Mu Nanjin and Shu Xiyao had not been in Wucheng for long, so they had never heard of the seven-handed monster. They both said at the same time, "No."

Chen Dao explained to them: "The seven-handed monster represents seven craftsmen. They are proficient in medicine and medicine making, weaving and dyeing, jewelry and rouge, cooking, carpentry, ironwork, and pottery. It can be said that there are no people with better skills than them in the Daqian Kingdom. However, the first condition for hiring them is enough to make most people back off."

Shu Xiyao was curious: "What is the first condition for hiring them?"

"We must hire all seven of them. Think about it, even a wealthy businessman who does big business may not be able to get involved in the industry of seven craftsmen. A prudent businessman would not hire all seven monsters and then spend a lot of money to support a few idle people."

Shu Xiyao said: "Several merchants can work together to hire the seven-handed monster, and then they can hire them all back together."

Chen Dao sneered: "Do you think that smart businessmen have not thought about this problem? The problem lies in the second condition, that is, the seven of them cannot be separated, and they only work for the same employer."

Shu Xiyao: “…”

"The third condition is that it is expensive to hire them. Seven people need to pay one million taels of silver a year. In addition, they can work based on their mood. You can't force them if they don't want to work. Also, you can't ask them to do anything. For example, if the chef only wants to make ten bowls of noodles today, you can't ask him to make an eleventh bowl or a dish of meat. Finally, they may leave at any time, and the employer must not stop them."

Shu Xiyao was speechless: "With such harsh conditions, who would hire them? Even if they were hired, they wouldn't be able to earn back one million taels of silver a year."

"That's what the merchants thought. As a result, the seven-handed monster still stayed on this street. Some martial artists targeted them and wanted to use force to make them compromise, but the seven-handed monster refused to be persuaded. No matter how the martial artists threatened him, it was useless."

Shu Xiyao said to Mu Nanjin: "Xiao Nanjin, you should choose another craftsman."

Mu Nanjin said: "I think they are quite to my liking."

"Really? You want to hire them?"

Mu Nanjin asked: "Where does the seven-handed monster live?"

Chen Dao pointed to a two-story house in the distance and said, "That's the house where the seven-handed monster lives. I'll take you to see them."

When they arrived in front of the house, they saw a large group of people gathered outside the door, including businessmen and warriors.

The businessmen were more polite and waited outside the crowd, while the warriors were more rude and stood at the gate and shouted.

"Seven-handed monster, if you don't agree to become a member of our Longhai Gang, don't blame us for burning your house and leaving you homeless."

"Not only will they be left homeless, but their legs will also be crippled so they can't even run away. They will have no choice but to work for us for the rest of their lives."

"Seven-handed monsters, are you guys going to come out or not? If you don't, we're really going to set it on fire."

This was followed by a strong roar: "What are you arguing about? If you continue to argue, you will be punished according to military law."

Upon hearing this, the martial artists took a few steps back like turtles.

Someone stammered, "No, don't think that we will be afraid of you just because we have the support of the court."

"That's right."

With a "dong" sound, the general guarding the gate raised his big Guandao and stabbed it to the ground.

At that moment, the ground shook.

The people around were pushed back a step by the general's internal energy.

Chen Dao quickly pushed aside the people in front of him and waved to them: "Make way, everyone, make way. General Kang, I'm coming."

General Kang's expression eased a lot, and he bowed and said, "Meet Master Chen."

Chen Dao came up to him and said, "General Kang, thank you for your hard work."

Shu Xiyao, who followed behind, asked: "Prince Chen, why is this general guarding the door of the seven-handed monster?"

"It was me who asked General Kang to stay here and not let anyone else disturb Senior Seven-Handed Monster."

Chen Dao led them into the house: "Seventh Elder, I'm here."

The seven old men who were sitting in the yard drinking tea and chatting saw him coming and said with a smile, "Xiao Dao is here."

"I came to see you, and I brought two friends to see you."

Chen Dao introduced Mu Nanjin and Shu Xiyao to them.

Although they were called the Seven Elders, their faces were no different from those of middle-aged people except for their gray hair. Among the seven elders, three were women and the others were men.

The seven-handed monsters' eyes fell on Mu Nanjin, and the leader of the seven-handed monsters joked, "Xiaodao, this little girl is not your wife, is she?"

Chen Dao blushed immediately: "No, you misunderstood."

He looked at Mu Nanjin embarrassedly.

Mu Nanjin still had a cold face, without any expression.

The third of the seven monsters smiled and said, "The girl didn't deny it."

Mu Nanjin said bluntly: "I'm here to hire the Seventh Elder for help."

The seven-handed monster's smile paused.

In recent years, they have been annoyed by the people who came to hire them. If Mu Nanjin was not brought by Chen Dao, they would definitely not treat her well.

The leader of the seven-armed monster said seriously: "Little girl, you should have heard the conditions for hiring us before you came."

Mu Nanjin nodded: "I've heard about it."

The boss of the Seven-Handed Monster asked, "Can you hire all seven of us together?"

"Can."

The second brother followed up and said, "We need one million taels of silver per year for the seven of us. Is that okay with you?"

"no problem."

The seven-armed monster raised his eyebrows.

The third brother added: "We all work according to our mood. If we are not in a good mood, we will never work. In short, we have the final say in what we want to do."

Mu Nanjin agrees with their approach: "It's as it should be. Only when you are in a good mood can you produce good things."

The seven-handed monster was very surprised.

She was the only one among so many employers who said this.

The fourth brother asked again: "Can we leave anytime we want?"

"Of course." Mu Nanjin took out a silver note of one million taels: "This is my sincerity."

The seven-handed monster was even more surprised.

They received one million taels of silver notes before they even had a job.

Lao Wu asked Mu Nanjin: "Little girl, aren't you afraid that we will run away with the banknotes?"

"I'm not afraid." Mu Nanjin said confidently, "I'm just afraid that you won't be willing to leave in the future."

Lao Liu smiled heartily: "This little girl is just what I like."

Mu Nanjin said: "I also have a request, I hope the Seventh Elder will agree to it."

Lao Liu said, "Tell us what you think. As long as it's not excessive, we can accept it."

"I just hope that you can help guide my people in their work when you are free. Do you have any objections, Elder Seven?"

The seven-handed monsters looked at each other and said, "No problem with this."

Chen Dao said happily: "Did Master Qi agree to help her?"

Lao Qi said: "We have one last condition, that is to help us deal with the outside gangsters and solve all the troubles." (End of this chapter)