Adoption brings disaster

Since we have decided to go to war with the Eighty-Eight Villages, the entire escort agency will naturally go all out. However, I am now the leader of the martial arts world after all, and I must abide by the rules of the martial arts world. I can't follow the evil sects and do assassinations.

This also means that starting a war is not a matter of one or two days, it will take more time.

Having said that, we all know that although the Escort Agency and the Eighty-Eight Villages are nominally at war, in reality it is just a fight between two underworld gangs.

The underworld has its own rules. We are a reputable and upright sect, so we naturally cannot do as we did before and attack in a large group. This kind of behavior is not chivalrous. Even if we win beautifully, we will be criticized in the future.

This fight was not random, there was a corresponding process, and it was not complicated. It only involved the following steps: arrange a fight - call people - start fighting - negotiate - end.

According to our thinking, the most difficult step should be to arrange a fight.

After all, the bandits in the Eighty-Eight Villages are not stupid. They know best how terrifying the combat effectiveness of the escorts from the escort agency who have fought through mountains of corpses and seas of blood is. They definitely have ten thousand reasons not to fight with us.

We also thought of many ways to force the Eighty-Eight Village to go to war with us, but we didn't expect that these methods would be useless.

You wondered how the bandits from the Eighty-Eight Villages dared to come and die. It turned out that the three of the twelve thieves who escaped from Longxi used some unknown means to take over the Eighty-Eight Villages in such a short time.

I don't know if these bandits were acting crazy because they were about to die, or for some other reason, but instead of hiding, they took the initiative to challenge us to a fight.

Although we didn't understand, it saved us a lot of trouble, so we were naturally happy to accept their challenge.

The battle was arranged, and the next step was to recruit people. However, we didn't expect that recruiting people, which we thought would be the easiest, would go wrong.

You ask why you can't get anyone to come. It's not that people in the martial arts world are afraid of death, nor is it that the title of "leader of the martial arts world" is useless. It's that all the chivalrous men and evil masters in the martial arts world, as long as they have some martial arts skills, have been invited to the capital.

Before, the prince hired someone to kill someone, and we retaliated in the same way. This has opened the door to hiring someone to kill someone.

Civil officials and military generals have each hired someone to kill several times. Now all officials in the capital are in danger, fearing that someone will suddenly appear and take their life.

Military generals are fine, as their heads are often hanging on their belts, their martial arts skills are not weak, and the soldiers under their command are mostly elite soldiers on the battlefield with good combat effectiveness. Naturally, they are not afraid of assassination.

But the civil servants are in a miserable situation. They are afraid of even killing chickens, so how could they have ever seen such things? Now they are in a state of panic all day long. Some of them are even scared to the point of running away in the streets.

The civil officials were frightened and hurriedly recruited talented people from all over the world to serve as their bodyguards, and the conditions they offered were naturally extremely generous.

The martial arts masters with great skills were all jealous when they saw these conditions, and all the masters, whether they were from the righteous or evil sects, gathered in the capital.

The capital city is very bustling now, which has led to the fact that neither the escort agency nor the Eighty-Eight Villages can get anyone to come.

Wherever there are people, there is the world of martial arts. The world of martial arts is nothing but learning literature and martial arts, and making friends with nobles. The world of martial arts is nothing but fighting and killing in disguise, competing for fame first and then seeking profit.

This is the best place in the capital to gain both fame and fortune, and the best carnival venue for making a name for yourself.

Not to mention that there are differences between good and evil and between sects, even the immense wealth is worth these people risking their lives for.

This has led to the recent unrest in the capital, with many people starting fights over a disagreement, and each attack is fatal. At least dozens of martial artists die every day due to fights.

It would be fine if only the people from the martial arts world died. After all, these people came to the capital for fame and fortune. They wanted to kill others to gain fame and fortune, so they naturally prepared themselves to be killed.

However, the fire at the city gate affected innocent people, and many ordinary people suffered from the fighting among the gangsters.

These gangsters, realizing they had gotten into trouble by killing someone and fearing they would be caught by the government, naturally ran away.

This was a tough time for the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. Every day, people came to the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture to complain, but he couldn't catch anyone and could do nothing but endure it.

In addition to the misfortune of the Jingzhao prefect, General Lu also had a very difficult life.

General Lu is in charge of the defense of the palace. There are always a few people in the martial arts world who break the law by force and want to test the majesty of the royal family. There has been a lot of unrest in the palace recently.

His eldest son, General Lu, returned to the capital, and the emperor let General Lu lead the city defense camp. Now all the defense of the capital fell into the hands of the Lu family. Any problems in the capital are now the responsibility of the Lu family.

Originally, I didn't know about these things. If General Lu hadn't come to me crying and asked me to think of a solution, I would have thought that the capital was still the same as before, with everyone rich and peaceful.

After all, the people from the escort agency went to deal with the Eighty-Eight Villages and took away most of the elite members of the academy. For my safety, they didn't let me walk around in the capital, so I hardly went out during this period of time.

Since General Lu came to me for help, I had to think of a way to help him. However, this matter is not difficult. These people in the martial arts world are just after fame and profit. We can just drive them with profit and attract them with fame.

I had something in mind, so I asked General Lu to set up an arena outside the city and post notices everywhere. Anyone who could last ten rounds in the arena would receive a hero token personally awarded by the leader of the martial arts world, as well as a reward of five thousand taels of silver.

As soon as this news got out, all the people in the capital went crazy.

Just by fighting in the arena, one can gain both fame and fortune. Such a good thing is something one can't even dream of. In an instant, more than half of the martial artists in the capital were empty, and they all went to line up for fighting in the arena. No need to mention it.

If there is something to do, the meeting will be long; if there is nothing to do, the meeting will be short. All things have been arranged, and the people in charge are all capable. I don’t need to worry about anything.

For the next half month, apart from the occasional Wuxin Wude accompanying me for drinks in the taverns around the house, I stayed inside the house the rest of the time and didn't go anywhere else.

After half a month, the battle reports from the escort agency and the news from Miaojiang all appeared in front of me.

The battle report is really nothing interesting. Although the twelve thieves of Longxi all have special skills and are a bit troublesome to deal with, I also sent out the two hundred soldiers left to me by the King of Zhenbei. Apart from fighting desperately, these three people did not cause any trouble to the escort agency.

The escort agency has money and people, and even intelligence, thanks to the academy's connections with the masses, people are willing to deliver it.

How could the escort leaders lose with such a good hand? It just depends on how beautifully they win.

The escort leaders were originally generals in the Northern Army, and they were naturally good at fighting. In such an advantageous battle, it was natural for them to capture the enemy easily.

In just one month, the escort agency had reduced the eighty-eight villages to only thirty.

The three escort leaders were extremely proud and vowed in the battle report that they would be able to completely wipe out the Eighty-Eight Villages in a month at most and would definitely be able to return to Beijing to kowtow and wish me a happy new year.

I am naturally happy about this news, and I also asked Li Er to arrange a celebration banquet for the escorts, but I can't let the people below feel disappointed. Li Er will take care of this matter, so I don't need to worry about it, so I won't mention it.

The news from Miaojiang was not so good. The Gu King passed away recently. Miss Duoduo was so heartbroken that she gave birth to a premature baby boy.

The master of Gu from the evil sect wanted to take this opportunity to regain the title of King of Gu, and fought with Miss Duoduo for three days and three nights. Although Miss Duoduo won narrowly, she was also seriously injured. The master of the evil sect was indignant, and spread poisonous Gu all over Miaojiang. Now Miaojiang is full of plague, like hell on earth.

The situation in the capital is turbulent now, and my identity is really special. I am only guarded by three masters, Qingyu Wuxin Wude, so I am a little overwhelmed. Naturally, Li Er and others also advised me not to interfere in this matter.

I know in my heart that I need to keep two capable masters by my side now. I also know that there are more than just Duoduo who are masters of using poison in Miaojiang. If we give them some time, they will definitely be able to kill the evil masters and restore peace to Miaojiang.

But I still resolutely let Wuxinwude take the masters of the poor medical clinic to Miaojiang. I have never told anyone the reason, but after calculating the date, I think the baby boy should have been born by that time.

Naturally, he was unwilling to do so due to his lack of moral integrity, but there was a hierarchy, and under my strong request, he had no choice but to rush to Miaojiang with his men, hoping to resolve the plague as soon as possible so that he could come back to protect us earlier. No need to mention it.

As soon as they left, the only guard left by my side who was considered an expert was Qingyu.

Although the other guards were not bad at martial arts, they were still not enough to fight against a master who had killed thousands of people. Wuxinwude was really worried about me, so he asked me to live in Prince Yong's Mansion. I agreed and left.

But logically speaking, when I returned to the capital, Prince Yong should have come to invite me to live in Prince Yong's Mansion as soon as possible. But this time it was very strange. I have been back in Kyoto for three months, but he has not mentioned it once.

I was busy before and didn't pay attention to this. Now that Wuxinwude mentioned it, I also started to have doubts in my heart.

I was feeling a bit uncomfortable because of what happened before, so since His Royal Highness Prince Yong didn't invite me, I was naturally happy to stay in my own house.

In fact, if Prince Yong pressed me too hard, I would be a little distressed.

But at this time I had to live in Prince Yong's Mansion. I agreed to it, and Li Er immediately handed over the invitation.

But what is even more surprising is that after receiving the invitation, King Yong did not respectfully invite the emperor to stay, but instead sent the experts around him to protect him.

This behavior really angered Wuxinwude. When he heard the news, he started cursing in my yard.

Wude was even more furious and wanted to rush to Prince Yong's Mansion immediately to teach this ungrateful Prince Yong a lesson. It took me a long time to persuade Wude to stop.

His Royal Highness Prince Yong was not ungrateful. On the day he received the invitation, he sent five people to protect him.

Although there are only a few of them, they are all top masters, and each of them is as powerful as Wuxinwude.

The five of them working together are even more powerful, and it is said that they can fight to a draw with the previous old Taoist priest.

Although they are very powerful, they are not our own people after all, so it is not convenient to use them. For example, now, I want to go out for a walk, but they keep blocking my way.

"Are you the former subordinates of the Prince of Zhenbei, or the private soldiers of His Royal Highness Prince Yong?" It is impossible to defeat the five of them by force, so it seems that they can only be defeated by wits.

When they heard this, they were stunned at first, but after a moment of sadness, they returned to normal. They just stood in front of me without saying a word, blocking me from leaving.

I saw it and understood it in my heart. I chuckled and said, "Look at my question. It's really stupid. I've been locked up for so long recently that my brain is confused. The King of Zhenbei has been dead for a long time. Now you can only be the private soldiers of the King of Yong."

They still didn't say a word, standing in front of me like stones, blocking me.

Seeing that they were unmoved, I took out the jade token of the Zhenbei Palace and said, "I just don't know if I can still control his people with this token now that the Zhenbei Prince has passed away."

When they saw the jade token, their attitude became much more friendly than before. The leader bowed and said, "Your Highness Qianqiu, please don't embarrass us."

"It's wrong of me to force you to obey my orders with just one jade token." I took out the second jade token and said with a smile, "What if I had two jade tokens? Would that make you obey?"

The five people were a little surprised when they saw the second jade plate. The leader and the other four people quickly knelt down and kowtowed, then made way.

Seeing them acknowledge their master, I said coldly, "Tell me, why didn't His Royal Highness Prince Yong let me live in the Prince Yong Mansion? Since the jade token is still usable, it means His Royal Highness Prince Yong has no objection to me. So, it seems that he must have run into trouble."

Now they were able to speak their mind without reservation. The leader bowed and came forward, while the other four stood guard around him. They said in a very low voice, "It's not really a problem. It's just that His Royal Highness Prince Yong is kind and benevolent, so..."

"This kid just loves to show off. He never gives me anything when he has something to do. This matter is not easy for him to handle, but it is very easy for me to do it." I chuckled.

I turned around and whispered a few words to the green fish behind me. At first, the green fish was reluctant.

I advised again: "The Zhenbei Palace has been trying to prevent the Wubusha disguise technique for more than ten years. It is still much safer for me to stay in the palace."

When Qingyu heard this, he naturally understood the truth. He smiled slightly, said "I understand", and disappeared to do what I arranged.

This is really an easy thing for Qingyu, the descendant of the God of Catching Death.

In just one afternoon, Qingyu had completed everything I asked him to do.

I looked at the large boxes of things that Qingyu had sent into the room, pointed to a few items on the list, and asked someone to pick them out.

I took a quick look and the rest were left where they were and not opened.

Qingyu is a cautious person. The volumes I picked out are written very clearly. With these things in hand, it would be very easy to deal with those people.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.