Jiuhuang Village was taken down by the Tianxiahui. In order to take control of the village as soon as possible, Yan Xiong had to stay here for two days.
On the third day, after the ordinary herdsmen in the village had been basically pacified, Yan Xiong left three hundred people to Niu Kui, asking him and Jin Sheng to guard the place.
Yan Xiong himself, along with other members of the gang, escorted nearly 500 capable fighters from Jiuhuang Village and rushed back to Sand City together with the people from Xu's Trading Company.
Near dusk, the long team finally returned to Sand City.
Such a large team naturally alarmed Asan and others in the city.
Before they could see clearly that it was Yan Xiong and others, the city gate was tightly closed under Asan's order.
It was not until Yan Xiong appeared in sight that Asan ordered the city gate to be opened.
After returning to the headquarters and arranging people to take the people from Jiuhuang Village to detention and making arrangements for the people from Xu's Trading Company, Yan Xiong began to ask Asan about some things that had happened in the city in the past few days.
"Boss, last time you asked me to contact those people on the wanted lists of the major sects. Yesterday, one person accepted our invitation and has already settled down in the gang.
However, this person's strength..."
Last time, Yan Xiong asked Asan to arrange people to find out the news about the villains wanted by the major sects.
He originally thought that there would be no news in the short term. After all, those guys were basically hiding very well after being wanted in Mobei, and it was generally difficult to find them.
Who would have thought that in such a short time, Ah San would actually gain something.
"What? Is this person too weak?"
Yan Xiong saw Ah San hesitating and asked in confusion.
Logically speaking, these guys who are wanted by all the major sects should be very powerful.
"No, it's because he's too strong! He's a peak eighth-grade warrior!"
Ah San said hesitantly.
No wonder he is so embarrassed.
He was not clear about Yan Xiong's strength, so he just thought that Yan Xiong was also at the eighth level.
Although they are both at the eighth rank, that guy is at the peak of the eighth rank, and Yan Xiong can't suppress him.
It is possible that someone might turn the tables and seize the foundation of the Tianxiahui.
Listen to what Ah San said.
Yan Xiong was delighted and turned to look at Ah San.
"Who is this person? How could he accept our recruitment?"
Yan Xiong was indeed surprised.
He also didn't expect that this time he would be able to recruit someone at the peak of the eighth rank.
You know, guys like this must have already made a good living in their lives, so it is almost impossible to make them subordinate to a force like the Tianxiahui that only bullies others in border towns.
Look at Liang Xian.
On the surface, he is at the peak of the eighth rank, so he can roam freely in the border towns and become a powerful bandit that many people fear.
This shows how precious the peak of the eighth rank is.
"It's the knife sharpener Wu Yijin."
Asan didn't understand why Yan Xiong wasn't angry, but instead looked happy.
But he didn't ask any more questions;
"Is it Wu Yijin?"
Yan Xiong was stunned for a moment, then a look of joy appeared on his face.
"God is really helping me. I was just looking to recruit people to set up an assassination hall, but I didn't expect such a suitable person to come to my door!"
In the underworld, when it comes to assassination organizations, it is naturally the Seven Killings Tower.
The Seven Killings Tower and the Seven Killings Order are famous throughout the world.
However, apart from the Qishalou, there are still many assassination organizations in the world.
These organizations range in size from small to large.
In Mobei, there was once an assassination organization called Jiuyuan.
However, this killer organization was destroyed by the joint efforts of several major sects five years ago, and the killers in Jiuyuan became rootless.
Also, because several major sects obtained the information of these killers, they launched a wanted order to hunt down these killers.
in.
The knife sharpener Wu Yijin was the one who was hunted down the most miserably.
There is no other reason, it's just that Wu Yijin is an outlier among the killers, he doesn't even know how to disguise himself or put on makeup.
Even an organization like the Qishalou that dares to assassinate the leaders of major sects in the Central Plains, the killers in the organization have to disguise themselves and hide after killing people.
It is conceivable how miserable it would be for a killer like Wu Yijin who cannot disguise himself and relies entirely on his physical strength after his information was discovered by several major sects.
Over the past few years, news has occasionally spread in the martial arts world that he was being hunted by several major sects.
However, this guy was too strong and he escaped every time.
Sudden.
Yan Xiong frowned, "It is said that Wu Yijin values gold and silver as his life. He will join the family with the most gold and silver. Could this guy have found out about our discovery of the silver mine from somewhere?"
"This subordinate doesn't know!"
When Ah San heard Yan Xiong mention this characteristic of Wu Yijin, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.
He had never seen anyone who valued money so much.
“Forget it, since he is here, take me to see him!
Even if his strength has reached the peak of the eighth rank, he can't cause any trouble in my Tianxia Association!"
Yan Xiong said, and couldn't help but open the panel that only he could see.
Role Playing System
Host: Yan Xiong
The only character played: Xiong Ba
Roleplay progress: 26%
Realm: Eighth Grade
Heart Method: Three-point Return to Origin (Eighth Level)
Martial arts: Heavenly Frost Fist (eighth rank), Paiyun Palm (eighth rank), Wind God Leg (eighth rank), Three-Point Divine Finger (eighth rank)
The role-playing progress has changed from before.
It directly became 26 from 24.
Two points were added.
One of these two progress values was increased after Tianxiahui destroyed Jiuhuang Village.
There is another point that appeared out of nowhere yesterday.
The system at that time only said, "Congratulations to the host for becoming famous, and increase your role-playing progress a little!"
This sentence left Yan Xiong confused.
He didn't know where this acting progress came from.
Later, after thinking about it, he got a hint of information from the words "famous".
Perhaps the more famous he becomes, the more progress he will gain.
Just like the reputation value in the game in the previous life.
However, Yan Xiong speculated that this method of increasing role-playing progress by relying on reputation might not increase the role-playing progress too much.
But the emergence of a new path that could increase the progress of the role-playing also made Yan Xiong very happy.
More roads mean more choices!
Back to the topic.
Although only two points of role-playing progress were added this time.
But Yan Xiong clearly felt that his strength had changed significantly.
That is, he might be able to fight against an early seventh-grade being.
With this confidence.
Yan Xiong would not be worried if someone like the Knife Sharpener, who is at the peak of the eighth rank, joined the Tianxia Association. Instead, he would be very welcome.
Such high-level fighters are really scarce in the Tianxiahui now.
Yan Xiong followed Asan and soon arrived at the guest room of the Tianxiahui headquarters.
This is a very quiet courtyard.
Some flower seeds brought from the Central Plains were planted in the courtyard.
However, the season is already like winter, and the bright flowers of the past have withered, leaving only yellow branches.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, you can hear a series of clanging sounds.
Yan Xiong looked towards the location where the sound came from.
Then his face couldn't help but shudder.
Rumor has it that Wu Yijin is the richest swordsman in Mobei, but Yan Xiong always thought it was just a rumor.
Now that I have met him in person, I realize that rumors do have truth to them and are not necessarily false.
I saw a man wearing golden brocade clothes. The silk threads on the clothes were shining. They were gold threads. In addition, the man wore a golden crown on his head and gold rings on his hands. He was holding a golden knife in both hands and sharpening the knife on a gold brick.
Gold, gold, gold, all over the body, gold.
This was the first time Yan Xiong had seen such an extravagant person.
Even Chu Xiaoyu, the second son of the Chu family who is known as the richest man in the border town, is not so ostentatious.
but.
Although this person's dress is eye-catching.
But his appearance at this moment was noteworthy.
I saw that he looked very focused, sharpening the golden knife in his hand seriously.
The golden knife was extremely sharp, flashing a scorching cold light under the setting sun.
"Wu..."
Asan was about to call for help but was stopped by Yan Xiong.
The more he looked, the more solemn his expression became.
In his eyes.
Behind Wu Yijin there was a giant golden blade which became sharper and sharper as Wu Yijin sharpened it.
Asan was stopped by Yan Xiong. Although he didn't understand why, he gave up the idea of calling Wu Yijin and waited quietly with Yan Xiong.
After a while, as the sun set, Wu Yijin finally stopped sharpening the knife. Under the gaze of Yan Xiong and Asan, he took out a piece of silk cloth made of gold thread from his arms and began to wipe the golden knife.
“When I was a child, I had a serious illness. My family looked for famous doctors, but none of them could cure my illness.
Until one day, a fortune teller from the Jige passed by my house. He calculated for me and said that I was lacking gold in the five elements. To cure this disease, I needed to protect myself with gold objects.
From then on, I always carried gold objects with me.
When I was eleven years old, my family was robbed and everyone in the family was killed. I was also sold into exile.
At first, I often fell seriously ill because all the gold items on my body were confiscated.
Until I completed the first mission.
I exchanged the several hundred taels of silver I earned from that mission for gold and made myself a golden silk handkerchief.
Since then, I have never been sick again as long as I have the gold item on me! "
A slow and leisurely voice came out of Wu Yijin's mouth.
It's like describing another person.
"Although your hobby is very strange, I have to say that you are a good swordsman!"
Yan Xiong waved Ah San away, walked slowly to Wu Yijin, stared at the golden knife in his hand and said.
"I'm not a swordsman, I'm just a knife sharpener.
In Jiuyuan, I started to come into contact with knives as a servant who specialized in sharpening knives for people in the organization.
I don’t like swinging a knife, I just like the calmness of sharpening a knife, and the joyful sound of the blade when sharpening it!”
Wu Yijin raised the golden knife and observed it in front of him.
"Why did you agree to Tianxiahui's recruitment
As far as I know, although you are often hunted, you are not short of hiding places, and there are many forces willing to provide you with hiding places."
Yan Xiong asked.
Hearing this, Wu Yijin finally looked up at Yan Xiong.
This is a face with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a stiff expression.
He sniffed gently.
Then he spoke.
“Having been dealing with gold and silver for many years, my nose can already smell the unique scent of gold and silver.
I smell the scent of gold and silver hovering over the sand city."
"Name your price! How much do you want to work for the Tianxiahui?"
Yan Xiong looked up at the sky, but unfortunately, he couldn't see the gold and silver aura that Wu Yijin had mentioned.
“I have always been fair.
The ninth rank is five thousand taels per person, and the eighth rank is ten thousand taels per person.
If it is the peak of the eighth rank, thirty thousand taels!"
Wu Yijin smiled.
But his face was stiff and the smile looked very ugly.
“It’s fair indeed!
But I don't want to hire you.
Instead, I plan to have you work directly for the Tianxiahui!"
Yan Xiong nodded, approving Wu Yijin's price.
But he changed the subject and continued.
“Recently, rumors have been rife that Yan Xiong is ruthless and has the potential to be a tyrant. Seeing him today, it is indeed true.
But do you think that you, an ordinary eighth-rank person, are worthy of my service?"
He tilted his head and looked at Yan Xiong, seeming to be very interested in Yan Xiong's answer.
“Heh…” Yan Xiong sneered upon hearing this and looked at Wu Yijin.
He slowly reached out his hand.
Invisibly, the momentum in him suddenly exploded.
Under Wu Yijin's astonished gaze.
This palm came in an instant.
At this moment, Wu Yijin seemed to see a dark cloud covering the sky and the sun, and suddenly a giant dragon appeared in the dark cloud.
boom…
It sounds like a dragon's roar, and also like thunder.
The palm was in front of him in an instant.
His expression changed, and he felt a strong sense of crisis in this palm.
There was almost no hesitation.
Zheng...
A clanging sound was heard, and the golden knife in his hand drew a beautiful golden arc of light and chopped down the palm.
Bang!
A scene happened that Wu Yijin could not believe.
Yan Xiong actually knocked his golden knife off course with one palm strike, then the palm force disappeared and continued to attack him.
call…
The palm wind brushed past Wu Yijin's ears and directly blew away the flowers and plants behind him.
"how?"
Yan Xiong looked at Wu Yijin with a smile.
Wu Yijin was silent for a while.
A few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"You are a seventh-grade!"
After a while, he said with absolute certainty.
"Seventh rank, if you think so, then so be it! Do you think I am qualified to make you inferior to me?"
The smile on Yan Xiong's lips still remained.
"Can!"
A bitter look appeared on Wu Yijin's lips.
Before coming here, Wu Yijin had no intention of joining the Tianxiahui.
He just wanted to be a hired killer.
As long as you give him money, he will do it.
When he came, he found out everything very clearly.
He knew that the leader of the Tianxiahui was an eighth-grade leader, but at most he was in the middle eighth-grade, or at most the late eighth-grade.
With this strength.
After Wu Yijin arrived, the other party definitely did not dare to let him join the Tianxiahui and would only pay him to take action.
In this way, he would not be bound by any constraints and could still earn commissions.
But I didn't expect that plans could not keep up with changes.
With this move just now, he realized that Yan Xiong's strength was actually above his.
You know, he is already at the peak of the eighth rank. Even if he meets someone stronger than him, the gap will not be that big.
Therefore, Yan Xiong, who was able to deliver a palm strike that he could hardly dodge, must be a seventh-grade power.
Yan Xiong's words just now made it clear that he wanted him to join the Tianxiahui.
Although there was no threatening tone in his words.
But that palm was a more naked threat.
He understood what Yan Xiong meant.
That is, either join or die!
It's that simple.
Although Yan Xiong did not say it explicitly, both parties understood it very well.
"Yes, you will be happy with your decision later!"
Yan Xiong smiled.
"Just stay here and rest assured. I'll make arrangements for you another day!
As for your salary, it will be set at 50,000 taels per year. What do you think?"
Although he used a semi-threatening method to make Wu Yijin bow his head, Yan Xiong did not intend to treat him unfairly.
Money is meant to strengthen oneself.
It's also worth using it on Wu Yijin.
"Can!"
Knowing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, and that Yan Xiong offered good conditions, Wu Yijin had no psychological burden and accepted it directly.
Don’t think that he can get 30,000 taels for taking an eighth-grade peak assassination mission.
But this kind of thing doesn't happen often.
Even in a border town, it is rare for an eighth-grade peak person to die within a year.
Plus there aren't many such tasks.
So, he actually doesn't make much money in a year.
In comparison, the Tianxiahui could actually give him an annual salary of 50,000 taels, which was simply giving money away for free.
Of course, he didn't know Yan Xiong's goal, otherwise he would definitely shout, "More money!"
Yan Xiong gave Wu Yijin a few instructions, and as it was getting dark, he left his courtyard.
He has made an appointment with Xu Sheng and others to have a welcoming party at the restaurant tonight, so he should be able to go there at this time.
In the past few days, the Yingkelou, a restaurant built solely by Tianxiahui, has been completed.
Tonight's banquet will be held here.
This restaurant is specially used by the Tianxiahui to entertain passing people from the underworld.
The wine inside is the one with the recipe provided by Old Man Liu.
Today, this wine is available on the market.
However, due to the recent chaos in Mobei, in order to avoid causing dissatisfaction among the merchants in Sand City and causing unrest, the Tianxiahui has not yet implemented Yan Xiong's monopoly plan.
This plan will definitely not work for some time.
This plan can only be implemented when the chaos in Mobei comes to an end, or when Tianxiahui is short of money.
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PS:
Thanks to Baiyuncanggouyouyou for the reward, thank you big brother!
Boss, it may take some time for your character to come out. There is no way. Your starting point is too high. Now is not the time for you to waste time.
However, there will definitely be rumors.
Just like Ding Xin.
This guy hasn't even shown up yet, but I've already thought of how he'll appear.
By the way, the role that I prepared for Tang Chen’s friend last time has been finalized.
He should appear with Ding Xin, and they will be good friends.
In addition, the knife sharpener Wu Yijin who appears in this chapter is a character from the Five Elements Money-Short Friends on QQ Reading.
Because this book was first released on Qidian Reading, I don’t know much about the situation on QQ Reading.
I don't know how many people are reading this book.
However, I am most impressed by friends who are short of money due to the five elements.
You seem to be the only friend who has given me rewards on QQ Reading and voted for recommendations almost every day. I can't find out the exact amount you have given, but I just know that there seem to be frequent reminders saying that you have given a hundred rewards, but I don't know exactly how many times.
I have too many apps on my phone, so I didn't download QQ.
However, thank you for your reward and thank you for voting for me almost every day.
I won’t say many words of thanks. I can only write a character for you, and I don’t know whether you like it or not.
Thank you again for your support!
In addition, the bloody guest who appeared yesterday is a friend of "Old Bookworm Box for 20 Years". You said you wanted to be a bad guy.
So, I will let you be a bad guy, the kind that ends up miserably!
in addition.
Thanks again to everyone else who has been reading this book and voting for it.
Your support is my motivation, and I will try my best to write this book well.
Okay, that’s all for now.
This chapter has 5,000 words, and there should be another 2,000-word chapter in the evening. This should be the amount I’ll update for today, and I’ll try to increase it a little bit tomorrow.