Liuyun City's "Liuyun Restaurant" is second only to Mingyue City's "Heartfelt Restaurant" in Jibei. Xia Hong, the head of the Xia family, is the behind-the-scenes owner of "Liuyun Restaurant". Ever since the city was occupied by the Mexican kingdom, the "Flowing Cloud Wine Shop" has often gathered a group of strangers of unknown origin, and they usually don't stay here for long. Until the point star city fell into the fire of the burning city, Jibei was sealed by heavy snow.

At this time, Ye Chen, who was the confidant and strategist of the Lord of Liuyun City, was feasting here on behalf of Nantang for all the strangers who could not leave. These strangers are not ordinary ordinary people. They are the killers from Dongji's most notorious killer organization, "Onihuo".

The history of "ghost fire" begins with the previous dynasty. At that time, the "Ghost Fire" was a very typical Jianghu organization, and its original intention was to assassinate the Ember Emperor and overthrow the Ember Dynasty's harsh political world, but it has had little success.

Later, when Emperor Mu Jing led the heroes to defeat Ember, "Ghost Fire" joined Mu Jing's team and gave Mu Jing a lot of help in the dark. Whether it's assassinating the humerus of those Black Sky Sect's "Blood-Coated Elders", or spying on important information for Mu Jing.

After the establishment of the Ji Dynasty, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the "ghost fire" that completed its original intention was disbanded. However, in the 400th year of the Ji Dynasty, for some reason, the "Ghost Fire" underwent a reorganization, and although the end was a failure, it also laid an indelible foundation for the subsequent regrouping.

By the 600th year of the Ji Dynasty, the young Xuanyi was unsullied, and discovered the secret of the "ghost fire" in the royal tomb of the Xuan Kingdom, and rebuilt the "ghost fire" after the destruction of the Xuan Kingdom, planning to realize his plan to restore the country through the "ghost fire".

So, with the help of the "Ghost Fire", Moyi Cassia established the Mo Kingdom on the site of the Xuanguo. At this time, the "Ghost Fire" is jointly controlled by Xuanyi Wuji, Moyi Cassia Ming, and Moyi Frost, but the actual controller is Xuanyi Wujing.

And now these "ghost fire" killers who live in Liuyun City were sent by Xuanyi Wujian to protect Nantang before the northern snow sealed the realm. Mo Yi, who is the lord of the Mexican country, didn't know about this matter. In fact, there are many things that Moyi Cassia doesn't know. For example, before Nantang joined the company, he was actually the killer of "ghost fire".

Although the food and wine are unforgettable, it is clear that the strangers sitting in the "Liuyun Wine Shop" at the moment are not immersed in it. Everyone is busy with what they're doing. For example, a thin middle-aged man is carving a portrait with a carving knife, looking at his affectionate eyes, presumably he is carving the person he loves deeply;

The handsome young man dressed in black leaned back slightly and rested his legs on the table. He rested his head on one hand, threw the dagger with the other and caught it continuously, without the slightest fear of hurting himself, and seemed to be an old hand;

The three pale sisters have identical faces. From time to time, they looked at the people sitting around them and exchanged information with each other.

The fat man was fighting with the scrawny old man, and the big man promised that if the old man could drink him, he would take the old man's food for this month, and if the old man couldn't do it, he would have to teach him a certain secret skill.

In addition to them, there are many strangers who are busy with their own business. And Ye Chen chose to walk in here at the most lively time in the "Liuyun Wine Shop". After everyone saw Ye Chen walk in, they all stopped what they were busy with.

The three sisters, who looked exactly the same, stopped whispering, and the old man and the big man put down the wine bowl in their hands. The middle-aged man in the carving stopped the carving knife in his hand, and the handsome young man put away his cynicism, let the spinning dagger bury deep on the table, and said with a faint smile: "It's finally time to work!"

Everyone's eyes converged on Ye Chen the moment he stepped into the "Liuyun Wine Shop". Ye Chen's face was slightly slight, and he put the two piles of portraits on the table in the center of the hall, then took a few portraits from them, and slowly walked to the second floor of the "Liuyun Wine Shop", and pointed to the portraits and said to everyone: "New mission, category, assassination." The goals are already indicated, and everyone knows what to do, so I don't think I need to say anything. ”

Everyone listened and began to scramble for the two piles of portraits on the table. After a while, the portrait was snatched up by these strangers. However, after a moment of commotion, the hall suddenly fell silent.

Ye Chen was not surprised to see this scene, it seemed that he had expected it a long time ago. In silence, the henchman of the Flowing Cloud City Lord quietly observed the changes in the expressions of everyone downstairs.

The cynical handsome young man threw the dagger in his hand again, the three identical-looking girls frowned as if they were a few years old all of a sudden, the big man who was fighting wine and the old man were speechless, and the middle-aged man carved wood did not compete for these portraits, as if he was not interested in it.

Others had different expressions when they saw the faces and markings on the portraits, but each one contained the same concern. And this worry Ye Chen understood in his heart.

It couldn't just be over, and even if he was going to leave, he still had to say something. Before formally saying some "morale-boosting" words, Ye Chen subconsciously picked up the two paintings and looked at them carefully to see if there were any details that were wrong, or where there was a problem with the marking.

One of these two paintings is Yun Fan, and the other is Lei Che. This time, Nantang gave these "ghost fire" killers trapped in Liuyun City a new task, which was actually to assassinate these two people. Killing Lei Che can make the Thousand Thunder Country fall into chaos before the war, and killing Yun Fan is to prevent Yun Fan from coming over to make trouble halfway.

Although Nantang knew that his plan was not very likely to succeed, he still wanted to give it a try. After all, these killers are all top-notch, and if they succeed, the next battle in Liuyun City will be a great encouragement for those of them who are trapped in Liuyun City.

After careful confirmation, Ye Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with all this. However, just as he was about to open his mouth to make a generous statement, the young man who threw the dagger and played with it preemptively asked Ye Chen, "Is this mission a suicide mission?"

The young man's words made Ye Chen want to stop talking.

At this time, the three sisters then asked, "One is the future lord of the Shu country, and the other is the current lord of the Thousand Thunder country. No matter which one you kill, you can change the outcome of the next battle. ”

The old man who was fighting wine sighed and said, "Lord Nantang is now reminding us of these old bones who are difficult to get into the hall of elegance, is it time to sacrifice his life for the country?"

The big man who fought wine sneered: "There is no bounty marked for this mission, if we succeed, what can we get?"

After hearing this, the people around immediately coaxed: "Yes, there is no bonus marked, what does this mean now?"

The middle-aged man who was silently carving wood on the side listened to it and sneered: "When is it, you are still thinking about making money." First of all, you have to have a life to spend, and then you should consider the question of whether you can earn it. ”

One of the three sisters interjected: "Compared to assassinating Lei Che, the Lord of the Thousand Thunder Country, I think it will be relatively easier to kill Yun Fan of the Dream Country on this mission. ”

The handsome young man smiled: "Have the three sisters of the Mu family forgotten the four seniors who were sent by our lord to assassinate Yun Fan in Mingyue City before? The skills of everyone present, except for Lao Li who carved wood and Lao Zhao Lao Song, who loves to drink, who can compare with them?"

As soon as the young man's words came out, everyone fell silent.

At this time, one of the three sisters of the Mu family retorted: "I saw that Brother Qiu Ning also took a painting from the table just now, listening to the tone of the little brother just now, presumably you plan to use Lei Che, the Lord of the Thousand Thunder Country, as the first target?"

After hearing this, Qiu Ning picked up the portrait in his hand and looked at it.

After a moment of silence, Qiu Ning sighed and said, "I'll just take it and take a look, I haven't thought about it yet." I don't know what you think, so I'd like to hear your opinions. ”

"It's hard to do it alone. The carved wood old Li suddenly said coldly, and the next moment turned his gaze to Ye Chen, who was standing on the second floor, "Before listening to you discuss who to target, I am even more curious about whether this mission is the meaning of Lord Nantang, or the meaning of the sect master, or the secret order of the country lord and the county lord, or Lord Ye Chen's private opinion." ”

Ye Chen smiled: "Why would Mr. Li ask that." ”

Lao Li, who carved wood, sighed: "Because I think this is a meaningless task." As the man just said, this is suicide, and there is no way to change anything. ”

Ye Chen: "But if it is the intention of the country lord or the sect master, even if there is a sword mountain and a sea of fire ahead, you will still find a way to complete this task, right?" ”

Everyone listened and was silent.

Ye Chen smiled and continued: "This task is what Lord Nantang meant, and it has nothing to do with the country lord, sect master, or county lord. At present, the battle of Liuyun City is imminent, and Lord Nantang hopes that you can help. ”

When Ye Chen's words fell, everyone still responded with silence. In the process, everyone's eyes converged on Ye Chen's body. Ye Chen asked puzzledly, "Why did you suddenly fall silent, did I just say something wrong?"

Chunin: "You're not wrong about anything. ”

But it also means that nothing was said. The drunken man answered, crumpled the portrait he had just snatched with great difficulty, and threw it on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen sighed and said, "Right now, only if you help each other, there may still be room for maneuver in the battle of Liuyun City. ”

"We are loyal to the suzerain, the lord, and the county lord, not the Mo country or Nantang. Lao Li, who carved wood, said lightly, "If I'm not mistaken, Nantang was also a member of our "Ghost Fire" at the beginning, and he should know the rules very well. ”

The three sisters of the Mu family continued: "Moreover, now that he doesn't have a penny, he wants us to take our lives, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?

"I don't think so. Qiu Ning sighed, "After all, the rules of 'Ghost Fire' are here. We can only live in the shadows, and it is impossible to leave any footprints in the history books. It will not be mentioned by anyone. ”

"It is impossible for history books to mention us Jianghu people. We are destined to end up with only bones. The old man who was fighting wine sighed, and the big man sitting opposite him continued: "Lord Nantang's abacus is indeed a good fight. ”

Ye Chen was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "So, do you mean that we don't have to talk?"

After everyone heard this, they didn't respond immediately, and then Qiu Ning said lightly: "I don't know about others, but if it were me, I would definitely have to ask for more money and ......."

But hearing Qiu Ning's words, Ye Chen was curious: "And what?"

Lao Li, who carved wood, glanced at Qiu Ning, and then said, "And you have to add some conditions." ”

Ye Chen frowned: "There are no outsiders here, you can open your hearts and speak freely." ”

The old man who was fighting wine smiled and continued to drink with the big man.

The three sisters of the Mu family hesitated for a moment, and then turned to answer for Ye Chen: "Everyone present, everyone's demands are different. But I believe that since everyone has taken these portraits and has not left the scene, there must be some ideas. ”

Ye Chen pondered for a moment: "In addition to adding money, you can tell me your demands later." If it doesn't feel convenient to say it here. ”

"Then the problem arises again. Qiu Ning smiled and continued, "How much does Lord Nantang plan to pay to buy the heads of these two people?"

Ye Chen was about to speak, but Lao Li, who carved wood, suddenly interrupted: "Qiu Ning is asking Nantang, not you, Lord Ye Chen." ”

After hearing Lao Li's words, Ye Chen suddenly froze in place, and at this time, everyone's eyes began to search for the figure they were familiar with in the lobby of the "Liuyun Wine Shop". But Lao Li, who listened to the carved wood, spoke again: "How long are you going to sit here, Nantang." Everyone is waiting for you to make an offer. ”

At this time, around the corner of the lobby, a man wearing a hat and a mink fur slowly got up and slowly turned his gaze to Lao Li: "When did you find me?"

Lao Li, who carved wood: "I said guess, do you believe it." ”

Nantang smiled bitterly: "Naturally, I don't believe it." ”

"From the time you first stepped into this "Liuyun Wine Shop". Lao Li, who carved wood, slowly turned his gaze to Nantang, "No matter how you hide it, that annoying temperament can never be changed." ”

During the conversation between the two, everyone turned their eyes to Nantang in the corner. After a moment of silence, Nantang slowly walked from the corner to the center of the lobby, and in silence picked up the portrait that had been crumpled and thrown on the ground by the wine fighter.

Everyone looked at Nantang silently in the process, no one stopped him, and no one accosted him. The next moment, Nantang turned around and asked Lao Li, who carved wood, a question: "Since the day I met you, you have been carving wood." To be honest, the carving is very exquisite, and you can see that you are carving a woman. But I wonder why you don't carve this woman's face every time you carve it to the end. Are you afraid of being recognized, or what?"

Lao Li, who carved wood, smiled and put down the carving knife in his hand, "I said I forgot, do you believe it?"

Nantang: "That's naturally unbelieving." ”

Lao Li, who carved wood, looked at Nantang with interest: "It seems that our Lord Nantang knows something?"

"I know who you want to protect. Nantang smiled, "But the premise is that you have to leave Liuyun City alive and this snowy Jibei." ”

Lao Li, who originally wanted to say something, listened to it and didn't say anything more. In this regard, Nantang was very satisfied, and turned his attention to the three sisters of the Mu family not far away: "The three of you are quite comfortable in Liuyun City during this time, right?"

The three sisters of the Mu family avoided Nantang's gaze, and Nantang smiled faintly: "Right now, the snow in the north of the Ji is sealed, and those that would have caused trouble to you have been blocked by this heavy snow." I know that the three of them are hot celebrities in front of the county lord, and I don't know if one day the lord of the country or the sect master knows the performance of the three of them in Liuyun City during this time, what things will be arranged for the three of them to deal with at that time? I believe that the "Ghost Fire" will always have a place for the three of them, but the three of them will definitely not be as comfortable as they are now. ”

Nantang saw the anger in the eyes of the three sisters of the Mu family, but because of Nantang's words, they finally chose to be patient. Nantang nodded with satisfaction: "To be honest, I like the way you are silent now, keep it up." ”

Then, Nantang walked to the old man and the old man who were fighting wine, and picked up the jar of wine in front of them and drank it all. Everyone in the entire "Liuyun Wine Shop" looked at Nantang silently. Until Nantang drank all the wine in this jar and smashed the jar wine in front of everyone.

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen pulled a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Ye Chen didn't expect that these killers, who were quite arrogant before, would become so well-behaved and quiet after Nantang appeared. Ye Chen could clearly feel that Nantang's words were like golden needles. Precisely pierced to everyone's pain.

Nantang, who smashed the wine jar, whispered a few words to the big man and the old man, and then the two lowered their heads in shame. Immediately afterwards, Nantang turned around and came to Qiu Ning, who was throwing the dagger repeatedly. Nantang didn't say anything, he grabbed Qiu Ning's dagger with his hand, and then turned to hold the dagger tightly and stabbed it on the table in front of Qiu Ning.

"Dare to ask Lord Nantang, what do you do?"

Qiu Ning tilted his head and asked Nantang.

Nantang slowly sat down opposite Qiu Ning: "I know that Brother Qiu Ning is a clear stream of our "ghost fire", since joining the organization, he has basically not fallen into any tricks, and he has not leaked any protection for his past, even I have not found any clues related to your past, you are like a person who appeared out of thin air, sometimes I am very curious, whether you are an undercover agent sent by another country." ”

After hearing this, Qiu Ning couldn't help but laugh and said, "Lord Nantang, is this openly framing me? So many people present are watching and listening, my lord is too arrogant, right?"

Nantang smiled: "Brother Qiu Ning is a smart person. That's why I won't go around the bend with my brother. I would like to ask my brother a question. In this world, there is a way to make a pair of lovers, a father and son or mother and son, and a pair of master and servant turn against each other in a very short period of time. ”

Qiu Ning frowned: "What kind of strange question is this?"

Nantang pulled out the dagger in front of him, then blew at the blade of the dagger, and continued: "Little brother only needs to answer whether I have it or not." ”