Chapter 29
There must be something wrong here.
Shen Jiao became more certain after asking them in detail about their age at the time, whether they had learned martial arts, and Tie Ye's physical condition.
However, there shouldn't be any conspiracy. Xue Shun's existence doesn't threaten anyone. If the mistress didn't have a broad mind, Tongcai Villa wouldn't have more than a dozen young masters and so many young ladies.
The problem probably lies with those two people.
But there is no reason for them to kill Tieye, right?
Or... was it really an accident?
Master said that when the master talks about some sad and embarrassing personal matters and tries to open up to you, it is best to respond.
So should she do something?
No one is allowed to wander around the village, but the food in the kitchen is almost finished. Yinhua was still muttering during dinner that she had to go get it tomorrow. If Xue Shun agreed, she could take the opportunity to find out...
"Can you make sure no one knows what you're looking for?"
After listening to her, Xue Shun couldn't help but feel moved.
But if something like this gets done wrong, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?
He hesitated.
Shen Jiao knew what he was worried about, but this kind of thing... she didn't dare to say she was dead.
"I will do my best."
“…”
Xue Shun lowered his head and pondered for a long time before he said with a determined heart, "Okay, go ahead."
His reputation isn't good anyway, so what if he's a little more despicable? The worst that can happen is that people will say he does it but doesn't take responsibility for it.
Xue Shun reminded him, "Be careful, they're both a bit of a jerk. If you can't find out, forget it. Don't let others bully you."
"Don't worry, sir. I am quite capable."
At worst, just give it a packet of itching powder.
When they jumped up and down, she could think of it as watching a monkey show.
Xue Shun was not at all relieved. This stemmed from his confidence in his own luck. Every time he thought his life would get better, it was just his imagination...
"Wait a minute."
He stood up and rummaged through the cabinet for a while, then took out a small iron knife. The scabbard and handle were badly worn, as if they had been rubbed many times, but the blade was still sharp. It was obvious that it had not been used much, but was well maintained.
Xue Shun pulled it out and looked at it, then inserted it back in and handed it to her, saying, "Take this and protect yourself."
Shen Jiao took it happily: "Thank you, sir, this knife looks really good."
"It's okay, as long as you like it." Xue Shun saw that she liked it very much, as if she had never seen it before, and couldn't help but laugh, "Is it so strange? Why are you looking at it for so long?"
Shen Jiao said embarrassedly: "Oh, I haven't seen it before. The medicine slaves in the valley are not allowed to keep weapons privately. I saw others using them. I have always wanted to buy one, but I don't think it's good."
"I've also heard that you don't allow medicine slaves to practice martial arts and only teach you how to circulate and breathe spiritual energy, right? Why? Aren't those who know martial arts more valuable?" Xue Shun asked curiously.
"You're talking about ordinary slaves, sir. If you want to use them as bodyguards, naturally those who are skilled in martial arts are more valuable. But once a medicine slave is skilled in martial arts, she's worthless," Shen Jiao explained. "The people we serve are not ordinary people, and most of them are sick. We hire or buy them so that they can feel more comfortable under the care of medicine slaves. If a medicine slave is skilled in martial arts, we can't help but worry about her loyalty and can't put our minds at ease immediately. If we keep testing her, we'll end up wasting our time and money. It would be a waste of money, wouldn't it? It's better to have a weak and delicate one, so the master can feel more at ease using her."
"You can hurt people with just spiritual power, right?"
"Medicine slaves can't. We've been poisoned since childhood. If we have murderous intentions and try to hurt others with spiritual power, the poison will take effect. The insect will pass through the heart in an instant and kill us immediately."
Shen Jiao was addicted to Xiaodao and couldn't help himself, saying miserable words with a happy face.
Xue Shun: ...
"There's such a thing? Can't it be solved?"
Shen Jiao said, "No one can decipher it. Otherwise, who would feel at ease? Besides, if we weren't bought, our memories would be blurred after we said goodbye to our master, so as not to reveal the secrets of other people's families."
"Your Valley Master... is truly thoughtful."
"Yes, it's because of this effort that Huisheng Valley's medicine slave business is doing so well."
"So what are your benefits?"
"The Valley Master has been so kind to us that we are willing to do anything for him. Why should we ask for any benefits?" Shen Jiao blinked and asked in confusion, speaking very seriously.
Xue Shun looked as if he had eaten a fly.
Shen Jiao couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, then laughed out loud: "Sir, you don't really believe it, do you? Who is that stupid? Of course I have to pay. As long as I make enough money for the valley, I can stay or go as I please.
Many people in Huisheng Valley were once medicine slaves and disciples. Once they earned enough money, they went on to live the lives they wanted.
"So good?" Xue Shun couldn't help laughing. He looked at Shen Jiao's expression and said, "If that's the case, there should be a lot of drug slaves in the world, right?"
How come he suddenly became smart?
Shen Jiao shrugged. "That's true, but even if I teach my apprentice, I can't let him starve to death, right? So... if you really want to leave, you have to leave behind everything you've earned, except for the money."
"for example……"
"For example, the medicinal fragrance and spiritual power of the medicine slave, the martial arts skills of the disciples, and the medical skills of the doctors."
"Why is my medical skills useless?"
"With my hand crippled and my memory blurred, I won't be able to practice medicine anymore."
"Is there anyone really willing to leave?"
"Yes, quite a lot."
Xue Shun didn't quite understand, and Shen Jiao didn't quite understand either. Anyway, she was unwilling to pay such a huge price. Not to mention anything else, just talking about spiritual power, if you get old but lose your spiritual power, you will soon become an old woman, and then die.
"If I sell it, I won't be considered a member of Huisheng Valley anymore, right? Is that the way it is?"
Xue Shun has a lot of problems.
Shen Jiao shook his head: "That's not necessary, but few people are willing to buy drug slaves."
"Why?"
"It's not cost-effective. Take a servant for example. A hundred gold coins can last for three years, but buying me would cost more than ten thousand gold coins. The expenses incurred in the valley over the years might even cost several times that. If the Valley Master is in a bad mood, even a useless medicine slave would be asked for an exorbitant price."
At first glance, it seems that they are very precious to them, so they are reluctant to let them go, right? But if they die at the hands of their employers, they will ask for less. Although it is still a lot, it is definitely not as much as what they ask for.
The two talked for a long time.
Xue Shun came to a conclusion: "Is your Valley Master a lunatic?"
They are fed with grass and squeezed out of blood, and every effort is made to squeeze out all the value they have, only to be left with a disability when they leave.
"How unlucky do you have to be to fall into his hands?"
"Uh..." Shen Jiao scratched her hands, "Actually... I went there on my own, but they weren't very willing to take me in. I begged for several days."
Xue Shun: "Are you okay? Were you kicked by a donkey when you were a child?"
Shen Jiao: ...Hey! How can you talk like that?!
"My lord, you don't know. Back then, that place was a paradise on earth to me. The Valley Master was like a living Bodhisattva who saved the suffering. Later... we lived happily. Anyway... it's a long story, and I can't tell it in a short while. It's getting late, why don't you go to bed early?"
Xue Shun: ...
"You...look at your brain."
No matter how Xue Shun thought about it, that place had nothing to do with the two words she said.
I was so angry that I tossed and turned like a pancake. I kept my eyes open until dawn, and then I had to sit up and say, "She must be sick!"
Why would you rush to that kind of place and beg for several days?
If she were to go somewhere else, she might still have a chance of freedom, but this...
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