C14 The gift of the foot of the eagle
The lake rippled and rippled. The moon shone brightly in the sky, and the mighty cries of the surrounding people could be heard. The boat slowly glided towards the pavilions in the lake, and the scene was like a fairyland.
Not long after, the boat arrived at the building at the center of the lake. The servant on the boat said to Shaoming and his sister, "Please …"
Then, Shaoming and his sister slowly disembarked from the boat. In front of them was a red door, which was wide open, revealing warm lights, a burst of mysterious singing and dancing music, and bursts of laughter. It seemed like a world of bliss.
The servants continued to lead the way, and the two of them followed him slowly towards the door. Two guards with sabers stood by each side of the door, and when they saw the two approaching, they hurriedly nodded.
He walked all the way to the main hall and saw that it was wide, bright, and brightly lit. In the middle of the hall was a group of dancers dressed in gorgeous clothing, and there were two rows of tables and chairs on both sides of the hall.
There were a few women waiting on the side.
And right in the middle of the hall was the leader of the armadillo hall. At this moment, he was stroking his beard as he enjoyed the singing and dancing. Occasionally, he revealed a smile, and from time to time, the people beside him would toast him.
The servant brought Shao Ming and his little sister to the front of the armadillo, saying, "Hall Master, Young Noble Shaoming is here!"
Mai Bo hastily turned his head to look at Shaoming and his little sister. He immediately stood up in delight and said, "The two of you have come. Please take a seat!" As he spoke, he pointed to a row of tables and chairs to his right. The tables were filled with fine wine and delicacies.
Shao Ming didn't know what to do, so he could only listen to her and pull his sister to a chair. In Shaoming's eyes, these people were truly extravagant and had a lot of money. Now that the world was in chaos, the people were suffering, yet they were still looking for fun. It seemed like this foot of the falcon really wasn't a good place.
After Shaoming and his sister sat down, the armadillo picked up a glass of wine and said to Shaoming and his sister, "Please!"
However, Shaoming and his sister didn't take out their wine glasses and asked, "May I ask why Clan Master Sang has invited us here? "Is it just to drink and have fun with you?"
Jia Bo laughed out loud, "Tonight is my sixtieth birthday, so I specially invited you two to have a cup of wine! "Please honor me!"
Shao Ming understood clearly, so he cupped his hands and smiled, "So it's hall master Pang's birthday. I'm truly sorry for the disrespect. It seems like we have to drink this glass of wine even if we don't want to. Please!"
So Shammm and his sister raised their glasses and toasted him.
The soldier was extremely happy as he said, "You two have only just arrived at my house and haven't properly received my welcome. Please forgive me!"
Seeing him act so courteously, Shaoming said, "Not at all, your treat is quite acceptable. I wonder how are my Brother Li and Little scallion doing?"
"The two of them are fine. Our family's doctors have already treated their wounds. I estimate that they will be fine soon!" Rest assured Young Hero! "
When Shao Ming and his sister heard this, they immediately calmed down. Shao Ming asked, "Can I see them?"
"They are your friends. If you want to see them, that's fine. But tomorrow, I'll send someone to take you to them!"
This was something he had never expected. He thought that Foot Eagle would not be so kind, but he had never expected that they would treat him and his friend so well in order to win him over.
However, his martial arts skills weren't that good, so why did this Hall Master Sang want him?
Shaoming said, "Chief Sang, why are you treating me so generously?"
"I see that Young Hero has an extraordinary skill. His bones are extraordinary and his body is covered with the aura of a dragon and tiger. In the future, he will definitely become a great person." The world is in chaos right now, it's the time to hire people, if Young Hero can serve me, wouldn't I be able to achieve great things in the future? "
When Shaoming heard this, he immediately felt relieved. So this Hall Master Sang was just thirsty for kindness, but he didn't know when he would be wrong. To be able to tell that his bones were amazing and that he would definitely become great in the future, this was a bit too much of an exaggeration! He didn't know if it was to rope him in or not!
Shaoming hastily laughed, "Head, I've already said that I don't want to join any sect. I hope Hall Master Sang can help me out with this thought!"
"The Great Ming Sect has already been torn into pieces, and the officials are trying their best to capture the remaining survivors of the Great Ming Sect. You two will only be able to survive if you follow me, otherwise, you will be the target of the officials' pursuit, and you will have no chance of escaping the finger sealing country. I heard that the traitors of the Great Ming Sect have already sent out all of your people from the Great Ming Medicine Shop! However, this old man has dealings with the government. Only if you acknowledge that you are my men, will you be safe! It's the same with your two friends! "
Shaoming and his sister looked at each other in dismay. They didn't expect the Great Ming Sect would be destroyed in one fell swoop. What a bad luck! It seemed as though the Three Purities and the others were doomed!
Shaoming thought about it and said, "Let's talk about it later!"
Amber smiled and raised his glass. "Good! Today, this old man's birthday, we will just eat, drink, and enjoy, and enjoy the singing and dancing! "Let's not talk about anything else!"
At this time, the musicians on both sides began to play a variety of musical instruments, the music playing happily, the dancers in the middle of the hall also became more energetic, fiddling with a variety of supplies, alluring and charming, the entire hall was filled with joy.
There was another round of pleasantries and laughter.
Even though Shao Ming and his sister weren't supposed to be with him, they could only sit to the side. After waiting for a while, they got up and said their goodbyes and went back to rest.
Time flew. The entire night passed in silence.
The next day, the sun slowly rose from the east, shining its light on the windows of the house where Shao Ming and his sister lived. A burst of bird cries sounded, and the two of them woke up.
Shaoming and his sister lived in two bedrooms, one for each of them.
Shao Ming got out of bed first. After a while, his little sister also got up. At this moment, a servant brought in two basins of water and said, "Please wash your face, Young Master Shao and the young lady. Your servant will bring you some food later."
Shaoming said, "Alright, sorry for the trouble."
When the servant left, Shaoming and his sister began to wash up. The little sister said, "Brother Ming, what are our plans for today?"
Shao Ming said, "Right now, the entire finger sealing country wants to arrest people from the Great Ming Sect. We're among them. If we leave this villa, we might not have much luck. Let's rest here for a while to observe the situation first."
The younger sister said, "Yes!"
The two of them finished washing up. After a while, the two servants sent the breakfast over, and the two of them ate a little.
The younger sister said, "Brother Ming, let's take advantage of this time to practice our martial arts!"
Shaoming said, "Alright, but we need to see Brother Li and Little Leek first!"
As the two spoke, they got up and left. They walked to a large hall, and after asking a butler, they went to meet the armadillo.
At this time, the servant went out, and the housekeeper said: "The hall master has ordered that the two of you follow me."
Thus, the butler brought Shaoming and his sister to a courtyard. In the courtyard, there was a house. On a stone table in front of the house, Onion and Old Li were currently sitting there drinking tea.
When Shao Ming saw the two of them, he ran over excitedly, "Big Brother Li, Little Spring, are you guys okay?!"
Old Li and Little Spring were overjoyed when they saw him and his sister. They hurriedly stood up and asked, "Why are you guys here?" Are you all right? "
Shaoming said with a laugh, "We're all fine. Come, let's sit down and talk!"
The four of them sat down.
The servant girl on the side retreated. However, there were still people monitoring the entrance of the courtyard.
Shaoming asked, "How are your injuries?"
Old Li said, "Their doctor gave me medicine and I'm fine now!"
"My wound isn't that deep. The Hawk's Foot had been healed. There is nothing wrong with it now. I can run away at any time!"
Shaoming said, "That's good!" Thank God! "
Old Li said, "I didn't expect the Eagle Foot to be so courteous to us! I wonder what they are up to! "
"Didn't they say before that they want to recruit Shao Ming and his little sister to their side? They want to serve them! That's why they treat us like that! Otherwise, they would have already killed us all! "
Old Li said, "Shaoming, did the two of you agree to them?"
Shaoming said, "How would I agree to their request!?" I will not enter any sect! My sister and I only want to live a peaceful life. In the future, we still have to go to the Great Kui Nation! "
Old Li said, "If you keep on not agreeing to them, they will eventually kill us off!"
"I don't think they'll do that for now. We have to think of a way to escape before then!" Shaoming said.
"However, I recently heard that the Great Ming Sect has been torn into pieces. The government is chasing after the remaining members of the sect, and we are also on the wanted list. If we were to leave now, the consequences will be dire!"
Old Li said, "These few days, they have also advised the two of us, but we did not agree! Sigh, actually what I am most worried about is our Great Ming Sect, how did it become like this, how could there be a traitor! "
Shaoming thought for a moment, he said, "The human heart isn't what it used to be. The world is chaotic, and there are many things that we can't control."
"Our Great Ming Sect's goal is to overthrow the government, to restore the government, but we are very close to the government. It should be easy for them to make us die, but they haven't been opposing us since the beginning, they only have conflicts with our Great Ming Sect's business, and they still abide by the rules of the martial arts world!"
Old Li said, "No matter what, we must leave this place once the news has passed! You can't be disloyal! "
Shaoming said, "The situation outside is tense. Let's wait for a while!" If they were to temporarily stay here, it was possible for them to use their eagles' feet to hide! Anyway, it's not us who are coming anyway, it's them who caught us and brought us here. We'll live here for free! "
Little Leek said, "That's right!"
Old Li said, "We should meet more in the future and discuss how we can escape in the future!"
Shaoming said, "Mhm!" I don't think they'll stop us from meeting for the time being! "
At this point, the butler walked over and said, "The four of you, our hall master is outside the manor giving out food to the commoners. He is inviting all of you to come with him."
Shao Ming was taken aback. "Why do you want us to go with you when you're giving us food?"
The butler replied, "I'm not too sure about that. I will understand the hall master's instructions once you all are there."
Old Li said, "Let's go take a look! "It's just a distribution of food. We've been living in this manor for the past few days, so it's good for us to go out and take a look!"
"Sure!"
The four of them stood up and followed the butler out. A few guards with sabers followed.
Not long later, they passed through the entire Manor and arrived at a pavilion a few hundred meters away from the Manor's entrance.
He saw that the front row of the pavilion was filled with people who came to beg for food. They were all dressed in shabby clothes and were all thin and malnourished. There were adults and children; they were probably homeless people.
And inside and outside the pavilion, the people of Eagle's Footloose Sect filled several large pots with porridge and steamed buns, which were distributed to these poor people, along with a bit of rice from each family.
Shaoming and four others did not expect the Eagle Foot people to do charity, it was really an accident.
Old Li said, "I've heard that people from the Eagle Feet Sect like to give gifts. It's just a rumor and I've never seen it with my own eyes. Looks like what I've seen today is true!"
"I always thought they were just putting on a show! I have earned my reputation. Now that there are so many poor people here to pick up food, it doesn't look like it's just a simple show! "
At this time, Amber was standing in the pavilion, commanding his subordinates to give him food. When he saw the four of them come over, he hastily cupped his hands together and greeted them, "Greetings everyone!"
The four people hastily cupped their hands and greeted, "Greetings, hall master Sang!"
Shaoming asked: "Chief Sang, what are you doing? Is this relief? "
Without waiting for an answer, one of the poor people who came to collect food said, "The Great Ying Villa of Eagle's Feet distributes food to us poor people every month on the first and fifteenth days of the month. What a good man! "If we didn't have the Great Ying Manor, I'm afraid we would have starved to death!"
Another person said, "That's right, I've been arriving here every month with my grandson from over ten kilometers away. Every time, I've been able to get some food. I'm truly grateful to the Armored God!"
As these people spoke, they kowtowed towards the armadillo. The armadillo hastily said, "Everyone, please rise. There's no need to stand on ceremony!"
When Shao Ming and the others saw this, their hearts were slightly shocked. This was definitely not a charity performance that the armadillo had specially arranged for him!
However, Shaoming was also puzzled. Last night, they had been so extravagant and extravagant in living a luxurious life, but now on the second day, they were so merciful and generous? It was really an inexplicable contradiction!
He smiled and said, "Young hero, look, the world is in chaos right now, only wars are going on in every country, and every country has so many poor people. If a country is not strong, then this world will forever be in this state of chaos, and the people will not live in peace. If talented people can stand out and do things for the world, then this world will be very different."
Shaoming nodded, "Chief Sang is right!"
The armadillo continued, "Although I am a gang in the martial arts world, I usually do business and hook up with the officials, but only do business. With money, we can take out a portion of ourselves to help the people, and do good deeds for the people. If we can get a little closer to the officials, we can encourage and get more things from them, and also influence the official's behavior to make them do things that are beneficial to the people! Unlike some sects and sects, we don't care about ourselves. For our own power, for our own rivers and mountains, we don't care about the lives of the people, and we can only go against the government in the end, which is not good for anyone. The current King is not a disorderly king, so how can a sect like the Great Ming Sect let the people live and enjoy life? "
It was obvious that he wanted to convince the four of them, but the meaning behind his words couldn't help but sound convincing.
The Great Ming Sect wanted to restore the former dynasty, but so what if they did? He still wanted to help the world, but the government didn't seem to be too bad right now. Why did they need to overthrow him and establish a new dynasty? This would only be because the war had caused suffering to the common people, and the gains would not make up for the losses! As he thought this, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Old Li and Little Ichiro couldn't refute him for a moment.
"We don't dare to call ourselves a righteous sect, but we have never done anything that is detrimental to the people of the world. Perhaps the other sects don't agree with our way of doing things, but I think you all agree with the views of the people that are advantageous to us!"
Shaoming said: "Although Sang Biao is a person of the martial arts world, but to be able to think of all the people in this world at any time is truly precious! It was truly admirable! I hope your words are not just for us to hear! "
"This old man has never boasted," he said with a smile. "I have never regretted what I've done! The business of our Great Britain Manor is all over the world. We are confident and strong in our abilities. Unlike some sects, we cannot differentiate right from wrong! "
He glanced at Old Li and Little Lean, who knew he was trying to teach a great lesson, but there was no point in refuting.
More and more people came to collect the food. Basically, they came from all directions, and the people who received the food were all smiling, unable to contain their joy. Some beggars probably didn't eat, so they just ate and vomited.
The younger sister said, "Brother Ming, let's help them distribute the food!"
Shaoming said, "Alright!"
As Shaoming and his sister spoke, they walked up to help with the distribution of food and porridge. Old Li and Little Spring also rushed up to help as the poor people who came to collect food smiled sincerely at them.
Amber stood to one side, stroking his beard and smiling.