Kojiudo silently picked up the shurikens in the basket at the door. Holding these shurikens made by the workers of Rock Forging City, Kojiudo's palms felt warm and comfortable. Was this an illusion? Of course not, because these were all new things that Third Deacon had brought from the factory this morning, so there was still some heat left.
"How do I throw this out?" Kojiudo stood on the stairs, holding the hilt of his shuriken. Using the most primitive method, he bent his elbow to the back of his neck and threw it out.
Rub...
The shuriken fell onto the grass.
"Looks like…I have to train Young Master's physique first." Third Elder scratched his head. He didn't know how to teach people, but even the most basic physical fitness of the young master was not up to standard.
Kojiudo stubbornly picked up another shuriken. This time, although he threw it far away, it was like throwing a stone. It fell stiffly to the ground.
"But why does the young master want to learn ninjutsu?”Musog, who had the strongest physique among the ninjas, asked Third Deacon quietly.
"It's just a three-minute heat. For a child of his age, not to mention that this is the Country of Fire, it's normal for him to look forward to ninjas.”Third Elder was holding the Muye Ninja Academy's teaching materials that he had destroyed. He was so envious! Mu Ye!
It turned out that the Third Enforcer was not very optimistic about the young master's request to learn ninjutsu. First of all, although he and his subordinates were all special-grade middle-class ninjas and some of them were even high-level ninjas, they were originally assassins who could not bear to teach a child ninjutsu. Firstly, they could not bear to torture the young master. Secondly, they did not have the experience. It was not a matter of time before they became ninjas. At the very least, one to two members would be required to spend three to five years teaching the entire process. This would be a waste of time for Young Master Kudo, who was about to learn business knowledge and forging! The entire Rockforge City was entrusted to Young Master Jiudao.
"You guys can leave first." Third Elder dismissed the team and sat alone on the high wall, watching the stubborn Little Jiudao pick up the shurikens from the ground again and again and throw them out again and again.
"Don't use brute force! Wrist! Elbow! His entire arm was like a wrinkled dog!”Third Deacon was playing ninja games with Jiu Dao alone.
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In Rockforge City, Lord Zhengqi's first job every day was to patrol the Ironforge City with the people in charge of the various factories. Rockforge City could be said to be a city within a city. It was a huge steel city formed by the outer city, the inner city (Iron City), and the Thousand Hands Academy Fortress!
"There's news from the National Business Guild Hall today. It's Le San. I heard that he's been promoted to a business position under the seventh official position (a position is responsible for civil affairs such as taxation, commerce, roads, and the like, as well as the administration of justice. The seventh official position is similar to the seventh official position, but it's the lowest rank), and his influence in the guild hall is growing.”The Thousand Hands Academy's chief assistant reported the recent news of the outside world to Zhengqi.
"Oh, that young man came to Rockforge City three years ago. He didn't expect that he had already grown to this extent?”Zheng Qi was quite interested in this newcomer in the business world. If he could rope him in, it would not be a bad thing for the future of Rockforge City.
"So, is there any other news? The one called Le San." Zhengqi knew that his assistant would not convey a certain person's message to him for no reason.
"Yes, it seems that starting tomorrow, they will visit the commercial towns in various regions. Under the guise of the recent reorganization of officials announced by Daming, they came to investigate whether the merchants had any illicit dealings with the officials. What a joke." Even the reorganization announced by Daimyo was a joke.
"Interesting. There are actually people in this country who are so serious about working for Daimyo! Then... The first one, right?"
"That's right, it's Rockforge City."
After receiving the notice of inspection from the National Business Guild Hall, Masaki asked Hisashi to abandon his ninja training and learn from his mother how to be an outstanding descendant of the Thousand Hands Academy. This was because he would bring Hisashi to meet the envoy from the capital in three days.
For the past few days, Jiudo had been sulking and playing with his shuriken alone in the courtyard. He had only learned a little from his mother's careful teachings.
Three days passed in a flash. This morning, under his mother's careful dressing, Hisashi was wearing a purple kimono that he only wore during the memorial ceremony.
" You're very handsome, Hisashi." His mother fixed Hisashi's collar and then used her hands to gently tidy up the creases on his clothes.
Little Jiudao stood in front of his mother with his arms wide open.""I don't want to go, Mother."
"You can't be willful. Today, Grandpa is officially bringing you to meet the guests. As a man of the Thousand Hands Academy, you have the obligation to proclaim your orthodoxy.”His mother knew that there was a knot in Jiudao's heart recently. Although she didn't know what it was, Yuyu, who loved her son deeply, didn't ask Jiudao. She just put down her work and accompanied Jiudao for two days.
"Yes." Little Jiudao nodded. Although he didn't want to meet strangers, he couldn't refuse his mother's request!
At noon, under Third Elder's protection, Little Jiudao sat in a luxurious carriage and left Thousand Hands Academy Castle, heading towards the largest restaurant in Rockforge City.
"Third Uncle, are you troubled?" Little Jiudao sat in the carriage and could not see outside.
The Third Elder, who was following beside the carriage, opened the curtain after hearing Jiu Dao's question." Yes, there are still many troubles! For example, my left hand."
"Is that so?" Little Jiudao replied coldly without looking at Third Deacon.
“...”Third Elder shook his head and lowered the curtain. The carriage quickly arrived at the restaurant. Accompanied by Third Elder, they entered the so-called brothel for the first time.
As if they knew that Jiudao would come today, the dancers in the restaurant all returned to their rooms. Some curious little girls poked their heads out to see Jiudao.
"It smells so good here." Walking up the stairs to the second floor, Hisashi asked about the smell that could only be found in the west wing of the entire Thousand Hands Academy Castle.
"Gentle Home!" Third Zhi didn't want to explain too much. He used his right hand to protect Jiu Dao as they walked up to the second floor and sent him to the private room.
"Oh, it's coming! This is my grandson!" There were dozens of people sitting in the room that he had not seen for a long time. Some were fat, some were thin, and some had scars on their faces…Little Jiudao stood at the door and looked at his grandfather, not knowing what to do.
"Come over here for a long time!" Grandpa happily waved at Jiu Dao, who was standing at the door. Jiu Dao seemed to be using all his strength to step forward under the gazes of these people…
'That person…How strange…' Among the dozens of strangers sitting in the room, there was a strange man wearing a cloak that covered his head. Hisashi felt that he had been staring at him.
The next step was to welcome his grandson to the visitors. As a foil, Jiu Dao sat silently beside his grandfather, but the uncle whose face could not be seen kept staring at him.
"Please have some wine." The young girls poured wine for the guests.
"Then! On behalf of the guild, I toast to Lord Zhengqi!”As the head of the envoy group, Le San raised his wine glass.
"Oh! You're too polite! You're too polite!" The drunk Zheng Qi also returned the favor.
"Third Guild Leader Le…I'll go... The washroom…" The man in black who had been sitting in the outer circle left his seat and walked out of the room. Without anyone noticing, he killed the two guards guarding the door!
"Oh? There's actually someone else?" The man in black used his sleeve to wipe the blood off the sword in his hand. He felt a big rat on the ceiling! " Ninja Technique: Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"
At the same time, several ninjas in black appeared from all directions! They filled the entire second floor!
"Hehe, hehe, is Jiu Dao of the Thousand Hands Academy that child? It indeed had great potential…No wonder that guy wanted to snatch him away three years ago.”The man in black who walked out of the private room took off his cloak and revealed a pale face! And a terrifying gaze! Several large snakes extended from his hands and rushed towards the ceiling, directly breaking open the chest of the Third Elder who was hiding above!
"Run, run, Little Master!"
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