It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"Master, we don't have anything to pack, I'd better accompany you..."

Nothing to pack?

There is clearly a hint of dissatisfaction with me, a moonlighter, hidden in this understatement. It is a blatant hint!

Humph, today I'll let you see my financial strength!

I took out some well-folded papers from my bosom with great anguish. I felt as if a piece of flesh had been dug out of my heart. I said in agony, like a husband whose secret money had been discovered:

"This is my savings from various banknote houses in the city, as well as some gold coins and ornaments buried in the corner of the back garden. Anyway, the total should be about 562 gold coins... Go and get them out. Put them in the suitcase I made with wood and iron sheets last time. Be careful, because that is my wife's money. If I lose it, I will be single for the rest of my life."

The purchasing power of a gold coin in this world is roughly equivalent to ten thousand yuan in the world where I used to live.

Alayya took the bill from my hand with surprise, looked at it carefully, put it away carefully, and asked me:

"Master, did you steal the ticket number..."

Alayya didn't finish her words and shook her head:

"No, Master doesn't have that ability. In that case, um... could it be!"

Alayya pondered for a while, then suddenly looked at me with a complicated look, knelt on one knee, lowered her head deeply, and said painfully:

"It's Alayya's incompetence that has caused the young master to have to sell his body to make money—"

"Can't you just think about the bright side?!"

Without hesitation, I tapped Alayya on the head.

What are you thinking about, selling yourself?

I have to be worth the price... Or rather, if it's really worth the price, I will definitely do it without hesitation.

Labor is the most glorious thing, but is the food you get for free delicious? The answer is very delicious.

To be honest, this money was basically earned by me in the city through dog fighting, horse racing, playing cards and other means over the years. I always thought that those who are generous and spend money lavishly are just low-level playboys among the young masters. They seem to live a carefree life, but what should they do when the money is gone? They can shamelessly ask their rich father for money.

The problem is that when I asked my father for it, he wouldn't give it to me.

There is no other way. In order to live comfortably, the necessary means of making money are still needed. In fact, this is not difficult. Young masters like to visit the Qunyulou. In recent years, I have never been to such places because I want to improve Alayya's favorability.

Therefore, to paraphrase a famous saying: Where is the genius? I just spend the time that others spend visiting brothels on dog fighting, horse racing and card playing. So naturally, it is easy to surpass those stupid sons of landlords in these areas.

I scratched my head as I watched Alayya walk out happily.

This girl is really naive.

Or maybe you trust me a little too much?

If you just think about it, you will know that tonight's dinner is definitely not as simple as you imagined.

I walked towards my father's mansion, turned right after entering the door, and walked through the corridor to the dining room.

Although there was no guard at the door, the murderous intent surrounding it could not be hidden.

I stepped in without any hesitation and saw two people sitting around the table.

My father, Lord Yunyang, and my eldest brother Liyi.

Seeing me come in, Li Yi dropped the chopsticks in his hand and sneered:

"I didn't expect you to dare to come. Where's that follower who's always by your side? Why didn't he come with you?"

I ignored him and dragged a chair to sit some distance away from the dining table.

What are you doing? Are you just blasting without following the procedures? Can you have some professional ethics?

Li Yi stood up and continued:

"Over the years, have you ever considered me as your elder brother? You have been running rampant in the village, disrespecting your elders, and living a carefree life. You have brought shame to our Yunyang Territory! Now you are flirting with your brother and sister-in-law and disobeying your father. Lide, you are so brave. Do you really think I dare not sacrifice my own family for the sake of justice and uphold justice for the people of the world?!"

Damn, it's possible. Isn't this something that can be said in a set way?

I looked up at my father, and Lord Yunyang shouted gloomily:

"Li Yi! Don't be rude to your brother."

Hmm? What is going on here?

Lord Yunyang looked at me and said in a deep voice:

"Li De, you and Li Yi are both my children. Over the years, I have never treated either of you unfairly. I have always treated you equally, and even sided with you a few times. This is obvious to all. But you have repeatedly gotten ahead of me, and I have to teach you a lesson. How about this, you give your guard Alayya to Li Yi, and the past grudges will be settled now."

???

What is this person talking about?

Was there something wrong with my memory? Was I really the favored child? Were the assassins and the poison fake?

I almost laughed out of anger, so I asked:

"So you want Alaiya... One of you is my brother, and the other is my father. Alaiya is just a knight commander. You can get her with just a word, right?"

Before my father could say anything, my brother said angrily:

"Humph, you don't know what kind of magic potion you gave her? Last time I called her to the room, she dared to slap me! She also knocked me out with a sword. The swelling on my forehead took several days to heal! That bitch, she is my servant Yunyang, but she didn't listen to my orders and followed you--"

I didn't wait for him to finish.

A slap hit him in the face.

Li Yi looked at me blankly, and I smiled and said to him:

"How did she slap you? Was it like this?"

Then he slapped him again with his backhand, knocking out one of his teeth.

I watched him spit out a mouthful of blood and asked with a smile:

"Still fanning like this?"

8. My life is not yours

My father slammed the table hard, knocking all the dishes off the table, and yelled outside;

"Guard! Guard!"

A dozen men with knives rushed in.

Yunyang Guard, my father's exclusive guard. They are all swordsmen, and everyone is probably at the level of Alaiya. Although their talents are far inferior to Alaiya, their equipment is not a little bit worse. The cross sword that Alaiya uses was made for her by me at the blacksmith shop, while the swords in these people's hands are made with a lot of money. In addition, the food they eat and the swordsmanship they practice are also top-notch in the territory. Everyone has at least the strength of the fourth level of swordsmanship.

No wonder he couldn’t hide his murderous aura. It turned out that his weapons and equipment were too good. The cold light was blinding enough.

My father's hair and beard stood up, and he said coldly:

"Lid, I gave you chances time and again, but you were so cruel and heartless, and even beat up your own brother. Do you admit your guilt?"

I looked at him and asked:

"I don't know. Can you tell me?"

Before my father could say anything, Li Yi jumped up, covering his face, and said angrily:

"Let me ask you, I have poisoned you, hired people to assassinate you, and hired those hooligans to cause trouble for you over the years, why did you never get into trouble? Do you know that I am your brother? I want you to die, why don't you die! Who gave you the courage to survive? Who gave you the courage to instigate them to cause trouble for me?"

I was too lazy to pay attention to him, so I raised my eyebrows and looked at Lord Yunyang.

My father's face darkened and he said:

"Lied, you really went too far. Your brother is also thinking about our family. You are idle all day long, and your reputation has long been ruined. People like you are a scourge to our family. It is reasonable and legitimate for your brother to clean up the family! What else do you have to say now?"

I started laughing.

I have one advantage, which is that I am afraid of trouble. As long as we don't interfere with each other's business, and as long as we can live a comfortable life, it doesn't matter if we make some compromises.

I have a shortcoming, which is that I protect my shortcomings. I can live a more modest life, but I cannot bear any injustice.

If you make her unhappy, I will make you unhappy.

Since you asked me if I have anything to say, I do have something to say.

I thought about it and said to Li Yi:

"Brother, to be honest, you are a moron. You are stupid as hell and you feel good about yourself. Just think about it. You tried every trick you could to mess with me, but you were the one who suffered in the end. At the beginning, you sent someone to tell me that you wanted to kill my dog, but I never thought that you would only kill my dog ​​in all these years... I am really impressed."

I turned to Lord Yunyang and said:

"You're not much better. My brother is a little mentally retarded, and you're a big fool. They say like a dragon gives birth to a dragon, like a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and like a mouse gives birth to a son who can dig holes. I'm just surprised. It's normal for someone with your IQ to give birth to a guy like my brother who can only dig holes in women's bellies, but how could you give birth to a man as smart as me? Is it a genetic mutation or the grassland above your head? I really want to understand now. Open your eyes and take a good look at my brother. If you let him mess with me, can he beat me?"

My brother rushed over with his teeth bared and claws bared, and even drew his beloved knife from his waist. He scraped his finger with the blade, and blood seeped into the blade, turning the whole knife a strange red.

Murderous intent overflowed.

Oh, come to think of it, this guy was praised as having unrivaled martial arts skills.

Have you heard so many compliments that you don’t even know your own level?

I used two fingers to catch his knife expressionlessly, and then threw him out with the knife. He fell to the wall, spitting out two mouthfuls of blood, looking very embarrassed. At least two bones were broken, the knife was lost, and he rolled on the ground in pain. It was really ugly.

As for me, the goddess once said when I was reincarnated.

The person you are going to reincarnate into is the chosen one, so you should be careful not to waste his talent in swordsmanship and magic. The goddess also said, think about it, if your wisdom is matched with this person's power, wouldn't you be able to dominate the world without any rivals?

Unfortunately, I am a bit lazy. I am too lazy to learn complicated magic, and I am too lazy to get up before dawn to practice swordplay. I have talents, but no one says that I have to work hard to death if I have these things, right? My life is up to me to decide, so other people can just wait a little bit.

Li Yi screamed:

"How is it possible? How could a loser like you who only eats and waits for death--"

I smiled and said to him:

"Didn't anyone teach you? This world is very cruel. Some people's lower limits may be higher than your upper limits."

My father, Lord Yunyang, shouted to the dozen or so Yunyang Guards:

"What are you still looking at! Kill him, kill this evil son! I don't have such a disobedient son!"

"obedient?"

I smiled.

"Seventeen years of nurturing is no match for more than one hundred and twenty cold-blooded assassinations. In the past, we met each other every day, and I was too lazy to settle accounts with you. Even when I came here today, I still wanted to live in peace, but today I finally understand... idiots, there is no cure."

"How dare you talk to me like that? You really piss me off! Listen carefully, Lid. Your life belongs to me. I let you live so that you could come into this world. If I want you to die, you have to die obediently! Come on! Come on—"

Accompanied by my father's roar, more than a dozen people rushed over.

A moment later, I stood in front of my father and grabbed his collar with one hand.

He didn't even look at the people lying in disorder behind him, he just felt a little bored.

After all, no matter how partial this person is to me, he is still my father. It is easy to kill him with a knife, but not only will I feel uncomfortable, but I will also face the accusations of the world from now on. Even if I go shopping with Alaiya, people will probably point fingers at me.

This is also the reason why I haven't touched them all these years.

People, it is easy to solve problems with fists, but can fists make food grow in the ground?

Similarly, some problems are destined to be unsolvable by violence. Just like now, they occupy the moral high ground and have the identities of "father" and "big brother". They can distort the facts at will and change the world's view of me. It is easy to solve them with fists, but my life is destined to be full of troubles afterwards.

But I just don’t want to be in trouble.

So I opened my mouth and just asked:

"Where is my enfeoffment document?"

Watching him grit his teeth and take out a document from his arms, I laughed and reached out to take it.

Then he knocked him unconscious with his backhand and took away the sword from his waist. Alaiya still needed a handy weapon.

I walked towards Li Yi with the sword in its scabbard, slapped his cheek with the scabbard, squatted in front of him, and said with a smile:

"Brother, how much do you think your life is worth?"

Well, if the fists can't solve the problem, just use the brain to solve it.

You should pay me back a little for all the advantages you've taken from me over the years.

9. Things in the past

……

Many years ago.

The extraordinary grandeur of the Yunyang lord's mansion was also related to the fact that the Yunyang territory was indeed very wealthy. In fact, every son of the Yunyang lord had his own guard. The guards were basically loyal servants to the lord, or homeless talents and elites.