Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Last Stand
After carefully preparing for a whole week, estimating countless possibilities and formulating countless plans, Jiang Nian finally decided to leave.
Speaking of which, this is the longest preparation time he has ever had for a mission.
"Brother, have you really thought about going?" Jiang Ye looked at Jiang Nian, who was constantly adjusting his equipment, "Why don't we discuss it again." ”
No matter what the mission was before, there would always be detailed information for their reference, but this time they couldn't find any whereabouts of the mandala, and even the address that was accidentally captured at the end seemed to be arranged, which was so coincidental that people had to feel strange.
It is said that only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one not be defeated in a hundred battles, not to mention that this chess opponent is really a battle against the water, Jiang Ye is really a little worried.
It would be nice if my sister-in-law was here, she should be the only person who can persuade her eldest brother, but she can't let her know yet.
"You take care of your family and your company." Jiang Nian finally confirmed his outfit and solemnly patted Jiang Ye on the shoulder, "Protect your parents, if I don't come back tomorrow night, you can go find me again." ”
Thinking of his parents who still didn't know anything about these situations, Jiang Ye nodded: "Then let Mingyue come with you, and you can also have a care." ”
"It's fine." Jiang Nian thought about it and agreed, he couldn't take risks for the sake of Ah Yang. "Jiang Ye, when you grow up, the family will be handed over to you."
"Brother, aren't you afraid that this is a trap?"
As soon as the words came out, Jiang Nian opened the door for a moment, but he didn't turn his head, his eyes still looked straight ahead: "It was originally a trap, but this time we have no choice." ”
The address given by the mandala is halfway up the hill behind Jiang's house, where Jiang often went hunting when he was young, and later moved his family to Huaguo. When my grandfather moved back after he died, the mountain had already been bought, but I didn't expect it to become a mandala foothold.
The mountain range is not high, but the mountain road is rugged and there is no artificially dug road, and it really takes a lot of effort to climb up, not to mention that Jiang Nian and Gu Mingyue can only choose to touch it little by little from the steeper back mountain in order not to startle the snake. So by the time we got really close to the target, it was already five hours later.
Looking at the only building in sight, a thatched house that looked low and dilapidated, Jiang Nian gestured to Gu Mingyue to send a signal.
"It's not a clear idea to send a signal on someone else's turf."
The echoes in the mountains and forests were loud, and the sudden eerie voice with a strange tone was enough to make ordinary people feel creepy and not dare to take a step forward.
"Our signal is cut off." Gu Mingyue leaned close to Jiang Nian and whispered in his ear.
Before Jiang Nian could respond, he heard a ghostly voice resounding in the sky again: "Old friend, we meet again." ”
"It's not a gentleman's job to pretend to be a ghost." Jiang Nian was unmoved, and no emotion could be heard in his tone.
"Haha, I'm not a gentleman in the first place." The voice floating in the air became sharper and harsher with pleasure, "It's been a long time faster than I expected." However, I didn't allow you to bring new friends to visit me. ”
Before the words fell, Jiang Nian only heard a muffled sound behind him, and when he turned around, he saw Gu Mingyue suddenly fall to the ground, unable to tell whether he was dead or alive.
Looking at Gu Mingyue, who had a silver needle on her wrist, Jiang Nian laughed angrily: "The long-lost unique secret weapon of the Poison Sect, I have only been fortunate to see it once in Country Y, and today I finally really understood it." ”
"It seems that you are not worried about your friend." As if dissatisfied with Jiang Nian's deep hidden emotions, an evil wind suddenly blew in the mountains and forests, causing the leaves to rustle, and dozens of blades turned into sharp blades and flew towards Jiang Nian neatly.
Fortunately, Jiang Nian was mentally concentrated and reacted quickly, and quickly pulled out the dagger buckled on his leg to save the day. "You won't hurt him, otherwise you'll have one less bargaining chip to negotiate with me."
"Hahaha, I'm getting more and more fond of you, old friend." The door of the thatched hut suddenly opened, "Don't worry, your friend will only fake his death for a few hours, I'm just afraid that he will sweep away our interest in reuniting after a long absence." Someone will entertain him, come in. ”
When Jiang Nian heard this, he really didn't look at Gu Mingyue anymore, and strode towards the thatched house.
The thatched hut looks dilapidated from the outside, but there is a hole inside, and the decoration is very elegant, like the humble house of the ancient poetry and Chinese inker.
"Welcome." Mandala still wore her signature mask, sitting leisurely at the small bamboo table to cook tea, even Jiang Nian walked in without looking up, just poured a full cup of tea in front of him, and made a gesture of invitation with his right hand: "How is it?" Not bad, right? ”
Jiang Nian was also not polite, he sat opposite her generously, picked up the teacup and drank it all: "I didn't expect the terrifying mandala on the underworld to be so elegant." But I think Killing Bloody is more suitable for you than vassal elegance. ”
"Actually, my dream is to be a poet." Mandala still bowed his head and poured tea, but his words seemed to hide great sadness: "It's just that reality is cruel after all, and it has forced me to this point step by step, and I have become what I am now." ”
"The reality is fair to everyone, it's just a matter of choosing differently." Jiang Nian's fingers kept tapping the rim of the cup, "This tea is good, but I don't like green tea very much." ”
Pouring the last cup for Jiang Nian, Mandala finally looked up at him, but the emotions in his eyes were more complicated: "Really? How did I hear that your wife's favorite is the Dragon Well before the rain? Oh no, look at me confused, she's still your girlfriend. ”
"Ma'am, it will always be." Jiang Nian secretly said in his heart that it was not good, his fingers were tapping faster, but his face was not leaking, and he still looked light and breezy, but it really seemed that he had come here to taste tea on purpose.
Just as Jiang Nian's brain was spinning rapidly to think about countermeasures, Mandala pressed his hand: "Don't bother, even if the person who saved you can find it, when I break through my ecstasy array, it is estimated that I can only collect the corpses of the three of you." ”
"You're really hard to deal with." Jiang Nian took off the microchip transmitter the size of a grain of rice between his fingernails and put it on the table, the expression on his face seemed to be smiling, and he picked up the teacup and took the initiative to fill it for her.
Mandala's smile at this time was extremely cold, although the mask covered most of her emotions, but the exposed lips had begun to show a hideous appearance: "You really don't wonder how I know everything about your sweetheart?" Or don't you want to know who this third person is? Or are you really that confident that you can protect the people you care about most? ”
"All I know is that you can't win." Jiang Nian's eyes were full of confidence, as if he had already won the game, and he was dazzling.
"Oh, really?" This attitude finally angered Mandala, and he waved his hand slightly: "Bring it up." ”
Looking at the woman who was thrown on the ground like a rag, Jiang Nian's pupils shrank, but he still didn't make any movement. It's just that if you know him well, you'll know that this is his reaction when he's furious. "What do you want?"
"What do I want?" Mandala suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, "You should ask, what do you want, my old friend." ”
Perhaps because he felt sorry for Su Yunyang, Jiang Nian seemed unwilling to continue talking nonsense with her, and spit out two words bluntly: "Conditions." ”
"Happy." Mandala took a sip of the teacup, and couldn't tell whether it was joy or sadness in his tone: "I want her life." ”
"I'll trade it for you myself."
"As long as she lives, I want you to end her with your own hands." Reluctantly to finish drinking, Mandala still slowly sipped the tea in the cup one by one, "Jiang Nian, you don't have the qualifications to tell me about the conditions." Her life, for the lives of everyone in the Jiang family, for the generations of the Jiang group, this account, you are a businessman, you should be more than me, right? ”
"Are you for her? So you sent the text message? ”
After going around in such a big circle and making such a big effort, Jiang Nian didn't dare or wanted to believe it, was this what she wanted? Or is the mandala really coming for Aya?
"What text message?" The mandala didn't seem to react for a while, and then suddenly realized: "Yes, I sent it, otherwise who else knows your weakness so well?" ”
Having said that, Mandala was still slightly stunned.
Now is the time! Jiang Nian suddenly covered his mouth and nose with his left hand, and with a quick wave of his right hand into the air, the pale yellow powder fell like rain, and soon disappeared.
"Jiang Nian, you're crazy!" The mandala reacted half a beat slower, but fortunately, it was not fatal enough to inhale too much, and immediately went to check the "Su Yunyang" on the ground, "This is your most beloved woman!" ”
"It's a pity that you're missing a step." Jiang Nian looked at the woman on the ground who had long since lost her breath, and snorted coldly: "I know every pore of Ah Yang in my heart, how can I admit my mistake?" ”
"What a lover." Mandala stretched his hands forward: "It's a pity, if you followed me at the beginning, I don't know how happy I am now." ”
Jiang Nian had already taken precautions, and ten short blades came through the wind, only cutting the fabric of his two sleeves into rags. "With such a little skill, it seems that I really overestimate you."
Mandala got the true inheritance of the poison sect, but he didn't expect that he had a heel in the poison. Because she had smelled almost all kinds of poisons, and Master also intended to train her five senses, her sense of smell and touch was much more sensitive than that of ordinary people. Rao is hiding in time not to die, but at this time, the poisonous hair has to deal with Jiang Nian's fight and constantly struggles to hold on, and it is already the end of the strong crossbow.
In a few moments, Jiang Nian had already gained the upper hand.
"I said, you can't win."
The victory and defeat were clear, Jiang Nian stepped on her dantian without pity, and just wanted to take off her mask to verify his guess, he saw the mandala spitting out the pill pressed under his tongue with all his might, and hurriedly flashed back.
In just a few seconds, the mandala was gone. "If you don't want your brother to die in this mountain forest, go and save him, we will come a long time."
It was useless to chase again, Jiang Nian looked at the corpse on the ground with cold eyes again, and scratched a painful face that was nine points similar, until the flesh and blood were blurred, he stopped and walked out of the thatched hut quickly.
If it's a fake, it should be destroyed.