276 Deception (1/2)

Chapter 276: Deception

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Gu Shenwei was surprised that someone was knocking on his door. He just moved in last night. He thought, ”Am I being followed again? Did the stalker evade my repeated inspections?”

If this was the case, the stalker was not only skillful, but also bold. He dared to visit in broad daylight.

Gu Shenwei opened the door personally. Chu Nanping was standing against the wall and was five steps away from the Dragon King.

There were three machetemen at the door. The leader was in his thirties and was robust. The other two machetemen were relatively younger and skinnier. Although they had a sword hanging at their waist, the weapon seemed to be unnecessary because it looked like an excessively large accessory.

As soon as the door opened, the three of them came in and stood in the courtyard. They started to look around. When they turned around and saw a swordsman by the wall, they were slightly surprised but weren't alerted.

Gu Shenwei moved two steps back and created a feint with Chu Nanping by surrounding the machetemen. If the other party were experienced machetemen, they would have been alerted and would have already reacted. However, the three of them were more interested in the house and didn't realize that they were in danger.

Normally, the other party would ask in surprise when the three of them entered anyone's house. However, these two guys didn't say anything and acted like blockheads. The built macheteman coughed. Then, a thin macheteman raised his head and asked, ”Are both of you new here?”

Gu Shenwei nodded.

”This is Boss Mo. All the machetemen here are under him. He has something to say to you.”

Gu Shenwei had never heard that there was a leader who was ”managing” the new machetemen before. However, he kept quiet. He held onto his sword shaft as he kept his guard up.

When the robust Boss Mo reached out his arm to rest on Gu Shenwei's shoulder, Gu Shenwei almost drew out his sword. Chu Nanping had even diverted his Internal Breath to his fingers. No one could casually touch the Dragon King even though he had not carried out the five steps ban on special occasions. However, the Dragon King didn't react, so Chu Nanping didn't draw out his sword.

The three swordsmen still didn't realize anything.

Boss Mo did not have any evil intention and said earnestly in a hoarse voice, ”Friend, it is hard to earn a livelihood. This is Jade City. There are thousands of people who earn their livelihoods by killing people. You think you are unique and have superb machete skills. But, no one knows you. You need someone to recommend you. He will guide you along and give you work to do.”

”Are you the recommender?”

”Yes.” Boss Mo turned around and looked at his two subordinates and said, ”This friend is experienced and promising.”

Just when Gu Shenwei was about to open his mouth to send the three men away, Boss Mo asked, ”Have you heard of Stop Kills Society?”

Gu Shenwei nodded.

”Have you heard of the holy monk who protects the blade?”

”It's Master Lianhua of Four Truths Temple.”

”Eh, you know a lot. Then you must have known that the holy monk has great powers and could protect us from difficulties. He is our guardian. You will have good luck after listening to his preaching. Your enemies won't be able to harm you. He will also bless your sword. Your kung fu will improve and you will be invincible. I think you are an honest man. You have just arrived in Jade City and are unfamiliar with the place, so I am telling you this piece of news out of goodwill. The holy monk will be preaching this afternoon and it will cause a stir in the whole city. Thousands of machetemen will want to listen to him. I have a few slots left. Do you want to go and listen?”

Gu Shenwei was surprised that Master Lianhua, who was once pedantic, was working with this jianghu swindler. However, Gu Shenwei still wanted to meet Master Lianhua. Hence, he nodded and answered, ”Yes.”

Boss Mo held out his palm and said, ”A slot for ten silver taels, no bargain.” He only wanted the money and didn't care about the other party's name.

Holy monk Master Lianhua's conference would be held in an abandoned garden in the suburbs this afternoon.

There were more than two hundred people in the audience, and most of them looked dazed. They were obviously newcomers.

When the hour arrived, the familiar Master Lianhua went up to the altar and started to preach. Monk Lianye was at his side to protect him.

Unsurprisingly, the monk spoke platitudes, recited a paragraph of Breaking Obsession and preached. Initially, the machetemen tried to listen, but gradually they couldn't keep up with the Master. They started yawning and became bored. Hence, they talked to one another in the hopes of making use of this opportunity to make some new friends.

Gu Shenwei was prepared. At the moment when he heard Breaking Obsession, he immediately stuffed his ears with cotton balls. He had been previously hurt by it so he didn't dare to listen to it again.

Master Lianhua finished his preaching in the evening. Then, the robust swordsman, Boss Mo came forward again and boasted about the effectiveness of Master Lianhua's preaching. He then said, ”After listening to his preaching, you will have good luck. Of course, the duration will vary according to your fate. Even if you have the least fate, no weapon can harm you for now. If you don't believe me, you can test it out.”

Nobody was willing to be stabbed for no reason. Thus, they just looked at one another and laughed. It seemed that they didn't believe Boss Mo's words.

”Tell you what. I believe that I have a little fate. Anyone can come and hack me. If anyone can injure me, I will blame it on myself. If no one is able to injure me, then you can treat it as a form of entertainment.”

Boss Mo had a jianghu tone, and it seemed that he was trying to sell something. He said, ”Anyone? Anyone? Oh, shouldn't you have the courage to hack people, since you are now earning a livelihood in South City?”

A macheteman who looked strong couldn't withstand the insults and shouted, ”I will try.” He squeezed out from the crowd and drew out an enormous long saber. He wandered a few steps in front of Boss Mo, then he suddenly shouted and hacked at Boss Mo. The audience watched intensely as the saber was heading towards Boss Mo's head. However, the saber tilted midway involuntarily, brushed past his shoulders and landed on the floor. Boss Mo wasn't hurt at all.