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Chapter 76 : How to Maintain Loyalty?
Ming Chen seemed strange, somewhat inscrutable.
But compared to other mercenary shopkeepers, he was already much more generous.
He didn't seem to care about money. From the opening until now, the waiters in the tavern had already received several raises in their monthly wages.
The tavern's business was very good, and the waiters were so busy their backs ached every day. But as long as the pay was good, everyone was willing to work themselves to death.
Li San swayed and said with a smile, "Thank you, Shopkeeper, thank you, Shopkeeper."
Enu m а
Ming Chen turned his head and looked at him with a grin. "Work for me, and I won't treat you unfairly."
Li San trembled upon hearing this, and the thing he had found almost fell to the ground.
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The shopkeeper's smile was a bit playful, and he felt... as if he could see right into his heart.
"Good~ good, good~"
He raised his hand and said with a solemn oath, "We will definitely follow the shopkeeper's lead!"
The black cat sunbathing by the window tilted its head to look at him, its brilliant heterochromatic eyes reflecting the waiter's dryly smiling face.
E n̂ù mа̃
In an instant, Li San felt the world spin, and the scene before his eyes had already changed.
Smoke from cannons rose everywhere, houses collapsed, and the prosperous capital was in chaos.
People ran, shouted, and begged.
Cruel soldiers in blood-stained clothes burned, killed, and pillaged in the city, committing every imaginable evil.
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In his daze, a sharp blade had already pierced his chest.
He was stunned, somewhat dazed.
Ê ǹ u m̌ а .ïd̀
He only saw a pitch-black cat beside him, exactly the same as the one their shopkeeper kept.
"Ugh..."
The daze of the daydream seemed to last a long time, and the feeling of the sharp blade piercing his chest was terrifyingly real.
But it all happened in just an instant.
Li San came back to his senses, tightly clutching the hair he had picked up.
Ming Chen asked with some confusion, "What's wrong?"
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Looking at the dazed Li San, his eyes seemed to carry a hint of concern.
"No... nothing..."
"Shopkeeper, I'll go get busy."
Ming Chen waved his hand casually. "Go on, go on~"
Watching the waiter's departing back, Ming Chen shrugged and said to the empty air, "Old ghost, tell me, how do you make soldiers maintain their loyalty?"
A gust of ghostly wind blew.
Ёṅ ǔ ma
As a mortal, Li San would never have imagined that this seemingly ordinary room hid a century-old military soul.
Guo Chongyun glanced at the sword in Ming Chen's hand and said, "No one is absolutely loyal. Everyone's loyalty is relative."
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"Either you have leverage over them, or you promise them an irresistible temptation."
"Soldiers have been tempered through a hundred trials. How can ordinary people compare?"
Ming Chen replied absently, "That's true."
"Disciple, isn't it time to learn the art of war?"
W ӗb n̆.о̇v̆.е̊l Еn̆_ù m а
"Have you remembered what I taught you last time?"
Guo Chongyun didn't like to discuss these meaningless things. He just wanted Ming Chen to inherit his legacy as soon as possible, so that he would have a chance to become famous on the battlefield in the future.
The old ghost was nagging, a bit like a gossip, not at all like a great general who commanded the winds and clouds.
"Yes, yes, yes~ I remember, I remember~"
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"Hmph! You brat, you're too perfunctory! Let me ask you..."
The advantage of this unlucky disciple was that he was extremely smart, and the disadvantage was also that he was extremely smart; he didn't listen at all.
Е̊nü mа̄_
Ming Chen didn't want to study his lessons. As if remembering something, he teased Guo Chongyun, "By the way, old ghost, do you know Hou Buchen?"
"My older brother's master. He's a god of war who has never lost a single battle~"
"In comparison, teacher, your track record is a bit shabby~"
People always talk about how other people's children are.
Ming Chen did the opposite, talking about how other people's masters were.
Guo Chongyun: ...
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Sometimes, he really wanted to hit someone.
Who knew that a monster like this would appear a few hundred years after his death.
"That's because he fought too few battles!"
"Let him fight a few more battles and see!!!"
Ming Chen: Heh, he's getting flustered.jpg
...
W ёb nо̀ vе̌ ľ Е.n u m а
In the evening, the sun set in the west.
The tavern's business had quieted down a bit, and Li San made an excuse of having something to do and went out.
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This was very normal, and no one paid him any mind.
However, he seemed to have something on his mind. After walking a certain distance, he looked around guiltily, afraid of being noticed.
He walked a long way, twisting and turning, and entered a small alley.
A figure stood there quietly, seeming to have been waiting for some time. He wore black clothes and a cloak, his face unclear.
W̊ е́ b ǹ о̊ v́ е ĺ Е́n u̇ m̃ а
"Did you bring the item?"
Seeing Li San arrive, he also moved his body, his voice hoarse.
"Uh... I brought, brought it."
Li San had always been just an ordinary person and had never interacted with such people. He was a little nervous. He took out a cloth-wrapped package from his bosom and handed it to the other person.
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The person took the package and asked, "Are you sure it's his?"
"I'm sure."
W̃ е̃ b́ n̊o v̂ еl Е.n ũm a
"Good!"
The person nodded, flipped his palm, and casually tossed a small bag to Li San. "This is your reward."
Li San hurriedly caught it with both hands, afraid of dropping it, and said with a trembling voice, "Th-thank you, my lord."
"Don't thank me too early. If something goes wrong, I'll come looking for you!"
"Yes... yes..."
He was just an ordinary person living at the bottom of society. Whatever others said, that's what it was.
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Li San nodded hastily.
"Alright, you can go!"
"Yes!"
Li San clutched his reward, his heart beating violently. His face was half filled with the fear of having done a dangerous and evil deed, and half with the joy of receiving a generous reward.
He nodded at the person, then bowed and walked away quickly.
Seeing Li San leave, the person also looked around, pressed down the bamboo hat on his head, and disappeared around the street corner.
En ŭ.ma
Neither of them noticed a pure white bird circling in the sky, its gaze always fixed on them, taking in everything they did.
...
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Night.
Tonight seemed particularly dark. There was no moon and no stars in the sky.
The wind in the capital was a bit strong, and whistling sounds came from outside.
Not far from the Imperial Palace, there was a luxuriously decorated and imposing mansion called the Star-Gazing Pavilion, which was the residence of the current National Preceptor.
Ē n̄úm ӑ
The National Preceptor was a special position specially created by the current emperor against all opposition, to be held by a person of great wisdom who could see through the mandate of heaven.
He had no rank, did not attend court, and did not participate in administrative decisions, but he had some special powers.
He could directly access the resources of the national treasury, could directly enter the palace to meet His Majesty, was not under the jurisdiction of others, was only responsible to His Majesty, and could even command the Crimson Feather Guards to a certain extent.
Although he did not appear in the court, this person could be said to be the most trusted person by His Majesty. No one could ignore him.
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Tonight, the night wind was cold and gloomy.
In the secret room on the lowest floor of the Star-Gazing Pavilion, candlelight flickered. The surrounding walls were covered with yellow paper, and the ground was inscribed with circles of unknown runes in cinnabar, creating a sinister and strange atmosphere.
Ẅ е b̌ n̄ о v̈ е̊ l Е́ñ.úmа̂
In the center, an old man in a black robe slowly raised his head, the candlelight illuminating an ugly face.
(End of Chapter)
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