Chapter 290
What is an instrument?
thing.
No matter how useful it is, it is still a thing.
People are supposed to use things, but things have no right to threaten people.
Since Bai Shan and the others dared to cultivate such a killing weapon, they naturally had a way to control it.
Shen Jiao asked her, "Has this ever been successful?"
The people in the cages looked half dead, but they didn't look like they had any 'killing weapons' at all.
Bai Shan sighed and said, "There are only about a hundred people who can really be used now. The rest are defective. But it is enough. When my master starts the rebellion, he will recruit more young and strong men to join the army. Then there will be more weapons available."
"That doesn't sound like much."
"Quality is more important than quantity," Bai Shan said. "It's a pity you can't see it, otherwise you would know how useful those things are. If it weren't for the difficulty of arresting people on a large scale, there wouldn't be so few of them."
"From what I've seen, most of these people seem to be men."
"Men eat better and are in better health. The elderly are already weak and can't bear it, and women and children can't afford it either. It's a pity. We originally wanted to catch all the bandits around, but that Seventeenth Young Master insisted on meddling. We had no choice but to attack the villagers."
They are anxious now, and they wouldn't have been so obvious before.
The ones used were either people who had committed crimes, or slaves bought from other places, saying they were used as burial objects, but in fact they were secretly trained. Occasionally they would capture some, but that was enough to make things difficult.
Rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows.
Their masters also understand this principle.
"So the uprising is imminent," Shen Jiao said, feigning joy. "I believe the young lady will soon be able to escape from her suffering and establish herself in a successful career."
Bai Shan's expression was a little gloomy.
"Why do you look like this, young lady? Could it be that... your master wants you to stay here forever?"
Shen Jiao asked with a frown.
Bai Shan said, "It's not that she said it explicitly, but I asked her several times, and Mother Xue never gave me a definite answer. I don't know why."
Shen Jiao said considerately, "Miss, if you don't mind me talking too much, why don't you tell me what she said? As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. Perhaps I, an unrelated person, can actually guess something."
Bai Shan narrowed his eyes: "Would you be so kind as to offer me advice?"
"I also want to live a little longer," Shen Jiao smiled calmly, pointing to the iron cages. "These things will soon become an indelible part of history books. They're right in front of me. It would be such a shame if I died without taking a second look at them."
Bai Shan's tone was not very happy when she mentioned her master and Xue A'niang, but when she talked about these things, her eyes were burning with pride, as if she was showing off a perfect work and would not allow others to have any doubts. Shen Jiao just said something that didn't sound like much, but she would immediately retort that quality is more important than quantity.
It can be seen that she really cares about these things, and it is always right to praise her.
Bai Shan raised the corner of his mouth subtly: "Well, it's okay to tell you."
There’s actually not much to say.
Bai Shan is not good at pleasing others, so she has never been reused. Fortunately, she has a high talent for martial arts, so she is not afraid of being forgotten. Although she only does the work of a thug, at least she was on the ground at that time.
It was not until a few years ago that Xue A Niang gave her this task.
Bai Shan was happy at first, thinking that if he did a good job, it would be a great achievement.
So I have been patient and have been doing this for many years.
Now that she finally had the chance to go out, she went to ask Xue A Niang about this matter. She wanted to change her job, which was not wrong.
Anyone who has been underground without seeing the sun for such a long time would want to come up and get some fresh air.
Shen Jiao said, "How did the girl ask?"
Bai Shan frowned and said, "Qingbian said I should be more tactful and talk about other things beforehand, but Mother Xue thought I was wasting time, so I had to get straight to the point and ask her who she planned to hand over to me so I could make preparations. But she didn't seem to understand what I meant and sent me back straight away, saying that I shouldn't believe everything I heard and that the master had no plans to transfer me."
"That's impossible. I went to her just to be transferred. If the master doesn't have such plans, I'll have to stay here forever. So I went a second time. It was my other sister, Red Umbrella, who told me to be more polite and not be so blunt. So this time I asked Mother Xue to transfer me somewhere else. No one knows how to operate these killing weapons better than me. I was willing to be the vanguard, but she still asked me to go back. She said we can discuss it later."
"I waited for days, but there was no further discussion. I wondered if I was being too subtle and she didn't understand. So I told her straight out that I didn't like this place and didn't want to stay here. I wanted to blow it up. If she didn't let me go, I was going to go crazy!"
Shen Jiao asked carefully, "What did Mother Xue say?"
"She told me not to talk nonsense in front of the master, and had me thrown out. She also told me to stay put and not to set foot in Yongcheng without orders."
Bai Shan said,
"Actually, I know that asking for favors requires servility and politeness, but why should I beg? How many people have I arrested over the years? How many killing weapons have I made? How much money have I made for them? I'm the one doing all the dirty work that no one else is doing. Why shouldn't I be allowed to go up?"
Shen Jiao: ...
All she needed was a mirror to answer all her questions.
She is as violent as if she wants to eat people, and as resentful as a ghost. Which master would like such a person?
The masters don’t care how much suffering you have endured or how much pain you have endured. What they care about is whether you can work hard and never complain about the suffering or tiredness.
Bai Shan obviously couldn't do it.
This is not the way to complain.
No matter what, you can't act like a spoiled child in front of your master.
Shen Jiao thought for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, young lady, how does this Xue A-niang treat you?"
"On weekdays?" Bai Shan said, "A-niang is a very busy person. She has adopted many children. She treats us all equally and doesn't pay much attention to us. Only if someone has extraordinary talent will she take a second look."
"So it's neither good nor bad?"
"That's my mother. What's good or bad about her? We were all abandoned by our parents. If it weren't for her, we would have frozen to death, starved to death, or become slaves. She gave us a home, and we should be content. How can we ask for anything else?"
Bai Shan said this with a calm expression and a somewhat complicated look in his eyes.
She has feelings for this Xue A Niang.
Shen Jiao said, "Perhaps this could work. This Xue A-niang has adopted so many children. She must be someone who loves children and wouldn't be so heartless towards her adopted children. Her harsh words last time were probably meant to impress the master. Perhaps she was afraid that the young lady would be punished by the master."
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