Chapter 30 I am a passerby, but I can't stand it
"It turns out to be Master Shangguan Manor. I've heard a lot about you." Chu Lu Ren politely cupped his fists to the young man in white.
At this time, the other party did not deliberately hide his identity. The visitor was none other than Shangguan Haitang, the owner of "The Number One Manor in the World" and the "adopted son" of Tiedan Shenhou!
That’s right, she didn’t even change her name, she is just such a straightforward woman disguised as a man.
Of course, apart from the name, it is really hard to tell anything. Chu Lu Ren just had a preconceived feeling that this "Master Shangguan Manor" was a little too handsome.
"Mr. Chu has a good reputation for his chivalry in Dali. I wonder if you are willing to go a step further and serve the court, or join the No. 1 Manor in the World?" Shangguan Haitang looked at him sincerely.
but……
He actually invited me directly, which shows that he has no sincerity and is just testing me casually.
In name, the owner of the No. 1 manor in the world is Shangguan Haitang, but everyone knows that Tiedan Shenhou is the one calling the shots behind the scenes, and Shangguan Haitang is just his subordinate.
As for the difference between joining the "No. 1 Manor in the World" and serving the imperial court?
It is true that the former has a greater degree of freedom, and most people in the underworld are not very interested in "serving the court", and the more paranoid ones even think that these are "court lackeys."
So theoretically, the No. 1 Manor in the World is not an official office of the imperial court...
"I am not very talented and well-educated, so I have no such plan for now." Chu Lu Ren naturally declined upon hearing this.
Not to mention that he didn't know much about the No. 1 Manor in the World and the so-called Divine Marquis. Besides, Chu Lu Ren had just lived a new life, so naturally he was not in a hurry to find a boss to work for.
Not to mention that if the situation is really similar to that in "The World's Number One", Shen Hou is probably not a good person - at least from the perspective of the martial arts world and chivalry, he is definitely not a good person. On a more profound level... it is none of the business of passers-by in the martial arts world.
Shangguan Haitang was obviously speaking casually. Although her tone and expression were full of "regret", she did not try to persuade Chu Lu Ren much. She just said that if Chu Lu Ren changed his mind, he could go to the No. 1 Manor in the World at any time.
After that, he acted as if he was busy with official business, so he left...
With the level of the Earth Ranking, one can indeed go to the No. 1 Village in the World to "find a job" at any time.
As for why Shangguan Haitang was in Changsha, Chu Lu Ren naturally did not ask much - after all, she was a well-known spy, so how could he ask about her mission?
However, when Chu Luren went downstairs, he was blocked by someone.
Several young men wearing navy blue martial arts uniforms, who were originally disciples of major sects, saw Chu Lu Ren coming down the stairs. The leader, a martial artist with a broad forehead and wide eyes, who looked very honest and older, barely considered a "young man", stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "Sir, please wait. I wonder if you are the young hero Chu, a rising star ?"
Other people's definitions of "young hero" and "great hero" were not as standardized as the official ones in Tianxia Diyizhuang. Seeing that Chu Luren was young, they called him "young hero".
"I don't deserve it, young hero. I am just a passerby who can't stand some trivial matters." Although Chu Lu Ren didn't know what the other party was doing, he also dealt with it.
"Young Master Chu, you are too modest! I am Mi Weiyi, a disciple of the Hengshan Sect. My master will hold a ceremony to retire from the underworld in Hengshan City in four days. I hope that friends from the past can go to Hengshan City for a meeting if they have time." Mi Weiyi said as he took out the invitation and handed it over.
The name "Mi Weiyi" alone sounded familiar to Chu Luren, but when it came to "Hengshan City" and "retirement from the underworld", Chu Luren naturally understood what this meant. But just to be on the safe side, he still asked.
"So it's Hero Mi. I've long admired you... Your master must be Senior Liu Zhengfeng from the Hengshan School, right?" Seeing that Mi Weiyi was older than himself, Chu Lu Ren called him "Hero".
Seeing Mi Weiyi's agreement, Chu Lu Ren became more convinced that this was the "Swordsman" story of retiring from the underworld...
Of course, Chu Lu Ren was not surprised that Mi Weiyi invited him.
After all, just in "Swordsman", when Liu Zhengfeng retired from the underworld, thousands of people from the underworld came to support him - there were only three or five hundred people in Juxian Manor!
What's more, in the big world where Chu Lu Ren is now? In fact, there are probably more.
Naturally, the guests invited are those with whom we have some connections and some fame. Even those with whom we have no connections or no fame, but who have some fame, will be invited if we meet them.
After all, Hengshan City is not far from Changsha...
Thinking of what happened in the original novel when Liu Zhengfeng retired from the underworld, Chu Luren couldn't help but feel depressed. Then... he suddenly had an idea. After a moment's hesitation, he whispered to Mi Weiyi, "Brother Mi, I heard that Senior Liu seemed to have taken up some official position?"
Mi Weiyi was stunned when he heard this - the master should not have made this public. In Hengshan, only he and Xiang Danian, the two direct disciples, knew about it. Originally, the master wanted to make it public when he retired from the underworld...
I didn’t expect that Chu Lu Ren not only knew it, but also asked about it?
I won't mention how he knew that, but why did he ask specifically? It didn't look like he had any problem with the "imperial lackeys".
Seeing this, Mi Weiyi avoided the two ordinary Hengshan disciples behind him and said to Chu Lu Ren alone: "My master did ask Lord Ling Tui Si, the governor of Jinghu South Road, to introduce a position for me. I want to take the position after I retire from the underworld. However... this has nothing to do with my friends in the martial arts world. I hope Brother Chu..."
"Ahem, I won't say anything nonsense. I just want to remind you, Brother Mi, that the owner of Shangguan Manor is in Changsha. Although the No. 1 Manor in the World is not an official office of the imperial court, it is still an official after all. Brother Mi, don't forget to send this invitation when the time comes."
Chu Lu Ren also figured it out after explaining it to Mi Weiyi...
Who introduced me? Ling Tuisi? This name seems so familiar and strange!
Of course, no matter who introduced him, it has nothing to do with Liu Zhengfeng's retirement from politics - it is called an "introduction", but in fact it is just a "donated" official position, right?
In The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Liu Zhengfeng also used the excuse of buying an official position and wanting to become a rich man to retire from the underworld. He received an imperial edict before retiring, and was laughed at by many people behind his back.
But in fact, Liu Zhengfeng decided to retire from the world of martial arts because he was good friends with Qu Yang of the Sun Moon Sect, especially because they shared the same ideals in music and jointly compiled and performed the song "Swordsman". He had already abandoned the ideas of good and evil and only wanted to be accompanied by the zither and flute for the rest of his life.
However, the Songshan Sect, which wanted to promote a complete merger of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, learned about this at this time. Not only did Zuo Lengchan send people to interrupt his retirement, he even killed Liu Zhengfeng's entire family in order to force Liu Zhengfeng, or to establish his authority!
Normally, many people in the martial arts world would not tolerate such behavior. Even if they were really from the evil cult, killing an entire family at will is definitely not the act of a hero!
In fact, when Liu Zhengfeng confessed and said he wanted to live in seclusion overseas, Yue Buqun and others had already agreed. Especially when the Songshan Sect killed the women and children of Liu's mansion, the hot-tempered Master Dingyi even tried to stop them...
Many veterans of the Sanxiang martial arts community who were present at the time wanted to stop them, but... they hesitated because of the power of the Songshan Sect. They did not expect the Songshan Sect to be so ruthless and take direct action, which led to the massacre of Liu Zhengfeng's entire family in front of thousands of martial arts people.
Although Chu Lu Ren was just a passerby, he couldn't stand this matter after thinking about it.
The Songshan Sect is not easy to mess with, but...everyone has their own ways. If Shangguan Haitang is called in, and there are well-known spies present, will the Songshan Sect dare to touch people from the imperial court?
