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Chapter 17
Yu Sheng's life skills were only slightly better than Yi An and Qiu Yun's.
Fortunately, he had some strength. Boiling water, which did not require any skill, was not difficult for him. However, that was it..,
By the time he had boiled enough water to fill a large bathtub, he was already covered in dust.
Stepping into the wooden tub, Qin Song sighed comfortably,
Although he had scrubbed from time to time in prison, it had been a long time since he had washed himself from head to toe like this.
He lowered his head to look at the wound on his shoulder and was suddenly stunned. He remembered that the scab had fallen off yesterday, leaving a dark red circular mark,
But at this moment, only his jade-white skin was left, and there were no traces of it.
He raised his wrist in shock and looked at his hands.
These days, he had been wearing iron shackles,
So the other wounds were improving, only the skin on his wrist,
Was constantly being worn out. However, at this moment..,
There were only faint red marks left on the wound on his wrist, and the calluses and slight deformations on his fingers from years of writing had disappeared without a trace,
His pair of hands were beautiful as if they were carefully carved out of a piece of beautiful jade,
There were no more flaws to be found.
This body was different.
Qin Song found that he was surprised by this change,
He did not feel the slightest bit surprised or shocked... as expected,
Did he forget something?
He thought of the barrier in the dark again,
Obviously, it was not something that he could break through with his current strength..
Qin Song soaked until his skin was a little wrinkled before he came out of the bathtub. Yu Sheng had also freshened up and was waiting outside. When he saw him open the door, he went in to help pour the water.
Qin Song dried his hair until it was half-dry, combed it, and put a thin blanket on his shoulders to block the water. He looked at Yu Sheng, who was busy beside the small stove, and said after a moment of silence, "I don't like to live a muddle-headed life, so there are some things that I want to make clear to you first."
Yu Sheng was putting the tea set into boiling water one by one. When he heard her words, he paused and said, "Go ahead."
Qin Song said, "Those who are locked up in prison will never be grateful to the jailer who brings them food every day. Therefore, no matter how much you do for me, I will not be grateful to you. Of course, I will not be grateful to the people behind you."
No matter how attentive and considerate Yu Sheng was to him, it was impossible for him to like someone sent by Qin Yue. But Qin Song also knew that even if he didn't like it, it wouldn't change anything. Even if he refused to let Yu Sheng stay by his side, what was the use? There were only three outcomes. Either Yu Sheng shamelessly followed him, since he couldn't beat him in a fight. Or Yu Sheng would go into hiding, since he was originally a secret guard and was familiar with this. Or Yu Sheng would go back and be punished, and Qin Yue would send a new one. No matter what the outcome was, it wouldn't be better than the current situation.
"So, first, since you are doing the work of a follower, I will treat you as a follower. I will pay you as much as you deserve, but that's all."
Yu Sheng made a sound of agreement and didn't say anything.
Qin Song continued, "Second, it's not that I don't want to expel you, but I can't expel you. If one day I have the ability to expel you, you can either leave or die."
This time, Yu Sheng was silent for a moment before he made another sound of agreement and still didn't say anything.
"Third, I don't know what you think, but in my opinion, everyone, especially adults with normal judgment, is an independent individual. No one is subordinate to another, so you can only be responsible for your own choices." Qin Song said, "I won't treat you harshly just because you're someone sent by Qin Yue. But similarly, if you do or prepare to do something to harm me, I don't care if you're following orders or if you have many difficulties … I won't forgive or sympathize with you. I will only use any means … to kill you."
Yu Sheng responded quickly this time. For him, this point was a bit redundant — if the operation was exposed or failed, of course he should die.
He nodded and said, "I understand."
Qin Song was a bit surprised that Yu Sheng agreed so quickly. He paused and said, "If you have any requests, you can tell me."
Yu Sheng hesitated for a moment, and suddenly his face turned a bit red. "Can I … get a little salary in advance?"
Qin Song was stunned.
Yu Sheng said, "I … don't have a change of clothes."
Qin Song was stunned. Didn't they say that the emperor didn't lack hungry soldiers? Why was this shadow guard, who was once ranked Black No.1, driven out to work empty-handed? Was there some secret that he didn't know?
He silently took out some money and gave it to him, saying, "This twenty taels is your salary for this month. In addition, find a reliable slave trader and ask him to bring more people for selection tomorrow. The remaining ten taels is the deposit for him."
Yu Sheng nodded. Qin Song got up and walked to the inner room. "I'm very tired. I'm going to sleep first. Don't disturb me if there's nothing important."
Qin Song was indeed very tired. He lay on the bed and hugged the quilt until it was dark — he hadn't slept so comfortably for nearly two months.
When Qin Song was awakened by a tempting fragrance, he found that it was already dusk. He got up and went to the outer room. He saw Yu Sheng laying out the dishes. The dishes were very rich. He asked in surprise, "You went to buy them?"
"No," Yu Sheng said in a muffled voice, "The cook in the residence made them."
He then explained, "When you were asleep, the government sent people over … they said that they were prepared for the people who were sent back to the residence as hostages."
Qin Song wasn't surprised. After all, Qin Yue still had to act out the scene of losing his mind with lust. Since they had already practiced for a while, it was time for them to "bury the hatchet and reconcile as before".
He simply washed up and rinsed his mouth. He sat at the table and said, "Sit down and eat together."
In Yu Sheng's training, there was obviously no such thing as a master and servant. Although he was a follower, he still referred to each other as "you and I". At this moment, Qin Song asked him to sit down and eat together. He didn't stand on ceremony and sat down. Before he started eating, he stopped and said with some hesitation, "I just went out and bought … um, a person."
Qin Song gave an indifferent hum. So be it if you want to buy a person. It's just a small thing.
Yu Sheng said with some annoyance, "On the way, I was bumped into by him for no reason. He insisted that I took his grass label and wanted me to pay for him … he has some martial arts and is very fast. I couldn't shake him off. In the end, I had no choice but to give him the money. He followed me again."
Why did this scene sound so familiar?
Qin Song asked, "Where is he?"
Yu Sheng said, "He's outside. Should I call him in? "
Qin Song nodded. After a while, a familiar voice was heard. It was still so proud, "This lowly one, Han Pu, greets gongzi!"
Qin Song looked at the dirty cloth hanging on Han Pu's body with a wooden face. He turned his head and asked Yu Sheng, "Why don't you let him change his clothes first?"
Yu Sheng said, "I don't have any clothes for him to change into … he took all the money."
So even if you don't have money to buy clothes, he has money!
Qin Song was speechless. After a while, he said, "… Let's eat."
He knew why the Shadow Guard profession was a lifelong job. It was because if they retired, they couldn't live at all.
After the meal, Yu Sheng got up and cleaned the table. Qin Song said, "Didn't you say that you've got all the servants?"
He had brought four servants with him from Southern Chu. According to Yu Sheng, he should have already replenished the four servants. Why did Yu Sheng have to do these things himself?
Yu Sheng's expression froze. Han Pu had eaten his fill. He hung lazily on the chair like a boss. He said with a smile, "He didn't dare to let them in. He was afraid that you would be angry."
Qin Song didn't think that he would be angry because of a few servants. But when he saw the real person, his expression changed. He suppressed his anger and asked, "Is it the same for the second prince and Qiu Yun?"
"Yes." Yu Sheng lowered his head and said, "These people were all selected from the Qin Palace."
"His Highness didn't say anything?"
The entire hostage residence was served by the eunuchs and palace maids sent by the Qin Palace. Did they really think that the hostage residence was Qin Yue's mistress?
"The Second Prince resigned, but the officials who came said that they didn't dare to neglect the Second Prince's status as a prince, so they sent these people to make the Second Prince feel at home. So, the Second Prince didn't say anything."
"Send these four people back to the Qin Palace. Tell them that Qin Song isn't a prince. They don't dare to overstep their boundaries. Tell them to take these people back. " Qin Song smiled bitterly. The hostage residence belonged to Yi An. Since he accepted it, what else could he do? He said, "Also, ask Qiu Yun if she wants to send the people around her back."
Yu Sheng agreed and hurriedly left with his men.
Qin Song turned to Han Pu and said with a frown, "What are you playing at?" He said that he would look for him later, and he really did come looking for him.
"I'm not playing!" Han Pu looked like he had suffered a blow and said, "I'm serious!"
Qin Song said coldly, "I already swore that I won't assassinate Qin Yue again. So if you want to use my identity to assassinate him, I won't agree."
Han Pu waved his hand indifferently and said, "Don't worry, I won't kill him!"
"Hmm?"
If Han Pu was the person he knew, then he remembered that this number one assassin of Korea had already tried to assassinate Qin Yue more than ten times. He had been seriously injured several times and narrowly escaped death. But he still didn't change his mind. How could he stop so easily?
"You might not believe me, but actually, I'm not interested in killing Qin Yue!" Han Pu sighed and said, "It's all because of my master. He can't forget about the destruction of our country. Before he died, he forced me to swear that I would make the King Of Qin stain Qing Feng with blood. Otherwise, he wouldn't be willing to close his eyes in the underworld. Now, Qing Feng has already been stabbed into Qin Yue's chest. Although I didn't do it with my own hands, it can be considered an oath. Why would I want to kill the King Of Qin? "
"The destruction of our country … Don't you hate it?"
"What do I hate?" Han Pu poured himself a cup of tea and drank a big mouthful. He spread out on the chair in satisfaction and said, "The destruction of our country should be hated by those high-ranking officials and nobles. Why should I hate it? I was born as a tenant farmer. My family rented dozens of acres of land. My parents and a few brothers were as tired as dogs every day, but they couldn't even fill their stomachs. I was sold to my master. Rather than saying that he wanted to sell me for some money, it's better to say that he was afraid that I would starve to death because of my young age, so he found a way to make a living for me. "
He sighed and continued, "It's good to have a peaceful and stable life like this! But there were constant wars! Wars! Wars! If we weren't attacked by others, we were going to attack others! My brothers were pulled into the army one after another. One less today, one less tomorrow … Just like this, Daehan was still destroyed. "
"Daehan was destroyed. The king lost his throne, and the officials lost their official positions … But what does it matter to us ordinary people? Even the people who come to collect rent every year are still the same people! On the contrary, it's because there haven't been any battles these past few years that my youngest brother survived. Now the child is already three years old … "Han Pu asked," Tell me, why did I kill Qin Yue? "
Qin Song laughed bitterly. He raised the teacup in his hand and made a toast to him. He said, "That makes sense."
He drank it in one gulp.
Han Pu immediately beamed with joy and said, "You are indeed different from others. In this world, you are probably the only one who doesn't think that I'm crazy. Back then, I said the same thing to my master. In the end, I was chased by him for three days and three nights, and was almost beaten to death by him … That was still considered good. In the following months, he constantly nagged me about loyalty and patriotism. He nagged me when I was practicing martial arts, when I was eating, and even when I was outside the toilet … I almost went crazy from his nagging. Even in my dreams, he talked about killing Qin Yue before he let me go. Now that I think about it, it was really like a nightmare. It was really too scary. "
He shuddered with lingering fear and sighed again. "But now, even if I want someone to nag in my ear, I can't."
Qin Song was silent.
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