Chapter 62: The Devil
The swordsman said, "You seem to like to invite people for a drink." β
Zhang Fengfu said: "Then you are just wrong, I am actually a person who is not used to drinking, but I know that usually in the rivers and lakes you can only make friends by drinking, so sometimes I force myself to drink." β
The swordsman said: "But in this way, you will only make friends with wine and meat." β
Zhang Fengfu said: "You might as well start with wine and meat friends." β
The swordsman smiled even deeper.
"Even if you're a friend of wine and meat, should you take off your mask and show me your face? β
Zhang Fengfu was curious: "It's just a face with poisonous sores and rotten flesh, there's nothing to look at, so you're not afraid of scaring you." β
The swordsman said: "I have lived here for a while, and I know that usually people with a poisonous and rotten face are not so interested in inviting people to drink and be friends with people, if you don't even know what your face looks like, I don't want to be a friend who will do it." β
"It seems to make sense. β
Zhang Fengfu nodded, took off the demon mask, revealing a young, delicate, but angular face, and his wise eyes were firmly fixed on the young swordsman in front of him.
"So can you have a drink with me now? β
"I'm afraid it still doesn't work. β
The swordsman smiled and shook his head.
"I still have something to do today, I don't have time to drink, let's drink another day, I'll invite you to drink another day. β
"But for the sake of your "Bibo Pavilion Sword Washing Record"? I know that although this sword book has some origins, it is not a very clever thing, and you should not miss my friend for such a sword book. β
"You're right, this sword book is indeed not a good thing, but existence is reasonable, since there is such a sword book on the rivers and lakes, then there must be his merits, and I didn't just miss the opportunity to drink with you for this sword book, the most important thing is that I don't have alcohol. β
"But I've already said I'll give you a drink. β
Zhang Fengfu was a little surprised by the logic of this young swordsman, this was really not like what a person who could carry someone else's head to exchange for a sword score could say.
Who knew that the swordsman shook his head firmly: "Have you ever heard that there is a kind of person in this world who will never go out to eat in a restaurant if he has no money, even if someone else treats him, this is a matter of a man's face, not everyone likes to wait for others to settle the bill after eating, and it just so happens that I am this kind of person." β
Zhang Fengfu was choked and speechless, the young swordsman in front of him had a kind of self-esteem that was almost crazy, but because of this, Zhang Fengfu was more and more reluctant to miss the opportunity to meet such a swordsman.
"You're very honest, I've only heard of someone who has no money to borrow money to support the scene, I haven't heard someone say bluntly that they don't have money to go, even if there is, those people will not be able to stand the pull of others in the end, twisting and pinching to rub the rice to eat, I believe you definitely don't belong to this kind, but I still want to invite you to drink, you should know that it is difficult to get good wine in a ghost place like Shura Dao, not that you can buy it with money, are you sure you don't have a drink with me?"
"Don't drink it. β
The young swordsman shook his head again.
"Of course, I know that it is basically impossible to get wine in Shura Dao, and it is not possible to buy it with money, and I have no money, but I still want to ask you when I have wine. β
"When will that have to wait? I probably won't be in the Shura Dao for a long time. β
"You can see from your face, no normal person wants to wear such an ugly mask, unless the person has some plan. β
The swordsman carefully looked at Zhang Fengfu's face, and said word by word: "What are your plans?"
Zhang Fengfu chuckled in his heart, but his face was still light and calm: "Wearing a mask is a scheme?"
The swordsman said: "Wearing a mask will make many people unrecognizable, only ugly people will wear a mask, for fear that others will see it, you are not only ugly, but also very handsome." β
The first time he was praised by a man for being handsome, Zhang Fengfu didn't have any joy, but said softly: "I want to ask why you don't wear a mask? β
The swordsman said in a deep voice: "Because we are not afraid of being seen, and because we have not yet reached the point of eating the flesh of the dead, poisonous sores and rotten flesh, but you are different, believe it or not, I just need to shout at will now, and I can immediately let you fall into a place of no return, even if it is ...... You have two people, even if you have two knives. β
The next moment, the swordsman smiled again.
"But I wouldn't do that. β
"Why?"
Zhang Fengfu was relieved, if this young swordsman really shouted out a word, he was afraid that the two of them would immediately become turtles in the urn, but when the time came, he would not be able to escape if he wanted to.
While surprised by the young swordsman in front of him, he was more relieved.
The swordsman smiled: "Because you are the first person who is willing to invite me to drink, and because I am not a person who is used to meddling in things, don't follow me anymore, when I have money and buy wine, I will naturally come to invite you to drink." β
The swordsman went away, but Zhang Fengfu did not continue to catch up, but just looked at its disappearing shadow full of suspicion.
"That's a strange person. β
"Maybe people don't drink at all, they just say a few random words to send you away. β
Ye Baihe stepped forward slowly, and also looked at the direction where the swordsman left with Zhang Fengfu, and said in a deep voice: "There are not many swordsmen who can't afford to buy a sword and are so high. β
"That's true, but it's just because you, Miss Ye, have lived in the Divine Palace since she was a child, and you don't know the bitterness of the rivers and lakes. β
Zhang Fengfu sighed lightly.
"I went down the mountain a few years earlier than you, and I saw a lot more than you, so I knew that the rivers and lakes that existed in the story were just the imagination of people who had not experienced the rivers and lakes, in fact, there may be many people in the rivers and lakes who can't even afford a full meal, let alone buy a decent sword? Even if you can afford it, you will go out when you are poor and have nothing to eat, but this does not include this person's sword, I can vaguely feel that this sword is very dangerous, and a person who is unwilling to drink other people's wine is even more dangerous, for such a person, it is better for us to be friends with him, even if we can't be friends, don't become enemies. β
Ye Baihe was puzzled: "What is the danger of a person who wants to save face?"
Zhang Fengfu said in a deep voice: "Why do you think he is dying to save face! I said that he is not really dying to save face, but he just doesn't want to owe favors, you know that the most difficult thing in the world to repay is not money debts, but human debts, a person who is not willing to owe human debts, may be anywhere at any time, to anyone with a sword, because he does not owe anything to others." β
Ye Baihe was immediately stunned.
"Then you dare to be friends with such a person?"
Zhang Fengfu said: "If I can be his friend, it will only be my honor." β
The two of them talked about it for a long time, until they provoked the evil ghosts of Shura Road to and fro, and then quickly dispersed, the courtyard was like a city, and many small caves had been dug out of the walls of Shura Road, and there were beds, counters, tables, everything, and daily necessities were complete, and occasionally the walls between the cave and the cave house were penetrated, and they were all full of people or evil ghosts with masks, and Ye Baihe traveled to the place under the jurisdiction of King Chujiang, first touched the territory that was much larger than the land under the jurisdiction of King Qin Guang, and then under coercion and temptation, he came up with the information revealed from the mouth of an unlucky ghost who was choked off the neck by Zhang Fengfuγ
In this land of the King of Chujiang, all the masters who are a little famous often gather in one place, and in that place, they also clearly understand the rules for surviving in the Shura Dao.
Killing, or being killed.
When Zhang Fengfu saw the list of names deeply engraved on the rough walls, and saw the names of many others after these names, he probably knew that most of the people in the back should have had their heads cut off by the people in front of them to change things.
Shura Dao Shura List, Zhang Fengfu couldn't take his eyes off it as soon as he found such an interesting thing.
The first place on the Shura list, Huang Quan, whose strength is unknown, killed three people in the seventh grade, eighteen people in the sixth grade, and did not count the five grades.
The second place, Leng Yue, whose strength is unknown, kills one person in seven grades, nineteen people in six grades, and does not count five grades.
The third place, paper kite, strength of seven grades, killing seven grades of one person, six grades of thirteen people, five grades are not counted......
The series of shocking numbers made Zhang Fengfu feel cold.
"Just the territory under the jurisdiction of King Chu Jiang has so many terrifying masters, so who is Huangquan, how can he be so violent!"
Fortunately, there are people who solve puzzles, there is a hunchbacked old man under the Shura list, a pair of eyes are extremely lazy, wearing a green cloth shirt and a pair of tattered cloth shoes, swaying and napping on a rattan chair under the list, a stone table next to him, a pile of copywriting, that's all, the copywriting is densely written with countless small characters, all of them are some people's names, some are still there, and some have been erased with a small pen, as if directly announcing the fate of these people, there are at least three rent-sized caves here The evil ghosts are endless, it turns out that these four walls are all full of people's names, but the difference is that Zhang Feng's mansion here makes all the evil ghosts sigh and dare not approachγ
The old man half-squinted at Zhang Fengfu's complicated eyes under the demon mask, and said weakly: "New here?"
Zhang Fengfu was a little surprised that this old man took the initiative to talk to him, you must know that except for the swordsman, the people who were coerced by Zhang Fengfu were already dead, so as to ensure that he would not be noticed.
"Yes, newcomer, there are so many masters on this list, how can such a big place accommodate it?"
asked the question in his heart, but saw that the hunchbacked old man's beard was curled, and he couldn't tell whether it was snot or what, and the shiny liquid was hanging on his mouth but he didn't realize it.
The old man said: "There are so many masters in one Chujiang Palace, so why do you have it?" These are the rankings of the masters of the entire Shura Dao, of course, these are only on the surface, are there any secrets, no one knows, you don't even know this from the Nine Heavens?"
Zhang Fengfu laughed dumbly, and was afraid that he would say the wrong thing and show something, so he could only say in a deep voice: "I was unlucky, I was exiled to the Shura Dao after I went to the Nine Heavens, I don't know it's normal." β
The old man said, "So you don't even know the Heavenly List?"
"What is the Heavenly List?"
"Naturally, it is the master ranking of the Nine Heavens, of course, the Nine Heavenly Kings are not included in it, and we are the same here, the Ten Halls Yama is not among them, if you are interested, you can come and see if you have the ability to engrave your name here." β
"What's the benefit of carving my name here?
Through the mask, Zhang Fengfu said in a deep voice: "People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, aren't these masters on this list afraid of being remembered? Not afraid that their lives will be taken away at any time?"
The hunchbacked old man said: "If you don't have a diamond, how dare you do porcelain work?" If you can have that ability to rush to the rankings, the entire Shura Dao people will have to be afraid of you for three points, not to mention that it will attract the attention of the big people above, the greater the ability, the more things you will get, such as the one you look outside." β
The hunchbacked old man pointed to a middle-aged man with a beard who was eating delicious delicacies from nowhere on the cliff wall opposite outside the cave.
"That guy's name is Manniu, he is the twelfth master on the land list, he has his own cave in the Shura Road, there are special beauties to serve, good wine and meat, and his life is extremely chic, and from time to time he will be called by the big people above to gather together, I ask if you envy such a day?"
"Envy. β
Zhang Fengfu nodded.
"I haven't started to live in the Shura Dao anymore, let alone after living in this dark place for a while?"
Zhang Fengfu continued to look down, but saw a few familiar words on the top of the list.
Jiangmen Five Ghosts.
But now there are only big ghosts, three ghosts and five ghosts.
Zhang Fengfu couldn't help but pretend to be puzzled: "The five ghosts in Jiangmen should be five people, how did they become three people?"
The hunchbacked old man didn't feel impatient, probably thinking that it was not bad to have two people to accompany him to relieve his boredom, so he beckoned Zhang Fengfu and Ye Baihe to sit down, and said: " Originally, it should be five people, but the five ghosts of Jiangmen don't know where to go these days, and when they come back, there are only three people left, and there is a half-dead one, all of whom know that the five ghosts are inseparable, and suddenly there are two people missing, and you can think of it with your nose that you have gone to the underworld to really do ghosts, but even so, the strength of these three ghosts should not be underestimated, so there is still a ranking in the list, but maybe when you will be squeezed down, but anyone who wants to show their heads and feet in Shura Road to fight for opportunities, only need to carve their names on the wall, and then select the right opponent according to my task assignment here, take off the opponent's head, and there will be a person who issues the task to give you the corresponding reward, I'll count who I killed here, and finally climb up step by step, so can I figure it out?"
"But I can't figure out how the Shura Dao is so big, where did there come from so many people who can be killed?"
"You're smart. β
The hunchbacked old man smiled.
"I guess you have also guessed in your heart, what the Nine Heavens can't do, you just need to send it down to the Shura Dao, naturally someone is willing to do it, don't say it's the Nine Heavens, that is, as long as someone in the entire Central Plains opens a task and pays the corresponding reward, there are people who are willing to do it, after all, people die for money, birds die for food, right?"
"Senior, what you said is indeed right, people die for money, and birds die for food, so this place list does not include ten percent of the masters of the Shura Dao, at least ninety percent, right?"
Zhang Fengfu thought that he might be able to find a trace of the cunning mouse hiding in the middle of nowhere, if he could find out this person, then his plan with Ye Baihe would be equivalent to more than half of the success.
"Ninety percent of you have it, what's the matter? Are you also interested in challenging the land list?"
The hunchbacked old man seemed to be smiling.
"It's normal, but anyone who can leave his name in the top 30 of the earth list, not to mention how to mix in the Shura Dao, at least he won't live like those walking corpses outside, maybe he may return to the Nine Heavens. β
"I'm sorry, senior, you misunderstood, I'm not interested in this list, I just want to find someone to come out. β
I'm not afraid that this old man will see any clues, Zhang Fengfu already has a set of rhetoric in his heart.
"Finding that person and killing him is what I'm going to do now, but I'm not sure if that person is on the charts, and I don't know his real name. β
"There aren't a few people on the list who have real names. β
The old man said truthfully: "It's just some whimsical nicknames, but even if it's just a nickname, it's enough to make most people daunted." β
"That's what bothers me. β
Zhang Fengfu thought that he might be able to find something from this hunchbacked old man, after all, this old man knew that he had lived here for many years just by looking at it.
"That man has a grudge against me, and the reason why I came to Shura Dao is not only because of my banishment, but also because I want to find this person and send him to Hades. β
The old man said: "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, I'm just a person who guards the list, and I can't necessarily help you find your enemy, or you can leave your name on the wall, and then leave the person you want to kill, I think that person will definitely come to you in advance if he doesn't want to be in danger of being attacked all the time, which will save you a lot of trouble." β
Hearing this, Zhang Fengfu's eyes lit up and suddenly brightened.
smiled: "Senior, thank you, you have done me a great favor." β
Standing up, he carved a mouse on the wall with a murder knife in his hand, and a knife on the mouse's head, and a name after the knife.
Devil.
The old man never thought that Zhang Fengfu would prepare a nickname for himself, this weird pattern is at the bottom of the list, so that people can see it at a glance, but what does that mouse represent?