimenting for more than a year.

Looking later, the intelligence of Tianshuiju is divided into grades, Tiandixuanhuang, what she got was Xuan grade, and the intelligence of the earth grade needs 1,000 taels of gold, and the information of the sky grade, hehe, 10,000 taels of gold may not be enough get it.

Xiao Han has decided that if she is short of money one day, she will go and rob Tianshuiju. I don't know if the good value will be deducted.

Since you can't buy information in Tianshuiju, Xiao Han can only look it up by himself. The bracelet is willing to pay a thousand good points for Tao Zhongfang. Tao Zhongfang must have some secrets.

There are still three days before the apprentice banquet at Yumen Villa, and everyone in the villa is busy with this matter. Firstly, this is a major event in the village. Straighten your chest. We are proud that the villa has such a status in the rivers and lakes.

Xiao Han must be a gentleman again, and he glanced at the bracelet again, the value of good and evil has not changed.

The time she picked happened to be when the elders of the Wuhen Sect led their disciples to visit Yumen Mountain Villa, and it was also for the apprentice banquet three days later. Will meet in person.

After sneaking into Yumen Villa quietly and avoiding people's eyes and ears, Xiao Han first walked around the study room, but found nothing, not even a secret compartment. Generally speaking, the study room is an important place, but Tao Zhongfang's The study room is simple and clear at a glance, which shows that he is cautious.

After looking at the study room, Xiao Han went to Tao Zhongfang's bedroom again. No matter how careful he was, any important and secret things must be kept close to him to be at ease.

The information bought from Tianshuiju for a thousand taels is not completely in vain, at least there is even a map of Yumen Villa.

On the way, Xiao Han heard a commotion, which came from the martial arts training ground in the villa.

Xiao Han recognized the three disciples of Tao Zhongfang and his daughter Tao Yingying.

It seems that Ling Jing, the second disciple of Yumen Villa, and Jiang Chao, the third disciple, had some disputes,

"Junior Sister, I newly carved a rabbit made of jade, do you want to go and have a look?" Ling Jing thought a little bit, if he could win the favor of his junior sister, he might have a better chance of winning with the master's decision.

Hearing that it was a rabbit carved from jade, Tao Yingying was a little ready to move, but after thinking about it, she said, "I want to watch the third brother practice martial arts."

Ling Jing muttered, "No matter how much you practice, it's still the same."

Jiang Chao's eyes were slightly gloomy, Gu Ying, who is a big brother, gave Ling Jing a stern look, and Tao Yingying even shook off Ling Jing's hand directly, insisting to accompany Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao politely declined, "This is arranged by the master for me. It may be better if I practice quietly alone."

Xiao Han didn't care about the love between these young children, but she remembered that there was something thought-provoking in the information Tianshuiju gave. Tao Zhongfang's first two disciples, Gu Ying and Ling Jing, both had their origins. The son of a farmer who was accepted by Tao Zhongfang was the youngest son who was sent by an official family in the court to learn art from a teacher.

Only Jiang Chao, according to information, is more than ten years ago, Tao Zhongfang went out to visit a martial arts family, and on the way home, he picked up a blood-stained baby by the river. Add more. It is only said that Tao Zhongfang loves this third disciple with mediocre martial arts qualifications, because his martial arts is not high, and he doesn't even let him get involved in the adventures of the rivers and lakes.

The strange thing is that even Tianshuiju can't find out the life experience of an orphan.

Of course, it may be because Xiao Han wants to spend more money on information.

Xiao Han continued to go to Tao Zhongfang's residence, outside the courtyard there were disciples from the villa guarding and patrolling, but for Xiao Han, it was a breeze for them not to find out.

Tao Zhongfang is a hero of the rivers and lakes, the owner of a village, and his residence is also magnificent, Xiao Han searched carefully, and found a hidden compartment on the wall, just arranged it,

Break it with external force without authorization, I'm afraid there will be a hidden weapon in the mechanism, and it will be troublesome if people outside are alarmed.

Concealed weapons, such as the Qimen Dunjia, were learned a long time ago. Xiao Han didn't figure out how to crack them for a while, and Tao Zhongfang's reception of the elders of the Wuhen Sect should be almost over. Also write down the general appearance of this hidden grid, and then slowly think about the method of cracking it when you go back.

After returning to the yard he rented, Xiao Han used rice paper and ink to draw the appearance of the hidden grid.

As the sacred place of martial arts, the Misty Sect collected countless unique knowledge. As the head of the sect, Xiao Han was able to watch them all, but even if she has a photographic memory, it is impossible for her to remember clearly what happened hundreds of years ago Chu ah.

I have to take time to think about it slowly. After half a day, there are no less than twenty cracking pictures just trying to draw.

There are still two days left before the apprentice banquet at Yumen Mountain Villa, but Xiao Han has a premonition that if Tao Zhongfang is not killed beforehand, or finds out why he is listed as a target by the bracelet, something bad may happen. good thing.

Being busy until late at night, Xiao Han was a little hungry, so he went to the kitchen to cook.

Fortunately, when she moved in, she bought ingredients for ten days and put them in the kitchen. She simply made a bowl of wishful fish porridge, Sixi meatballs, fried chicken with crab roe, and lotus seed soup.

The aroma is very attractive.

When Xiao Han turned to go to the kitchen to serve rice, there was a sound of 'ding', and her sword was drawn out, only half an inch away from the neck of the uninvited man who came late at night. It was a handsome young man,

Cold sweat rolled down Meng Yu's face as white as jade, "I'm bothering you... No, it should be a girl."

He recognized at a glance that although it was a man's clothing, it was a woman. Of course, Xiao Han didn't try to hide it, the men's hair was **** for convenience.

Meng Yu tried to keep himself away from the dangerous sword point, but no matter how fast his lightness kung fu was, he couldn't dodge her sword.

There are more than a handful of people with such sword skills at such a young age. Meng Yu's eyes are slightly deep, but more thoughts are still attracted by the tempting dishes on the table.

At this time, another person came in, with eyebrows like distant mountains, handsome face, blue long clothes, and even a blue hair band. Seeing his friend's life hanging by a thread, he also raised his heart, but he still maintained his composure. He knew Meng Yu's martial arts attainments, but he was afraid that he was really trapped by others.

"Shaotang, you came in too." Meng Yu smiled awkwardly.

Master Tsing Yi, that is, Jiang Shaotang said with a smile, "I saw that you didn't come back for a long time, so I knew something was wrong."

Looking at Xiao Han again, he knows Meng Yu's unruly and stubborn temperament. He didn't dare to act rashly, for fear of hurting Meng Yu,

He bowed straightly and said, "Jiang Shaotang, he is my good friend Meng Yu, and I hope the girl will hold her high."

Even if there is only one sentence, but combined with his demeanor and appearance, it makes people feel extremely polite and polite.

But Xiao Han took the sword, not because of his words, but because she was not sure whether killing a person who didn't know good and evil would affect the value of good and evil, since she didn't kill, she had to let it go.

She said lightly, "Go out, it's not an example."

Meng Yu just breathed a sigh of relief, but mustered up his courage again and said, "If you don't fight, you don't know each other. I wonder if we can have a meal together."

Because of some things on the road, it was delayed a bit, and it turned out that it was already late at night when they arrived here. Meng Yu and Jiang Shaotang still wanted to find an inn to fill their stomachs, but the fragrance from Xiao Han's residence was really tempting. Unexpectedly, he had a good and sensitive nose.

Ten times the temptation for others is a hundred times for him, so I became a gentleman of Liangshang for a while. I thought that with his skills, it would be easier to take a bowl of vegetables, but I didn't expect that it was not only cooking skills. Well, even martial arts are not weak.

Meng Yu only dared to sneak a glance at the dishes on the table before making a move, fearing that the sword would really make intimate contact with his neck.

"You see, you can't eat so much by yourself, can you?" Meng Yu tried to persuade her to turn a fight into a jade silk.

But I heard Xiao Han say, "Do you know how to crack the mechanism?"

Xiao Han took out the hidden drawing and put it on the table, "If you can break it, it's okay to invite you to eat."

Her patience lasted for a long time, and she was ready to directly use external force to break the hidden compartment to see what secrets were inside.

"No problem." While Jiang Shaotang was still hesitating, Meng Yu agreed immediately. Isn't it just a hidden secret of the mechanism? As the disciple of the old man Tianshan, this is just a trivial matter.

"Then why don't we eat first, and then talk about cracking the mechanism." Meng Yu's hand was about to touch the chopsticks, but the cold light shone, as if his hand touched the sword energy, he immediately retracted,

If he had been slow for a moment at that time, he was afraid that he would really see a **** catastrophe.

Xiao Han said expressionlessly, "When the cracking is over, I will treat you to eat again."

Then Xiao Han was eating there calmly, while Meng Yu took Jiang Shaotang to study the blueprints there.

Xiao Han was not worried about their suspicions, anyway, they would not be able to recognize that this was the blueprint of the hidden compartment of Tao Zhongfang's bedroom.

Perhaps it was the foodie's instinct that made Meng Yu's potential explode, or maybe it was because he was really smart, and within a quarter of an hour, he found a way to crack the secret compartment of this mechanism.

"I know how to untie it, just transfer this jade bead to the word Pojun, and then..."

Now that she has found a solution, Xiao Han will fulfill her promise.

After enjoying the meal at the table, Meng Yu sighed, "It's a pity that there is no pot of good wine."

Jiang Shaotang was also a little surprised. He came from a family of martial arts, and he had tasted a lot of delicacies, but he couldn't compare to this table. He couldn't help laughing and said, Meng Yu's nose is really good.

After dinner, Xiao Han mercilessly invited them out.

Until standing outside the door, Meng Yu didn't come back to his senses for a long time, "I thought we were friends after we had dinner together."

Jiang Shaotang smiled gently, but his handsome eyebrows were slightly tinged with worry, "I don't know why, that hidden space always makes me a little worried, maybe something will happen." Although they had doubts, they also fulfilled their promises without any adulteration .

However, Xiao Han could tell whether the cracking method was true or not. She put away the blueprints, and it seemed that she could go to Yumen Villa again tomorrow.