Chapter 282, Live in darkness, die in light
"good!"
"I will do my best to investigate the whereabouts of Zhenren Zhang!"
Shen Wansan didn't ask anything and responded directly with a serious expression.
It's really not difficult for him to find someone.
It's nothing more than a heavy reward, and he has plenty of money.
As for why Song Qingshu was looking for Zhang Zhenren or what happened in the middle, he didn't want to know at all.
He knows his place, and he just needs to do things.
"Okay." Song Qingshu smiled and held up the teacup to signal Shen Wansan, and then said some other things.
Soon after, Song Qingshu stood up and spoke.
"If you have any problems in the future, you can contact Wudang or the Sky Eagle Sect, and they will handle it for you."
"I go first."
Shen Wansan stood up and saluted respectfully.
"Huh? Won't you send me out?" Seeing Shen Wansan standing there motionless, Song Qingshu said with a smile.
"Let's go."
Hearing this, Shen Wansan suppressed the excitement in his heart and quickly led the way.
"Master Song, please!!"
"please!!"
Song Qingshu walked calmly in front, accompanied by Shen Wansan, one step behind Song Qingshu.
Obviously, Shen Wansan knew his status very well.
Many servants and guards in the courtyard looked at Shen Wansan and Song Qingshu and saluted repeatedly.
"I've seen you, Master Song, the head of the family..."
"I've seen you, Master Song, the head of the family..."
"..."
Not long ago, everyone knew that Song Qingshu was coming, and everyone was more surprised than Shen Wansan.
If the head of the family has a relationship with Song Qingshu and Song Daxia, then the Shen family will have no worries from now on.
"I'm sorry for bothering all my martial arts comrades this time. Thank you very much." Song Qingshu responded to everyone's salutes and smiled.
Everyone in the Wulin responded politely.
"It should, it should."
"We would also like to thank Master Song..."
"..."
The road from the inside of the manor to the outside is not long, but it goes very slowly.
Many people were outside originally, but when they heard that Song Qingshu was coming, they all ran back. Whether it was out of curiosity, admiration, or something else, they all came back anyway.
This also resulted in many, many people gathering in the manor.
…
Outside the manor.
Song Qingshu left the manor as everyone saw him off.
When Song Qingshu disappeared from everyone's sight, many people's eyes changed when they looked at Shen Wansan.
Before, everyone only knew that Song Qingshu came to see Shen Wansan to discuss something.
But now... Shen Wansan actually sent Song Qingshu away.
The meaning is self-evident.
The problem was not that Shen Wansan sent him away, but that Song Qingshu asked Shen Wansan to send him away.
What is Song Qingshu's character and status?
"Master Shen, I see you are very busy here. I am sending some people over."
"Yes, Master Shen, we are already on the way. If you have anything to do, just ask."
"..."
Shen Wansan thanked everyone politely, and at the same time did not refuse other people's kindness and arranged some things.
He knew very well that everyone was showing favor to him because of Song Qingshu.
After Shen Wansan returned to the study, he picked up the wine on the table, one glass after another.
Then bursts into laughter.
Everything today had a great impact on him.
He, Shen Wansan... has gained a foothold in this troubled world, truly established a foothold.
Although he and Song Qingshu haven't finished the matter yet, just because Song Qingshu asked him to send it out today contained too much meaning.
After today, the entire martial arts world knew that Shen Wansan was recognized by Song Qingshu.
"Somebody come!"
After a long time, Shen Wansan calmed down and shouted loudly.
A person walked in quickly and saluted respectfully: "Master..."
Shen Wansan took out a token from a hidden secret cabinet, handed it over, and then quickly gave instructions.
"Seven days later, there will be a banquet at Yunlong Tower in Luoyang City."
…
Just an hour.
News came out in Luoyang City that shocked countless people.
"Song Daxia and Yang Nuxia are engaged, and Luoyang City celebrates it for seven days."
"From roadside stalls to inns, everything is free."
"..."
Not only that, carriages were delivered one by one from merchants and manor shops everywhere.
Among them are rice, meat, clothes, etc...
Two hours later.
There are more than twenty free distribution points like this in Luoyang City.
There are designated places for collecting money, rice, oil, and salt, as well as meat, food, and clothing.
Various items were piled up like mountains, and there were countless guards around. Many people were familiar with these people.
These are all escort agencies, gangs, or some prestigious families.
Originally no one believed in such a huge good thing, but when it happened to everyone in the martial arts world and even some famous people, Bai Xin believed it.
Countless people flocked here.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."
"No, no, you should thank Master Song. We are just following the instructions."
"Thank you, sir."
"..."
Such scenes appeared in countless places.
For ordinary people, they really don’t know much about who Song Qingshu is. They just know that Song Qingshu is the son of the leader of Wudang.
But at this time, everyone wanted to know more.
If someone is curious, someone will naturally answer.
Everything was so logical. Song Qingshu's experience, contribution to the Central Plains, silent dedication, and sacrifice of his life for the Central Plains were passed down from generation to generation.
In such troubled times, having a full stomach is a luxury, but now Song Qingshu has given everyone the opportunity to have a full stomach, not just for one meal, but for seven days. How can they not be grateful.
Not only that, but also food, clothes...
The places where supplies are distributed are in full swing, and the stalls and inns in Luoyang City are even more lively.
Originally, Shen Wansan had already talked to someone and had all the material and money ready.
But now... there seems to be a change.
The entire city of Luoyang is divided into four areas. The inns and stalls in these areas are all booked by other martial arts forces and merchants.
Even if Shen Wansan went to give money, no one would accept it.
"Master Shen, although we are not as wealthy as yours, we still have this, and we will also contribute to the engagement of Hero Song."
"Master Shen, although we are not as wealthy as yours, we still have this. We also contributed to the engagement of Master Song. We will take care of you here while you prepare the Yunlong Pavilion banquet."
"..."
Upstairs in Yunlong, Shen Wansan laughed helplessly as he looked at the messages being sent everywhere and being guarded by his own servants.
"Master, it's not that we don't give, it's that we really can't give." One person said helplessly.
"Master, you don't know that people stopped us as soon as we passed by. Not to mention giving us money, they gave us money when we left."
"We really don't know what to do."
Others also complained: "Master, I have never seen this situation before. I can't even send money."
"What is this?"
"Yeah, what should I do?"
"..."
The Shen family members have also worked hard with Shen Wansan for many years and have seen various situations, but this is the first time they have seen this kind of thing.
The big and small inns and stalls in Luoyang City are not small money.
They know that some forces are actually not wealthy, but everyone still insists that they don't need to pay.
"Get busy, prepare for the banquet in seven days, send a message to the major forces, and ask Shen Xia what we are missing." Shen Wansan smiled at everyone and ordered.
The others were stunned...
This... they don't seem to be lacking anything.
"Go ahead, Shen Xia knows what to do." Shen Wansan didn't explain much and let the others go down.
The others didn't ask any questions when they saw this, and left directly with confused expressions on their faces.
Not long after...
A middle-aged man who was as quiet as a scholar walked in. This man was the manager of the Shen family, Shen Xia.
This person has worked hard with Shen Wansan all the way until now.
"Brother, this matter seems to have become serious." After Shen Xia came in, she frowned at Shen Wansan.
"If Luoyang City is so noisy, then the other eight places will be too, and our value will not be that great."
Shen Wansan smiled and waved his hand, gesturing for Shen Xia to sit down: "It's okay."
"We can't stop this."
"Actually, we thought wrong from the beginning."
Seeing Shen Wansan being so calm, Shen Xia seemed to have thought of something, and her face suddenly changed: "Brother, you mean that as long as the news gets out, countless people will be courteous to Hero Song and please him."
"There are many rich people in the world, and everyone wants to save their lives. Many people are in the same situation as us. We are just the introduction, right?"
"Once the news gets out, countless people will rush to find shelter."
"No one in this world can compete with Wudang. Song Qingshu and Song Daxia are reliable, right?"
At this moment, many doubts in his mind were all solved.
"Yes." Shen Wansan smiled: "This is the highest standard when I asked you to arrange the banquet before."
"What delicacies from mountains and seas, fine wines, all the best, the highest arrangement."
"It's not that I have a lot of money, it's that I know there's no place to use it, understand."
"No matter how much money you have, life is not important. This is the best opportunity to spend money to buy your life."
"Everyone who is not a fool knows."
"Taking a step back, if Qi Mu hadn't found us this time, we would have prepared desperately, wouldn't we?"
"Even if you spend money, you still have to create an opportunity, right?"
Shen Xia nodded: "Yes, no one will miss this opportunity."
"In these troubled times...even if you have a lot of money, you may become destitute or die at some point."
"Be it Song Qingshu, Song Daxia, Senior Qi Mu, Wudang, Tianying Sect, Ming Sect... all the powerful people in the martial arts world are moral."
"Anyone who has contributed to this banquet in various places will definitely receive some preferential treatment or protection."
Shen Wansan sighed: "Distribute more materials, and at the same time contact the major forces in Luoyang City and ask them to set up flowing water mats outside the city."
"How many people are there, prepare as many people as possible."
"It doesn't have to be good, as long as you can eat and drink enough."
"I don't have the ability to keep people fed and drunk forever, but I still have this ability."
Shen Xia looked at Shen Wansan like this and was silent for a long time: "Brother, if this is the case here in Luoyang City, it will be the same in other places."
"In this way...a lot of things will be exposed."
"The food and meat we originally planned to keep to save our lives may have to be exposed."
"Over there in the Yuan Room..."
Shen Wansan shook his head: "Don't worry about the hidden food and meat in the future. In the past, we were prepared to trade for our lives, but now we don't need it."
"You can rest assured and take it all out. Master Song has already given me a guarantee."
"This is the first of nine banquets in Luoyang City, and we are fully prepared, so prices will not change and there will be no shortage of materials."
"In other places, if we don't take out the hidden materials and rely on buying them there, prices will rise sharply, which will be a disaster for the people. We must not do this."
"Open the granary to support the other eight banquet cities, and at the same time stabilize the prices of ingredients in the other eight places."
"We will try our best. If anyone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to hoard goods and make a fortune, they will contact the Sky Eagle Sect and the Ming Sect. I will discuss this matter with Daxia Song later."
"Some people are as obsessed with money as life and cannot understand the timing, so they will die."
Shen Xia was worried that if other cities did this, food and supplies would rise sharply, which would be a disaster because Luoyang City was causing too much trouble.
The arrangement of the eldest brother Shen Wansan is indeed very good, but he is afraid that Song Daxia will not understand this and suspects that they want to use this opportunity to make a fortune.
"Brother...this...is very dangerous."
Shen Wansan saw Shen Xia's worry and smiled: "Don't worry, Master Song knows the way of business very well."
"Go do it."
"Song Daxia has done so much to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty, just to make the people live a better life. Song Daxia will not refuse."
"Although we are also businessmen, some businessmen really deserve to die, don't they?"
"In troubled times, people make money by killing people. If they die, they will die. They are not worthy of sympathy."
Seeing what Shen Wansan said, Shen Xia didn't ask any more questions, nodded and went directly to make arrangements.
Some businessmen do deserve to die, at least in their minds.
On this day... the entire city of Luoyang was extremely festive, from those in the martial arts world to ordinary people.
Countless people are talking about the engagement banquet, as well as Song Daxia, Yang Nuxia, Wudang...
Everything happening in Luoyang City now is like a dream to ordinary people.
At night...
Originally, Luoyang City was dark except for a few places after nightfall, but today the whole city was brightly lit.
Singing operas on the high platform, merchant ships with lanterns... extremely prosperous.
In an inn by a river.
The four girls Song Qingshu, Yang Xue, and Youlan Zhuya were sitting in the pavilion, looking at the bustling scene below. The noises heard in their ears were all from Song Daxia and Yang Nuxia.
There is wonder, admiration, and gratitude...
"Is this a deliberate arrangement?" Dongfang Zhu listened to the voice in his ears and said with a smile.
She had heard a lot of rumors today.
For example, Song Qingshu’s growth and experience, the battle in Red Maple Forest, the Battle at White Hope Peak, etc...
All the secret things were revealed, even though there were only a few words.
"Shen Wansan?" Yang Xue looked at Song Qingshu curiously.
There must be people saying this, otherwise it would not have spread so widely.
To be honest, whether it was her or Youlan Zhuya, they were really shocked by Shen Wansan's generosity.
Free supplies are distributed in more than 20 places across the city.
In Luoyang City, everything from stalls to inns is free, which is not a small amount of money.
Moreover, this is only their first battle in the Central Plains, and there will be eight more places after that.
The money and materials this requires are unimaginable.
It is no exaggeration to say that this banquet is unprecedented and will definitely leave a mark in history.
Similarly, the experiences of Song Qingshu, Yang Xue and Youlan Zhuya will be passed down by the people for a long time, for a long time...
"Probably so." Song Qingshu took a sip of wine and smiled while looking at the bustling scene below.
"These things are not secrets anyway."
"Maybe it's not Shen Wansan, maybe it's someone else, it's possible."
"Shen Wansan made such a big move to release food and clothes in our name. It is normal for people to be curious about our identity."
"Whether I was almost killed by Cheng Kun in the Red Maple Forest, the subsequent battle at Wudang Baiwang Peak, and what happened after that..."
"Many people in the martial arts world know these things. There are already many people coming to Luoyang City this time, so it is not surprising that someone said it."
All four girls, Youlan Zhuya and Youlan Zhuya, suddenly looked at Song Qingshu, their faces full of curiosity.
"Master...how do you feel?"
"You are now a great hero, a great benefactor, and a living Bodhisattva who saves the suffering in the hearts of countless people."
Song Qingshu looked at the four girls Youlan Zhuya strangely, thought for a while and said with a smile: "I'm a little afraid to go out."
"Fortunately, everyone only knows my name and doesn't recognize me, otherwise I would be in trouble when I go out in the future."
"Yes or no?"
Youlan Zhuya was slightly startled, they did not expect Song Qingshu to say this.
"Sir, don't you have any other feelings?"
"after all……"
To be honest, they had a lot of feelings today. The people were discussing and the people who were grateful were not only the young master Song Qingshu and the young lady, but also them.
This feeling is very strange, as if something in my heart has been touched.
At this time, Yang Xue's complicated voice sounded: "Qingshu... I have some feelings that I can't explain."
"This feels weird, like..."
Song Qingshu looked at the girls with complicated eyes. He had noticed the girls' situation very early, but in fact, he was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.
Everything in Luoyang City now made him feel very complicated, or a little depressed.
"Like a person walking alone in the dark, suddenly the darkness around you is lit up by a group of people, and you are embraced in it."
"Yes." The girls looked at each other. They seemed to be what Song Qingshu said.
In the past, they did know what they were doing and why they were doing it. They didn't think about getting anything or getting anything, they just felt that they had to do it.
But suddenly they were supported, appreciated, etc. by countless people...
They have a touch of a certain name.
Innumerable, unknown.
Song Qingshu looked at the bustling scene below, as well as the sounds of countless people playing, and extremely complex sounds were heard.
"Perhaps... those who died for the Central Plains should not remain unknown."
"This time, what happened in Luoyang City taught me a lesson."
"We are just standing on the shoulders of giants and moving forward. Our success is not because of how good we are, but because of the countless people who silently work behind us. They have created the path to success for us."
"Countless people died on this road, silently, and perhaps no one remembers them except their relatives."
"They are heroes. At least they are more suitable for the title of hero than me. They are more worthy of the gratitude and support of the people of Luoyang City."
"Those people should... live in darkness and die in light."
"In front of me, they paid silently."
"After death, they should not be buried in darkness and forgotten. People in the Central Plains need to remember them. They should have light, even if they can't see it."
"The geese leave their voices when they pass by, and the people leave their names when they pass by. They need to leave something behind."
"This light... we can give it, and we must give it!"
"The prosperity of this life is not created by one person, but by countless people!" (End of Chapter)