Chapter 370 Extra Chapter: Song Erniang (12)
Long Hanshi started inquiring about the father and son again.
This investigation revealed something shocking: the father and son were utterly ruthless and cruel, bullying men and women in the countryside...
Long Hanshi discovered that the reason the father and son wanted to kill the lawyer was because one of their sons had been sued by the lawyer and imprisoned.
The father and son didn't dare to openly confront the lawyer, fearing suspicion, so they hired an assassin.
This search led them to Long Hanshi's master.
Long Hanshi thought about it for a moment. He realized that his master couldn't bear to hand over this task to him if he himself didn't do it.
After going back and thinking about it, Long Hanshi remembered what his master had told him to figure out how to handle the matter himself...
Long Hanshi immediately devised a way to eliminate the trouble once and for all. He sneaked into the wealthy family's house in the middle of the night and twisted the heads off the father and son...
...
"And then what?" Song Erniang looked at Long Hanshi expectantly.
Long Hanshi, who had given a general account of the matter, was surprised that Song Erniang would ask such a question.
"Later...later I confessed to my master. My master nodded and didn't say anything. Later, my master said that I was not suitable to be an assassin and told me to go home and farm properly!"
"I'm back! This is my first and last time as an assassin," Long Hanshi continued.
Song Erniang responded with an "oh".
"So you're saying you were kicked out of the assassin organization? Not only did you fail to complete the mission, but you also killed the person who was delivering the money. Didn't your organization punish you?"
After all, what you did violated some of the rules of the assassin organization!
How did they punish you? Did they hit you? Or did they try to cripple your martial arts skills?
"That's how it's written in the storybooks," Song Erniang asked earnestly.
Long Hanshi...
Scratching his head, Long Hanshi looked a little embarrassed.
"Actually... I wasn't punished! I was prepared to be punished by my master."
But my master said that since no one had come looking for me yet, we should wait until someone did. That's how my master sent me back home.
Song Erniang...
That's why nobody's coming to you! You've practically broken the neck of your sugar daddy, how are they going to complain?
"I see! So this is what you meant by killing someone, and why you said you're not a good person?" Song Erniang asked.
Long Hanshi nodded.
They committed murder, how can they not be bad people!
After thinking for a moment, Song Erniang asked Long Hanshi another question.
"What was the name of the assassin organization you used to be in? It's okay, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, I was just asking casually."
Long Hanshi thought for a moment, and realized that his master hadn't said anything about not being able to talk about it. His master had told him back then that when traveling, one should be open and honest...
“Call it…Ruyi Alliance!” Long Hanshi immediately said.
Song Erniang...
She seemed to have heard of Ruyi Alliance when she was in the capital. She had heard about it once when she went to her father's study to deliver some snacks.
At that time, Cai Boju was still alive. It seems they talked about hiring the Ruyi Alliance to kill someone, but the Ruyi Alliance's asking price was too high, and they might not even accept the job...
"Then I will stay away from the people of the Ruyi Alliance from now on!" Song Erniang said softly.
Long Hanshi...
"Don't you think I'm scary? I've killed people, what else can I be but a bad person?" Long Hanshi looked at Song Erniang cautiously.
Song Erniang smiled.
"Well... you can't say that. If killing someone makes you a bad person, then wouldn't everyone from the three garrisons be bad people?"
Those soldiers went to the battlefield; which one of them hadn't killed a couple of foreigners? Weren't they just killing people?
"If what you say is true, then what about them? Are they bad people too?" Song Erniang retorted.
Long Hanshi...
"You can't say that! How can I compare to those soldiers! The soldiers killed the barbarian tribes that wanted to invade our Great Yu. Those people can't even be considered human," Long Hanshi muttered.
"Then can the father and son you killed be considered human beings?" Song Erniang asked.
Long Hanshi remained silent.
"Don't you think so? The soldiers killed the barbarian people to protect the soldiers of Dayu."
And you, for the sake of those people, for the sake of that lawyer continuing to kill the father and son who helped the people.
In my opinion, you've all killed bad people, there's no difference between you.
There are differences, if you ask.
"That means your actions are not encouraged by the imperial court and government. Otherwise, there's no difference!" Song Erniang said softly.
Long Hanshi pondered Song Erniang's words and remained silent for a long time.
Song Erniang didn't say anything, but went to the kitchen to cook.
This time she cooked for two, and when she brought the food up, Long Hanshi seemed to have come to his senses.
“Song Erniang, according to what you said, I’m not really a bad person, am I?” Long Hanshi asked.
Song Erniang nodded.
"Yes, you're not a bad person! To be precise, you're better than many people in this world. At least you... have a conscience!"
Alright, Long Hanshi, come and eat! I made extra, so you can eat with me so you don't have to cook for yourself when you get back!
Long Hanshi ate his first meal at Song Erniang's house.
...
From that day on, Long Hanshi smiled much more and talked much more.
He continued to go up the mountain to chop firewood as before, and then delivered the firewood to Song Erniang's courtyard.
Once the vegetables in the mountain garden are ready, they are harvested and sold next to Song Erniang's wonton stall.
The two spent more and more time together.
Finally, when he was helping Song Erniang pack up her wonton stall, Long Hanshi spoke up.
"Song Erniang, do you think I'm a good person to settle down with? If you think I'm a good person, then marry me!"
Or you could say I marry into your family, and we can live together as a couple.
I dare not say I'll dress you in gold and silver, but I'll definitely treat you well! I'll make sure you're well-fed and clothed, and you can do whatever you want.
If possible, I'll have my sister find a matchmaker to discuss this matter tomorrow.
"You...don't reject me yet, okay? Go back and think about it carefully first, alright?" Long Hanshi said a lot in one breath.
Song Erniang was stunned for a long time.
Looking at Long Hanshi's nervous yet expectant eyes, she felt as if something inside her had cracked open.
The slight clicking sound seemed to send a signal into her mind.
Song Erniang thought for a moment, then looked around and saw that there was no one else there.
She suddenly did something: in front of Long Hanshi, she rolled up her sleeves.
In the past, she always dressed very warmly, no matter the weather. Even in the hottest summer, her sleeves would cover her arms completely.
Now she stretched out one of her arms in front of Long Hanshi.
Her once fair and delicate arms were now covered with a dense array of scars.
There were burns the size of silver coins, scratches two inches long, and some scars caused by unknown sources.
Those scars looked even more grotesque on her fair arms.
“These wounds are all over my body, wherever my clothes cover!” Song Erniang said softly.
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