Volume 1 The Wolf Smoke of the World Chapter 31 The Dead
The main hall of Shushan is full of light smoke.
Wei Lingfeng's face turned pale, and a little Taoist priest handed over a handkerchief on the side, he had already vomited a mouthful of blood, but at this moment, it was inconvenient to show the blood-stained white handkerchief like plum blossoms in front of everyone.
Feng Yushu jumped on the side and scolded: "The deception is too much, a traitor in Shushan actually wants to mobilize our disciples below the second generation of Shushan." ”
Wei Lingfeng's face softened slightly: "He is playing the banner of the imperial court, and he has to give some face." ”
Sima Changkong on the side also opened his mouth: "If you talk about official positions, although Li Chongxin is a traitor to Shushan, in the end, he is the governor of Zhenbei in the imperial court, and we Shushan also said in the past when he obeyed the order, but he left his son Xue Taisui to command the overall situation, isn't this a slap in the face of our Shushan?" ”
Feng Yushu sneered at the moment: "What are you afraid of, a young man in his early twenties, even if he has some skills, he is not the opponent of the old oilman of officialdom, don't forget that the yamen at all levels in Yuzhou and Dingyuan are all disciples of our Shushan, and see what moths he can make." ”
When he said this, all the leaders in Shushan seemed to have eaten honey, and they all sank again, and the corners of their mouths were full of these smiles.
Wei Lingfeng drank the tea, and said slowly: "Don't interfere too much, the success will come naturally, some roads are taken by others, and you have to walk your own way." ”
The other six peak masters bowed at the same time: "Obey the instructions of the master." ”
The two brothers, Xing Rulong and Xing Ruhu, are in the stone house of Zhangluo Quarry, but today this most inconspicuous small place in Shushan has made great contributions. Ramadan, which has not been successful for a hundred years, is now in full swing, and even if it is a guilty quarryman, it is recommended by the two brothers.
Xing Ruhu pulled his brother: "Here, here!" ”
The two of them changed into a new set of clothes, and the smile lines on their faces were piled up like a mountain.
Xue Taisui pondered all the way, and was stunned when he saw the two brothers, when did the errand be so respectful to the prisoner.
Xing Ruhu went up and grabbed Xue Taisui's arm: "Brother Xue, looking forward to the stars and the moon are waiting for you, don't say anything else, you are a capable person who went out of our quarry, and now you have entered the inner disciples, you are ten thousand times stronger than us who are miscellaneous people, I can't let you go tonight, we won't get drunk and won't return." ”
Pulling, pulling, pulling Xue Taisui into the stone room and sitting.
Xing Rulong was on the side: "Brother Xue, don't blame my brother for beating you to kill the stick, that's for the prisoners to see, and besides, it's still the trauma we instructed Brother Ruhu to beat." You don't know, if you hit the internal wound and you can't see the outer skin, the internal organs will be ruined. ”
Xue Taisui waved his hand: "The past is not mentioned, everyone is an immortal sect to eat, and we will take care of each other in the future." ”
Xing Ruhu slapped his thigh with his big hand: "We said earlier, Brother Xue is a man who knows the general situation, how about it?" Come on, it. ”
A large bowl of good white dry was poured into my mouth.
Xue Taisui put the token of the head of Shushan on his waist on the table: "I bother the two cell bosses to gather the workers of the quarry, but we have to select a few strong ones to work for the imperial court." ”
The Xing brothers just saw that Xue Taisui didn't care, and they took out the token to suppress people in an instant, although they were unhappy, but they were helpless.
Xing Ruhu was helpless, and took the gong to the quarry to greet people.
Xing Rulong still accompanies the table: "Hey, it's strange to say, since you went to the Lock Demon Tower, the workers in the field have lost interest, and they are not as diligent as before in their work all day." Ding Tianqing and Zhang Dalian, the two boys, are also missing, but it's not that we hide it and don't report it, but we can't see anyone alive or dead. Just about to repay, it just so happened that you came. ”
Xue Taisui had already thought of the pit where the sword stone was buried, but he didn't say anything at the moment, and said haha: "It's okay, the more workers we ask, the better, the two brothers are missing, and your brother is in charge, so we are not here to investigate the case." ”
Xing Rulong's heart fell to the ground at this time, and he toasted frequently.
A few gongs sounded, and the quarry workers left their hands, waiting to hear the letter.
Xue Taisui strode to the scene: "Brothers, I admit that you can afford us, and recommend us to enter the Lock Demon Tower." Now, we have a great life, not only did we return unharmed, but also brought you a good errand, I wonder if you are willing to abandon the body of a slave and go with us to find a wealth? ”
The big guy was originally grateful to Xue Taisui for stepping forward and risking his life to receive the Ramadan task, but at this moment, seeing that he didn't care about his previous suspicions, and said that he was rich and rich, how could he not be tempted? These people are river thieves and ocean thieves, and they are not afraid of death.
At this moment, they all shouted: "Brother Xue, if you have something to say, although we are lowly for labor, none of them are bad seeds." ”
Xue Taisui praised: "Okay, since this is the case, let's understand that there is an order from the imperial court today, ordering us to lead the disciples of Shushan to capture Mabian City, and we are in urgent need of manpower, so we have to select capable people from among the brothers to help us fight." The big one said that he fought for the imperial court, and the small one said that he got rid of his own family, I don't know which brother is willing to give up his life and go to the battlefield with us? ”
An old man replied, "Xue Tou'er, dare to ask what kind of person you want?" ”
Xue Taisui's expression was grim: "If you wait for those who don't want to go, you still stay in quarrying, we can't save you." Those who are willing to go are divided into two groups, and they fight in pairs, the victors stay, and the dead brothers are willing to participate in the selection, and we will not be able to give you compensation. ”
When everyone heard this, they were in an uproar, this is the elimination of catching and fighting.
Xing Ruhu heard a chill in his neck when he heard this, and pulled the white sleeves of Xue Taisui's robe: "Old Xue, do you want to ask the true people of Shushan for such a big thing?" ”
Xue Taisui glanced at him, took the head token in his waist, and shook it.
Xing Ruhu swallowed his saliva and didn't dare to say anything more.
Some of the people present had already lost the enthusiasm of their youth, picked up shovels, and went to quarry on their own.
But there are at least 100 people who remain, but they are not willing to spend the rest of their lives in the quarry.
Xue Taisui took a large bamboo tube, and there was a straw stick inserted in it: "The old rule, life and death lots, draw a short standing group, draw a long standing group, the number of five or five is just enough." ”
Two rows of people silently drew lots, and no one forced them, this was the choice they longed for freedom. For these warriors, the temptation of freedom was far more important than survival.
Among them, there are seventeen or eighteen young men, and there are also gray-haired old men, and those who work here only have meager resources every day, and some people can't cultivate to build a foundation in their lives, so they choose to gamble their lives for the sake of freedom.
"Brothers and brothers, go well in the next life!"
The fight has begun, there are no rules, no prohibitions, whatever method you use, catch the right fight, as long as the other party dies, you will win. The blood-colored remnant sun stained the sky red, and then, no, only fifty people remained, gasping for breath, standing on the spot. They killed their former companions, and some of them couldn't help but vomit loudly.
Xue Taisui looked at all this coldly, he knew very well that he was not good at managing his finances, and instead of leading people to die under the enemy's knife, it was better to have an end now.
Fifty people have just been selected, and Xue Taisui continued to take out the bamboo tube: "Pick, life and death signs, long and short groups." If you want to leave, you can do so now. ”
Some people were shaken, they didn't want to kill anymore, and they didn't want to be someone else's sword, they chose to quit.
There were still thirty-six people left, and Xue Taisui shouted: "Draw lots!" ”
Xing Ruhu grabbed Xue Taisui's sleeve like crazy: "You can't kill anymore, you devil, you can't kill it!" ”
Xue Taisui ignored Xing Ruhu's request and continued to watch coldly.
The sound of fighting resumed, and there was another mist of blood.
Someone smashed the skull of his companion with a stone, someone strangled the other person alive with a straw rope, a skinny child bit the other's throat with his mouth, and an old man with gray temples clasped out the other's eyeballs with his hand......
There were eighteen people left, and Xue Taisui also had a lot of sweat in his palms, and he turned his head and quietly wiped away the tears in his eyes.
Many years later, Xue Taisui still does not regret this decision, because the dead soldier unit "Xue Timid", which was rampant all over the world and made the monks fearful, started here.
The eyes of the remaining eighteen people were almost empty, but they were like monumental statues that stood still.
Xue Taisui roared angrily towards the sky: "Eighteen warriors, Xue Taisui will definitely lead you to glory and wealth!" ”
Then he waved his hand: "Quickly heal the survivors, and we will take them off in three days." ”
Xing Ruhu hurriedly shouted: "Langzhong, Langzhong, Mali, the medicine box!"
[The story is good, thank you for the collection]