It doesn't matter what the lord is.

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After all, if I can get this matter done sooner, I can return to my happy life of slacking off.

Sitting here like an interviewer all day long, I will probably be exhausted in no time.

I asked He Yue to help arrange a job for Ou He. Of course, I also asked Shuang to check whether this person's background was clean. After confirming that everything was correct, I arranged a place for him to stay in the city. It was unrealistic to ask Ou He to participate in the development and production of military equipment. He didn't have the ability to do so. So I let him be responsible for civilian forging to share the pressure of Brother Caidao.

In the next period of time, I will be responsible for interviews every few days.

There were many guys who thought they were talented but not appreciated, and after being rejected, they had live battles with me.

Later, I learned to be smart and did not announce the results on the spot. After the meeting, I asked them to go back and wait for notification. Of course, the notification content was most likely an official phrase like "Sorry, although you are excellent, we in Yuxi City do not need talents like you for the time being. We hope you can find a better job and pursue your ambitions." In short, it was just a sentence of "Goodbye." No matter how much they quarreled, it would have nothing to do with me.

I will still recruit those who are really willing to work hard into Yuxi City. But unfortunately, although I recruited seven more blacksmiths in the next few batches of blacksmiths at a ratio of one in five, none of them had enough ability to support the overall situation of armament forging.

When I was about to give up, Bai Huang suddenly came to me alone, and the first thing he said when we met was:

"A famous blacksmith came to Yunhai some time ago, and my brother asked if you wanted this person."

18. The Notorious Forger

My first reaction was: Are you kidding me?

Bai Feng would recommend his talents to me? There must be some conspiracy!

Are you trying to bribe me? What's your purpose? Yuxi City probably has nothing to give him now.

Is it coming for me? ? The target is actually me? ?

For a moment, the following fragment emerged in my mind:

——He is a romantic, young and wealthy man, the second son of the Yunhai Territory. He has countless talented people under his command, but he has never found true happiness.

——He is an uneducated man who just eats and waits for death. His goal is to become the world's number one slacker and enjoy the meals he gets without working every day.

——But from the moment they met, he had captured her heart. When he learned that she was in trouble, he stepped forward to help without hesitation, loaned out his most capable men, and ordered: "Spoil! Spoil me hard!"

No!

Don't let it turn into this kind of drama!!

At that moment, my mind was in a state of flux and I instinctively wanted to refuse.

Then I heard Bai Huang say to himself:

"But I don't like that person very much. If you don't have any special hobbies, I'm going to reject him. Living with that kind of person gives me goose bumps just thinking about it."

Oh?

As expected, there is no free lunch in the world. It seems that he is not a good person.

But this also shows that Bai Feng probably doesn't have any feelings for me anymore.

Thinking of this, I quickly stopped her:

"Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute, I have a special hobby, I have a lot of special hobbies."

Bai Huang looked at me with disdain. I coughed twice and asked:

"What kind of person is he specifically?"

Bai Huang summarized it very succinctly:

"He's a scum who pushed his wife into a forge and burned her into a sword. He deserves to die ten thousand times."

"Specifically, specifically..."

Bai Huang sighed, put his hands on his waist, and said impatiently:

"That man is Liu Shi, and he was born in the territory of King Huai. Do you remember Kaia, the squinty-eyed man who caused trouble for us in the capital? He was from their territory. There is a large family of blacksmiths in their territory, called the Ji Pingtian family. When Liu Shi was eighteen years old, he became the son-in-law of the Ji Pingtian family and married a woman from their branch family. He gave up his original surname and changed it to Ji Pingtian. The two had a daughter, but the good times didn't last long. Six years later, Liu Shi's temperament changed drastically. He was obsessed with forging to the point of obsession. First, he neglected sleep and food, and then his eyes flashed with strange lights when he looked at others. Then one day, his wife wanted to persuade him, but he pushed her into the forging furnace."

Bai Huang spread his hands:

"That's basically it. Liu Shi was driven out of the Yoshihirata family and wandered with a housekeeper who had taken care of him before. That year, his daughter was five years old and was kindly adopted by his brother-in-law. Liu Shi has been wandering outside for three years. He is 27 years old this year. He came to our Yunhai and wanted to work under my brother, but my brother is not in need of blacksmiths. I heard that Yuxi City is recruiting recently, so I asked me to ask if you want one."

I smiled.

When you say “not too much”, isn’t it actually just that you don’t want it…

As the famous second son of Yunhai, Bai Feng, although he has many talented people under him, they are basically all decent people. At most, they have different personalities and styles of doing things, but there are no bad people, and there can be no bad people. This is detrimental to his reputation.

In this world, the pleasure of revenge is nothing. Classic scenes such as killing enemies with one's own hands will even be praised by others after dinner, and it is an acceptable way of doing things that decent people can accept.

But killing your defenseless wife is another matter.

That's your wife. You pushed her into the fire with your own hands. Is she still a human being?

If Liu Shi is allowed to stay, Bai Feng's reputation will definitely be affected. There are many types of people under him, some can be passionate, some can be loyal, some can be self-degrading, some can be unrestrained, some can be elegant or vulgar, some can be high-class or down-to-earth, some can have the great ambition of supporting the country, and some can be ordinary people who pursue fame and fortune.

To put it simply, you don’t have to be a good person, but you must not be a bad person.

Liushi has obviously been classified as an evil person.

This can be seen from Bai Huang's attitude when he mentioned him.

and many more.

But if I think about it carefully, since Bai Feng said that, it means he still wants to give this person to me.

After all, he came to seek refuge with him, so it would not be a good idea to just kick him out. Sending him to Yuxi City under the pretext of "arranging him to stay with my sister" was actually the best option.

If it was the old Bai Huang, she would have agreed to it without hesitation. But if it was for my reputation, it would be better not to do so. Because the negative impact of the flow stone would discourage other forgers who wanted to come to Yuxi City. Bai Huang was actually protecting me in disguise.

Thinking of this, my eyes immediately showed a hint of ambiguous appreciation when I looked at Bai Huang.

You've learned to turn your elbows outward, Xiao Huang!

Bai Huang was frightened by my gaze, hugged herself with both arms, took a step back, and said with a look of disgust:

"What are you looking at? I just don't want to live in the same place with someone like this. It's just physical discomfort, thank you."

What... So that's how it is.

With a sudden realization, I suddenly felt bored and said:

"Is that so? Then bring him here."

Bai Huang nodded and said:

"Then I'll help you reject... huh? Are you so horny? You want someone like this?"

Listen, is this still human talk?

I taught her seriously:

"Xiao Huang, didn't your brother teach you that seeing is believing? You have to meet him in person and spend some time with him to know what kind of person he is."

Bai Huang still said with a disdainful tone:

"But my brother said that it is not enough to look at a person's self-promotion to know what he is like. The key is to look at other people's evaluation of him."

This is the case of the husband having his own reasons and the wife having her own reasons.

I had no choice but to patiently give Bai Huang an example:

"To put it simply, Xiao Huang. It's all over the place now. Everyone says that I'm a useless, lazy, idle guy who doesn't do anything and flirts with other girls all day long. From getting up in the morning to going to bed at night, I just keep eating, drinking and having fun. But based on your understanding of me, am I such a person?"

Bai Huang nodded as a matter of course, and said in a tone that couldn't be more certain:

"……yes."

Damn it, why!

I wanted to argue a few more words and erect my glorious and majestic figure in her heart, but Bai Huang obviously no longer had the patience to listen.

In other words, she was very dissatisfied with my decision to let Liu Shi come over, so she waved her hand and said:

"Alright, alright. If you want to see him, I'll just say hello to my brother. He's more than happy to see me. I won't tell you anymore. When he comes, you have to keep a close eye on him. Don't let him do anything against the will of heaven and earth under my nose. Otherwise, don't blame me for not giving you face, humph!"

After saying that, Bai Huang walked away on his own, slamming the door loudly.

I don't know why, but I always feel that she looks a little angry.

19. First appearance

Bai Huang agreed to the matter, and Bai Feng naturally would not be vague. It didn't take long for the Liushi to be sent to Yuxi City in a high-profile manner.

I also had the honor of meeting this legendary blacksmith who became famous due to negative news.

"Let me make it clear first. I am only responsible for bringing the person here. What happens afterwards has nothing to do with me."

Beside the carriage, Bai Huang said with his arms folded.

Her voice was quite loud, and she seemed not to mind letting the people in the carriage hear it. After she finished speaking, she left.

After she left, a pale arm stretched out from the carriage. It was probably as pale as in a horror movie. Then the curtain of the carriage was pulled open, and a tall man stepped on the ground with one foot, holding the carriage and slowly walked down. He didn't look at me, but just stared at the concrete floor under his feet, in a daze, like a student who was called out to stand for punishment.

"Liushi, right? I heard about your story from Bai Huang."

Hearing what I said, Liu Shi raised his head slightly, glanced at me very quickly, and then lowered his head again.

But thanks to this, I was able to see his face clearly.

Objectively speaking, Ryuishi looks pretty good and has the potential to be a gigolo, worthy of being a man who can marry into the Yoshihirata family. But he looks very sloppy, with dark blue hair that is too long and blocks his eyes, and his face looks very greasy. Fortunately, his bangs are not very thick, so you can see his general appearance clearly when he looks up.

The dark circles under his eyes were so thick that it seemed as if he was going to die at any moment. He was taller than me, but because of his hunched back, he seemed to be a little shorter than me. Most importantly, his eyes were no longer dead fish eyes. They revealed a huge despair, pain, and anxiety, as if they were about to emit black fog.

No, no, no, having black smoke coming out of the eyes is a bit too scary anyway.

It was just this feeling. I hadn't seen someone like this for a long, long time, so I didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, another middle-aged man walked out of the carriage. He looked like an old gentleman, a real gentleman. Although his clothes were ragged and patched, he still had a very good temperament. He wore a bowler hat, had a gray beard above his lips, and leaned on a cane. After getting off the carriage, he bowed deeply to me and said:

"I have met the Lord of the City."

I looked at him for a few seconds and asked:

"You are... the butler who left Jipingtian with Ryuishi?"

"Thank you, Lord City Lord, for remembering me... Exactly. My name is Naru. I was taken care of by Lord Liushi before, so I volunteered to wander with him. No... I can't really be called a wanderer now. We are very grateful that the Lord City Lord took us in."

I looked at him twice more.

I feel that this butler is quite good at talking.

Liushi muttered in a low voice:

"Sheltering... it doesn't matter to me where I am. For a murderer like me, being able to live in this world is a gift from others. Lord City Lord, don't worry about it, just use me as you like. As long as I'm not dead, I can do any job. But I hope that Lord City Lord can give me half a day every week. If I need any materials, I also hope that Lord City Lord can provide them to me as much as possible... Of course, it won't be free... Just use this to offset my salary."

Is it so easy to deal with?

Looking at his lifeless expression, I couldn't help but ask:

“What do you want the materials for?”

Liu Shi raised his head slightly and said numbly:

"Make my own stuff...something that only I can make..."

Come to think of it, I did just hear Bai Huang talk about it.

Legend has it that Liu Shi killed his wife in order to complete one of his great forging works.

But I didn't expect that after being driven out by Yoshihirata, he continued his development work while wandering.

"Are you still doing it? Any reason why?"

I asked.

Liu Shi's lips trembled and he replied:

"This is all I have left in my life... the last thing I have left... the reason I'm still alive..."