A car accident, our family of three crossed

Chapter 203 If the Benefactor is Willing to Take Him in

After several days of rest, Chai the hunter's injuries had improved visibly. As long as he didn't make any big movements, he could basically walk freely on the ground.

The burns on my face have begun to scab over, so there is no need to wrap them with cloth anymore. I think the scabs will fall off in a few days, but unfortunately, they will leave ugly scars all over my face.

For several days, he had been recuperating in the west room, and the only people he had contact with were Hang Shuheng and Shuisheng. With Hang Shuheng's permission, today, he appeared in front of other people for the first time.

It was the first time that Song Ning saw the man's injuries so clearly, and he couldn't help but gasp. His face was almost covered with burn marks, and his appearance was completely ruined.

"It looks ugly and scares the lady and the young master."

"No, no, this is all caused by your injury, not your will."

Chai the hunter was worried that this appearance would scare them, but he didn't expect that they were not as weak as he imagined. The child was even bold enough to stare at him curiously and was not afraid at all.

Come to think of it, he sneaked into the study that night to assassinate them. How could he, who was on the verge of life and death, still have the courage to negotiate with the criminals, be easily scared away by such a thing?

"Thank you for your care these days." He bowed to express his gratitude to the family.

Song Ning quickly turned aside and said, "You don't have to do this. It's our fate that we can save you. For us, saving people is also a merit."

"The benefactor has a kind heart and will surely be blessed in the future."

Song Ning felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "I wish you good luck! Your injury has just improved, don't stand all the time, sit down quickly!"

Chai the hunter did not try to be stubborn and sat down across the table as he was told.

Hang Shuheng suddenly said, "Aning! Is it time to prepare lunch?"

"Well, yes, I need to stew some pig's trotter soup, which will take some time." It was actually still a little early, but Song Ning understood that he had something to say to that person, so he followed his wishes and took Yangyang out.

Hunter Chai seemed to understand his intention of sending them away, "My benefactor, do you have any advice for me?"

"What are your plans next? Your external injuries have all healed well. As long as you don't make any big movements, you should be able to walk freely. I saw that you had medicine on you before, and your wounds have been treated. I'm sure you can handle it well on your own even without me."

These days, Hang Shuheng never took the initiative to ask about this man's origins, and he never showed any interest in how he got all these injuries. If it was just a burn, it might be an accident, but it was a knife wound, which was unusual, and it was probably a revenge killing.

Chai the hunter understood that this was an order to expel him, which meant: your injury is almost healed and you can leave.

It seems to be euphemistic, but it is actually very straightforward. This young man looks gentle on the outside, but it is actually difficult to get along with him. Chai the hunter couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then he was confused. What are his plans for the next step? He didn't know what to do next.

"I……"

Hang Shuheng saw that he opened his mouth to speak, but then fell silent, as if he hadn't thought of how to answer, so he said: "For example, before you were rescued by us, what were your plans? Where did you come from, and where were you going?"

Hunter Chai put his hands on his knees, remained silent for a long time, lowered his head and said quietly: "I... have no plans, and nowhere to go. If, if the benefactor is willing to take me in, I am willing to work for the benefactor."

After saying that, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Hang Shuheng, and his originally lifeless eyes seemed to be injected with new brilliance. Staying with his benefactor was a sudden inspiration for him. First, he could repay his benefactor, second, perhaps he could atone for his sins, and third...

This time, it was Hang Shuheng who fell silent. After a moment, he said, "I can't keep a person of unknown origin by my side. Besides, that person may be found by my enemies at any time."

Chai the Hunter was stunned. He couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be found by those people again in the future, but he still wanted to try. After all, in his current state, even if his wife and daughter were still alive, they might not be able to recognize him.

Thinking of the tragic death of his wife and daughter, he smiled miserably and spoke of some of his experiences in a nonsensical way, "When I was young, I was a warrior. Because I offended a big shot, I had to live in seclusion in the mountains with my wife and daughter and became a hunter.

I didn’t expect that after so many years, those people would still come. My wife and daughter were killed because of me, and my home was burned to ashes. The burns on my body were caused by rushing into the sea of ​​fire to save them…”

"But it's too late. When I rescued them from the fire, they had already been killed." His hands on his knees clenched unconsciously. His whole body was tense, trying his best to suppress the sadness and despair that were about to be revealed.

Hang Shuheng saw this and said, "If you don't want the wound to split again, don't get too excited. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome to deal with it if it splits again."

As soon as Hang Shuheng finished speaking, Chai Hunter's tightly clenched fists loosened, and his tense body also relaxed. "Thank you for the reminder!"

"My condolences." Hang Shuheng sighed. He didn't expect it to be so tragic. His wife and children were separated, and his family was destroyed. "I sympathize with your experience, but I can't gamble with the lives of our family."

"Don't worry, benefactor. I have killed all those who came to kill me." He stroked his unrecognizable face and said, "Besides, I look like this now. Even if someone comes again, I'm afraid they won't recognize me."

Hang Shuheng stared at his face for a long time. What he said was not without reason. This face was so burnt that even if his wife and daughter were still alive, they might not recognize him. In addition, Hang Shuheng also noticed that he killed all the people who came to kill him, so he must be very powerful.

"How many people can you deal with alone?"

Hunter Chai was silent for a moment, then said, "For ordinary scoundrels, a dozen or so should not be a problem. If we ambush them in the forest, we may be able to deal with more people."

As expected, he was quite capable, but even so, Hang Shuheng still couldn't trust him easily and didn't dare to keep him around rashly. But at the same time, he really wanted to find someone who could serve as a bodyguard.

At this moment, there were two voices arguing in Hang Shuheng's heart.

One said: This person has a complicated background and is potentially dangerous, so he cannot be kept.

The other said: This guy is quite powerful, and he might be a good bodyguard if we keep him.

Suddenly, Hang Shuheng asked, "Your wife and daughter have been killed, don't you plan to seek revenge on the person behind the incident?"

A hint of hatred flashed across Chai Hunter's eyes, which was caught by Hang Shuheng.

Chapter 204: Indenture

"It seems that your purpose of staying is not simple!" Hang Shuheng suddenly laughed. As long as there is a purpose, it becomes a transaction, which is easier to handle.

Negotiation was something he was best at. "Tell me! What is your purpose?"

Hunter Chai was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that this young man could actually see through his hidden thoughts.

"My benefactor has a pair of eyes that can see into people's hearts!" He took a sip of the tea in front of him, moistened his dry throat, and said, "I heard from the child that my benefactor is a scholar and has passed the examination for Tongsheng."

That child refers to Shuisheng.

"If you are determined to take the imperial examination, your future path will definitely be extraordinary, and the potential dangers around you will increase. I am willing to stay by your side and protect you. I only hope that if you can become a high-ranking official in the future, you can help me with revenge."

"You want to use me to help you with your revenge?" Hang Shuheng smiled and said, "What makes you think I can reach that level in the future?" Even he himself did not have that much confidence, but the uncle in front of him was quite confident in him.

"I don't know why, but I believe my benefactor can do it."

"First of all, I am very grateful that you think so highly of me, but how can I be sure that if you follow me, you will be able to be of use to me?"

"What does the benefactor want?"

Chai the hunter looked at the young man in front of him and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. The other party was clearly smiling, but he always felt that there was something malicious in that smile.

"Unless, you are willing to sign a contract to sell yourself. How about that? Anyway, I saved your life. If you sign the contract and sell your life to me, it will be worth my using such a good medicine to save your life." Hang Shuheng did not feel ashamed at all for asking for a reward. He suddenly felt that signing a contract to sell himself seemed to be a good idea.

Hunter Chai was stunned for a long while, then he laughed softly, his hoarse voice was very unpleasant to the ear, "Well, I am alone now, and it would be a blessing if I could have some connection with you and become a member of your family in the future."

He stood up from his chair and knelt down to Hang Shuheng, "I am Chai Wu, forty-one years old, free from all ties, and willing to sell myself to you, sir, and will be loyal to you from now on."

Seeing that the other party agreed so readily, Hang Shuheng rarely felt a little guilty. He was taking advantage of someone's misfortune! But the guilt was only temporary. In order to avoid more trouble, he went to the study to get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a contract on the spot, and asked Chai Hunter to sign and put his fingerprints on it.

Hang Shuheng blew the ink off the paper and when he had time he went to the government office to stamp the contract with the official seal before it was truly established.

"From now on, we will call you Uncle Chai! For now, you should heal your wounds first. When you are well, I plan to let the children learn some martial arts from you. What do you think?" He folded the indenture and put it in his arms. "Just treat you as the martial arts teacher I hired for the children. I will not let you teach for nothing. I will pay you a monthly salary and will not treat you unfairly."

"I am alone, and money is useless to me. I am content with having food to eat."

Hang Shuheng didn't say anything, and told him to rest in the room, and then he went out. When the contract of sale was handed to Song Ning, Song Ning was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

"Put it away first. When you go into the city another day, you can stop by the county government office to get an official seal."

"No, what's going on?"

"As you can see, this is a contract of sale."

"Of course I know this is a contract of sale, but why did he sign it?" Song Ning narrowed his eyes and looked at Hang Shuheng with suspicion, "Did you force him?"

Hang Shuheng touched his nose out of habit, "He did it voluntarily, put it away quickly!"

Song Ning would never believe his lies. If he hadn't done anything, why would she sign this contract? For this matter, at lunch time, he personally brought the meal to the west room. Seeing that Chai Hunter was very respectful to him, he felt a little guilty.

But she couldn't secretly undermine her man, so she could only make her attitude clear, "Uncle, take good care of your injuries. Since you have nowhere else to go, just treat this place as your own home. Just treat us as your own juniors. Don't pay too much attention to those rules. We are not the kind of people who pay attention to rules. Just do whatever you want..."

Song Ning said a lot, but felt that it was a bit unnecessary. What's the point of saying more? Between people, it always takes long-term contact to find a way of getting along that suits both parties.

"Thank you for your consideration, ma'am." Chai Wu's dry heart felt a surge of warmth because of her kindness.

Song Ning didn't know what else to say. It didn't seem right to stay here any longer, so he found an excuse to leave. "Then you eat first. I'm leaving."

Kyoto, Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the study room in the main courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, five men in black stood side by side. The leader, holding a bronze plaque in his hand, walked up to the old Prime Minister who was sitting in the main seat.

"Sir, Cheng Bian has been killed by us, and his wife and daughter have also been burned to death. This is the token we found in his home."

The old prime minister took the token and played with it for a while, then raised his eyelids and asked, "Why did only you come back? Where are the others?"

"There were sixteen of us who went there. Except for the five of us, the others were ambushed and killed by Cheng Bian. It was because our leader and Cheng Bian died together that the five of us were able to escape."

"However, there are wild beasts in the deep mountains. We dare not rashly snatch food from the beasts. We failed to bring back Cheng Bian's head. Please punish us, sir."

After saying that, the five people knelt on one knee in unison, "Please punish me, sir."

"Forget it, forget it. You should go down and clean up first. Come back and report back after you're done." The smell on these people was so strong that the old prime minister covered his nose and couldn't stand it, so he quickly sent them away.

Those men traveled day and night. They wore the same clothes when they left and when they came back. The smell of blood and sweat mixed together. When they walked in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the servants passing by couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses. No wonder the old prime minister couldn't stand it.

"Your Excellency won't be suspicious, will you?"

"Now only a few of us have returned alive. The other brothers are all dead. There is no evidence. As long as we insist that Cheng Bian is dead, there will be no problem."

When they reached a deserted place, they started talking in low voices. Before returning to Beijing, they had agreed on a common statement.

"We are all in this together. If one person loses, we all lose. This matter must be kept to myself. If anyone lets it slip, all five of us will die."

Naturally, the others understood what the little leader said. They were working for the Prime Minister's Mansion and had some idea of ​​what kind of person their master was.

On the surface, the old prime minister seems to be a good master who cares for his subordinates, but in reality he is a cruel and ruthless old fox. If he knew that they were hiding something, the only outcome waiting for them would be death.