The chivalrous spirit is fickle

As the day progressed to noon, the weather became increasingly hot.

But the beautiful woman was reluctant to leave and kept chatting with Shigu about trivial things. Just when Shigu was about to order her to leave, the beautiful woman suddenly changed the subject and asked Shigu.

"Brother Shi, I have a business deal here. I wonder if you are willing to take it."

Shi Gu leaned lazily on the recliner, waved his hand lazily and said.

"No, I'm a retired person now, and I don't want to get involved in any mess."

Small sects like Chimen always have some things that are inconvenient for them to do. At this time, in order not to offend anyone, they can only find lone rangers like Shigu, pay them a fee, and let them solve those problems.

Shi Gu had done similar business several times before, but Chimen was quite stingy and was always very stingy with his payment, so he used fake beads to impersonate night pearls to cheat Chimen out of his money.

The beautiful woman was not surprised to see this, but spoke with confidence.

"Brother Shi, you don't have to refuse so quickly. This business is not from us, Chimen. It's a wealthy businessman who has some connections with us and wants us to help him."

"Don't worry, the reward this time is definitely not low."

Shi Gu rolled his eyes, but he didn't believe such words at all. Every time these people gave money, they were very generous with their words, as if they had opened a floodgate, but when it came to paying, they were like peeing on a child, very stingy.

"One hundred taels."

The beautiful woman named a price, but Shigu didn't even blink.

Seeing this, the beautiful woman sighed and raised the price again.

"Five hundred taels."

Hearing this, Shi Gu's brows twitched, and he was somewhat tempted, but after thinking about it, he still spoke lazily.

"Five hundred taels, that's not too generous."

At this time, the beautiful woman smiled helplessly and lowered her voice again.

"I'm talking about gold."

Hearing this, Shi Gu instantly sat up straight, pressed the beautiful woman's hand, and said with full energy.

"Hell or high water, brother."

Seeing this, the beautiful woman finally breathed a sigh of relief, slowly withdrew her hand, and then spoke.

"Since Brother Shi has agreed, you can't go back on your word."

Shi Gu was full of heroic spirit. He patted his chest with his big hand and said in a very heroic manner.

"Hey, I can do any job you give me for that amount of money."

The beautiful woman burst out laughing and said nothing more. Instead, she began to talk about the business in detail with Shi Gu.

"Among the orphans I adopted in Chimen, some were unwilling to stay in Chimen. They were free to go or stay, which was a good relationship with us."

"There was a man who came out of my Red Gate, worked hard all the way, started a business, and became a well-known wealthy businessman. His name was Zhao Hou."

"When Marquis Zhao was fifty, he had a son and a daughter, whom he loved very much."

"But not long ago, a man fell in love with Zhao Hou's daughter, Zhao Qisi, and insisted on taking her as a concubine. If she refused, he would take her away by force."

"Lord Zhao had no choice but to find us, Chimen, and wanted us to solve this matter."

Shi Gu listened carefully, and after hearing this, he asked curiously.

"For such a small matter, why do you need me to do it?"

"Is the other party someone that you Akamon can't afford to offend?"

The beautiful woman gave a bitter smile upon hearing this, reached out to tidy up her long hair, and spoke softly.

"That's not the case. That man is only in his early twenties. Although his family is wealthy, he is just an ordinary wealthy businessman."

"However, that person has a master who is a difficult character, and we in Akamon don't want to offend him."

Shi Gu frowned. Although the Chimen was not very powerful in the martial arts world, there were still masters among them. Who could be the person they didn't want to offend?

"What kind of person is his master? Why don't you Akamen want to offend him?"

The beautiful woman had a subtle look on her face, lowered her voice, and spoke slowly.

"Blood Luo bone, Wang Jian."

Shi Gu was stunned when he heard this, but his frown slowly relaxed, leaving a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Wang Jian? Hasn't that bastard been hiding for decades? How come he suddenly dares to come out?"

Seeing this, the beautiful woman nodded slightly and continued.

"Yes, that's him."

“Brother Shi, you have been living in seclusion for these years. I’m afraid you don’t know that after the heavenly tribulation killed him, Wang Jian announced his return to the world.”

As soon as the beautiful woman finished speaking, a curious voice interrupted and asked.

"Xueluogu Wangjian? Is he a very powerful person?"

Hearing this, the beautiful woman turned around and saw that Shen Yue and Zhu Yin had approached her without her noticing. She was listening to their conversation with curiosity.

The beautiful woman secretly glanced at Shi Gu, and after seeing Shi Gu nod slightly, she no longer had any concerns and introduced the so-called Blood Luo Bone to Shen Yue and the others.

"Xueluo Bone King Jian, this person is now over a hundred years old, and he likes to use human bones as weapons. When he was young, he was already a master of the ninth-grade martial arts realm. His escape skills are the best in the martial arts world, and his methods are cruel. He also has a vengeful personality."

"No matter which sect offends him, he will double his revenge on the younger generations of those big sects."

"The Yulin League in the martial arts world once offended him, so he cut off the flesh and blood of a disciple of the Yulin League, leaving only a skeleton hanging on a tree. He was even more heartless and killed the disciple's family of six, not even sparing the baby in his cradle."

"This person has a perverse personality, will report any flaws, and comes and goes without a trace. There is no good way to deal with him. Some people have tried to surround and kill him several times, but he escaped every time."

"So, the sects in the martial arts world are unwilling to offend him. After all, that person only makes small moves. Even when he offended the Yulin League, he did not kill the inner disciples of the Yulin League. He only killed some outer disciples to vent his anger."

Hearing this, Shen Yue and Zhu Yin's faces turned pale, with deep disgust in their eyes, and Zhu Yin also asked curiously.

"But Master, why haven't I heard of this person before?"

The beautiful woman smiled slightly and spoke slowly.

"It's a long story. It's true that Xue Luogu is ruthless, but there are people in the martial arts world who are even more ruthless than him, such as Zhu Tian Jie Sha."

“I don’t know if it was Xue Luo Gu who provoked the Heavenly Tribulation Killings, or if the Heavenly Tribulation Killings had nothing better to do, so forty years ago, the Heavenly Tribulation Killings began to hunt down Xue Luo Gu.”

"Although Xueluogu is ferocious, he can only flee when he encounters the Heavenly Tribulation, let alone revenge."

"Later, he had a fight with the Heavenly Tribulation Killer, and one of his hands and feet were chopped off, and half of his face was cut off."

"However, Xue Luogu had a unique martial art for escaping, and he managed to escape from the assassins of the Heavenly Tribulation, but his realm also fell to the eighth level of martial arts."

"Since then, Xueluogu has been hidden and there has been no news of him since then."

"When Zhu Tian Jie Sha was alive, he hid himself very well and didn't dare to show his face at all, for fear of being caught by Zhu Tian Jie Sha and chopped into a human stick."

“But five years ago, after being killed by the Heavenly Tribulations, this Blood Luo Bone jumped out again and began to swagger around in the martial arts world.”

Chapter 54: Jianghu

"Three years ago, Xue Luogu accepted a disciple named Yin Xi. Yin Xi was of the same character as Xue Luogu, lustful and immoral."

"It is said that the eldest daughter of the Zhao family had done him a favor a few years ago, but Yin Xi did not think about repaying the favor, but instead became obsessed with Miss Zhao's body."

Hearing this, Shen Yue frowned and stared at Shi Gu closely, but did not say anything. Seeing this, Shi Gu said helplessly.

"What do you mean by looking at me like that? I am your master after all."

Shen Yue had a complicated expression, pinching the corner of her clothes with both hands, and asked softly.

"Master, are all the people in this world like this?"

Shi Gu was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Shen Yue who looked disappointed, and remained silent.

Shen Yue, this girl, always seemed to have some yearning for the knights in the martial arts world, but she seemed to have never met those knights who spoke up for justice and upheld justice. Instead, she met many villains.

This should be a very disappointing thing for her.

Before Shi Gu could answer, the beautiful woman laughed softly.

"Little girl, you can't say that."

"A person can have a thousand faces. It is already very difficult to see through a person. How can one person be used to defeat the entire world?"

"In this world, there are evil people like Xue Luogu, and there are naturally good people. If you have never met them, it would be too arbitrary to assume that those people never existed."

A complex look suddenly flashed across the beautiful woman's face, and she spoke softly in a vague voice.

“For most people, it is actually difficult to distinguish between good and evil.”

"For example, the Heavenly Tribulation I just mentioned."

Hearing this, Shen Yue's eyes brightened slightly, and she regained some of her spirit. She asked the beautiful woman with a curious look on her face.

"Sister, who exactly is that Zhu Tian Jie Sha? He sounds very powerful."

The beautiful woman paused for a moment after hearing this, and secretly glanced at Shi Gu again. When she saw that the other party had no special reaction, she slowly spoke.

"Zhu Tian Jie Sha... I really don't know how to start. To put it simply, as the name suggests, he has been killing people ever since he appeared in the martial arts world."

"You can say he is a bad guy, but the people he killed all seemed to deserve to die."

"But even though he is a good man, people in the underworld are unwilling to agree to such a thing."

"Eh?"

Shen Yue had a bewildered look on her face and made a puzzled sound. She blinked and asked in confusion.

"I feel like I don't quite understand... That Zhu Tian Jie Sha doesn't sound like a bad guy at all. Isn't it bad to just kill people who deserve to die?"

The beautiful woman had a subtle look on her face. She gently pinched her knuckles, then sighed softly with a hint of sarcasm.

"Because he has too many rules. How many people in this world have never made mistakes?"

"But he just had to hold on to those small mistakes and refused to let them go. For example, those big sects and wealthy families in the martial arts world are the most concerned about their reputation, but they are always beaten by the heavenly calamity."

"Those sects are naturally unwilling to do so."

The beautiful woman suddenly raised her eyebrows, looked at Shen Yue, and asked with a smile.

"Besides, kid, why do you practice martial arts as a warrior in this world?"

Without waiting for Shen Yue to answer, the beautiful woman answered the question herself.

"Of course, it's to be superior to others."

"If I practice for decades but still want to live like an ordinary person, do you think they will agree?"

"This is impossible. So when a stubborn person like Zhu Tian Jie Sha appears, how can people in this world like him?"

"Besides, do you think he can kill all the villains in the world by himself? He has killed countless people since he was born, but these villains keep appearing."

"You can't kill all the evil people."

"Eradication of evil is just empty talk. People must learn to turn a blind eye to it."

Shen Yue stared at the beautiful woman in a daze, her chest feeling heavy. She felt that what she said was wrong, but she couldn't think of any words to refute it.

In an instant, she thought of her mother and what she had experienced over the years.

Is it true that no one knows what Zong Mingfu did, or is it that many people know about it but turn a blind eye to it and pretend that nothing happened.

Is this how the world should be?

Shen Yue shook her body and subconsciously looked at Shi Gu with a helpless and sad look. She wanted to hear a different answer from Shi Gu.

Facing Shen Yue's helpless eyes, Shi Gu narrowed his eyes slightly, sat up straight, and said with a smile.

"What nonsense! If you keep your eyes closed for too long, you will be no different from a blind person."

The beautiful woman smiled when she heard this, and did not argue. She just stood up gently and said.

"What Brother Shi said makes sense, but everyone has their own ideas. However, even a powerful calamity like the Heavenly Tribulation could not change this matter. Instead, it was a tragic death."

"I just want to remind the younger generation not to live like him."

"It's too tiring and not worth it."

The beautiful woman realized that she had no conversation with him, so she didn't stay for long. She clasped her fists towards Shi Gu and smiled softly.

"Let's stop here today. I will bring Miss Zhao to see you later, Brother Shi. I will trouble you then."

Shi Gu nodded slightly as a reply. Upon seeing this, the beautiful woman took Zhu Yin with her and left the yard.