Chapter 1709 Orchid

Nine human heads were neatly placed on the ground.

A tolerance squatted on the ground, took a few portraits in his hand, and compared them one by one against the heads.

Shaoqing.

Tolerance received the portrait, turned around and reported: "My lord, it is indeed those few bandits who are running around."

Sitting on the main seat was a middle-aged man in his forties, with drooping eyes, a short gray beard on his lips, and a somewhat troubled expression.

Hearing what his subordinates said, he glanced at those heads, waved his hands expressionlessly, and said, "These heads really stink to the heavens - finish the matter quickly!"

"Yes." Tolerance said.

The two looked at Gu Qingshan together.

The middle-aged man said with a half-smile: "It's really surprising. I can't think of a master in such a remote village."

Gu Qingshan clasped his hands and said: "Master County Magistrate, these bandits drank too much wine, they were all drunk and unprepared, and they lost their guard early. I also waited until late at night to take the opportunity to attack. Fortunately, I succeeded in one fell swoop."

The county magistrate relaxed and said in a slow voice: "These people are not very strong, but they always hide in remote mountains and fields. We have limited manpower and have never had the energy to exterminate them. This is the end of the matter. "

He yawned, and said with a weary look: "Congratulations, Gu Cunshou, the reward for the head of the bandit is not a small sum, you boy is about to make a fortune!"

Gu Qingshan paused.

— Windfall?

Once the money is in your hands, it will be gone, so why not...

Thinking of all the disasters he saw along the way, Gu Qingshan clasped his fists and said: "My lord, all the villages with a radius of hundreds of miles are under your control, and my village's meritorious service in suppressing bandits is also due to my lord, and I ask you to decide the reward money yourself. A humble job dare not be good at it.”

"Ok?"

The county magistrate opened his drooping eyes, and the tiredness on his face completely disappeared.

He leaned forward, looked at Gu Qingshan and said: "Obviously it's your reward, how can I make the decision for you?"

Gu Qingshan said frankly: "The humble staff can never keep money in their hands, it is better to ask the adults to preside over it - after all, villages are often affected by disasters, and there are many places that need money, so it can be regarded as a humble staff to contribute to the localities."

The county magistrate laughed twice, stood up, walked to those heads, paused to examine them carefully.

"Look, these two are bandit leaders, each of them has dozens of lives, and their heads are the most expensive; as for their subordinates, each of them has committed many crimes, so they are still worth a lot."

The county magistrate commented with relish.

"Exactly, my lord." The Tolerance echoed.

He handed over several reward lists to the county magistrate for review.

The county magistrate took a look and asked, "Gu Qingshan."

"Yes." Gu Qingshan said.

"It's rare to see a person like you who is capable and caring about the place in my jurisdiction. If you have any request, you can make it now." The county magistrate said.

"I don't want to be a village guard anymore." Gu Qingshan said.

"Oh, that's it, you are really a smart man." The county magistrate said meaningfully.

"My lord, please fulfill it." Gu Qingshan clasped his fists together.

The county magistrate took the reward sheets and silently calculated the amount of money in his heart, before he said, "Old Liu, how many patrols are there in our county?"

The tolerance said: "My lord, last time they went out of the city to handle errands, they didn't follow the orders. Not only did things go wrong, but they also fled back in embarrassment."

"A bunch of drunks and rice bags!" The county magistrate cursed, and raised his eyes to look at Gu Qingshan.

Guys who are totally on the doorstep don't make it.

The village guard in front of him can kill bandits, even if they are drunk, he is a bit courageous and has excellent skills.

——Also knowledgeable and interesting.

Such a person is also comfortable to use.

The county magistrate had made up his mind, and said, "Gu village guard, why don't you just stay in the county and be a patrol?"

Before Gu Qingshan could speak, the tolerance on the side had already urged: "If you can stay in the county, your boy's fate is safe, why don't you thank the mayor?"

"Thank you, sir." Gu Qingshan said.

——At that time, after leaving the village, I walked for two hours, but found that the mountain road had already been cut off, and there was no way at all.

Originally, he wanted to detour, but on the way, he saw with his own eyes a huge centipede emerging from the ground beyond the distant mountains, and devoured all the people in a village.

As a last resort, he retreated and dragged the bamboo raft down the waterway.

——Since the girl could foresee his coming, she must be familiar with the surrounding environment.

Waterways should be relatively safe.

Sure enough, the bamboo raft arrived at the county town after half a day.

I have lost my memory, my eyes are darkened at this moment, the best choice is to stay here for a while, gradually familiarize myself with the surrounding environment, collect information, and make a long-term plan.

Seeing that he agreed to come down, the county magistrate smiled at the people around him: "Go, take him down, and put the badge on—"

He looked at the rotten iron knife on Gu Qingshan's body, and added: "Take him to get the standard equipment, and give him all the necessary equipment, rest well for a night, and come see me tomorrow."

"yes."

Tolerance took Gu Qingshan down.

The two walked out the door and came all the way to the preparation office. First, they signed their names, checked their identities, and received their waist badges and standard leather armor.

The tolerance said: "Gu Cun, that's not right, I should call you Gu Xunshou. From now on, we will all be on our own. I think you are also a good person. I just went to inform my colleagues-today is too late. Everyone will welcome you tomorrow night, are you free?"

Gu Qingshan clasped his fists and said: "Thank you, brother Liu, I will hang out with you from now on, next time I will specially invite my brother back."

Liu Xunshou laughed, shook his head and said, "He is a capable person who can kill bandits. My old Liu likes capable juniors. Let's go and choose weapons."

Gu Qingshan's heart froze.

What is killing a bandit?

This kind of trivial matter is repeatedly mentioned by the chief and his colleagues. Is there something strange about it?

He meditated, and walked into the armory with Liu Xunshou.

I saw a lot of weapons neatly placed here, such as knives, guns, sticks, sticks, bows, hammers, axes, swords, and some hidden weapons.

Gu Qingshan subconsciously walked to a long sword, reaching out to grab it.

Suddenly, a line of scarlet characters jumped out of the void:

"No!"

How alert Gu Qingshan was, his hand was almost on the sword, but suddenly he withdrew it.

Liu Xunshou's voice came from behind: "Haha, brother Gu, swords are not something ordinary people can play with."

Gu Qingshan showed a strange look on his face, and said: "Is this a sword? I grew up in a mountain village, and I have never seen such a weird weapon."

He stared at the void, and saw lines of scarlet characters appearing continuously:

"Holding a sword must inspire your power awakening."

"The five elements are uncertain, the world is not stable, and all the holy people have lost their strength. If you wake up at this moment, it will definitely attract the attention of the entire six realms of reincarnation, and the smuggling will fail immediately."

"Remember!"

Gu Qingshan read it silently, walked to the side calmly, and reached out to hold a long knife.

"Still used to using a knife," he said.

Liu Xunshou agreed: "Of course, the knife is the best to use. Swords are not conducive to slashing, and most people are not used to them."

Gu Qingshan put the knife on his waist, picked up a standard longbow, and nodded towards Liu Xunshou.

Liu Xun looked at him and felt that he was wearing leather armor and holding a bow and knife. He looked quite imposing, and praised: "Now, you can throw away your rotten iron knife and hunting bow."

The two went out, walked through the streets and alleys in the county town, and came to a secluded small courtyard somewhere.

At this time, the sun was setting and the sky was getting dark.

Liu Xunshou led Gu Qingshan to the gate of the yard, handed over a key, and said: "This yard is for your use, you can rest and rest, I will pick you up tomorrow."

"Thank you Brother Liu." Gu Qingshan said.

Liu Xunshou waved his hand and walked away.

Gu Qingshan took the key to open the door, entered the yard, closed the door, and opened the purse.

— empty.

There is not even a dime left of the salary that was just paid.

Gu Qingshan shook his head helplessly.

"What the hell do I owe that book?"

He murmured, crossed the yard, and entered the house.

Although the yard is small, it has all kinds of things, even the rice noodle seasoning is ready.

Gu Qingshan heaved a sigh of relief——

This time I won't be hungry anymore.

He made a meal by himself, and was amazed by his craftsmanship while eating. After eating, he cleaned the room, made a pot of tea after cleaning, lit the lamp, and sat alone at the table, drinking tea slowly.

Everything that happened in the past few days was recalled countless times by him.

Although everything was handled well, the loss of memory always made people feel a little uneasy.

He took out the knife, bow and arrow, put them on the table and looked at them carefully.

These two things from the county mansion are much better than the ones he brought out from the mountain village.

As for the sword technique, I seem to know a little bit, but it is still very strange, and I can hardly remember it.

Bows and arrows are more familiar.

But for the sword—

"Now it seems that the weapon I am good at should be the sword, but I am not allowed to use the sword..."

Gu Qingshan said to himself.

He suddenly changed his expression and shouted: "Who!"

No one responded.

But in the yard outside, there seemed to be a quiet singing sound.

Gu Qingshan extinguished the candles in the room, and the whole room suddenly fell into darkness.

Waited for a while, but nothing happened, and no one broke in.

The hoarfrost moonlight shines on the ground through the window.

Everything is quiet.

Only the singing sounded occasionally, lingering, sometimes elusive, sometimes clearly audible, as if right in front of you.

Gu Qingshan picked up the bow and arrow, stuck it against the wall and looked out the window.

I saw a mist rising from the yard.

Under the plum tree in the corner of the yard, a vague black shadow appeared.

The moonlight is bright, but it can't show the appearance of the shadow.

——The singing just now should have come from this black shadow.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingshan simply opened the window and said loudly: "Who are you, why are you singing here?"

The black shadow paused, but said: "Gu Qingshan, I'm here to see you."

Gu Qingshan said: "Do you know who I am? Are you and I an old friend?"

His movements were not slow, and he had already pressed the arrow to the bowstring.

Unexpectedly, the black shadow seemed to have no scruples, and slowly walked from the yard and stood outside the window.

Now Gu Qingshan can see clearly.

——but it was a beautiful young girl in a black feather coat, exuding a majestic aura that she shouldn't have at her age.

"You seem to have forgotten a lot of things?" the girl looked at him and asked.

"Yes." Gu Qingshan admitted.

When the girl heard this, her expression was rather complicated.

"Gu Qingshan, you came a bit late, and you lost your memory again..."

The girl sighed, and continued: "If it was anyone else, I would have been discouraged, but you... have never been different from others."

She put a black orchid on the window sill, and said: "This flower is an extremely precious treasure of our family, and it is something we have found through untold hardships. Now I leave it to you, and I only hope that it can help you." .”

"Why do you want to help me?" Gu Qingshan asked.

The girl solemnly said: "You and I had an appointment before—now everything has started, three of the positive five elements have been established, and the special five elements have not yet been established. When the gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light and dark sounds are all established, the human world will be stable. Remember, you have to participate quickly to have merit."

"How do I participate?" Gu Qingshan asked.

"You will know this kind of thing soon." The girl said.

After speaking, she retreated towards the fog behind her.

The mist suddenly spread to both sides, revealing the scene inside.

I saw more than a dozen beautiful and coquettish women casting formulas and casting spells one after another, chanting words in their mouths, as if they were urging the mist.

Gu Qingshan looked at it and hurriedly asked: "Wait! Who are you?"

The girl looked back at him, and said softly, "As long as you have me in your heart, you will remember who I am sooner or later."

After speaking, he walked into the mist and disappeared.

Gu Qingshan wanted to ask again, but those women in the mist sang in unison: "The white horse is in the empty valley. A bunch of grass is like a jade."

After this sentence was sung, the fog cleared away.

In an instant, the entire courtyard was empty, and those women from just now were like a dream, which no longer existed.

Gu Qingshan was stunned for a while, then looked down.

The black orchid lay quietly on the window sill, emitting a dark and fascinated light under the moonlight.