mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1179: Zhao Lingjun in tears, no end

After leaving the casino, Albert Patterson looked very unhappy.

Those who have served in the military understand the horror of assassination even better.

If someone is determined to murder someone, then that person will most likely die no matter how skilled he is in martial arts.

He thought for a moment and patted Zhao Chuanxin's arm: "Brother, my safety depends on you."

Based on his life experience, among all the policemen, veterans, gang leaders, boxers, etc. he has ever seen, John Shinn's fighting ability is undoubtedly the highest.

He must respect the wise and humble.

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth, lit up a cigar and said, "Don't worry, kid."

The two of them each talked about their own opinions.

Albert Patterson was stunned: "..."

In the evening, Zhao Chuanxin sent Patterson and his son home.

Just as they turned into the small road, Zhao Chuanxin suddenly said, "Albert, I have some bad news for you."

"Huh?" Albert Patterson wondered.
: "What's the bad news?"

John Patterson also frowned and looked at Zhao Chuanxin who looked relaxed.

Zhao Chuanxin has been with them all the time, so how could there be any bad news?
Zhao Chuanxin flicked off his cigarette ash and said, "Someone is going to throw a Molotov cocktail at your house."

The father and son were stunned and said instinctively: "Hurry, go back."

You knew someone was going to throw a Molotov cocktail, yet you remained so calm?

Is it okay? Can we still have fun?

Zhao Chuanxin stepped on the accelerator.

This car is pretty good, and it is said that it can reach a maximum speed of 160 miles per hour.

The car rushed out.

Sure enough, at the end of the path, there were a few furtive people outside Albert Patterson's house, lighting Molotov cocktails with their heads down.

They saw a car coming, and they seemed to recognize Albert Patterson's car, and someone lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it this way.

exclaimed John Patterson.

If this gets hit, won't the whole car catch fire?
This is so exciting.

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin just flicked away the cigarette butt, but Zhao Chuanxin turned the steering wheel with his right hand, stretched out his left hand out of the car window, and grabbed the flying Molotov cocktail steadily.

Zhao Chuanxin threw it backhand.

The Molotov cocktail spun back.

Click...whoosh...

The Molotov cocktail hit the man's head accurately and shattered. The fire started to spread from the arsonist's head downwards, and a pig-killing scream broke out in the flames.

Albert Patterson and John Patterson felt as if they were on a roller coaster, going up and down, and feeling inexplicably shocked.

Can you not only control the car to catch the Molotov cocktail, but also throw it back accurately to hit the target?
It's somewhat unreal.

In addition, the gangster was so frightened that his hand shook and the Molotov cocktail fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

Zhao Chuanxin stopped the car, pulled the handbrake hard, got out and ran over.

One of them prepared to draw his gun.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand and a flying knife stabbed someone's wrist.

The other person was grabbed by the arm by Zhao Chuanxin and thrown over his shoulder.

boom.

He was so confused that he fell unconscious.

John Patterson's wife Mary and Albert Patterson's wife Agnes hurried out to check.

"do not come."

Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand in warning.

He took out their guns and kicked them aside.

The arsonist, with his whole body on fire, rushed towards Zhao Chuanxin with his fangs and claws bared.

The two women covered their mouths and exclaimed.

Because at this time Zhao Chuanxin had his back to the little fire man.

If this one hits him, Zhao Chuanxin would probably be set on fire.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't even turn his head, but raised his head and kicked.

The fire man screamed even louder, flew backwards, rolled on the ground, and stopped moving.

The soles of Zhao Chuanxin's shoes were contaminated by fuel and caught fire.

He stamped his foot lightly.

The flames on the soles of the shoes were extinguished.

Mary and Agnes looked on in amazement.

The two girls hurriedly asked, "Xin, are you okay?"

Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigar, lit it, and shook his head.

He raised his legs and kicked the two injured men on the ground in the mouth.

Poof, poof.

Both of them had several teeth knocked out.

John Patterson's eyelids twitched wildly when he saw this scene.

It was the first time he saw Zhao Chuanxin in action and he was deeply impressed.

Albert Patterson took a deep breath and said, "Thanks to you, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Zhao Chuanxin put one hand in his pocket and held a cigarette with the other, smiled and said nothing.

John Patterson opened his mouth, but he couldn't bring himself to say thank you.

He is still too young, he can hold it but not let it go, he is not as capable as his father.

Here they were busy with calling the police and all that.

Zhao Chuanxin sat at the dining table, smoking and drinking tea, crossing his legs and talking to the police.

Because the Patterson father and son are well-known figures in Phoenix, even if the police are pretending, they have to pretend to take it seriously.

The policeman held a pen and paper and asked, "Mr. Xin John, you said he rushed towards you even though he was on fire? Shouldn't he have saved himself when he was on fire? Why would he rush towards you when he was in so much pain?"

Zhao Chuanxin crossed his legs and asked, "Your mouth is in front of your brain, so your words go through your mouth first and then your brain?"

The policeman's face turned red, and he said angrily, "I'm questioning you, not you. I'm asking you, why did he rush towards you when he was on fire?"

Zhao Chuanxin put out his cigar and said teasingly, "He caught fire, then pinched his philtrum and rushed towards me with determination. It was truly a moving and heroic act. Please tell his master to take credit for him."

police:"……"

"This is what happened. The Patterson family are all witnesses. Officers, please continue to work as you can. It's best to work at noon, because sooner or later you will get into trouble. I'll excuse you first."

Several corrupt policemen were very annoyed by what he said.

Zhao Chuanxin walked out leisurely.

As Albert Patterson said, Phoenix is ​​rotten from top to bottom.

The song ends and everyone disperses.

Zhao Chuanxin told Albert Patterson: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Mary hesitated to speak.

This is a beautiful woman.

Agnes Benson hesitated.

This is a well-maintained woman, still charming.

The father and son have good vision.

John Patterson walked around with one arm folded and the other touching his chin.

At this time, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to Zhao Chuanxin with a guilty look on his face: "Xin, forgive my previous rudeness."

He finally discovered that Zhao Chuanxin was a soft-hearted person.

But he is extremely capable and the situation is dangerous, so we may have to rely on him more.

Zhao Chuanxin shook hands with him, expressionless: "Okay, okay."

After saying that, he went out and left.

Mary then spoke up: "It's better to let him stay and protect us. This is too scary."

Albert Patterson stroked his hair and said, "Xin also needs to rest. Besides, the salary I give him is not enough for him to work so hard."

For just a few dollars you ask for this and that. Do you think I can provide you with 24-hour protection?
Agnes said, "Then give more. Thanks to him, nothing happened today, thank God."

Albert Patterson waved to his son: "Come here, I have something to tell you."

The two came to the study.

Albert Patterson said: "I ask you to give the letter due respect."

"Understood, Dad."

"Sheriff Fuller won't get any useful information. He's in league with Hoyt Sheppard. Even the state attorney general has been corrupted. We are alone and helpless. The only thing we can rely on is the protection of the letter."

Both of them have been on the battlefield.

When they came back and entered politics, they found themselves entering another battlefield.

This battlefield is even more dangerous.

……

Zhao Chuanxin went to the new house at night to repair the bathroom and install the toilet and shower system.

Put down the washing machine and double-door refrigerator, take out the dining table and chairs, cabinets, etc.

The bedroom wardrobe needs to be tailor-made, so Zhao Chuanxin released his puppet slaves. He cut the boards and the puppet slaves assembled them to create the wardrobe.

After working for half the night, Zhao Chuanxin went back to sleep.

Gail Russell had already gone to bed, and Ganfan used his puppet arm to write to Zhao Chuanxin: Is the new house ready for living? You leave a key.

Zhao Chuanxin nodded and went to bed.

Sure enough, the next day, with the help of circuit attorney Archie Ferrell, the other two gangsters were not only released, but they also sued Albert Patterson for allowing his bodyguard to commit the crime.

Da Piaoliang is so outrageous.

Albert Patterson was extremely annoyed. He said to Zhao Chuanxin: "You don't have to worry about the lawyer's letter. I will let the lawyer handle this matter."

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and smiled.

What does he have to worry about?
If magic doesn't work, he can still use physical methods to save the soul.

Albert Patterson began preparing his campaign platform - to eradicate corruption and crime in Phoenix.

Zhao Chuanxin wandered around the area during the day, continuing to observe the operating procedures of the casinos.

In the evening, when Zhao Chuanxin sent Patterson and his son home, John Patterson said to Zhao Chuanxin: "Xin, you should be equipped with a gun. I will prepare it for you tomorrow."

The next morning, Zhao Chuanxin went to wait outside Patterson's house.

Agnes opened the door and walked towards Zhao Chuanxin slowly.

She flipped her hair and said, "Xin, please come in with me and have a cup of coffee, or a cup of tea. Maybe you prefer tea."

Zhao Chuanxin discovered that Mary was also peeking at him through the window.

The family talked a lot about him behind his back.

Zhao Chuanxin refused, "No need, ma'am, the room is too hot, I can't stand it."

Agnes: “…”

She could only go back to the house.

When the Pattersons got in the car, John Patterson gave Zhao Chuanxin a Browning M1911, a holster and some bullets, and said, "Xin, we have decided to raise your weekly salary to 70 yuan."

Zhao Chuanxin rolled down the car window, lit a cigar, and said nothing.

Albert Patterson suddenly asked, "Xin, with your gambling skills, you should not be short of money. Why did you accept the job I gave you?"

About three hundred yuan a month is not enough for Zhao Chuanxin to win or lose at the gambling table.

Old Patterson is a politician, and politicians naturally think a lot.

Zhao Chuanxin simply said directly: "Can you get me a driver's license and passport? With a complete social security number and tax payment records, my girlfriend needs it."

Albert Patterson felt relieved: "I can do this."

Both parties feel at ease when they get what they need, but one-sided giving makes people feel uneasy.

So, soon Gail Russell was able to buy the Chevrolet Nomad that she had always dreamed of.

A month flies by.

The renovation of Zhao Chuanxin's new house has been completed.

He built a road with wooden planks beside the lake, and there was a plank road extending ten meters into the lake.

He nailed a sign on the narrow bridge and the bend leading out of the lake, which read: Please slow down, danger ahead.

Gail Russell lived the life she had always dreamed of.

During his vacation, Zhao Chuanxin would sit by the lake and fish under a parasol.

Ganfan said: "Woof woof woof..."

Gail Russell, who drew the picture, asked Zhao Chuanxin to translate it.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "The Pattersons are very cunning, but their wives are very simple."

Gail Russell nodded: "That's right."

Zhao Chuanxin was amused: "People with simple personalities usually do not do simple things. Think about it carefully."

At this moment, a car drove over from a distance.

From time to time, a car would pass by Zhao Chuanxin's house.

The car was driving quite fast. Just after passing the bend, before the car had time to take a closer look at the warning sign, a narrow bridge suddenly appeared in front of it and the car plunged into the lake.

But Zhao Chuanxin, Gail Russell and Gan Fan were all very calm.

Because, since they moved in, more than one car has fallen into the lake.

When Ganfan saw this, he immediately became excited: "Woof woof woof..."

Gail Russell covered his mouth and smiled: "Ganfan is going to earn merit again." Ganfan ran over excitedly, used his head to push a long bamboo pole extending into the lake, and pushed the bamboo pole to the vicinity of the car that fell into the water.

The other end of the bamboo pole is fixed to a stake on the lake shore.

This bamboo pole was prepared by Zhao Chuanxin for cooking.

The people in the car escaped through the window and immediately grabbed the life-saving straw handed to them by Ganfan. After choking on the water a few times, they paddled desperately towards the shore.

After a while, the drowned rat came ashore and looked at the sinking car dejectedly.

This is a Chinese man, young, in his early twenties.

Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully: "Pinch your philtrum to cheer yourself up."

"..." The Chinese man wanted to cry but had no tears. He turned around and shouted, "Who can save my car?"

Zhao Chuanxin sat as calm as a mountain, while Gail Russell continued to paint and squatted on the ground with a grin on his face while eating.

No one ignored him.

Gail Russell put down his pen and said, "There's another car in the lake."

There's nothing we can do about it. Some places are very evil and things always happen there.

Coincidentally, the lake in front of their house is in a similar situation.

The bend and the narrow bridge make it difficult to guard against.

Fortunately, there are not many cars passing by on weekdays.

I sit here every day and do my homework, which will steadily earn me merits.

The Chinese American was disappointed for a while, then stood up and went to eat: "What a good dog, you saved my life..."

Ganfan raised his claws to stop him from getting close: "Woof woof woof..."

Gail Russell could translate for Ganfan: "It said don't come over here, or I'll be rude if you get me wet."

Chinese: “…”

He came to Zhao Chuanxin and Gail Russell and said, "Thank you. My name is Zander Jia, and my Chinese name is Jia Zhengdao."

"Okay, okay." Zhao Chuanxin raised his rod and said, "Fuck it, the bait has been eaten again. The fish here are really cunning!"

Jia Zheng said: "..."

Jia Zhengdao began to talk, but Zhao Chuanxin ignored him, so Gail Russell introduced them.

Jia Zhengdao looked around and said, "This place is nice and peaceful. This lake is like a natural moat that keeps out thugs. It's very suitable for us Chinese to live in. I also plan to buy a house here."

Dry rice: Hehe...

Zhao Chuanxin's heart moved.

Summer goes and autumn comes, autumn goes and winter comes.

Jia Zhengdao really bought a property nearby.

It doesn't snow in Phoenix in winter, it rains.

Ice cold.

In February, it rains at least once every three or four days.

When it rains, the temperature is only around 13 degrees during the day.

This year, the Zhao family had a gathering on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

A group of children were playing by the lake while the adults were playing cards.

Zhao Chuanxin took a day off.

Yao Bing finally dared to show up.

Zhao Chuanxin had a gloomy face and pulled him to the study: "How dare you touch my two precious babies?"

Although he felt that something was fishy, ​​Zhao Chuanxin still felt that he should say something.

Yao Bing lowered his head in shame but did not make any excuses.

He had never disobeyed Zhao Chuanxin, but he was in the wrong in this matter.

Suddenly, Zhao Nianzhen opened the door and said, "Dad, don't blame my brother. He was going to marry Zhao Lingjun, but I forced him to do so. I threatened to die, and if he didn't agree, I would cut my wrists."

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

He never expected it to be like this, and his face immediately turned dark - what a sin!
He has always wondered, with Zhao Lingjun's personality, how could he tolerate such a thing?
Rebecca Levy is very kind to Yao Bing.

For a long time, Rebecca Levy took care of him.

Zhao Chuanxin was running around and had no time to take care of this little disciple.

Later, Zhao Nianzhen was born. Yao Bing's face was scratched by the ignorant Zhao Nianzhen, but she never got angry and took her sister out to play every day.

Until Zhao Lingjun appeared.

The lives of these three people are so intertwined that it is difficult to untangle them.

Now Zhao Chuanxin understood.

He said angrily: "Get lost."

Yao Bing got up and left dejectedly.

Zhao Nianzhen stayed.

She hugged Zhao Chuanxin's neck from behind and said, "Dad, don't be angry, I just want to make Zhao Lingjun upset. I knew she was pregnant, so I forced my senior brother. So what? Zhao Lingjun will never succeed. After she knew I was pregnant, she was furious and said she wanted to kill me. My senior brother tried to stop her, but she beat him up in a rage. After beating my senior brother, she regretted it. My senior brother is so stupid that he actually cared about her! Dad, if Zhao Lingjun really kills me, will you avenge me?"

"?"

"Wang Defa?"

"..."

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin suddenly stood up, shook off Zhao Nianzhen, went out and grabbed Zhao Lingjun from the card table: "Come out with me."

Zhao Lingjun said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, what are you doing? I'm already this old, do you still want to beat me?"

Zhao Chuanxin pulled her out of the house and asked, "Are you going to kill your sister?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lingjun exploded again: "I wish I could tear her into pieces..."

Others may just be speaking in anger.

But Zhao Chuanxin knew his eldest daughter and she had really done such a thing.

"No matter what, I will not allow fratricide. I will never allow it."

"Why? On what basis can she be so shameless and despicable? Senior brother is also a fool. He believed her threat? She will not die. She is so spoiled that she does not have the courage to die."

Zhao Chuanxin pulled her to the lakeside and said, "Keep your voice down."

"I'm just so loud, what's wrong? I, Zhao Lingjun, do things uprightly, am I afraid of others?"

"The kids are all over there."

Zhao Lingjun muttered: "It's not my child."

A group of snotty kids are trying to eat and step on water.

Although it doesn't snow here, the lake water is icy cold in winter.

Gail Russell was painting with a drawing board nearby, watching Gan Yu with some distress.

Zhao Chuanxin walked over and said, "Ganfan is getting old. Haven't you noticed that his fur is almost turning white? Just like human hair."

Eat and refuse to admit old age: "Woof woof woof..."

As he said that, he rushed into the lake and performed the light Kung Fu floating on the water.

Even if you float, you will still get splashed with water.

A group of children cheered and cheered on the shore.

When the dry rice came, Zhao Chuanxin used the Old God's Crucible Brand to dry its hair.

Benjamin Goldberg, who came out to check on the situation, whispered to Zhao Lingjun, "Junior sister, Master is old. You can't get angry with him as easily as before. I can see that he blames himself a lot. People only become like this when they are old. When Master was young, he never had internal conflicts."

Zhao Lingjun watched the shivering dry rice being dried by Zhao Chuanxin, and it became energetic again. She whispered to Benjamin: "You told me last time that my father drifted in an icy sea for decades. Is this true?"

"It's true. He was on the ship, making toys for you guys to pass the time. He didn't seem to realize that as he got older, you would grow up too. He didn't have any contact with women for sixty or seventy years. He only had two friends, and as his status rose, these two friends gradually stopped contacting each other. Then he was alone, year after year, repeating the same cycle. The only thing that kept him going was you brothers and sisters. Xin Xingyue gave me some photos, take a look."

Benjamin Goldberg already knew everything about Zhao Chuanxin in The Old Gods Code.

He admired his master so much that he managed to find a way to escape under such circumstances.

Benjamin Goldberg took out the tablet and handed it to Zhao Lingjun.

One of the photos on the tablet shows Zhao Chuanxin eating instant noodles on the boat.

His beard grew like weeds and reached below his chest.

He seemed to be wearing a piece of animal skin, which was processed very roughly and draped casually on his body.

His hair was long and stood up in tangled tangles, like burning fireworks.

He looked haggard and had a dull look in his eyes as he picked up instant noodles with chopsticks.

The way he holds the chopsticks is by grasping them, so one could say he is using the chopsticks to pick up the noodles to eat.

It seemed that time had numbed him to the point that he had forgotten how to hold chopsticks.

The instant noodle soup was all over his beard.

If you don’t know, you would think he is a madman.

Benjamin Goldberg turns the page on Nova Moon.

The next picture is a picture of blood and flesh flying everywhere as the invisible man, the leader of the remnants of Zhao Chuanxin's creatures, was picked up.

Zhao Chuanxin turned into a blood gourd.

If you just look at the photos, you would worry that Zhao Chuanxin's flesh and blood would fall apart at any time.

After all, for a normal person, the legs, abdomen, ribs, chest, shoulders, arms, and back were all torn apart, and the skin and flesh were rolled outward, which was very horrifying. Ordinary people would probably not survive no matter what.

Especially the abdominal wound, Zhao Lingjun could not only see the rolled-out fat and the red and broken abdominal muscles, but he could even vaguely see the internal organs.

But Zhao Chuanxin remained calm.

This made her scalp tingle and her eyes turned red.

In the next photo, Zhao Chuanxin covers his face and cries.

Benjamin Goldberg said: "Xia Xingyue told me that this is what your father looked like when he broke down. He searched the sundered land but couldn't find the tools to return, so he broke down."

"My dad, how old is he? Has he really been there for decades? Is time slow because the gravity is low there?"

She understands physics.

According to the general theory of relativity, when gravity is strong, time goes slowly, and when gravity is weak, time goes quickly.

Benjamin Goldberg shook his head. "Gravity is actually very strong, but that's not the reason. I can't really say. According to the new star and moon calculations, Master will be about 125 years old after this year."

Zhao Lingjun: “…”

Zhao Zhengze always blamed his father.

Zhao Nianzhen is making trouble for her father.

Zhao Lingjun was fine, but she was careless and never took it to heart.

Her father never told her how much suffering he had endured during those years.

If Senior Brother Benjamin hadn't shown it to her, she might never have known it in her life.

Her father actually had a hard life.

Her father was such a free and easy man. For the sake of everyone, he actually went abroad and gave up everything. Many years passed without any major setbacks.

Zhao Chuanxin's character is that there are waves three feet high even when there is no wind.

Zhao Lingjun looked at Zhao Chuanxin who was teasing his grandchildren and suddenly burst into tears.

Benjamin Goldberg said, "I asked Nianzhen about the girl named Gail. At that time, Nianzhen stole her role. Master saw that she had some psychological problems, so he gave her counseling as compensation. It's not that Master deliberately flirted with her. You can talk to Zhengze later and don't let him be so petty. You see, Master has completely lost his temper because of you guys. Master was not like this before..."

Perhaps because of his age, Benjamin has become nagging.

Zhao Lingjun hurried back.

She didn't want too many people to see her sentimental scene.

Benjamin is very open-minded.

He went over and liberated the dry rice from the group of children.

He said to Gan Fan: "I recently improved the True Vision Rune, and I can see that there are more things on you. Have you saved many people's lives?"

Gan Fan was shocked: "Woof woof woof..."

Benjamin sneered. “Like I said, I can tell. Just like Master, he is surrounded by another completely opposite energy, which comes from killing people.”

Ganfan asked: "Woof woof woof..."

"Haha, that's pure nonsense. Good and evil have no retribution. But from a quantum perspective, the cause and effect of good and evil will produce a causal field, which turns disordered quantum fluctuations into order, just like virtual particles and virtual antiparticles 'borrow' energy from the void to annihilate."

He squatted on the ground and thought carefully.

After a while it asked: "Woof woof woof..."

Benjamin stood with his hands behind his back. "I only know one method. I can secretly teach you a method that may make you indestructible. You just need to continue to accumulate merit. This method is called the Endless Technique. That is, death is not the end!"

They suddenly became interested in eating, and the man and the dog started chatting.

With all the hustle and bustle, the 28th day of the lunar year is finally over.

Everyone went back to their homes.

Before leaving, Zhao Xun said, "Grandpa, I will come to see you on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month next year. Don't be sad when I leave."

Zhao Chuanxin couldn't help himself, he hugged her and kissed her several times before letting her go.

Before leaving, Benjamin Goldberg took off the Lord Runzhi's greeting from his neck and gave it to Zhao Chuanxin: "Master, I'll give it back to you. I don't need it now."

Zhao Chuanxin's three major pendants were taken away by his two apprentices and a daughter respectively. Now one of them has been returned to its original owner.

He took it and patted Benjamin on the shoulder: "You are the one who saves me the trouble. I should have passed on my legacy to you earlier."

"Haha, I have everything I need now." Benjamin Goldberg felt that his master's age made him speak in a childish way. Perhaps this is what it means to be an old child. He said, "Master, there are many people living in the virtual world now. Maybe in the future it will be another virtual world in the sea."

Zhao Chuanxin didn't care.

He has done what he should do, and the rest can develop however he wants. It doesn't matter.

all gone.

Zhao Chuanxin stood in the living room in a daze for a while.

At this time, the phone rang.

He answered the phone and it was John Patterson calling: "Xin, I'm in the hospital and I need you to come over."

(End of this chapter)