Volume 1 The Road to Life is Difficult 020 Choice
Shen Muzhi just stayed in the backyard of the Li family's business.
For three days, Yang Tianbao never appeared again, and he never saw anyone else except for a maidservant who delivered food. However, the door was open, and he could go out whenever he wanted.
However, he also knew in his heart that even if he walked out of this door, he would not be able to get out of the courtyard of the Li family's business.
Yang Tianbao made a big circle and led him here, how could he let him go easily.
In the end, it was his own carelessness. In the two battles with Yang Tianbao, he won by luck, although he kept reminding himself to be cautious, but in the end he still underestimated Yang Tianbao's strength.
Fortunately, this Yang Tianbao seems to have other plans, and after attracting him that night, he didn't do it immediately. It also gave him time to find another opportunity.
On the night of the third day.
It was already dark outside, and Shen Muzhi was sitting cross-legged on the bed, practicing.
Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door, more than one person.
Shen Muzhi immediately opened his eyes, and with a slight shake of his right arm, the short jade sword hidden in his sleeve quietly slipped into his right hand and held it tightly.
"It's me. Yang Tianbao's voice came from outside the door.
Shen Muzhi walked over and opened the door with a little precaution.
Outside the door, only Yang Tianbao stood alone. Presumably the others must be hiding in the shadows somewhere around them.
"How is that exercise written?" Yang Tianbao was full of smiles, and at first glance, he seemed amiable.
It's a pity that Shen Muzhi is very clear about the hideous face behind this person's smile.
He replied lightly: "It's already written." ”
When Yang Tianbao heard this, he smiled a little: "It's fast!
Shen Muzhi didn't move, just looked at Yang Tianbao.
Yang Tianbao smiled and asked, "Is there any problem?"
Shen Muzhi replied: "What your people found from the picturesque girl should be more than just a few silk handkerchiefs, right?"
When Yang Tianbao heard this, his expression was natural, and he said disapprerovitously: "What am I talking about?
Shen Muzhi glanced at it, and the silver hairpin seemed to be the picturesque one. But this type of silver hairpin, in any jewelry store, can find a lot, if this Yang Tianbao wants to steal the beam and change the pillar, Shen Muzhi can't tell the difference.
The most important thing is that this Yang Tianbao did not hand over this silver hairpin at the beginning, but now he is so happy, which shows that either this silver hairpin is no longer the one before, or this silver hairpin is no longer of much use to him. There is also a possibility that this silver hairpin may have been done by him!
Thinking of this, Shen Muzhi was a little hesitant to take this hairpin.
"What's the matter, don't you want this silver hairpin?" Yang Tianbao saw that he didn't speak, nor did he reach out to take it, and the smile on his face suddenly became playful.
Shen Muzhi hesitated for a moment, then said calmly: "I can't trust you." ”
Yang Tianbao smiled, threw the silver hairpin directly on the table in the room, and then said, "I understand." Anyway, I've given you the things, and you can bring the exercises too!"
"I have something to ask. Shen Muzhi said again.
Yang Tianbao's face was slightly impatient, and after glancing at him, he asked, "What do you want to ask?"
Shen Muzhi was silent for a while, and then said, "I heard the picturesque girl say that this silver hairpin was given to her by my eldest brother. But, I don't understand, how could a person like my eldest brother get together with a woman in a green house?"
After hearing this, Yang Tianbao suddenly laughed.
After laughing for a while, he said: "Third young master, you are still young, you don't understand this matter between men and women! The so-called fair lady, the gentleman is good! This picturesque is beautiful, and your eldest brother is just the age of strong blood, and there are no young and beautiful serious girls in our strange stone town, and it is normal for your eldest brother to fall in love with the picturesque woman!"
For such an explanation, Shen Muzhi did not buy it. He frowned, looked at Yang Tianbao's expression vigilantly, and then asked, "Are you sure it wasn't designed by you?"
Yang Tianbao was stunned. After coming back to his senses, he glanced at Shen Mu with a little surprise, and then said, "This thing really wasn't designed by me!"
Although Shen Muzhi has always felt that Yang Tianbao is not trustworthy, what he said about this matter inexplicably made him feel that he was telling the truth!
Could it be that the acquaintance between the eldest brother and the picturesque is really just what Yang Tianbao said?
But, no matter how you think about it, it doesn't look like what he thinks his big brother will do!
However, Shen Muzhi still didn't want to believe that the eldest brother was the kind of person who would go to the land of fireworks to look for flowers and ask willows!
On the other side, Yang Tianbao looked at Shen Muzhi, who didn't quite believe him, smiled silently, and then asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Shen Muzhi put away some chaotic thoughts in his heart and said, "We said before, since it is a transaction, then one thing for another. If you want to do the exercises, you have to tell me who is behind my eldest brother's affairs!"
"What are you anxious about! When you come back tomorrow with the head, I will tell you the truth you want to know!" Yang Tianbao said.
When Shen Muzhi heard this, he shook his head: "The head is exchanged for the head, and the exercises are exchanged for the truth! This is a transaction." If you don't want to say it, then this exercise can't be given to you today, and everything will be okay when I take someone's head tomorrow!"
Yang Tianbao narrowed his eyes slightly, and the impatience in his eyes surged up and was suppressed.
After being silent for a moment, Yang Tianbao suddenly took out something from his waist and said, "This is the Heart Devouring Pill, you can eat it." Eat it, and I'll tell you the truth!"
When Shen Muyi saw it, he immediately frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "What is it?"
Yang Tianbao smiled and said, "It's not a powerful thing." Compared to the poison on the poisoned arrow you were in that day, this Heart-Eater Pill is like tickling. ”
"Do you think I'm stupid?" Shen Muzhi looked at him, his face ugly.
Yang Tianbao smiled and asked, "Then do you think I'm stupid?"
Shen Muzhi was stunned for a moment.
Yang Tianbao continued: "If you eat it, I promise to tell you the truth behind your eldest brother's affairs immediately." ”
"When I eat it, if you don't tell me the truth, what can I do? When the time comes, won't I let you slaughter?" Shen Muzhi asked with a sneer.
Yang Tianbao looked at him, and after being silent for a while, he suddenly asked, "Do you think you have a choice?"
These words suddenly stunned Shen Muzhi's question.
The answer was already in his heart.
However, at this moment, Yang Tianbao said this in front of him, which still made him chuckle in his heart.
"What kind of calculations do you have in your heart, do you think I don't know? I, Yang Tianbao, have lived for forty years, can't I still play with you a little cub who is only 12 years old? Yes, you are not bad! I, Yang Tianbao, have been mixed up for so many years, and I will see you for the first time at such an age to have such skills as you! However, do you know how many masters there are in my Li family firm? One can't beat you, so what about ten together? Do you really think that if you come in, you can still escape from here? Do you think that I tried my best to lure you here, and then I didn't kill you, but I kept you to tease you? Do you really think that I need you to help me kill that person?" Yang Tianbao looked at him, his face full of disdain and mockery: "That's Lao Tzu pity you! Lao Tzu has lived for half a life, and for the first time, he wants to spare his talent and spare your life! Of course, you can also fight, but there is only one chance! There is only one life! You think clearly!" After speaking, Yang Tianbao threw the jade bottle containing the Heart Devouring Pill in his hand into Shen Muzhi's arms, turned around and left.
He hadn't gone far when two dark shadows swept out of the darkness not far from both sides of the room.
Shen Muzhi held the jade bottle in his hand, looked at Yang Tianbao's departing back, and fell into deep thought.
There are only two paths before him now.
One, what truth is not the truth, what revenge is not revenge, don't think about anything, a sword, rush out. It's just that there are at least ten people in ambush around this house, and no matter how good his skills are, he is invincible with two fists and four hands, and the possibility of escaping alive is very small. Moreover, Yang Tianbao's people are also good at using poison, even if he escapes from this Li family's business, it is estimated that he will not be able to escape from this strange stone town.
Unless, he can be like Xuan Cheng, and he can walk with a sword.
However, this at least also gets the cloud sea realm. He is still only in the first realm, and he is still far from the sea of clouds realm. This is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
In other words, if you take this road, it is basically equivalent to fighting with Yang Tianbao's people. As for whether he can fight Yang Tianbao's subordinates with this life, it's hard to say. If you spell one and count it as a return to the capital, then he should be able to return to the capital.
The other is to listen to Yang Tianbao, eat this Heart-devouring Pill, and then endure the humiliation and seek another opportunity.
However, it is difficult to say how long it will take to find this opportunity. It may be a few days, or a few months, or more likely a few years, more than ten years, or even, you may not be able to find such an opportunity until you die.
It's just that, compared to the inevitable death of the first road, and the choice of fighting for a return to the original cost, this road, at least there is still a chance to know who is behind the framing of the eldest brother! But on this road, along the way, how many people's blood will be stained on his hands?
Do these people deserve to die?
Shen Muzhi couldn't help but think, if he were the eldest brother in such a situation, what choice would he make?
However, he soon smiled wryly. With the calm and witty nature of the eldest brother, he shouldn't let himself fall into such a difficult predicament like him!
In the final analysis, he himself is too useless! Traveling thousands of miles here was originally to avenge his eldest brother, but in the end, he did not take revenge, but sent himself into a trap with his own hands, trapped everywhere.
It's really careless, and you lose all the games!
In the past, the eldest brother would often play chess with others and let him watch from the sidelines, but he couldn't sit still. If you could calm down at that time and learn to play chess more, maybe you wouldn't have played this game today!