Outside the Blackstone Mine, more than ten miles away, on a remote mountain road, a team of warriors suddenly appeared, which was the team that Qin Lie brought to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Shadow Valley.

By this moment, they had rushed back from the Valley of Shadows. However, they all hung their heads and looked very depressed.

It's no wonder that, for a mission like this, a visit to the hall is usually rewarded with a small amount of merit. Of course, after the mission is completed, there will be more merits to be delivered.

Unfortunately, when they arrived in the Valley of Shadows, they were told that the mission was over. And if they miss these tasks, they won't even have the merit to guarantee the bottom.

"It's really hateful, I finally waited for an opportunity to earn extra merits, but I didn't even catch a hair. ”

In the crowd, some warriors clenched their fists and said indignantly.

Seeing this, Qin Lie couldn't help laughing.

"Brethren, do not be in a hurry, there will always be opportunities. ”

As soon as Qin Lie's words fell, a martial artist retorted: "Captain Qin, you just got 50,000 meritorious merits a few days ago, so naturally you don't look down on this. But for us, these feats are very valuable. ”

For a while, the warriors present nodded yes one after another.

Indeed, for these martial artists of average strength, in addition to the monthly remuneration, there are few additional opportunities to obtain meritorious deeds. Therefore, in their eyes, every merit is very valuable.

Seeing that the time had come, Qin Lie lowered his voice and whispered, "Brothers, you only know that we are late this time, have you ever understood the reason?"

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned. However, when they think about the whole process, they find that there is indeed a strange thing in it.

Generally speaking, when such a large-scale mission is launched, the visiting hall will inform the participating warriors in advance.

And when they heard the news, they immediately set off, not daring to stop for a moment. However, when they arrived, they were told that the mission was over, which was unusual.

Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Qin Lie smiled indifferently and said in a low voice: "This is because there is an internal ghost between us and the news has been leaked out in advance!"

Suddenly, there was silence. But soon, these warriors cleared themselves one after another.

"Captain Qin, it's definitely the news we leaked, and you know that we didn't know the destination of this mission until we reached the bottom of the Shadow Valley. ”

Qin Lie waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"Brothers, don't be anxious, I'm sure you won't be ghosts. In fact, the operation was very secretive. Not only our team, but also the other participating teams, only the captain who led the team knew the inside story. Of course, we, the captains, are carefully selected and will never take the initiative to leak information. ”

When everyone heard this, they were relieved. However, someone else asked inquiringly: "Captain Qin, since we didn't leak it, then how can you say that there are internal ghosts among us?"

At this time, Captain Qin's face turned straight and said with a little apology: "Speaking of which, I am also to blame for this matter. I was careless in the selection of personnel, and informed the warriors in charge of staying behind in the Blackstone Mine the details of this mission. ”

"What!?Who is that man?"

Everyone was suddenly surprised, and some martial artists even blurted out directly.

Captain Qin sighed and said, "That guy is Huo Xiu, I originally wanted to take him to the Shadow Valley with me, so I told the truth about this mission. Unexpectedly, that guy directly rejected my proposal under the pretext that the serious injuries he received at the Songyang Post Station had not healed. In desperation, I had to arrange for him to sit in the Blackstone Mine. Who knew that as soon as we walked on the front foot, the mission of the back foot was leaked out. ”

Immediately, in the crowd, a martial artist suddenly realized: "Huo Xiu must have colluded with the demon clan entrenched in the Black Stone Mine and leaked all the content of the mission, which made us miss the mission." ”

"This ...... I guess so. ”

Qin Lie bit his lip and looked very difficult to make this judgment. In fact, he was already overjoyed, waiting to continue to smear Huo Xiu.

At this time, another warrior continued: "It's definitely like this." Before we came, more than a dozen laborers died in the Blackstone Mine for some reason, and no matter how you look at it, it looks like the demon clan did it. The strange thing is that since we came, there has not been a single case of death, and the only explanation is that Huo Xiu ordered the demon clan to stop for the time being. Want to wait for us to leave and make a comeback. ”

Qin Lie smiled slightly, and cast an approving look at the martial artist who answered.

"Since everyone thinks so, I can't hide my secrets. On the way back, when we passed by Hemu Town, we had already reported this matter to the Tantang. According to the instructions of the visiting hall, we were asked not to startle the snake, and find a way to capture Huo Xiusheng alive in secret. ”

At this time, everyone had already been ignited by Qin Lie's enthusiasm, and they didn't doubt the truth of this matter at all. Moreover, in their opinion, Qin Lie, as the nephew of the Qin Hall Master, would naturally not coax everyone.

Yes, there was no need for any evidence at all, and the warriors present had already determined that Huo Xiu was the culprit who caused them to lose their merits, that is, the culprit of fornicating with the demon clan.

For this kind of Terran scum, they are naturally extremely disgusted. Some people even began to gear up and prepare to arrest Huo Xiu.

"What a bunch of brave guys. ”

The corners of Qin Lie's mouth raised, and he secretly mocked.

However, on his lips, he said with righteous indignation: "Brothers, the visit hall has secretly lowered the reward. As long as we can capture Huo Xiusheng alive, each participating martial artist will be rewarded with 10,000 meritorious deeds. Take Huo Xiu's with your own hands, and then reward an additional 50,000. ”

Now, the enthusiasm of these warriors has been completely ignited. After all, 10,000 meritorious service points are worth half a year's remuneration, and it is much higher than the guaranteed meritorious service they get for participating in large-scale tasks. As for the 50,000 merit points, they have not accumulated them for so many years.

Therefore, no one doubts the authenticity of this matter anymore. Their only goal now was to return to the Blackstone Mine immediately and take Huo Xiusheng down.

There were even a few warriors waving their whips in their hands, and they were about to speed up and rush back to the Blackstone Mine.

At this time, Qin Lie was not panicked and dissatisfied, and stopped everyone.

"What are you anxious about? Anyway, Huo Xiu is in the Blackstone Mine, and he won't run away for a while. But we have to think long-term. After all, it's easy to kill him, but it's a bit difficult to capture him alive. ”