The Thirty-seventh Chapter Four Ghosts Killing Formation (Part 1)
"Absolutely not! Please, never take off my human skin mask!" Xu Ruyi was shocked and begged when she heard this.
"I recognize your human skin mask, but I don't know your true face, so I am very interested in it. Taking off your human skin mask will not only allow me to get a suitable token, but also satisfy my little self.
Just out of curiosity, why not do it." Zhao Zheng's eyes moved on Xu Ruyi's cheeks for a few times, looking for traces on the edges of the human skin mask, but he couldn't find it. Xu Ruyi's disguise method is really ingenious.
, the human skin mask has been perfectly integrated with the skin, leaving no trace.
"No, I will never show my true face to others."
"I understand that thieves always don't like others to know their true identity."
"Not only for this reason, the reason why I don't want you to see my true face... but also because I look too ugly, so I don't want outsiders to see me."
"How ugly can it be? I've seen a lot of ugly people in the world."
"I'm not just ugly. In order to be able to wear various human skin masks, my face has been cut off with knives. My cheek bones and chin have been shaved off. Can you imagine a face without cheek bones and chin?"
What does it look like behind the chin?" Xu Ruyi explained in a bitter voice.
It is impossible to give a detailed explanation of the art of disguise in the game, but during the days when Zhao Zheng was staying at the Hongchen Inn, he once heard his sister talk about some things about the art of disguise, and he vaguely remembered that there was such a thing. But
Anyone who wants to have a flawless disguise has to shave off some protruding parts of the face to make the face smooth. Only in this way can various human skin masks be produced.
It seemed that Xu Ruyi was not telling lies. It would be too cruel to forcefully tear off the human skin mask and reveal Xu Ruyi's scarred true face.
"Women all love beauty, how could you be willing to ruin your face like that?" Zhao Zheng asked.
"I am very ugly, and I was often laughed at by my peers when I was a child. Once, a group of children circled around me and called me ugly in unison, which made me cry. I came home crying, hugged my grandfather and said
After this incident, my grandpa asked me if I wanted to become prettier, and of course I said yes. He also told me that it would cost me something, and asked me to think about it carefully. I said it didn't matter, as long as I could become prettier. Grandpa said that was fine.
, you go to sleep first, and when you wake up, I guarantee that you will become a little girl like a fairy. After that, he fed me some medicine and made me pass out." Xu Ruyi narrated.
"When you wake up, will you have a human skin mask on your face?"
"Yes, when I woke up and looked in the bronze mirror, I found that I had completely transformed into another girl, a hundred times more beautiful than before. I was very happy at the time and thought that my grandpa could do magic. Later I realized that my face
It's just an extra mask, so it's not magic. The human skin mask has to be taken off every once in a while. When I took off the human skin mask, I realized that my original face had been destroyed.
It was even ugly before. I cried and found my grandpa and asked him why it became like this. Grandpa replied that you said you were willing to pay the price, and this is the price."
Zhao Zheng sighed secretly, feeling that the price of doing so was too high. He then asked: "Do you hate your grandfather?"
"I hated it a little at first, but then I stopped hating it because it was my own choice. Since then, I have started to study the art of disguise, because people will grow up, but human skin masks will not. I
I had to make a set of human skin masks that I could grow up with. As time went by, my ability to disguise myself gradually surpassed that of my grandfather, and the masks I made could look real. Disguise is a very useful skill for thieves.
But the price paid is also very high. I am the only one in the family who has chosen this path, and no one else is willing to cut their own faces for it."
"Your grandfather probably felt that the family needed a thief who could disguise himself, so he deliberately tricked you into learning this."
"Maybe. Whether he did it intentionally or not, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and it doesn't matter what his purpose is."
"Is your human skin mask really made of human skin?"
"Disguise is divided into two factions. One faction is called the 'human animal faction', which relies on killing people to steal other people's faces and make masks. The other faction is called the 'carver faction', which relies on a special ingredient to make human skin and carve it with carvers.
Become what you want. I am from the 'carver's school' and have never killed someone just to win someone else's face."
Zhao Zheng was not sure whether what Ruyi said this time was true or false. Even if Xu Ruyi was from the "Human Animal Sect", he would not admit it. However, judging from the consistent behavior of the Five Ghosts, this family concentrated on stealing and did not commit crimes.
Having done other bad things, Xu Ruyi's words have a certain degree of credibility. Furthermore, ordinary people cannot do such things as killing people and seizing skins. Only people who are ruthless to a certain extent can do it.
"You have injuries on your face, so I won't force you to do anything difficult. Just do as you said before and use your handkerchief as a token." Zhao Zheng followed Xu Ruyi's instructions and took out a piece of cotton embroidered with lotus from his left pocket.
The handkerchief, the handkerchief was very clean, without any stains. He put the handkerchief into his sleeve, said he was offended, and tapped Xu Ruyi twice on the back, causing Xu Ruyi to faint.
Calculating the time, it has been a long time since Xu Ruyi left home. I am afraid that it has aroused the suspicion of the four ghosts. If it is delayed any longer, the four ghosts will definitely take action on this, either sending people to search the streets or secretly moving their positions.
Therefore, it is better to meet the four ghosts as soon as possible to avoid further complications.
Zhao Zheng left the unconscious Xu Ruyi behind, held his sword in his hand, walked out of the yard, and headed to the temporary residence of the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain. Both parties were on the same street, and it was only a few steps away.
"Boom, boom, boom."
Zhao Zheng knocked on the courtyard door covered with vertical stripes, and the sound resounded in the still-chill spring air. After a while, there was still no response from the door, so he had to knock a few more times.
The knock on the door was so loud that people in the courtyard must have heard it, but it was strange that they didn't open the door for a long time.
He quietly clenched the sword with his left hand. No matter how warm his palm was, the metal scabbard was always cool.
Finally, someone opened the courtyard door, and the person who opened the door was Xu Ruyi's grandfather, Xu Tai. The rest of the Five Ghosts who moved the mountain had their true identities exposed during the crime, and were wanted from all over the country. They did not dare to show their faces, but they could open the door openly.
The only person left is Xu Tai.
There are secret codes for knocking on the door among the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain, but when Zhao Zheng knocked on the door, he did not follow the secret code, so Xu Tai was alerted. After opening the door, Xu Tai saw that Zhao Zheng was a stranger, and he became wary.
It's even heavier.
"Young man, who are you looking for here?" Xu Taipi asked with a smile.
"There are too many people on the street and it's not a place for talking. Let's go in and talk." Zhao Zheng made an inviting gesture toward the courtyard.
"What can't be discussed in the street?"
"What I want to tell you today is very special. If we talk on the street, it won't take long before a group of people from the Cao family and the government will surround us."
When Xu Tai heard this, his expression changed and he laughed dryly: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Stop pretending, I know who you are and what good things you have done."
Xu Tai's smile froze, his baggy eyelids narrowed slightly, and he took a deep look at Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng looked at him calmly, showing no fear at all.
After a few breaths, Xu Tai regained his smile and laughed loudly: "I remembered, aren't you the second strongest person in the village? I didn't expect you have grown so big in a blink of an eye. I didn't recognize you. Come in quickly,
Please come in quickly, let us have a good time catching up on old times." After saying that, he stepped aside and let Zhao Zheng walk into the small courtyard.
Zhao Zheng heard it funny. This family seemed to be good at acting. He walked to the center of the courtyard and glanced around the courtyard, taking in a panoramic view of the situation in the courtyard. Both the courtyard and the house were quiet, and it seemed that the other three
No ghosts have come up yet, and green buds have sprouted on the branches of the big tree next to the house, signaling the arrival of spring.
"Friends from somewhere, please come up with me." Xu Tai closed the courtyard door and asked with a different expression.
"I'm just an unknown person. I haven't made a name for myself in the world yet. I really don't have any name to tell you. Besides, you don't need to know who I am. I'm here just to do something for you.
A transaction, when the transaction is over, we will go our separate ways." Zhao Zheng turned around and replied calmly.
"What business do you want to do with me?"
"Jiujiang Spring Wine Business."
"We don't have this kind of wine here."
"Immortal ghost, I just said, don't pretend to be in front of us, I know everything about you." Zhao Zheng directly pointed out Xu Tai's nickname, hoping to tear off Xu Tai's disguise and avoid trouble.
"You actually know my nickname." Xu Tai's eyes narrowed even more, forming two gaps.
"Not only do I know your nickname, I also know all the nicknames of your family members. Do you want me to recite it in front of you?"
"No need. You know who our family is, and you know... about the wine. It seems like I can't hide anything from you."
"If you treat me carelessly, it will serve no purpose other than wasting your and my time."
"Well, I won't be careless. From now on, let's open the skylight and talk openly about what you want." Xu Tai said with stern eyes.
"Your granddaughter is in my hands. I want to exchange her for the wine in your hands. You have more than seventy jars of wine in your hands. I don't want much. Sixty jars of wine are enough. You can keep the rest.
Let me pay for your hard work these days." In order to prove what he said, Zhao Zheng took out the lotus flower handkerchief from his sleeve and showed it to Xu Tai.
Xu Tai glanced at the handkerchief and recognized that it belonged to his granddaughter, and then said: "My friend, there are rules on the road, and we have a role to play when we meet. Since you bumped into our business, I should give you some wine."
, but your appetite is a bit too big, right?"
"First of all, I'm not following the same path as you, and your rules don't apply to me. Secondly, it's kind enough for me to leave you a dozen jars of wine, if it weren't for the fact that it's not easy for your family to dig a tunnel.
Sir, I can take away all the wine without leaving a jar for you."
"In other words, we have no room for negotiation?"
"No."
Xu Tai fell into silence, his eyes changing in the slits of his eyes, and he was obviously brewing some evil idea. He thought a lot. The current situation was very unfavorable to their family, and they were completely passive. The other party knew about their family's affairs, but he
He didn't even know the other person's name, so he probably wouldn't be able to find out even if he asked, because the other party wouldn't tell him.
There are only two choices at the moment, either to obey the other party's command obediently and hand over sixty jars of wine, or not to obey the other party's command and risk a life-and-death fight with the other party. Both options are a bit dangerous, making him, an old man, feel in a dilemma.
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Zhao Zheng waited for the result silently and did not rush Xu Tai.
After a long time, Xu Tai finally made a decision. He took a step back, blocked the courtyard door, and clapped his hands several times in a unique rhythm.
Hearing the applause signal, two doors in the courtyard were opened. One door was the door of the main house, and the other door was the door of the warehouse. The other three ghosts of the Five Ghosts who moved the mountains walked out, namely the couple Xu Chu.
Along with Zhao Ying and the youngest Xu Ling, it turned out that these people were not hiding underground, but had been hiding behind the door. In fact, when Zhao Zheng knocked on the door, they had been alerted. Any stranger who knocked on the door would be
It alerted their family.
The three ghosts walked toward Zhao Zheng slowly, all silent, with obvious hostility on their faces. Xu Chu was a stout man, Zhao Ying was a plump woman, and Xu Ling was a ghostly little boy.
Zhao Zheng was surrounded in the center, but he did not panic at all. He glanced sideways at the three ghosts approaching behind him, and said with a faint smile: "Undead ghost, is this your decision?"
"Yes. If we catch you, we don't have to hand over the wine. We can directly exchange you for my good granddaughter." Xu Tai said.
"Don't you think this is reckless?"
"I can't help it. Your appetite is too big for me to accept, and you refuse to give in."
"Aren't you afraid that if we fight, we will make too much noise and attract people from the Cao family and the government?"
"I'm afraid, but so are you. Like us, you don't want to attract people from the Cao family and the government, because once you attract those people, you won't be able to swallow the wine alone." Xu Tai sneered with narrowed eyes.
"You've guessed that you're still smarter when you're old." Zhao Zheng nodded and admitted, "You decided that I didn't dare to make too much noise, so you dared to have the courage to fight me in the courtyard."
"That's right, let's make an unwritten agreement. When the fight breaks out later, no one will jump up and no one will make a scene."
"I accept this agreement. But I'll say it first. Once I do it, I won't be as pleasant as I am now." Zhao Zheng's eyes darkened, and he flicked his handguard with his thumb, revealing his sword with a clang.
The half-cut sword blade emits a cold light that is shocking to the eyes.
"You can't exchange for sixty jars of wine with your pleasant appearance, nor can you exchange for my granddaughter." Xu Tai performed the bird's claw starting pose "Standing out among the chickens", standing firm with his left foot gripping the ground, arching his right foot off the ground, and imitating a crane with both hands.
His wings are folded behind his back to hide them, so that others cannot tell where his hands will launch an attack.
The other three ghosts also showed their own starting moves, making them all use the spirit bird claw skill.
With one less person in the original Five Ghosts Killing Formation, the fighting strength will undoubtedly be reduced a lot. Zhao Zheng was confident of defeating this family, so he drew out his life sword, and the green blade reflected his increasingly mature face. hole.
"please!"
There was a sound of falling, and all five people moved. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
