Xu Huaigu hadn't slept so heavily for a long time, probably because his nerves were too tense when he was fighting and fleeing for his life before, so he relaxed and slept in the dark.

He rubbed his drowsy head, then put his hand on the ground, feeling not the dirt in the woodland, but a slightly muddy straw.

He was startled, his mind cleared up instantly, and he hurried to touch the short sword on his waist as soon as possible.

The waist was empty, there was nothing.

He touched his back again, only to find that the sword on his back was gone.

He immediately panicked, but fortunately the dagger hidden in his sleeve was still there, which gave him a little sense of security. After all, he didn't know how to come to such a strange place, so he didn't dare to act rashly, but quickly observed the surrounding environment.

He was now in a small house made of yellow-colored bricks, with potholes in the walls, and some of the bricks had been broken in a corner, which was extremely rough and ugly.

In the middle of the house was a wooden table, which was black, dusty, and dirty. On the table was a ceramic bowl blackened by fire, containing a bowl of water.

The house was surrounded by walls, and there was not a single item except for an old table. At the top of one of the walls was a small window, and a light rain could be seen outside.

Obscure light streamed in through the window, making the room dark. The smell of dust that had not been cleaned for a long time choked Xu Huaigu and wanted to cough, but he forcibly held back, afraid that someone would find out that he had woken up.

He knew he was in captivity.

The window was too small, only about the size of a cat to escape, so the only exit from the house was a heavy wooden door.

The wooden door looks ancient, with a thick layer of dirt at the corners, and even layers of oily green moss have grown. At the handle of the wooden door, there is a large lock covered with patina, which locks the wooden door tightly.

Xu Huaigu pulled hard a few times, the big lock was very firm, the deadbolt and the keyhole were tightly bitten, and there was no movement. This lock is not young, but it still plays its role well.

Xu Huaigu cursed in his heart, frowned and began to think about the current situation.

Someone must have done something to him last night while he was asleep, taking away his two swords, but missing the dagger hidden in his sleeve, and taking him here and imprisoning him.

He subconsciously felt that Jiang Shan did it.

Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, and he was negligent for a while, and he was put on a stand by this terrible woman waiting for me, and now I am afraid that it will be more than lucky.

While he was pondering, there seemed to be footsteps outside the door, Xu Huaigu quickly pricked up his ears, carefully leaned against the door, and pressed his ears tightly against the wet door panel.

He could clearly smell the stench on the door panel, although it was disgusting, but now was the critical moment, he didn't dare not take it seriously, so he forcibly endured the uncomfortable touch and listened carefully to the movement outside the door.

The sound of footsteps is shallow and heavy, mixed with the "hiss" sound of straw sandals rubbing against the ground, and the sound of stepping into muddy water.

Both footsteps sounded steady, sounding like they should be two men in straw sandals.

One of them sighed, his voice sounding pale and weak, and said helplessly: "Alas, those people have come to collect debts again." I heard that this time they insisted on increasing the amount of silver we owe to three hundred taels, so that we can pay it off next week. If you don't pay it off, you have to use Feng'er to pay off the debt, what can I do? ”

The other was angry and stomped his foot hard, and there was a sound of muddy water splashing.

He exclaimed, "Fuck the shit, a bunch of brutes who deserve to go to hell!" Even if I were to die, I wouldn't allow those brutes to capture Feng'er! Besides, didn't our boss catch a little kid in the woods at his feet last night? The kid had two swords in his hand, the snow was bright and bright, and at first glance it was a good sword, and the family must have money. When the big boss figures out his family background, he will definitely be able to repay the money he owes! ”

"Well, it's as simple as you say. That child is so young and traveling alone with a sword on his back, and he doesn't know how far away from home, where is it so easy to find his home? Even if he finds his house, he may not necessarily pay three hundred taels of silver to ransom him. If there is no money to repay the money, won't Feng'er still be arrested when the time comes? ”

The other almost roared: "Can't you see clearly? That group of brutes didn't care about money at all, they came for Feng'er. Paying back the money is just an excuse, even if we pay back the money, they won't let Feng'er go! ”

As soon as the reason was clarified, both of them were silent at this moment.

After a while, Xu Huaigu was a little impatient, and there was a faint sound of whimpering outside.

The whimpering sound was made by the person who had roared angrily before. He sobbed intermittently, "I grew up watching Feng'er, no matter what...... I won't let them snatch Feng'er away. Even if I die, I'm going to drag a few brutes to die together! ”

The other person's tone also began to be a little excited, and comforted: "Lao Chen, don't be in a hurry, don't say death until the last step!" The big boss seems to have found something from that child's hand, and is thinking of a way, believing that there will be a way soon. ”

When Xu Huaigu heard this, he quickly touched his waist, and the bag containing the silver had indeed disappeared, but the 10,000 taels of silver tickets hidden in his underwear on his chest were also there.

Xu Huaigu breathed a sigh of relief. Listening to their tone, it should be just to make money, as long as they have money, there is still room for negotiation. Although money is important, where can it be compared to life?

The conversation outside the door began again.

The man called Lao Chen said sadly: "You said that the big boss found something on him, if that thing is really useful, won't he tell us now?" I don't think there's any hope. Why don't you take Feng'er and leave Fengtou Mountain, I still have some private money, and when the time comes, you can leave far away, so that Feng'er can live her life in peace. ”

The man shook his head and said, "Where can we go?" Now at the foot of Fengtou Mountain are the secret sentinels of the gang of people in Hulu Mountain, they are bound to take Feng'er away, and we can't escape. ”

Hulu Mountain?

Xu Huaigu suddenly remembered the name. At that time, I heard Jiang Shan talk about this name, as if it meant that the bandits on Fengtou Mountain owed a hundred taels of silver to the bandits in Hulu Mountain, so it seems that the people who kidnapped him were the bandits of Fengtou Mountain.

Lao Chen looked up to the sky with a long roar of grief and indignation, and said, "A group of beasts, how did they do such a thing!" I'm going to kill them all someday, all of them! ”

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, the sound of the water was pouring down, and the sound outside became muffled.

Xu Huaigu leaned his ears closer again, wanting to listen to their conversation again, but heard a deep voice different from the previous two: "Don't talk about it, this matter is caused by me alone, I will deal with this matter." ”

Lao Chen begged: "Big boss, your original decision was agreed by everyone, we don't blame you." But now they want to arrest Feng'er, she has grown up together with us, and she is so kind, I am really reluctant! You have to find a way to save her! ”

The big boss said: "I know that you have the deepest feelings for Feng'er, and we both really like Feng'er." I will definitely find a way to do this, but I can't do it, even if I fight for my life, I have to save Feng'er! But for now, I'm going to go in and see the kid first. ”

This promise was like a reassuring pill, and the extremely emotional old Chen stopped speaking after hearing it.

Xu Huaigu heard that the man who was called the big boss was coming in, so he quickly left the door and sat back on the ground facing the door.

He squinted at the door, his right hand pretending to retract into his sleeve and gripping the dagger tightly.

There was a "click" sound of unlocking, and it took a while for the ancient lock to be opened. With the "click" of the lock cylinder falling, the wooden door was slowly pushed open.