The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#645 - What's going on?

"What's going on?" Lu Jing asked Ge Ping.

But as soon as he spoke, he saw another person walking over from not far away.

That person was wearing an apron, covered in grease, looking like Zheng Tu, the butcher who sells meat under Zhuangyuan Bridge. So much so that Lu Jing didn't recognize him at first glance, until the person was about to walk over, Lu Jing realized that this was actually the fake Hanshan Guest.

And the fake Hanshan Guest also saw Lu Jing at this time. He didn't have Huo Xing Sun's keen sense of danger, and greeted Lu Jing enthusiastically when he saw him.

"This friend looks a bit unfamiliar, are you new here? You came at the right time. Tonight we're having fried pancakes, golden and crispy, I guarantee you'll never forget it after one bite."

"... ... ... What a mess."

Seeing that Lu Jing's face was not good, Ge Ping quickly pulled him aside and explained cautiously, "I didn't intentionally let them out.

"The main reason is that after you left, our village was targeted, and not by just one group. Now that winter has arrived, the situation in several villages near Ju County is not very good, and the stored food is not enough to last through the winter. Originally, we planned to pick a nearby landlord and wealthy family to attack.

"But recently, they somehow found out about Duobaoge transporting food to us. Coincidentally, our earth fort hasn't been built yet, so they changed their minds and targeted us.

"Moreover, this time, several parties joined forces, sending a total of more than three hundred people to grab food. Among them, there are many experts. On the other hand, many of our young men are mining stone at the quarry.

"Although the brothers in the village are working very hard, it's difficult to fight against so many enemies. I had to call the guards watching the two of them to help, but we still couldn't hold on. As a result, at a critical moment, this Mr. Sun suddenly descended from the sky, fighting against many enemies and displaying great power, killing all the invaders and turning them upside down.

"Not only did he protect the food in the village, but he also saved our lives. Most importantly, he could have escaped before, but he didn't. So after that, we naturally couldn't keep him locked up anymore."

Lu Jing glanced at Huo Xing Sun not far away, but he didn't expect this guy to lend a helping hand.

Moreover, helping is fine, but the key is that he actually stayed after helping. What is this guy planning? Lu Jing didn't forget that he was Mr. Ji's man. Could it be that he wants to feign allegiance in order to infiltrate the enemy?

But it seems that he doesn't have any secrets worth infiltrating here.

Lu Jing thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Huo Xing Sun was selling in his gourd.

"... ... ..."

Good fellow, Lu Jing didn't know where Mr. Ji found such a treasure Zhaozong, who is quite talented.

Now that he sees that he can't be an emperor, he actually changed his career to become a chef halfway.

But the problem is, why did this guy have to change his career in his territory?

Well, it seems that it's because he told Ge Ping not to let this guy leave.

So, in the end, this matter can only be blamed on him.

In fact, Lu Jing had been racking his brains on how to deal with the fake Hanshan Guest and Huo Xing Sun.

These two people are both subordinates of Mr. Ji, and they belong to the proper opposing camp. Huo Xing Sun had even fought with him before, but this time he behaved quite cooperatively.

And the fake Hanshan Guest is just an ordinary person, selected by Mr. Ji to fill the vacancy when the real Hanshan Guest is not around. Of course, he seems to have a harem dream, but other than that, he hasn't done anything evil.

Lu Jing couldn't just kill him like that, but it's definitely not okay to let him go back to benefit Mr. Ji, even if there is no this fake Hanshan Guest, Mr. Ji can still cultivate a new fake Hanshan Guest.

But at least Lu Jing can waste some of his training time and disgust him.

Since he can't be released and he can't bear to kill him, then there is only one choice left, which is to keep him. Moreover, Lu Jing didn't forget that the father and daughter of Luo Changshi will also come to have an audience later.

So, looking at it this way, this fake Hanshan Guest really has to be kept.

And since he has to be kept anyway, then letting him participate in the labor is definitely better than keeping him there eating for free.

After understanding this principle, Lu Jing felt a little better.

So he looked at Huo Xing Sun again.

Huo Xing Sun pretended to be admiring the sunset glow, but in fact his eyes always drifted this way from time to time. Judging from his appearance, it seemed that he would run away at any time if the situation was not right.

Seeing Lu Jing walking towards him, his body couldn't help but tense up.

Huo Xing Sun originally thought that Lu Jing would test him a few times first, but he didn't expect the latter to go straight to the point, "You want to stay here?"

Huo Xing Sun nodded, and then said, "You must be the owner of this place."

"That's right, I have a few questions to ask you. If you can answer them truthfully, I can consider letting you stay, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Huo Xing Sun was startled.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you, after all, you helped me before... Senior of the Sitianjian, according to the agreement, I will let you leave, but you have to drink two bowls of farewell tea first, and forget everything that happened in the past twenty days," Lu Jing said lightly.

Huo Xing Sun breathed a sigh of relief.

"What do you think, do you want to answer my questions, or wait to drink tea and leave?"

"Uh, ask away."

"Why do you want to stay?"

Lu Jing's first question did not exceed Huo Xing Sun's expectations, and he should have had a draft for this question long ago, so he answered very quickly.

"I'm tired, I don't want to fight and kill anymore, and I don't want to live in fear of being chased by the Sitianjian."

"Then what about Mr. Ji, you just leave like this, doesn't he have any objections?"

"You may have some misunderstandings about Mr. Ji. He is not a... tyrant. On the contrary, he is a very good person. He never forces us to do anything. He told us on the first day that we can quit at any time.

"But very few people choose to leave him, because everyone wants to repay his kindness. He gave us the power to change our lives."