Chapter 22 - The Indifference of Human Nature
After carefully reading the help reward written by the old man, Gu Xuan understood what the old man was asking for. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The old man's bounty is to find a strong man to save the people in the village.
It turned out that a few days ago, the old man's village was threatened by robbers, and asked the people of their village to scrape together 10,000 gold coins in the past few days, otherwise they would kill all the people in the village.
Ten thousand gold coins is an astronomical amount for a small poor village.
You must know that 10,000 gold coins is enough for a poor village to live for at least two or three years.
Therefore, the village was threatened by robbers, and the old man had no way to make up the gold coins.
Seeing that there was not much left of the days given by the robbers, the old man could only ask the people in the village to scrape together some money.
The whole village finally came out with a hundred gold coins, and the old man came to find someone to help relieve the crisis in the village.
But in the face of a hundred gold coins, no one wanted to offend the notorious robber.
A hundred gold coins is not as important as your own life.
As time passed, there were many people around the old man, some curious, and some cultivators.
"Old man, may I ask what kind of force are the robbers threatening your village?"
At this time, a cultivator came to the old man and asked.
Glancing at this cultivator, Gu Xuan could clearly feel his strength.
This person's strength is also the strength of a four-star fighter.
Seeing someone come to ask, the old man's helpless eyes instantly became a lot clearer, and he said excitedly: "Powerful cultivator, are you willing to help our villagers, as long as you can relieve the crisis in our village, these hundred gold coins are your reward." ”
The old man seemed to grasp a life-saving grass, and looked at the cultivator in front of him with his eyes pleading, his hands as thin as dry wood trembling as he held a small bag.
This small bag was filled with the hope of the whole village, and it was a hundred gold coins that everyone had put together.
"Don't get excited, I need to know what the robbers who threaten your village are called. The cultivator did not immediately accede to the old man's request, he wanted to know about the robbers who threatened the old man's village.
If the robber is strong, he will never agree, and he must think about his own life in everything.
"Old decay is abrupt" The old man's old face showed apology, he was too excited.
After calming down, the old man spoke out about the bandit forces that threatened the village: "The robbers said they were called 'Blood Slaughter'. ”
After speaking, the old man watched the changes of this cultivator steadily.
As soon as he heard that it was the Blood Slaughter, the cultivator's face showed fear, and he was obviously shocked.
"Forget it, I can't help you. The cultivator didn't linger long, but left after saying a word.
Seeing that the other party hurriedly left as soon as he heard that the robber was a blood slaughterer, the old man's wrinkled face looked much older.
thought that the other party would help him, but it turned out to be nothing.
"Is the Blood Slaughter Group very powerful?" Gu Xuan saw that the cultivator left in a hurry as soon as he heard that it was the Blood Slaughter Group, and he had doubts in his heart.
"Hehe, I haven't heard of the Blood Slaughter, I think you just came out of the house. Hearing Gu Xuan's doubtful words, someone spoke.
"Let's hear it" Seeing that this person seemed to know a lot about the Blood Slaughter Group, Gu Xuan said curiously.
"Boy, the Blood Slaughter Regiment is a well-known bandit, with the power of hundreds of people, and the leader of the Blood Slaughter Regiment has the strength of a fighter. Moreover, their whereabouts are uncertain, the methods of robbery are brutal, and no one can survive the sack of the blood slaughter. ”
"No, this old man's village is very lucky that it was threatened and not looted, and if it were to be changed to usual, it would definitely be a river of blood. ”
"This blood slaughter group is notorious, the officers and soldiers have not been able to catch the blood slaughter group, and they have lost a lot of people. ”
The people around him were telling the information about the Blood Massacre, and they were very clear about what the Blood Massacre was doing.
Hearing the words of the people around him, the old man's face became even more gloomy, his eyes were sluggish, and his old face looked very helpless.
The child beside the old man squatted beside him in a daze, his thin body clinging to the old man's side.
Touching the child's head with pity, the old man's cloudy eyes left sad and helpless old tears, which was really poignant.
"Isn't there a righteous person to help them, just let this blood slaughter run rampant?" Looking at the old man's helpless appearance, Gu Xuan felt inexplicably pity and bitterness in his heart.
Thinking of the scene where the people in the old man's village were slaughtered by the Blood Slaughter, Gu Xuan felt a pang in his heart, and he hoped that someone would stand up and help the old man.
"Hehe, what are you doing to help someone who has nothing to do with you? Besides, the other party is a blood slaughterer, and the power is not small, unless someone is afraid of life. ”
"It's impossible to want someone to die for a hundred gold coins, it's still a small life. ”
"It's none of our business, we're not going to be idle and kidnapping with our lives. ”
Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the people around him were all mocking and looked at him indifferently.
The people around him are not saints, and these things are for those who do chivalry and righteousness to do, and they don't care.
And the people of the Great Xia Dynasty don't care much, and he won't meddle in things.
It's all human nature, and not many people risk their lives to take care of things.
Hearing what the people around him said, Gu Xuan secretly sighed: "Hey, this world is very unfair, people are selfish"
"Master, this is normal, after all, people have to think about themselves, let alone things related to their own lives. "Xiao Sao is not surprised by this, it has seen too many things like this.
Hearing Xiao Sao's words, Gu Xuan shook his head helplessly, he was powerless.
The Blood Slaughter Group has hundreds of people, and the head of the regiment has the strength of a fighter, and he, a ten-star great fighter, is not an opponent at all.
"Old fellow, do you have anything of value? If you do, our Green Wolf Mercenary Group will take it. ”
At this moment, a stout man came out and shouted loudly.
Turning around, Gu Xuan glanced at the big man.
This big man has a bear waist on his back, a face full of meat, thick eyebrows, and a mouthful of yellow teeth exposed.
Seeing that there was a mercenary group to help, the old man's withered yellow face instantly became a little bloody.
"I have an ancestral jade pendant, I don't know if it's worth it. The old man's withered yellow hand groped in his pocket for a while, and he trembled and took out a smooth jade pendant.
This jade pendant is dark green, covered with oil, as if it has been touched by countless people, and there should be some traces of age.
The old man carefully held the jade pendant in his hand, for fear of breaking it, and there was a look in his eyes that was difficult to let go.
When the old man took out the jade pendant, the big man's eyes were immediately deeply attracted, and his eyes bloomed brightly.
"I'll give you this jade pendant first, and I'll go back to your village with you when I've called all the people. As he spoke, the big man's hand was already grasping the jade pendant.
"How can this be, you still call all the people first, and I'll give it to you. The old man clung to the jade pendant and refused to let go, he didn't believe much in Dahan's words.
"What? Could it be that Lao Tzu can't lie to you?" Seeing that the old man refused to hand over the jade pendant to him, the big man glared angrily and stared at the old man fiercely and said.
"No, no, no" Seeing the fierce eyes of the big man, the old man was afraid, and said with a stammer, but he didn't want to let go, and still clung to the jade pendant.
"Then you still don't let go?" said the big man viciously, his face full of flesh was terrifying.
"You'd better gather the people first. The old man said resignedly.
"I'll go to you Made, I'm impatient, right" Seeing that the old man refused to let go, the big man kicked the old man away.
Receiving a ferocious kick from the big man, the old and weak old man was instantly kicked to the side, and the originally weak body looked even weaker.
In the face of all this, the old man had no ability to resist at all, so he could only watch as the big man took his jade pendant away.
The old man knew that the big man would not help him at all, but only coveted his jade pendant.
And he could only look at Dahan prayingly, hoping that Dahan would be able to help him with his words, but the hope was very slim.
"You wait here, I'll call someone" The big man touched the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he turned around and prepared to leave.
When Gu Xuan saw this scene, he was angry.
This big man is simply a robber, just coveting the old man's jade pendant, and has no intention of helping the old man.
Gu Xuan was about to drink the big man when a shout rang out.
"Damn guy stop"
The voice fell, and three figures appeared in Gu Xuan's sight.
Two men and one woman, about the same age, almost twenty years old.
At this time, the three of them looked at the big man who wanted to leave with angry faces