Chapter 146 Recruitment
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The blade is three feet three inches long, and the handle is two feet two inches long.

The white tiger's eyes are angry at the knife's jaw and mouth, it is raised to the level of eyebrows and raised like a tide.

Chen Ji slowly put the knife in front of him. The whale knife did not leave a drop of blood and was as smooth as a mirror.

In the moonlight, he saw himself in the "mirror". The dead leaves in the mountains were swept behind him by the mountain wind, and the hair beside his ears moved slightly in the wind, all clearly visible.

The wind stopped.

A dead leaf slowly fell from the sky onto the whale's blade, was silently split into two, and lightly returned to the earth.

After traveling through ten thousand years, the sword finally returned to his hands.

Chen Ji suddenly thought, if this knife is real, if the inexplicable feeling of familiarity he had when holding the knife is also real, then everything Xuanyuan said must also be true.

Keguixu, peach blossoms, friends, teachers, students, stars in the sky...why can't I remember anything at all?
Who are you?

A rustling sound came from dozens of steps away. Chen Ji looked around calmly, but there was no one in the dark forest.

The other party did not seem to be in a hurry to surround and kill him. They just hid in the shadows of the mountains and forests and asked, "Mr. Feng asked me to ask you, have you made a decision?"

Chen Ji took a deep breath: "What decision?"

The interrogator said calmly, "Mr. Feng is asking you, do you want to escape back to Luocheng, or go back to the military town to save your friend?"

These black-clad killers who suddenly appeared were like wandering ghosts, asking heart-piercing questions.

Chen Ji no longer answered, but just dragged the whale knife towards the military town, walking faster and faster.

When passing by a big tree, the bark of the tree seemed to fall off, revealing a black figure, who silently slashed at Chen Ji's back with a knife.

But Chen Ji had seen this method of using light and shadow to ambush and kill people too many times at Feng Huai's place.

In an instant, he turned around and slashed with a knife as if he had eyes on his back. A trace of blood splattered on the ground, and the man in black slowly fell to the ground.

Be decisive and leave no room for maneuver.

When Chen Ji walked forward again, he saw the shadowy figures in the woods retreating backwards.

Someone whispered, "It doesn't look like an acquired realm, it's an innate realm."

Someone responded: "It's not the innate realm, it's the knife."

"Mr. Feng has ordered that the killing be done without mercy."

"Kill without mercy!"

The black shadows stopped retreating and immediately surrounded and killed Chen Ji, forming a net around him.

When the traces go to the left, the net goes to the left; when the traces go to the right, the net goes to the right, getting tighter and tighter.

These four black-clothed men who were subjected to the art of exorcism were far superior to the ordinary elite soldiers. Even Chen Ji, who had embarked on the path of cultivation, could not escape them, and their physical fitness was almost the same.

When the four men in black were only five steps away from Chen Ji, all of them burst out with unparalleled sword light at the same time, with four swords, making it difficult to keep up.

Chen Ji suddenly pounced forward like a tiger, swinging the whale knife in his hand wildly to meet the attack, completely ignoring the knife lights on the left, right, and behind, and only wanted to kill the person in front of him.

The man in black in front of him was startled and immediately stepped back.

But as soon as he retreated, Chen Ji stopped chasing him and turned to face the other three people. The knife turned with his body and the long and narrow whale knife drew a bright arc under the moonlight. With three clangs, the three long knives broke!

The man in black who was frightened away by him rushed forward again and swung his knife to help, trying to force Chen Ji to turn back, but Chen Ji half-knelt on the ground without looking back and swung his knife with his backhand. The knife was like a halberd, cutting off the wrist of the man in black behind him.

Chen Ji half-knelt on the ground, looking around at them quietly, like a tiger crawling in the wild.

The four men in black looked at each other and were about to abandon their broken swords and fight to the death with their bare hands when suddenly a faint and melodious flute sound came from afar.

It is as if a little shepherd boy is sitting sideways on the broad back of a black buffalo, slowly passing across the stone arch bridge, with a small bridge and stream nearby and Baiyun Mountain cliff in the distance.

Mr. Feng.

For some reason, Chen Ji did not see the flute player, but subconsciously read the other person's name in his mind.

It seems that as long as the other person appears, no matter in what form, you know it must be him.

A man in black held up his broken right wrist with his left hand and said calmly, "Mr. Feng wants to see you. It's up to you to decide whether to see you or not."

After saying that, the four men in black retreated one after another, retreating into the shadows of the forest.

Chen Ji stood up and looked towards the source of the flute sound.

He pondered for a moment, then took the whale knife and walked towards the sound of the flute. As he got closer, the sound of the flute suddenly became like bamboo shadows and sword energy, full of murderous aura.

Chen Ji looked around subconsciously, almost thinking that hundreds of swordsmen and axemen were about to come out of the forest, but there was nothing around. He suddenly realized that the other party had blown the flute to create an illusion of an ambush from all sides. After walking a few dozen steps, he saw Mr. Feng in a blue shirt sitting on a low blue stone holding a flute. The fisherman who had appeared on the black-sailed boat was standing quietly beside him.

Chen Ji bowed and said, "Mr. Feng."

Mr. Feng slowly put down his flute and looked at Chen Ji with a smile: "Why didn't you take the opportunity to escape?"

Chen Ji said calmly: "You can't run away."

Mr. Feng clapped his hands and praised, "Smart. But if you are a smart man, why do you want to go back to the military town? You should know that it is useless for you, a small official in the post-heaven realm, to go back. Besides, you have not known the prince and the princess for a long time, so why lose your life for others?"

Chen Ji leaned against a tree trunk with a tired look on his face and let out a long sigh: "Maybe I'm not smart enough."

Mr. Feng sighed: "You are not not smart enough, but you are doing it for the so-called youthful chivalry."

Chen Ji remained silent.

Mr. Feng handed the flute to the fisherman beside him, smiled and stood up from the bluestone, slowly walking towards Chenji: "There was once a man who said that he could cut off nine-tenths of the chivalrous spirit in the world with fame and fortune as a knife. Over the years, all the chivalrous men in the world have been recruited by the court, and all the sects have disappeared. All the ways of cultivation in the world have been shelved, and the world has become a boring place."

He looked at Chen Ji and said, "But when I saw you today, I suddenly realized that his words actually have another meaning. It turns out that there is still a bit of chivalry in this world that even he can't kill. It's admirable, lamentable, praiseworthy, tearful... ridiculous."

Chen Ji was puzzled and didn't know who Mr. Feng was talking about.

Fame and fortune are the sword that cuts off nine-tenths of the chivalrous spirit in the world.

What a loud tone.

Chen Ji asked, "Why does Mr. Feng find it funny?"

Mr. Feng smiled and replied: "The so-called chivalrous spirit is the courage to do something knowing that it is impossible. But if you know it is impossible, why do it?"

Chen Ji said: "I don't understand what chivalry is, nor do I think chivalry is just courage. I made the decision just to have a clear conscience... Since Mr. Feng is a smart man, why did he choose the Liu family?"

Mr. Feng stood in front of Chen Ji and said with interest: "Tell me, why can't I choose the Liu family?"

Chen Ji thought for a moment and said, "Although the Liu family is a foreign relative, powerful and noble, with the Empress Dowager above and the prominent families of Yuzhou below, Your Majesty has long been resentful of the Liu family, and it is only a matter of time before they fall. Your Majesty ascended the throne at the age of eleven, and has been on the throne for thirty-one years now. They couldn't defeat the eleven-year-old child thirty-one years ago, so how could they defeat the one thirty-one years later?"

Mr. Feng smiled and said, "Go on."

Chen Ji continued, "Let's not talk about your majesty and the Imperial Household Department, let's talk about the aristocratic families in this world. The Xu, Hu, Chen, Qi, Liu, and Yang families are like fierce tigers, and the Liu family can only be ranked last among them. Maybe it was very powerful in the early years, but now it can't compare with the other five families. Is that right?"

Mr. Feng nodded: "That's right, the other families don't think highly of the Liu family now. The Liu family's decline is also due to their cannibalization."

Chen Ji looked up into Mr. Feng's eyes and said, "Since Mr. Feng can see through all this, why don't you change your family? As the saying goes, a wise bird chooses a tree to inhabit, and a wise minister chooses a ruler to serve. It's a pity for a smart person like Mr. Feng to stay in the Liu family."

Mr. Feng raised his head and laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, no wonder you dared to come to me directly, it turns out you wanted to trick me into going to the Chen family, you are really bold and courageous. However, you did find a way to survive when you were in a desperate situation, not bad!"

Chen Ji stood with his sword in hand and said calmly, "I am not looking for a way out for myself, but for Mr. Feng."

The world was silent and all was quiet.

In this forest, even the sound of birds singing cannot be heard.

The young man in the night was embarrassed but determined, with a long sword in his hand, standing tall and proud!
The fisherman behind Mr. Feng immediately stepped forward to punish Chen Ji for his outrageous remarks.

Mr. Feng raised his hand to stop him, and said to Chen Ji with a smile: "The head of the Chen family is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Minister of Revenue, and he also controls the two states of Shanzhou and Dongzhou. It seems that the future of the Chen family is brighter than that of the Liu family. However, you can't be the master of the Chen family. Chen Ji, Chen Ji, you are a bastard who is not allowed to enter the ancestral temple during the ancestral worship. How can you recruit me?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "I'm not trying to convince Mr. Feng for the Chen family."

"Who is that for?"

"Prince Jing's Mansion."

Mr. Feng fell into deep thought.

Chen Ji said softly, "Mr. Feng, the fact that the Liu family is in collusion with the Jing Dynasty has been leaked. Although there is no solid evidence, the court does not need evidence to act. I think that the army of His Majesty is stationed in the north of Yuzhou to guard against the Liu family. Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for the Liu family to rebel. The building will collapse. Instead of being buried with the Liu family, why not leave in time? Let the prince and the princess go, and Prince Jing will guarantee that you will be safe."

"Aren't you worried that Prince Jing is also involved in the treason?" Mr. Feng asked curiously.

Chen Ji shook his head: "If Prince Jing is connected with the Liu family, then Elder Liu wouldn't have to use the prince and the princess as bargaining chips. Mr. Feng, it's not too late to turn back."

Mr. Feng looked at him with amusement: "You dare to think and say so. You are obviously going to die, but you are still talking nonsense here. How about this, you don't want to recruit me. I see that you are a talent. Why don't you work by my side and I will spare your life. Otherwise, I won't waste half a day talking to you."

He looked at Chen Ji steadily and asked, "How about you follow me?"

Chen Ji: “Okay.”

The world is quiet again.

Mr. Feng was silent for a long time, then suddenly bent over and laughed: "Interesting, very interesting!"

(End of this chapter)