Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 114: Opening the House

Dongyi City only has a city lord but no king. And when Si Gu Jian massacred the city lord's mansion, that is, his entire family, decades ago.

Dongyi City then formed a strong force headed by him, the Sword Saint.

Si Gu Jian opened a sword lodge and recruited many disciples. Today, Dongyi City has the largest number of ninth-grade powerhouses in the world.

In the Sword Pavilion alone, Si Gu Jian had twelve ninth-grade experts, and he only accepted thirteen disciples in his life. His efficiency in cultivating talents was very high.

Si Gu Jian, who had been staying in his sword hut all year round, had never thought of managing Dongyi City, so Dongyi City had a nominal city lord who was responsible for handling administrative work and maintaining commercial harmony inside and outside the city.

But everyone knows that the master of Dongyi City will always be Si Gu Jian and Jian Lu behind him.

In addition, there is the world's number one money house, Taiping Money House, in Dongyi City, which is run by Li Bohua, the fourth disciple of Jianlu.

"Si Gu Jian would never attack the patrol troops, and there would be no master in Dongyi City who would act on his own for no reason. So, there is only one person who is the most suspicious." In a room of an inn, Fei Jie, who had returned from his usual patrol, gathered everyone to analyze the situation.

"Why couldn't it be the individual masters in Dongyi City? Don't these people have a lot of complaints against Nanqing? They won't be like Si Gu Jian, who is willing to sacrifice some of his interests in order to preserve Dongyi City." Zong Zhui said while standing in front of the table.

"It is very likely that a warrior would do such a thing out of sheer passion." Mu Tie also interjected, "Besides, our Qing country has indeed done many things that threaten Dongyi City over the years. The border garrisons could easily annoy the free people in Dongyi City."

The reason why Dongyi City is the number one city in the world, apart from its prosperous trade, is because it is home to all kinds of strange people and heroes. Too many legends were born here, such as Ye Qingmei's rise to fame and Wang Qinian who used to be engaged in reselling business.

If he had not been spotted by Chen Pingping who was on a mission, he would probably still be doing shady business in Dongyi City.

The city of Dongyi can be described as a mixed bag of people, but this is only applicable to the Dongyi City before Si Gu Jian came to power.

Lin Ruo shook his head decisively: "I think what Mr. Fei said is right."

“The reason why Dongyi City can become the world’s number one shopping city is that the people here are free. Jianlu will not control the transactions of the people, and the City Lord’s Mansion will not control it either. They have too much autonomy.

"Under such circumstances, Dongyi City gathers the world's masters, but it can still maintain stable business and absolute peace. I think it is not only due to Si Gu Jian's hidden deterrence, but also the self-consciousness of the people in the city. No one wants to destroy this hard-won beautiful environment. Therefore, even if the people of Dongyi City have grievances against Qing Kingdom, they will never attack the patrol army."

Lin Ruo took a sip of tea and continued, "On the contrary, the greater the threat from Qing, the more alert people inside and outside Dongyi City will be, and they will never give them any chance to take advantage of. For the most prosperous city in the world, giving some money and sending an envoy to lose some face is really nothing."

"You are really smart." Fei Jie nodded with satisfaction. With Lin Ruo around, he didn't have to explain too much and saved himself a lot of trouble.

"In any case, don't think of Dongyi City and Northern Qi as the same. They are completely different." Fei Jie said seriously, then looked over and said, "What's wrong with your face?"

Lin Ruo smiled and said nothing.

Mu Tie said, "Sir, it's not shameful to speak out about this matter. Your subordinates are all proud of you."

"My Lord fought with Ye Liuyun in the wasteland outside Qingzhou City." Zong Zhui said directly, "He was not at a disadvantage."

As for whether Ye Liuyun was letting him go, Zong Zhui really didn't know, and Lin Ruo's strength made it difficult for him to judge. "It seems that the princess has really run out of options, and even revealed her last trump card." Fei Jie showed a lewd smile, "I actually heard about what happened outside the city at the garrison just now. It caused quite a stir."

"Since Ye Liuyun has come out to take action, there is absolutely no reason for him to let you off. How did you survive?" Fei Jie immediately became curious.

Lin Ruo spread his hands and said, "If Mr. Fei asks me, who should I ask? Anyway, I have tried my best."

Fei Jie snorted and said, "Okay, after we enter Dongyi City, I will convince that idiot."

"Why do you say that?"

"Of course, you have to convince him to fight with you." Fei Jie said with a wicked smile. He had long doubted Lin Ruo's strength and wanted to know whether he had reached that level.

He had already been shocked when he was in Danzhou sixteen years ago. Even if it really reached a level that no one else could match, Fei Jie would not show too much surprise.

"Let's talk about business." Lin Ruo changed the subject.

Fei Jie paused for a moment and said, "There is only one person who deserves the most suspicion at the moment, and that is the current Lord of Dongyi City."

"The common people all understand this truth, so how could the Lord of Dongyi City not understand it?" Zong Zhui was very suspicious of this point of evidence, as well as the Lord of Dongyi City's motives.

Fei Jie glanced at Lin Ruo and found that he had no intention of speaking, so he said: "The position of the Lord of Dongyi City has always been an empty one. It is reasonable to want to add some weight to this position."

"After all, with Si Gu Jian and Jian Lu behind him, the City Lord's Mansion will always be inferior to others. Only this position will make changes."

This statement was not unanimously agreed upon by everyone, as evidenced by the silence of the audience.

"Don't be in a hurry. Once we enter Dongyi City, the truth will naturally be revealed." Lin Ruo said calmly. He also had some doubts as to whether the murderer was the city lord, so there was no need to draw a conclusion immediately.

"If Si Gu Jian is determined to maintain the independence of Dongyi City, he might find this person himself." Lin Ruo said again.

"In fact, this matter must be much easier to handle than we thought. At least we won't encounter any open or covert assassinations. I have some friendship with Si Gu Jian, and I can be flexible in many aspects." Fei Jie said confidently, stating the thing he was most looking forward to when he came to Dongyi City.

"The Sword House is about to open."

"What does Kailu mean?" asked Mu Tie, who didn't quite understand.

Fei Jie was waiting for him to say this, and he smiled and said, "Si Gu Jian opened a hut thirteen times in his life, and only accepted thirteen disciples. You can imagine."

“So Si Gu Jian will accept a disciple every time he opens a sword hut.” Mu Tie said, thinking of the group of ninth-grade masters in the sword hut, it seems that Si Gu Jian has discovered another peerless genius in Dongyi City.

Fei Jie nodded and said, "The selection of disciples is not a pre-determined process. From the day the academy opens, anyone in the world who has the courage can participate in the competition. Si Gu Jian will only accept the strongest one. Although we will not participate, it is not bad to be a spectator."

(End of this chapter)