Chapter XXXIV Conditions of Cooperation
In the desolate desert of the Western Regions, it was past noon at this time, and many vehicles and horses were parked on the originally deserted streets of Huangsha Town. Many of the town's clearings were filled with tents and camps were erected, but the camps were empty.
Because today, the people in Huangsha Town have gathered at the Shuangyue Inn, and the periphery of the Shuangyue Inn is tightly blocked. The men and horses of different caravans, expeditions, and mercenary groups stood together, clearly distinguished, and wary of each other.
Another group of fierce men and horses, dressed as hunters, with scythes or daggers and scimitars pinned to their waists, drank and frolicked outside the inn, seemingly loose, but no one left the inn without permission. This is the Black Hawk bandit group that burns, kills, plunders and does all kinds of evil, and is famous all over the desert.
At this time, it was unusually quiet in the inn, upstairs and downstairs, everyone looked at Qin Yueying, the proprietress in the center of the high platform, expectantly, and couldn't wait to know what kind of conditions the mysterious client gave to the old man of the demon scorpion?
"Unless, you can form an expedition with the Mobei Mercenary Group and share information!"
I don't know how much of a sensation Qin Yueying's words caused, who here doesn't know about the festival between the old man of the Demon Scorpion and the Mobei Mercenary Group? I don't know what kind of heart this client has, he has to let this pair of enemies cooperate!
"Don't think!"
Sure enough, that Gong Qing'er was the first to stand up and shouted with an angry face.
"Well, this is a big matter, can we go back and discuss it?"
However, the shopkeeper hesitated and left a little leeway, after all, who would not be tempted by such a big treasure in front of him? Besides, this time the Mobei mercenary group did not have any loss except for being asked to cooperate with the old man of the demon scorpion, so why not?
"Shopkeeper, this doesn't seem to be appropriate...... but even Xiao Long and the others around him are opposing, because they have personally experienced the methods of the old man of the demon scorpion, and most of them have no good results when they cooperate with such a person.
"No, this is an auction, and the conditions of the good can only be decided here!"
Qin Yueying blinked her starry eyes like flowing water, and did not give Mobei Business a chance to think about it.
"If the conditions are not true, the only way to do this is to give the information to the two highest bidders. As he spoke, he smiled and nodded to the two men in green, and the amorous appearance made them smile back.
"Okay! If Gui Lao agrees, we can cooperate," but unexpectedly, the shopkeeper resolutely expressed his attitude this time......
"How is it?" Gui Xinhai quietly asked Yang Rui in the guest room.
"Say yes!" ......
"Cooperate with a bird! Why do you Mobei business intervene in the middle? Lao Tzu is not convinced!"
At this moment, Qiu Sihai, who was full of totems, slapped the table and said angrily: "Hehe, and such conditions...... I'm afraid that the leaders of the businesses here won't easily agree, everyone says yes!"
There was a beginning of the commotion, and the audience suddenly protested one after another, and everyone said yes, that means, they don't want to miss this rare opportunity, even if they can't get the information, they have to follow a piece of the pie.
"Boss, you go and talk to the client, if you want to cooperate, you have to count everyone present, otherwise we will never give up!" ......
At this time, in the corner of the inn, Yu Ji heard it angrily and wanted to rush out of the hall to teach everyone present a lesson, "These people are openly spying on the secret treasures of the Yu King City, all of them should be damned!"
"These people present, including the royal families of Wuyue Kingdom and Hachi Kingdom, are nothing more than a group of small fish and shrimp driven by interests. Don't act rashly until you find out who is behind the scenes and what the purpose is. Everything will be decided when we enter the city!"
A meter of sunlight shines through the cracks in the roof, and although the inn is not dim, it is also bright and bright. Yu Jiu sat against the wall in the dark shadow, as if he didn't make any movement, but the dry and hoarse voice whispered in the princess's ear, and this kind of sound transmission was something that only a master like him could do.
"Hmph!" a strand of silver hair was soft and bright in the sun, and the princess in the cloak could not see what her expression was, and spread her hands and sat back down in the corner......
"Ahem, you might as well listen to me. ”
At this time, Wei Zhong, who had been sitting on the south side of the hall and had been silent, suddenly stood up, looked like a merchant, stroked his beard, and said gently, "As a foreign caravan, we don't want to fight with the Mobei business, but what Brother Qiu said just now is indeed reasonable. ”
Although the hall was noisy, everyone could hear it clearly, and it was obvious that this person was also deeply hidden, and they all quieted down and listened carefully.
Wei Zhong paused, saw that everyone was quiet, and continued: "Since this condition was proposed by the client, it is not easy for us to interfere according to the rules. However, this is related to everyone's fair interests, and I don't think so. ”
"In fact, there are not a few powerful teams going to the ancient city this time, and we simply organized an expedition by Gui Lao and the horse shopkeeper, and the people and horses here can also join them. If you work together, you can also share points if there are benefits. ”
"Hmph, that's pretty much it!" Qiu Sihai said, and the others echoed him.
"Of course, the map and the information of the ancient city are held by Gui Lao and the horse shopkeeper, and we are looking at them in this expedition, what do you think?"
Wei Zhong deliberately amplified his voice in the last sentence, so that the people in the inn could hear it clearly, and after finishing speaking, he looked at the proprietress with a smile and said, "Please ask the proprietress to ask the client again." ”
"Please wait a moment. Qin Yueying frowned, she was very unhappy with the rebirth of the four seas, but it was not good to go against everyone's wishes, so she could only go into the back hall again to ask the client's opinion.
Not long after entering, he dragged the indigo embroidered dress back with a smile, "Congratulations, in addition to emphasizing that Gui Lao and the horse shopkeeper should cooperate to form an expedition team, there is no objection to whether you participate or not!"
"In other words, as long as everyone is interested, they can join the expedition, but only the two of them can grasp the location of the ancient city and the information inside it, I wonder if you still have any questions?"
"As long as I can go to the ancient city, my Black Eagle has no objection!" Qiu Sihai sat down satisfied, and the rest of his subordinates also took their seats.
The Black Eagle bandit group agreed, and the rest of the people in the hall naturally had no problem, because as long as they could go to the ancient city, they would naturally be able to share some benefits. As for the size of the benefits, it is up to each to do what they can, and no one has any complaints about this, and the originally sharp atmosphere has finally eased.
Then, the only question now is to see Gui Lao's statement. When everyone was elated by this unexpected gain, Qin Yueying's reminder made everyone's nerves tense again. Because, if the old man of the scorpion does not agree, then what he said above is all in vain!
The air in the hall froze, and everyone turned their attention to the old man of the demon scorpion standing on the east side of the second floor. The old man hunched his back with a gloomy smile on his face, looked at the people of the Mobei mercenary group, and then directly crossed Qiu Sihai to look at Wei Zhong, and seemed to have some ideas in his heart. This old scorpion man, who is known for his stinginess and cruelty, is not so easy to get along with.
"Tsk, what I hate most about old man is bargaining with people, what is it like in the ancient city, after I go in, I will naturally know the way. Sure enough, as soon as this old man opened his mouth, the atmosphere became even more tense!
"Well, I don't want to spoil everyone's good things, hehe, since this condition has been said, then I also have to mention my condition. As he spoke, he looked at Qin Yueying downstairs.
"Oh, let's hear it. Qin Yueying pulled her hair and said with a smile, neither in favor nor in refusal.
"Actually, it's nothing, hehe, you can cooperate if you want to, but you have to give me the vermilion grass just now to show your sincerity. "This old man is really stingy, and he still remembers the old account just now. But as soon as he said this, those sharp eyes looked at Mobei Business again, maybe this was his real purpose.
"No, I won't give up the vermilion grass to this old immortal!I won't cooperate with him!" Gong Qing'er shouted out again, causing everyone to frown, and their eyes were not good, this is to block their financial path!
"Presumptuous, the shopkeeper is here, which turn will you speak!" Xiao Long saw that the situation was not good, and quickly reprimanded Gong Qing'er and pulled Gong Qing'er to sit down, and Mu Shanshan beside him hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him. It seems that if you don't agree to this condition today, you will really fall for the trick of the old man of the demon scorpion, and make the Mobei mercenary group the object of hatred by everyone.
"Hehe, this is easy to say, but it's just an elixir. If you like it, I'll give it to you as a gift. The shopkeeper stood up at the right time and quickly made sense, which eased the atmosphere again.
"Tsk, I'm afraid that the girl will be reluctant. The old man of the demon scorpion looked at Gong Qing'er playfully, which meant that this beauty had to agree in person, this heart was really black enough. Because now everyone's attention is focused on this girl, the pressure can be imagined.
Although Gong Qing'er is willful, she is not an unreasonable person, she listened to Mu Shanshan's explanation just now, and she also understood the vicious intentions of the old man of the demon scorpion. It's just that looking at the bald old man who was smiling strangely, don't mention how aggrieved he was.
It was obviously the map they had worked so hard to find in the desert, but it was snatched by the old man, and now they had to beg him to cooperate in a low voice, and this breath could only be swallowed by the shopkeeper and Fifth Brother Long. Bei Ya bit her lips lightly, Gong Qing'er's eyes turned red, and the tears flowed down the back.
"I'll give it to you! Anyway, I will definitely avenge Third Uncle Wu's revenge!" Under Mu Shanshan's repeated urging, Gong Qing'er finally cried and said it, and got up and squeezed out of the Shuangyue Inn after speaking.
"Qing'er!" Seeing this, Mu Shanshan hurriedly chased after him, and only the shopkeeper and Xiao Long were left on the side of the Mobei business.
(If you want to know what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.)
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