Chapter 24: Negotiations Fail
It was a drooping old man, hunched over, dressed in a coarse cloth robe, with a lantern in his left hand and a broom in his right hand to sweep the fallen leaves on the ground.
The old man moved very slowly, in this silent mountain, in front of the Black Ridge Mansion, he was sweeping unhurriedly, Zhong Wenbin didn't know why, it was all night, why did he have to clean it.
Out of caution, Zhong Wenbin and Hu Er stepped forward very carefully, handed the lantern forward, and clearly saw the old man's complexion, which was dead and gray, and his face was full of age spots.
"Old man, may I ask if this is the Black Ridge Mansion?" Zhong Wenbin asked.
"Life and death, Jiantian hanging seal, please come in." The old man did not stop the movements in his hands.
Zhong Wenbin was very suspicious, who was the old man and why he allowed them to go in, Hu Er ignored it, and pulled him inside.
"There's no old man sweeping the floor anywhere, don't worry." Hu Er said.
Zhong Wenbin thought about it, but it was too, so he walked to Heiling Mansion, this place is indeed different from the outside, the red wall is bloody, the green tiles are cold, as quiet as an ancient temple, but like a ghost, two stone lions stand at the gate.
Before and after the two arrived, Zhong Wenbin sorted out his thoughts and was about to step forward and knock on the door, when suddenly, the door opened silently, and a young man walked out respectfully.
"Are you two here to offer a bounty?" The lad asked.
"Yes, yes, we are here to ask for Zhong Wenbin's bounty." Zhong Wenbin didn't hide it, the young man nodded, and led the two of them inside.
It wasn't until he entered the Black Ridge Mansion that Zhong Wenbin was surprised to find that this place was really different, a straight passage led straight to the main entrance, and on both sides were various small rooms, countless mechanisms were calculating, and small notes were constantly running.
Zhong Wenbin had heard that the brocade guards of the Ming Dynasty were all over the country, and he had also heard that Mr. Storyteller had mentioned it, and when he saw it now, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Hu Er looked at both sides in horror: "Amazing, no wonder in just a few decades, Heiling Mansion can be independent, and no one dares to make a move." ”
As an outsider, Zhong Wenbin couldn't imagine it, and at the same time regretted it a little in his heart, it seemed that this place was not something he could break into.
Ahead, the young man led the two of them to a big wall opposite, and with a light knock, the stone bricks in the big wall were sunken in, and after a while, a head was revealed, it was a man.
"Where's the bounty?" The man's tone was grim.
Zhong Wenbin and Hu Er looked at each other, neither of them had ever been to this place, how could they know the process.
"That big brother, the head is here, I haven't done it yet." Hu Er approached flatteringly and pointed at Zhong Wenbin.
"What, the living." The man was angry, and then clapped his hands: "Come on!" ”
In the Heiling Mansion, more than a dozen people rushed out in an instant, all wearing clothes similar to official uniforms, and surrounded Zhong Wenbin and Hu Er.
"Your uncle, what are you doing, Lao Tzu is here to ask for an explanation." Hu Er was frightened.
After a while, a young man with a thin face and pale skin came out in a wheelchair, this person looked evil, and everyone around him respectfully called the young master.
"Are you two here to provoke the Black Ridge Mansion?" The young man sneered.
Zhong Wenbin was silent, he originally wanted an explanation, but when he looked at this place, it was really too evil, and Hu Ersaw that he was surrounded, so he immediately gave full play to his true colors as a profiteer.
"Young master, let me ask you something, can you remove the two of us from the Mashan Order?" Hu Er doesn't talk about the amount.
"You two are Zhong Wenbin and Hu Er?" The young man has a good eye, and he can see their origin at a glance, Zhong Wenbin did not refute, and when the young man saw this, he sneered: "Heiling Mansion only accepts heads, collects money to do things, you come here today, don't leave, leave people's heads." ”
When Zhong Wenbin heard this, he was furious, and he suddenly drew his knife, and rushed towards the young man: "Since you don't negotiate, let's come." ”
After going through a series of hunted and killed incidents, Zhong Wenbin became much bolder, and Hu Er was also busy drawing his knife, and the two of them wanted to cut down at the so-called young master.
More than a dozen people rushed over one after another, Zhong Wenbin had never practiced at home, and when he saw that he couldn't cut people, he could only fight and retreat, and he didn't know how deep the background in the Heiling Mansion was, and the young master had been watching coldly.
Hu Er shouted: "Wen Bin, let's withdraw, otherwise we will lose a lot." ”
Zhong Wenbin scolded: "Do you still want to ask for an explanation?" ”
Hu Er was silent, his face was full of iron, although the two of them waved the big knife vigorously, but how could they be worthy of these experienced thugs, before they reached the gate, suddenly Hu Er screamed and fell to the ground.
Zhong Wenbin looked back and found that Hu Er's right foot was shot by a sharp arrow, and the blood flowed, so he hurriedly ran over and pulled him over.
The scene was chaotic, Hu Er screamed, the blood was dragged to the ground, seeing that the knife was about to be cut down, Zhong Wenbin hurriedly blocked Hu Er with his back, and five or six terrifying scars were instantly seen behind him.
"Ahh
Zhong Wenbin shouted, angrily turned around and cut off the arm of one of them with a knife, and then kicked it with his foot, Hu Er staggered to his feet, and was furious: "We don't want to do it, we just ask if we can revoke the Ma Shan order?" ”
The young master sneered: "No, you two must die here today." ”
There was no room for negotiation, Zhong Wenbin glared at the young master angrily: "Then you give Lao Tzu to die." ”
Immediately, Zhong Wenbin ran inside, but he was still blocked, with one against ten, and there were more than ten, and in the end, he couldn't move, and more than a dozen wounds were added to his body one after another.
Blood instantly stained his clothes red, and when Hu Er saw this, he shouted, "Wen Bin, you leave by yourself first." ”
Zhong Wenbin shook his head: "No, I can't explain to Master Hu." ”
In the end, both of them fell to the ground, they no longer had the strength to fight, and the knife was also thrown aside, Zhong Wenbin and Hu Er leaned together, both of them had helpless expressions.
To put it bluntly, this trip is looking for death, Zhong Wenbin felt like a fool and rushed inside, others were eager to escape, but the two of them were good and sent to the door.
Immediately, the two were tied up by five flowers, and the young master came over with a wheelchair and said with a sneer: "Heiling Mansion will not swallow the bounty alone, and I will not kill you." ”
When Hu Er heard this, he hurriedly said, "Then you let the two of us go." ”
The young master shook his head again: "No, I want to issue a wanted warrant and let hunters and killers from all over the world come here, whoever can kill you, the bounty will go to whom." ”
At this moment, Zhong Wenbin was suddenly angry, this was clearly to treat the two of them as prey, but he no longer had the strength to stand up and resist, and the blood kept flowing.
Eventually, the two were arrested and escorted to a clearing outside the Black Ridge Mansion, where they were put in an iron cage with two people standing next to them.
This night is destined to be difficult, Zhong Wenbin was lying in the iron cage, looking at Hu Er helplessly: "Fatty, it's okay now, we're all done." ”
Hu Er cried, and he didn't dare to pull out the sharp arrow on his feet, so he said bitterly: "How do I know that they are so unreasonable, and they have lost a loss." ”
This kid has always relied on his own cleverness to trick people everywhere, but when he got here, he obviously miscalculated, and the Black Ridge Mansion was vicious and decisive, and did not give them a chance to resist.
Zhong Wenbin's body was full of wounds, and the blood flowed, but fortunately, the knife wound did not touch the artery, so he could still hold on, but at most it would be tomorrow, and it would be over without treatment.
The two of them are no different from hiding in the kennel, the two thugs beside them have been guarding, Zhong Wenbin looked up at the dark mountains and forests, and the night sky, his body was so painful that he didn't even have a little crankiness, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
The old sweeper seemed to have completed his task, and when he passed by them, he shook his head and sighed, and then walked towards the path next to the Black Ridge Mansion, not knowing where to go.
At this time, it was just late, the night was very difficult, Zhong Wenbin was lying in a pool of blood, his eyes were getting more and more blurred, about two hours or so, the old man who swept the floor came over, carrying a basket in his hand, walking slowly and difficult.
When the two of them came to him, the old man squatted down and opened the lid of the basket.
"Well, eat something before you die, lest you starve to death." After saying that, he got up and went back.
Zhong Wenbin looked at the bowl of chicken and wild vegetables in front of him, as well as a bottle of wine, he was dying, how could he bother to eat.
And this night, Heiling Mansion issued a bounty list in all directions, and white doves flew out one by one, and a large number of hunters and killers rushed one after another.