Chapter 12: A Transaction
The noisy noise enveloped the entire casino, and before Mo Shen's figure could attract the attention of others, it disappeared without a trace.
A dark staircase leads to the dark depths of the unknown.
Mo Shen's footsteps were very steady, and the sound of footsteps echoed repeatedly in the narrow corridor, and each step was different and clear.
The surrounding candlelight followed his footsteps, lit one by one, and each light was arranged in just the right place, so that people could barely see the road ahead, but they couldn't see too far.
The front suddenly became bright, the lights were bright, and Mo Shen's steps stopped.
The air also became fresh in an instant, and there were two people sitting in this huge underground hall.
Directly in front of the hall was a dark red bench, and on the chair sat a black-robed man with a black cloth covering his face, revealing only two crimson eyes.
There was another person sitting on the guest chair on one side, it was a white-haired old man, he glanced at Mo Shen, and his gaze stopped on the black-robed man again.
"How's that?" the old man asked.
The black-robed man thought for a moment, and perhaps seeing Mo Shen's arrival made him have to make a decision immediately.
"Within five days, the mission was complete. ”
The old man suddenly showed joy, stood up, thanked him, then turned around and left directly, and Mo Shen passed by, the two of them did not even exchange their eyes for a moment from beginning to end.
Mo Shen slowly came to the other side and sat down, picking up a cup of tea on the table, it was still hot.
The black-robed man said, "Drink! This is for you." ”
It was expected that on the way to come, someone brought up the prepared hot tea, but Mo Shen did not have the intention to drink it, "I just use it to warm my hands." ”
"You never drink tea outside. ”
Mo Shen frowned slightly, "You know a lot. ”
The black-robed man drank tea and said, "This day, the capital is not big, it is not small, we have to pay attention to people like you." ”
Mo Shen took out a letter from his arms, "I want to know who wrote this letter." ”
I saw that the black-robed man sucked the envelope into his hand as soon as he sucked it in his hand, he didn't open it, just rubbed the surface of the envelope with his hand, and then sniffed it with his nose.
"Envelopes of this flavor, except for those used in the palace, are only sold in a shop in the west of the city. ”
Mo Shen trembled slightly in his heart, he was so angry, he could deduce so much information just from the taste.
The black-robed man pressed the letter on the table, "I can help you." ”
"Say, what do I need to do?" Mo Shen asked, looking straight ahead.
According to the rules, everyone who comes here will pay something, either in coins or in goods. And Mo Shen has nothing, so he can only choose the last way, which is to entrust the task.
He chooses to help the other party complete certain things in exchange for the information he wants, which is the trading rules of the Seongnam Casino.
The black-robed man took out a piece of paper from his cuff, waved his hand, and threw it into Mo Shen's hand with a snap.
Quiescence.
It's so quiet that even the sound of breathing seems redundant.
Mo Shen unhurriedly unfolded the note and checked the contents inside.
"This was commissioned to us by a guest before you came, and now I want to leave it to you. As the black-robed man spoke, he stared at Mo Shen's expression tightly.
He wanted to read more information from Mo Shen's expression, but Mo Shen didn't even shake his eyebrows, as if he was just reading an extremely boring story.
Two words spit out from Mo Shen's mouth, and there was no emotion in his voice.
"When?"
"Within five days. The black-robed man's words were also neat.
The note was torn in half, and Mo Shen came to the candle flame by the wall, burned the paper to ashes, and then left the way he came.
"I will come back in five days. His voice faded into the hall as the figure faded into the hall.
When Mo Shen left, there was another person in the hall out of thin air.
"He's just stepping into the path of cultivation, wouldn't it be a bit far-fetched, after all, the opponent is likely to have already stepped into the realm of the second grade. ”
The black-robed man said, "I thought he would refuse, but I didn't expect that guy to respond silently. ”
"Well, if he can't even pass this level, presumably the boss won't care. ”
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Returning to the ground again, Mo Shen had a feeling of seeing the light again, even if he knew that those who walked during the day were not necessarily good people, and those who walked at night were not necessarily bad people.
The time given to him is a little too little, not the time to kill, but the time to practice.
According to the contents of that note, the other party is likely to be protected by a cultivator of the second-grade realm.
He could have refused, but he didn't. Uncle Yu is gone, and he is being targeted again, so he can only make the people behind the casino pay attention to him, even if it is just a false backer, he also wants to make those who lick blood on the tip of the knife a little jealous of him.
In Mo Shen's mind, the people who cut down countless gamblers in the Chengnan Casino were much cleaner than the people who did things in secret.
Chopping hands and quitting gambling, the former is often a means or warning to achieve the latter's goals, but a casino is teaching people to quit gambling, which is why Mo Shen chose this place.
The journey back to Xiling Courtyard from the south of the city was not too far, but Mo Shen took a different path, and he decided to go back to the hut by the Wei River first and move the Seven Colored Lotus.
This kind of flower is already rare, and the people who know it are even rarer, so I usually put the flower in front of the windowsill without any worries. But at this time, whether it is for safety or for the sake of spiritual practice, the flowers should be moved to a new residence.
I bought some tea and books on the road, the tea was bought for myself, and the books were for the woman, a girl actually liked to read books to pass the time, but it also surprised Mo Shen a little.
The road back was nine twists and eighteen turns, Mo Shen was a little apprehensive in his heart, maybe he was too sensitive, anyway, he always felt that someone was staring at him.
He turned back many times, and even deliberately took a long detour, but did not find any suspicious characters, and finally had to give up and move forward along the Wei River, looking at the flowing water.
However, when he came to the familiar path, Mo Shen's heart fluttered, like waves in the sea, constantly tumbling.
On the windowsill, it was empty, and it was as if the heart was hollowed out.
Sure enough, he was still a step too late, Mo Shen looked at an inconspicuous leaf by the door, which he deliberately sandwiched in the gap at the top of the door after going out, but now it fell outside the door.
Pushing open the old wooden door, the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the house is not large, I am afraid that if I come back half a day earlier, I will have to meet this flower thief.
He took a turn around the house suddenly, everything was the same, but the pot of seven-colored lotus was moved, and it seemed that he had met someone who knew the goods.
He didn't speak, like the stubborn old tree outside the door, just stubbornly standing in place, looking at the east flowing water of the Wei River.