Zhaodi endured the pain in her back and untied the rope at the mouth of the sack. The sack was taken off, and there was indeed a woman inside. Her hands and feet were bound with hemp rope, and her mouth was covered with a dirty cloth. Her face was full of tears, and she was terrified.
Looking at the world outside the sack.
The woman was in her twenties, older than both Chen Mo and the others. She was dressed in civilian style. She should be from a family that could barely afford food and clothing.
"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Zhao Di regained her gentle face for the first time after leaving the village, while helping the woman untie the rope from her body.
After the woman was released, she would still hide from these strangers in fear, her mouth still trembling and begging for mercy: "Let me go, let me go, please."
Zhao Di saw that she was so afraid of herself. Although it was understandable, she still felt a little bit disappointed.
"Go back."
"Thank you, thank you." The woman kowtowed to Zhao Di a few times and left in a hurry.
"When everyone has left, stop looking. If you want, go back with her, or stop the bleeding from your own wounds."
Hearing Chen Mo say this, Zhao Di felt a stab of pain in her back. She took off her shirt and the weights directly in front of Chen Mo. Only then did Zhao Di remember that if she had hung this on her body before,
It might have been better if the weight was removed, but it was precisely because of the weight hanging on her body that she blocked most of the damage from the knife, which was a blessing and a curse.
The wound was not deep, but it was stained by the heavy objects, and because it was behind the back, it was even more difficult to deal with. Chen Mo stood by and watched, waiting for her to cut off some strips of cloth from her chest wrap and wrap it up.
After the wound was healed, the two of them leisurely returned to the direction of the village.
.......
The two unwilling minions cried and complained to the hall master and others about their "grievances". After they finished speaking, they thought that the hall master would help them vent their anger because the stinky bitch had robbed the women who had contributed to the hall master. Who could
Unexpectedly, as soon as they finished crying, He Qiu gave them a big mouthful.
"You can't even deal with a woman, and you still have the nerve to say it here, get out of here."
The two people ran out of the small meeting hall in despair. By chance, they bumped into the two deputy hall masters who had returned. They didn't dare to look at them and left in a hurry.
Chen Mo and Zhao Di walked into the meeting hall and saw the three of them there. They also saw the two people before, and they probably guessed what was going on. Chen Mo found a place to sit down, and Zhao Di stood behind him.
"Is there anything you want to say?" Chen Mo said.
"What do you want to say?" He Qiu smiled. "Two useless people with inferior skills, but I admire the deputy hall master's ability. A weak woman can completely change her appearance in less than two months."
"But having said that, Deputy Hall Master, it is a bit unreasonable for my own family to embarrass my own family."
"So, you are always making small fuss." Chen Mo retorted. "You will only make things difficult for the penniless and defenseless people. It's not that I am a saint, it's that you are short-sighted and keep the bowls full of alms bowls."
If the mountain is full, don’t grab it.”
"Deputy Hall Master, you say it easily. Now the Yuzhongtang has been noticed by the people of Heishui Village. Let's not say whether we can beat them or not. Even if we can, if we devour other people's territory unscrupulously, Heishui Village will
People in the water village will not ignore things. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there can only be one black water village in the southwest area of Sendai County." He Dou said. M.
"Then why can't there be only one Yuzhongtang?" Chen Mo said.
As soon as he said this, He Qiu's eyes shone with light. His goal was to replace Yuzhongtang in this area. In this way, his worth would be higher. But is this possible?
"Haha." He Dou sneered: "Deputy Hall Master, I, He, do admire your strength. However, Heishui Village is not a vegetarian. Sitting on the top spot in this area has its own confidence. Not only are they strong
There are more soldiers than us, and their equipment is better than ours. As far as I know, as long as they have some ability, they can wear inner armor. These are given by the pirates of Qianjiao Island who have connections with them. We
Compare it to what?"
Inner armor, this is something on the battlefield. Not everyone who is a soldier has it, let alone those who live among the people. Of course Chen Mo is familiar with this kind of thing. He has had it before, but they are just defective products. So,
At that time, in order to save his life, he pulled some clothes from the corpse and put on some clothes for himself.
"Hai pirates?" Chen Mo muttered. He searched hard and couldn't find it, but now it was delivered to his door.
"The deputy hall master is not a local, so he may not understand. We here would rather mess with the government than attract pirates. The officials in Sendai County are incompetent and we are not afraid of them. Although the pirates on Qianjiao Island are far away, they are difficult to deal with.
For their own benefit, they will torture us to death," He Dou said.
"So, Blackwater Village is a branch of those pirates?" Chen Chenmo asked.
"That's not true. Their people don't dare to blatantly set up positions on the mainland. Although the government people won't do anything to us, if our bandits become pirates, their interest will be different. At that time
, the government will spare no effort to attack us." He Dou explained to Chen Mo.
They were all engaged in murder and arson, so why did the bandits become noble? Chen Mo smiled in his heart.
"So Heishui Village is only related to the pirates, not the pirates. Of course, these are only known to us. Even if we tell the people in the government, will people believe what we say? The most correct is that it is a tactic used by us to fight among ourselves.
.”
Chen Mo didn't care about the dealings between these people and the government. There were many and complicated things in it, but one thing was certain. If he contacted the people in Blackwater Village, he would be able to connect with the pirates.
"Since they are not pirates, it is just a cooperative relationship, why can't we cooperate?" Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, crossed his feet on the table, held his head in his hands, and looked at the roof. "Such a good resource,
It’s time for us to enjoy it, I think those pirates wouldn’t mind changing partners, business will continue as usual anyway.”
Several people present had no idea that the young deputy hall master would have such an attitude. They thought he would recognize the reality and retreat when faced with difficulties, but they did not expect that he would have such an indifferent attitude.
"Hahaha, the deputy hall master is the deputy hall master. Young people are indeed fearless. If I were ten years younger, I would definitely marry you." Lei Xiaoman laughed heartily.
"How is the strength of Blackwater Village?" Chen Mo asked, ignoring Lei Xiaoman's teasing.
"There are seven second realms." He Qiu said, naming these seven people, needless to say the others, completely crushed them in the Yuzhongtang.
"I asked, there are three here, and there are still four left." Of course, Chen Mo would not be bluffed by such strength, and instead started to compare.
"There is someone from Fengmen Ridge to the east. There are two people from the second level there. If we draw them over, there will be two left. They are about the same strength and should be able to fight."
The three of them looked at him as he said it as if he was breaking his fingers, with a look of shame on his face.
"Fengmenling is not willing to get involved," He Dou said.
"How will you know if you don't try, just like you did at Feishe Village back then." Chen Mo's words pierced the hearts of He Dou and the two of them.
"Didn't I say before that when we attack Fengmen Ridge, Heishui Village can be involved in the attack," He Dou reminded without changing his expression.
"If the force is too ostentatious, then go to Dangdang to lecture." Chen Mo said, looking at the three of them, with an obvious intention, which one of them should be the lobbyist.
But the three of them were indifferent. If those people were so easy to persuade, why wait until now? The three of them couldn't figure out why the deputy hall leader was so... naive, but due to his strength, it was difficult to say it to his face.
"Since no one is willing to go, then I will go tomorrow." Chen Mo took his feet back and said seriously: "When Fengmen Ridge joins us, we will drive away Heishui Village and we will be the kings of the mountain here."
After saying that, Chen Mo stood up and left, leaving the three of them looking at each other.
"What did he do to convince the brothers in Fengmen Ridge?" He Dou and Lei Xiaoman both looked at He Qiu.
"Don't look at me like that, I don't know either." He Qiu said, he didn't care about this. Since this guy named Chen wants to do it, let him do it. He has nothing to lose. Moreover, since he came to Yuzhongtang
, things are indeed developing as expected before, maybe he really has some method.
.......
In the dead of night, when the people in the village were sleeping most soundly, a black shadow came in from Chen Mo's window, and the black shadow fell gently to the ground in the dark environment.
Chen Mo walked gently back to his bed, took off his clothes, changed back into his own clothes, and then threw the outfit he wore before to the bedside where Zhaodi was sleeping, without fear of waking her up.
"When you pretend to be asleep, you have to act like you are sleeping."
As Chen Mo said that, he sat down on his bed and meditated cross-legged. After a little movement before, the room returned to silence, with only the sound of turning around coming from the bedside.
...
The time was a little earlier. It was also the dead of night at Fengmen Ridge. It should have been time to go to bed, but the two brothers were not sleepy at all. What happened before made them sweat.
"Brother, do you really want to agree to that person's words?" In the dark room, there were just a few clouds in the sky, and the moonlight shone down, and the two people showed a little outline.
"Since he can come quietly, then he can achieve the consequences he said." Another person said seriously.
"Why don't we leave here and don't get into this troubled water." The man from before said with some worry.
"Why don't you do it? This is almost a sure-profit deal. Besides, where can we go after leaving here and can we guarantee that that person won't come looking for us?"
"I listen to my elder brother, but I don't know if the brothers below will..."
"Those who are willing to follow can follow, and those who are not willing can go wherever they choose."
A man walked to the open window and looked out at the quiet night.