Seeing this, Cheng Shanping and others looked at each other speechless, wondering what was going on.
Sun Ping quickly stood up and walked over, asking: "Miss, what's wrong?" After saying this, he noticed something and looked like he was listening.
Cheng Shanping and Zhu Shangbiao were stunned at the same time, then left the campfire at the same time, got up and went over, both standing at the entrance of the cave and listening.
Xu Fei and Chong'er, who were nesting on the haystack, also realized something and slowly got up and moved closer.
There seemed to be a strange sound coming from inside the cave, which became clearer and clearer, a clanging, clanging, clanging sound of metal.
It stands to reason that there is no one else in the cave, only 'Ashiheng'. The noise should come from 'Ashiheng'. What kind of noise is this? Could it be that he is digging a hole to escape? That's not right, the sound is getting closer and closer.
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It was indeed getting closer and closer, and finally in front of everyone's eyes, a figure appeared. It was Yu Qing who was wearing a ponytail, covering his face, carrying a package with one hand behind his back, and the constant movement came from
behind him.
Everyone looked at him in surprise and wanted to see what was making the noise behind him.
Yu Qing's eyes fell on the wet towel on Tie Miaoqing's hand, and he asked lightly, "Why, is it possible that the boss lady still doesn't believe me?"
Cheng Shanping would not be polite to him and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense, what's behind you?"
Yu Qing glanced at him and ignored him. He released his hand behind his back and handed a metal can that kept making clanging noises to Tie Miaoqing. "I have fulfilled my promise. I hope the landlady will not break her promise. Take a look, look."
See if it’s what you’re looking for.”
Seeing the metal jar used to hold fire crickets that was making noise, the movement was obviously coming from something inside. Tie Miaoqing and others' hearts beat faster instantly. The feeling of disbelief was obvious. When they heard this again, their eyes suddenly widened.
, Tie Miaoqing quickly picked it up with both hands.
When the thing came into her hands, she felt the force of the impact in the jar. She quickly unscrewed some of the air holes on the lid, and sparks immediately appeared.
As soon as the sparks subsided, I immediately looked in through the hole and saw the flickering insects inside.
The insect's body went dark after being struck by it. After a moment's pause, red light appeared again on the seemingly cracked lines on its carapace, as if molten fluid was flowing. Its two black gem-like eyes also turned into dazzling, glowing rubies.
He seemed to be angry, making a "cry, cry, cry" sound in his mouth, spitting out bursts of sparks, and then hitting them everywhere like flashes of light. His big head liked to be hard.
"Fire Cricket! This should be the Fire Cricket, it is it, it must be it." Tie Miaoqing was so happy that her voice was slightly abnormal, and her ecstatic eyes were on the big guys, and finally fell on Yu Qing's face. She was so surprised that she wanted to rush forward and hug her.
Yu Qing's impulse.
Miao Qingtang and his entourage have been busy running around in the wilderness for these days, and they have tried their best to catch something, but this kid has done it. How can we not be surprised?
When Yu Qing saw her losing her composure, he wondered if she would agree to marry him.
"Is it true? Miss, let me take a look." Sun Ping couldn't wait to beg with both hands, and took the jar with sparks on the lid to inspect it.
Cheng Shanping and Zhu Shangbiao immediately put their heads together.
Yu Qing ignored them, walked out of the cave, took off the towel covering his mouth and nose, and said to the helpless Xu Fei and Chong'er, "What, they didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
Both the master and the servant shook their heads. Even if there was something wrong, they would not dare to say it in public now.
Chong'er looked at Yu Qing with admiration in his eyes, but also a sense of pride and honor.
He was not stupid, he could see that Mr. Shiheng had accomplished something that so many so-called masters in Miao Qingtang couldn't do, and it made those people so excited that they looked like they had never seen the world before.
Of course, the master and servant also wanted to see what the fire cricket looked like.
Xu Fei wanted to ask how he was caught.
Yu Qing looked back at the excited people who were still gathered together, walked to the swing, and sat on Tie Miaoqing's exclusive swing. In the darkness before dawn, he started swinging by the bonfire, feeling much more comfortable and relaxed.
That fire cricket is his confidence, which is stronger than a thousand words.
After his excitement calmed down, Tie Miaoqing's bright eyes flashed, and he left Sun Ping and the others and walked to the swing. He did not disturb Yu Qing's relaxation. He was thankful in his heart. Fortunately, he had to resist everyone's opinions, otherwise it would be very difficult.
It is possible to miss the fire cricket.
The acquisition of this fire cricket meant that the gods' instructions were true. Tie Miaoqing no longer had any doubts and believed Yu Qing's so-called oracle: he could help her find the fire cricket, and she could help him leave safely.
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There is indeed a connection between the two!
"Thank you." Tie Miaoqing thanked him sincerely.
Yu Qing: "As I said, I tried my best, so don't break your promise, otherwise there will be retribution."
Tie Miaoqing smiled softly and said, "Don't worry, if you try your best, I will try my best too."
Yu Qing, who came back from swinging, mopped the floor with his toes, stopped, and looked back at her, "You have been in smoke for so long, you must have never tasted this, right? Your whole body has turned into smoked meat."
Tie Miaoqing leaned slightly and thanked again, "Thank you for your hard work."
Yu Qing: "It's useless to say thank you. I used my energy to resist the smoke all night. I'm really tired. Is it okay to get some spiritual rice to replenish my body?"
"It's not an exaggeration, it's just..." Tie Miaoqing stared at the spiritual rice on his back, "This thing is quite heavy if you carry too much. We didn't bring this with us when we came out. How about using your top first?"
Yu Qing had been with them for so long that he knew that they did not have spiritual rice, otherwise he would not have said this. He was surprised when he heard this, "You mean, I will work for you to death, and you still want me?"
Pick out your own pocket?"
Tie Miaoqing waved his hand, "That's not what I meant. I'm just using you temporarily. I will pay you to compensate you."
Yu Qing was about to turn the topic to money at this moment, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to mention money first, which saved trouble. He immediately put on a deliberately anxious look and asked: "How much will it cost?"
Tie Miaoqing was stunned for a moment. Naturally, he would eat as much as he needed to make up for it, but when he spoke, he felt that Yu Qing seemed to want compensation. He was a little speechless. After feeling bored, he tried to increase the price and said, "How about double compensation?"
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Without saying a word, Yu Qing got up and down the swing, quickly took off the bag of spiritual rice on his back, held it in both hands, and dedicated it all, "I originally wanted to use spiritual rice as a sacrifice, but things went wrong and I didn't use it. I don't believe you.
Check it out, you can see twenty bags, each bag is quite a lot, exactly twenty kilograms, worth two thousand taels, if you double it to me, it will be four thousand taels."
There is no need to order. Tie Miaoqing took the spirit rice and said, "Okay, I will give you four thousand taels when the matter is completed."
After it's done? Yu Qing's face suddenly lost expression, "If you don't give it to me after it's done, I won't be able to do anything to you."
Tie Miaoqing smiled bitterly, "If you really have that intention, even if I give it to you now, we can get it back later."
Yu Qing spoke without thinking, "That's not what you said. First, if you don't give it to me, how do I know if you have that much money? Second, even if you do, you can't bring four thousand with you."
The two taels of silver must be carried with you in banknotes. If you want to cross the river and burn the bridge later, I will destroy the four thousand taels of silver banknotes. At least it will cause you some losses, right?"
Tie Miaoqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You really think too much."
"Do I really think too much? Boss lady, I am an honest scholar. You can't confuse right and wrong like this. You have to speak with your conscience!" Yu Qing raised his finger and pointed at Cheng Shanping, asking her to think about it by herself.
Tie Miaoqing looked at the situation and was speechless. There was nothing he could do about it. Cheng Shanping had indeed had a bad attitude towards this guy before and almost wanted to kill him.
It was hard to explain, so she stopped explaining and waved to Sun Ping to come over and count the 4,000 taels of silver. Sun Ping saw the fire cricket and the money was happily given to him.
After receiving the banknote, Yu Qing immediately put it into his arms and hid it. Unsatisfied, he asked again, "I also have my own banknote and things, which are still in his hands. Shouldn't they be returned to me?"
He gestured towards Cheng Shanping again.
After all the money was given, Tie Miaoqing didn't want to be left behind again, so he immediately called Cheng Shanping over, explained the situation, and asked him to return the things to Yu Qing.
After Cheng Shanping saw the fire cricket with his own eyes, he looked at Yu Qing with a somewhat complicated look. He was silent for a while, but finally shook his head and said: "Madam boss, it's not that I don't want to give him things, nor that I covet his things, but
He hasn't finished the job yet, he still needs two fire crickets.
He was in a hurry to get his things back at this time, and it was difficult for me not to suspect that he had any intentions. Normally, I would just give it to him, but now it is related to the boss's life, so I can't do anything without more control. Boss lady, I can't give you things, so I'm sorry that I can't obey my order.
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Seeing that he openly refused to listen to the boss's wife, everyone was speechless.
Sun Ping sighed, "Old Cheng, with so many of us watching, there won't be any problems."
Cheng Shanping suddenly became stern, "Sun Ping, we haven't found all the three fire crickets yet. How can you guarantee that there won't be any accidents? Can you guarantee that he won't act passively after getting the things? Now we are placing all our hopes on him.
What tricks did he really use to delay his boss’s life, Shopkeeper Sun, do you bear this responsibility?”
"..." Sun Ping was speechless. How could she guarantee this?
Cheng Shanping offered his employer's life to argue the case, and no one could take it from him unless he gave it to him. Tie Miaoqing frowned for a while and said hesitantly to Yu Qing: "I can swear that I will give it to you afterwards, how about it?"
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Yu Qing's face was expressionless and he was cursing in his mind. Although he caught one fire cricket, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to catch all three. If he got all the things, if something unexpected happened, he could find a way to do it safely.
Losses run away.
However, the situation in front of him made it clear that Tie Miaoqing and others could not get anything from Cheng Shanping. If he insisted, it would easily arouse suspicion. Once he was closely watched, it would be detrimental to his escape later.
Escape to save your life, especially from under the noses of a group of masters, is something that needs to be treated with caution.
After much deliberation, I had no choice but to give him a simple answer, "Someone insists on judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart, and I can't help it. Okay, I'll give it to you later."