Chapter 21: The Old Man of the Scorpion

It was a small group of three men and two women, discussing fiercely around the campfire, and there were two tents erected in the camp, and a few moose lay next to the tents, and some packages and wooden boxes were stacked next to the moose, which was obviously very fruitful for the group.

Among the five people, there is a man and a woman whose strength is in the early stage of the Yuan Dan realm, a middle-aged man who is in the middle of the medicine realm, and the other two are all the strength of the foundation wheel realm, which is not a weak team in Huangsha Town and even near Jiaocheng.

Yang Rui hadn't met a living person for nearly three months since he left home, of course, the two in the ancient tomb didn't count, and at this time he was cautiously lurking downwind of the campfire camp, listening carefully. Now by observing the fluctuations of vitality overflowing from people's bodies, Yang Rui can effortlessly see the strength of the other party. Like Zhang Lao, who can't see it at all, it is estimated that he has a spiritual treasure or rune array on his body that can shield the fluctuation of vitality.

"That wild fox doesn't look worth a lot of money, it's better to throw it away, we've been followed by the fire rat swarm for three days since we put it on the swarm!" said a big man with a beard on his face, this big man's rough voice and rough face look was a little scary, but it reminded Yang Rui of Uncle Scar of the Jiaocheng Iron Fist Mercenary Group.

"Don't! Look at how good the fox's coat is, if it can't be sold, I'll go back and ask the shopkeeper to make me a fox coat!" said a woman of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a good figure and a pigtail. This was the first time she had gone out with the team, and she was the first prey she caught in the wild, and she didn't want to give up so easily.

Yang Rui frowned when he heard this, and he didn't seem to like the young woman's words very much.

"Qing'er, I feel that what Mo Yun said makes a bit of sense, after all, we have gained a lot from this trip to the desert, if something goes wrong in the middle, the gains outweigh the losses!" said a middle-aged man with a thin appearance.

"Hmph, there are Fifth Brother Long and Sister Shanshan, and I'm still afraid of those big rats!? I found that fox, so I don't want to throw it away!"

"Sister Qing'er, Sister Fox Qiu Coat has one, how about I go back and give it to you? There seem to be a lot of giant fire rats among the fire rats, which are not easy to deal with, and for some reason, I always have a feeling of danger these days. A woman with shallow eyebrows and hair, white clothes, and a nice voice pulled Qing'er to sit down.

"That's it! The treasure we found in the desert this time, if it is sold at the Double Moon Inn, it will be enough for you to buy ten or eight coats, and that ......" Just as Mo Yun was happily about to continue, he was stopped by a man in Tsing Yi in his early thirties beside him. As soon as he raised his hand, the group of people immediately quieted down, picked up their weapons and went into a state of alert.

"Xiao Long, the fifth leader of the Xia Mobei Mercenary Regiment, since my friend is here, why don't you show up and see him?" said loudly as soon as the fifth brother of the dragon arched his hand, and after the words were spoken, there was silence all around, only the sound of the bonfire beating.

Yang Ruihan's hair stood up, and he thought, Oops! It's been careful enough, how can it be hidden so well or be discovered, isn't the other party superficially strong? After thinking for a moment, he just wanted to get out of the alley, but he heard an old voice sound.

"Ha Luha, I have long admired the name of Tianyuan Hand Dragon Five, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its name!" said a bald old man with a little hunchback and staggered out of the shadows.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency's name, what advice do you have here?" Xiao Long would not take the old man's crumbling appearance lightly, it would not be a mediocre person who could lurk at such a close distance to be discovered.

"Hehe, old man, I'm just passing by here to borrow a place to make a fire. The hunchbacked old man stood there motionless, glancing at the package on the ground without a trace. "Excuse me, my surname will return. ”

Xiao Long's eyes narrowed, his sharp gaze stared at the hunchbacked old man in front of him, and he still said vigilantly: "Your Excellency is the old man of the demon scorpion Gui Xinhai?"

As soon as these words came out, the other four immediately drew their weapons, their scalps were numb, and they looked at the old man nervously. Who in this desert does not know the notoriety of the old man of the Demon Scorpion? This person is good at using poison and is ruthless, and I don't know how many caravans and mercenary groups have been planted in his hands. Ten years ago, the kingdom put the head of the old man of the scorpion on the bounty list, but this person's whereabouts were mysterious and uncertain, and he has not been caught until today. I don't want to meet in this desert tonight, how can I not be frightened!

Xiao Long calmly suppressed everyone, and still looked at the old man with the demon scorpion without changing his face, he knew that if he was in a mess, the other party would definitely take action. "I don't know if Gui Lao came here, what advice do you have for us juniors?" A sentence raised the rank of the old man of the demon scorpion, so that he might not take action immediately if he took care of his face.

Sure enough, the old man's face was wrinkled, and he showed an ugly smile and said, "Hehe, you little baby still knows the rules, so it's easy to talk." As he spoke, he walked to the fire and sat down, which made everyone nervous again, and without Xiao Long's pressure, I am afraid that they have already started to move.

"I won't grind with you, old man, this time you have reaped a lot of benefits in the desert, among which there is a thing I have a fancy for, I wonder if I can cut my love?" the old man stretched out his hand to bake the fire, squinting greedily at the package on the ground.

Hearing this, Yang Rui was also very curious, what kind of treasure made this notorious demon scorpion old man so interested? Seeing that the strength of this long-famous old monster was at the peak of the Yuan Dan Realm, coupled with the fact that it was really difficult to deal with the poisonous means, it was no wonder that Xiao Long and his party were so nervous. If you fight with all the means, I don't know if you can fight with it, Yang Rui is thinking in his heart.

"Can you tell me what it is? Some of the juniors must offer it with both hands. Xiao Long said calmly.

"Hand over everything you found on the bones of that cave, and I've been with you for a few days, and those fire rats hanging behind seem to be quite sentimental about the fox you just mentioned, can you take them out for me to see the old man?"

"No, I found that fox!" Na Qing'er shouted out ignorantly, and was immediately glared at by Xiao Long, and retracted behind the woman in white.

The smile on the old man's face suddenly turned cold, as if he was a little unhappy. Xiao Long hurriedly gestured for the old thin man to take out a wooden cage from the tent, only to see a snow-white little fox shrinking in the wooden cage, with soft and fluffy hair, smooth and bright, which made people feel that it was a good piece of leather at a glance.

"Hehe, don't be angry, this wild fox was caught by us on the way home, if you like it, take it. Xiao Long said and handed it to the old man of the demon scorpion, but he didn't mention anything about other treasures.

"Well, how did this snow fox come to the desert? It seems to be very ordinary!" The old man looked at the little fox in the cage with a little thought, and the fox buried its head under its tail, and couldn't see anything for a while.

"Hehe, the color of this fox's fur is very good, and it can be used to make a fox fur to keep out the cold, and the treasures in those packages are not dared to be enjoyed by the juniors. Xiao Long smiled and said carefully.

"Are you just robbing the rats of their rations?...... Well, forget it, it's not something I want, old man. The old man didn't seem to hear Xiao Long's words, and observed for a while to no avail, "Little baby, take out the map on the skeleton, hehe, don't fool me with this little fox, you weren't born when I played with people, old man!" Although I haven't seen the map with my own eyes, I guess it may be related to the legendary ancient city in the desert.

Suddenly, the old man of the demon scorpion turned cold, and found that the thin man who went to get the cage had not reappeared, turned his head, and looked at Xiao Long with vicious eyes.

"How dare you fool me!?"

Watching them do everything possible to divert their gaze and stall for time, the old man was even more sure of the importance of that map. Suddenly furious, he flew and slapped Xiao Long with a palm!

Xiao Long had already prepared, and Yunli lifted a handful of sand to extinguish the black bonfire, and shot out backwards along the way, shouting at the same time: "Everyone retreats separately!"

I saw that the group of well-trained people scattered in all different directions, desperately fleeing. You must know that Lu Dao angered a famous master of the Yuan Dan Realm, and that scene was not easy to clean up. The map, which was found in a cave along with other treasures, clearly marked the location of the ancient capital of the concubine king, although the topography has changed over the years, but the general location of the ancient city can still be guessed by observing the mountain.

Xiao Long knew the value of this map, and when the old man of the demon scorpion was focusing on the fox just now, he deliberately delayed the time, and explained that the middle-aged man secretly left and brought the map back to the headquarters of the Mobei Mercenary Group in Huangsha Town.

"Hmph! You say that my demon scorpion is here, so I can't prepare for it!?" The old man of the demon scorpion missed the blow, and he was so angry that he jumped on a dead wood with a hideous face, blew a bamboo whistle in his hand, and made a sound of "zidili"!

After a while, I saw that the scattered people ran back again, and looked at the proud hunchbacked old man unwillingly, and the camp was surrounded by black poisonous scorpions! Several moose in the camp were frightened and ran out, and were immediately submerged by the scorpion swarm, and their skin and flesh rotted to reveal their white bones.

A huge black-purple scorpion suddenly appeared behind the old man, and with a flick of his tail, a thin corpse covered in blood and with a big hole in his abdomen was thrown in front of everyone!

"Third Uncle Wu!" everyone stared at the old man with an angry scorpion, and the seventeen or eighteen-year-old Qing'er burst into tears all of a sudden, feeling like she wanted to faint.

"It's actually the head ninth-level spirit beast Ten Thousand Poisonous Scorpion King, this time I miscalculated...... I'm sorry everyone......" Xiao Long sighed, looked at the corpse of the thin man with a pale face, and no longer calmed down just now, his fists were clenched, as if he had made desperate preparations.

"Fifth brother, we fought with him! Joining the mercenary group was destined to one day!" shouted the bearded man.

"Tsk, run, why don't you run?" the old man of the demon scorpion gripped the map and said with a dark smile: "For so many years, no one has been able to escape from my hands. ”

"Hmph! I don't know how to lift, don't even think about leaving today!"

Yang Rui, who was in the distance, saw this scene, and was secretly surprised in his heart, a ninth-level spirit beast, whose strength was comparable to that of a human in the early stage of the Yuan Dan Realm, plus the demon scorpion old man himself, it was easy to eat the group of people in front of him. If there is no accident today, this mercenary team is destined to bury their bones here!

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