Chapter 67: Negotiations
He Wei stood in the hall of righteousness, his face gloomy. There were a group of subordinates kneeling on the ground, and no one dared to say anything, and cold sweat gradually crossed everyone's foreheads.
This is already the third wave of people sent by the cottage, which can be described as strong soldiers, and each of them is the elite of the village. If a day ago, everyone was a little disdainful of this task and thought it was a big fuss. More than 80 people searched for such a small town, and these people were enough to turn that small village and town within a radius of only a few miles to the bottom. But now look at the companions around me, almost all of them are injured, and half of them are absent from the seriously injured number is being treated, and a few are still unconscious and have lost their temper.
Ahem, the second village master couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere, stepped forward and whispered: "Big brother, don't blame the brothers for being useless, the enemy is dark and I know that the other party is very strong, or tomorrow I will personally take my brothers to go again, and I will definitely turn them out and scatter their bones." ”
He Wei waved his hand: "A lot of people is not necessarily useful, the more than 80 people who went there today were all brought out by you personally, but they are still planted in the hands of the other party, and there is not even a chance to fight, which shows that the level gap is too big." However, despite the loss of so many manpower, it also brought back some useful information. Although he was beaten in the back of the head, he still saw the person who attacked him before he passed out, and according to him, it was a young man, definitely no more than thirty years old, and he had a new face. And the kid who is good at making drugs, he used to be a flower thief, right? That kid is very sensitive to women, although he didn't see the person who attacked him, but he smelled the fragrance of the woman, and it is estimated that a woman's hand can't be wrong. And the other party is obviously so much higher than them, but still uses the method of sneak attack, which shows that there are not too many of them. Judging by the frequency of attacks they said by their men, there should be no more than five people on the other side. ”
"No matter how high the martial arts of this person is, it does not pose much of a threat to our Juxian Village, if I order me to tighten the manpower and only enter and not go out to strengthen the defense, it will be no problem to consume the resources in our village for more than half a year, I believe they will also take us without a move." But that one is on the mountain! If I seal the mountain, I won't be able to explain to it! The other party is using this method to force us old fellows to show up. I'm just worried that the forces behind these people can cultivate young disciples with such a high level of kung fu, then its background is not ordinarily profound. Although we have acted a little arrogantly over the years, we have always been wary of not having bad relations with big forces, and this time we were bullied and did not have anything to do with that person's actions a while ago. ”
"Then do you want to talk to that one first?" asked the second village master.
"No, if we can't settle this matter, we have no value in their eyes. Tomorrow, call the third child, and the three of us old fellows will take a dozen or so personal disciples to go again, and I want to see which great god is eyeing us!"
At this time, Yun and the other three were sitting around the fire and chatting in the grove outside the town. Two hares were roasted on the fire with twigs. In the past two days, there has been a lot of trouble, and the inns in the town dare not take in strangers. But this is not difficult to the clouds, he has already bought a few large bear skins, and when he finishes dinner, he will dig a pit and bury the charcoal branches, and then spread the skins up, and the whole body will not be cold at all.
Yun was concentrating on roasting food, only occasionally smiling in response. But Xiaoxiao was a little impatient, and the excitement of the first two days passed, and life in the wilderness was indeed a little boring.
"I don't know when I'll see that big village master!" muttered Xiaoxiao.
"Tomorrow. Lao Dao put down the wine gourd and wiped his mouth: "If you don't see those heavyweights tomorrow, you will be ruthless, and I won't believe that they won't show their heads if they kill ten or eight of them." It's better to go back early, and I miss the eight big bowls made in the restaurants in the city. Although Xiaoyun's rabbit is roasted well, it is not as varied as in the restaurant. ”
Hehe, Yun handed over the golden roasted rabbit meat in time to block the old man's mouth. The well-fed crowd lost their interest in talking and laughing, washed and slept early. Except for Xiaobai, who was more energetic at night, jumping up and down in the forest, the night passed quietly.
In the early morning, a ray of sunlight dispelled the morning mist. Yunyun, who was accustomed to getting up early, had already finished spitting out his qi and preparing breakfast, looking at the old and young who were still asleep, showing a wry smile.
It's forgivable to lie in bed a little, after all, it's the age of snooze. Changqing Lao Dao is also so lazy, he doesn't know how this earth-shattering ghost and god kung fu is practiced. At three o'clock in the morning, the three of them barely finished freshening up, and the Taoist chief, who was still a little confused after breakfast, led the two small ones to the town step by step. He also muttered: "I hope I have good luck today and can meet someone to see sooner, otherwise life is so boring!"
"Yo he!" although Lao Dao is old, his eyes are not flowered, and he finds that the atmosphere seems to be a little different when he is far away. The whole town was lifeless, the busy figures of the villagers were gone, there was no one on the street, all the shops were closed, and some curious and frightened eyes flashed through the cracks in the doors from time to time.
"Pay attention!" Lao Dao's momentum immediately changed from lazy to cold: "It seems that something interesting is about to happen, but don't capsize in the gutter!"
Sure enough, around the corner, there was a table in the middle of the widest main thoroughfare. The three old men drank tea calmly, and more than a dozen strong men stood on both sides and tried to maintain the ferocity on their faces. But the eyes that wandered around revealed the tension in their hearts.
"Hongmen Banquet!" Lao Dao was very amused: "It seems that they know that they can't bargain in a head-to-head confrontation, and at least they can't keep us, so they want to reason with us." I used to see my senior brother pretending to be a big-tailed wolf, but this time it's my turn to negotiate! Xiaoyun, show your teeth out and show a fierce look! Let you bare your teeth, what are you laughing at, you unlucky boy!"
At this time, a group of people on the opposite side also spotted them, and several old men exchanged glances without a trace. The old man in the center nodded slightly: "It should be them, a young man, a girl, that old man should be their elder." There were only three fewer people than we expected, but there must be a lot of reason for their fearlessness. ”
Lao Dao walked closer with the two of them without any scruples, and the three old men didn't mean to get up, but the fat old man in the center stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please. The evergreen horse golden knife sat opposite him, exactly one person in one direction, and the clouds and Xiaoxiao stood behind him. A man came up from behind and poured a cup of tea for Lao Dao, and Lao Dao drank it all without thinking about it.
A trace of consternation flashed in the fat old man's eyes, such a calm person is either stunned or has a bamboo in his chest, and this old way is not the former. After being silent for half a pillar of incense, the fat old man said slowly: "He Wei in Xia Juxian Village, I don't know what to call friends?"
Lao Dao slowly raised his eyelids, a fine light flashed in his eyes, and he said word by word: "Old Dao, Lu Xiaotian." ”
Oh, the three old men took a long breath of cold air and stood up, and they all saluted: "It turned out to be an evergreen real person!
Lao Dao smiled slightly, didn't get up, just nodded lightly. The corners of the little mouth in the back twitched, and the old guy's high-level demeanor had the usual obscene appearance. The shadow of the famous tree, when the evergreen newspaper put his name on it, the three village owners opposite did not have the previous calmness. Let's not mention that there is no one in the rivers and lakes who can resist the prestige of Longhu Mountain, but how many masters died at his feet when this indifferent old Taoist was killing all directions.
"I don't know what Changfa has to say?" He Wei asked cautiously with his fists clenched.
Hehe, Lao Dao still said with a smile: "I don't dare to be a teacher, Lao Dao is a straight character, and I don't like to go around the bend, so I'll just say it." We're looking for the murderers who killed the Wuji Gate, don't try to hide it, I know they're in your stockade. I destroyed the few people you were responsible for receiving and the wounded of them. I know your relationship very well, hand them over, and everyone can still sit and drink tea and chat. If they don't pay it, I'll use my own methods to dig them out myself. But I can't guarantee that by then we'll have as friendly relations as they are now. ”
Although Lao Dao was still smiling when he spoke, he saw that the foreheads of the three village owners were bruised. This is clearly a naked threat.
After a while, He Wei said in a low voice: "Evergreen Daoist, don't tell lies in front of real people. People are indeed in our stockade, but I can't give them to you. It's not that I want to be your enemy, it's just that I'm doing what I'm told, and those people are above me. To put it bluntly, I'm just an errand runner, and they're the real core members!"
"It's hard to be so honest. Lao Dao nodded: "I don't embarrass you, and I can tell me what you know." ”
"This ......" He Wei looked embarrassed: "Don't tell the truth, I don't know much, but I can't tell you." If I had said it, I and the people in my village would have to die! The forces behind those people were no worse than those of Longhu Mountain, and they might be even more terrifying. Once we find out that I leaked the news, then we will only have a dead end, and maybe it will be a luxury for us to want to die at that time!" He Wei said as if he remembered something, with deep fear on his face.