Phoenix Mountain is a steep mountain with countless large and small hills stretching for hundreds of miles. As the main peak, Phoenix Peak is even more rugged, towering and extremely dangerous.
Since Fenghuang Mountain is an unowned land, there are many heroes who do business without capital.
For hundreds of years, those who seek wealth, those who avoid disaster, and those who are desperate have gathered in greater numbers and built many mountains.
There are dozens of men at the top of the small hill, and hundreds of people at the top of the big hill. They have done some tricks. But the forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds, both well-behaved and unruly ones.
The atmosphere was chaotic and disgraceful, and there were bloody incidents involving swords and swords.
Obviously this is not a good sign. Several village owners thought about it and realized that there is no rule without rules. Even if they are doing business without capital, they have to set a clear path. In order to avoid being wiped out by the government, their colleagues will destroy their colleagues first.
Several big village owners put together a plan to form a hero's association, sort the hills by size, and create Jiuzhaigou and eighteen ditches. This will prevent anyone from being disobedient and ruining everyone's financial path.
Maolangou is located on the edge of Fenghuang Mountain. The village is not big and has dozens of households, most of which are hunters.
But the hunters in Maolangou are different from the hunters in other places. Those in other places can only get enough food and clothing, but those in Maolangou can eat well and drink spicy food. This is because Maolangou is backed by mountains, and people passing by carry goods.
But I also have to leave some money for shopping...
As the sun sets, the hunters in Maolangou also return home.
Xiong was carrying a pheasant in his hands. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard that there was an outsider in the house, and that the outsider was looking for a way to make a fortune. His face suddenly became unhappy.
In Xiong Er's view, if you want to make a fortune, you have to spend money. Who are you fooling with empty talk?
Cui Qi turned his head, saw the thin man, and bowed hurriedly: "This must be Brother Xiong Er."
Xiong Er threw the pheasant to the woman and imitated the tone of the Jianghu people and said: "Easy to say, easy to say."
Cui Qi knows that whether it is easy to say or not is really easy to say depends on whether the attitude is enough.
Cui Qi hurriedly took out a handful of broken silver from his pocket and put it respectfully on the case.
"Brother Xiong Er, please accept your kindness for this first visit."
Xiong Er was not polite. He reached out to grab the broken silver and weighed it before forcing a smile.
"I assume you understand the rules. But the matter of seeking directions to the mountains has to be discussed separately."
Cui Qi hurriedly smiled and said: "Of course..."
But at this moment, Liu Ye'er dragged her man into the inner room.
"You are crazy. We haven't found out the details of those two people yet, so we don't dare to talk nonsense."
Xiong Er raised the corners of his mouth, pointed to the top of his head and said, "What are you afraid of? With our eldest brother up there, who dares to look at Xiong Er's face?"
Liu Ye'er still said uneasily: "Those guys in the mountains are all life-threatening masters."
Seeing that his wife was still a little worried, Xiong Er couldn't help but puff up his chest and said: "There is a hero's meeting in the mountains, and our village has to join in the fun. When I bring the hunters in the village and make a ditch master, you don't have to be afraid in the future.
You can walk sideways on Phoenix Mountain."
Liu Ye'er frowned and said, "I'm afraid those cowards in the village are useless."
Xiong Er's expression suddenly changed, and he cursed: "Damn it, if it weren't for me, Xiong Er, these years, they would have had enough to eat and clothing to wear. Don't you dare give me all the trouble."
As he spoke, Xiong Er's eyes seemed to glow green.
"I heard that some big bosses got three strange beasts as a reward for this hero meeting. Our family has to get one of them no matter what. We will have money and respect when the time comes. How glorious it is.
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Liu Ye'er didn't care whether it was a different beast or not, she just hoped that her man would be successful, and then she would be able to feel proud and proud.
I saw Liu Ye'er's almond-shaped eyes rolled, and she had a plan in mind. First she made a silent gesture towards her man, and then she leaned on the crack of the door and glanced outside.
Seeing that the uncle and nephew made no move, he turned around and said softly: "How are those two people who are asking for money?"
Husband and wife were of the same mind, and Xiong Er immediately understood what his wife meant, and couldn't help but frown and said: "That pretty boy is nodding and bending, and he can't get hard at the first glance, no way."
Liu Ye'er smiled sweetly and said: "The pretty face won't help. I think the old one can do it. Look at that figure. He stands there without being angry and assertive. Does he have the aura of a big boss in the mountains?"
Xiong Erda glanced at the crack in the door and nodded: "Don't tell me, it's really interesting..."
In the main room, Cui Qi turned his back to the room and blinked at Leng Sandong.
Leng Sandong was very cooperative. His face suddenly became colder, his back straightened, and his eyes were like knives.
Cui Qi didn't want to wade into troubled waters, but he had to get those three strange beasts back. After all, they were the treasures he earned by licking the blood with his knife head, and he couldn't take advantage of others in vain.
Suddenly the door inside opened and Xiong Er strode out.
"You two want to find a way to get rich. I, Xiong Er, have an idea. I just don't know if you two have the guts."
Cui Qi hurriedly said seriously: "Second brother, I don't dare to say anything else. This young man is still brave. As long as he can make a fortune, with just a word from second brother, my uncle and nephew can go through mountains and seas of fire."
Xiong Er shook his head and said: "There's no need to go down mountains of swords and seas of fire, as long as you two swords are fast enough."
After hearing Xiong Er's words, Leng Sandong, who had been silent the whole time, turned around and left the house, looked around, and instantly drew his sword...
Xiong Er didn't know why and hurriedly chased him out, only to see the old man standing in front of the cucumber stand with his long knife already sheathed. This made Xiong Er confused. What was he doing? He was doing nothing.
But at this moment, a row of cucumber stands, which were in good shape, broke in the middle with a crash...
Xiong Er's eyes widened immediately. What a fast knife.
With a sharp knife and the status of the eldest brother, in Xiong Er's view, the ditch owner is already in his pocket. And who knows, he can even get a strange beast to play with.
Xiong Er laughed loudly and said: "Okay, what a great knife. In two days, you two will go into the mountains with me, and we will make a fortune together."
Xiong Er was very happy, and the pheasant got into the pot...
At the wine table, Xiong Er's eyebrows were full of excitement and he told Cui Qi and others about the Heroes' Association. He then went back to talk about the powerful characters in every mountain top.
Cui Qi, who was beside him, drank with him, laughed with him, and frowned with him, but he was quite good with Xiong Er.
"Second brother, I heard what you said, those people are so powerful, why don't they do big business and have to sell goods?" Cui Qi said very doubtfully.
Xiong Er looked at Cui Qi like a fool and said, "Brother Xian, you don't understand. The risk of taking goods is small, but the money is a lot."
After listening to Xiong Er's words, Cui Qi shook his head, raised his glass and toasted: "I don't know much about this business, so I would like to ask my second brother to clarify my doubts."
Xiong Er clinked his glass and drank it down in one gulp, and said with a smile: "The door here is huge, let me tell you this..."
Xiong Er rambled on, a hammer here and a stick here and there, but he had no idea. Fortunately, Cui Qi was not stupid and worked hard to figure out what he was saying.
There are many goods that can be taken away.
They range from rouge, gouache, and civilian supplies to large ones, including livestock and military equipment.
Both those who lose their heads and those who don't lose their heads can leave. What makes Cui Qi most angry is that the goods that are taken away also include humans.
Among them, women and children are the most profitable, and they provide one-stop service. From the source of goods to the buyers, the business can be done not only in the three major countries, but also in the Forgotten Land.
Human trafficking is a serious crime against the nine tribes in various countries, but obviously in the face of yellow and white things, no matter how severe the criminal law is, it is not enough. Not to mention, Phoenix Mountain is a place outside the law.
Cui Qixin smiled happily and said, "Second brother, our family has taken over the position of ditch master, what are we going to do with it?"
Xiong Er glared and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? Our family will not engage in the act of annihilating our descendants."
Cui Qi said suspiciously: "If you don't do it, how will you make money if you don't do it?"
Xiong Er said: "Our family cannot let go of the ill-gotten gains. We have to eat them and skin them."
"If you do this, those guys in the mountains will have to fight tooth and nail."
Xiong Er smiled and said: "They dare. Don't worry, good brother. As long as you take over the position of ditch master, the weight of the toll money will increase, and it is justifiable."
Cui Qi suddenly realized that this person was a gangster, and he must have a backer behind him. Otherwise, with Xiong Er's unfinished physical training, he would have been skinned and made into soup.
Cui Qi and Leng Sandong stayed there, daydreaming with Xiong Er and his wife...
Two days later at night, the terrifying cry of a night owl suddenly came from the mountain behind the village.
I saw two figures flying out of the village and disappearing into the dense forest at the back of the mountain.
"Elder, Lieutenant Li, the matter has been clarified. Qiu Si has indeed colluded with the Phoenix Mountain bandits."
Leng Sandong said: "Can you find out which mountain top it is from?"
"Back to the Great Elder, it's Qilin Peak's Guijianchou."
Cui Qi frowned and said: "The name of the second peak of Phoenix Mountain is quite deceiving, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."
A disciple of the Blood Knife Sect scratched his head and said, "How about we steal too..."
"Snapped!"
Before the disciple could finish speaking, he was hit on the back of the head.
"What a steal, you have an inside job."
The disciples of the Blood Knife Sect had to bow and bow even after being beaten.
"The elder is right, it's the boy who doesn't have a good head."
Cui Qi waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about this matter. Go back to Pinghu Town and wait for the news."
Leng Sandong knew that His Highness was kind-hearted and was afraid that the disciples of the Blood Knife Sect would be stabbed, so he frowned and said, "Let them wait at the official road. My brother and I will follow Xiong Er to feel the way."
Cui Qi thought for a while and felt that Leng Sandong's arrangement was quite sound, so he nodded and said, "Just do as my brother said."
Cui Qi originally thought that they were all lowly thieves who didn't know how powerful the Nangong family was, so they dared to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth, but now it seems that he thought wrongly.
The horse thieves are a group of professionals who don't care about their lives. He doesn't have the ability of a swordsman to kill a bull in a rage. If he makes a fuss, he will probably lose his life in Phoenix Mountain.
For Cui Qi, Lu Shu must be brought back, but as for how to get it, he had to take it step by step.
Cui Qi and Leng Sandong returned to Xiong Er's house and waited for a few more days.
In the past few days, Cui Qi discovered that many ferocious men with swords and swords had entered the mountain.
Among them, some people are familiar with each other, and some are just headless flies. Obviously, not only the bandits from Phoenix Mountain are participating in the Heroes Association, but there are also people who come here because of their reputation.
On this day, Cui Qi saw that Xiong Er was wearing new clothes and looking like a man and a dog, so he knew that the day had come.
Cui Qi rubbed his hands and came to Xiong Er, gave him a thumbs up and said: "Second brother, this outfit is so majestic. If you think about it, the position of ditch master will definitely be in your pocket."
Everyone likes to hear good words. Xiong Er smiled and said, "Let's go and capture the ditch master and the exotic beasts with my brother..."
