The sky and the earth were instantly quiet, the wind passed through the water, causing slight ripples, and large clouds of smoke and dust flew up, blocking the sight of the three people. In the distance, the mountain peaks collapsed and filled the huge pit below, and this kind of pit filling technique is the only one.

The temperature continues to rise, and the barrier looms before disappearing in the void.

Located in the Continent of Freedom, at this time, several teams of mercenaries who had completed the task passed, all of them looked at each other differently, and then turned around with a commonplace and unique attitude, pretending not to see it and continuing to move forward.

Occasionally, the voice of Si Si Suo Suo will be heard. The trio disagreed.

Niu Mang laughed when he heard this rebuttal: "I don't need you to believe it. I have 10,000 ways for you to tell the secret of eternal silence. So, you don't need to give me a smooth tone and chew the words. ”

Zhu Yuan said: "General Niu, do you have the confidence to win these twenty divine thunder techniques, Wo, by the way, I still have ten here." I forgot to take it out. ”

Niu Mang and Ma Heng saw thirty divine thunder techniques suspended in the air, and there was an eternal fireball on each side, one black and one white, constantly spinning, and the two of them were full of bitterness in their mouths, how could they fight?

Niu Mang's inner defense line was completely dismantled in the Divine Thunder Technique, and he said, "What are you going to do." ”

"Just protect me. How many yuan you kill me, I will give you a lot of money. Zhu Yuan said.

Niu Mang's eyes flashed with surprise, and said, "Are you telling the truth? 10,000 broken yuan, can you give it?"

Zhu Yuan scolded his mother in his heart: Lao Tzu's life is only 10,000 yuan. It's trick-or-treating.

With a flick of the big hand, 10,000 broken yuan immediately flashed, and the ground was full of colors and colors, and a pair of small mountain-like broken yuan appeared on the ground.

Ma Heng swallowed his saliva once and stammered: "Zhu Yuan... This is ours?"

Zhu Yuan nodded: "It depends on what General Niu means." ”

Niu Mang's last scruples were dispelled, and he said: "You didn't say that there was a broken yuan, why should I waste it." Haha, good bro. ”

The flame lion disappeared suddenly, and then the fire energy collapsed between heaven and earth, Niu Mang revealed the unique color of a businessman, and said to Zhu Yuan: "Brother Zhu, you are so rich, no one can summon it, but choosing me Niu Mang, it is definitely a real earning." Don't worry, I have a life, you Zhu Yuan, you will never die. ”

Zhu Yuan's eyes were like copper bells, and he scolded his mother in his heart: What kind of thing is this, it is obvious that he has an eye for money.

Ma Heng smiled knowingly, indicating that there were definitely a lot of scenes in the past.

It can be imagined that a great general of the empire, a second ago, fought with the enemy in a sea of swords and fires, once the enemy compromised and surrendered, he immediately put away his bloodthirsty nature, and said with a smile on his face, good brother, good comrade-in-arms, just a misunderstanding and other words, how terrifying and suspicious it is.

Maybe that's the nature of bulls.

A combination of loyalty and cunning, a mixture of blood and treachery.

He retracted the power of the water system, and the temperature around him gradually increased, and the earth began to melt, but he lost his original appearance, and there was no vegetation or green hills in sight.

Zhu Yuan said: "General Niu is worthy of being a seasoned person, and he has changed so quickly. Zhu, I am really emotional. ”

Niu Mang's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he said: "Reality tells us how important it is to follow the master. One thing I want to explain to you is that my protection fee is very expensive. Your assassination level three-handled dagger, if you know that there is a master like me guarding you, it will be at least a four-handled dagger, and the 10,000 broken yuan you give me, I can only protect you for ten days, that is, 1,000 broken yuan a day, no way, the risk is too great. ”

Zhu Yuan was dumbfounded, completely speechless at Niu Mang's shrewdness, and it took a long time to say a sentence: "Whatever you want." Pack up and go to Mercenary City. ”

Niu Mang said: "Brother Zhu, be refreshed. Originally, Brother Ma's protection fee should be meaningful, but I can't be uninteresting if you are happy, and his protection fee will be waived. Brother Ma, you won't have an opinion, right? ”

Ma Heng suddenly knelt down and said loudly: "But General Niu is looking at the horse's head, and his liver and brain are smeared." ”

Niu Mang hurriedly waved his hand: "This kind of thing, you can say it when there are many people." Not needed here. ”

Zhu Yuan was speechless for a while, with white eyes.

But when I think about it, I understand that Broken Yuan is like a mortal to a water source for a monk, if there is no Broken Yuan, the cultivation is pitiful. And life will not be guaranteed.

And there is a very obscure point: this kind of change is what the imperial generals need the most. Not only does he have to deal with a formidable enemy, but he also has to deal with logistical problems at all times.

Niu Mang is very smart, he knows that he can't kill Zhu Yuan, and he may bury his life, facing Zhu Yuan's steps, if he doesn't go down quickly, he can only be a fool.

He didn't lose anything, 10,000 broken yuan to protect a person for ten days, and he made a lot of money.

Moreover, the ability of the protected person to escape is not under him, this kind of business that is sure to make money without losing money, Niu Mang, who is a general of the empire, is naturally happy.

The businessman Niu is reckless, and he has the ability to seize the opportunity, and he will not let him run away in vain. So he didn't want to agree to Zhu Yuan, and bargained to maximize his interests.

But there is another side to General Niu Mang.

For Zhu Yuan, he thought it was over, but unexpectedly, this kind of bargaining, and even the sky-high price of protection money, would last for many years later, making him have the heart to commit suicide.

Niu Mang is rational, even if it is a short-term job, he has to do what an imperial soldier should be.

It didn't take long for him to tell Zhu Yuan a good way to make money.

The two hit it off and were ready to do a big one.

Don't think that Zhu Yuan is a good stubble, if Zhu Yuan didn't have the heart to kill people and not pay for his life, he would never have lived for more than ten years in the complicated hearts of people in Yuanshan Town.

Since the age of three or four, he has been in love, and he is alive and well, like a fish in water, if he is not proficient in learning, it is certain that no one will sympathize with him if he goes out and is run over by a carriage.

A few days later, Zhu Yuan thoroughly understood the nature of Niu Mang and Ma Heng, which made him want to cry without tears.

One morning, he got up very early, almost woke up at dawn, and faced the scenery of the small bridge and flowing water, he was full of emotion in his heart.

At this moment, a man suddenly walked over.

Niu Mang showed a harmless expression and said: "Brother Zhu, it's really not for me to remind you, today is already the second day, and there are still eight days left, you had better find a way as soon as possible, if I leave, someone will come to assassinate you in minutes." ”

"As an Imperial General, I will not tolerate my dart being robbed. So when will our plan be implemented?"

He stood like a gun, standing proudly between heaven and earth, as if there was never a trace of bending.

Zhu Yuan turned his head and looked at Niu Mang's expression, he said very kindly: "Thank you, Brother Niu, our plan will be implemented soon." There will definitely be a steady stream of broken yuan. You can rest assured. If I have Zhu Yuan, I must be indispensable to Brother Niu. ”

It's morning.

The morning passed peacefully.

Almost when the sun was walking to the center, Niu Mang appeared at the right time, smiled, and said to Zhu Yuan: "Brother Zhu, I really didn't remind you, it's been two and a half days. I'm really worried about your life. Now, if I hadn't been protecting you all the time, maybe, don't mind, there's a real good chance you'd be dead on the streets. As an imperial general, you don't have to worry about my strength, there will definitely be no problem with the following gods. So break the yuan, can you be faster. ”

Zhu Yuan had fruit in his mouth, and when he suddenly heard this, he almost swallowed the fruit whole.

He could only spit on the ground and said softly: "Brother Niu, don't worry, I will definitely give it to you." There are four days left at most to arrive in the mercenary city, and after arriving, 10,000 broken yuan will definitely be delivered to you. ”

Ma Heng made up the knife appropriately and said: "General Niu, I testify that if Brother Zhu owes one day to break the yuan at that time, he will be at your disposal." ”

Niu Mang suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Zhu, this is what you said." Brother Niu, I take it seriously. That's good, that's good. I knew that Brother Zhu was a good man, and Ji Bu was alive. I'm relieved. ”

Zhu Yuan solved the fruit and said coldly: "Don't worry, after eight days, 10,000 yuan will be sent to the eldest brother." ”

Niu Mang laughed: "I'm relieved." As a general of the empire, don't use people who are suspicious, don't use people who are suspicious, I definitely believe Brother Zhu. ”

This time the questioning ended.

Zhu Yuan gradually felt a sense of disgust, which was not very strong.

Another day had passed, and they had reached the edge of Mercenary City, and they could almost smell the smell of blood and erosion wafting from the air.

Niu Mang once again lost no time in coming to Zhu Yuan to stand, Dawn had just been driven down by the sun, he stood straight, his head was held high, his expression was serious, his eyes were meticulous, his voice was loud, and he said: "Brother Zhu, there are still seven days, I believe you will not forget our agreement." ”

followed by a person who looked like a small soldier, and interjected a sentence: "General Niu, Brother Zhu is a gentleman, a character who is difficult to chase after a horse, we should believe him." His life is still in our hands. Brother Zhu, you say yes. ”

Zhu Yuan said: "I won't forget." He kept walking forward.

Niu Mang and Ma Heng glanced at each other, and they both saw a smile.

A day later, such a conversation took place.

Three days later, when he saw the statue of Gai Shuangtian erected high in the mercenary city, Zhu Yuan was physically and mentally exhausted.

When the shrewdness of a merchant is combined with the perseverance of a soldier, who is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, how terrible and dark it is.

Niu Mang would come to Zhu Yuan every morning at dawn and when the sun reached the center at noon, he would come to Zhu Yuan's side to talk about Po Yuan. At first, once or twice Zhu Yuan thought it was kind, but he didn't think so, until the fifth day, he understood that this was the nature of the bull, it can be said that it is the temperament and attitude of a soldier, the meticulousness of punctuality, or it can be said that it is the shrewdness and cowardice of a businessman, but no matter which one it is, Zhu Yuan is trapped.

Ma Heng assumed a unique role in this seven-day battle, he was like an accountant, whether he said a word, that sentence must be fatal, the final blow in a fencing match, and often the victory of a match can be determined.

Let Zhu Yuan have the mood and preparation to want to blow up this thing with the Divine Thunder Technique left behind by the half-void.

When Zhu Yuan looked at Niu Mang, who was standing straight, and Ma Heng, who was groveling, he was like eating Coptis chinensis in his mouth, what caused them to be like this, this question could not be pondered, because he found that the reason was very simple, it was just deeply concealed.

He really needs to be reckless, and he can't wait.

Zhu Yuan is very smart, and Niu is still reckless.

So he tried to talk to them like them, and took the initiative to talk to them about breaking the yuan.

Overcoming softness with softness, very good results have been achieved.

After that, for a long time, the three of them remained at peace.

The yellow sand of the mercenary city is like a cloud, endless, and you can't see the edge at a glance. Hurricanes are a matter of course, and if one day the hurricane doesn't come, the city-dwellers need to worry because a great power or a holy lord is coming.

The Mercenary City has no city walls, but instead there are countless hanging platforms, on which are carved with various names, such as the Divine Wisdom Gambling House, Wangzui Tower, Heaven and Earth Assassination, Free Shop, Heavenly Cardinal Bureau, Jiuyan Ding Branch Hall, etc., which is simply a flea market. Only you can't think of it, there's nothing he can't figure out.

Among them, there are no less than two or three powerful monks complimenting a merchant with a long-haired black mole on his mouth, swaggering by, or a naturally beautiful princess, who comes slowly under the praise of several generals, etc., these are the norm, because they have something crucial, breaking the yuan.

Po Yuan can be said to be the life of monks, and it is an indispensable thing on their path to cultivation.

Money can't buy weapons, pills, exercises, or even lives, but Po Yuan can.

This is the scenery in front of Zhu Yuan's eyes, compared to the first time he went to Feng Shui Town, there is no shyness and embarrassment, but there is something of nature gushing out, which makes him feel familiar and kind.

If he had to name that kind of thing, he had a simple and popular name: Killing Thoughts.

The danger of life that may come at any time makes Zhu Yuan excited and inflated.

He was a monk born to fight.

At this moment, facing the mercenary city full of yellow sand, crowds, and murderous opportunities, Zhu Yuan instinctively stopped.

"I don't know, what's going to happen in there?" he sighed inwardly.

The three of them stood in a row, and Niu Mang said slightly: "This is the city of mercenaries, our paradise." Brother Zhu has a place to go, if not, come with us. We need that place for our plans. ”

Zhu Yuan looked down at Niu Mang, along the way, he knew Niu Mang very well, this unprofitable businessman who looked like an imperial general, he said, "Yes." ”

Led by Ma Heng, Zhu Yuan came to the depths of an inn.

Zhu Yuan was speculating all the way about where he would be taken to.

When he saw two monks, a man and a woman, he was sure that he had guessed correctly, that they were the two monks by the river.

Captain Nan and the masked monks, as well as the rest of the scattered cultivators, because they were temporarily gathered, left after handing in the task.

Ma Heng introduced them one by one, and several people got to know each other briefly.

Only then did Zhu Yuan know that Captain Nan and the masked friar had a great background.

Captain Nan's full name is Nantian, and the masked friar's name is Xiao Xue.

Nantian, Xiao Xue and Ma Heng make a living under the detachment of the Three Kingdoms Mercenary Regiment, and they earn broken yuan by accepting various tasks.

This is an ordinary path that many monks who have left their homes and lived in exile will choose.

This not only ensures daily needs, but also ensures safety.

Zhu Yuan temporarily joined the Three Kingdoms Mercenary Group.

The next day, as soon as Niu Mang was at dawn, he came to tell him that he would break the delivery date, otherwise he would lose protection.

So, Zhu Yuanjue didn't wake up, and came to the free trading market with sleepy eyes, ready to earn enough 10,000 yuan to make up for the bottomless pit.