Chapter 199: The Thief Who Sits on the Ground
The man said very boldly, as if he had given Li Jingxuan a lot of face. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info said this, if it weren't for Li Jingxuan's idea in his heart, he was afraid that he would turn his face on the spot: "What? Collect tolls from me and still have such a big name! Don't you know that I am in the middle of the Qi Induction Realm, and if you are unhappy, I can give you a sharp sword to pierce your heart?" Li Jingxuan thought and shook his head gently, feeling very unoptimistic about the eyesight of this crowd.
However, if you are not optimistic, you are not optimistic. But Li Jingxuan didn't have the idea of falling out with the other party after all, so he could only endure it like this. At that moment, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked in a low voice: "Then how much do you want to collect?"
"Well, this one!" the little white face's eyes rolled, and the rough voice fell into a deep groan after saying this. How much should have been collected, and a veteran like him has already set an example. But in awe of the Three Holy Palaces, and encountering the carriages and horses of small families like Li Jingxuan and Sha Xuan, it is a little difficult to estimate.
You know, these heroes are behind them. However, they also know that the people behind this may not be able to help themselves when they encounter some really big things. Yes, I sit on the ground in this place to collect money, but I also have to watch the food and eat. You can do some things "according to the rules", but you can't go too far. If it provokes some people to be dissatisfied, it will be bad if it falls into an aftermath and comes to retaliate on a large scale. Therefore, figuring out the identity and strength of the person you are wielding your knife is undoubtedly the most important thing.
"This thing is a bit difficult to do! After all, it is the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair! In the past, the caravan that walked on this road was either hello, hello, everyone, or the master of the sect who could not pull out the iron rooster and could not pull it up, but it was the first time to see these two little fat sheep and they were not big fat sheep! Well, what price should I make for these two?" The little white face hesitated, but his head turned quickly, and he suddenly had an idea.
"For a pony cart like you, we usually charge two dimes of yuanshi, which is already a suitable real price. Just because you are a subordinate sect of the Three Holy Palaces, we have decided to give you a preferential treatment out of respect for the Three Holy Palaces. It's just that I'm not sure how much the price is. Otherwise, estimate your value for yourself and give us some tips! Don't look at us here to block the road and charge, but we are just collecting a little hard-earned money. There is a big family to eat in the back, and this day is also tight. The little white face said pitifully. He was flexible, and directly kicked the ball to Li Jingxuan's feet, but let Li Jingxuan do it himself.
If Li Jingxuan is generous, they can naturally make a small profit.
If Li Jingxuan picks the door, they think they are unlucky, but they also have a lot to say, and there is something to talk about.
If Li Jingxuan gave it according to the price, then he would not suffer a loss.
All in all, it's the best thing to do for them.
"What a clever guy! This guy has a clever head. Li Jingxuan heard him say this, and a strange smile appeared on his face - it is not an easy thing to evaluate himself.
However, Li Jingxuan is a simple person. He didn't like unnecessary trouble, and he didn't like to think too much about some trivial things, so after being slightly stunned, Li Jingxuan directly took out a piece of Yuan Stone from his arms and handed it to the little white face: "Don't let me think too much about miscellaneous things." I'll give you this quick yuan stone, I think it should be enough. “
"Enough, enough, completely enough! brother, you're so bold. The little white face took the Yuan Shi handed over to him by Li Jingxuan and smiled, as if Li Jingxuan was his food and clothing parents-the truth, it seemed that it was not the same.
In short, after Li Jingxuan "spendously" gave a high price of a yuan stone to buy the road, the "heroes" here are no longer the roadblocks of Li Jingxuan and others. After learning that there was such a result here, the "heroes" who were pressing the formation behind them immediately treated Li Jingxuan with courtesy. They smiled and invited Li Jingxuan into the car and got out of the way. At the same time, he also sent two "heroes" in the middle stage of the qi induction to open the road in front of Li Jingxuan's carriage and escort Li Jingxuan forward. This is really polite to the extreme.
"That, is the service of these heroes generally so thoughtful?" The carriage moved forward again, and Li Jingxuan, who was sitting in the carriage, whispered about this question and asked about the handle of the car.
After experiencing the previous turmoil, Li Jingxuan also somewhat agreed with the handlebar style of the person he hired, who was in his thirties, dark-skinned, and honest. He asked for the handlebar name, and learned that his name was Liu Shan, an ordinary name, nothing too human, the only thing he had was seriousness and a heart for his employer.
In this regard, Li Jingxuan is already very satisfied. He was chatting with this man at the moment.
"Haha, they're just in it for the money. When the price is up, you let them do whatever they want. Liu Shan smiled: "Of course, under such a high price, you also need to have the strength to protect this high price." Childe, the background name you reported has made them dare not force you to come to you, and the high price you paid made them directly regard you as their God of Wealth. People's hearts are flesh and blood, although they have accumulated years, they are not faceless people, they have their own set of rules. Under such rules, if you treat them well, they won't treat you too badly. “
"I see!" Li Jingxuan nodded clearly, and then asked, "Then where will they escort us to?"
"Where can it be so far!" Liu Shan shook his head with a smile: "These 'heroes' also have a range. The range of these people is within a radius of 300 miles centered on the Erdang Mountain in front...... The strength of their gang is not very strong, and it is already very good to be able to entrench a radius of 300 miles! They can escort you within this range. As for those outside of this sphere of influence, they can't take care of it. As entrenched tigers, it is impossible for them to cross their sphere of influence and enter someone else's territory in full arms - that kind of behavior is called crossing the border, and it will be resisted by everyone. ”
"That's it!" Li Jingxuan understood. He understood how different these so-called "heroes and thieves" were from those in his imagination.
These people are not so much bandits who rob homes and houses, but rather they are street roadblocks with certain qualifications, organization, and rules. When the sect behind them is in need, they will of course do some things that a thief should do. However, more often than not, they play the role of tax customs, road rage and bodyguards.
“...... With such a triple identity, they sometimes rob their homes, but more often, they are maintaining the rules and tranquility of this trade route and a sphere of influence. It sounds funny that bandits are keeping you safe, but it's a real reality on our side...... There are many monsters and beasts in the mountains and forests, and all kinds of strange things will threaten the lives of the residents in the mountains and forests, and in order to survive, they often follow the actions of the 'bandits'. Such sitting thieves are all over the buffer zone between sects and sects. They are not only the thugs of the sect, but also the object of mutual crusade between the sects. Seriously, these bandits are really having a hard time. Liu Shan sighed.
"You seem to sympathize with them. Li Jingxuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and a trace of curiosity flashed on his face: "Why, do you feel like this about them? And a lot of what you say here doesn't look like a simple handlebar style." ”
"Huh...... That's because I used to be one of them, but in the end the sect was destroyed. I was lucky enough to escape and survive, and more people became the stepping stones of the so-called chivalrous youth. These are the fates of our so-called disciples from outside the sect who do not have enough potential. Faced with Li Jingxuan's doubts, Liu Shan was silent for a while before faintly revealing some of his past.
It is not surprising that his affairs may be commonplace in the eyes of people on the mainland, and as far as he is concerned, it is only two or three vague sentences, but Li Jingxuan clearly heard from his words all kinds of helplessness beyond his words and many stories hidden in such helplessness.
"It's really pitiful!" Li Jingxuan sighed, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. After all, he was just the owner of Liu Shan's money. After all, he was just a fugitive on the road. Although he has some sympathy for Liu Shan's experience, sympathy cannot be turned into action at the moment. He could only sigh like this in the end.
A strange continent, a puzzling system...... Li Jingxuan, who had just arrived in the Blue Netherworld Continent, was not familiar with this, so naturally he had no right to speak, so he had to take a look first and then talk about it, but he didn't dare to make any promises.
Three days later, Li Jingxuan and his entourage finally arrived at the edge of the sphere of influence of these "bandits". The border between bandits and bandits is conventional, and there is no such thing as a boundary monument at all. So the escorts felt that it was almost over, so they stopped...... They are reluctant to cross the line, because they don't have a good influence, and it is easy to ruin their reputation in the bandit world.
"So...... That's all I have to do to get you here. But don't worry, the opposite side is the territory of the Lotus Society, and they are also very disciplined. As long as you pay the corresponding fare, they won't do anything to you. In their territory, your safety is still very secure.
It's just that...... After passing through the territory of the Lotus Society, it is the so-called 'chaos zone'. That's where the bandits run rampant, and it's not like no one of us is trying to build order there, but whoever shows up there and tries to dominate will be attacked by accident. So, it's still a lot of chaos. Be careful where you are.
Because compared to the people who talk about the rules on our side, that is the real place where mountain bandits are rampant. "It's time to separate, one of the escorts was very serious and explained to Li Jingxuan the safety of the route they passed through. After getting along for a few days, they also understood what Li Jingxuan's goal was, and their explanation to Li Jingxuan was still very targeted.
"Chaos Zone?" Li Jingxuan pondered a little and nodded slightly, he knew that since this place was pointed out by the person on the other side, it must be really chaotic. For such information, he naturally has to treat it carefully.
The bandit and the fat sheep are separated. The thieves turned their horses back, and they did not miss the deliciousness of the fat sheep. And the fat sheep continued to move forward, generously stepping into the sphere of influence of another gang of bandits.
Another day passed, and Fat Sheep met another gang of bandits. Li Jingxuan talked to the other party according to the admonition of the previous group of "heroes", and soon got the corresponding result - the other party was a bandit who abided by the rules, and in the case that Li Jingxuan paid yuan stone as the money to buy the road, the conversation between the two sides was very sincere and beneficial, and they were very particular about the rules, and they did not want to take Li Jingxuan's road money for nothing, and escorted Li Jingxuan and his gang to the border of their own forces like the gang of heroes in front, and also gave Li Jingxuan a warning about the "chaotic place" outside the border.
"Be careful...... The people of the Land of Chaos are really wild. The heroes warned.
"Thank you!" Li Jingxuan nodded earnestly and honestly in thanks, and then parted ways with the heroes. Liu Shan drove the car into the "land of chaos".
The "Land of Chaos" is a tidal wasteland formed by mountains and rivers. It was naturally not a wasteland, and Li Jingxuan, who was walking on the sheep intestine path, could see the situation on both sides of the road through the carriage that lifted the curtain. Although the barren grass has submerged a lot of things, judging by the traces of buildings on both sides of the road that have not completely collapsed, there were also dense houses and interconnected fields - all in all, it used to be very lively.
"Why did the noisy village and the field of labor become this desolate appearance in front of you?" Li Jingxuan took this question and asked Liu Shan.
Liu Shan was not very clear about this, he only mentioned one point: "It seems that there has been a big flood here before." ”
"Great water, so it is a natural disaster?" Li Jingxuan pondered for a moment, but shook his head lightly: "Although the natural disaster is terrible, in terms of the level of desolation in front of you, it doesn't seem to be entirely caused by natural disasters. ”
"After natural disasters, I'm afraid there will be man-made disasters. Li Jingxuan whispered this.
The atmosphere is extraordinary when you enter the Land of Chaos. I don't know if it's because I've been brainwashed in my ears, Li Jingxuan always feels that a breath called chaos is flowing in the air. Looking at the desolate scene around him, Li Jingxuan inadvertently always burst into flames of irritability in his heart. This flame inexplicably made his body heat up, and there was always an urge to find someone to do it.
Li Jingxuan felt that this impulse was very wrong, and he deliberately suppressed this impulse, but the good man who suddenly appeared in front of him interrupted his act of suppressing the impulse. (To be continued.) )