Chapter 17 Cooperation

Old Liu Tou smiled, "Mr. Li, I was thinking that I've never left the village in my life, and I want to go out and see the world. But I don't know anyone outside. After thinking it over and over, you're the only person I know."

"I can't do much, but I'm pretty good at serving tea, pouring water, and cooking. How about I work for you as a hired hand? I don't need wages, just food."

Old Liu Tou didn't mention repaying my kindness, just said he wanted to work for me. But I knew he came to thank me for saving the village.

Anyway, I also need to find a place to settle down. When I go out to do missions in the future, there has to be someone to take care of the house. Old Liu Tou is honest, so I can rest assured.

I nodded and said, "You can follow me, but I have one condition. Don't call me Mr. Li, I'm not used to it. Just call me Li Po."

"Okay, okay..." Old Liu Tou was happy, and followed behind me with his bundle on his back.

Old Liu took a few steps before saying, "Li... Li Po! Aren't you taking Zhuangzi and the others? They are all good men, and they all remember your kindness. They can help you a lot in the future."

"No! Don't say I didn't do them any favors, even if I did, kindness can turn into hatred. It's better not to let people remember it." The reason I could take Old Liu Tou was because he didn't have high expectations for the future.

But Zhao Zhuang is different. Zhao Zhuang is an ambitious and ruthless person.

At first, he might follow me willingly, but when he has enough strength, he will definitely not be willing to be inferior to others. Such a person, if used well, is a sharp blade, but you must also have the strength to suppress his ambition.

I don't have any ambition to dominate, so why would I want to find a subordinate who is both capable and ambitious.

Old Liu also understood what I meant, and couldn't help but sigh.

On the way out of Fish Basket Village, I was wondering where to settle down.

Some things you can't think about. If you think about them too much, they change. It only took me ten minutes to realize that I was a bit dumb from my master's teaching. The Nine Ghosts did things like robbing houses and harming lives for money, but my master only taught me how to slay ghosts and subdue demons.

If I want to settle down, at most I can find a place to live and wait for a mission. But the Underworld only gives missions, not money!

I haven't gotten any money in Fish Basket Village yet. Before the next mission, am I going to have to beg for food?

I thought for a long time, and finally came up with a crooked idea. First find a place to live, and then find a mahjong parlor or something, play mahjong for a few days, and with the gambling skills that Ghost Three taught me, I don't believe I can't earn enough money for food and drink.

Once I decided on the idea, I started thinking about Ye Yang.

I took the two of them into a restaurant, sent Old Liu to order food, and sat down opposite Ye Yang: "I said, Ye Yang, although we are partners, only one person can be the boss when we actually go on a mission. When the time comes, will you listen to me, or will I listen to you?"

Ye Yang said lightly, "One move to decide the winner."

"Good!" As soon as the word "good" came out of my mouth, my eyes locked on Ye Yang's vital points.

Between Ye Yang's calm gaze meeting mine, the killing intent on both of us suddenly soared. Under the crazy collision of invisible momentum within the limited space, the small private room of only a few square meters seemed to have fallen into a battlefield where thousands of troops were facing each other.

The solemnity of the atmosphere and the intensity of the killing intent were enough to suffocate people.

After a moment, the cups and bowls on the table began to tremble violently without being touched. Only Ye Yang and I remained motionless. Our gazes collided in the air, and our momentum also rose steadily.

Just when the two of us were deadlocked, Old Liu suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.

The sound of the door opening was like a signal, triggering the killing intent in both of us.

Two cold lights burst out and collided. The solid wood table split into pieces and flew up. The two cold lights went straight for their targets amidst the flying wood chips.

As the flying pieces of wood fell to the ground, Bai Zhou in my hand stopped three inches away from Ye Yang's neck.

The soft sword that popped out of Ye Yang's sleeve had also touched my throat, and the cold light on the sword flickered eerily.

As Ye Yang and I revealed a hint of a smile at the same time, the button on Ye Yang's chest was cut open as if by a knife, and fell to the ground in two halves.

My left hand was holding the hilt of Zi Ye, and Ye Yang's left hand was also hiding the light of a sword. He had another weapon in his hand. It seemed that he should have two swords, one long and one short. The long sword was held normally, and the short sword was held in reverse. Only a true assassin would practice the reversed double blades.

I didn't move Zi Ye, and he didn't draw his short sword. We said one move, and even if there was no winner, we didn't attack again.

Although we both showed our killing intent, we didn't have any murderous intent. Our attacks were very measured, and we both had hidden cards. This move was a draw.

Old Liu Tou, who rushed in from outside, was so frightened that he almost tripped over the wood: "What's going on? What's wrong? Why are you fighting?"

"We're just playing around!" I said to Ye Yang, "We couldn't show off this time. We'll compete again after we eat."

"No need!" Ye Yang retracted his long sword: "I'll listen to you when we're on a mission. I understood the mission you did in Fish Basket Village very well. In many ways, you are stronger than me. You make the decisions, and I'll cooperate! But..."

Ye Yang changed the subject and said, "When we're not on a mission, you have to listen to me."