Chapter 117: Three Golden Pills
The tracks in front of me gradually became clearer and more scattered, and the crowd walking in front of them often seemed to clash with each other, and after the conflict, there were always people looking for another way.
It's like a family reunion that is supposed to be a happy one, but after a drunken meal, there is a quarrel and a fight, and finally the happy event turns into a farce, and everyone scatters, leaving only a mess.
Hu Guiyang walked on top of this place, wondering where the largest group of people went.
Night is still the biggest obstacle, and the growing number of puddles is also a big nuisance, often hiding under the weeds, catching walkers off guard.
Hu Guiyang walked very slowly, and if he hadn't heard the screams, he might not have been able to find a place until dawn - the direction that the dwarf Wen Kongshou pointed out was too vague.
The screams were not loud, muffled by the croaking of frogs and insects in the swamp, and were very indistinct.
Hu Guiyang followed the sound to find the source.
It was a young Jianghu man, sitting under a small tree, holding a knife in one hand and pressing it on his thigh with the other, cursing for a while, wailing for a while, he was very happy to see someone coming, and when he saw Hu Guiyang's face, he was stunned again, and even forgot the pain in his leg.
"Are youβAre you a human or a ghost?"
"People, of course." Hu Guiyang smiled, stopped, squatted down slowly, and looked at the other party, "Your name is You Wuliu." β
"Do you remember me?"
"You are Shen Qianyuan's brother, you stole my mount, and invited me to eat dog meat at your house."
You Wuliu squeezed out a smile, "This was a month ago, why do I feel like it's been a few years?" β
"Why are you sitting here? What about the others? β
The smile on You Wuliu's face was gone, "We came to find Jin Dan, there are only two sisters and brothers in the He family, and there are hundreds of us, everyone thinks that Jin Dan is not enough points, at first they said that they were distributed according to the rules, but the rules have not been settled, and somehow they have fought." β
"You got into a fight outside the shop?"
You Wuliu thought for a while, "Yes, that's ...... That was the day before yesterday, and it was all right, but suddenly a person appeared, holding a box, and the secret weapon sent out was haunting, claiming that the golden pill belonged to him, and ordered the others to leave. Of course we wouldn't agree, so we fought, and the man's secret weapon was very powerful, but it didn't work, and it hit the trunk of the tree...... Ahem, is there any water? β
Hu Guiyang got up and walked in front of You Wuliu, untied the wine bag on his waist, and let it fall to the ground.
You Wuliu struggled to reach his hand, but it was difficult to lift it, "Can you do me a favor?" β
"Sorry, my arm hurts."
Only then did You Wuliu notice that Hu Guiyang's left hand and right arm were wrapped with thick bandages, and a smile appeared on his face again, "You must have had a very difficult month, it turns out that everyone doesn't care much about Wenjiazhuang's Jin Dan, and now everyone wants to get one, and your arm is injured because of this, right?" β
"Sort of." Hu Guiyang took two steps back.
You Wuliu put down the knife, picked up the wine bag with both hands, poured it into his mouth, coughed a few times, and let out a long breath, "You saved me." β
"It's nothing, we're friends."
"Yes, friends on the rivers and lakes."
"Hmm."
You Wuliu seemed to have a little strength, picked up the wine bag and took another sip, "I have a lot of friends, they asked me to wait here, it's almost a day, and no one has come back." β
"I have to go, too." Hu Guiyang told the truth.
You Wuliu's face changed slightly, but his friendship with Hu Guiyang was not so deep, "Of course, there is Jin Dan in front, you must want it too." Let's go, with these wines, I think I can hold on a little longer, and maybe some friends will come back to save me. β
"Well, there will be a date later."
"I will ...... later. Can you help me roll over? No hands, just feet, I've been sitting here for too long, my ass is going to rot. β
Hu Guiyang stepped forward, knelt down on one leg, pressed his knee against You Wuliu, and then pushed with his left arm, and You Wuliu himself also tried to move.
Hu Guiyang suddenly stretched out his right hand, grabbed one of You Wuliu's arms, and held it firmly, so that the wound hurt again.
You Wuliu was struggling with the last bit of strength, his eyes were glowing with greed and resentment, and soon, his strength disappeared, and his eyes returned to normal, "Thank you...... Thanks, there is no way to repay it, you can take this knife. β
You Wuliu let go of his knife and suddenly became depressed, as if he had lost a few hundred taels of silver.
Hu Guiyang also let go of his hand and got up slowly, "It's not safe in the wild, so you should keep the knife for yourself." β
"I ...... I...... Everyone wants to be strong. β
"Of course."
"It's not the kind of way to become stronger, you have to have both talent and hard training, this kind of strong method is something that ordinary people can't do, everyone wants to be like ...... Zhao Aqi, like an unknown person, suddenly caused a sensation in the rivers and lakes. I...... Kill me, I don't want to suffer anymore......"
"The knife is on your side." Hu Guiyang looked around, "Which direction are they going?" β
You Wuliu stretched out his finger and pointed, "Although I usually steal chickens and dogs, I am not an ungrateful and shameless person. β
"You're not, get some rest."
Hu Guiyang walked not far away, and heard crying behind him, followed by You Wuliu shouting loudly: "It's all Jindan, it's all Jindan......"
Hu Guiyang walked forward silently, there was no smile on his face, he had never eaten Jindan, but he had learned the Heavenly Machine Technique, and the feeling of seeing him quickly grasp some mysterious power still haunted his heart, if someone was willing to teach all the secrets now, it would be difficult for him to refuse.
His boots were covered with dirt and filled with water, and Hu Guiyang's steps were heavy, but he was no longer disoriented, for a bright light appeared in front of him, and as he got closer, the light gradually divided into several clusters.
It was a series of torches, roughly in a circle, and there was a shouting in the circle, as if there were thousands of people arguing at the same time.
Hu Guiyang still remembered that when Shen Qianyuan took him to Tiejiazhuang, there were so many rules that it was a little cumbersome, and at this moment, the rules seemed to be thrown away, and everyone wanted to speak and do it, for fear of being forgotten.
At least 200 people gathered here, but no one stood guard, Hu Guiyang slowly approached, standing far away on a small mound on the periphery, taking off his boots one by one and pouring out the dirty water inside.
In the circle, six people are fighting against each other, and one of them, Hu Guiyang, recognizes that it is the extraordinary Shen Qianyuan.
He looked out again, except for the crowd illuminated by the torches, it was still dark everywhere, and he could not see the He family siblings.
Shen Qianyuan knocked down his opponent, raised his double swords, spun in place for half a circle, and roared, "Who else?" Who else dares to rob Jindan? β
It's not like the third child of the Shen family who is good at winning over fellow people in the rivers and lakes.
His words didn't scare everyone away, and immediately someone entered the circle, holding a long knife, "Shen Laosan, let's stop in moderation, a total of three golden pills, do you have to swallow it alone?" β
"Haha." Shen Qianyuan laughed, and waved the knife in his left hand diagonally, "When you Tiejiazhuang won the battle just now, you didn't say that you wanted to divide the golden pill equally, since you mentioned it, okay, give you a little face, we want two, you one." β
The person on the other side directly scolded a dirty word, "There are dozens of people on our side, how can we divide a grain of gold pill?" β
"What's that nonsense?"
The two of them swung their knives at each other at the same time and hit each other.
The other two pairs also divided the winners and losers, the loser was left unattended, and the winner either retreated or continued to challenge.
Hu Guiyang was checking face by face, and suddenly someone from the opposite side walked quickly, came to him, and whispered: "You are so bold." β
"Fan Laodao, I'm looking for you." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.
Fan Dajian pulled Hu Guiyang away, away from everyone, and said, "It's good that you're not dead, where have you been these days?" β
"It's hard to say, let's talk about the situation here, the He sisters and brothers have found it? Why did your own people fight first? β
Fan Dajian stretched out his hand and pointed afar, "The He sisters and brothers are over there, they are guarded, they have three gold pills in their hands, Zhao Aqi wants to ask for them, but he has already taken one, and it is difficult to say whether it will be useful if he eats again, so everyone disagreed, and they injured him and locked him up with the He sisters and brothers." β
"Zhao Aqi was injured?"
"Yes, do you know who Zhao Aqi is? This person has just become famous. β
"I heard."
"Hey, it's getting around so fast. Zhao Aqi was injured, and the rest were two factions, and they were still unevenly distributed, so they had to compete to decide. Now our side has the advantage, Shen Qianyuan has lost several masters in a row, what a big hammer, the old monster with a back mountain, all of them are not a problem, it seems that they will soon admit defeat. β
"What about after throwing in the towel?"
"What do you mean?"
"Or is there only three gold pills, how does Shen Hanyuan plan to distribute them?"
"I haven't said this yet, but he has the most credit, how can he score one, although Mo Lao Hero didn't play, but he has the highest prestige, and he also scored one, as for the last one left, everyone has a chance." Fan Dajian smiled, obviously hopeful.
"Where's your bird?"
"I was taken back to the capital by Yuan Mao, he wanted to report the situation to Xichang, and strive to bring more captains to find you, but you were fine. Alas, if we get the bird, we may be able to get all the gold pills. β
"Don't be greedy."
"How can this be called greed? There are exactly three of us, one for each of the three gold pills. β
"Don't you want to trade me for Jindan?" Hu Guiyang asked with a smile.
Fan Dajian sighed lightly, "I don't want to lie, but others don't understand you, I understand, I want to exchange you for Jindan, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, I'm still staring at the Jindan in the hands of the He sisters and brothers." β
"Take me to see the He siblings."
"It's useless to go now, a large group of people are watching, let's find a way to solve the problem here. I think you should go up and compete. β
"Didn't you say that Shen Qianyuan already had the advantage?"
"Shen Qianyuan and us are just a group on the surface, if he wins, he won't give us Jindan."
"I can't win so many opponents alone, you should know how high and low my ability is."
"But you are Jinyiwei, with Xichang as a backer, I don't believe that anyone dares to defeat you."
"What is there not to believe? If you kill me, you can exchange it for another golden pill, and everyone will rush to do it. β
Fan Dajian looked at Hu Guiyang in surprise, "Do you know what happened to Jin Dan?" Why not be interested at all? β
"Of course interested, but ...... Can't let me see the He brothers and sisters, can you let me see Zhao Aqi? β
"It should be possible, why are you seeing him?"
"I want Zhao Aqi to play for me."