In the evening, an old man with gray hair walked through the dense forest and came to an abandoned village in the mountains.
Jiugao Mountain is remote. There were originally few mountain villages in the mountain. Later, due to frequent disasters, they were all abandoned. This mountain village with only thirty or fifty households has been abandoned for more than a year or two. There are no intact houses left.
Some broken walls and ruins.
Behind the broken wall, in the leeward area, someone was sitting motionless. Even during the day, the sunlight was blocked by the shadow of the wall, making his face blurry.
The old man saw the man from a distance and whispered: "Who is grinding the mill?"
The man raised his head and said, "There must be a ghost."
After meeting the code, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is indeed you. I'm here and I've brought the things. Hurry up and give me the reward."
The man waved and said: "Very good, come here and let's sit down and chat."
The old man looked at the shadow on the wall with vigilance, as if five hundred swordsmen would pop out from there, and said: "I won't go in, you come out. We will trade outside."
The man sighed and said: "If you don't come in, you won't come in. You are guaranteed by the devil, and you are not the first to trade. What are you afraid of? If you are so afraid, why don't you choose to trade in the city? Or go to the underworld.
Wouldn’t it be safer to deal with disasters in the countryside?”
The old man sneered and said: "The city here is Old Ghost Xue's hometown, where is the safety? There is also Yinhui Township. There are no outsiders in Yinhui Township, but is that a place where people go? Anyway, I won't go. Stop talking nonsense.
, Deliver the goods with one hand, and pay the money with the other. I brought the things, please give me the money." As he said this, he pulled something out of his arms, and it turned out to be an invitation, with the words "Zhuoyu Villa" vaguely written on it.
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The man stood up. It turned out that he was sitting on a box and said, "I have brought everything you want. Come and inspect the goods yourself." After that, he kicked the box open, revealing a lot of gold and silver.
Although it is in the shadows, it still shines brightly.
On the side of the gold and silver, there are several pieces of materials, which are extraordinary at first glance. The value of this small box is unimaginable.
The old man took a deep breath, couldn't bear the greedy look, and said: "If it weren't for these things, I would have to go up the mountain with the post and watch Old Xue's jokes face to face. Now that's all, there are so many
If people try to make things difficult for him, he won’t be able to laugh, and I feel happy just thinking about it.”
He took out another cloth bag and put it on the ground, saying: "This is your request. My life story, interpersonal relationships, and living habits have been recorded. Two pieces of clothes that I often wear, and a delicate one with my face."
Human skin mask. I promise you to hide in the secret room for a month and never appear in front of others."
The man nodded and said, "Let me check it out." After that, he took a few steps.
The old man shouted: "Don't come over!"
The man sighed and said, "Okay, if you don't believe me, I'll let others take a look." After saying that, he stretched out his hand and a thin and small boy came out from behind the wall. He looked to be about ten years old, with thin arms and thin legs.
, looking timid, "Go check it out."
The boy came over, and the old man looked at it for a few times. He felt that the small body was indeed no threat, so he threw the bag to him and said, "Look, look, I come here with sincerity."
The boy took the bag, pulled out a stack of paper, glanced at it a few times, and read loudly: "Zhang Chengyi, male, sixty-five years old, from Qucheng, Yangzhou, when he was three years old..."
The old man's face turned red when he heard it, and he shouted: "Stop reading it, where is your uncle? You damn kid, how dare you..." He stretched out his hand to grab the boy.
As soon as his fingers touched the boy, the boy suddenly raised his head and smiled. The old man was startled, then his vision went dark and he fell to the sky.
The boy took back the hand that suddenly cut on his neck and said with a smile: "The second one -" As he spoke, his bones suddenly creaked. His body grew several feet taller out of thin air, and his figure became a bit stronger. He was already a normal young man.
His body shape no longer looks like the frail boy he once was.
The man opposite smiled and said: "Tell me, this man is really a screw-up. He refused to come to me and insisted on dying in the hands of his eldest brother, causing me to lose money again."
The eldest brother smiled and said: "Don't you mean that if you do it, you won't give me the money to kill this man? I have to pay for my appearance. Even if my participation is successful, it is better for me to do it. At least it is worth the money."
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The man smiled and shook his head and said, "What do you think of him? Is it convenient to dress up as a sixty-year-old man? If it's not convenient, let's change to another one."
The eldest brother raised his eyebrows and said, "Weise, how many prey have you prepared?"
He smiled with a smile but said nothing.
The eldest brother was surprised: the first step of their mission was also simple, which was to kill someone, take his identity and join some troublemaking team. Of course, this old man was supposed to be replaced, but what they wanted to replace was actually to replace the old man.
That person, so he wants to kill both the buyer and the seller, and finally pretends to be the fake person who has successfully completed the transaction and puts on the mask of human skin before causing trouble.
Matryoshka dolls belong to yes.
For killers like them, killing is not difficult. Even if the enemy is more skilled in martial arts, he can kill by surprise. It is slightly more difficult to disguise himself, but this is also a basic skill. What is difficult is intelligence.
As far as this matter is concerned, in order to complete the task quietly, you must not only know who the two parties are, but also know the specific location and method of the transaction, so that you can wait and kill them separately. You must know that this transaction is very secretive, and it is just a matter of speculation.
The middleman, even Mrs. Huarong, could only vaguely know the existence of the transaction, but did not know the specific details. How could Wei Se know such accurate information? And there were several pairs of transactions involved, so he could choose whichever one he wanted.
Where did their information come from? Is it an insider? What kind of insider is so easy to use?
Of course, as a professional killer, the eldest brother would not ask. He just said: "Old man, let's be old. In fact, the woman last time was not bad, but I was too tired to imitate how she talked and walked. This time, he is an ordinary old man, and he pretended to be an old man for a few days.
A piece of cake."
Wei Se nodded. In fact, he didn't have many alternatives in his hand. The key was that too many people disappeared from the transaction, which inevitably aroused suspicion. Fortunately, the eldest brother was not picky and said with a smile: "With the ability of the eldest brother, men, women, old and young,
Why don't you catch him? If so, you'll be in trouble for your eldest brother. I won't accompany you for the next part of the journey. I wish you good luck in your mission."
The eldest brother smiled and said: "I will send you the bill."
This is the first time Yun Xiyan has come to Zhuoyu Villa.
how to say?
Um……
Ordinary?
Although she seemed to feel sorry for Brother Tang Zhao, she really felt that way.
The scenery of Zhuoyu Villa is actually quite good, with green mountains and green waters, blue sky and white clouds, but in general, it is not extraordinary. Yun Xiyan loves to travel, and has traveled alone from the south to the north, from the ice fields to the sea.
It can be said that this Zhuoyu Villa cannot give her a sense of amazement. Except for a large area of sparkling water and the refreshing breeze on the water, there is nothing too impressive about it.
But then I thought about it, this is Tang Zhao's home. Home is warm and peaceful, so why should it be magnificent and miraculous?
From this point of view, this is what Zhuoyu Villa should be. Moreover, since outstanding figures like Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi were born here, it can be seen that it is a blessed place with outstanding talents.
Although Yun Xiyan had never heard of the article "Mountains are not high, as long as there are immortals, they are famous", but she naturally understood this truth. To put it bluntly, it is just love for the house and the bird.
She and her guests were arranged next to a pond, where a newly built guest house was built, far away from the disciples' residences.
Although there is an order of magnitude difference between the capital of Zhuoyu Villa and that of Long Yuan, one of the seven major forces, there is thoughtfulness and care everywhere. The decoration of each room is different, and the rooms are also decorated as early as each day.
It is planned after individuals enter the list.
The arrangement of the room this time was purposeful. It seemed that the good friends were not arranged together and the bad guests were grouped together, but mixed together. Yun Xiyan and Mrs. Huarong were far apart, but
Not far from the residence of the old woman Xun Nuxia.
After checking in, a disciple introduced the sword-making conference and hoped that all the guests would linger in the valley before the conference and not disturb the disciples living normal lives outside the valley. There are natural pools in the valley where guests can take a walk, play in the water, or
Next to the boat ride, there is a large open area contracted by Baiyu Shenghui, where there are entertainment parties and hypermarkets. If you like the excitement, you can go there.
Yun Xiyan is a friend, so naturally she has nothing to do and obeys the arrangements of Zhuoyu Villa. However, she always feels that others may not.
After all, most of the people who serve in the Guest House are just ordinary disciples, who are polite and considerate, but not good at martial arts. The real jade disciple named Deng who is the host of the Guest House is not as good as Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi. The only one who is the owner of the Guest House in name only
The old man who was short and thin appeared to be a tall man, and even Yun Xiyan couldn't see through him.
Yun Xiyan guessed that this old man should be a master of the Yingbin Hotel and a person with a lot of background in Zhuoyu Villa. It seems that Zhuoyu Villa is also on guard.
With this old man as a trump card, and friends like her and Mrs. Huarong helping to check for deficiencies, he must be able to handle ordinary situations.
It's just that those imposters mentioned by Mrs. Huarong, those enemies climbing up the mountain from the outside, attacking from both inside and outside, may not be so easy to deal with.
Although Yun Xiyan felt a headache for Tang Zhao and the others when he thought about it, he didn't know what to do for a moment. There were still seven or eight days left before the sword-making conference, and those people outside who were preparing to climb over the mountains for a sneak attack must not have arrived yet.
There may be a traitor among the guests who is pretending to be a traitor, but can she identify the traitor?
She doesn’t know the person’s original identity, so how can she tell the truth from the fake? For example, she doesn’t know the name and identity of the old woman who came with her, so how can she tell the difference?
Seeing that she was getting anxious, Mrs. Huarong couldn't help but laugh, and said: "Sister, the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge. This is our home court, and there are always people who come forward. Why are you anxious? Take advantage of these two days to relax and play in the water.