Qin Shi Ambitious

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I'm not interested in your secrets.

"And if you sense my secret, even if you've gone blind, it's better if you die immediately."

Chapter 54 Returning to Farming

Zhuang Jia was very strong, but he still died when faced with the wondrous flying snow and the Jade Soul Sword he had temporarily purchased.

Lu Wei learned in advance from Lü Qing that Zhuang Jia's ultimate skill was claw technique, and he also secretly observed the other party for a long time with the help of Chen Sheng, who was like a "lighthouse". He could be said to know himself and his enemy.

Zhuang Jia's emotions were already unstable from the start because his hideout had been destroyed by Chen Sheng and he had been holding back all night. He had also provoked Chen Sheng with his words. Therefore, the Soul-Sweeping Skill was actually Lu Wei's real trump card.

The breaking of the fine iron sword was actually beyond his plan, but change is inevitable, and the timing of the Jade Soul's unsheathing was just right!

After performing a sword dance, the jade sword is sheathed. If you deliberately press down when inserting the sword into the scabbard, it will produce a clear and pleasant sword sound.

The blade of the Jade Soul appears to be made of jade, straight and fragile, but in reality it can be bent at will, its material is extremely special and not from this world.

When you buy this beginner-friendly discounted equipment, you'll also receive a free copy of the "Jade Soul Technique" internal energy cultivation manual, which is of orange quality. If the internal energy cultivated using this manual resonates with the Jade Soul Sword, its power will be greatly enhanced.

This is a very awkward situation; Lu Wei had absolutely no idea beforehand...

If he had known that buying a sword would come with a free internal skill, why would he have upgraded the Rejuvenation Skill to orange level two years ago...?

At this point, it's impossible to dissipate one's cultivation and rebuild the Jade Soul Technique; the only option is to pretend it doesn't exist...

With a slight case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, he tried to forget about the Jade Soul Sword's enhanced technique and attempted to clean up the ruins of the Zhuangshan bandit camp.

Last night, Chen Sheng was so focused on demolishing the hideout that he only managed to slip a few conspicuous knife-shaped coins and gold coins into his pocket, leaving most of the belongings behind.

The owner of this place, Zhuang Jia, is dead. His other underlings were either killed by Chen Sheng yesterday or fled far away in fear. Now, he is the only one in the vicinity!

Under these circumstances, Lu Wei felt it was his duty to take on the task of looting.

Gold coins are popping up!

The first target was Zhuang Jia. He took the scabbard of the black sword, retrieved the sword itself that had been thrown away, and put it back in. After a cursory inspection, he thought the sword was quite cool.

In addition to its confirmed identity as a famous sword, although we still don't know which famous sword it is, its value must be extremely high!

He picked up the cloth, carried it on his back, and then Zhuang Jia had nothing of value left on his body.

Looking at the body with disdain, Lu Wei shook his head and turned to search the ruined house.

He encountered the broken remains of a fine iron sword along the way, and kicked it away: What kind of trash is this that deserves to be my sword!

I haven't accomplished anything and have almost put my master in danger!

Only Jade Soul deserves my affection~ Hehe, Jade Soul, my Jade Soul~

Bo Xilai performed the act of fickleness without any psychological pressure. Based on the layout, Lu Wei found the main house of the hideout, which was theoretically the usual residence of Zhuang Jia.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed his inner force, sweeping away the fallen pillar, revealing a familiar corpse of a man in black before him:

Judging from the vivid spiderweb embroidered on the black garment, the deceased was an old friend: a man caught in the web.

The gruesome wounds on his body revealed that he had been killed by Zhuang Jia's iron claws...

"Before Qin unified the country, the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) was doing quite poorly among the six states."

After making a few casual jokes, Lu Wei began to seriously search the broken walls and ruins.

On the surface, this place doesn't seem to hold any treasures, but when the arrogant and unrestrained man used his internal force to lift up the entire floor, a secret passage appeared.

The deepest part of the secret passage didn't even have a door; it led directly to a completely undecorated cave.

Judging from the marks on the walls of the cave, this was probably a treasure room that Zhuang Jia had dug out himself with his claws over the past twenty years, simple and unadorned.

The number of boxes in the cave and the contents inside vividly demonstrate that Zhuang Jia has worked very hard over the years.

Three boxes of gold, two hundred each, totaling six hundred, which Lu Wei unceremoniously deposited directly into the system.

With a ding-dong sound, Lu Wei, after more than two years of hard work, finally increased his mall points to four digits.

There were also fourteen boxes of Qi Dao coins. These weren't entirely useless to Lu Wei, but since they weren't system-generated, they couldn't be stored in his system inventory, and he couldn't carry many by hand...

It's a real pity to have money right in front of you but not be able to take it with you.

After evenly taking a portion of the coins from the fourteen boxes and stuffing it into the three boxes where the gold had been sucked away, Lu Wei walked out of the secret passage.

The only thing inside is money; there are no martial arts manuals or anything like that.

Zhuang Jia himself only had that peculiar evil skill that was somewhat interesting, but Lu Wei was not so low as to need to learn evil skills, so it didn't matter if he didn't find it.

He then conducted a brief search of the other houses, finding a considerable amount of knife coins and round coins, but no trace of gold.

Judging that this unexpected gain was over, Lu Wei didn't linger and decisively descended the mountain.

Back at the tavern in Zhuangshan Town, the waiter was waiting by his horse. Seeing this important figure, who had been specially instructed by his master, return, he hurriedly invited him to the inn.

This was exactly what Lu Wei had intended. As soon as he entered the inn, Lü Qing hurriedly came up to him: "Manager Lu left without saying goodbye, which made me extremely worried."

According to the rules of chivalry, if a distinguished guest leaves without saying goodbye, it indicates dissatisfaction with the host's hospitality.

This worried Lü Qing greatly, but fortunately, a tavern waiter soon reported that the important man's horses had returned to the stables.

Slightly calming his anxiety, he ordered the tavern waiters to keep an eye on the stables and report to him immediately when the important man returned.

Another night passed while they waited...

“I was indeed rude, but…” Lu Wei smiled and took out an iron claw from his pocket: “The other night I heard about Boss Lü’s indignation towards the bandits of Zhuang Mountain, and I have been thinking about it and I feel very indignant.”

"So he simply went to investigate the area around Zhuangshan and found that their guards were lax. He then hurriedly sent the horses back to the tavern and went up the mountain alone!"

"It was lucky, really. I managed to behead Zhuang Jia."

"What!" Lü Qing's eyes widened as she stared at the paw Lu Wei had placed on the reception desk, her mind reeling with shock...

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He arrived in Zhuangshan Town alone, while a large convoy returned to Dazeshan.

He rode at the head of the procession, flanked by the Lü father and son on either side.

That day, when Lü Qing heard that Lu Wei had wiped out the bandits of Zhuangshan, he was about to kneel down and pay his respects, but Lu Wei stopped him in time, saying that he had not killed the bandits of Zhuangshan alone, but that he had personally killed only Zhuang Jia.

Afterwards, he took Lü Qing and Lü Chen and personally came to the ruins of Zhuangshan Bandit Village. He honestly told them that when he arrived, the place was already like this. He looked around to investigate the situation, but was unexpectedly ambushed by Zhuang Jia who suddenly jumped out.

He casually swung his sword and killed Zhuang Jia, then went down the mountain.

After hearing the story and witnessing the facts firsthand, Lü Qing immediately tried to kneel down again, but Lu Wei was too far away to stop her in time.

Lu Qing knelt down and said: "The only core of the Zhuangshan bandits is Zhuang Jia. As long as Zhuang Jia is not dead, the Zhuangshan bandits can be rebuilt at any time. In the end, it was Lu Wei who eliminated a huge scourge for Zhuangshan Town!"

Immediately afterwards, he pulled his son Lü Chen down to kneel with him, begging that the whole family join the peasant family, join Lu Wei's command, and be treated as his father.

Lu Wei would naturally not refuse the inclusion of the Lü family, but he resolutely refused to accept the idea of ​​'replacing her with his father'.

Adopted sons are unacceptable! Especially two adopted sons surnamed Lü...

After descending the mountain again, Lü Qing quickly sold the tavern and inn, and with the wandering knights and waiters who were willing to join him in the farm, he used a caravan to transport all his possessions, including the dozen or so knife coin boxes from Zhuangshan, and headed east with Lu Wei.

Lu Wei's task this time was merely to investigate the disappearance of the transport team. In the end, he not only solved the root of the problem, but also brought in a large number of disciples and wealth for the farmers.

Once he returns to Gonggong Hall, the news will spread, undoubtedly making his position as chief steward even more unshakeable!

Chapter 55 Return of Yan

Back at Daze Mountain, Lu Wei's account to Zhou He differed slightly from what he told Lü Qing.

He recounted his chance encounter with Chen Sheng, and other details remained largely unchanged.

Zhou He was not surprised by this: rumors had been circulating among the higher-ups since the Autumn Harvest Conference that the former Kuiwei Hall Master was still alive.

But apart from Tian Mi being terrified, even Tian Meng, who orchestrated all of this, did not make any further reaction.

Chen Sheng is no longer the leader of the group and has been expelled from the peasant community. This stumbling block has been removed, so why go to such extremes? We were all brothers before!

If we were to forcibly hunt him down, it would require at least two hall masters to lead the effort, which would be a huge loss.

For Tian Meng, it was that old guy who was causing trouble behind the scenes who had become his biggest problem.

Under the circumstances, the only ones who could help Chen Sheng escape the punishment of being drowned were the five hall masters.

The Tian brothers, known as the "Fierce Tigers," are obviously the planners and should be ruled out first.

Zhou He, who is to succeed as elder, will not get involved in this mess.

Situ Wanli, a gambler, would never do a losing proposition.

In this way, it becomes clear who the remaining person is.

However, even though the leaders of the peasant faction had more or less guessed who had let Chen Sheng escape, they had no concrete evidence, and the matter became a well-known 'secret'.

Lu Wei paid little attention to this. After finishing his report and leaving the hall, he hurriedly handed over all the tangible gains from the trip to the Gonggong Hall warehouse. Without taking a break, he immediately began making arrangements for the Lü family father and son.

When the Lü family was in Zhuangshan Town, they were taken in by Lu Wei as farmers. They were rewarded for their merit in transporting goods along the way and were promoted to two-star pearl grass as soon as they arrived at Gonggong Hall.

This level isn't high, but it's already enough to hold some important positions.

Lu Qing was put in charge of the auditing work of Gonggong Hall, while Lu Chen led the original Lu family employees and wandering knights to serve as disciples patrolling the mountains and forests. They were Lu Wei's second batch of confidants at headquarters.

As for the first batch, they were naturally the ten followers that Lu Wei selected when he first came to Dazeshan last year. These people had been appointed as warehouse managers long ago.

All external expenditures of Gonggongtang must first be reviewed by Lü Qing and then confirmed by the signatures of his ten trusted confidants before they can be shipped out.

Both procedures are indispensable, unless you have a special warrant from the steward.

In addition, after Xu Qiu left, only a very few members of the Xu family followed him. Most of them stayed behind to join Lu Wei's faction. These people are not considered confidants for the time being, but they can be used.

Regardless of what the disciples who originally belonged to Tian Zhong's school thought, when it came to doing things, they were afraid that they would be caught by the new manager if they were not proactive enough, so they were very cooperative.

Gonggongtang is currently enjoying great success.

After personally overseeing the situation for a week and gaining initial approval that his trusted men could perform their duties well, Lu Wei prepared to return to Yan.

As for Luqiu Pavilion, Shan Yuye's achievements over the past few months still need to be investigated in practice, but Lu Mu has obviously completed his tasks very well: he has solved both the farm tool modification and papermaking tasks that were previously assigned to him, and the results have been delivered to Daze Mountain.

Applying these items to the daily operations of Gonggongtang will undoubtedly greatly improve efficiency.

On Lu Ni's side, some time has passed since the doctor left. Although Xiao Yan'er still needs to take her medicine, the frequency has been reduced from once a day to once a week.

He channeled the Rejuvenation Technique's internal energy into Xiao Yan'er's body, using the same method to envelop the excess medicinal power he had accumulated during his absence. Then, Lu Wei informed Lu Ni that she would be accompanying him to Jicheng.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Ni readily agreed.