Chapter 198 Listen to me talk about Brother Ghost Blade
First of all, he looks nothing like Rongzhen.
Secondly, when the two met outside the clinic, Rongzhen's eyes were not innocent.
Finally, and most importantly, the swordsman is very clear about his life experience. He just lost his memory of the recent period of time, not forgotten everything.
Rong Zhen listened to his analysis and deductions, each one refuting her assertion that he was her brother. She nodded calmly, "Yes, you're right. We're not siblings."
Before the swordsman could smile, he heard her telling him how they met and why they were brother and sister.
Of course, it was impossible to tell him the truth. What Rongzhen told him was nonsense version 2.0.
She said that she met him outside Taolin County, and that she was led to a cave by his chestnut horse that was begging for help and saved him. Afterwards, he and she became sworn brothers and sisters in Taolin. On the way, she met Doctor Liu and others who detoxified him and healed his wounds, and helped them settle in Hongye Town.
His amnesia was caused by the aftereffects of detoxification, and he completely forgot the entire process of their acquaintance and sworn brotherhood.
Rongzhen was very angry about this and was unwilling to recognize him, wanting him to remember it himself.
The swordsman was silent for a long time after hearing this, not even eating his meal. He then questioned, "Even if you and I were truly sworn brothers and sisters, there's no need for me to adopt your last name."
"Jingshu is the inscription on your sword pendant. I don't know your real name. You took my last name so that it would be easier for you to deceive Doctor Liu and the others into detoxifying and healing you. You must not reveal the truth to them." Rong Zhen had already prepared her words and was not afraid of his questioning.
The swordsman was silent for a long time again. It was unknown whether he had no more questions or he wanted to avoid the topic of brother and sister and asked about his horse instead.
Rongzhen gestured for him to go to the stable in the back room to look.
The swordsman knew what was there without even looking: a plump red mare and a black-gray male donkey. The latter had made the former pregnant, and he believed that the donkey would give birth to a mule soon.
When he came over, the horse was neighing at him happily, and it only became quiet after he hit it with his sword.
He thought it was giving a warning to its owner. Although it looked very familiar, he only thought it was because of its similar coat color to his horse's, and never thought that it was his chestnut horse.
How did it become like that? He didn't even recognize it.
The swordsman stood up in a daze and looked.
The chestnut horse with its calf raised its head to glance at him, then continued to eat happily in the trough.
The trough is filled with grass, beans, radishes and other food. It can eat whatever it wants. No wonder it can grow so fat in such a short time.
The black donkey next to him dodged and didn't dare to look at him. It must have known what it had done.
In fact, Rongzhen didn't expect that raising the two of them together would give them the life of a mule. By the time Mrs. Xu found out and reported the situation to her, it was already too late. She had no choice but to go with the flow and let the two of them keep each other company.
After the swordsman was cured of the poison and lost his memory, he didn't mention the matter of the horse. She pretended that nothing happened and planned to continue raising the horse and donkey, as well as their future mules.
Who knew that he would suddenly come here like that, not to worry about his identity?
Now the truth has finally been revealed.
Rongzhen didn't follow him out of guilt. When he came back from looking at the horses, she had already finished her breakfast.
The swordsman sat back on the stool, munching on the remaining tofu bun. Unsure of what to bring up, he finally decided to ask about the culprit who had caused him to fall into this state. "You said that when you found me, there was a dead old man lying in the cave?"
Rong Zhen paused while sipping his tea and rinsing his mouth, then said truthfully, "Yes, by the time I got there, he was already dead, with your silver sword stuck in his body. I heard you call him Uncle Yu."
"Did I tell him why he wanted to hurt me?"
"Unfortunately, no."
The topic should have ended here, Rongzhen had already stood up and was about to ask Mrs. Bai to clean up the dishes.
Suddenly, the swordsman spoke, "My real name is Xi Jingshu."
Rongzhen accidentally bumped into the table leg, gasping in pain and hissing to confirm, "What was your name?"
"Xi, quiet, sparse."
“!,!,!”
The top priority on the Maple Leaf Hall's Golden Stone List in the past was to assassinate Xi Jingshu, codenamed Ghost Blade.
Jingshu, Jingshu, so that's it.
Rongzhen suddenly realized what was going on and jumped out on one foot without looking back.
The swordsman who revealed his true name spoke again, this time calling her name: "Song Xizhen."
Rongzhen didn't react and didn't want to pay attention to him.
Then the fellow opened his mouth and said, "I'm afraid that's not your real name. What's your real name?"
Rongzhen: “…” Ahh ...
She jumped to the door, opened it wide, and asked the well-fed killer to get out of here gracefully, otherwise she would be rude.
The swordsman could see that he had irritated her, and before leaving, he emphasized, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."
The pain in Rong Zhen's leg subsided, and she ran back to the inner room, took out a household registration certificate, and slapped it in his face. "Look, Song Xizhen is my real name, go ahead and check it out!"
The swordsman saw those three words on it as expected, and the corners of his mouth curled up as he wished.
"Okay, I get it. My real name cannot be revealed for the time being. You can still call me Jingshu like before. I'm going to see Master Huang and will be back for dinner."
After saying that, he returned the household registration to Rong Zhen, picked up the silver sword and prepared to go out.
Rong Zhen angrily put the household registration away and said word by word, "Okay, brother! Chief!"
The swordsman paused, pretending not to hear the call.
What brother? He is not her biological brother. Once he completes his cooperation with Master Huang and solves his own troubles, he will definitely not be her brother.
Since Master Huang has already admitted that they have no relationship beyond friendship, why can't he take the next step with her?
With such expectations, the swordsman arrived outside the town on time, and as expected, he intercepted the Jade Rabbit Hall killers and his many descendants who were sent by the Full Moon Tower after hearing the news.
The killers with black scarves covering their faces stopped in their tracks when they saw him, especially when they noticed the silver sword.
After a brief standoff, one of them stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Senior Ghost Blade, we have no intention of causing trouble. We are merely here to carry out the orders of the host."
"The poison in my body has been removed. Do you want to know who did it?" The swordsman dissolved the killers' united offensive with just one sentence. Someone immediately put down his sword and asked him who could cure the poison.
The swordsman didn't answer, but looked at the others.
The others looked at each other, some hesitant, and finally some put down their swords, some were unable to make a decision, and some rushed directly towards the swordsman.
The swordsman didn't get the title of "senior" for nothing. These people were all his former defeated enemies. They couldn't defeat him in a one-on-one fight, so they thought they could just rely on numbers to besiege him? Naive!
Of course, the killers have more than just these tricks. Seeing that the siege is not working, they immediately start to use crooked tactics.
For example, using poison, throwing hidden weapons, releasing dirty things, and doing everything possible.
Unfortunately, the swordsman resolved them one by one, and after knocking them down, he coldly commented: "You are the worst class I have ever seen."
The means are too despicable and shameful, I hate it.
The killers were almost defeated and lay on the ground with their eyes wide open in anger.
I have always known that there is a gap between them and the ace killer Ghost Blade in the building, but I didn’t expect the gap to be so big!
At this moment, two lightning-fast figures suddenly rushed out from the two groups of people who had put down their swords and were hesitant. They attacked the swordsman's head and heart from both sides in tacit coordination, vowing to kill him in one fell swoop.
However, none of them could dodge the shining and stunning sword, and could only die with hatred in their hearts.
The silver sword drank blood, and the swordsman suddenly felt murderous intent.
The remaining people quickly begged for mercy: "Senior, we really want to detoxify and leave the Full Moon Tower. Please give us your instructions if you need anything."
The situation was completely settled. The swordsman waved his hand and people from the Xuanmen appeared from all directions, tying up the defeated and surrendered killers and taking them away.
Master Huang welcomed a great harvest and happily sent everyone to Doctor Liu to be guinea pigs, to help detoxify them and test new detoxification formulas.
Whether they can successfully detoxify the swordsman and avoid his amnesia sequelae depends on their contribution.
These were the vanguard assassins sent by the Full Moon Tower. Whether they were testing or really wanted to start a war with the Xuanmen, they all came without return and were all wiped out.
The owner of the Full Moon Tower was furious about this, and immediately sent in the second and third batches... None of them escaped the swordsmen's protection outside the town. The few who managed to sneak into the town were quickly reported by the public and captured by the Shengji Pavilion.
There are basically no strangers in Hongye Town nowadays. If someone appears with his face covered, there is definitely something wrong.
Every report you make is a sure thing, and you can get ten taels of silver for every report you make!
Those people who are short of money are jealous.
Even Xi Xiucai, who had moved here earlier, was inevitably secretly tested several times.
If he didn't really have the academic qualifications, he might have gone to visit Doctor Liu for a few days.
Ever since he knocked on the door in the middle of the night last time, Rongzhen no longer avoids him and just walks away in ambush.
Oh, she also wanted to ask about the relationship between the swordsman and him, but unfortunately the other party has been very busy recently, going out early and coming back late every day, and they don’t even eat together, so she can’t see him at all.
In fact, he could also ask Xi Xiucai, but Rong Zhen was too busy hiding from him, so how could he easily contact him?
The answer to the question was simply not important to her. If she didn't know, then she didn't know. She continued to live her ordinary life between home and school.
The goods in the shop had been almost cleared out due to discount sales. She had planned to go to Taolin County to purchase more goods recently, but because of the current unrest outside, she had to put the matter on hold for the time being. She started selling some of the things she bought from below, and she could barely survive for a while.
I don’t know how the swordsman found out about this. It was a rare occasion that he didn’t leave at dawn, but instead borrowed her donkey cart after breakfast.
Rongzhen asked cautiously, "What do you want to do?"
Could it be that because the chestnut horse was pregnant, he finally remembered to deal with the donkey and wanted to lure it away and slaughter it?
The swordsman said, "I asked Master Huang to buy some things, and I'll send them to you in a donkey cart later."
Rongzhen was surprised: "For me?"
The swordsman nodded, looking in a pretty good mood.
Rongzhen thought of Xi Xiucai, who hadn't dodged him yesterday, and seized the opportunity to ask him, "You said your name is Xi Jingshu. Is that the Xi in Xi Xiucai? Do you two know each other?"
It was Xi Xiucai again. The swordsman didn't want to hear about this person from her mouth. He felt uncomfortable.
Of course, this discomfort was not directed at Rongzhen, but at Xi Xiucai who showed up from time to time to seek attention.
You are a scholar, why don’t you stay at home and study instead of wandering around all day?
"I haven't met him yet, so it shouldn't have anything to do with me."
The swordsman asserted, only to be quickly slapped in the face.
When he was driving his donkey cart out after dinner, he met Xi Xiucai who was also going out. When he was called "Brother" in surprise by the other party, he felt dizzy and almost fell off the donkey cart.
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