"I told you they were from Hongzhu Village! Are you just going to use force like this?" Ying Kongxiu was a little angry.
The three people immediately positioned themselves behind her, ready to take action, and looked around cautiously.
"Come in uninvited!" came a voice from the woods nearby.
"I don't mean any harm, I just came here normally. If you really want to take action, do you think you can beat me? Or give it a try?" Ying Kongxiu looked unconcerned.
But Liu Mingqiang discovered that she was holding her hands in a strange posture behind her back.
The other party was silent for a moment, and then said: "What are you from Hongzhu Village doing here?"
"I need to pass by here today for something. The elder has already written a letter of guarantee and a promise from the wizard. Why, stop me here? If you don't let me live, can you afford to cause disputes in the village? How brave are you?
"Ying Kongxiu stimulated the other party.
The other party was silent for another moment.
There was a cloud of smoke in the distance, and a dozen young men with bows, arrows and knives came flying towards them.
As the team approached, a man walked out of the woods nearby and talked to the people in the team for a long time.
After a long time, the man said: "Since we have the guarantee of your elders and the opinion of the wizard, we need the consent of our elders to come with us."
Ying Kongxiu followed him nonchalantly, with three people following her, and the dozen or so armed soldiers at the back.
Xie Tianyun approached Ying Kongxiu and whispered: "Miss Ying, why do I look at them as if they are hostile to Hongzhu Village?"
"Tch! The relationship is normal, but it hasn't reached that level yet. Just follow them. They can't beat me, but I can't provoke a fight between the villages." Ying Kongxiu's handsome face revealed a look of perseverance.
After walking for a while, we arrived at the outskirts of the central area of the village.
The man turned around and said, "Wait here, the elder will be here soon."
Ying Kongxiu didn't even look at him, and looked at the scenery beside him with disdain.
The man gritted his teeth and looked at the other party's contempt, and stood there holding back.
"Who is coming to harass our village?" A deep voice came from behind the bamboo wall, and a middle-aged man came out.
"I've met the deputy elder, it's me." Ying Kongxiu was still polite as he should be, after all, he was asking for something from the other party now.
"Who am I asking? It turns out to be Xiaoxiu. Haha, what brought you here today?" the middle-aged man called the deputy elder said with a smile.
"Vice elder, these three are the benefactors of Hongzhu Village and have connections with Hongzhu Village. Today they want to leave the village and need to pass through Guizhai, so that's it." Ying Kongxiu told the truth.
"Haha, that's it, benefactor? What kind of benefactor?" the deputy elder said aggressively.
"Sorry, this is a private matter within Hongzhu Village. Anyway, it's just the benefactor." Ying Kongxiu was a little unhappy.
"Haha... I can't say that it is. Who knows if there is a ghost here?" The deputy elder smiled maliciously.
"Vice-elder, speaking so freely is not consistent with your status!" Ying Kongxiu frowned.
"Just because I am the deputy elder, I am responsible for the village, so I have to ask carefully
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.Why, is there something wrong in your heart?" The deputy elder was still smiling.
"What's the ghost! There's a letter of guarantee from the elders and the wizard's opinion! Why, there's a ghost?" Ying Kongxiu was already a little irritable.
"Haha, who can guarantee this." The deputy elder looked at her disapprovingly.
Ying Kongxiu's expression immediately dropped, and her hands behind her back were already preparing.
"Vice-elder, do you mean that the wizard's words are also false?" Ying Kongxiu's hand already glowed with a faint purple light.
"Haha, then..." Before the deputy elder finished speaking, he noticed that Ying Kongxiu was already accumulating power and would explode at any time.
A dozen guards nearby also tightened their bows and arrows. As soon as they let go, the poisonous arrows would be shot out.
The tense air has solidified, and conflicts are about to break out.
As the deputy elder of the village, he will naturally consider the village. His level is not low, and his perception is also very keen.
Looking at Ying Kongxiu who was about to break out, and then at the three stern-looking outsiders behind her, he didn't want a conflict to break out between the villages. Even if it was unavoidable, it couldn't be because of his own reasons.
"Haha...I don't care, let the elders decide." He kicked the ball to the elders.
"Hmph! Since when have you bothered the elders with things like this? Aren't you the one who has the final say every time?" Ying Kongxiu saw that the other party was timid, so she put her hand down.
"It's easy to say that we were from your village before, but this time there are outsiders. Besides, when did Hongzhu Village become involved with outsiders?" the deputy elder said with a smile.
"You don't need to worry about this anymore. We are just passing through you, that's all." Ying Kongxiu was already impatient.
"Hello, deputy elder! Although we are outsiders, we went to Hongzhu Village this time because of something. Now we want to pass through Guizhai. I would like to ask the deputy elder for permission! Thank you." Liu Mingqiang bent down and saluted, very politely.
"Well, look at this young man's attitude, no problem! I agree. But the elder is already here, let him make a decision." The deputy elder chuckled and pushed away the responsibility.
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with a white beard appeared from the bamboo wall. He looked down at the group of people below. It was Xi Hailin, the elder of the village.
He said slowly: "Are the outsiders from Hongzhu Village here?"
"Hello, elder, I am Ying Kongxiu from Hongzhu Village." The girl was still polite.
"Haha... How are Banger and Xing Manling doing these days?" Xi Hailin asked with a smile.
"Thanks to you, everything is fine!" Ying Kongxiu looked cute and harmless to humans and animals.
"You girl are always so good at talking. In the past, you were just your own people. Why did you bring three outsiders this time? They are all cultivators. This is against the rules." Although Xi Hailin spoke politely, he was full of revelations.
of majesty.
During the battle a few years ago, Hongzhu Village asked for help from here, but was rejected. Later, when the enemy retreated, they passed by here and looted the village. There were also some casualties in the village.
Although this is not the fault of Hongzhu Village, it is somewhat involved after all. However, Hongzhu Village has always felt uncomfortable with not helping in times of crisis. Therefore, the two villages have not interacted with each other in the past few years, and there is an unwritten default rule.
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Moment, that is, each other can pass each other, but no outsiders are allowed.
Ying Kongxiu also knew this very well, but now he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do this.
"Elder Xi, this time the situation is special. We have no choice but to do this. Elder Banger has already said that Hongzhu Village will give goats as a reward." Ying Kongxiu made his own decision and gave the other party a candied date first.
"Haha...will we be short of those goats? We are not that poor, right? Or does Elder Banger think that we can break the rules by using things?" Xihailin said displeased.
"Elder I hope you don't say that. How could Hongzhu Village be like this? You misunderstood." Ying Kongxiu said patiently.
"Haha...misunderstanding...our village was plundered for no reason a few years ago, and several people died. Is this also a misunderstanding?" Xi Hailin mentioned the old story again.
"Elder, you also know that we are not the reason why they came here. It is our Hongzhu Village who fought hard to kill the enemy. Every soldier is not afraid of life and death. Especially the elder, who fell in the battle and was saved by a wizard.
.Because of this, the enemy withdrew. Who would have thought they would come here, let alone take the opportunity to plunder. Elder Xi, am I right?" Ying Kongxiu said this, feeling depressed.
"Uh... because we don't help? At that time, the soldiers from our village were going on a long trip to train and communicate with other villages. There are not many left in the village, they are all old and young. How can I help?" Xi Hailin was a little bit confused.
anger.
Ying Kongxiu was also holding her breath in her heart, but she couldn't let it happen. She didn't forget the purpose of coming out this time. The first thing was to send the three people out. She couldn't quarrel here, let alone use violence. She couldn't afford to cause a conflict.
Take this responsibility.
Liu Mingqiang, Wang Tianxiang, and Xie Tianyun stood in the back and remained silent. Now you look at me, I look at you, and Xie Tianyun stepped forward.
"Your Excellency Elder, the people with us are really the benefactors of Hongzhu Village. Now there is an urgent matter and we need to take a shortcut and pass by Guizhai. I know that there is some misunderstanding between Guizhai and Hongzhu Village, so why not take this opportunity to ease the situation
What? Allow us to pass, and Hongzhu Village will naturally remember it in our hearts, so we will take this as an opportunity to improve the relationship. If there is a conflict between neighbors, how can we stay away from each other for the rest of our lives? That is not what smart people do. We should find the right time to improve the relationship,
Only then
He is a smart man. Besides, we are shallow people and cannot cause trouble. We are just passing by. As a wise elder, how could you delay the harmony between the villages with such a trivial matter? I believe you will not either.
So, just because of some misunderstandings and grudges, what do these mean to friendship? Are you picking up sesame seeds and throwing away watermelons? I believe you are too wise to do such a thing." Xie Tianyun said for a long time in one breath.
.
His words shocked everyone, including the soldiers around him, who looked at him blankly, and even Xi Hailin couldn't help but nodded slightly.
Liu Mingqiang and Wang Tianxiang looked at him with admiration, and Ying Kongxiu turned back and nodded approvingly.
Speaking of this, Xi Hailin coughed a few times. Why didn't he think so in his heart? But as an elder, regardless of his face and dignity, he couldn't take the initiative to say it. Now that Xie Tianyun said it without reservation
, he also followed suit and said: "This young man is very eloquent, so what he said is exactly what he said."