"Never! Please, don't take off my human skin mask! Xu Ruyi was shocked when he heard this, and begged.

"I know your human skin mask, but I don't know your true face, so I'm interested in it. Taking off your human skin mask will not only allow me to get a suitable token, but also satisfy my little curiosity, so why not. Zhao Zheng's gaze moved a few times on Xu Ruyi's cheeks, looking for traces of the edges of the human skin mask, but he couldn't find it, Xu Ruyi's disguise method was really ingenious, the human skin mask had been perfectly integrated with the skin, leaving no trace.

"No, I must not show my true colors."

"I understand that thieves don't always like people to know who they are."

"That's not just the reason, it's the reason why I don't want you to see me for who I really am...... And because I'm so ugly, I don't want outsiders to see it. ”

"How ugly can it be? I've seen a lot of ugly monsters in the world. ”

"I'm not just ugly, I've had a knife on my face to wear all kinds of human skin masks, and I've shaved off my cheekbones and chin, can you imagine a face without cheekbones and chin?" Xu Ruyi explained in a bitter voice.

In the game, it is impossible to have a detailed explanation of the disguise technique, but in the days when Zhao Zheng stayed at the Hongchen Inn, he once heard his sister talk about some things about the disguise technique, and vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a thing. But anyone who wants to look perfect has to shave off some protrusions on the face to make the face smooth, and only then can there be a variety of human skin masks.

Looks like. Xu Ruyi is not telling a lie. If you forcibly tear off the human skin mask. Revealing Xu Ruyi's scarred true face is too cruel.

"Women love beauty, how can you be willing to destroy your face like that?" Zhao Zheng asked.

"I was very ugly myself, and when I was a child, I was often laughed at by my peers because of this, and once a group of children circled around me and called me ugly in unison, which made me cry. I came home crying and hugged my grandfather and told me about it. Grandpa then asked me if I wanted to be prettier, and of course I said yes. He told me that it would come at a price and that I should think about it. I said it didn't matter, as long as I could be pretty. Grandpa said that's good, you go to sleep first, and when you wake up, I promise you can become a fairy girl. After saying that, he fed me some medicine and made me faint. Xu Ruyi narrated.

"When you wake up, you'll have an extra human skin mask on your face?"

"Yes, when I wake up and look at the bronze mirror. I found myself completely transformed into another girl, a hundred times more beautiful than the original. I was very happy. I thought my grandfather knew immortality, but I realized afterwards that I just had an extra mask on my face, so it wasn't fairy. The human skin mask had to be removed every once in a while, and when I took it off, I realized that my original face had been ruined, and it was even more ugly than before. I cried and found my grandfather and asked him why he was the way he was. Grandpa replied that it was you who said you were willing to pay, and this is the price. ”

Zhao Zheng secretly sighed, feeling that the price of doing so was too great. He then asked, "Do you hate your grandfather?" ”

"I hated it a little bit at first, but then I stopped hating it because it was my own choice. Since then, I have been studying the art of disguise, because people grow up, and human skin masks can't, so I have to make a human skin mask that can grow with me. Over time, my ability to disguise gradually surpassed that of my grandfather, and the mask I made was almost real. Transfiguration is a very useful skill for thieves, but the price to pay is also very high, I am the only one in the family who has chosen this path, and everyone else is unwilling to cut their faces for this. ”

"Your grandfather probably thinks that the family needs a thief who can change his appearance, so he deliberately tricked you into learning this."

"Maybe. Whether he intended it or not, it was a foregone conclusion, and it didn't matter what his purpose was. ”

"Is your human skin mask really made of human skin?"

"Transfiguration is divided into two factions, one is called the 'human animal faction', which relies on killing people to take other people's faces and make masks. The other school is called the 'carver school', which relies on a special ingredient to make human skin, and uses the carver to carve it into the shape you want. I'm a 'carver', and I've never killed someone to take someone's face. ”

Zhao Zheng couldn't figure out whether what Xu Ruyi said this time was true or false, even if Xu Ruyi was a "human animal", he would not admit it. However, judging from the consistent behavior of the five ghosts who moved mountains, this family concentrated on stealing and stealing, and did not do other bad things, Xu Ruyi's words have a certain degree of credibility. Besides, ordinary people can't do such a thing as killing people and taking skin, and only people who are ruthless to a certain extent can do it.

"If you have a wound on your face, I won't be able to force others, just use your handkerchief as a token as you said before." Zhao Zheng followed Xu Ruyi's instructions and took out a cotton handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers from his left pocket, which was very clean and without any stains. He put the handkerchief into his sleeve, said offended, and clicked twice on Xu Ruyi's back, fainting Xu Ruyi.

Calculating the time, it has been a long time since Xu Ruyi left the house, but I am afraid that it has aroused the doubts of the four ghosts. If it drags on any longer, the four ghosts will definitely take action against it, either sending people to search the streets, or secretly shifting positions, so it is better to meet with the four ghosts as soon as possible, so as not to cause further complications.

Zhao Zheng left Xu Ruyi, who was unconscious, pressed his sword in his hand, walked out of the courtyard with his body held high, and went to the temporary residence of the five ghosts who moved mountains. Both sides are on the same street, just a few steps away.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Zhao Zheng knocked on the courtyard door covered with vertical strips, and the sound resounded in the cold air of spring. After a while, there was still no response from inside the door, so he had to slam it a few more times.

The knock on the door was so loud that the people in the courtyard must have heard it, but they didn't come to open the door for a long time, which was really strange.

He clenched his left hand as he pressed the Sword of Life, and no matter how warm his palm was, the metal scabbard was always cold.

Someone finally opened the courtyard door. The person who opened the door was Xu Ruyi's grandfather Xu Tai. The rest of the five ghosts have been exposed in the process of committing crimes. Wanted everywhere. Don't dare to show up, the only person who can open the door openly is Xu Tai.

There were secret signals when the five ghosts were moving, but Zhao Zheng did not knock on the door according to the secret when he knocked on the door, so he had already aroused Xu Tai's vigilance. After opening the door, Xu Tai saw that Zhao Zheng was a stranger, and his vigilance became even heavier.

"Young man, who are you looking for here?" Xu Taipi asked with a smile.

"There are a lot of people on the street, and it's not a place to talk. Let's go in and talk. Zhao Zheng made a gesture of please towards the courtyard.

"What can't you talk about on the street?"

"What I'm going to tell you today is very special, if we talk on the street, it won't be long before a group of people from the Cao family and the government will surround us."

Xu Tai changed color when he heard this, and said with a dry smile: "I don't understand what you're talking about." ”

"Less garlic, I know who you are and what good things you've done."

Xu Tai's smile stiffened, his loose eyelids narrowed slightly, and he glanced at Zhao Zheng deeply.

Zhao Zheng looked at him calmly. There is no fear at all.

After a few breaths, Xu Tai regained his smile. Haha laughed and said: "I remembered, aren't you the second strong man in the tun, I didn't expect to grow so big in a blink of an eye, I didn't recognize you." Come in, please come in, let's catch up with the old days. As he spoke, he flashed to the side and let Zhao Zheng walk into the small courtyard.

Zhao Zheng listened to it funny, and the family seemed to be very good at acting. He walked to the center of the courtyard and glanced around the courtyard to get a full view of the situation. The courtyard and the house were quiet, and it seemed that the other three ghosts had not come up, and green shoots had already grown on the branches of the big tree next to the house, indicating that spring had arrived.

"Friends from all walks of life, report to Wan'er." Xu Tai closed the courtyard door and asked with a different face.

"I'm just a nobody, I haven't made a name for myself in the rivers and lakes, and I really don't have a name to tell you. Besides, you don't even need to know who I am, I'm here just to make a deal for you, and when the deal is over, we'll go our separate ways. Zhao Zheng turned around and replied lightly.

"What business are you going to do with me?"

"Nine brewing spring wine business."

"We don't have that wine here."

"Undead ghost, I just said, don't pretend to be garlic in front of us, I know all about you." Zhao Zheng directly pointed out Xu Tai's nickname, wanting to tear off Xu Tai's disguise to avoid trouble.

"You even know my nickname." Xu Tai's eyes narrowed even tighter, forming two gaps.

"I don't just know your nickname, I know all your family's nicknames, do you want me to recite them in front of you?"

"No need. You know who our family is, and you know ...... Liquor thing. It seems that I can't hide anything from you. ”

"If you are sloppy with me, it will not do anything but waste your time."

"Okay, I'm not going to be sloppy, from now on, let's open the skylight and say something bright, what do you want." Xu Tai said with a blank look in his eyes.

"Your granddaughter is in my hands, I want to exchange her for wine in your hands, you have more than seventy jars of wine in your hands, I don't want much, sixty jars of wine is enough, and you can keep the rest, when you have worked hard these days." In order to prove what he said, Zhao Zheng took out a lotus handkerchief from his sleeve and showed it to Xu Tai.

Xu Tai glanced at the handkerchief and recognized that it was his granddaughter's thing, and then said: "This friend, there are rules on the road, and there is a share in meeting. Now that you've bumped into our business, I'm supposed to give you some wine, but your appetite is too big, isn't it? ”

"First of all, I'm not on the same path as you, and your rules don't work with me. Secondly, it is merciful enough for me to leave you a dozen jars of wine, if it weren't for the fact that it is not easy for your family to dig a tunnel, I could have taken all the wine away and left you not a single jar. ”

"So we're out of negotiation?"

"Nope."

Xu Tai fell silent, his gaze changing, obviously brewing a ghost idea. He thought a lot, and the current situation was very unfavorable for their family, and he was completely passive. The other party knows about their family, but he doesn't even know the other party's name, so he can't ask even if he asks, and the other party won't tell him.

At present, there are only two choices, either obediently obey the mercy of the other party and hand over sixty jars of imperial wine, or do not obey the mercy of the other party and risk death with the other party. Both choices are a bit dangerous, which makes him, an old Jianghu, feel in a dilemma.

Zhao Zheng silently waited for the result and did not urge Xu Tai.

After a long time, Xu Tai finally made a decision, he took a step back, blocked the courtyard door, and clapped his hands a few times in a unique rhythm.

Hearing the applause, the two doors in the courtyard were opened, one door was the door of the main house, and the other door was the door of the warehouse, and the remaining three ghosts of the five ghosts who moved the mountain came out of it, namely the couple Xu Chu and Zhao Ying, and the youngest Xu Ling. It turned out that these people did not hide underground, but kept hiding behind the door. In fact, when Zhao Zheng knocked on the door, he had already alarmed them, but whenever a stranger knocked on the door, it would arouse the vigilance of their family.

The three ghosts slowly walked towards Zhao Zheng, all silent, with obvious hostility on their faces. Xu Chu is a stout man, Zhao Ying is a plump woman, and Xu Ling is a ghostly little boy.

Zhao Zheng was surrounded in the center, but he didn't panic at all, he looked sideways at the three ghosts who were gradually approaching behind him, and said with a light smile: "Undead ghost, this is your decision?" ”

"Yes. If we catch you, we won't have to hand over the wine, and we can just exchange you for my good granddaughter." Xu Taidao.

"Don't you think it's reckless to do that?"

"No way, your appetite is too big for me to accept, and you won't budge."

"Aren't you afraid that the disturbance after our fight will be too big and attract the Cao family and the people of the government?"

"I'm afraid, but you're also afraid, like us, you don't want to attract people from the Cao family and the government, because once you attract those people, you won't be able to swallow those wines alone." Xu Tai squinted and sneered.

"The ginger is still old and spicy, you guessed it." Zhao Zheng nodded and admitted, "You decided that I didn't dare to make too much of a fuss, so you dared to fight me in the courtyard." ”

"That's right, let's make an unwritten agreement. After a fight, no one should jump, and no one should make a big noise. ”

"I accept this agreement. But I'm going to put the ugly things up front, and once I do it, I won't be as pleasant as I am now. Zhao Zheng's eyes sank, his thumb flicked the gauntlet, and the sword clattered to reveal half of the blade, the cold light was terrifying.

"Pleasant face can't be exchanged for sixty jars of wine, nor can it be exchanged for my granddaughter." Xu Tai put on a spirit bird claw starting hand style to "stand out from the flock", his left foot grasped the ground steadily, his right foot arched off the ground, and his hands imitated the wings of the crane, closing behind his back and hiding it, so that others could not judge where his hands would attack from.

The other three ghosts also put on their own starting moves, so that all of them were spirit bird claws.

The original Five Ghost Mystery Killing Array was one less person, and the combat power would undoubtedly be reduced a lot. Zhao Zheng was confident that he would defeat this family, and he pulled out a sword of life, and the body of the pan blue sword reflected his increasingly mature face.

"Please!"

A sound fell, and all five people moved. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )