#159 - New organization established
“Shua shua shua shua!”
The night was still in the small residence, save for the occasional flash of swords in Wei Changtian's room.
The commotion didn't seem too big, but if anyone could see the scene in the room at this moment, they would probably be shocked.
Twenty-nine swords were suspended in the dim candlelight, intersecting and interweaving, the flashing cold light dazzling.
Sometimes they lined up in a straight line, sometimes in a herringbone shape, sometimes like blooming flowers, and sometimes they presented a very wicked shape of "hanging."
“Ding~”
Two long swords lightly collided, giving off a crisp sound.
Accompanied by a sigh, the twenty-nine swords suddenly turned their heads and disappeared into a scabbard in the blink of an eye.
“Alas.”
Wei Changtian shook his head, took a deep breath while looking at the red rope on the hilt of the Dragon Roar Blade.
Twenty-nine is almost the limit.
It has been two days since he returned from the Shiwan Mountains, and he has spent almost all of these two days practicing "Ten Thousand Blades 引 (Yin, Guiding)" at home.
At first, he could only control about ten at the same time. After eating the Bodhi Flower, this number doubled, reaching the current number of twenty-nine.
However, it is still a bit difficult to control twenty-nine flying blades at the same time, and collisions like the one just now often occur.
If you want to achieve the level of "handy", twenty is the most.
"Ten Thousand Blades 引" is a special supernatural power like "Dream Dao", not a martial skill, so further practice will not be very effective.
If you want to continue to improve, you either have to improve your realm or your mental strength.
Forget it, let’s leave it like this for now, twenty is enough to be awesome.
Wei Changtian decided to end the training on "Ten Thousand Blades 引" here, and then he still had to practice "Heavenly Net Fist" and "Soaring Steps" to perfection.
Calming his mind, he took a sip of iced tea and locked his eyes on a notice on the table.
This was a notice posted by the state government this morning, with three main points.
First, Ning Yuker's "body" has been found in the moat. The whole body was disfigured, and the government judged that she was Princess Rouan through her figure, clothing, and jewelry.
More than half a month has passed since the assassination of Prince Shun. Although the streets are still lively, the whole incident seems to have entered the final stage.
The culprit, "Xuantian Society's Shu Prefecture Branch", has been wiped out, and other branches in various places are expected to suffer a devastating blow one after another.
Princess Rouan, who had been missing since the incident, is also dead. Whether she was innocent or "committed suicide in fear of crime", the discussion about her has indeed decreased a lot.
And the mysteriously missing Shao Ying'an.
Wei Changtian certainly knew that Ning Yongnian was gradually liquidating the rebellious party, and he was too lazy to think about what the ignorant ordinary people would think.
“Dong dong dong~”
A slight knock on the door suddenly floated into his ears.
“Come in.”
Wei Changtian replied casually, and then saw Zhang San slip into the room.
“Young Master, Young Master Chu has arrived, and he has also brought five people.”
A quarter of an hour later.
The secret room was brightly lit. In addition to Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping, there were also five young men standing in the room, each with a black pill in front of them.
These five people were all selected from the Gongji Association according to Wei Changtian's requirements.
Good talent in cultivation, literate, and under the age of twenty-five.
“.I have already said what should be said, and you must already know the pros and cons.”
“I will never force anyone, and you don’t need to have any concerns. Eat it if you want, and don’t eat it if you don’t want to.”
“Now, I’ll give you a stick of incense to choose.”
“.”
The candlelight flickered slightly, and it was silent.
The five young men looked at each other, and without any hesitation, they immediately picked up the puppet pills and stuffed them directly into their mouths, swallowing them into their stomachs with the wriggling of their Adam's apples.
In the next second, the pupils of the five people all shrank slightly, and then gradually returned to normal after a few breaths.
They looked at Wei Changtian with some doubts, as if they had not felt any changes in themselves.
But Wei Changtian knew that the puppet pill had taken effect.
From this moment on, if any of these five people had the intention of betraying him, what awaited him was instant death.
“Pa!”
A wooden box was thrown on the table, and five demon spirit pills of about the same size were lying in it.
“Demon spirit pills containing twenty years of cultivation, one for each person.”
“.”
Although the five men were a little excited, none of them declined, and they immediately stepped forward and took one each.
On the other side, Wei Changtian continued calmly:
“Starting tomorrow, you will no longer be the you of the past.”
“Names, origins, ages, everything will be arranged for you by Young Master Chu, and you will have a month to adapt to your new identities.”
“During this month, I will send someone to teach you a set of saber techniques, as well as daily behavior.”
“A month later, you will enter Shu Prefecture City and the various gangs and sects in the capital, and even the government yamen with brand new identities.”
“At that time, everything will depend on you. I may help you in secret, but I may not.”
“And you only have one goal, and that is to climb up by any means.”
Wei Changtian's eyes sharpened, and he asked in a deep voice:
“Do you understand?”
“We understand!”
The expressions of the five people were extremely serious, and they almost roared their answer.
“Hmm.”
Wei Changtian nodded in satisfaction. This scene inevitably reminded him of Tsang Chi-wai's classic opening remarks in 《Infernal Affairs》.
Looking at the five people standing upright opposite him, he suddenly had an impulse and smiled:
“Then I wish you all a smooth journey and a steady rise!”
Another quarter of an hour later.
The five young men had already left, leaving only Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping in the secret room.
“Young Master, I already have a general range for the second batch of candidates, and I am now investigating their backgrounds. It will take about ten days to determine.”
“I will list the future destinations of each person, and the Young Master will make the final decision.”
“I have already found a place for their training. If the Young Master is interested, you can take some time to take a look.”
“.”
Chu Xianping reported on various tasks in an orderly manner, while Wei Changtian listened and kept sighing in his heart.
It was so damn right to take Chu Xianping for his own use!
As long as you give him an idea, he can realize it for you immediately!
From this point of view, Chu Xianping is a bit like Li Yang.
It's just that one is "martial" and the other is "civil".
Good fellow, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Fledgling???
“Young Master, I have one more thing that needs you to make a decision on.”
On the other side, Chu Xianping did not know Wei Changtian's mental activities, and suddenly asked, “Should this organization be given a name?”
“Name?”
Wei Changtian was stunned. After he came back to his senses, the first thing that popped into his mind was the intelligence organization established by Xiao Feng in the original work - Dawn.
This name is indeed very domineering, but it always feels like it is going to overthrow some evil dynasty and save the common people.
What's more, whenever Wei Changtian thinks of these two words, he always associates them with Naruto.
In this case, it's better to call it
“Same Boat.”
“Same Boat?”
Chu Xianping pondered for a moment and nodded: “Okay, I understand.”
In the same boat, cross the river together.
Wei Changtian just simply wanted to put together an idiom.
Although he has certain expectations for this two-five-boy organization, he never expected at this moment how terrible the three words "Same Boat Society" would become in the future.
