Chapter 246 Jinhua has also grown up
Nearly five years have passed since Lu Sen arrived in the Northern Song Dynasty.
During these five years, Lu Sen and his three wives had hardly changed, and neither had the Brocade Rat Bai Yutang.
Firstly, he does not look old, and secondly, his inner strength is getting stronger and stronger. People with strong inner strength naturally do not age easily.
If there is any change, it is that there is more vicissitudes in his eyes.
Alijie was stared at by Bai Yutang, just like being stared at by a bug or a mouse. The feeling of facing a terrible natural enemy made her whole body covered with goose bumps and she dared not move.
If it was the Alijie four years ago, she would still be able to fight Bai Yuting head-on. After all, the assassin has extremely strong explosive power, and almost no one dares to face his three-axe attack.
But this is based on the assumption that the strength difference is not much.
A year and a half ago, Bai Yuting took a few bottles of honey from Lu Sen and practiced martial arts desperately. He would practice to death as long as he was not dying. When he was about to collapse and his meridians were about to be injured, he would take a sip of honey.
After a year of this, his strength increased greatly, and he once again caught up with the Imperial Cat Zhan Zhao.
Recently, he often helped the martial arts leader Ouyang Chun in Hangzhou. At the same time, he took a job as a dispatched constable to crack down on illegal activities of martial artists near Hangzhou.
Then Lu Sen came to him at noon and asked him for help.
Naturally, he agreed immediately.
This time he was in charge of the backyard. In fact, besides him, Ouyang Chun was also here.
However, Ouyang Chun followed Lu Sen, dressed up as a family guard, and was responsible for protecting Lu Sen's safety.
Ai Jieli was looking at the handsome man in front of her and was thinking about how to get away, when she saw several young ladies flying out from the doors and windows of the Jiaosifang, including Semu people and women from Central Plains.
At this moment, Alice's eyes lit up. She was thinking about waiting for these people to attract the attention of the man in front of her so that she could escape. However, she saw a lot of white nets flying around, covering those who were trying to escape and dragging them aside.
It looked so miserable, twisting and turning in the net like a fish being pulled onto the shore, so ugly.
Alijie was glad that she didn't do anything extreme. After all, she was a beauty and had to maintain her dignity.
Bai Yuting has been staring at Alice. In his opinion, this woman is very strong. Moreover, the Semites are good at light body techniques and can run very fast. If they really run away, it will be difficult to catch up.
When Alice looked around, she found that a large number of constables in black and red uniforms had stood on the wall. These people were all martial arts masters working for Yiqilou. After a period of cooperative training, they had a high degree of coordination. Even masters who were two levels stronger than them would find it difficult to escape their pursuit.
About seven people were dragged to the side by the net. Ai Jieli looked at the situation around her and could only sigh and walk aside, standing in the same place with those people who were caught in the net.
At the same time, she looked at the people who were arrested and wondered who they were.
He had not received any information that there were other Assassins in the Kyousifang besides himself.
Soon, the entire Jiaosifang was under the control of Yiqilou. Lu Sen went directly to the backyard, looked at the women who were caught in the net, then looked at Ai Jieli who was standing there, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, Ai Jie, the courtesan."
Bai Yuting looked at Lu Sen with some surprise.
Ouyang Chun, who had been pretending to be a constable, also looked at Lu Sen in surprise.
The two of them had not been in Bian Jing for a long time and did not know Ai Jieli. However, when they heard the word "oiran", they had some associations that all men could understand, so they looked at Lu Sen with strange eyes.
Alijie bowed gracefully and said with a smile, "Nice to meet you again, Master Lu."
She was extremely nervous inside, but had a smile on her face.
Lu Sen looked at her, then at the women caught in the net, and turned back to say, "Please, Master Ouyang, escort these people to the government office, and ask Magistrate Su to help interrogate them."
Ouyang Chun nodded naturally. Putting aside Lu Sen's own reputation, Lu Sen still held the highest official position in this area. Su Shi was an eighth-rank civil servant, and although he was temporarily in charge of Hangzhou Prefecture affairs, he was still far behind Lu Sen.
Now that Master Lu has spoken, it seems likely that Magistrate Su will not refuse.
At this time, a group of detectives jumped down from the wall, surrounded them, and were about to take these "suspects" away.
But at this moment, Alice suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of Lu Sen, lowered her head, and said: "Master Lu, please accept my loyalty."
Lu Sen sneered, turned and left.
Why should I accept your allegiance?
"During this period of time, I have been staying in the teaching office obediently and have not done anything unnecessary." Alice shouted loudly: "But I can help you find the person. I am the strongest female Assassin. I am very good at intelligence gathering and my combat ability is not weak either."
Lu Sen paused for a moment, then walked away.
But Alice chuckled, she knew that she had achieved her goal.
Sure enough, Ouyang Chun came over and said, "Mr. Oiran, please come with us."
That's what she wanted.
As an assassin, she knows the dark side of the world too well.
He also knew how miserable it would be if he really ended up being interrogated.
She was really lucky to be able to escape from Kaifeng Prefecture last time. Besides, she had heard of the reputation of Kaifeng Prefecture when she was a courtesan in Bian Jing.
But here in Hangzhou... who knows what kind of monsters the jailers in the prison are.
She doesn't want to be taken advantage of.
Lu Sen ignored him and went straight back to the cave to continue his usual life and "work".
Three days later, he went to Bitian Pavilion. Ouyang Chun was already waiting inside. He handed an interrogation report to Lu Sen, and also handed Lu Sen a woman with shackles on her hands and feet.
Alice.
Ouyang Chun nodded to Lu Sen and left, leaving Alijie alone with Lu Sen.
I have to say that Alijie is quite pretty, especially when she is restrained, she has a peculiar allure.
Lu Sen didn't look at her, but kept looking at the interrogation report submitted by Ouyang Chun.
After reading it, he looked up at Alice opposite him.
Before, Alice had been looking at Lu Sen with no expression, but now she took the initiative to smile with a hint of flattery.
"You didn't participate in poisoning me?" Lu Sen was extremely curious.
The report clearly stated that those people did not know Alice's identity, and the poisoning in Fugui Building was indeed aimed at Lu Sen, but their organization was not the Assassins, but the Xixia people.
Although Xixia's Prime Minister Mo Zang was not very good at governing the country, he was very proficient in this insidious "diplomatic" method.
The night before a businessman went to Fuguilou for a banquet, he came to Jiaosifang and ordered a lady, and boasted that he was going to meet Lu Zhen.
It turned out that this young lady was a spy planted by the Xixia people in Hangzhou.
As for Alijie, she really wants to be a Song person.
Hearing Lu Sen's question, Alice lowered her head slightly and said, "Last time I offended Master Lu and fled back to my hometown, but I found that... I couldn't stay in my hometown anymore."
Can't stay?
How come I can't stay here?
Seeing Lu Sen's curious expression, Alice explained: "It's desolate and barbaric there. There is no flash of wisdom, no order, and no freedom."
When Lu Sen heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
But think about it, now in the whole world, except for the Northern Song Dynasty which can barely be considered a civilized country, other countries are almost still in a barbaric state.
Alijie has been in the Northern Song Dynasty for several years. She speaks the Song dialect fluently and has probably gotten used to the life here. It would be strange if she could endure going back to that barren land.
Lu Sen drank the tea prepared in the Bitian Pavilion and said, "You said before that you wanted to do something for me?"
"Yes." Alice nodded quickly: "As I said before, I am the strongest female Assassin. In terms of assassination ability, there are only two people who are better than me."
Lu Sen nodded: "Are you good at establishing an intelligence organization?"
Alice's eyes widened. She understood what Lu Sen meant. She knelt on one knee, lowered her head, and said hastily, "I am willing to serve you."
You've never seen a pig climbing a tree, but you've always seen a pig walking.
She knew exactly how Hassan taught other Assassins, how he taught himself, and how he conducted his 'business'.
I can't say that I can completely replicate Hassan's management ability, but I should be able to do 50% of it.
Moreover, the person in front of them is a demigod from the State of Song. In their place, he should be called a demigod.
If a master like this wants to establish an organization, he will definitely not be short of money, food and supplies. He will definitely not be as stingy as Hassan, who is even stingy with the bounty.
Any organization can be easily set up in the early stages as long as there are enough resources.
Lu Sen looked at the Seljuq woman who seemed to be obedient to him, and was considering whether to accept her as his subordinate.
He still remembers that two years ago, the other party cut his neck with a knife.
In fact, he had always harbored some murderous intentions towards this woman, but he also felt that she had good talents.
Wouldn't it be a pity to kill it directly?
Lu Sen's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and the slow but crisp tapping sounds rang out in the quiet room.
Time passed by little by little.
Lu Sen was the kind of person who held grudges. To be honest, he wanted to kill Alice. After all, this woman had slashed his neck two years ago without any hesitation or mercy.
But... Lu Sen now needs an intelligence organization that belongs entirely to him, one that can even do the dirty work.
We can't always have to use the Prince of Runan's intelligence network.
However, the people at home, or those whom I can completely trust, are not good at this ability.
Alice, who was kneeling, became more and more nervous and anxious, and gradually, beads of sweat began to cover her forehead.
She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt that Lu Sen was putting a lot of pressure on her.
After waiting for a while, just when she was about to feel unable to bear it, Lu Sen finally spoke: "You can become my disciple and establish an intelligence organization for me, but there is a condition. You have to act according to my philosophy. How about it?"
"I am willing to obey any orders." Alice finally breathed a sigh of relief .
"Take it and unlock it yourself." Lu Sen took out a small key from the gap between the reports and handed it over: "Alice should not be your real name, can you tell me your real name?"
"Qiweier-Stadella!" The former courtesan took the key and easily opened her shackles. As the burden on her body was removed, she felt a sense of relief: "So, dear master, what do you need me to do now?"
"Come back to the cave with me first." Lu Sen stood up and said, "It sounds better to call you Alijie."
He also handed a household registration paper to the other party.
This thing was also sandwiched in the report book, and it had the seal of Su Shi, the prefect of Hangzhou, on it.
In other words, whether to grant the household registration or not is entirely decided by Lu Sen.
Holding the household registration, Alice could understand the Chinese characters. Her eyes were wide open and shining.
Then she folded the household registration form quickly and held it close to her chest.
"As you wish, my beloved master." Alice hurriedly followed Lu Sen and said with a happy smile: "From now on, Alice is my real name."
Although the surname Stadella was once noble and holy,...what if she gave it up in order to become a Song person!
The two returned to the cave.
Yang Jinhua was chatting with Lu Xianxian in the pavilion. When she saw Lu Sen coming back with a Semu woman, she walked over and couldn't help but said, "Sir, why did you bring back another Semu woman?"
"Madam, I am from Song." Alice was very polite and discerning. She took out her household registration certificate from her chest and handed it to the other party: "This is my household registration certificate."
"It's rare to see a Semu person with a registered permanent residence!"
In fact, there were many ethnic minority bloodlines in the Northern Song Dynasty. For example, Ouyang Chun had a very strong Semu ancestry.
However, he grew up in the State of Song, and his behavior and temperament are completely like those of a Song person. Others can tell at a glance that he is a child raised by their own people, so no one thinks that Ouyang Chun is a foreigner.
But Alijie has a distinct exotic charm. Even if she wears Song Dynasty clothes, others can still tell that she is a real Semu person.
Yang Jinhua had a look of resentment on her face: "Sir, is this your new concubine?"
Hearing this, the women who were still around looked over.
Especially the Izumo sisters, with anticipation in their eyes.
Lu Sen shook his head: "This Alijie is a member of our family, her last name is Ai, her first name is Lijie."
Not a concubine... Yang Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she immediately became enthusiastic, pulled Alice aside, and said, "Since the master treats you as his own, then come and choose some treasures from the inventory."
Seeing Alijie being dragged away, Lu Xianxian came over and asked, "What are the strengths of that Semu woman?"
"Well, she's very good at gathering intelligence." Lu Sen smiled and said, "I plan to set up an organization hiding in the shadows, and she will be the one to run it, and you will be the supervisor."
"I want to be the supervisor?" Lu Xianxian looked at Lu Sen in surprise, her eyes full of joy: "My dear, are you willing to let me go out and do something?"
"Alice has just joined our Lu family not long ago. I am not sure if she is sincere, so you will watch her until you are sure that she is on the same page with us."
Lu Xianxian nodded, her face becoming more and more joyful.
She was very happy to be able to help Lu Sen do something.
Besides, Lu Sen's words clearly showed that he trusted her very much.
On the other side, Yang Jinhua pulled Alijie into the treasure house.
This place is full of jewels and rainbow lights.
There were treasures piled up into mountains, which would drive people crazy when they saw them.
Yang Jinhua asked, "Li Jie, what are you good at, knife or sword?"
Alijie was stunned for a while, then she remembered that "Lijie" was calling her.
Will my surname be Ai from now on?
Not bad.
She narrowed her eyes: "Anything is fine."
In fact, what she is best at is the hidden blade, but she didn't bring it with her, and there are no production drawings.
Generally, the Assassins' hidden blades are distributed by the organization, and they are not clear about the specific production process.
"Then I'll give you a sword."
Yang Jinhua waved her hand gently, and a sword placed on the wall flew into her hand with a whoosh.
This scared Alice, and she looked at Yang Jinhua in disbelief.
Because in her eyes, Yang Jinhua was extremely delicate. There were no calluses on the hand that had just held hers, or on other parts of her body. Her skin was pure white and flawless, just like the legendary elf.
How could a woman like this actually have such strange abilities?
Yang Jinhua held the sword, laid it flat and handed it to the other person, saying with a smile: "This sword is also a treasure in the treasure house. I think it should be better than your previous sword."
Alice took the sword. As a warrior, it was her instinct to like good weapons, and she couldn't help but look at it carefully.
The scabbard and hilt are black and look ordinary.
But when she drew her long sword, her eyes opened wide.
Because the blade of this sword is transparent, very transparent, and unless it is right in front of you, you can't see the blade at all.
This sword was made of 'glass', which was originally brittle and impractical.
But thanks to Yang Jinhua's 'spouse bonus', this sword has been comprehensively strengthened, is not so easy to break, and has a greatly improved 'piercing' attribute.
"This is the Shadowless Sword." Yang Jinhua said with a smile, "It is your master's masterpiece, but none of us are very good at using this kind of short sword, so... it is buried here."
Zhao Bilian is good at using swords, but she prefers heavy swords.
A sword like this one, which is slightly shorter than a normal sword, is quite difficult to use and not very practical for flying the sword.
"Such a magical sword, is it suitable for me?" Alice held the sword tightly in her hand, her face full of desire, but subconsciously uttered such evasive words.
"We are one family, so we should make the best use of everything." Yang Jinhua waved her hand indifferently, "The master won't say anything."
Alice put the shadowless sword into her sleeve. It was just the right length. She only needed to flip her hand to "pop" the sword out.
"Thank you, Madam." Alice bowed and said seriously, "From now on, I will regard Master and Madam as my only true God and will never betray them until death."
The idioms used by the Semites are weird!
Although Yang Jinhua found it funny in her heart, she didn't say anything on the surface. She took Alijie's hand and walked towards the garden: "Now that you have the weapons, let's go eat some of our good things. Have you heard of Jade Bee Jelly?"
"Of course I've heard of it."
Alice licked her lips subconsciously.
The rumors about Lu Sen were known to the whole world, and the jade bee jelly was even more hyped up.
In the pavilion, Lu Xianxian looked at Yang Jinhua and Alijie for a while, then she turned her head and smiled, "My dear, I don't think you need to worry about the new Semu woman. She has been conquered by Jinhua."
