After listening to Xia Fan tell the true inside story of Gaoshan County, Zhao Dahai looked at him repeatedly as if he didn't know his disciple, "You didn't think about the consequences at that time?"
"I've thought about it. The worst I can do is just like you, hiding my name and wandering around." Xia Fan shrugged, "Of course I'm a better disciple than you, Master. At least I'm not alone when I'm wandering."
"Someone promised to leave with you? Tsk, can you believe this kind of promise?" Master sneered, "Now that you are here, I won't say anything more, but I won't return to the Privy Council Mansion again. You give up." Bar!"
"I have no intention of letting you enter the Privy Council House," Xia Fan was not discouraged. He had long known that persuading the other party was not an easy task. "As long as you don't take the medical examination, no one can force you to go in. What I'm recruiting is Temporary workers, in other words, if you want to leave, you can leave at any time."
"Temporary... worker?" Zhao Dahai frowned, "Why does it sound so perfunctory?"
"Don't you want to be an alchemist?"
"I'm not going, or do I have any reason to go? Although I'm surprised that you didn't join forces with Jinxia City, but you've upset the Privy Council's plate, I guess they won't let it go. It's all risks, but there are no benefits. , it’s still very troublesome, have you taken the master for granted?”
"But you can help others and eliminate evil spirits from the source." Xia Fan said seriously.
"From the source?"
"Yes, Her Royal Highness the Princess will fully support me in making changes, and the new team I formed will not only target evil spirits." He slowly explained his plan, "And the first step is to match the alchemist with another A fine steel sword.”
"You..." Zhao Dahai was speechless for a while.
He knew that his disciple was very unusual and had been very weird since he was a child, but now he found that he still underestimated his ideas.
If there are evil spirits, eliminate them.
If the magistrate creates evil spirits, the magistrate will be eradicated.
But now every force in Jinxia City is inseparable from the source of evil spirits, and what he wants to do is to overthrow Jinxia City entirely.
What if we take another step forward
Sure enough... this guy is a person who makes himself afraid.
"You just said that it's not a bad thing to help others occasionally, but what if you help others all the time?" Xia Fan asked, "If you help Jinxia... or even Shenzhou, there will be no evil spirits that can be eliminated, and if you help the wandering monks, there will be no one to help. Master feels that Is this good or bad?”
What kind of bullshit is this
The master laughed angrily, "You are irritating me!"
"Disciple is just curious." Xia Fan remained unmoved.
"It's a good thing, but do you think you can do it?"
"Master will believe me if I say it can be done?" He said without giving in. "I said before, you can quit at any time when you feel there is a problem or it does not meet your expectations. I will never stop you. Of course, if you I take back those words and feel that it is not a good thing to help others avoid evil spirits, so I will leave now and will never bother Master again."
The two stared at each other for a long time before Zhao Dahai shook his head and said, "He is indeed a traitor and can't even say a nice word!"
"If I can say something good and useful, I can say it a hundred times without repeating it."
"Okay, why don't I give it a try? Let's make it clear first that I won't touch any evil spirits that are too dangerous."
"This is exactly what I want you to teach the newcomers—how to identify dangers. As for how to deal with it, leave it to the professionals."
"What you said makes me sound unprofessional."
"In the eyes of the disciples, this is indeed the case." Xia Fan said with a smile.
Zhao Dahai waved his hand, "That's all. Now that your wings are strong, you really don't need to rely on Master for protection. Jinxia City, right? I'll pack it up and leave in two days."
"Then my disciple is waiting for you at the Privy Council Mansion."
After walking out of the room, Li tilted his head and said, "Does your master agree?"
"Well, at least I didn't refuse."
"You won't go with him? What if he slips away halfway."
"In that case, there is no point in forcing him to stay." Xia Fan smiled, "But as far as I know, he will not easily deceive his disciples."
Li looked up at the night sky, "I don't know how my master is doing now."
"As long as she is still alive, I will find out about her sooner or later." Xia Fan said with relief.
"Okay. Now it's time to find the detective?"
"Yes, he could be anywhere at this point, so we can just go to the door and wait."
And this process was far simpler and smoother than convincing his master.
Li Xing unexpectedly did not hang out in flower streets and wine shops, but stayed at home with his wife and children. He was shocked when he saw Xia Fan coming to the door and the fifth-grade alchemist robe he was wearing.
After he explained his intention and salary, the other party immediately agreed.
"I thought you would discuss it with your family first."
"Discuss with my mother-in-law? She will only agree faster than me." Li Xing said disapprovingly, "The monthly salary of twenty taels of silver is enough for her to force me to agree. By the way, Mr. Xia... No, Mr. Xia, can I take a few of my men with me? They are all very smart and have been with me for many years... "
"Of course. As long as you can complete the tasks I assigned, I don't mind a little extra salary... remuneration."
"Thank you, sir!" Li Xing said with joy, "I will go to the Yamen early tomorrow morning to make an appointment. I will be able to leave in the next few days at the most."
…
After recruiting his master and the catcher into his team, Xia Fan completed the first step of his plan.
Although I have not received any reply from other alchemists yet, the new framework of the Order has begun to take shape.
As long as the momentum of attacking with both hands is maintained, the evil spirit will one day be completely eliminated.
Considering the many things at hand, he did not intend to stay in Fenghua County longer and decided to take the bus back to Jinxia City tonight.
However, when walking to an unlit alley, Li suddenly held the edge of the bamboo hat and lifted it, "Someone is following us."
"Oh?" Xia Fan kept walking, "Are you sure?"
"Besides us, there were a few random footsteps, and it doesn't look like there would be that many people gathering around here."
Xia Fan clasped a copper wire pendant in his hand with his backhand, "Find a quieter place."
For him, Fenghua County is still relatively familiar. After bypassing two residential houses, there is a gravel hill beyond. Basically no one comes here at night, so it will be easier for Li to make a judgment if he mishears.
But Li's expression proved that she had not heard wrongly, and she raised her bamboo hat a little higher to allow more sounds to reach her ears.
"The number of people is increasing, at least... more than fifty people."
"Fifty people?" Xia Fan said in surprise, "Following you all the way from Jinxia City?"
"Perhaps after confirming your position, they may have rushed over to surround you. At least, it is certain that these people have no good intentions."
"I see it."
Xia Fan looked in the direction of the county seat and said in a deep voice.
Under the faint moonlight, shaking figures appeared one after another in the distance. The only eye-catching thing about the visitor is the sword that reflects a little cold light in his hand.