Scourge Messenger

Chapter 48 The public sentiment is turbulent
When Qun Yushu said this, everyone was stunned.

Who is Qun Yushu?
The head of the Qun family is his second uncle, and his father is the prefect of Jiangling, who is in charge of the Jingxiang military town. He has changed his job for the second time at a young age and is expected to reach the legendary foundation-building level in his lifetime. The women who want to marry him can line up from Jiangnan all the way to Yangzhou.

But in theory, Qun Yushu's wife can only be a noble lady of equal social status. Even a lady from a prominent family is not eligible. She must at least be from one of the four rich and powerful families.

Being able to marry Qun Yushu is no exaggeration to say that it is a step to heaven. Not to mention the trivial matters of having no worries about food and clothing and being rich and glorious, even if the woman is determined to be a messenger, the Qun family can guarantee her a second job change if they give her a little bit of resources. As long as the woman is talented enough, it is not a problem to be recommended for a third job change.

But marrying a black belt woman with no family background?

However, when everyone saw Jiang Shi's face, they felt that they could understand Qun Yushu's impulse. Many people even showed regret, regretting that they did not take the initiative to miss the beauty yesterday.

Shang Xinlei and the others did not say anything. Although they also planned to recruit Jiang Shi, if Qun Yushu used the position of the legal wife as a bargaining chip... they really could not offer better conditions than this.

Five seconds passed, thirty seconds passed, one minute passed.

Jiang Shi said nothing and just practiced with his sword.

Did you not hear it, or did you hear it but not answer?
The atmosphere became extremely awkward, especially with Qun Yushu still kneeling on the ground. He slowly stood up and stared at Jiang Shi in silence. In this situation, even an ordinary person would be furious if ignored, let alone a child from an aristocratic family. Therefore, Jie Yuanshao stepped forward, ready to stop Qun Yushu from attacking.

"No, she's just too beautiful." Qun Yushu suddenly sighed. "I was a little angry at first, but looking at this face, I can't get angry anymore. I still can't marry her home. Otherwise, I'll be tortured to death by her all the time."

Qian Gongyu nodded repeatedly behind her. Jiang Shi was really annoying, but she just couldn't be angry with her!

"Jiang Shi," Chen Linchuan said loudly, "On behalf of the Chen family, I'd like to speak with you. Could you please move aside for a moment?"

Jiang Shi said nothing and just practiced with his sword.

Chen Linchuan was no playboy like Qun Yushu; he valued his own and his family's reputation very much. Jiang Shi's attitude made his face darken, and Jie Zilong had no choice but to take a step forward, standing between him and Jiang Shi.

The guests at the back were all in disbelief. They actually dared to ignore the Young Master of the Qun Family and the Elders of the Chen Family in public. This, this, this...this was courting death! However, many people gloated over the misfortune. They had long disliked Jiang Shi, a "madman" who used his black belt status to dominate everyone else.

People at the bottom of society should just be obedient servants. Why do they jump up and get in everyone's way?

Just when the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Jiang Shi suddenly stopped training.

She seemed to have just woken up from a dream and glanced at everyone: "Are you looking for me?"

"Yes." Qun Yushu praised: "I am fortunate to see a beautiful woman dancing with a sword. Her sword is as light as a cloud covering the moon, and as fluttering as snowflakes blown by the wind..."

"If there's nothing important to do, then I'll continue training."

"Hurry up and reveal the secret method of your Mansu Forest!" someone suddenly shouted in the crowd, "Everyone here needs your secret method to conquer the secret realm. If you keep it to yourself and don't share it, you will offend all the noble families here!"

Qian Gongyu didn't even need to look to know that it was Luo Weijin who started the trouble. But Luo Weijin's words were just the beginning, and the others immediately followed suit.

"Yes, yes. Anyway, everyone can enter the Mansu Forest, so there's nothing to lose by sharing the secrets." "The higher the scores, the better the rewards, which means Liang State's strength will increase. But you can't hinder Liang State's development for your own selfish reasons. Jiang Shi, you have to consider the overall situation."

"We don't ask for it for free, we can compensate you."

"It's impossible for the Jie family and the merchants to stop us from making progress just because they benefited from it, right?"

Although it was anticipated, Shang Xinlei was still a little helpless in the face of such overwhelming public opinion.

It's not just because the other side has more people, but also because the Mansu Woods is so special - it is open to the public for a limited time each year, but not to a certain number of people, so no one can monopolize this secret realm, and the more people who conquer the secret realm, the better.

If one hundred people participate in the secret realm, they can get one hundred rewards; if one hundred thousand people enter the secret realm, they can also get one hundred thousand rewards!

It is understandable that Qun Yushu and Chen Linchuan attach so much importance to Jiang Shi. If Jiang Shi really possesses the secret method, then she is equivalent to a strategic-level national weapon, and can obtain immeasurable huge resources from the Mansu Forest every year!
"This is trouble..." Shang Xinlei thought: "Even if Jiang Shi said he didn't have any secrets, they definitely wouldn't believe it. Until they dug out Jiang Shi's heart and took a look, they would hunt Jiang Shi like vultures."

In this different position, Shang Xinlei didn't know how to break the impasse. No, if she possessed the secret technique, she wouldn't have come to Mansu Forest so arrogantly from the beginning. She would have come at least at the third level. Ideally, she could recruit three other third-level masters and form a four-person team to participate in Mansu Forest and rack up points. By then, even the dozens of aristocratic families of Liang State would have no chance against her.
But Jiang Shi came to participate in the Mansu Forest without even making one turn. With such low strength and no friends or family background, it would be strange if others did not covet him.

She couldn't understand why Jiang Shi, who was so talented, didn't know how to keep a low profile. Wouldn't it be better to keep a low profile? Why did he take such a risk?
Forget it. Although I haven’t received any letters from my family yet, I should still protect her first.

The Jie family will not stand idly by. At least until the end of the Mansu Forest, we are all on the same side.

"I reject."

Jiang Shi gently pushed the blade, gripped the handle tightly, took a step forward, and stepped from the shadows into the light.

"Come on if you want to."

The noise suddenly died down, and then, like a compressed spring, the crowd erupted in curses ten times louder than before. Ridicule, insults, and rebukes mixed together, as if they were cursing Jiang Shi to death.

Jiang Shi didn't say anything, but took another step forward, and the sliver of iron had been pulled out a little bit -

"Anyone who dares to speak again will be an enemy of the Qun family!"

Qun Yushu roared and instantly controlled the situation. Shang Xinlei and Jie Yuanshao also stood in front of Jiang Shi to prevent the latter from taking any further action.

"Finally, it's quiet. I was clearly talking to Jiang Shi just now, and you interrupted my chat with the beauty like this. I will definitely bear a grudge." Qun Yushu spread his hands and sighed, instantly calming the uproar. He turned to look at Jiang Shi: "Jiang Shi, you don't like nonsense, so I'll put it simply - on behalf of the Qun family, I invite you to become a Qun family worshiper."

"The Qun family offers a monthly salary of 3,000 spirit jades to its followers, as well as five tokens of self-defense, access to the family's inner vault, and a Qun family token granting access to the eighteen secret realms of Liang State. I won't go into detail about the benefits, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation. I'll just say this: the Qun family's only requirement for its followers is to devote all their energy to reaching the third level."

"The Qun family will not ask you to hand over the secret technique, and no one will force you to hand over the secret technique after you become a Qun family worshiper. What do you think, Jiang Shi?"

(End of this chapter)