Starting from the time when Mang traveled through Joy of Life, he fabricated the myths of the heaven

Chapter 420: Fame (Two in One)
The sky brightened. More than thirty women looked at the center of the square. The corpses seen everywhere and the wailing sounds they heard were terrified.

Suddenly, the scary man stood up. He was covered in blood and looked extremely terrifying, but when the group of women saw him, they were delighted.

"Some have run away, some have left, and you are the only ones left. It's up to you whether you want to go home or not. I have already contacted someone who can send you back. This money is your compensation. Live a good life after you return home.

If you have nowhere to go, just follow me to Qixia Town. The world is so big, there must be a place for you to stay." Shen Qingzhou said.

"Your kindness is so great, we will never forget it." No one knew who started it, but a bunch of people knelt down. Shen Qingzhou looked at the sky. In any era, the law of the jungle prevails.

These thirty-odd people were rescued from a dungeon. When they saw him, their faces were numb. Several of them even opened their legs when they saw him. He said, "You are free," and these people went from numbness to spirits, and then to tears.

In addition to these women, there were also some men who looked very honest. These men who did not run away but were still alive were the ones working in the village, doing odd jobs like making fire and chopping firewood, or being grooms. Basically all the women knew that they had done nothing wrong, so they survived.

A lot of gold and silver were found, but it was unexpectedly little. There were only more than 7,000 taels of silver and more than 300 taels of gold in the thirteen villages.

However, the supplies in these Thirteen Villages are quite abundant, with a lot of various grains and meats stored, which feels like they are worth several thousand taels of silver.

This is also in line with Shen Qingzhou's prejudice against this group of people. Ordinary people save money, but these guys have no idea what will happen next. If they don't spend the money today, it might be spent by their brothers tomorrow. They just want to live for today.

Therefore, most people had no money at all, but they had enough food reserves because they were afraid of a blockade by the imperial court. In addition, a large quantity was required for each purchase. You couldn't expect robbers to buy food every day like ordinary people.

Most of this silver was found from several village chiefs, and the rest was found by this group of women themselves from the corpses or other people.

In fact, the village chiefs had the most valuable things on them, so Shen Qingzhou played a trick and didn't kill them directly. He waited until they were about to escape and then killed them, because the most precious things they needed to escape were on them.

As expected, each of those people had silver notes, and several village chiefs contributed at least 20,000 taels of silver notes.

He still had some free time, so he asked people to take him to the residences of several other village chiefs. Some of them found things, while others did not. Anyway, all in all, he had more than 80,000 taels of silver notes in his hands.

He did not let go of Hua Ping's money, and did not hide it deliberately. The 30,000 taels of silver notes and 2,000 taels of cash were just thrown around. No one would dare to look through them, and he himself did not care much about these things.

There are also some very interesting ones, such as martial arts secrets, but to be honest, they are not very valuable, especially since they are not original ones, and Shen Qingzhou has no way to learn them just by taking them.

But he was not very willing to learn, such as the Iron Arm Sword Technique, the Covering Heaven Hammer Technique, and some of the Thirteen Tai that Shen Qingzhou was very familiar with, such as the Iron Arm and Iron Palm Technique. The most common internal energy technique was the Huashan Heart Technique, or an unknown breathing method.

There's nothing special about it. Martial arts just might have their own annotations. That's right, in vernacular novels, when clearing out a bandit's den, there might be a peerless secret manual. Shen Qingzhou proved that it might be available in other places, but not in the Thirteen Villages, or it might be hidden too deeply.

Hua Ping's residence didn't have any sword manuals or internal skills, but he did have a few good swords, but they were far inferior to the one he used.

However, if we count the silver notes alone, he got 80,000 taels, and it is true that he got a gold belt for murder and arson.

In fact, Shen Qingzhou also knew that there was a high probability that many of them were taken away by other people, or were hidden too deep to be found. There was nothing he could do about it. These 80,000 taels also proved that the Thirteen Villages in Guanzhong were indeed very rich.

Shen Qingzhou makes money because Tianjitang and Liangyi Fairy are so rich, and he himself is a top master, so people give him money considering this bonus. Otherwise, even with the risk this time, the escort agency's actual income would be no more than 10,000 taels.

It sounds like a lot, but there are people and horses to eat along the way. It's okay for people, one horse is equivalent to the food for six people, plus the income of those grooms and escorts, it is normal to spend dozens of taels a day. The more goods and the more people, the more money there is, which is positive.

Just like that, with an income of just over 10,000 taels of silver, they suddenly earned 80,000 taels, which was enough. In fact, those materials were worth a lot, and several thousand or tens of thousands of taels should be no problem. Everyone was willing to spend money on food.

There was a popping sound, and the entire village was suddenly filled with the smell of wine. Shen Qingzhou and his men smashed the wine jars.

"Let's go." Shen Qingzhou looked at the mountain stronghold in front of him, exerted force with his hands, and threw the torch out. The famous Thirteen Strongholds of Guanzhong were officially removed from the list from today onwards.

Shen Qingzhou led the way, followed by seven or eight large carts. Although it was a bit wasteful, they took away everything that could be taken away. There were still a lot of supplies, and those that could not be taken away were burned.

The main thing is that this is Bandit Mountain, and you stay here to prepare for other bandits to come with you.

In fact, some people had noticed the flames rising into the sky a long time ago. With such a big incident, they also intercepted some fleeing gangsters and considered whether to take advantage of the fire to rob them. However, when they knew that the strong man had killed the second in command of the Thirteenth Village and his guards with a single palm strike, they said nothing.

The Thirteen Villages were originally the most powerful, but now they have all been destroyed. No one dares to take risks, and there is no time to hide.

Shen Qingzhou looked at the pile of things. He was not like the people in the storybooks. Those heroes would kill the bandit leader and then leave without any money. Of course, they might also take into account that the bandits were numerous and if they killed the bandit leader, they would definitely kill each other, or other bandits would occupy the territory.

He directly captured all the high-ranking officials of the Thirteen Villages in one fell swoop. He was not a noble man and he still had to take the spoils.

"Benefactor, we are trapped in a den of thieves. Many sisters have become homeless and plan to spend the rest of their lives in seclusion. Some sisters want to go home." When they arrived at a nearby small town and realized that they had escaped from the devil's den, the group of women started crying again and said to Shen Qingzhou.

The next step is to arrange this group of people.

……

Ten days later.

At the He family's old shop, the proprietress saw that the horses had returned, but the stinky man's horse was gone, so she knew that he had been here. It was amazing that he had great martial arts skills, but he didn't even say hello. However, when she saw the hundred taels of silver in the stable, she felt that it was understandable, as it was normal for a man to be busy with his career.

Shen Qingzhou spent a week to make arrangements for that group of people. Some wanted to go home, some wanted to do business, and some just made do and married men who knew their experiences. Comparatively speaking, not many people actually went home. Many of them actually had families, and it seemed that they understood the consequences of going home.

Shen Qingzhou once again used the White Tiger token, and the Jinyiwei helped a lot. They did have a bad reputation, but this made others afraid to touch their people.

After finishing his business, he went straight back to Longcheng. It was evening when he arrived at the He's old store, so he changed horses and left. Anyway, he was going to Longcheng to load the things, and he would pass by here again when he came back.

"Chief escort." As soon as Shen Qingzhou entered the inn, he was discovered by the old escort.

"How about it?"

"Captain Escort, the cargo has almost been ordered. We can set off when the commander-in-chief comes back." The old escort looked at Shen Qingzhou with admiration on his face.

It is impossible not to admire him. These days, a piece of information has spread that the famous thief Hua Ping from Guanzhong robbed a caravan of the Tianxia Escort Agency and was killed head-on by Shen Yujing from the Tianxia Escort Agency.

He knew this as he was involved in the incident, but a few days ago, pigeons kept flying in the city, and then there was another explosive news.

Shen Yujing of the Tianxia Escort Agency, after his escort was hijacked by Hua Ping, went up to Luanshi Mountain overnight and wiped out the forces of the Thirteen Villages in Guanzhong in one night, and burned the village down to the ground. Shen Yujing of the Tianxia Escort Agency was famous throughout Guanzhong.

When he killed Shangguan Yundun, Shen Qingzhou became famous in Hengyang. Many people knew him, but after destroying the Thirteen Villages of Guanzhong, he directly became famous in Guanzhong by building on the reputation of the Thirteen Villages of Guanzhong and Hua Ping over the years. This is why many young knights would choose a village to become famous. It is really useful, especially when there is a master like Hua Ping among them.

Su Shaoying, one of the three heroes and four beauties of Emei, once challenged Hua Ping. Everyone knows that there was no winner, but some people know that Hua Ping did not use his left-handed knife. Although he was taciturn, he was not a fool and would not kill Su Shaoqing.

"Is there anything going on these days?" Shen Qingzhou asked.

"There are some invitations. We would like to invite the chief escort to our house for a chat. Steward Su from the Yan residence has come twice and brought some wine. Wuzheng Villa has also sent an invitation." said the old escort.

"Wu Zheng Villa." Shen Qingzhou pondered over the name. This was a well-known force. Yuan Qinggu had built the "Wu Zheng Villa" in the west of Taiyuan. The word "Wu Zheng" was not given by himself, but was a congratulatory title given by martial arts heroes all over the world, because at that time, no one in the world could compete with him.

Since then, many famous heroes have emerged from "Wu Zheng", and countless spectacular and eye-catching events have been accomplished in the martial arts world! Although "Wu Zheng Villa" has not done anything astonishing in the past fifty years, its influence is still there, and people in the martial arts world still respect it when they mention "Wu Zheng Villa".

Of course, the person that impressed Shen Qingzhou the most was Yuan Suiyun, the Bat Prince, an evil character in The Legend of Chu Liuxiang.

Looking through the invitation in my hand, there is the Li family, and Gao Fei. This is the one who was defeated by Hua Ping. I heard that he is still seriously injured and hasn't recovered yet.

There is also the Purple Phoenix Flag (from "Song of the Sword: Short Sword"), what a mess of names.

Shen Qingzhou did not plan to go to any of these, he only planned to go to Yan's Mansion. This looked like an invitation, but it was just an ordinary, regular invitation that you could go or not. He was not afraid of offending anyone, and as long as he did not reply to the visiting card, people would not prepare it.

"Have someone send the invitation out. I'm going to Yan's Mansion and will be back tomorrow. I've stayed here too long this time." Even if you don't want to go, you have to reply to the letter, saying that you thank you for the invitation, but you really don't have time this time, so you can just go for the sake of face.

But the old escort mentioned Wuzheng Villa several times. In comparison, Shen Qingzhou treated them all equally and didn't want to have much dealings with Bat Master.

That night.

"I'm a rough man, and it's all because of the wine." Yan Tieshan's words may sound vulgar, but people who have met him will not take this matter as a big deal.

This man has a very high emotional intelligence. He was able to make his business the largest jeweler in the Ming Dynasty instead of just sitting around and waiting to die and spending the remaining wealth of the Jinpeng Dynasty. You can imagine his ability.

Of course Shen Qingzhou knew that Yan Tieshan was the Yan Liben who was killed by Shangguan Feiyan and Huo Xiu in The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng.

But this matter has nothing to do with Shen Qingzhou. He is just a bodyguard, and Yan Tieshan is on good terms with him and gives him a lot of business. He is not a lunatic, and he is not seeking revenge for a stranger. Besides, the person who wants revenge is also a parasite.

"Mr. Yan, you're too polite." It was the same water pavilion as last time, and it was still brightly lit. One could imagine the wealth of the Yan family.

Today, Yan Tieshan was even more enthusiastic about Shen Qingzhou. He challenged all the Thirteen Villages in Guanzhong by himself. This was a capable man. He, Yan Tieshan, loved talents the most.

They didn't talk about anything inappropriate, not even the Thirteen Villages of Guanzhong and Hua Ping, but just talked about the customs and culture of Xi State.

On the second day, a group of people escorted large and small carts and slowly left Longcheng. Shen Qingzhou was a little helpless. He had picked the matter of the Thirteen Villages of Guanzhong, and too many people knew about it. There were many people watching the excitement at the city gate.

Watching the flag of Tianxia Escort Agency going away, on the city wall, a young man dressed in white, very delicate and gentle, although gorgeously dressed but not over the top, looked at the departing Tianxia Escort Agency with a smile on his face. But looking closely, this man's smile was gentle and kind, but his eyes, there was an indescribable sense of emptiness, loneliness and desolation.

He is Yuan Suiyun, the young master of Wuzheng Villa, and also the owner of the extremely secretive Bat Island, Young Master Bat.

"He is indeed a character." Yuan Suiyun chuckled.

……

We set out in the morning and in the evening, we stopped at the He's Old Inn to rest. The location of this inn is really good.

"Originally, you are the guests from Tianxia Escort Agency. Please come in." This time, the proprietress was even more enthusiastic. No one in the escort agency felt anything was wrong. Shen Qingzhou was not a simple escort leader.

It can be said that since he chose the Thirteen Villages of Guanzhong, the Tianxia Escort Agency has naturally opened up many escort routes. However, nowadays, there is still a shortage of people. It is very easy to recruit people in the escort agency, but you must know their background. Otherwise, the escort guards will just take their belongings and run away when they see a big escort, which is very troublesome.

That night.

"Captain Shen, I'm here to bring you a midnight snack." The proprietress' voice rang out.

"Come in, uh, where's your midnight snack?" Shen Qingzhou said after opening his eyes, then looked at the proprietress who came in alone, without bringing anything with her.

"Am I not enough for you?" The proprietress still twisted her waist exaggeratedly.

"It's okay, maybe not that comfortable." Shen Qingzhou said.

"You've picked it up. You stole two of my horses, and I haven't settled the score with you yet."

"I just borrowed it for a while, it's still there."

"I don't care, you have to make up for my losses. Let me tell you, you made a fortune this time by sweeping the thirteen villages in Guanzhong. Did you get a taste of the sweetness of robbing the thieves?"

"I am getting rid of harm for the people." Shen Qingzhou was speechless. You are in this line of work, and you treat me like this too.

"It's all the same, Master. How much do you want to give me? Fifty taels. I'm yours tonight."

"I'll give you five hundred taels. Can you please fulfill my wish?"

"Don't even think about it."

"Six hundred taels."

"Who do you take me for?"

"One thousand taels."

"Really, ahem, well, only once."

Shen Qingzhou saw through the proprietress. She was a money-grubber and indeed worshipped money. However, he was sure that she was just a big talker and actually could not do anything. She just dared to do it. She had given him the first time, so she should give him some money. Asking for money was the easiest thing.

(End of this chapter)