In the Blade

Where there are people, there will be the Jianghu, and where there is the Jianghu, there will be a distinction between superior and inferior.

With the distinction between superior and inferior, there will naturally be a distinction between the strong and the weak, and with the distinction between the strong and the weak, there will be strong and weak.

This is why those strong men who travel the Jianghu often have the habit of reporting their hometowns. On the one hand, that is their hometown, and on the other hand, it is also a statement of their own strength. Daring to report where they come from often means that they have made a resounding name in that place, and have even become the strongest in that place.

For example, Liuzhou Hu Sanbian is a figure who has made a name for himself in Liuzhou. Daring to report this name is to wait for others to inquire about what kind of prestige he has made in Liuzhou.

Of course, this ranking method is still relatively old-fashioned. The latest ranking method for the strong at present is the so-called Baibingpu. Although everyone actually knows that this wild list that is spread by someone is likely to have no gold content, it is always a bit irritating to see that their name is not listed.

When people get angry, they will curse. When the people in the martial arts world get angry, they will naturally fight. After fighting and fighting again and again, the Hundred Weapons List, which was originally regarded as a wild list, has become more valuable without people noticing.

"But I still think that the ranking of this Hundred Weapons List is very problematic."

In the inn outside Sanshan Town, Hu Sanbian from Liuzhou stood on the backyard wall, looking at Wang Tonggong who was grinding the mill below.

"I am so powerful but I didn't make it into the list, but you, a grinder, were ranked 91st... Looking at your current dog-like character, do you deserve this ranking?"

"... I suggest you calm down."

Wang Tonggong turned his head and looked in the direction of the kitchen, then stopped slightly and looked up at Hu Sanbian standing on the wall.

"I can understand that you are unhappy with me, but if you fight here, I'm afraid you will get into trouble."

"Ha."

Hu Sanbian laughed out loud.

A broken posthouse on the side of the road, with only an old man and a child inside, what trouble could he get into in such a place?

Even if he took out his iron fan and killed everyone here, there would be no problem...

"Laugh? You dare to laugh?"

Wang Tonggong said righteously.

"Aren't you afraid? Aren't you afraid that I will go..."

"Why should I be afraid that you will go? You won't report to the police, will you?"

Hu Sanbian laughed even harder, and at this moment he felt that Wang Tonggong might have gone crazy.

"If your backer is the local snake in Sanshan Town, then I can tell you directly that Zhang, the head of the police who used to trade in human lives here, has disappeared with He Jianhu's manor. Now you can't find helpers in Sanshan Town, because all the people who come are our people... If you know what's good for you, tell me about the treasure and give me your rank, I can leave you a way out, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Are you going to kill me?"

Although he said this, Wang Tonggong suddenly put on the bridle again and pulled the mill diligently.

This skillful action directly stunned Hu Sanbian. Could it be that Wang Tonggong is really crazy?

"Well."

Thinking of this, Hu Sanbian suddenly felt some compassion in his heart.

Since Wang Tonggong is already crazy, he might as well just do it directly and send Wang Tonggong off.

It's just the news about the treasure...

"Help! Help!"

Hu Sanbian just raised the iron fan, and Wang Tonggong, who was pulling the mill, suddenly screamed.

Such a crazy look made Hu Sanbian shake his head even more.

It has come to this point, is there anyone who can come to save this...

"Huh?"

Hu Sanbian, who was about to wave the fan, suddenly felt that his hand was lighter.

"Where is my iron fan?"

Hu Sanbian was about to lower his hand to look, but his whole body suddenly became lighter.

Then, he saw a little giant as tall as two floors, and a fist that was two circles bigger than his head.

"You..."

At the end of his consciousness, what stayed in Hu Sanbian's sight was Wang Tonggong's face full of sly smiles.

...

The next morning, there was another millstone in the backyard of the post station. The previous millstone could be used to grind tofu, and the new millstone could be used to grind flour.

It is definitely necessary to pull a large animal to grind a mill. The price of cattle and horses is expensive now, and an old and dilapidated post station cannot afford it. But generally speaking, although there are no large animals like cattle, horses, and donkeys, there is a six-foot-tall and strong martial artist in the post station. With his long-trained physique, it is probably not a problem to pull the mill.

But unfortunately, Hu Sanbian is a little worse than Wang Tonggong in terms of physical fitness, and cannot be used as a large animal. He started to roll around on the mill after just a while, looking like he was going to die.

Fortunately, Wang Tonggong already has a strong sense of self-management. Not only can he pull the mill well, he can even beat Hu Sanbian with his fists and feet to make Hu Sanbian work seriously-of course, this behavior is not worth promoting, but the method itself is very effective, so everyone simply turned a blind eye.

The only one who suffered was probably Hu Sanbian himself.

"You beast! Why don't you have any sense of justice!"

Beside the other millstone, Hu Sanbian, who was pulling the millstone, stared at Wang Tonggong.

"Go ahead and do it. You beast actually ambushed a master behind my back to trick me! Are you still a human being?"

"What did I do? Who fought with you? You wanted to fight, I have been persuading you not to fight."

Looking at Hu Sanbian wearing a bridle, Wang Tonggong laughed out loud.

Although he was still pulling the millstone with a bridle, he felt a little more balanced after seeing that there was another fellow sufferer beside him - although this was not his original intention, he still wanted to laugh.

Especially, recalling the way Hu Sanbian yelled at him just now, combined with the current scene, it was even funnier.

"You dog! You still have the nerve to laugh!"

Hu Sanbian was wearing a bridle and it was difficult to do anything, so he could only spit out a mouthful of saliva.

"Didn't you, a dog, spread the news that there was a treasure in Sanshan Town? Where is the treasure? That's it? I'm afraid you are trapped here and need to be rescued, so you spread the news to attract heroes from all walks of life?"

"Huh? You, a donkey with two legs, are so smart?"

Wang Tonggong looked at Hu Sanbian in surprise.

He really thought so. Although he himself was not sure whether there was a treasure in this ghost town of Sanshan, as long as he spread the news with the name of Wang Tonggong, the 91st "Mountain Destroying Sword" in the Hundred Weapons Book, there would always be some people willing to come and see whether this matter was true or not - for example, Hu Sanbian, who was not even in the Hundred Weapons Book, was one of the people attracted.

It's just that Hu Sanbian was too cunning. He determined his location almost immediately, and then went to his house to force a confession. The speed was as fast as lightning, and Hu Sanbian was too weak. He didn't even have the qualifications to help him buy some time to escape.

"You bastard... your idea is indeed a good one."

After thinking about Wang Tonggong's idea, Hu Sanbian nodded slightly.

If he were in such a situation, he might only be able to use this method to escape - no matter whether the people he found were friendly or not, at least they were some capable fighters. If anyone could fight the terrifying little giant for a few rounds, they could just run away and escape.

"But... you are wrong about one thing."

After looking at the halter on his neck, Hu Sanbian finally sighed.

"If someone like you sends out a message, only people like me will come... no real masters will come, and they will not look down on your stuff at all."

"... huh?"

Wang Tonggong was stunned.

He had never thought about this before, but now it seems... is there such a saying?

"Nonsense, do you really think that any person will look down on your stuff?"

Hu Sanbian sneered.

"Do you really think you are a big shot?"

"I..."

Wang Tonggong was about to curse.

But perhaps because of the physical labor that activated his blood, Wang Tonggong, whose mind became clear, immediately understood the meaning of Hu Sanbian's words.

As the saying goes, there are always people who are better than you. Ordinary people think that having evil spirits in their bodies is already scary, and they can already own countless gold and silver treasures. But for people like him and Hu Sanbian who release evil spirits, the pursuit of gold and silver treasures by people with evil spirits in their bodies can only prove that these people are still at the stage of ordinary people.

People who really release evil spirits don't need to take the initiative to get any gold and silver treasures. As long as he wants, there will naturally be a lot of people willing to send money to them and pray for them to protect the safety of the area - but these ordinary people can't understand that ordinary money is not very meaningful to the release of evil spirits. As masters, they already know that only becoming stronger is the only truth.

As long as you are strong enough, external things such as gold, silver, treasures, fame, wealth and status will be at your fingertips, but if you are not strong enough, once there is a life-and-death fight, you will not even be able to save your life.

For the evil spirits, becoming stronger is the hard truth, so they will pay attention to various treasures and opportunities, which is what they want.

"But this is only for us."

Wang Tonggong slowly narrated his thoughts, which was also a sorting out of his thoughts for him.

"We still need to become stronger, and we still have a desire to become stronger, but the top strong men..."

"You two-legged donkey finally got a little smart."

Hearing Wang Tonggong say this, Hu Sanbian slowly nodded.

"The stronger ones look at us the same way we look at those who have evil spirits in their bodies... Would you fight to the death with a group of martial madmen who have evil spirits in their bodies for a few taels of gold? Of course, you will definitely win, but why would you do such a thing? You won't do it, because you don't need this little money, and this kind of thing is unnecessary for you."

"Hearing what you said... do you know more than me?"

Wang Tonggong turned his eyes away.

"Do you know what those top strong men want?"

"What you said is just an amateur's talk. What do you mean I know more? If you want to attract those top strong men, you must know who these strong men are, right?"

Hu Sanbian looked at Wang Tonggong with a gloomy face.

"Well, you and I are both in trouble now, and it is time to help each other sincerely. I won't keep you in suspense and tell you all the ways of this world..."

As he said this, Hu Sanbian began to count his fingers.

"You know that the Hundred Soldiers' Ranking is a wild list, so when I talk about it, I won't say it according to this... Of course, the most famous one at the moment is definitely the original number one in the Hundred Soldiers' Ranking, the eunuch Cao the Tiger. You should know this without me saying it."

Wang Tonggong nodded in agreement. He knew this old eunuch. When the Hundred Soldiers' Ranking first appeared, he was already the first. Now it has been a while, and the grassland people have even fought over a round, but this old eunuch is still firmly in the first place.

Some people say that this is because the old eunuch showed terrifying means in the battle against the grassland people, but more people know that this matter is not that simple.

"Then there is the second place in the Hundred Soldiers' Ranking, the Child Emperor Chen Xi."

At this point, Hu Sanbian and Wang Tonggong both laughed.

That was indeed too much fun. The emperor ranked second and the eunuch ranked first. Just by looking at this ranking, one can feel the malicious intent of the person who wrote the Hundred Soldiers' Manual. This also directly led to the previous detectives to search and confiscate the Hundred Soldiers' Manual for a period of time. But who would have thought that this famous search would actually help to increase the reputation of the Hundred Soldiers' Manual. Those who are interested in it would all go and get a copy to see what kind of content is worth copying so vigorously.

The more it is copied, the more popular it becomes. This search and confiscation can only be regarded as a joke, but the ban on the surface is still being implemented.

"As for the third place... the third place changes a little too quickly, so don't consider this."

Hu Sanbian continued.

"Those grassland people in the north have been fighting for this title, and their brains have been beaten out of their dogs. To be honest, instead of saying that there is a treasure here, you might as well say that their grassland Khan's Sulu Ding is here. Those grassland people will definitely rush over like crazy and crush any strong man to death."

"This... is not good?"

Wang Tonggong thought about it and rejected this idea.

After all, he is a Chen person. No matter how many people he kills on weekdays, it is a battle between masters. But if he is asked to lead the grassland people here, he will feel bad.

"What's more, the grassland people just lost the fight, and it is a turbulent time now. I am afraid they can't spare any strength to come here."

Wang Tonggong found a reasonable explanation for his thoughts.

"Let's change it. Are there any other strong people?"

"Other strong people..."

Hu Sanbian thought about it and nodded slowly.

"If you really want to find it, there is indeed."

"But what these people want is more evil."