"Guys, please come closer, the old man is going to start talking. ”

"Good. ”

The five people gathered in a circle, and the old man Guqin began to tell what he was thinking.

"Several, in order to save time, the old man will not go around the bend with you, the Yan family is powerful, and what has been done in recent years must be obvious to everyone, look at its momentum, there is a big posture of annexing several surrounding villages, if the old man is not mistaken, the Yan family invited us to come over this time, for the soul of Nili!"

"What!

The air suddenly froze, and several people looked at each other, all of them seeing surprise and puzzlement in each other's eyes.

After being silent for a few seconds, Dong Shu spoke first, pursed his lips and said, "Old man, do you mean that the Yan family is ready to fight with Lord Shoushan God......?" Do you really have that strength?"

Hearing this, the old man chuckled and said, "Hehe, with the current strength of the Yan family, I think it's still enough, but if you add the five of us, maybe there is still some hope." ”

"What do you mean by ......"

"Hmph, although the Yan family is getting stronger and stronger, it is far from reaching the level of competing with the Lord of the Mountain Guarding God, the reason why I invited us over is to find some powerful helpers to achieve great things together!"

"Big deal?"

Fang Qi frowned, and suddenly asked, "Old man, what is the basis for your conjecture? In other words, why do you think that the Yan family has the idea of the soul of Nili?"

"Oh?" the old man turned his head to look at Fang Qi and asked rhetorically, "Mr. Fang, as far as the soul of Nili is concerned, who doesn't want to get it?

"This ......" Fang Qi was speechless, and suddenly lowered his head, not that he didn't want to, but that he had more than enough heart and strength.

As far as his current strength is concerned, he is only at the level of a great martial artist, and he is not enough to see in front of the mountain god, he can be pinched into scum with any fingers, and he still wants to get the soul of Nili?

He just thought about it, but he would never dare to do it.

The old man raised his eyebrows and looked at him, squinted his eyes slightly, and said, "Mr. Fang, it's not a day or two since the Yan family wants to get the soul of Nili, and they have been preparing for so many years, just to be able to gather momentum and make a final decision!"

Fang Qi raised his head and asked, "Oh, what does the old man mean by that?"

"Hehe, I won't hide it from you, in fact, the old man, I have already arranged eyeliner in this Huayu Village, and it is reasonable to infer from this. ”

"What! you...... You actually arranged eyeliner here?" The four of them were shocked at the same time, including the granddaughter of the old man Guqin, who didn't know about it, and looked at their grandfather with a surprised expression.

The old man laughed softly, "Hehe, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent is the only way to survive a hundred battles, the old man has this arrangement, it is also out of long-term considerations, don't panic." ”

As he spoke, his face changed, and he said solemnly, "Several, according to the report of the spies I sent out, Huayu Village tried to capture the mountain guard spirit of the Water Domain last night, but unfortunately something went wrong on the way and was escaped by it.

"What's wrong?" Dong Shu frowned when he heard this, since he was a thoughtful person, he immediately noticed the trickiness in it, "What the old man means is that they didn't catch the mountain guard, and the original lure method can no longer be used, so they simply broke the jar and broke it, and planned to fight the mountain guard god?"

According to the old man's guess, the Yan family's original plan should be like this - first gather strong hands to capture the mountain spirit alive, and then use it to coerce the mountain god to hand over the soul of Nili, according to the mother-son relationship between the mountain god and the mountain spirit, it will definitely obediently submit, so that it can not only avoid casualties, but also take the soul of Nili without much effort, it is simply killing two birds with one stone. But the bad thing is that the Yan family didn't catch the mountain guard, and they were angry and helpless, so they found a few of us to help, even if they let us get a piece of the pie, they didn't hesitate. ”

"Oh, I see, it seems that this Yan family, at first, wanted to swallow the soul of Nili alone, and then there was no way, so they remembered us, hum, they can really make wishful thinking, they can only share hardships, but they can't be rich and noble, like this kind of family, if I don't knock them well, I'm sorry for my conscience! ha......"

"Oh, hehe, Mr. Chen is quick to talk, but the old man is quite surprised, but Mr. Chen, have you thought about it, we Nansiqi have always been alone, and there is no intersection with the Yan family, and if we don't talk about cooperation, we will lack mutual trust, if the Yan family keeps their promises, it's okay, if they don't keep their promises, you are not afraid that after the matter is completed, the Yan family will unload the mill and kill the donkey, and get rid of us one by one?

"Hmph, they dare!" Chen Hua was unconvinced when he heard this, and hugged his chest and hummed.

The old man Guqin laughed softly, "Hehe, Mr. Chen, don't jump to conclusions, the Yan family even dares to snatch such a treasure as the soul of Nili, get rid of the four of us, why don't you dare? Huayu Village's style of doing things has always been to achieve the goal of not giving up, we only have five people, and we have a table of mahjong at the top of the sky, and the remaining one person is responsible for serving tea and water, but behind the Yan family is the entire Huayu Village, and there are many powerful people, if the whole village gathers the strength of the whole village to besiege and kill us, when the time comes, who does Mr. Chen think can win?"

"Hmph, you don't want to be alarmist, you cower before you do anything, you can't help but be too careful, right?"

"Hehe, it's not that the old man is careful, it's just a matter of facts, and the old man can live to such an age today, adhering to a kind of vigilant and cautious attitude, as the so-called heart of harm is indispensable, the heart of defense is indispensable, Mr. Chen, let's be careful. ”

"Then according to what you say, we shouldn't go to the Yan family's invitation, go back to each house as soon as possible, and find each mother, why bother with all this effort?" Chen Hua glanced at the guqin angrily and muttered.

The old man of Guqin didn't mind Chen Hua's faux pas, after all, his words were not rough, and he said solemnly at the moment, "Mr. Chen, the old man has no intention of retreating, he must go, but before going, we have to come up with a foolproof strategy, not only can not refute the face of others, but also have to retire after success, this is the way of life." ”

"A foolproof strategy?" Chen Hua raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Hmph, a small appointment was made so painstaking by you, and you are not too tired! I don't have a perfect strategy, what do you want to do, you discuss it, I will listen." ”

"What about the two of you?" Guqin no longer counted on Chen Hua, it was difficult for a big lord and a cautious lord to get together, so he simply looked at Dong Shu and Fang Qi.

Fang Qi lowered his head and paused, then hugged his fists and said, "Old man, you have an idea, we should take your lead as a leader." ”

"What about you?" Guqin stared at Dong Shudao.

Dong Shu smiled lightly, "Hehe, since the old man has known about this for a long time, he must have a good plan in his heart, so we will listen to you all this trip to the Yan family." ”

"Hehe, in this way, the old man should not give in. Guqin hugged his fist with a smile on his face, no matter what he did, he had to choose a leader first, otherwise he would be like a headless fly, and something would inevitably go wrong.

He is not relying on the old to sell the old, since he came to the Yan family, he really has a foolproof strategy in his heart that can get out of the whole body, and now he has the support of several other people, and he, the temporary "leader", is completely solid.

"Several, this matter is very important, please come here. ”

Waving to several other people, Guqin lowered his voice and said, "Our plan this time is like this......"

......

After about a cup of tea, the five of them finally finished discussing and made up their final minds, and then they went to the Yan family.

When a few people walked away, Zhou Nian walked out of a dense forest not far away, with a touch of complexity on his face that could not be concealed, and followed with steps.

The intersection of Huayu Village Center Road, Yan's house!

As the highest status and the most powerful family in Huayu Village, the Yan family's house is also very magnificent, pavilions, three in and three out of the courtyard, a big house made of blue bricks and red tiles, in addition to the rockery pavilion, there is a huge quiet lake, there are more than ten guest rooms alone, although it is not as good as the big families in the water city, but as far as the countryside is concerned, it is particularly abrupt, showing wealth and prominence.

Walking to the gate, a guard suddenly stopped Guqin and the others.

"How many are ......"

"Hehe, this little brother, we are guests invited by the head of the Yan family, this is an invitation, please help the little brother spread it. After Guqin finished speaking, Xuan handed over an invitation.

The guard took it and glanced at it, hugged his fists and said, "Oh, it turned out to be a guest invited by the master, disrespectful, disrespectful, please wait here for a while, I'll go and tell you first." ”

"Hehe, there's Brother Lao. ”

"Ascend Den Den ......"

After a while, a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man quickly rushed out of it, and when he came to the front, he hurriedly hugged Guqin and the others, "Hehe, several distinguished guests have visited, Yan Zhiqiu has missed the distance, please forgive me." ”

Yan Zhiqiu is in his early forties this year, with a square face, thick eyebrows and broad eyes, and the whole person looks energetic and radiant, especially those eyes, which are as sharp as eagles and falcons, and the whole body is full of a heroic spirit like a cold sword hidden edge, giving people a feeling of not being angry and arrogant.

After a simple greeting, his eyes began to scan the body of the visitor one by one, hesitated for a few seconds, took the lead to the guqin's side, and said with a smile, "Hehe, you must be the old guqin man known as "looking for a bosom friend"? ”

"Hehe, the head of the Yan family is polite, the three words "old-timer" dare not be ashamed, it is just a year of old decay, it is not enough. ”

"Hey, the old-timers are too modest, the name of the old man of Guqin, I have admired it for a long time, and I am very honored to see it today. ”

"Hehe, the head of the Yan family has good eyesight, you know the ancient predecessors, but you don't know how many of us, can you recognize it?" Fang Qi on the side suddenly interjected and took a few steps forward.

"Oh?" Yan Zhiqiu rolled his eyes, frowned slightly and glanced at Fang Qi, and then smiled, "Hehe, this gentleman, it must be Mr. Fang Qi, who is known as the "black and white" Mr. Fang Qi?"

"Hehe, the head of the Yan family really has good eyesight, what about her?" Fang Qi suddenly pointed to Dong Shu on the side.

"This girl?"

Yan Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Hehe, the girl is beautiful, "Mo Bao Xian" Dong Shu really lives up to her reputation, and she is really the same as the heavenly immortals. ”

"Hehe, the head of the Yan family has praised it falsely, how can a little woman and a layman afford the word "fairy"? The head of the Yan family doesn't want to make fun of me. ”

"Hey, the girl is humble, with the girl's appearance, I'm afraid that the flowers will be ashamed, and the moon will be closed, this "Mo Bao Xian" name, you can really bear it, hehe......"

"Hey, Master Yan, you called us here this time, not just to pat our ass, right?"

Chen Hua was ignored, and his heart was naturally unhappy, so he suddenly interjected.

"Oh?" Yan Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment, just caring about being polite to Dong Shu, but forgetting that there was another Chen painting without greetings, and suddenly felt a little sluggish in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize, "Forgive the sin, forgive the sin, the name of Mr. Chen, the god has written Mr. Chen's name, and it has been like thunder in the morning, and my words are all from my heart, and there is no flattery." ”

"Oh, you know the four of us well, and you can see our respective identities at a glance, which is indeed powerful enough!"

"Hehe, Mr. Chen is too worried, it's not that Yan is powerful, but that a few of you are famous, and your reputation is all over the world, if the people in the City of Water don't know the name of your Nan Siqi, wouldn't they be lonely and unheard......?

"Hmph, you're pretty good at talking......"

When Chen Hua heard this, this person's speech was indeed smooth enough, and when you pressed him, he praised you, and for a while people didn't have anything to say, so he simply threw his head to the side and didn't say more.

Seeing this, Yan Zhiqiu didn't care, suddenly put his hand into the door, and said politely, "Several, the gate is not the place to speak, the humble house has prepared high-quality tea for you, a few of you are invited!"

With that, he led the way, and the men behind him looked at each other, and then followed.

A few people had just entered, and Zhou Nian also happened to come to the door of the Yan family.

He can't get into the main gate, first, there is no invitation, and secondly, there are guards to guard, and if he breaks in, he will inevitably startle the snake and cause unnecessary trouble.

For now, the only way to do this is to sneak in, hide people's eyes and ears, and find out where the mountain god is.

However, although the idea is good, there is no suitable breakthrough, after all, the Yan family is the most heavily defended place in the entire Huayu Village, even if it is its back door, there are thirty or forty guards in charge of guarding, it is impregnable, and it is not easy to sneak in.

Just when Zhou Nian was guarding the Yan family and was a little worried, he heard a heavy sound of the car on the cross street not far away, and the group at the front was carrying a burden in his hands, trembling and leisurely, which was loaded with some fresh vegetables and meat, and there was a big carriage in the back, and there were five or six people sitting on the car, all dressed as chefs, who were hurrying to Yan's house.

In order to greet the distinguished guests who came this time, the Yan family specially spent a lot of money to invite a group of top chefs from the City of Water, in order to be able to entertain the guests well, and after eating and drinking, it is convenient to talk about things.

"Woo...... But I've been sinned, and this time I'm going to die!"

At the back of the line, a cry came faintly, which immediately attracted Zhou Nian's attention.

Running forward, Zhou Nian soon saw the crying man who was sitting on the ground, and when he approached, he was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.

He was about twenty years old, dressed in coarse linen, thin and tall, with a crooked bamboo basket on his left, and under his feet were scattered eggplants, some of which were still trampled on and covered with thick soil, apparently ruined.

Zhou Nian raised his eyebrows and looked at him, he couldn't see a man crying in his life, and couldn't help but whisper, "Hey, what are you crying for?

The tall and thin man raised his head abruptly and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, but the crying still didn't stop, "Woo, what do you know?

"Huh?"

Zhou Nian pursed his lips disapprenously, "Cut, isn't it just a basket of eggplants, what's there to cry about?"

"A basket of eggplants? Woo, you're talking about light! Do you know who this eggplant is for?"

"Who's that?"

"The rich man of Yan's family. ”

"Yan Rich Lord?" Zhou Nian suddenly frowned when he heard this, pointed to the Yan family not far away, and asked, "Are you talking about the Yan family?"

"Woo, of course it is, this Huayu Village is his family's surname Yan, not his family, which one?"

"That'...... That's not going to cry, although these eggplants are trampled on, they will still be eaten, anyway, he doesn't know. ”

"Woo, you really don't have a backache when you stand and talk, others are so confused, but the rich man Yan can't be fooled, you know you, woo woo......"

"Oh?" Zhou Nian was curious, "Why can't he be fooled?"

"Woo ......"

"Okay, don't cry! I'll beat you if you cry again!" Zhou Nian couldn't stand the cowardice of the man in front of him, and suddenly raised his hand and made a beating motion.

"Whew!"

This trick is better than medicine Turin, the man in front of him is really a complete coward, and when Zhou Nian was so frightened, his crying immediately stopped abruptly.

Zhou Nian withdrew his palm, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Let me ask you, why can't the rich man Yan be fooled?"

"Because...... Because his mouth is very tricky, he can taste the food fresh or not. The tall and thin man shrunk his neck, obviously frightened by Zhou Nian, and confessed.

"Oh? really?"

"I ...... I really didn't lie to you, just last time, a companion of mine had the same experience as me, accidentally sent the potatoes that had been stepped on, but was discovered by the rich man Yan, and whipped him indiscriminately, and even the chef who was traveling with him was also implicated, and was beaten alive, and now he is still lying in bed to recuperate. ”

"Shhh...... Hearing you say that, this rich man Yan is quite powerful. ”

"Hey, it's so powerful, it's just a living Hades! Don't look at him who usually smiles at people, but it's all a knife hidden in a smile, insidious and ruthless!"

"Oh, if he's so insidious, why do you even bring him food?

"I ...... Isn't it just that I am worried about the amount of money he gave, although others are ruthless, but they are very generous, it is better to send food to his family once than I to send it to other families ten times, such a profitable deal, I ...... Of course I was red-eyed. The tall and thin man bowed his head with a frown, for the sake of money.

Zhou Nian lowered his head and pondered when he heard this, his eyes rolled slightly a few times, and a bold idea suddenly popped up in his heart, squatted down with a smile, stared at the thin and tall man and asked, "Hehe, do you want to get rich?"