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Chapter 430 [New Year is coming]

In the blink of an eye, the New Year is approaching. Two months have passed since I reached the state of full Qi penetration through the whole body after I advanced the "Tong Xuan Jue".

[Advanceable options: "Shadow-Killing Blade Technique", "Tongxuan Jue" (Great Mastery), "Big Stone-Opening Hand". ]

【Number of advance payments available: 0. 】

[Repaying: "Tong Xuan Jue" - 2053/3000. 】

"In another twenty-eight days, I can continue to advance the "Tong Xuan Jue"."

After he finished speaking, He Sheng put on his armor and went to the Hundred Households Office.

There was less than a month left before the New Year, and petty thefts had started to increase in the county recently. Especially at night, the number of thieves had increased dramatically, and when patrolling, one could occasionally run into people who had just come out of other people's homes carrying large bags.

Not only were the officers of the Shadow Department busy, but the constables at the gate of the government were also moving around. The second-in-command, the county lieutenant, personally led his troops to patrol from time to time to deter the scoundrels in the county.

Speaking of the county lieutenant, he had more people under his command than the centurion. He had a total of 360 people under his command, including 50 archers and 300 militiamen. The rest were 10 cavalrymen, and all of them were experts in Qi training.

Of course, the equipment of the archers and militia was relatively simple, and they were good enough to suppress the bandits above them. But if they really faced the people of the Hundred Households, any general flag that popped out could beat them to a pulp.

"The end of the year is approaching. We may have to go out of the city to suppress bandits in the next ten days or so." In the large room belonging to the captains under He Sheng, a group of people were whispering.

"Hey, that's great. We can get 30% of the captured spoils. But the ones who make the most money are the centurions and the generals. The generals get 20% and the centurions get 50%."

Someone continued, "It is an unspoken rule to go out of the city to suppress bandits near the end of the year. On the one hand, it is to let everyone have a good year, and on the other hand, it is to prevent bandits from looting nearby villages and towns, so that ordinary people can spend the New Year in peace."

"I will be satisfied if I can get Xiaoqi in my lifetime. Xiaoqi will get 10% of the 30% we get. How much money would that be?"

In response, my colleagues looked at me and said, "You're dreaming."

"When you have cultivated the Qi into your body, I will also give you a small flag that died in the suppression of bandits in our centurion's place. Most importantly, I need several hundred taels of silver to honor the centurion."

With just one sentence, the captain of a small flag was silenced.

The first one was a hurdle, the second one was pure bullshit, and the third one was even more nonsense. The captains received a minimum of fifty taels of silver per year, and in a good year they could even earn over a hundred taels.

However, their daily expenses were all high. After the consumption habits were formed, it was a bit difficult to downgrade. Not to mention hundreds of taels of silver, usually they couldn't even take out a dozen taels of silver.

"Squeak!"

The door was pushed open from the outside, and the person the captains were talking about walked in.

"Let's go on patrol."

Afterwards, Mr. He started patrolling with his team.

On the way, he recalled the clerk who told him to go to the captain when he was on duty tomorrow.

"It's time to fight the bandits again!"

The clerk told not only him, but also the other four small flags under Wang Li's command, and they were all told one by one that they needed to report to the captain's room tomorrow.

Nothing major happened at night, just a few petty thieves were caught. No matter who they were, they still had to celebrate the New Year.

As usual, he started and ended his patrol as the team leader, and used the rest of the time to practice "Tong Xuan Jue", and he repaid the debt thirty-four times!

[Repaying: "Tong Xuan Jue" - 2087/3000. 】

Hundred Households Office, Hundred Households Study.

At this time, the ten small flags and two general flags were seated in two rows, left and right. The captain sat at the main seat, with Wang Li on his left and Zhang Shan on his right. If we divide the left and right from the gate, the two are in the opposite position. Starting from the two of them, the small flags under their command were sitting.

It is worth mentioning that the ancients emphasized respecting the left. Therefore, Zhang Shan, who is strong and powerful, has a slightly higher status than Wang Li, who is full of energy. Of course, the two are equal in position.

"The end of the year is approaching, and the thieves in the county are starting to get restless. We have to go out of the city to suppress the bandits after a while to deter those idiots."

The threat from the captain was simple: go out of the city and kill a bunch of bandits and bullies, and bring back the bodies in carts. Let the people of Songlin County see how miserable the consequences would be if they committed a crime.

Some timid people are simply too scared to do bad things. Some smarter people will also calm down after weighing the pros and cons.

Only those who are lucky enough to get away with it will not care and will be caught and thrown into jail after committing a crime. Anyway, this is what the Songlin County Hundred Households Office has been doing since it was established.

It is unclear whether it is useful or not. Because there is no detailed data, and the 100-household unit has not stopped suppressing bandits as the year draws to a close, it is impossible to make an effective comparison.

"As for me, I plan to choose some hills that are relatively close to us. You guys can think about it and decide which one is more suitable." The captain took out several books and threw them on the table. Wang Li stood up and picked them up and distributed them to everyone one by one.

"Be careful. I don't want our Hundred Households to suffer too many casualties."

How to select a bandit from among a group of bandits who can be easily dealt with and earn a lot of money is an annual major event in the Hundred Households Office.

During this time, He Sheng remained silent. His understanding of the outside world was only the memory of the copy. During the years when he was a powerful warrior, he was doing odd jobs in the logistics of the annual bandit suppression and didn't know much about the bandits.

After about a morning of discussion, everyone finally identified three hilltops.

"Tiaojian Village, Xuedao Peak, Wutong Hall, the three of them? Okay, I'll go find some information about them." The information that the captain said was not random inquiries.

The Shadow Bureau is divided into several departments, among which there are special spies. Some wealthy families, gangs, sects, and even government offices have spies from the Shadow Bureau. They also have a nicer name - Thousand Faces.

In addition, there are Disha, which is responsible for criminal interrogation, Fengxuan, which is responsible for assassination, and Huoling, which is responsible for R&D and logistics. These three are particularly famous because they are relatively large. There are countless small and unknown departments in the Film Department.

After having a delicious meal at the Baihu Office at noon, he returned home. Not long after arriving home, when he was about to take off his clothes and go to sleep, someone knocked on the gate.

"coming!"

"Squeak~~~"

The gate opened, causing him to frown.

The man who came was the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, and every time he borrowed money, he took it from the other party.

"He Xiaoqi, how are you?"

"boom!"

He closed the door hard as he waited for someone to come in.

The two of them sat on the stone bench under the tree, one in front and one behind.

"Tell me what's the matter." "A favor to ask of you." The leader of the Black Tiger Gang took out a silver note from his sleeve. On the silver note, it was written "One Thousand Taels".

Generous!
Similarly, a big deal means that things are not simple.

"Speak." He Sheng took it. The other party had come to him now, which meant that he was determined to win. Whether or not to accept the banknotes would not affect the development of the next matter. It was nothing more than a slap in the face, a sweet date, or the difference between both parties pretending to be polite.

"Hehe." Seeing him accept the banknote, the hall master smiled even more. "I heard that this morning, the centurion summoned all the general flags and small flags to discuss matters? Brother, I want to ask, are they going to suppress the bandits? Who are they suppressing?"

The parties involved were not surprised that the Black Tiger Gang knew about the bandit suppression campaign. With their strong financial resources, it would be no problem for them to secretly bribe some captains and strongmen.

Small flag?

He was not making fun of the Black Tiger Gang, Xiaoqi was at least a well-known figure in the county. It was not impossible to bribe him, but it was much more difficult than the lieutenants, and it was very, very difficult.

Generally speaking, those who can be promoted to a small flag must have a good family background, otherwise how could they easily take out several hundred taels of silver to bribe the captain. Even if they are not so good, they still have a stable source of money and are not afraid of being known.

It cannot be said that there is no one like him who has fought back to become a small flag officer from a mere captain, without any family support or other means of making money, but there are very few such cases in the history of Songlin County.

The previous one was the late Wang Xiaoqi.

That’s right, Wang Xiaoqi is a model of a low-level person who has fought back, one of the few who have done so. He was really miserable, having finally stood up, but after being a small flag for a few years and having just saved up some money, he was wiped out by the escort from the neighboring Zhenbei County.

"Huh? You, the Black Tiger Gang, are still engaged in the business of robbing people on the way?"

"Hey, look at what you said. I'm asking for my friend!" The leader of the Black Tiger Gang was immediately unhappy. He could be a gang member, but as long as he didn't let the government officials catch him, he would be safe. But he didn't dare to accept a deal that could lead to his death.

"Can't you just calm down?" He Sheng asked with a frown.

"The New Year is coming soon, and the caravans are as numerous as cow hairs, too fat." The hall master explained that before the New Year, the caravans were moving around frequently. The prices of various commodities increased, and they often made more money in a day than in the previous few months. They were like walking fat sheep. Who could bear the pain and give up and watch their peers make a fortune?
Why don’t caravans hire escorts?
Um.
Let's put it this way, paying the bandits is much cheaper than hiring escorts. Of course, if you encounter a bandit who has no moral principles and kills people and robs goods, you are out of luck.

The stories of people dying for money and birds dying for food have continued from ancient times to the present.

"Our leader said that you must give a result today. Otherwise..."

After giving out the sweet dates, he started to slap me.

"Oh~~~"

He Sheng sighed suddenly. He was planning to make trouble when he became the eleventh master in Songlin County. He never expected that the rhythm would be disrupted by going out of the city to suppress the bandits.

"Don't worry, we will give you something in return later." The hall master thought that he felt that one thousand taels of silver was too little and not worth selling out the Hundred Households Office. So, he immediately added a condition.

"I sigh not because I get little money, but because I can't get any more good wool from the sheep. I sigh even more because two people died in such a small yard. It's unlucky."

"what?"

The hall master looked confused and didn't understand what he heard.

Who are you fleecing?
Besides, didn't someone only die once in your yard? It was that bodyguard who committed murders repeatedly. Everyone in Songlin County knew about him. How could two people die there?

Just as he was about to ask, He Sheng suddenly jumped up from the stone bench. Almost in the blink of an eye, he came in front of the hall master and stabbed his throat with his right index finger.

"Pfft-"

As the hall master with great energy throughout his body, he had no resistance when fingers penetrated his throat.

"Kekeke~~~"

The hall master is like a crowing rooster, but unfortunately his voice is not loud.

"You guys still don't know much about the Shadow Division. If I dare to betray the Hundred Households Office today, I will be assassinated by Fengxuan's men tonight. I might even be thrown into the Disha, where I will first be subjected to a set of special punishments, and then be formally executed in front of countless colleagues before the New Year.

You don't know, let alone the methods of the Disha. Anyway, according to what I have heard, it is better to die than to fall into the hands of the Disha."

Actually, the most important thing is that he doesn't know if there is a Thousand Faces Man in the Black Tiger Gang. He guesses that there should be one. Maybe someone has already figured out his little thing.

In short, betrayal is impossible.

The hall master's originally confused look became even more confused at this moment. Aren't you a little flag who has practiced Qi into the body? How come your strength is stronger than me, the hall master?

In the past two months, Mr. He had been constantly asking his colleagues for information indirectly, and finally he had found out some information about Qi Guan Shen.

Generally speaking, the muscles and skin of the whole body cannot block the flying kite crossbow within ten steps, especially the torso, throat, lower genitals, etc. It can't even block the flying kite crossbow within ten steps, let alone the more powerful crossbow arrows produced by Huo Ling.

Unless it is the kind of perfect Qi that flows through the whole body and can cleanse and refine all the muscles in the body. But, it is just a legend.

Qi flowing through the whole body does not really mean the whole body. As long as all the limbs are completely flushed with spiritual energy, about three hundred pieces of it can impact the qi and strengthen the bones.

The time it takes to cleanse and refine each muscle varies according to one's talent and technique. On average, it takes about four years to complete.

Moreover, the muscles of the limbs are relatively easier to temper. If you want to train the torso, genitals, and head, it will take more time than the limbs.

It takes at least nine to ten years to temper the muscles of the whole body. Without a good family background, resources, and skills, who can truly have Qi flowing through the whole body?

Then, it resulted in that although He Sheng was clearly at a state where Qi flowed throughout his body, his body was stronger than other people at the same state, his defense was even greater, and his strength was even enough to crush them.

It should be said that the stuff provided by the "Advance Future System" is not discounted at all. After the advance payment, you can directly achieve the most perfect state known.

“Corpse.”

The Black Tiger Gang leader's body was difficult to deal with, so he turned and walked into the kitchen, returning with a kitchen knife in his hand.

"Shadow-Killing Blade Technique"——"Soul-Breaking Slash"!!

To be honest, if the person who created the "Shadow-Killing Sword Technique" knew what he would do next, he would definitely crawl out of his coffin and strangle He to death.

Who the hell told you to use it like this?
"Pfft-"

"Click——"

In just a quarter of an hour, the hall master became fragmented, scattered here and there.

"I can't count on the IOU for now. I'm being held hostage by the Black Tiger Gang leader who is at the same level as Lord Bai Hu. Even if I have perfect Qi flowing through my body, I can't do anything. Fortunately, I have Yingsi's skin, and the Black Tiger Gang dare not touch me."

Killing the small flags of the hundred households, the emperor's direct personal troops, are you planning a rebellion?

(End of this chapter)