A short man appeared at the doorway, his face was yellow, his skin was tight, and his face had grown a little age spots, a picture of an elderly middle-aged man in the countryside.

The most impressive thing about him was a large long beard with a few pigtails tied around his beard, which was now soaked by the rain, and water droplets were dripping down his long beard.

This man was wearing ordinary cloth clothes and wooden shoes, his hands crossed behind his back, his long eyebrows were thick and heroic, and his eyes were resolute and focused, and he did not have the fierce and reckless spirit of a bandit leader at all, but gave people a sense of calm and stability. If you put on a Confucian shirt and dress up a few times, maybe you will be more similar to the middle-aged man who came out of the scholarly door in the capital.

The man was not surprised to see that Xu Huaigu had woken up, his face was calm, and he sat directly opposite Xu Huaigu. Xu Huaigu knew that he was asking for himself, so he had no fear, and took the lead in asking, "You brought me here?" ”

The man admitted crisply, and he nodded, "Yes." I'm sure you've heard the two of them talking outside, but I'll introduce you. My name is Wang Daya, and I am the big boss of the bandits on the crested mountain, and last night I saw you falling asleep under the crested mountain, so I invited you up. ”

Wang Daya...... A very bookish name, but it is used on the bad old man who is a thief in front of him.

Xu Huaigu was only stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Please let me come up?" Did you take my sword and rob me of my money, and still invite me up? ”

Wang Daya was not surprised by Xu Huaigu's anger, and explained: "We have rules on the mountain, except for the necessary guards, no one can carry weapons up the mountain. As for the money bag full of silver in your loins, I have indeed taken it. That's because we've been short of money lately, and we never robbed children and the elderly before. ”

Xu Huaigu sneered: "A robbery is a robbery, a thief is a thief, what's the use of so many rules?" If you really feel that you should do good deeds, you can be at ease by not stealing the things of children and the elderly? False or false, don't say it so high-sounding in front of me. If you really want to do good deeds, then go down the mountain and do something honest to make a living, which can be considered beneficial to the world. ”

The man looked at Xu Huaigu with a look of surprise, he didn't expect to hear such assertive remarks from this child's mouth.

He replied, "You are the earliest wise person I have ever met, but if you want to be a good person, it is a thousand times more difficult than to live." If you are a good person, a bad person will eat you, the government will suppress you, and even the world will not tolerate you, how difficult is it? Although I fell into the grass, I still set a few rules, which is already the limit of what I can do. There is a way to steal, and I have always believed in this saying. ”

Xu Huaigu also felt more and more strange. It stands to reason that if this man is a thief, he should have no culture, but his words and conversations are extremely good, and the elegant temperament that changes everywhere cannot be faked.

Xu Huaigu asked, "Then why are you still coming to me?" My money has been taken away by you, and it has no value to you, since you don't kill me, you should let me go, right? ”

The man asked rhetorically: "Even if I let you go now, will you go?" ”

Xu Huaigu's eyes instantly became fierce.

He's definitely not going to go now. Those two magic weapons are still in this man's hands, and if they leave, they will lose a lot.

Xu Huaigu's face was gloomy, and he clenched the dagger in his hand, ready to strike at any time. He had an extremely uneasy thought in his heart, and asked, "You are definitely not a bandit, who are you?" ”

The man smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone thinks so, but I am indeed a bandit." When I was young, I was also a member of a famous family in a small city west of Dayu, but the elders of the family offended the big people in the capital in the officialdom, and our small family was directly convicted of indiscriminately convicted of raiding the house. Originally, my sister and I had left the country with a little money in our possession, and we were going to open a small shop to make ends meet, but on the way, we were robbed by bandits, and the money was robbed, and even my sister ...... Alas, I was also taken captive by bandits, and I was the only one who ran away in a hurry. Later, I was exiled to Crested Mountain, and I almost starved to death. The irony is that it was a group of bandits who saved me. Later, I made my home on this mountain, and I learned about governance by reading a few books. The world is so chaotic that my sister was taken captive thirteen years ago, and now she is probably dead. But I'm living a good life on this mountain now, and the bandits here are forced by life to fall into the grass. Some people can't afford to pay taxes, some people because they offend big families, and some people simply like the free life in the mountains, and I think this place is very good, much better than the world below, so I can live on it with peace of mind. ”

After listening to his story, Xu Huaigu became even more suspicious.

He talked so much that he didn't need to talk so much to himself.

Xu Huaigu asked directly: "Why are you talking to me so much?" What is the purpose of your coming to me today, to put it bluntly. As long as you promise to return my sword, we can negotiate this deal. ”

The man also opened up and said, "Okay, it seems that you are very smart, then we will not talk darkly." I urgently need a sum of money now, and if you give me this money, I will give you back the sword. ”

Xu Huaigu remained silent, pretending not to know, and asked, "How much?" ”

The man held out three fingers.

Xu Huaigu was embarrassed and said, "Do you want three hundred taels of silver?" I don't have that much money on me. So, I'll mortgage my two swords with you, and I'll go home and get the money, what do you think? ”

Xu Huaigu is not stupid, he will not tell this man that he has so much money on him. He has too much money on him, and if the man has a black heart and robs the money and kills people, it is like lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

The man shook his head.

Xu Huaigu joked: "Do you think my two broken swords are not worth three hundred taels of silver?" You can rest assured, these two swords have a special meaning for me and can be said to be priceless. Besides, it's only three hundred taels of silver, which is really nothing to me. ”

Wang Daya smiled evilly, lowered her voice a few degrees, and whispered: "On the contrary, your sword is too valuable, and I don't dare to accept it in this small temple at all." ”

Xu Huaigu's heart sank after hearing this, knowing that things had gone to the most troublesome point.

Wang Daya has already seen the details of these two swords, so he can already guess a lot of things, and Xu Huaigu is now at a disadvantage in this heart fight. He could only rely on the other party's jealousy of his identity and continue to negotiate terms with him.

Xu Huaigu calmed down, his tone was cold, and he threatened: "Since you have seen it, then I will not hide it from you." These two swords of mine are the magic weapons of the immortal family that my master gave me, and my master has something to leave me for a while. When he returns, if he finds that I have been hurt by you in the slightest, heh...... Even if you whole mountain of bandits go up together, it will only be a matter of a sword to my master. ”

After Wang Daya listened, she also felt uncomfortable. He originally saw that the two swords were quite impressive, and his intuition told him that they were immortal treasures. But I didn't expect that the two swords were not the spirit weapons, but the magic weapons of a higher rank.

Now things are very troublesome, the kid in front of him is too hard in the background, and he has no fear, so he doesn't take him seriously at all. And now that he hastily brought him to the mountain, it was a matter of blessing and misfortune.

If you can properly handle this problem, maybe you can still have a good relationship with this child, and then your own mountain will not always be bullied by others. But if you have a bad relationship with this child, then the mountain will suffer in the future.

As the saying goes, a loser doesn't lose the battle, so of course he won't show this feeling, but said, "Presumably the little immortal won't want to trouble your master to help, right?" Wouldn't that be too useless in front of Master? Therefore, we all have our own needs in this matter, and we can still negotiate well. I have already stored the two swords for you, and I believe that three hundred taels of silver is nothing to you. We can make a good deal, or I won't be able to explain those two swords to you. ”

Xu Huaigu thought for a while and said, "Yes, I agreed to this deal." But I'm still the same thing, I'm going down the mountain to get the money. ”

The man said, "How long does it take for the little fairy to withdraw the money?" We're going to be in a hurry next week, and it's not a matter of money after the time limit. ”

Xu Huaigu said with a smile: "I have heard the conversation between the two of you at the door today, and the urgent need for money is because of the girl named Feng'er, right?" The week is a bit tight, I can only say as soon as possible, there is no guarantee that I will be back within a week. Can you accept this condition? ”

The man frowned and thought for a long time before he said helplessly: "The little immortal's request is reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that Feng'er is indeed of great significance to our mountain, which is why I dare to make a request to you at the risk of death. Otherwise, in normal times, how dare I be disrespectful to immortals? ”

Xu Huaigu disdained his praise of a "fairy", and just said, "For you bandits, there will also be something more important than your life?" It seems that this Feng'er is not small. I'm not interested in her though, I only care about trading. If two of my swords go wrong, the consequences for you will be severe! ”

The man was forced by Xu Huaigu's momentum to nod again and again, and then solemnly promised him that he would protect the two swords well, and Xu Huaigu gave up.

After the man left, he naturally released Xu Huaigu's imprisonment. So he walked out of the small mud house alone, ready to go outside for a walk, and by the way think about future countermeasures.

After all, he is still on someone else's territory, and the so-called "master" does not exist at all. If the other party is determined to kill himself, he really has no way, and he can't even take revenge.

He pretended to leave Crested Mountain to get money, but in fact he only left a few miles into a small forest. There is a small stream running through the woods, the water is clear and sweet, and the brook is covered with lush green grass and a little flower, which is very pleasing to the eye.

The scenery was beautiful, there was a water source, and he also brought dry food with him, so he decided to cultivate diligently in this forest to spend the next week of idle time.